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Hitting The Sweet Spot
We're finding enjoyment in politics again, at least for the moment. It may be a defense mechanism, a form of nervous mental laughter, or a "laugh or go crazy" response to institutionalized idiocy, but if you squint your eyes and look at it kind of sideways, politics can be funny.
For the longest time we thought we were repulsed by politics. It does smell funny quite often, but we've had a kind of epiphany recently. It's not actually politics, itself, that we find so repulsive. Politics is just a means to an end, a natural consequence of human nature. In other words, politics is unavoidable. No, what bothers us today, though we are trying to learn to laugh at it as well, is partisanship, the kind that makes us prejudiced in favor of one thing over another; the kind that becomes a filter through which we perceive reality.
So, are you a conservative or a liberal? Have you stopped beating your horse, yes or no? I don't have a horse! Answer the question! And what is your view on global warming? On immigration? Gun control? Abortion? Your answers should be consistent with your political party, and the future of civilization is at stake. If you can't answer quickly enough, you may have been hacked by a Russian.
Let's approach this from a different angle. Tell us what you believe needs to be banned and we will guess your political affiliation. Do you want guns to be banned, or abortions? Cigarettes or jumbo-sized soft drinks? Do conservatives or liberals do a better job of telling other people what to do with their lives? Do drone strikes or cruise missiles do a better job of killing civilians in oil-rich countries?
Partisanship may also be unavoidable. People think differently, and not just because of how they were educated (or not), or how they choose to think, but because our brains are wired differently. The brains of partisan conservatives are different than those of partisan liberals.
Curiously, we all seemed to get along much better in the past, despite our partisan brains. We still disagreed on some things, like Vietnam and Prohibition, but we agreed on a lot more. We had a sense of self, as a nation, and we generally agreed on the direction we thought the country was moving.
This was before the Internet, that great enabler of confirmation bias, and the age of constant connectivity. Information is a powerful tool, and when it is properly wielded by a practiced hand, it can cleave us at our natural divisions like a maul hitting the sweet spot on a round of seasoned firewood.
So some of this hyper-partisanship is natural, but most of it is manipulated, and our hearts and minds are collateral damage in the neverending struggle for power that plays out through our constant connectivity in a campaign that never ends. (If you're new to this conversation, we have long ago abandoned the notion that corporate news and infotainment entities are unbiased observers of the human condition.)
Nevertheless, we have grown weary of political partisans. We are prejudiced against them. We stereotype them and tell jokes about them behind their backs. "How many partisans does it take to screw in a light bulb?" (Nobody knows because neither side has the votes and the candle lobby has started a filibuster.)
If you have read this column long enough you already know that we're referring mainly to democrats and republicans or, if you prefer, conservatives and liberals, but it's easier to say "partisan," and the word goes directly to the root of the problem.
So where is the humor in the current continuous 24 hour cycle of broken news and political crisis? Get ready to feast on a course of delicious irony.
Remember a few short years ago when Bill Clinton, accused of rape and sexual misconduct by multiple women, lied to a grand jury about his affair with Monica Lewinsky and was impeached, but not removed from office? (Ancient history to some.) Conservatives, in a firestorm of righteous indignation, condemned the moral turpitude of the president. Liberals defended him. The job is demanding and he was just letting off steam. It had no effect on his ability to govern. His policies and the important mission of the Democrat party were more important than the moral character of the president.
Now the current president, accused of rape and sexual misconduct by multiple women, has publicly denied (as adamantly, though perhaps not as eloquently as Bill Clinton did) any wrongdoing. Liberals, smelling blood and hoping to accelerate their return to power, are attacking the president in a firestorm of righteous indignation, condemning his alleged moral turpitude. Conservatives, now on the defensive, point out that Trump's character has no bearing on his ability to govern. They insist that the policies and the important mission of the Republican party are more important than the moral character of the president.
Howls of derisive laughter. You can't make this stuff up. This is seriously funny material. It's funny because we laugh at other people's discomfort, especially people we don't like. It's funny because the situation, the reversal of roles and the hypocrisy, are rich in irony. It's serious because it is one more swing at the sweet spot where we are prone to divide.
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Another long-time independent insurance agency in Massachusetts has been acquired. On November 12th, J. Scott Penny, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. announced that Brown & Brown of Massachusetts had acquired all of the assets of the Rodman Insurance Agency.
Based in Needham and with roots dating back to 1935, the Rodman Insurance Agency has grown over the past eight decades to become one of Massachusetts' largest independently owned insurance agencies with approximately $9.5 million in annual revenues. Until its acquisition, the agency had specialized in commercial lines with a focus on providing insurance products and services in the real estate, habitational, restaurant, and transportation industries to its clients in Massachusetts and the Northeast.
According to the terms of the agreement, upon the completion of the acquisition, the Rodman agency and its team, lead by Andy Altman, will continue to operate from its Needham location.


We will be taking the week off of OWL centers to catch up on some work and add to portfolios. Please see below for some important reminders.
Thursday 5/18: Spring Show - Please see notice that went home. Please note the error on this notice - the correct time of the evening show is 6:00PM NOT 6:30. We will have two shows, one at 1:00 and one at 6:00. Ms. Molly's class is singing "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and we are wearing blue and green (colors of the earth). Ms. Kristen's class is singing "This Little Light of Mine" and we are wearing white. Please make sure your child's outfit is comfortable for your child to wear all day.
Wednesday 5/17: Tag Day to support DIPG Awareness.
Thursday 5/25: Ascension Thursday Mass 9:00 AM at St. Brigid Church.
Observing Caterpillars (SCIENCE): Participates in activities to explore the earth. Observes and identifies characteristics and basic requirements of living things.
Composes and dictates or writes messages.
Mother's Day Craft: Create mother's day craft using different materials to give as a gift for mother's day.
How Seeds Grow-Seed Sequencing (WRITING): uses a variety of different tools to color, cut, glue and complete their own seed sequencing worksheet.
Printing With Vegetables (ART): Explores and experiments with wet media to create artwork. Explores and experiments with patterns and symmetry in artwork. Explores and experiments with lines and shapes in artwork.
May 18th, Thursday- Spring Concert, save the date! More information to come soon!


The Medic is one of the classic roles of BZP Mafia, and has been in almost every game since the very beginning. It has had various forms, but every one includes some form of protecting power.
Because this role is so often used, any duplicate rules have not been added in. The vast majority of games after Bionicle Mafia 34: Command have used the same system it used, and any one that was moderately different has also been added.
Recent games such as Bionicle Mafia X: Darkest Dawn and Bionicle Mafia: Mirror, Mirror, Split Us All have included variations on the Medic role that are alligned to the Anti-Town faction of the game. Those can be read about here.
On BZPower the role was usually known as Doctor until Mafia III: The Cult, where IBrow Voltex renamed the role to fit the TF2 theme and to reflect the modifications for defending against the Cult. However, the name stuck and has been the common term ever since.


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Stormswept
Sabrina Jeffries
Sabrina Jeffries' Stormswept is a revised reissue of a novel initially published in 1995 under the name of Deborah Martin. According to the publisher's blurb, the novel has been newly revised for today's audience; I haven't read the original, so I can't make comparisons, but I can say that there is definitely an "old skool" feel to many of the hero's actions (nothing rape-y, I hasten to add) which is often extremely frustrating and there are a couple of minor plot points I didn't particularly care for. That said, however, the book as a whole proved to be surprisingly readable, and while I can't say that I loved it, I also can't say that I feel I wasted the time I spent reading it.
When Lady Juliana St. Albans, daughter of the Earl of Northcliffe, meets Rhys Vaughan, it's love – or at the very least, lust – at first sight. But she is the daughter of an English peer and Rhys is Welsh, a race whose culture and language are looked down upon by the English and seen by them as little more than barbaric. Then there's the fact that Rhys' father lost his estate, Llynwydd, in a card game – to the earl – depriving Rhys of his birthright. Even so, and with young love being what it is, the couple meets secretly for a couple of weeks, at the end of which Rhys proposes and asks Juliana to run away with him. Juliana never finds the right time to tell Rhys that his father lost Llynwydd to hers and that her father has given the estate to her, but then figures it doesn't matter anyway; they love each other and things will all come right. Unfortunately, however, her idyll is shattered almost immediately after the highly enjoyable consummation of her marriage when Rhys suddenly disappears and her brothers show up, telling her that her husband got what he wanted – Llynwydd – and has abandoned her. The truth is that her eldest brother, Darcy, whose political ambitions will be ruined should it be discovered his brother-in-law is a Welsh activist, has sold both Rhys and Rhys' closest friend to a press-gang, but not before telling Rhys that Juliana changed her mind about her hasty marriage and begged her brothers to get her out of it.
Dejected, Juliana allows herself to be taken home, but she refuses to be brow-beaten into submission by her father or brothers, who are pushing her to get her marriage annulled. Having discovered that Rhys has been impressed and knowing there is little prospect of escape for him, she agrees to keep her marriage a secret while she waits for him to return, but only if her family allows her to live independently at Llynwydd. The years pass and she hears nothing from Rhys, until some five years after his disappearance, she is told of his death.
One year later, at the party being held to announce her betrothal to a marquess, an unexpected guest turns all her plans upside down and inside out. Three years at sea followed by three years as a privateer and fighting as a mercenary in America have made Rhys a rich man and gained him some influential friends. And now, an older, harder and furious Rhys is determined to claim back what is his – and that includes the wife who betrayed him.
I enjoy second chance romances, and the premise of Stormswept is a good one that provides an excellent opportunity for the development of a romance between two people who have spent years apart and who have undergone significant character growth in those years. That is certainly true of Juliana; she begins the book as a somewhat immature twenty-one year-old who gets herself into situations from which she needs rescuing, but when we meet her again, she has become a confident young woman and proved herself to be a very able manager, renovating and restoring Llanwydd and bringing it into profit once again. Rhys is a different matter, however, and that's the big sticking point. When he reappears at the beginning of the story, he confronts Juliana in front of her brothers and throws her betrayal in her face. Juliana naturally insists she did no such thing, but even in the face of her denials and Darcy's blatant lies, Rhys persists in believing the worst of her, which he does for practically the entire book. It's true that he was thrust into life-threatening circumstances and forced to endure some truly horrific treatment, and this makes his anger and his almost overwhelming desire for revenge understandable. But what isn't understandable is the way he directs that anger in completely the wrong direction time and time again, even given what he knows about Darcy's propensity for underhandedness and in the face of his closest friend's belief in Juliana's innocence.
Rhys' refusal to listen or to admit the possibility that Juliana is telling the truth is what I meant when I said there is an "old skool" feel to the book; he's intractable, goes out of his way to be unpleasant and quickly deprives Juliana of her responsibilities and the freedoms she has enjoyed, insisting that until she does exactly what he wants, she will have no say in what goes on at Llanwydd. Fortunately, Juliana's quiet dignity and her determination to prove him wrong and regain his trust provide a balance in terms of the story; she's no doormat, but she is prepared to fight to save her marriage and to wait for Rhys to realise that he is wrong about her. Yet it's difficult at times to see anything in Rhys – other than his hotness, of course – that would make Juliana want to remain with a man who insists on thinking the worst of her. I don't think it's giving away too much to say that he does eventually see the error of his ways and that the realisation is handled well, but if you're someone who likes heroes of his type to grovel big-time, then you're going to be disappointed.
There are a couple of secondary plotlines in the book that kind of fizzle out part way through, and which would perhaps have benefitted from a little more attention during the revision process; but on a positive note, I liked the Welsh setting and the glimpses we are given of the uneasy political situation between England and Wales at this point in history.
The overall tone of Stormswept is rather different to that of the author's recent books, but the writing is strong and while Juliana is perhaps a little too good to be true, I really liked her level-headedness and strength of character. There is a raw quality to the emotion that works in the context of this particular story, but there is less humour and a definite emphasis on angst which might not be to all tastes. Yet in spite of my reservations, I was engaged enough to want to keep reading to see how everything was going to work out, which is probably testament to Ms. Jeffries' ability to tell a good story and to create an interesting conflict between her characters.
Caz Owens
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My first foray into Jeffries' Deborah Martin re-releases wasn't so successful, but this one does sound like it could be more fun to read. And the cover is beautiful!
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I think I read somewhere that the author herself describes her DM books as "heavier" than her SJ ones. There's very little humour in this one – it's almost all full=on angst! But somehow, in spite of the hero being an arse for much of the book, I had to keep reading it. And yes, it's nice to see a period-appropriate dress on a HR cover.

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EarthBound posters are very rare, they turn up maybe only once every few years. Apparently one just showed up on eBay today, check it out here!
17 Comments to EarthBound Poster for Sale!
Sorry, no way would I spend $81+ on a poster with a huge corner ripped off.
Real shame about that tear. There aren't that many of these bad boys floating around so it's a real shame when one of them is so badly damaged.
I really, really want one of these posters.
I wonder if I can get a reprint somewhere though?
Hmmm, It is already at $81.00… Who would spend that much even though the corner is ripped off?
It's an extremely rare piece of EB merchandise (the latest one sold for $368!) and it's easy to just tape the ripped part back together. If I had the cash to spare, I'd definitely try to grab it!
I've recently thought about selling some of EB swag. My poster is in killer condition.
it sold for 371.66 just fyi.
zoom!! I finally got my poster!!
finally got the link right. check it out for how I framed this poster. I finally got it!! It fits perfectly together,despite that tear. And it was easy to mend with just 4 pieces of small tape. (http://www.haio.com/search.htm) I sold it back in 2006 during a very difficult time in my life and am so happy this seller was able to assist me in getting it back. Earthbound is truly the most brilliant game ever created and I will always be inspired by it. ZOOM!! ZOOM!! ZOOM!!


Here are some concept sketches for the characters.
These were done by the author.
Here is some fan art by friends that are familiar with the story.
Feel free to read up on the characters at People of OtherSide and add your own artwork. All are welcome. Please put your name next to your submissions. Thank you.
2007-01-27 [Lothuriel]: I promise, I am still working on them! I can't seem to find the time to really work on them. Yours and the one [Igorina] made are awesome!
2007-03-13 [Evilmonk]: You did NOT tell us we could do FAN ART!!!! You got one coming buddy!
2007-03-15 [Perplexity]: I really like how Nick Chopper, the representation of the Tin Man, is in the vague shape of a heart. Nice subtle reference, Evil. ;) And overall a very balanced composition. Awesome job!
2007-03-15 [Evilmonk]: Thank you baby!
2007-03-15 [Asryth]: DUDE! I have to say that this Rocks! More than I could have imagined. I love the handless rings. Very cool. Thank You! Seriously. You have got to do some more. This page is open to everyone. If you get an idea, folks, go with it.
2007-07-08 [Darian Hawke]: Everything looks amazing... Now we need more OS written story!


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Q: ipad scrollview causing malloc of 40x the image's size Bear with me as I am new to obj-c but I have a UIScrollView and a segmented button that switches between 2 images that are presented in the scrollview. Each image is large and roughly 500Kb, but they are each causing allocations of 20+ MB and crashing my app.
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A: A 500k RGBA image would be about 350 pixels square.  A 1536 x 5110 pixel RGBA image is about 31.4 MB.  You seem to be confusing image size with file size.
The largest size supported across all iOS devices is 1024 pixels on a side, although some support larger dimensions.  Try cutting up your large images into smaller tiles before adding them to a view in the view hierarchy.  You can cut the image up at runtime with a series of calls to CGImageCreateWithImageInRect.  I usually choose 512 pixel or smaller tiles.

A: Some background information for you taken from here:

On the speed front, there is a general misunderstanding of what is going on. The biggest thing that +imageNamed: does is decode the image data from the source file, which almost always significantly inflates the data size (for example, a screen sized PNG file might consume a few dozen KBs when compressed, but consumes over half a MB decompressed - width * height * 4). By contrast +imageWithContentsOfFile: will decompress that image everytime the image data is needed. As you can imagine, if you only need the image data once, you've won nothing here, except to have a cached version of the image hanging around, and likely for longer than you need it. However, if you do have a large image that you need to redraw often, then there are alternatives, although the one I would recommend primarily is to avoid redrawing that large image :).

I'm guessing when the image is loaded, especially given the very large size from your code snippet above, that it's using up quite a bit of memory.
You could try turning off image optimization like was done here or try a different image format other than PNG.

A: Don't load such big images with [UIImage imageNamed:]. Find path to the bundle and load them from it with [UIImage imageWithPath].


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This dress fits true to size, Australian sizing. The fabric has some stretch so could also fit a size 8.


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Todd and Luke are huge soccer fans who love the passion, drama, tribalism, songs, and constant banter of the beautiful game and thought a brand that carries the collective energy of the game's fans is needed. As Luke describes it, "When you wear Top Right, you surreptitiously carry the positive energy of everyone who loves football. That's powerful. You will not only look great and feel better; you will be more awesome as a result. Who doesn't want that?" And get this…..TOP RIGHT APPAREL donate $1.00 to Soccer Without Borders for every t-shirt sold.


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Can You Convert A Constant Contact Email Into Pdf
Constant Contact, Inc., an online marketing company, is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. It also has offices in Loveland, Colorado, and New York, NY. Constant Contact has a variety of email marketing tools, but its most popular service is newsletters. It is also popular with companies looking to create a consistent flow of messages for their customers. Although there are many reasons to use Constant Contact, you may want to look at some of the following reasons before making a decision about whether or not the software is right for you.
One of the benefits of Constant Contact is the ease of use. Constant Contact features an easy-to-use email editor and many templates. It also offers reports to track email campaign performance. You can also send emails to new subscribers on specific days of the week, such holidays. In addition to email marketing, Constant Contact also allows you to manage your contact list and send newsletters to specific groups of people. Constant Contact allows you to use a variety of email templates to target your contacts.
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I do not think I have ever disliked a fast as much as I have this one. This healing of my love-heart issue...well, I know in the end I will be better for it, but the process...I have been in a deep soul wrenching cry quite a few times the past two weeks.
Every time I think, "Okay. I think I got it now," my Lord uncovers more of what I had hidden and that revealing requires that I must deal with it...more crying. I hear this phrase practically every where I turn: You have to love yourself before you can love others. You know, I really dislike that "love yourself" idea; it always sounds like conceit to me, but that is not what my Lord has been revealing to me. I discount myself, I do not allow myself to love myself, and therefore I do not fully accept that others love me either, so how could I really love them fully. And the real ouchie is if I have not really been loving others then I probably have not really been fully loving my Lord either, holding back from the Creator of all things, of me...how sad is that?
My Lord reminded me of something as I was preparing for church today. I used to have an alternative health-related home business in which I trained and consulted people. I also saw it as a ministry and I used to tell people that they did not have to work to be good enough for God, but only be willing to accept the grace and gifts God is willing and even trying to give to them. The irony of how that relates to my current state does not escape me. He is suggesting I take my own advice to stop resisting His love and just accept it, but I keep putting up roadblocks and He keeps making me tear them back down.
Another fragment off this issue, and I did not really want to admit it as I never like to confess to my vulnerabilities, is this past year has taken its toll on my the relationship between my husband and me. We went through real financial stress for over three years and that was less damaging to our relationship than the past year I think. I have felt that I cannot count on him because he is rarely home and I have extra chores to do, but when he is home I have been so burned out from his absence and homeschooling a reluctant (although she is improving) near-teen that I end wanting to be alone and letting him take charge. He would come home burned out from work, but happy with the change of pace, so he could enjoy cooking and do his chores. We would go to church together and do other things together, but we were really not being together most of the time.
After the fast, we hope to make arrangements to have the Princess stay with a friend for a night and the next day so that we can have some time to be romantic and make a good memory: a nice meal out and maybe a movie or a special place to go with holding hands, loving looks, and my husband again telling me that the reason he married me is because he could kiss me any time he wants to. I am so looking forward to it!
Yes, you and I both share many of the same struggles. For what are you fasting, Ganeida?
I ended up only doing 21/2 days due to the heat & I felt the Lord was saying enough. I was supporting a friend who was praying for spiritual problems in the church & for our prayer meeting/church. Wonderful result re the prayer meeting!


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Home Media Centre Press releases Chris Packham CBE to deliver BAFTA Television Lecture
Chris Packham CBE to deliver BAFTA Television Lecture
Award-winning wildlife and natural world broadcaster, conservationist, photographer and writer Chris Packham CBE will give BAFTA's prestigious lecture on 21 January 2020 at London's Barbican Centre
London, Wednesday 18TH December 2019: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has today announced today that Chris Packham CBE will deliver the next edition of the prestigious BAFTA Television Lecture. BAFTA's television lecture is the highlight of the charity's year-round programme of television industry events, and is also open to the public.
Each year, BAFTA invites one of television's leading figures to give their personal view on creative excellence in television and their vision for the future. Previous speakers include Jane Featherstone, Armando Iannucci, Lenny Henry, Liz Warner, Lorraine Heggessey, Paul Abbott, Peter Bennett-Jones, Stephen Fry and Tim Hincks. The Lecture strives to drive debate around creativity in broadcasting, in line with BAFTA's charitable mission to bring the very best work in film, games and television to public attention and support the growth of creative talent in the UK and internationally. We do this by identifying and celebrating excellence, discovering, inspiring and nurturing new talent and enabling learning and creative collaboration.
Chris Packham CBE said: "I am honoured to be asked to deliver the BAFTA Television Lecture. There is no more important time to be asking what more the TV industry can do to inspire behaviour change and to protect our natural world, and I'm grateful to BAFTA for the opportunity."
Hannah Wyatt, Chair of BAFTA's Television Committee, said: "Chris Packham is a highly respected presenter and naturalist and, throughout his career, he has played a pivotal role in increasing the public's understanding of the natural world through his informative documentaries and campaigning work. We are delighted that he is delivering the BAFTA Television Lecture, where BAFTA aims to provide a platform for debate around excellence in broadcasting."
Chris Packham has presented many acclaimed and popular natural history programmes throughout his career spanning over 30 years and has been widely celebrated for his work.
Packham's early presenting roles include the multi-BAFTA-winning children's programme, The Really Wild Show (1986-1995), as well as Nature Detectives (1994-95) and The X Creatures (1998).
More recently, Packham fronted popular BBC factual series Springwatch (2009-2018), which was awarded the BAFTA Special Award in 2011. He also embarked on a groundbreaking expedition to the Arctic for BBC Two's Operation Iceberg (2012), which won the BAFTA for Factual Series at the 2013 British Academy Television Awards.
In 2014, Packham highlighted the mass slaughter of migrating birds with a video and social media campaign titled Malta: Massacre on Migration. Following the production, he was voted Conservationist of the Year in the Birders' Choice Awards.
Chris Packham was also awarded the Wildscreen Panda Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2016 in recognition of his significant contribution to wildlife filmmaking, conservation and the public's understanding of the environment.
More recently, Packham explained what it was like to live with Aspergers in the BBC documentary Chris Packham: Aspergers and Me, which won two BAFTAs in 2018 and which was also nominated for Single Documentary at BAFTA's Television Awards in the same year.
Packham's other TV credits include Autumnwatch (2008-2019) The Burrowers (2013), Inside the Animal Mind (2014), The Wonder of Animals (2014), Weird Wonders of the World (2015-16) and Blue Planet Now (2019).
Public tickets for the BAFTA Television Lecture on Tuesday 21 January are available to book from Friday 20th December via www.bafta.org/whats-on/.
Video highlights, a podcast and a transcript from the event will be available on BAFTA Guru, BAFTA's online learning channel (www.bafta.org/guru). Recordings of previous Television Lectures are available now.
BAFTA recognises that the screen industries represent a great opportunity to protect the planet and, since 2011, BAFTA has chaired the TV industry's collaborative project on environmental sustainability, albert. The project works to eliminate the negative environmental impact of the production industry, alongside supporting content makers in all genres to effectively engage audiences on the topic.
Find out more about albert and the number of projects on offer to the industry at www.WeAreALBERT.org
For further information and interview requests please contact:
For accreditation, photography, press releases and transcripts visit: www.bafta.org/media-centre


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Fighting Racism / Advancing Equity and Inclusion
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I hope that you are staying safe and healthy. Before I begin our weekly exploration of Jewish disability inclusion, I must begin the Shabbat Smile by noting that this is a gut-wrenching time in our nation. We are all dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and massive job loss challenges. Now the uprisings taking place across America have illuminated the impact of racism on society. The recent murders of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and Breonna Taylor by Louisville Metro police are a reminder that key parts of our criminal justice system are broken. The false accusal of two Black men for the drowning of Alejandro Ripley, a nonverbal 9-year-old with Autism, offers another example of the harmful impact of discrimination.
These and other events reveal glaring and conspicuous inequality in America, and RespectAbility strongly condemns them. There is no greater Jewish value than standing with those who are oppressed in the pursuit of justice.
We must use this moment to recognize the pain of Black Americans and work together on fostering an environment of empathy and understanding. RespectAbility is committed to supporting our partners who are working tirelessly to dismantle systematic and structural racism to ensure that every citizen has an opportunity to move the country forward and live out their true potential.
As we support our allies in this critical work, we are grateful to announce that a coalition of nearly 40 Jewish organizations have joined with us to launch a great new Jewish Disability Access & Inclusion Training Program.
This series, which will run virtually from June 23 through August 11, is a collective virtual offering to the Jewish world so Jewish organizations can welcome, respect and include people with disabilities from all backgrounds in the important work that they do. People can choose from one or more sessions, or onboard all the learning so their organization can become fully inclusive of people with disabilities.
Does your synagogue or other Jewish organization wish to cosponsor?
While RespectAbility is organizing this training, we view this training series as a resource for the entire Jewish world as it strives to improve its inclusion of Jews with disabilities. As such, we are thrilled that so many Jewish organizations, large and small from all over the country, already have put their name on the series. A full list is available at the end of this email. We would love, however, for every Jewish organization in the country to sign on and take ownership.
The series is made possible by support from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles through a Cutting Edge Grant, The Diane & Guilford Glazer Philanthropies, The Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, The David Berg Foundation, the Stanford and Joan Alexander Foundation, Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation, and The Beverly Foundation. This means that there is absolutely no cost to our co-promoting partners.
Online Jewish Social Events for Jews with Disabilities
Looking for a community, connection, and togetherness? Join our virtual Schmooze event, or an online Shabbat dinner. For more information on this, and to always be kept abreast of the latest RespectAbility Jewish programs, please visit www.respectability.org/jewish-events. During the pandemic, we are building a virtual community of Jews with disabilities in Los Angeles and beyond and encourage you to join us. However, we hope it will be safe to have events in person before too long.
As we head into Shabbat, I encourage you all to stay safe, and practice good self-care. I also encourage you to reflect on the place that each and every one of us have in dismantling structural racism and other prejudice and drawing our nation closer to living out our ideals.
Matan Koch
Director, RespectAbility California and Jewish Leadership
In our Jewish Disability Perspectives newsletter, RespectAbility welcomes a wide spectrum of voices. The views expressed in each Jewish Disability Perspectives contribution are those of the guest contributor.
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Matan A. Koch is the Senior Policy Advisor at RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities so people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community. A longtime national leader in disability advocacy and a wheelchair user himself, he is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School.
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Change We Can Believe In
Read Ephesians 2
I. CHANGE FOR SINNERS 2:1-10
Give at least four or five different phrases that describe sinners from v.1-3.
Describe the sinner's condition from Romans 1:18; John 3:36.
According to v. 4, who took the initiative to change our sinful condition?
Write out v. 4-5, substituting your name for the personal pronouns.
From v. 6-7, give phrases that reveal the dramatic change in a sinner's condition by contrasting them with the phrases from v. 1-3.
Put into your own words what is necessary in order to truly change. v. 8-9.
What is one purpose for the changes? v. 10? 1:11-12?
Do you think politics or our government can truly change sinners…from God's perspective? Explain your reasoning based on these verses.
II. CHANGE OF STATUS 2:11-19
Who were the "Gentiles" in v. 11 and who do they represent today?
Give at least three phrases that describe our spiritual status. v. 12.
Because of our original status, what was our spiritual condition? v. 12.
What dramatic change is described in v. 13? Who brought it about, and how was it accomplished? v. 13 and also John 5:24.
How is this change in status referred to in John 1:12? 15:15? Romans 8:17? Galatians 3:29? 4:7? Ephesians 3:6? 2:19? 1 Peter 2:10? Acts 26:18?
What is one result of this change, repeatedly referred to in v. 14-15, and twice in v. 17? Describe it in your own words.
Do you think peace in the human heart can be achieved through politics or legislation? Explain your answer.
III. CHANGE FOR SHATTERED LIVES 2:20-22
List lives that are shattered according to 1 Corinthians 6:9-10.
Are these shattered lives hopeless and incapable of change? 1 Corinthians 6:11.
What dramatic change in shattered lives is referred to in Ephesians 2:20?
If our lives are like a building, who is the foundation and how do you lay it? v. 20, 1 Corinthians 3:11.
What is a cornerstone and why is it important? [Use a dictionary if necessary]
In the analogy of our lives, who is the cornerstone according to v.20? Acts 4:11? 1 Peter 2:6-7?
What or who are the building blocks? 1 Peter 2:5.
Describe the before and ultimate after of a shattered life changed through the power of the Cross in v. 21-22.
Who do you know who desperately needs change? Will you recommit yourself to telling them about change they can believe in…change through faith in Jesus Christ and through the power of His Cross?


Exclusive Education have range of long term and short term opportunities for a Special Needs Maths Teacher. Please get in touch ASAP and we will be more than happy to discuss those with you. We currently don't have enough teacher available for the opportunities that we have.
Experience working with vulnerable pupils and/or with Special Educational Needs with a focus on Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties and Challenging Behaviour.
The school is looking for a Maths Teacher to teach Key Stage 3 and 4, up to a GCSE level. You will have excellent classroom management skills and be able to ensure that pupils are challenged at all times in order to achieve the best possible results.
You must have experience of teaching the subject at secondary level and be familiar with the GCSE curriculum. The ideal candidate will also have a good track record of high achievement from their pupils.
You must be a committed member of staff with a real interest in the provision of quality teaching for all students. You will apply your teaching skills to motivate, enthuse, excite and challenge students to produce the highest quality work.


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Paul G. Pickowicz
Paul G. Pickowicz is Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies and UC San Diego Endowed Chair in Modern Chinese History at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author or editor of 15 books on China and scores of articles and reviews.
ARTICLES FEATURING PAUL
Jittery Nation: Link, Maden, and Pickowicz's "Restless China"
There's a lot to be nervous about in the new China, as Perry Link and his colleagues show....


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Bo Göransson, född 26 januari 1938, är en svensk företagare.

Bo Göransson är son till Sven Göransson, som 1923 grundade inkassoföretaget Justitias Upplysningsbyrå AB i Jönköping, som sonen Bo köpte 1971. Detta expanderade därefter snabbt i och utanför Sverige med en kärnverksamhet, som var att ta över indrivning av förfallna fakturor från kundföretagen. Intrum Justitia introcerades på börsen i Luxembourg 1987 och på Londonbörsen 1990. Bo Göransson sålde 1998 ungefär häften av företagets aktier till riskkapitalbolaget Industri Kapital, varefter parterna köpte ut Intrum Justitia från Londonbörsen för omkring 1,6 miljarder kronor. Intrum Justitia börsnoterades på Stockholmsbörsen av Industri Kapital och Bo Göransson 2002, varvid Industri Kapital och Göransson – via sitt ägarbolag Parkerhouse Investments Sweden – behöll 25 procent av aktierna vardera. Dessa aktieinnehav har senare sålts 2005 respektive 2006.

Bo Göransson och Michael Forsman grundade 1993 Amfa Bank, under namnet Intrum Factoring AB, med affärsidén att köpa in kundföretagens fakturor. År 1996 ändrade bolaget namn till Intrum Finans AB, 2002 till Amfa Finans AB och 2012 till Amfa Bank. Bo Göransson sålde företaget till Michael Forsman 2005.

Han blev 2014 via Parkerhouse Investments Sweden huvudägare i webbhotell- och internetmarknadsföringsbolaget Oniva Online Group. Han ägde från 1979 under ett antal år fritidsanläggningen Baggården AB i Messlingen i Härjedalen.

Bo Göransson är bosatt i London. Han bedömdes 2015 vara en av 156 svenska miljardärer.

Källor
 Miljardärerna – en familjeaffär i Aftonbladet den 12 april 1999
 Inkassokungens krona på sned i Svenska Dagbladet den 15 november 2003

Noter

Personer inom Sveriges näringsliv
Svenska miljardärer
Födda 1938
Levande personer
Män

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How to protect yourself from WannaCry using CloudPassage Halo
Ransomware has been an issue since 2005, denying users access to their systems and files until a ransom is paid. Crypto-Ransomware that encrypts files on victim systems is the latest type. A new variant, called WannaCry, appeared starting on May 12th 2017. It is based on the vulnerability in Microsoft's Server Messaging Block 1.0 (SMBv1) that was patched in March of 2017 as described in bulletin MS17-010. There are six CVEs that make up this vulnerability, CVE-2017-0143 through CVE-2017-0148.
The CloudPassage Halo SVA module has been alerting on this vulnerability since March for unpatched systems. If you have fixed the SVA alerts by patching your systems since the middle of March, you are protected against this vulnerability.
When Microsoft's Server Messaging Block (SMB) is used properly it allows for file sharing or access to network resources such as printers or serial ports. Vulnerabilities in SMB have allowed malicious users to craft query or request strings that allow Remote Code Execution, which allows the attacker to gain access to a system remotely and execute code there, often as a privileged user. The Windows vulnerability used in the WannaCry ransomware was part of the data from the Shadowbrokers dump on April 14th, 2017, however it had already been patched by Microsoft in March with little fanfare. Many pieces of critical infrastructure have not been patched, and thus ransomware based on the vulnerability is affecting large numbers of systems around the world.
Vulnerable systems are those that do not have Microsoft KB file 4013389 from bulletin MS17-010 installed, and have SMBv1 enabled, and have no firewall preventing SMBv1 queries from infected systems.
CloudPassage's advice
Patch all affected systems. Do not allow unknown systems to connect to servers via SMB.
CloudPassage customers can use Halo to protect themselves by following these steps:
Use CloudPassage Halo's SVA Module to find vulnerable servers and patch them.
Use CloudPassage Halo's CSM Module to find evidence of compromise or the presence of the SMBv1 protocol being active and remediate.
Use CloudPassage Halo's Firewall Module to craft rules allowing only permitted clients to connect to SMB ports: UDP 137 and 138, and TCP ports 137, 139, and 445.
Leveraging Halo
You can build a Windows Firewall policy to address this by adding a new service (name it whatever you want (in my example, the first new service is called "SMBoverUDP")) and choosing UDP for the protocol, 137,138 for the port. Then you add two rules, one to ACCEPT traffic from the internal network (however you define your internal network), and DROP all other traffic. You do the same for TCP ports 137, 139, and 145, as shown below.
A sample Firewall policy is available from your Customer Success representative or Sales Engineer that will block requests to SMB ports (both TCP and UDP) from anything other than Localhost. It will need to be edited to add the appropriate definition of the internal network before it is deployed on Active Directory servers which normally accept these requests.
It is possible to write a Windows CSM policy to detect that the vulnerable version of SMB (SMBv1) is enabled. It is also possible to detect files that have been shown to be indicators of WannaCry ransomware infection.
There is a stub Windows CSM policy policy available from your Customer Success representative or Sales Engineer if you want to import it into an account for testing. The policy contains the two types of checks: the first makes sure that SMBv1 is not Enabled, while the second checks for the presence of a file that has been shown to be an Indicator of Compromise (IOC).
Here is an example that checks whether SMBv1 is enabled in the Registry by checking the HKLM:SYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanmanServerParameters key for the value of the SMB1 setting:
Here is an example check that looks for the presence of the file C:Windowsmssecsvc.exe, which is added by the ransomware:
CloudPassage Halo's Software Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) module has been aware of this vulnerability since it was released by Microsoft in March of 2017. The Halo Agent should be updated to version 3.9.7 or newer if at all possible, to increase detection accuracy. Customers running SVA scans against their servers should notice this vulnerability in their reports, and can use the Filter and search functionality to see which servers need to be patched.
The Filter tool is accessed by going to the Servers tab in the Halo starting to type the name of the filter, which will then create a list of available filters. One can then either finish typing the name, or select from the list of available filters.
There are two ways to search for this vulnerability: looking for the presence of the CVE in SVA scans, and looking for the absence of the KB file that should be present if the server is patched.
You can use the 'CVE Present' filter on the Servers tab in Halo to search for each of the CVE's listed below that are associated with MS17-010 (Security update for Windows SMB Server: March 14, 2017). These vulnerabilities make a Windows computer susceptible to WannaCry ransomware.
Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability – CVE-2017-0143 (critical)
Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability – CVE-2017-0147 (important)
To detect the CVE on servers with up-to-date SVA scans, you should first go to the Servers tab (red arrow), and use the filter CVE Present, and the data CVE-2017-0143 (red oval). In this case, because this account has no unpatched servers, the number of servers detected is 0, and there are none in the list below.
To detect the absence of the KB file, you will want to search for the OS Type of Windows (rectangle in example below) and then for the Knowledge Base ID not Installed filter, put the KB Article from Microsoft: KB4013389 (red oval in example below). You will see that this account has 36 servers that do not have the KB installed.
For further information on using Filters to search for vulnerable systems, please see Appendix F in the Halo Documentation.
https://securelist.com/blog/incidents/78351/wannacry-ransomware-used-in-widespread-attacks-all-over-the-world/
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2696547/how-to-enable-and-disable-smbv1,-smbv2,-and-smbv3-in-windows-vista,-windows-server-2008,-windows-7,-windows-server-2008-r2,-windows-8,-and-windows-server-2012
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/ransomware-meltdown-experts-warned/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/nsa-leaking-shadow-brokers-just-dumped-its-most-damaging-release-yet/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block


Michael D. Bardin is the chief public policy officer for Scripps Health and as such oversees Scripps' role in the development of health care policy on federal, state and local levels. In his 30 years with Scripps, Bardin previously headed Scripps' public relations and marketing communications.
A Past President of the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club, Bardin co-founded the Rotary District 5340 Pathways to Peace initiative in 2004 and he continues to chair the District Pathways to Peace Steering Committee. He was named Rotary District 5340 Rotarian of the Year in 2014.
Bardin is a Board or key Committee member of many San Diego area and California civic, business and community organizations He also is active in leadership of several federal, state and local health care public policy groups. Accredited by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Bardin is a past member of the Society's national Board of Directors. He is past chairman and board member of PRSA's Health Academy. He has been awarded many professional and lifetime achievement awards both in health care and public relations.
Born in Berkeley, California, Bardin is a graduate of Stanford University with a BA in communication and journalism. He did postgraduate studies in radio-TV-film at San Francisco State University.


The Thanksgiving Day meal of turkey and dressing might be interrupted in 2018 by more and more retail stores starting their Black Friday sales on the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day. JC Penney opens at 2 PM with Walmart, Target, Macy's, Kohl's and Best Buy opening at 5 PM. More restaurants are following the expected crowds by opening their restaurants on Thanksgiving Day. Whether you are looking for a place to get a great holiday meal or just grab and evening snack while shopping we suggest you try some of these local eateries. As always local hours can vary so check before you drive over.
Listed below are a sampling of restaurants open on Thanksgiving day. Many are national chains comprised of both company locations and franchise locations.
Also consider hotel resorts and airports which are likely to have a wide assortment of restaurants open to serve the traveling public. Dining out on Thanksgiving Day has become so popular it is reported to be the busiest day of the year for Cracker Barrel. So if you are looking for a place to eat check this list and give your local a call.
Boston Market : Special Thanksgiving Turkey and Stuffing menu.


Art Bowker, contributor of The Three C's (Computers, Crime, and Corrections), received the Federal Probation and Pretrial Officers Association (FPPOA) top award on November 22, 2013. Bowker was presented the Richard F. Doyle Award, for having made the most significant achievement in, or contribution to, the Federal Probation & Pretrial Services System or the broader field of corrections. Additionally, he received the Thomas E. Gahl, Line Officer of the Year Award (Great Lakes Region Award), which is named in honor of the only U.S. Probation Officer killed in the line of duty. Both awards centered on his contributions and efforts in managing cybercrime risk. Early, this year he was recognized by the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) with the Sam Houston State University Award for his writing contributions to promote awareness of cybercrime and tools for helping the community corrections field combat computer crime. Bowker has been a regular contributor for the past three years. His book Investigating Internet Crimes, published by Syngress, is being released this month.


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Tanzania Ports Authority to build a Dry Port
in the Southern Highlands Region of Mbeya
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- State-run Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) planned to build a dry port in the southern highlands region of Mbeya to cater for traders in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an official told parliament on Monday.
Atashasta Nditiye, the Deputy Minister for Works, Transport and Communications, said TPA will in the 2019/2020 financial year conduct feasibility study on a 100-acre land where the dry port will be located.
"After the feasibility study, an evaluation exercise will be conducted to establish the number of residents in the area to be compensated after leaving the area to pave way for the project," he told the House in the capital Dodoma.
The official was answering a Member of Parliament for Mbeya Rural constituency, Oran Njeza, who had asked the government to explain progress made on the project.
The lawmaker had also wanted to know if the government had plans to connect the planned dry port to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) rail link.
"Our plan is to connect the dry port to TAZARA which should go all the way to Itungi port in Lake Nyasa," said Nditiye.
"That way, the dry port will effectively serve traders across Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and the DRC."
Nditiye said the construction of the dry port was scheduled to start during the 2020/2021 financial year.
Tanzania state-owned investment organization
to host cashew nuts investment forum
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's state-owned investment organization on Saturday invited domestic and foreign potential investors interested in establishing cashew nuts processing projects to a forum next month in the nation's southern region of Mtwara.
The Tanzania Investment Center (TIC) said in a statement that President John Magufuli will chair the July 12-13 forum, which aim to attract investment in the creation of industrial parks in Lindi and Mtwara region.
"The forum will be an opportunity for international private investors to meet with the high government authorities, to identify and seize business opportunities and to create partnerships with local economic operators," the statement said.
Tanzania is among the world's largest producer of raw cashew nuts, the statement said, adding that the country produced 313,826 tons of raw cashew nuts in 2017-2018, about 90 percent of which were exported in their raw form due to Tanzania's low processing capacity.
During the forum, senior government officials will make presentations on the production of the cashew crop and its potential for processing locally to add value, the statement said.
Tanzania unveils plan to revamp capital city's road infrastructures
ARUSHA Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania on Tuesday unveiled plans to revamp the capital city's road infrastructure following the government's relocation to the political city Dodoma.
Elias Kwandikwa, Tanzania's Deputy Minister of Works, Transport and Communications said that more than 16.5 million U.S. dollars have been allocated for the project.
"In this project, the government is set to construct ring roads in the city," Kwandikwa said, noting that Dodoma City has been given special attention now than any other time in history.
He said the focus is to improve the infrastructure, not only in the city alone but the entire region, adding that there are many people visiting it since the government moved here.
Shifting the government to Dodoma was part of the Tanzanian President Magufuli's pledges during the 2015 campaigns, where he vowed to implement the plan which remained in papers for many years since the era of the First President, Julius Nyerere who initiated the idea.
Dodoma was declared as the capital of Tanzania in 1974. Despite the declaration, Dar es Salaam remained the central administrative and the most prominent city in the east African nation.
Tanzanian president invites investors in Liquefied Petroleum Gas production
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President John Magufuli has invited investors in production of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to be used as an alternative cooking energy and save the country from cutting of trees, a statement said on Tuesday.
The statement by the Directorate of Presidential Communication at State House said President Magufuli made the invitation at the launch of an LPG processing plant and warehouse in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
Magufuli urged Taifa Gas Tanzania, the LPG processing plant owned by indigenous Tanzanians, to ensure that it spreads distribution of LPG to rural areas to reduce the use of fuel wood which was detrimental to the country's forests.
He said he was delighted to learn that LPG production by private investors in the east African nation has increased from 17,000 tonnes annually in 2015 to 92,500 tonnes annually in 2019.
Medard Kalemani, the Minister for Energy, said at least 2.5 million Tanzanians were currently using LPG as cooking energy.
Kalemani said more companies have invested in LPG in the country leading to competition among suppliers, adding that, as a result, Tanzanian LPG was cheaper compared to Kenya and Uganda.
He said a kilogram of LPG was currently sold at 3,080 Tanzanian shillings (about 1.34 U.S. dollars) compared to 3,500 shillings and 4,100 shillings in Kenya and Uganda, respectively.
He said the number of users of LPG continued to rise in the country.
"In 2015, there was only one supplier of LPG in the country, but we currently have eight of them.
"This made it easier to consumers in accessing the source of energy at a cheap price," said Kalemani.
Hamis Ramadhani, the Executive Director of Taifa Gas Ltd, assured President Magufuli that LPG will be affordable to all Tanzanians as cooking energy.
"Any Tanzanian who can afford charcoal can also use LPG as cooking energy. Users of charcoal spend up 100,000 shillings a month while LPG users can spend only up to 50, 000 shillings a month," he said.
LPG market was growing at a rate of 25 percent but Taifa Gas Ltd was positive to increase the growth rate of 50 percent in the near future, said Ramadhani.
"With the investment we have, it is just a matter of time that Tanzanians will forget using charcoal and firewood as cooking energies and switch to LPG use," said Ramadhani.
Tanzania parliament urges government to issue a strong
statement over xenophobic remarks by Kenyan politician
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's Parliament Speaker Job Ndugai on Tuesday urged the government to promptly issue a statement on the safety of Tanzanians in Kenya after a Kenyan politician's xenophobic remarks went viral on social media on Tuesday.
The remarks in a video were allegedly made by Kenya's Starehe constituency lawmaker Charles Njagua Kanyi who is popularly known as Jaguar.
The Kenyan politician and singer was heard promoting "xenophobic" attacks against foreigners working and doing business in his country.
Ndugai said although he had not seen the video, he was convinced that the government needed to issue a statement as a matter of urgency.
Ndugai was reacting to Mohammed Mchengerwa, a Member of Parliament for Rufiji constituency, who had asked the Speaker's guidance over the xenophobic remarks by the Kenyan politician.
Kanyi said he would not want to see foreigners grabbing Kenyans' jobs and business opportunities, and reportedly gave the Kenyan government 24 hours to evict the foreigners.
China Focus: China and African countries vow to enhance co-operation
BEIJING China (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held respective meetings with foreign ministers from nine African countries on Monday, and they pledged efforts to strengthen co-operation and uphold multilateralism.
The foreign ministers are Naledi Pandor from South Africa, Palamagamba Kabudi from Tanzania, Ezechiel Nibigira from Burundi, Aurelien Agbenonci from Benin, Nhial Deng Nhial from South Sudan, Mamadou Tangara from Gambia, Joseph Malanji from Zambia, Luis Filipe Tavares from Cape Verde, and Gbehzohngar Findley from Liberia.
The African foreign ministers are in Beijing to attend the Coordinators' Meeting on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on the China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), with the aim of better implementing the outcomes of Beijing Summit in 2018.
While holding talks with Pandor, Wang hailed the solid mutual trust and deep-rooted traditional friendship between China and South Africa.
Wang said China and South Africa, both as major representatives of emerging markets and developing countries, should jointly safeguard the missions and principles of the United Nations Charter, champion multilateralism, uphold basic norms governing international relations, and oppose any form of unilateralism and bullying, to promote world peace, development and prosperity.
Pandor said South Africa and the whole African continent, as China's partners for jointly resisting unilateralism and bullying practice, would stand together with China in safeguarding multilateralism and an open, inclusive global trade system.
BEIJING China (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Tanzania's Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi in Beijing, capital of China,. Palamagamba Kabudi was here to attend the Coordinators' Meeting on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on the China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). XINHUA PHOTO - ZHAI JIANLAN
In the meeting with Kabudi, Wang expressed China's readiness to work with Tanzania to keep high-level exchanges, and avail the opportunity of jointly building the Belt and Road and the Coordinators' Meeting to ensure better outcomes in bilateral cooperation.
Calling the Beijing Summit of the FOCAC a milestone, Kabudi said Tanzania is willing to facilitate cooperation in infrastructure construction, industrial capacity, and in cultural, educational sectors and other areas.
In respective meetings with Nibigira, Agbenonci, Nhial and Tangara, Wang said the current international situation is complex but China's determination to strengthen its solidarity and friendship with African countries remains unchanged.
Nibigira said Burundi agreed with the Belt and Road Initiative and would continue to support China on issues concerning China's core interests and major concerns.
Agbenonci said multilateralism was now the only correct choice.
Only through multilateralism can the voice of small and medium-sized countries, especially African nations, be heard, he said.
Nhial said South Sudan thanked China for its help in various fields, especially its support and contributions to the peace process in South Sudan.
Tangara said since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Gambia, bilateral cooperation in various fields had developed fast, and Gambia can be trusted as a sincere partner of China.
When holding separate meetings with Malanji, Tavares and Findley, Wang said China would continue to uphold justice and pursue the shared principles of sincerity, results, affinity and good faith.
China's cooperation with Africa is sincere and selfless, and has no geopolitical purposes, said Wang, adding that China had always followed the principle of non-interference, provided aid as Africa needed, carried out South-South cooperation, and helped achieve common development.
He said China-Africa cooperation was conducive to Africa's infrastructure construction, economic and social benefits, and self-development.
"Africa offers a grand stage of cooperation between different countries, not an arena of major powers' game," said Wang, adding that "African friends will get a right conclusion on who truly attaches importance to, respect, and support Africa."
Malanji said claims that Zambia-China cooperation had led to Zambia's debt problem were inconsistent with the facts and China's loans were used on the infrastructure that Zambia needs most, to promote Zambia's economic development and bring social welfare.
Tavares said Cape Verde cherished relations with China and upheld the one-China principle.
He said Cape Verde stood ready to fully implement consensus reached by leaders of the two countries, enhance strategic dialogue, and deepen co-operation, particularly marine economy cooperation, to push bilateral relations into a new era.
Findley said China is Liberia's true friend which has helped fight Ebola alongside Liberia and played an important role in post-epidemic reconstruction. He said Liberia is ready to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation with China.
Also on Monday, Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, met with all delegation heads here to attend the coordinators' meeting.
The meeting will formally open Tuesday morning.
Tanzania is facing shortage of aviation experts: official
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said on Monday it will train 10 aviation experts by September this year to address the shortage of experts facing the industry in the east African nation.
Hamza Johari, TCAA Director General, said five aviation experts, including pilots and maintenance engineers, have been trained so far through the Civil Aviation Training Fund.
Johari made the remarks at the National Civil Aviation Forum held in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, which brought together the industry's stakeholders to discuss challenges and ways on how to take the aviation industry in Tanzania to the next level.
"Aviation experts are urgently needed to support the fast growing aviation industry. It is our wish that we double the number of trainees to 20 next year," said Johari.
Isack Kamwelwe, the Minister for Works, Transport and Communication, said there were currently 349 Tanzanian pilots and 182 maintenance engineers.
Tanzania plans over review of justice system: minister
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- A Tanzanian government cabinet minister hinted on Monday that authorities were thinking over appraising the country's legal, criminal and justice system.
"Since the country is undergoing a lot of transformation, there is need to appraise the legal, criminal and justice system," said Augustine Mahiga, the Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs, at the start of a three-week working session for stakeholders in the criminal justice sector.
Mahiga said the current legal, criminal and justice system was adopted from the colonial administration system, adding that there was dire need for changes to suit the new developments.
"It is crucial that professionals working in the area of criminal justice have an opportunity to assess the effect of changes in legislation and policy on their day-to-day work and proceedings," said Mahiga.
The meeting brought together representatives from government institutions, ministries, departments and regulatory authorities to deliberate on the needed changes in the criminal justice system.
He urged participants to reflect on criminal procedures, saying that a lot needed to be done on areas of legal matters, policies and organizational issues in order to resolve current and future challenges facing the criminal justice system.
Tanzania, like many other countries, have experienced great economic, social, political, traditional and technological changes, a situation that prompted new criminal trends, he added.
Bank of Tanzania invites applications for running forex shops
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) said on Monday it has opened its doors for businessmen to apply for licenses for running foreign exchange (forex) shops.
The BoT invitation to apply for running the forex shops has been announced following a nationwide crackdown that saw most of the shops closed down over a number of irregularities.
A statement issued by the BoT said forex shops that will be licensed to run the business should operate according to new regulations.
"The the BoT has finalized work on the new regulations," said the statement issued in the country's commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
The statement said the new regulations on forex shops called for a new minimum capital requirement of 1 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 434,000 U.S. dollars) for one to secure the license, in contrast to the earlier minimum capital of 300 million shillings.
The statement said forex shops which were currently under investigations after last and this year's crackdown should not apply.
Late last year, BoT closed down more than 50 forex shops across the country in a crackdown, following reports that some of the shops were being used in tax evasion and money laundering.
"Those under investigations will have to wait until the investigations are concluded," said the statement.
The 2019 BoT regulations for running forex shops further require owners of such shops to release a detailed feasibility study to substantiate demand as well as address or location of the business.
In addition, the forex shops are required to record identity details of persons exchanging money, including the source and planned use of the foreign currency.
Since the government shut down the foreign exchange shops, the business was being undertaken by commercial banks, which opened stand-alone bureau shops within their branches.
Tanzania ruling party urges grassroots leaders
to publicize government achievements
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- The Secretary General of Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Bashiru Ally, on Sunday urged grassroots leaders to publicize achievements made by the fifth phase government under President John Magufuli.
Bashiru urged the grassroots leaders to do all they can to publicize achievements recorded by the government ahead of the civic election slated for October.
Addressing a seminar of 10 local leaders in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam ahead of the civic polls, the CCM Secretary General said grassroots leaders were better placed to publicize the achievements because they were close to citizens.
Bashiru said: "The government has made achievements in the areas of health, education and advocating interests of the poor which need to be known to citizens."


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Fast trains from Nice to Sanremo take around 1 hour and 4 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 44 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Nice and Sanremo.
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Direct trains from Nice to Sanremo have been found.
We usually find around 10 direct trains on the route from Nice to Sanremo every weekday.
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Director of the Board & Chairman
David Khalil is an entrepreneur and business angel. Prior to that, he acted as interim CFO at flaschenpost GmbH from August 2016 to November 2016. Mr. Khalil served as managing director at Affinitas from 2008 until February 2016. Previous to his time at Affinitas, Mr. Khalil worked as an investment manager at European Founders Fund from 2007 to 2008 and as a business consultant at Boston Consulting Group from 2006 to 2007. He has also made numerous angel investments. In 2006, Mr. Khalil received a Master's degree in business administration from WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Business, where he focused in corporate finance, controlling and entrepreneurship.
Jeronimo Folgueira
Director of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Jeronimo Folgueira has been Chief Executive Officer of Spark Networks (formerly Affinitas GmbH) since October 1, 2015. Before joining Spark Networks, Jeronimo held several senior management positions at a number of other companies, including as Managing Director, International at Betfair plc (now Paddy Power Betfair plc) from 2014 to 2015, Managing Director at Bigpoint S.a.r.l. from 2011 to 2014 and Senior Strategy Executive at RTL Group from 2008 to 2011. Jeronimo started his career as an investment banking analyst for Lehman Brothers (2003 – 2005) and also worked at Citigroup (2005 – 2006). He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and has a bachelor's degree in Economics from University of Navarra, Spain.
Colleen Birdnow Brown
Colleen Birdnow Brown has been Chairman and CEO of Marca Global LLC, which she founded, since July 2015. Ms. Brown served as President and CEO at Fisher Communications from 2005 to 2013, and as Senior Vice-President of A.H. Belo from 2000 to 2004. Prior to 2000, she held a number of positions in the media and broadcasting industries, including President of Broadcast at Lee Enterprises from 1998 to 2000, President at 12 News (KPNX-TV, NBC) from 1995 to 1998, various positions at TEGNA (formerly Gannett) from 1980 to 1998, President of WFMY News 2 from 1991 to 1995, and station manager and CFO at KUSA-TV from 1980 to 1991. She has also served on numerous boards, including TrueBlue Inc. from 2014 to present, Port Blakely from 2010 to present, DataSphere Technologies Inc. from 2008 to June 2017, as Chairman of the Board of American Apparel from August 2014 until March 2016, CareerBuilder from 2001 to 2004, and Classified Ventures from 2001 to 2004. She holds an MBA from the University of Colorado Boulder (1981) and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Dubuque (1979).
Brad Goldberg
Bradley J. Goldberg joined the Spark Board on August 10, 2016. Mr. Goldberg has served as the President of PEAK6 Investments, L.P. since 2012. Mr. Goldberg focuses on business strategy, business operations, and people development across PEAK6 and its operating companies. From 2009 until 2011, Mr. Goldberg was the CEO of PEAK6 Online, where he led a portfolio of early stage financial technology businesses, including OptionsHouse, which was subsequently sold to General Atlantic and then to E*TRADE. Prior to PEAK6, Mr. Goldberg served in multiple leadership positions at Microsoft across the Online, Enterprise, and Developer businesses. Mr. Goldberg was the General Manager for the Search Business Unit, where he was accountable for global product management, marketing, and revenue for Bing. Mr. Goldberg graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Amherst College and completed post graduate work in Japan, at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies. Mr. Goldberg earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was awarded second year honors.
Axel Hefer
Axel Hefer has been a managing director and CFO at trivago since 2016 (NASDAQ: TRVG). Prior to joining trivago, Mr. Hefer was managing director, CFO and COO of Home24 AG, an online home furniture and decor company, from 2014 to 2016, and managing director of One Equity Partners, the Private Equity Division of J.P. Morgan Chase from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Hefer holds a Master's degree in management from Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL) in 2000 and an M.B.A. from INSEAD in 2003.
Cheryl Law
Cheryl Law has been a member of the Board of Compare.com since December, 2013 and Chairman of the Board of Compare.com since 2016. Moreover, Ms. Law has been a member of the Marketing Advisory Board of Freenome, Inc. since December, 2017 and has been acting as CMO of Little Passports since September, 2017. Ms. Law also held executive positions of several leading online companies in the past. Ms. Law holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Deepak Kamra
Mr. Deepak Kamra is since 1991 with Canaan Partners where he now serves as General Partner. Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm investing in early stage technology and healthcare companies. Mr. Kamra is focused on investments in software, marketplaces and high technology. Prior to joining Canaan Mr. Kamra was with Aspect Communications, a call center software company, which he helped to a successful IPO. Mr. Kamra also held leadership positions at telecommunications companies ROLM Corp and TRW Datacomm. Mr. Kamra received an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Mr. Steven McArthur serves as Managing Partner of Cavehill Capital LLC since 2015, an investment and consulting firm with a focus on technology centric growth opportunities. Prior to that Mr. McArthur was President and Chief Executive Officer of Vegas.com from 2013 to 2015 and before that he was Senior Vice President, Applications & Services at Hewlett Packard from 2010 - 2012. Before joining HP Mr. McArthur held management positions at United Online Inc., Expedia Inc. and AOL Inc. Mr. McArthur holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration with distinction from Harvard University.
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