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Covid Regulations
Program Day 1
About the organizers
Feed Safety and Security
From Feed to Food
Benefits of Global vs Regional
Wednesday April 6th, Global Feed Safety Summit
We offer a broad picture of the perspectives for the feed & food chain in the coming decade. Next to market developments we will discuss feed safety and sustainability and other topics that have an impact on the whole industry like climate change, circular economy, globalisation and regional sourcing.
13:00 CET Opening with Donatello Piras
Donatello Piras is a chairman, presenter and moderator with years of experience at home in the Netherlands and abroad. Donatello hosts over close to a hundred meetings a year as an emcee, moderator and host for companies, governments, NGOs and the education sector. He has attained broad based experience in leading a variety of special events and conferences where he specializes in interaction and engagement with speakers and public. Donatello's energetic approach in the many roles he plays is characterized by professionalism and enthusiasm. Donatello presents in Dutch, as well as English, German and Italian.
Donatello is an all-round generalist with a multifaceted background as a communication consultant, journalist and moderator that allows him to expertly navigate a broad range of topics in depth. Some of these topics include: energy transition & climate, agricultural marketing & communications, finance, education, healthcare, tax & tax avoidance, advocacy and legal representation, sustainability, logistics, as well as export and retail practices.
Plenary 1: A closer outlook: Feed chain and feed safety perspective, beyond today
The feed industry remains solid despite several events challenging the sector. The global position partakes in supporting animal production to produce healthy and sustainable food. The developments in animal production triggered by population growth, and consumption, patterns. However, challenges like the climate goals (Paris Agreement),production conditions and changes in the sector, will have inevitable consequences. The aim is to outline a broad picture of the prospects for the feed & food chain for the coming decade, including feed safety.
Plenary 2: Economic & Environmental impact on working global and chain-wide
Nowadays, the attention for regional sourcing is growing, it should be more environmentally friendly. If regional sourcing becomes more sustainable, the question is, what are the actual limits, benefits and needs of global sourcing? We are aware that the feed industry is a global industry and that commodities to produce animal feed are coming from all over the world. Sentiments against globalization seem not to match with the globalization of economies. What is the expectation in the coming years? Will liberalization of international trade (WTO) take place, as well as national market protections, while trade wars make it very uncertain for short and long-term trade and industrial developments.
Donatello Piras
Host and presentor
Patrick Charlton
Vice president of Europe at Alltech
Patrick Charlton is vice president of Europe at Alltech, overseeing all of the company's European business. He is also CEO of Alltech Coppens, a specialist aquaculture feeds company, which was acquired by Alltech in 2016. Over the 30 years, he has worked for Alltech, Charlton has held a number of roles, both regional and global, giving him a broad overview of the company and its global business. He graduated from the University of Nottingham in the U.K. and joined Alltech U.K. in 1991, becoming the technical manager in 1995. In 1998, Charlton moved to Cape Town, South Africa, to become technical director for Alltech in Africa and the Middle East, working with customers throughout the region. Charlton took on the role of general manager of Alltech Canada in 2000, working with customers, consultants, and researchers across Canada. In 2005, he was promoted to global Bioplex® manager, responsible for all activities relating to the Bioplex series of organic minerals. He was appointed CEO of Alltech Coppens when the company was acquired by Alltech in June 2016. Today, the business is a fully integrated part of the Alltech family of companies and represents the leading edge of Alltech's global aquaculture development. Charlton currently lives in the U.K. and received a master's degree in fermentation and distilling from Heriot-Watt University in 2006.
Roland van der Post
Managing Director at GMP+ International
Prof. Dr. Leo den Hartog
Director of R&D at Nutreco
Leo den Hartog is director of R&D at Nutreco and professor in "Animal Nutrition in a Circular Economy" at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. It was from this same university that den Hartog graduated in Animal Sciences in 1978, and where he obtained his PhD in 1984.
In 1989, den Hartog received the Henneberg Lehmann Award from the University of Göttingen, Germany. In 1999, he accepted an honorary PhD from the University of Kaposvar, Hungary. In 2014, he was given the Molenaar Award from the Animal Nutrition magazine in the Netherlands and Belgium. This award is given every two years to a person for his or her contribution to the animal feed and additive industry.
Den Hartog's extensive experience in animal production is reflected in over 450 scientific and applied articles and seven books as author or co-author. To date, he has given more than 750 lectures in over 40 different countries. He has also been chairman of Dutch trade missions on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality to China, Taiwan, South Korea, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa.
Claire Bury
Deputy Director-General in DG Health and Food Safety
Claire Bury is currently Deputy Director-General in DG Health and Food Safety with responsibility for food safety and sustainability. She is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges.
She was previously Deputy Director-General for the Digital Single Market in DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology and Director of Modernisation of the Single Market in Directorate General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs.
Before that, she was Head of Unit for Company Law, Corporate Governance and Financial Crime in Directorate General Internal Market and Services, and Deputy Head of Cabinet to Internal Market Commissioners Charlie McCreevy and Frits Bolkestein.
An English barrister by training, she worked in the Commission's Legal Service and, before coming to Brussels, in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Erik Visser
CEO of Hamlet Protein
CEO, Hamlet Protein since 2019. To name a few of companies he worked with, Erik was the Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing in Adisseo and Chief Executive Officer in Nutriad. He has more than 25 years of experience. He finished Private Law & Political Science in Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and Leadership, Change Management and Strategy in Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School.
Jaana Kleinschmit von Lengefeld
Country Manager, Chairwoman and board member for various ADM entities in Germany
Jaana is German and holds a diploma as a graduate engineer in
Agricultural Economics from the University of Hohenheim and
a Master of Science degree in Resource Economics from the
University of Massachusetts, USA.
After working at Société Générale de Surveillance Holding in
Hamburg being responsible for the agricultural service division
in Germany and Scandinavia, she joined ADM in 2002.
At ADM, she has held various management positions and
currently serves as Country Manager, Chairwoman and board
member for various ADM entities in Germany.
She holds many honorary posts in national and international
Bas Geerts
Head of Sustainability at Cefetra Group BV
Head of Sustainability at Cefetra Group BV, with 20+ years of experience at several NGO's, like WWF, UTZ and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
Passionate about nature, sustainability and personal development, my professional goal is to contribute to mainstreaming sustainability. With 20+ years of professional experience in and around sustainable commodity production & trade, which to me reads as: socially friendly, environmentally sound and economically viable. And to inspire and motivate people to contribute to this cause, which can be done in their role as a professional or as a consumer. I believe all have the power to contribute to making the world a more beautiful place, one step at a time.
I am pragmatic, a team player with a focus on relations with those around me ('sustainability is a team effort'), I am a starter, whose passion flows best when challenged to find new solutions.
Ruud Tijssens
Chairman of the Board of the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF)
Feeding a changing world: The role of IFIF as the voice of the global feed industry
Ruud Tijssens is Chairman of the International Feed Industry Federation for 2022-2023, a post he had held since his election at IFIF's 34th Annual General Assembly on 21 September 2021.
Mr. Tijssens has held a number of leadership positions within IFIF, having previously served as Chair of IFIF's Sustainability Steering Group as well as a member of the IFIF Executive Committee and the IFIF Board of Directors.
He has more than thirty years of diverse executive experience in the Agri and Food sector, with a focus on Innovation, Research & Development, Management and Governance processes. Mr. Tijssens spent ten years in the European dairy industry before moving to the animal feeds industry in 2001, first with CCL and later with CHV.L-BB. When that firm merged with Agrifirm in 2010, he became Director Public & Cooperative Affairs, and is responsible for CSR (Corporate and Social Responsibility) for the combined companies.
Throughout his career, he has served as a Board member and Chairman in a number of foundations, high-level advisory groups and feed industry associations at national and international level. Mr. Tijssens is currently the Chairman of the Knowledge & Innovation Agenda Mission team on Climate Agreement sub table agriculture & land utilization, and does have the task of Quarter maker Innovation Ambassador on behalf of the Dutch government focusing on the agricultural sector.
He was until recently Vice-Chair of the Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) and a Member of the Review Commission TO2 of Dutch the Ministry of Economic Affairs. He was President of the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) until June 2017 and, since 2012, has chaired a research consortium formed by the Dutch feed industry, Wageningen University and the Dutch Government.
Mr. Tijssens holds degrees in Chemical Technology, University of Technology Eindhoven (Propaedeutic and Candidates degree) and University of Technology Delft (Master Science).
Robert van der Zee
Chief Commercial Officer at Cefetra Group BV
Prior to joining Cefetra in 2013, Robert worked 26 years at Cargill in a variety of leadership roles. He spent most of his time in Brazil, but also in Europe and Indonesia he gained his experience in soy crush, palm plantation, cocoa, meat processing and vegetable oil refineries. This built his expertise in the field of animal feed and food ingredients internationally.
In his current position, Robert focuses on HR, Business Development and Sustainability in Cefetra Group – a business division of BayWa Ag.
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Torture and other ill-treatment
Brazil: Surge in killings by police sparks fear in favelas ahead of Rio Olympics
Residents in many of Rio de Janeiro's favelas are living in terror after at least 11 people have been killed in police shootings since the beginning of the month, Amnesty International warned ahead of the 100-day countdown to the Olympic Games.
In the city of Rio alone, at least 307 people were killed by the police last year, accounting for one in every five homicides in the city. Meanwhile the authorities have failed to hold those responsible to account and have increasingly taken a hard-line approach against mainly peaceful street protests.
"Despite the promised legacy of a safe city for hosting the Olympic Games, killings by the police have been steadily increasing over the past few years in Rio. Many have been severely injured by rubber bullets, stun grenades and even firearms used by police forces during protests," said Atila Roque, Executive Director of Amnesty International Brazil.
Despite the promised legacy of a safe city for hosting the Olympic Games, killings by the police have been steadily increasing over the past few years in Rio.
Atila Roque, Executive Director of Amnesty International Brazil.
"Until now, killings by police have for the most part not been investigated, rigorous training and clear operational guidelines for the use of 'less-lethal' weapons have not been established and the authorities still treat protesters like a 'public enemy'.
"Over the next 100 days, there is a lot that the authorities and the organizing bodies of Rio 2016 can and must do to ensure that any public security operations will not violate human rights. We expect Rio's police forces to take a precautionary and consultative approach to public security instead of continuing with their 'shoot first, ask questions later' strategy."
There has been a surge in the police use of excessive force in Rio de Janeiro state in recent years, and the majority of victims are young black men from favelas and marginalized areas.
In 2014, when Brazil hosted the World Cup, police in the state killed 580 people, 40% more than in 2013. The number in 2015 was even higher at 645.
Atila Roque.
Although it is not possible to link this rise in police killings directly to the preparations for the Olympic Games, the statistics reveal a clear pattern of excessive use of force, violence and impunity that taints public security institutions. Many of these killings take place in the State of Rio de Janeiro, which will host the Games.
In August 2015, Amnesty International launched the report "You Killed My Son: Homicides Committed by Military Police in the City of Rio de Janeiro", detailing "trigger-happy" police practices in the favela of Acari in the aftermath of the 2014 World Cup. The organization found that in the vast majority of killings by the military police in Acari in 2014 which were documented by the organization there were strong indications of extrajudicial executions. Despite the exposure and public pressure, so far no one has been brought to justice for these killings.
As long as there is impunity, this cycle of violence and killings by the police will continue.
"It is worrying to see that killings by the police continue to happen on a daily basis in Rio and other Brazilian cities, but the response from authorities continues to be very insufficient. The price in pain and loss of lives is paid mostly by the residents of the favelas and other poor territories, particularly young black men," said Atila Roque.
It is worrying to see that killings by the police continue to happen on a daily basis in Rio and other Brazilian cities, but the response from authorities continues to be very insufficient.
Police repression of protests is another concern in the run-up to the Olympics.
Two years after hosting the World Cup, when Amnesty International also denounced cases of excessive and unnecessary use of force by the police during protests, including the misuse of less-lethal weapons, no effective measures have been taken to prevent further police abuses.
In fact, the only new legislation related to public security around the Olympics is an anti-terrorism law that in practice could be used to curb and criminalize protests.
Police officers were responsible for one in five homicides in Rio de Janeiro city during 2015.
At least 11 people were killed during police operations in the first three weeks of April 2016. On 2 April, a five-year-old boy was killed and two others were injured in a military police operation in Magé, a municipality of the greater Rio area. On 4 April, five people were killed in Acari, a favela in the north of the city, during a joint federal and civil police operation. On the same day, a young man was killed in the favela of Manguinhos during a military police operation. On 7 April, at least two people were killed in Jacarezinho, also in a military police operation. Between 16 and 17 April, a major police operation resulted in two killings and nine injured as residents faced 36 hours of intense shootings in Alemão. On 23 April, one mototaxi driver was killed during a military police operation.
Homicides resulting from police intervention in the state of Rio de Janeiro increased by 54% in two years. In 2014, the year Brazil hosted the World Cup, there were 580 killings amid police operations in the state of Rio, an increase of around 40% on the previous year. In 2015 the trend continued, with 645 killings by police, a 54% increase in the two years since 2013. Source: "You killed my son" report and Brazil's Public Security Institute (Instituto de Segurança Pública)
Anti-terrorism Law: Thousands of activists and protesters are now at risk of arrest under Brazil's new anti-terrorism law. The approval of a new federal anti-terrorism law in February 2016 threatens protesters and social movements by criminalizing actions linked to exercising the right to freedom of assembly.
Arrested during the protests in the run-up to the World Cup in 2013: Rafael Braga, who was detained in the protest of 20 June 2013 and sentenced to 5 years of prison remains in prison. Rafael was carrying a bottle of a cleaning product and was found guilty of the crime of carrying explosive material, despite the fact that the forensics analysis of the material affirmed that they were not explosives. The case was documented in Amnesty International's report "They use a strategy of fear".
No regulation of the use of the so called "less-lethal" weapons, including operational guidelines, rigorous training and standards for equipment selection and testing, has been developed. These weapons – including rubber bullets, stun grenades, chemical irritant sprays, tear gas, and others – have been widely used to repress peaceful protests in Brazil. Their misuse and abuse resulting in unnecessary and excessive use of force, as well as injuries, some life-changing, have been widely documented by Amnesty International in "They use a strategy of fear" report and others.
Thousands of military police and soldiers deployed to residential areas. - In 2014, the Brazilian army was deployed to Rio de Janeiro's Maré favela complex around the FIFA World Cup games. Thousands of troops and military police remained in the community for over a year and multiple abuses were reported, such as the case of Vitor Santiago Borges, now 30 years old, who was shot by the army last year when was entering the favela to go home with friends. He lost part of his leg.
Police killings in Brazil
Amnesty International releases new guide to curb excessive use of force by police
Brazil: "They use a strategy of fear": Protecting the right to protest in Brazil (Report, 5 June 2014)
Brazil: 'Trigger happy' military police kill hundreds as Rio prepares for Olympic countdown (News/Report 3 August 2015)
Killings and Disappearances
Nowhere Safe: Cycle of Abuses against Refugees and Migrants in Libya
Tunisia: Struggle for justice and reparation continues for victims 10 years after the revolution

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El Paso Institution Lucy's Restaurant Featured on 'The Texas Bucket List' TV Show
mike Published: September 10, 2021
Lucy's Restaurant Facebook
Season 17 of "The Texas Bucket List" television show is underway and on the episode airing this Sunday, September 12, longtime west El Paso restaurant and a personal favorite of mine, Lucy's Restaurant will be one of the 3 featured stops.
The weekly syndicated program, which highlights "the joy, wonder, beauty, and excitement of Texas," was in town in May for a promotional event at a Dairy Queen.
Before the meet and greet, host Shane McAuliffe hit up Lucy's to find out first hand why El Pasoan's can't get enough of Lucy's Famous Machaca Plate and the Tacos Antonia.
Lucy's, which shares a building with the King's X (another El Paso institution), has been a staple on the west side since the 1970s, and the shredded beef with tomatoes, onion, and egg smothered with their own chile con queso has been an El Paso favorite for about as long as the restaurant has been open.
Show host Shane McAuliffe was equally enamored with the Tacos Antonia, too -- another popular choice on the Lucy's menu. Named after founder Lucy Lepe's sister, the Tacos Antonia were signaled out as one of the "13 Great Tacos in El Paso" by Texas Monthly in 2015.
In an email correspondence, McAuliffe shared with me that he and TBL crew also checked out Hallelujah BBQ run by the Rescue Mission of El Paso and that his visit there will be in a future episode this upcoming season.
El Paso and the El Paso-area has been featured numerous times on The Texas Bucket List over the last few years. Chico's Tacos, H&H Carwash, Rosa's Cantina, and the super-haunted Monteleone's Ristorante have all been showcased in past seasons, and locations including Hueco Tanks State Park, the oddity-filled Dave's Pawn Shop downtown, and the now-shuttered Wyler Tramway have been too.
The Texas Bucket List airs Sundays at noon on Channel 4-KDBC.
Source: El Paso Institution Lucy's Restaurant Featured on 'The Texas Bucket List' TV Show


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Q: Display Ad every after 3 Posts I'm trying to display an advertisement every after 3 posts in a wordpress blog. Could you guys check something that's wrong in the code?
See the code here

A: see Make $after_every = 0 and add $after_every++ bottom of while loop
then add one condition
if($after_every%3==0){ Show add}

I think it works.

A: I can't figure out why are you using modulus there.
http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.arithmetic.php
I think that is something you didn't want.
The way I usualy do this is:
if( $ad_counter >= 3 ) {
$ad_counter = 0;
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And you can remove line 12 :)

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On April 29, the DUI charges a former Pickens, South Carolina police officer was facing were dropped by a judge.
The former officer, Irving "Rocky" Simmons appeared in court to face the charges that stemmed from a 2008 incident. However, the state trooper who cited him failed to show up and the judge dropped the case.
According to a South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesman, Simmons was off duty on New Year's morning 2008 when he crashed his patrol car at approximately 2 a.m.
According to police, Simmons ran off the road to the right, overcorrected, crossed the road, and collided with a tree.
Lance Cpl. Kathy Hiles of the South Carolina Highway Patrol said that Simmons did not suffer any serious injuries in the crash. She said he was charged with DUI and taken to the Anderson County Detention Center.
Hiles said that Simmons was the only occupant of the vehicle.
Simmons' arrest resulted in his firing from his job as a patrol officer working advance DUI cases with the Pickens Police Department.


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Q: Lacp over two linux boxes - something like MC-LAG I have two linux box'es which are gateways for some kind of virtualized network (Openvswitch, GRE).
I am trying to optimize performance - so I decided, that I have to try remove routing part from them (they will be only forwarding packets to virtualized network, but stacked L3 switches will make routing)
I need to find a way to tell a switch, that those linux boxes are one machine in LACP - why no static lag? Because port will be active even when server wont be up, so it will make connection problems (for example, when server is booting - port for switch look's UP but soft is not working)
So i need some kind of MC-LAG on linux - not even this - i need to tell switch "lag is here" using lacp.
I was trying to set bonding on two hosts with same mac and IP address, but switch see only one host, and when i make ifdown on one server, it see second one.
I was trying to capture lacp packet on one host using tcpdump, and send it every sec on second server, but its not working too :(
Do you have any idea?
I found something like this:
https://docs.cumulusnetworks.com/display/CL25/Multi-Chassis+Link+Aggregation+-+CLAG+-+MLAG
https://docs.cumulusnetworks.com/display/CL25/Virtual+Router+Redundancy+-+VRR
But cumulus is expensive solution...
ps. Sorry for bad english...


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I'll Add Points To All Things
Chapter 49: Your Friend Circle Exploded
Su Yang had planned the roadmap for his company properly. The first two weeks should be spent adapting to the operations since it was not suitable for him to expand the business yet, so he only accepted weekend jobs.
In order to reduce the odds of something bad happening, he and Wang Dong would take shifts to lead the part-timers in executing their job just so they could control the situation and filter the candidates.
After the first two weeks, he would choose several honest and hard-working students among the part-timers and appoint them as team leaders to lead the others. A long-term contract would also be provided to the team leaders.
In the future, the team leaders would take his and Wang Dong's place to guide the new part-timers. Only then could Su Yang and Wang Dong spare themselves from the basic operations of the company.
Wang Dong was in charge of two things. First, he was responsible for contacting Junqing Intermediary and liaise with them for more job selections. Second, he had to search for more companies to work with, which also meant that he had to search for other clients other than Junqing as backup and as a way to expand their reach to other companies.
Su Yang was in charge of expanding the group of students. He had to increase the number of available part-timers so that he could accept more jobs.
According to Su Yang's calculation, his faculty alone had more than 5,000 students, 100 to 200 of which worked part-time constantly. Sometimes, there would be 500 to 600 of them during semester break.
If he could recruit all of them into his company's operation line, he could arrange two jobs a week for the long-term part-timers and one job a fortnight for the other students. Using 130 yuan per head as a reference, Su Yang's company would achieve 260,000 to 270,000 yuan sales per month with a net profit of nearly 80,000 yuan.
Excluding all the miscellaneous fees, the net profit would surely be above 65,000 yuan which was a considerably large amount. If he could expand to the entire campus or even all the universities in Shanghai, a monthly profit of over a million would not be a problem.
Of course, that was just an ideal calculation. As the number of part-timers increased, the company's manpower and operation fees must also increase.
However, this would certainly be an untapped market!
Moreover, Su Yang also thought of the company's future. This company was just the first of many projects in his grand future plans. Other than getting himself the initial capital, the company's goal was to raise the first batch of users for him.
His grand future plan was to build an empire that had businesses all over Huaxia.
It was finally Saturday, and the first job for the company was due. The job was to pretend to be potential clients for a property event.
Su Yang and Wang Dong brought the 20 students there themselves.
The job went well. Su Yang leveraged on the students in the chat groups beforehand and informed them about some of the tricks and keywords, so the 20 students performed quite well.
The sales manager of the property company was suspicious at first, but halfway throughout the job, he gave Su Yang a big thumbs-up and promised to even contact them for the next job.
Su Yang exchanged contacts with the sales manager. Whether or not the sales manager was just trying to be polite, he was still the first potential client.
After the job with the property company, Su Yang and Wang Dong headed to Junqing Intermediary to settle the remaining fees.
He also signed a draft contract for Han Yi's event. The reason why it was a draft contract was that Su Yang's company was still under processing and would only be ready next week.
By then, Su Yang would bring the company stamp over to complete a formal agreement as well as the framework for a year-long agreement with Junqing Intermediary.
The framework agreement was an effective contract. Both companies signed to commit to a year of cooperation, and regardless of how many times they worked together throughout the year, as long as there was a signed and stamped invoice, it would be protected by law. It could also effectively reduce the trivial procedures between their multiple collaborations.
After he got the money, Su Yang distributed the payment to the part-timers. He had 400 yuan left while 40 yuan belonged to Wang Dong, so the remaining 360 yuan was the profit from the job.
It was by no means much, but it was a good start.
When he got home at night, he lay on his bed and started to figure out a way to save costs and increase the profit.
As he pondered about it, he suddenly thought of Han Yi's event. An online artist might need fake fans, but could he somehow find some of Han Yi's real fans in his course? If he could get real Han Yi's fans to pose as 'fake fans', could he save on the payment to the students?
Even better, he could charge both sides and create more income for the company. No matter how he calculated, he might be able to earn 200 yuan per head.
However, he discarded the thought soon enough. If this fake fan event with Han Yi was organized by the management company, it was very likely because Han Yi had a fanatic fanbase that was uncontrollable, hence the company decided to get fake fans to keep the situation under control.
Therefore, in order to exercise control over these potential candidates and make sure they followed orders, he could not ask the fans to pay for the event. He must tell them it was a free event so that they listen to his order.
Su Yang believed it was workable. Nevertheless, he had to first find out whether Han Yi had real fans or not.
How? By doing market research.
Su Yang posted a status in his Friend Circle: 'I might have a chance to see Han Yi next week. Are there any Han Yi fans?'
It was simple and brief.
Even though he barely had any reference, Su Yang believed he would be able to tell how popular she was with the fans and how great her review was.
After posting the status, he tossed his phone aside and had an apple. When he came back, before he even unlocked his phone, Deeny's voice rang out, "Master! Your Friend Circle has exploded!"
"Exploded?!"
He picked up his phone and Deeny automatically showed him his Friend Circle. In less than 5 minutes, Su Yang had received 15 notifications from his Friend Circle.
He tapped on them. Other than some random likes, the rest of them were comments on his status.
'Me, me! I'm a fan!'
'Here! Han Yi's fan here!'
'I really admire her!'
'My hand is raised!'
Even the straight-A student, Li Runze, left a comment, 'Are you also a fan of Han Yi?'
As expected of a straight-A student, the 'also' that he included in his sentence was beautiful. It showed that he was Han Yi's fan and was also searching for someone who shared the same thoughts, similar to how Mr. Lu Xun had described the two jujube trees[1]. The approaches might be different, but they all contributed towards the same goal.
'It seems like there are a lot of Han Yi's fans.'
Su Yang was more confident in his plan now.
The next day, he spent his time searching for Han Yi's fans. The process was a boring one since he had to verify them one by one after all and promote the job in all the other chat groups.
However, whenever he added a candidate to his list, Su Yang muttered, "100 yuan". It boosted his motivation to work harder.
As he continued to search for Han Yi's fans, he filtered out the 20 part-timers who took part in the property viewing job with him. He picked 10 out of 20 of them and assigned them as team leaders. At the price of the job, which was 150 yuan per day, he asked them to find more fans and gather all the fans' support.
His work sped up exponentially, and in the end, the registered number of candidates reached more than 130 people.
It was the first time Su Yang had a general idea about Han Yi's fanbase. Of course, some of them might just want to see the artist or be there for the show.
Su Yang arranged his time and met the ten team leaders to brief them about the job. He then assigned them to take care of their own team members and promised to prioritize their part-time job applications the next time.
Soon, after the initial selection, a fan group of 100 members was founded.
After settling everything, Su Yang went into the personal space and took a bath, enjoying the weekend life that he had never experienced before.
Deeny was busy doing something outside the villa.
While he took his bath, he chatted with Deeny who did not seem to have an idea about what she was doing.
"Deeny, can you be like those AI in the movies and hack the bank server? Can you increase the figures in my savings account?"
[1] This refers to Lu Xun's literary work, "Autumn Night".


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G.R. No. 197937, April 03, 2013 - FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC., Respondent.
FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC., Respondent.
Petitioner appeals the Orders1 dated February 21, 2011 and July 25, 2011 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 166 which granted respondent's motion to dismiss on the ground of litis pendentia.
(a) The province may levy an amusement tax to be collected from the proprietors, lessees, or operators of theaters, cinemas, concert halls, circuses, boxing stadia, and other places of amusement at a rate of not more than thirty percent (30%) of the gross receipts from admission fees.
(b) In the case of theaters or cinemas, the tax shall first be deducted and withheld by their proprietors, lessees, or operators and paid to the provincial treasurer before the gross receipts are divided between said proprietors, lessees, or operators and the distributors of the cinematographic films.
(d) The sangguniang panlalawigan may prescribe the time, manner, terms and conditions for the payment of tax. In case of fraud or failure to pay the tax, the sangguniang panlalawigan may impose such surcharges, interest and penalties as it may deem appropriate.
SECTION 42. Rate of Tax. – There shall be paid to the Office of the City Treasurer by the proprietors, lessees, or operators of theaters, cinemas, concert halls, circuses, boxing stadia and other places of amusement an amusement tax at the rate of thirty percent (30%) of the gross receipts from admission fees.
SECTION 43. Manner of Payment. – In the case of theaters or cinemas, the tax shall first be deducted and withheld by their proprietors, lessee, or operators and paid to the city treasurer before the gross receipts are divided between said proprietors, lessee, operators and the distributors of the cinematographic films.
SECTION 45. Time of Payment. – The tax shall be due and payable within the first twenty (20) days of the succeeding month.
On June 7, 2002, Congress approved R.A. No. 91674 which created the Film Development Council of the Philippines, herein petitioner. Petitioner's mandate includes the development and implementation of "an incentive and reward system for the producers based on merit to encourage the production of quality films."5 The Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) was established to review and grade films in accordance with criteria and standards and procedures it shall formulate subject to the approval of petitioner.
2. For grade "B" films. - 65% of the amusement tax collected on such films. The remaining thirty-five (35%) shall accrue to the funds of the Council.
For the purpose of implementing the above incentive system, R.A. No. 9167 mandates the remittance of the proceeds of the amusement tax collected by the local government units (LGUs) to petitioner.
Section 14. Amusement Tax Deduction and Remittances. - All revenue from the amusement tax on the graded film which may otherwise accrue to the cities and municipalities in Metropolitan Manila and highly urbanized and independent component cities in the Philippines pursuant to Section 140 of Republic Act. No. 7160 during the period the graded film is exhibited, shall be deducted and withheld by the proprietors, operators or lessees of theaters or cinemas and remitted within thirty (30) days from the termination of the exhibition to the Council which shall reward the corresponding amusement tax to the producers of the graded film within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof.
Petitioner filed a Comment (In Lieu of Answer)12 in Civil Case No. CEB-35529 praying for the dismissal of the petition filed by the City of Cebu.
Meanwhile, respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss13 in Civil Case No. 72238 arguing that petitioner's complaint merits outright dismissal considering that its claim had already been extinguished by respondent's prior payment or remittance of the subject amusement taxes to the City of Cebu. Respondent called attention to Section 26 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A. No. 9167 which directed petitioner to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with proprietors, operators and lessees of theaters and cinemas as well as movie producers, on the systems and procedures to be followed for the collection, remittance and monitoring of the amusement taxes withheld on graded films. In the apparent absence of such MOA and the "general procedure/process" duly adopted by all proprietors, operators and lessees of theaters or cinemas, respondent has been withholding such taxes and remitting the same to the City of Cebu pursuant to Cebu City Tax Ordinance No. LXIX, as shown by the Certification14 dated February 5, 2009 issued by the Office of the Treasurer of Cebu City stating that respondent "had religiously remitted their monthly amusement taxes due to the Cebu City Government." Respondent pointed out that even the Cebu City Government recognizes that when it receives the amusement taxes collected or withheld by the owners, operators and proprietors of theaters and cinema houses on graded films, it is mandated to forward the said taxes to petitioner.
In its Comment15 on the motion to dismiss, petitioner argued that Section 14 of R.A. No. 9167 is valid and constitutional. As to respondent's defense of prior payment, petitioner asserted that the execution of a MOA with the proprietors, owners and lessees of theaters and cinema houses is not a condition sine qua non for a valid enforcement of the provisions of R.A. No. 9167. The IRR cited by respondent cannot prevail over the clear import of the law on which it is based, and hence respondent cannot invoke it to excuse non-payment of the amusement tax incentive rewards due to the producers of graded films which should have been remitted to petitioner in accordance with Section 14 of R.A. No. 9167. Petitioner pointed out that from the time R.A. No. 9167 took effect up to the present, all the cities and municipalities in Metropolitan Manila and highly urbanized and independent component cities in the Philippines, with the sole exception of Cebu City and a number of theater establishments therein, have unanimously acceded to and have faithfully complied with the mandate of said law notwithstanding the absence of a MOA.
Respondent filed its Reply16 to petitioner's Comment maintaining that its remittance of the amusement tax incentive reward to the City of Cebu extinguished its obligation to petitioner, and arguing that the case should be dismissed on the additional ground of litis pendentia.
On February 21, 2011, the Pasig City RTC issued the assailed order granting the motion to dismiss, holding that the action before the Cebu City RTC (Civil Case No. CEB-35529) is the appropriate vehicle for litigating the issues between the parties in Civil Case No. 72238. Moreover, said court found all the elements of litis pendentia present and accordingly dismissed the complaint. Petitioner's motion for reconsideration was likewise denied.
THE RTC, BRANCH 166, OF PASIG CITY UTTERLY IGNORED AND DISREGARDED THE WELL-SETTLED RULE THAT UNLESS AND UNTIL A SPECIFIC PROVISION OF LAW IS DECLARED INVALID AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL, THE SAME IS ENTITLED TO OBEDIENCE AND RESPECT.
Petitioner reiterates that every law has in its favor the presumption of constitutionality, and unless and until a specific provision of law is declared invalid and unconstitutional, the same is valid and binding for all intents and purposes. In dismissing the complaint, the Pasig City RTC abdicated its solemn duty and jurisdiction to rule on the constitutional issues raised by respondent in Civil Case No. 72238 upon the mistaken assumption that only the Cebu City RTC in Civil Case No. CEB-35529 can directly determine the constitutionality of Sections 13 and 14 of R.A. No. 9167 and the indispensability of a MOA in the remittance to petitioner of amusement tax rewards due to the producers of graded films. Petitioner further contends that, contrary to the ruling of the Pasig City RTC, the principle of judicial courtesy is not applicable because a judgment in Civil Case No. CEB-35529 will not result in rendering moot the issues brought before the Pasig City RTC in Civil Case No. 72238.
We do not subscribe to petitioner's view that the dismissal of the complaint in Civil Case No. 72238 amounts to an abdication of the Pasig City RTC's concurrent jurisdiction to settle constitutional questions involving a statute or its implementing rules. The 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, provides for specific grounds for the dismissal of any complaint in civil cases including those where the trial court has competence and authority to hear and decide the issues raised and relief sought. One of these grounds is litis pendentia.
Petitioner submits that while there is identity of parties in Civil Case Nos. CEB-35529 and 72238, the second and third requisites are absent. It points out that in the former, it is not claiming any monetary award but merely prayed for the dismissal of the declaratory relief petition. Moreover, since the issues raised in the former case are purely legal, petitioner is not necessarily called upon to present testimonial or documentary evidence to prove factual matters. Petitioner thus concludes that the judgment in former case would not amount to res judicata in the latter case. Petitioner further notes that when a judgment dismissing the former case is appealed and the assailed provisions of R.A. No. 9167 are declared constitutional by this Court, petitioner will not be automatically awarded the unpaid amusement taxes it is claiming against respondent in Civil Case No. 72238.
Petitioner's submissions fail to persuade.
In this case, what petitioner failed to take into account is that the Cebu City RTC allowed respondent to intervene in Civil Case No. CEB-35529 by way of an interpleader action as to which government entity – whether petitioner or the Cebu City Government – should have remitted the amusement taxes it collected from the admission fees of graded films shown in respondent's cinemas in Cebu City. It must be noted that since 1993 when City Tax Ordinance No. LXIX was enforced, respondent had been faithfully remitting amusement taxes to the City of Cebu and because of the collection suit filed by petitioner, such defense of prior payment and evidence to prove it which respondent could have presented at the trial in Civil Case No. 72238 would be the same defense and evidence necessary to sustain respondent's interpleader action in Civil Case No. CEB-35529 before the Cebu City RTC. Also, in both cases, respondent had raised the matter of conflicting provisions of R.A. No. 9167 and Local Government Code of 1991, while petitioner pleaded and argued the constitutionality and validity of Sections 13 and 14 of R.A. No. 9167.
The interpleader action of respondent/intervenor, anchored on its defense of prior payment, would be considered by the Cebu City RTC in its final determination of the parties' rights and interests as it resolves the legal questions. The Pasig City RTC is likewise confronted with the legal and constitutional issues in the collection suit, alongside with respondent's defense of prior payment. It is evident that petitioner's claim against the respondent hinges on the correct interpretation of the conflicting provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991 and R.A. No. 9167. There could be no doubt that a judgment in either case would constitute res judicata to the other. Sound practice thus dictates that the common factual and legal issues be resolved in a single proceeding.
We also find no reversible error in the Pasig City RTC's ruling that Civil Case No. CEB-35529 is the appropriate vehicle for litigating the issues raised by petitioner and respondent in Civil Case No. 72238.
In this case, all things considered, there can be no doubt Civil Case No. CEB-35529 is the appropriate vehicle to determine the rights of petitioner and respondent. In that declaratory relief case instituted by the City of Cebu, to which respondent had been remitting the subject amusement taxes being claimed by petitioner in Civil Case No. 72238, the issue of validity or constitutionality of Sections 13 and 14 of R.A. No. 9167 was directly pleaded and argued between petitioner and the City of Cebu, with subsequent inclusion of respondent as intervenor. Moreover, the presence of City of Cebu as party plaintiff would afford proper relief to respondent in the event the Cebu City RTC renders judgment sustaining the validity of the said provisions. Respondent had vigorously asserted in both courts that it had remitted the amusement taxes in good faith to the City of Cebu which had threatened sanctions for non-compliance with City Tax Ordinance No. LXIX, and that it should not be made to pay once again the same taxes to petitioner. As equally dire consequences for non-compliance with the demand for payment having been made by petitioner, such defense of good faith is best ventilated in Civil Case No. CEB-35529 where the City of Cebu is a party.
WHEREFORE, the petition for review on certiorari is DENIED. The Orders dated February 21, 2011 and July 25, 2011 of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 166 are hereby AFFIRMED.
1Rollo, pp. 32-42. Penned by Presiding Judge Rowena De Juan-Quinagoran.
2 AN ORDINANCE REVISING THE CITY TAX ORDINANCE NO. 1, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE OMNIBUS TAX ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CEBU' AS AMENDED. Rollo, pp. 136-213.
Section 151. Scope of Taxing Powers. -- Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the city, may levy the taxes, fees, and charges which the province or municipality may impose: Provided, however, That the taxes, fees and charges levied and collected by highly urbanized and independent component cities shall accrue to them and distributed in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
The rates of taxes that the city may levy may exceed the maximum rates allowed for the province or municipality by not more than fifty percent (50%) except the rates of professional and amusement taxes.
4 AN ACT CREATING THE FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
5 R.A. No. 9167, Sec. 3(2).
21Proton Pilipinas Corporation v. Republic of the Phils., 535 Phil. 521, 536-537 (2006); Guaranteed Hotels, Inc. v. Baltao, 489 Phil. 702, 707 (2005).
22Dotmatrix Trading v. Legaspi, G.R. No. 155622, October 26, 2009, 604 SCRA 431, 436, citing Cruz v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 164797, February 13, 2006, 482 SCRA 379, 393; Calo v. Tan, G.R. No. 151266, November 29, 2005, 476 SCRA 426, 440.
23Subic Telecommunications Company, Inc. v. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, G.R. No. 185159, October 12, 2009, 603 SCRA 470, 481, citing Rudolf Lietz Holdings, Inc. v. Registry of Deeds of Parañaque City, G.R. No. 133240, November 15, 2000, 344 SCRA 680, 686.
24Republic v. Carmel Development, Inc., 427 Phil. 723, 739 (2002).
25Yap v. Chua, G.R. No. 186730, June 13, 2012, 672 SCRA 419, 429.
26Subic Telecommunications Company, Inc. v. Subic Metropolitan Authority, supra note 23, at 481-482.
27 Id. at 482, citing Feliciano v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 123293, March 5, 1998, 287 SCRA 61, 68 and Victronics Computers, Inc. v. RTC, Branch 63, Makati, G.R. No. 104019, January 25, 1993, 217 SCRA 517, 530.
29Dotmatrix Trading v. Legaspi, supra note 22, at 442, citing Mid-Pasig Land Development Corporation v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 153751, October 8, 2003, 413 SCRA 204, 213; Panganiban v. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., G.R. No. 131471, January 22, 2003, 395 SCRA 624, 634; Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas v. Court of Appeals, G.R. Nos. 130326 & 137868, November 29, 2001, 371 SCRA 95, 114-115; Allied Banking Corp. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 95223, July 26, 1996, 259 SCRA 371, 378.
30 187 Phil. 390, 402 (1980).
31Victronics Computers, Inc. v. RTC, Branch 63, Makati, supra note 27, at 534.
32Dotmatrix Trading v. Legaspi, supra note 22, at 443, citing Abines v. Bank of the Philippine Islands, G.R. No. 167900, February 13, 2006, 482 SCRA 421, 433-434.


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#include "mitkProperties.h"

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: mitk::NavigationDataToNavigationDataFilter()
{
  m_Offset[0] = 0.0;
  m_Offset[1] = 0.0;
  m_Offset[2] = 0.0;
}

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{
}

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{
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Jürgen Rahe was the Director for Solar System Exploration of NASA's Office of Space Science. Rahe's career began in Germany, where he was born and educated, receiving a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Hamburg in 1966 and a Dr. Habil from the Technical University of Berlin in 1971. He taught at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, where he was both Professor and Director of the Astronomical Institute, for 12 years, beginning in 1971. He also served as director of the Remeis Observatory in Bamberg. Jurgen came to the United States in 1985 to work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and teach planetary astronomy at Caltech. He moved to NASA Headquarters in 1989 (shortly after joining AAS) as Discipline Scientist for the Planetary Astronomy Program, and advanced to direct the Solar System Exploration Division. At the time of his death, Rahe was responsible for the overall management, budget, and strategic planning for NASA's solar system exploration program. He was also deeply involved in forging international partnerships to advance solar system exploration.
His scientific research, begun in Germany and continued in the USA, included studies of cataclysmic variables, novae, and interacting binaries, but he became best known as a comet researcher. He continued advancing comet research as Co-Leader of the International Halley Watch and Co-Investigator on the European Space Agency's Giotto mission to Comet Halley. He also served as Program Scientist for the Clementine, Rosetta, and Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous missions, and as Associate Program Scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope. His award include NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal and a posthumous Distinguished Service Medal. Asteroid 1982 VT was named in his honor.
Biographical information from the American Astronomical Society.


I'd like to think that a lot of public employees and elected officials just don't understand that the open meeting and freedom of information laws on the books in this state and in the country apply to e-mail as well.
The public has a right to know what the discussion is among their elected representatives, and it doesn't matter if it is written on paper or sent by e-mail. The general public treats e-mail and other means of Internet communication as though it were protected from the view of others.
But as news story after news story has shown, it isn't. If you blab on your blog that your boss is a jerk and you hate your job, guess what, don't worry about that job any longer, because you will probably get fired. If you compile a hit list, joking or not, and send it over the Internet, you are in big trouble.
I had hoped that the Dist. 861 School Board, which has done so many good things, such as striving to improve the delivery of better schools and curriculum to the students, would not have shown themselves to be quite so ignorant of the freedom of information laws under which they must operate "" even after being warned by Pat Blaisdell, their Human Resources Director.
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Was thinking of going to Barcelona for a couple of days of one of the tests. It seems like a good way of seeing the cars up close and see lots of running (apart from STR) with a bit of space and time to wander around. It seems relatively affordable apart from the fact that the airlines have cottoned onto the fact that the teams are based in the UK and so air fares are higher out of London than they should be.
Has anybody done it and if so do you have any tips?
Edited by PalaceNick, 07 February 2018 - 13:13.
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Testing is great fun, you should definitely go Its become a bit of a pilgrimage for me now, wouldn't miss it for anything!
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If you stay in Barcelona then it is really easy to get to the circuit on the train to Montmelo (takes about 30 mins) and then a taxi or just walk to the circuit. There are a couple of hotels right next to the circuit but I would be surprised if they are not all sold out at this stage. There are food stalls open but the choice is not great, and no alcohol is allowed in the circuit, either to buy or to take in. you can take your own food in (or you can go out the circuit at lunch & go to one of the nearby restaurants ).
This definitely sounds like the way forward! Thanks for the tips (especially the circuit tour!). Can't make the last day of the second test but am thinking of doing the Thursday and Friday. Sounds like just the thing!


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Nightfall came and the guards went off to dream about Bounty Bars and as soon as the lines went silent the intrigued villagers crept out and stole the potatoes right from under their noses !!!
The crafty crew legged it home and rattled up some most amazing potato creations and suddenly realised how truly delicious and nutritious they actually were.
Maybe this is where Pomme Mousseline was born !!!!
Fred, you were too advanced for your fellow people but we respect you for your passion around all thing potatoes just next time make sure you get some decent guards.
We are off for some chips after all of that….
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Like André Leducq, the four Lapébie riders and Antonin Magne, Louison Bobet was a famous cyclist. Early in his career he was given the nickname "cry-baby", but he went on to win the Tour de France three times in succession, and became a world champion.
His name was strongly associated with Mercier bicycles, which he rode in Le Tour of 1955, and Mercier marketed motorcycles under his name powered by Ydral and other engines.
Bobet went on to become a competent pilot and a businessman. He is described by many as "a character". It is believed he was active in The Resistance during WWII.


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Online petition started against Salinas police, civil claim filed
Amy Larson
KSBW.com Digital Media Manager
KSBW / Matt Ulrich
Resident protest Salinas police killing three people this year. (May 21, 2014)
SOURCE: KSBW / Matt Ulrich
The Salinas Police Department was faced with an online petition, tense protests outside the police station, and a possible lawsuit Wednesday as residents declared officers used racist judgement and unnecessary lethal force while killing three Hispanic men in three separate incidents in 2014.March 20: Angel Ruiz was armed with an Air soft pellet gun outside a restaurant on Constitution Boulevard when he was fatally shot by police.May 9: Osman Hernandez, 26, was armed with a lettuce knife when police shot him in the head outside Mi Pueblo in a busy shopping center on East Alisal Street. Hernandez was clutching a lettuce knife and ignoring police commands when he was shot, according to the police chief. May 20: An unnamed man armed with gardening shears was followed by police down North Sanborn Road before he was shot dead in front of several witnesses, including one witness who was recording with a camera. Police said he had threatened to kill a woman and tried to break into her home.PHOTOS: 3 Salinas police shootingsAn attorney for Hernandez's family filed a civil claim against the city for $2 million in damages on Wednesday. The city has 45 days to respond before the family and their attorney, Christopher Dolan, can file a lawsuit."There is something seriously wrong. It's horrific. These men were shot down in cold blood," Dolan said.Police Chief Kelly McMillin said the officers who killed Hernandez did nothing wrong.Police have not released the name of the man killed Tuesday, but they are holding a press conference Thursday that is not open to the public.KSBW announced plans on-air that it would live stream the press conference on KSBW.com. Minutes later, the Salinas Police Department sent an email to the media saying no live streaming would be allowed."Live streaming will not be allowed at the 3 p.m. press conference on 5-22-2014 in regards to the Officer Involved Shooting of 5-20-2014. SPD apologizes for any inconvenience," the email stated.At the same time the civil claim was filed, demonstrators protested outside the Salinas police station and City Hall, confronted detectives who were arriving and leaving, and yelled out "murderers," and "shame on you" at the chief. One protest sign read, "We empower Salinas P.D. to protect us not kill us."McMillin walked out of the police station and told protesters, "I absolutely welcome folks to protest, that's why City Hall exists, but I ask they also need to be respectful to officers doing work. It doesn't serve any purpose by getting in their way."Meanwhile, a petition was created Wednesday on Change.org called Justice Salinas. By 5:40 p.m, more than 1,000 people had signed the petition.The petition's author, Cesara Chavez, wrote, "The East Salinas community is in need of clarity and answers in the wake of a series of police shootings in our neighborhood streets. There has been a historic practice seen in law enforcement that targets boys and young men of color in cities across California, and we have watched it unfold over the past two weeks on our own streets. It is critical our law enforcement officials are transparent in their actions, held accountable for their behavior, and properly trained to provide culturally responsive and socially conscious patrol and procedural practices to ensure the trust, safety, and communication needed to successfully serve in the best interest of our community. East Salinas and the broad community deserve dignity and answers."Fourteen Salinas police investigators were busy back at the shooting scene Wednesday trying to answer questions."We completely understand that there is genuine concern and questions that need to be answered. We want to be able to come forth with all the facts," Cmdr. Vince Maiorana said. "It's a horrible situation when you have lost of life. We take investigations seriously no matter who is involved, so I just hope people don't rush to judgment."On Tuesday, a witness recorded video of two Salinas police officers pointing guns at a man outside Delicia's Bakery on North Sanborn Road.VIDEO: Frame by frame analysis of Salinas police shootingThe man was carrying gardening shears and can been seen walking away from police as the officers follow him down the street. Officers have their guns drawn and pointed at the man.Just like the Mi Pueblo incident, the man did not listen to police commands. A few moments later, the officers suddenly opened fire.Witnesses can be heard shouting expletives at the officers as a body lay on the ground."Why the f— didn't you Taser him? You guys didn't even try," one woman yells.(WARNING: Graphic content) Watch the full video showing Salinas police killing the man on May 20 below:Salinas OIS on YouTubeMobile users click here for full video.
SALINAS, Calif. —
The Salinas Police Department was faced with an online petition, tense protests outside the police station, and a possible lawsuit Wednesday as residents declared officers used racist judgement and unnecessary lethal force while killing three Hispanic men in three separate incidents in 2014.
March 20: Angel Ruiz was armed with an Air soft pellet gun outside a restaurant on Constitution Boulevard when he was fatally shot by police.
Frame by frame: Analysis of Salinas police shooting video
1 killed during riot in Salinas; Demonstrators turn violent against police
Salinas police fatally shoot man; Citizens speak out
May 9: Osman Hernandez, 26, was armed with a lettuce knife when police shot him in the head outside Mi Pueblo in a busy shopping center on East Alisal Street. Hernandez was clutching a lettuce knife and ignoring police commands when he was shot, according to the police chief.
May 20: An unnamed man armed with gardening shears was followed by police down North Sanborn Road before he was shot dead in front of several witnesses, including one witness who was recording with a camera. Police said he had threatened to kill a woman and tried to break into her home.
PHOTOS: 3 Salinas police shootings
An attorney for Hernandez's family filed a civil claim against the city for $2 million in damages on Wednesday. The city has 45 days to respond before the family and their attorney, Christopher Dolan, can file a lawsuit.
"There is something seriously wrong. It's horrific. These men were shot down in cold blood," Dolan said.
Police Chief Kelly McMillin said the officers who killed Hernandez did nothing wrong.
Police have not released the name of the man killed Tuesday, but they are holding a press conference Thursday that is not open to the public.
KSBW announced plans on-air that it would live stream the press conference on KSBW.com. Minutes later, the Salinas Police Department sent an email to the media saying no live streaming would be allowed.
"Live streaming will not be allowed at the 3 p.m. press conference on 5-22-2014 in regards to the Officer Involved Shooting of 5-20-2014. SPD apologizes for any inconvenience," the email stated.
At the same time the civil claim was filed, demonstrators protested outside the Salinas police station and City Hall, confronted detectives who were arriving and leaving, and yelled out "murderers," and "shame on you" at the chief. One protest sign read, "We empower Salinas P.D. to protect us not kill us."
McMillin walked out of the police station and told protesters, "I absolutely welcome folks to protest, that's why City Hall exists, but I ask they also need to be respectful to officers doing work. It doesn't serve any purpose by getting in their way."
Meanwhile, a petition was created Wednesday on Change.org called Justice Salinas. By 5:40 p.m, more than 1,000 people had signed the petition.
The petition's author, Cesara Chavez, wrote, "The East Salinas community is in need of clarity and answers in the wake of a series of police shootings in our neighborhood streets. There has been a historic practice seen in law enforcement that targets boys and young men of color in cities across California, and we have watched it unfold over the past two weeks on our own streets. It is critical our law enforcement officials are transparent in their actions, held accountable for their behavior, and properly trained to provide culturally responsive and socially conscious patrol and procedural practices to ensure the trust, safety, and communication needed to successfully serve in the best interest of our community. East Salinas and the broad community deserve dignity and answers."
Fourteen Salinas police investigators were busy back at the shooting scene Wednesday trying to answer questions.
"We completely understand that there is genuine concern and questions that need to be answered. We want to be able to come forth with all the facts," Cmdr. Vince Maiorana said. "It's a horrible situation when you have lost of life. We take investigations seriously no matter who is involved, so I just hope people don't rush to judgment."
On Tuesday, a witness recorded video of two Salinas police officers pointing guns at a man outside Delicia's Bakery on North Sanborn Road.
VIDEO: Frame by frame analysis of Salinas police shooting
The man was carrying gardening shears and can been seen walking away from police as the officers follow him down the street. Officers have their guns drawn and pointed at the man.
Just like the Mi Pueblo incident, the man did not listen to police commands. A few moments later, the officers suddenly opened fire.
Witnesses can be heard shouting expletives at the officers as a body lay on the ground.
"Why the f— didn't you Taser him? You guys didn't even try," one woman yells.
(WARNING: Graphic content) Watch the full video showing Salinas police killing the man on May 20 below:
Mobile users click here for full video.


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The Minute Man es una escultura de 1874 de Daniel Chester French en el Parque Histórico Nacional Minute Man, Concord, en el estado de Massachusetts (Estados Unidos). Fue creado entre 1871 y 1874 después de una extensa investigación, y originalmente estaba destinado a ser de piedra. El medio se cambió a bronce y se fundió con diez cañones de la era de la Guerra de Secesión apropiados por el Congreso.

La estatua representa a un miliciano que se aleja de su arado para unirse a las fuerzas patriotas en la Batalla de Concord, al comienzo de la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. El joven tiene un abrigo echado sobre su arado y tiene un mosquete en la mano. Los historiadores del arte del siglo XIX notaron que la pose se asemeja a la pose del Apolo Belvedere. Hasta finales del siglo XX, se asumió que la pose se transpuso de la estatua anterior. Con base en los diarios de Daniel Chester French, los historiadores del arte moderno han demostrado que el Apolo Belvedere fue solo una de varias estatuas que se utilizaron en la investigación de The Minute Man.

La estatua se inauguró en 1875 con motivo del centenario de la Batalla de la Concordia. Recibió elogios de la crítica y continúa siendo elogiado por los comentaristas. La estatua ha sido un símbolo sufragista y un símbolo de la Guardia Nacional de los Estados Unidos y sus componentes, la Guardia Nacional del Ejército y la Guardia Nacional Aérea, y representada en monedas como el medio dólar Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial de 1925 y el estado de Massachusetts de 2000. trimestre

Contexto
Minutemen o Minute Companies eran parte de la milicia de la Provincia de la Bahía de Massachusetts. El nombre minutemen proviene de la idea de que estarían listos para pelear con un minuto de anticipación. La fuerza se creó en respuesta a la falta de respuesta de la milicia de Massachusetts a la alarma de pólvora en septiembre de 1774. A diferencia de la milicia general, que estaba formada por todos los hombres blancos sanos de entre 16 y 60 años, las dos compañías de minuteros estaban formadas por jóvenes voluntarios a los que se les pagaba un chelín, ocho peniques por su tiempo de perforación tres veces por semana. La otra diferencia entre la milicia general y los milicianos era cómo se nombraban los oficiales. En la milicia general, los oficiales eran nombrados por el gobernador como favor político; los oficiales de los minutemen eran elegidos por sus pares. En febrero de 1775, Concord, Massachusetts, tenía 104 minuteros en dos compañías.En 1775, el Congreso Provincial de Massachusetts designó a Concord como reserva de cañones, pólvora y municiones patriotas. En respuesta al creciente arsenal de armas, el general del ejército británico Thomas Gage envió espías a Concord para inspeccionar los preparativos. Basado en los informes de los espías y las instrucciones del Secretario de Estado para América William Legge, Gage ordenó un ataque preventivo en Concord. Al amanecer del 19 de abril de 1775, seis compañías de granaderos e infantería ligera al mando del mayor John Pitcairn se encontraron con un grupo de 70 milicianos al mando de John Parker en el Lexington Common. Los milicianos fueron alertados del avance británico por Paul Revere, William Dawes y Samuel Prescott, quienes viajaron desde Boston. Se desconoce quién disparó el primer tiro de la Batalla de Lexington, pero tras menos de 30 minutos de combates, ocho milicianos murieron y nueve resultaron heridos. Después de dispersar a los patriotas, Pitcairn trasladó sus tropas a Concord.

Según las alertas de Prescott y los informes de Lexington, 150 soldados de Concord y Lincoln se reunieron en Concord Common bajo el mando de James Barrett. Después de encontrarse con las tropas británicas que avanzaban, los Minutemen se retiraron a un terreno más alto sin disparar un tiro. Dado que las tropas británicas tenían el control de la ciudad, procedieron a buscar y destruir los suministros almacenados. El cañón, las balas de mosquete y la harina quedaron inutilizables, pero se retiró la pólvora antes de que pudiera ser incautada. Mientras los británicos registraban la ciudad, los Minutemen se trasladaron al Old North Bridge y fueron reforzados por milicianos de otras ciudades. En el puente, 400 milicianos y milicianos repelieron el avance británico y los obligaron a retirarse. Muchos de los minuteros que participaron en la Batalla de Concord se fueron a casa después de que los británicos se retiraran del puente. Sin embargo, los Minutemen de otras ciudades se enfrentaron con las tropas británicas durante su marcha de regreso a Boston.

Monumento a la batalla de 1836

En 1825, la Bunker Hill Monument Association donó 500 dólares (unos 12 000 dólares de 2022) a Concord para construir un monumento a la Batalla de Concord. El plan original era colocar el monumento "cerca de la bomba del pueblo" en Concord. Debido a desacuerdos dentro de la ciudad, no se hizo nada con el dinero hasta que Ezra Ripley donó un terreno para el monumento cerca del Old North Bridge en 1835. Después de la donación, la ciudad hizo que Solomon Willard diseñara un obelisco de granito simple  para conmemorar el 60 aniversario de la Batalla de Concord. El " Himno de la Concordia " fue escrito por el escritor trascendentalista Ralph Waldo Emerson para la dedicación del monumento en 1836. En la ceremonia, se cantó con la melodía de "Old Hundred".

Para disgusto de Emerson, el obelisco se encuentra en la orilla del río donde los británicos estuvieron de pie durante la batalla. El Minute Man fue creado para la celebración del centenario de la batalla en 1875. A diferencia del monumento anterior, se colocaría en la orilla donde se encontraba la milicia de Massachusetts.

Elaboración y dedicación
El comité de monumentos de The Minute Man, que estaba formado por George M. Brooks, John B. More, John S. Keyes y Emerson, solo consideró a Daniel Chester French porque era de Concord y su padre, Henry F. French, era un destacado abogado local y ex juez. La estatua fue la primera obra de tamaño completo de French; anteriormente, French había producido un busto de su padre y una estatua adicional. En 1871, un año antes de que se le encargara formalmente, el presidente del comité le pidió a French que comenzara a trabajar en la estatua. A lo largo del año, French dibujó posibles poses para la estatua. Ese verano, creó una pequeña "figura relacionada" de arcilla que fue rechazada por el comité. Se desconoce cómo era esa estatua y no se salvó.

French investigó The Minute Man estudiando los cuernos de pólvora y los botones de la época. Según Harold Holzer, debido a que French era un hombre guapo, "habría una fila de mujeres jóvenes fuera de su estudio listas para mostrarle sus supuestos artefactos coloniales " para ayudarlo con su investigación. Después de una búsqueda de meses, se localizó un arado de la era correcta para modelar la estatua. En 1873, el comité de la estatua aceptó su segundo modelo de arcilla de la estatua. El mismo año, el medio de la estatua se cambió de piedra a bronce. La versión en miniatura de la estatua ganó un concurso de arte local en septiembre de 1873, pero los críticos consideraron que la pose de la figura era "incómodamente rígida". La pose de The Minute Man se hizo más natural en el proceso de ampliación al trabajar con modelos. En septiembre de 1874, la estatua se completó y se envió una versión de yeso de la estatua de arcilla a Ames Manufacturing Works en Chicopee, Massachusetts. Debido a que la ciudad no tenía el dinero para fundir la estatua en bronce, a través de un proyecto de ley presentado por Ebenezer R. Hoar, el Congreso de los Estados Unidos asignó diez cañones de la era de la Guerra Civil para el proyecto. La estatua fue fundida con el metal de las armas.

La estatua se inauguró el 19 de abril de 1875, durante la celebración del centenario de la Batalla de Concord, en una ceremonia a la que asistieron el presidente Ulysses S. Grant y Ralph Waldo Emerson. French, sin embargo, se fue a Italia para seguir estudiando escultura en 1874 y no asistió. Holzer sugiere que French evitó la celebración "en caso de que la estatua fuera criticada" por los críticos contemporáneos. Los temores de French fueron infundados y la estatua fue recibida positivamente por los críticos de arte y el público.

El Minute Man de Concord de 1775
La ciudad de Concord encargó a French en 1889 que reelaborara The Minute Man para el USS Concord. La nueva estatua, pagada por el Congreso, se tituló The Concord Minute Man of 1775. La estatua reelaborada limpió algunas imperfecciones de la estatua original e incorporó elementos de Beaux Arts. French hizo que el movimiento de la nueva estatua fuera más fluido y natural. Se completó en 1890 y se instaló en la cañonera en 1891. La  también llevó una copia de la estatua. USS Concord en la década de 1940.

Composición

Estatua

La estatua mide  de altura y representa a un minutero en la Batalla de Concord. Es, quizás, un retrato de Isaac Davis, Se muestra al granjero convertido en soldado cambiando su arado por un mosquete y alejándose de su vida privada hacia la batalla inminente. Las mangas de su abrigo y camisa están arremangadas; el abrigo del minutero está colocado sobre el arado. Un cuerno de pólvora, por error, se sienta en la espalda del hombre en lugar de en su cadera, donde se puede usar. Su rostro está alerta mientras sus ojos están fijos en la batalla a la que está listo para marchar. En su cabeza se sienta un sombrero de ala ancha que ha sido fijado en el lado derecho.

La pose del soldado ha sido comparada con la pose del Apolo Belvedere. Los críticos de arte de los siglos XIX y XX, como Lorado Taft y H. C. Howard, han sugerido que la pose se copió directamente de la escultura romana. Howard, en particular, trivializa la escultura como "poco más que una interpretación americanizada del Apollo Belvedere". La erudición moderna, que trabaja con los diarios de French, no está de acuerdo con que la pose sea una copia, aunque reconoce que French usó una variedad de moldes de yeso de esculturas clásicas, incluido el Apollo Belvedere, como inspiración al crear The Minute Man.

Pedestal
El Minute Man estaba destinado a ser colocado en una roca local por la ciudad de Concord. Ante la insistencia de French y su padre, el pueblo permitió el diseño de un pedestal de piedra. Varios arquitectos presentaron diseños a la ciudad, incluido el hermano de French, pero James Elliot Cabot ganó el concurso. El diseño resultante es un pedestal de granito simple que mide  de alto y  de ancho con inscripciones en dos lados. En el frente, está inscrito con la primera estrofa de "Concord Hymn" de Ralph Waldo Emerson. La fecha de la batalla y el año del centenario están en la parte trasera. El diseño de Cabot es casi idéntico al diseño final del pedestal de French. A lo largo de la creación de The Minute Man, French dibujó y construyó una variedad de pedestales potenciales.

Debajo del pedestal hay una cápsula del tiempo de cobre de 1875 que contiene elementos de celebraciones pasadas de la batalla, mapas y fotografías tanto del escultor como del escultor. En 1975, se colocó una segunda cápsula del tiempo debajo del pedestal que incluía prendedores de Girl Scouts USA, la bandera del Bicentenario de los Estados Unidos y una cinta de casete.

Recepción
The Minute Man es muy apreciado por historiadores y críticos de arte. Rudyard Kipling estuvo "muy cerca de atragantarse" cuando vio la estatua y el campo de batalla durante su gira de 1892 por los Estados Unidos. Anna Seaton-Schmidt se refirió a él como "el más inspirador de nuestros monumentos de soldados" en su biografía de francés de 1922 en The American Magazine of Art. La Comisión Nacional de Sitios Históricos de Boston afirmó que la estatua "personifica perfectamente al patriota estadounidense" en su informe provisional de 1959. Michael Richman, Samuel H. Kress Fellow de 1971-1972, lo llama una "obra maestra de la escultura estadounidense del siglo XIX". Chris Bergeron de The MetroWest Daily News describe The Minute Man como "un detalle naturalista imbuido de un efecto idealista". Harold Holzer describe la estatua como representativa del estilo francés de "naturalismo, un gran sentimiento de humanidad y conexión con el tema".

Louisa May Alcott, escribiendo para Woman's Journal, comentó sobre la falta de lugar para las mujeres en su ceremonia de inauguración. Alcott y otras sufragistas se apropiaron de la estatua como símbolo de su lucha por el derecho al voto, y las sufragistas peregrinaron a la estatua en la década de 1880.

El Minute Man fue ampliamente utilizado por el gobierno de los EE. UU. para evocar la idea del ciudadano-soldado, conmemorar la Batalla de Concord y servir como símbolo de Massachusetts. La estatua aparece en el sello de la Guardia Nacional de los Estados Unidos y sus componentes, la Guardia Nacional del Ejército y la Guardia Nacional Aérea. En 1925, el Departamento de Correos de los Estados Unidos emitió un sello de cinco centavos que representaba la estatua y los versos del "Himno de la Concordia". El Tesoro de los Estados Unidos ha utilizado la estatua tanto en bonos de guerra como en bonos de ahorro. Los lugares de trabajo y las escuelas con una tasa de participación de bonos de guerra del 90% fueron autorizados a enarbolar una bandera con The Minute Man durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La estatua se ha representado dos veces en monedas de los Estados Unidos. Aparece en el anverso del medio dólar del Sesquicentenario de Lexington-Concord de 1925, y en el reverso de la moneda de veinticinco centavos del estado de Massachusetts de 2000 junto con un contorno del estado.

Véase también

 Anexo:Esculturas públicas de Daniel Chester French

Referencias

Bibliografía

Agricultura en el arte
Esculturas de Daniel Chester French
Esculturas en bronce de Massachusetts
Esculturas de 1874
Wikipedia:Artículos con coordenadas en Wikidata
Wikipedia:Páginas con traducciones sin revisar


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Trespass Charges Dropped Against Pennsylvania Pipeline Protesters
By Jon Hurdle | July 8, 2019
HARRISBURG (WITF) – A Lancaster County judge on Monday dismissed trespassing charges against seven protesters who blocked construction of the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline almost two years ago. Judge Howard Knisely of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas released the defendants without charge after the district attorney dropped the misdemeanors in exchange for community service. The judge welcomed the agreement and said peaceful, nonviolent protest is protected, albeit with limitations, by state and federal law. Legislatures, not the courts, are the proper place to protect the natural environment and public safety, he said. But he urged citizens to elect lawmakers who truly represent public interests rather than their own.


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array Name of an existing dimensioned array that receives the file data. This array must have been dimensioned using the DIM statement.
filevar A local variable used as the file identifier of an open MultiValue file. This variable is set by the OPEN statement.
recID The record ID of the record to be read, specified as either a number or an alphanumeric string of up to 31 characters. Letters in a recID are case-sensitive. For naming conventions, refer to MATWRITE.
The MATREAD, MATREADL, and MATREADU statements read the specified record into a dimensioned array.
You must use the OPEN statement to open the MultiValue file before issuing any of these statements.
With $OPTIONS STATIC.DIM (the default in Reality, PICK, Ultimate, POWER95, MVBase, IN2, and R83 emulations) dimensioned arrays are created starting from element #1. When there is a MATREAD of more attributes than the array has dimensions, the extra attributes are appended to the last element, and INMAT returns 0 to indicate the overflow. On legacy platforms, there is no array element 0, and the array usually cannot be re-dimensioned, but Caché does have an element 0 and allows re-dimensioning.
With $OPTIONS -STATIC.DIM (the default in Cache, UniVerse, UniData, INFORMATION, PIOpen, UDPICK, D3, and jBASE emulations) dimensioned arrays are created starting from element 0. When there is a MATREAD with more attributes than dimensions, the extra attributes are put into element 0.
A read operation must be able to acquire at least a shared lock on the desired resource. The MATREADL statement acquires a shared lock before performing the read. The MATREADU statement acquires an update (exclusive) lock before performing the read. An optional LOCKED clause is provided that is executed if the desired lock could not be acquired. A MATREAD pauses execution until it can acquire a shared lock on the specified record.
You can optionally specify a LOCKED clause. This clause is executed if MATREADL or MATREADU could not perform a read due to lock contention. The LOCKED clause is optional, but strongly recommended; if no LOCKED clause is specified, program execution waits indefinitely for the conflicting lock to be released. The statements argument can be the NULL placeholder keyword, a single statement, or a block of statements terminated by the END keyword. A block of statements has specific line break requirements: each statement must be on its own line; there must be a line break between the LOCKED keyword and the first line.
You can optionally specify an ON ERROR clause, which is executed if array is not a MultiValue dimensioned array. If no ON ERROR clause is present, the ELSE clause is taken, or an <ARRAY DIMENSION> error is issued. The statements argument can be the NULL placeholder keyword, a single statement, or a block of statements terminated by the END keyword. A block of statements has specific line break requirements: each statement must be on its own line; there must be a line break between the ON ERROR keyword and the first line.
You can optionally specify a THEN clause, an ELSE clause, or both a THEN and an ELSE clause. MATREAD executes the THEN clause if the read was successful. The THEN clause is executed even when all remaining field identifiers are the null string. MATREAD executes the ELSE clause if the read operation fails. The statements argument can be the NULL keyword, a single statement, or a block of statements terminated by the END keyword. A block of statements has specific line break requirements: each statement must be on its own line and cannot follow a THEN, ELSE, or END keyword on that line.
MATREAD, MATREADL, and MATREADU all read the specified MultiValue file record value into array. If recID refers to a non-existent record, the read operation fails.
This statement cannot be executed from the MVBasic command shell. Attempting to do so results in a MVBasic syntax error.
The various MATREAD statements read from a MultiValue file into a dimensioned array. The various READ statements read from a MultiValue file into a dynamic array.