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Anaïs Mitchell, Bush Hall, London. June 4th 2011
jelawebb@gmail.com Posted On June 5, 2011
Anaïs Mitchell has been a regular visitor to the UK since 2005 when she was invited over by promoters Acoustic Sussex to play a few dates in support of her 2004 release HYMNS FOR THE EXILED. Since that debut, six years on, one EP and two albums later she has built a loyal constituency that encompasses the young, not so young and everybody in-between, as evidenced by the packed room at London's Bush Hall.
Greeting the audience with 'Hello London!' and launching in immediately with Wedding Song from 2010's HADESTOWN Mitchell at a stroke invoked fond memories of the triumphant staging of her folk-opera in the city earlier this year. Sitting to her right this evening was Michael Chorney, on guitar. He has been collaborating with her since HYMNS FOR THE EXILED as producer, arranger and accompanist. Chorney's intricate and accomplished playing throughout the evening was a joy and complimented, beautifully, Mitchell's poetic lyricism. Together they weaved their way through a set-list which to draw a parallel with my comment about the audience, included new songs, old songs and ones in between.
Mitchell is a contradiction in terms – one the one hand you see a young woman with a sweet, almost naïve air about her, singing in a child like voice, yet on the other hand, her writing is very powerful with hard hitting political lyrics dressed up as fine storytelling. An example of what I mean was given when three songs in she said 'we'll do an oldie' and then talked about the events which have recently unfolded in the Middle East – the 'Arab Spring'. In 'honour of Egypt' she played Before the Eyes of Storytelling Girls. Another example tonight was Out of Pawn her response to the anger she felt at her (then) President's lack of effective action to the devastation caused by the 2005 hurricane in New Orleans. Mitchell's story of 'Katrina' found its voice through a love song.
A measure of an audience's respect for an artist's body of work comes from not just wanting to hear the familiar material but eagerly anticipating new material. It was indicative of Mitchell's standing with her fan base that when she played the new songs, of which there were at least four in an eighteen song set, everyone listened with rapt attention. There were back-to-back readings of The Shepherd's Song and Wilderland, Young Man in America, which I thought worked well as a combination. Other new ones were Tailor and Ships. (I hope I've got the titles right; time will tell as the indications are that she is working on new recordings so hopefully they will be featured on her next release).
As she sang, played and did her quirky little dances mid-song she invited Wallis Bird to join in Why We Build the Wall then said 'we heard a request that made us feel nervous but we might try it – talk amongst yourselves'. Taking the cue from her the audience did just that as she and Chorney worked out what they needed to do to play Wait For Me. That type of improvisation is what gives Mitchell an edge and endears her to her paying public. Finishing the main set with Your Fonder Heart they returned for a two-song encore. The first in honour of Bob Dylan's 70th Birthday was The Times They Are A-Changin' for which she was joined by opener Sam Airey and then as he left the stage, Wallis Bird came up again to join in on another from HADESTOWN (she previously sang as one of the three Fates) Way Down Hadestown. Rapturous applause followed so much so that to everyone's delight Mitchell and Chorney reappeared for a final encore – Cosmic American. Yes, Mitchell is American; one dictionary definition of cosmic is 'heavenly' and she certainly is that too. Jela Webb
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Man Sentenced for Stealing Microsoft Code (AP)
AP - A Connecticut man known on the Internet as "illwill" was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for stealing the source code to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating software, among the company's most prized products.
Microsoft Plans Staggered Release Of Windows Vista Beta 2 (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Businesses will get it first, consumers get it next. Microsoft executive Jim Allchin says the two-phase release doesn't mean features are missing or that the ship date could be delayed until 2007.
2Q Results Blessing, Curse for Microsoft (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s well-received second-quarter earnings report illustrates a blessing and a curse for the technology company. While it may get attention for things like its Xbox 360 videogame console and MSN Internet search engine, when it comes to making money, Microsoft still depends on less flashy standbys such as Windows, Office and server software.
Microsoft Shares Advance on 2Q Results (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. shares rose nearly 5 percent Friday in the wake of its report of a 5 percent increase in its fiscal second-quarter profit.
Microsoft Office's Flat Profits Show Tough Sales Job (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Analysts pondering Microsoft's latest quarterly corporate earnings report say flat profits for Microsoft Office reflect Microsoft's problem in growing the sales of its market-dominate productivity suite.
Stocks close higher on earnings, rate outlook (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks rose sharply on Friday, buoyed by higher profits from blue chips Microsoft Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co., while a government report showing slower-than-expected economic growth lifted expectations for an end to interest-rate increases.
Microsoft Business Solutions Turns Profitable (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Business Solutions, the company's enterprise applications arm, got a boost when the software company released earnings.
Judge gives man two years in Microsoft case (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal judge on Friday sentenced a convicted hacker known as "illwill" to two years in prison for selling the code, or software blueprint, for Microsoft Corp.'s closely guarded Windows programs.
Microsoft to Skip Vista Beta 2 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Redmond is planning to rely more on Community Technology Previews for Windows input, and has two new Vista test builds planned for the next two calendar quarters.
Gates: Beating Asia piracy to take 10 yrs (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates said on Friday that beating software piracy in China and India and getting compliance up to U.S. and European levels would take 10 years.
Apple Offers College Lectures Via Podcasts (AP)
AP - In its latest move to broaden its iPod and iTunes franchises, Apple Computer Inc. has introduced "iTunes U," a nationwide expansion of a service that makes course lectures and other educational materials accessible via Apple's iTunes software.
Japanese Lab Develops Robot for Errands (AP)
AP - Though his movement is a bit stiff, slow and voice monotonous, he willingly turns on the television with a chest-mounted remote control, and brings a can of drink for you. Within years, a humanoid robot HRP-2 — currently under development by a Japanese national technology institute — could be a little domestic helper.
AOL, Broadband Providers Form Alliance (AP)
AP - America Online Inc. may be focusing lately on expanding free offerings on its advertising-supported Web sites, but that doesn't mean it has given up on its declining Internet access business.
Army to Investigate Gay Porn Allegations (AP)
AP - Army officials are investigating allegations that members of the celebrated 82nd Airborne Division appear on a gay pornography Web site, a spokeswoman said Friday.
Credit Card Numbers Stolen Off Web Site (AP)
AP - Thousands of credit card numbers were stolen from a state government Web site that allows residents to register their cars and buy state permits, authorities said Friday.
BIOS Could Hide Rootkits (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Attackers armed with rootkits may hide some of their malicious code inside the PC's BIOS flash memory, a researcher says.
High-Speed Wireless Network Planned For Silicon Valley (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Smart Valley is getting ready to seek offers from companies interested in designing a high-speed wireless data network that would cover Silicon Valley.
Linux Kernel Developer Says No To GPL 3 (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Linus Torvalds' claim that he won't put the Linux kernel under the next version of the General Public License could represent another fracture in a community once united for free software.
Torvalds Says No to GPL 3 for Linux (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Linus Torvalds, the developer of the Linux kernel, has publicly stated his opposition to the digital-rights management (DRM) provisions that have been proposed for the new version of the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL is used by many open-source software developers.
AOL Plans Nationwide Broadband Expansion (TechWeb)
TechWeb - America Online says it will soon expand its broadband network coast-to-coast through partnerships with service providers.
Sprint Nextel sues online data brokers (Reuters)
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp. on Friday said it sued the parent company of four data brokers it said used fraudulent means to obtain and sell wireless customer call records.
Report: Hackers Can Hide Behind VoIP (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A security flaw in Internet-telephony applications that could enable hackers to cover their tracks while launching massive denial-of-service (DoS) attacks has been uncovered by an international group of communications authorities.
Congress Set To Examine U.S.-China Tech Dealings (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In the wake of Google's launch of its censored Chinese search engine on Wednesday, the company has been roundly criticized by human-rights groups and now might be subject to scrutiny from Congress.
Hearing Date Set for Google-U.S. Dispute (AP)
AP - A federal judge has set a Feb. 27 hearing to examine the Google Inc. decision to withhold millions of online search records from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Judge Sets Hearing Date In Google, DOJ Case (TechWeb)
TechWeb - A federal judge has scheduled for next month a hearing on Google Inc.'s refusal to hand over information on search results to the Department of Justice.
Google Hearing on Providing Search Records Set (PC World)
PC World - Federal judge sets a February 27 hearing date in the government's attempts to obtain Google search records.

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The following are transcriptions of Danish records and articles which I have extracted and translated for my own use over the past several years.
The Bornholm Tenth-Tax Book of 1651, only includes Bodilsker, Østermarie, Ibsker, Åker and Knudker parishes.
The Bornholm County Land-Parishes Farm Tenancy Taxation Book of 1658 was compiled by the Swedes during the period in which Denmark had surrendered Bornholm to Sweden after the War of 1657-58.
The Bornholm County Land-Parishes Farm Tenancy Taxation Book of 1662.
The Bornholm County Land-Parishes Farm Tenancy Taxation Book - 25 March 1663.
The Hindsgavl County Land-Parishes Land Registry Book of 1664.
Bornholm Townships Militia List of 1678, includes: Rønne, Nexø, Åkirkeby, Hasle, Svaneke, Allinge and Sandvig.
The Bornholm County Land-Parishes Farm Tenancy Book of 1689.
The 1688-89 taxation account book for Åker parish.
The rental of pew seats from Rønne Church's Account Register, dated May 14, 1690.
The rental of pew seats from Rønne Church's Account Register for the year 1722.
A genealogically oriented partial extraction of Rønne's Church Account Register for the period 1684-1747; the information extracted includes names and dates for financial transactions with the church, namely payments for funerals, bell ringing and burial plots, and the purchase and rentals of family church pew seats, etc. The spelling is as it appears in the source material. Includes the above Stolestader records from 1690 and 1722. Considering that the parish register for Rønne doesn't begin until 1730 and its probate record only begin in 1736, this register is a valuable source of information on the family relations of residents of Rønne pre-1736. This information is largely reflected in my downloadable database. Note: this is a downloadable zipped Rich Text Format file.
A genealogical oriented partial extraction of Klemensker Parish's Church Account Register for the period 1684-1735. The parish register for Klemensker doesn't begin until 1800. Note: this is a downloadable zipped Rich Text Format file.
A genealogical oriented partial extraction of Hasle's Church Account Register for the period 1684-1750. Note: this is a downloadable zipped Rich Text Format file.
A genealogical oriented partial extraction of Vestermarie's Church Account Register for the period 1684-1744. Note: this is a downloadable zipped Rich Text Format file.
A genealogical oriented partial extraction of Poulsker's Church Account Register for the period 1684-1744. Note: this is a downloadable zipped Rich Text Format file.
A retrospective of the research on the genealogy of the Uf-family on Bornholm.
A retrospective of the research on the genealogy of the Myre-family on Bornholm.
A retrospective of the research on the genealogy of the Kofoed-family on Bornholm.
The Kofoed Family - Noble or Freeman?
An English language translation of Carl Frederik Bricka's 1884 critic in Historisk Tidsskrift of H. R. Hiort-Lorenzen and A. Thiset's Danmarks Adels Aarbog decision on the noble status of the Kofoed family of Bornholm.
A retrospective of the research on the genealogy of the Rømer-family on Bornholm.
A anaylsis of the genealogy of the so-called Bjergegaard-family of Bornholm, as identified by Sigvard Mahler Dam, members of which carried the hummerklo/geddekæft arms.
A list of the Danish Fixed Feast Days, giving their names in Latin, Danish and English.


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Opportunity to purchase 108-unit student block in Derby with the potential to generate £833,000 gross rent pa
108-unit Block
VES-DE1-006
deposit: £2,312,500
stamp duty: £277,500
conveyancing fees: £108,000
Please note that this is an off-market opportunity that is available to qualified buyers only.
Please get in touch and quote the reference number above to speak to a member of our sales team who can advise on the information that will be required from you in order for us to be able to share more detailed and confidential information related to the opportunity.
Opportunity to acquire a purpose-built student accommodation apartment block with freehold located in Derby. The block is currently under development and is expected to be completed in October 2021.
The block comprises 108 studio apartments spread over 5 floors, ranging in sizes between 194 sqft to 280 sqft. Each apartment comes fully furnished including kitchen appliances, a double bed and a desk. The communal areas extend to 6,000 sqft and include a gym, cinema room, dining areas and launderettes.
Once fully let the apartment block is estimated to generate a gross rental value of £833,000 pa. At the time of listing 77% of the apartments have agreed tenancies.
The student block is located in the centre of Derby with plenty of amenities on the doorstep. Transport links within the area are excellent. There are several bus stops just a short walk away and the nearby inner-city ring road connects to all major roads leading out of Derby. The closest train station is Derby railway station allowing travel to other cities in the North East, South West as well as London.
The vendor is seeking offers in the region of £9,250,000 (inclusive of freehold).
Please contact our sales team for further details.
About Derby, East Midlands
Derby is a city in the county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It is located on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, around 15 miles west of Nottingham and 37 miles north east of Birmingham.
This area is serviced by Derby Midland railway station which is managed by East Midlands Trains. East Midland Trains operates a 2 train per hour (tph) over the Midland Main Line southbound to London St Pancras via Leicester and northbound to Sheffield. Other local routes are operated by East Midland Trains, with frequent services on the Nottingham – Matlock Derwent Valley Line and the Derby – Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent lines. CrossCountry run inter-regional services to Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley northbound and Plymouth via Bristol Temple Meads and Reading southbound (both via Birmingham New Street).
Shopping in central Derby is divided amongst three main shopping districts, these include the Cathedral Quarter, the St Peters Quarter and the Intu Derby shopping centre. The Cathedral Quarter was Derby's first Business improvement District and includes a large variety of shops, boutiques, coffee shops and restaurants. This district also includes the Derby Museum and Art Gallery and Derby Central Library. The largest of these districts is the Intu Derby shopping centre which is the main shopping centre in the city, with around 199 stores, a food court and the 12-screen cinema.
There are many job opportunities in industry in Derby, it is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing, home to the world's largest aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and Toyota Manufacturing UK's automobile headquarters is south west of the city at Burnaston. Bombardier Transportation are based at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works were for many years the UK's only train manufacturer and therefore the city was known as the railway centre of the UK. Derby is also home to the Royal Crown Derby, which is one of the longest-established businesses in the city and produces porcelain since the 1750s. There is also Infinity Park Derby which is a business park specifically for aerospace, rail and automotive technology.
In this area there is also a selection of local schooling options which could make this location ideal for young families looking for educational institutions in walking distance for their children. The Beckett Primary School offers mixed-sex education to the age of 11 and for those looking for education for their older children there is The Kingsmead School, which educated to the age of 16.
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Having graduated from the Art Institute of Harbin Normal University in 1998, Han has had a number of solo exhibitions around China since 2000. Most recently, he was awarded the first prize in the John Moores (Shanghai) Contemporary Painting Prize, 2010. Han's portfolio includes Simulated Life series, Grand Bus series, Grand Airplane series, Wave series, Townhouse series and Thermal Power Plant series.


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Global Warming is an all hands-on deck type of issue
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By Rawhi Washah—
Global warming is accelerating. Climate related issues are rising and adding up; things are getting worse – whether it's an increase of devastating forest fires In California, excessive drought, major floods in Europe, or heat waves in Greenland. Technology has made it easier to have a clear reading on how warming is changing the earth; the science is there to back it up. There is no excuse on why we shouldn't work hard to reverse the damage that is already done because this affects all of us—change needs to be done in order to keep the earth and those on it safe. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it will take drastic efforts. According to the New York times article by Henry Fountain he cites Dr. Taalas as saying "The only solution is to get rid of fossil fuels in power production, industry and transportation." According to Amanda MacMillan in her article, "Global Warming 101," "In the United States, the burning of fossil fuels to make electricity is the largest source of heat-trapping pollution, producing about two billion tons of CO2 every year. Coal-burning power plants are by far the biggest polluters. The country's second-largest source of carbon pollution is the transportation sector, which generates about 1.7 billion tons of CO2 emissions a year." Other climate change issues put the risk of many cities to flood or worse, due to seas warming and rising quicker. Henry Fountain said, "Glaciers are melting at a pace many researchers did not expect for decades. The amount of Arctic sea ice has declined so rapidly that the region may see ice-free summers by the 2030s." Parts of the earth are becoming warmer at a quick pace, frozen parts of the earth are thawing quickly, which would lead to a threatening release of huge quantities of carbon gases, something that Is called by scientists as a climate feedback loop.
Due to major ice loss, the earth may be pushed into irreversible damage. According to Fountain, "the acceleration of ice loss and other effects of climate change have brought the world "dangerously close" to abrupt and irreversible changes or tipping points. Among these, the researchers said, were the collapse of at least part of the West Antarctic ice sheet — which itself could eventually raise sea levels by four feet or more — or the loss of the Amazon rainforest." Fountain also said, "Warming can make wildfires worse, for example — it makes vegetation drier and more combustible — but forest management practices, as well as decisions about where to build, also affect the degree of devastation." According to Fountain extreme weather examples include, "Heat waves in Europe in June and July, extreme rainfall in Texas during Tropical Storm Imelda in September, the drought that precipitated the "Day Zero" water crisis in Cape Town in 2018 are among many events shown to have been made more likely, more intense, or both, by climate change."
Image taken from: 5 claims Trump used to justify pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement — and the reality Dave Mosher, Ariel Schwartz and Dana Varinsky Jun 1, 2017, 7:40 PM
In 2015, the Paris agreement was created. The agreement requested that countries all around to limit the damage. The agreement called to limit the current century to lower the warming degree to at least 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 Fahrenheit, above preindustrial levels. However, under President Donald Trump, the United States decided to leave the agreement, which could lead to an increase of issues, if all the countries aren't helping each other. This issue is an all hands-on deck type of issue; no one should take this lightly.
Reference page:
Fountain, Henry. "Climate Change Is Accelerating: 'Things Are Getting Worse'." The New York Times, The New York Times, 4 Dec. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/climate-change-acceleration.html


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Fairs & Festivals in Agra
Agra is a beautiful city that takes you back to before the 15th century AD. The historical monuments made from precious material like marble and red sandstone and artificial lakes gives you a memory that lasts a lifetime. There is a mini city inside enormous gates filled with a glass palace, glazed tiled monument, and so on. This well connected city gets several tourists from all over the world every year. You can visit during anytime of the year if you do not have climate concerns. However, there are colorful fairs & festivals celebrated in full gusto. Make sure to visit in time to participate in these major festivals of Agra.
The festivals of India are known for the different customs, festivities, and types of celebrations. Due to the number of festivals, there are also so many national holidays that many working people enjoy. India is known as a land of different cultures. So ti is not a new thing that a person who belongs to one region does not know about the customs, regional festivals, significance, and the way the same festival is celebrated in another region. Tourists will know more about the various festivals of India.
However, these are lesser known big festivals of India that are celebrated in Agra. Some are only celebrated as festivals of Agra. When you take a trip to Agra, do participate in these festivals of Agra.
Literally meaning 'Great Celebration of Taj' this is one of the first festivals in the year. It is celebrated each year with various activities for people of all ages to enjoy. For example kids can enjoy elephant & camel rides while elderly can listen to Ghazals. Adults can enjoy poetry recitations called 'Mushairas'. Colorful folk artistes perform Nautanki, Sapera, and Lavani with drums & traditional music. Make sure to shop for blue pottery, food, arts & craft during the 10 days long festival. The UP Tourism organizes the fair at Shilpgram, a crafts village close to Taj in February.
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Ram Barat
Shortly before Dusshera there is a fancy marriage procession that marks the end of Ravana. A major fair is held every year and stages the life of Ram in Ram - Lila. The procession of the dressed up deities wedding is visited by thousands. It covers all major lanes of various towns to reach Janakpuri from Lala Channomalji Ki Baradari. Teenage boys play the role of the female deities. A silver chariot carrying Rama with his brothers on either side starts at Raja Janak, a royal palace. The bejeweled crowns, decorated silver chariot and fancy costumes make the fair more colorful and interesting.
Kailash Fair
This festival is held during the monsoon season during months of August or September. This is an annual festival that repeats every year. People celebrate the festival to remember Shiva who appeared in the form of a stone called lingam. Devotees and worshippers of Shiva are called Shivites or Lingites. By visiting from nearby towns and surrounding areas to commemorate the festival. The world famous Kailash Fair is held 12 kilometers away from the city of Agra at a venue called Kailash Temple.
Bateshwar Fair
This is month long festival held each year during October and / or November to commemorate Lord Shiva. The fair takes the name of the presiding deity called Bateshwar Mahadeo. Hence Bateshwar Fair is held in a town situated 70 kilometers from Agra with 108 Hindu temples of various gods and goddesses. This is a world famous spiritual festival where massive numbers of devotees take a holy dip in the sacred River Yamuna waters. There is also a Cattle fair and live stock fair while the festivities are also witnessed throughout city of Agra.
Hot Air Balloon Festival
Do you wish to take part in lifestyle adventure tourism extravagance. This is your chance to get a bird's eye view of the magnificent marble wonder of love – the Taj Mahal. Decorated hot air balloons coming from various parts of the world take part to provide an amazing ride through the breeze over Taj Mahal. It helps to differentiate the New Agra from Old City of Agra and also see other historical monuments of Agra like Agra Fort, River Yamuna etc.
See the reflection of the Taj Mahal in the waters. There is also the Night Glow concert apart from the Sky View balloon rides. With music, lights and colors in the sky it definitely grabs the attention of spectators, audiences and participants. The Taj Balloon Fest is celebrated for 5 days in the month of November. There are 2-day packages starting November 13, 2019 – November 17, 2019. Tickets are limited as the hot air balloons are numbered.
Taj Literary Festival
This literary festival honors the power of written word, forms of art, literary bigwigs, and legends such as Soordas, Ghalib, Tansen, etc. The festival is held at a scenic location set against the backdrop of the Taj Mahal. It pays tribute humanity that lived on for centuries through various forms of art and literature. This includes literary art, performing art, plastic art and dynamic too.
This is a great way for tourists from around the world to catch up with their literary heroes. This festival is more than a fiesta of ancient author's works, musical compositions, stage drama performances but also is a platform for bringing new and fresh aspirants into the literary world. There isn't a better place to hold this than the marble wonder – Taj Mahal. Be there to celebrate literary works from famous bibliophiles and authors from around the world.
Lathmar Holi
People around India and even many tourists around the world are familiar with the festival of colors – Holi. However, this festival of colors and beatings is around 4 – 5 days earlier to other major Hindu festivals. Mathura is a place in Uttar Pradesh, a state of northern India which is better known as 'the land of young Lord Krishna'. People wait for this time of the year to celebrate this festival especially in the towns of Barsana town and Nandagaon town of Madhura district.
This festival is where the gents sing songs to women and try to annoy them. The women in turn chase them away from the town Barsana with 'sticks' called lathis. This is as the mythological legend of Krishna and Radha and the Gopis. Krishna from Nandagaon went to smear color in enthusiasm on Radha's face which angered the people around and the women there. So, they use the lathis to drive him from the town of Barsana. Men and women of these towns re-play this tale and this festival involves loud songs, bright colors, and strong lathis.
The festival of Lights – Diwali is one of the most awaited festivals for Hindus all over the world. People from all religions participate in the celebrations of visiting families who celebrate Diwali, exchanging sweets or burning fireworks. Each state has various customs and there are different Diwali Celebrations in India. The main significance for Diwali is the victory of Good over evil. This festival lasts for 5 days.
This is the festival that precedes the main festival of Diwali. It signifies that Lord Rama defeat over Ravana. People hold big community celebrations, plays, and shows. There are cut outs of Ravana who is then burnt down. Close to Agra, in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, there is a massive festival that lasts nearly a week with crowds, chariots, songs and plays from the story. Then a part of wooden log is burned and thrown in River Beas after which the huge celebration is ended.
This festival means 'breaking of the fast with festivities' is celebrated with exuberance by Muslims all over the world. In India, there is so much preparation and celebration for this festival. It is called Eid popularly, or in short and people buy new clothes for family, visit mosque, and greet each other with love and gifts. At home, people prepare elaborate delicacies to eat. It is a big celebration where they break the fast with celebrations after a month's time of fasting. Huge congregations gather at prominent Masjid in various cities and states of India.
Eid celebrations in India are one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims all over the country. There is also a lot of charity work people who are observing the Holy month of Raman do. They help to fulfill the desires of others, reduce the financial burden of the poorer families, exchange gifts or clothes, etc.
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The latest annual monitoring report by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) shows that in 2010-11 English universities and colleges invested significantly more in outreach activities than in previous years. These schemes are designed to raise aspirations and attainment among people from lower-income backgrounds and other groups currently under-represented in higher education.
The report, a joint publication with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), shows that outreach expenditure on activities such as summer schools rose by 15% to £45.7 million, up from £39.6 million in 2009-10.
OFFA's monitoring of 2010-11 access agreements also reveals new, more detailed information on the access progress made by individual universities. For the first time OFFA asked universities and colleges in England to grade their progress against each target they set themselves rather than grade their overall progress. It also asked them to provide data showing their progress against targets for each academic year since 2006-07, so illustrating the trend in their progress rather than just the change in an individual year. In addition, OFFA asked universities and colleges to provide a 'commentary' setting their access work in context, highlighting any particular challenges they had faced and, if they had not made as much progress as wished, explaining the reasons for this. Both the assessments and commentaries are published on the OFFA website.


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A Lasting Legacy
By Mark MyersAugust 10, 2020No Comments
Larry Connolly was recruited to CURE's Board of Directors in 2006 by his good friend, Vernon O'Neal. He ended up serving on the board for nine years, including two years as president, one as vice president, and one year as treasurer. Those years were pivotal years for CURE, during which the organization experienced tremendous growth.
Larry sold his company in 2012 and started the Connolly Family Foundation. After looking for the best way to support CURE now and in the future, Larry decided to focus on CURE's partnership with Emory University School of Medicine in support of fellowship training. Larry decided to work with CURE to create a fellowship endowment at Emory.
CURE has funded fellows for more than 20 years, and 18 former CURE fellows are now practicing medicine in top institutions around the country, treating patients and pursuing research for cures. The funding of a pediatric oncology fellow allows these young doctors to further their education and ensure that they become clinicians and researchers focused on cancers that affect children. Larry is a staunch supporter of CURE's vision to invest in the training of these young doctors and sees it as beneficial for more than just the young doctor funded.
"What I like about providing funding for a fellow is that it is not only good for CURE, it is good for the city of Atlanta," explained Larry. "This funding will hopefully bring quality young professionals into the city and keep them here to the benefit of our children."
By making this an endowment, it isn't one fellow who will be funded. The CURE Connolly Family Fellow is a lasting legacy that will perpetually fund fellow after fellow for years to come.
The first Connolly Family Fellow is Dr. Sanyu Janardan.
Dr. Janardan earned her MD at the University of Minnesota and completed her pediatrics residency at Yale. Dr. Janardan's fellowship research will focus on studying barriers to exercise in childhood cancer survivors and she will be completing her Masters of Science in Clinical Research at Emory University during her fellowship.
"Because of your generosity, I will be able to dedicate my time and energy to my research during my second and third years of my fellowship," Dr. Janardan said. "My goal is to study the late effects of treatment in childhood cancer survivors. This is a topic I've been interested in since medical school and I'm excited to be able to further explore this area during my research time in order to help make meaningful contributions to our patients and improve their long-term outcomes."
CURE is grateful to Larry Connolly for his years of dedication to CURE and to him and the Connolly family for entrusting us with this gift that will impact children fighting cancer for years to come.
"It is very gratifying to observe from afar how CURE continues to evolve and is making such an impact on so many lives."
-Larry Connolly


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PUBLISHED: 18:59 04 January 2020 | UPDATED: 17:34 14 January 2020
Judy Rimmer
The Swan in Long Melford has now reopened under new management Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN
The new landlord at a historic Suffolk pub which closed down twice last year is looking ahead to a successful 2020.
Onur Ozcelik, new landlord of the Long Melford Swan, said regulars had been delighted to see the pub reopen ahead of the festive period and had given him and his team a warm welcome.
"We have had lots of local people coming in," he said. "Everything is going better than I'd planned.
"I am so pleased for my regular customers - we have had amazing support."
The Swan, a well-known gastro-pub, suddenly closed down in April 2019, along with The Lavenham Greyhound and The Hadleigh Ram, due to the collapse of former holding company Stuart Inns Ltd.
Landlord of The Swan, Onur Ozcelik Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN
All three pubs found new owners, with the Swan being taken over by service giant Atalian Servest.
However, in September, just four months after the pub reopened, there was another shock for customers, as it closed again when Atalian Servest pulled out.
Greene King, which owns the building but leases it out, launched a search for a new tenant, and Mr Ozcelik reopened the pub at the end of October, in time for the Christmas and New Year period.
Mr Ozcelik, who is originally from Turkey, has lived in the UK for 14 years, and loves Suffolk.
He has cordon bleu training and has also worked in ecommerce, but decided he wanted to run a pub. "I just wanted to know my customers and have a real connection," he said.
He and his team have created new menus with dishes ranging from rib eye steaks and smoked applewood burgers to vegetarian and vegan delicacies such as wild mushroom and truffle risotto. They also offer Sunday lunches and a bar menu.
All the ingredients used are fresh, Mr Ozcelik said, adding that dining at the Swan is now more affordable than in the past.
The Swan has just held a New Year's Eve party with a five-course tasting menu, and it also held a Christmas party for customers. It has also staged music events, including a live soul evening with music from MJ Soul, with more live music planned in the future.
As well as its dining offer, it offers the opportunity to book a stay, with three rooms available to book.
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Located close to Moscow, Sergiev Posad is a charming town of Golden Ring, a very convenient destination for one-day trip from Moscow. Main tourist attraction of Sergiev Posad is the beautiful Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius – a fine example of old Russian architecture and one of the biggest monasteries in Russia.
Make sure to visit one of the most beautiful towns of the Golden Ring and one of the oldest towns in Russia – Rostov Veliky. The architectural harmony of Rostov's numerous churches is beyond words and impresses even the most sophisticated travelers. The Rostov Kremlin is number one of the major sightseeing highlights of any multiday or one-day Golden Ring tour.
Visit the biggest city along the Golden Ring, embraced by two rivers, the mighty Volga and the smaller Kotorosl. The old town of Yaroslavl with its great variety of samples of old and unique Russian architecture is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a historically important location.
The tiny and charming town of Suzdal, a part of the Golden Ring, is a real treasury of old and unique Russian architecture. Visit numerous churches and monasteries that are the same as centuries ago. If you only have time for visiting one city of the Golden Ring, Suzdal might be the right choice.
Visit the old town of Vladimir, a part of the Golden Ring, a former capital of mighty Grand Duchy of Vladimir. The town features beautiful samples of old and unique Russian architecture that are a part of UNESCO World Heritage. Located only 3 hours away from Moscow, Vladimir is a perfect destination of a day trip or a starting point of the multiday Golden Ring tour.
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Q: How to call a angular library as different library name when lib import in project I have an angular library.It's name is @company/web but I want to call  different name when import to project .For example @web.Can i do this without changing library name ?

A: please try adding it in your tsconfig.json of your project
inside paths property add reference to your library like this
"paths": {
      "@web": ["node_modules/@company/web"]
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Set unenrollment triggers to unenroll or exclude objects in company-based, deal-based, ticket-based, or quote-based workflows.
If you have a Marketing Hub Professional or Enterprise account and are trying to unenroll or exclude contacts in a contact-based workflow, learn how to use suppression lists.
If you are a Sales Hub or Service Hub Professional or Enterprise user and are trying to unenroll or exclude contacts in a contact-based workflow, learn how to set workflow goals.
Company/deal/quote/ticket is not currently enrolled in the workflow and meets the unenrollment triggers: the company/deal/quote/ticket will not be enrolled in the workflow even if they meet the enrollment triggers at a later time.
Company/deal/quote/ticket is currently enrolled in the workflow and meets the unenrollment triggers: the company/deal/quote/ticket will be immediately unenrolled from the workflow.
Company/deal/quote/ticket is currently enrolled in the workflow and does not meet the unenrollment triggers: the company/deal/quote/ticket will remain in the workflow. However, if it meets the unenrollment triggers at a later time (while still active in the workflow), it will be unenrolled then.
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Click the name of the workflow.
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FOX Winter Premiere Schedule Announced
bones Bordertown Lucifer Sleepy Hollow tv news TV Premiere Dates
By Silas Lesnick
Bordertown is one of the new series set for the FOX winter lineup
FOX has today announced their upcoming winter 2016 schedule. In addition to new series like the ensemble comedy "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life" and the animated "Bordertown," the FOX winter lineup will include returning favorites like "New Girl," "Sleepy Hollow," and more.
Following an all-new "The Simpsons," (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life" will premiere Sunday, January 3, 2016. The series follows the charming misadventures of Cooper Barrettt (Jack Cutmore-Scott, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and his friends as they struggle through messy, terrible and hilarious disasters – a night in jail, crazy ex-girlfriends, going broke – giving us guidance so we can avoid the same mistakes.
After "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life," the FOX winter lineup continues January 3 with a new "Family Guy" (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), followed by the season premiere of "Bordertown". A satirical look at the cultural shifts taking place in America, the series explores family, politics and everything in between. The comedy centers on two very different families living in a fictional Southwest desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border and stars Hank Azaria, Alex Borstein, Judah Friedlander, Nicholas Gonzalez and Missi Pyle.
The FOX winter lineup continues January 5 with the season five premiere of "New Girl" (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), the time period premiere of "Grandfathered," (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), an all-new episodes of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" on a new night and time (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and the time period premiere of "The Grinder" (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).
"American Idol" will begin its 15th – and farewell – season with a special two-night, four-hour premiere event Wednesday, January 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, January 7 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). A season-long celebratory event, "American Idol" will feature host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr., as they discover an Idol one last time, and pay tribute to the past 14 seasons of amazingly talented contestants and the millions of fans who phoned, tweeted, texted and championed their favorites.
New drama "Second Chance" (formerly "Lookinglass") debuts Wednesday, January 13 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following the time-period premiere of "American Idol" (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Rob Kazinsky ("True Blood") stars as a disgraced, 75-year-old ex-sheriff, who dies at the hands of corrupt cops. He is brought back to life – by a pair of young tech scientists who are founders of a social networking empire – and given a second chance as a 35-year-old with unpredictable near-superhuman abilities.
"Masterchef Junior" continues on Fridays returning with a special two-hour episode on Friday, January 8 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). "Hell's Kitchen," starring fiery chef Gordon Ramsay, cooks up its 15th season beginning Friday, January 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following an all-new episode of "Masterchef Junior" in its regular time period (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).
"Lucifer," the new drama starring Tom Ellis ("Merlin"), joins the FOX winter lineup when the series premieres Monday, January 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), after the time period premiere of "The X-Files" (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Based upon the characters from DC Entertainment's Vertigo imprint, the series tells the story of Lucifer Morningstar (Ellis), the Lord of Hell, who has abandoned his throne and retired to L.A. When he is introduced to LAPD homicide detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German, "Chicago Fire"), Lucifer becomes intrigued by her compassion for humanity, which causes a struggle between his temptation toward the side of Good and his original calling toward Evil.
As previously announced, Superhuman, a new two-hour special is part of the FOX winter lineup. Hosted by actor Kal Penn, Superhuman will premiere Monday, Jan. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
"The X-Files" is set to return with a special two-night event beginning Sunday, Jan. 24 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT), following the NFC Championship Game. "The X-Files" will then continue with its time period premiere on Monday, January 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).
Grease: Live, a three-hour production of the musical, will air live Sunday, January 31 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). This first-ever live television production of Grease, the special will reintroduce and reimagine some of the show's most memorable moments, great music and timeless love story to an entirely new generation.
"Sleepy Hollow," which has its fall finale on Thursday, Nov. 19, moves to Fridays when it returns for the FOX winter lineup with all-new episodes on February 5 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). After "The X-Files" concludes its six-episode run, "Gotham" will make its spring return Monday, February 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Later that week, the Morris Chestnut-starrer "Rosewood" returns on Wednesday, March 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) while "Empire" begins the second part of its second season Wednesday, March 30 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
Return dates for "Bones" and "The Last Man on Earth" will be announced at a later date.
Which of the shows on the FOX winter lineup are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments below!


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A little slice of gaming history – January
1955: The first Guinness Book of World Records was published, McDonalds became a chain, and Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. Elsewhere in California, on January 27, a child named Eugene Peyton Jarvis was born.
He didn't have much effect on the world for a while, but come 1981 video game fans were thankful for his existence, as they pumped many a coin into his multi-button arcade smash Defender. As well as creating this milestone in gaming, Jarvis also gave us Robotron 2084, Stargate, NARC and Smash TV…
Speaking of smash, January 21, 1999 saw the launch of what would become a wildly popular Nintendo IP for decades to come in Super Smash Bros. It followed the successful formula of Super Mario Kart in bringing together characters from the Nintendo stable, this time having 12 of them going the biff on each other. Evolutions of the game have appeared on each Nintendo home console since, and it's now the company's sixth biggest money-spinning franchise…
Another Nintendo franchise that can make a dizzying dollar claim is Pokémon – in fact it comes second only to the Super Mario series, so far generating more than US$300 million. Once again on January 27, but this time in 1966, a man named Ken Sugimori was born in Tokyo. In his teens he illustrated a gaming fanzine, before moving into game design. More specifically, Sugimori was a co-designer of, and drew and finalised all 151, of the original Pokémon characters…
Meanwhile, a games system that didn't need much in the way of art design due to its graphical limitations, the 'Brown Box' was taken on for production in January 1971 by a company named Magnavox. This sound-free, monochrome machine went on to become the world's first ever home video games console upon launching to market in 1972 as the Magnavox Odyssey.
Notable games released in January
Xevious (1983)
Mega Man 4 (1992)
Bayonetta (2010)
Soulcalibur V (2012)
DmC: Devil May Cry (2013)
Monster Hunter: World (2018)
Posted by Amy Flower | Jan 14, 2020 | GAMES |
Tags: Defender, Eugene Jarvis, gaming history, January, Magnavox Odyssey, pokemon, Super Smash Bros
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Joint Managing Director
Head of Commercial and Corporate Dispute Resolution Practice
LL.B (Hons)
Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore
mark.lee@wmhlaw.com.sg
DID: 6514 6352
Primary Focus
Civil & Commercial Litigation Practice, Corporate & Shareholder Disputes Practice, Debt/Asset Recovery & Insolvency Practice, Arbitration Practice, Criminal Practice
Making Excellence a Habit
Mark co-founded WMH Law Corporation and is the Joint Managing Director of the firm. Mark heads the firm's Commercial and Corporate Dispute Resolution Practice.
He is also one of the youngest lawyers named as a finalist of the coveted Young Lawyer of the Year Award at the 15th Annual Asian Legal Business South East Asia Awards 2019 ("Awards").
From an original shortlist of 15 finalists (comprised of lawyers from prominent local and international law firms), Mark was further selected as one of the Top 5 Finalists of the Awards. Mark is one of only two lawyers from local law firms in this list of Top 5 Finalists.
The Awards recognise the excellence and outstanding performance of South East Asia's leading law firms (and lawyers) that have significantly contributed to the evolving legal landscape of the region and is hailed as "the pre-eminent legal awards in Asia". Mark is lauded as an "astute lawyer", "a very effective litigator", "surgical with his approach and strategy to complicated issues" and for his "keen strategies".
Having formerly practiced respectively at Singapore's oldest Asian boutique legal firm and at one of the Big Four law firms in Singapore, Mark's practice spans a broad spectrum of subject matters and diverse areas of the law.
Mark has an active litigation practice and handles both civil and criminal work. Mark is engaged in trial and appellate advocacy and has represented clients at all levels of the Singapore Courts.
Mark's clientele includes high net worth individuals, corporations and conglomerate / corporate groups situated both locally and abroad (including Italy, United Kingdom, Australia, etc) traversing a wide range of industries. Amongst others, Mark acted for a leading international corporate group in the live entertainment industry renowned for producing the world's most popular musical, theatrical productions and international touring productions.
Mark has a particular emphasis in corporate, shareholder and boardroom disputes. He routinely advises high valued companies, shareholders and directors in complex, multi-party shareholder disputes, breach of director duties claims and minority oppression claims. Mark has acted for multi-million dollar companies, public listed companies and various Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Some of Mark's notable cases, include but is not limited to the following:-
Represented shareholders in defending a minority oppression claim (Section 216, Companies Act), including arguments of quasi-partnership.
Represented a corporate shareholder in respect of a disputed joint venture agreement, which included claims of minority oppression (Section 216, Companies Act).
Represented shareholders in negotiations for the exit of certain shareholders and the valuation of the company (and its shares).
Represented directors in defending claims (of alleged breaches of directors and/or fiduciary duties).
Represented directors in defending claims (of alleged breaches of directors and/or fiduciary duties) filed by a shareholder vide a derivative action (Section 216A, Companies Act).
Represented directors in an application to the High Court for relief under Section 391, Companies Act.
Represented a company to resist a director's application to the High Court to inspect the company's accounting and other records under Section 199(5), Companies Act.
Represented shareholders in a contentious company winding-up application involving a group of companies.
Represented shareholders in a dispute over a shareholder's agreement which invovled foreign shareholders (German nationals) and a local incorporated joint venture company. The matter was adjudicated at an arbitration seated in Singapore under the SIAC Rules.
Mark is also regularly invited to speak at various conferences and writes prolifically on various legal developments with a keen interest in corporate disputes, including:-
(a) "Lifting of the Veil of Incorporation"
(b) "Derivative Action by Shareholders; Section 216A of the Companies Act"
(c) "Case Update: Ho Yew Kong v Sakae Holdings Ltd [2018] SGCA 33"
(d) "Shareholder Minority Oppression – Remedy – Share Buy-Out & Valuation"
(e) "Access to a Company's Documents & Records"
(f) "Power to Grant Relief – Directors' Liability; Section 391 of the Companies Act"
(g) "Oppression, Disregard of Shareholders' Interests & Prejudice"
In the time that Mark has been in practice, he has been involved in a variety of complex litigation, including a case in relation to the enforcement of an English judgment in respect of assets worth more than US$17 million against foreign state-owned entities. Mark also acted as lead counsel for a remisier in a multi-party suit involving, inter alia, a prominent trading house and a foreign claimant incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with cross-border elements traversing multiple foreign jurisdictions.
Mark has advised both individuals and corporations (including several public listed companies) in a wide variety of cases involving various areas of the law (including but not limited to); debt / asset recovery, bankruptcy and corporate insolvency, defamation, contractual claims, equity and trusts, tortious claims, tenancy disputes, independent corporate legal compliance audit/investigations, international/domestic arbitrations and various criminal matters.
Mark has acted in numerous high profile cases which were featured in various prominent newspapers and local publications. Notably, Mark was interviewed by "The Business Times" where WMH Law Corporation was described as "a young law firm punching above its weight". Separately, in an article by Lianhe Zaobao (联和早报)(a mandarin newspaper), Mark was described as such; "Mr Lee not only helped his client avoid a potential imprisonment term of up to two years, a fine, caning or any combined punishment, Mr Lee also helped his client to start the re-healing process for his whole family."
Mark believes in giving back to the community and volunteers regularly through various avenues with a myriad of organizations.
"... An astute lawyer... keen grasp of the law ... able to very swiftly discern the underlying issues of a dispute. Mark's keen strategies and wealth of experience have been great assets to my company."
"... excellent lead and guidance from Mark throughout our entire case in the High Court. It was our company's first legal dispute and we were glad to have Mark in our corner. Great professionalism."
"... helpful and extremely competent ...[in dealing with] inter-jurisdictional matters ... . Mark completed the job with outstanding competence ... extensive legal knowledge. He is a credit to the Singapore legal profession."
"... professional, effective and I can always count on him to deliver top-notch service."
"a very effective litigator who delivers results for his clients. He is precise with his advice and surgical with his approach and strategy to complicated issues. ... very impressed with his professionalism ... ."
"... professional and yet approachable style that make us feel so comfortable. ... great passion and commitment ..."
"... driven and motivated and worked tirelessly to fight for the best outcome ... deeply impressed by his professionalism."
Memberships / Appointments
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
Member of the Law Society of Singapore
Member of the Singapore Academy of Law
Lead Lawyer Panel, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
Panel lawyer, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
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Pilate most commonly refers to Pontius Pilate

Pilate may also refer to:
Pilate (band), now called Pilot Speed, a Canadian rock band formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario
"Pilate" (song), a song by Pearl Jam from their fifth album, Yield, released in 1998
Pilate, Haiti, a small town in Haiti
Lago di Pilato, a glacial mountain lake, Italy

People with the surname Pilate
Felton Pilate (born 1952), American musician

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Pilates, physical fitness system
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Internet marketing refers to the marketing efforts and advertising which uses the email and the web.
Search engine optimization (SEO) refers to the collection of the various practices and techniques which can enable your website to attract more traffic from the search engines such as Yahoo, Bling, and Google.
The power of the social media can be harnessed for growing your brand or business.


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Following an intense three months of training and experimentation, nine start-ups were selected from DBS's HotSpot Bootcamp to move on to the next stage – the Pre-Accelerator.
Now in its second year, DBS HotSpot 2016 attracted over 250 applications from diverse sectors, including finance and digital technology, food and beverage and travel. In addition to those from the start-up community, the programme welcomed social entrepreneurs and aspiring innovators from within DBS itself – the bank encourages its own staff with innovative ideas to take part. Out of these, 29 teams were chosen for the DBS HotSpot Bootcamp before nine were eventually picked for the final segment of the programme.
As part of the Pre-Accelerator, the nine teams will receive a SGD 25,000 entrepreneur award, which does not require the teams to give up any equity. This will give them a boost as they continue to focus on product development and sales strategies. They will also receive legal advice and training on skills such as marketing and pitch presentations as they work towards securing funding from the investment community.
"Over the past few months, the mentors in HotSpot had only good things to say about all the start-ups they worked with. But these nine teams really stood out against their peers and had progressed tremendously during Bootcamp. While we would have loved to work with more of the start-ups, competition was tough and we had to be selective of who we could fund for the Pre-Accelerator. It was not an easy decision," said Neal Cross, DBS' Chief Innovation Officer.
The teams were chosen based on the clarity of their ideas and concepts, how innovative their idea was and the viability of their business solution. They were selected by DBS executives and partners.
Said Jeffery Sung, co-founder of HugProperty.com and a Senior Vice President at DBS, ""Hotspot showed me how truly important it is to change, and change fast until the customer falls in love with us. The support I got from both the local start-up community and DBS was immense. It's truly amazing how the bank is empowering our people and the experience has been invaluable in helping me see how to better serve customers."
Added Yuhwen Foong, Founder & CEO of SushiVid, "HotSpot Bootcamp has given me an excellent overview of all the tasks that I needed to consider to scale my business. The team at DBS Innovation Group is really amazing and very passionate about start-ups."
DBS HotSpot 2016 Pre-Accelerator will begin in August and culminate in November on Demo Day where the final nine teams will pitch their businesses to a live audience of corporate executives, angel and venture capital investors and accelerators from the region.
Selective innovation is necessary when resources are finite
Around 90 percent of incubators and accelerators will fail. That was a claim made four years ago as more and more...


Kimi Ford is a portfolio manager for NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund.
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Early Alert is program that allows faculty to provide academic feedback on student performance during the 4th week of classes, long before mid-term grades are assigned. The intent is to give students a glimpse of their early performance and seek help (or adjust their habits) before it is too late to impact their final grade. Early Alert sends clear messages to students who frequently assume "no news is good news" if they have no indication of how they are performing at UW. With Early Alert, students can see if they are passing or struggling in individual classes. This alert encourages them to speak with their faculty and/or seek academic support services such as tutoring and SI. Early Alert also encourages faculty to plan assessment activities early in the semester. Many faculty have incorporated STEP Tutoring and Early Alert information into their syllabi. Students with a D or F grade at Early Alert receive points of contact from their advisors, and Residence Hall Assistants. The points of contact are used to also encourage the student to seek academic/personal help and discuss their options.
Specific information about Early Alert will be provided at the start of each term. For questions about Early Alert, contact Lane Buchanan, Registrar (lane@uwyo.edu).
"This is a wonderful system to identify struggling students much earlier during the semester and offer advice/resources to improve their learning."
"I'm glad we have this system in place. It shapes the way I think about my students' grades in general, and that has changed some of the language I use about grades in class."
"I reached out to one of my advisees due to the Early Alert, and it turned out to be a very pivotal moment to do so."
"If the system helps one student to succeed in college, then it is worth my time as an instructor to use it."


There is this new tool at stopcraponthemap.com that looks for suspicious and fake reviews on Google Maps and tells you which one they think they are. "This tool looks for unnatural review patterns from Google users. It uses several well tested heuristics to detect irregular activity," the tool writes. "More patterns will be added in version 1.2. Currently supporting USA and Canada listings only," they added.
It is not clear who built the tool but the local SEO community is having fun using it.
Here is an example of a profile that shows a lot of suspicious reviews.
Anyway, have fun - play with it but I am not sure how accurate it is.


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Walker Pays $28K in Penalties for Campaign Finance Violations
Republican Gov. Scott Walker paid about $28,400 in 2015 for campaign violations. It was more than one-third of the total of $68,600 that candidates and others paid in 2015 for campaign finance and lobby law violations. Walker Pays $28K in Penalties for Campaign Finance Violations
Republican Gov. Scott Walker paid about $28,400 in 2015 for campaign violations. It was more than one-third of the total of $68,600 that candidates and others paid in 2015 for campaign finance and lobby law violations.
The penalties were paid in settlements with the Government Accountability Board (GAB).
Walker topped the list of penalties, paying $28,150 for exceeding campaign contribution limits and another $238 for accepting corporate contributions during his 2014 reelection campaign. At the time, the limit for individual contributions to candidates for governor and other statewide offices was $10,000 in each election cycle.
Other notable penalties for accepting excessive contributions were paid by the campaigns of:
GOP Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, of Juneau, $5,990;
GOP Rep. John Nygren, of Marinette, co-chair of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, $2,400;
Democratic Rep. Robb Kahl, of Monona, $1,400.
At the time, the individual campaign contribution limit was $1,000 for Senate candidates and $500 for Assembly candidates in each election cycle.
A bill approved late last year by the Republican-controlled legislature and signed into law by Walker doubled the individual contribution limits to statewide and legislative candidates.
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Big shareholders challenge Sino-Forest deal
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada
A group of major institutional shareholders of Sino-Forest Corp. is opposing a record $117-million proposed settlement agreed to by Ernst & Young LLP, the former auditors of the disgraced Chinese timber firm. The embattled former forestry giant goes before a Toronto bankruptcy judge on Friday to have its restructuring deal, which would see Sino-Forest's remaining assets transferred to its debt-holders, approved.
Supreme Court to hear case on random workplace alcohol tests
OTTAWA — A union of New Brunswick mill workers arguing that mandatory, random alcohol testing breaches their right to privacy will have their appeal heard by the Supreme Court of Canada Friday. The top court's eventual decision has the potential to set a precedent for random alcohol tests in the workplace, and employers and unions across the country will be watching closely, said Nathalie Des Rosiers, the general counsel and executive director for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which is acting as an intervener.
Mill hazards underestimated
Letter by Lloyd Atkins
Region: Canada, Canada West
The potential for explosive dust fires is well understood in many industries. When the forest industry was thriving, general mill clean-up was given a high priority where I worked. …The BC mill owners and their insurance brokers knew there were risks, but tragically underestimated the hazards and the consequences. Hopefully lessons have been learned and similar mistakes will not be repeated.
Union hoping to avert strike at HSPP
Coast Reporter
The union representing just over 400 workers at Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) said it is hoping to avert a strike or lockout at the Port Mellon mill, despite a 99.4 per cent strike vote by its membership on Nov. 29. "We have a solid strike mandate, but I'm optimistic we'll be able to successfully bargain a collective agreement with our employer," Don Rheaume, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP), Local 1119, told Coast Reporter Wednesday afternoon.
Babine workers cool to news of mill rebuild
Prince George Citizen
It is not known what the employees of the destroyed Babine Forest Products will do at the new mill, when it is rebuilt next year. Some don't even want to go back. …For me I don't care if they rebuild or not. It is the same management, the same company from the States," said Dirk Weissbach, one of those injured in the January blast that killed two and destroyed the Babine superstructure near Burns Lake. "The experiences are too bad, and I don't know who is responsible. I would need to know that first.
Supreme Court sides with Abitibi in environmental cleanup case
Region: Canada East, Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against the government of Newfoundland and Labrador in its effort to force insolvent newsprint giant AbitibiBowater Inc., to pay for an environmental cleanup. The province wanted the top court to decide if a debtor's statutory duty to remove environmental contamination is extinguished under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. …The province wanted to force the company to clean up five contaminated sites at a cost estimated at between $50-million and $100-million.
Abitibibowater wins Canada case on environmental cleanup costs from Reuters
NL loses Abitibi case in Canada's top court from CBC News
Buying Bowater lands bad deal for taxpayers
Chronicle Herald
There has been much ado by pressure groups urging the provincial government to purchase the Bowater Mersey woodland property. … It is worth noting that about one-third of woodland in Nova Scotia is currently owned by the Crown. That should provide abundant area for suggested practices such as community forests, uneven growth management, harvest of specialty products and low-impact forestry (whatever that is). Do we (the taxpayers) need to spend possibly hundreds of millions of dollars adding land in order for these things to happen?
Supreme Court to rule in AbitibiBowater case
Top court to weigh in on 'polluter pays' issue
The Supreme Court of Canada will rule on Friday as to who is responsible for the environmental mess left behind following the closure of AbitibiBowater's paper mill in central Newfoundland. The company shut down its last mill operation, located in Grand Falls-Windsor, in March 2009. …The case is putting so-called "polluter pays" laws to the test. There are hundreds of companies that pose some environmental risk across Canada, and Friday's ruling could determine who should be financially responsible if any issues arise in the future.
Mill closure comments anger union
ABC Online
Region: International
The timber union has rejected comments in the press by south-east South Australian mayors that the closure of Carter Holt Harvey mills was inevitable. …Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union official Brad Coates says the closures were not inevitable as Carter Holt Harvey had signalled plans to expand. "At the end of the day a number of the proposals that were put on the table of the Government, which they totally ignored, involved actually expanding Carter Holt Harvey's operations here in the south-east," he said.
Greenpeace and Resolute spar over logging practices
Category: Forestry
A tenuous truce in the woods between forestry companies and environmental groups has suffered a setback after Greenpeace Canada withdrew from a conservation pact, alleging logging violations by Resolute Forest Products Inc. "This comes down to a definite breach of trust," Greenpeace forest co-ordinator Stephanie Goodwin said Thursday, accusing Montreal-based Resolute of building a 20-kilometre-long road in an off-limits area in Northern Quebec. …Resolute vehemently denies any wrongdoing, said Seth Kursman, the pulp and paper maker's vice-president of communications, sustainability and government affairs.
Greenpeace says boreal forest agreement no longer working from CBC News
Greenpeace pulls out of Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement from the Media Co-op
Video: Greenpeace Investigation: Resolute Scandal in the Boreal Forest from the Globe and Mail
Christmas tree exports more 'ho hum' than 'ho ho'
Canadian holiday greenery makes its way around the world, but Christmas tree exports have been on the decline since 2006, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada. In 2003, Canadian farms shipped 2.62 million Christmas trees valued at more than $38-million to other countries, including Japan, the Netherlands, Thailand, Venezuela and a host of countries in the Caribbean, according to numbers compiled by Statscan's international trade division.
Greenpeace is a hammer, and everything looks like a nail
Every organization has its core competencies, but also core incompetencies. Environmental activist group Greenpeace is particularly competent at staging publicity stunts and occasionally pushing governments and companies to address its concerns. It's less successful at actually sitting down with its targets and engaging in the unsexy, complex process of finding mutually agreeable solutions, as Greenpeace showed this week. …Greenpeace's latest move is typical of its grandstanding. The boreal forest agreement includes mechanisms for dealing with disputes among participants.
Cortes Island residents seek compromise with loggers
by Mark Hume
Cortes Island residents who blockaded roads for a week in a fight to modify logging plans say they are hopeful talks with Island Timberlands can lead to a compromise. But Mark Leitao, a spokesman for the company, said Thursday no commitment has been made to meet with the islanders, who are organized under the banner, Wildstands Alliance. …"We're resolute that we're going to harvest and continue to manage our properties on Cortes over the long term," he said. "At this point we're sitting back and assessing our options."
What's the point of protest?
Letter by Sonya Friesen
Campbell River Mirror
I hear people say that the Island Timberlands are private property, so what is the point of protest? Are you saying the stamp of private ownership trumps the environmental responsibility of ownership? This week I returned full circle to protesting logging in the Basil Creek watershed, my Squirrel Cove back yard.
Forestry alive and well in NS
Forestry in Nova Scotia is a sunset industry, dying and waiting to be buried, according to opinions expressed on these pages, and from most accounts, government has invested too heavily in it. This is not only wrong, but it's perfectly wrong. Nova Scotia is nearing the greenest constituency of sustainable forestry in the world, voluntarily with public support, and those public investments are not different from all the others to industries in a mixed economy of private and state capitalism.
B.C. rainforest, Cape Breton Island among world's 'must-see places' of 2013
NEW YORK, N.Y. – National Geographic Traveler magazine has named British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest and Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island as being among the world's "must-see places" of 2013. The rainforest is "an untamed strip of land" stretching 400 kilometres along the B.C. coast, but its tranquillity has "recently been rocked" by the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project to send oilsands crude from Alberta to a terminal at Kitimat, the magazine says.
Colo. business will work to clear forest in Wyoming
FireEngineering.com
Region: United States, US West
CHEYENNE – Over much of the past decade, forests across the Rocky Mountain region have been decimated by pine beetles. But now that the infestations have begun to wind down, the U.S. Forest Service is seeking help to remove the acres of dead trees left in their wake, including in Wyoming's Medicine Bow National Forest. To that end, the Forest Service recently awarded a 10-year, $4.75 million contract to Confluence Energy, a Kremmling, Colo.-based wood pellet manufacturer. Starting in January, Confluence will begin clearing at least 1,000 acres of dead trees from the Medicine Bow each year.
Sealaska timber touts habitat maintenance
KRBD
Sealaska Corporation is in the business of cutting trees. Part of that is timber regrowth, which officials say maintains or even improves habitat for deer and fish. Thick stands of young trees surround Election Creek, near Klawock on Southeast Alaska's Prince of Wales Island. The forest was logged in 1989, and it's been left to grow back on its own. Now, more than 20 years later, Sealaska is getting ready to thin the crowded stands of trees that have returned. Ever since 1971, when Sealaska selected land through the Alaska Native Interest Lands Conservation Act, the Juneau-based corporation has logged.
'Finding David Douglas' – US premier for Scottish plant-hunter film
UK Forestry Commission
A new documentary heralding one of Scotland's most famous sons has been premiered in Portland, Oregon. (Thursday, November 15). Finding David Douglas was four years in the making and is the first to focus on remarkable botanist and plant hunter, David Douglas (1799-1834) who explored western North America in the 1820s and 1830s and introduced more than 200 new species to the gardens and forests of Europe. The film – a collaboration between The Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission, the U.S. Forest Service and Forestry Commission Scotland – focuses on Douglas's contributions to science — forestry, botany, and horticulture.
Timber group reaffirms peace deal backing
The board of Timber Communities Australia has reaffirmed its support for Tasmania's forest peace deal, despite a revolt from grassroots members. The board agreed to review its decision to sign the deal after a telephone hook-up with Tasmanian members who oppose it. Most board members did not change their position at a meeting yesterday and want the agreement to proceed for the benefit of all members.
Anderson-Tully laying off 80, ends 2nd shift at Vicksburg sawmill
VICKSBURG, Mississippi — Anderson-Tully Company is shutting down a second shift at its Vicksburg sawmill and is laying off 80 employees by Jan. 4. The company tells the Vicksburg Post that the move has been in the works for two months because of a depressed housing market. "This is a core business decision to right-size production to match market demand," company president Richard Wilkerson said in a statement.
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Abortion to be forgiven by Catholic Priests..
Pope Francis will allow priests discretion to absolve women who have had abortions if they seek forgiveness during the upcoming Holy Year beginning Dec. 8, the Vatican announced in a statement Tuesday.
"One of the serious problems of our time is clearly the changed relationship with respect to life," the pope wrote in the English-language version of his letter, in which he described the "existential and moral ordeal" of women who have chosen to terminate their pregnancies.
Remarking that he has met with many women who have faced this decision, Francis said that women "who bear in their heart the scar of this agonizing and painful decision" deserve the forgiveness of God if they seek it.
"The forgiveness of God cannot be denied to one who has repented, especially when that person approaches the Sacrament of Confession with a sincere heart in order to obtain reconciliation with the Father," Francis wrote.
"For this reason too, I have decided, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to concede to all priests for the Jubilee Year the discretion to absolve of the sin of abortion those who have procured it and who, with contrite heart, seek forgiveness for it," the pontiff went on. "May priests fulfil this great task by expressing words of genuine welcome combined with a reflection that explains the gravity of the sin committed, besides indicating a path of authentic conversion by which to obtain the true and generous forgiveness of the Father who renews all with his presence."
The latest message comes weeks before the pope is set to visit the United States, where the debate over the legal status of abortion has continued for more than 40 years since the Supreme Court's decision inRoe v. Wade, and has intensified in recent months with videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the donation of tissues from aborted fetuses.
While he's in the U.S., Francis will stop in Washington, D.C., and New York before traveling to Philadelphia.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush weighed in on Francis' statement on Tuesday morning, saying that he was not surprised and that "we could all use a lot of mercy in this world."
"I hope that we also focus on mercy for the unborn, the hundreds of thousands of babies that will die," the former governor of Florida said in a Fox News interview. "I think we need to have a society that protects life from the beginning to end, and we should be a repentant society, for sure."
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/pope-francis-abortion-forgive-women-213210#ixzz3kVT6JAiR


Almost every week for the past couple of years I receive emails asking about the downloadable TARDIS. People were having issues downloading the file and printing it properly. I *finally* went back and revamped the project, so now it should be a breeze to work with.
Click either the image above or HERE to view the "Make Your Own Doctor Who TARDIS" entry. The file is formatted to print on 11×17″ cardstock, but you can print a smaller version on regular letter paper.
The project is free for personal use (so *no* commercial projects or reselling), but other than that, have fun! Be sure to send me any pics of your completed piece. I'd love to check them out!
As always, I would be grateful for any feedback you might have!


Seeking to become UK's leading artisan and fine foods curator, London startup BoroughBox has launched an equity crowdfunding on Seedrs to raise £120,000 for its delivery service expansion.
"With a pedigree of outstanding corporate gifting in the City of London and South East from their inaugural 2014 season, a rapidly growing client list, and a new powerful online marketplace to support consumer sales – BoroughBox are actively seeking investment to grow their product range and continue strong sales to the country's expanding, discerning foodie customer base.
The company is currently offering 8.16% through the funding initiative. The project has already successfully raised over £47,000.
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Q: On the expansion of space on small distances After reading this post :Why does space expansion not expand matter? and after posting some comments to Peter Diehr, I was invited to make my argument to a question. The main things one needs from the post above are

The answer seems to be (from Marek in the previous question) that the gravitational force is so much weaker than the other forces that large (macro) objects move apart, but small (micro) objects stay together. However, this simple explanation seems to imply that expansion of space is a 'force' that can be overcome by a greater one. That doesn't sound right to me.

And

Hi. @PeterDiehr and Sushant23 . But why Brooklyn doesn't? If on the small scale we agree on the posted answer, that we cannot see the expansion since everything is expanding, then why see it on the big scale? Is it because it expands faster on the big scales but on the small the speed is the same for all
  objects? Thanks. – Constantine Black 1 hour ago
@ConstantineBlack: the expansion is equivalent to a very weak force - local binding forces always overwhelm it: atoms, molecules, people (eg, not a valid excuse for the waistline!), planets, solar systems, and galaxies. But you can see it over very great distances - hence the red shift due to cosmic expansion is a good proxy for distance, though other proxies are used to set the distance scale. See Hubble's Law – Peter Diehr 1 hour ago
@PeterDiehr Thanks for the fast response. I find it conceptually wrong to admit that expansion is a force such that you can use an equation like Newton's or any argument at least saying that: the total force on the object is expansion + other_forces so that the result in small scales is not-expansion. It' s more reasonable to either say that experiments say this or that or that in small scales, the expansion rate is the same for all objects( even inside the galaxy??) so that we don't observe it. Am I losing something here? Thanks. – Constantine Black 53 mins ago

from the comment discussion. I am posting them as they are, because in the end, I don't know if my question is something new besides the fact that the answers at the pre-mentioned post are not satisfactory( at least for me), and because indeed, my question is a function of the preceding discussion.
Thank you.

A: In general relativity a free particle moves on a trajectory called a geodesic and to make it diverge from that geodesic you need to apply a force to it. To take an everyday example, an object momentarily at rest at the surface of the Earth would normally follow a geodesic that leads radially towards the centre of the Earth with an acceleration relative to the surface of $g$. To keep the object stationary at the surface we need to apply a force, and that force is of course just the gravitational force $F=mg$.
You'll hear people say that gravity isn't a force and while this is true it's also misleading. The curvature of spacetime does result in a force but that force is a bit different to the naive view. There isn't a force pulling objects down, but you do need a force to prevent them falling down i.e. to accelerate them away from the geodesic they would otherwise follow.
The point of all this is that I suspect your key concern is your statement:

I find it conceptually wrong to admit that expansion is a force such that you can use an equation like Newton's

You are correct that the expansion of space is not a force, but to make an object not follow that expansion you have to apply a force to it, and that is a real force that is in principle measurable (in practice it would be far too small to measure). So if you could tie two objects together with a string many light years long, to keep them at rest relative to each other, there really would be a tension in that string. That tension arises because you are forcing the objects to accelerate away from the geodesics they would otherwise follow, and it arises in the same way as the tension in the string if you suspend an object in Earth's gravity.
Having said this, I actually agree that it is meaningless to talk about the force on an atom due to the expansion, except just possibly in some idealised circumstances. By the expansion of spacetime we mean a spacetime geometry called the FLRW metric, but this is a large scale geometry due to a homogeneous distribution of matter and the distribution of matter isn't homogenous. If you looked at the spacetime geometry with some imaginary curvometer then you'd find at the small scale it didn't look anything like the FLRW metric. And if it locally doesn't look like the FLRW metric then that means locally there is no expansion and therefore no force needs to be applied to resist that expansion.
A footnote: when I started writing this I intended to go into more details about geodesics in an expanding spacetime, but this turns out to be somewhat complicated so it's a temptation I have resisted. If this is a subject that interests you it might be worth writing a new question.

A: Because there is no quantum theory of gravitation, we cannot express with confidence the microscopic view of what is happening.  However, at the large scale the expansion of space is described by the Hubble parameter, and the Big Bang model, which is informed by the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), which once was 3,000 K,but today is about 2.7 K, which represents an expansion of space of slightly more than 1000-fold since the temperature fell below 3,000K, and the cosmos became electromagnetically transparent.
Since ordinary quantum theory considers electrons to be point particles, this expansion does not affect them.  For the simplest atoms, such as hydrogen, the ground state orbitals have an average distance from the nucleus, and so does each increasing orbital - and as the electron is shifted from one orbital to another there is a fixed energy relationship based on the potentials calculated from these distances.  Extended observation of the hydrogen line, 21 cm shows no variation with time of emission, even over cosmological time scales.  So the sizes of atoms don't change.
We also observe galaxies, and the observed gravitational behavior is apparently unchanged over cosmological timescales.
The conclusion: even if space is slowly expanding around and through all matter, the binding forces keep things "put together" at their natural sizes. That is, the change in coordinates of a particular patch of space as it slowly grows with time, is different than the growth of a bar of metal as undergoes thermal expansion.  The parts that are connected, stay connected in space.
This may have implications for our understanding of electromagnetic waves which require the comments of a specialist who has thought carefully about this.