Well, it's that time of the week again. That's right, about five minutes before Newspeak is sent to the printers... When Newspeak doesn't have enough articles, they need more Philler. Did ya notice we've been in here for three weeks in a row now? Please write more articles, WPI isn't bizarre enough to keep this up until we graduate! I mean, last week, we actually had an article longer than a typical Megazone spot! Luckily, we have the WPI community to help us out. These kind souls have given us insight to their keen sense of... um... They pointed some stuff out to us.
You know those pillars in front of fuller labs (the door facing Salisbury)? knock on them. they're plastic.
It's true. Those tall, seemingly stone columns are merely oversized drinking straws. Just something to think about next time you're in one of those study rooms, eh?
I think I am the first to discover this-- On the school shield and logo at the fitness center, verify that the words lehr und kunst are spelled lehr und kuns, the t is missing from kunst!! cool.
Well, we went over to the Fitness Center, and he was right. The 't' was missing, creating a most incomprehensible phrase. Possibly, the 't' was stolen, or misplaced at some point, and WPI, in their typical fashion, fudged the repair. Not very surprising.
I know that you girls(?) like to hear about weird stuff, so I am going to tell you about something I did in my Freshman year. I was living in Morgan Hall, home of the most modular furniture in the world. I had been moving my room around at least three times a term, when the idea happened upon me: why not put my bed in the closet? Well, the idea seemed like a good one, so my roommate and I spent the next hour taking apart my closet (removing the shelf and the bar), laying it down on its back on the floor, and stuffing the mattress inside. It mostly fits, except for a bit that curls up at the end, and provides a great conversation piece. I actually got a couple other people on the floor to try it, too. (Remember, WPI does not condone students taking apart their furniture, but I do). Try it, its fun.
P.S. Remember to take one of the handles off and put it on the inside, so that no one can lock you in your bed/coffin. Oh, yeah. I almost forgot. Take your now unused bed frame, turn it upright on its end, and use it as a closet, by duct taping the closet clothes-bar across the legs of the bed. If you have no clue what I am talking about, but are interested, email me at conti@wpi.edu. Enjoy!
We understand why Plant Services cut back the bushes by the library steps, but why did they leave the stumps? I guess they were just trying to stop tall muggers, leaving a nice hide-out for the short ones. WPI: Land of Opportunities.
Is it a coincidence that only the dorms down the hill, i.e. Founders and Institute, have student-usable elevators? (For more information on the Daniels elevator, see last week's Philler). One reason that we came up with for this is that, as all you techies know, gravity is stronger the closer one gets to the center of the planet. Therefore, it is out of kindness to the students suffering in the lower recesses of campus that they are allowed to use the elevators to combat the increased gravitational difficulties in climbing stairs. (It seems to us that our imagination has far outrun our technical ability).
Why did we not get yesterday off? Everybody else in the entire universe gets all these holidays off, except us. What did we do to deserve this?
Did you notice that sometimes, although not often, we have a moral message to our weirdness...?


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"Scary Figure Dance" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of Teen Titans Go!, and the one-hundred-seventeenth overall episode of the series.
The Titans' Halloween party is interrupted by the Hive Five robbing a candy factory, and after the battle hits a major shift, very strange things start happening around H.I.V.E Tower.
The scene opens up to the Titans getting ready for a Halloween party. Robin, dressed as a werewolf, orders Cyborg, as a vampire, to carve a pumpkin. He responds by saying "Yes sir!" and shoots a face in a pumpkin. Next, Robin tells Beast Boy, who is a pumpkin, to spin some spooky spider webs as Beast Boy turns into a spider and makes some webs. Robin runs to Starfire, dressed a a cat and forces her to get apples for bobbing. She gets a bag of apples and puts them in a wooden container stating that she got them, but she could not find "the bob", although there was a zombie hand there. Finally, Robin tells Raven, dressed as a witch, to get some skeletons so she summons some up. Robin asks if they were from her "closet", but she says that they were from dead people. Robin tries to throw a Halloween party by putting on a song called Scary Figure Dance. Suddenly a crime alert warns the Titans that the Hive five is attempting to destroy a candy factory. Reluctantly, and angered by the interruption, Robin and the other Titans head out to stop the crime.
When the HIVE are trying to destroy a candy factory, Robin told them trick-or-treat. Raven told the HIVE it sounded like a trick but she got a treat for the HIVE. But it is too late, the HIVE blew up the candy factory all thanks to Gizmo! Cyborg starts to cry and Starfire was sobbing, telling them the "Hallow has become Unween". Gizmo told the Titans that they have no ghost of a chance which gives Robin an idea. Shortly after the Titans were immediately disintegrated by a laser thus leaving the HIVE happy. While the HIVE are throwing a Halloween party, Mammoth, dressed as a ballerina left lipstick smudge on a cup, Gizmo is hanging decorations, and See-More and Billy Numerous are watching a movie called Nosferatu. Strange occurrences happen. Lights flicker on and off, a trident pokes Gizmo's butt, Mammoth's cup was held by itself and poured juice on Jinx's costume, and the TV goes crazy by itself. It is revealed that the ghosts they live with are making ghostly noises, sounds, and moans. Something weird happened. Gizmo told the HIVE that the tower is haunted. Doors slam, static is shown on TV, and then the lights flicker again! The HIVE got scared and ran off. See-More tries to call the Ghostbusters but Jinx slapped the phone out of his hand and says: "the only way to get rid of a ghost is to find out what it wants by preforming a seance."
When they were doing a seance, Jinx told everyone to be very quiet, but instead yelled "HEY GHOSTS! WE WANNA TALK TO YOU! GET OUT HERE!". No one responds. Jinx says "What? Have you gone to a seance before?" And then the candles were blown and a glowing light is shown. And it shows the five ghosts of the Titans. The ghost of Beast Boy yelled "What up, foooooooooooools?" in a ghostly tone. Mammoth tries attacking the Titans, he falls down on the floor. Cyborg told him that they were ghosts! Gizmo tells the ghosts why are they talking like this because Starfire said this ghostly tone is how the ghosts talk. Gizmo finds it REALLY annoying. Jinx told them to stop but the ghost of Robin says no in a ghostly tone of voice. See-More told them please but Billy thanked them so the ghost Titans stop. Cyborg said "Just kidding" in a ghostly tone. Robin wanted to enjoy their Halloween by ruining the HIVE's as "scary" ghosts. Robin told them it was a mistake in retrospect and Raven makes decisions. Mammoth told them they are not very scary so the Titans start scaring them into making actual very demonic, nightmarish, and scary faces causing the HIVE to scream and run off.
Jinx went to an elevator to hide but the ghost of Robin came in to show her the true meaning of fear, an Awkward elevator ride! Billy Numerous and Gizmo went to look for the rest when they saw Cyborg and Beast Boy go into a room. They went in and were terrified by the two ghosts. They ended getting slimed by Cyborg and Beast Boy. Mammoth and See-More ended up being possess by Raven and Starfire. Robin had coffee breath once and then haunted Jinx with an eye contact, bulging his eyes. Which scared her so bad that she pressed a stop button in the elevator and ran off. While the ghosts of the Teen Titans moan and make weird ghostly sounds, Gizmo has the only way to get rid of the Ghost Titans is to call the hospital. When the doctors came, they put the Titans back into their own bodies. Beast Boy told the HIVE they are not talking like ghosts anymore, See-More told them it was inappropriate. Both the Titans and HIVE have a good time and have the best Halloween ever. Robin puts on the Scary Figure Dance as the Titans and the HIVE dance to it. Until Cyborg accidentally makes Robin flies up into the sky (without pants!) when he uses his pitchfork to poke Robin's butt. And the episode ends with the text 'Happy Halloween'.
This episode aired almost a year after "Halloween" did, possibly to mark their one year anniversary.
This is the first episode to feature the H.I.V.E. Five wearing Halloween costumes.
When the Titans are alive and are humans, they have noses. But when the Titans are ghosts, they don't have noses.
This episode was released on the Cartoon Network app before its official air date, becoming the fourth episode to do so after "The HIVE Five", "The Return of Slade", and "More of the Same".
This is the ninth holiday episode of the series ("Second Christmas", "Be Mine", "Money Grandma", "Caramel Apples", "Halloween", "Thanksgiving", "Kicking a Ball and Pretending to Be Hurt", "More of the Same").
This is the seventh episode to be leaked before its official air date, and the fourth to be leaked on Demand.
Music from "Laundry Day" is reused.
The Titans' Halloween costumes are:
Robin as a werewolf.
Starfire as a cat.
Beast Boy as a pumpkin.
Raven as a witch.
Cyborg as a vampire.
The H.I.V.E.'s Halloween costumes are:
Gizmo as a devil.
Billy Numerous as a cowboy.
See-More as a pirate.
Mammoth as a ballerina.
Jinx as a cavewoman.
Cyborg in the episode is dressed up as a vampire. Cyborg's voice actor Khary Payton had actually played one following injecting himself with Dracula's blood in the direct-to-video sequel Dracula II: Ascension.
This is the first time in the third season where the Titans die and become ghosts.
This is the second episode where Mammoth, Billy Numerous, and See-More speak. ("The HIVE Five)
This is the second time the Titans end up in the hospital. ("Second Christmas")
In "Second Christmas", when Raven is in the hospital with the other Titans, she is seen her hood, unlike this episode, where she's unhooded.
This is the second episode focusing on Halloween, the second to feature them as teenagers and the first time they are wearing Halloween costumes ("Halloween").
This is the second episode in which all of the Titans become ghosts ("Ghostboy").
This is the fourth episode in which Cyborg becomes a ghost ("Laundry Day", "Ghostboy", "Hot Garbage") and in which Robin becomes a ghost ("Ghostboy", "Hot Garbage", "Real Magic").
This is the third time Raven and Starfire became ghosts ("Ghostboy", "Hot Garbage").
This is the second time Beast Boy becomes a ghost ("Ghostboy").
This is the second episode in which Raven references Pac-Man by becoming a Pac-Man-esque ghost. The first time was in "Video Game References".
This is the fifth episode to focus on the H.I.V.E. Five ("Opposites", "In and Out", "Operation Tin Man", "The Hive Five").
Raven is seen without her hood for the twenty-eighth time.
This is the second time that Raven does a ghostly moan. The first time was in "Halloween".
Starfire being fascinated with cats is shown again.
The singing skulls from "Salty Codgers" reappear.
Beast Boy's scream sounds like Cyborg's scream from "Spice Game".
This is the third episode to end with a song. The first two were "Leg Day" and "Hey You, Don't Forget about Me in Your Memory".
Raven's ghostly form, along with the emblem on the floor, resemble the ghosts from the 1980 arcade game, Pac-Man.
The movie Billy and See-More are watching is Nosferatu.
The song at the end of the episode, known as "Scary Figure Dance", is a parody of the song, "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett.
Robin and Gizmo bringing Mammoth to life at the end of the episode is a reference to the film Frankenstein.
When See-More says he's going to call "those guys who are good at busting ghosts", he's referring to Ghostbusters.
Beast Boy and Cyborg sliming Billy Numerous and Gizmo is an homage to the scene where Slimer slimes Peter Venkman from the first Ghostbusters film.
Harley Quinn's likeness appears on the Jump City Candy Factory sign.
Mammoth mentions that busting makes him feel good. "Bustin' makes me feel good!" was a line from the "Ghostbusters" theme song.
When Jinx conducts the seance, a variation of the Halloween (movie) theme is played.
The way Raven and Starfire, as ghosts, possess Mammoth and See-More, is similar to what Carrie did in The Amazing World of Gumball episode, "The Ghost".
Raven is a raven (bird) during the song, a reference to the Edgar Allen Poe's classic horror poem The Raven.
Jinx's costume bears a strong resemblance to Pebbles from the Flintstones.
Starfire's face-paint on her nose disappears after the H.I.V.E. destroys the candy factory.
Since the Titans are ghosts, they can't touch the H.I.V.E Five when they first appear; but when Robin is in the elevator with Jinx, he is able to push the elevator buttons.
When the H.I.V.E run from the ghostly sounds in fear, they leave their costumes behind, but when they escape the room, they are wearing their usual outfits. Jinx, for example, is wearing her cave-girl costume, which exposes her legs, but then her normal outfit covers her legs.
In Halloween, the Titans say they are too old for Halloween. However, in this episode they love Halloween, and celebrate it like crazy. Although during Halloween the Halloween Spirit tormenting might have reignited their love for it.
See-More's hook hand disappears when the HIVE jump up screaming.
When the Titans died and turned into ghosts in previous episodes (such as Laundry Day, Ghostboy, Real Magic, and Hot Garbage), they look the same as the live Titans, but in a blueish and greenish tint. In this episode, the ghostly Titans have eyebrows (excluding Starfire, Raven, and Robin), have ghostly tails, are noseless, and have four fingers instead of five.
Even though Starfire is a ghost, she is shown to have no eyebrows. But when she appears on the couch and Raven is ready to possess Mammoth and See-More, Starfire is shown to have eyebrows. (Briefly; it's where a scene cuts to Starfire when she had straight and long eyebrows.)
The Titans acting like ghosts.
The Titans scaring the H.I.V.E.
The transcript for "Scary Figure Dance" can be found here.
The image gallery for Scary Figure Dance may be viewed here.
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HONORED: Jeff Walling with honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Hope International University, Fullerton, Calif. Walling is minister for the Providence Road church, Charlotte, N.C. Barry Stafford, the "Best of the Best" award from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services General Counsel Office, Oklahoma City. Stafford attends the Memorial Road church, Oklahoma City. Roy and Ruth Beaty for 30 years of ministry to the Sugar Land, Texas, church.
NAMED: Allison Garrett, vice president for academic affairs at Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City. Garrett has been a member of the University church, Montgomery, Ala. Jeff McCormack, director of development, and Sandra Hood, director of operations, in the College of Pharmacy at Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenn. Joe Ivey, senior vice president for advancement; Danny Taylor, senior vice president for finance and administration; and Randy Bouldin, associate provost of graduate studies, at Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenn. Ivey attends the Harpeth Hills church, Brentwood, Tenn. Taylor attends the Maple Hill church, Lebanon, Tenn., and Bouldin attends the Granny White church, Nashville. McCormack attends the Harpeth Hills church, Brentwood, Tenn. Hood attends the Tusculum church, Nashville. Don Robinson, assistant to the president for advancement at Ohio Valley University, Vienna, W.Va. Robinson is a former elder at the Waterford, Mich., church.
AWARDED: Randy Steger, the Mary Morris Award for Exemplary Service to Society by Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenn. Steger attends the College Street church, Lebanon, Tenn. Cree Hammond, outstanding pupil award from the Oklahoma University Law School, Oklahoma City. Hammond attends the Memorial Road church.
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Abuse allegations against KCK priest found 'unsubstantiated' after independent review
Anne Barrett Doyle May 5, 2022
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By Bill Lukitsch
A Lawrence-based priest who was suspended last month by the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, following sexual misconduct allegations has been "cleared" through an independent investigation, the church officials said Friday.
In a statement Wednesday, the Denver-based Capuchin Franciscans Province of Mid-America said that an outside investigator was hired by the church to review allegations brought against Father Michael Scully. The investigator and the province's independent review board found that the claims against Scully were unsubstantiated.
"When an allegation of sexual abuse is brought to our attention, we recognize the pain experienced by the victims and their families, the accused, the entire Church community, and our own community of brothers," the statement read. "We continue to hold in our prayers all those involved in this case."
Scully, who most recently worked at Haskell Indian Nations University's Catholic Camps Center in Lawrence, was accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Scully denied the accusations and cooperated with the investigation, according to the archdiocese of KCK. The archdiocese was notified of the allegation Feb. 28.
The accusation stemmed from Scully's ministry "outside the archdiocese," according to a church statement published in March 25's issue of The Leaven, the archdiocese's official newspaper.
During his time in the archdiocese, Scully has also served at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Lawrence and Holy Family Parish in Eudora.
In a news release Monday, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests urged Catholic officials in Kansas and Colorado, where Scully previously worked, to publicly seek information from anyone with information about the priest. The group said Scully also worked in Hays at Thomas More Prep-Marian and St Joseph's Catholic Church.
In October, Kansas lawmakers were told that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation had opened 122 cases relating to clergy sexual abuse in the state's Catholic dioceses since it launched an investigation in November 2018. The Star's Luke Nozicka contributed to this report.
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Why We Are Divided: The Case Of Larry Elder – OpEd
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By John C. Goodman
Larry Elder is a talk show host who is running for governor of California. On September 14, California voters will have the opportunity to recall their current governor, Gavin Newsom. Should that happen, voters will choose Newsom's replacement on the same ballot. If current polling is anywhere near accurate, the likely winner will be Elder.
The liberal media is panicking over the prospect. An editorial in the New York Times by Farhad Manjoo, for example, declares the Elder candidacy a "looming disaster," a "liberal nightmare" and a possibility that is "as serious as a heart attack."
For Times editorial writer Paul Krugman, the possibility is even more frightening. Elder, he says, would be a "Trumpist governor" whose election would produce "awesome consequences"—all bad, of course.
Elder's candidacy is an ideal opportunity to investigate why the country is so divided politically and why it is so difficult to have civil conversations about politics. But first things first.
Why is Elder running for governor? He has a website that tells you. His main issues are: homelessness, crime, education and high taxes. For anyone who has been paying attention to California in the news, these issues should come as no surprise.
California has the highest poverty rate in the country and it's the residence of more than half the nation's homeless population.
If you steal less than $950, it is considered a misdemeanor and the police don't arrest you—as a video of thieves cleaning out Neiman Marcus with no official resistance shows.
California students perform worse on academic measures than students in other states, and they have lower graduation rates. Minority students are especially disadvantaged and San Francisco has one of the most segregated school systems in the country.
California also has the highest income tax rates in the country; and businesses are leaving the state in droves.
So, what does Manjoo have to say about rampant homelessness in California? Nothing. Nothing? Not a word. What about crime? Zero. High taxes? Nada. What about poor kids taught by bad teachers in bad schools? Zilch.
Manjoo does mention a few issues, including abortion and the minimum wage. But these are not policies the governor can unilaterally change, and even if he could they would have no impact on most Californians. Hardly the stuff of a "liberal nightmare."
Krugman is almost as bad. Although billing himself as a liberal, he has nothing to say about bad schools or crime and their effects on poor neighborhoods. Although he mentions homelessness and high taxes, he has nothing to say about Elder's solutions, or why those solutions would have "awesome [bad] consequences."
The practice of attacking a candidate without ever saying why he is running or what he would do if elected is not confined to the New York Times' editorial page. The same practice is found in regular news stories. And although the Times may represent modern journalism at its worst, other news outlets are almost as bad.
What we read in the newspaper and see on television shapes the way many of us talk about politics ourselves. And that's unfortunate.
Thanks to this special election on the West Coast, we have in full view two of the reasons why families find it so difficult to have rational conversations about politics when they gather for Thanksgiving dinner: (1) people don't listen to each other and (2) they talk past each other.
Perhaps you haven't noticed, but there is no such thing as a real candidate debate any more. When opposing candidates appear side by side in front of television camera these days, they almost never answer their opponent's arguments in an attempt to win debating points.
Instead, their responses are carefully crafted to pivot on any topic and direct an appeal to a group of voters who have a special interest in the issue. Moderators almost always let them get away with this. So, political debates don't give you a clash of views. They give you a clash of TV commercials.
This style of conversation inevitably carries over to the viewing public. That's why dinner-table arguments are often just as pointless as the actual candidate debates.
There is a third reason why rational political discussions have become almost impossible in modern times. It wasn't that long ago that Republicans and Democratic candidates would say, "We agree on the problems, but we disagree on the solutions." Note: you can remain very civil and yet disagree on solutions.
That is no longer the case.
Conservatives have long believed that welfare causes poverty. After all, a welfare check can be viewed as "paying people to be poor." But conservative commentators rarely said, "Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty created poverty." And they never said, "Lyndon Johnson caused people to be poor."
In other words, they blamed ideas and policies, not the people who advocated them. That is no longer true.
Today, Elder and many of his supporters believe that California's problems go beyond liberalism in general. They are also likely to believe that politicians like Gavin Newsom are the cause of poverty, homelessness, crime, poor educational outcomes and economic dislocation.
Similarly, liberal commentators in the past may have believed that conservative attitudes contributed to racism and lack of opportunity for the downtrodden. But they didn't personalize this belief.
Yet the liberal media in California today doesn't just believe that Elder holds wrong views. They accuse him of being the cause of the very problems they think need to be solved. "Larry Elder is the Black face of white supremacy," declares a writer for the Los Angeles Times. He doesn't just hold wrong views, he "is a threat to Black Californians," she writes.
The reaction to Elder is by no means unique. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she blames Sen. Joe Manchin for the death of 12 of her constituents because of his ideas on global warming.
It's hard to remain civil when you are convinced your opponent is the cause of the very problems that need to be solved.
This article was also published in Townhall
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John C. Goodman is President of the Goodman Institute and Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute. His books include the widely acclaimed A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America and the award-winning Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis. The Wall Street Journal and the National Journal, among other media, have called him the "Father of Health Savings Accounts."


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At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives. We're a purpose-driven company, and our beliefs are the foundation of how we conduct business every day. We're guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Collectively, these values inspire us to work together as One Team with our customers at the center of everything we do, and to take care of ourselves, each other, and the communities in which we live and work. We challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find solutions. Join us as we enable the hopes, dreams, and ambitions of millions of people around the world.
PayPal is transforming the global future of money and growing faster than ever before, with now over 416 million account users across the globe. We are currently recruiting a Senior Vendor Operations Manager to join our Customer Solutions team based in Ireland. The successful applicant will manage our Vendors and Inhouse teams in delivering world class Customer Support to PayPal customers in the EMEA Markets. The Senior Vendor Operations Manager will also be responsible for leading strategic projects, Inhouse & Partner performance and overseeing regional KPI's. In this role, you will work cross functionally with Senior Leadership, Commercial Business Units and various Operational teams across the organisation to ensure consistent service delivery, continuous improvement and implementation of best practice across all sites and programs under your remit. Additionally, you will collaborate with senior stakeholders in the implementation of strategic plans, updating process, providing leadership guidance to team leaders and supporting your Director in all operational aspects.
Manage Inhouse and Vendor Teams to ensure that operational metrics and targets are achieved
Develop and execute strategic plans in Vendor location strategies to ensure effortless customer experience and overall service delivery performance
Manage Quarterly and Monthly business reviews for relevant teams (inhouse/vendor)
Collaborate with local and regional executive leadership on ideas for improvement and implementing strategic plans to optimise processes
Manage relationships with global stakeholders
Lead and coach your team of direct reports (Team Leaders & Lead Team Leaders), to build a highly responsive team that operate within best practice and performance excellence standards
Collaborate with peers to leverage best practice, understand new trends and contribute to continuous improvement
Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to direct and motivate others
Ability to lead through vision and values
Ability to identify and achieve desired results, determining what is important and urgent, clarifying next steps, and delegating effectively to meet deadlines and achieve desired results
Ability to learn and adapt to new software technologies and applications.
Ability to define and utilize quantitative and qualitative management information reports
Knowledge of Financial Operations and Customer Support
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
5 + years of experience in a Front Office Customer Service Management role
Vendor Management Experience, preferably at Global / International level
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A company culture governed by four core pillars of Inclusion, Collaboration, Employee Wellness and Innovation.
A trusted growing global brand which is transforming the future of money.
Benefits including a Company Share Scheme, Annual Bonus, Pension, Education Allowance and Health Insurance.
A work life balance including 27 days holiday a year, employee wellness days, maternity, paternity, bereavement and family leave schemes.
When working onsite – an onsite gym with personal trainers, chef run restaurants, relaxation rooms and meditation areas.
For more than 20 years, PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, our open digital payments platform gives PayPal's 400 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying, or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom, enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.
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The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine is a "multi-disciplinary nonprofit association that promotes innovation, development, and application of magnetic resonance techniques in medicine and biology throughout the world".

The Society has over 9000 members and is based in Concord, California, USA.

See also
List of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine gold medal winners

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Magnetic resonance imaging
Organizations based in California
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Schedule - League runs eight to 12 weeks in length with the first two weeks consisting of practice only. The final week consists of a position round, end-of-season party and awards ceremony.
Practice - Practices take place once per week for one hour. Days and times of practice must be coordinated with the bowling center.
Matches - Format may consist of team games, baker games or a combination of the two.
Cost - Program fees for each child are at the discretion of the bowling center. Owning personal equipment is not required. However, if you would like to invest in personal equipment, seek a local pro shop. The staff there will help guide you to selecting the proper bowling ball and/or shoes.
Anyone Can Play - Don't know how to bowl? That's OK! Interest and enthusiasm are the only prerequisites to joining a USA Bowling program.
Team-Based Structure - The program is developed around the concept of teamwork which will help children develop valuable life skills such as leadership and sportsmanship.
Smaller Player-to-Coach Ratio - Kids receive more personalized one-on-one instruction from their coach through a regular, weekly one-hour practice.
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Choice Scholarships Spark Rush for Exit
By George A. Clowes
The Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF) was deluged with applications for the 40,000 four-year scholarships the organization made available for distribution by lottery to children from poor families in kindergarten though eighth grade.
In the six months since entrepreneur Theodore J. Forstmann and investor John Walton launched their philanthropic effort to the public, CSF received 1,237,360 applications from more than 22,000 communities across America, from every state in the Union, and from 90 percent of all counties.
Such a huge demand for scholarships is remarkable in itself. But even more remarkable is that each of the applicants represents a poor family vying to spend $1,000 a year of its own money for the next four years on a child's education at a nonpublic school. The scholarship applicant families have an average income of less than $22,000 a year. Their willingness to commit $1,000 a year represents a significant financial sacrifice to release their child from a public school system that is available to them for free.
In total, the applicants were willing to put up almost $5 billion for a better education for their children.
"In anybody's book, that is an amazing demonstration of dissatisfaction with the present system–and demand for alternatives," said Forstmann, noting that he and Walton had started the scholarship program in the hope of changing the lives of children who were "trapped in dangerous, dead-end schools."
"We could not have imagined that it would be the children who would end up changing the way we must think about education, fundamentally and from now on," he said. "This is a moment of moral reckoning, brought on not by a march or a movement, but by 1.25 million children."
Citing the failure of public education reforms to improve student performance, Forstmann called for a radical expansion of choice and opportunity in education to create a more competitive marketplace where parents could seek out the best schools for their children. For parents, he said, the issue is not public versus private education, but good versus bad education.
Opponents of school choice questioned the sincerity of Forstmann and Walton's stated good intentions, dismissing the scholarship initiative as more about advancing the cause of publicly funded vouchers than about improving education for the poor.
"This is not about helping poor children. It's about advancing the efforts to privatize education," said Barry Lynn, director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
The anti-voucher organization People for the American Way (PFAW) issued a report on April 20, the day before CSF awarded its scholarships, claiming that CSF and CEO America were "interlocking national organizations created to link private philanthropists to efforts to promote the privatization of America's public schools." The PFAW report insinuated that the real motives behind the private scholarship effort were profit-making and advancing the agenda of the "Religious Right." CSF's efforts, alleged PFAW, "weaken the public schools and put even more children at risk."
That was too much for Rabbi Daniel Lapin, president of Toward Tradition, an educational foundation that supports an alliance of conservative Jews and Christians. Lapin condemned PFAW for hatefully defaming the benevolence of two generous men.
"According to the Torah, parents, not the government, should determine the type of education that their children should receive," he said, noting that Forstmann and Walton had provided "genuine educational opportunity to many less fortunate parents."
"Only a far-left, anti-child organization could accuse generous philanthropists of foul play," said Lapin, who added that, with its wild accusations, PFAW had lost its claim to being a "non-biased watchdog agency."
Forstmann and Walton discovered a "huge demand for quality education" among low-income parents last year when they created the Washington Scholarship Fund. Over a 16-week application period for 1,000 scholarships, the Fund received 7,573 applications, representing 17 percent of the eligible population in Washington, DC. That experience led to the creation of CSF.
When critics of CSF's efforts have suggested that charitable donations be given to public schools rather than parents, Forstmann has responded that the financial commitments businesses have made to many public schools have had little discernable effect.
George A. Clowes is managing editor of School Reform News.
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George Clowes is former Heartland senior fellow addressing education policy. He served as founding managing editor of School Reform News between November 1996 and January 2005.


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Todd Kelly
Jolly Liar
October 29, 2015 – January 9, 2016
Asya Geisberg Gallery is pleased to present "Jolly Liar", Todd Kelly's third exhibition with the gallery. Continuing with the thematic evisceration of the still life genre, Kelly ups the ante by focusing on distinct permutations of abstraction, all deviating from an ur-painting: Chardin's Still Life with Brioche. Strategies both conscious and subjective are put to the task. Kelly has executed each idea in series of four or more works, and includes an example of each style on five gallery walls, forming five different arrangements. Subtle differences create a dialogue within the gallery, so that each variation vies for attention across the room. What emerges in the end is a meta-artwork, which then comes apart again into sections, like a fractal with no end or beginning.
In each of his exhibitions, Kelly begins with the question of what painting does. In "Jolly Liar", he further excavates the still life as a metaphor for embellishment as a form of narrative-building. The "Jolly Liar" is Kelly's figurative stand-in for creating a truth through the re-telling of a tale, fine-tuning and adjusting it until it feels right. Similarly, Kelly takes each element of the Still Life With Brioche, multiplies, graphically pares down, overlays, and flattens, until the original is consumed by Kelly's transformations. Kelly's multiples further stretch the distance, each one's slight difference increasingly harder to gauge. With his varying arrangements on each wall, Kelly posits the wall as its own form of still life and re-telling. Suddenly we are back to where we started and yet nowhere near the point of origin.
We see this paradox most with the grid paintings, composed of imperfect squares in a roughly symmetrical pattern. A pre-mixed palette makes each color the element to be rearranged, allowing the painting to form a pattern as a reaction to its canvas' dimensions. The game has reached an endpoint as the objects disappear - though for Kelly, the game is never-ending, as is the history of painting with its endless possibilities.
The Observer "11 Things to Do in New York's Art World"December 14, 2015


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Cambodia's solar sector has 'huge potential' for expansion as total energy demand forecast to quintuple by 2040
Natharoun Ngo Son, country director for Energy Lab speaks at the EuroCham Breakfast Talks at Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh on November 5, 2022.
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Cambodia has a 'huge potential' for expanding its solar energy sector as it looks to transition its energy mix away from fossil fuels, according to Natharoun Ngo Son, country director for Energy Lab, who was speaking at an event hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham).
The Cambodian government has committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, an ambition which is made more challenging due to expected economic growth in the Kingdom, according to opening speaker Dr Sajith Edirisuriya.
Cambodia's total energy demand is set to quintuple
Dr Sajith, who is Chairman of the EuroCham's Green Business Committee, and General Manager at Chip Mong Insee Cement Corporation, estimated that power demand in Cambodia is set to quintuple by 2040 from current levels, meaning energy transition needs to occur as Cambodia increases power generation.
However, Mr Son highlighted the recent power development plan (PDP) set-out by the Cambodian government, and the rapid increase in the cost of coal power since 2019, as providing the push and pull factors needed to kickstart the country's nascent solar sector as well as increasing power generation.
EuroCham Energy Transition expert panel discussion.
'It's much more expensive to produce electricity from coal power. And that's the opportunity. Cambodia has a huge potential for solar energy.
Cambodia is capable of producing about 45GWs of power and currently it's producing 450MWs – that's not even 0.1% of total capacity. But this has to expand in order to meet the increasing electricity demands that Dr Sajith mentioned," said Mr Son.
Cambodia to become a solar energy exporter
Cambodia recently signed a cooperation deal with Singapore to act as a transmission hub for green energy from Laos to the city state, and fellow panellist Morten Kvammen, from consultancy Misca Advisors, said this could presage the country becoming a solar energy exporter.
Read more: Royal Group and Keppel Energy pursue joint development of renewable energy and cross-border transmission from Cambodia to Singapore
"The energy transition is real. There's a long way to go in terms of developing all of the necessary capacity, but the fact is solar is cheaper power [than coal], and Cambodia has a great solar resource that can be developed efficiently and at a low cost", he said.
Mr Kvammen said that while the Cambodian government was supportive of developing the domestic solar industry a number of hurdles remained, particularly the need to expand the power grid to meet rising demand for electric vehicles.
Cambodia investment Review reporter Aaron Woolner asks a question to the panel.
Read more: $1.4B of private investment a year needed to achieve Cambodia's 2050 'carbon neutral' plan
"There's a long way to go in terms of developing all of this capacity, but the government is committed to see that happen for a variety of reasons. For Cambodia, it's a matter of having a grid that's ready for a significant increase in electricity consumption.
And this is, to some extent, driven by what the government is currently doing. But it's mainly coming from the private sector, because there are a number of electric vehicles that are already available in the market," he said.
Is the transition moving fast enough?
Julien Chevillard, chief technical adviser at the The United Nations Development Programme in Cambodia said that attitudes among government officials to green energy had changed rapidly in recent years and there was a 'lot of momentum' in discussions with Minister of Economy and Finance, Public Works and Transport, and Energy with respect to renewables.
Over 50 guests attended the breakfast talk.
While this government support was welcomed by the panel, given the long time lines involving with setting up a solar energy projects, Dinah Kumar, Cambodia country director of Total Energies expressed concern whether the energy transition process is moving fast enough.
"There are frameworks that are being worked on and transition is possible. My question is the timing. Things are moving, but are we moving at the right pace?"
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The Battle of Rajgad (1703-1704) was fought on between the Mughal Empire and the Maratha Empire. Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, ordered for Hamiduddin Khan and Tarbiyat Khan to attack the Rajgad fortress once again, which was being held by Santaji Shilimkar. The Mughals devastated the fortress and inflicted massive damage on the Maratha position. Eventually the majority of the fort was captured, but the Marathas surrendered shortly after.

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Donated to the city in 1909, Dickerman Park is a quarter-mile stretch of land located along the north side of University Avenue between Fairview Avenue and Aldine Street. As a part of its effort to bring more vibrancy to the Green Line, Saint Paul is helping fully realize the park's original vision through the development of a practical design, including new walkways, plaza spaces, public art, and planting areas. The existing white and burr oak trees throughout the park will be maintained and incorporated into the park's design. Once completed, Dickerman Park will have low-growing, brightly colored gardens that span the park's entire width and highlight the iconic oaks.
The City of Saint Paul began construction on the park in July 2017. The first phase of park construction – between Fairview Avenue and Wheeler Street – will conclude in November 2017.
INITIAL WORKSHOP: Thursday, September 25, 2014 6-8pm, at the Habitat for Humanity's new building on Prior and University. 1954 University Ave. W St. Paul, MN 55104 The Committee will evaluate relevance of the outcome of the 2005 study of the park and provide input on needs and preferences based on an overall vision for the park.
Design Advisory Committee Meeting #2 – DEVELOPING A VISION: Thursday, October 23, 2014 6-8pm, Location TBA. The Committee will discuss and provide input on a preferred direction including overall layout, design elements and style.
Design Advisory Committee Meeting #3 – REFINED CONCEPT: Thursday, January 12, 2014 6-8pm. The Committee will discussed and provided input on a preferred direction including overall layout, design elements and style.
On Tuesday, February 17, 2014, the City of Saint Paul held an Open House to present the conceptual design for Dickerman Park. Over 30 people attended to listen to a short presentation and to view the graphics developed through the process of the last 6 months as advised by the Design Advisory Committee.
The City is seeking funding to construct the park which is on the north side of University Avenue between Fairview and Aldine. The advent of the Green Line, the associated redevelopment in the Fairview Station area, and the lack of visible public green space along the corridor make Dickerman Park an incredible opportunity to create an authentic landmark gathering space reflective of the surrounding community.


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Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL) raised funds by issuing 5,000 listed, unsecured, rated, redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of a face value of Rs 10 lakh each
New Delhi: Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL) plans to raise Rs 500 crore through issuance of bonds on private placement basis.
"The company proposed to raise funds by issuing 5,000 listed, unsecured, rated, redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of a face value of Rs 10 lakh each, issued at par aggregating to Rs 500 crore on private placement basis, on or after January 13, 2023," the Aditya Birla group firm said in a regulatory filing on Friday.
This is within the limits approved by the board and shareholders of the company, it added.
ABFRL, part of the USD 60 billion global conglomerate, Aditya Birla Group is India's largest multi-brand retailer of International global brands such as Ralph Lauren, Hackett, Ted Baker, Fred Perry, Forever 21, American Eagle and Reebok.
The company portfolio also includes fashion brands — Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England — and fashion retailer Pantaloons.
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Russia announces army corps on Finland border as Helsinki seeks NATO membership – Republic World
The Kremlin announced large-scale changes to the Russian military on Tuesday which would also include creation of an army corps in the Karelia region of Russia which borders Finland. This move comes as tensions rise between Russia and Finland which is seeking active NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) membership along with Sweden.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow would form an army corps in the Republic of Karelia, Newsweek reported. Russia and Finland share an 830-mile border. Finland has two regions — North Karelia and South Karelia — bordering the Russia that bear the same name.
Moscow has threatened Finland with "retaliatory steps" if it joins NATO.
Petri Mäkelä, a Finnish military and security expert, told Newsweek that Shoigu's announcement had not become part of discussions in Finland yet and that the "current situation is that the border area has less Russian troops than ever."
He said since Finland had announced its NATO aspirations, there had not been any overt stepping up of belligerence towards Helsinki from Moscow so far "and Finland has increased readiness very efficiently recently." "But the deployment of the next wave of mobilisation will tell (us) a lot," Mäkelä said. "At the moment there are no combat efficient troops between me and St. Petersburg."
Last month saw Finland considering ending its arms embargo on Turkey. Finland's Defence Ministry had shown an "initial green light" to Turkish requests for arms, Finnish local media reported. "It's possible that the government will deal with these applications before next spring's elections," said Riika Pitkanen, special adviser to the Defence Ministry.
The change in policy outlook came days after Turkey said Finland must publicly declare an end to its arms embargo to secure Ankara's support for NATO membership. Pitkanen said Finland is considering arms exports case by case.
"We look at who is ordering the product, what kind of product it is, and what it will be used for," Russian news agency Sputnik quoted Pitkanen as saying. Finland and Sweden recently abandoned their policy of military nonalignment and rushed applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the US-led security alliance comprising 28 European and two North American states. The Nordic nations' rush was prompted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Finland and Sweden have stood by Ukraine in the conflict.
Dreams of Russia's Future: The Irrevocable Divide Between Putin … – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Kissinger backs Ukraine's NATO membership, says Russia needs the opportunity to rejoin international system – CNBC
Ukraine War Accelerates Shift of Power in Europe to the East – The New York Times


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Q: Need help with my MANOVA First a short description of my dataset:

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*I have 8 independent binary variables with the values 0 and 1 (say something about characteristics of the subject line of an e-mail)

*I have 7 dependent continuous variables (open rate, click rate, click to open rate, unsubscribe rate, abuse rate, gross conversion and net conversion)

My question is in what way do my IV's affect the response on the newsletter (existing of 7 DV's).
I thought conducting a MANOVA with all IV's and DV's together would be a good option.
Problem 1: Click rate is highly correlating with click to open rate and the two conversion DV's as well. So I decided to leave net conversion and click rate out. Is this a good decision?

Problem 2: I figured out (after many struggles) how to run the MANOVA with my IV's and DV's, but I have to check for assumptions as well.
1) To check for multivariate normality I did the m.shapiro test, but this gives me the following error:
mshapiro.test(cbind(df_multi$Open_rate, df_multi$click_to_open_rate, df_multi$unsubscribe_rate, df_multi$abuse_rate))

Error in solve.default(R %*% t(R), tol = 1e-18) : system is computationally singular: reciprocal condition number = 5.49933e-21

What does this mean?
I tried to do a QQ plot as well:

Does this mean I am not allowed to do a MANOVA? And what can I do about this? Or should I go for an entirely other test?
2) The homogeneity of variance test is not working either (I tried the Bartlett test but this does not work).

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Fishing Monthly Magazines : Sleep-ins are on the cards "
COMING back home to single-digit temperatures after trips to the Kimberley and Fiji takes some doing.
After a week of 30°-plus tropical days and a heap of fish, I keep telling myself that I have to make the most of what's available but sometimes I wonder why I don't just relocate to somewhere warmer.
These days the hot weather doesn't worry me too much but I do feel the cold and find myself thinking of other things to do on cold Winter mornings other than get up early and go fishing. Call me soft or a sook, but standing on the rocks at daybreak in July is not my idea of fun unless I'm enjoying some exceptional fishing. As I get older I find myself enjoying Sunday mornings with the family and maybe fishing in the afternoon if the tides are right. That way I get the best of both worlds and don't have to get out of bed at 5am and put up with frozen feet and hands.
Of course there are a heap of ways to beat the cold and if you dress to the occasion, fishing in Winter can be quite enjoyable as long as you stay warm and comfortable. Quite obviously, keeping your legs and torso warm are paramount. Fleece jackets and tracksuit pants are the go in reasonably cold weather but polypropylene undergarments are required when it hits freezing.
The final layer of clothing should be something that is wind- and spray-proof as any breeze in Winter can lower the temperature by several degrees. Just as important are the feet and hands, a problem when fishing. If your feet are likely to get wet, waders or gumboots with thermal socks are a good option although this isn't recommended if you are rock fishing. Falling in wearing waders would make swimming to safety just about impossible.
Fishing the rocks in Winter, I prefer to wear neoprene booties and sandals with studs or shoes with rock plates and I just put up with getting cold, wet feet. I also wear woollen gloves where practical and even have a pair with the fingers cut out so I can feel fishing line and cast.
They say that if your head is warm then you will be warm and I guess this is because so much blood flows to the head and brain. Keep it warm with a beanie and it will keep you warm.
In mildly cold conditions I wear a Polartec beanie but in the middle of Winter at night I wear a Thinsulate thermal beanie which keeps my head and ears as warm as toast. If it's sunny and cold I'll often wear a thin Polartec beanie under a cap so that I'm warm but can also keep the sun out of my eyes and off my face.
Most people eat more when it's cold so keep this in mind when planning Winter trips. Always take the time to make some sandwiches and especially a thermos of coffee or hot soup. There's only one thing worse than being cold and miserable while fishing and that's being hungry as well!
As I've already hinted, things are cold and quiet at present. There are a few fish about and some anglers are having a bit of luck but most are having trouble staying focused and putting up with the cold weather.
The beaches are producing a few salmon and tailor but the jewfish of April and May are just about gone. The rocks are fishing reasonably well for drummer with a few blackfish still hanging around for those who are prepared to fish the tides and put the time in.
Outside, the fishing is pretty quiet with only the keenest of boaties catching a feed. I guess we're all waiting for Spring to roll around and some warmer weather to bring a few fish back down this way.
Last Winter I promised my wife I'd paint the house inside but that never happened. I went fishing every weekend instead and can't actually recall catching a lot, to be honest. This winter I made the same promise and with the fishing pretty slow at present I've bitten the bullet and made a start with the brush.
Doing my office was a real eye-opener when I found tackle and fishing-related bits and pieces I never even knew I had. Most of it got thrown out in a big tidy-up.
Something that was also long overdue was a practical rod storage system for my boat outfits that just seemed to lie around in disarray. I now have a vertical system consisting of a 900mm long piece of 80mm x 25mm timber nailed to the ceiling in one corner of my office. Into this I've screwed eight small brass cup hooks that the rod tips fit over. Eight complete outfits hang from these where they are out of the way but easily accessed.
Another thing I also did while cleaning up was throw out some old picture frames and buy a few newer trendy ones that suited the office. I got some slides of memorable fish scanned onto a CD and got my daughter to print these out on photographic paper in our colour printer. The end result is quite impressive and it's hard to tell the difference between prints from the local 1 hour photo shop. The new frames look great in the office and the shots bring back some awesome memories of trips away.
The rock platforms north and south of Jervis Bay that still remain open are producing some reasonable drummer.
Bobby Russo fishing the rocks at Currarong. After recent knee surgery in Sydney, Bob should be back on the rocks soon.
Blackfish are still around in numbers but will probably start to slow in August and September.


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Lancaster County has been a top tourist destination for decades, seeing no signs of waning. According to the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau, about 11 million visitors come to Lancaster every year, spending almost $1.8 billion. In 2009, Forbes Magazine named Lancaster County as one of the Ten Best American Town to Visit by Car. But ask most retailers and they will confirm that the northeastern end of Lancaster County does not see a significant part of this market. Downtown Ephrata, Inc. (DEI) believes the area can realize a greater impact from tourism with a coordinated, focused marketing strategy. Thus, the idea of a comprehensive, multi-town visitor guide was born.
Executive Director Marsha DiBonaventuro explains. "The strategy is simple. Instead of each tourist destination and attraction marketing to the visitor individually and separately, why not market the whole area as the destination. The individual cost of advertising is lower because much of the overall costs are shared. In addition, visitors are looking for a variety of things to see and do, with limited time to spend. They do not want to work hard to figure out how to get to all these places, or worry that they are too far away from each other. Gas prices may be shooting up to record highs this summer, so a marketing piece that motivates the tourist to make the drive from somewhere else is imperative."
DEI reached out to the boroughs of Denver, Adamstown, and New Holland to discuss the concept. It was not a hard sell; each saw the value of marketing the area together as a major tourist destination. Denver, though smaller in size than their partners, welcomed the opportunity to highlight their own unique assets.
Borough Manager Michael Hession stated, "The Borough of Denver is excited to partner with Downtown Ephrata, Inc. and representatives from Adamstown Borough and New Holland Borough to highlight all of the unique features of this section of Lancaster County. Through the distribution of this regional Visitor's Guide, we will be able to share with people visiting the region important information concerning our local economies, our scenic open spaces, and the recreational opportunities available to all."
Adamstown's Mayor David Buckwalter and New Holland's Mayor Wilbur Horning also supported the idea of a regional guide. Each municipality supplied the marketing team with letters of support and introduction, and offered guidance in their approach to area businesses.
Since this destination geographically would incorporate several towns, DEI recognized that it needed to identify the area with a name that united the towns in the eyes of the tourist. (For example, Columbia, Wrightsville, and Marietta refer to their area as "the River Towns." "The Hill Country" in central Texas encompasses several small towns that are destinations individually). A unifying name brings to mind an image and an expectation for the visitor.
The name chosen for the visitors guide for Ephrata, Denver, Adamstown, and New Holland is "the historic Cocalico Valley: the heart of history in northeastern Lancaster County."
The Guide will include area maps, photographs, a brief history of each town, and a master listing of events. Though the Guide is a printed piece, the Guide will also be available on-line, giving everyone a web presence on a dedicated "Cocalico Valley Visitors Guide" web page. This is the location where potential visitors may request a copy of the Guide be mailed. DEI has already received such requests, from visitors as far away as California and Texas and as close as Pittsburgh (and a few even closer).
Guides will be distributed specifically at the Pennsylvania rest stops and tourist centers within this region of the State, as well as local tourist centers and high-tourist areas.
Said DiBonaventuro, "Approximately 2/3 of all visitors to the County say they will visit again. And with the primary feeder markets for tourism outside neighboring counties (Philadelphia, northern New Jersey, and New York City) being such an easy drive, we believe there is an opportunity to develop a loyalty between the visitor and the area. Some of our local destinations have successfully done this. Why not our other local gems?"
Anyone interested in securing an individual ad, or a group ad, should call the DEI office at 738-5060 or email at info@downtownephrata.org. Businesses may also call the Integra Publishing sales office at 940-6739. The final deadline for ads is April 13.


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/**
 * @fileoverview Service managing Gmail authentication.
 */
goog.provide('e2email.components.auth.AuthService');
goog.provide('e2email.components.auth.module');

goog.require('e2e.openpgp.error.InvalidArgumentsError');

goog.scope(function() {

/**
 * The name for the email-address-only scope.
 * @const
 * @private
 */
var EMAIL_SCOPE_ = 'email';

/**
 * Service to manage Gmail authentication
 * @param {!angular.$window} $window The angular $window service.
 * @param {!angular.$log} $log The angular $log service.
 * @param {!angular.$q} $q The angular $q service.
 * @param {!angular.$http} $http The angular $http service.
 * @ngInject
 * @constructor
 */
e2email.components.auth.AuthService = function($window, $log, $q, $http) {
  /** @private */
  this.chrome_ = $window.chrome;
  /** @private */
  this.log_ = $log;
  /** @private */
  this.q_ = $q;
  /** @private */
  this.http_ = $http;
};

var AuthService = e2email.components.auth.AuthService;

/**
 * Revokes any authorization acquired from the user, and effectively
 * 'signs out' of Gmail.
 * @return {!angular.$q.Promise}
 */
AuthService.prototype.signOut = function() {
  return this.revokeScope_(null).catch(goog.bind(function(any) {
    // Log, but ignore errors.
    this.log_.info('Skipping server revoke error', any);
  }, this));
};

/**
 * Removes tokens for the passed-in scope, and also revokes it on the server.
 * @param {?string} scope The scope to revoke (null for the default scope.)
 * @return {!angular.$q.Promise} A promise that returns when the tokens
 *     have been revoked.
 * @private
 */
AuthService.prototype.revokeScope_ = function(scope) {
  var cached = null;

  return this.getToken(false, scope).then(goog.bind(function(token) {
    // Save this token (so we can revoke it on the server end.)
    cached = token;
    // And chain a promise to remove it locally.
    return this.removeCachedToken_(cached);
  }, this)).then(goog.bind(function() {
    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(cached)) {
      // Chain a promise to revoke it on the server end.
      return this.http_.get(
          'https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/revoke?token=' + cached);
    } else {
      // Just return normally, nothing to do.
    }
  }, this));
};

/**
 * @return {!angular.$q.Promise<string>} An identity OAuth token, always
 *     freshly minted, and shows an approval screen if necessary.
 */
AuthService.prototype.getIdentityToken = function() {
  return this.getToken(true, EMAIL_SCOPE_, true, true);
};

/**
 * Given a config object suitable for the Angularjs http service,
 * add an OAuth authorization header.
 * @param {!Object} config The config object.
 * @param {string} token The OAuth access token.
 */
AuthService.prototype.addAuthorization = function(config, token) {
  if (!goog.isDefAndNotNull(config['headers'])) {
    config['headers'] = {};
  }
  config['headers']['Authorization'] = 'Bearer ' + token;
};

/**
 * Obtain an OAuth token.
 * @param {boolean} interactive A boolean to specify if the user is
 *     allowed to manually approve a desired scope if necessary.
 * @param {?string} scope The desired scope, or null to use scopes from
 *     the manifest.
 * @param {boolean=} opt_mustHave Set to true to reject as an error if the token
 *     cannot be obtained. Defaults to false.
 * @param {boolean=} opt_new Set to true to first remove the code from the
 *     cache and get a newly minted token. Defaults to false.
 * @return {!angular.$q.Promise<!string>} A promise that returns
 *     a token if available.
 */
AuthService.prototype.getToken = function(
    interactive, scope, opt_mustHave, opt_new) {
  var deferred = this.q_.defer();
  var options = { 'interactive': interactive };
  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(scope)) {
    options['scopes'] = [scope];
  }

  this.chrome_.identity.getAuthToken(options, goog.bind(function(token) {
    // To be safe, refuse (make null) any tokens passed in when there
    // are errors.
    if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(this.chrome_.runtime.lastError)) {
      token = null;
    }
    if (opt_mustHave &&
        (goog.isDefAndNotNull(this.chrome_.runtime.lastError) ||
        !goog.isDefAndNotNull(token))) {
      var msg = goog.isDefAndNotNull(scope) ? scope : 'default scope';
      deferred.reject(new e2e.openpgp.error.InvalidArgumentsError(
          'Unable to authorize access to Gmail "' + msg + '"'));
    } else {
      deferred.resolve(token);
    }
  }, this));

  if (!opt_new) {
    // Nothing else to do, just return the promise.
    return deferred.promise;
  } else {
    // We've been asked to mint a fresh token, so chain calls to fetch the
    // token again after we remove it from the cache.
    return deferred.promise.then(goog.bind(function(token) {
      return this.removeCachedToken_(token);
    }, this)).then(goog.bind(function(token) {
      if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(token)) {
        // But this time don't ask to mint a new token.
        return this.getToken(interactive, scope, opt_mustHave, false);
      } else {
        // We didn't get a token even the first time, so just
        // pass it through.
        return null;
      }
    }, this));
  }
};

/**
 * Remove a provided token from chrome's cache.
 * @param {?string} token This token should be removed from the cache.
 * @return {!angular.$q.Promise<string>} Returns the passed-in token.
 * @private
 */
AuthService.prototype.removeCachedToken_ = function(token) {
  var deferred = this.q_.defer();
  if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(token)) {
    this.chrome_.identity.removeCachedAuthToken({token: token}, function() {
      deferred.resolve(token);
    });
  } else {
    // just resolve right away.
    deferred.resolve(token);
  }

  return deferred.promise;
};

/**
 * Monitors a http promise generated by an operation - possibly
 * running it twice, the second time by refreshing an OAuth token if
 * the first request resulted in an authorization failure. The
 * operation being monitored is passed a token, and it returns the
 * promise that should be run.
 * This method itself returns a promise that runs the underlying
 * promise returned by the operation.
 * @param {?string} scope Should be null for the default scope.
 * @param {boolean} retry Should be true to retry (once).
 * @param {function(string):!angular.$http.HttpPromise} op The operation
 *     that should be monitored. It should take in an access token, and
 *     return a promise that runs the http operation.
 * @return {!angular.$q.Promise} A promise that monitors and runs
 *     the http operation.
 */
AuthService.prototype.withAuth = function(scope, retry, op) {
  return this.getToken(false, scope).then(goog.bind(function(token) {
    // return either the promise itself, or a chained promise
    // that handles errors if we were asked to retry.
    var promise = op(token);
    if (!retry) {
      // We should not retry, so just return the underlying promise.
      return promise;
    } else {
      // We should retry, so return a chained promise that catches
      // authorization errors and retries (once) after removing the
      // token from the cache.
      return promise.catch(goog.bind(function(resp) {
        if (resp.status !== 400) {
          // we don't handle anything other than 400 errors, so just
          // abort at this point.
          return this.q_.reject(resp);
        } else {
          // remove cached token and retry once.
          return this.removeCachedToken_(token).then(goog.bind(function() {
            return this.withAuth(scope, false, op);
          }, this));
        }
      }, this));
    }
  }, this));
};

/**
 * Angular module.
 * @type {!angular.Module}
 */
e2email.components.auth.module = angular
    .module('e2email.components.auth.AuthService', [])
    .service('authService', AuthService);

});  // goog.scope


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Final Year to Exempt Expat Tax for Small Companies Begins
The last and third year of exempting small companies from paying the monthly expat tax started. According to the approved decision to exempt small enterprises for paying the expat levy for 3 years from April 2020 to March 2023.
Third and Final Year to Exempt Small Firms from Expat Levy Begins
As per the decision, it includes exempting labor fees from work permits of 800SR per month or 9,600SR annually to be reduced to 100SR only, which was implemented online through e-portal of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
The decision also states, workers will be exempted from fees in small companies with 9 or less workers, with the employer working full-time while raising the number of exempted workers to 4 workers when hiring another Saudi citizen.
According to a report, the number of companies with 9 or less workers is about 576,312 establishments. The aim of the Ministry's decision was to provide further flexibility in managing the contractual relationship between the company or employer and the expat worker.
The Human Resources Ministry aims to improve the management of financial flows with companies in the private sector and allow scheduling of their financial payments.
Tags: expat levy, Ministry of Labor, New Saudi Labor, Saudi Expat Tax
Cold Wave & Rain in many regions of the Saudi Arabia – March 2022
Expats Stay in Saudi Arabia might be Restricted to 6 Years


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All bookings must be received a minimum of 1 week prior to the booking taking place.
The terms and conditions of sports pitch bookings in Torbay.
Please ensure the fixture secretary can be easily contacted on a Friday before 11 am. We need to contact clubs in case of cancellations which will be by email. Please give more than one contact name and make sure a call and be taken if there is no email address.
The name and address given for the person to be invoiced will be responsible for receiving and paying the invoice, they will also need to sign the 'Form of Guarantee' to guarantee the payment of the invoice.
If the form is not completed properly it will be returned to you – delays in processing the reservation forms could result in your pitch allocation being offered to another team.
If you require any further assistance or have any queries when completing the forms, please contact us.


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Q: AWS S3 Bucket Policy - Only Allow Certain File Types In Folder I have a specific folder in my bucket that I would like to restrict to only certain file types.  I currently have the following:
{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Id": "Policy1464968545158",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Sid": "Stmt1464968483619",
            "Effect": "Deny",
            "Principal": "*",
            "Action": "s3:PutObject",
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/my-folder/*"
            ]
            "Condition": {
                "StringNotEquals": {
                  "s3:prefix": ".txt",
                  "s3:prefix": ".doc"
                }
            },
        }
    ]
}

I need something to replace s3:prefix so that instead of looking at the beginning of the file and path, the system is looking at the end.  I tried s3:suffix, but this isn't a valid property.
Is there a S3 property that does a wildcard search at the end of the file name so I can whitelist only certain file types for my folder?

A: You should be able to define it in the Resource using wildcard. Use Effect: Allow if you want folder to be restricted to .txt and .doc only.
{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Id": "Policy1464968545158",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Sid": "Stmt1464968483619",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Principal": "*",
            "Action": "s3:PutObject",
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/my-folder/*.doc",
                "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/my-folder/*.txt"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

A: The same way as Deny Effect is used you can use allow effect. Both the examples are as below:
Allow only specific ones and deny specific ones if needed....
{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Id": "Policy1464968545158",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "Stmt1464968483619",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Principal": {
        "AWS": "IAM-USER-ARN"
      },
      "Action": "s3:PutObject",
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::bucket-name/*.doc",
        "arn:aws:s3:::bucket-name/*.txt"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "Stmt1464968483619",
      "Effect": "Deny",
      "Principal": "*",
      "Action": "s3:PutObject",
      "NotResource": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::bucket-name/*.png",
        "arn:aws:s3:::bucket-name/*.gif"
      ]
    }
  ]
}