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What is the Significance of the Fight in Southern Syria?
By Haid Haid
On February 12, rebel groups launched an offensive named Almawt Wala al-Muzaleh [Death Rather than Humiliation] targeting regime-controlled areas in Daraa. The ongoing operation is reportedly an attempt to prevent pro-Syrian regime troops from gaining control of a strategic border crossing with Jordan. The attack -- which followed a long period of decline in fighting since mid 2015 -- came as a surprise not only to the Syrian regime but also to the rebel allies, namely Jordan. The latter, who reportedly opposed the offensive, was not able to stop it.
Questions, therefore, were raised about the extent of Jordan's influence over its rebel allies in order to de-escalate armed clashes in the south. The attack also elevated worries about the increased cooperation between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and radical groups such as Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the rebranded former al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front and part of a newly formed alliance known as Hay'at Taḥrir al-Sham [Levant Liberation Committee].
The anti-regime offensive is led by al-bonyan al-marsous [a solid structure] operation room which is supported by 36 rebel groups. The groups are drawn from both FSA and members of Hay'at Taḥrir al-Sham. The aim of the operation is to capture the al-Manshiyya neighborhood of Daraa al-Balad in order to prevent the regime from seizing Daraa Border Crossing [commonly referred to as the al-Jamrak Crossing]. The clashes allowed rebel groups to capture a large scale of the targeted al-Manshiyya neighborhood. Russian jets carried out, in response, an intensive bombing campaign on rebel- held areas in Daraa. The clashes and airstrikes are some of the fiercest Daraa has seen since Russia intervened in the conflict in September 2015. The casualty numbers are still unclear, but the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor reported that at least 50 people from both sides have been killed in the first three days of the offensive. Pro-government forces control the majority of Daraa's northern and western neighborhoods, and opposition groups control areas in the south and east.
Jordan has been able to use its influence and connections to spare Daraa the devastation wreaked by the Syrian regime and Russia in other parts of the country. According to Félix Legrand, an independent Syria researcher, the Jordanian authorities have been pushing since mid 2015 for de-escalation of the fight against the Assad regime. Jordan was also able to reach with Russia in late 2015 what was described by local observers as a "gentleman's agreement" to spare southern Syria military strikes. The strategy aims to redeploy rebel forces to radical groups and keep them away from its border. It also aims to control the flow of Syrian refugees by reducing the level of violence in the border areas. Jordan has been able to keep rebels at bay by controlling the support channeled through its border to Syria by the Jordan-based military operations center (MOC), a joint operation created by the 'Friends of Syria' in 2013 to coordinate the provision of support to vetted rebel groups.
The increased threats facing rebel groups and the strategic importance of the crossing led a strategy shift towards their enemies as well as allies. Jordan's "gentleman agreement" with both the regime and Russia, did stop the latter from pursuing its strategy to slowly advance towards Daraa crossing point. According to locals, the regime did not at all stop from trying to capture new territories. The lack of a Jordan-led strategy to stop the regime advances pushed rebel groups to defend themselves by military means. "We have been unsuccessfully discussing different strategies with Jordan to stop the regime. They are not able to convince the regime to stay away nor they are allowing us to fight back. We had to make a tough call and go against their commands," said a FSA commander in al-Bonyan al-Marsous operation who spoke over WhatsApp, on condition of anonymity.
The offensive could also be seen as a way to establish facts on the ground and prevent any discreet deal between Jordan and the Syrian regime. Journalist Ahmed al-Hourani wrote about concerns over a shift in Jordan's policy towards the Syrian regime. He referred to statements by Jordanian officials who did not object to allowing the Syrian regime to restore its control over border crossings. Such a step could help restore relations with the Syrian regime. The recent fall of Aleppo in December 2016, which was widely perceived to be done with the approval of the rebels backer Turkey, makes such concerns more realistic. Allowing the regime to control Daraa border-crossing, which has been under rebel control since October 2013 will, however, halt the flow of weapons and manpower supplied to rebels. It can also sever the rebel-held areas in two, east and west of the city, which makes besieging them easier.
The high stakes involved pushed many rebel groups across the ideological spectrum to work together in order to secure their positions. It pushed them to adopt a more proactive strategy. "The ongoing battle, unlike previous ones, is not defensive. We took the decision to attack regime positions in al-Manshiyya in order to have the upper hand and secure our areas," said the FSA leader.
It is still not clear how things might develop in the south and how it will impact the relationship between Jordan and rebel groups. The total dependence of rebel groups on support channeled through Jordan, however, forces the former to align with Jordan's policies. Such differences between these allies, which are tactical rather than strategic, might become more frequent in absence of a clear Jordan-led strategy to keep the regime in check in the south. The scale and frequency of such differences will largely shape the leeway for cooperation between the FSA and hardliners.
Haid Haid is a Syrian columnist, researcher, and Chatham House Associate Fellow who focuses on security policy, conflict studies, and Kurdish and Islamist movements. He tweets @HaidHaid22
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Musk sees uninterrupted profits ahead for Tesla
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Few people — except maybe Elon Musk himself — predicted Tesla's impressive third-quarter profit results, especially after the sideshow of the past three months.
Why it matters: This could be a turning point for Tesla. The operating improvements reported today suggest the company has the potential to buckle down and deliver sustained profits after losing money for much of its 15-year existence.
Driving the news: Today Tesla reported $312 million in third quarter net income and free cash flow of $881 million, only its third quarterly profit in history. And Musk says he expects continued positive cash flow and profits for all quarters going forward, except for occasional debt repayments.
"We do not intend to raise equity or debt, at least that's ... our intention right now. That may change in the future."
— Elon Musk
The details: Deliveries of Model 3 took off after serious production bottlenecks, to a total of 56,065 units.
Labor hours per car dropped by 30%.
Better quality translated into less scrap, or waste, in the factory.
Flashback: Musk got into trouble in August with a tweet that he planned to take the publicly traded company private and had "funding secured." An SEC investigation resulted in $20 million fines for both Musk and the company, along with an agreement to bring in an independent chairman.
What's next: Musk stuck mostly to the script on Wednesday evening's analysts call, while sharing glimpses of the future:
He recently approved the prototype design for the Model Y crossover to start production in 2020.
Tesla continues to make progress on an electric semi-truck and new roadster.
He's most excited about plans for a Tesla pickup truck.
Tesla will operate its own ride-hailing business to compete with Uber and Lyft.
Aside from company-owned fleets, Tesla companies will be able to rent out their own cars for hire.
Tesla cars will get a more powerful computing chip to support self-driving capability starting in Q1. But Teslas can't drive themselves until the software is ready. No word on when that will happen.
What we're watching: That long-promised $35,000 Tesla Model 3 remains a mystical unicorn. Perhaps March, or February, he says.
"If we could produce a $35,000 car today, we would do it."
Editor's note: This piece was corrected to show Musk says he expects future profits in all quarters going forward with the exception of occasional debt repayments.


Art unifies. Images, dance, drama, and music are universal languages that give children the opportunity to express themselves and meet one another. That is why M have launched a long-term collaborative project with the Leuven primary school Mater Dei, supported by the Queen Paola Foundation and the M-Life Fund.
Many of the pupils at Mater Dei Leuven come from vulnerable families. Arts formation is one of the most important pillars in the school's educational project. In the collaborative project with M, the pupils will participate in creative workshops and courses to become exhibition guides, or they will visit our warehouse. In addition, the pupils will be offered the unique opportunity to create their own artworks with the help and support of a professional artists.
This educational project is not just limited to the school or the museum. In May 2018, the cooperation between Mater Dei and M resulted in a pop-up arts tour by and for children, which is currently winding its way around Leuven. The project thus aims to create connections between the school and its broader context.
For this arts tour around the city, forty pupils from Mater Dei took photos of inspiring places in Leuven with photographer Evy Raes. These pictures were the basis for twelve unique artworks that were later reworked into ten pavement stickers. Each sticker corresponds to a short film in which the pupils talk about their project. A book of activities guides visitors around the tour, which will run until 15 June.
M-Life has collected €10,000 thanks to funding drives by the pupils themselves and through the foundation For a Better Life, a fashion show organized by Kiwanis Artemis Leuven and individual donations from people who support the project.
We are very happy with the amount we have raised, but since the project will run until at least 2021, we are looking for new donations to fund the upcoming projects. For example, in 2019, M and Mater Dei will expand their pop-up museum. Children, teachers, artists, and local people from the area will join forces again to enhance the project's visibility and support in their city.
Would you like to contribute to expanding this collaboration and thus to enriching the life experience of children through art and culture? You can find all the options by clicking on the link below and choose how you would like to make a difference.
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Mandatory individual arbitration is a strategy used by employers to not only settle claims quickly and quietly, but to also keep employees from coming together to form class actions. By forcing employees to stay quiet, this approach can be used to keep issues of workplace violations like failure to pay overtime and rest breaks silent to the main stream media.
In a ruling last month by the U.S. Supreme Court, employers that force their employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment are now able to limit workers' rights to seek damages through class action or collective arbitration. The decision makes it more difficult for people to hold their employers accountable for workplace violations.
In response, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued an executive order that establishes a new state procedure that allows government agencies to consider whether a company looking to contract with the state requires their employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment when deciding to do business.


On days that seem to go on and on, I cannot imagine sweating over a charcoal stove trying to cook supper, when I finally get back home.
I usually just go to my rolex* guy at the roadside and supper is set.
Yesterday was such a day. So in the evening I just trudged to the roadside to look for supper.
As I stood aside watching the rolex guy work his magic, I noticed that the next stall was occupied by a young boy, about twelve, thirteen years old. I realized he was helping the stall owner. My curiosity pickled, I decided to have a conversation with the boy.
Me: it's a bit late for you to be here, shouldn't you be at home, doing homework or something?
Patrick: I have to work. I have siblings to feed.
Me: how about your parents?
Patrick: those useless beings that keep on giving birth like they are a factory! Do you know we are ten, ten children!
Apparently they've never heard of family planning.
Me: What do your parents do? Where do they work?
Patrick: my father drinks the money my mother makes selling tomatoes. And I being the eldest have to feed my siblings.
Me: how much do you earn from working here?
Patrick: Enough to feed my sisters and brothers.
Patrick: well I do…at the UPE school. But sometimes the money for the requirements is hard to come by. So I don't go.
Me: so what do you want to be when you grow up.
Patrick: Well realistically speaking I may not go very far with school. So I've started saving for my very own rolex stall. And then after..I want to be better than Maradona. I play football too, you know. I will play for Barcelona.
I looked at the optimism and innocence of this boy. Life had dealt him a pretty crappy hand but he was making the most of it. And with his determination, I can totally see him with his own rolex stall one day.
In that short conversation, he showed that he would not end up like his father. And I'm very sure that optimism will take him places…..
*rolex, Ugandan delicacy of an egg rolled in a chappati…typing that just made me hungry for one….
Interesting story, that's the spirit Patrick!
I know!!! Was very inspired and challenged!


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Driving is a serious undertaking .The responsibility that comes with operating a motor vehicle should not be taken lightly; not only are you accountable for yourself and your own passengers, you are also accountable for the effects your actions may have on others on the road. Driving at night adds an extra layer of responsibility that requires extra alertness and focus. But by following a few easy steps, you can greatly increase your night driving safety.
Visibility: First and foremost it's important to understand that one of the biggest drawbacks to driving at night is severely decreased visibility. It's harder to see road signs, other drivers, hazards and pedestrians. The best way to counter this decreased visibility is to stay alert, slow down and allow more space between your car and other cars on the road than you would in the daylight hours.
Distractions: This tip applies in the daylight hours as well, but even more so at night—don't allow for any distractions such as smoking, eating and talking on your cell phone. Stay focus on the task at hand, whi ch is driving, and pay close attention to your surroundings.
Headlights: Be aware of the scope of your headlights and don't override it. If you need to stop, be sure that you can stop within the beam of your headlights. Only use your high beams when not in the immediate vicinity of other vehicles. If another vehicle is coming towards you and hasn't lowered their high beams, focus your vision on the right side of the road to avoid the effects of the glare.
Vehicle Maintenance: Check your car regularly to be sure all your lights are working properly. You should also be sure to routinely clean your car windows so that the glare from oncoming headlights won't affect your visibility any more than it is already affected.
Alertness: You're more likely to be tired when driving at night. If you're taking a long trip, be sure to pull over often so you can stretch and walk around, this should help you stay awake and alert. We cannot stress this final tip enough: If you are sleepy and breaks aren't helping to combat that, find somewhere safe to pull over—such as a motel or a campground—and sleep through the night.
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Prestige beauty: Inside Unilever's growth engine
From Dermalogica to Paula's Choice, Unilever Prestige is seeking to accelerate growth through acquisitions and innovative digital marketing. CEO Vasiliki Petrou explains all to Vogue Business.
By Kati Chitrakorn
The group CEO of Unilever Prestige, a fast growing unit of the British multinational consumer goods giant, starts by personally testing the products of any business under consideration for acquisition. It's the kind of attention to detail that matters when major calls are being made on a regular basis.
In discussion with Vogue Business, Vasiliki Petrou, who has the title of executive vice president as well as group CEO, calls her portfolio a "string of pearls" — modern, technologically sophisticated brands with significant potential for global expansion.
She is charged with spearheading Unilever's push upmarket by growing its stable of premium beauty brands. Through acquisitions, as well as a mix of marketing and technological innovation in dynamic markets such as China and the US, the goal is for Unilever Prestige to reach €3 billion in sales within a few years, says Petrou.
Vasiliki Petrou is the chief executive of Unilever's prestige division.
To date, the standalone unit of Unilever is on the right track. Prestige turnover hit €700 million in 2020, according to the brand. In the first half of 2021, Prestige grew 27 per cent, with strong growth both offline and online. Sales are expected to top €1 billion by the end of the year (overall, Unilever's growth was 5 per cent). The US, India and China together represent about 35 per cent of Unilever's turnover and are forecast to account for 60 per cent of global growth by 2030.
Petrou, who joined Unilever in 2012 and took on her current role in 2014, would like to see the unit claim the spot of "number one company in luxury beauty". It's a sector enjoying rapid growth: Euromonitor predicts that between 2020 and 2025 premium skincare will grow 8 per cent, colour cosmetics 5 per cent and hair care 4 per cent.
The impact of the pandemic has led to see-saw financial performances across the consumer goods sector including beauty and personal care. In fiscal 2020, Unilever reported a revenue decline of 2.4 per cent to €50.7 billion. By comparison, Procter & Gamble generated net sales of €60.2 billion for fiscal 2020, up 5 per cent the previous year. The Estée Lauder Companies reported net sales of $14.29 billion (about €12.37 billion) for its 2020 fiscal year, a 4 per cent decrease. L'Oréal's sales were also down 4 per cent, to €27.99 billion, for the same year.
Paula's Choice is the latest brand to join Unilever's "string of pearls", acquired for an estimated $2 billion in June. It joins eight other brands — Dermalogica, Kate Somerville, Murad, REN, Living Proof, Hourglass, Garancia and Tatcha — in the Prestige portfolio.
Dana Kreutzer, project lead for beauty and personal care at US research firm Kline, says the acquisition "demonstrates the company's focus on expanding its portfolio to include more digitally-led brands and clinical-grade skin care, which is a fast-moving segment in the skincare space".
Unilever is certainly adding to its portfolio of premium brands aggressively, although Petrou insists every acquisition is carefully calibrated. "I think we are actually one of the most prudent acquirers out there," she says. "We have a sound financial business case that always meets the minimum requirements, whether it's the cost of capital or the rate of return. We have not gone for deals that did not make financial sense, so it's not a case of buying at all costs."
Authentic, mission-driven brands are top of her radar. "If the brand doesn't have purpose, then it doesn't belong here." A strong foundation in "principles, authenticity and purpose" is crucial to connecting with today's younger customers, Petrou explains. Beauty has outpaced fashion in purpose-driven business, with growing numbers of consumers expecting brands to stand up. "There are communities of people who are married to brands, because they're tied to their purpose."
Unilever will acquire brands that have done the hard work in building these communities. "It takes years to build a reputation and following, and it's important for our brands to be organic and authentic," says Petrou. A key attraction of acquiring names such as Murad, Dermalogica or Paula's Choice is to tap into their advocacy built up over time, she explains. An acquisition from Unilever is like "a marriage for the future," she explains.
Unilever could find opportunity in the masstige space (mass produced relatively inexpensive products that are marketed as luxurious), suggests Amy Rollinson, Euromonitor senior analyst for beauty and fashion. The premiumisation of products for the middle class demographic is a "huge" opportunity for beauty, agrees Petrou. "It's about making luxury more accessible to the everyday woman."
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Unilever will invest €7 billion in marketing over the coming year to support its biggest brands. In the Prestige unit, there are high hopes for Dermalogica, already one of the largest in Petrou's portfolio, with sales currently of about €200 million, she says.
The group is shifting away from traditional platforms, such as TV, towards gaming and streaming services. Digital marketing at Unilever accounts for some 45 per cent of total media budget compared with 40 per cent before the pandemic.
"I'm very interested in gaming because it's all about communities," says Petrou. Twitch and Newness are among livestream platforms tested this year. In the wider beauty space, social commerce apps including Supergreat and Flip are also gaining in popularity.
Petrou is keeping an eye on how Tiktok will blend in commerce. "One of my key principles is to try and be ready before the wave takes off," she says. Unilever-owned Tatcha was the first beauty brand to partner with Nintendo game Animal Crossing to launch its virtual world Tatchaland. It was also an early adopter of livestreaming platform Newness, which it used to introduce its new Silk Powder.
Unilever-owned Tatcha created a virtual world called "Tatchaland" on Animal Crossing.
By experimenting in the metaverse, Unilever is creating new worlds of branded communities in which products play a star role, populated by consumer advocacy, says Petrou. She compares it to fans in the sports world. "The idea is to tap into these communities — I call them consumer advocates — who are so passionate that they advocate on behalf of the brand. It's the modern word of mouth." Key opinion customers are playing a bigger role in fashion and beauty as brands shift away from top-down sales strategies. "It is the communities that link organically and authentically to your purpose, which is why it's so important for us."
Unilever's e-commerce sales grew 61 per cent in fiscal 2020, according to the company, when most physical stores were shuttered. Now, the company plans to bulk up e-commerce further, digitising its trade and wholesale business, gathering and crunching data as quickly and efficiently as possible. That's enabled by investment in advanced technology such as the group's new multimedia attribution modelling, a framework for analysing which touchpoints, or marketing channels, receive credit for a conversion, according to Petrou.
To keep employees up to speed, Unilever's central global marketing team arranges monthly gaming classes. Gamers and industry experts are also invited to visit their offices to collaborate with various teams and share learnings. With an estimated 3 billion gamers globally (according to games data source Newzoo), opportunities for brands are plentiful, says Petrou. "Gaming is much more than just entertainment; it is where audiences socialise and form connections."
Gaming and video platforms have also helped Unilever's brands raise awareness for causes by linking them to brand purpose activations, whether through charity gaming streams, fundraising community gaming events or gamified purpose education content, says Petrou. Dermalogica recently tapped some LA-based Chinese influencers to create education-led content in its West Hollywood store and hosted a three-hour livestream on Tiktok that broke brand records for engagement and sales.
Balancing innovative marketing with great quality products is the big challenge. "In beauty, sometimes you get great efficacy of products or an elevated sensorial experience in marketing, but not both. We're working hard to combine the two, and there's a lot of cool stuff that is still yet to come to life," says Petrou. "We're going to take beauty to a whole new level."
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2022 All-American Kaleb Brown Commits to Ohio State University
By Gus RamosJun 7, 2021, 8:05 PM EDT
Ohio State University has landed a commitment from one of the most electric players in the country. 2022 All-American Kaleb Brown from St. Rita High School in Chicago, Illinois has verbally committed to the Buckeyes.
"The feel is unreal, Ohio State felt like home," said Brown.
The 2022 All-American announced his decision via his Twitter account.
COMMITTED 🏠 #GoBucks🌰 pic.twitter.com/Nwt4TOny8x
— KB (@ikaleb35) June 7, 2021
Past Buckeyes to participate in the All-American Bowl include the likes of Terrelle Pryor, Ezekiel Elliott and Marshon Lattimore.


From being the first Canadian to walk in space to serving as commander of the International Space Station and making the first music video shot in space, Chris Hadfield has had a stellar career.
In his new book, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, the retired astronaut draws parallels between his out-of-this-world experiences and situations a little closer to home. Wired.co.uk spoke to him ahead of the book's launch about contaminated space suits, communicating his work to the masses, and one-way tickets to Mars.
Hadfield starts by explaining that lessons learned from being astronaut can have universal applications. "It seems like not just a dream job, but like a job of dreams -- a surreal kind of job where, as part of your job, half a million people watch you get into your vehicle and launch into work ... It almost seems supernatural," he says. "So I think it's surprising for people to see what the job actually consists of, which is years and years of work, and helping other people fly into space, and studying, and learning all the time, and preparation, and a necessary and eternal patience and non-expectation of things to happen." "Also, the skills that I have in space are extremely deep but very narrow," he adds. "To be one of the world's top space robotic arm operators is a necessary skill for an astronaut, but it doesn't have much carry-over."
Some aspects of his training, however, could be useful to anyone. First up: learning not to panic. "A lot of people live their lives hoping certain things won't happen, because they don't want to have to face them," Hadfield says. His advice? Keep a cool head, face up to the problem, and ask yourself, "What's the next thing that will kill me, and how can I get ready for this?"
Asked what the most panic-inducing moment of his career was, he responds, "Being blinded on a spacewalk would make most people feel a little unsettled, I think." This happened on his first spacewalk in 2001, when he was on a mission to install robotic arm Canadarm2 on the ISS. "To be on my very first spacewalk, to be outside, and to have contamination in my suit to the point that I couldn't see in either eye -- that, I think, would cause some people to lose control," he says.
When he isn't focusing all his efforts on keeping himself alive, one of Hadfield's priorities has always been to communicate his work to the public. On his last mission before his retirement this year, he used social media to chronicle life on the space station, and was amazed at the response. "I guess what surprises me -- more it delights me -- is the level of ability now to do something that I've been trying to do since I was just a regular fighter pilot," he says. "Some of the greatest reality television we ever had was the moon landings. When you think about it, that was human emotion and people, unscripted, working with each other -- and millions and millions of people around the world, glued to their television sets to share real-time in a brand new, fascinating human experience."
His own foray into social media reached a pinnacle when he filmed his rendition of David Bowie's Space Oddity. It was his son, he explains, who told him he should do it. "My reaction was, Really? Why would I do that? It's this weird old song about an astronaut dying, why would I want to do that?"
He eventually agreed -- on the condition the words were changed so the astronaut didn't die. He recorded the audio track on his iPad using GarageBand, and filmed himself floating around singing the song. With Bowie's permission, the video was released on May 12, the night before he left the ISS. It's since had over 18 million views on Youtube. "For me, I don't know what to think about that," he says. "That's pretty incredible."
Now he's retired, Hadfield will be keeping his feet on the earth. But what does he think about space travel in the future? We asked him his thoughts on the feasibility of one-way missions -- to Mars or Jupiter's moon Europa, for instance. "They're very feasible when you look at them through the lens of history," he replies. "That's how we settled most of the world.
We'd send our pros off and we would go look at a place and come back and report on its capacity to support life."
That said, he doesn't see it happening soon. "It's too early now I think, because our technology is so primitive," he explains. "It's very expensive to make it safe. If we were willing to kill people regularly, all the time, during launch and during spaceflight, then a lot more people would be able to do it. But we aren't, and it's probably a good thing."
He concedes that if spaceflight becomes privately funded, people would have more freedom to choose how to use future innovations in engines and propulsion -- "And there are lots of people in the world who would, just like we have for our entire history as a species, choose to go one-way."
Would he ever consider it? "I've put a lot of my life into making it possible to fly in space at all," he says. "And, you know, I'm in my mid-fifties now, and I think my family would object if I went one-way ...".


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AT&T 4G LTE Expands to Several New Cities
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AT&T has quietly made a new expansion to its 4G LTE high-speed network today and in addition, it has expanded current service in a couple of others.
The carrier has announced that 4G LTE data has come to five new cities in the United States and that current 4G LTE service has been expanded in two others.
The expansion comes just a few days after the carrier launched the Samsung Galaxy S III on its 4G LTE network, perfect timing for those living in these new LTE areas.
AT&T 4G LTE has expanded again in the U.S.
AT&T has expanded its 4G LTE service in five new markets which include:
Buffalo, N.Y.
Burlington, N.C.
Gainesville, Fla.
Wichita, Kan.
The markets that have seen 4G LTE service expand are:
Charlotte, N.C.,
Cleveland, OH.
This means that people on those areas now have access to 4G LTE data speeds which can reach up to 10 times faster than those found on AT&T's regular old 3G network. They are also faster than the speeds found on AT&T's '4G' HSPA+, the carrier's other '4G' network.
While AT&T has been making ground with its 4G LTE network, its still dwarfed by Verizon's 4G LTE network which has amassed over 300 markets already and will go over the 400 market mark by the end of 2012.
AT&T's 4G LTE network is still hovering around 50 total markets in the United States.
Still, the carrier has a wide selection of 4G LTE devices including the Galaxy S III, the 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note and the Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone, the latter two which are only found on AT&T.
Look for more AT&T 4G LTE expansions soon, and throughout the rest of the year.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that would stop waves of drive-by lawsuits hitting businesses that allege violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The vote comes after the Denver7 Investigates team exposed attorneys whose motives are money, not improved accessibility.
The legislation, H.R. 620, passed 225-192. It was widely supported by Republicans, but also by 12 Democrats who represent districts that have been hit hard by the lawsuits.
If it clears the U.S. Senate as it's currently written, the bill would require someone to write a demand letter to a business with a general description of alleged ADA violations before they could file a lawsuit. The business would have 60 days to respond to the letter, then 60 days to remedy the violations -- 120 days total. If the business fails to do either, then the matter could go to court.
Disability advocates have fiercely opposed the bill, saying it would weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act, which has been law for roughly 28 years.
"Today's vote was a defeat for civil rights," Faiz Shakir, national political director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement posted online Thursday. "This attempt to undermine the Americans with Disabilities Act is a damaging, unnecessary, and ill-conceived effort that should have been rejected by members of the House and should be dead on arrival in the Senate. The disability community should not have to fight through bureaucratic red tape to enjoy basic liberties that others freely enjoy. This legislation further marginalizes one of the most excluded communities in society."
The bill's author, Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas), has said repeatedly that the goal of the legislation is to curb the frivolous lawsuits.
"Lawyers don't care if they ever fix the [ADA] problem or not -- they're interested in only a settlement," he said in an interview with the Denver7 Investigates team on Wednesday.
He reiterated what sued businesses have been saying for years -- that they want to improve accessibility, but are not experts on the hundreds of pages of technical design specifications dictated by ever-evolving updates to the ADA.
Poe said if businesses willfully ignore a demand letter to remedy ADA violations, they should rightfully get sued.
"It puts them on notice if they don't comply with whatever the violation is supposed to be, then the plaintiff can go to court," he said. "This legislation does not keep plaintiffs from going to court, it just gives them -- the defendants -- the opportunity to fix the problem before they get to court. And isn't that the fairest thing to do?"
This is the second time Poe has introduced the legislation. He said versions of it have been introduced five times altogether over the last several years. This is the first time it's ever reached the U.S. House floor.
Oftentimes, the violations are small, such as a toilet paper dispenser that's a few inches too high or too low, or a disabled parking lot sign that fails to include a tiny "van accessible" sign beneath it.
The Denver7 Investigates team, in collaboration with sister station ABC15 in Phoenix and KOB4 in Albuquerque, have reported on the lawsuits for nearly two years. Contrary to arguments by disability advocates, the federal and state court systems struggle to adjudicate the frivolous cases in a consistent manner.
In New Mexico, Alyssa Carton, the plaintiff with spina bifida who filed 99 ADA lawsuits against Albuquerque businesses, admitted she felt "used" by the Phoenix-based group that hired her. The group, Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities (AID), is behind hundreds of ADA cases in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
Carton's cases were dismissed in U.S. District Court with prejudice. Her attorney, Sharon Pomeranz, forfeited her law license to avoid disciplinary proceedings by the New Mexico Disciplinary Board.
Carton and Pomeranz had both lied about their involvement with AID under oath. Denver7 and ABC15 also revealed how Carton and Pomeranz had signed secret contracts with AID outlining the cash incentives they had for filing more and more lawsuits.
Under the ADA, plaintiffs in disability litigation are not entitled to monetary damages, but their attorneys can seek settlements for attorney fees. AID typically sought attorney fees around $3,000 per case. Because of the cost and burden of battling a lawsuit in court, many businesses opted to settle lawsuits early on.
In another series of cases not attached to AID, an attorney in Florida opted to drop a lawsuit against a Bailey, Colorado restaurant without seeking proof that the business had remedied minor ADA violations. The case initially sought a $15,000 attorney fee settlement, according to the restaurant's owner, who was able to secure an attorney who fought his case pro bono.
It's unclear if H.R. 620 will move through the U.S. Senate swiftly, where similar legislation has also been proposed.


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Causes for disquietude there are none so long as this blessed sentence is true. On earth the Lord's power as readily controls the rage of the wicked as the rage of the sea; His love as easily refreshes the poor with mercy as the earth with showers. Majesty gleams in flashes of fire amid the tempest's horrors, and the glory of the Lord is seen in its grandeur in the fall of empires, and the crash of thrones. In all our conflicts and tribulations, we may behold the hand of the divine King.
"God is God; He sees and hears All our troubles, all our tears. Soul, forget not, 'mid thy pains, God o'er all for ever reigns."
In hell , evil spirits own, with misery, His undoubted supremacy. When permitted to roam abroad, it is with a chain at their heel; the bit is in the mouth of behemoth, and the hook in the jaws of leviathan. Death's darts are under the Lord's lock, and the grave's prisons have divine power as their warder. The terrible vengeance of the Judge of all the earth makes fiends cower down and tremble, even as dogs in the kennel fear the hunter's whip.
"Fear not death, nor Satan's thrusts, God defends who in Him trusts; Soul, remember, in thy pains, God o'er all for ever reigns."
"For this life's long night of sadness He will give us peace and gladness. Soul, remember, in thy pains, God o'er all for ever reigns."


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Q: What is Hibernate equivalent of Projections.Cast? I have fixed my problem using HQL and it is working great.
But I do like Criteria API. (I have a few ifs statements in my querybuilder string for HQL, yuck)
Apparently Projections.sum(property) return double.
My Entity class has
@Column(name = "current_volume")
private Integer currentVolume;

The error I get is

org.hibernate.PropertyAccessException: IllegalArgumentException occurred while calling setter of se.unox.pejl.entity.value.pejl.PejlDataTrendValue.currentVolume.

My equivalent working hql is
select cast(sum(p.currentVolume/1000) as integer) as currentVolume from
se.unox.pejl.entity.value.pejl.PejlDataTrendValue as p

I think I know what the problem is, but cannot figure out how to cast sum of columns (which is INT(11) in mysql) into Integer. Apparently NHibernate has Projections.Cast
I am using Hibernate 3.6

A: Based on this blog post (unless something was changed between 3.5 and 3.6), the return type of Projections.sum is dependent on the property type of the property being summed:

for properties mapped as Long, Short, Integer, or primitive integer types, a Long value is returned;
for properties mapped as Float, Double, or primitive floating point types, a Double value is returned.

If you want to override native functionality, follow the answer in this post.

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31 (30) Virements 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 – The Director of Finance submitted a report seeking approval for changes to the revenue and capital budgets for 2011/2012 and 2012/13.
On 23 February 2011 Council approved the revenue and capital budgets for the 2011/2012 financial year and on 21 February 2012 Council approved the revenue and capital budgets for the 2012/2013 financial year. The report gave details of virements approved by the Director of Finance under delegated powers and those that required Cabinet Member approval.
Resolved – (a) That the virements at paragraph 3.1.1 and 3.2.1 of the report, approved by the Director of Finance under delegated powers be noted, and (b) that the permanent virements outlined in paragraph 3.2.2 of the report be approved.
32 (31) Consultant Usage – Quarter 4 2011/2012 – The Director of Finance submitted a report to advise on the consultancy usage for the fourth quarter of 2011/2012, to highlight the consultancy usage to support major projects within North Lincolnshire and to advise on the overall effectiveness.
Cabinet had introduced a new protocol for the use of consultants as part of a package of cost management measures. The protocol required services to report their use of consultants on a quarterly basis for 2011/2012.
The Director of Finance confirmed that following extensive consultation with all services, the report set out a summary of consultancy usage for quarter four 2011/2012, details of which were presented in Appendix A to the report.
Resolved – That the findings set out in the report for quarter 4 2011/2012 be noted.
The corresponding report of the following item (Minute 33 refers) contains exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
33 (32) LOCAL TAXATION AND BENEFITS – SHARED SERVICES WITH NORTH-EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL – The Director of Finance submitted a report to advise on the progress of the shared service project with North- East Lincolnshire for the delivery of Local Taxation and Benefits service, and to seek approval for the implementation of phase 2 of the restructure.
The shared service between North Lincolnshire Council (NLC) and North-East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) for Local Taxation and Benefits services was approved by the cabinet member on 7 November 2011. This included the business case which states: the drivers for the project, the strategic fit between the two authorities, options appraisal, the associated costs and the anticipated benefits of delivering the project.
The implementation of the shared services was in three phases. Phase 1 was the management structure which was approved by the cabinet member on 7 February 2012. Phase 2 was the implementation of a team that would undertake duties that were common across both councils, such as IT controls and reconciliations.
Resolved – That approval be given to implement phase 2 of the structure for the new shared service arrangement at the grades detailed within the report.


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Kabul, June 23 (IANS) The chief of Afghanistan's Election Commission secretariat Ziaul Haq Omarkhil announced his resignation Monday amid allegations of election fraud in the June 14 runoff presidential vote by presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah.
Abdullah accused Omarkhil of fraud and vote rigging in favour of his contender Ashraf Ghani in the June 14 presidential runoff and called for suspension of Omarkhil from duty last week, Xinhua reported.
Abdullah, who secured 45 percent of some seven million votes in the first round of April 5 presidential poll against his rival Ashraf Ghani, who obtained 31.6 percent of votes, urged the Election Commission to immediately stop vote counting.
While rejecting all allegations as baseless, Omarkhil said that he resigned for the larger national interests and not under pressure.
Speaking at the press conference Monday, chairman of the election commission Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani lauded the services of Omarkhil.
Nuristani said Omarkhil quit his office for peace, stability and the larger interest of the country.
The former foreign minister's team Sunday released audio recordings which Abdullah's supporters said contained evidence of fraud against Omarkhil.
Partial results of the June 14 presidential runoff were due to come out June 21, while the preliminary results of the runoff will be announced July 2 and the final results July 22, according to election commission officials.


This week the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is in London. In his meetings with the prime minister and others, he will be seeking to reinforce the strength of our countries' relationship.
We share common goals and an intertwined history but today the UK and Qatar also share a common enemy. The shadow of international terrorism looms large, and not just over Iraq, Syria and the wider Middle East. It is a threat to our region and the world. The state of Qatar joins the United Kingdom in rejecting utterly the vision, the views and the methods of these abhorrent organisations. Their members purport to represent Islam, though they do nothing of the sort.
But this week, even as we meet to strengthen our friendship with the UK, there are those who would seek to drive a wedge between our two countries, who suggest that the state of Qatar has somehow turned a blind eye to terrorism. It is a serious allegation and it is one we refute completely. Let me be clear, for the avoidance of doubt, we will stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies in the Middle East and around the world to face down the terrorist threat.
Alongside our British allies, Qatar has joined the US-led military coalition to take action against extremist groups. We are a member of the Global Counterterrorism Forum. We coordinate counter-terrorism initiatives with 28 other member countries, including the UK. Our ministry of finance and central bank work to counter the financing of terrorism. We strive to be effective, vital and honest partners in the fight against terrorism, and we will be.
We have reinforced our commitment to these initiatives with two new counter-terrorism laws introduced this year. The first, focused on cybercrime, gives our government new powers to monitor and stop terrorist groups from promoting their activities or recruiting for their causes online. The second expands our ability to closely monitor the transactions of charities based in, or with links to, Qatar. Through this, we will be better able to identify individuals who may be trying to channel funds to terrorist groups. We will continue to take all steps necessary to counter terrorism in all its forms and methods.
The emir will also talk about how our economic relationship with Britain can be strengthened. For almost a century, the UK and Qatar have had strong bonds.
It was in 1916 that we first bound together our two countries in a treaty of friendship. Those ties have become stronger, with increasingly important trade and political links. Today we regard the UK as among our most steadfast friends and allies.
Bilateral trade between Qatar and the UK is today worth £4bn. Qatar is one of the UK's biggest export markets in the Middle East – up more than fourfold since 2005.
We have long invested in British commerce and creativity. Our interests, in companies as diverse as Barclays and Sainsbury's, Heathrow airport, Harrods and Canary Wharf, total more than £23bn. These are not short-term investments. It is clear that both our countries benefit hugely from them. Our investment in the Shard, for example, should be seen as a vote of confidence in the extraordinary economic powerhouse of London.
Qatar is also a country with strong traditions that is embracing rapid change. We seek to transform Qatar into an advanced country, capable of sustaining its own development and providing for a high standard of living for all of its people for generations to come.
And so, as his highness the emir and my colleagues visit London, they will demonstrate a commitment not just to the economic ties that bind us, but to our intrinsic values – shared and historic – that run deeper still.


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J.K. Rowling in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire said, "We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." This is certainly true if anyone wants to pursue building a community or a nation. However, there are many ways of building unity. Some would think that conformity or uniformity is the best way of building unity; whereas there are also those who vouch that unity is best served when the diversity is recognised and respected. This month we celebrate Malaysia Day and Malaysia is indeed a land of diversity. From customary practices to cuisine, from worship to thought processes, we are interestingly diverse. For many tourists, the caption 'Malaysia truly Asia' makes them captivated with the diversity that we share. However, in recent times, our diversity seems to be the Achilles heel for nation building. Is this true?
One will certainly acknowledge that diversity is not something that is easily managed but it is neither impossible nor a threat. The problem with managing diversity is that many people equate unity with words like conformity, uniformity, and non-confrontational. If that is the starting point, then diversity is doomed from the beginning.
While studying abroad, many people admired the variety of cultural expressions that Malaysians possess. It is true that we adapt to one another's culture quite easily. I remember performing the tarian ngajat (a popular dance among the Iban community in Sarawak) with my friends when we had to present a cultural performance. Likewise for someone else to perform the dikir barat (a form of music) when it has never been part of their cultural heritage.
This year for Holy Week and Easter I chose to spend it in a parish away from the hustle and bustle of city life. It is a place where they are so accustomed to have one mass with a variety of languages. Even though as the Presider it was a challenge to switch from one language to another, the parishioners on the other hand, did it with great ease. It is amazing to listen to the choir singing songs in the various languages with equal enthusiasm and zeal even though they some did not know the other's language. It made we wonder whether the "problem" of diversity is limited to urban areas where people are more conscious of their ethnicity, social status, and communal rights? It would seem that people away from urbanised areas live in harmony and celebrate their diversity.
The same could be said of our Churches. Attempts to celebrate a community mass where all the main languages are included are still frowned by many simply because one does not understand the language of the other. Maybe it is time that we learn to celebrate and appreciate the cultural diversity that we already possess in our parishes. Today our parishes are no longer associated with the language affiliation. This is indeed a step forward and perhaps we need to find greater ways of integration especially with the influx of migrants and refugees at our doorstep. This is certainly giving our Churches a new face – a face of universality.
Each of us carries with us unique traits that are God given. Rather than spend all the energy in trying to change another person to 'be like me', it will be better spent if we can learn to respect and celebrate our diversity as our difference are certainly not a threat but a God given gift that enriches our lives. Selamat Hari Malaysia!


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Newest Batman: Arkham Knight PC Patch Applies Band-Aids To Gushing Wounds
After taking a mulligan on the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight, which was pulled from store shelves just days after its release and re-launched a month ago, developer Rocksteady Studios and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (just WB from here on out) have released yet another patch to fix a litany of issues. This newest update introduces over a dozen fixes and improvements for various issues. They run the gamut from fixing a hitch during some game saves and squashing a bug that causes full screen movies to play at half the monitor's refresh rate on some systems, to addressing missing rain effects on several Batman skins and getting certain types of lights and shadows to render... Read more...
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WB Games Suspends Sales Of Batman: Arkham Knight After Train Wreck Of User Performance Issues
If your computer meets the system requirements for a video game, you can reasonably expect that it will run smoothly at the proper settings. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case for scores of PC gamers who purchased the much anticipated Batman: Arkham Knight title. Following a rash of complaints over performance issues and graphical glitches, publisher WB Games has suspended further sales of the title until developer Rocksteady Studios can iron out the wrinkles. "We want to apologize to those of you who are experiencing performance issues with Batman: Arkham Knight on PC. We take these issues very seriously and have therefore decided to suspend future game sales of the PC version while we... Read more...
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Save Your Tokens: Midway Ports 10 Classic Arcade Games to iOS
Kids today know nothing of dragging a sagging pants pocket full of quarters or tokens to the local arcade, which means they also missed out on some gaming classics, like Rampage, Defender, Joust, and Spy Hunter. Sure, they're a little lame by today's standards, but if you have a nostalgic itch to scratch, $0.99 and a trip to Apple's App Store will scratch it. Warner Bros. Interactive just released its Midway Arcade App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices, a collection of 10 classic arcade titles, including the ones previously mentioned. The full list, as described by WB, includes the following: Spy Hunter: Race down a freeway in an armed sports car and destroy enemies while protecting civilian... Read more...


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"Richard Prince Sucks" - so reads the title of a recent review of Prince's work on Artnet. But it is not just his recent work that is seen as controversial. Indeed, Prince has been making waves amongst the media and the traditional art avant-garde since he first started showing his work in the early 1980s.
An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2009 would place Prince in a group called the 'Pictures Generation' - a group of artists active during the 1970s and '80s whose work made use of images appropriated from mass culture. A practice he continues to this day.
Prince mines mass-media images to redefine concepts of ownership and authorship. In his "Cowboys" series he re-photographed Marlboro ads, cropping out text to generate close-ups of mythical cowboy figures. His "Nurse" works were produced by scanning the covers of pulp paperbacks, transferring them to canvas, and painting over the prints.
And now, according to the New York Times, he is regarded as "one of the most revered artists of his generation". So - does he indeed suck or is he one of the most important artists of our time? I'm betting on the latter.
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The story of Moss Antiques starts with the original store Keil's Antiques which goes back four generations. Originally from Alsace-Lorraine and coming to Louisiana as a girl, Hermina Keil spent time in St. Francisville before opening her antique store in New Orleans' French Quarter in 1899. At the time, only two other antique stores existed in the Vieux Carré which was not the tourist destination it is today. Hermina Keil became a renowned expert on American furniture and silver and counted presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson among her clientele. Her son Morris Keil who was involved in the family business developed a love of French and English antiques, a new direction for the store which his mother encouraged. When he took over Keil's Antiques in the 1920s, Morris Keil began to import eighteenth and nineteenth century pieces – including Louis XV, Louis XVI, Chippendale, and Georgian styles – and Keil's Antiques established itself as an acclaimed authority in these areas as well.
In 1963 Andree Keil Moss opened Moss Antiques and continued the family business traditions of providing attentive, knowledge driven service; the staff assists customers with a collection of beautiful and high-quality pieces sold at fair prices. Moss family members have grown up around antiques, formally studied art history, and served lengthy apprenticeships before advancing to senior positions. In sum, they've lived antiques all the years of their lives and have worked passionately to acquire expertise and experience. Present family members Andrée, Keil and Peter Moss, who are direct descendents of Hermina Keil, personally select every piece sold at Moss Antiques. The store's current inventory reflects their discerning judgment and personal tastes, and its daily operations draw on deeply rooted ties with valued customers and prominent dealers. Many of these relationships go back generations as well. The sterling reputation of Moss Antiques is one that has been cultivated for more than one hundred years, and it serves as the foundation of the store's business.
Today, Royal Street is an important center of the international antiques market and attracts collectors from far and wide. Two other distinguished Royal Street antique stores, Keil's Antiques and Royal Antiques, are also operated by members of the Moss family. For many who know New Orleans, the antique stores of Royal are as essential to the city's culture as the flavorful cuisine, traditional music, and unique architecture are. The glinting elegance of these beautiful stores captivates visitors and residents alike, and Moss Antiques is proud to be a beloved keystone of the French Quarter's historical charm.
Pete Moss together with a handful of other innovative business leaders, helped found the now famous Krewe of Bacchus.
Some famous clientel include Liberace, Bob and Delores Hope, General & Mrs. Westmoreland, Chet Huntley, Joan Rivers, Nicholas Cage, Oprah Winfrey, and Rod Stewart.


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August 23, 1955: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'The Auditor's Public '.
Axiom 53: The Axiom of the Stable Datum
August 23, 1955: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Axiom 53: The Axiom of the Stable Datum '.
The Unknown Datum-A Mest Shaking Lecture
September 14, 1955: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'The Unknown Datum-A Mest Shaking Lecture '.
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September 21, 1955: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Postulates 1, 2, 3, 4 in Processing-New Understanding of Axiom 36 '.
Spiritual and Material Requirements of Man
August 31, 1956: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Spiritual and Material Requirements of Man '.
Group Processing-Crave to Know
August 31, 1956: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Group Processing-Crave to Know '.
The Anatomy of Human Problems
August 31, 1956: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'The Anatomy of Human Problems '.
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Games Conditions vs. No-Games Conditions
September 1, 1956: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Games Conditions vs. No-Games Conditions '.
September 1, 1956: L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Universe '.
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September 2, 1956 Demonstration of SCS L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Demonstration of SCS'. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
September 1, 1956 Games Conditions vs. No-Games Conditions L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Games Conditions vs. No-Games Conditions '. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
September 1, 1956 Third Dynamic Application of Games Principles L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Third Dynamic Application of Games Principles '. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
September 1, 1956 Group Processing-"Keep It from Going Away" L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Group Processing-"Keep It from Going Away" '. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
September 1, 1956 Auditing Procedure 1956 L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Auditing Procedure 1956 '. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
September 1, 1956 Universe L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Universe '. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
August 31, 1956 Spiritual and Material Requirements of Man L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Spiritual and Material Requirements of Man '. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
August 31, 1956 Group Processing-Crave to Know L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'Group Processing-Crave to Know '. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
August 31, 1956 The Anatomy of Human Problems L. Ron Hubbard gives a lecture, 'The Anatomy of Human Problems '. Games and the Spirit of Play, lectures, Washington DC
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require "unicode_utils/read_cdata"

module UnicodeUtils

  JAMO_SHORT_NAME_MAP = Impl.read_names("jamo_short_names") # :nodoc:

  # The Jamo Short Name property of the given character (defaults
  # to nil).
  #
  # Example:
  #
  #   require "unicode_utils/jamo_short_name"
  #   UnicodeUtils.jamo_short_name("\u{1101}") => "GG"
  def jamo_short_name(char)
    JAMO_SHORT_NAME_MAP[char.ord]
  end
  module_function :jamo_short_name

end

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See Poverty Guidelines. The Department of Health and Human Services publishes a list every year giving the lowest income acceptable for a family of a particular size so that the family does not live in poverty. Consular officers use these figures in immigrant visa cases to determine whether a sponsor's income is sufficient to support a new immigrant, in accordance with U.S. immigration laws. Visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Poverty Guidelines page for more information.


Dermaplaning is a skin resurfacing procedure that improves the skin's appearance by removing the top layers through a method of controlled scraping of the skin. This treatment helps to diminish the appearance of fine lines, uneven texture, and provides a healthier more radiant complexion. Dermaplaning is typically done immediately before a chemical peel and allows the peel to work more effectively. By removing the outer layer of dead skin, the peel may be applied more evenly for a more dramatic result. It has been used with medical skin care for the past two decades.
With an instrument that resembles a butter knife, this treatment very effectively exfoliates away dead skin cells and intensifies your results prior to a chemical peel, microdermabrasion or BBL. Dermaplaning also removes unwanted facial hair without the pain and irritation of facial waxing or depilatories.
If you have dull, dry, dehydrated and/or congested skin it is often because you have a surface barrier of dead cells that are not allowing topical products to penetrate. At the same time, impurities are trapped and underlying new cells are unable to surface. Once your skin is dermaplaned, it accelerates and aids in the sloughing off of the dead skin, that barrier is removed and the skin begins to respond to the skin products being used. Also, it is able to expel the impurities from within creating a healthier and revitalized skin. Dermaplaning may also be used to reduce the appearance of acne scars. By skimming away the surrounding skin, the noticeable difference between the area levels is evened out.
Treatments only take about 30 minutes and regular treatments are scheduled about 3-4 weeks appart. Blading the skin actually removes about 2-3 weeks worth of dead skin cells.


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$190M Worth of Cryptocurrency 'Lost' After CEO's Death
You are here: Home / Security News / $190M Worth of Cryptocurrency 'Lost' After CEO's Death
On 15 January 2019, Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX, announced the sudden passing of the company's co-founder and CEO, Gerald Cotten. While this should have been a time of mourning for the company and Cotten's family, the situation turned into one of anger and confusion as users were informed that Cotten had taken $190 million worth of their cryptocurrency to the grave.
Cotton purportedly died from complications to do with Crohn's disease at the age of 30, while travelling in India last December. With him, Cotten took the encryption keys and passwords to the company's wallets, containing up to $190 million in customer funds. Jennifer Robertson, Cotten's widow, stated in court filings that the money is now "unavailable and some of it may be lost". Robertson claimed that "the laptop computer from which Gerry [Cotten] carried out the Companies' business is encrypted, and I do not know the password or recovery key…despite repeated and diligent searches, I have not been able to find them written down anywhere". She had even hired an expert, who failed to break through the encryption.
In short, cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency that utilises encryption techniques to control the creation and security of its transactions, which are independent from a central bank. This encryption makes it extremely difficult to create counterfeit money or have accounts hacked.
QuadrigaCX allowed the company's 363,000 users to deposit funds into their accounts and then trade various cryptocurrencies – mostly Bitcoin – with other users. The funds are divided into secure hot wallets and cold wallets, the latter of which is an offline storage area used to protect the coins from hackers. The business revolved around Cotten; with no office space and just his laptop to work with, Cotten was solely responsible for the transfer of coins between the wallets.
Even after the scandal had surfaced, the company's court-appointed monitor said that QuadrigaCX had accidentally moved another 100 bitcoins into a cold storage wallet that they obviously couldn't access, losing another $500,000 by mistake.
Spotlight on the Bigger Issue
This story has left many wondering how exactly something like this could happen. But this scenario is not as bizarre as we'd like to think – rather, it's a systemic issue. As technology journalist Ramona Pringle explains, "more and more, passwords, online accounts and other forms of digital property – including licenses, cryptocurrency, and even domain names – are falling into limbo because individuals don't manage such with the same diligence as they do with their real world property".
A 2017 report from the University of Melbourne found that "the creation of digital accounts, ownership of digital products, and use of digital services are now common and ordinary, yet they raise significant implications for the constitution of our personal property, its archiving, and its inheritance".
Individuals and companies alike need to realise the proportions of this issue. A good solution is the creation of a digital will, which gives explicit instructions to an appointed person on how to manage your digital presence and assets upon your death, including passwords. Informal and formal wills such as these could avoid the messiness and costs associated with managing a deceased person's digital presence.
Many have noted that there were various things QuadrigaCX should have and could have done to avoid this issue. The most common solution would be a multi-signature system, which the company had claimed to be using. A multi-signature system allows various people to hold private keys to a wallet which can be accessed once all, or the majority of, the keys are combined. Had QuadrigaCX actually implemented a proper multi-signature system, which it appears they did not, the user funds would have remained safe yet accessible.
With any big scandal comes the equally big conspiracy theories and sceptics. CEO of Kraken, a major cryptocurrency exchange, Jesse Powell stated that the company was "investigating the bizarre and, frankly, unbelievable store of the founder's death and lost keys". Peter Todd, a Bitcoin expert and cryptography consultant, brought up the possibility of an exit scam, claiming that "the people trying to pull off a QuadrigaCX exit scam could actually be the family and other employees, by hiding the fact that the cold wallet keys are known".
Taylor Monahan, CEO of the MyCrypto project, suggested that it is "beyond absurd" for a person who singularly controls millions of customers assets to not have any sort of backup, to not give anyone else access, and to not leave any information or instructions regarding those accounts. Indeed, expert Michael Gokturk similarly pointed out that having this kind of control is "the equivalent of walking around with millions of dollars in cash on you at all times", which could easily have led to kidnapping or extortion.
Other sleuths have been quick to point out that Cotten filed a Will just 12 days before his death, naming his wife as executor and covering inheritance of his car, yacht, airplane and two chihuahuas. What the CEO failed to do was consider the $190 million worth of cryptocurrency that was essentially locked inside his head.
Monahan and others have also failed to find any resemblance of 'cold' storage in QuadrigaCX's wallet addresses, suggesting that there is actually no offline storage reserves for the company. This oddity is confounded by the claims from a Reddit user who allegedly found proof that several of the company's supposedly "locked" wallets are actually moving and initiating outgoing transactions since the death of the CEO.
While these theories and concerns are interesting, they cannot be given any weight until a full and proper investigation has been conducted. The Canadian Securities Regulator has initiated an investigation, which will hopefully produce some much-needed answers for the hundreds of thousands of users that have been left in the dark.
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Retirees all have their own list of priorities when it comes to deciding where to retire, be it affordable living, nearby amenities, or proximity to family, among others. But now concern about our changing planet is influencing where retirees choose to live out the rest of their days. That's right — how "green" a city is has become trendy for those entering their retirement years.
While retirees certainly aren't concerned with how many green jobs a community has available, they do care about whether or not a community is prepared to face economic challenges like climate change and urban sprawl.
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