This article originally appeared in IF Magazine #145 (Feb-March 2012).
We would've met about 13 years ago. We met while we were working for Fox Television Studios and we were doing a range of things from international scripted sitcoms – we produced two series of Supanova for the BBC – and anthology dramas but we were also producing the Fox format catalogue on the unscripted side.
We also produced a couple of series for Nickelodeon so we were producing a real broad range of things, reporting directly to LA. And during the time we probably came to the realisation that producing Australian drama is what we really loved and that's why we set up Playmaker. I guess we were just looking at producers that we really admired like Hal McElroy and we felt that setting up Playmaker, that there was an opportunity to be part of the next generation of Australian TV drama producers.
We're going to make a lot of drama and we really want to get better at doing that. And we've definitely decided that trying to empower writers and keep them at the centre of the process is the way to be a better producer of higher-quality TV drama so that's what we're going to do. So we're just having a go basically.
Dave's very strong editorially, has a great blend of practical production – there's no disconnect between what you write and what you shoot with Dave – he's always thinking about the fact that you have to be able to execute your ideas and that actually focuses the quality of his ideas rather than compromises them.
He's great with stories, great with music, great in post and he's also got real production understanding. He obviously comes from a strong production background – worked in a lot of roles – but his experience on set means that he really understands that side of the process so he's really good at putting money on screen rather than wasting it on things that aren't practical to execute.
I like the fact that the shows we make are a combination of both of our interests and tastes and I think we complement each other – I think Dave is a lot more practical than I am which is good. I like the contrast from our days from Fox; obviously we took nearly 10 years of working for an international studio and all the experiences that we gained from that and the perspective on the business both here and abroad. But with that comes this great corporate process in terms of reaction times and I think television in particular, TV drama is moving so quickly that you need the flexibility to react to opportunities.
And while you have this great machine behind you when you're part of an organisation like Fox, often things take time and you don't obviously get to do everything that you'd like to do. Now David and I have set up Playmaker where we can do exactly what we want to do.
Our board meetings can take 14 minutes over a morning coffee and we make decisions about what we're going to develop, and why, and who with, and I love that streamlined decision-making process more than anything.
We met on Crash Palace – I came over to produce it for Fox TV a long time ago as a producer and then I stayed on as head of production for Fox. Dave was part of Fox before I joined.
I actually did the same course as David Maher at Macquarie University but only did it for a matter of months before I got a job at Channel Seven. I started working at Channel Seven when I was 17.
At Fox we had quite different roles: I was producing and Dave was an associate producer I think. Dave was more across scripts at that stage and I was more the 'big picture' producer but it was still a getting to-know-you stage.
Now there's a bit of overlap; we both strongly believe in the authorship and that getting the script and the story right is the most important part of the process. So we're both very story and script-focused.
We complement each other; as a head of production I come from a mechanics of production background – there's a lot of overlap but we respect each others opinions so it works.
Dave's more keenly-script focused and I'm happy to go more across the budgets and those sorts of things but we're both across everything.
He's very good at script – developing, shaping, giving feedback on, nurturing – everything that you need to do with writers.
We've obviously worked together for a long time and we do have similar tastes and we do have similar ambitions so I think it's a good fit. I think the exciting thing at the moment is to be master of your own destiny and that's fantastic.
We're both pushing in the same direction which is exciting and we both have the same goals. We're very passionate about having a crack at being the next generation of Australian drama producers and we think there's an opportunity and we're going to give it everything.


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Lakeside school addition 'thrills' teachers, families
TOWN OF BLACK WOLF – A long-awaited addition to Lakeside Elementary School became one step closer to reality Wednesday as Oshkosh Area School District leaders broke ground on the $2.6 million project.
Lakeside school addition 'thrills' teachers, families TOWN OF BLACK WOLF – A long-awaited addition to Lakeside Elementary School became one step closer to reality Wednesday as Oshkosh Area School District leaders broke ground on the $2.6 million project. Check out this story on thenorthwestern.com: http://oshko.sh/1FWqeHW
Nathaniel Shuda, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 5:59 a.m. CT April 16, 2015
Oshkosh Area School District leaders break ground Wednesday, April 15, 2015, on the long-awaited addition to Lakeside Elementary School. (April 15, 2015) Nathaniel Shuda / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Don Rose of Capelle & Diedrich Construction is using a cement trowel to smooth out the forms that will support the walls of the new addition to Lakeside Elementary school.(Photo: Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media)Buy Photo
In May 2012, as now-Superintendent Stan Mack II was going through the job interview process with the school board, it became clear to him the district had a space problem with its south-side schools, and nearly three years later, the beginnings of that solution are starting to take shape, Mack said during a groundbreaking ceremony.
"We're finally getting to one of those projects that took longer than expected, but I believe we have a great solution to serving the southern part of our school district community," Mack said. "Today, we're really celebrating an opportunity to honor our students ... and our families and our greater community by investing in a school on the very south edge of the school district in order to provide a great education in one setting — that being a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade setting for all students — and that, to me, is really the balance we needed to create."
The expansion, which will be handled by Capelle Bros. & Diedrich Inc. of Fond du Lac, comes more than five years after the district closed Green Meadow Elementary School, placing about 80 fourth- and fifth-grade students into Perry Tipler Middle School because there was no room for them at Lakeside. The move was meant to be a one-year fix while the board developed a long-term plan for Lakeside and Green Meadow attendance areas on the district's southern corners.
Oshkosh's Lakeside Elementary School Breaks Ground
Don Rose of Capelle & Diedrich Construction is using a cement trowel to smooth out the forms that will support the walls of the new addition to Lakeside Elementary school. Oshkosh Northwestern Media, Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Adam Meszaros, third grader Max Meszaros and Kari Meszaros look over the program of events at the ground breaking ceremony. The $2.54 million Lakeside Elementary school expansion project officially broke ground April 15, 2015. Design plans call for the addition of seven classrooms with an opportunity for more expansions in the future, including a new, secure main office, principal's office and lobby area, a gymnasium and a third set of classrooms. The plans also include energy efficiency upgrades as well. Oshkosh Northwestern Media, Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northw
Lakeside Elementary Principal Amy Ashton, 4th grader Brooklyn Duchatschek, and 3rd grader Max Meszaros pose for a picture with Andrew Jones of OADS after the groundbreaking ceremony. The $2.54 million Lakeside Elementary school expansion project officially broke ground April 15, 2015. Design plans call for the addition of seven classrooms with an opportunity for more expansions in the future, including a new, secure main office, principal's office and lobby area, a gymnasium and a third set of classrooms. The plans also include energy efficiency upgrades as well. Oshkosh Northwestern Media, Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Stan Mack, Superintendent of Oshkosh Area School District gives his remarks on the Lakeside School action and project. The $2.54 million Lakeside Elementary school expansion project officially broke ground April 15, 2015. Design plans call for the addition of seven classrooms with an opportunity for more expansions in the future, including a new, secure main office, principal's office and lobby area, a gymnasium and a third set of classrooms. The plans also include energy efficiency upgrades as well. Oshkosh Northwestern Media, Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
The $2.54 million Lakeside Elementary school expansion project broke ground April 15, 2015. Design plans call for the addition of seven classrooms with an opportunity for more expansions in the future, including a new, secure main office, principal's office and lobby area, a gymnasium and a third set of classrooms. The plans also include energy efficiency upgrades as well. Oshkosh Northwestern Media, Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
The $2.54 million Lakeside Elementary school expansion project officially broke ground April 15, 2015. Design plans call for the addition of seven classrooms with an opportunity for more expansions in the future, including a new, secure main office, principal's office and lobby area, a gymnasium and a third set of classrooms. The plans also include energy efficiency upgrades as well. Oshkosh Northwestern Media, Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Stan Mack, Superintendent of Oshkosh Area School District handed out the construction hats and shovels to those in attendance. The $2.54 million Lakeside Elementary school expansion project officially broke ground April 15, 2015. Design plans call for the addition of seven classrooms with an opportunity for more expansions in the future, including a new, secure main office, principal's office and lobby area, a gymnasium and a third set of classrooms. The plans also include energy efficiency upgrades as well. Oshkosh Northwestern Media, Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
Lakeside teacher Cynthia Schaefer hands out refreshments after the ceremony. The $2.54 million Lakeside Elementary school expansion project officially broke ground April 15, 2015. Design plans call for the addition of seven classrooms with an opportunity for more expansions in the future, including a new, secure main office, principal's office and lobby area, a gymnasium and a third set of classrooms. The plans also include energy efficiency upgrades as well. Oshkosh Northwestern Media, Joe Sienkiewicz / Oshkosh Northwestern Media
District leaders plan to use an estimated $2.6 million from the closure of a tax incremental financing district and $141,000 in leftover proceeds from the sale of Green Meadow.
"This is such a thrill," Lakeside Elementary School Principal Amy Ashton said after Wednesday's event. "We've been waiting for years to have our community of kindergarten through fifth grade together in the same building, and it is officially happening. Next year, we'll be united as one."
Design plans call for the addition of seven classrooms on the east side of the building, providing space for two classes of each grade level, with an opportunity for more expansions in the future, including a new, secure main office, principal's office and lobby area, a gymnasium and a third set of classrooms.
The plans also include energy efficiency upgrades, funded as part of a series of district-wide projects approved earlier this year, as well as making the addition look similar to the existing building.
Nathaniel Shuda: (920) 426-6632 or nshuda@thenorthwestern.com; on Twitter @onwnshuda.
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Premier League's Big Six kit deals compared after Man City's huge Puma agreement
The likes of Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal have signed mammoth kit deals in recent years - but how do they compare to City's latest?
Alex Chandy
Manchester City have struck a mammoth new kit deal with Puma - and it's one of the most lucrative in the Premier League.
The deal is the second highest in England at £65million per season, while further agreements for other clubs in the City Football Group have been made.
Of course, the growth of the Premier League is a gold mine for the likes of Puma, Nike and Adidas, who have jumped at the opportunity to produce teamwear.
The international appeal of the football club brands means that it can be especially lucrative for those who make the kits, even after they have shelled out significant money to get the rights.
All of the top six clubs have multi million pound deals.
Why new Man City kit deal with Puma could be huge for Liverpool
Man City have signed the second biggest kit deal in Premier League history with Puma
City , Chelsea and Tottenham all currently boast deals with Nike, while Liverpool have New Balance - but will leave no stone unturned in pursuit of the best deal possible when they are up for renewal.
The club are in talks over a possible extension but Liverpool are open to offers from rival kit suppliers such as Adidas, Nike and Puma.
New Balance's 2017/18 kit was the highest selling Reds strip of all time.
But it is Manchester United who stand top of the charts for the most expensive kit deal in English football.
Manchester United and Liverpool have some of the biggest kit deals in the Premier League (Image: Reuters)
Adidas have sponsored the Red Devils since 2016, with the worldwide appeal of the club has ensuring the £75million-a-season deal was one of the most significant ever signed.
Here is how the kit deals for the top six Premier League clubs compare.
And to give some perspective, the seventh biggest is Everton at just £6million-a-season.
The Premier League's biggest kit deals
Arsenal (Puma) - £30million
Puma currently have a huge kit deal with Arsenal (Image: REUTERS)
Tottenham Hotspur (Nike) - £30million
Nike spend £30million a season to be the creators of Tottenham's kit (Image: Getty Images)
Liverpool (New Balance) - £37.5million
New Balance's biggest football kit deal is with Liverpool (Image: Getty Images)
Chelsea (Nike) - £60million
Chelsea did have the second biggest kit deal in the Premier League (Image: Getty Images)
Manchester City- (Puma) - £65million
Guardiola will be seen in Puma gear during next season (Image: Action Images via Reuters)
Manchester United (Adidas) - £75million
United's kit deal is the biggest in the Premier League (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
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Mobility@Baloise - 2021 in review
Roshani Anna Amin
2021 has been a year of tremendous growth for Mobility @ Baloise. New portfolio companies, projects and programmes were all part of this significant year for our mobility unit. With this blog article we take a look back at a moving year, both for Baloise's Mobility Ecosystem and the wider DACH region.
Now, we look forward to 2022, where Baloise's involvement in the mobility ecosystem continues to grow, more specifically by placing it alongside innovation.
In fact, we've always projected this style into our mobility team and consequently, both our Home and Mobility ecosystems are becoming more and more established. Our exceptional culture of innovation is giving us a growing competitive edge.
However, before we look to the new year and what lies ahead, let's look back at some of our major mobility milestones in 2021:
What's been happening across the region?
2021 did not disappoint, there has been both growth and change in the mobility scene across the DACH region and the rest of the world. The key trends of the past year sound familiar, the developments are interesting and bring us closer to the future of mobility.
Electric and Autonomous Vehicle
First, both the Electric and Autonomous Vehicle markets have progressed. In Germany alone sales of fully electric vehicles went up by 207% from 2019 to 2020 and in November this year, it was 104% higher than the same period last year. This made Germany the 2nd largest EV market after China. It is therefore not surprising that the government is looking to stimulate sales further by providing high subsidies for the purchase in 2022. Looking at the highest share of EV vehicles per country, Norway is still leading.
Robotaxi trials
With regards to the autonomous vehicles, 2021 has shown an increase in robotaxi trials. Looking ahead, Germany again is planning to allow for level 4 driverless services on the road by 2022. This level includes high level automation, making vehicles operate in self-driving mode. However, solely within a limited area, which is called geofencing.
It also goes without saying that sustainability has been a prevalent theme this year. With businesses agreeing on ambitious targets, governments implementing regulating efforts - like the EU green deal - consumers are trying to find ways to adapt more sustainable means to get around. Accordingly, the industry is responding. Among others, shared mobility and green vehicles are the most popular initiatives that we can't ignore. In addition, the mobility budgets and growing interest in e-bikes add to the overall sustainability of mobility.
Launch by BMW
One of the latest products that might combine all three aforementioned trends is the latest launch by BMW, the i Vision Amby. An (urban) bike made out of secondary aluminum and recycled plastics with adaptive speed, restricting the speed based on the location of the bicycle, thus including geofencing.
What lies ahead for 2022? In a nutshell, the electrical vehicle industry still has many opportunities for improvement. From battery capacity increases to the production of them, and the so-called non-battery EVs. Nonetheless, if we want to make the industry truly sustainable, we still have a long way to go.
Baloise News
Launch of the first ever Baloise Mobility Accelerator
A major milestone for the team this year was the completion of the first ever Baloise Mobility Accelerator. An entirely new concept for Baloise, this intensive programme combined a practical and customer-centric approach with personalised feedback and mentoring.
Taking place over 10 weeks, 10 startups had the chance to participate in this engaging programme with support from Spark Works and learning modules by Sparkademy.
Check out the official BMA media release
GoMore - investment + territory expansion
As the Mobility unit continues to expand its portfolio, in April of this year Baloise announced its investment in Danish peer-to-peer car sharing company GoMore. More recently, in October, GoMore expanded into Switzerland, initially providing its car sharing service in Basel and Zurich. Swiss GoMore members were also able to take advantage of the firm's GoMore Keyless service. This keyless sharing technology allows car owners to rent out their cars without having to hand over the keys in person. Instead, the car is locked and unlocked using a smartphone. Meanwhile, to complement GoMore's service offering, Baloise has designed the perfect insurance product to meet the needs of car owners and renters.
Want to learn more about GoMore - check out their website here!
You can also read more about their launch in Switzerland + latest local services.
Founding of new startup, Parcandi
2021 also saw Baloise no longer solely investing in new and existing portfolio companies, but also found its own start ups. Essentially allowing us to grow, scale and directly contribute to the mobility ecosystem.
This year we founded Parcandi, a corporate start-up that was initially developed as part of an internal innovation campaign. CEO Corsin Sulser, was previously at Baloise for 10 years before taking on this role. Parcandi connects drivers looking for somewhere to park to owners of unused parking spaces. Through this product, drivers can know exactly where the parking spot is and pay for the real usage months, days or hours very flexibly and without long term contracts. Bringing drivers and parking lots together in just a few clicks via an app, Parcandi is simplifying a common act in our everyday lives.
Growth of the Baloise team
Along with all the external growth with our mobility ventures/programmes, we also experienced growth within the internal Baloise mobility unit. This year James Sanders joined the team as Manager of Ecosystem Development. His role is to make the portfolio stronger and make cross-collaborations and partnerships happen.
In addition, in the beginning of the year we welcomed Guillermo Forteza as Senior Venture Consultant. With sufficient experience within the innovation and mobility scene in Europe, he supports the unit in identifying investment opportunities.
James Sanders
Manager of Ecosystem Development
Guillermo Forteza
Senior Venture Consultant
Portfolio days
Despite the continued "virtual" nature of this year, in October Baloise hosted its first Mobility Portfolio Days, in person in Basel. The event aimed to strengthen connections within the mobility ecosystem and reinforce the growing sense of community. An opportunity for inspiration and know-how transfer, the portfolio companies of the Baloise mobility ecosystem and employees from various Baloise business units met for a two-day program. The ten early-stage startups currently participating in the Baloise Mobility Accelerator also attended the event, so that they could meet for the first time in person and learn from Baloise's portfolio companies as well as mobility experts in attendance.
Curious to learn more about the Portfolio Days? Read about the first community event here.
Launch of Baloise mobility website and newsletter
To keep up with all the exciting news within the mobility ecosystem and to have a hub for our community, Baloise founded both a mobility website and newsletter this year. From expert interviews to job vacancies, you certainly don't want to miss out!
Subscribe to the newsletter here (link)
Fact is
It's fair to say this year has been a year of significant growth for the mobility ecosystem both across the region and also here at Baloise. Impacted by the pandemic, increased environmental awareness and drive for innovation, mobility is a space that is not to be missed. 2022, will certainly continue this momentum and Baloise certainly will be along this journey.
Shape the future of mobility with us.


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Els daorsis o daorizis (en llatí daorsi o daorizi en grec antic Δαόριζοι) eren un poble d'Il·líria que segons Estrabó vivien a la vora del riu Naro.

Diu Titus Livi que eren aliats de Roma i quan els dàlmates i els daorsis es van enfrontar, els romans van aprofitar l'ocasió per intervenir en favor dels seus aliats l'any 156 aC i ocupar Dalmàcia per convertir-la en província romana, explica Polibi. El seu territori estava dividit segons Plini el Vell en 17 petites subdivisions que ell anomena "decúries". Van emetre moneda d'estil similar a les del rei Gentius d'Il·líria (180 aC-168 aC) i per això se suposa que els daorsis havien de tenir certa importància.

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Barnice is 16 years old, born on 19th of January 1999. She is in Form Three at St Tito Girls Secondary School. She lives in Waithaka slums with two aunts and brother. Her parents both passed away of HIV/AIDS. She has also tested positive and under ARV medication. She has been in the program for seven years and has benefited from the improved education, medical and nutritional support. Recently her sponsor has declined to continue her support so she is in need of a new sponsor for her final years in the program. Her brother Leonard Nyagidi is also in the program.
The family lives in a two roomed house made of bricks. The house has an electric connection that makes it comfortable for her to study at night. They buy water for domestic use from a nearby vendor. The toilets and bathrooms are outside the house and are shared with other tenants. She sleeps on a bed that she shares with her aunt. Her aunt works as a counselor which is her source of income. They use gas/kerosene stove for cooking their meals. She gets three meals in a day.
At school her best subjects are history and Kiswahili. Her school performance is average and she is working hard in her studies to better her grades. She is polite, humble and talks more when around people she is familiar with. During school breaks she helps her aunt with laundry, cleaning utensils and tidying the house duties. Her favorite food is rice and chapatti. Playing netball is one of the favorite things she enjoys doing most with her friends. She would like to study hotel management after she completes her secondary education.
Her aunt is grateful to the program for the continued education support. She hopes that she will get a sponsorship opportunity and also continue working hard in her studies as she wants the best for her future.


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Woman died in Essex hospital after being sectioned under Mental Health Act, inquest hears
An inquest has been opened into her death
Essex Coroner's Court is based in Seax House
A woman died while in the care of a hospital in Essex after she was sectioned under the Mental Health Act, an inquest has heard. The hearing into the death of Aldone Gudziuviene was opened at Essex Coroner's Court on Thursday (June 9).
Ms Gudziuviene, 73, was found unresponsive in Thurrock Community Hospital in May this year days after being sectioned. Sadly, despite the best efforts of the paramedic team she was pronounced dead on May 4. Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances in relation to her death.
At the inquest opening on Thursday, coroner's officer Lynsey Chaffe told the court: "[She was] detained under section 2 of the Mental Health Act. She was transferred to Thurrock Community Hospital where she remained.
Read more:The latest news from the borough of Thurrock
"On May 4, 2022, she was found unresponsive in her bedroom by a member of staff. Her death was sadly confirmed at 21.46. There were no suspicious circumstances." Ms Chaffe said a post-mortem examination was later carried out and a provisional cause of death was identified as asphyxiation.
Senior Coroner Lincoln Brookes told the court: "I formally open the inquest into the death of Aldone Gudziuviene, and I adjourn for the inquest to be heard. It's quite likely to be held with a jury for it's right that she died while under a section. I advise this to be transferred to our complex cases team."
The coroner added that the inquest would look to be listed for some time in 2023.
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Q: Re-export all RxJS operators into single class member Here is code snippet from open source project - Thingsboard.
import { forkJoin, of } from 'rxjs';
...
import { catchError, map, mergeMap, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
...
export class WidgetContext {
...
    rxjs = {
        forkJoin,
        of,
        map,
        mergeMap,
        switchMap,
        catchError
    };
...
}

The goal of code is to provide developers the way to call listed RxJS operators from custom widget code.
self.ctx.rxjs.switchMap(...);

My question:
Is it possible to re-export all available RxJS operators without listing them manually?

A: Thanks to @MikeOne I got final solution:
import * as RxJS from 'rxjs';
import * as RxJSOperators from 'rxjs/operators';
...
  rxjs = {
    ...RxJS,
    ...RxJSOperators
  };

The drawback: vendor bundle size increases from 2.76 to 2.80 MB

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Q: How do you get a JSON value from json_decode in php I am trying to access the image string of the JSON array for the logo and icon.
Here is what I've got but it's not working.

$FinalResponseImages = $responseImages->getBody();

$thingImages = json_decode($FinalResponseImages,true);

$logo = $thingImages["logo"]['image'];

$icon = $thingImages['icon']['image'];

Ive tried

$logo = $thingImages{'logo'}->image;

$icon = $thingImages{'icon'}->image;

but still nothing.
The associative array of the json_decode() is this below
    array(2) {
  ["statusCode"]=>
  int(200)
  ["response"]=>
  array(2) {
    ["logo"]=>
    array(3) {
      ["safe"]=>
      bool(true)
      ["image"]=>
      string(48) "https://assets.brandfetch.io/7fb7161ad320475.png"
      ["svg"]=>
      NULL
    }
    ["icon"]=>
    array(2) {
      ["image"]=>
      string(48) "https://assets.brandfetch.io/a407773817604b9.png"
      ["svg"]=>
      NULL
    }
  }
}

Any help would be appreciated.

A: You have missed the "response" array bit. E.g. $thingImages['response']['logo']['image'].
<?php

$thingImages = [
    'statusCode' => 200,
    'response' => [
        'logo' => [
            'safe'  => true,
            'image' => 'https://assets.brandfetch.io/7fb7161ad320475.png',
            'svg'   => null,
        ],
        'icon' => [
            'image' => 'https://assets.brandfetch.io/a407773817604b9.png',
            'svg'   => null,
        ],
    ],
];

$logo = $thingImages['response']['logo']['image'];
$icon = $thingImages['response']['icon']['image'];

var_dump($logo); // https://assets.brandfetch.io/7fb7161ad320475.png
var_dump($icon); // https://assets.brandfetch.io/a407773817604b9.png


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Binmaster has released digital temperature sensor lances and portable handheld readers for monitoring the temperature of grain, hay, or silage. They have been designed for an operate to be able to detect hot spots and spoilage in grain where cables are either impossible to install, cost prohibitive or are just needed on a temporary basis. The rugged digital temperature sensor lance can be used to measure the temperature of grain in piles, warehouses, barns, railcars, wagons, trucks or ships. It can also be used to detect high temperatures in hay or silage that could lead to combustion or compromised quality.
To use, an operator must insert the lance into the grain and the current temperature is displayed on the handheld reader. Alternatively, up to 20 lances can be inserted and daisy-chained together and left in place for longer term monitoring. Temperature data history can be transferred to a PC using a memory stick that comes with the handheld reader.


Sugita Tomokazu is a voice actor (seiyuu) who was born on October 11, 1980 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He is employed by Atomic Monkey; his bloodtype is B. Sugita and fellow seiyuu Narita Ken are sometimes referred to as "brothers" due to a joke made during Live Pastel Collection 2003. During an Omaera No Tame Darou event, hosts Morikawa Toshiyuki and Hiyama Nobuyuki asked Sugita how they were similar. His answer was that both of them rarely blink, making eye-to-eye contact with either a frightening encounter. Sugita has also had a close friendship with fellow seiyuu Nakamura Yuichi since 2001. Both play male leads in two anime adapted from Key visual novels, Yuichi Aizawa of Kanon and Tomoya Okazaki of Clannad, respectively. Sugita won for "Best Supporting Actor" in the Third Seiyu Awards.


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Q: Superhero comic where a brother and sister rob a jewelry store Ages ago, I read a superhero comic that I only remember one scene from.  I think it was DC, not Marvel, but I really couldn't say for sure.  In the comic, there were these two villain characters who rob a jewelry store.  They're a brother and sister, both blonde, and have similar styles of their outfits.  They didn't have elaborate costumes.  The scene I remember is the two of them in the jewelry store (I think it was in a mall) where the sister points out a necklace she likes in a glass case.  The saleman says that it's two thousand dollars, and the brother says that it wouldn't be any skin off of their noses.  The salesman then says "Well, allow me to ring it up for your beautiful lady friend."  The brother then hurls the salesman at the wall, saying "Watch your mouth, that's my sister you're talking about."  The sister punches through the glass to grab the necklace and says "I said wrap it up, not ring it up.  It's not like we're paying or anything."
I wish I could remember more, but that's it.  It's been on my mind and I'd like to trace it.


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Deadline to Update Template Contracts to Address International Personal Data Transfers Outside the UK
By Mark A. Prinsley, Oliver Yaros, Valerie Vanryckeghem, Reece Randall, Ondrej Hajda & Ellen Hepworth on September 21, 2022
Posted in Data Transfers, GDPR, United Kingdom
Companies that rely on standard contractual clauses for transferring personal data from the United Kingdom to jurisdictions not considered to offer an adequate level of data protection under the UK General Data Protection Regulation can no longer use the old EU standard contractual clauses in new contracts as of today, Wednesday 21 September 2022.…
UK Government Sets Out its Plans for UK Data Protection Reform
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The UK Government has published its response to the consultation on its proposed reform of the UK's data protection regime (which we have provided further information on in our previous legal update available here.) Whilst the UK Government has proposed several incremental reforms to the UK's data protection laws that will diverge from the…
US and EU Announce New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
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On March 25, 2022, the United States and the European Union jointly announced an "agreement in principle" to a new trans-Atlantic data privacy framework to facilitate the cross-border transfer of personal data (the "Framework").1 As part of the Framework, the US has made "unprecedented commitments" related to intelligence collection and surveillance practices.2 The…
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Is my kid being honest?
Now, that's a billion dollar question. You know, as parents we all want our children to be open and honest with us. And we also know it's not something we can keep telling them repeatedly and expect it to happen. It needs a lot more than that to ensure that our children are able to freely communicate with us without apprehensions. Most of the times we think that we have instilled that confidence and trust in our children and many of us even choose to believe that our children will come to us regarding anything and honestly tell us things as they are, but that may not always happen.
It's not because they don't want to tell the truth, it stems from the fear of disappointing their parents or consequences they might have to face due to their actions. And that fear is unintentionally instilled only by us; by the way we react to their honesty. So, over a period of time our kids get the feeling that it's better to lie or twist the truth a bit to make it sound more acceptable to us and avoid unnecessary repercussions.
Though we keep telling our kids that they can come to us regarding anything without hesitation, a lot of times our actions don't complement our words. And we all know actions speak louder than words.
Shirk uncomfortable topics as unimportant.
And thus, slowly over-time children realize that it's easier not to tell us or better yet, tell us what we want to hear.
And that's not good news.
I am guilty of having done a few of the above myself as a parent and I have realised that this happens many a times without our conscious understanding of the situation.
Most of the times our reactions to situations are already hard-wired in our brains by years of conditioning; by observing our parents react to situations. So when a situation presents itself, your reaction is pre-set already without your conscious knowledge. You will automatically, by default, react the same way your mother/father did, no matter how much you do not want to. How's that for a shocking realisation? But that's just how it is; unless we consciously re-wire by reacting differently, it is not going to change. It is just too hard because it takes conscious effort from our end to undo a lot of neural pathways already set in our brains for years.
Ok, I'm deviating from the actual topic at hand but if you want to read more on this then this amazing book on Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman is just the book for you.
It has so happened often that when my kids come home a bit late from wherever they were supposed to be returning from, the anxious mother in me is not ready to hear any reasonable excuse. So when my kid prances in happily and regales about how he met some of his school friends on the way back and lost track of time and all I could think of was giving him a piece of my mind.
I later realised that if I did that, he will probably try to think of a better excuse next time instead of telling me what really happened. Thankfully the realization occurred sooner than later and therefore I try (by that I mean really, consciously, try) and stop myself from blurting out whatever I would otherwise have done on auto-pilot). Instead I try to state calmly that I was really worried and it would be better that the next time around, he could keep me informed in case of any delay. That way, there is no fear in him regarding consequences and an understanding and expectation sets in.
Another time my kids come home and announce that they got their exam results. They start off excitedly about all the subjects where the scores are brilliant and save the one they are not so proud of, for the last. Once the cat is out of the bag, I have half the mind to immediately start bombarding them with questions like "where did you go wrong" "how did you lose marks" "didn't you prepare well" etc etc.
Honestly speaking, I have uttered those phrases quite animatedly and absent-mindedly many times, because my brain is hard-wired that way; but I have consciously tried hard to suppress those outbursts and tell myself that I need to do this if I want that honesty and fearlessness in my kids.
So instead I find myself saying the much rehearsed, "Hey, you have done well in most of the subjects. And about the one in which you did not do well, try to get a better score next time". And till date, I don't see my kids afraid or anxious about telling me their marks. Are they disappointed? Well, yes. But scared, no, not at all.
So neither is there room for selective narration nor there is hiding of unsavoury parts.
Same goes when my kids come to me with questions that I may not be comfortable discussing; I have to tell you that I am a bit old school, due to my conservative upbringing. And therefore I have to really try hard to keep a straight face and be honest with my kids regarding anything they ask. I have faced quite a lot of such questions, discussions and debates. Though I have my inhibitions in addressing certain topics, I try to make sure that it doesn't hinder the spontaneity with which my kids come to me to discuss these topics.
I certainly don't tell them that we will discuss later.
I also make sure my attitude, body language and tone is neutral while taking in their questions no matter how earth shattering it might seem to me. Because I don't want my child to feel embarrassed or make him/her feel that he/she had said something they shouldn't have. My only purpose is to make sure that my actions are such that make my kids would come to me for anything without a second thought and that they should feel okay about telling me anything.
Nothing is taboo, nothing is off limits.
And if you tell them that we will discuss it later and don't do that later then they will never come to you with it again. We might pretend that they forgot about it and heave a sigh of relief but let's get real. Yes, you guessed it right; they would have found someone else to discuss it with.
And believe me, that someone who is explaining and discussing those topics with your child is most probably a friend who is no older than your kid or a slightly older kid who could be painting an unwanted and false image in your kid's mind. We wouldn't want any of that, do we? No one else can explain things better than us, no matter how uncomfortable the topic is.
So all I would say is let's get talking whenever an opportunity presents itself and create a positive environment for our children to come to us without inhibitions.
And make sure our actions and reactions speak the same language our words convey.


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Sharp Healthcare nurses call off plans to strike
Sharp Healthcare nurses canceled their scheduled three-day strike that was supposed to have begun on Monday, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
The nurses are represented by an affiliate of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals - Sharp Professional Nurses Network.
Sharp Healthcare was prepared for the strike to happen as it announced earlier this month it had contracted "an agency that provides specially trained nurses who are committed to providing high-quality patient care during nurse strikes and has filled that role for many hospitals across the country."
The nursing role has expanded in scope, with the impending clinician shortage and the increased focus of quality of care. Yet nurses across the country continue to feel undervalued in the workplace. Although the average salary for registered nurses saw an increase of 3.4% over the past year, the Sharp nurses' argument for wage increases to compete with other hospitals offering higher wages was the main motivator for the strike.
Sharp Healthcare offered its nurses a 16% to 26% raise for the next contract term based on their experience, career advancements and educational background, but the nurses requested a 31% pay increase, Becker's Hospital Review reported. The union said the strike was canceled because they were able to find "common ground" on the issue, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Although the hospital had made plans in preparation for the walkout, they may have been as costly as they were for Allina Health. Nurses at Allina Health held a week-long strike in June that caused it to pay $20 million to hire replacement nurses. It paid $84 million for the same purposes during Allina nurses' strike that lasted a little over a month from September to October.
The San Diego Union-Tribune Union calls off nursing strike against Sharp hospitals
Sharp Healthcare Sharp Readies Plans for Replacement Nurses in Response to Union Strike Notice
Healthcare Dive 4,800 striking nurses cost Allina Health $104 million
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Building ships is fun! ...as long as you have the right stuff. The right stuff being, of course, tonnes of dynomer. Specifically: intermediate scale dynomer is used to make intermediate scale ships, which are measured in tonnes, and ship scale dynomer is used to make ships measured in chassis points (about 10 tonnes each).
There are two competing aspects to ship building: the specific stats, and the functional capabilities. Specific stats are relevant to every part of the ship, such as speed and manouverability, and must be accounted for with every contributing component. Functional capabilities are really what the ship is supposed to do, such as carrying crew and cargo and weapons and equipment. Unfortunately, the greater the specific stats are, the less of the components are left over for the functional capabilities. There are also parallel attributes, such as durability and intelligence, that are independent of the specific stats and functional capabilities.
The costs of specific stats are cumulatively applied to each unit of ship construction. Amount of dynomer required is multiplied by the number of units (tonnes for intermediate scale or chassis points for ship scale) that the final ship size will be. The percentage of volume used up by the specific stats is added up to calculate how much is left over for functional capabilities. The largest minimum stage of technician or physicist is the default requirement for the entire ship construction.
Stamina is simply how robust the structure of the ship is, fundamentally. Its primary significance is for combat... or crashing. The total stamina of a ship is the specific stamina times the number of units used to make it.
Strength is both a measure of how much mass a ship can carry/pull/lift without affecting its performance, and if the ship has limbs it may contribute to extra damage it can inflict with a hand-to-hand attack. The damage potential is one point (of appropriate scale) for each full unit of extra mass the limb can move.
0 0 0 0 0 Can't actually move.
It's probably worth mentioning that any ship can actually move any mass in space - Newton's Second Law applies. It is referee's discretion to describe whatever storytelling effect exceeding the strength rating of a ship will have, or what specifically might happen to the specific stats in a combat setting. Perhaps halving all stats for masses over the nominal strength rating, but less than double, and rendering the ship essentially prone (-10 maneuverability) for anything beyond that.
The speed of articulation is roughly equivalent to character speed, and only really matters if the ship has limbs or turrets. It is added to initiative rolls, and determines (unassisted) movement with legs. Base movement is determined by the size of the locomotive limbs, where every tonne of intermediate scale leg size is 1 meter, and every chassis point of ship scale leg size is 3 meters. Note that this is referring to the size of a single leg - total sum of chassis dedicated to legs must be divided by number of legs to get individual leg size.
0 0 0 0 0 Recommended for non-walkers.
Combat speed is the nominal delta-V that a ship can accomplish in open space. We use the cryptic measure of km/turn², which is technically a measure of acceleration. However, parsing movement in a turn-based combat system is easiest with dipole motion, thus we describe movement during combat as simple distances and with no waypoints possible in a single turn. So, in combat treat the "km/turn²" as just "km". Leave the fact that it's really acceleration for the plot-infliction portions.
0 0 0 0 0 Makes sense for pure walkers, or non-combatants.
Ship agility is exactly like personnel agility - deftness of movement with respect to other objects.
So, for ships larger than 1000 chassis points: take the nominal specific maneuverability and divide it by the number of kilo-cp of the ship. Thus, a 2000 cp ship will have its maneuverability divided by 2, and a 10,000 cp ship will have its maneuverability divided by 10. Results less than 1 are translated to negative maneuverability: .9 = -1, .8 = -2, etcetera, and .1 or less = -10. Negative maneuverability directly translates into a negative to duck.
Yeah, I realize that this means there will be a lot of 999 cp freighters with 0 maneuverability to avoid the magical plunge to -10, but so be it. At this scale, it's more about storytelling than actual combat mechanics anyway. Until we think of something better.
The hand-to-hand rating of ships construction translates into its intrinsic ability for contact-based combat. For walkers this is basically identical to personnel hand-to-hand (whatever that means), and for non-articulating limbless ships I suppose it would translate as terrifyingly pointy bits and reinforced bludgeoning bits.
So you're building your ship, and you've defined all the specific stats and know the total size. You add up all the % Volume numbers, and subtract that from 100%¹, then multiply it by the number of units of the ship (intermediate scale tonnes, or ship scale chassis points). The result is the amount of free space for having the ship actually do things like carry crew or cargo or have weapons or equipment.
It is important to distinguish how some capabilities need to use up free space, while others refer to total volume and do not use up free space.
¹ Having total % Volume used being more than 100% is unbuildable. Try being more realistic.
Carrying crew and/or cargo is the most basic function of a ship. Really, it's just space in the building units for people, or stuff, or just future building potential. Crew or cargo spaces are simple 1:1 usage, where a unit of free ship volume translates into 1 unit of crew/cargo volume.
Turrets are a portion of the free space that can be articulated to a sufficient degree that weapons can be "aimed" separate from the rest of the ship. This allows the weapon to have its full aimed accurate range, and lets the weapon be controlled by a separate turret gunner if so desired.
The cost of a turret is that it doubles (2x) the dynomer requirement for the specified volume.
A ship may not have more than 40% of its total volume be classified as turrets.
Limbs are the portion of the total ship size that can be articulated for locomotion or manipulation tasks.
The cost of a limb is that it doubles (2x) the dynomer requirement for the specified volume.
In order for a ship (or, rather, walker) to use limbs for locomotion with the articulation speed and agility of the specific stats the relevant limbs must be at least 25% of the total ship.
Weapons may also be mounted in limbs to act as turrets, but a maximum of half the limb volume can be subverted to weapon-mounting purposes. Which, obviously, also cannot exceed the total free volume of the ship.
Weapons and equipment take up free space. Duh.
The specific amount is (going to be) listed with the individual weapons and equipment descriptions.
Hyperspace generators are required to travel at superluminal speeds. The core of the hyperspace generator requires one tonne of ship free volume. With the core alone, it can permit any ship to travel AT the speed of light (luminal). For superluminal speeds, an etheric array needs to be woven into the structure of the ship. Every unit included in the etheric array has its dynomer cost doubled (x2). The final superluminal speed of the craft (in Parsecs per hour) is the stage of the physicist participating in the construction, times the ratio of the etheric array size to the total size of the ship. So, theoretically, the maximum superluminal speed, if every unit of ship construction is included in the etheric array, is equal the the stage of the construction physicist.
Cool, right? Everybody loves esoteric math.
Generally, shields take up practically no space, being projected from the ships structural integrity system. But their cost is related to ship size.
Each point of shield power costs at least one point of appropriate-scale dynomer. Shields get more expensive when you try to fit relatively powerful shields on smaller craft. The cost multiplier is ratio of the shield power to the total ship size, rounded up. For example, fitting a 20-point ship scale shield on a 10 chassis point ship will cost (20/10=2) twice as much, so 40 points of ship scale dynomer.
It is possible to mix ship and shield scales; you just need to translate the ship size accordingly. Additionally, to put ship-scale shields on an intermediate scale vessel costs double, while putting intermediate-scale shields on a ship scale vessel costs half. A note for the wise: there can be a significant tactical advantage with larger scale shields in that there is a minimum damage requirement for them to be depleted and they recharge 10 times faster.
For the sake of pure laziness, let's assume that all shields of vessels this size are "manipulated shells" - meaning that they allow total protection of the vessel but simultaneously allow attacks from the vessel to pass through.
Electromagnetic sensors and communications have a passive range of 1km for every tonne of ship construction dedicated to be part of the EM sensor/comm array. The cost of including a unit of ship construction as part of the sensor array is one unit of dynomer. This cost can be excluded from the multiplication factors of other elements (turrets/limbs,etheric array, etc).
Obviously, bigger ships can have bigger arrays and so can see and communicate further.
Closely tied to Superluminal Speed, etheric sensors and communication are powered by an etheric array. And, conveeeeniently, the range in Parsecs that the sensors and communication can reach is calculated by taking the stage of physicist building and multiplying it by the ratio of the etheric array size to the total size of the ship. So the etheric sensor / comm range is almost always equal numerically to the distance the ship can travel in one hour.
Again, any unit of the ship included in the etheric array has its dynomer cost doubled (x2) - though only one etheric array is required to run all etheric gear and the hyperspace generator.
These attributes are the things that have no bearing on the size of the ship at all, or the dynomer cost of building it. But still important.
Just buy a computer brain for your ship that includes sentience, OK? It's stupid not to. At the very least, it hugely improves the security of your ship by giving it opinions about who it wants to let on board. OK, this might backfire if you're not nice to your ship... So, if you're a douchebag, perhaps you might indeed leave the sentience out.
Another potential benefit is that sentient ships can earn skill, which could be useful. The stage skill of of the controlling mind is added to the ship's basic stamina, which can be significant.
It is also possible to implant an existing mind into a ship (mechanical or with a brain case) such that it becomes the ship.
Durability is the ship equivalent of personnel Will Power - the ability to keep functioning in the face of damage or stress.
If the ship is sentient, the willpower of the mind adds to the effective durability.


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package org.w3c.domts.level2.core;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.w3c.dom.Attr;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
import static org.w3c.domts.DOMTest.load;

/**
 * The "getOwnerElement()" will return the Element node this attribute
 * is attached to or null if this attribute is not in use.
 * Create a new attribute.
 * Apply the "getOwnerElement()" method to get the Element associated
 * with the attribute.  The value returned should be "null" since this
 * attribute is not in use.
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 * @see http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/core#Attr-ownerElement
 */
public class ownerElement02 {
    @Test
    void testRun() throws Throwable {
        Document doc = load("staff", false);
        Attr newAttr = doc.createAttribute("newAttribute");
        Element elementNode = newAttr.getOwnerElement();
        assertNull(elementNode, "throw_Null");
    }

    /**
     * Gets URI that identifies the test
     *
     * @return uri identifier of test
     */
    public String getTargetURI() {
        return "http://www.w3.org/2001/DOM-Test-Suite/level2/core/ownerElement02";
    }

}

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People First NZ has the chance to join people from around the world!
In August 2016 IASSIDD will hold their 15th World Congress and this time it will be in the southern hemisphere! This is a rare opportunity that People First NZ wants to make the most of. The slogan of the international self-advocacy movement is "Nothing about us, without us". It is important for us to be there.
At the World Congress there will be people with learning disability and others from around the world. Members of the People First National Committee are keen to find out what other self-advocacy organisations are doing from around the world and how our National Committee can connect with people with learning disability who have similar roles in other countries.
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 Was Hitler really against Jews, or did he use anti-semitism as a political tool?
https://www.quora.com/Was-Hitler-really-against-Jews-or-did-he-use-anti-semitism-as-a-political-tool
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 Both option are correct. Hitler used Judeophobia (anti-semitism) as a political tool. It was what got him to power. He was fulfilling a need of the German people to find a victim preferably the Jews. On the one hand, Hitler was often pushed from below to hasten his anti-Jewish measures and take them to an extreme. Public opinion and the cravings of his underlings speeded the extermination process.
 On the other hand Hitler himself once he started wanted as a many of the Jews dead as possible. This became a war aim with precedence above other considerations. Allies of the Germans in the Baltic States also joined the Germans in order to kill Jews.
 Why Hitler acted in such a way is another matter. He seems to have believed himself possessed by the devil. There is nothing to admire in Hitler in regard to ideology. He had none. Even the Germans were expendable. Killing Jews became the one aim he wanted to push through to the end. Because he was this way his followers followed him. We see the same phenomenon today in the world-wide condemnation of Israel for simply existing and making a half-hearted attempt to defend itself.
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Deni Milošević (; born 9 March 1995) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. Lig club Sakaryaspor, on loan from Antalyaspor.

Milošević started his professional career at Standard Liège, who loaned him to Beveren in 2015. The following year, he joined Konyaspor. In 2021, he switched to Antalyaspor, who sent him on loan to Sakaryaspor in 2022.

Milošević represented Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth levels, but decided to represent the latter at senior level. He made his senior international debut in 2018, earning 11 caps until 2020.

Club career

Early career
Milošević came through youth academy of his hometown club Standard Liège. He made his professional debut in UEFA Europa League game against Elfsborg on 12 December 2013 at the age of 18.

In September 2015, he was sent on a season-long loan to Beveren. On 20 September, he scored his first professional goal against Club Brugge.

Konyaspor
In June 2016, Milošević was transferred to Turkish outfit Konyaspor for an undisclosed fee. He made his official debut for the side against Rizespor on 20 August. On 23 October, he scored his first goal for Konyaspor in UEFA Europa League match against Braga. It was team's first goal in European competitions. Three months later, he scored his first league goal. He won his first title with Konyaspor, club's first trophy ever, on 31 May 2017, by beating İstanbul Başakşehir in Turkish Cup final.

Milošević played his 100th game for the team against Kahramanmaraşspor on 31 October 2018.

In January 2019, he extended his contract until June 2022.

Antalyaspor
In July 2021, Milošević moved to Antalyaspor on a three-year deal. He made his competitive debut for the side on 15 August against Göztepe. On 28 October, he scored his first goal for Antalyaspor in Turkish Cup tie against Diyarbakırspor.

In September 2022, he was loaned to Sakaryaspor until the end of season.

International career
Despite representing Belgium at various youth levels, Milošević decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level. He was first part of Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 team.

In August 2015, his request to change sports citizenship from Belgian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA. Subsequently, he received his first senior call-up in August 2017, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Gibraltar, but had to wait until 23 March 2018 to make his debut in a friendly game against Bulgaria.

On 23 March 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Armenia, Milošević scored his first senior international goal.

Personal life
Milošević's father Cvijan was also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Milošević goal.

Honours
Konyaspor
Turkish Cup: 2016–17
Turkish Super Cup: 2017

References

External links

1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Liège
Belgian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina through descent
Belgian footballers
Belgium youth international footballers
Belgian expatriate footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
Association football midfielders
Standard Liège players
S.K. Beveren players
Konyaspor footballers
Antalyaspor footballers
Sakaryaspor footballers
Belgian Pro League players
Süper Lig players
TFF First League players
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey


With over 25 years of legal experience and a reputation for successfully representing clients in all areas of immigration law, Mr. Revilla has helped countless immigrants remain in the United States throughout his decorated career as an immigration lawyer.
Antonio G. Revilla III is a former U.S. Immigration Prosecutor with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and a founding member of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a former Assistant Public Defender in Miami-Dade County and Trial Attorney with the Department of Justice in Miami, Florida, he is a seasoned and renowned litigator with a strong legal background that earned him the reputation of being a Miami Immigration Lawyer known for handling complex immigration issues, which is why many attorneys will send Mr. Revilla their most challenging cases.
Mr. Revilla is a past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), South Florida Chapter. His efforts with AILA have facilitated calls-to-action to motivate legislatures to support Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Miami immigration attorney, Antonio Revilla, has dedicated his career to the plight of immigrants and has fought to make the American Dream a reality for everyone.
Antonio Revilla has litigated New York immigration cases, as well as other immigration cases nationwide. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and 9th Circuit. In the 11th Circuit, Antonio Revilla had the honor of presenting oral arguments on contested immigration issues. Of particular note was a successful argument which permitted arriving aliens to adjust status before the Immigration Court (EOIR).
Mr. Revilla has published articles on waivers for criminal and non-criminal aliens. He has presented and spoken at conferences in the area of removal proceedings, deportation cases, and waivers of removal and inadmissibility. Mr. Revilla has also appeared on numerous television programs as a legal analyst and commentator, and also as a contributor in major news publications.
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Lambeau Field attendance limited to team employees' families for rest of season
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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GREEN BAY, Wis. - For the remainder of the 2020 NFL regular season, game attendees at Lambeau Field will be limited to Packers employees and their household families, the organization announced Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The team said the infection rate overall remains at a high level locally -- fourth highest among NFL cities -- and with the holiday season coming up there is concern that the rate may spike again.
The organization said, in consultation with local healthcare and public health officials, it has determined it would be safest for the community to maintain the current level of attendance composed of employee household "pods" and not introduce a wider audience of ticketed fans.
The approach to any potential home playoff game(s) will be decided at a later date.
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Statement from Mark Murphy, Packers president and CEO.
"While our community and state currently are seeing a promising trend in the infection rates, we made the decision, along with our healthcare and public health partners, to continue hosting only the group of employees and their families.
"As always, the health and safety of our community, players and fans is our top priority. We appreciate the continued guidance from Bellin Health and the Brown County Public Health Department for advising us and, importantly, for the work they are doing to battle COVID.
"We are extremely proud of how seriously our players and employees have taken the virus and of the steps they have taken to avoid contracting it and infecting others. While Lambeau Field feels very different this year, we look forward to giving our fans watching from home some more great wins. We can't wait to see packed stands again next season."
MVS reflects on Packers being the number two seed in the NFC
Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling offers his thoughts on how Green Bay's season is going so far, and if Head Coach Matt LaFleur should be in talks for NFL Coach of the Year honors.
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Literary lecturer Irene Curran will look back on the poet's life and works at the DeLand Regional Library, 130 E. Howry Ave.
Dressed as Dickinson, Curran will discuss her poetry, life and the scandal that erupted after her death. The Friends of the DeLand Library will serve tea and treats.
Registration is required; call 386-822-6430, ext. 20762.


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This is an astonishing and beautiful book. It exudes the author's passion for our fellow creatures, and particularly for the pinnipeds who frequent the waters around the UK. The seal narrative is intertwined with, and enhanced by, the parallel story This is an astonishing and beautiful book. It exudes the author's passion for our fellow creatures, and particularly for the pinnipeds who frequent the waters around the UK. The seal narrative is intertwined with, and enhanced by, the parallel story of Richardson's family, a story that deals openly with the challenges faced by the author as she strives to balance her seal research alongside her father's health-related needs. This seamless interweaving of the parallel narratives is perhaps one of the many features that makes this book unusual, authentic and compelling.
The seal revelations and theories shared by Richardson must surely be of huge practical and educational value in the complex but vital sea of conservation. These discoveries, gleaned from the author's travels around the shores of Wales, England, Scotland and the Isle of Man, are presented in a way that enables the reader not only to appreciate the magnificence of the seals themselves, but also to encounter afresh the many human-induced dangers faced by these threatened mammals. The author's quest to find out more about the mysterious seal, not least its extraordinary 'singing', is inextricably linked to her animal-activist mission to bring about positive change.
As someone who has been entranced not only by the otherworldly song of the seals, but also by the author's skilful dexterity as a poet, Where the Seals Sing fascinated me from the outset. I delighted in the Pembrokeshire seal-watching cameos and the small but memorable details of the natural world, such as the fragrance of the Elderflowers encountered along the coast. The sections on music and mythology were intriguing. Sadly, but not surprisingly, the reports of cruelty, pollution and plastic were often devastating. I was totally captivated by Richardson's engaging affection for, and whole-hearted dedication to, her Grey Seal subjects. I would love to think that some of the author's zeal and practical action might inspire us all to play our part in these uncertain ecological times. ...more
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You can find a review by Juliet Wilson of my poetry chapbook, The Holy Place, here. The Holy Place is co-authored with John Dotson and published by The Seventh Quarry (Swansea) in conjunction with Cross-Cultural Communications (New York). You can read more about it here.


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Army of millionaires fuel Senate primary spending spree
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Bank Lobby Disappointed That Budget Bill Doesn't Block Investor Protection Rule
• Dec 16, 2015
International Business Times By: Owen Davis
Big Finance woke up Wednesday to a big disappointment: The budget bill hammered out by Congress over the past several months carries no provision blocking the Labor Department from going forward with its so-called fiduciary rule, which would require financial advisers to act in the best interest of their clients. Stymieing the rule, which was backed by President Obama and Democrats aligned with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, had been a major goal of insurance sellers and big banks.
"We should do everything we can to help Americans increase their retirement savings," said Tim Pawlenty, president of the Financial Services Roundtable, a major Wall Street lobbying group, in a statement. "Ensuring the [Labor Department] gets their rule right should be a top priority for Congress."
Dale Brown, president of the Financial Services Institute, also expressed dismay that the budget rider failed to appear in the final bill, adding, "The odds of passing an omnibus bill with a rider to protect retirement investors from the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, however, were always slim." The Obama administration had threatened a veto if the rider passed.
Lobbyists for the broker-dealer industry say that the new Labor Department rule would limit middle-income Americans' access to the sort of financial advice provided by companies ranging from Wells Fargo and LPL Financial. Critics of the rule, like Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., assailed it as a "regulation that ultimately takes away our freedoms," increasing costs and curtailing consumer choice.
But advocates of the rule deem it a necessary update to retirement laws that have failed to keep up with a decadeslong shift in American retirement savings from pensions to individual retirement accounts. Financial advisers who counsel individual savers are not legally obliged to act in their clients' best interests, as pension plan fiduciaries are. As a result, advisers are incentivized to push savers into high-fee, high-commission investments that diminish returns over time, consumer advocates say.
A White House study published earlier this year estimated that such "conflicted advice" leads to overall investment fees that are 1 percent higher than they are absent conflicts of interest, draining some $17 billion from retirement savings every year. Industry groups dispute those numbers.
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On Friday the 15th of November Halco Rock Tools participated in the BBC's Children In Need, a charity appeal which raises funds used for grants to projects in the UK which focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged. The organisation local to people in all corners of the UK and supports small and large organisations which empower children and extend their life choices.
Money raised by Children In Need has helped many organisations across the country, including one close to Halco's headquarters in Brighouse.
Forget Me Not is a children's hospice which supports children with life limiting conditions and their families in West Yorkshire. So far, they have supported more than 80 children and their families through our hospice at home service and at their new state-of- the-art hospice which opened in June 2013. Each year the children's hospice has to raise £2.5 million to support the care that they give, of which only 4 percent is government funded.
This year, Halco Rock Tools has raised £450 across different events held at our facilities in the UK and US. Members of staff contributed to our "Bring and Buy" sale where homemade cakes where sold and consumed over many cups of tea!
As a Values-based business, we put commitment in action when we are pro-active members of our communities. Halco Rock Tools is committed to supporting our local charities, as individuals and as a company; and we believe our success should also contribute to the quality of life in, and the prosperity and sustainability of, communities where we work and live.


Our school believes that we have the responsibility to prepare our students for the demands of an ever-changing world by facilitating learning in a technology rich learning environment. We have embedded the use of technologies into our everyday practices to achieve powerful learning and teaching.
All year levels across the school use digital devices to develop their collaboration and communications skills, as well as connecting their learning with the 21st century. These include the use of iPads, laptops, desktop computers and Windows Tablets.
The level 3-6 students bring their own ipads to school. This allows these students to learn and prepare for the future of this ever changing world by developing their meta-cognitive skills to think about their thinking, and learn about their learning.
The Internet offers enormous potential benefits for teaching and learning in our school. New technologies such as blogs, personal spaces and social networking tools are now part of young people's life on the web. These technologies provide opportunities for collaboration and, for learning to occur beyond the classroom. There are, however, some potential dangers when using the Internet and other technologies.
Not seeking support offline when there is an issue.
Although Internet use at Roxburgh Rise PS is supervised by teachers, our aim is to prepare students for their use of the Internet and other technologies beyond the classroom.
In Prep, Internet safety education is focused on general discussion, such as caring for digital devices, keeping passwords safe and accessing selected Internet sites.
In Years 1- 6 students participate in Internet safety programs involving the use of online multimedia resources and discussion of current issues. These resources can be accessed at home and also have sections with information for parents.
One of our main aims of Internet safety education is to encourage students to speak to an adult when issues do arise. Incidents of cyberbullying, or inappropriate use of the Internet are dealt with seriously, in line with our Student Welfare and Learning Technology policies.
Some advice for parents about Cyberspace and Computers in the home.
Put the computer in a common area of the house, not in the bedroom.
Consider installing an internet filter.
Set Google search preferences to "moderate", at least.
Model constructive computer use for children in the house.
No inappropriate (sexual or violent content) sites.
If there is a problem, our family talks about it.
Discuss- There is NO privacy once you are active on the web!
Young people often don't have refined expression skills when typing. The intent of a message can therefore be easily misunderstood. Don't allow Instant Messaging or email to replace human contact.
Three quarters of children will not tell a parent/teacher if bullied or harassed online, for fear of losing their internet access!
If you find inappropriate content about your/any child on a website contact the ISP and/or the Police.
You can start a new email account with ease if too many unwanted people know the old one.
Roxburgh Rise Primary School is in the process of achieving eSmart School status.
ESmart Schools provides a framework that guides the introduction of policies, practices and whole-school change processes to support the creation of a cyber safe or eSmart environment.


We need a logo design for a new company based in Falls Church, VA right outside of Washington, DC. Our company name is "Federal Hill Consulting LLC". We are a woman owned IT Consulting and IT Staffing business. A preliminary draft of the website can be viewed at www.federalhillconsulting.com.
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Hi, Thank you for rating my designs. I submitted some more variations for your consideration ( #42 #43 #44 #45 ). If you would like to see more variations or make any changes, just let me know. Thanks!
Hello , Just submitted #51 as ABT , i would just like to inform you that i could process this at any angle of camera with any amount of brightness due to it being sculpted on a 3D piece of software, I would be happy to attach the original net before rendering process if you would like.