I said I'd make a post every time I get a new caller whose life is in agony regarding "work" they are having done by a gypsy psychic scammer.
On my blog, you have complete anonymity, and no one's real name would ever be divulged. Just the actual events are being related here.
My new client told me she is going through very difficult financial times and this gypsy in her area is demanding that she open up bank lines of credit and department store credit cards to make expensive and large purchases for them. And she has done exactly that. She has to do it this way because she has completely run out of cash. I was a little surprised when she told me she was instructed to go to Neiman Marcus to buy 3 handbags. I say a little surprised because this sounds very familiar. Another one of clients was told to go to the same store but in another state. Today, my client told me she could only get one purse because she is running out of credit.
Well, you can imagine what I had to tell her about the ever present gypsy psychic scam that is run locally in every civilized region of the world. She was told that when the psychic gypsy did work with the "orange," it was black and filthy inside when she opened it, and that this has to coming from my clients negative energy. That she needed her to buy some particular merchandise (a big-screen TV) so that she could purchase a large box for the client where she was going to place all of her negative energy.
My client is fearful of not going anymore because she was afraid she will be told to buy something else and also fearful of what they would do if she did not go. Certainly she has paid enough to remove the insecurity, confusion and depression in her life. This gypsy calls her and tells her where to go to buy specific items. Today she was to go to Bed Bath and Beyond and purchase the most expensive comforter they have. This prompted my client to start doing some searching on the internet about psychic scams (her reasoning mind kicked in), when she found my site. She told me she'd given her thousands of dollars and merchandise including 3 very expensive mens suits. Each time the gypsy said would be the last time.
Please Visit this site to read about some justice for one of these scammers: News Story.
Today, she has learned from me that this woman and her daughter are nothing more then criminals and they are stealing not only her money, but her peace of mind and she is very depressed and doesn't even want to wake up in the morning. This is not psychic or spiritual guidance. It is simply a con game and they are very good.
Does this sound like anything you are going through or have been through? Please feel free to contact me with your experiences. I feel so bad because it's not likely you will recover money lost to these psychic scammers. But every single day, someone new who is feeling helpless and vulnerable is being exploited by these people. They will not stop until they have taken all of your money, credit or anything of value, including your jewelry. When all is gone, you'll never hear from them again.
Another warning, a psychic advisor will never call you to ask you to make purchases from department stores or open lines of credit for them. In fact, unless you have called a psychic adviser, they should not and would not be calling you except to return your call.
Wow! I don't think I would ever fall for anything like this. Sounds too crazy to me. But I guess I can also understand that when one is in a bad situation any kind of help might seem to make sense.
Yep, and when they realize that it was a scam, they are so hurt and also so embarrassed. That's exactly why people never say anything about it to anyone, and those gypsies continue to thrive laying in wait for their next victim. That's why I'm giving it so much exposure, so that people looking for real spiritual guidance will know BEFORE they get caught up with these people.
or is it just gypsy are all black people are bad and italian in the mob are all white men srial killers?why is your blog only about bad gypsy psychic!!!
My site is not all about bad gypsy psychics. This is a subcategory and a serious topic. I talk about psychics because this is a psychic blog, not a blog about race. I have a huge following on the topic of Numerology (which is very difficult to fake) and my site and blog covers many, many aspects of psychic readings. My blog does expose the pitfalls people encounter when seeking psychic advice and my followers thank me. As someone who has called hundreds of psychics, I have found there is profound lack of professionalism out there, not to mention a lack of authenticity. My visitors are very appreciative of the information I have provided. Some of it is about the "BAD" gypsy psychics, who are very destructive and hurt peoples' lives. The information I provide on my site is truthful and I help people with truth in their lives–by providing excellent relevant content about psychic readings. If BAD gypsy psychics is not something you want to read about, how did you find yourself on my blog? And, since the information is helpful and not intended to hurt anyone (maybe it hurts those who are being exposed for their dishonesty), but to inform people, why would someone complain about it? All psychics are not bad, just the bad ones.
Are you a bad gypsy psychic? I question someone who objects to exposing the bad stuff out there about bad psychics, which includes the fortune telling scam and other cons. Why would anyone object if they are on the side of truth and honesty. As for your comment about blacks and Italians, sounds like your argument has not been very well thought out. Psychic con artists do not fall under racial or ethnic groups; however, your defensiveness on the subject reveals you feel victimized by this content and that you shun the limelight of exposure! Gypsy frauds have a very long history in the gypsy [con]fidence game culture. You cannot compare a criminal group with a race of people, although you can try in defense of your self. I do believe your comment speaks volumes about you and who YOU are.
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I was taken for about $15,000.00 8 years ago by a gypsy out of Florida. She had me get a credit card because I didn't have the money to pay her. I maxed it out and have never caught up with my credit since. It was a family thing also because I talked to the husband and kids and they all made me believe she was helping me.
Hello Sue, I totally understand your pain and exactly what you have been through. So many have fallen victim to the gypsy scam. They simply feel that if they make you feel good it is OK to cheat you. This is their philosophy. I received your email and I will respond as soon as I can. Thank you for your post. People need to be warned.
I just got scammed for $3000 2 days ago and I went to police department today and I will sue this person and get my money back. I can't believe these people. They took advantage of you when you are crying and valurable and need help. Any suggestions, feel free to let me know.
There is a very dispicable psychic fraud working out of her home and a business location named (PSYCHIC READINGS)in Dallas,Texas. The home is located on Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. They use various names like Cathy Marks, Kathy Leath, Nicole, Ann Newman, Dorothy Marks, Dorothy Leath to name a few. BEWARE of these women because they will hustle you out of your hard earned money and they only care about themselves. The tactics they use are fear and intimidation. They will tell you of a evil spell that has been put on you by someone and for large amounts of money, they can help you remove these bad spells. They also scare you concerning money troubles you will have and health concerns to be aware of. Stay away from these evil women folks.
Thanks for your post Brian. You are right, they are evil. I found this site recently that explains in detail the origins and how this criminal group was spawned and evolved to what it has become today.
Spot on with this write-up, I truly believe this web site needs a lot more attention. I'll probably be back again to see more, thanks for the info!


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NYC Aims to Make Dangerous Avenue Safer for Pedestrians
Home » Blog » Pedestrian Accidents » NYC Aims to Make Dangerous Avenue Safer for Pedestrians
Pedestrian accidents are some of the most deadly types of vehicle-related accidents – here in the New York City area and across the nation. Traffic in busy cities tends to travel at a swift pace, or to be jammed with frustrated drivers.
One particular stretch of West End Avenue has recently seen more than its share of pedestrian accidents and deaths. In July 2014, a 61-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as its driver was making a left turn from West End Avenue onto West 95th Street. Another accident occurred in January 2014 when a taxi was making a turn from West 97th Street onto West End Avenue. As the taxi made the turn, it struck a father and son who were attempting to cross the intersection. The 9-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries.
These deaths, along with the outrage of local residents and the community at large, have prompted city transportation officials to begin taking immediate measures to make this dangerous avenue safer for pedestrians, according to a CBS New York news report.
Proposed Street Designs: Benefits and Liabilities
According to the proposal from the NYC Department of Transportation, safety improvements are planned for a section of West End Avenue from West 72nd Street to West 106th Street.
Although not everyone is happy with the scheduled redesign, improvements are intended to help calm traffic and increase pedestrian safety. Some of the changes include:
Banning left turns from southbound lanes at West 95th Street and northbound lanes at West 97th Street.
Constructing four traffic islands.
Removing one lane in each direction to widen parking and loading lanes, curbing the existing problem caused by vehicles double-parking in an intended "moving lane."
Adding curbside right turn lanes.
Eliminating the need for lane changes to allow for more predictable traffic movement.
Other improvements to crosswalks and roads are also scheduled. The upgrades are expected to not only make the roads safer for pedestrians, but to allow traffic to flow more easily.
Changes will also eliminate certain turning blind spots and give pedestrians a median island that they can retreat to if necessary.
What You Can Do to Minimize Pedestrian Accidents
There are actions both walkers and drivers can take to minimize pedestrian accidents on all New York City streets. As a pedestrian, you should:
Look before you cross.
Cross with the signal or light and only at an intersection.
Realize that just because you can see a car does not mean its driver sees you.
Err on the side of caution at all times.
Never attempt to cross the street between two parked cars.
As a driver, you should:
Obey traffic signals.
Avoid driver distraction.
Use your turn signals to let others know your intentions.
Follow posted speed limits.
Never drive while impaired by either drugs or alcohol.
Keep a keen eye out for pedestrians.
The majority of pedestrian accidents are avoidable. If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, we advise you to retain skilled legal counsel at once. Contact The Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe, LLP today to discuss your case and determine the course of action you should take.
Pedestrian Accidents Blog Posts:
Top 5 Reasons You Shouldn't Use Your Phone While Walking
Walk down any street in New York and you'll see people on their phones. They're talking. They're texting. They're listening to music and playing video games. What they're not doing is
Preventing Car and Pedestrian Accidents Using Technology
AT&T and ChallengePost are prepared to offer $50,000 for techies to provide solutions to accidents involving pedestrians and automobiles on congested New York streets. In the wake of last
Long Island Hit-and-Run Driver Caught and Charged
An East Patchogue, Long Island, resident, Abdelgheni Dakyouk, has been charged with causing the death of a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident. Dakyouk allegedly not only killed a 37-year-old
Long Island Roads Again Ranked as Most Dangerous for Pedestrians
A new report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign ranks Route 25 in Suffolk County the most dangerous road for pedestrian accidents in the Tri-State area. The toll of 20 deaths on State Route

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Happy Days! Sam Stosur Wins US Open 2011 Women's Singles Final
September 11, 2011 By grandslamgal
This is such an awesome blog to write. Today Sam Stosur beat Serena Williams in the US Open Women's Final. In 2 sets no less, (6-2, 6-3). What a great day for Sam, for Sam's fans and for tennis in Australia.
The tournament started with a hurricane and ended with Sam on fire!
Sam Stosur with her well deserved US Open 2011 trophy
Photo source Philip Hall/USTA
Was it only a week ago that I wrote this article Go Sam, Go All the Way after she won an incredible 3 setter against Nadia Petrova? Since then she has beaten Maria Kirilenko, Vera Zvonareva and Angelique Kerber on the way to the final.
The final wasn't without incident
There was an incident in the second set when Serena hit a winner that should have levelled the score to deuce. But instead, as Serena shouted "c'mon" too early ie before Sam hit the ball, the point was given to Sam and she got the break.
This fired Serena up and during the change of ends she continued to vent saying to the umpire that she was "out of control" and "unattractive inside". It was a bit of a flashback to the incident when Serena was fined $82,500 after the US Open 2009 for screaming at a lineswoman during her semi final against Kim Clijsters.
She may have been a little rattled at first but Sam kept her nerve and went on to win the set and the match.
Sam Stosur after her semi final win, as shared on her Facebook page.
Photo Sourced from Sam's Facebook page
A few stats on the win
Sam is the first Australian woman to make the US Open final since Wendy Turnbull in 1977
She is the first Australian woman to win the US Open final since Margaret Court Smith in 1973
She is Australia's first women's final winner at a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon in 1980
Today is exactly 10 years since Lleyton Hewitt won the US Open
Sam's prize money for winning is $US 1.8 million.
Happy Days indeed!
Bring on Djokovic v Nadal in the Men's Final tomorrow. Go Rafa!
Umer says
Really deserving.


Demolition insurance that is used to cover the costs of demolishing a building that is damaged by a peril, such as a fire or storm. Zoning requirements or building codes may require that a damaged building be demolished rather than repaired. Demolition insurance covers the cost of tearing down undamaged portions of a damaged structure.
Demolition insurance covers a building that is damaged, not necessarily pieces of a building that may cover the property itself after a storm or other peril. Property owners should also check their property insurance policies for a debris removal provision, which covers the cost of removing debris and pollution that may result from demolition.
The typical homeowners policy may or may not cover demolition and debris removal, depending on the state and policy type. HO-1, one of the most common policies, covers damage from: fire, lightning, windstorm (unless you live in a hurricane zone), hail (not available everywhere); explosion, riots, civil commotion, aircraft (and things falling from aircraft), vehicles striking the house (and things thrown from vehicles); smoke, vandalism (although some policies exclude this); malicious mischief, theft and volcanic eruption. HO-2 adds coverage for falling objects; the weight of ice, snow, or sleet, flooding from your appliances, plumbing, HVAC, or fire-protection sprinkler system; damage to electrical parts caused by artificially generated electrical currents (such as a power surge not caused by lightning), glass breakage, and abrupt collapse.
Some policies cover demolition but only up to a stated percentage of the cost of rebuilding. So if you have $100,000 worth of damage covered under the policy, and 25% coverage for demolition, you'd get $25,000 less whatever you're deducible is. Debris damage works the same way, but this gets complicated if, say, a wind storm knocks down a bunch of trees and tears up your yard. The same 25% would apply, but only of the total cost of the claim, which could well be mostly the debris removal. In this case, you'll be short of what you need to put your property back in pre-storm shape.
In addition some policies have a section called "additional coverage" that may add a lump sum of say $10,000 to any debris removal or demolition coverage.
Most people who buy homeowner's insurance file the policy away without reading it. It's only when there's a claim that you start looking at what's really covered and for how much. This can lead to expensive surprises.
Building ordinance coverage is insurance for increased costs of restoring damaged buildings up to code.
Vandalism and malicious mischief insurance is a type of insurance coverage that protects against losses sustained as a result of vandals.
Windstorm insurance is a special type of property-casualty insurance that protects policyholders from property damage caused by windstorms.
Debris removal insurance is a section of a property insurance policy that provides reimbursement for clean-up costs associated with damage to a property.
Catastrophe insurance protects businesses and residences against natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods, and against man-made disasters.


Then the top two teams in each conference host the second-placed sides in the other conference, with the winners playing off in the Grand Final.
Not ideal as each team does not play all other teams at least once. But I think it is a big improvement of the initial proposal so expertly critiqued as 'gimmicky', by Daisy.
And having a 'Finals Series' is far better than the sudden death we have now with the two top teams playing off in the GF.
THE 2019 NAB AFL Women's season will be played using a conference system, with the 10 teams divided into two groups of five.
Each team will play seven home and away games, with the season starting on the first weekend of February. The season will also feature two weeks of finals, with the Grand Final to be held on the last weekend of March, coinciding with round two of the AFL season.
Teams will play the four other teams in their own conference, plus three teams from the other conference in a 'weighted' arrangement.
The format will allow for one of the three so-called 'crossover' games to be based on a rivalry.
And what's their plan for 2019? 2020? I guess they'll probably make that up as they go along as well.


Josie has arrived. He settled right in.
Elliott was miffed, perhaps a bit disgusted. But he's coming around. If only Josie would stop trying to play, trying to chase, trying to have a little undignified fun, then everything would be OK.
The plan is: keep him at arm's length.
Josie arrived last Saturday and the only trouble was settling on a name. Henry, Oliver, Abner, Ebenezer, Rizzo, Satchmo, Sancho, Floyd … to name a few. Then we latched on to Josie, a name I didn't much like but which seemed to fit and which, for a brief time, became "Jonesy." My sister said maybe I was having a brain wrinkle. The first dog I knew was "Joey." Indeed, this past week has felt warped. The wild columbine and trefoil are blooming. The grass is a foot high. It feels cold, then warm, is dry, then wet; mosquitoes are the talk of the town. And I say "Goldie" every time I mean to say "Elliott." Goldie was the cat who a hundred years ago helped me raise Buster. Or was that just yesterday?
My mother said "Josie" sounds like a girl.
Late entrants in the name game were Ernie and Bobby D.
The spelling drove me nuts. Should it be Josie, Josey, or Joesy? How about … Josy? For a while it was Joe Z. And it's fun to call him "Joisie," like he's from Jersey, maybe a cast-off from a Broadway play, but, in the end, officially anyway, I think's he's just Josie.
Josie is spirited, bright, fun-loving and loving. He is also like Velcro, stuck to my side. If he is awake, there is a 98% chance that his tail is wagging. At times, this makes his whole body move. He prances when he walks and hops when he runs. In a single hop he can leap tall grass and wildflowers. He knows the words "sit" and "outside?" and is learning "stay," "come," "go home," "Moosey," and "Mr. Racoon," the latter two being his stuffed squeaky toys. (Mr. Raccoon is, by far, the favorite.) He may know words that I don't know.
Josie is maybe a year and a half old, maybe 10 or 12 pounds. His coat, for the most part, is short, sleek, the color of rust. Around his neck, muzzle, and midpoint on his tail his coat is long, rough, and somewhat the color of amber. Six or so of these lighter, longer hairs sprout from the top of his head. But they lie flat—he is not Alfalfa. Some of these longer, rougher hairs make a faint jaunt down his spine, ending in a rough patch at the base of his tail. It is fun to stroke his back, and he likes it, too. Josie has triangular flap ears, a black nose, short and sturdy legs, a long body. The folks at the shelter believe him to be a cairn terrier mix. I think maybe with a dash of dachshund. At night, he burrows under the covers, snuggles into my side. Sometimes, he brings Mr. Raccoon along.
in the world or something.
One afternoon it was warm and sunny and breezy enough that the mosquitoes were cowed so Josie and I went down to the river. The deep frost of winter caused one area of our high bank to lose a lot of ground, and the ground fell in such a way as to make a switchback trail. We zigzagged down and sat by the water. I sat, Josie explored. He stood in the water up to his chest. He would stretch out one front paw or another, tap the water, let the paw sink, draw it back. This stirred up some muck, and bits of debris swirled atop the now murky water. Josie pawed at these bits, snatched at them with his mouth, sunk his muzzle into the murk, drew it back. Once in a while as he moved along the water's edge a leg would sink into the muck and he would watch it disappear, then pull it out. The sun and breeze felt nice. The water flowed and swirled, up against the bank it was nearly still. Josie did not want to leave—the Velcro loosens just a bit—but then he came along at a quick hop.
Officially, Josie is my foster dog. It is the way it must be for the next few weeks. But then we'll make a lifelong pact and celebrate. We'll chase butterflies and deer, Moosey and Mr. Raccoon, and we'll even chase Elliott, with dignity, of course. (Bah!) We'll run around the yard in circles and hops then flop on our backs, roll in the grass. We'll explore the river and explore each day and at night we'll burrow under the covers, dream of the next day, and maybe, even, the day after that.
For a while, I really did want to call him Hank.
the Copper Country Humane Society.
Congratulations Leslie, I'm so happy for you guys! He will be forever grateful for you and will bring you much happiness! My shelter dog can attest to that. I swear I can see " thank you" in his eyes. And I love his name! I actually was throwing that name around for Chance because I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan and the Outlaw Josey Wales is one of my favorite movies! My husband vetoed the name Dirty Harry too! :) He is a cutie and I wish you many years of happiness!
p.s. the look on Elliott's face, oh my goodness!
Thank you! I forgot about Josey Wales. Maybe I will use that spelling. I'm usually not so indecisive.
This pup is so adorable!
Mom is right. Josie does sound like a girl.
I like JoeZ. Maybe too rapperish?!
Anyway you spell it, he's still Josie. I remember growing up some people telling me that "Leslie" was the male spelling of the name, that I should be spelling it "Lesley." My mom would say: At least you're not named Prudence, that's what your father wanted to call you. And I had to agree!


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Rolf "Tjoffe" Eriksson-Hemlin, född 18 november 1918, död 28 oktober 2000, var en svensk ishockeyspelare i Södertälje SK, AIK och i svenska landslaget.

Under sina 80 matcher med Tre Kronor, inklusive träningsmatcher, gjorde Rolf "Tjoffe" Eriksson-Hemlin 60 mål. I VM och OS gjorde han 24 mål på 29 matcher. I Södertälje spelade han 15 säsonger (1936–1938 samt 1941–1952) och gjorde 205 matcher och 105 mål. Rolf "Tjoffe" Eriksson-Hemlin är därmed en av Södertäljes bästa målgörare någonsin, efter giganter som bland annat Wilhelm "Mulle" Petersén och Ronald "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson. Under säsongerna 1939-1940 spelade Rolf "Tjoffe" Eriksson-Hemlin för AIK. Han är Stor grabb nummer 82 i ishockey.

Meriter
EM-guld 1951
VM-silver 1951
VM-femte plats 1950
VM-fjärde plats 1949, 1948
OS-fjärde plats 1948
VM-silver 1947
EM-silver 1947
SM-guld 1941, 1944

Referenser

Födda 1918
Avlidna 2000
Svenska ishockeyspelare
Tävlande vid olympiska vinterspelen 1948 från Sverige
Spelare i AIK Ishockey
Spelare i Södertälje SK
Mottagare av Stora grabbars och tjejers märke
Svenska mästare i ishockey
Europamästare i ishockey
Män

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package com.cidic.fontdesign.service.impl;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;

import com.cidic.fontdesign.model.ChineseCharacter;
import com.cidic.fontdesign.model.SpecialDesign;
import com.cidic.fontdesign.service.ChineseCharacterService;
import com.cidic.fontdesign.service.ChineseCharacterTagService;
import com.cidic.fontdesign.service.HomeService;
import com.cidic.fontdesign.service.SpecialDesignService;
import com.cidic.fontdesign.service.SpecialDesignTagService;

@Service
@Component
@Qualifier(value = "homeServiceImpl")
@Transactional
public class HomeServiceImpl implements HomeService {

	@Autowired
	@Qualifier(value="chineseCharacterServiceImpl")
	private ChineseCharacterService chineseCharacterServiceImpl;

	@Autowired
	@Qualifier(value="chineseCharacterTagServiceImpl")
	private ChineseCharacterTagService chineseCharacterTagServiceImpl;

	@Autowired
	@Qualifier(value="specialDesignServiceImpl")
	private SpecialDesignService specialDesignServiceImpl;

	@Autowired
	@Qualifier(value="specialDesignTagServiceImpl")
	private SpecialDesignTagService specialDesignTagServiceImpl;

	@Override
	@Transactional(readOnly = true, rollbackFor = Exception.class)
	public List<Object> getHomeContentData() {

		List<Object> list = new ArrayList<Object>();

		List<ChineseCharacter> chineseCharacterList = chineseCharacterServiceImpl.getTopChineseCharacter();
		List<SpecialDesign> specialDesignList = specialDesignServiceImpl.getTopSpecialDesign();
		list.add(chineseCharacterList);
		list.add(specialDesignList);

		return list;
	}

	@Override
	@Transactional(readOnly = true, rollbackFor = Exception.class)
	public Map<String,Object> getSearchResultByKeywards(List<String> keywords) {

		Map<String,Object> map = new HashMap<String,Object>();

		List<ChineseCharacter> chineseCharacterList = chineseCharacterTagServiceImpl.getChineseCharacterByTagName(keywords);
		map.put("ChineseCharacter", chineseCharacterList);

		List<SpecialDesign> specialDesignList = specialDesignTagServiceImpl.getSpecialDesignByTagName(keywords);
		map.put("SpecialDesign", specialDesignList);

		return map;
	}

}

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FSA warns levels of cancer-chemical underestimated
By William Axtell 2015-11-12T00:00:00+00:00
The level of public exposure to the cancer-inducing chemical acrylamide could be higher than previously thought, due to people ignoring manufacturer cooking instructions.
According to research by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), public knowledge of acrylamide is poor and cooking instructions are often ignored or glanced over. This undermines previous estimations of acrylamide consumption, which are based on manufacture instructions being followed.
Acrylamide forms when high-starch foods such as bread and biscuits are cooked. The concentration of the chemical increases with cooking length and temperature and the FSA advised bread should only be lightly toasted.
It has been linked to nerve and reproductive system damage as well as cancer. However, the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) risk assessment, published 4 June, 2015, concluded concentrations in food only posed a cancer threat.
There is no legal limit for acrylamide in food, though an EU limit of 0.1 μg/L exists for drinking water. European Commission (EC) 'indicative values' also exist for food groups considered to contribute most to dietary acrylamide exposure to advise manufacturers on acceptable levels in their products.
The FSA said: "Reducing acrylamide levels in food will not be easy, as acrylamide forms naturally in some foods when they are cooked or heat-treated.
"There are many variables that can impact on the final level of acrylamide in a given food, ranging from crop variety, storage conditions, agronomic factors, seasonal variation and then the processing or cooking conditions."
According to the report, acrylamide could be reduced by reducing the quantity of asparagine, an amino acid which turns into acrylamide during cooking, in food.
The FSA suggested it could take a long time to develop low-asparagine crops but that countries which allowed genetic modification have an advantage. It said the USA had already developed and passed as safe a low-acrylamide producing genetically engineered potato.
For the baking industry, reducing acrylamide in bread and toast might be made possible by asparagine-consuming strains of baker's yeast. Canada-based Renaissance Ingredients has been selecting non-genetically engineered strains which it claims can reduce acrylamide levels in bread and toast by an average of 80%.
GCA seeks bakers' views on dealing with large retailers
Mark White, the Groceries Code Adjudicator, has launched the 2022 survey to gauge code compliance and treatment of suppliers by the UK's 13 biggest retailers
European court rules 'gay cake' case inadmissible
Gareth Lee started legal action against Belfast-based Ashers Baking Company in 2014 after it refused to make a cake with the slogan "Support Gay Marriage" on it
Bakery in review 2021: the industry and the law
British Baker looks back – and forward – on the legal issues affecting the bakery sector in 2021 and beyond
More Legislation
Retailers not ready for curb on HFSS promotion, says survey
Research commissioned by Spoon Guru found a quarter of respondents felt uniformed about what next year's restrictions on store displays and prices will entail
New labelling rules come into force under Natasha's Law
As of 1 October, all pre-packed for direct sale food requires an individual label showing the name of the food item and a full ingredients list
The mandatory addition of folic acid for non-wholemeal wheat flour will help avoid around 200 neural tube defects in babies each year, the government said


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Чемпіонат Австрії 1921/22 () — 11-й сезон чемпіонату Австрії з футболу. Чемпіоном вперше став клуб Вінер Шпорт-Клуб.

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Advancements in technology are shaking up the business landscape. Nick Dawson, Director of Enterprise Strategy & Business Development at Samsung, identifies the key trends that can help you get ahead.
No industry is safe from disruption. It's probably already begun in yours.
Just take a look at the apps on your phone, and the way you use them. Companies have already taken enormous market share away from incumbent corporations, at a rapid pace, by leveraging mobile technology to provide convenient alternatives to customers.
Mobility has changed the way we work, and the way that businesses offer services to people. Having stepped outside the rigid IT controls and legacy systems that once bound us, or maybe even inconvenienced us, there's no going back: We all expect consumer-like mobile experiences. At home, at the workplace, and everywhere in between.
This is nothing particularly new, of course. Ever since the spinning jenny mechanised textile manufacturing in the 18th century, technology has been revolutionising the way we work, create, and deliver products. At the expense of many a traditional business model.
Today, we find ourselves in the midst of Industrial Revolution 4.0; one that has both built on the progress of previous iterations, and differentiated itself altogether. While the first two industrial revolutions were machine-driven, enabling mass production and increasing efficiency, the third began turning away from that – with automation, digitisation and enhancements in data – ultimately putting more power into consumers' hands than before. The fourth has taken all these a step further; bringing us exponential increases in computing power, connectivity, and artificial intelligence (AI) that are creating new possibilities across all fields.
It is these advancements in technology, coupled with changes in consumer behavior and the ever-increasing demand for efficiency, that are characterising our current business landscape. And priming it for even more disruption.
At Samsung, we refer to this new era of opportunity as the Next Mobile Economy .
Mobility allows us to bring people, assets, and data together like never before. Today, mobile technology is the leading business imperative for most of the organisations that we talk to, and a catalyst for progressive business growth.
To succeed in the Next Mobile Economy, it won't be enough to be aware of emerging trends. You'll need to understand what you can achieve with them, so you can bring them together with your existing infrastructure in ways that are sensible – and valuable – to your customers.
We've identified four key technologies which we've come to think of as building blocks for disruption and transformation, regardless of your industry: AI, mixed reality (AR/VR), the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G connectivity.
A lot of the AI you find today is in the form of personal assistants: like Bixby, helping you keep track of your appointments or book a cab. We also see software bots that allow workflows to be completed automatically, or chatbots on 24/7 helpdesks.
At enterprise level, it's going even beyond that. While most of the AI you're familiar with are simply following defined decision trees, some are actually learning as they go along. And that's where it gets interesting.
We are now able to tap on the contextual awareness of our devices, so that they can use the inputs they receive to make cognitive, automated decisions on our behalf. Imagine, for some reason, your phone were to become the target of a corporate rival or even a foreign government. Or that you simply end up in an unsafe network. AI can automatically detect that something is happening, and start removing assets and data from your device, or block services on it, and redeploy them at a later date. It could realise that you're interacting with things in a way you normally wouldn't, and challenge you for re-authentication.
We're taking AI in the direction of replacing some of the decision-making an IT department would normally need to make, in a manner that's more proactive. What if we could use it to free them up to do the more interesting work that they'd likely rather be doing?
Mixed reality refers to both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). These are still in their infancy, but are already making an impact in certain business sectors. Real estate or property management firms, for example, might use VR to propagate their portfolio far beyond the confines of their physical locations. You could be in New York City, taking an extensive tour of an office in Dubai without needing to be there.
VR is also being used in employee training programs to provide richer, more interactive experiences. We're seeing that people retain far more information via these VR scenarios than they would via more passive mediums, like slideshows, because they find themselves immersed in real-world situations. Their decisions can affect the narrative arc of the session, and they actually experience its outcomes.
In a groundbreaking new development, clinical trials are proving that VR can be an effective, non-pharmacological alternative to opioid-based pain management . Used in conjunction with wearables, the technology functions as therapy for those suffering from acute orthopedic injuries, reducing medical costs and lowering patients' chances of developing an opioid addiction.
AR, meanwhile, is making waves in environments like precision manufacturing plants, where people rely on hands-free computing to supply information to them via smart glasses or flat screens in front of them.
Business consultants Frost & Sullivan anticipate that by 2020, the average digital citizen will have access to 10 connected devices across home and the workplace . By the same year, Gartner Research expects to see at least 20 billion interconnected devices , all doing different things. And we are well on our way already.
These exist in the form of smartphones, tablets, wearables, and Connected Home appliances. And both the number and variety of connected devices are exponentially increasing, across many different industries. Take, for example, sensors in our vehicles linked to Smart City grids. If you have an accident, emergency services can be auto-dispatched. Your watch, scanning your vital signs, can relay information directly to the nearest hospital. Your vehicle can start sending information to your insurance company. We're not talking about one-to-one connections – we're talking about the ability to connect everything, and have them talk to each other simultaneously.
Enabling all of these is 5G, which is going to be deployed commercially later this year, and expand through 2020. 5G is going to bring you a speed on wireless networks that will surpass the wired speed we have on fiber today. More importantly, you'll enjoy near-zero latency on a 5G network, compared to the slight delays you might be experiencing today.
This will be critical to ensure that devices on our IoT networks are speaking to each other as smoothly as they need to be. If we look back on our connected car example, the sensors on these cars will need to communicate with each other at a guaranteed immediate speed, and that's what 5G will deliver. This level of service will empower the use of remote equipment, like drones or robots, in a manufacturing facility or hospital, because we'll be able to rely on them in ways we haven't before.
5G will also enable network slicing, which allows us to prioritise data traffic on a network. You'll be able to create multiple virtual networks on top of your physical one, which you can then customise to meet the specific speed and latency needs of services, applications and data packets. And give you a far more credible amount of control over your solutions.
Mobility is evolving rapidly. It has evolved from being a mere differentiator, to a critical component of business innovation and the catalyst for change. The four emerging technologies we've introduced can help you drive disruption, but only if you adopt them in ways that can add value to both your infrastructure and your customers . Your greatest challenge will lie in finding ways to deploy them holistically, like pieces of the same big puzzle, instead of treating them as separate tools.
We would not want to prescribe how you should run your business or how you should disrupt your industry, but we hope these building blocks provide a significant starting point to an exciting journey ahead. And we're looking forward to being part of that journey with you.


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Small World Book
Small World Book is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Introducing the lovely Small World by Ishta Mercurio & Jen Corace as part of our new children's Books range.
When Nanda is born, the whole of her world is the circle of her mother's arms. But as she grows, the world grows too. It expands outward—from her family, to her friends, to the city, to the countryside. And as it expands, so does Nanda's wonder in the underlying shapes and structures patterning it: cogs and wheels, fractals in snowflakes or craters. Eventually, Nanda's studies lead her to become an astronaut and see the small, round shape of Earth far away.
A geometric meditation on wonder, Small World is a modern classic that expresses our big and small place in the vast universe.
Creator Bio
Ishta Mercurio studied dance and theater at Simon's Rock College of Bard. In between homeschooling her children, she teaches writers how to use theater techniques to improve public readings. Small World is her debut fiction picture book. She lives with her family in Ontario, Canada.
Jen Corace is the illustrator of many books for children, including Little Pea. She has a BFA in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design, and she lives and works in Providence, RI.
Age Range: 4-8
Size: H 26cm x W 21cm
Copyright © 2021 Retro Kids. Retro Kids Photo Credits: @gemmabatemanphotography @jessie.coulson.photography


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One juicy tomato taste testing in 2011 grew our partnership with Cooking Light into an annual column—and then a book! Cooking Light Pick Fresh, released in 2013, covers the best of both worlds: how to grow your favorite foods and recipes highlighting the harvests. You might even spot my husband and our rusty, trusty tractor in the pages.


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Q: unable to retrieve json response from inner function I am using a $.getJSON method to retrieve weather data from open weather.  When i use an explicit URL string for the document ready function, I am able to retrieve the values from the response JSON and write them to the page.
This works fine.
I am attempting to create a basic user input to query the data by zip code.  I've created a nested function with the API URL as a concatenated string.  I am unable to determine why the code in the nested function submitZip is not writing the response to the page in the same way that the document ready function did.
I have tried debugging and it appears that the string is concatenating correctly and making the API call successfully, but for some reason I am unable retrieve data from the response.  Any ideas on I may have incorrect here?

var place = document.getElementById("meat");
var header = document.getElementById("header");
$(document).ready(function () {
    $.getJSON("http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=36830&APPID=75ed54453a6e806917cfa439b3fb1dd9&units=imperial", function (data) {
        place.innerText = data.main.temp;
    });
});
var weather = document.getElementById("Weather");
function submitZip() {
    var zipCode = document.getElementById("Zip-Code");
    var fullURL = "http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=" + zipCode.value + "&APPID=75ed54453a6e806917cfa439b3fb1dd9&units=imperial";

    $.getJSON(fullURL, function (data) {
        //var currentTemp = api.main.temp;
        weather.innertText = data.main.temp;

    });
    return weather;
};

var submitButton = document.getElementById("submit-zip");
submitButton.addEventListener('click', submitZip, false);
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    <meta charset="utf-8" />

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css" />
    <title>Weather</title>

This page will be utilitzed as practice for API

        <form>

Enter the Zip Code to see the Weather there!

      <input id = "Zip-Code" type="text"/>
      <input id = "submit-zip" type="submit"/>
    </form>

A: Your page gets reloaded as soon as you press the submit button.
Change the type of the button to button or
prevent the default behaviour using event.prevenDefault()
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="utf-8" />

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css" />
    <title>Weather</title>

This page will be utilitzed as practice for API

        <form>

Enter the Zip Code to see the Weather there!

      <input id = "Zip-Code" type="text"/>
      <input id = "submit-zip" type="submit"/>
    </form>

var place = document.getElementById("meat");
var header = document.getElementById("header");
$(document).ready(function () {
    $.getJSON("http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=36830&APPID=75ed54453a6e806917cfa439b3fb1dd9&units=imperial", function (data) {
        place.innerText = data.main.temp;
    });
});
var weather = document.getElementById("Weather");
function submitZip(e) {

    e.preventDefault();

    var zipCode = document.getElementById("Zip-Code");
    var fullURL = "http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=" + zipCode.value + "&APPID=75ed54453a6e806917cfa439b3fb1dd9&units=imperial";

    $.getJSON(fullURL, function (data) {
        //var currentTemp = api.main.temp;
        weather.innertText = data.main.temp;

    });
    return weather;
};

var submitButton = document.getElementById("submit-zip");
submitButton.addEventListener('click', submitZip, false);

A: Two issues:

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*The form is submitted (and reloads) when you click the button. Avoid this by calling e.preventDefault() on the event object.

*You have a spelling mistake in weather.innertText. Remove the extra t in the middle

Working code:

var place = document.getElementById("meat");
var header = document.getElementById("header");
$(document).ready(function () {
    $.getJSON("http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=36830&APPID=75ed54453a6e806917cfa439b3fb1dd9&units=imperial", function (data) {
        place.innerText = data.main.temp;
    });
});
var weather = document.getElementById("Weather");
function submitZip(e) {
    var zipCode = document.getElementById("Zip-Code");
    var fullURL = "http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=" + zipCode.value + "&APPID=75ed54453a6e806917cfa439b3fb1dd9&units=imperial";

    $.getJSON(fullURL, function (data) {
        //var currentTemp = api.main.temp;
        weather.innerText = data.main.temp;

    });
    e.preventDefault();
};

var submitButton = document.getElementById("submit-zip");
submitButton.addEventListener('click', submitZip, false);
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="utf-8" />

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css" />
    <title>Weather</title>

This page will be utilitzed as practice for API

        <form>

Enter the Zip Code to see the Weather there!

      <input id = "Zip-Code" type="text"/>
      <input id = "submit-zip" type="submit"/>
    </form>

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The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. Its core membership is made up of 339 English councils and the 22 Welsh councils through the Welsh Local Government Association.

The LGA is politically-led and cross-party. As the national voice of local government, it works on behalf of councils to give local government a voice with national government, to promote the reputation of the sector and to secure funding and powers on behalf of councils and the communities they serve. It aims to support councils to improve and innovate through peer-based support, and it co-ordinates collective legal actions on behalf of the sector.

The LGA also provides membership services to other organisations through an associate scheme, including fire and rescue  authorities, national parks authorities, town councils, police & crime commissioners and elected mayors of combined authorities.

The chairman of the LGA is Councillor James Jamieson and the chief executive is Mark Lloyd.

History
On 1 April 1997, the Association of County Councils, the Association of District Councils and the Association of Metropolitan Authorities came together to form a single membership body for local government in England – the Local Government Association (LGA).

In 2010, the LGA merged with the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), Local Government Employers (LGE), Local Authority Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS) and the Leadership Centre for Local Government. The IDeA, whilst wholly owned by the LGA, continues to exist as a company and the recipient of central government grant for improvement activities. The Leadership Centre is now an independent body based in North London.

In April 2019, the former unincorporated LGA was replaced by the LGA unlimited company, enabling it to hold title to its two properties – its headquarters in Smith Square, Westminster and the former IDeA headquarters in Farringdon.

The LGA's annual meeting – the General Assembly - takes place on the first Tuesday of July each year. The 2019 assembly passed a motion declaring a climate emergency and calling on government to explore the domestic implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through funded partnership roles with local authority areas and encouraging councils to continue to link local priorities with the overall ambitions of the SDGs.

Chairs of the LGA
 Jeremy Beecham (1997–2004)
 Lord Bruce-Lockhart (2004–2007)
 Sir Simon Milton (2007–2008)
 Margaret Eaton, Baroness Eaton (2008–2011)
 Sir Merrick Cockell (2011–2014)
 David Sparks (2014–2015)
 Gary Porter, Lord Porter of Spalding (2015–2019)
 James Jamieson (2019–present)

Board directors

Main priorities

The LGA's published business plan sets out the association's main lobbying priorities for 2019-22. They are:

Funding for local government
Adult social care, health and wellbeing
Children, education and schools
Places to live and work
Strong local democracy
Sustainability and climate action

Associated companies

The LGA has a number of associated companies.

 GeoPlace is a joint venture between the LGA and Ordnance Survey
 LGA (Digital Services) is a partnership between the LGA and Brent Council
 Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd is wholly owned by the LGA through the IDeA company
 LGA Commercial Services Ltd is wholly owned by the LGA
 The LGA is a founder member of the Local Government Mutual (LGM) and a shareholder in the UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA)
 Local Partnerships is a joint venture between the LGA, HM Treasury and the Welsh Government

See also
Australian Local Government Association
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Joint Contracts Tribunal
Local Councils Association of the Punjab

References

External links

 The Welsh Local Government Association (Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru)
 The Local Government Chronicle — The leading site for local government news
LocalGov.co.uk — News updates on UK local government
Local Government Careers
Local Government Channel

1997 establishments in England
1997 establishments in Wales
Government agencies established in 1997
Local government in England
Local government in Wales
Organisations based in the City of Westminster
Local government organizations
Council of European Municipalities and Regions


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Former Maverick Jason Terry Says His Daughter's Basketball Team Was Supposed To Play Kobe Bryant's Daughter Gianna's Team On Sunday"The ball stopped bouncing." Former Dallas Maverick Jason Terry talked about how his daughter's basketball team was scheduled to play Kobe Bryant's daughter Gianna's team on Sunday.
Players Share The Stories Behind The NBA's Wildest TattoosNBA ink is a look all its own. Prepare to be amazed (and a little weirded out) by some of the league's most infamous, creative and out-there body art.
Carter Leads List Of NBA's Elder StatesmenVince Carter is not ready to be grounded. Same with Manu Ginobili in San Antonio, Jason Terry in Milwaukee, Paul Pierce in Los Angeles and Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas, who follow Carter as the oldest players in the NBA.
Flashback: 5 Memorable Photos From Mavs' 2011 TitleOn June 12, 2011, the Dallas Mavericks earned the franchise's first and only NBA Title by defeating the Miami Heat.
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Jason 'JET' Terry On NBA Finals, Mavs And MoreJET didn't hold back on his hatred for the Miami Heat, giving advice on what the Mavs need to be successful and what the chances are he'll play for the Mavs again?
Mavs Beat Celtics To Spoil Terry's Dallas ReturnDirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, Shawn Marion had a double-double in his return from a calf injury and the Mavericks spoiled Jason Terry's return to Dallas with a 104-94 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
For Mavs Homecoming, Jason Terry's Top 10 Shootaround Quotes Jason Terry and the Boston Celtics are at the AAC for Jet's first return since leaving the Dallas Mavericks via free agency last summer ... and Jet held court at the Friday morning shoot-around.
Jason 'Jet' Terry Returns To Dallas With Celtics Tonight marks the return of Jason "Jet" Terry to the American Airlines Center. What waits for the current Boston Celtics Guard is a great deal of history and a fan base eager to see him return.
Report Says Celtics Have Officially Signed TerryThere's a new jet landing at Logan Airport. The Boston Celtics have officially signed free agent guard Jason Terry, according to the Boston Globe.
Are The Mavs On A Sinking Ship?With nothing but bad news coming out of the Mavs camp, New School wants to know - are the Mavs on a sinking ship?
Celtics Reportedly Close To Deal With TerryThe old are getting older, and possibly better. Yahoo! Sports reports that the Celtics are "in final discussions" on a deal for Mavericks free agent guard Jason Terry.
Pick Your PoisonMavs' fans are faced with a daunting dilemma: Hand their trophy to a division rival across the Red River or their two-time Finals foes
All OutHaving seen Dallas fall from NBA champions to being swept out of the playoffs, Richie Whitt offers an ode to the shortened season that stunk for Mavs fans.


This is the prophetic word for January 2019. The word that I am receiving for this season is recalibrate.
This is something that I believe we all need to do on a consistent basis in our walk with the Lord. It helps us to stay on track and connected to what God is saying now.
While the books of the bible are 66 and they go from Genesis to Revelation, and this will never change as we can't add to it or take away from it….God is still speaking with us today.
His voice is ever present and He wants to tell you exactly where you are.
Those who listen to or read prophetic words, including myself, are looking for confirmation on what God has already said or clarity when things seem to be a bit foggy.
Some of you are already walking in your promise land, while others are on their way to it, and still others are confused if they are even on the right path.
There are those who are weary, and if you care to admit it, angry/mad at what is going on in your life because you were so sure that by now you would see something but there is nothing!
I need you to remember something, following God is like following a navigation system in your car…you're going from point A to point Z and the instructions and directions are very clear.
At the beginning of the journey it shows you exactly how to get there and it tells you how long it will take to get there. So you set off to your destination. However, you have humans who also need to be in place for it to happen in the timeline your were originally given. Plus you have other vehicles on the road as well. You have the devil that can put blocks and obstruction in your path. Accidents can happen along the way that have nothing to do with you. You're not even involved in them but they still affect you.
So while you were pretty sure that the navigation system originally said you would be at your destination in 2 hours, here you are 2:45 minutes later and you're not there! What's going on???? Perhaps God has been telling you there is an accident on the road so you need to turn left instead of going straight. But, you missed the signs so here you are in the traffic jam…delayed….not sure what is going on.
Do not despair! Calm down. Breath. Time to recalibrate. Tap into what God is saying now to get you where you need to be.
I'm going to give you 1 scripture. I'm sure you've heard it before many times but this time I want you to read it, meditate on it and pretend like this is the first time you are seeing it.
If you know that you have been diligently following the Lord. You've been faithful in all the areas that He's told you, then you know you are in the center of His will. You're good! You just need to figure out where you are now and get back on track.
Starting the 2nd week of January we have 7 days of prayer and fasting. This is a good way to clear your head, get recalibrated and find out what God is saying to you now.
To be a part of the fast you will need to be on our mailing list. You can subscribe below.
To further explain more about this from a biblical perspective, watch the video below. We are not associated or affiliated with Bridal Glory ministry but I haven't heard a better explanation and why recreate the wheel when this explains it very well?
We'll be there to walk you through this recalibration process on the 7 day fast.
I'm no longer on FB and thank God I signed up for your emails a while ago. Looking forward to my fasting with you. However I have done this in the past always in January to get my year going like it should, with His guidance.
Keep doing what you're doing and know you are a true blessing.
Thank you for the encouraging message and bonus video. I am looking forward to the prayer and fasting in 2019. I am just looking forward to 2019!
Thank you as Bridget mentioned for all your time, hard work, commitment, dedication. It all cannot be accomplished without the main ingredient called LOVE.
Awesome message to end the year! Great video also! I understand completely!
Again, THANK YOU for all your time, hard work and love!


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George Lazenby & Diana Rigg Signed OHMSS 8x10
"My apologies for the way you were brought here. I wasn't sure you'd accept a formal invitation." "There's always something formal about the point of a pistol."
This sensational 8x10 photograph from On Her Majesty's Secret Service of 007 and arguably his one true love, Tracy Draco has been signed by both George Lazenby and Diana Rigg. Dame Diana in particular has become an increasingly rare signer - to have them both on the same piece makes this an incredibly sought after piece.
Perhaps the strongest of all Bond girls, Tracy Draco is also the only one James fell in love with. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Tracy wins Bond's heart and he asks her to marry him. Sadly, the new Mrs. Bond is gunned down by Irma Bundt, Blofeld's sinister henchwoman, just minutes after the wedding.
Born in a Yorkshire industrial town, Rigg was two years old when her father, a railroad constructionist, moved the family to India. Six years later, she was back in Yorkshire, suffering through the discipline and rigors of private school until one of her teachers introduced her to the world of the theatre. After graduation, Rigg was accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; she went on to the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1965, she was selected to replace Honor Blackman on the popular tongue-in-cheek TV-adventure series The Avengers, and for the next two years captivated little boys of all ages with her energetic portrayal of coolheaded, leather-clad karate expert Mrs. Emma Peel. Though she was always welcome in films and television (she headlined a brief American sitcom, Diana, in 1973), Rigg preferred to think of herself as a "theatre animal."
George Lazenby possessed many of the characteristics of Sean Connery, from his style of acting to his sense of humour. He was the only Australian to play James Bond and was regarded by many fans as one of the best. Sadly circumstances dictated that he would only play 007 once.
George met a girl who stole his heart and followed her to England, but to his disappointment he was rejected and stranded in England with next to no money and one torn suit. A freelance photographer spotted him and persuaded him to try modelling as a career. Within a year he became one of the highest paid male models in Europe. He was supposedly earning $40,000 a year and driving an Aston Martin, he starred in many TV commercials and was a well-known name in England. After Connery left the role of 007, it was suggested to Lazenby that he audition for the role, so he went down to the same tailor that Sean Connery had used and got a suit made. He then bought a Rolex, got a haircut to match Connery's, strolled into Harry Saltzman's office and asked to meet him. The rest is history……Sadly things did not go well on set, whilst his portrayal of 007 was excellent, Albert Broccoli was reported to have said he would not work with Lazenby again "he is a pain in the ass".
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All the jokes and quirky features that make Australia so great
There's a story – probably apocryphal but hopefully not – that provides enormous insight into Australia's character.
It goes like this: Several years back, Prince Charles' private secretary was travelling through Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney. When it came to handing in his form to immigration, the chap on duty noticed that the rather prim visitor had listed his occupation as "courtier".
To which he replied, "Hey mate, there's no 't' in courier. Welcome to Australia."
AUSTRALIAN ATTITUDE
Part of what makes us who we are is a healthy disrespect for authority, a love of wordplay and a fondness for – how to put this delicately – extracting the urine, aka taking the you-know-what.
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You need only look at our beaches for another prime example. Did you know that we invented Speedos back in 1914 as a perfect if brief sartorial accompaniment to endless summers of sand between the toes and salt tang on our lips?
Did you also know that it took less than four years for them to be referred to by the infinitely funnier 'budgie smugglers'.
AUSTRALIAN SNACKS
Then there's our love of snacks that leave many international visitors utterly confounded or even grimacing as the result of ladling on their Vegemite like jam. Rookie error: It's meant to be thinner than the pretext for invading an oil-rich nation but again, welcome to Australia.
The example here comes from our enduring fondness for Shapes and near canonisation of a flavour mysteriously known simply as barbecue. Such innovation was taken one step further recently when the brains trust at Arnotts – which was established in 1874 in Newcastle (ours not theirs) but is sadly no longer Aussie-owned – had an epiphany. Which we assume went something like this:
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Trent from marketing: We know Aussies love Shapes right?
Trent's boss: Right.
Trent: And we also know Aussies love meat pies right?
Trent's boss: I've got a Zoom in five minutes Trent, can you get to the point?
Trent: Three words. Shapes. Meat. Pie. Which we'll market by promising "sweet tomato, rich gravy beef with subtle pepper and onion."
Rest of Australia: We love Trent.
AUSTRALIAN SPORT
Speaking of much-loved traditions, we now go to the cricket and a scene which would appal many a straitlaced nation. No matter whether you're at the MCG, the SCG, the Gabba or the WACA, if you get a prime minister in attendance – past or present, forgettable or infamous – the crowd will boo them like a pantomime villain. Do you remember how shocked our American mates were when this happened to Donald?
For us, it's just something to do in the tea interval. And the only way for a PM to turn the tide – as evidenced on numerous occasions by the late great Bob Hawke – was to demolish a beer on the big screen with Usain Bolt-type speed. I'm sorry, but can you imagine that happening in any other country? We'll wait.
AUSTRALIA'S RIVALRY
Delve a little deeper and for all the uniform characteristics, you'll find a fiercely competitive nation. States take on other states, towns like to think they're better than the next one over and in cities like Sydney, the eastern suburbs versus western suburbs fault line is felt everywhere from stand-up comedy stages to footy ovals.
AUSTRALIA'S BIG THINGS
This rivalry is literally writ large when it comes to the outsized novelty structures that dot our highways and lure road-tripping travellers. At last count, there are some 150 destinations offering these gargantuan photo ops. Here are just the fruit and for the sake of efficiency pop the words "The Big" in front of each: banana (Coffs Harbour), apple (Batlow, Tallinn, Yerrinbool, Acacia Ridge, Thulimbah), cherries (Young), orange (Tenterfield), mango (Bowen), watermelon (Chinchilla), pineapple (Woombye) and so on. It's like God's shopping trolley had decided to go vegan.
Out-size flora aside, we also fragment into not so friendly competition when it comes to beer. Queenslanders will defend XXXX like it was a one-point lead at the old Lang Park, South Australians take great delight in the ritual of rolling their Coopers on a bar top and obviously Victoria Bitter is not the name of an aggrieved Spice Girl – although it is quite the dad joke. Moreover, we even stand by our own respective beer sizing terms. To whit, a 285ml middy in Perth, Sydney and Canberra is a pot in Melbourne and Brisbane, a ten in Hobart and a handle in Darwin. It's all just gloriously bonkers but we'll certainly raise a glass to it.
AUSTRALIAN LINGO
This internecine linguistic warfare is not merely confined to the bar. Travel throughout our wide brown land and state by state you'll hear different words for everything from swimwear (togs v swimmers v cossie) and convenience stores (milk bar v corner shop v dairy) to frozen treats (icy pole v ice block v ice lolly).
We also say 'yeah nah' when we mean 'no', 'nah yeah' when we mean 'yes' and can't decide whether the correct pronunciation of 'dance' is meant to rhyme with 'aunts' or 'pants'.
Where you will find a nationwide uniformity is in our quest to shorten any word with more than three syllables into one with two or less. So far, this linguistic chop shop has delivered classics like sanga, ranga and postie. Even under the most trying of circumstances, this trait shines in sentences like: 'I'm a bit povo at the mo so I'm gonna duck down to Cenno.' Which translates as: 'I'm doing it a bit tough financially right now and might see if Centrelink can help.' I mean, you've just got stand and applaud that.
AUSTRALIA'S GEOGRAPHY
At first glance, it may all seem a bit facile and trivial, even juvenile at times. But the glimmer in the eye and the smile on Australian lips is a hard-won and flinty humour, a bulwark and coping mechanism for the unique challenges foisted upon us by geography, circumstance and history.
They don't know before arriving, but it's as much a part of the Australian experience for visitors as finding out the Starbucks isn't real coffee. And as current circumstances prompt us to rediscover our own immense backyard, it's out there just waiting for locals too. It's in the deadpan asides of city tour guides and barkeeps, the gentle sarcasm of rural providores asked the same questions by every tour group and an affable ribbing from a country chef when you ask if there's any chance of a kale smoothie. The best part of all this is that there's no cultural gap so you'll be in on every joke. Which means we don't have to tell you that there's no 't' in courier.
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Will we soon be immortal thanks to the metaverse?
(ETX Daily Up) – Go shopping, attend a concert, do paperwork… The metaverse is full of possibilities. Latest: interacting with the avatars of deceased musicians like the Notorious BIG If the initiative is surprising, it suggests a future where Internet users could communicate with the deceased. Decoded.
Live for ever. The subject has been regularly explored by science fiction, most notably in Greg Egan's 1994 "La Cité des permutants". The Australian novelist imagines a future where it is possible to save all the neural connections of the human brain and make them evolve in a virtual environment. The rich use this technology to make digital copies of themselves and become immortal.
Reality seems to have caught up with fiction thanks to the metaverse, that digital coating of the physical world populated by avatars of anonymous people and celebrities. Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton have theirs, as soon Notorious BIG The New York rapper, murdered on March 9, 1997 at the age of 25, will come back to life in the form of a hyper-realistic avatar.
This new incarnation of the legendary musician will evolve into The Brook, a metaverse that recreates 1990s Brooklyn. It was created by start-ups Burst and Surreal Events to allow music lovers to immerse themselves in "the universe of one of the the best MC's of all time". -The Notorious BIG "."Enter his world and experience old-school Brooklyn and the roots of hip-hop culture like you never imagined," the initiative's official website reads.
The Brook will officially launch later in the year, though fans of the Notorious BIG will be able to preview it by purchasing NFTs or tickets on Ticketmaster. These non-fungible tokens, put up for sale starting June 3, will also allow you to access services exclusive to this metaverse such as virtual concerts.
Happy 50th BIG BIRTHDAY!! The Biggie Avatar is coming to "The Brook," a hyper-realistic metaverse experience that feels like a metaverse should… "REAL" Learn more about Brook. Link in bio. @brookverse pic.twitter.com/XoUH4nnjkI
– Notorious BIG (@thenotoriousbig) May 21, 2022
A path to immortality?
It's a safe bet that other deceased musicians will come back to life in the metaverse. Some like Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson or Ray Charles have already been resurrected thanks to holograms. This technology was used especially in the spring of 2012 during the closing concert of the Coachella festival. On this occasion, the American rapper Tupac performed two titles alongside his former comrades, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.
If we have long imagined that the use of holograms would become widespread in the world of entertainment, it is still quite marginal. The reason: the very high cost of such services. The two Tupac songs cost between $100,000 and $400,000 to produce, according to MTV News.
Using an avatar is much less expensive. Count 0.18 ether (about 330 euros) for one of the 6,888 virtual models of "The Guardians of Fashion", a talent agency based in the metaverse. This investment can be paid off by involving these top models of a new kind in virtual fashion shows or music videos.
A career as a model, attending a concert by a deceased musician… The possibilities seem endless in the metaverse. So much so that some believe they find the path to immortality there. This is the case of Artur Sychov, CEO and founder of Somnium Space. His father's meteoric death from cancer served as the inspiration for "Live Forever," one of the future features of his startup. The principle is simple: users can store their movements and conversations as data on the platform, then duplicate them to make an avatar of themselves. He would talk, behave, and think just like them, even after they were dead.
For Artur Sychov, this mode would make it possible to create a perfect copy of the biological. "Literally, if I die, and my data has been collected, people will be able to come, or my children will be able to come and have a conversation with my avatar, which will have my body language, my voice," he explained. to Vice magazine. "In fact, we'll actually get to know the person. Maybe even for the first ten minutes, we just won't guess that he's an AI. That's the point." But would that be enough to recreate the consciousness of an individual? Reply in the future.
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UK privacy watchdog silent as Google flicks off critique that its Topics API fails to reform ad-tracking
Natasha Lomas
Late last week, it emerged that Google intends to ignore a call by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) -- the international body that works to guide the development of web standards -- to rethink the Topics API: A key ad-targeting component of Google's so-called Privacy Sandbox proposal to evolve the adtech stack that Chrome supports for targeted advertising.
Topics refers to an ad-targeting component of the Sandbox proposal that is based on tracking web users' interests via their browser.
The W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) raised a series of concerns following a request from Google last March for an "early design review" of the Topics API -- writing last week that its "initial view" is Google's proposed Topics API fails to protect users from "unwanted tracking and profiling" and maintains the status quo of "inappropriate surveillance on the web."
"We do not want to see it proceed further," added Amy Guy, commenting on behalf of the TAG.
The TAG's take is not the first downbeat assessment of Topics. Browser engine developers WebKit and Mozilla also recently gave a thumbs-down to Google's approach -- with the former warning against preexisting privacy deficiencies on the web being used as "excuses for privacy deficiencies in new specs and proposals" and the latter deeming Topics "more likely to reduce the usefulness of the information for advertisers than it provides meaningful protection for privacy."
And the risk of the web user experience fragmenting if there's only limited support among browsers for Topics -- which could lead to implementing sites seeking to block visitors who are using non-Chromium browsers -- is another of the concerns flagged by the TAG.
Despite deepening opposition from the world of web infrastructure to Google's approach, the U.K.'s privacy watchdog appears content to stand by and let Google proceed with a proposal that technical experts at the W3C are warning risks perpetuating the kind of privacy intrusions (and user agency and transparency failures) that have mired the adtech industry in regulatory (and reputational) hot water for years. The Information Commission's Office (ICO) is a key oversight body in this context as it's actively engaged in assessing the Sandbox's compliance with data protection law following a major antitrust intervention by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which it joined.
Asked whether it has any concerns about Topics' implications for privacy, including in light of the TAG's assessment, the ICO took several days to consider the question before declining comment.
The regulator did tell us it is continuing to engage with Google and with the CMA -- as part of its role under commitments made by Google last year to the competition watchdog. The ICO's spokesperson also pointed back to a 2021 opinion, published by the prior U.K. information commissioner on the topic (ha!) of evolving online advertising -- which set out a series of "principles" and "recommendations" for the adtech industry, including stipulating that users are provided with an option to receive ads without any tracking, profiling or processing of personal data -- and which the spokesperson said lays out its "general expectations" in relation to such proposals now.
But a more fulsome response from the ICO to a detailed critique of Topics by the W3C TAG there was none.
A Google spokesman, meanwhile, confirmed it has briefed the regulator on Topics. And responding to questions about the TAG's concerns the company also told us:
While we appreciate the input of TAG, we disagree with their characterization that Topics maintains the status quo. Google is committed to Topics, as it is a significant privacy improvement over third-party cookies, and we're moving forward.
Topics supports interest-based ads that keep the web free & open, and significantly improves privacy compared to third-party cookies. Removing third-party cookies without viable alternatives hurts publishers, and can lead to worse approaches like covert tracking. Many companies are actively testing Topics and Sandbox APIs, and we're committed to providing the tools to advance privacy and support the web.
Additionally, Google's senior director of product management, Victor Wong, took to Twitter Friday (following press reporting on the implications of the TAG's concerns) to tweet a threaded version of sentiments in the statement (in which Wong also claims users can "easily control what topics are shared or turn it off") -- ending with the stipulation that the adtech giant is "100% committed to these APIs as building blocks for a more private internet."
So, TL;DR, Google's not for turning on Topics.
It announced this component of Sandbox a year ago -- replacing a much criticized earlier interest-based ad-targeting proposal, called FLoCs (aka Federated Learning of Cohorts), which had proposed grouping users with comparable interests into targetable buckets.
FLoCs was soon attacked as a terrible idea -- with critics arguing it could amplify existing adtech problems like discrimination and predatory targeting. So Google may not have had much of a choice in killing off FLoCs -- but doing so provided it with a way to turn a PR headache over its claimed pro-privacy ads evolution project into a quick win by making the company appear responsive.
Thing is, the fast-stacking of critiques of Topics don't look good for Google's claims of "advanced" adtech delivering a "more private internet" either.
Under the Topics proposal, Chrome (or a chromium-based browser) tracks the users' web activity and assigns interests to them based on what they look at online, which can then be shared with entities that call the Topics API in order to target them with ads.
There are some limits -- such as on how many topics can be assigned, how many are shared, how long Topics are stored, and so on -- but, fundamentally, the proposal entails the user's web activity being watched by their browser, which then shares snippets of the taxonomy of interests it's inferred with sites that ask for the data.
This is not 100% clear to (and controllable by) the web user, as the TAG's assessment argues:
The Topics API as proposed puts the browser in a position of sharing information about the user, derived from their browsing history, with any site that can call the API. This is done in such a way that the user has no fine-grained control over what is revealed, and in what context, or to which parties. It also seems likely that a user would struggle to understand what is even happening; data is gathered and sent behind the scenes, quite opaquely. This goes against the principle of enhancing the user's control, and we believe is not appropriate behaviour for any software purporting to be an agent of a web user.
Giving the web user access to browser settings to configure which topics can be observed and sent, and from/to which parties, would be a necessary addition to an API such as this, and go some way towards restoring agency of the user, but is by no means sufficient. People can become vulnerable in ways they do not expect, and without notice. People cannot be expected to have a full understanding of every possible topic in the taxonomy as it relates to their personal circumstances, nor of the immediate or knock-on effects of sharing this data with sites and advertisers, and nor can they be expected to continually revise their browser settings as their personal or global circumstances change.
There is also the risk of sites that call the API being able to "enrich" the per-user interest data gathered by Topics by using other forms of tracking -- such as device fingerprinting -- and thereby strip away at web users' privacy in the same corrosive, anti-web-user way that tracking and profiling always does.
And while Google has said "sensitive" categories -- such as race or gender -- can't be turned into targetable interests via the Topics processing that does not stop advertisers identifying proxy categories they could use to target protected characteristics as has happened using existing tracking-based ad targeting tools (see, for example, "ethnic affinity" ad-targeting on Facebook -- which led to warnings back in 2016 of the potential for discriminatory ads excluding people with protected characteristics from seeing job or housing ads).
(Again the TAG picks up on that risk -- further pointing out: "[T]here is no binary assessment that can be made over whether a topic is 'sensitive' or not. This can vary depending on context, the circumstances of the person it relates to, as well as change over time for the same person.")
A cynic might say the controversy over FLoCs, and Google's fairly swift ditching of it, provided the company with useful cover to push Topics as a more palatable replacement -- without attracting the same level of fine-grained scrutiny to a proposal that, after all, seeks to keep tracking web users -- given all the attention already expended on FLoCs (and with some regulatory powder spent on antitrust Privacy Sandbox considerations).
As with a negotiation, the first ask may be outrageous -- not because the expectation is to get everything on the list but as a way to skew expectations and get as much as possible later on.
Google's highly technical plan to build a new (and it claims) "better-for-privacy" adtech stack was formally announced back in 2020 -- when it set out its strategy to deprecate support for third-party tracking cookies in Chrome, having been dragged into action by far earlier anti-tracking moves by rival browsers. But the proposal has faced considerable criticism from publishers and marketers over concerns it will further entrench Google's dominance of online advertising. That -- in turn -- has attracted a bunch of regulatory scrutiny and friction from antitrust watchdogs, leading to some delays to the original migration timeline.
The U.K. has led the charge here, with its CMA extracting a series of commitments from the tech giant just under a year ago -- over how it would develop the replacement adtech stack and when it could apply any switch.
Principally these commitments are around ensuring Google took feedback from the industry to address any competition concerns. But the CMA and ICO also announced jointly working on this oversight -- given the clear implications for web users' privacy of any change to how ad targeting is done. Which means competition and privacy regulators need to work hand-in-glove here if the web user is not to keep being stiffed in the name of "relevant ads."
The issue of adtech for the ICO is, however, an awkward one.
This is because it has -- historically -- failed to take enforcement action against current-gen adtech's systematic breaches of privacy law. So the notion of the ICO hard-balling Google now, over what the company has, from the outset, branded as a pro-privacy advancement on the dirty status quo, even as the regulator lets privacy-ripping adtech carry on unlawfully processing web users' data -- might look a bit "arse over tit," so to speak.
The upshot is the ICO is in a bind over how proactively it can regulate the detail of Google's Sandbox proposal. And that of course plays into Google's hand -- since the sole privacy regulator with eyes actively on this stuff is forced to sit on its hands (or at best twiddle its thumbs) and let Google shape the narrative for Topics and ignore informed critiques -- so you could say Google is rubbing the regulator's face in its own inaction. Hence unwavering talk of "moving forward" on a "significant privacy improvement over third-party cookies."
"Improvement" is of course relative. So, for users, the reality is it's still Google in the driver's seat when it comes to deciding how much of an incremental privacy gain you'll get on its people-tracking business as usual. And there's no point in complaining to the ICO about that.
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Game of Thrones fans! The time is upon us!
It's the last season… we've been waiting for two year… so you know those Tumblr memes are coming!
11. What DO dragons eat?
10. You know nothing Jon Snow… but that's not your fault because you were lied to your entire life.
8. Oh Sansa, stop making sense!
7. I can't wait for THIS conversation!
4. Who's gonna flinch first?
Btw, that whole "Bran is the Night King" is a real thing. Crazy, right?