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EDITORIAL: Adulting comes later than expected
Rachel Rosenblatt, Staff Writer|December 11, 2018
Fabbiha Afrin celebrates her 18th birthday.
I can vote, I can work for longer than five hours without taking a break, and I can drive past eleven o'clock at night. What am I?
Legally, I am an eighteen-year old adult. In reality, I am realizing that although I carry the legal status, I am not treated as an adult in a social or educational setting, which is fitting. Half of me expected to suddenly fit the title of "adult" after my eighteenth birthday, but I've now come to understand that this is not the case. A person's emotional maturity far outweighs his or her physical age in regards to being treated as an adult.
The term "adult" may be attached to a specific age, but most eighteen year olds do not live up to this title. We are, for the most part, still high school students that are subordinate to the staff of our school. Our age does not elevate us to a more important standing; most teachers probably do not even know when a student's birthday comes and goes. Therefore, we remain on the same standing throughout high school. We are students, not adults.
So when do we earn the title of "adult"?
The answer may vary for each person, because being considered a certified adult comes with time and experience. Students in high school are not often referred to as adults, but a student at university may be because of the experience it took to get there. Also, living on their own in a dormitory is a huge step towards adult status. Adults, in general, are not dependent on parents or guardians, so if they are living on their own in a dormitory they might be referred to as adults.
But still, the gray area persists. Most university students have parents or guardians helping them pay to attend said university, so can we call them truly independent? Or does the simple fact that, if they are on-campus students, they no longer live at home with their parents or guardians qualifies them to be an adult?
I believe that to be an adult, someone must be fully independent. They must have their own income to support themselves in relation to food, shelter, and basic necessities.
I obviously do not qualify. In the classroom, I embrace the role of a student. At work, I embrace the role as one of the younger employees. At home, I embrace the role as the youngest daughter and sister.
Embodying adulthood does not equate to age. Emotional maturity, which comes with the hard-wrought experiences of life, means much more to achieve what truly accompanies adulthood; respect and independence.
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Wilbur Ross will shepherd Trump's trade policy. He also owns ships.
Built a map and analyzed more than a million records recording the location of ships owned by private equity billionaire and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Found they frequently docked in China, Mexico and once offloaded cargo at a sanctioned Iranian port.
Developed and designed an app to track political TV ads airing in state-level races. It showed in near real time the influx of ads from outside groups seeking to change the course of state politics. It was updated once a week leading up the election.
Developed a continuous import process for Federal Election Commission reports used by reporters for alerts and analysis. Designed a public tracker of key numbers for presidential candidates, breaking it down by candidate spending and spending by supportive groups. It was updated throughout the election. An embeddable version topped numerous stories.
Extracted data from hundreds of thousands of nonprofit tax forms released by the Internal Revenue Service. Built this app to let readers search for grants disclosed on the forms by the nonprofit giving the grant, identifying funders of nonprofits even if the recipient doesn't disclose.
Designed and developed this multimedia presentation for an International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) story on the human rights record of Australian-owned mining companies in Africa. From what one critic calls an "industry facilitated massacre," to injuries and hundreds of deaths, this tells a continent-spanning story in video, audio, text, photos and graphics.
Among thousands of Chinese users of tax havens revealed in the ICIJ files are relatives of the country's top leaders and some of China's wealthiest men and women. Designed and developed this graphic which shows their links to power and the offshore economy in six languages, including English, Mandarin, German, French, Spanish and Korean.


Today, digital technology is pushing people, businesses, and governments to rethink the way they work and operate. In the banking and financial industry, fintech companies are disrupting conventional methodologies and introducing innovative products to cater to mobile and connected customers that demand state-of-the-art digital services.
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) is in the midst of a digital shift as it pursues a three-point plan. This aims to transform its operations with digital technology, put up a digital bank, and engage fintechs in catering to the local market.
As part of its endeavours, UnionBank has partnered with Microsoft to conduct blockchain trials on Azure.
"Similar to our mission to empower every person and organization to achieve more, UnionBank is committed to making lives better and enriching the lives of Filipinos through greater financial inclusion. We stand together in the belief that financial service institutions need to ramp up digital transformation efforts to engage users and transform products," said Hans Bayaborda, Managing Director and Country General Manager of Microsoft Philippines.
A recent BSP survey found that 86 percent of Filipino households remain unbanked. Blockchain can push for greater financial inclusion by allowing financial institutions to provide accessible, useful, and affordable products and services that meet client needs. Whether it's transactions, payments, savings, credit, or insurance, these can be delivered in a responsible and sustainable way via blockchain.
Modernizing legacy banking infrastructures. With blockchain technologies, banks can increase efficiencies by addressing the settlement process across the board. Speeding payments, trading of all financial instruments, and automatically outputting regulatory information will massively disrupt the industry and shift labor into better customer service.
Securing transactions. Blockchain technology offers secure transactions through an encrypted ledger. This addresses cyber threats by establishing authenticity and tamper-proof record systems. The decentralization of the command systems in blockchains is critical to safeguarding cyber security.
UnionBank is currently conducting and has had successful blockchain trials on Azure.
As an open, flexible, and scalable platform, Azure supports a rapidly growing number of distributed ledger technologies that address specific business and technical requirements for security, performance, and operational processes. Microsoft's data and AI solution provides unique off-chain data-management and analysis capabilities not offered by others. The vast Microsoft partner ecosystem extends the capabilities of UnionBank's platforms and services in unique ways that fit specific workload and industry needs.
Azure is secure and provides a rapid, low-cost, low-risk, and fail-fast system for organizations to collaborate on by enabling them to experiment with new business processes—all backed by a cloud platform with the largest compliance portfolio in the industry.
"The Microsoft partnership has also been about sharing best practices and experiences. UnionBank is grateful to have the guidance of such a technology leader—one who has also undergone its own transformation," de Vera said.
As a tech-savvy organization, UnionBank is embracing digital transformation through its strong culture of innovation and leadership. It is the first bank in the Philippines to pursue blockchain trials.
"It's an exciting time. The arrival of blockchain in the Philippines is groundbreaking and can revolutionize the financial services industry and lead to greater financial inclusion in the country. As the first bank to pursue blockchain, UnionBank is making big strides in its digital transformation, and Microsoft is committed to helping them make Filipino lives better," said Bayaborda.


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Peikko delivers the composite frame to a large laboratory building in Helsinki
Peikko Group's Finnish subsidiary Peikko Finland Oy delivers the composite frame for the new HUSLAB building in the center of Helsinki, Finland. The new building houses a laboratory and offices for clinical analytics of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa. The total gross area of the new building comprises 22 000 m2 and it will be attached to the current laboratory building. It is developed by Helsingin Yliopistokiinteistöt Oy. SRV is responsible for the construction which will be finalized in summer 2015.
Peikko's deliveries consist of 3.3 kilometres of Deltabeams and over 300 tons of other steel structures, mainly composite columns. Peikko is also responsible for the assembly of the steel frame and the precast elements. The precast elements are supplied by Laatta-Betset Oy, Laukaan Betoni Oy and Parma Oy. Peikko's deliveries are scheduled for late 2013 and the frame assembly will be finished in September 2014.
"We are proud that our composite structure solution was chosen to the HUSLAB new building. Peikko's flexible and tailored delivery comprised in this project not only of Deltabeams and composite columns and other steel structures, but also of the composite frame and precast element assembly. When needed we can offer our customers a complete solution including assembly. In this case this was the most effective and suitable solution for the needs of the constructor" states Esa Rusila, Managing Director of Peikko Finland Oy.
Esa Rusila, Managing Director, Peikko Finland Oy, Mobile +358 500 844 063,
Matti Vartiainen, Business Manager, Composite Structures, Peikko Finland Oy,
Mobile +358 40 7765 127, Email: [email protected]
Main media, Peikko websites
Peikko Group in brief:
Peikko Group Corporation is a leading global supplier of concrete connections and composite structures. Peikko's innovative solutions make the customers' building process faster, easier and more reliable. Peikko has subsidiaries in 30 countries in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America, with manufacturing operations in 9 countries. Peikko's net sales in 2012 amounted to EUR 113 million. Peikko is a family-owned and run company with over 900 professionals. Peikko was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Lahti, Finland. Further information: www.peikko.com.

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Dovetail Router Bit (1/2" Shank) – Pillow Bread, Inc.
High quality, well made and packaged. The 1/2" shank adds stability and fits most routers. I would recommend this bit to anyone that needs one!!
We do woodworking and have been trying to find a bit that would allow is to do butterfly joining ~ this product does the trick.
This bit was purchased for making mortise and tenon joints for attaching guitar necks. Used with a collar and my jigs, it has performed flawlessly over 5 guitars so far. The cuts exhibit crisp, smooth sides and flat bottom. There is no sign of wear or overheating. Tearout is absolutely minimum. I recommend this bit for professional use.
Quality product noticeable difference from some of the router bits I paid bargain prices for.
I don't always purchase router bits but this is really well made and durable and stay sharper longer than cheaper brands. I have used in many projects with very nice results.
Great woodworking tools. This router bit is just too great. Makes very precise dovetails, and stays sharp for a long time.
Fits my router template just fine. Sharp and cuts hardwood well.


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Q: ¿que servidores se usan con las aplicaciones móviles? quiero hacer una aplicación móvil con React Native,postgreSql y php destinada a android no creo que sea necesario aclarar pero por las dudas es una aplicación híbrida,pero no tengo idea de de que tipo de servidor usar,o que tipos de servidores hay para las aplicaciones moviles,creo que estoy confundido,en desarrollo web uno puede optar por wamp o xamp,entre otros más pero en las aplicaciones moviles como es el tema?investigue un poco y me encontre con apache cordova como servidor de aplicacion moviles,pero intenté buscar alguno más pero nada,alguien que me oriente como es por favor el tema de servidores con las aplicaciones moviles,gracias por su tiempo

A: Como te dicen, estás confundiendo los conceptos. En una aplicación web "común" (cliente/servidor) el servidor devuelve la página entera con todos los datos a mostrar, por lo que puede resultar confuso al pensar en móvil o SPA.
En una aplicación móvil o SPA se separan el backend y frontend para trabajar por separado y comunicarse a través de un api, es éste el que se aloja en un servidor y solo sirve la info que será mostrada en la aplicación móvil (o SPA), ya no sirve la página completa, ésta ya está en el cliente a la espera de la información que mostrará.
Para aclarar un poco sobre React Native, este framework no es sólo "híbrido", genera una aplicación nativa en la que incluso puedes usar Java, Objective-C o Swift en caso necesites algo muy específico que el framework no aporte, algo poco frecuente pero posible.

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Q: PulseAudio + HFP profile in Ubuntu Objective is to attend the call via BT paired devices using HFP
Steps done:
a. The softwares used are
-pulseaudio-4.99.2
-Bluez-5.14
-ofono-1.14
b. The above mentioned application were started and then using bluetoothctl methods, I've paired and connected the mobile to the Ubuntu PC.
c. Call was made to the mobile. After the call was attended, I was trying to hear the audio via the headset connected to the ubuntu PC. But there was no audio heard.
d. I've tried to list the bluez sink and sources using the below command :
pactl list short sources | grep bluez_source
pactl list short sinks | grep -v Monitor | grep alsa_output.pci

e. Then loopback the devices using the below command
pactl load-module module-loopback source=[BTSOURCE] sink=[SINK]

f. I've also edited /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf to enable
[General]
Enable=Gateway,Source,Socket,Sink,Media,Headset

Please help me if I've missed something. Is there anything to be modified in the daemon.conf file ?
I'm also getting these logs in pulseAudio
D: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: Loopback overall latency is 43.55 ms + 335.02 ms + 26.97 ms = 405.54 ms

D: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: Should buffer 2112 bytes, buffered at minimum 3346 bytes

I: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: New rate of 8061 Hz not within 2‰ of 7919 Hz, forcing smaller adjustment

D: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: [alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo] Updated sampling rate to 7934 Hz.

D: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: Loopback overall latency is 0.00 ms + 19584.88 ms + 0.00 ms = 19584.88 ms

D: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: Should buffer 96 bytes, buffered at minimum 154078 bytes

W: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: Sample rates too different, not adjusting (8000 vs. 15699).

D: [pulseaudio] module-loopback.c: [bluez_sink.4C_21_D0_3A_29_04] Updated sampling rate to 8000 Hz.

D: [bluetooth] ratelimit.c: 134 events suppressed

D: [bluetooth] memblock.c: Pool full

D: [alsa-sink-ALC892 Analog] memblock.c: Pool full

D: [bluetooth] memblock.c: Pool full

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Please help me !!!

A: I also faced this issue.
If you see audio levels using pavucontrol, you will see that audio is actually coming to the laptop but the audio routing (at pulseaudio level) is misconfigured.
When you connect your phone with bluetooth to your linux machine and dial a call via your phone, you will see that the bluetooth profile is switched to HSP/HFP using "configuration" tab in pavucontrol.
You can also check that, for your device, the default sink and source (PulseAudio) has been switched to that of bluez_sink and bluez_source.
To be able to get call audio on your speakers/wired headset and to send your voice on the call using internal microphone/wired headset microphone, try this script.
#!/bin/bash
SOUNDCARD_SOURCE="Find using $ pacmd list-sources | grep -e 'index:' -e device.string -e 'name:'"
SOUNDCARD_SINK="Find using $ pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'index:' -e device.string -e 'name:'"
BLUEZ_SOURCE="Find using $ pacmd list-sources | grep -e 'index:' -e device.string -e 'name:'"
BLUEZ_SINK="Find using $ pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'index:' -e device.string -e 'name:'"
pactl unload-module `pactl list short modules | grep bluez_sink | cut -d 'm' -f 1`
pactl unload-module `pactl list short modules | grep bluez_source | cut -d 'm' -f 1`
pacmd "set-default-sink $SOUNDCARD_SINK"
pacmd "set-default-source $SOUNDCARD_SOURCE"
pactl load-module module-loopback source=$SOUNDCARD_SOURCE sink=$BLUEZ_SINK latency_msec=1
pactl load-module module-loopback source=$BLUEZ_SOURCE sink=$SOUNDCARD_SINK latency_msec=1

What is does is simply unload the pactl loopback modules loaded by config and connect your microphone with bluez_sink and connect bluez_source with your speakers/heaphones.
This is my first time posting a solution, so please comment for further clarifications.

A: With Bluez and ofono you can achieve it.
I have tried it with bluez 4.x.
Not sure if it'll work with bluez 5.x.
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73325
First to make sure HFP is supported by the hardware.
$ sdptool browse local

This will list all profiles supported. It should show up something like:
Service Name: Hands-Free Audio Gateway
Service RecHandle: 0x10002
Service Class ID List:
  "Handsfree Audio Gateway" (0x111f)
  "Generic Audio" (0x1203)
Protocol Descriptor List:
  "L2CAP" (0x0100)
  "RFCOMM" (0x0003)
    Channel: 13
Profile Descriptor List:
  "Handsfree" (0x111e)
    Version: 0x0105

Service Name: Hands-Free
Service RecHandle: 0x10003
Service Class ID List:
  "Handsfree" (0x111e)
  "Generic Audio" (0x1203)
Protocol Descriptor List:
  "L2CAP" (0x0100)
  "RFCOMM" (0x0003)
    Channel: 7
Profile Descriptor List:
  "Handsfree" (0x111e)
    Version: 0x0105

Next step is to pair your phone with pc using bluetoothctl or GUI.
Now you need to check with ofono for modems. Here your phone acts as a modem. Goto ofono test directory and type
$./list-modems

Now it should list your phone in the list. Next enable it
$./enable-modem

Start calling your phone and you'll be able to get the voice to pc.


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2023: Tinubu plans budgetary expansion to stimulate economic growth
By SULAIMON OLANREWAJU On Nov 7, 2022
Tinubu
In continuation of our analysis of presidential candidates' economic plans which started last week with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar's economic blueprint, today we consider the economic agenda of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate.
The major task before Nigeria's next president is fixing the economy. In the last seven years, the economy has contracted due to a number of factors. This has resulted in low productivity, high unemployment rate and rising rate of poverty. SULAIMON OLANREWAJU examines the programme of the APC presidential candidate, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, vis-à-vis his plans to put the economy on the right footing should he win the February 25, 2023 election.
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu's antecedent as the one who expanded the Lagos economy and prepared the ground for its emergence as Nigeria's largest economy as well as the fifth largest economy in Africa is well documented. On Tinubu's watch, Lagos State's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) grew from a monthly average of N1.2bn in 1999 to a monthly average of N7 billion when he left office in 2007, representing almost a 470 per cent growth rate.
Tinubu, whose ability to aggregate capacity to achieve set goals is well known, lays out in his manifesto, christened Renewed Hope 2023, the strategies, plans and programmes he intends to deploy to take Nigeria out of economic doldrums.
The major thrust of Tinubu's plan to revitalise the economy is expanding the budget size to accommodate government's programmes and projects rather than limiting government's expenditure to envisaged revenue.
The APC presidential candidate states in his manifesto thus: "Budgetary custom bases our annual budget and fiscal policies largely on the dollar value of projected oil revenue. Not only does this practice artificially restrict the Federal Government's fiscal latitude, it also unduly attracts the nation's attention towards a single source of fiscal revenue to the detriment of others.
"To achieve optimal growth in the long term, we must wean ourselves from this limitation. A more efficient fiscal methodology would be to base our budgeting on the projected level of government spending which optimises growth and jobs without causing unacceptable levels of inflation. As part of this prudent growth-based budgeting, we will establish a clear and mandatory inflationary ceiling on spending. However, we must break the explicit link between naira expenditure and dollar inflows into the economy.
"Much like the European Union has done, we too must be realistic and legislatively suspend the limits on government spending during this protracted moment of global economic turmoil exacerbated by domestic challenges in security, economy and demography."
Tinubu hopes to leverage the latitude offered by the budgetary expansion to modernise national infrastructure and create jobs for the nation's teeming youth.
He said, "Compelled by the unassailable fact that an economy cannot exceed the capacity of the available infrastructure to service it, we shall bring the National Infrastructure Policy to life, harmonising it with the National Industrial Policy to ensure optimal development of key sectors and rapid acceleration of our GDP growth."
He added, "Under our government, our cities and towns will witness a level of industrial activity unprecedented in our nation's history. In this, our youth shall become a leading catalyst driving the economic resurgence. This goes beyond the provision of decent jobs. It speaks of empowering those who see their future as starting and owning businesses in the new economy. It goes to opening the economy in a way that encourages the best that the modern digital and IT-driven sectors have to offer.
"We will improve existing industries and sectors. We will be brave and innovative enough to see how new economic vistas powered by today's technology can create jobs and provide goods and services that will propel us toward greater prosperity and development.
"In helping to shape this more dynamic economy melding the best of the extant sectors with what is new on the economic horizon, our government will be fiscally active; yet equally prudent in the 'how and why' of public expenditure because public money is also a storehouse of public values and public trust. We will build an economy that produces more of the everyday items, both agricultural and manufactured goods, that define an individual's and a nation's standard of living."
According to his manifesto, Tinubu intends to give serious attention to stable electricity supply with a view to deploying it as a lever to increasing productivity in the country. The presidential candidate, however, realising that the power sector challenges could not be overcome overnight, said his administration would build on the foundation laid by President Buhari's Presidential Power Initiative to emplace prudent and practical measures that would improve the nation's power situation.
Going into specifics on how he would reform the power sector, Tinubu said concerning generation and transmission that "Over the long term, we will seek to implement further reforms to put the nation on a track to sufficient on-grid generation, transmission and distribution to power the bright Nigeria of our dreams. Off-grid and renewable power generation options and solutions undertaken by willing private sector participants will also be encouraged and our administration will work with the private sector and interested state governments to provide access to low cost finance for power projects."
On estimated billing, he said "We will end this unpopular and harmful practice and ensure that all electricity bills are meter-based. By streamlining and accelerating existing schemes such as the National Mass Metering Programme and the Meter Asset Provider Scheme, we shall seek to ensure that all electricity connections are properly metered within the shortest possible time frame."
On renewable energy, the APC presidential candidate said, "Our renewable energy plan shall be based on Nigeria's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2060. Working with the National Assembly, State and Local Governments, we will provide the enabling environment, institutional, legislative and regulatory reforms required to attract foreign and domestic private sector investors, as well as support from donor agencies.
"Our solar energy plan will focus on all major parts of the power value chain to ensure that we take advantage of all that solar power has to offer in terms of generating, transmitting and distributing power across the country. In the upstream sector we shall focus on grid connectedness while also taking advantage of mini-grid and interconnected mini-grid solutions."
To facilitate the growth of electricity distribution companies (DisCos), Tinubu said, "We will further enable DisCos to charge cost-reflective tariffs for electricity supply. Our government will reduce import levies on manufacturing inputs and provide other forms of support so that domestic manufacturers are able to compete and meet demand for meters and provide targeted and efficient tax incentives for local manufacturing companies making meters."
Tinubu also stated that "We will introduce a Nigeria First policy by which gas resources shall be directed, as a #1 priority to Nigerian power generation. We will, in addition, support power projects that can be delivered quickly to optimise grid reliability, grid interconnectedness and grid wheeling."
The APC presidential candidate said his fiscal strategy would be to spend public money in a way that would maximise employment of people and resources, adding that monetary policy must buttress this approach.
According to him, "To achieve optimal growth and broadly shared prosperity, monetary policy must complement fiscal goals. The efficiency of monetary policy in driving overall economic goals is limited. Fiscal policy has numerous channels and transmission mechanisms by which it can affect the economy. Unlike monetary policy, fiscal policy can be channelled directly and even exclusively toward the poorer segments of society. Monetary policy transmission mechanisms are largely limited to banks and other financial institutions. By itself, good and wise monetary policy is insufficient to produce the level of growth we seek.
"However, bad monetary policy is sufficient in itself to sink the best of our economic dreams."
Tinubu added that monetary policy must focus on the exchange rate, interest rate and price levels. "This trio must serve the objective of fiscal policy, which is broadly shared prosperity. In essence, money lends nominal economic value to anyone who owns it or anything to which a monetary price is attached. Idle people and resources are said to have scant economic purpose or value. They are wrongfully derided as 'useless.' When money becomes attached to them either through a living wage or capital investment, what was once idle becomes valued and productive."
On exchange rate management, Tinubu said it is too important to either be ignored or left to the vagaries of an unrestrained market because it influences the costs of imports, competitiveness of exports, and net capital flows.
He said, "To ensure that exchange rate policy harmonises with our goals of optimal growth and job creation driven by industrial, agricultural and infrastructural expansion, we will work with the Central Bank and the financial sector to carefully review and better optimise the exchange rate regime.
"Our economic policies shall be guided by our desire for a stronger, more stable Naira founded upon a vibrant and productive real economy."
On foreign debts, Tinubu said, "Our administration will engage in extraordinary prudence in contracting debt in foreign currency. Our policy will be such that new foreign currency debt obligations will be linked to projects that generate cash flows from which the debt can be repaid. Where possible, we shall limit such foreign currency denominated debts to essential expenditures that cannot be adequately addressed by either naira denominated expenditures or debt obligations."
The APC presidential candidate said he would curb the nation's reliance on imported goods.
According to him, "Importation of non-essential products will be discouraged through policy measures including luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and higher processing fees.
"At the same time, international brands will be incentivised with tax credits, rebates and other fiscal incentives to establish manufacturing plants in Nigeria both for export and to meet the needs of the large population of consumers in Nigeria and the wider ECOWAS region. We shall also enact new policies to exploit the framework provided by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA) to further boost domestic manufacturing and production."
To boost the nation's revenue, Tinubu plans to increase crude oil production to 2.6 million barrels per day by 2027 and 4 million barrels per day by 2030.
Underscoring the current challenges in the sector, the presidential hopeful said to increase domestic crude production, the country must first stop crude oil theft and prevent vandalism of pipelines, crude oil infrastructure and assets. To achieve these, his administration would establish a Special Enforcement and Monitoring Unit whose sole mandate would be to protect the nation's pipelines by deploying technological interventions such as stationary aerial monitoring platforms and drones, towards curbing production disruptions.
He stated that technological assets would be used to track the movement of vessels and to provide real-time, immediate notification of any breaches or ruptures of pipelines or other facilities.
Tinubu stated further, "In addition, we will provide new incentives to boost investment in the sector. We shall focus more investment on frontier oil and gas exploration, particularly in as yet untapped parts of the country (for example within the Lake Chad basin). To increase our refining capacity, we will explore public-private partnerships in this area. We will consider, as a model, joint venture partnership arrangements entered into between other leading oil producing states and global petrochemical firms."
He also plans to increase indigenous share of crude oil production to over 1mmbpd by 2027.
To make that a reality, he said "We will, further, implement incentives to encourage indigenous participation and mandate IOCs to assign a share of revenues towards knowledge sharing and technology transfer to indigenous companies.
"We will fully implement the Host Community Development Trust which mandates greater assistance and cooperation by oil companies with host communities, particularly in the areas of environmental protection, preservation and rejuvenation."
To harness domestic gas potential, the APC flag bearer said his administration would achieve full deregulation of midstream gas prices within six months, increase gas production by 20 per cent and complete critical gas infrastructure projects by 2027.
He stated, "To realise the potential of the gas industry in a world that seeks cleaner sources of energy, we will accelerate implementation of the Nigeria Gas Master Plan and fully develop and modernise our regulatory framework for natural gas production.
"To ramp up domestic supply, we will complete critical gas infrastructure projects, including: pipeline infrastructure (e.g., Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben pipeline (OB3), Trans Nigeria Gas Pipeline, Escravos Lagos pipeline system (ELPS) II, Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline) and the seven key gas development projects. We will also explore the expansion of such projects to other states.
"To further optimise gas production, we shall, on the one hand, enforce gas flaring penalties, while on the other, offer tax credits or similar incentives to companies that achieve reasonable flare reduction targets.
"Producers will be required to submit natural gas flare elimination and monetisation plans to the government and will be mandated to install metering equipment on all facilities where gas flaring may occur.
"A special investigation/enforcement unit will be established to monitor gas flaring activities and assess compliance with the PIA's provisions on the reduction of gas flaring and the impact of any non-compliance on affected communities.
"Non-compliance will be met with financial penalties which shall be used solely for development and environmental relief of the affected communities."
To ensure stability of petroleum product supply, Tinubu said his administration would fully deregulate the downstream sector and phase out the fuel subsidy while maintaining the underlying social contract between government and the people.
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He said, "We do this by dedicating the money that would have been used on the subsidy to fund targeted infrastructural, agricultural and social welfare programs ranging from road construction, to boreholes, public transportation subsidies, education and healthcare funding programs. In this way, the funds are more directly and better utilised to address urgent social and economic needs.
"Our planned approach will not only mitigate the price effects of deregulation but will also result in the significant expansion of public infrastructure and improvement of the public well-being.
"Subsidy removal and deregulation are, however, only part of the solution. To further increase our refining capacity, we shall focus on the rehabilitation of the nation's refineries and shall consider, as a model, the joint venture partnership arrangements implemented by other leading oil producing states and global petrochemical firms."
To optimise government revenue, Tinubu said his administration would deploy the same skills and expertise used in Lagos State to generate record levels of internally generated revenue, create wealth and attract investment.
"We shall also improve and significantly expand the current administration's efforts to generate revenue by reducing leakages in the financial system and create the enabling environment to expand the private sector initiatives undertaken by the Buhari administration.
"We will mobilise private sector investment, processes and people to raise the revenue profile of our great country and achieve our ambitious plans for the nation's rapid development."
Going by the manifesto, a Tinubu administration will result in economic buoyancy for the country but there are some gray areas in the manifesto. The presidential candidate speaks about "basing our budgeting on the projected level of government spending which optimises growth and jobs without causing unacceptable levels of inflation." While it is very necessary to increase the budget because of the nation's unrelenting population growth, how the candidate hopes to raise the resources to fund the increased budget without resorting to taking loans is not stated in the manifesto. In addition, with the inflation rate already over 20 per cent, would this plan to phenomenally increase the budget not result in unprecedented level of inflation?
The candidate's plan to transform the nation's power sector is commendable. He has great plans for generation and distribution but his manifesto is quite equivocal on transmission, which is the major problem in the electricity value chain. Currently the nation generates about 12,000 megawatt but is only able to distribute less than 5,000. How would that be addressed in the short and medium terms?
Then Tinubu plans to make the fiscal authorities the driver of the economy contrary to what has been the case since 2015. While that is the right thing to do because monetary policies are primarily meant to enable the realisation of fiscal objectives, it is left to be seen how the new plan would pan out without causing any disruption in the system.
Altogether, the APC candidate's manifesto is a well-thought-out agenda that is good enough to give a new life to the economy. But that is hardly a surprise given Tinubu's reputation as a renowned reformer and a master strategist.
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23+ Indescribable Things to Do This Week in Montco
By Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board on Aug. 01, 2019
Join in the fun this week with a brand new round of can't miss events, right here in Montco!
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL AMALUNA
Through August 25
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Performances of Cirque Du Soleil AMALUNA continue under the Big Top at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. The story of freedom and self-discovery will be on stage in Montgomery County through August 25.
Exhibition runs July 2 to October 6
Berman Museum of Art
The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College presents Science Fiction from July 2 to October 6. Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox, Science Fiction features the work of 12 international artists who were all born in the 1960s and 1970s, when the line between science and fiction seemed to blur in unprecedented ways.
American Cornhole League Championships at Valley Forge Casino
AUGUST 6th - 11th
Head over to the Valley Forge Casino for the 2019 ACL World Championships. There will be a guaranteed minimum payout of $180,000 for this event with scheduled events including Advanced/Competitive/Social Singles, Junior Singles, Advanced/Competitive/Social Doubles, Women's Doubles, Seniors' Doubles, ACL Pro Doubles, Advanced/Competitive/Social Blind Draw, Crew Cup Shootout, College Singles, College Doubles and more.
POP-UP Exhibit HAPPY PLACE
October 5- January 5
HAPPY PLACE, an interactive, immersive pop-up exhibit with larger-than-life installations and multi-sensory themed rooms, is coming to the King of Prussia Mall from October 5th to January 5th! Use password: HAPPY for pre-sale tickets August 7th and 8th.
Montco Makers
Beer, Wine & Spirits Events
LADIES NIGHT OUT: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL AMALUNA
The Melting Pot
LADIES' NIGHT OUT: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL AMALUNA
ANYONE DINING THIS DAY CAN ENTER A RAFFLE TO WIN FREE TICKETS TO THE CIRQUE DU SOLEIL AMALUNA SHOW AT THE OAKS CONVENTION CENTER FROM JULY 24- AUG 25TH!
SECRET VALLEY EXPEDITION (MIMOSA BRUNCH FOR DINING PASSENGERS)
Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust
Board one of our meticulously restored century old rail cars for a two hour expedition into one of the most scenic and historic regions in the northeast. Once the province of pioneers and patriots, the Colebrookdale is your ticket to a verdant land lost in time.
Brunch is provided by Devour Catering & Event Design and includes: scrambled eggs, seasoned potatoes, bacon, sausage, pancakes or french toast, and mimosa (must be 21) or orange juice, coffee, tea, and water.
Brunch is available for our Dining Car passengers only.
ADMIRAL'S TAVERN
May 10 - September 28
Independence Seaport Museum
Kick back on summer nights with stunning views of the Ben Franklin Bridge and a cold drink in hand, all while aboard the oldest steel warship afloat in the world. The Admiral's Tavern beer garden (21+) is popping up again on Cruiser Olympia at Independence Seaport Museum every Friday and Saturday from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Gather your crew for drinks, snacks, fun, and games on the most historic ship in Philadelphia. Food will be available for purchase.
Cover charge: $8 per person, includes on drink ticket.
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Energizing Events
SECRET VALLEY EXPEDITION
September 12 - 29
Board one of our meticulously restored century-old rail cars for a two-hour expedition into one of the most scenic and historic regions in the northeast. Once the province of pioneers and patriots, the Colebrookdale is your ticket to a verdant land lost in time.
PADDLE PENN'S LANDING
May 3 - September 29
Paddle your way around the Penn's Landing basin in a kayak, rowboat, swan, or dragon for the perfect outdoor recreational activity. Located near Spruce Street Harbor Park and the Hilton Penn's Landing, Paddle Penn's Landing is a unique afternoon adventure with family and friends or a memorable date with your sweetheart on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
EXTENDED HISTORIC SHIPS HOURS
May 23 - September 8
Unable to visit our two National Historic Landmark ships, Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna, during the day? That's okay! This summer you can visit both ships with our Extended Summer Hours on Thursdays-Sundays until 7 p.m. (last boarding is 6:15 p.m.).
Bike rentals are available through The Encampment Store at Valley Forge Park on a seasonal basis. All rentals are weather permitting and include a helmet and bike lock.
Patriot Trails
THE MOTHERS AND THE DEFENDERS: TOGETHER SUPPORTING JUSTICE
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
In Philadelphia and across the country, a new movement unites public defenders and community advocates at the front end of the justice system. This approach includes participatory defense, a ground-breaking community organizing model for people facing charges, their families, and their communities to achieve more just outcomes in their cases and transform the landscape of the criminal justice system. Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight and Chief Defender Keir Bradford-Grey will discuss their innovative partnership to bring participatory defense to Philadelphia.
Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight founded Mothers In Charge after her son, Khaaliq Jabbar, was killed at the age of 24 over a parking space. From this senseless act, Dr. Johnson-Speight channeled her energy into founding Mothers In Charge, a grass-roots organization dedicated to violence prevention, education, and intervention.
Keir Bradford-Grey, Philadelphia's chief public defender, serves Philadelphians through innovative programs that reduce racial disparities, empower communities, and ensure that justice is fair and final.
HEX SIGNS: SACRED & CELESTIAL SYMBOLISM IN PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BARN STARS
March 1 - November 3
Bryn Athyn Historic District
Explores themes of sacred and celestial imagery in the traditional arts of the Pennsylvania Dutch, with special emphasis on the decorated barns of Southeastern Pennsylvania. This exhibition, which features actual examples of barn stars, decorated objects, and related images, is guest curated by Patrick Donmoyer, director of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University. Donmoyer is the author of Hex Signs: Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars (2013). The Heritage Center and Glencairn Museum will collaborate on a full exhibition catalog for the Glencairn exhibition.
Arts Montco
DONAVON FRANKENREITER
Ardmore Music Hall
Donavon Frankenreiter is a singer-songwriter from California. His music is reflective of his life and interests involving surfing and the surfing lifestyle.
JOHN EDDIE
John Eddie is an American rock singer. Eddie moved to New Jersey in the 1970s and became a popular club circuit musician there, occasionally performing with Bruce Springsteen.
WILDFLOWER AT VALLEY BEACH
Valley Beach Poolside Club
Come out to Valley Beach for live music by Wildflower on Friday, August 9 at 8pm!
$10 cover charge starting at 8pm.
SPLINTERED SUNLIGHT (GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE) JERRY GARCIA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION W/ BIG MIND
Splintered Sunlight formed in 1992. "Splintered" quickly became the most popular Grateful Dead Tribute band in the Philadelphia area gaining praise from Dead Heads and Non Heads alike. Since that time, Splintered Sunlight has become a permanent fixture for music in the Mid Atlantic region.
On the Stage
August 2 - 18
DCP Theatre
One of the most famous family musicals is back! Annie resides in an orphanage run by the vicious Miss Hannigan. However, she longs to be reunited with the parents who left her 11 years ago. With the help of the other girls, she escapes the orphanage. Soon afterwards, the wealthy Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks takes Annie into his home for Christmas. Together they are determined to find her parents. During the search, Annie discovers her talents and meets exciting new people. She learns that the happiest times in life happen when they are least expected. Enjoy classic songs like "Tomorrow", "It's a Hard Knock Life", and more!
SEX, LIES, AND FISH
The Village Players of Hatboro
(Comedy) Sex, Lies, and Fish is a fast and funny slapstick farce. After the death of his father in a tragic fish-mongering accident, Lewis Paglinini has become sole owner of the lucrative Friendly Fisherman's Fish Filet Factory. Desperate for a share of the business, motel magnate Albert D'Auria attempts to earn the young man's favor with a once-in-a-lifetime offer. In exchange for a piece of the Fillet Factory, Albert is prepared to offer Lewis his daughter Babs' hand in marriage. Babs, meanwhile, has been carrying on an illicit love affair with Albert's business rival, Dominick Vinta. Following the advice of her maid, Sissy, Babs agrees to marry Lewis while secretly plotting to murder him after the wedding in order to secure the minced-fish money for herself.
CITADEL RISING STAR CONTEST
A selection committee will choose up to ten finalists to compete in a 'battle of the bands' competition for a chance to perform at Citadel Country Spirit USA. Finalists will be announced by August 2, 2019.
The finalists will be invited to perform at Citadel Rising Star LIVE at the Valley Forge Casino Resort on August 7 and 8. A panel of judges will select three winners based on the following criteria:
•Entertainment Value
•Performance
•Audience Appeal/Stage Presence
•Marketability
Three lucky winners WIN $1,000 and the opportunity to perform on the Citadel Rising Star stage at Citadel Country Spirit USA on August 23, 24, or 25. Winners will be announced on August 9, 2019.
COMEDY CLUB PRESENTS: SHULI
Valley Forge Casino Resort
Shuli Egar can be heard on Howard 100 and Howard 101 on Sirius XM Monday through Friday. He can also be seen touring the country as a headlining comic. You've heard him on CBS hit show SWAT as well Chosen on FX and Brickleberry on Comedy Central. He's performed on AXS TV's live from Gotham and has performed with some of the worlds biggest names. Amy Schumer, Artie Lange, Jim Norton, Robert Kelly, Dave Attell, Howie Mandel, Judah Friendlander, Lisa Lampaneli and many many more. Shuli talks a lot about marriage and kids and how those two things ruin everything else. Shuli is one of the best kept secrets in comedy but not for long!
Best Western Plus The Inn at King of Prussia
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On stage for the Adult Swim Upfront showcase at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC last night (May 15), Kanye West offered a "Pinocchio Story"-style rant about run-ins with the paparazzi.
Things in that department have been difficult for Yeezy as of late, what with him accidentally head-butting a sign while he and Kim Kardashian were trying to duck photogs and with another almost causing a car crash, endangering Kim and his soon-to-be-born child.
"One thing about me. I'm the worst kinda, worst kinda, worst kinda celebrity ... because all I do is make real music," he spit. "All I do is sit in the studio and make real, real s--t, and that's it. That's motherf---ing it. That's motherf---ing it. So I don't want nobody trying to run up on me with no cameras, trying to sell pictures and s--t to magazines, asking me no dumba-- questions. Throwing me off of my focus and s--t. Harassing you all motherf---ing day. I ain't no motherf---ing celebrity ..."
After a brief pause, Mr. West turned his ire towards the folks over at Saturday Night Live. Just days before he is set to perform on the show, Kanye killed all the talk about him possibly taking part in a comedy skit on SNL.
"[I had a friend ask me, 'Are you gonna go on] SNL and you're going to do like a skit about the paparazzi and s--t and, like, humanize yourself?' I ain't here to apologize to no motherf---ers man. It ain't about me humanizing myself. At what point did I become unhuman where I had to turn myself back? Or maybe I was demonized. Or maybe I was treated inhumane and not human in that kind of situation."
He continued, "I ain't no motherf---ing celebrity. I ain't running for office. I ain't kissing nobody's motherf---ing babies. I drop your baby and you sue me and s--t. I'm trying to make some music that inspires people to be the best they can be. I don't want nobody to ask nothing else of me. Don't ask nothing else of me. Motherf---ers chasing you down, 'bout to make you crash and s--t. And all they want is one n---a to laugh and s--t. Hell nah I ain't doing no motherf---ing SNL skits, this my g--d--- life. This ain't no motherf---ing joke."
'Ye is currently working on his next album, expected mid-June. Earlier this week, he held a private listening session for some of the material; and earlier this month, he performed a new song, "I Am God," at the MET Gala. Speculation has it that Odd Future, Chief Keef, John Legend and Daft Punk are all set to be featured on the final track listing.
He's not just making music, however. As 'Ye mentioned, he's been scheduled to appear on Saturday Night Live and he's slated for a cameo in Anchorman 2.


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1 year Diversity Management at Namics - a review
What has become of the strategic initiative and how it is lived at Namics
Just under a year ago, Namics decided that diversity should be anchored as a strategically important topic in the organization. In this article, I look back on the past year as a Diversity Manager, explain what exactly my responsibilities are and how companies can promote diversity.
How did the subject come up at Namics?
In 2017 there was a strategic initiative to investigate gender equality at Namics. Two very important findings emerged:
Finding 1: The underlying theme is fairness and this across all dimensions of diversity (gender is an important one of many dimensions)
Finding 2: To address the identified challenges, someone in the company is needed who is responsible for the topic and will take it forward.
What are my tasks as Diversity Manager?
As Diversity Manager, my job is to act as a contact person and driver for the topic within the Namics.
The areas of responsibility are diverse:
Developing concrete measures to improve processes (e.g. promotion process)
Initiate working groups and drive their content (e.g. working group on part-time work at Namics)
Exchange with managers regarding current challenges such as recruiting, promotion criteria, etc.
Exchange with human resources regarding new challenges due to the demographic development of our company or regarding fairness and equal treatment
For me, the central tool is a dedicated Diversity Dashboard in which we record certain key figures twice a year and thus track the effectiveness of our measures.
What has changed in that one year?
Mainly - and this was also the primary goal for the first months - diversity has become a relevant topic. Every day I sense that Namics employees at all levels and in all areas of the company are dealing with it and giving it a lot of thought. This awareness that each and every one of us shares responsibility, that we live and celebrate diversity and also consciously attract it, is the most important thing for me.
Furthermore, we have been able to create facts in many relevant areas, among other things, by introducing the dashboard and the associated collection of key figures. This reduces the emotionality in the discussions and enables us to work on problems or challenges that have been identified on the basis of facts. It has also shown us that we as Namics are already very well positioned in many areas.
The biggest challenge at the beginning was to find out how to tackle this broad topic, where action is needed and where it has the greatest impact. This was mastered by a working group in an impressive way and has given me a lot to work on. The current challenge is to ensure that the theoretical content and measures developed in theory are anchored operationally without losing focus.
What is behind the calibration rounds* and why do they play an important role in diversity management?
*In the calibration rounds, twice a year the managers sit down with HR and decide who will move on to the next career level.
The story of how we came to our current model is symbolic of my work at Namics.
Basically, a transparent and fair promotion process is one of the key factors in achieving fairness and equal treatment, and thus indirectly also pay equity. When we at Namics introduced our current promotion concept - the calibre rounds - there was no dedicated diversity management in our company. However, our 2016 reorganization project recognized that the old promotion process, which was anchored in business units, had some weaknesses in terms of fairness and transparency. The answer was a joint assessment of all employees at a particular level and a democratic approach to decision-making for or against promotion. Today, when we explain our process to people outside the Namics, the feedback is usually very positive and appreciative.
When we started to focus on diversity in 2018, we analyzed the process in detail and identified only a few weaknesses that could be closed with a few small additions.
I want to make it clear that we have already done a lot of things right in the past because fairness and transparency are deeply rooted in our culture. However, it is always worth exposing proven systems and processes to a detailed analysis that focuses on the issue of diversity, questioning things and making improvements.
In what direction can companies like Namics continue to develop?
In my opinion, the first thing companies need to work on is transparency and openness. Only when they are prepared to share grievances openly and accept that mistakes have been made in the past will there be room to make corrections.
We at Namics recognised this a long time ago, which is why, after a year in this role, I can also say with a clear conscience that we have already achieved a great deal. But there is always room for improvement in this area. For us at Namics, this means that in the next few steps we will continue to develop and live out the measures and processes introduced this year, as well as expanding our horizons to include other topics such as age structure, cultural influences and different educational paths.
In general, the ultimate stage of development is reached when diversity in a company is no longer seen as a challenge or even a problem, but rather as a strength and a positive influence on everyday work and the quality of results.
Do you value diversity? Then apply and become part of Namics.
Michael Schlegel-Iten Published on 7. March 2019


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How were heretics killed?
What do heretics believe?
Why did heresy become a crime?
Is treason still a crime?
What was the crime of heresy?
Is heresy a mortal sin?
What is the new religion called?
When did heresy stop being a crime?
What is heresy in the Bible?
What was the punishment for treason?
What crimes were punished using the bloody code?
All heretics wore a sackcloth with a single eyehole over their heads. Heretics who refused to confess were burned at the stake. Sometimes people fought back against the Inquisition. In 1485, an Inquisitor died after being poisoned, and another Inquisitor was stabbed to death in a church.
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization.
Reaffirmed the Catholic faith. Protestants who denied the Catholic faith could be burned at the stake. Heresy and treason therefore became more common crimes under Henry VIII in the 1530s and 1540s as anyone who did not follow and support these changes was committing a crime.
Petty treason ceased to be a distinct offence from murder in 1828, and consequently high treason is today often referred to simply as treason. Since the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 became law, the maximum sentence for treason in the UK has been life imprisonment.
Heresy means holding a religious belief which the Church disagrees with; Treason means trying to overthrow the government. During this period, religious unity was thought necessary to keep a country together.
Material heresy means in effect "holding erroneous doctrines through no fault of one's own" as occurs with people brought up in non-Catholic communities and "is neither a crime nor a sin" since the individual has never accepted the doctrine. As such it is a grave sin and involves ipso facto excommunication.
A new religious movement (NRM), also known as a new religion or an alternative spirituality, is a religious or spiritual group that has modern origins but is peripheral to its society's dominant religious culture.
The Church tried to punish people whose ideas differed from official beliefs. The government supported this and this support increased when the monarch became head of the Church. By the end of the 16th century, punishment for heresy finally ended.
Heresy in Christianity denotes the formal denial or doubt of a core doctrine of the Christian faith as defined by one or more of the Christian churches. In the East, the term "heresy" is eclectic and can refer to anything at variance with Church tradition.
Most recently, the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act formally abolished the death penalty for treason, replacing it with a maximum punishment of life imprisonment. Nazi propagandist William Joyce was the last person to be tried for treason in the UK in 1945.
You could be hanged for stealing goods worth 5 shillings (25p), stealing from a shipwreck, pilfering from a Naval Dockyard, damaging Westminster Bridge, impersonating a Chelsea Pensioner or cutting down a young tree. This series of laws was called (later) "The Bloody Code."
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Are Eastern Orthodox heretics?
Did the Orthodox Church kill?
How did the church respond to heresy?
Who has the highest teaching authority in the Church?
What's the difference between heresy and blasphemy?
What are examples of blasphemy?
Are pagans heretics?
What's the difference between pagans and heathens?
Who is considered a heretic?
Why was heresy such a serious crime?
Did Protestants burn heretics?
What are the 5 types of punishment?
What did heretics believe?
Who did the Catholic Church burn at the stake for heresy?
Is Gnosticism a heresy?
What is the difference between heresy and apostasy?
Is the Catholic Church an apostate?
Should those who revert from heresy be welcomed back by the church?
The Catholic Church makes a distinction between 'material' and 'formal' heresy. Likewise the Eastern Orthodox Church officially declares a heresy only at an ecumenical council, and currently accepts only the first seven Ecumenical Councils as ecumenical.
Eastern Orthodox bishops and priests were persecuted, arrested and tortured or killed (several hundreds) and hundreds (most) of Eastern Orthodox churches were closed, destroyed, or plundered by the Ustashe.
During its early centuries, the Christian church dealt with many heresies. In the 12th and 13th centuries, however, the Inquisition was established by the church to combat heresy; heretics who refused to recant after being tried by the church were handed over to the civil authorities for punishment, usually execution.
The magisterium of the Catholic Church is the church's authority or office to give authentic interpretation of the Word of God, "whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition." According to the 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church, the task of interpretation is vested uniquely in the Pope and the bishops.
In Christianity, blasphemy has points in common with heresy but is differentiated from it in that heresy consists of holding a belief contrary to the orthodox one. In the Christian religion, blasphemy has been regarded as a sin by moral theologians; St. Thomas Aquinas described it as a sin against faith.
Blasphemy in the Bible
Taking the Lord's Name in Vain.
Resisting the Power of the Holy Spirit.
Doubting God's Good Intentions.
Co-Opting the Name or Image of Jesus.
Burning a Religious Document.
Damaging a Church.
Worshipping the Devil.
Creating or Depicting Blasphemous Art.
is that heretic is someone who, in the opinion of others, believes contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion he claims to belong to while pagan is a person not adhering to any major or recognized religion, especially a heathen or non-abrahamist, follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion, neopagan.
Pagans are individuals who have revived the religion, practice, rites, beliefs and worldview of pre-christian Europe. Heathen is only really used for individuals who essentially do the same, but with s more strict focus on Germanic/Norse tradition.
1 religion : a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma (see dogma sense 2) especially : a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth The church regards them as heretics.
Heresy was seen as a crime against the Church and an offence against God. Those committing heresy were seen to be dangerous because they could persuade others to follow them in false belief. Heretics were punished by being burnt at the stake- the person was tied to a wooden post while a fire was lit beneath them.
Being burned at the stake was typical punishment for heresy. Protestants being burnt at the stake during the Reign of Queen Mary I. Therefore, most heretics were burned and their ashes thrown into the river and Mary's choice of burning was completely standard practice for the period.
Punishment has five recognized purposes: deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, retribution, and restitution.
Most heretics – the ones we can identify, that is – tended to believe a very simple form of Christianity, based on literal readings of the New Testament. They placed high value on chastity, and were opposed to any ostentatious wealth and to the wealth and power structure of the church.
The Christian heresiologists, most notably Irenaeus, regarded Gnosticism as a Christian heresy. Modern scholarship notes that early Christianity was diverse, and Christian orthodoxy only settled in the 4th century, when the Roman Empire declined and Gnosticism lost its influence.
A heretic is a proponent of heresy. The term is used particularly in reference to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Heresy is distinct from apostasy, which is the explicit renunciation of one's religion, principles or cause; and from blasphemy, which is an impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
The contem- porary Catechism of the Catholic Church (2003) sees apostasy as a full rejection of Catholic doctrine, and as leaving the Church.
But contrary to this: A decretal says, "Those who, after retracting their error, have fallen back into the heresy they retracted, should be left to a secular tribunal" (saeculari iudicio sunt reliquendi). Therefore, they should not be welcomed back by the Church.
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Two Army PFCs wanting to tie the knot were married in a last minute wedding ceremony at the Albany International Airport before they flew out to separate locations to begin their respective deployments.
Caitlin Murray, 20, and Sean Whitney, 26, have dated since March. Convinced that their love was the real thing, they scrambled to wed on Thursday before taking off for military training in different states.
A photographer from the Times Union was on hand for the merry occasion with a dozen other passengers, stopping to watch the lovebirds seal the deal before their flights.
The groom told the local paper that the couple met this spring at an Army recruiting office in Colonie Center, a shopping mall in Albany.
The decision to marry came after the pair spent New Year's Eve together in Times Square and Whitney brought his then girlfriend to meet his relatives in Long Island.
They had secured a marriage license this week and also had their wedding bands, matching Irish Claddagh rings, in hand.
When they arrived at the airport on Thursday, Whitney took charge and asked the manager of airport's information center, Shirley Brown, if they could pull off having a ceremony before their flights.
Brown was able to rally support from among the airport staff, with the airport director of public affairs Doug Myers serving as the unofficial photographer and airport CEO John O'Donnell standing in as the witness.
Lisa Armao, the town's marriage officer, got the call about the plan around noon and was able to book it to the airport and conduct a brief, standard civil ceremony.
'It was unbelievable how quickly it fell into place,' Brown said in disbelief that all the details fell into place.
The bride, dressed in fatigues and combat boots, was overcome with emotion - brushing away tears when they were pronounced man and wife.
The groom was amazed at the support they received.
'We weren't expecting the airport to do so much,' he said.
After celebrating their first kiss as a couple, O'Donnell treated them to lunch at the Silks Saratoga Bistro in the airport.
Married and well fed, the bride left on a 2:35 p.m. US Airways flight down south so she could begin her training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
The groom later left at 5 p.m. on a Southwest flight to St. Louis for final training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. before he left for his deployment to Afghanistan.
The newlyweds say they hope to host a larger wedding reception when they reunited.
Both of their families have signed off on the relationship but the pair admitted they hadn't clued their parents in on their nuptial plans.
'We were going to wait until I got back, but we just decided we should do this now,' Whitney said.


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Records and Recollections of Northern New York
Historical recollections of life in upstate New York from Edmund Wilson, one of America's preeminent literary critics of the twentieth century.
"What I have written . . . shows the gradual but steady expiration of the world of New York State as I knew it in my childhood and the modifications that its life has undergone. It is true that Lowville and Boonville have changed less—unless perhaps Charlottesville, Virginia—than any other part of this country that I knew when I was a child. But, as has been seen, it has reflected all the changes that, to a greater degree, have been taking place in the life of the country as a whole." - Edmund Wilson
Edmund Wilson:
Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) was a novelist, memoirist, playwright, journalist, poet, and editor but it is as a literary critic that he is most highly regarded. His more than twenty books include Axel's Castle, Patriotic Gore, To the Finland Station, and Memoirs of Hecate County.
Publisher Name Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Imprint Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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History & Archaeology » History » History of the Americas
Biography & Memoir » Biography & non-fiction prose » Memoirs


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Analysis, Modeling and Generation of Self-Similar VBR Video Traffic
by Mark Garrett, Walter Willinger , 1994
"... We present a detailed statistical analysis of a 2-hour long empirical sample of VBR video. The sample was obtained by applying a simple intraframe video compression code to an action movie. The main findings of our analysis are (1) the tail behavior of the marginal bandwidth distribution can be accu ..."
be accurately described using "heavy-tailed" distributions (e.g., Pareto); (2) the autocorrelation of the VBR video sequence decays hyperbolically (equivalent to long-range dependence) and can be modeled using self-similar processes. We combine our findings in a new (non-Markovian) source model
Distributed packet switching for local computer networks
by Robert M. Metcalfe, David R. Boggs - Commun. ACM , 1976
"... Abstract: Ethernet is a branching broadcast communication system for carrying digital data packets among locally distributed computing stations. The packet transport mechanism provided by Ethernet has been used to build systems which can be viewed as either local computer networks or loosely coupled ..."
. Switching of packets to their destinations on the Ether is distributed among the receiving stations using packet address recognition. Design principles and implementation are described based on experience.with an operating Ethernet of1 00 nodes along a kilometer of coaxial cable. A model for estimating
Supporting Real-Time Applications in an Integrated Services Packet Network: Architecture and Mechanism
by David D. Clark, Scott Shenker, Lixia Zhang , 1992
"... This paper considers the support of real-time applications in an ..."
This paper considers the support of real-time applications in an
The performance of TCP/IP for networks with high bandwidth-delay products and random loss
by T. V. Lakshman, Upamanyu Madhow , 1997
"... This paper examines the performance of TCP/IP, the Internet data transport protocol, over Wide Area Networks (WANs) in which data traffic could coexist with real-time traffic such as voice and video. Specifically, we attempt to develop a basic understanding, using analysis and simulation, of the pro ..."
will inevitably incur random losses due to transient fluctuations in higher priority real-time traffic when the network is highly utilized. Second, for multiple connections sharing a bottleneck link, TCP is grossly unfair towards connections with higher round-trip delays. This means that a simple First In First
Managing Energy and Server Resources in Hosting Centers
by Jeffrey S. Chase, Darrell C. Anderson, Prachi N. Thakar, Amin M. Vahdat - In Proceedings of the 18th ACM Symposium on Operating System Principles (SOSP , 2001
"... Interact hosting centers serve multiple service sites from a common hardware base. This paper presents the design and implementation of an architecture for resource management in a hosting center op-erating system, with an emphasis on energy as a driving resource management issue for large server cl ..."
by estimating the value of their effects on service performance. A greedy resource allocation algorithm adjusts resource prices to balance supply and demand, allocating resources to their most efficient use. A reconfigurable server switching infrastructure directs request traffic to the servers assigned to each
Receiver-driven Layered Multicast
by Steven McCanne, Van Jacobson, Martin Vetterli , 1996
"... State of the art, real-time, rate-adaptive, multimedia applications adjust their transmission rate to match the available network capacity. Unfortunately, this source-based rate-adaptation performs poorly in a heterogeneous multicast environment because there is no single target rate — the conflicti ..."
as well as dynamic variations in network capacity (i.e., congestion). We describe the RLM protocol and evaluate its performance with a preliminary simulation study that characterizes user-perceived quality by assessing loss rates over multiple time scales. For the configurations we simulated, RLM results
Bro: A System for Detecting Network Intruders in Real-Time
by Vern Paxson , 1999
"... We describe Bro, a stand-alone system for detecting network intruders in real-time by passively monitoring a network link over which the intruder's traffic transits. We give an overview of the system's design, which emphasizes highspeed (FDDI-rate) monitoring, real-time notification, clear ..."
We describe Bro, a stand-alone system for detecting network intruders in real-time by passively monitoring a network link over which the intruder's traffic transits. We give an overview of the system's design, which emphasizes highspeed (FDDI-rate) monitoring, real-time notification
Adaptive clustering for mobile wireless networks
by Chunhung Richard Lin, Mario Gerla - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications , 1997
"... This paper describes a self-organizing, multihop, mobile radio network, which relies on a code division access scheme for multimedia support. In the proposed network architecture, nodes are organized into nonoverlapping clusters. The clusters are independently controlled and are dynamically reconfig ..."
changes caused by node motion, node failure and node insertion/removal. Simulation shows that this architecture provides an efficient, stable infrastructure for the integration of different types of traffic in a dynamic radio network. 1.
Medium Access Control with Coordinated Adaptive Sleeping for Wireless Sensor Networks
by Wei Ye, John Heidemann, Deborah Estrin - IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking , 2004
"... This paper proposes S-MAC, a medium access control (MAC) protocol designed for wireless sensor networks. Wireless sensor networks use battery-operated computing and sensing devices. A network of these devices will collaborate for a common application such as environmental monitoring. We expect senso ..."
clusters based on common sleep schedules to reduce control overhead and enable traffic-adaptive wake-up. S-MAC uses in-channel signaling to avoid overhearing unnecessary traffic. Finally, S-MAC applies message passing to reduce contention latency for applications that require in-network data processing
BDI Agents: From Theory to Practice
by Anand S. Rao, Michael P. Georgeff - IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS (ICMAS-95 , 1995
"... The study of computational agents capable of rational behaviour has received a great deal of attention in recent years. Theoretical formalizations of such agents and their implementations have proceeded in parallel with little or no connection between them. This paper explores a particular typ ..."
type of rational agent, a BeliefDesire -Intention (BDI) agent. The primary aim of this paper is to integrate (a) the theoretical foundations of BDI agents from both a quantitative decision-theoretic perspective and a symbolic reasoning perspective; (b) the implementations of BDI agents from


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One of the biggest differences between Android and iOS ecosystems, when it comes to security, is the level of scrutiny applications need to face before being listed on their online app stores. While Google continues to keep taking steps like Play Protect to improve in this department, the Play Store is brimmed with fake apps.On Play Store, there are tons of apps that whose developers are employing foul practices to gain downloads. One particular app, named "Update WhatsApp," mimicked WhatsApp to trick users by making them believe that they were updating an existing application.
Different users on Reddit and Twitter pointed out that instead of being a chat app, Update WhatsApp was an ad-scrapper app that aimed to earn clicks and fraudulent revenue.
Later, according to Motherboard, the app's developer changed its name to "Dual Whatsweb Update" and changed its icon. Further down the line, the app was removed from Google Play, and the developer account was suspended for violating the policies.
It's very easy to fall for the fake app. The only difference between the name of the developer of a real and fake app is some Unicode character. While on a PC the difference becomes obvious, but the Android users become easy targets.
While this particular one app might have been removed from Play Store, a number of other apps continue to exist (see picture at the top). So, users are advised to be more cautious while downloading apps.


I'm interested in 07-08 Element boost tables which don't exist yet. My element will be paid off soon and I would love to make something cool out of it. I have been checking back here from time to time and figured an "interest thread" would be cool. If you are interested post here and who knows?!?
It is on the list, but there are quite a few things to do ahead of it.
Would it be possible to use an 07-08 TSX ECU to make it work (and keep ABS)? Or would it be possible to adapt an 05 ECU (and keep ABS)?
05 ECU won't work with the DBW system.
07-08 TSX won't work fully because the dash was CAN and yours is not.
Happy 2019, just checking in to show interest in boost tables for 08 Element! Only looking for reply if anything new on the topic. Cheers!
Nothing currently. These can be tuned via MAF.
Would you say roots supercharger would work ideally?


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(5) Jazz
(2*) Now Sound
A wealth of jazz in many styles -- bop, hardbop, soul jazz, spiritual, rare groove, modal, improvised music, funk, free jazz, fusion, avant garde, and trad!
CDs (3) new/used, LPs (2 used), All (5)
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Paul Horn — Cycle ... LP
RCA, 1965. Very Good ... Out Of Stock
A fantastic early album from reedman Paul Horn – modal jazz throughout, with a very different groove than some of his later world/jazz records! There's a bit of global elements at play – in that Horn borrows from other cultures for some of the rhythms, including a bit of influence from Ravi Shankar – but the group here is strongly jazz-based, and features Lynn Blessing on vibes, Michael Long on piano, Bill Goodwin on percussion, and the great Bill Plummer on bass! Tracks include "Shadows", "Cycle", "Greensleeves", and "In The Bag". Great stuff, and a beautiful record that often gets overlooked! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original black label stereo pressing, with deep groove. Cover has light surface wear & aging.)
Gerald Wilson — Portraits ... CD
Pacific Jazz (Japan), 1963. Used ... $6.99 9.99
An excellent album from Gerald Wilson – one that features some of his most inventive writing and arranging to date! The album's a perfect balance between the two sides of LA jazz in the 60s – the soul jazz groove, and the growing modern scene – which often didn't get the larger exposure it needed, but would sometimes peek forth under the guidance of mainstream figures like Wilson. The set features very strong solo work by hip LA players like Jimmy Woods on alto, Jack Wilson on piano, Harold Land on tenor, and Joe Pass on guitar – and the tracks are all tributes to some of Wilson's biggest influences – so "Eric" is dedicated to Eric Dolphy, "Ravi" to Ravi Shankar, "Paco" to the great Spanish matador, and so on. The whole thing's quite hip, and another example of how Wilson could perfectly balance the modernist impulses of the LA underground with a tight sense of arrangement and presentation that helped him reach a very wide audience at the time. CD
(2011 Japanese pressing.)
Gerald Wilson — Portraits ... LP
Pacific Jazz, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
An excellent album from Gerald Wilson – one that features some of his most inventive writing and arranging to date! The album's a perfect balance between the two sides of LA jazz in the 60s – the soul jazz groove, and the growing modern scene – which often didn't get the larger exposure it needed, but would sometimes peek forth under the guidance of mainstream figures like Wilson. The set features very strong solo work by hip LA players like Jimmy Woods on alto, Jack Wilson on piano, Harold Land on tenor, and Joe Pass on guitar – and the tracks are all tributes to some of Wilson's biggest influences – so "Eric" is dedicated to Eric Dolphy, "Ravi" to Ravi Shankar, "Paco" to the great Spanish matador, and so on. The whole thing's quite hip, and another example of how Wilson could perfectly balance the modernist impulses of the LA underground with a tight sense of arrangement and presentation that helped him reach a very wide audience at the time. LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing. Cover has light ring wear & aging, faint stain on lower corner.)
Various — Notes From The Underground – Radical Music Of The 20th Century (4CD set) ... CD
El (UK), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 4CD ... Out Of Stock
A fantastic set that really lives up to its title – by presenting a variety of music that all represented the farther reaches of modern sounds in the middle of the 20th Century – electronics, avant classical, and even groundbreaking jazz and poetry as well – all put together in a package that's as sonically striking as the cover! What makes the set great is the way it jumps around in genres and styles – very much as if it were representing the record collection of some New York intellectual at the start of the 60s – with a mix of sounds from Varese, John Cage, Stravinsky, Stockhausen, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Charles Ives, Schoenberg, Ali Akbar Khan, Satie, Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, and Ornette Coleman! There's also some work by Daphne Oram, who wasn't as available on vinyl over here at the time – but whose contributions sit nicely next to work by Pierre Schaeffer on the set – which is also rounded out by some tracks from The Prisoner and Un Chien Andalou too. 4CDs, great notes, and a heck of a lot of groundbreaking music! (Out Sound, Jazz) CD
Various — Revolution In Sound – Pop Culture & The Avant Garde (4CD set) ... CD
El (UK), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 4CD ... $24.99 30.99
A really great idea for a collection – one that brings together postwar modern music in all of its many formats – from avant jazz, to early electronics, to Indian music, 20th Century classical, and even a bit of straighter jazz moments too! The package is very ear-opening – as it offers the chance to hear instrumentalists next to compositional talents that had inspired them – and the collection provides a way to hear different strains of sonic experimentation that were sometimes running parallel to each other, sometimes criss-crossing in strange ways. There's a wealth of musical discoveries throughout – and the 4CD set is overflowing with key cuts from Ornette Coleman, Bela Bartok, Edgard Varese, Daphne Oram, Jean Sibelius, Eric Dolphy, Ravi Shankar, Pierre Henry, John Cate, John Coltrane, Humphrey Searle, Arnold Schoenberg, Bill Evans, Olivier Messiaen, Luigi Nono, Charles Ives, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Bruno Maderna, Julian Bream, and many others. (Out Sound, Jazz) CD


The average pay for a Laundry Manager Hospital is €39,180 a year and €19 an hour in Finland. The average salary range for a Laundry Manager Hospital is between €28,129 and €48,222. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Finland.
Manages and coordinates laundry activities of a hotel, hospital, or other institution.
Develops schedule and directs workers engaged in receiving, marking, washing, and ironing uniforms or linen in laundry to provide quick and efficient service.
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Sourcing Models for a Changing World
What do fair-trade Theo Chocolate and fast-food giant McDonald's have in common? Long-term, sustainable sourcing. (We didn't believe it at first either).
Master of Supply Chain Management Program
What do fair-trade, organic Theo Chocolate and the global fast-food giant McDonald's Filet-O-Fish® have in common? Shockingly, the answer is long-term, sustainable sourcing baked into their business models. (We didn't believe it at first either).
"Since the 80's, business has been very short-term focused," said Kate Vitasek, Visiting Lecturer of Sourcing in the Master of Supply Chain Management program. "You've got a lot of companies who are deeply ingrained in the way they've always done business, which is to beat the crap out of suppliers." New, long term ideologies rooted in vested partnerships, shared value, sustainability and social responsibility are taking root in companies large and small, from McDonald's to Theo. The business world is being forced to reckon with itself.
Business is increasingly being seen as a driver of social, environmental and economic problems in the public eye. Trust and legitimacy are at an all time low. In an era of increased transparency and a public that demands accountability from the corporate world, this doesn't bode well for the bottom line. "The reality is, if it isn't good for society it isn't good for business," said Vitasek.
Theo chocolate takes that credo seriously. "This isn't just about doing good or adding on social programs. We want to know which practices we need to engage in now to ensure we are robust in 20 years," said Emily Benson, Supply Chain Impact Manager at Theo Chocolate. Social responsibility and sustainability aren't add-ons for Theo; the concepts make up the backbone of their brand. They've established strategic partnerships with cocoa suppliers in the Congo, an area battered by civil war, low literacy rates and extreme malnutrition. Benson told us a story of a cocoa farmer she knew with five children, but said she only wanted three. When asked why she had five, the woman responded that she'd had one for sickness and one for the war. "That leaves me three."
The chocolate commodity market has a huge amount of volatility. The farmers don't do anything differently but the prices can change drastically. Theo consistently pays 2 to 3 times the market price for the beans they buy in order to support their farmers. Even then, the farmers' living situation is still fraught with hardship, Benson told us. "We can't solve this problem alone," she said. Other companies use social responsibility programs to address the problems seen in farming communities in the Congo. "But that's just to dodge the fact that prices that are too low to sustain people. We deal with externalities by paying a higher price now; it's part of our enduring mission," said Benson.
Socially responsible and sustainable sourcing models aren't reserved for niche companies, however. "Bigger companies are thinking about this too," Vitasek told us. It's the corporations operating at a massive scale who are really in a position to push the needle. Vitasek cited McDonald's move to use only Marine Stewardship Counsel (MSC) certified sustainable fish for their products. "Most people think, there's no way. McDonald's is terrible," Vitasek said. But McDonald's didn't take the easy route. They could have decided to switch to established MSC certified suppliers, but instead, they worked with their existing suppliers to make the improvements needed to achieve an MSC certification. That decision resulted in more sustainable long-term supply of fish, maintenance of strategic relationships and a strong message sent to fisheries worldwide by one of the largest fish-buyers in the world. "If they continued the way they were going, soon they wouldn't have any fish left to sell. They have to take the long-term view," said Vitasek.
"At MSCM, we are teaching students to think strategically about the things companies buy and which sourcing models are appropriate in different situations," said Vitasek. Students are taught a framework of attributes they can use to find the right sourcing model for any business. But you can rest assured, no matter what model you end up with, Vitasek's teachings come with a long-term plan. "Laws are changing to look at best value, companies are becoming more conscious and consumers are demanding more transparency," she told us. "Business evolves. This is a movement."
Ready to jump in to a career in supply chain management? Check out the UW Foster School of Business Master of Supply Chain Management Program.
Written by Victoria Pinheiro, MSc.
MSCM Content Strategy Writer
Master of Supply Chain Management, Social Responsibility, Sourcing, Sustainability, Transparency
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