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INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Sotera Health Company (SHC) on Behalf of Investors
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Sotera Health Company ("Sotera" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SHC) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws. On or
INVESTOR ACTION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Encourages Investors in Sotera Health Company with Losses of $100,000 to Contact the Firm
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$SHC #SHC--The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Sotera Health Company ("Sotera" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: SHC) for violations of the
INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Planet Fitness, Inc. (PLNT) on Behalf of Investors
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Planet Fitness, Inc. ("Planet Fitness" or the "Company") (NYSE: PLNT) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws. On
INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Ryvyl Inc. (RVYL) on Behalf of Investors
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Ryvyl Inc. ("Ryvyl" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RVYL) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws. On January 20,
Investor Group Issues Letter to the Boards of Sesen Bio and Carisma Rejecting Their Apparent Attempt to Purchase Merger Support
Discloses Recent Offer to Provide Paid Advisory Roles to Messrs. Radoff and Torok – Major Stockholders of Sesen Bio – in Exchange for Their Support of the Proposed Merger of Sesen Bio and Carisma Reiterates
INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Bioventus Inc. (BVS) Investors
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Bioventus Inc. ("Bioventus" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BVS) investors who purchased: (a) Class A common
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased Fate Therapeutics, Inc. ("Fate" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FATE) securities between April
INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (YMAB) Investors
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. ("Y-mAbs" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YMAB) common stock between
LUV INVESTOR NOTICE: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces that Southwest Airlines Co. Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Class Action Lawsuit
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers or acquirers of Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) publicly traded securities from June 13, 2020 to December 31, 2022, inclusive
INVESTOR ALERT: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (YMAB) on Behalf of Investors
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. ("Y-mAbs" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YMAB) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws. On April


IPL Regulatory Rate Review: How Will a Rate Review Affect You?
The Regulatory Rate Review: What Is It and Why Now?
At IPL, a powerful future is here. We understand our responsibility to find a balanced and efficient energy mix while fulfilling our mission of improving lives by providing safe, reliable and sustainable energy solutions. To achieve this, it's necessary for IPL to request a regulatory rate review from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to raise our rates, which will primarily cover the cost of our new Eagle Valley natural gas plant, among other infrastructure improvements. IPL still remains a low-cost utility, maintaining one of the lowest residential rates among investor-owned utilities in Indiana.
The impact on individual customer bills is determined by their usage. For example, a typical residential customer who uses 1,000 kWh per month will see an increase of approximately $5.18 per month on their bills, if approved by the IURC.
Customers are encouraged to use IPL's energy efficiency programs to help manage energy use. IPL's Budget Billing is also a useful tool, which enables customers to even out their payments over 11 months and settle up on the 12th month.
IPL has reached a widely-supported settlement agreement with the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and 10 additional stakeholders. If approved by the IURC, new rates are expected to be effective by the end of 2018.
Residential & Small Business Rate Calculator How could a rate change affect your bill?
What is your rate code?
You will experience a rate change specific to your current rates, and therefore this rate calculator cannot accurately predict your rate change.
What is your monthly kWh usage?
Where do I find kWh usage?
Whether you receive a paper bill or pay online, your monthly kilowatt-hours (kWh) usage is listed as a line item on your bill under the section called "Meter Reading Detail." It is most commonly a 3- or 4-digit number (example: 1232) and it appears under the label, "Usage." Use your most recent bill to get the most accurate increase estimate.
* Your estimated monthly increase total is only an estimate; the proposed rate increase request is subject to Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approval. This figure excludes sales tax.
Large industrial customers should contact their IPL Account Manager.
Why is this rate review needed?
We have a responsibility to find the balance between the need for environmentally friendly energy and the need for cost-effective solutions for our customers. With this in mind, IPL's regulatory rate review request primarily covers the cost of the new Eagle Valley natural gas plant in Martinsville, Indiana, as well as other infrastructure improvements, which will serve our 490,000 customers. IPL's new natural gas plant will provide a more balanced generation mix and generate electricity more efficiently and at a lower rate of environmental emissions so customers can breathe cleaner air. The natural gas plant will reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter emissions by more than 98 percent. Virtually, all mercury, lead and fluoride emissions will be eliminated, and water use will be reduced by 97 percent.
While the impact on individual customer bills is determined by usage, a typical residential customer who uses 1,000 kWh per month could see an increase of approximately $5.18 per month if our request is approved by the IURC.
When will my bill increase?
If approved, new rates are expected to be effective by the end of 2018.
What does this rate review request cover?
This regulatory rate review request will primarily cover the cost of the new Eagle Valley natural gas plant located in Martinsville, Indiana, among other infrastructure improvements. The new plant will generate about 670 megawatts of electricity more efficiently and with a lower rate of environmental emissions than the units it's replacing.
Investments IPL makes for advertising and corporate sponsorships are paid for by shareholders and are not included in IPL's regulatory rate review request.
How does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impact IPL's rate review?
IPL has updated its regulatory rate review filing to provide the benefits to customers from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Is the IPL Advancion® Battery Storage Array part of your requested rate increase?
Yes. The IPL Advancion Battery Storage Array is one of several projects that will be included in this request. The array is in full commercial operation and is providing primary frequency response to the regional electric grid on a 24/7 basis. With existing infrastructure, advanced technologies like battery energy storage solutions (BESS) will benefit IPL's customers with safe and reliable service and a more resilient grid.
What help is there for low or fixed income customers?
Budget Billing allows customers to pay the same amount for 11 months and then settle the difference on the 12th month.
Payment Extensions can be requested online at IPLpower.com or by calling our automated system at 317.261.8222 and selecting option 2 from the main menu.
Preferred Bill Date is offered for IPL customers who want a due date that best matches their paydays. This is especially useful for fixed income customers.
Financial Assistance is available by calling the Connect2Help line at 2-1-1.
IPL also contributes to the United Way's Winter Assistance Fund. This program provides direct financial assistance to our customers who are having the greatest difficulty paying their bills.
What programs are available to help manage my household's energy use?
IPL PowerView provides detailed, personalized information and allows you to see how your energy usage compares to other similar households.
CoolCents® provides up to $20 off your bill allowing IPL the ability to briefly and moderately reduce your air conditioner's cycle time during peak electricity usage periods May through September by installing a device on your A/C unit.
Ditch Your Fridge helps you save money on your energy bill by letting IPL pick up and recycle your old (working) fridge or freeze for FREE — you'll even get a $50 check.
Lighting Instant Rebates are an easy way to lower your energy bills. Receive instant rebates at local retail locations on energy-efficient ENERGY STAR® LED lighting options.
For more information on how to manage your household's energy usage, visit IPLpower.com.
How will this proposed increase affect small business customers on rates for SS (Secondary Service – Small) and SH (Secondary Service – Electric Space Conditioning, Separately Metered)?
The actual impact on individual customer rates will be determined once IPL reviews the order and develops a new set of rate schedules. IPL offers a wide variety of energy efficiency programs for business customers to help manage their electric bills. For more information on ways to manage and reduce your usage, visit IPLpower.com.
For additional information on the rate increase request, call the IPL Business Call Center at 317.261.8444 or email us at BusinessCustomerServices@AES.com.
How will this proposed increase affect large commercial and industrial customers on rates for SL (Secondary Service – Large), PL (Primary Service – Large), PH (Process Heating) and HL (High Load Factor)?
The proposed rate increase will vary among business customers depending on rate class and usage. Large commercial and industrial customers with more complex rate structures who have questions should contact their IPL account manager by sending an email to IPL.StrategicCustomerAccts@AES.com for details about their rate impact. Please include your contact information for a response.
Are there changes for street and security lighting customers?
Yes, IPL is proposing to add several light-emitting diode (LED) options to its tariff. Other than that, the company is proposing to continue lighting service offerings, which include a set of rates for "vintage" lights and a different set of rates that would apply to new lights. The new rates are now higher to reflect the increased cost of the lighting equipment, including its installation.
Why does IPL have "vintage" and new streetlight rates?
The new rates are generally higher priced than the vintage rates to reflect the increased cost of the lighting equipment, including its installation. Street and security lights existing before March 31, 2016 will remain on the vintage rates, while a newly activated street or security light will be placed on the new rates.
What light-emitting diode (LED) lighting options does IPL provide?
In addition to the decorative post lights that IPL has offered in the past, we are now offering LED streetlights and other light options.
See how your energy usage compares to other, similar households.
Participate from May through September and receive up to a $20 credit on your bill.
Receive a $50 rebate when you replace your old fridge or freezer and have IPL haul it away.
An easy way to lower your energy bills. Receive instant rebates at local retail locations on energy-efficient ENERGY STAR® LED lighting options.


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This file is used to list changes made in each version of the monit cookbook.

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Check the [Markdown Syntax Guide](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) for help with Markdown.

The [Github Flavored Markdown page](http://github.github.com/github-flavored-markdown/) describes the differences between markdown on github and standard markdown.

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bitstamp -- Bitstamp reference
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WebSocket
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This package has classes for the events emitted by Bitstamp's streaming service.
Check https://www.bitstamp.net/websocket/ for more information.

.. automodule:: pyalgotrade.bitstamp.wsclient
    :members:
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Feeds
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.. automodule:: pyalgotrade.bitstamp.barfeed
    :members: LiveTradeFeed
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Q: error: cannot find symbol FirebaseAdMobPlugin.registerNativeAdFactory(flutterEngine, "moviesTorrentAdFactory", NativeAdFactoryExample()); I'm using flutter , and I tried to use Native Ads following this doc
all ads are working fine but Native ad doesn't work and it fails building the app showing this error

error: cannot find symbol     FirebaseAdMobPlugin.registerNativeAdFactory(flutterEngine, "moviesTorrentAdFactory", NativeAdFactoryExample());

this is MyActivity.java file :
package tech.devm.movies_torrent;

import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity;
import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine;
import io.flutter.plugins.firebaseadmob.FirebaseAdMobPlugin;

import com.google.android.gms.ads.formats.UnifiedNativeAd;
import com.google.android.gms.ads.formats.UnifiedNativeAdView;
import io.flutter.plugins.firebaseadmob.FirebaseAdMobPlugin.NativeAdFactory;
import java.util.Map;

public class MainActivity extends FlutterActivity {
  @Override
  public void configureFlutterEngine(FlutterEngine flutterEngine) {
    flutterEngine.getPlugins().add(new FirebaseAdMobPlugin());

    FirebaseAdMobPlugin.registerNativeAdFactory(flutterEngine, "moviesTorrentAdFactory", NativeAdFactoryExample());
  }

  @Override
  public void cleanUpFlutterEngine(FlutterEngine flutterEngine) {
    FirebaseAdMobPlugin.unregisterNativeAdFactory(flutterEngine, "moviesTorrentAdFactory");
  }
}

class NativeAdFactoryExample implements NativeAdFactory {
  @Override
  public UnifiedNativeAdView createNativeAd(
      UnifiedNativeAd nativeAd, Map<String, Object> customOptions) {
    // Create UnifiedNativeAdView
  }
}

is there should be any changes to Manifest.xml file ? or am I missing something ?
I've cleared the build using (flutter clean ) many times but nothing works
any help would be much appreciated

A: I was also having the exact same issue. This is how I fix it!
Seems that this error is related with the NativeAdFactory file (eg: ListTileNativeAdFactory.java) and the layout at app/src/main/res/layout/list_title_native_ad.xml
If you go to the Google Codelabs example at https://github.com/googlecodelabs/admob-inline-ads-in-flutter/tree/main/complete and copy those files exactly like the example you will solve that problem.

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A SEIKO Dynamic mechanical spectrometer Extar 6100 is available to you at Senbis Polymer Innovations. The DMA can be used for research on the viscoelastic behavior of polymer specimen. The DMA is able to apply a defined oscillatory force to a test specimen, the strain or displacement is subsequently measured.


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BMW and Daimler both refused to help Apple develop a car
Samantha Lee/Business Insider
Apple has reportedly had a hard time getting an automaker to help it develop its first car.
Both BMW and Daimler were reportedly in talks with Apple over a potential partnership to help the tech giant build an electric car, the German news organization Handelsblatt reported Wednesday.
But those talks have ended because of differences regarding who would lead the project because of discrepancies in which company would lead the project and over who exactly would have ownership of the data, the report stated.
Apple was reportedly trying to work with BMW first, but moved on to Daimler after no agreement could be reached.
Earlier this week, Frankfurter Allgemeine reported that Apple may be partnering up with the vehicle engineering and contracting firm Magna, which is based in Vienna, Austria. Frankfurter Allgemeine also reported that Apple was running a secret lab in Berlin where it had a staff of about 20 to 30 people working on a car project.
Apple, of course, has never confirmed it is working on a car.
Apple, BMW, and Daimler did not immediatley respond to a request for comment for this story.
NOW WATCH: We put Tesla's Autopilot to the ultimate test in the most stressful driving city in America
More: Apple Apple Car Transportation

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Alien (aka Eliane) is the author of Alien's Creatures World and the Norn Adoption Center. She's also known as the "Norndoktor", as her interest in genetics let her to start collecting sick or mutated creatures from other players in order to cure them. She is also a wiki user. You can read an interview with Alien, from the CCSF 2006.
Alien provided the genome for the Indio Norns, Sahara Norns, Junglenorns, Aquanorns, Pink Poodle Ettins and Vulcana Norns. She also makes some rather snazzy (and fuzzy!) norndolls as well as grendeldolls and ettindolls.
As she supports the OCSC (Open Creatures Stuff Center, created and hosted by Daniel Mewes) a lot of stuff on her site is free for others to take and work with.
Alien also provided the German language files for Docking Station.
This page was last modified on 9 May 2016, at 08:43.


TOP COPY. THE BEATLES, side A twist and shout, a taste of honey, side B do you want to know a secret, there's a place, GEP 8882, 7'' EP. 1st UK Pressing PARLOPHONE Records, 1963.Sleeve is in VERY GOOD condition with minimal storage wear marks. Vinyl in EXCELLENT condition, MINIMAL superficial surface marks and minor background noise in places. Hear music as it's meant to be heard. I only sell albums that are in very good to near new condition. All records will be posted with extra card stiffeners. If you feel the album is not as described, I will give a full refund.
THE BEATLES, Help. Out lined STEREO. UK 1965, Two box EMI Parlophone label.


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Pernambuco, Brazil
Known for its beautiful beaches, Pernambuco is exotic and remote, providing the ultimate escape from reality.
By: Jennifer Plum Auvil
Beaches Travel's Best Outdoors and Adventure Food and Drink
A-Listers and adventure travelers are always looking for the next hot vacation destination, complete with pristine beaches, extraordinary activities and a vibrant night life. Brazil's beaches score high on all criteria, making them a popular destination. Known for its beautiful beaches, the state of Pernambuco is exotic and remote, providing the ultimate escape from reality. Perhaps the best part is that the rest of the world has yet to catch on, which keeps the prices reasonable and the crowds manageable.
The most beautiful sandy shores can be found in the tiny fishing village of Porto de Galinhas. The town has a handful of resorts and restaurants, as well as a number of beaches. Maraca��pe is popular with surfers riding the wild waves and the bathing beauties who come to watch. But it's not just about the eye candy at these Brazilian beaches, which boast clear blue waters and a few natural wonders. Muro Alto beach has an impressive stretch of coral reef, and the tidepools off Porto de Galinhas beach are teeming with aquatic wildlife. Scuba divers can check out these tidepools or venture farther offshore to explore shipwrecks.
History buffs ready for a break from the beach can take a journey back in time to the restored 17th-century village of Olinda, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This colonial town is filled with interesting old churches and beautiful mansions. But be sure to head back by nightfall, when the beachside bars fill up with young beauties moving on the dance floor and romantic Brazilian music can be heard on the streets.
Nearest Major International Airport: International gateways to Brazil can be found in S��o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Because of the country's size, it's easiest to get a domestic flight from one of these airports to Guararapes airport in Recifes. To save some money, international travelers should look into purchasing air passes for domestic travel from Brazil's major airlines, Tam Airlines and Varig.
Ground Transportation: Some resorts provide shuttle services from the airport to the beach resorts. Another option is to catch a taxi from the airport to get to your destination.
Brazil's busy season centers around the country's biggest celebration - Carnaval. Hotels are crowded and prices are high starting from mid-December through Carnaval, which typically falls in February or early March. Pernambuco's weather is warm throughout the year, with temperatures staying between the low 80s to mid-90s Fahrenheit.
Budget travelers will be impressed with the selection of beachside resorts in Porto de Galinhas, most offering a nice dose of luxury for a low price. The Nannai Resort ( www.nannai.com.br) is popular with families looking for basic apartments or super-luxurious bungalows on Muro Alto Beach. Another pouplar family spot is the Summerville Resort ( www.summervilleresort.com.br), which offers a kids club to keep the little ones busy.
Brazilian cuisine draws on nature's bounty, and in the beach areas that means fresh fish and lots of tropical fruit. Restaurants in town serve up the expected seafood dishes as well as regional specialties, like carne do sol (a dried meat dish), and international fare, including sushi. Locals and visitors in the know line up at street vendors to indulge in some of the most popular snacks, including steamed crab, tapioca pancakes and an array of fruit juices.
The tourist office Porto de Galinhas can be found at Rua da Esperan��a 188 ( www.portodegalinhas.com.br).
If you don't speak Portuguese, bring along a phrase book so you can communicate easily while traveling.
While You Are Here
Sign up for an island tour in a 4-person beach buggy. These slow-moving vehicles are a great way to cruise the sandy shores and leisurely check out all the beaches. After you've explored on land, take in the view from the water while riding on a traditional jangada raft.
To Fake That You've Been Here
Turn up the Brazilian music and get out your cocktail shaker to try Brazil's national drink, a sweet-and-sour caipirinha (a mixture of lime juice and sugar cane syrup).
Linking for a Better Vacation
For more information, visit the Brazilian Tourism Board at www.braziltour.com.
This Abandoned Italian Prison Island Will Become A Mediterranean Vacation Spot
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'The Heaviest One': Ghost Adventures Crew Still Rattled After Goatman's Bridge Encounter
By day, it's an Instagram-worthy photo spot, but at night, the abandoned Texas bridge takes on a sinister air. Add Goatman's Bridge to your haunted hotspot bucket list.
Costa Rica's Puerto Viejo Is a Great Off-the-Beaten-Path Pick
Less crowds and more fun on the Caribbean coast.
Daily Escape
Go back in history and explore the ancient Luxor Temple in Egypt.
South America's Earth Wonders
South America is a magical place with natural wonders including the Amazon River, the wild Galapagos Islands and Angel Falls.
Copacabana, Brazil
Copacabana, often referred to as the world's most famous beach, runs for 3 miles along the densely populated residential area of Rio de Janeiro.
Ipanema Beach, Brazil
Trendsetting Ipanema has a long tradition of dictating beach chic to the rest of the world.
The World's 6 Best Hotspots To Hunt for Aliens and UFOs
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Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
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Humanitarian Outcomes
Necessary Risks: Professional Humanitarianism and Violence against Aid Workers
Attacks on humanitarian aid operations are both a symptom and a weapon of modern warfare, and as armed groups increasingly target aid workers for violence, relief operations are curtailed in places where civilians are most in need. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges to humanitarian action in warzones, the risk management and negotiation strategies that hold the most promise for aid organizations, and an ethical framework from which to tackle the problem. By combining rigorous research findings with structural historical analysis and first-person accounts of armed attacks on aid workers, the author proposes a reframed ethos of humanitarian professionalism, decoupled from organizational or political interests, and centered on optimizing outcomes for the people it serves.
Necessary Risks is written by Abby Stoddard and published by Palgrave Macmillan.
"Abby Stoddard intertwines in-depth analysis with harrowing first-person stories of unarmed professionals working at the frontlines of today's complex wars. This book is essential reading for policymakers and anyone concerned with the protection of civilians in conflicts."
—Roméo A. Dallaire, Lieutenant-General (ret.), author of Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
"A deeply practical and very readable book. Stoddard explains why humanitarian workers are attacked, and how the aid system needs to change to reduce risk and increase effective coverage of people's needs in armed conflict. An important text for every humanitarian who wants to do a better job."
—Hugo Slim, Head of Policy for the International Committee of the Red Cross, author of Humanitarian Ethics: A Guide to the Morality of Aid in War and Disaster
"Necessary Risks offers two critical contributions: careful, evidence-based analysis of the growing risks to the security of aid workers, and a consideration of how aid agencies have responded in ways that have decreased or increased the risks."
—Michael Barnett, Professor of International Affairs and Political Science, George Washington University, USA, author of Humanitarianism in Question: Politics, Power, Ethics
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You can also download the Necessary Risks discount flyer to share with colleagues
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For media queries or questions about the book, or to receive a free review copy, please contact:
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Humanitarian Outcomes was established in 2009. We're incorporated as a private limited company in the United Kingdom. Company number: 8970715.


THE recent decision by the Justice Department to reopen the cases of 150,000 Salvadorans and Guatemalans denied asylum in the United States was a victory for due process of law. On review, all these individuals may not be granted legal residency in the US, but at least their cases will be more fairly considered. In the past, application for asylum from those fleeing El Salvador and Guatemala met a nearly automatic ``no.'' Behind this lay the State Department's judgment that these countries were not repressive and, therefore, people leaving them were ``economic refugees'' rather than bonafide political refugees fearing persecution and possible death.
The facts of life in El Salvador and Guatemala demolished these State Department definitions. War and death-squad activity in El Salvador left little doubt that individuals heading north could have motivations other than a yearning for better wages. Guatemala's dismal human-rights record, underscored recently by the army's slaughter of 14 unarmed protesters in the village of Santiago de Atitlan, provides ample basis for refugee claims.
The US, however, has supported the governments of both countries, and both have some trappings of democracy, including elections. The State Department's reluctance to acknowledge the refugees, while cynical, was understandable. But it hardly justified a denial of justice to thousands who had well-grounded fears of returning home.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service's judicial officers, chronically overworked and often poorly trained, were happy to follow State's dictum. Only 4 percent of Salvadorans and 2 percent of Guatemalans received asylum from 1981 to 1989. By contrast, 30 percent of Nicaraguans, whose Sandinista government the US actively opposed, were allowed in. The imbalance should change under the new court settlement, which ends a class-action suit brought in 1985.
Immigration courts will be hard-pressed to handle the asylum cases likely to flood from this settlement. More resources will be needed. But the problems of honestly reviewing the refugees' cases pale before the problem of allowing an obvious abuse of the refugee adjudication process.
First Look As new wave of young migrants floods US border, can US ensure their safety?


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We use Carbon Black for detection and response. So we receive alerts from Carbon Black if it detects any malicious activity. We also use it to quarantine any devices that we may need to isolate due to the security risk that it presents.
What we mainly find valuable in the product is exactly what our use case is. We use Carbon Black for the intrusion alerts and quarantine. Those would be our favorite features.
If Carbon Black could improve in the area or reducing the number of false positives or if there was a better way to filter out false positives that would enhance efficiency and utility. But in general, I think we are happy with the performance of Carbon Black.
It would be nice to be able to consolidate all of our tools. We have Imperva for database monitoring, we have Red Cloak, we have Carbon Black, and we have Trend Micro. So when you end up installing multiple different tools that do various different things and they each come with their own agents that need to be on all the endpoints, it takes a toll on the utilization. One of the issues that we tend to encounter — especially when we have all these tools on all the endpoints — the number of agents can affect the performance of desktops and servers. So we get those issues from time to time because there are many agents on the endpoints. So it might be nice to either have a lighter-weight agent or an agent that encompasses multiple functions and different purposes for better integration so we do not have to install various tools.
I have been using the product since March 2019, so for almost a year now.
It was a little bit unstable at the beginning, but that was probably because we were getting a lot of false positives. The false positives were probably because of baselining. Baselining takes a little bit of time. Once it was baselined, things got better and we have not really encountered many issues over the last couple of months. So it stabilized maybe two to three months in.
Once we had the SCCM set up properly, we were able to scale up easily. With the policies set up and images corrected, it became relatively easy for us to scale.
I personally have not been in contact with the Carbon Black technical support team. Our information security team has worked more closely with them. I would not be able to provide feedback on their support first hand, but I have also not heard anything negative.
Security-wise, we are using a few different security tools for different purposes. We use Red Cloak which we deployed at the same time as Carbon Black. We tested and are using Trend Micro Tripwire and we are using Imperva as well. Red Cloak is very similar to Carbon Black.
Deployment was a little bit difficult, but that was mainly because of the way our infrastructure was set up at the time we went to set up Carbon Black about a year ago. We did not have a tool that was mapped to all of our IP assets that we could deploy Carbon Black to automatically. That would have greatly simplified the setup. That is mainly the reason it took some additional time. It was not necessarily an issue with Carbon Black, it was a problem with the setup of our own environment. Sometimes we did have other issues with the agent communicating with Carbon Black when the agent was deployed. We had to uninstall the agents and then reinstall them or we would have to essentially troubleshoot what the reason for the lapse in communication was.
We were able to deploy it by ourselves without the help of an integrator or some specialist. We eventually did the deployment using SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager). Originally, we began by trying to deploy it manually and that is probably why it took so long. Once we had the SCCM agents deployed on all of our endpoints, then it was a lot easier for us to deploy Carbon Black in bulk.
I do not think I have a lot of advice for people who are considering implementing the product at this point because most of our experience with the product has been relatively straightforward. I would just suggest that you have your white list set up before deploying if you are using automatic quarantine. Otherwise, it can cause issues in your operating environment. This is especially important if you are a sensitive location like a bank. In that case, automatic quarantine could be a big issue.
On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate Carbon Black CB Response as between an eight or nine. For our use case, I would say it is an eight.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Sales Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Can isolate a host and take it off the network so it's not spreading anything
"Probably the most valuable feature of CB Response is its ability to isolate a host and take it off the network, so it's not spreading anything. We have two security operations centers around the globe. When an SOC analyst sees something on an endpoint, they can use Carbon Black Response to isolate that host from the customer's environment and prevent any kind of lateral spread."
"There have been some performance issues when deploying on Windows Server, but I believe Carbon Black is working on that."
My clients are in a range of verticals, so we have clients in healthcare, education, manufacturing, etc. We provide solutions to anybody who's insightful enough and forethinking enough to understand that cybersecurity is not like insurance. So my use cases are all across the board. But, essentially, my customer base boils down to anyone who doesn't want to get owned by a ransomware attack. My company chooses the best-in-breed technology for tools, then adds cybersecurity management services on top of that.
Probably the most valuable feature of CB Response is its ability to isolate a host and take it off the network, so it's not spreading anything. We have two security operations centers around the globe. When an SOC analyst sees something on an endpoint, they can use Carbon Black Response to isolate that host from the customer's environment and prevent any kind of lateral spread.
I've been using CB Respons for about two and a half years.
Overall, it has been absolutely stable. However, there have been some performance issues when deploying on Windows Server, but I believe Carbon Black is working on that.
I'm in sales, but I've watched people deploy the software. It looks pretty straightforward, just a quick installer. Most of my customers have one or two folks who ensure that it's deployed correctly in their environment.
I rate Carbon Black CB Respons nine out of 10. I don't have much to say about it because endpoint detection and response tools are pretty much a commodity nowadays. There are so many good tools out there. What matters is the ability to manage those tools and utilize them in a threat-hunting mode.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Q: react-hook-form Limiting Length and Type using Material UI Text Field Given the code below, I am unable to limit the number of digits a user can enter into a text field and control the type of input.
If I remove type: "number" then the input length can be controlled but letters can now be entered.
If I remove maxLength: 4 then the input length can't be controlled but letters are no longer allowed.
If I set inputProps={{ maxLength: 4, type: "number" }} as seen below, only the type: "number" input constraint is being enforced.
What can I do to fix this?
import React from "react";
import { makeStyles } from "@material-ui/core/styles";
import TextField from "@material-ui/core/TextField";

const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
  root: {
    "& > *": {
      margin: theme.spacing(1),
      width: "25ch"
    }
  }
}));

export default function BasicTextFields() {
  const classes = useStyles();

  return (
    <form className={classes.root} noValidate autoComplete="off">
      <TextField
        id="outlined-basic"
        label="Outlined"
        variant="outlined"
        inputProps={{ maxLength: 4, type: "number" }}
      />
    </form>
  );
}

A: maxlength doesn't apply to number inputs, you need to use a combination of min and max values.
A user can still input values above the max number but the validation will show as an error. And if they use the spinners, that'll be the max value it'll go to.

label {
  display: block;
}
text - maxlength=4 <input maxlength="4" />

number - maxlength=4 <input type="number" maxlength="4" />

number - max=999&min=-999 <input type="number" max="999" min="-999" />


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Q: The EntityKey property can only be set when the current value of the property is null with n-tier web applicaiton I am working with n-tier web application with Entity Framework with ObjectDataSource.
In my web application there are Complains & WorkOrder entities which has many to one or zero relationship.
When a WorkOrder is added user can select for which complain it is for. This is what i tried to do.
<asp:DetailsView ID="DVComplain" runat="server"
        DefaultMode="Insert" AutoGenerateInsertButton="True"
        AutoGenerateRows="False" DataSourceID="ODSAddWorkOrder"
        oniteminserting="DetailsView1_ItemInserting" >
        <Fields>
            <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Complain">
               <InsertItemTemplate>
                   <asp:DropDownList ID="DDLComplain" runat="server" DataTextField="ComplainID"
                       DataValueField="ComplainID" DataSourceID="EDSComplains"
                       oninit="DDLComplain_Init">
                   </asp:DropDownList>
                   <asp:CheckBox ID="CBIsWOOfComplain" runat="server"
                       oninit="CBIsWOOfComplain_Init" />
                   <asp:EntityDataSource ID="EDSComplains" runat="server"
                       ConnectionString="name=MMEntities" DefaultContainerName="MMEntities"
                       EnableFlattening="False" EntitySetName="ComplainMasters"
                       EntityTypeFilter="ComplainMaster" Select="it.[ComplainID]" OrderBy="it.ComplainID">
                   </asp:EntityDataSource>
               </InsertItemTemplate>
            </asp:TemplateField>
            <asp:BoundField HeaderText="WOGeneratedDate" DataField="WOGeneratedDate" DataFormatString="yyyy-MM-dd" />
            .......
        </Fields>
    </asp:DetailsView>

   <asp:ObjectDataSource ID="ODSAddWorkOrder" runat="server"
        DataObjectTypeName="MiantenanceManager.DAL.WorkOrder" TypeName="MiantenanceManager.BLL.WorkOrderBL"
        InsertMethod="addWorkOrder">
    </asp:ObjectDataSource>

And add the following code to DetailView ItemInserting method.
    protected void DVWorkOrder_ItemInserting(object sender, DetailsViewInsertEventArgs e)
            {
                if (_CBIsWOOfComplain.Checked)
                {
                    using (complainBL)
                    {
                        e.Values["Complain"] = complainBL.getComplianByID(_DDLComplains.SelectedValue);
                    }
                }
            }

Note: complainBL implements the IDispose.
In WorkOrederBL call it calls the WorkOrderRepository class which invokes the following method which throws the exception mention in the subject.
context.WorkOrder.AddObject(workOrder);
               context.SaveChanges();
How can i overcome this problem. Is my approch is wrong??

A: The reason why you are getting thi serror is thet AddObject is for adding new objects. An object that has an entity key represents an existing row in the database. This assumes that you are using database generated keys for your tables.
There are different ways to fix it, for example:

*

*Option 1: Get the record from the database, update the fields on that record, then save changes.

*Option 2: Create a new object with the entity key, attach it to the context with state modified, then save changes.


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After a New-York based Black Lives Matter chapter held a "blacks-only" Memorial Day party, Fox News host Tucker Carlson and political commentator Lisa Durden got into a sparring match during a "Tucker Carlson Live" show.
"You White people are angry because you couldn't use your White privilege card to get invited to the Black Lives Matter's all-Black Memorial Day Celebration," Durden said.
The exchange was a fiery one, but Durden never thought that it would have any impact on her employment as an adjunct professor at Essex County College, an open-access, two-year community college headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
"I had no concept that when I came to school after the appearance that I would be suspended and subsequently fired," Durden told Diverse a phone interview on Monday.
Yet when Durden arrived on ECC's campus to teach two days later, she said that she was intercepted by an administrator who escorted her to her classroom and instructed her to inform her students that she would not be holding class that day. She was then immediately taken to the HR office, where she was handed a suspension notice. Two weeks later, she was fired.
In a lengthy statement posted on ECC's website, president Dr. Anthony E. Munroe acknowledged that while Durden did not purport to represent the views and beliefs of the college during her appearance on "Tucker Carlson Live," the exchange reflected negatively on the college. Out of concern for "potential impact" on students, Durden was suspended and ultimately terminated, according to Munroe.
"The College was immediately inundated with feedback from students, faculty and prospective students and their families expressing frustration, concern and even fear that the views expressed by a College employee (with influence over students) would negatively impact their experience on campus," Munroe wrote.
"The College affirms its right to select employees who represent the institution appropriately and are aligned with our mission," Munroe continued.
Durden, however, said that she has seen little evidence of this alleged backlash other than on social media. Response to her firing has been mixed, she said. While she acknowledged that she has many detractors, she also has numerous, vocal supporters.
Her supporters launched a change.org petition around the #ReinstateProfessorLisaDurden social media campaign that has since racked up more than 1,700 signatures.
Social media backlash comes with the territory of being a media personality, Durden said.
When the topic is race and social justice issues, the response is even more intense, Durden added.
The case raises serious questions about the nature of free speech on college campuses.
Durden never claimed to be speaking in her role as a professor of ECC during her exchange with Carlson. Instead, she was acting in her capacity as an established media personality and political commentator.
Even though adjuncts are not afforded the same protections that their tenured peers enjoy, all employees of public universities are protected under the First Amendment. Provided that their speech does not threaten or incite harm to anyone, public employees have the right to speak their minds, even if the content of that speech is deemed offensive by some.
Adjunct faculty, however, are in a particularly tenuous position related to free speech. They often work short-term contracts that are renewed on a semester or annual basis. Typically, adjuncts receive limited pay and few benefits for their labor. Unlike tenured faculty, adjuncts are also not afforded the same institutional due process rights and can be fired at will.
While some efforts have been made to unionize adjunct faculty at a number of colleges and universities across the country, they are still a vulnerable population. Universities can easily let adjuncts go simply by not renewing their contracts.
"The relative ease with which colleges and universities can get rid of a controversial adjunct faculty member bodes very poorly for the free speech and academic freedom rights of adjuncts," Cohn said.
Durden's current situation is indicative of the "Walmartization" of college campuses, according to Dr. Jessica Wager, assistant professor of the humanities at ECC. "You have a small elite body of administrators who make $200,000 or more, and then you have support staff or adjunct professors who in some cases are making barely minimum wage when you add up all the hours it takes to prepare lessons, teach and mentor students," she said.
Wager said that she met Durden 15 years ago while they were both working in New York media. Over the years, Durden held workshops and panels for students at ECC prior to her recent appointment as an adjunct, according to Wager. "She was a great resource for our students in terms of getting them internships and many of those led to full-time gigs," Wager said.
As an adjunct faculty member, Durden was no less effective, according to Wager. "Her students really thought she was effective and valued her teaching," she said.
Durden said that she plans to fight to be reinstated at ECC, and is now juggling numerous invitations to appear on panels, television, and even a potential reality TV show that have come about in the wake of ECC's public decision to terminate her. She has also received a few invitations to be an adjunct professor elsewhere.
She is considering taking legal action against the college. Her lawyer, Leslie Farber, said that an institution like ECC cannot prevent individuals like Durden from exercising their right to free speech.


Hey guys, looking to upgrade my phone from an HTC 10 and am considering the HTC U12+ on the T-Mobile network. Any known conflicts? Specifically I was wondering if the device could still do calls over WI-FI or install Visual Voicemail. These are very important features to me. Didn't have any issues with them on my HTC 10. Any input is appreciated. Thanks!
Same here - works perfectly. And just got the September security update a few days ago.
Awesome, glad to hear others are using it without issue. I was actually disappointed with the HTC 10 and had reservations about the buttons that aren't physical on the HTC U12+. May still give it consideration.
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I have a huawei p20 that has got a white circle on the home screen.
equalizer for separate channels like HTC 10?
Why are letters disappearing on my screen?


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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about Grandfather," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor". So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed their dinners together.
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.
The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when you get old." The four year old smiled and went back to work.
The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.
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When someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer or an immune system disorder, he or she may learn from the doctor that the best chance for a long term cure is through a bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant. The search then begins to find a donor with a matching tissue type, a search that is determined by human leukocyte antigens, or HLAs.
Why does a transplant work when other treatments do not?
In reality, not every blood cancer cell can be killed by chemotherapy or radiation treatments. The patient's own immune system must be able to recognize and destroy the residual cancer cells that remain after treatment, otherwise there is a good chance for the cancer to return. Many times, the patient's immune system is overwhelmed or is not functioning enough to destroy the cancer cells. When a patient receives a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, he or she will receive both the donor's stem cells that produce all the normal blood cells, and the donor's immune cells that can recognize and destroy any residual cancer cells. Because of this improved immunity, stem cell transplants are often more effective than just chemotherapy or radiation therapy alone.
Why must the donor and the recipient match?
Every one of us has an immune system that can differentiate "self" from "not-self." The immune system allows cells that are identified as "self" to survive inside the body. However, it recognizes and then destroys cells that are "not self," such as viruses, cancer cells, bacteria and others. When we transplant one person's cells into another, the closer the match the greater the chance that the donated cells will survive and not be destroyed.
In addition, the closer the match, the less likely it is that the new, transplanted cells will see the patients' cells as "not self" and try to destroy them. This is called "Graft Versus Host Disease" and can cause complications after the transplant. When very severe, it can even result in the death of the recipient. Therefore, the goal of every transplant is to match the donor's cells to the patient's cells as closely as possible.
How does the immune system know which cells are "self" and which are "not-self"?
On the surface of all cells are proteins, carbohydrates and sugars called "antigens." Half of these antigens are inherited from the mother and half from the biological father. The immune system identifies these antigens as either "self" or "not-self." In humans these antigens are called Human Leukocyte Antigens (or HLAs for short).
When the immune system finds cells that it deems to be "not self," it destroys them to prevent diseases. In the case of a transplant, if the immune cells that came from the donor start to see the recipient's cells as enemies, they may attack the recipient's cells and organs.
If the HLA types of the donor and patient are matched, then the transplanted cells will likely survive and function normally inside the recipient's body without harming the recipient.
What are Human Leukocyte Antigens?
The HLA system determines the cell-surface proteins, carbohydrates and sugars that serve as the identification cards of the cells. They come in a large number of combinations. HLA types are sorted into groups, with those most commonly tested including HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DPB1. Each group has a large number of variations within it, which are given numbers. So you may have HLA-A7 and someone else has HLA-A30.
From each of your parents you inherit one HLA set (HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DPB1). This set is inherited together as a group called a "haplotype." Every person has two HLA haplotypes, one from the mother and one from the biological father. Since we now have the ability to analyze DNA molecules, we have learned that there are at least 4,000 variations of the HLA-B gene alone! That means there are large numbers of possible haplotypes.
Since HLA antigens are inherited, are relatives usually a match?
You are always a half-match – or haploidentical – with each of your parents, since you inherited one of your two HLA haplotypes from each of them. That means that parents and children are always half matches, but never a full match.
Since each parent can give one of two haplotypes to their offspring, there are four possible combinations of haplotypes in each child. Therefore, you have a 25 percent chance of inheriting the same two HLA haplotypes as one of your siblings, but you also have a 25 percent chance of having no matching HLA haplotypes. There is a 50 percent chance that you will share one haplotype with a sibling. Note that blood type is inherited from a different gene and is not related to a person's HLA type.
The chance of a match with a cousin drops to 16 percent. Nonetheless, it is still worthwhile to test extended family if available, given that at the very least they are just as likely, if not slightly more likely, to match over an unrelated donor.
If the patient does not have a match with a family member (about 75 percent of the time), then a search will be started among the international bone marrow registries, such as Gift of Life, for a non-related matching donor. Since there are thousands of possible haplotypes, the chances of an unrelated person inheriting the same HLA haplotypes as the patient is extremely rare. When we do find a full match, it is like winning the lottery.
How do marrow registries find someone with a matching immune system?
When a patient starts working with a transplant center, one of the first steps is to determine the patient's HLA tissue type. At that time, other immediate family members are also typed. If there is no family member that matches, a search for an unrelated donor is undertaken by searching the computer files of the Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW) registry. This international database contains the HLA types of the approximately 70 global registries combined. The HLA types listed in the registries were determined when individuals signed up and swabbed their cheeks.
Sometimes multiple matches are found in the database, sometimes no match is found. Even though there are nearly 30 million people registered as bone marrow donors, the world population is over 7.4 billion people so the number of available donors is a small fraction, and some patients do not find any matching donors.
For those who do not find a donor, organizing a donor drive may help to find that matching person. Searching among peoples of the same ethnic group and race or whose families came from the same geographic area may help in locating a match.
Why do ethnicity, race and geography matter?
The genes that determine HLA types are found in our DNA on human chromosome 6. These particular genes are naturally highly diverse and are called polymorphic by scientists – literally meaning "having multiple forms."
When a group of people has geographic or cultural separation from other human populations for hundreds or thousands of years, genetic mutations can occur in that population that are passed to their descendants — but not the general human population. That group can develop a unique set of HLAs that may be rare, or even completely unique.
When a patient from an ethnic group with uncommon or rare HLA types needs a transplant, the chances of finding a match among the general population is small. The best chance of finding a match will be if the donor comes from a related genetic pool.
If there is no family member match and there is no match identified in the existing registries, many patients choose to run drives that target their family's ethnic group and/or the historical geographic area where their ancestral line originated.
People of mixed ethnicity have an especially difficult time finding matches. It is estimated that 75 percent of mixed-race individuals will not find a match in the current registry because their HLA combinations are unique.
It is urgent for everyone to get swabbed and join the registry – the more people of diverse ethnicity and race join the registry, the more chances we have to make lifesaving matches.


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Crown Castle's chief, Ben Moreland, to hand the reins over to CFO Jay Brown
In Featured News by Wireless Estimator January 28, 2016
Jay Brown, at right, Crown Castle International's CFO, will take over for the company's CEO, Ben Moreland, on June 1, 2016. Brown joined Crown in 1999. Moreland had replaced CEO John Kelly.
The CEO of Crown Castle International Corp. will retire effective June 1, 2016, the Houston, Tex.-based wireless communications infrastructure provider announced yesterday during its analysts conference call.
Ben Moreland will leave as the company's president and CEO, but remain executive vice chairman of the board of directors. Jay Brown, the organization's CFO will become president and CEO.
Brown, a certified public accountant, joined Crown Castle in 1999. He was appointed CFO in July 2008 after serving as the company's Vice President and Treasurer.
Moreland was also the company's CFO when he was appointed to his current position in 2008, when CEO John Kelly retired. Kelly had been with Crown Castle since 1998, replacing the company's founder, Robert Crown.
Crown Castle is conducting an executive search for a new CFO to succeed Brown.
During Moreland's tenure as CEO, Crown made a number of successful acquisitions such as NextG Networks, a large deal with T-Mobile to purchase tower rights for $2.4 billion, and a tower deal in 2013 that acquired the rights to run AT&T's 9,000-plus towers for $4.2 billion and purchase them outright in the future for about $4.2 billion.
Following American Tower Corporation's successful move to a real estate investment trust (REIT) status, Moreland set the path, along with Brown, to begin operating as a REIT in January 2014.
Moreland has served as the Chairman of PCIA – The Wireless Infrastructure Association, and is currently on its Board of Directors.
Crown's reported revenue had a modest increase of 2% to $945.8 million, but net income decreased 7.5% to $141.1 million for the fourth quarter.
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The Exile Kiss
Author: George Alec Effinger
Publisher: Doubleday Foundation, 1991
Series: Budayeen: Marîd Audran: Book 3
0. Marîd Changes His Mind
1. When Gravity Fails
2. A Fire in the Sun
3. The Exile Kiss
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Marîd Audran has risen from hustling on the streets of the decadent Budayeen ghetto to being the right-hand man of one of the Maghreb's most feared men. As an enforcer for the powerful Friedlander Bey, Marîd is just beginning to enjoy his newfound wealth and privilege, when he and Bey are betrayed by a rival and accused of murder.
Sentenced to exile and abandoned to die in the vast Arabian desert, Marîd and Bey must somehow survive the searing sands and make their way back to the now-hostile Budayeen-and, then, take their vengeance.
By turns thrilling and philosophical, The Exile Kiss is the culmination of one of the great works of modern SF.
It never occurred to me that I might be kidnapped. There was no reason why it should. The day had certainly begun innocently enough. I'd snapped wide awake just before dawn, thanks to an experimental add-on I wear on my anterior brain implant. That plug is the one that gives me powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. As far as I know, I'm the only person around with two implants.
One of these special daddies blasts me into full consciousness at any hour I choose. I've learned to use it along with another daddy that supercharges my body to remove alcohol and drugs from my system at better than the normal rate. That way I don't wake up still drunk or damaged. Others have suffered in the past because of my hangovers, and I've sworn never to let that happen again.
I took a shower, trimmed my red beard, and dressed in an expensive, sand-colored gallebeya, with the white knit skullcap of my Algerian homeland on my head. I was hungry, and my slave, Kmuzu, normally prepared my meals, but I had a breakfast appointment with Friedlander Bey. That would be after the morning call to prayer, so I had about thirty minutes free. I crossed from the west wing of Friedlander Bey's great house to the east, and rapped on the door to my wife's apartment.
Indihar answered it wearing a white satin dressing gown I'd given her, her chestnut hair coiled tightly on the back of her head. Indihar's large, dark eyes narrowed. "I wish you good morning, husband," she said. She was not terrifically pleased to see me.
Indihar's youngest child, four-year-old Hâkim, clung to her and cried. I could hear Jirji and Zahra screaming at each other from another room. Senalda, the Valencian maid I'd hired, was nowhere in evidence. I'd accepted the responsibility of supporting the family because I felt partly to blame for the death of Indihar's husband. Papa—Friedlander Bey—had decided that in order to accomplish such a worthy goal without causing gossip, I also had to marry Indihar and formally adopt the three children. I couldn't remember another instance when Papa had cared at all about gossip.
Nevertheless, despite Indihar's outrage and my flat refusal, the two of us now found ourselves man and wife. Papa always got his way. Some time ago, Friedlander Bey had grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and shaken the dust off me and turned me from a small-time hustler into a heavy hitter in the city's underworld.
So Hâkim was now legally . . . my son, as queasy as that concept made me. I'd never been around kids before and I didn't know how to act with them. Believe me, they could tell. I hoisted the boy up and smiled in his jelly-smeared face. "Well, why are you crying, O Clever One?" I said. Hâkim stopped just long enough to suck in a huge breath, then started wailing even louder.
Indihar gave an impatient grunt. "Please, husband," she said, "don't try being a big brother. Jirji is his big brother." She lifted Hâkim out of my arms and dropped him back to the floor.
"I'm not trying to be a big brother."
"Then don't try being a pal, either. He doesn't need a pal. He needs a father."
"Right," I said. "You just tell me what a father does, and I'll do it." I'd been trying my best for weeks, but Indihar had only given me a hard time. I was getting very tired of it.
She laughed humorlessly and shooed Hâkim toward the rear of the apartment. "Is there some actual point to this visit, husband?" she asked.
"Indihar, if you could just stop resenting me a little, maybe we could make the best of this situation. I mean, how awful could it be for you here?"
"Why don't you ask Kmuzu how he feels?" she said. She still hadn't invited me into the suite.
I'd had enough of standing in the hall, and I pushed by her into the parlor. I sat down on a couch. Indihar glared at me for a few seconds, then sighed and sat on a chair facing me. "I've explained it all before," I said. "Papa has been giving me things. Gifts I didn't want, like my implants and Chiriga's bar and Kmuzu."
"And me," she said.
"Yes, and you. He's trying to strip me of all my friends. He doesn't want me to keep any of my old attachments."
"You could simply refuse, husband. Did you ever think of that?"
How I wished it were that easy! "When I had my skull amped," I said, "Friedlander Bey paid the doctors to wire the punishment center of my brain."
"The punishment center? Not the pleasure center?"
I grinned ruefully. "If he'd had the pleasure center wired, I'd probably already be dead. That's what happens to those wireheads. It wouldn't have taken me long, either."
Indihar frowned. "Well, then, I don't understand. Why the punishment center? Why would you want—"
I raised a hand and cut her off. "Hey, I didn't want it! Papa had it done without my knowledge. He's got lots of little electronic gimmicks that can remotely stimulate my pain centers. That's how he keeps me in line." Learning recently that he was truly my mother's grandfather had not disposed me more favorably toward him. Not as long as he refused to discuss the matter of my liberty.
I saw her shudder. "I didn't know that, husband."
"I haven't told many people about it. But Papa's always there looking over my shoulder, ready to jam his thumb on the agony button if I do something he doesn't like."
"So you're a prisoner, too," said Indihar. "You're his slave, as much as the rest of us."
I didn't see any need to reply. The situation was a trifle different in my case, because I shared Friedlander Bey's blood, and I felt obliged to try to love him. I hadn't actually succeeded in that yet. I had a difficult time dealing with that emotion in the first place, and Papa wasn't making it easy for me.
Indihar reached out her hand to me, and I took it. It was the first time since we'd been married that she'd relented any at all. I saw that her palm and fingers were still stained a faint yellow-orange, from the henna her friends had applied the morning of our wedding. It had been a very unusual ceremony, because Papa had declared that it wouldn't be appropriate for me to marry anyone but a maiden. Indihar was, of course, a widow with three children, so he had her declared an honorary virgin. Nobody laughed.
The wedding itself was a mixture of customs observed in the city as well as those from Indihar's native Egyptian village. It pretended to be the joining of a young virgin and a Maghrebi youth of promising fortune. Friedlander Bey announced that it wasn't necessary to fetch Indihar's family to the celebration, that her friends from the Budayeen could stand in for them.
"We'll pass over the ritual certification, of course," Indihar had said.
"What's that?" I asked. I was afraid that at the last minute, I was going to be required to take some kind of written test that I should've been studying for ever since puberty.
"In some backward Muslim lands," explained Friedlander Bey, "on the wedding night, the bride is taken into a bedroom, away from all the other guests. The women of both families hold her down on the bed. The husband wraps a white cloth around his forefinger, and inserts it to prove the girl's virginity. If the cloth comes out stained with blood, the husband passes it out to the bride's father, who then marches around waving it on a stick for all to see."
"But this is the seventeenth century of the Hegira!" I said, astonished.
Indihar shrugged. "It's a moment of great pride for the bride's parents. It proves they've raised a chaste and worthy daughter. When I was first married, I wept at the indignity until I heard the cheers and joy of the guests. Then I knew that my marriage had been blessed, and that I'd become a woman in the eyes of the village."
"As you say, my daughter," said Friedlander Bey, "in this instance such a certification will not be required." Papa could be reasonable if he didn't stand to lose anything by it.
I'd bought Indihar a fine gold wedding band, as well as the traditional second piece of jewelry. Chiri, my not-so-silent partner, helped me select the gift in one of the expensive boutiques east of the Boulevard il-Jameel, where the Europeans shopped. It was a brooch, an emerald-encrusted lizard made of gold, with two rubies for eyes. It had cost me twelve thousand kiam, and it was the most expensive single item I'd ever purchased. I gave it to Indihar the morning of the wedding. She opened the satin-lined box, looked at the emerald lizard for a few seconds, and then said, "Thank you, Marîd." She never mentioned it again, and I never saw her wear it.
Copyright © 1991 by George Alec Effinger


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Gandolfi's garden of musical delights makes for enjoyable stroll at premiere
By John von Rhein
Soprano Danielle de Niese, shown in December, had her Ravinia Festival debut Aug. 4, 2016. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
Monumental Mozart and playful Gandolfi: Not the first combination that springs to mind for a normal classical program. But, then, unusual musical juxtapositions have long been par for the summer at the Grant Park Music Festival under artistic director Carlos Kalmar. And that unlikely pairing gave the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus one of their more enjoyable undertakings of the season over the weekend at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
Actually, setting the grand solemnity of Mozart's "Great" Mass in C minor against the frisky neo-romanticism of Michael Gandolfi's "The Cosmic Garden in Bloom," which received its world premiere Friday night, made curious sense as contrasting structures.
Mozart never finished his setting of the Latin Mass text, omitting most of the "Credo" and all of the "Agnus dei." The Gandolfi work was designed as both a free-standing piece and as a segment of a larger, open-ended work, "The Garden of Cosmic Speculation," which he began in 2004 as an homage to the unique, 30-acre garden of the same name designed by architect Charles Jencks in southern Scotland. The Mozart feels complete in itself, even though modern scholars have attempted to flesh out the torso. The macrocosm of the Gandolfi will continue to flower as the landscape that inspired it adds objects and structures.
As with previous segments of the larger Gandolfi opus, musical whimsy and serious science joust, banter and finally shake hands in "Cosmic Garden in Bloom." There are two parts, played without pause and lasting 15 minutes: "Octagonia," based on an eight-sided building that houses a library, and "The Comet Bridge," a steel footbridge near the garden entrance.
In the first section, discrete permutations of 29 eight-note scales cascade through the orchestra, slyly referencing "learned" musical forms (fugue in particular) along the way, building in layers to a majestic, full-orchestra close. The shorter, punchier "Comet Bridge" evokes a heavenly body whooshing through the cosmos, the music's post-minimalist pulsing punctuated by steely licks of brass and percussion. It all made for an exuberant, attractive, colorfully scored, unmistakably American curtain raiser.
This second of two Gandolfi commissions from Grant Park got a rousing send-off into the world from Kalmar and his fine orchestra, and the composer joined in the ovations.
Kalmar presented the Mozart Mass in the standard H.C. Robbins Landon edition, which gives us what Mozart wrote and nothing but. (The program length did not permit his performing the greatly expanded Robert Levin completion, Kalmar had told me before the concert.) The Grant Parkers gave Mozart's neo-Baroque grandeur its due in a reading scaled to the expanse of Millennium Park, using full orchestra and chorus of some 80 voices.
This Mozart gloried most of all in the precise, firmly balanced and smoothly blended sound, and clear Latin diction, of director Christopher Bell's exactingly prepared chorus. The Pritzker sound system gave Kalmar's responsive orchestra its due place in the sonic mix.
The solo vocal quartet was uneven. Soprano Janai Brugger negotiated the florid lines of "Laudamus te" with agility and expressive feeling, but the higher-lying soprano part was marred by technical problems in the singing of Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi — insufficiently blended registers resulting in shrill, disconnected high notes, suspect intonation and impure lines, the problems mercilessly exposed in "Et incarnatus est." Hoss Brock was the sturdy tenor, and longtime Grant Park Chorus bass Daniel Eifert completed the quartet in the "Benedictus."
Danielle de Niese at Ravinia
Chicago audiences were among the first anywhere to appreciate the striking physical beauty and dramatic energy that soon were to propel soprano Danielle de Niese to the top of her career in opera.
Memories remain vivid of the entrancing Poppea (in Monteverdi's opera) that introduced the then-unknown, Australian-born, Metropolitan Opera-trained singer to Chicago Opera Theater audiences; this was followed by her stunning Cleopatra in Handel's "Giulio Cesare" at Lyric Opera. Lyric brought her back last season to create the role of another famous diva, Roxanne Coss, in the world premiere of Jimmy Lopez's "Bel Canto."
The song program marking de Niese's Ravinia debut, Thursday night at the Martin Theatre, drew on some of those well-remembered charms but called into question how well the recital medium suits her present vocal and artistic estate.
Her program was well off the beaten track, spanning John Dowland lute songs, a rare Mozart aria, Grieg's "Haugtussa" songs and French melodies by Poulenc and Bizet. She had pianist Kevin Murphy, director of Ravinia's Steans Music Institute vocal conservatory, as her impeccable accompanist. She modeled two glamorous designer gowns, and her admirers clearly shared in her engagement with the emotions expressed in the music.
That engagement was essentially external: Almost every selection was acted out with self-conscious facial expressions and body language that would have been apt for the operatic stage but proved distracting here. This would not have been as troublesome had de Niese's tone not turned hard and brittle, short on the float and liquidity of old.
An alternative aria Mozart wrote for the soprano singing Susanna in the 1789 Vienna revival of "The Marriage of Figaro" made for a bravura showpiece of dizzying vocal ascents and descents that de Niese dispatched with relish. She threw herself with equal gusto into Grieg's attractive if seldom-heard song cycle, a Norwegian counterpart to Schubert's "Die Schone Mullerin."
Poulenc's bittersweet cycle "Fiancailles pour rire" ("Whimsical Betrothal") was a mixed bag. The soprano poured on the sensuous languor for the cabaret-style "Violon," but, for all her charm and the brilliance with which Murphy dispatched the tough keyboard part, Poulenc's request for simplicity and inwardness was not honored. The compelling minidrama that is Bizet's "Adieux de l'hotesse arabe" ("Farewell of the Arab Hostess") came off more convincingly.
The American pop standards de Niese presented as encores — "I Got Rhythm," "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "You're Just Too Marvelous for Words" (she dedicated this final song to her mother, who attended the concert) — gave the spunky diva a chance to let her hair down. They suited her voice and sensibility so well that one saw no reason why she couldn't forge a successful side-career as a singer of crossover Americana.
John von Rhein is a Tribune critic.
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Following our recent meeting it was unanimously agreed by those attending – the founding members – to agree to set up Positive Ageing in London as an independent body and to agree the Articles of Association now amended.
We will be circulating the final Articles of Association in the near future along with the Minutes of the Meeting.
However I wanted to update everyone who registered an interest or attended one of the last 2 meetings of the agreed actions that will now take place.
We are in the process of setting up a bank account and have 3 people who will act as signatories but are in urgent need of a treasurer. The work will not be onerous particularly at the beginning as we have little income or expenditure at present but is vital for us to be able to open the account. We would welcome any offers from people prepared to take on this task.
We are also actively looking for sources of funding and would welcome any information or help in contacting bodies who maybe prepared to support us financially or running joint events In terms of events: Firstly we will be jointly organising with Age UK London ( AUKL) a series of meetings around the issues of Housing and Older People. This is a project managed by AUKL and funded by Hyde Housing and will aim to feed in the expertise and concerns of older ( 50+) Londoners into the London Mayors Strategy and consultation on Housing.
We aim to have the first meeting at the beginning of July in the Lambeth / Lewisham area and will send you full details when this has been arranged.
The co-ordinator for this project is Gordon Deuchars of AUKL who can be contacted at gdeuchars@ageuklondon.org.uk.
We are hoping to have a number of expert speakers addressing these meetings and informing the discussion around different housing issues, including older people in private rented accommodation; in social housing;those who own their own homes and referencing issues of downsizing, house share, adaptation plus issues of homelessness and of social care housing as well as co-operatives and other housing solutions in London.
If anyone has expertise in these areas and would like to speak or knows someone with such expertise please contact either myself or Gordon.
The second meeting planned is to be held in partnership with the DWP at the beginning of September and will cover issues around 50+ Employment and Self Employment, Ways to Tackle the 3.5 million 50+ currently out of work and wish to work as well as the Impact of the roll out of Universal Credit. While we have expert speakers lined up again anyone with specialist knowledge willing to be a speaker should contact myself or Gordon The other event currently being planned is to have a Wellness Day – which will address both mental and physical well being-and again we welcome any input from people able to make contributions to this event which it is planned will be more a series of interactive events and group discussions and less formal presentations.
I do hope that you will continue to support us, to become active members – we are still looking for more people to volunteer to join the committee, and at least come along and be part of our future events.