Posted November 17th, 2011 by admin & filed under Compatible Match.
Are you in a sexual relationship with a friend and that is all there is to it? No commitment; free and easy; no expectations, no heavy stuff. This is what is known as being a friend with benefits.
I suspect the answer is yes and so does Kim Hess, in the video above.
Here are some things to think about re this arrangement. Be warned though, I suspect that friends with benefits is actually a cop out. It might be better to keep love of yourself alive and work on your own personal growth rather than be distracted from the main game.
a woman is far more than her body and to think otherwise is to try and separate the heart and emotions from the deal. That in itself is not a good sign – why hold back the essence of your being?
it may also stop you from confronting the real issue – why are you avoiding complete intimacy?


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POTUS legal definition of POTUS
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The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government.
The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. Under Article II, only a natural-born citizen of the United States is eligible to serve as president; a person born outside the United States, even if he later becomes a citizen, may not serve. In addition, a person must be at least 35 years old to become president and must have resided in the United States for at least 14 years. Under the Twenty-Second Amendment, which was added to the Constitution in 1951, no person may serve as president for more than two four-year terms. The amendment further provides that a person who succeeds to the office for more than two years of an unexpired term (for example, because a sitting president dies or resigns) may serve for only one additional four-year term.
Article II also sets limits on the president's authority. The article provides that the president is the commander in chief of the Armed Services. As commander in chief, the president has the power to preserve the peace by governing a captured territory until Congress establishes civil authority over it; the president also may declare Martial Law, which provides for the imposition of military authority over civilians in the event of an invasion, insurrection, disaster, or similar occurrence. In addition, the president can end a war through a treaty or a presidential proclamation. The power to declare war, however, is vested exclusively in Congress and not the president. In a situation of an undeclared war, under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 (50 U.S.C.A. §§ 1541 et seq.) the president must consult with Congress before introducing armed forces into hostilities. Nevertheless, the practical effect of the statute is somewhat limited because it recognizes the power of the president to unilaterally deploy military forces when necessary.
As the head of the executive branch, the president executes the law but does not legislate, although he submits budgets and may propose bills to Congress. The president's legislative power is limited to approving or disapproving bills passed by Congress. If the president approves a measure, it becomes law. If he vetoes the bill, or refuses to approve it, it goes back to either the House of Representatives or to the Senate (wherever the bill first originated). If both bodies then pass the bill again by a two-thirds margin, the president's Veto has been overridden and he must sign it into law.
In 1996 Congress sought to give the president more control over the budget by passing a line-item veto law (2 U.S.C.A. § 691 [1996]). Under the law the president could veto portions of an appropriation bill while leaving the remainder of the legislation intact. Members of Congress challenged the law as an unconstitutional surrender of Article I congressional power that jeopardized the Separation of Powers, but the Supreme Court refused to hear the case until the veto was actually used. After President Clinton used the line-time veto several entities that lost federal funds because of the veto filed a federal lawsuit. The Supreme Court, in Clinton v. City of New York, 524 U.S.417, 118 S.Ct. 2091, 141 L.Ed.2d 393 (1998), struck down the law. The law allowed the president to effectively amend or repeal acts of Congress, but this action was not authorized by the Constitution. The only way for the president to obtain this power would be through the passage of a constitutional amendment.
The president's executive powers also include the authority to issue proclamations and executive orders. A proclamation is a general announcement of policy, whereas an Executive Order has the force and effect of law by carrying out a provision of the Constitution, a federal statute, or a treaty. For example, during World War II President franklin d. roosevelt issued an executive order confining Japanese American citizens to camps following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The president has the exclusive authority to represent the United States in its relationships with governments of other countries. Through the Secretary of State and other officials, the president communicates with other nations, recognizes foreign governments, and makes agreements, including the negotiation of treaties. Treaties, however, must be approved by two-thirds of the Senate before taking effect. Executive agreements with other nations do not require Senate approval but still carry the force of law. For instance, the United States, through the president, has frequently entered into executive agreements to supply economic aid to other nations.
In domestic matters the president is advised by the cabinet, which consists of more than a dozen executive departments covering a wide range of areas, including commerce, housing, labor, and the treasury. Each department is headed by a secretary, who is responsible for its overall administration and for reporting to the president.
Should the president be unable to serve a full term, Article II and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution provide for a line of succession. If the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office through the Impeachment process, the vice president becomes the acting president. This transfer of power also occurs if the president informs both houses of Congress that he is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of president. The House of Representatives can impeach a president or indict him for Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors. If the House votes to impeach, the president is not automatically removed from office; impeachment is instead a formal charge accusing the president of a crime. The articles, or charges, of impeachment are submitted to the Senate, where the president is tried, with the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court presiding over the proceeding. A two-thirds vote in the Senate is needed for a conviction and the removal of the president from office. Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 and then was acquitted by only one vote. In 1974 the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach richard m. nixon, but he resigned from office before the entire House could vote on the matter. The House of Representatives passed a bill of impeachment against President bill clinton, but the Senate acquitted him of the charges in 1999.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the president has absolute Immunity from civil lawsuits seeking damages for presidential actions. However, the Court ruled in Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 117 S.Ct. 1636, 137 L.Ed.2d 945 (1997), that a sitting president does not have presidential immunity from suit over conduct unrelated to his official duties. The holding came in a civil suit brought by Paula Corbin Jones against President Clinton. Jones's suit was based on conduct alleged to have occurred while Clinton was governor of Arkansas. Clinton had sought to postpone the lawsuit until after he left office.
The Court stated that it had never suggested that the president or any other public official has an immunity that "extends beyond the scope of any action taken in an official capacity." The Court has based its immunity doctrine on a functional approach, extending immunity only to "acts in performance of particular functions of his office." It also rejected Clinton's claim that the courts would violate the separation of powers between the executive and judicial branches if a court heard the suit. Finally, the Court rejected the president's contention that defending the lawsuit would impose unacceptable burdens on the president's time and energy. It seemed unlikely to the Court that President Clinton would have to be occupied with the Jones lawsuit for any substantial amount of time. The Court also expressed skepticism that denying immunity to the president would generate a "deluge of such litigation." In the history of the presidency, only three other presidents had been subject to civil damage suits for actions taken prior to holding office.
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Milkis, Sidney M. 2003. The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776–2002. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.
Nelson, Michael, ed. 2003. The Presidency A to Z. 3d ed. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.
Will, George F., and George R. Stephanopoulos. 2001. "The Power of the Presidency." Northern Kentucky Law Review 28 (summer).
Constitution of the United States; Electoral College; Executive Privilege; Impeachment; Presidential Powers; Separation of Powers; Watergate. See also "Presidential Speeches" section of Appendix.
President of the United States
Arthur, Chester Alan
Bissell, Wilson Shannon
Buchanan, James
Bush, George Herbert Walker
Calhoun, John Caldwell
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On the long-awaited departure day, we arrived at the storied Andrews Air Force Base, 30 minutes outside of Washington DC, which is the government airport where POTUS boards Air Force One, the presidential jet.
Up close with President Obama in Africa
Preparations for the executive level visit began when a logistics Line of Communication (LOC) system was established to ensure the supply and delivery of immediate or emergent material support for JTF POTUS platforms USS Essex (LHD 2) and USS Stethem (DDG 63) when, and as often, as needed.
Providing support for a very important visit
It reads: "ex quo nobis fiet panis vitae" and "ex quo nobis fiet potus spiritalis." The word "fiet" is passive, and future, and can have the meaning of "become" or "to be made" or "to be made into (something)."
"Earth" at mass
POTUS emerged from Governor Chiles's residence about 7:30 A.M.
Treading water in the press pool
It was not the first time that Trump has attacked a sports person - the POTUS has in the past rescinded an invitation to Super Bowl winners the Philadelphia Eagles after he became aware that many of the players were not going to attend the event.
LeBron Questions Trump After POTUS Attacks Lakers Star's Intelligence
"While many view Twitter solely as the preferred form of communication for the POTUS, it has become all things media and an irreplaceable part of the global dialogue," Citron wrote in a research note posted on its website.
Twitter rallies after Citron predicts $52 share price within one year
Melania Trump appeared to remind POTUS to cover his heart during the national anthem at the WH Easter Egg Roll: https://t.co/gYO1TowG0U pic.twitter.com/FMR5wk1qK1
First Lady appears to remind Trump to put hand on heart for national anthem
He's currently seeking the vice presidency as the running mate of Gary Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico, who running for POTUS on the Libertarian ticket.
Libertarian VP Candidate Bill Weld Says Trump's Deportation Plan Like Kristallnacht
Coleman's "POTUS at the Bully Pulpit" (S/O 2015) is a disappointment to me.
Praise the president
We'll talk about Donald Trump and Jeb Bush with SiriusXM POTUS host Julie Mason.
Audio: The Ticket: The Donald, Jeb! and Julie Mason
Throughout the last two series of Veep, whenever Selina Meyer and her team referred to "Potus" I always thought this was the President's slightly emperor-like Christian name.
Laughing from coast to coastt; Pick of The Day
Sleeves rolled up, POTUS (President Of The United States), as his Secret Service bodyguards refer to him, started working through his massive "to do" list as he launched into making sure his manifesto promises were tackled from day one.
Record View: Can he do it? Yes, he can
Postestas suprema seipsum dissolvare potest
Posthumous Child
Postils
Postliminium
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Postmarital Agreement
Postmaster general
post-obit
Postulatio
Pot-de-vin
Potentia debet sequi justiciam
Potentia inutilis frustra est
Potentia non est nisi ad bonum
potentially exempt transfer
Potest quis renunciare pro se
Potestas
Potestas stricte interpretatur
Potior est conditio defendentis
Potior est conditio possidentis
Pound, Roscoe
Poundage
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Pour-Over
Pourparler
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Powell v. Alabama
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Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr.
power of acceptance
power of arrest
Power of attorney is taking money
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Power of atty. Rights
Power of Termination
Poyning's law
potty about something
Potty Break
potty mouths
Potty Putty
potty seat
Potty train
Potty Trained
potty-chair
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potty-train
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POTUS list
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potvalency
potvaliancy
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Potwaller
Potwalloper
POTY
Potylitsyn, Aleksei
Potylitsyn, Aleksei Lavrentevich
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Potyomkin
Potyomkin Village
Potyomkin villages
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I irrationally love this and hope it's the reason he's missing the convention. Fan conventions are the absolute worst thing ever. Good for you, Johnny! Get that paper!
Anyone else following the Jimmy Vesey situation? He could be a steal for the Hawks, who are meeting with him today.
Based on Hockey's Future ratings, he would instantly be our top prospect.
UMFan83 wrote: Anyone else following the Jimmy Vesey situation? He could be a steal for the Hawks, who are meeting with him today.
He would play on the top lines with Toews.
Have to think Boston and Pittsburgh are favorites over the Hawks though.
Why though? I can understand Boston given that he's from the area. But why Pittsburgh over the Hawks other than that its closer to the east coast? I saw some speculation that the Hawks trading away young talent in recent years might be a knock against him as he doesn't want to choose the Hawks and then get traded to Edmonton in 2 years.
Yes, you would have to think that the Hawks being the most attractive option now, but being traded to Edmonton due to cap issues would put them behind Pittsburgh. If he wants a Cup, the Penguins and the Hawks are the best options now.
Huh, that dude is a realtor and kept sending me stuff after I toured an open house. Didnt know he was an NHL Sirius radio guy which Google confirms to me. I was really confused at first why he was the source if this news.
Let's say we landed Vesey. We probably have to promise a top two line spot to him to get him. What would the lines look like at that point?
Tim wrote: Let's say we landed Vesey. We probably have to promise a top two line spot to him to get him. What would the lines look like at that point?
Well you don't break up that second line, right?
Hossa taking on a diminished role?
Hockey for Dummies question here, bit how strict are the sides for a winger? Hossa and Panik are both listed at RW, but most line projections I've seen currently gave them both in the top line.
As far as the bottom two lines, I think Kruger safely fits into the third C role. After that, it seems like just throwing a bunch of guys out there and seeing what sticks.
I think he makes the decision today.
Does he want to play in New York and MSG or go to a team that still has a championship window well open?
Meanwhile his agent said decision is more likely to come this weekend.
I obviously have no idea how these contracts work, but I figured it'd be similar to Panarin's deal. I didn't think we had room to add something this big?
Not sure how the max ELC looked last year but this year the max you can offer in base salary is 925k per, the other 2.875m coming in bonus/incentive money.
Panarin signed for 2/6.775m that was roughly an average base of 700k with 2.7m each year in bonus/incentives.
So is most of the $7.55m not guaranteed then? Part of the reason the Hawks are so tight against the cap is because Panarin hit incentive markers that I don't think anyone expected him to hit (top 10 in scoring, etc). I wouldn't expect those types of things to be included in the reported contract offered. That's what makes me wonder if this is a different type of contract.
Most of it is not guaranteed. Really its a non-story that the Hawks offered the max contract mostly because every team vying for Vesey offered the same max deal.
Makes sense, and that's good news. I had always thought most of his value was tied to his low cap hit unless he blows up like Panarin did (which would be just fine with me).
I've read elsewhere that the chance to line up next to 19 would be one of the main selling points, so I'll assume that he'd at least start up there. I don't really think Panik is a top 6 guy, but putting Hossa with Kruger on the third line is intriguing given how good it looked down the stretch last year. After that, it's anyone's best guess, and probably going to be based on fitting under the cap as much as anything else.


Indiana Jones Trilogy: Paramount is apparently preparing an announcement on the Indiana Jones Trilogy DVD box set according to a report on The Digital Bits, and another on Dark Horizons. The set is supposedly comprised of 4 discs, 1 for each movie in anamorphic widescreen, and the 4th disc will include 2.5 hours of bonus material. The films are apparently only available as a set, so it appears either Spielberg and Lucas changed their mind on the yearly release plan or the studio managed to persuade them otherwise. Whatever the case this is surely the preferable release. The Fedora-ed one is expected to make his worldwide DVD debut in November.
This information is not official yet, but given the variety of sources it has come from the key facts seem to have substance. The studio look set to make the news official in the next few weeks.
TheForce.net recently posted information on ILM's involvement on the release.
"Industrial Light and Magic are working on the Indy DVD Trilogy right now. Hard to believe, isn't it? Hopefully, it will be worth the wait. Here's what I do know - apparently ILM is having to conduct a major restoration of the original print. There's quite a bit of digital film cleanup they're conducting as well.
No, there's not new scenes added (and the guy with the sword doesn't shoot first, thank goodness), but they are removing certain errors and weak elements from the picture. Expect wiring, equipment and reflections to be removed digitally - anything that distracted or looked weak in the final release may be evaluated again. Basically they've come up with a list of what gets fixed. When you see the DVD, hopefully the only thing you'll see is a beautiful movie with great sound, not lots of little annoyances that Steve and George want out."
Stay tuned for more on the Indiana Jones Trilogy DVD box set.


France's national AI strategy is only the latest promise in an intensifying political arms race. Enterprise IoT Insights considers the seven most significant national AI strategies to date, including state AI blueprints from the US, Canada, the UK, China and Japan.
France's bold plan to establish itself as a European heartland for the development of new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, unveiled in late March, has been welcomed by the tech industry. But it is only the latest promise in an intensifying political arms race, and other nations have better form at researching and developing AI already.
The US unveiled its own AI strategy back in 2016, on delivered blueprints for ambitious state-sponsored AI schemes. In Europe, across the channel, the UK has built a steady reputation as an effective engine room for AI innovation; its government had a six-month jump on the French with its own strategy, and Budget package.
Here, ahead of Europe's union-wide pronouncements on AI at the end of April, Enterprise IoT Insights considers the finer points of the seven most significant national AI strategies to date.
French president Emmanuel Macron (pictured) said at the end of March his government would invest €1.5 billion ($1.85 billion) in AI research in the period through to 2022, the end of his term in office. The move is an essential part of Macron's strategy to establish France as a leading technology centre, stimulate its economy, and keep pace with the tech powerhouses of the US and China.
"We have to be in a position to build, in France and in Europe, an artificial intelligence ecosystem," he said.
Detail was scant, but the message was about grass-roots stimulation of the French economy. His maths covers €100 million ($122.8m) "in the coming months" to help launch start-up companies, with a view to attract a further €500 million ($613.8m) from private firms. Macron wants twice as many people studying AI in France. The French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) will create a national AI research program with five industrial partners.
"I think artificial intelligence will disrupt all the different business models and it's the next disruption to come. So I want to be part of it; otherwise I will just be subjected to this disruption without creating jobs in this country," Macron told Wired, in an interview after the AI for Humanity conference in Paris.
Macron's speech had immediate, albeit stage-managed, effect, as it was swiftly attended by announcements from various tech firms committing investment in AI expertise to France. Among them, Samsung said it would expand its team of experts in the Paris area from 15 to 50 by the end of the year, and 100 some time after.
Fujitsu and Google-owned DeepMind both said they will set-up AI centers in France. Meanwhile, Microsoft said it will invest $30 million over three years in a project, called Impact AI, to address ethical and societal issues associated with AI. Orange, France's top telecoms provider, also said it will invest in AI jobs and training.
The British government reckons AI could add $814 billion (£630bn) to the UK economy by 2035. "Our vision is for the UK to become the best place in the world for businesses developing and deploying AI to start, grow and thrive, to realise all the benefits the technology offers," it said in a statement in October 2017, at the same time raising the long shadow of Alan Turing, the British scientist considered to be the father of AI.
"While other countries and international companies are investing heavily in AI development, the UK is still regarded as a centre of expertise, for the present at least." The impetus is plain: UK tech industries contribute around £170 billion to the UK economy, and are growing at about 22 per cent per year, reckons Tech City, a government-sponsored start-up incubator.
The government has made its own loose promises around data sharing, including the establishment of 'data trusts' to secure and simplify access to public and private agencies. Education is high on the agenda, as ever in forward-looking political statements: the October review called for skilled experts, presently in short supply, and proposed an industry-funded Masters programme, 200 new PhD places, more credit-bearing online courses, and an AI fellowship.
The Alan Turing Institute should be the national institute for data science, it said, and an AI Council should be set up to manage inter-sector initiatives and training. Public sector systems at large should be threaded with new AI algorithms. There was also mention of tax breaks and support for inward investment.
The British government's recommendations, in late 2017, were followed swiftly by a promise in the autumn budget of new funds, including at least £75 million for AI, as part of a £500 million support package for tech, including for 5G infrastructure and driverless cars. "A new tech business is funded every hour and I want one every half hour," said the British chancellor. Philip Hammond (pictured).
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) unveiled its national AI strategy in October 2017, as a means to usher in a "next generation of government" – and ultimately to deliver on its 'UAE Centennial 2071' promise to make the country the "best in the world" by 2071. Public detail of the plan is non-existent, but a fancy marketing video says AI will enable the UAE government to take risks, "invent future opportunities", and compete with global elites.
Its strategy covers transport, health, space, energy, water, and education, with operational costs, environmental concerns, and economic opportunities at large presented as benefits in each case. A new AI Council will run "workshops, programmes, initiatives and field visits"; skills and training is a priority. By 2031, AI will help boost the country's GDP by 35 per cent, reduce government costs by 50 per cent, and make the nation practically immune to financial crisis.
China already leads the planet on AI research, publishing more academic papers (and better quoted papers) than any other nation, including the US. The opportunity from AI is phenomenal, it reckons; the core market will be worth 150 billion RMB ($25bn) by 2020, 400 billion RMB ($65bn) and one trillion RMB ($160bn) by 2030.
The numbers are staggering, and rise vertiginously to one trillion RMB ($160bn), five trillion RMB ($790bn) and 10 trillion RMB ($1.6tn) when taken with associated revenues from parallel markets. Whatever, the prize is grand, indeed, and China will have its share.
The county's strategic plan on AI, from the middle of 2017, makes a schedule for its progress with next-generation AI technologies, including big data intelligence, swarm intelligence and autonomous intelligence systems. It wants "iconic advances" in products, software and services by 2020 – and it wants the world to know, of course. There is reference from the start to China's contribution to AI rules and regulations, as well.
But these are only short-term ambitions. AI is not just a trending novelty item for marketers, after all; it is the brain of the new digital era. By 2025, AI will be established as the driving force for China's industrial and economic transformation, according to its government's formidable plan on AI, from the middle of 2017.
By 2030, China will be the default leader for AI theories, technologies, and applications, and the world's primary AI innovation centre – having cultivated many of the planet's "AI backbone enterprises", as well. A new-generation of AI will be established in manufacturing, medicine, city governance, agriculture, and national defence, among other industries, it says.
Chinese president Xi Jinping (pictured) has promised to "vigorously use governmental and social capital" to implement its major AI programmes. China is not afraid to put numbers against its targets, either.
Besides the bombast, the difference is in the detail; where other governments AI plans look like woolly promises about research and training, only to be believed when they are put into process, Beijing makes clear from the start that funding will be available, and plentiful – from a "multiple-channel financial input by government and markets".
Close on the heels of its cousins south of the border (see below), the Canadian government put together a $125-million 'pan-Canadian AI strategy' back in March 2017, appointing the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) to execute on it.
Much of the money is going towards three new AI institutes in Canada's three major centres for deep learning and reinforcement learning research – Amii in Edmonton, the Vector Institute in Toronto and MILA in Montreal. These three centres will work with researchers, industry and other stakeholders across Canada, and spearhead the strategy with CIFAR.
The major theme of Canada's five-year AI strategy is familiar, focused on stimulating academia to drive a conveyor of graduates, excellence in industry and growth in the economy. The government also wants the country to have an international profile and 'thought leadership' position on the economic, ethical, policy and legal implications of AI. The government will also fund policy-relevant working groups to these ends.
CIFAR will appoint around 50 chairs at the three AI institutes, with half recruited from outside Canada. Seven members have already been appointed to the advisory committee, including from the likes of Google, DeepMind, Facebook and the French national science agency.
Japan's strategy focuses on research in the first instance. A length strategy document, published by NEDO, the country's industrial technology development agency, notes the country's slower run-rate with academic papers on AI, compared with the US and China.
The Japanese government established a 'strategic council for AI technology' back in 2016, as a 'control tower' to promote research and development in the field, and manage a number of key academic institutions, including NEDO and its national ICT (NICT) and science and tech (JST) agencies. The council also covers various government departments with major big data remits, including the cabinet office, and ministries of health, transport and tourism.
In March 2017, the government published a roadmap for national industrialisation – based on AI and data science, and built upon the country's successes with robotics – in March 2017. Its plan based on the "fusion of AI and other related technologies".
Its priority areas are productivity, welfare and mobility. A fourth area, information security, is to crossover with each. This roadmap for national industrialisation has been pegged to three phases. These are described as the "utilization and application" of AI in the period through to 2020; public usage of AI in the period through to 2025-2030; and an "ecosystem built by connecting multiplying domains" in the period after.
The US has been at the forefront of the AI movement, as it has all developments in digital technology in the last 30 years. But the country's most celebrated tech firms have made the running, and not its government. Federal interventionism is rare, especially in an industry that is increasingly propping up the wider economy.
Even so, the last US presidential administration, under Barack Obama (pictured), was relatively quick to research the risks and rewards associated with AI, publishing at least two key papers in late 2016 – a review of AI and automation, and a strategic plan – that describe a loose plan to establish the country as the undisputed king of industrial AI, and to hoist up and shore up its economy at the same time.
Combined, they include eighty-eight pages and twenty-five recommendations. Crucially, they state the US workforce at large is unprepared – and that a serious education programme, through online courses and in-house schemes, will be required, alongside the aggressive import of rarefied software engineering talent from abroad. The report notes as well a major injection of federal funds will be needed to complement the giant leaps by the private sector.
The plan also points to the rising debate around regulation, and the urgent role of national governments to ensure compliance and also stimulate innovation. Like any industry, government functions will benefit from AI as well through simpler processes, whether familiar bureaucratic ones or complex new applications like cyber-security.
The plan acknowledges China is now leading the way in AI in terms of published and quoted research papers, over-taking the US in 2014. And yet, it was released during the last weeks of a presidential campaign race, and rather lost in the noise – and the subsequent administration has been quick to shelve the recommendations. Hardly a word has been heard of AI at state level since, and increased funding for the National Science Foundation has been frozen.


When is a funeral not a funeral? When a 9-year-old boy is allowed to share stories about his grandfather.
Rev. Wendall Hodges was a dedicated pastor who had touched many lives with his open heart and loving concern. A stroke did not deter him from returning to his pulpit and continuing to preach the gospel.
But that's not what had impressed his grandson. Jonah remembered the $5.00 bills he had been given to stop fighting with his brother. He confessed that sometimes he "acted up" just to get the cash. He would miss the money.
Suddenly the funeral home was filled with a new sound: the ring of laughter. The somber tone was gone as others recalled the "real" Wendall Hodges, as seen through the eyes of a 9-year-old. Jonah revealed a joyous fact: the family sense of humor was no doubt hereditary.
Life can be filled with many burdens. Tragedy and human need abound. But those who float to the top of the slough of despond are those who can find a reason to smile. Somewhere in every dark cloud there is a spark of incongruity that shines through the gloom, if only for a moment. Look for it.
Laughter can break the tension, relieve stress and lift the spirit. It is truly a gift from God to help us through the hard times. Remember: God himself sits in the heavens and laughs at those who presume to rebel against Him (Psalm 2). Trusting Him, we can join in the laughter.
Joy versus Happiness. Are they the same?
No. Happiness usually depends on outward circumstances, people, or events. It can be short-lived. Joy, however, is an inner state of being. It is consistent. The mark of a soul at peace with itself and with God.
Jesus talked about joy when He was facing the cross and preparing His disciples for the hatred and persecution they would encounter. A strange context for joy. Yet something set this kind of inner elation apart from the ordinary. This joy was a gift that He would give, and that no one could take away. Joy that would remain in spite of torture, imprisonment, separation from loved ones, and death itself.
We can pursue happiness, but joy must be cultivated in the heart. It comes when we focus on eternal realities. It rests in the hope and promises of what lies ahead for the believer. It delights in the memories of what God has done in the past. And it flows from an indefatigable source: the Holy Spirit himself!
To be filled with the Holy Spirit is to be filled with joy. This is the joy that can only come in knowing and loving God. Nothing can disturb this inner cascade of blessing. We only have to stop and enter into the quiet place where joy manifests itself. Then we can walk and live in the refreshing that it brings.
God offers us something better than momentary happiness: the joy of fellowship with Him.
Emptiness can be a scourge when we discover the fridge is empty. Or the bank account is empty. And certainly when the gas tank is empty!
There are times when emptiness is an even deeper problem. When death steals a loved one. When sin leaves the soul bruised and barren. When fear peers into a future of darkness and hopelessness.
But on the first Easter morning, emptiness was a sign of victory. The cross was empty. The shroud was empty. And the tomb was empty!
Death, sin, fear. This trio of destruction was defeated that day, and can be "emptied out" of our lives when we embrace the victory of the resurrected Christ.
Death no longer conquers us. Sin no longer destroys us. Fear no longer paralyzes us. Their threat is an empty one. Their power is gone.
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The Excel files and README file also contain methods description and codebook.
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From the outside, many of the homes at Indian Creek look livable. However, once inside, you see how severely damaged they are.
Belongings scattered around inside an RV. CREDIT: WINK News
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Q: How do you create a live persistent Ubuntu USB on a Mac that will boot to a Mac or PC? Hello I have actually successfully created a live Ubuntu USB (12.04.3 64-bit on 8GB LiveUSB) using unetbootin, however it is not persistent and will not boot on a Mac.
Or, if anyone has any suggestions on how to edit the .iso file so it boots from a Mac and is persistent, that would be great too. I am running OSX Mavericks so the application would have to run on Mavericks too.
I tried following  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2174630 ans, as suggested below, chose GUID partition (not MBR) and then add persistent word in grub.cfg file. and after I booted and changed a few settings, I tried to reboot using the restart option in the ubuntu menu, and it didn't work. I manually powered my computer off and on, but when I tried to boot the second time, I got past the Ubuntu logo and then my screen went black. I tried this some more times and got the same result. here is my text from the grub.cfg file:
if loadfont /boot/grub/font.pf2 ;
then set gfxmode=auto insmod efi_gop insmod efi_uga insmod gfxterm terminal_output gfxterm
fi

set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray

menuentry "Try Ubuntu without installing"
{ set gfxpayload=keep linux /casper/vmlinuz.efi persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
initrd  /casper/initrd.lz }

menuentry "Install Ubuntu"
{ set gfxpayload=keep linux /casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
initrd  /casper/initrd.lz }

menuentry "Check disc for defects"
{ set gfxpayload=keep linux /casper/vmlinuz.efi boot=casper integrity-check quiet splash --
initrd  /casper/initrd.lz }

A: Cloning and maybe a second step
You can use a one-step or two step procedure. dd is a powerful but also dangerous tool, that is 'always' available in a MacOS. Be very careful, check and double-check, that everything is correct, before you start the cloning process.

*

*One step: If you find a [compressed] image file of an Ubuntu [based] system, that is persistent live, and can do what you want, clone it to a USB pendrive or a memory card. If the downloaded file is compressed, you need to extract it before cloning, for example
file.img.zip --> file.img
file.img.xz --> file.img
Unmount all partitions on the target drive and run dd
sudo dd bs=1m if=path_of_your_image.img of=/dev/rdiskn

where n is a number (for example, /dev/rdisk4).
There are tips in this link.

*Two steps: Download and clone a [compressed] image file of an Ubuntu [based] system, that is persistent live, and contains mkusb.
Boot from from the USB pendrive or memory card which was made bootable by cloning.
Download an iso file of the Ubuntu version and flavour, that you want to install as persistent live.
Run mkusb-dus and create a persistent live drive in another USB drive or memory card.

*Links
Installing operating system images on Mac OS (www.raspberrypi.org)
help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb
help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/persistent
Compressed image file with a persistent live system and mkusb

A: You should be able to accomplish this using diskutil. I last used this method on Sierra, so ymmv on anything later.
$ diskutil list
$ diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 UBUNTU /dev/<YOUR USB DISK ID>
$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/<YOUR USB DISK ID>
$ sudo dd if=<path to ubuntu live iso> of=/dev/<YOUR USB DISK ID>

Once that completes you need to restart and boot from the live usb.
Once it boots start gparted from the terminal.
Select the USB drive and select the Unallocated partition on it.
Create a new partition, label it ext3/ext4(unsure if other filesystems will work. never tried.) with the label persistence
Exit gparted
Create a mountpoint for your new persistence partition.
$ mkdir -p /mnt/ubuntu_usb
$ mount <USB DRIVE> /mnt/ubuntu_usb
TO enable the persistent storage you need a persistence.conf.
$ echo "/ union" > /mnt/ubuntu_usb/persistence.conf
$ umount <DISK>

Restart the mac and hold down the Option key. You should hopefully have an option for Ubuntu (persistence) to boot from now

A: I followed following link to create live linux USB:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2174630
Instead of MBR choose GUID partition and then add persistent word in grub.cfg file.
It worked for me.

A: Actually, I'm using Mac Air 2013, which is 64 bit.I've installed ubuntu 13.10 64-bit version. I exactly followed same instructions, and in fact i've used it for so many times. At this point what you can try is follow what is says and this time follow as it is. I mean select MBR not GUID. If you don't have grub.cfg file in your boot folder, that's fine. But, check syslinux.cfg file for the word persistent. If it's there, that should work perfectly. I mean it did work for me, I hope that would work for you as well. Try to play with .cfg files and you'll sure can do it.

A: If you need your Mac to boot from the Ubuntu USB, the Ubuntu website has a detailed guide explaining how to dd the disk image onto a USB.
Alternatively, if you have access to Windows, download Rufus. When selecting the image type, choose DD and select your desired ISO file (Ubuntu ISOs are hybrid, meaning they can either be copied in ISO or DD mode). DD's the one you want, that's the important thing. Also make sure you set the partition scheme/target system type to MBR for BIOS AND UEFI.
As for persistence, if anyone else can add to/improve my answer, please do so as I've never had experience setting up persistent volumes.

A: TLDR; Adding "persistent" to grub.cfg is what broke the boot for me (hung at the same black screen). Adding a casper-rw file fixed it and now I have persistence:)
Background: I'm running High Sierra, installing Ubuntu 16.04, 64 bit. Erased the USB with Disk Utility and set up as MS-DOS(FAT32). Downloaded Ubuntu ISO, installed to USB with UNetbootin. Had a working boot but wanted linux to recognize my trackpad and keyboard on my Macbook. Did the setup and rebooted and all the setting were lost--no persistence:(
Added "persistent" to grub.cfg and the boot hung after the Ubuntu logo screen. Turns out I needed to create a casper-rw file in the root of my USB stick by running
dd if=/dev/zero of=casper-rw count=3500
Replace 3500 with the size storage you want your live usb to have. I read that FAT32 only supports file transfers under 4GB so you might want to keep that in mind.
I've only tested with a couple files on my desktop but it both boots and persists.
Got the idea here.

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Q: AWK - Create new subdir and move files into it based on file name I have loads (around 6000!) mp3's which I'd like to just dump into sub directories, based on the name of the file. Currently they're all in a single subdir. (There are already some existing directories for some artists, I don't wish to touch the files in these however a duplicate overwriting an existing file is fine).
The simplest way I can see of doing this, is by creating a subdirectory based on the file name, as the files are all named artist.artist.album.track.mp3.
After some searching I've come up with:
for x in ./*.mp3; do awk x="${x}" -F. '{split(x,a,"."); mkdir a[1]; mv x a[1]/}'; done
However it tells me there's a syntax error and unterminated regexp:
awk: cmd. line:1: x=./Dizzee.Rascal.Radio.1.Live.Lounge.03.That.s.Not.My.Name.mp3
awk: cmd. line:1:   ^ syntax error
awk: cmd. line:1: x=./Dizzee.Rascal.Radio.1.Live.Lounge.03.That.s.Not.My.Name.mp3
awk: cmd. line:1:     ^ unterminated regexp
awk: cmd. line:1: x=./Dizzee.Rascal.Ultimate.Streetdance.CD1.03.Flex.Dave.Spoon.Mix.mp3
awk: cmd. line:1:   ^ syntax error
awk: cmd. line:1: x=./Dizzee.Rascal.Ultimate.Streetdance.CD1.03.Flex.Dave.Spoon.Mix.mp3
awk: cmd. line:1:     ^ unterminated regexp

I think this is because the file name isn't given within speech marks but I'm not 100% sure?
Can someone help - and bonus points if you can get it to print out the progress too.

A: Why awk? OK, let's assume awk…

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*x="${x}" before what you want to be a program need -v (i.e. -v x="${x}"), otherwise it's interpreted as a program. This is the reason you get syntax errors.

*Your actual program is not meant to be executed per line of input, but per awk invocation; so you need BEGIN.

*You probably did not mean a[1]; maybe a[2].

*The unquoted / (i.e. unquoted in the context of awk, not the shell) is wrong.

*mkdir and mv are not actions in awk. I think they are interpreted as (empty) variables. There is system action, you may use it. But since you need to pass an arbitrary file/directory name, these problems arise:

*

*proper quoting;

*command injection vulnerability (a part of filename may be interpreted as a command).

I say forget about awk here. The below code assumes you want directories named from the first two dot-separated segments. Notes:

*

*a file named foo.mp3 will trigger an error from mkdir -p ./foo.mp3/;

*it's quite easy to modify the code so it uses one, three or another fixed number of dot-separated segments.

for x in ./*.mp3; do

   # remove leading ./
   d="${x#./}"

   # first segment
   d1="${d%%.*}"

   # remainder
   d="${d#*.}"

   # second segment
   d2="${d%%.*}"

   #result
   d="./${d1}.${d2}/"

   mkdir -p "$d" && mv "$x" "$d"
done

In any case I advise to create a separate directory to work with:
cp -al my_music/ my_music_copy/
cd my_music_copy/

This uses hardlinks, so it's fast and takes almost no additional disk space. Process the directory structure inside my_music_copy/. If you mess up hard, you can always get rid of my_music_copy/ and start over. Only after you're sure everything is in its place inside my_music_copy/, remove my_music/ and rename my_music_copy/ to my_music/.

If there is no fixed number of segments and some heuristics is required, try vidir; something like this:
find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname '*.mp3' | EDITOR=vi vidir -

Then you can use the "search and replace" feature of the chosen editor to reliably create desired directories (e.g. replace ./Dizzee.Rascal. with ./Dizzee.Rascal/; but ./Mozart. with ./Mozart/ and ./W.A.Mozart. with ./W.A.Mozart/ or maybe with ./Mozart/ as well). See this answer of mine.
Advantages:

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*If something goes wrong, just do not save the file. Abort and start over.

*You don't need to process all the files at once. Files (lines) you don't touch will not be moved. Process a small chunk so you're sure this part is right; save, exit the editor. Invoke the command again to process remaining files.

*You can copy data to yet another tool (e.g. a spreadsheet), process there, paste back, save and exit.


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Mr. Craft was born Feb. 1, 1939, in Lenoir County, North Carolina and had lived at Lake Sinclair for the past 30 years. He was the son of the late Furney Rufus Craft and Thelma McLawhorn Craft. Mr. Craft honorably served his country with the United States Air Force attaining the rank of Master Sergeant with 24 years of service. After retirement from military service, he worked as a machinist for Robins Air Force Base with another 24 years of service. Mr. Craft was a life member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, Post 6686, Eatonton and a member of the American Legion. He was preceded in death by a brother, Worth Craft.
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HomeArchiveWere JFK, RFK, MLK Killings Linked?
Multiple researchers are examining the similarities of the assassination operations that took out President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These researchers, explains S. T. Patrick, "are not fringe theorists. In many ways, they are human encyclopedias of assassination and conspiracy." Listen to his interview with author Carmine Savastano.
The assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have for decades been taught and written about in isolation. While the Kennedy brothers shared familial, political, and relational ties, the murders are still viewed as separate events. Though the deaths of RFK and MLK are separated by only two months, the means, motives, and opportunities that dictate criminal and legal investigations have never been woven together by the historical and educational establishment.
The tendency of the educational theorists and textbook conglomerates to isolate characters and events in history is understood—if not excused. By avoiding patterns and minimizing links, history can be taught as a series of spontaneous events that create patriotic heroes, ignite societal changes, and provide government-based solutions.
If the shared players, government agencies, behavioral patterns, and deep politics behind these seminal assassinations were highlighted, students as well as casual observers would begin questioning the structure of power that exists in America today. The survival of the richest would then be questioned with historical ferocity, the likes of which would be unparalleled.
DiEugenio, writing for "KennedysandKing.com," noted that the impact of the assassinations was two-fold. First, the relative success of the JFK assassins buoyed the confidence of the perpetrators and encouraged them to carry out the other assassinations. Second, it was the literal death of the liberal left in the country.
Obvious in the three assassinations is the identification of a "lone nut" archetype, a killer who had been taken past his emotional peak by an ideological issue. For Lee Harvey Oswald, we were taught to believe it was Oswald's hatred of an American way of life and a devotion to communism. For James Earl Ray, it was the weight of his criminal background and stereotypical Southern racism. Sirhan Sirhan, we were told, was motivated by his devotion to the allegedly anti-Semitic pro-Palestinian movement. He assassinated Bobby Kennedy because RFK had promised fighter jets to Israel, if elected. Critical researchers now contest all of these motives, most of which have been proven false by documents and interviews after the official reports were released.
We now know that Oswald had surrounded himself with rabid anti-communists in both New Orleans and Dallas. In New Orleans, he worked out of the same Camp Street office as the communist-hating Guy Bannister and in Dallas was befriended by a White (anti-communist) Russian, George De Mohrenschildt. Ray has a sparse history of racism and very few actions that can be tied to an innate, inescapable criminal personality. Sirhan was not an anti-Semitic follower of Islam. He was a Greek Orthodox Christian who had been brought to America by Christian missionaries. When Sirhan's home was searched immediately after the assassination, no library of pro-Palestinian information was found.
The newest attempt at understanding these assassinations in tandem as a foundational and structural problem is Carmine Savastano's Two Princes and a King: A Concise Review of Three Political Assassinations. Savastano looks at the errors, incompetence, and inaction of each investigation, as well as the generalized groups that may bear some responsibility.
Savastano examines potential culprits in the categories of underworld arm (criminal elements, including mob involvement), official arm (elected and appointed officials), military intelligence arm (including CIA), and the conspirators (those actually involved at ground level). In doing so, Savastano is identifying uniquely different patterns of operation and cover-up that exist within each element.
DiEugenio, Pease, and Savastano are not fringe theorists. In many ways, they are human encyclopedias of assassination and conspiracy. They do not agree on every source, nor do they agree on the importance of every revelation, but that is the norm for research communities. They have all, however, brought forth information and conclusions that are vital in understanding the assassinations of three transformative leaders of the 1960s. Most importantly, all three are replacing what Americans were told they must believe with what actually was, one detail, one interview, and one document at a time.
At the 50th anniversary of the MLK and RFK assassinations, it is more important and more possible than ever to look at patterns and connections in a more cogent, identifiable way. Independent researchers, authors, and content providers will continue to do what the historical aristocrats of academia and a failed educational system have not done. They will dredge through the mounds of bad historiography and ineffectual government reports in search of meaning and in search of truth.
Ed. Note: This article was originally published in American Free Press Issue 11 & 12, March 12 & 19, 2018.
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I believe these assassinations are related. Probably the CIA.
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If you can find a copy, read "Final Judgment" by Michael Collins Piper. It goes into all three assassinations extremely well, as well as that of JFK Jr. What he didn't know about President Kennedy's assassination was that E. Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis both confessed to being on the Grassy Knoll, as they were dying. Sturgis fought in Israel's war of 1948, came to the U.S. and became a CIA assassin. Hunt said he did not fire; Sturgis did not say that.
Just for the record Sirhan Sirhan didn't shoot RFK. The security guard Thane Eugene Cesar fired the fatal head shot from RFK's right rear at point-blank range. This has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt…… Sirhan supposedly shot RFK because of his 'support' for Israel. Funny, a Palestinian, really. The Israeli's really think us Goyim are complete imbeciles.
Sirhan was not only an atheist but was obsessed with the occult. He was also a rabid anti-Semite if anyone who cares to research his background will discover.
Hmmm. So I just have to comment on this headline. The answer is yes and no. JFK and RFK were killed by Israeli Mossad with the help of the CIA, FBI and the Pentagon. MLK was killed by the FBI and Military intelligence with the help of the Memphis P.D. and "Dr. Breen Bland, chief of surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital with two men in suits", in Memphis.


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Features, Tradition & Identity
by Charlotte Harding
© Leah Gordon.
For over two decades, Leah Gordon has documented the significance of ritual and identity in Haiti, honouring a community taking history into its own hands
"I wanted to do something more hopeful," explains Leah Gordon, on the motivations behind a compelling body of work that documents Haiti's annual 'karnaval' (carnival). Gordon began visiting the southern Haitian port town of Jacmel in the early '90's. The British photographer was in the Dominican Republic just before, and a presenter on the television warned viewers to actively avoid Haiti, the nearby nation it shares an island with. Gordon became intrigued to understand why.
What she discovered about Haiti was in stark contrast to the intentionally macabre, racist narratives that had been previously pedalled at her. She learned about the Haitian revolution of the late 1700s, and the country's historic uprisings against colonialism. "I became acutely aware of the way in which the visual representation of Haiti is part of a political strategy and package of demonisation by the West," Gordon says. "Growing up in working-class northern England, I've always been interested in histories from below, what we've lost and what's been lost."
In discovering the rich traditions and radical celebrations of the country's carnival, Gordon continued to return to Haiti for over two decades. "I wanted to show how incredibly powerful and creative marginalised, majority classes can be. I was burnt out on the politics… But of course politics is intrinsic to [the carnival]. Kanaval is the story of Haiti: everything is absorbed within it."
Over two decades since Gordon first visited Haiti, the project is now on show at Miami's Museum of Contemporary Art. The photographer came to understand the carnival as a repository of commemoration, an act of remembrance for Haiti's culture and traumas – its highs, and terrible lows. The resulting series of photographs document this mystical masquerade of resistance. A unique blend of political satire, Vodou mythology, ancestral knowledge and personal revelation, the images celebrate the vitality, devotion and strength of its people – past and present.
Flaneurs in paper mache masks, painted skin, and imaginative, surreal drag costumes make their presence felt, striking defiant poses while staring down the barrel of Gordon's Rolliecord lens. Gordon process was intuitive and situational. She first chose her backdrops – "nice walls" – then waited patiently for her characters to come to her, akin to a kind of street-studio portraiture. Shot in black and white, her close-up portraits are enduring, searing and graceful. "For me, kanaval can be too colourful, the more I can strip the noise out of my images, the more the character speaks, allowing the history to come through."
Within these historical retellings we find mask after mask, but rather than concealing, they are revealing, story after story, through disguise and roadside pantomime. This is a people taking history into their own hands and moulding it into whatever they decide.
The photographer comments on the white gaze and the ethical challenges inherent in her practice: "You can never overcome the power imbalance when taking a photograph… But I think my process and portraits allow for more reciprocity, an exchange. I'm very aware that I am a white woman, it doesn't matter if I'm working class or middle class, the level of culpability I have as a white Westerner is something I think about a lot."
In addition to the photographs, many of Gordon's Haitian friends and subjects have lent their voices to a series of oral histories also found in the exhibition. "It's important to me that when my pictures are shown, the oral histories will always be there," says Gordon. "I know you cannot control images, but you can create mechanisms that de-other a work," she continues, "to try and make sure the work is read closer to the way you'd like it to be read".
As for the project's legacy, Gordon's hope is simple. "If I can help in any way to tell Haiti's history, or to help people reach out and find that history, it's a crucial part of revolutionary history, bound up in all of our histories. What I adore about the Haitian kanaval is they carry their history lightly, with performance, with panache, with poetry, it's not weighted or heavy," she says. "I think contemporary artists working with marginalised communities can really learn from this and should try hard to carry history a little bit lighter, like the Haitians so majestically do."
Leah Gordon: Kanaval is on show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami until 16 April 2023.
The film, co-directed with Eddie Hutton-Mills, 'Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters' is available to watch on BBC iPlayer now.
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Charlotte Harding
Charlotte Harding was born in London and studied Visual Anthropology at Goldsmiths' College. She has written for the British Journal of Photography since 2014 and writes about art and culture for a variety of publications.
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These are the most exciting products coming to Apple's HomeKit home automation platform in 2018
By Andrew O'Hara
Monday, March 12, 2018, 12:25 pm PT (03:25 pm ET)
The HomeKit accessory market has exploded, with a significant number of new accessories already planned to debut by year's end. Here are the most exciting options that we're expecting to see in 2018.
HomeKit has a bright future ahead. Accessory makers are lining up to bring accessories to market, and each year at WWDC Apple adds new accessory types and features. The release of iOS 11 was particularly useful for HomeKit users and manufacturers.
Faucets, sprinklers, and speakers all gained support, accessories can now pair with QR codes and NFC, timers can revert scenes after a set amount of time, and more. Apple also removed the necessity of an Apple MFi chip, instead allowing accessory makers to add HomeKit support through software instead.
In comparison to years past, this year we have a huge list of new products, encompassing nearly every category of HomeKit's accessory types. This year was especially notable for newer categories like cameras, watering systems, and buttons. As a huge HomeKit fan, here are the upcoming accessories that we're most excited to add to our homes and offices this year.
Nanoleaf Remote
There is nothing quite like the Nanoleaf dodecahedron remote. Compared to any other "button" accessory for HomeKit that is limited to three options, Nanoleaf's is capable of twelve different commands.
You simply give the remote a turn and it will trigger a different scene. Whichever number is face-side up is the scene that is set.
You do have a few more options if you use it exclusively with the Nanoleaf Aurora. Aside from setting a different lighting seen, you can also rotate it clockwise and counterclockwise to adjust the brightness of your light.
The only question that remains, is just how difficult it will be to remember each of those twelve scenes.
You will be able to pick one up later this fall.
First Alert OneLink Safe & Sound
The Safe & Sound is another entirely unique device. Not only does it operate as a HomeKit smoke and carbon monoxide detector, but it also works as a HomeKit capable AirPlay 2 speaker system.
This is a brilliant idea. By integrating a powerful speaker into your smoke and CO sensor, it removes the need to place one on your counter, saving valuable space.
This would be a substantially easier way to get integrated speakers than feeding wires through the walls. If you use Amazon Alexa, you can speak directly to the Safe & Sound, just like an Echo speaker.
The inclusion of the forthcoming AirPlay 2 protocol means it supports true multi-room audio as well. Anywhere in your home, you can send audio to all of your speakers at once, even controlling the volume on an individual basis. AirPlay 2 will be released later this year for third party speakers, the Apple TV, and the HomePod.
We don't yet know the extent of AirPlay 2's HomeKit support, but we can only hope it will allow you to create scenes involving music. The Safe & Sound can be pre-ordered at Amazon for $249.99 with an expected release date of May 1.
The Button from Fibaro
So far a few HomeKit buttons have already made it to market. We've seen the Eve Button from Elgato, the Pop Switch from Logitech, and even a few Hue accessories. The Button from Fibaro is by and large my favorite to date. It has this great retro look, and comes in an assortment of different colors.
They can be mounted anywhere such as on the wall, under your desk, or on the counter. It is still limited to the three commands we've seen of other HomeKit buttons, but it is the one we most want to put on our desks.
It should be released in the first half of this year.
iDevices Instinct Switch
Countless HomeKit switches have been released, but the Instinct Switch from iDevices take it to a new level. Not only is this switch capable of controlling your lights physically or through HomeKit, but it acts as an access point for Amazon Alexa as well. That means it works as an Echo-like speaker for listening to music and querying Alexa.
It won't support AirPlay 2, and the quality of the speaker remains a mystery, but we are exceedingly curious about this accessory.
Belkin WeMo Bridge
Belkin's WeMo system has proven to be overwhelmingly popular. Until now, HomeKit support has eluded WeMo, but that changed at CES 2018 when the company announced a new bridge that would finally bring WeMo within Apple's home automation ecosystem.
The WeMo Bridge is now shipping, and allows Belkin's switches, sensors, and outlets to interface with HomeKit. This is similar to when Philips released a second generation bridge to bring HomeKit support to Hue accessories without having to replace everything.
The WeMo bridge is available now for $39.99.
Abode Iota
The Iota from Abode Systems is an all-in-one security camera that supports many smart home platforms. The 1080p camera can act as a gateway, baking in Z-Wave, ZigBee, HomeKit, and Abode RF which can encompass hundreds of smart home devices.
The camera can show in the Home app, and if you view it in Abode's app, you can view the past three days worth of footage which is stored in the cloud. There are very few HomeKit cameras currently on the market, and this one seems to have all the features that one would want for a HomeKit device capable of inducing other actions.
Koogeek L3 Lock
Even though we have seen several HomeKit-equipped door locks, we have yet to see a functional one in a padlock form factor. Koogeek is aiming to be one of the first to fix that with their L3 Smart Fingerprint Lock.
Perfect for a bike, shed, gate, or locker, the L3 works not only with HomeKit over Bluetooth, but your fingerprint as well. Up to 50 different fingerprints can be added, and you can receive instant alerts when it is unlocked.
The last 100 actions can be viewed for reference of when it was locked/unlocked. The lock is charged up over micro-USB, and after 2 hours of charging, can last up to a year with normal use.
Fingers are crossed that iOS 12, which will probably be announced at WWDC in June, will bring even more HomeKit improvements. With any improvements, will come more hardware that works within the ecosystem as well.
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TiVo Launch Will Deliver Both IP and Traditional VOD and Linear Content on Any Screen in the Home for Mediacom Subscribers
WASHINGTON, DC — TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a leader in the advanced television entertainment market, and Mediacom Communications Corporation, the 8th largest cable operator in the US, today announced from the NCTA 2013 Cable show in Washington, D.C. that Mediacom has begun rollout of its TiVo offering.
"We are thrilled at the speed and ease with which we were able to prepare for the launch of TiVo in our markets," said John Pascarelli, Executive Vice President of Operations at Mediacom Communications Corporation. "Mediacom wanted to move fast to offer a market-leading multi-room DVR and all screens solution. TiVo has really delivered for us. We are bringing a tremendous experience to our customers and maintaining needed flexibility to evolve the platform over time. We anticipate the seamless rollout of the TiVo experience to continue throughout the remainder of 2013."
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