Perfect provides a core threading library in the PerfectThread package. This package is designed to provide support for the rest of the systems in Perfect. PerfectThread is abstracted over the core operating system level threading package.
PerfectThread is imported by PerfectNet and so it is not generally required that one directly import it. However, if you need to do so you can import PerfectThread.
Promise - An API for executing one or more tasks on alternate threads and polling or waiting for return values or errors.
These systems provide internal concurrency for Perfect, and are heavily used in the PerfectNet package in particular.
PerfectThread provides both mutex and rwlock synchronization objects.
/// A wrapper around a variety of threading related functions and classes.
/// A mutex-type thread lock.
/// The lock can be held by only one thread.
/// Other threads attempting to secure the lock while it is held will block.
/// The lock is initialized as being recursive.
/// The locking thread may lock multiple times, but each lock should be accompanied by an unlock.
/// Attempt to grab the lock.
/// Returns true if the lock was successful.
/// Will only return true if the lock was not being held by any other thread.
/// Returns false if the lock is currently being held by another thread.
/// Unlock. Returns true if the lock was held by the current thread and was successfully unlocked, or the lock count was decremented.
/// Acquire the lock, execute the closure, release the lock.
Alternatively, you can pass a closure to the doWithLock function. This will lock, call the closure, and then unlock.
The tryLock function will lock and return true if no other thread currently holds the lock. If another thread holds the lock, it will return false.
Read/Write Locks (RWLock) are provided through the Threading.RWLock object. RWLocks support many threads accessing a shared resource in a read-only capacity. For example, it could permit many threads at once to be accessing values in a shared Dictionary. When a thread needs to perform a modification (a write) to a shared object it acquires a write lock. Only one thread can hold a write lock at a time, and all other threads attempting to read or write will block until the write lock is released. An attempt to lock for writing will block until any other read or write locks have been released. When attempting to acquire a write lock, no other read locks will be permitted, and threads attempting to read or write will be blocked until the write lock is held and then released.
/// A read-write thread lock.
/// Permits multiple readers to hold the while, while only allowing at most one writer to hold the lock.
/// For a writer to acquire the lock all readers must have unlocked.
/// For a reader to acquire the lock no writers must hold the lock.
/// Attempt to acquire the lock for reading.
/// Returns false if an error occurs.
/// Attempts to acquire the lock for reading.
/// Returns false if the lock is held by a writer or an error occurs.
/// Attempt to acquire the lock for writing.
/// Returns false if the lock is held by readers or a writer or an error occurs.
/// Unlock a lock which is held for either reading or writing.
/// Acquire the read lock, execute the closure, release the lock.
/// Acquire the write lock, execute the closure, release the lock.
RWLock supports tryReadLock and tryWriteLock, both of which will return false if the lock cannot be immediately acquired. It also supports doWithReadLock and doWithWriteLock which will call the provided closure with the lock held and then release it when it has completed.
The Threading.Event object provides a way to safely signal or communicate among threads about particular events. For instance, to signal worker threads that a task has entered a queue. It's important to note that Threading.Event inherits from Threading.Lock as using the lock and unlock methods provided therein are vital to understanding thread event behaviour.
/// A thread event object. Inherits from `Threading.Lock`.
/// The event MUST be locked before `wait` or `signal` is called.
/// While inside the `wait` call, the event is automatically placed in the unlocked state.
/// After `wait` or `signal` return the event will be in the locked state and must be unlocked.
/// Signal at most ONE thread which may be waiting on this event.
/// Has no effect if there is no waiting thread.
/// Signal ALL threads which may be waiting on this event.
/// Wait on this event for another thread to call signal.
/// Blocks the calling thread until a signal is received or the timeout occurs.
/// Returns true only if the signal was received.
/// Returns false upon timeout or error.
These producer/consumer threads generally operate in a loop performing these steps repeatedly during the life of the program.
The wait function accepts an optional timeout parameter. If the timeout expires then wait will return false. By default, wait does not timeout.
The functions signal and broadcast differ in that signal will alert at most one waiting thread while broadcast will alert all currently waiting threads.
The PerfectThread package provides an abstracted thread queue system. It is based loosely on Grand Central Dispatch (GCD), but is designed to mask the actual threading primitives, and as such, operate with a variety of underlying systems.
Anonymous serial or concurrent queues which are not shared and can be explicitly destroyed.
/// A thread queue which can dispatch a closure according to the queue type.
/// Execute the given closure within the queue's thread.
/// The function type which can be given to `Threading.dispatch`.
/// A queue which operates on only one thread.
/// A queue which operates on a number of threads, usually equal to the number of logical CPUs.
/// Find or create a queue indicated by name and type.
/// Returns an anonymous queue of the indicated type.
/// This queue can not be utilized without the returned ThreadQueue object.
/// The queue should be destroyed when no longer needed.
/// Terminate and remove a thread queue.
Calling Threading.getQueue will create the queue if it does not already exist. Once the queue object has been returned call, its dispatch function and pass it the closure which will be executed on that queue.
The system will automatically create a queue called "default". Calling the static Threading.dispatch function will always dispatch the closure on this queue.
A Promise is an object which is shared between one or more threads. A promise will execute the closure/function given to it on a new thread. When the thread produces its return value a consumer thread will be able to obtain the value or handle the error if one occurred.
Note that the closure/function given to .then accepts a function which must be called to either throw the error produced by the previous call or return its value.
By passing a closure/function which is executed on another thread and accepts the Promise as a parameter. The promise can at some later point be .set or .fail'ed, with a return value or error object, respectively. The Promise creator can periodically .get or .wait for the value or error. This provides the most flexible usage as the Promise can be .set at any point, for example after a series of asynchronous API calls.
Regardless of which method is used, the Promise's closure will immediately begin executing on a new thread.
/// return value or error can be later set.
/// value once it is available and should return a new value.
/// Get the return value if it is available.
/// Returns nil if the return value is not available.
/// If a failure has occurred then the Error will be thrown.
/// This is called by the consumer thread.
public func get() throws -> ReturnType?
/// Will block and wait up to the indicated number of seconds for the return value to be produced.
public func wait(seconds: Double = Threading.noTimeout) throws -> ReturnType?
/// Set the Promise's return value, enabling the consumer to retrieve it.
/// This is called by the producer thread.
/// Fail the Promise and set its error value.


SK Telecom is preparing for its big 5G launch on December 1st.
SK Telecom will commence 5G service in the Seoul metropolitan area and 6 other cities beginning at midnight on 01-December-2018.
In press materials sent out ahead of the launch, SK Telecom President Park Jung-ho said, "We will lead the new ICT innovation in Korea based on 5G ∙ AI convergence with a strong sense of responsibility as a company opening the 5G era"
Telia Carrier will continue to serve as a qualified supplier to The Quilt, which is the national coalition of non-profit U.S. regional research and education networks representing 40 networks across the country. Participants in The Quilt provide advanced network services and applications to over 900 universities and thousands of other educational and community anchor institutions.
Under a new contract that continues an eight-year partnership, Telia Carrier will continue to extend its #1 ranked fiber backbone to The Quilt's members, a national coalition of nonprofit regional research and education networks representing 40 networks and more than 900 educational institutions in the U.S.
Telia Carrier said it is providing IPv4 and IPv6 performance, scale, and flexibility demanded by The Quilt infrastructure providers for their IP Transit service, delivering more than 300Gbps of Internet capacity to its members and connecting more than 20 unique universities and regional networks.
IEEE published a new 802.1CM-2018—IEEE standard that supports fronthaul interfaces such as the recently published eCPRI specification to provide Ethernet-based fronthaul.
IEEE 802.1CM Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Time-Sensitive Networking for Fronthaul was developed in collaboration with the CPRI Cooperation that contributed the requirements of a fronthaul transport network. IEEE 802.1CM describes how these requirements can be met by a fronthaul bridged network including synchronization solutions developed by Study Group 15 of ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), whose input also contributed to the development of IEEE 802.1CM.
At an investor meeting in New York, AT&T updated its financial guidance for 2019 following its acquisition of Time Warner, now known as WarnerMedia.
"We are well positioned for success as the lines between entertainment and communications continue to blur," said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. "If you're a media company, you can no longer rely exclusively on wholesale distribution models. You must develop a direct relationship with your viewers. And if you're a communications company, you can no longer rely exclusively on oversized bundles of content."
Juniper Networks agreed to acquire HTBASE, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, that offers a software platform for integrates compute, networking and storage across public and private clouds.
Juniper said the acquisition will add multicloud storage to the network and compute orchestration capabilities of its Contrail Enterprise Multicloud. HTBASE's unique value is its platform's ability to make the complete infrastructure layer (compute, storage and networking) transparent to applications, without impacting the operating system or architecture.
Dugan recently became CenturyLink's CTO after serving as the company's Senior Vice President of technology planning, network architecture, and security. Prior to joining CenturyLink, he served in CTO and other roles at Level 3 Communications.
Palo Alto Networks reported revenue for its fiscal first quarter 2019, ended October 31, 2018, of $656 million, up 31 percent year over year compared with total revenue of $501.8 million for the fiscal first quarter 2018. GAAP net loss for the fiscal first quarter 2019 was $38.3 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net loss of $63.2 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the fiscal first quarter 2018.
Non-GAAP net income for the fiscal first quarter 2019 was $115.4 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP net income of $70.3 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for the fiscal first quarter 2018. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below.
"We had an excellent start to the fiscal year that highlights the continued strength of our platform," said Nikesh Arora, chief executive officer of Palo Alto Networks. "Our approach of providing best-in-class security products, combined with automation and integration to remove complexity, continues to resonate with customers. The completion of our RedLock acquisition during the quarter marks another important step forward in our cloud security strategy. We expect to deliver an integrated offering early next year that combines RedLock's technologies with our existing cloud security products to help our customers secure their mobile workforce, protect the public cloud and stop advanced threats."
Three years after launching Project Fi, Google is expanding its wireless connectivity service to iPhones.
The service, which has been renamed to Google Fi, provides no-contract connectivity with data coverage in 170 countries and territories, spam protection, and data-only SIMs for additional devices.
Google Fi uses unique technology to seamlessly switch between 3 leading 4G LTE networks and 2 million+ secure Wi-Fi hotspots.
Sprint will offer a 5G mobile smart hub from HTC in the first half of 2019. The device will be powered by silicon from Qualcomm. Product details and pricing are not yet available.
Sprint said it is on track to launch its mobile 5G network in the first half of 2019 beginning in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York City, Phoenix and Washington, D.C., with additional markets to be announced.
"We're excited to continue building our 5G device portfolio and announce another way our customers can be among the first to experience Sprint 5G next year," said Dr. John Saw, Sprint chief technology officer. "This innovative product will allow customers on the go, at work or at home to enjoy Sprint 5G on multiple devices with incredibly fast connectivity for content sharing, mobile gaming, entertainment and so much more."
Hewlett Packard Enterprise agreed to acquire BlueData, a software developer focused on artificial intelligence and big data analytics. Financial terms were not disclosed.
BlueData, which is based in Santa Clara, California, uses container technology to make simplify the deployment of large-scale machine learning and big data analytics applications.


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Books I read in October
November 2, 2019 November 2, 2019 / Yvonne Aburrow
Three adventures of very different sorts this month: Yiddish for Pirates, Walking to Mercury, and The Fifth Sacred Thing.
Yiddish for Pirates, by Gary Barwin
A novel exploring the events surrounding the expulsion of the Sephardic Jews from Spain. Slightly oddly, the hero is an Ashkenazi Jew from Eastern Europe whose shtetl was destroyed. That would explain why the title is Yiddish for Pirates instead of "Ladino for Pirates". Some of the Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, and later, conversos who practiced Judaism in secret, actually did become pirates, according to the history of this era that I read in January. There are also some distressing sections about the auto da fé (burning heretics and lapsed conversos at the stake).
This book is full of linguistic pyrotechnics in Yiddish and English. I enjoyed working out the meaning of all the Yiddish words in the book (I speak German, so I can usually work it out because there are lots of German words in Yiddish). It's told from the point of view of the main human character's faithful parrot Aaron, an African Grey. This is rather appropriate, as the main human character is called Moishe (Moses), and Aaron was Moses' brother.
Walking to Mercury, by Starhawk
This is the prequel to The Fifth Sacred Thing, and tells the story of Maya Greenwood, Rio, and Johanna.
If you loved Maya in The Fifth Sacred Thing, you'll want to know the details of her earlier story. It's an interesting book — somewhat lengthy, but given that it was written quite a while ago, it deals with many of the issues of racism and identity that are still current now.
I particularly appreciate that Maya is bisexual, and refuses to be boxed in by lesbian separatism, which was a big deal in the 1980s and 1990s. Many of the lesbian separatists of yesteryear are the trans-excluding radical feminists now.
I'm very fond indeed of The Fifth Sacred Thing. I have reread it more than once and still find it unputdownable, but Walking to Mercury could have benefited from quite a lot of editing. It could be half the length that it is. The structure is interesting: Maya is travelling in Nepal and looking back on her youth; but personally I feel that the real action is happening back in her youth, so the story should've focused on that.
(Check out Christine's review of City of Refuge, the brilliant sequel to The Fifth Sacred Thing.)
The Fifth Sacred Thing
I then decided to re-read, for the umpteenth time, The Fifth Sacred Thing. I love this book so much. I start crying near the beginning, when Bird is in prison, and cry at various points during the story. Re-reading it is like visiting old friends. Bird, and Madrone, and Maya, and Sam, and all the great characters.
I note the inclusion of the Ohlone, the Pomo, and the Miwok (Indigenous Peoples of California) too. It would have been good if there were some characters from those cultures.
I'd like to have seen a trans or nonbinary character in the story too (but it was written in 1993). Pleasingly, the sequel, City of Refuge, has more trans and nonbinary characters.
Other than that, I still think it holds up really well as an exploration of non-violent resistance.
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Film Review: Misguided Remake of 'Going in Style' is Just a Product
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 7, 2017 - 7:43am
Going in Style
Martin Brest
CHICAGO – In 1979, there was a beautifully understated film called "Going in Style," taking on the issues of aging, loneliness and the forgotten senior citizens in society. Those issues have not altered in our modern society, but you wouldn't be able to tell that with the 2017 remake of "Going in Style."
Feature: Top 25 Interviews of 2014, By Patrick McDonald
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 12, 2015 - 3:48pm
Bennett Miller
Chaz Ebert
Jason Schwarzman
Joe Arce
Katherine Turner
Steve James
CHICAGO – One of the specialities of HollywoodChicago.com is the film and personality interview. The majority of these chats came through me, Patrick McDonald, and I couldn't narrow it down to a top 10 or even a top 20. For 2014, there were 25 top interviews, and it is a diverse range of voices.
Film Review: 'Wish I Was Here' Will Make You Wish You Weren't There
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 18, 2014 - 11:47am
James Avery
Wish I Was Here
CHICAGO – Writer, director and lead actor Zach Braff has put it on the line for his latest feature, "Wish I Was Here." He infamously used a crowd funding Kickstarter campaign to maintain creative control of the film, but he needn't have bothered. The movie result is a sappy, high concept emotional manipulator with no basis in authenticity, and that might be the best thing that can be said about it.
Interview: Zach Braff Kickstarts His New Film 'Wish I Was Here'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 14, 2014 - 9:19pm
CHICAGO – Zach Braff is an amiable personality, making his mark as "J.D." on the TV sitcom "Scrubs" and the cult film "Garden State" (2004), which he wrote and directed. For his most recent project, he made show business headlines by using the website Kickstarter to "crowd fund" his latest film, "Wish I Was Here."
Film Review: Story Dims Visionary 'Oz the Great and Powerful'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 8, 2013 - 9:40am
CHICAGO – "Oz the Great and Powerful" is a great and powerful visual and 3D experience. It expands the landscape of what cinema can produce in a visceral and evolutionary way. But a great film also needs a great story, and this Land of Oz tale is not equivalent to the awe-inspiring imagery.
TV on DVD Round-Up: 'C.S.I.,' 'Desperate Housewives,' 'Scrubs'
Submitted by BrianTT on September 25, 2010 - 11:19am
Brian Tallerico
C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation
DVD Round-Up
Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – With most TV on DVD releases now scheduled for August and September, how does one buyer work through all of the options? We've covered a number of the choices in recent weeks (and have a few more planned next week) along reviews of every new series, but it's easy for some titles to fall through the cracks, especially for shows that might not have the cultural cachet they once did.
TV Review: 'Scrubs' Returns For Awkward Season-Nine Premiere
Submitted by BrianTT on December 1, 2009 - 12:18pm
Donald Faison
Eliza Coupe
Ken Jenkins
Kerry Bishe
Neil Flynn
Robert Maschio
CHICAGO – With great comedies often being cancelled before their time, how many TV writers and producers look at the trajectory of "Scrubs" with awe?
DVD Review: Season Sets For 'Dirty Sexy Money,' 'Scrubs,' 'Samantha Who'
Submitted by BrianTT on August 20, 2009 - 12:53pm
CHICAGO – Buena Vista Home Video is releasing three sets next week that would be a trio of final season sets if not for the last-minute and surprising renewal of "Scrubs," despite a beautiful series finale. That finale is included on "Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season," which joins "Dirty Sexy Money: The Complete And Final Second Season" and "Samantha Who?: The Complete Second And Final Season" on store shelves this week.
Health of 'Scrubs' Improves With Transition to ABC
Submitted by BrianTT on January 5, 2009 - 3:15pm
CHICAGO – The medical staff at Sacred Heart have picked up their surgical tools and switched networks from NBC to ABC with the eighth season premiere of "Scrubs" as two episodes of the Zach Braff comedy air back-to-back on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 at 8pm CST.


To enhance U.S.-China trade and reduce barriers to U.S. companies doing business in China, the U.S. Department of Commerce and China's Ministry of Commerce, supported by our respective embassies and other agencies, held the 5th U.S.-China Administrative Law Dialogue on May 3 and 4.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) co-hosted the 20th U.S.-China Legal Exchange at Stanford Law School in Stanford, California and at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Office of General Counsel held its Annual Awards Ceremony with Secretary Penny Pritzker, General Counsel Kelly Welsh, and Deputy General Counsel for Strategic Initiatives Dawn Yamane Hewett on December 10, 2015.
General Counsel Kelly Welsh and Deputy General Counsel Justin Antonipillai greeted the summer 2015 legal interns.
The Office of General Counsel welcomed about a dozen new "employees."


Warnings: I'm not sure 69 needs a warning?
Summary: Bill first noticed Remus years ago, when he was still just a boy. Now he has the chance to make Remus notice him.
Note: ~2500 words. Written for bruni for hp_springsmut 2008.


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RNC clarifies tweet that suggests racism is over
CNN's Ashley Killough
(CNN) - As the Republican National Committee has been working to expand its outreach to African-Americans, it now finds itself playing defense after a well-intentioned but unpolished tweet honoring the legacy of Rosa Parks seemed to ignite some backlash.
The RNC on Sunday, commemorating the day Parks was arrested in 1955, sent out a tweet to recognize the civil rights activist.
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"Today we remember Rosa Parks' bold stand and her role in ending racism," its Twitter page read. Attached was a photo of a young Parks.
Today we remember Rosa Parks' bold stand and her role in ending racism. pic.twitter.com/uxIj1QmtkU
— RNC (@GOP) December 1, 2013
A few hours after the original tweet, the RNC tweeted a clarification on the latter end of the statement.
Previous tweet should have read "Today we remember Rosa Parks' bold stand and her role in fighting to end racism."
"Previous tweet should have read "Today we remember Rosa Parks' bold stand and her role in fighting to end racism," the tweet stated.
But the initial tweet had already sparked reactions from people who took issue with the phrase suggesting that racism has ended. Some people on Twitter started using the hash tag "#RacismEndedWhen," with many taking a sarcastic tone.
At last! Delightful news today that racism is ended. What a relief. #RacismEndedWhen
— George Wiman (@georgewiman) December 1, 2013
#RacismEndedWhen black was in vogue and colorblind was a term of endearment.
— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) December 1, 2013
#RacismEndedWhen @TedCruz and House GOPers joined Tea Party rally that told Obama to "put the Quran down" http://t.co/61MnTUKRNv
— DCCC (@dccc) December 1, 2013
#racismendedwhen the iphone was available in both black and white.
— Whitty Huton (@KiaJD) December 1, 2013
Also on Sunday, roughly around the same time as the original tweet, the RNC sent out an email with a message celebrating Parks. The statement included a similar line as the original tweet, but more accurately stated Parks played a role in "fighting racism and ending segregation."
"We remember and honor Rosa Parks today for the role she played in fighting racism and ending segregation. At the same time we rededicate ourselves to the causes of justice and equal opportunity," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said.
"Rosa Parks was a hero of the civil rights movement," he also said. "On this day 58 years ago, the 42-year-old seamstress took a bold stand-by staying seated. Her arrest ignited a bus boycott that challenged the injustice of segregation and in turn helped to change this nation for the better."
After GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney won only 6% of the African-American vote last year, the RNC has actively worked to change its tone and message to appeal to more African-Americans this year.
Just last month, it launched an African-American Engagement effort in Michigan, after starting similar outreach campaigns in other states, including New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia.
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barbequebob
GOP is the party of mean, greedy, racists. Its their base, conning poorly educated working class whites into thinking that their life is getting harder because of "welfare queens" when in fact it is shipping out factory jobs overseas, plus tax cuts for the rich that is causing the working class whites to lose ground economically.
December 2, 2013 07:28 pm at 7:28 pm |
atienne
"Just last month, it launched an African-American Engagement effort in Michigan, after starting similar outreach campaigns in other states, including New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia."
Let me guess. They served fried chicken & watermelon and said... "see we understand you people"
RNC, and all that follow them can only be characterized as being throat deep in the Koop-aide and not recognizing the flavor.......
I really like that comment, max.
Logic N L.A.
There is so much wrong with the original statement and the correction. Rosa Parks fought racial injustice but hardly had an impact other than bringing it to light. It took the Johnson administration to bring about change – at least by law. and even then, it was years before the south embraced real change. Unfortunately, it still exists today.
Calcommuter
These unfortunate tweets followed a previous statement from the GOP on Thursday that "we should all celebrate Thanksgiving while millions of families in need have a hearty meal, thus ending hunger in America." The tweet was clarified later to say "We meant to say millions of families have had their monthly allotted amount of food stamps decreased due to the inability of Congress to make a decision".
Too pathetic....GOP and their utter IGNORANCE and STUPIDITY..at its' finest.
blakenaustin
If the far left has any say in the matter racism will never end. They will look they other way at hard core racism that is far too prevalent in the African American community. And they will cheer on race baiting by the liberal media.
Sumguy2006
It's amazing what makes it into the news these days. This sounds like a glorified typo.
The RNC will not be the judge!!!
Mitt Romney believes God changed his mind about black people in 1978. Thank you God for ending racism in 1978.
John Tater
What nonsense. I think the GOP is the devil incarnate, but saying Rosa Parks had a role in ending racism doesn't mean the GOP thinks racism is ended.
I'm sure the interpreted meaning of the original tweet was unintended, but the irony is, that the unintended meaning is exactly the current GOP platform – that racism is ended and all government programs protecting against it should end.
If it has been any dem that had said it no one would have noticed. LOL Seams like the bigotry and hate is alive and well from the left.
According to the GOP racism never exists because they've never been subjected to it or witnessed it.
As long as there are Democrats keeping anger alive, racism will remain.
It backfired? No, it didn't. It just shows how absurd the twitter crowd and media can be when somebody they don't agree with makes a mistake. Clearly somebody messed up, and clearly they corrected it. Let it go. If it was any other political party (like there are so many, right?) it wouldn't be on CNN's front page or any other MSM.
Bee Lade
Fight to end racism. Not racism ended...
Brain dead much?
Fr. J.C.
"Mitt Romney won only 6% of the African-American vote..." This says all that needs to be said about the GOP's relationship with blacks.
Moores rule
It will end when the great white people of America end it. And embrace all American Blacks, and the industries that made so much money pay back to the American blacks who built those companies one their feet with their hands and at the end of the slave masters wips.
surfsock1
You know what else backfired? Obamacare. Put that in your pipe you mealy minded trolls.
ImvotingforHillary
After the way they have treated Obama with their racist attacks they have lost the black vote for years.
The fact is racism has been and always will be with us. If we were to ever lose our ability to hate and prejudge others, we'd lose our will to live. It's a shame but it's the truth. As long as there are two people on earth, and one person has what the other wants or wants to enslave the other for monetary purpose, there's bound to be trouble. That trouble can come in many ways, and racism will more than likely be one of the top three implemented.
Milwaukee Eastsider
Methinks its best if the GOP keep their traps shut on issues of race. All they do is stick their foot in their mouth & step deeper in doo doo. They are just clueless wihen it comes to issues affecting people of color. The GOP has been so busy being against minorities that they come off sounding like bufoons when they try & do something in favor of minorities
Fr33th1nk3r
Wow. What a petty gripe to make.... Half of "racism" today is due to the hyper-sensitivity and narcissism some minorities have over anything that has to do with "race".
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WEDNESDAY, 21 AUGUST – The Mosque and Islamic Affairs Unit (UHEIM) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will be organising a workshop for new converts Serie 1/2013 on 29 August.
According to a statement from the Unit, the workshop is open to new converts and the venue is at UMS Mosque.
Among the highlights of the two-day workshop are religious talks and practice on reciting the Al-Fatihah.
As such, staff and students including the public who are interested are invited to this workshop which will be held from 8.30 am until 4.30 pm.


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Capital Solutions Bancorp is a financial services company headquartered in Fort Myers, Fla., that provides flexible and affordable working capital solutions to small and mid-sized businesses.
Paul Simko and Carlos Weil founded Capital Solutions Bancorp in 1996. Their mission is to provide reasonably priced financing options to businesses that are frustrated with the red tape and bureaucratic process of traditional banks.
Born in Austria, Paul's family relocated to La Paz, Bolivia, before WWII. After working at import/export companies in Bolivia and Argentina and completing a stint as a sales manager for Continental Tire and Rubber Works, Paul established his own firm, Simko S.A. Today, Simko S.A. provides services to the rubber chemicals and plastics industry through offices in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Paul's "secrets to success" have been hard work and the willingness to build close relationships with principals of companies he represents, his employees and his customers. These personal relationships have made it possible for him to succeed in business in ways he could have never imagined as a war refugee arriving in Bolivia in 1939.
Carlos Weil was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After receiving his MBA from the University of Belgrano, Carlos worked for Phillip Morris International, where he quickly rose through the ranks to become assistant to the chief financial officer. He was recruited to head Simko S.A.'s International Trading Department, and later co-founded Capital Solutions Bancorp with Simko S.A. President Paul Simko.
Carlos is active in charitable, business and community organizations. He is a past two-term board member of Angel Flight (a volunteer pilot organization flying patients throughout the U.S.) and a two-term board member of the International Factoring Association. A 3rd degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and 2nd Level in Krav Maga, Carlos is also an avid airplane pilot, sailor, skier, scuba diver and runner.


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6 top tips for spending Mother's Day apart
Written by Lori Campbell on 20th Mar 2020
This Mothering Sunday, more mothers than ever will be forced to spend the day apart from their loved ones as family members choose to stay away to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
According to a new report, 53 per cent of Brits make the effort to visit their mum on Mother's Day in an average year. But with the government advising people to stay away from older family members who are particularly vulnerable to the potentially deadly virus, this number will be dramatically lower this year.
With more than one in ten adults in the UK living at least 100 miles away from their mother, the advice against 'all but essential' travel makes celebrating the day with your mum even more problematic.
The survey of 1,000 UK adults by gift card company One4all found that most people won't let the day pass without marking the occasion at all. More than one in four (26 per cent) will send a card while a further 28 per cent are sending a gift.
But this Sunday, with many mothers likely to feel especially isolated, it's worth putting in some extra effort. Here's six suggestions for make your mum feel loved from a distance:
1. Send a gift to let her know you are thinking of her
Just because you're not there in person, doesn't mean you can't give your mother a gift. The Royal Mail states that it is still safe to send parcels, in accordance with advice given by Public Health England. If you've left it too late to catch the post, you could send an online gift card for her favourite shop.
2. Write her a letter
Put a smile on your mum's face by sending her a letter telling her exactly what you love and admire about her and why. You could even help any grandchildren hand make a card. Mums love knowing that their children have been thinking about them, and this way she will have a keepsake, too.
Caroline Abrahams, charity director of Age UK, says we need to think "creatively" about how we can stay in contact with our loved ones while we are apart.
She said: "Whatever the method, staying in touch over the coming weeks and months will be vital."
3. Videocall her.
Video calling your mum can be a good way to show her you're thinking of her, just ensure that the technology is in place to do this. Caroline said: "The choice of technology must be as user-friendly as possible so the simpler solutions are often the best.
"Something integrated like a video call app on a smart phone, tablet or a laptop with a built in camera, for example will often be more straightforward. Older people may also prefer physical interfaces like a mouse rather than a touch screen or track pad."
4. Host a virtual Mother's Day dinner party
Organise a Google Hangout or group Skype with you mum and the rest of your immediate family. Whether it's with your siblings or your own daughters and sons too, you could agree to cook and eat mum's favourite meal together. If she lives far away, perhaps you could enlist the help of one of your mum's friends or neighbours to cook and deliver the same meal for her.
5. Pick out your favourite photos together to send to her, digitally.
Sending your mum pictures will remind her of all of the wonderful times you've had together as a family, and that you will again.
6. Watch a film together.
Set up a videocall before the movie starts to give the impression that you are sat next to each other while watching it. You'll also be able to see and hear all of each other's reactions to the film and discuss it afterwards.
Aoife Davey, Group Marketing Director at One4all Gift Cards, said: "It's never been more important to make an effort to make sure mums know we care and are thinking about them – whether it's picking up the phone, sending a thoughtful gift which can be bought online, or using technology to have a face-to-face chat.
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Take a Day Trip from Sarasota to LEGOLAND Florida
By Vanessa Caceres
Get Your Little Builders Ready—LEGOLAND Florida Offers Family Fun With Plenty of Ways to Get Creative With Legos!
Photo courtesy LEGOLAND Florida
LEGOLAND Florida is about 90 minutes from Sarasota in the town of Winter Haven. The park is geared toward children ages 2 to 12; you'll want to plan your visit to make both younger and older children happy. Fortunately, the park has something for everyone. Your younger ones will want to spend their time in DUPLO Valley, with a train, splash and play area, and tot spot. Older children will look for thrills at the Land of Adventure, with rides like Coastersaurus—a wooden roller coaster with curves and dips—or LEGO Technic, with fun attractions like techni cycles and wave racers.
Young and old alike will enjoy some selfie opps at the park entrance, with multicolored displays of LEGO characters and a large red dinosaur to greet visitors. Another attraction that seems to draw admirers of all ages is Miniland USA, where you can travel the U.S. without ever leaving Central Florida. How does that work, you ask? Well, Miniland USA uses more than 32 million LEGO bricks to show famous cities and sites in California, Florida, Nevada, New York, and Washington, D.C. You can tell friends you cheered on race car drivers at Daytona International Speedway and got a glimpse of the stars in Legowood (instead of Hollywood).
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LEGOLAND Water Park – For the full park experience, visit LEGOLAND Water Park to swim and build with all things LEGO. From Build-a-Boat to DUPLO Splash Safari to the Wave Pool and the Joker Soaker interactive play area, the LEGOLAND Water Park will make you thankful for Florida's warm weather and the cool down offered at the water park. (Note: LEGOLAND Water Park requires a separate admission fee, and it is not open all year.)
Granny's Apple Fries in Fun Town – Find your new food addiction at Granny's Apple Fries, which specializes in cut apple slices sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and dipped in whipped cream.
Minifigure Market – Got a love for LEGO minifigures? Stop by Minifigure Market in Fun Town to collect more of these popular characters. And here's a fun tip if you're into trading: Bring a minifigure or two from home, and ask any LEGOLAND employees about trading. You'll find that they usually have a minifigure on their name badge, and it's common to trade. LEGOLAND Florida also has plenty of other stores to load up on your favorite LEGO sets and other memorabilia.
Special events – From Halloween's Brick or Treat to the Christmas Bricktacular event, special events get you in a festive mood at LEGOLAND. Visitors can meet master builders, view sights like a 30-food Christmas tree made out of LEGO bricks, and take part in holiday-related happenings, all with a LEGO theme.
Cypress Gardens – LEGOLAND Florida was built on the former Cypress Gardens site, but the park still maintains its longtime botanical gardens that once made it famous. The garden has a notable collection of native plants and features a Banyan tree that was planted as a seedling in 1939. A walk around the peaceful gardens is a respite from an otherwise busy day at the park.
There's plenty more to do and see at LEGOLAND Florida. From shows to rides to food and attractions, you can be entertained for a day—or longer.
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YARNS FOR YEARS – Grey Nomads travelling Australia
WATCH: We chat to seasoned motorhomers about love and moonshine.
Glen and Kathy Forbes are veterans of the road, more in love with the road than ever (and each other, too). The retirees have spent the last decade on the road travelling Australia, and they've got no plans of stopping any time soon.
The couple are from Newcastle, but these days their address is wherever they park their van. "We go for about seven to nine months of the year," Glen says. "It's just wonderful travelling. We've been right around Australia, crisscrossed the whole lot...been to the places you wouldn't think existed and had no signs. You'd get there and get the shock of your life."
While we chat at Discovery Parks – Fraser Street, Hervey Bay, Kathy works away fixing up some clothes. She's a superb sewer, making her own clothes, and even tailoring for fellow travellers as they go. "I take my sewing machine with me. It keeps me busy," she says. Glen keeps busy brewing his own moonshine to share around the campsite with new friends.
Their car and vintage RV are well loved, with stories to tell of their own. "As you can see by the front of her, she needs a good wash," Glen says, pointing at their SUV with a good smattering of mud over the front.
With deck chairs perched just in front of the car, the couple smile as the look over their quaint little campsite.
It's well-loved, just the way it should be after ten years of travel. "You learn a lot in that time," Glen says. "I went to buy some mudflaps for the car recently, and they wanted $89 each, so I just screwed two thongs onto the back of the car." It's cheap, it's inventive, and it's just the kind of attitude you become accustomed to on the road - you make do and laugh about it. They've got spares, too. "We were up in Karratha and there were a pair of thongs on the road so we went and stuck them to the car, too." You can check out more camping hacks, including Glens, HERE.
Their RV is a vintage Winnebago Janbaree, but it's a lot more than a place to sleep and get around the place for Kathy and Glen. It's special. "While I was in the police force, in 1972, I decided to get an old Ford Transit Van," Glen says. "I wanted to do it up as a campervan. I wanted to travel. So I went hitchhiking to pick it up. This guy picked me up and told me I could come and get parts from him if I needed. He used to repair caravans, and he had two or three businesses that he owned doing them up. After that, we were best of mates. He's been godparent to our kids. He passed away a few years ago, but he had this bus. It's very old, but it's only got 100,000km on it. It's got everything, because he did everything to it."
The couple now proudly travel around in the RV, which they bought off their beloved friend. "He'd love to be here with us, I'm sure," Kathy says. "His wife keeps in touch with us to hear about our travels."
That's what it's all about for these guys - the people you meet and the stories to tell. "You get to see the country, and you get to meet some wonderful people," Glen says. After ten years travelling the country, they've racked up a good list of friends to drop into for tea. "We've got friends everywhere and we keep in touch with them. Just on this trip, we met people six or so years ago - they live at Yeppoon - and we're going to meet them on this trip. The people you meet are just amazing."
It's not just the kilometres they've racked up either, collecting a story or 70 to tell from their travels, too. Their top yarn? An unexpected wedding anniversary. "We got halfway across the Nullarbor - halfway across the 146km straight - I turned left and went in about 150 metres," Glen says, grinning at Kathy. "I got me table out, put it down, got me bloody bourbon [which he makes himself like moonshine] and wine out, we got all dressed up, I put a tablecloth on the table, went and picked some bush flowers, chucked 'em in a Coke bottle and that's where we had our 47th wedding anniversary. There we are, in the middle of the Nullarbor. Nobody can tell me that they've had a more romantic wedding anniversary."
"I usually like a lot of people around me and there was nobody for miles. But it was romantic because he went and got me the bush flowers," Kathy says. "Sometimes I make my dance dresses. I've got a blue, a purple, a pink, a red, a green, and an orange one, and they've all got swirls in them. I put the pink one on that night. They're very dressy."
For now, it's knock-off time.
"Five o'clock every day, people bring their own concoctions and everything out to share. I bring me own moonshine," Glen says pouring a few for neighbouring campers.
"More people should do this…they'd get a shock. Instead of going to these five star hotels and sitting on your bum in the bar. Get out and come and do this."


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'Prohibitive' Capital Rules for Banks Holding Crypto Win Support in EU Parliament
Lawmakers in the European Union have backed legislation imposing new capital requirements for financial institutions, including strict rules meant to cover crypto-related risks. The latter concern banks keeping digital assets and are expected to enter into force in January, 2025.
EU Legislators Approve Draft Law Implementing the Basel III Capital Regulations for Banks
Members of the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) supported a bill on Tuesday designed to enforce the latest global bank capital rules. Reuters noted in a report that the lawmakers have also incorporated specific requirements addressing risks that stem from crypto assets.
The general rules are part of the Basel III reforms, a set of internationally agreed measures developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in the aftermath of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Their main purpose is to strengthen the supervision and risk management of banks.
Other jurisdictions, including the U.S. and U.K., are also moving in a similar direction. However, ECON is introducing additional regulations with the European draft law, obliging banking institutions to hold enough capital to fully cover crypto asset holdings.
"Banks will be required to hold a euro of their own capital for every euro they hold in crypto," explained Markus Ferber, a center-right member of the committee from Germany. He elaborated:
Such prohibitive capital requirements will help prevent instability in the crypto world from spilling over into the financial system.
ECON Takes Harder Line Than EU Member States
The changes, which are in line with the recommendations of global banking regulators, represent an interim measure pending further legislation. An earlier version of the bill was already approved by the member states and the European Parliament will have to negotiate the final draft with them.
The EU states have adopted a more accommodative approach to when foreign banks providing services to European customers should open a branch or transform one into a more capitalized subsidiary. The ECON members took a harder line, the report remarks.
Fine-tuning is to be expected. For example, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) pointed out that the draft lacks a definition of crypto assets. The industry organization believes it could be applied to tokenized securities eventually.
The AFME also says that the EU should avoid a potential adverse impact of tightening access to international markets and cross-border services while it seeks to consolidate its autonomy in capital markets in the face of competition from the U.K., following Brexit.
Last summer, EU institutions and member states reached agreement on Europe's new Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation. The package is expected to enter into force in 2023 but businesses will have another 12 to 18 months to comply with it.
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Australia's Parenthood Trap
By: Annabel Crabb
Narrated by: Annabel Crabb
In the past half-century, women have revolutionised the way they work and live. But men's lives have changed remarkably little. Why? Is it because men don't want to change? Or is it because, every day in various ways, they are told they shouldn't? In Men at Work, Annabel Crabb deploys political observation, workplace research and her characteristic humour and intelligence to argue that gender equity cannot be achieved until men are as free to leave the workplace (when their lives demand it) as women are to enter it.
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For everyman or for every women
Reviewed: 14-09-2019
Annabel is an Australian jewel. This essay needs to be compulsory reading for every one contemplating starting a family or a political career.
The Commonwealth of Thieves
By: Thomas Keneally
Narrated by: Simon Vance
A lively history of the 'First Fleet' which took convicts from Britain to Australia in 1787; Sydney's early years as 'an open-air prison'; and the colonisation of New South Wales.
The story of modern Australia begins in 18th-century Britain, where people were hanged for petty offences but crime was rife and the gaols were bursting. From this situation was born the Sydney experiment, with criminals perceived to be damaging British society transported to Sydney, an 'open air prison with walls 14,000 miles thick'.
Eleven ships were dispatched in 1781 and arrived in Australia after eight hellish months at sea. Tom Keneally describes the first four years of the 'thief colony' and how, despite the escapes, the floggings, the murders and the rebellions, it survived against the odds to create a culture which would never have been tolerated in its homeland but which, in Australia, became part of the identity of a new and audacious nation.
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By David on 20-07-2019
kenally writes clearly. this is a well researched and informative book. written in the style of a novel nevertheless it provides an informed view of early European settlement.
Watkin Tench's 1788
By: Tim Flannery (editor)
Narrated by: Grant Cartwright
Tench, a humble captain-lieutenant of the marines, arrived on the First Fleet, and with his characteristic understanding, humanity, and eye for detail, recorded the first four years of European settlement. This is a classic, lovingly edited and introduced by Tim Flannery, author of the best-selling The Future Eaters, Throwim Way Leg, and The Weather Makers.
By Mwater on 11-12-2019
every Australian needs to read this
Tenches words are thoughtfully written. It gives a view of European settlement of Australia through the eyes of a Englishman.
The Trauma Cleaner
By: Sarah Krasnostein
Narrated by: Rachael Tidd
4.5 out of 5 stars 3,746
Sandra Pankhurst founded her trauma cleaning business to help people whose emotional scars are written on their houses. From the forgotten flat of a drug addict, to the infested home of a hoarder, Sandra enters properties and lives at the same time. But few of the people she looks after know anything of the complexity of Sandra's own life. Raised in an uncaring home, Sandra's miraculous gift for warmth and humour in the face of unspeakable personal tragedy, mark her out as a one-off and make this biography unmissable.
Heartbreaking from every view. A lesson in empathy
By Stephanie on 23-04-2018
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this book is the best book I have listened this year. it is brilliantly written and the narration perfect.
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, 3rd Edition
By: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Robert Greenberg
Great music is a language unto its own, a means of communication of unmatched beauty and genius. And it has an undeniable power to move us in ways that enrich our lives-provided it is understood.If you have ever longed to appreciate great concert music, to learn its glorious language and share in its sublime pleasures, the way is now open to you, through this series of 48 wonderful lectures designed to make music accessible to everyone who yearns to know it, regardless of prior training or knowledge.
Outstanding in every way
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Hours of great listening
This is a great series of lectures. They take me a while to get through because I am forced to pause after listening to each lecture and listen to the music discussed. There is so much material that I am sure I will be coming back re-listening to parts and reflecting further on the nature of music. I Have just purchased Greenbergs &quot;Bach and the high Baroque&quot; and looking forward to spending long hours listening and reflecting on a period of music that I have long neglected.
Great Masters: Shostakovich - His Life and Music
Dmitri Shostakovich is without a doubt one of the central composers of the 20th century. Drawing on both the flood of declassified documents from the Soviet Union that began in 1991 and Shostakovich's own extraordinarily frank posthumous reminiscences, Professor Greenberg shows how Shostakovich, who, in the words of a friend, "did not want to rot in a prison or a graveyard" was still unwilling to become a docile instrument of the Soviet regime.
Shostakovich in the raw
Shostakovich is one of the great composers. The lectures put his works in perspective.
Controversy about the composers life has been contentious over the last years of the 20th century. Whether you agree with the lecturer or not this is an important work Well worth the listen .
The 30 Greatest Orchestral Works
Over the centuries, orchestral music has given us a category of works that stand apart as transcendent expressions of the human spirit. What are these "greatest of the greats"? Find out in these 32 richly detailed lectures that take you on a sumptuous grand tour of the symphonic pieces that continue to live at the center of our musical culture.These 30 masterworks form an essential foundation for any music collection and a focal point for understanding the orchestral medium and deepening your insight into the communicative power of music.
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The course covers most of the works and composers you would expect. I had an enjoyable time listening to the music before listening to the lecture. The lectures then gave new meaning to what i had listened to and provided important historical setting to the master work and the composer. At this price a must listen for all music lovers.
Memoirs of a Spy's Son
By: Mark Colvin
Narrated by: Mark Colvin
Mark Colvin is a broadcasting legend. He is the voice of ABC Radio's leading current affairs program PM; he was a founding broadcaster for the groundbreaking youth station Double J; he initiated The World Today program; and he's one of the most popular and influential journalists in the twittersphere. Mark has been covering local and global events for more than four decades. He has reported on wars, royal weddings and everything in between. In the midst of all this he discovered that his father was an MI6 spy.
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What a great read. As an older reader I found his story enabled me to reflect on the major news stories of our shared lifetime. It is a book that might give the younger reader a resource that will help them understand the present day troubles that have seen the rise of IS in the middle east , Brexit , the rise of Trump in the USA and the popularity of Hansonism in Australia.
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Better than to Kill a Mockingbird
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Previous years have seen the themes of 'women in song', 'troubadours' and last year a Tom Petty tribute. This year it was the turn of a celebration of Abbey Road – The Beatles album which celebrates its 50th birthday this year.
Assembled to play tribute were KT Tunstall, Phil Campbell of The Temperance Movement, The Staves, You Tell Me (new collaboration between Peter Brewis of Field Music and Sarah Hayes of Admiral Fallow) and Lomond Campbell, also known as Ziggy from Edinburgh band Found.
Firstly, the artists warmed us up with some of their own work, which was well received by a packed Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The second half of the show was given over to Abbey Road when the stage was filled with the 40-piece Sun King orchestra to accompany the performance.
KT Tunstall started off the rendition of Abbey Road with Come Together backed by Roddy and the Lonesome Fire, as most of the tracks were. The album was played in its entirety with each artist's voice suiting their given song choice and partnerships between the artists providing an extra dimension.
Highlights included a rousing rendition of Oh Darling by Phil Campbell backed by The Staves, a duet with Phil and KT Tunstall on I Want You and The Staves alone with the orchestra for Because, suiting the composition of the three part harmonies within the song.
Everyone joined the stage for the Medley at the finale of the show and contributed their own parts before we were treated to some bonus Beatles tracks, A Day in the Life and Penny Lane.
A standing ovation at the end highlighted the crowd's appreciation of this very well composed production and a fitting anniversary celebration of Abbey Road.
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Summary A standing ovation at the end highlighted the crowd's appreciation of this very well composed production and a fitting anniversary celebration of Abbey Road.


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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing and Reopens Field Offices in Phases
On March 20, USCIS announced the temporary suspension of Premium Processing for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). On June 1, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in phases over the next month. Watch our video for more details and recommendations on using Premium Processing for e
How to Obtain Temporary Hospitality, Retail, and Service Industry Workers Through the H-2B Visa
One of the biggest complaints in the hospitality, retail, and service industries is the difficulty in finding and retaining a reliable workforce. Over the past few years, there has been high turnover as companies struggle to recruit and retain workers. However, for employers who need to add to their workforce, there is the option to bring workers from other countries to the United States for a temporary period of nine months out of the year. The H-2B visa permits US employers
Cap on H-1B Visas for FY 2020 Reached Within 5 Days
Each year, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) grants 85,000 H-1B visas to applicants in "specialty occupations". This cap has not increased since 2004, and has been greatly outweighed by demand over the last few years. Within the first five days of the 2020 fiscal year application filing period, which started on April 1, 2019, the cap was reached, as 201,011 petitions were received by April 5. This marks a 5% increase in petitions from the previous year. Immi
Visa Options for Fashion Models (O-1B, H-1B3, and P-3 Visas)
Do you dream of walking down the runway at New York Fashion Week? Are you interested in becoming a brand ambassador for a prestigious luxury brand? Whether you've mastered the catwalk or discovered your niche in commercial modelling, several visa options are available depending on your level of achievement and reason for coming to the U.S. Fashion models typically enter the U.S. in one of two ways— the O-1B visa (for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement) or
O-1B Visa for Artists or Actors with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement in the Arts Industries
Calling all talented artists and actors! Are you an actor trying to make a breakthrough in Hollywood? Or perhaps you are a renowned violinist, famous choreographer, or an award-winning pastry chef? If you excel in your field of arts or the motion picture industry, you may be eligible for the O-1B visa. The O-1B visa is for individuals with an extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television industry who will perform in the U.S
Q-1 Visa is an Opportunity to Share Your Culture through an Employer's International Exchange
Are you interested in sharing your home country's cultures and traditions while working in the U.S.? Are you an employer interested in obtaining approval for an exchange program in your company so that you can hire international employees on a Q-1 visa? If so, the Q-1 visa may be available to meet your company's specific needs for international employees. Known as the "Disney visa" because it was originally designed by Disney to meet their need for "cultural representatives
Internationally Recognized Professional Athletes, Gamers, and Entertainers are Eligible for P-1 Visa
Photo courtesy of http://lat.ms/2vEE8z5 The P-1 visa is a viable alternative for athletes and entertainers who may not meet the "extraordinary ability or achievement" requirement of the O-1 visas. If you are an internationally recognized athlete coming to the U.S. to perform individually or as part of a team, you may be eligible for the P-1A visa. Professional athletes from a wide range of sports including soccer, taekwondo, and online gamers receive P-1A visas. If you are a
Visa Options for Entrepreneurs and Recent Grads: H-1B Visa through Global Entrepreneur in Residence
In the absence of an official "startup visa", and in lieu of the International Entrepreneur Parole Rule, which has now been postponed until March 2018, organizations and programs exist that help entrepreneurs from around the world establish their businesses in the U.S. These programs are generally geared towards assisting international students who have developed a technology or innovation with launching a start-up in the U.S. that creates high-paying jobs. H-1B Visa through
P-2 and P-3 Visas for Performers, Artists, and Entertainers in Reciprocal Exchange Programs
If you are coming to the U.S. to perform, teach, or coach under a reciprocal exchange program or a culturally unique program, you may be eligible for a P-2 or P-3 visa. P-2: Performer or Group Performing under Reciprocal Exchange Program The P-2 visa is available for individual and group performers coming to the U.S. to perform as part of a reciprocal exchange program between an organization in the U.S. and an organization in another country. Essential support personnel such
Now is the Time to Start Preparing Your H-1B Visa Application
The H-1B visa is one of the most popular ways for foreign professionals in specialty occupations to obtain a work visa, and even a Green Card in the United States. A successful H-1B application requires sponsorship by the professional's employer, and can be granted for three years, with one additional three-year renewal. The H-1B allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations, and requires a Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent. Although
All Canadian Residents Applying for K-1 Visas Must Now Interview in Montreal
As of April 1, 2016, the Vancouver offices of the U.S. Consulate General will cease processing of K-1 visas. Now, the K-1 visas, commonly known as"Fiancé(e) visas," will only be processed by the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal. While the Bureau of Consular Affairs acknowledged that this change may inconvenience some applicants who will now need to travel for their interviews, it promises that the adjustment will help the consulate schedule and adjudicate K-1 applications
For Australians Searching for an Alternative to the Competitive H-1B Visa, the E-3 Specialty Occupat
by Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. E-3 visas were created for nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia for temporary employment in specialty occupations. For citizens of Australia, E-3 visa is an alternative to the competitive H-1B visa. This specialty occupation visa, which was created by law by President Bush in 2005 in Section 501 of the REAL ID Act, is solely for for nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia. Eligibility for the E-3 visa requires (1) theoretical and practica
5 Secrets to Preparing a Successful H-1B Application
by Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. One of the most notorious ways for foreign professionals to obtain a visa and even a Green Card in the US is through an H-1B visa, which requires sponsorship by the professional's employer, and can be granted for three years with one additional three year renewal. The H-1B allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations, and requires a bachelor's degree or its equivalent. However, with great benefits comes great
Canadian Immigration Policy Turns Against Investor-Based Immigration, Leading to More Opportunities
By Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. and Anthony Mance, Esq. A report in the Hong Kong media led to the downfall of the world's most popular investor-based visa program in Canada, leaving thousands of foreign investors out in the cold. According to an article published in Forbes magazine on February 13, 2014, the Canadian government announced the immediate cancellation of the popular investor visa program after the highly publicized report stated that "the country's investor visa progr