1. Anyone you haven't spoken to, and specifically asked to be a reference.
It should go without saying, but even if you're reasonably sure your former colleague or professor would give you a glowing recommendation, you should ask first, for several reasons.
First of all, it's just polite. If you're like most people, you probably don't love being surprised with phone calls and emails, asking you for things you weren't expecting. Even if you yourself are a raving extrovert and can speak extemporaneously on any topic, recognize that your potential references might not be the same way.
Regardless, you're asking for their time, and that's valuable. Do them the courtesy of giving them a chance to tell you if they can spare a few minutes right now to help you out.
Second, your recommendation will be better, if the recommender knows more about the job for which you're interviewing. Giving a heads up – and a little background info – gives your connection time to think about which aspects of your skillset and experience are most important for this new role, and allows them a chance to prepare some thoughts to share with your interviewer.
Third, there's a possibility that this person won't be allowed to give you a reference – or at least, a detailed enough recommendation to count. HR policies vary from company to company, but some employers are strict about how much information a manager, for example, is allowed to give about a former report. Don't assume that you know the policy ahead of time.
Finally, there's always the chance that your assessment of the relationship is flat-out wrong. The worst time to find out that someone wouldn't recommend your work is after they've told a hiring manager that they wouldn't hire you again under any circumstances. Don't sandbag yourself.
An additional note: how you ask matters, as well. Don't just ask if the person will give you a reference. Ask, "Do you think you know my work well enough to provide me with a reference?" or similar. That way, you'll get a sense of what you can expect this person to say.
2. People who might say something negative … or even less than positive.
Obviously, you wouldn't intentionally ask someone to be a reference for you, if you thought they'd say something bad about your work. That's why it's important to check in and see if they feel comfortable providing a reference for you, ahead of time – hopefully, you'll get a sense as to what they might say.
Keep in mind, however, that damnation by faint praise is also very possible during the reference process. The hiring managers will assume that anyone you ask to give you a recommendation is among your biggest fans. If they get a resounding "meh" as a response, they might think that this was the best you could do. Not good.
3. Anyone who doesn't communicate well.
This might sound judgmental, but now's not the time to lean on your connections who mean well, but don't speak (or write) well. Remember that your network reflects on you, especially when they're praising your work. If they don't seem on top of things themselves, they won't be able to impress a hiring manager on your behalf. What good is a recommendation, if it comes from someone the employer wouldn't hire?
4. Your current boss, except under very specific circumstances.
This is another potentially obvious one, but it's worth saying, anyway. Unless you're looking at a layoff, or your job is short-term – in short, unless your boss knows you're leaving, and is OK with it – don't ask him or her for a reference.
5. People you don't respect.
Whenever you consider asking someone for a reference, ask yourself, "Would I provide a reference for this person, in return?" If you can't honestly and wholeheartedly say yes, move on to the next connection on your list. At best, it's unfair to ask for something you wouldn't reciprocate; at worst, it might be your gut instincts telling you that this colleague isn't in your corner. Either way, just say no.


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The entire area of the City of Griffith has a population of 25,140 with a median age of 34.5 and a catchment population of approximately 50,000. Griffith's population is estimated to reach 35,000 by 2030.
Griffith was established in 1916 as part of the New South Wales State Government's Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) project to supply irrigation from the Murrumbidgee river in western New South Wales to be used for farming. The main dam was the large Burrinjuck Dam between Gundagai and Canberra, which stored water to be released down the river for irrigation.
From the start of the MIA, citrus and other fruit and vegetables were grown in abundance around Griffith. In the 1950s the irrigation area expanded to include large rice farms. Vineyards were established early, and wineries followed, beginning with McWilliams wines at Hanwood and Yenda, two villages just outside the city.
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Walther Lohmeyer (* 27. April 1890 in Stuttgart; † 9. Mai
1951 in Ascona (Schweiz)) war ein deutsch-schweizerischer Verleger und Schriftsteller.

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Walther Lohmeyer wurde am 27. April 1890 als Friedrich Wilhelm Walther Lohmeyer als einziges Kind des Verlagsbuchhändlers Friedrich Lohmeyer (* 1863) und der Luise Lohmeyer-Wunderlich in Stuttgart geboren. 1908 schloss er das Gymnasium ab und studierte in Tübingen, Berlin und Heidelberg Literaturgeschichte, Staatswissenschaften und Philosophie. Seine Studien schloss er 1912 mit einer Dissertation mit dem Titel  bei Max von Waldberg in Heidelberg ab.

Am 6. Februar 1916 siedelte Lohmeyer von Stuttgart nach Zürich über, wo er als Journalist arbeitete. Im Januar 1916 wurde er probeweise im Verlag Huber & Co. in Frauenfeld angestellt, wo er bis zum 31. August 1918 blieb und unter anderem Werke von Robert Walser und Paul Ilg verlegte.

1918 arbeitete er für die Basler National-Zeitung. Lohmeyer war 1919 Mitgründer des Rhein-Verlages; er wirkte zusammen mit seinem Vater als Geschäftsführer dieses Verlages. In seiner dortigen Tätigkeit war er unter anderem für Übersetzungen von James Joyce verantwortlich. 1929 schieden er und sein Vater aus dem Verlag aus.

Von 1931 bis 1935 wirkte Lohmeyer als Redaktor der Monatszeitschrift für gesunde Lebensgestaltung. Er zog 1934 zuerst nach Zug und am 3. Mai 1937 nach Zürich in die Wohnung seines Vaters.

1935 erschien das Buch , das sehr wahrscheinlich von Walther Lohmeyer verfasst wurde und den Nationalsozialismus kritisierte.

Ab 1934 war Lohmeyer als freier Journalist tätig, unter anderem für den Bund und die katholische Neue Zürcher Nachrichten. Er verfasste in seinem Leben über 20 Bücher und unzählige Zeitungsartikel.

Lohmeyer verstarb am 9. Mai 1951 unerwartet in Ascona an einem Schlaganfall.

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 André Salathé: "Man muss nicht hinter alle Geheimnisse kommen wollen." : Robert und Karl Walsers Briefwechsel mit dem Verlag Huber Frauenfeld (1916–1922) samt einer Biografie von Verleger Walther Lohmeyer (1890–1951) / André Salathé. Historischer Verein d. Kantons Thurgau, Frauenfeld 2013

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By Pierre Maillard
Historically, ébauches have been rhodium-plated for a very long time. But now that rhodium has become the most expensive metal in the world, a genuine alternative had to be found. More than a year of laboratory tests by supplier STS resulted in an innovative solution both technically and chemically: white platinum.
he price of rhodium is soaring. Its cost has quadrupled over the past four years and in 2020 it became the world's most expensive metal, selling for as much as CHF 800 per gram – CHF 800,000 per kilo.
And for many reasons it is unlikely to stop there. Mined mostly in South Africa and the Russian Urals, production is no more than 20 tonnes a year, and deposits are inexorably diminishing. At the same time, demand for rhodium is exploding, mainly because of new anti-pollution measures for cars – catalytic converters, for example. But it is a crucial component in other sectors too, for the nuclear industry, for lighting, mirrors, connectivity technology and more.
The watchmaking sector is also a big user of rhodium. The whitest precious metal after silver, it is highly resistant to corrosion and does not tarnish. Fine coatings of it have been used since time immemorial to reinforce certain crucial parts of the movement – such as the ébauches – to which it gives a highly appreciated white finish.
The price of rhodium is soaring. Its cost has quadrupled over the past four years and in 2020 it became the world's most expensive metal, selling for as much as CHF 800 per gram – CHF 800,000 per kilo.
White platinum coating for movement blanks is a high-quality, innovative alternative that is far more economical than the traditional rhodium, now the most expensive metal in the world.
Specialists STS
Created in 2006 in the Joux Valley by Frédéric Saulcy and Thierry Mesnier, STS, which is part of the Acrotec Group (see our article Acrotec - Vertical integration in the supply sector), has become one of the leading enterprises for surface treatments in the high-end watchmaking sector. It employs a workforce of 110 on four production sites in Switzerland's Watch Valley and Geneva. Its reputation in watchmaking has enabled it to diversify into the automotive, aviation and connectivity sectors. But its core business remains watchmaking, for which it provides numerous solutions for electroplating, varnishing, tribofinishing, heat treatments and decoration.
STS has collaborated with the University of Franche-Comté and EPFL in Lausanne on several projects, and is also one of the few companies in its field to have a large R&D department. Which undoubtedly explains the company's far-sightedness regarding the inexorable rise in the price of rhodium.
A less spectacular innovation than certain mechanical follies that occupy the spotlight, but undoubtedly more fundamentally useful to watchmaking and the watchmaking industry as a whole.
In search of an alternative
Historically, ébauches have been rhodium-plated for a very long time: its use dates back to the "peasant watchmakers". But why? wondered the R&D managers at STS. "There seems to be no real technical necessity," they explain. "But rhodium plating – also widely used in jewellery-making, especially for white gold – protects parts and provides a superb white finish. And rhodium bath plating is undoubtedly one of the easiest electroplating techniques."
But now that rhodium has become the most expensive metal in the world, a genuine alternative had to be found.
More than a year of laboratory tests resulted in an innovative solution both technically and chemically: white platinum. Platinum and rhodium have got on well together, so to speak, for millions of years. Rhodium is physically related to platinum and always occurs with it in its natural state. It is also chemically combined with platinum in numerous applications. Back in 1896, the marriage of platinum and rhodium-plated platinum proved its worth in instruments designed to measure high temperatures. And that is just one example of the complicity between the two metals.
Rhodium is physically related to platinum and always occurs with it in its natural state. It is also chemically combined with platinum in numerous applications.
White platinum
Unlike rhodium, which is something of an endangered species, platinum resources are sure to last longer, as large reserves of it exist. Its unbeatable price – just over CHF 10 per gram compared to CHF 713 for rhodium (as of end October 2021) – make it a far more stable proposition in the medium term.
The result of a new, patented process, White Platinum by STS is composed of several metals, all from platinum mines. Developed by the R&D department, White Platinum provides a coating that is "just as white and shiny" as a rhodium coating, as well as being of similar thickness, up from 0.005-0.2μ to 0.1-0.2μ. Its hardness is 650HV compared to rhodium's 850HV.
This new White Platinum coating can be reliably mass-produced and meets all watchmaking test requirements. It is compliant with REACH (the European regulation on the safety in the manufacturing and use of chemical substances in the European Union, which came into force in 2007) and resistant to Tropical Climate Testing (NIHS 96-50 climate and corrosion standard). In short, it seems to have everything going for it. Including its whiteness and shine.
Some innovations arrive with a clap of thunder and a lightning flash. Others may arrive more modestly but be of genuine importance.
In a way, rhodium plating is part of watchmaking DNA. An ébauche without rhodium plating is but a shadow of itself. And so the fact that it is becoming unaffordable could, especially in these difficult times, damage the Swiss watch industry as a whole and its all-important volumes.
The exhibitors at the last EPHJ trade show in Geneva didn't need to think twice. They awarded the 2021 EPJH Exhibitors' Grand Prize to STS for their new White Platinum coating, which is comparable to rhodium plating on every score – aesthetically and technically – but at an unbeatable price.
It may be a less spectacular innovation than certain mechanical follies that tend to occupy the spotlight, but undoubtedly more fundamentally useful to watchmaking and the watchmaking industry as a whole.
Developed by the R&D department, White Platinum provides a coating that is "just as white and shiny" as a rhodium coating, as well as being of similar thickness.
In 2020, Swatch began converting its collections to use a new bio-sourced plastic derived from castor oil. This new plastic is also combined with ceramic (...)


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CrimeAllen Park Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Assault Of Woman Abducted Outside Taylor Bed, Bath & Beyond
00:50 08 june 2019 Source: wwjnewsradio.radio.com
Man who was charged in deadly shooting of woman found dead in jail cell, officials say
A man who was charged in the shooting death of a woman over the weekend was found dead in his jail cell Tuesday night, according to the Greenville County Coroner. James Adam Murray, 35, of Mountain Creek Road, was found hanging inside his cell at the Greenville County Detention Center, the coroner said. Medical staff responded and CPR was started immediately. Murray was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the coroner said.
Attempted murder is a crime of attempt in various jurisdictions. Section 239 of the Criminal Code makes attempted murder punishable by a maximum of life imprisonment. If a gun is used, the minimum sentence is four, five or seven years
An air ambulance took the woman to hospital after the devastating attack by a 41-year-old man , who has been arrested.
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TAYLOR (WWJ) - A convicted felony has been charged with attempted murder in the brutal assault of a woman carjacked in Taylor.
According to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, 52-year-old victim was walking out of the Bed, Bath & Beyond store where she worked, Wednesday morning, when 40-year-old James Robert Farris appeared and held her at gunpoint.
He demanded that the victim drive to the nearest ATM and withdraw money, investigators say, and drove to a dead end on Huron Street. There, he allegedly choked her with a cell phone charging cord, leaving her unconscious in a puddle while he drove away in her pickup truck.
Ruffin man charged with shooting woman in his apartment
June 04--RUFFIN, N.C. — A Ruffin man was arrested after allegedly shooting and seriously injuring a woman at about 4:40 a.m. Monday morning, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office. James William Hairston Jr., 45, of Ruffin, was charged with attempted first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A 28-year-old woman told deputies she was shot by an unknown driver on NC 700 and Powell Road. Deputies later learned that the shooting actually happened inside of Hairston's apartment. Hairston was arrested at about 6:30 p.m.
A police car is seen outside a house in Wimbledon where a seven year old girl was found seriously injured on Friday who has since died. Peters, wearing a grey jumper, entered no plea to a single charge of attempted murder . Peters, who runs his own antiques dealing business, was remanded in custody
Richard Refugio Cortez, 26, was charged with two counts of attempted murder of a peace officer, two counts of assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic He eventually ditched his vehicle and continued to flee on foot through a Baldwin Park neighborhood and broke into a home before he was
A photo shared on Facebook shows a woman said to be the victim displaying a throat crisscrossed with red marks, bruised and lacerated.
Police said Farris, an Allen Park resident, was arrested by Detroit police Wednesday night, while still in possession of the victim's vehicle.
According to Michigan Department of Corrections records, Farris has a criminal history, including armed robbery, unarmed robbery, forgery and drug charges dating back to 2001. He served prison time, but records show he was released on May 28 of this year, just a week and a day before the Taylor attack.
Farris was arraigned in 23rd District Court Friday on the following charges: Carjacking, Armed Robbery, Assault with Intent to Murder, Unlawful Imprisonment nd two counts of Financial Transaction Device - Stealing/Retaining Without Consent.
He will be back in court for a probable cause conference scheduled for June 17, followed by a preliminary exam on June 24.
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New review recommends further Government support for self-employed
A new independent review has provided a number of recommendations to the Government to consider in order to improve the prospects of the UK's self-employed.
A key aim of the review was to understand the motivations and challenges of the self-employed across the UK so the Government can better support them.
Is there a lack of finance knowledge among the self-employed?
Conducted independently by fashion entrepreneur Julie Deane OBE, the report makes a number of key recommendations, as well as outlining the need for the private sector to recognise the increasing economic potential of the self-employed.
Julie Deane said: "With record numbers representing 15% of the workforce and growing, the self-employed is a diverse and important sector. Having long been part of this group I wanted my recommendations to be both practical and impactful."
During the review many self-employed talked about their concerns around a lack of knowledge regarding finance, cash flow, bookkeeping and taxation.
Taxation – an administrative burden?
In fact, although outside the remit of the review, taxation was repeatedly raised by all of those interviewed by Deane – as an administrative burden and a barrier to growth.
These are skills that would benefit many adults regardless of their employment status.
It is important that the advice and support available is as accessible as possible. We are pleased the review cited this website (the ICAEW Business Advice Service) as a great source of such information.
Key recommendations
The review also suggests:
While there is advice and support available on it, the official Government website isn't easy to navigate or use and they should consider reviewing how well information is signposted for the self-employed
More flexible financial solutions for the self-employed should be offered, and trade organisations should play a key a role in signposting these
The location and availability of shared work spaces should be better communicated, and consideration should be given to incorporating such spaces in local libraries and community centres.
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CBDT chief P C Mody said the circular issued on June 24 was not a new directive but only in clarification to the stated policy.
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The latest circular which clarified the eligibility for availing disability pension by armed forces personnel was issued after data analytics found that the provision meant for the needy was being misused, the CBDT chairman has said.
Taking to PTI, CBDT chief P C Mody said the circular issued on June 24 was not a new directive but only in clarification to the stated policy.
"We have full respect for the soldiers working in the armed forces. If there is any disability, then this provision is there but what happened was that over a period of time, the data analytics showed that many were claiming it and that it was being misused.
"To stop this, a clarificatory circular was issued. If disability happens due to action, then this pension is untaxed as it has been," the CBDT chief said.
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1.25 lakh km road to be built under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, says Narendra Singh Tomar
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which frames policy for the Income Tax Department, had issued circular no 13 of 2019 stating "such tax exemption will be available only to armed forces personnel who have been invalidated from service on account of bodily disability attributable to or aggravated by such service and not to personnel who have been retired on superannuation or otherwise."
A CBDT circular acts as a policy directive for tax authorities across the country while assessing the income, tax and the exemptions of an assessee.
Soon after this was issued, defence and war veterans expressed their anguish.
The Army, through its official social media posts, said that over the years, broad-banding and the compensation awarded for disability with income tax exemption had led to a rise in the number of personnel claiming disability even for lifestyle diseases.
"Indian Army is concerned for all personnel who are invalidated out of service in combat conditions or otherwise, and need additional support and discourages those who seek financial gains through their disabilities," it added.
The trend is worrisome, that too when the security challenges to the nation are on the rise, the Army said on Twitter.
Following the controversy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's office had also tweeted a letter, saying ineligible personnel had gained from the disability benefits provided by the government to soldiers.
Armed forces personnel, including from the Navy and the Air Force, get separate pension if they suffer any kind of disability in the line of duty. The amount depends on their rank and the kind of disability.
A group of disabled war veterans of these forces had expressed their resentment at the move, saying, "Disability compensation is not only limited to war or operation disabilities, but is also available to all other medical conditions that arise while a person is serving in the military."
"In fact, as per rules, all disabilities arising in service are presumed to be related to service conditions since a person joins the military after a series of tests for physical and mental fitness," the veterans said in a letter.
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Employers may need to allow bringing a service dog to work
On Behalf of Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, PLLP | Apr 29, 2020 | Firm News
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Minnesota companies must provide a reasonable accommodation when a disabled employee requests one. If an individual requires assistance from a service animal, he or she may bring it to work in many cases.
As noted by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, service dogs undergo training to perform tasks for individuals with disabilities. They can assist disabled individuals and provide relief from medical conditions. In cases of mental health issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, a service animal may have the ability to soothe and comfort its owner during an anxiety attack.
An employee has a right to request a service dog accommodation
An employee with a disability requiring the assistance of a service dog to complete his or her job tasks may request bringing it to work. The worker may need to describe how the animal provides assistance in performing job-related functions.
When presented with a reasonable request, an employer must comply under the ADA and Minnesota law. Employers may deny the worker's request, however, if a service dog would cause an undue hardship to the organization. A significant expense or burden, such as remodeling the workplace, may prove a legitimate denial.
Refusal of a reasonable request may bring an ADA discrimination lawsuit
A former Air Force Reserve officer worked as an administrative assistant and experienced chronic PTSD symptoms related to a traumatic military incident. She made a request to bring her service dog to work. The black Labrador retriever would have provided her with comfort and relief from the nausea, muscle tension and rapid heartbeat she experienced at work.
As reported by the Star Tribune, she filed a legal action alleging discrimination after her employer repeatedly denied her request for an accommodation. The lawsuit settled for $75,000. The employer also agreed to change its policies and provide anti-discrimination training.


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Obituary: Leonard Kunin, age 91, of Monroe
Published 12:04 pm EDT, Monday, September 22, 2014
Leonard Kunin, age 91, beloved husband of Ruth for 72 years, passed peacefully away on Friday, September 19, 2014.
Born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Philip and Rose (Cohen) Kunin, he was a resident of Stratford, CT., having recently moved from Monroe, CT.
Leonard was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather and a caring educator. He will be greatly missed. Leonard was an accomplished wood craftsman, a sailor and lifetime member of the Fayerweather Yacht Club in Bridgeport, where he moored his beloved sailboat, Pixie. He was a voracious reader of books about the sea, and when he could no longer physically sail Pixie, he could be seen sitting on deck at her mooring, reading and having his lunch.
He was a successful business man as a first career, but at age 46, Leonard fulfilled his dream of graduating with his B.A. and M.A. in education from Bridgeport University. His grandson, Stefan, (age 6 months at that time) attended his grandfather's college graduation. Leonard taught English at Foran High School in Milford, CT. for 21 years before retiring.
After retirement, he volunteered at Housatonic Community College in the photography department, helping students learn their way around the film darkroom. Leonard was a lifelong member of his Brooklyn, NY Boy Scout troop and continued to meet with other surviving members of the troop until his 90th year.
Leonard is survived by his beloved wife Ruth, his loving son, Richard and daughter-in-law Jacqueline of Valley Forge, PA, his loving and devoted daughter, Barbara (Kunin) Dierolf and her children, Amy Bien of Norwalk, CT, and Christopher Bien and his wife Dara DeSalvo-Bien of Shelton, CT.
He was pre-deceased by his brother, Dr. Milton Kunin of Bel Aire, CA, his son-in-law Dr. Breck Dierolf and beloved grandson, Stefan Bien.
Friends are invited to attend his funeral service on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 10:00 AM from the Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home, 88 Beach Road in Fairfield, with internment following at Aspetuck Cemetery on Black Rock Turnpike in Easton, CT.
In Lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Boy Scouts of America, Jewish Senior Services Hospice of Fairfield or the charity of your choice.


Want to add some learning to your toddler's Easter play? Looking for new ways to use all those plastic Easter eggs? Here's a really simple Easter Egg Color Matching activity you can set up quickly, and that's perfect for toddlers.
Markers that correspond to the colors of the Easter eggs.
Around Easter of the year when E was 2, she enjoyed playing with an egg carton and plastic Easter eggs.
When E's interest in this simple activity started to fade, I noticed that we happened to have oil pastels as part of our art supplies that matched the colors of the Easter eggs. I decided to add some interest and extend the activity by marking each compartment of the egg carton to match the Easter eggs.
E loved the idea and started matching colors right away.
Once she'd played with the smaller Easter eggs a few times, she tried the bigger version.
She soon noticed that they didn't fit into the compartments but she still did her best to complete the color matching with the larger eggs.


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The Persistency of "Pinkwashing" Allegations…
The Persistency of "Pinkwashing" Allegations at Columbia University
Columbia University's Center for Gender and Sexuality is the latest institution to jump on the "pinkwashing" bandwagon and claim that Israel's promotion of its progressive record on LGBT rights is an attempt to divert attention from its alleged human rights violations against Palestinians.
On April 10, the Center – in conjunction with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) – held an event titled, "The Ethics of Pinkwashing: LGBT Rights in Israel/Palestine," the second of two pinkwashing events at the university in less than a week.
On April 4, the Center had sponsored an event featuring three professors and professionals employed at the university who traveled on an LGBT delegation to the West Bank several months ago.The Center's decision to single out Israel for criticism seems counter-intuitive given their shared commitments to promoting sexual equality rights. Indeed, this relatively new "anti-pinkwashing" campaign, which seeks to minimize Israel's LGBT values and solely judge it within the context of the Israeli occupation, appears to be an attempt to discredit any and all positive aspects of Israeli society.
The lead speaker at last week's event, Katherine Franke (the director of the Center for Gender and Sexuality), criticized Israel's alleged exploitation of LGBT people, describing it as a "self-conscious" and insincere propaganda effort to divert attention from the occupation. Franke argued that "the one has nothing to with the other" and that Israel's record on LGBT people should be kept distinct from the occupation. In fact, pro-Israel advocates completely agree, albeit from the opposite perspective: Israel has the right to be proud of and promote its LGBT record, which indeed has absolutely nothing to do with the occupation.
Franke also claimed that Israeli security organizations often pressure gay Palestinians to collaborate with the Israeli government in exchange for asylum or promises of safety. She then accused Israel of creating a situation where gay Palestinians are viewed with suspicion and are isolated by Palestinians because it is assumed that they are collaborators, rather than holding Palestinians accountable for their treatment of LGBT people.
Franke's co-panelist, Professor Kendall Thomas, claimed that the situation in the West Bank reminds him of the era of segregation and Jim Crow laws in the U.S. Thomas also asserted that Israel's Jewish character and democracy are on a "collision course" and cannot be reconciled with each other.
Claims of Israeli pinkwashing gained mainstream attention after an op-ed on the subject was published in The New York Times in November. Pinkwashing-related events have since taken place during this year's Israeli Apartheid Week program, and at several universities and other venues in recent weeks.
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Allegation: The United States Government Supports Israel Because of the Powerful "Jewish Lobby."


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Malta Diary Searching for the soul – "the ultimate layer underneath the skin" Ray Piscopo's paintings of haunting qualities
Albert Fenech December 23, 2020 Malta Diary Searching for the soul – "the ultimate layer underneath the skin" Ray Piscopo's paintings of haunting qualities2020-12-15T10:40:51+00:00 Art, Celebrities, Comments, Crafts, Europe, Popular Articles
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Professor Oliver Friggieri, a Maltese poet, novelist, literary critic and philosopher who relentlessly promoted the Maltese Language, sadly passed away recently on 21st November and was given a State Funeral while a project is in hand to erect a State Memorial to him.
Once, reviewing the work of artist and painter RAY PISCOPO he wrote:
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"Whoever follows the artistic journey of Ray Piscopo will eventually notice that under the new forms apparently defying any classification, and beyond the appearance of figures of diverse nature, both human and non-human, there is always the artist in search of something."
About his paintings he went on to write:
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"They are no reproductions of visual experience. They somehow look like X-rays, the ultimate layer underneath the skin, the subtle document of a condition meant to be the final one, the edge, the impenetrable wall beyond which the traveller finds himself at the cross roads; the all or nothingness. In other words, he seeks to penetrate the outer shell, hopefully to discover meaning.
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Ray Piscopo's introduction to the world of art can be traced back to the early 1970's when as a student at Secondary School he was tutored by Antoine Camilleri (1922 – 2005), considered to be one of Malta's leading artists and a keen favourite with art lovers. Ray still cherishes the memory of those initial impulses.
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Later he attended life classes for a three-year period under the supervision of Anton Calleja, another well-known artist in his own right who regards the human figure as an essential tool in academic training and followed this by attending at Luciana Notturni's workshop on mosaics in Ravenna, Italy.
Then for three years he followed classes at the Mosta Institute of Arts and Design in Ceramics under the tutorship of George Muscat.
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As one of his earliest successes Ray Piscopo won the Second Prize in an art competition from the 3°Premio Piero Della Francesca in Arezzo, Italy.
To strengthen his overseas experience in 2009 he followed a three weeks art master class in Salzburg, Austria with Hubert Scheibl, a foremost artist in Austria. He used a style much similar to artist Gerhard Richter, a style that employs scraping over layers and layers of paint.A year later he attended another master class session at the SommerAkademieVenedig, Italy, with the renowned Senegalese artist Amadou Sow who is best known for his micro painting techniques.
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Fifteen years ago Ray served as a member of a specially formed Healing Arts Committee through the Foundation for Medical Services, entrusted with the embellishment of public spaces within Mater Dei Hospital with suitable art works. The Committee commissioned MCAST art students to create 615 works and also organised a public competition for the main theme: A Madonna for Mater Dei Hospital.
Contrastingly enough, by profession, Ray Piscopo is a top class qualified electrical engineer and for many years we were colleagues at Malta's largest microelectronics manufacturing plant STMicroelectronics where Ray was Plant Facilities Manager, a job loaded by great responsibility. At its peak we employed almost 3,000 people and work was continuous throughout the whole year.
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This plant contains hundreds of latest microchip manufacturing machines and the demand for electricity and water is vast, as well as air conditioning that is required for machines and chips and energy and water services for a myriad of offices and activities with a considerable amount of qualified maintenance staff that had to be coordinated in shifts. In this respect the facility was the first microelectronic site in the world to be certified to EMAS (Eco-Management Audit Scheme) and received the US-EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection award for its excellence in reducing green house gas emissions.
Combining the two talents of engineering and arts Ray epitomised the proof that science and art as much as science and religion are not only related but somehow auxiliary to each other.
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During varied phases in his career as an artist Ray, tried various media starting with oils, then passing on to watercolours and gouache that he considers fascinating and actually using acrylics which he finds quite suitable in working with the brush as rapidly as possible. In recent years Ray has been using liberally mixed media on canvas and has returned to the use of oil paint.
He has been very successful in solo and collective art shows at prestigious venues, both in Malta and abroad. His paintings are also found in private art collections in Malta, Italy, Ireland, Austria, England, France, Norway, Canada, Australia, and the United States of America.
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He has ably coordinated and acted as curator of 24 art exhibitions for the Orange Grove Art Cafe' at the Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa in Attard. In this period, each of the 24 different artists were given the chance to exhibit paintings, photographs and sculptures for a whole month.
Ray is currently the artist-in-residence at the prestigious Phoenicia Hotel in Valletta and his works can be viewed live at his personal Art Gallery in Marsa or else viewed online at www.raypiscopo.com, www.piscopoart.com or on Instagram and Facebook. The website includes also free online access to a virtual exhibition OPUS 20XX where over 90 of his latest works can be viewed in the comfort of the home.
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MALTESE SAYING
"A full stomach does not fill an empty one"
Criticism of instances where the rich do not help the poor because as their stomach is filled they care little for those who are hungry on an empty stomach.
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Albert Fenech, Malta, Malta Diary, Ray Piscopo
About Albert Fenech
Born in 1946, Albert Fenech's family took up UK residence in 1954 where he spent his boyhood and youth before temporarily returning to Malta between 1957 and 1959 and then coming back to Malta permanently in 1965. He spent eight years as a full-time journalist with "The Times of Malta" before taking up a career in HR Management but still retained his roots by actively pursuing freelance journalism and broadcasting for various media outlets covering social issues, current affairs, sports and travel.
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N.H. patents through 11 September
by David Brooks | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter | 0 comments
By Targeted News Service
WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Sept. 11.
BAE Systems Information & Electronic System Integration Assigned Patent for Method for Detecting Uncooled Thermal Systems
BAE Systems Information and Electronic System Integration, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,438,529, initially filed Aug. 7, 2020) developed by three co-inventors for "detector, imaging system and method for detecting uncooled thermal systems." The co-inventors are Jeffrey L. Jew, Brookline, New Hampshire, Michael A. Costolo, Amherst, New Hampshire, and Adam O. Powers, Manchester, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,38,529.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,38,529&RS=PN/1,14,38,529
Centripetal Networks Assigned Patent for Efficient Threat Context-aware Packet Filtering for Network Protection
Centripetal Networks, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,438,351, initially filed April 5, 2022) developed by four co-inventors for an "efficient threat context-aware packet filtering for network protection." The co-inventors are Sean Moore, Hollis, New Hampshire, Jonathan R. Rogers, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, Vincent Mutolo, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Peter P. Geremia, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,38,351.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,38,351&RS=PN/1,14,38,351
Parallel Wireless Assigned Patent for Full-duplex Mesh Networks
Parallel Wireless, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,438,130, initially filed May 26, 2020) developed by three co-inventors for full-duplex mesh networks. The co-inventors are Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Westford, Massachusetts, Steven Paul Papa, Windham, New Hampshire, and Yang Cao, Westford, Massachusetts. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,38,130.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,38,130&RS=PN/1,14,38,130
BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Assigned Patent for Digital Array Signal Processing Method for Array Receiver
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,437,719, initially filed Nov. 27, 2019) developed by Matthew J. Sherman, Succasunna, New Jersey, for a "digital array signal processing method for an array receiver." The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,37,719.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,37,719&RS=PN/1,14,37,719
BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Assigned Patent for Multiport Matched RF Power Splitter
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,437,699, initially filed July 22, 2020) developed by David A. Lang, San Diego, California, for a multiport matched RF power splitter. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,37,699.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,37,699&RS=PN/1,14,37,699
Position Imaging Assigned Patent for System of Object Tracking Using Weight Confirmation
Position Imaging, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,436,553, initially filed Sept. 8, 2016) developed by two co-inventors for a "system and method of object tracking using weight confirmation." The co-inventors are Shahzad Farooq Kirmani, Scarborough, Maine, and Alex Seiger, Concord, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,36,553.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,36,553&RS=PN/1,14,36,553
Bottomline Technologies Assigned Patent for Personalization of User Interface Using Machine Learning
Bottomline Technologies, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,436,501, initially filed Aug. 9, 2019) developed by four co-inventors for a "personalization of a user interface using machine learning." The co-inventors are Norman DeLuca, Boston, Massachusetts, Brian McLaughlin, Hampton, New Hampshire, Fred Ramberg, North Hampton, New Hampshire, and David Sander, Newmarket, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,36,501.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,36,501&RS=PN/1,14,36,501
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Assigned Patent for Homomorphic Encryption of Secure Data
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,436,351, initially filed Dec. 18, 2019) developed by three co-inventors for a homomorphic encryption of secure data. The co-inventors are Jibu Abraham, San Diego, California, Kevan O. Vanhoff, Portland, Oregon, and Benjamin Kapp, San Diego, California. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,36,351.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,36,351&RS=PN/1,14,36,351
BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Assigned Patent for Utilizing Multipath to Determine Down and Reduce Dispersion in Projectiles
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,435,430, initially filed Dec. 4, 2020) developed by four co-inventors for "utilizing multipath to determine down and reduce dispersion in projectiles." The co-inventors are Peter Dusaitis, Manchester, New Hampshire, Matthew F. Chrobak, Groton, Massachusetts, Brian J. Smith, Nashua, New Hampshire, and Paul D. Zemany, Amherst, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,35,430.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,35,430&RS=PN/1,14,35,430
Pitco Frialator Assigned Patent for Capacitive Sensor Device
Pitco Frialator, Bow, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,435,218, initially filed April 5, 2019) developed by three co-inventors for a capacitive sensor device. The co-inventors are Michael T. Fecteau, Derry, New Hampshire, Steven J. Cyr, Londonderry, New Hampshire, and Karl M. Searl, Newmarket, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,35,218.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,35,218&RS=PN/1,14,35,218
Allegro MicroSystems Assigned Patent for Phase Compensation for Inductive Position Sensor
Allegro MicroSystems, Manchester, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,435,206, initially filed Oct. 28, 2020) developed by Mathew Drouin, Hooksett, New Hampshire, for a "phase compensation for an inductive position sensor." The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,35,206.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,35,206&RS=PN/1,14,35,206
BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Assigned Patent for Narrow Band Antenna Harmonics
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,435,165, initially filed Dec. 4, 2020) developed by four co-inventors for a "narrow band antenna harmonics for guidance in multiple frequency bands." The co-inventors are Brian J. Smith, Nashua, New Hampshire, Matthew F. Chrobak, Groton, Massachusetts, Peter Dusaitis, Manchester, New Hampshire, and Paul D. Zemany, Amherst, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,35,165.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,35,165&RS=PN/1,14,35,165
GTAT Assigned Patent for Method for Producing Bulk Silicon Carbide
GTAT, Hudson, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,434,582, initially filed Feb. 27, 2020) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for producing bulk silicon carbide by sublimation of a silicon carbide precursor prepared from silicon and carbon particles or particulate silicon carbide." The co-inventors are Roman V. Drachev, Bedford, New Hampshire, Santhanaraghavan Parthasarathy, Nashua, New Hampshire, Andriy M. Andrukhiv, Hollis, New Hampshire, and David S. Lyttle, Amherst, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,34,582.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,34,582&RS=PN/1,14,34,582
ASC Engineered Solutions Assigned Patent for Fire Sprinkler Assembly Including Adjustable Drop
ASC Engineered Solutions, Exeter, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,433,265, initially filed Dec. 27, 2019) developed by two co-inventors for a "fire sprinkler assembly including adjustable drop." The co-inventors are Odair Dafonseca, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and Joseph Beagen, North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,33,265.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,33,265&RS=PN/1,14,33,265
Altria Client Services Assigned Patent for E-vaping Device Cartridge with Internal Conductive Element
Altria Client Services, Richmond, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,425,937, initially filed April 2, 2019) developed by three co-inventors for an "E-vaping device cartridge with internal conductive element." The co-inventors are Barry S. Smith, Hopewell, Virginia, Ed Cadieux, Mechanicsville, Virginia, and Patrick J. Cobler, Nashua, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,25,937.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,25,937&RS=PN/1,14,25,937
Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Delivery Devices, Methods
Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,433,223, initially filed Sept. 4, 2019) developed by nine co-inventors for "delivery devices and methods." The co-inventors are Laura Christakis, Framingham, Massachusetts, Ashleigh Peterson, St. Albans, Vermont, Jeffrey Bean, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Claude Clerc, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Andrew Pic, Wilmington, Delaware, Gerald Fredrickson, Westford, Massachusetts, Stan Gilbert, Litchfield, New Hampshire, Amanda Smith, Brookline, Massachusetts, and Jose Vega, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,33,223.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,33,223&RS=PN/1,14,33,223
EMC Assigned Patent for Increasing Edge Data Confidence via Trusted Ethical Hacking
EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,438,359, initially filed Oct. 25, 2019) developed by two co-inventors for an "increasing edge data confidence via trusted ethical hacking." The co-inventors are Stephen James Todd, Center Conway, New Hampshire, and Jason A. Shepherd, Austin, Texas. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,38,359.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,38,359&RS=PN/1,14,38,359
TeraDiode Assigned Patent for Polarization-adjusted Beam Operation for Materials Processing
TeraDiode, Wilmington, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,433,479, initially filed Oct. 21, 2019) developed by four co-inventors for a "polarization-adjusted beam operation for materials processing." The co-inventors are Parviz Tayebati, Sherborn, Massachusetts, Wang-Long Zhou, Andover, Massachusetts, Bien Chann, Merrimack, New Hampshire, and Robin Huang, North Billerica, Massachusetts. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,33,479.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,33,479&RS=PN/1,14,33,479
ZOLL Medical Assigned Patent for Flow Sensor for Ventilation
ZOLL Medical, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,433,211, initially filed March 17, 2017) developed by eight co-inventors for a "flow sensor for ventilation." The co-inventors are Lisa Campana, Waltham, Massachusetts, Paolo Giacometti, Nashua, New Hampshire, Gideon Butler, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Frederick J. Geheb, Danvers, Massachusetts, Annemarie Silver, Bedford, Massachusetts, Gary A. Freeman, Waltham, Massachusetts, Frederick Faller, Burlington, Massachusetts, and Michael Riley, Groveland, Massachusetts. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,33,211.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,33,211&RS=PN/1,14,33,211
Shoobx Assigned Patent for Computer-Guided Corporate Governance With Document Generation, Execution
Shoobx, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,436,613, initially filed April 30, 2019) developed by four co-inventors for "computer-guided corporate governance with document generation and execution." The co-inventors are Steven Paul Papa, Windham, New Hampshire, Jason M. Furtado, Boston, Massachusetts, Stephan Richter, Maynard, Massachusetts, and Jordan Vance, Watertown, Massachusetts. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,36,613.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,36,613&RS=PN/1,14,36,613
FMR Assigned Patent for Social Data Tracking Datastructures, Apparatuses, Methods, Systems
FMR, Boston, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,436,598, initially filed Dec. 15, 2017) developed by six co-inventors for "social data tracking datastructures, apparatuses, methods and systems." The co-inventors are Christopher Parsons, Mansfield, Massachusetts, Michael Thibodeau, Bellingham, Massachusetts, Randal J. August, Nashua, New Hampshire, Kersing Huang, Chesthill, Massachusetts, Vladimir Tsitrin, Acton, Massachusetts, and Matthew Ryan George, Scituate, Massachusetts. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,36,598.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,36,598&RS=PN/1,14,36,598
Veveo Assigned Patent for Method of Inferring User Intent in Search Input in Conversational Interaction System
Veveo, Andover, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,436,296, initially filed Feb. 4, 2020) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of and system for inferring user intent in search input in a conversational interaction system." The co-inventors are Rakesh Barve, Bangalore, India, Murali Aravamudan, Andover, Massachusetts, Sashikumar Venkataraman, Andover, Massachusetts, and Girish Welling, Nashua, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,36,296.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,36,296&RS=PN/1,14,36,296
EMC IP Holding Assigned Patent for Method for Maximizing Performance of Storage System
EMC IP Holding, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,435,954, initially filed Jan. 29, 2021) developed by three co-inventors for a "method and system for maximizing performance of a storage system using normalized tokens based on saturation points." The co-inventors are Shuyu Lee, Acton, Massachusetts, Vamsi K. Vankamamidi, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and Jeffrey L. Grummon, Milford, New Hampshire. The full-text of the patent can be found at https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=1,14,35,954.PN.&OS=PN/1,14,35,954&RS=PN/1,14,35,954


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Latest in Mortgage News: Industry Announcements
Steve Huebl·
· January 17, 2020
Equitable Bank Improves Reverse Mortgage Process
Reverse mortgage clients of Equitable Bank can expect a quicker and less expensive closing process, according the the bank.
Equitable, one of just two reverse mortgage providers in Canada, announced the launch of its new closing process this week. The change will mean, for example, that borrowers in Alberta, B.C. and Ontario will no longer be required to retain two lawyers to close their deal. Instead, Equitable Bank can work directly with their own lawyer to verify identification, register and fund the mortgage.
"At Equitable we continually challenge ourselves to find better ways to bring more value to our customers by removing complex and unnecessary traditional banking practices," Paul von Martels, VP of Prime and Reverse Mortgage Lending, Equitable Bank, said in a release. "It's our ambition to bring the reverse mortgage solution into the retirement financing mainstream. Innovating the customer's experience and reducing the costs to originate are important steps in that journey."
The change comes as reverse mortgage demand continues to grow, and competition heats up between Equitable and HomeEquity Bank, the other reverse mortgage provider.
Last month, Equitable announced new "Lump-Sum Reverse Mortgage" Rates that are as low as 4.59%–60 bps lower than its standard reverse mortgage rates. The difference, as the name implies, is that borrowers must withdraw the full amount that they're approved for at once.
Meanwhile, HomeEquity Bank announced it sold $75 million of its reverse mortgages to another Schedule 1 Canadian bank, marking the first-ever sale of reverse mortgages in Canada. With talk of additional sales in the future, this new source of funding would be used to support the bank's future growth and originations.
Lendesk Launches New Mobile App
Vancouver-based Lendesk Technologies has announced the launch of its new Lendesk Spotlight mobile application, which it says is the "first of its kind, purpose-built tool for Canada's mortgage industry professionals."
The app will provide brokers with "on-the-go" access to over 3,500 lender policies and qualifying guidelines by leveraging its existing Spotlight Search tool and Spotlight Submit (point of sale) features.
"Mortgage brokers today are an incredibly mobile force, and yet, continue to need to be within arm's reach of a computer to do their jobs," Alex Conconi, Founder and CEO of Lendesk, said in a release. "We couldn't be more thrilled to bring the Lendesk Spotlight mobile app to market for the country's brokers, empowering them with the information they need to not only answer questions about rates and the type of mortgage their clients can qualify for, anytime, anywhere but deliver a better, more efficient service to homebuyers."
This launch comes less than five months after the company's acquisition of LenderSpotlight, which at the time boasted more than 7,000 users and 55+ mortgage lenders.
Steve Huebl
Steve Huebl is a graduate of Ryerson University's School of Journalism and has been with Canadian Mortgage Trends and reporting on the mortgage industry since 2009. His past work experience includes The Toronto Star, The Calgary Herald, the Sarnia Observer and Canadian Economic Press. Born and raised in Toronto, he now calls Montreal home.


Bay Area Photography Exhibits Not to Be Missed!
We like to think that our photography exhibitions at The Image Flow and Gallery 291 are some of the best in the Bay Area, but you should check these five amazing exihibitions too!
Acclaimed National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow will present her lecture "The Art of Photographing People" on February 5 at The Image Flow, and a workshop in March. Known for her photographs of people, here, she discusses her teaching style, her existential search for "home," and what drives her to keep on shooting.
"No matter whether I'm shooting on location or in a workshop, I have the faith that the magic will always happen," she says.
We are living in an immediate world of Tumblr, Facebook and Instagram, where phones are cameras in the hands of masses. So as we, the viewer, slow down and look at the images, we have to ask… What, honestly, is a portrait?


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Nepal's earthquake dominates the list, but there are plenty of unexpected entrants.
The internet is a wild place. You can never tell what is going to make a splash and what will sink without a trace. On most days people are simply outraging about the left-right argument of the day, but every once in a while a black-and-blue (or was it white-and-gold?) dress will come along and impose a new perspective on us. It's truly impossible to predict where the currents on the digital ocean will take us, and a look back at the most influential stories of 2015 certainly proves this.
Scroll's SocialWire is built to comb the internet for the people and the stories that have the biggest impact on us. Its algorithms carefully examine more than 100,000 posts every day and then turn that into a frequently updated list of the most influential stories on the internet.
We asked that algorithm to look into its archives over 2015 and give us the most influential articles of the year, for the Indian audience. What emerged is, in turn, both expected and surprising.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made news – he also remained the most influential person on Twitter all year long – but not as much as you might have expected. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy cracked the top 20, but came far below Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, albeit with stories about the latter that weren't exactly complimentary.
One of the most influential pieces of a year is one that is non-existent: Soumyadipta Banerjee's post describing the life and death of Constable Ravindra Patil, the only eyewitness in the Salman Khan hit-and-run case. Khan's legal team not only pressured Banerjee into deleting his posts, which is why they are not there, he was also forced to issue a public apology.
A surprising entrant in the top 10 was this Pew Research post about which countries do not permit women to pass on their citizenship to their children. Another was a story about a Muslim girl being kicked out of class in France because her skirt was "too long".
Here is the full list of the year's most influential stories, according to Scroll's SocialWire.
1. Strong earthquake rocks Nepal, damages Kathmandu: BBC News
2. Full text of PM Narendra Modi's HT interview
3. Nepal earthquake live: Death toll rises to more than 3,300 as video reveals the moment deadly Mount Everest disaster struck
4. 27 countries limit a woman'€™s ability to pass citizenship to her child or spouse
5. Rahul's own district remains one of nation's poorest
6. Rahul Gandhi's 'Are you serious?' moment
7. School kicks Muslim girl out of class because her skirt's too long
8. Nehru Shared Information On Netaji With British MI5, Declassified Files Reveal
9. PM's World Tours: Modi'€™s office paying billionaire Adani'€™s hotel bills!
10. Ravindra Patil: The death of a messenger
11. Would not be bad if we fulfill 50 percent promises: Arvind Kejriwal
12. Opinion: Why AAP Expelled Yadav and Bhushan
13. Media Briefing on rescue and relief efforts in Nepal (April 27, 2015)
14. Timeline: Nepal earthquakes
15. Farmer's suicide at AAP rally: Rajasthan administration says not due to crop loss
16. Google and the Obama White House, sitting in a tree?
17. Subramanian Swamy meets Asaram, to fight his case
18. India'€™s Prime Minister Modi is obsessed with taking selfies
19. The forgotten rivalry between Patel and Bose
20. It took cops 60 hours to find Salman Khan's missing case papers
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WHY DOES MY BANK REQUIRES A MONTH'S NOTICE IF I WANT TO WITHDRAW FROM MY TERM DEPOSIT EARLY?
Many of us have money set aside for no immediate purpose, so we have often deposited the money in a term deposit offered by our bank. Banks traditionally offer term deposits for periods ranging from one month to five years. The interest rate the bank pays is set at the time we make the deposit.
However, from time to time, a situation may arise where we need to access money that is in a term deposit.
Generally, accessing a term deposit early has not been too difficult but our bank may charge a fee and/or adjust the interest payable on our term deposit to reflect the early withdrawal.
However, from 1 January 2015, things changed. In addition to charging a fee and/or adjusting interest on the early withdrawal from a term deposit, banks are now requiring that a depositor gives 31 days' notice if they intend to withdraw all or part of a term deposit early.
WHY IS NOTICE NOW REQUIRED?
Authorised deposit-taking institutions (i.e. banks) are governed by complex legislation.
A recent change, referred to as the "Basel III Liquidity Reforms", has introduced new minimum liquidity requirements that must be met by our banks. The liquidity requirements are covered by a Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) that took effect from 1 January 2015.
The LCR is designed to ensure that banking institutions have sufficient funds available to survive an "acute stress scenario" (e.g. a run on the bank) that lasts for one month. To meet this requirement, banks need to maintain a stock of "high quality liquid assets" to cover "total net cash outflows" over the next 30 days.
It goes without saying that the higher the total net cash outflows a bank has, the more money that needs to be held in these high quality liquid assets. The interest a bank might earn on these high quality liquid assets may not be as high as may be earned on other investments the bank may make, therefore banks will have an interest in minimising their "total net cash outflows" and therefore the amount that needs to be held in these high quality liquid assets.
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ME AS A TERM DEPOSIT HOLDER?
Where a bank issues term deposits and requires deposit holders to give more than 30 days' notice of intention to withdraw our money early (i.e. before the expiry of the term deposit), the value of money deposited in those term deposits is not counted as part of the banks "total net cash outflows".
In other words, by imposing a 31 day notice period for the early withdrawal of term deposits, our bank is able to reduce the value of high quality liquid assets they need to hold under the Basel III Liquidity Reforms.
A recent review of the term deposits offered by the major Australian banks has indicated that they are all requiring 31 days' notice in respect of the early withdrawal of term deposits. One bank did provide an exemption to the 31 day notice period where early withdrawal was required as a result of financial hardship. However, to satisfy this exemption, the bank concerned would assess the depositor's circumstances to ensure financial hardship existed.
To help you navigate the changes since 1 January 2015, speak to us today.


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Today I went to muster, like always, at 7:05 then got breakfast.. you know the usual. BUT this time I got to come back up to my room and hang out until 9:00!!! After all these days going straight to CTI or doing other things really early in the morning I finally got to have some time to myself! However, I did not come back upstairs to take a nap.. I showered and met up with another corps member to take pictures of campus before heading to the first info session. I got some pretty cool shots which I have already uploaded.
The first CTI was reaaaaaaaaaally long, it was 2.5 hours long, but they let us move around which was so great. The weather today was also very nice, in the 50's, so we got to walk outside to each building instead of using the tunnels. After the first one it was one more which was over with earlier than expected (no complaints here!) Then I had the rest of the afternoon to myself!
I went to Pizza Ranch to bond with 12 other corps members, and then came back to play Cards Against Humanity for a little while. Overall, today was really fun. I really feel like I belong here and I think the staff and Team Leaders are doing an amazing job of making us feel welcome. The transition has been so smooth it's crazy to think that I don't even miss home yet!


Just use the link called Chaverweb to go directly to the Chaverweb login page or, use the link called Chaverweb Tutorial to access our 20 minute video tutorial that provides information about the various features of this online service.
PLEASE NOTE: Any changes you make may appear immediately within your own account. However, before any public information becomes visible to the rest of the congregation, or any payments are finalized, the administrator must review and approve all changes our members make. That "synchronization" process will take place on the next business day. Therefore any changes you make on the weekend or on a holiday may not be posted or made visible to the rest of the congregation until sometime on Monday or the next business day following a holiday.


Following Dag Hammarskjöld's visit to Peking, 30 December 1954 to 13 January 1955, 15 detained American fliers who had served under the United Nations Command in Korea are released by the Chinese People's Republic.
Dag Hammarskjöld remained in Peking until 13 January. In the introduction to his Annual Report to the General Assembly (A/2911) [Chinese|French| Russian|Spanish], he explained that, since the Government of the People's Republic of China was not represented on any of the organs of the United Nations, it had been necessary for him to establish a direct contact with that Government in order to carry out the mandate entrusted to him.
"The door that has been opened can be kept open, given restraint on all sides".
"acting in his role as Secretary-General under the Charter of the United Nations and not as a representative of what was stated in the General Assembly resolution".
"distance himself from undiplomatically formulated resolutions".
Immediately after his holiday in Sweden, Mr. Hammarskjöld travelled to Geneva where, on 8 August, he opened the International Scientific Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. The Conference was organized in response to President Eisenhower's proposal made to the General Assembly in December of the previous year. An Advisory Committee, headed by Ralph Bunche, had assumed responsibility for its planning and preparation just four days after the Secretary-General had returned from Peking. (January 17th, 1955).
"the very study of disarmament may be the vehicle for progress towards greater international political understanding. That is to say, disarmament is never the result only of the political situation; it is also partly instrumental in creating the political situation".
"One is often asked whether this conference has any political significance. In its conception, its purpose, and its approach, this conference is as non-political as a conference of this nature should be. The personalities that we see around us are not concerned with expediency, with strategy, or with tactics of any kind, but with the search for truth and with the idea of brotherhood based on the concept that all knowledge is universal. Nevertheless, since their deliberations are bound to affect human life in all its aspects, it would not be correct to say that they have no political significance. I am sure that their cooperation will ease tensions. I am sure that their exchange of scientific data will inspire confidence and I am sure that the trend of their discussions will turn men's thoughts away from war to peace. We all should render our thanks to the scientists who, by moving in this direction, will expiate, on behalf of all of us, that feeling of guilt which has so universally been felt, that man in his folly should have thought of no better use of a great discovery than to manufacture with its help the deadliest instruments of annihilation."
"Politics and diplomacy are no play of will and skill where results are independent of the character of those engaging in the game. Results are determined not by superficial ability but by the consistency of the actors in their efforts and by the validity of their ideals. Contrary to what seems to be popular belief there is no intellectual activity which more ruthlessly tests the solidity of a man than politics. Apparently easy successes with the public are possible for a juggler, but lasting results are achieved only by the patient builder……Those who are called to be teachers or leaders may profit from intelligence but can only justify their position by integrity".
"new forms of contact, new methods of deliberation, and new techniques for reconciliation thus adding to the strength and prestige of the Organization as well as drawing strength and prestige from it".
"the world of order and justice for which we are striving will never be ours unless we are willing to give it the broadest possible and firmest possible foundation in law".
In order that Member governments give renewed consideration to the task, he suggested, in his Annual Report 1954-1955, that each Government constitute a specialized group of highly qualified jurists to carry on the work on a national level. He also urged more frequent submissions by the Member Sates of their legal disputes to the International Court of Justice.
Another idea first introduced in his annual report to the General Assembly (and later elaborated upon in a press conference) was that Security Council members should be kept in touch with developments concerning peace and security as they evolve, through informal, closed door meetings. He believed that simple and modest meetings of this type would prepare the ground for debate should an issue reach the crisis level and be formally raised before the Council. His aim for closer collaboration with the Council members was soon to be labeled "preventive diplomacy".
"I have told you how we in the Secretariat dream that one could improve the working of the Organizaton we serve, which to us is very precious. However, whatever changes in the balance between the main constitutional organs may take place, the Secretariat will be happy in its role. It is for us a privilege to serve the community of nations. We do not ask for wider powers, but we are ready to accept fully all the responsibilities that the Member governments may entrust to us. We are willing to risk our personal peace and security and welfare if this can help world peace, world security and world welfare.
The motto of one of the old ruling house in Europe was: 'I serve'. This must be the guiding principle, and also the inspiration and the challenge, for all those who have to carry the responsibility of office for any community. Is it not natural that this motto should be felt with special faith, sincerity and loyalty by those who assist in the greatest venture in international cooperation on which mankind has ever embarked?
At the induction in my present office I quoted these lines by a Swedish poet: 'The greatest prayer of man is not for victory, but for peace".


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A MUST IN WINTER TO STIMULATE GROWTH.
Now available in a handy 900g tub that covers a lawn of approx. 30m², Sir Launcher Starter Fertiliser is a premium blend of fertiliser and MOSITURE MAGNETS Premium Water Crystals, that should be used when laying a new lawn, establishing a new lawn from seed or planting a new garden.


Oatmeal can be a great way to start your day. It's warm and filling. It's cheap and quick. It's healthy and whole. Oatmeal, whether steel cut oats or rolled oats, is also a blank canvas upon which you can create many mini works of art.
Sometimes our routines can become, well...routine. We need some new ideas to liven up an old staple.
This wonderful soup just takes two main ingredients. Experiment with adding herbs and spices depending on your preferences.
"Break - fast" is the first meal after fasting all night. Breakfast helps the body and mind to function for the rest of the day. And one of the easiest ways to boost the metabolism is to eat a healthy breakfast. Too many people skip breakfast! Plan your breakfast the night before and make sure your kitchen is clean so that when you wake up in the morning breakfast is that much easier.
Enjoy this delicious wild rice soup.
These gluten free pancakes are made with oat flour and are delicious!


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Wind power in Germany is too expensive compared with the rest of Europe. So claims Preussenelektra, the country's second largest electricity utility, in its campaign against the national Electricity Feed Law. The law mandates that utilities must buy all wind power at DEM 0.17/kWh. Preussenelektra bases its claim on the results of a study comparing market conditions for wind energy in a range of European countries. The study's financial backer is Preussenelektra.
Written by Eugene Cross from the International Institute for Energy Law at Leiden University in Holland, the study reveals that the average rate of payment for wind generated power in Europe lies between DEM 0.098 and DEM 0.108/kWh, says Preussenelektra. What is more, "the resulting financial burdens are carried entirely or in good part by the state," according to the utility.
It points out that Portugal makes direct guaranteed payment, Denmark has tax concessions, while in France wind power is bought by a single monopoly company, which spreads the cost across all customers. In countries like Britain, tendering systems create competition between wind power generators in order to keep the cost to the consumer low, says Preussenelektra.
"Germany is the only European country in which individual energy utilities are forced to pay charges for wind power which are laid down by law," Preussenelektra concludes. Last year the company's reported post-tax profits were DEM 1.859 billion on a turnover of DEM 15.4 billion, achieved mainly from power sales.
Deliberately misleading
From the Bundesverband Windenergie (BWE), Germany's wind association, Andreas Wagner says Preussenelektra's interpretation of the results are "deliberately misleading and in no way correspond to reality." More than half of European Union countries have wind payments mandated by the state; Germany is not alone, he points out.
Furthermore, the study takes no account of the varying wind speeds in the countries compared, nor of varying types of wind installation, financing conditions, planning and operating costs or purchasing parities. Payment for wind in Denmark at about DEM 0.145/kWh is 15% lower than in Germany, but wind speeds are up to 45% better. Also in Denmark the costs of strengthening the grid are paid for by the utilities, while in Germany the turbine operators have to shoulder this cost, he adds.
Wagner also highlights the study's praise of Denmark's environment and energy policy as "a model for the rest of the world," but then questions why it doesn't reach the logical conclusion of recommending the Danish wind payment system -- which bears similarities to the German system. Such an approach would underline the contribution wind energy can make to EU climate protection aims, he says. Instead, a tendering system is recommended, which is supposed to be economically more efficient.
"If tendering is so marvellously efficient, those countries using this system should have the most turbines installed. So where are all their turbines," he scoffs, pointing to the significantly lower installed capacity in Britain, Ireland and France compared with Germany and Denmark. He also points to the lack of private and non-utility operators in these countries, groups which play an important role in the Danish and Germany wind sectors. He warns, too, that tender and quota systems indirectly introduce a ceiling on renewable energies, a ceiling which more rightly should be applied to fossil and nuclear power.
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