The Elizabeth Line runs past the airport and in a bid to stop any embarrassment a fence has been erected so that travellers cannot see the terminal.
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Yesterday The Sunday Times followed up with a front-page report in its business section saying that the Department for Transport could take over the whole project!
Paddington and London's (and Europe's) largest airport, Heathrow, have also entered the debate, with transport minister Jo Johnson telling Parliament on 24 July an extra £300m was needed to finish the central tunnel, plus £290m on existing rail tracks between Shenfield and Liverpool Street – and crucially between Paddington and Heathrow.
Meanwhile, another London airport, LCY, is ignored. With fast check-in, all mod cons and a short walk from terminal to aircraft, LCY complements Heathrow and is a convenient option for thousands in and around the UK's financial heart.
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Crossrail has been exposed. We now know the reason for the paranoia regarding even talk of a new Silvertown for London City Airport station. It may not happen but it needs to be investigated, and now!


Jaclyn Bethany: Hi, Naomi. How did you discover acting and performing?
Naomi Ackie: I'm the only one in my family who got into the arts. I started when I was 11in a Christmas show where I had to play a modern angel Gabriel. I wrote a rap (that I still remember to this day),and I just kept going after that! My childhood was happy; a lot of playing imaginary games and singing musicals when no one was listening. My family has always been supportive of my dreams and extremely patient.
JB: As a British actress, what do you love about the British theater tradition?
NA: It's something you grow up with, especially in London. Theater is everywhere and it's so rich and varied. It's definitely something I take pride in being a part of. I love how Britain's theatrical tradition is constantly evolving and changing, while still maintaining elements that are kept as though in a museum.
JB: Who's one performer you would drop anything to see?
NA: Can I have two? Cate Blanchett and Viola Davis.
JB: What is the best advice you've ever received?
NA: "Call your spirit back." It's what my mum used to say. Basically, stay in the present; too much time thinking about what has been or what could be is not living at all.
JB: As a young woman in the arts, do you ever feel frustrated due to how you're treated on the basis of gender?
NA: Of course! Ultimately you have to understand that as an actor, you are a commodity. I consider myself an artist, so that concept rubs me the wrong way. It's hard and tiresome sometimes to keep coming into contact with glass ceilings, but whenever I get frustrated, I remember that it's important to keep going, or nothing will change.
JB: You made your film debut in Lady Macbeth (which I am dying to see!), a very low-budget period film with a strong female lead. Can you tell me about how this project came about for you?
NA: Thank you! I got the audition and fell in love with the script. I immediately felt like I understood Anna and felt protective over her, too. So I did the audition with Will (Oldroyd, the director) and Shaheen (the casting director) and in my mind, the audition went so bad. I cried, left, and bought myself an outfit I couldn't afford. And then about a month later, I received a call while in rehearsals (for a different production) that I got it! I was so overwhelmed, I walked around London for a bit and just took it all in.
JB: How was it working with director Will Oldroyd, whose background was mainly in theater, on his debut feature?
NA: It worked perfectly for me because that's been the majority of my experience. We were able to build up a really good shorthand of what he wanted and it was such a healthy, collaborative process that I sometimes forgot I was on set; I could've been in a rehearsal space in East London.
JB: Tell me a bit about your character, Anna? What is she like?
NA: Anna has strength in her observant nature. She's as much of a victim to the time the film is set as Katherine is, but because of her place in society, her options are even more limited.
JB: Do you consider this story to be, among other things, a feminist drama?
NA: Yes, absolutely. The protagonist of the film is a woman who is both the victim and the villain. It is healthy to see women in a complex light. But this film also intelligently shines a light on the varied yet limited choices you have as a woman dependent on your class and color, and how that can mean a world of difference when the stakes are high.
JB: The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and went on to win awards and thrive in the festival circuit. What has been a highlight from your festival journey?
NA: Being in San Sebastián (for the San Sebastián International Film Festiva), leaving the film screening, and being applauded by what seemed like hundreds of people in the atrium: I will never forget that. It was like something out of a movie.
JB: What is your theatrical dream role?
Credits: Damilola, Our Loved Boy (BBC, 2016), The Five (Sky TV, 2016), Theatre: Plunder, (The Young Vic), Billy the Girl (Soho Theatre), Almost Famous (Short 2015, Film London). Upcoming: Lady Macbeth. Graduate, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.


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Vilarinho de Agrochão es una freguesia portuguesa del municipio de Macedo de Cavaleiros, con 13,84 km² de superficie y 269 habitantes (2001). Su densidad de población es de 19,4 hab/km².

Enlaces externos

 Gobierno civil e información administrativa del Distrito de Braganza

Freguesias de Macedo de Cavaleiros

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<?php
/**
 * Created by Eton Digital.
 * User: Milos Milojevic (milos.milojevic@etondigital.com)
 * Date: 5/11/15
 * Time: 11:39 AM
 */

namespace ED\BlogBundle\Model\Entity;

use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\ArticleInterface;
use ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\CommentInterface;
use ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\ArticleMetaInterface;
use Eko\FeedBundle\Item\Writer\RoutedItemInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
use Gedmo\Mapping\Annotation as Gedmo;

class Article implements ArticleInterface, RoutedItemInterface
{
    const EXCERPT_LENGTH = 140;
    const STATUS_PUBLISHED = 'published';
    const STATUS_DRAFTED = 'draft';

    /**
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\Column(type="integer")
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
     */
    protected $id;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=150, nullable=false)
     * @Assert\NotBlank()
     * @Assert\Length(
     *      min = 2,
     *      max = 150,
     *      minMessage = "Article title should be at least {{ limit }} characters long",
     *      maxMessage = "Article title should not be longer than {{ limit }} characters"
     * )
     */
    protected $title;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string", length=140, nullable=true)
     * @Assert\Length(
     *      max = 140,
     *      maxMessage = "Article excerpt should not be longer than {{ limit }} characters"
     * )
     */
    protected $excerpt;

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="Application\Sonata\MediaBundle\Entity\Media")
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="excerpt_photo_id", referencedColumnName="id", nullable=true, onDelete="SET NULL")
     */
    protected $excerptPhoto;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="text", nullable=false)
     * @Assert\NotBlank(
        message = "Please enter some article content"
     * )
     */
    protected $content;

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\ArticleInterface")
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="parent_id", referencedColumnName="id", onDelete="CASCADE", nullable=true)
     */
    protected $parent;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string", nullable=false)
     */
    protected $status;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="published_at", type="datetime", nullable=true)
     */
    protected $publishedAt;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="created_at", type="datetime", nullable=false)
     */
    protected $createdAt;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(name="modified_at", type="datetime", nullable=false)
     */
    protected $modifiedAt;

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\BlogUserInterface")
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="author_id", referencedColumnName="id", onDelete="CASCADE", nullable=false)
     * @var BlogUserInterface
     */
    protected $author;

    /**
     * @Gedmo\Slug(fields={"title"}, unique=true, updatable=false)
     * @ORM\Column(type="string")
     */
    protected $slug;

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity="ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\BlogTaxonomyInterface", inversedBy="articles")
     * @ORM\JoinTable(name="ed_article_category_relation",
     *      joinColumns={@ORM\JoinColumn(name="article_id", referencedColumnName="id", onDelete="CASCADE")},
     *      inverseJoinColumns={@ORM\JoinColumn(name="category_id", referencedColumnName="id")})
     *
     */
    protected $categories;

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity="ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\BlogTaxonomyInterface", inversedBy="tagged")
     * @ORM\JoinTable(name="ed_article_tags_relation",
     *      joinColumns={@ORM\JoinColumn(name="article_id", referencedColumnName="id", onDelete="CASCADE")},
     *      inverseJoinColumns={@ORM\JoinColumn(name="tag_id", referencedColumnName="id")})
     *
     */
    protected $tags;

    /**
     * @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\CommentInterface", mappedBy="article")
     */
    protected $comments;

    /**
     * @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="ED\BlogBundle\Interfaces\Model\ArticleMetaInterface", mappedBy="article", cascade={"persist", "remove"}, orphanRemoval=true)
     */
    protected $metaData;

    /**
     * @ORM\PrePersist
     * @ORM\PreUpdate
     */
    public function updatedTimestamps()
    {
        $this->setModifiedAt(new \DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));

        if ($this->getCreatedAt() == null) {
            $this->setCreatedAt(new \DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
        }
    }

    function __construct(){
        $this->categories = new ArrayCollection();
        $this->tags = new ArrayCollection();
        $this->comments = new ArrayCollection();
        $this->metaData = new ArrayCollection();
    }
    /**
     * @param mixed $id
     */
    public function setId($id)
    {
        $this->id = $id;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get id
     *
     * @return integer
     */
    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }

    /**
     * Set status
     *
     * @param string $status
     * @return Article
     */
    public function setContent($content)
    {
        $this->content = $content;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get status
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getContent()
    {
        return $this->content;
    }

    /**
     * Set created_at
     *
     * @param \DateTime $createdAt
     * @return Article
     */
    public function setCreatedAt($createdAt)
    {
        $this->createdAt = $createdAt;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get created_at
     *
     * @return \DateTime
     */
    public function getCreatedAt()
    {
        return $this->createdAt;
    }

    public function __toString()
    {
        return $this->content;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getTitle()
    {
        return $this->title;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $title
     */
    public function setTitle($title)
    {
        $this->title = $title;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getExcerpt()
    {
        return $this->excerpt;
    }

    /**
     * Use this over getExcept in frontend display
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getExcerptText()
    {
        if($this->excerpt)
        {
            return $this->excerpt;
        }
        else
        {
            $rowExcerpt = strip_tags($this->content);

            if( strlen($rowExcerpt) > self::EXCERPT_LENGTH)
            {
                $break = strpos($rowExcerpt, ' ', self::EXCERPT_LENGTH - 10);
                $rowExcerpt = substr($rowExcerpt, 0, $break) . '...';
            }

            return $rowExcerpt;
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $excerpt
     */
    public function setExcerpt($excerpt)
    {
        $this->excerpt = $excerpt;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getParent()
    {
        return $this->parent;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $parent
     */
    public function setParent($parent)
    {
        $this->parent = $parent;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getStatus()
    {
        return $this->status;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $status
     */
    public function setStatus($status)
    {
        $this->status = $status;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getPublishedAt()
    {
        return $this->publishedAt;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $publishedAt
     */
    public function setPublishedAt($publishedAt)
    {
        $this->publishedAt = $publishedAt;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getModifiedAt()
    {
        return $this->modifiedAt;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $modifiedAt
     */
    public function setModifiedAt($modifiedAt)
    {
        $this->modifiedAt = $modifiedAt;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getAuthor()
    {
        return $this->author;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $author
     */
    public function setAuthor($author)
    {
        $this->author = $author;
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getSlug()
    {
        return $this->slug;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $slug
     */
    public function setSlug($slug)
    {
        $this->slug = $slug;
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getCategories()
    {
        return $this->categories;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $categories
     */
    public function setCategories($categories)
    {
        $this->categories = $categories;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getExcerptPhoto()
    {
        return $this->excerptPhoto;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $excerptPhoto
     */
    public function setExcerptPhoto($excerptPhoto)
    {
        $this->excerptPhoto = $excerptPhoto;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getTags()
    {
        return $this->tags;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $tags
     */
    public function setTags($tags)
    {
        $this->tags = $tags;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getComments()
    {
        return $this->comments;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $comments
     */
    public function setComments($comments)
    {
        $this->comments = $comments;

        return $this;
    }

    public function addComment(CommentInterface $comment)
    {
        if(!$this->comments->contains($comment))
        {
            $comment->setArticle($this);
            $this->comments->add($comment);
        }
    }

    public function removeComment(CommentInterface $comment)
    {
        if($this->comments->contains($comment))
        {
            $comment->setArticle(null);
            $this->comments->removeElement($comment);
        }
    }

    /**
     * This method returns feed item title
     *
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getFeedItemTitle()
    {
        return $this->getTitle();
    }

    /**
     * This method returns feed item description (or content)
     *
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getFeedItemDescription()
    {
        return $this->getExcerpt();
    }

    /**
     * This method returns the anchor to be appended on this item's url
     *
     *
     * @return string The anchor, without the "#"
     */
    public function getFeedItemUrlAnchor()
    {
        return "";
    }

    /**
     * This method returns item publication date
     *
     *
     * @return \DateTime
     */
    public function getFeedItemPubDate()
    {
        return $this->getPublishedAt();
    }

    /**
     * This method returns the name of the route
     *
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getFeedItemRouteName()
    {
        return "ed_blog_admin_article_show";
    }

    /**
     * This method returns the parameters for the route.
     *
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function getFeedItemRouteParameters()
    {
        return array( "slug" => $this->getSlug() );
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getMetaData()
    {
        return $this->metaData;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $metaData
     */
    public function setMetaData($metaData)
    {
        foreach($metaData as $meta)
        {
            $meta->setArticle($this);
            $this->addMetaData($meta);
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @param ArticleMetaInterface $metaData
     * @return $this
     */
    public function addMetaData(ArticleMetaInterface $metaData)
    {
        if(!$this->metaData->contains($metaData))
        {
            $metaData->setArticle($this);
            $this->metaData->add($metaData);
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @param ArticleMetaInterface $metaData
     * @return $this
     */
    public function removeMetaData(ArticleMetaInterface $metaData)
    {
        if($this->metaData->contains($metaData))
        {
            $metaData->setArticle(null);
            $this->metaData->removeElement($metaData);
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Checks by key and value fields
     * For full object comparison use $this->metaData->contains($metaData)
     *
     * @param ArticleMetaInterface $metaData
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasMetaData(ArticleMetaInterface $metaData)
    {
        $result = false;

        foreach($this->metaData as $meta)
        {
            if($meta->getKey() == $metaData->getKey() && $meta->getValue() == $metaData->getValue())
            {
                $result = true;

                break;
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }

    public function getMetaByKey($key)
    {
        $result = false;

        foreach($this->metaData as $meta)
        {
            if($meta->getKey() == $key)
            {
                $result = $meta;

                break;
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }

}

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Q: Accessing variable in an each loop javascript/jquery I appreciate this is a common issue, but I'm new to JavaScript/JQuery and I can't work it out. I'm in a .each loop creating a new polygon in a google map and while I'm correctly able to access my polygon data as I iterate the model I get the same value for the colour. Polygon colour is always green.
This is kind of expected as I know there is an issue with scoping/loops/closures in JavaScript but I don't understand why I get one here and not the other.
var model = {
    crags: [{
        name: "Stanage",
        cragColor: "'#FF0000'",
        coords: [new google.maps.LatLng(53.360470, -1.646050),
        new google.maps.LatLng(53.359523, -1.647895),
        new google.maps.LatLng(53.351006, -1.637123),
        new google.maps.LatLng(53.351364, -1.627167)]
    }, {
        name: "Burbage",
        cragColor: "'#00AA00'",
        coords: [new google.maps.LatLng(53.341489, -1.606224),
        new google.maps.LatLng(53.338148, -1.605190),
        new google.maps.LatLng(53.338145, -1.600849),
        new google.maps.LatLng(53.341501, -1.604020)]
    }, {
        name: "Higgar",
        cragColor: "'#0000BB'",
        coords: [new google.maps.LatLng(53.340912, -1.611288),
        new google.maps.LatLng(53.338048, -1.612833),
        new google.maps.LatLng(53.339762, -1.608670)]
    }]
}

getCragName: function (index) {
    return model.crags[index].name;
}

$.each(controller.getCrags(), function (index, value) {
    var polygon = new google.maps.Polygon({
        paths: value.coords,
        strokeColor: value.cragColor,
        strokeOpacity: 0.8,
        strokeWeight: 3,
        fillColor: value.cragColor,
        fillOpacity: 0.35
    });
    polygons.push(polygon);
    polygon.setMap(map);
});

The full code can be found in this jsfiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/erskmcha/

A: The issue is not due to scoping or closures, but is instead because you 'double-wrapped' the strings in the colour property:
cragColor: "'#FF0000'",

Should be:
cragColor: "#FF0000",

Updated fiddle

A: Real simple to resolve. You have extra ' that does the damage.
Change:
    cragColor: "'#0000BB'",

To:
    cragColor: "#0000BB",

And you are done

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Q: ¿Cómo puedo detectar que una lista ordenada contiene solo números consecutivos? ¿Cómo detecto si hay números consecutivos en una lista?
Debo determinar si una lista (ordernada previamente) está compuesta por números consecutivos.
Por ejemplo:
Una lista así desordenada:
[13, 11, 8, 12, 5]

después se ordena (¿Cómo ordeno los elementos de una lista numéricamente?) así:
[5, 8, 11, 12, 13]

Sobre esta lista ordenada debo determinar si está compuesta por números consecutivos. He probado con el siguiente fragmento de código pero no me funciona:
for i in range(len(order_list)):
if order_list[i]==order_list[i-1]:
    print('corrida')

A: El codigo que soluciona lo que necesitas es como sigue:
Se define la funcion EsCorrida que evalúa una lista de enteros.
La funcion recorre la lista desde el primer hasta el penultimo elemento. Para cada elemento le suma uno (order_list[i]+1) y lo compara con el elemento siguiente (order_list[i+1]) si es corrida este predicado debe cumplirse para todos los elementos
#Funcion que determina si la lista es una corrida
def EsCorrida(order_list) :
    if(len(order_list)==0) :
        return False
    for i in range(len(order_list)-1) :
        if ((order_list[i]+1) != (order_list[i+1])) :
            return False
    return True

#Datos de prueba
lista_ordenada = [1,2,3,4]

#Invoca la funcion para determinar si es corrida
if (EsCorrida(lista_ordenada)) :
    print("Es Corrida")
else :
    print("No es Corrida")

A: Si tenemos una lista ordenada con m+1 numeros consecutivos:
[n, n+1, n+2, ..., n+m]

su suma sera:
n * (m + 1) + 0 + 1 + 2 + ... + m

La sumatoria sum([0, 1, ..., m]) se puede calcular como:
m * (m - 1) / 2

Por lo tanto, todo lo que tengo que hacer es sumar los elementos de la lista y compararlo con la formular antedicha. Si los valores coinciden, la lista es consecutiva:
La función que comprueba si la lista está enteramente compuesta de números consecutivos es:
def es_consecutivo(lista):
    n = len(lista)
    suma = n * min(lista) + n * (n - 1) / 2 if n > 0 else 0
    return sum(lista) == suma

Demostración
tests = [
    [],
    [1],
    [1,2],
    [2, 1],
    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
    [1, 2, 3, 4, 6],
    [10, 10, 10],
    [10, 10, 12, 12]
]

for test in tests:
    print(test, es_consecutivo(test))

produce
[] True
[1] True
[1, 2] True
[2, 1] True
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] True
[1, 2, 3, 4, 6] False
[10, 10, 10] False
[10, 10, 12, 12] False

A: ¿Cómo lo haces, normalmente, cuando estás jugando a las cartas?¿Primero ordenas las cartas y las vas contando una a una, reseteando el contador cuando cambia de valor?
Lo normal es pillar la primera carta y contar cuántas más tienen igual valor, y continúas así con las demás. Se puede hacer de este modo:
cartas = [13, 11, 8, 12, 5]

jugada = {carta: cartas.count(carta) for carta in set(cartas)}

Aquí jugada es un diccionario que indica cuántas veces aparece cada carta. cartas.count(carta) cuenta las veces que aparece carta en cartas. Usamos set(cartas) para quitar las repeticiones.
Si la idea es saber si hay tres o más cartas iguales, se puede expresar con la función any() de este modo:
hay_corrida = any(cartas.count(carta) >= 3 for carta in set(cartas))

A: Si lo que buscas es comprobar si en la lista hay algún número consecutivo, por ejemplo [1, 4, 5, 9]
def algun_consecutivo(lista):
    return len([i for i in range(len(lista)-1) if lista[i] + 1 == lista[i + 1]]) != 0

En cambio si lo que buscas es comprobar si toda la lista es consecutiva, por ejemplo [1, 2, 3, 4]
def algun_consecutivo(lista):
    return len([i for i in range(len(lista)-1) if lista[i] + 1 == lista[i + 1]]) == len(lista) - 1

En ambos casos se asume que lista está ordenada


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June 12, 2019 In In The News
Proposed $15 minimum wage in Delaware clears 1st hurdle
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A proposal to increase Delaware's minimum wage to $15 an hour cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday despite vocal opposition from the business, hospitality and agriculture communities.
The Democrat-led Senate Labor Committee released the bill for consideration by the full Senate after a lengthy public hearing during which most speakers criticized the proposal.
The bill increases the minimum wage to $11 on Jan. 1, 2020, followed by a $1 raise at the start of each year until it hits $15 in 2024. Future increases to the minimum wage would then be automatically tied to increases in the consumer price index.
https://www.apnews.com/29d2a30ccb2348dcb1c02c0919a9686c
June 2, 2019 In In The News
Proposed Dover budget includes 8.6% property tax hike
From Delaware State News
DOVER — Donna Mitchell, who manages the city of Dover, said a property tax increase in the city's Fiscal Year 2020 budget is necessary to catch up on "much-needed" maintenance work in city parks and aging facilities, as well as filling some staffing positions that have been left vacant for several years.
Mrs. Mitchell broke down her proposed FY20 draft budget for members of Dover City Council in Council Chambers at City Hall on Wednesday night, proposing an 8.6 percent property tax increase as part of a $43.6 million general fund budget for the coming fiscal year, which begins in July.
It will mark the first property tax increase for the city since a 19.9 percent property tax increase was handed down to the city's residents in 2016.
https://delawarestatenews.net/news/proposed-dover-budget-includes-8-6-property-tax-hike/
May 20, 2019 In In The News
Tax breaks to lift impoverished Wilmington areas are being used to build luxury apartments
From Delaware Online
A new federal program promising lucrative tax breaks to help poor, disinvested neighborhoods is being used by developers to build luxury apartments and hotels in Wilmington's business districts.
Census tracts designated by Gov. John Carney for the program include the southern portion of the city's East Side and stretches of its Northeast, which have long struggled with crime, poverty and a crumbling housing stock.
They also include the booming Riverfront and resurgent downtown, which are already seeing a swell of development.
For now, it's the latter areas that are attracting interest in the program.
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/05/20/tax-breaks-really-revitalize-poor-wilmington-neighborhoods/3654822002/
April 10, 2019 In In The News
Democratic lawmakers push bill to create 2 new top income tax brackets
DOVER — A House panel released to the full chamber Wednesday legislation that would create two new top tax brackets.
Currently, all income above $60,000 is taxed at 6.6 percent. House Bill 15 would tax personal income of between $125,000 and $250,001 at 7.1 percent and above $250,000 at 7.85 percent.
As of 2018, 16 states had a top tax bracket that exceeded $60,000, according to the Tax Foundation.
The bill is the latest effort by Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, and other Democrats to force higher earners to pay more to state government.
https://delawarestatenews.net/news/democratic-lawmakers-push-bill-to-create-2-new-top-income-tax-brackets/

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Climate change is man made & pushes global destruction
#Dominica, #UNAssembly, #ClimateChange; #FrancineBaron
New York, Sept 30 (Canadian-Media): Climate change "must be accepted as the responsibility of our time" as climate change results from "an economic calculus" that pushes global destruction, Francine Baron, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Dominica told the United Nations Assembly on Saturday, media reports said.
Francine Baron/Courtesy of UN
Climate-change-induced scarcity of things, like water, or productive lands, added Baron, reflect the main symptom of our world's broken economy and society and it is the poor who suffer the most.
The global community, said Baron, has neither implemented any plan for the commitments made in Paris in 2015, nor adapted the agreed-upon $100 billion annually to assist the most vulnerable in mitigating against harmful climate change.
In the meantime, said Baron, arctic ice shelves continued to melt at an alarming rate making the ocean get warmer and the subsequent development of hurricanes, storms, drought and flooding continue to develop and threaten our countries.
Hurricane Maria last year she said had devastated Dominica the cost of rebuilding it could not be met singlehandedly.
Arguing that climate change is not "a freak of nature," but man-made, she encouraged the global leaders work together to end climate change and to reduce local vulnerabilities.
"We, together, must grasp this moment," concluded Baron.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
Unheard of national pipeline to be owned by indigenous people
#FirstNations-ledpipeline; #CalvinHelin; #northernAlberta; #BritishColumbia; #indigenousrights; #KinderMorganCanada; #EagleSpiritpipeline; #greenhousegasemissions; #TransMountain
Alberta, Sep 21 (Canadian-Media): First Nations-led proposed Eagle Spirit pipeline stretching through northern Alberta and British Columbia (B.C.) would protect Indigenous rights and be a world environmental leader by unlocking Canada's vast oil and gas reserves, media reports said.
Transmountain Pipeline. Image credit: Pixaby
First Nations people who had earlier been protesting against proposed pipelines and accusing Ottawa's failure to properly consult with First Nations, were suddenly supportive.
All 35 First Nations were supportive of the pipeline along the proposed route for the 1,500-km Eagle Spirit pipeline, said Calvin Helin, a member of the Lax Kw'alaams First Nation and CEO and president of Eagle Spirit Energy Holdings.
Eagle Spirit pipeline first emerged about five years ago as an alternative to Northern Gateway, which was then opposed by First Nations on the grounds that environmental protection and benefits were insufficient.
Under the new proposal, First Nations would become the major equity holders, share in the profits and control the environmental model.
"They have a model that will bring a standard that is higher than the current proposed ocean protection plan by the federal government."
Eagle Spirit is raising capital and plans to apply for federal regulatory approval next year.
The projected cost is about $12 billion, compared to about $6.5 billion for the Northern Gateway and $9.3 billion for Trans Mountain.
The pipeline would cut more than 100 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from the "current practice of extracting oil," said Helin on the north coast near Prince Rupert where the proposed pipeline would terminate.
But a federal legislation passed by the House of Commons earlier this year to ban tankers carrying crude oil from loading or unloading at ports along the ecologically sensitive northern coast of British Columbia was a big hurdle for Eagle Spirit.
The bill is now being considered by the Senate.
"This is something that has been done without consultation and is being challenged by the First Nations and they will quash it," said Helin.
Helin says the proposed port for Eagle Spirit is much safer than the one that was part of the Northern Gateway plan.
The pipeline route also runs much further north through Alberta and B.C.
In 2016 Northern Gateway was cancelled by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
And last month federal appeal court overturned approval of the Trans Mountain project as it properly consult First Nations.
The Trudeau government is pressing forward with plans to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion after Kinder Morgan Canada decided not to move forward with the expansion.
The government announced Friday to review the marine impact of oil tanker traffic related to that development , which has yet to be decided by the court.
Preserving ozone layer protects earth and preserves life
#PreservationoftheOzoneLayer; #WorldOzoneDay2018; #UnitedNations; #MontrealProtocol
New York, Sept 17 (Canadian-Media): With record-breaking heat once again enveloping the earth this year, United Nations (UN) declared Sept 16 as an the International Day for preservation of the Ozone Layer.
Phasing out ozone-depleting substances protect the ozone layer -- a fragile shield of gas, which protects the earth and preserves life -- and contributes to global efforts to address climate change.
The theme for World Ozone Day 2018 is a motivational call urging all of us to carry on with the exemplary work of protecting the ozone layer and the climate under the Montreal Protocol -- a global agreement to protect the Earth's ozone layer -- by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it.
The theme has two connotations – that our work of protecting the ozone layer also protects climate and that the Montreal Protocol is a "cool" treaty, as exemplified by its outstanding success.
World Ozone Day. Image credit: ozone.unep.org
Looking at concentration of ozone layer due to chlorofluorocarbons, found mainly in refrigerants and aerosol sprays, over the Antarctic pole, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres said it was "a pivotal time for climate action" and said.
 "We can draw inspiration from the Montreal Protocol, a shining example of how the world can come together for people and planet," added Guterres.
For over three decades, the Montreal Protocol has done much more than helped repair the ozone layer.
"Thanks to this global commitment," Guterres stated, "the ozone layer is expected to return to its 1980 levels by mid-century...It has shown us how environmental governance can respond to science, and how countries can come together to address a shared vulnerability."
Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, who had discussed this week town hall in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the cause of carbon pollution in the atmosphere, also tweeted as follows:
What's the best way to take real action on climate change? Here's my response from this week's town hall in Saskatoon about why we're moving forward with putting a price on pollution: pic.twitter.com/A7xmhftaQv
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 16, 2018
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
Canada continues to protect oceans with new marine environmental response equipment
#Victoria, BritishColumbia, #EnvironmentalResponseEquipmentModernization #OceansProtectionsPlan; #Jonathan Wilkinson;
Victoria, B.C. (Canadian-Media): An announcement was made today by Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Victoria, B.C. to make available marine environmental response equipment for the Coast Guard's Western Regional Headquarters, media reports said.
Jonathan Wilkinson/Facebook
Through its Oceans Protections Plan, Canada is ensuring the Canadian Coast Guard has the necessary equipment to respond to marine pollution by helping to reduce the spilled oil incidents in Canadian waters as well as separate and remove oil from the water surface and to timely and effectively respond to environmental emergencies.
The new equipment, part of the Environmental Response Equipment Modernization (EREM) initiative under the Oceans Protection Plan, is a critical component of Canada's world-leading marine safety system to keep more than 80 Canadian Coast Guard locations across the country, including more than 20 in B.C. Canada's waters, and new stations in Tahsis and the areas of Hartley Bay and Port Renfrew.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
Undervaluing healthy rivers causes long-term economic risk: report
#WatersideWorkers'FederationofAustralia, #WorldWaterWeekinStockholm; #TheValuingRiversreport; #JeffOpperman; #StuartOrr
Ottawa, Aug 29 (Canadian-Media): A Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia (WWF) report published this week in time with the opening of World Water Week in Stockholm, Australia highlights that healthy rivers are capable of mitigating flooding disasters, media reports said.
World Water Week in Stockhome/Facebook
A new framework for safeguarding rivers from growing pressure from dam development, climate change, and increasing demand for water to irrigate farms and fuel hydropower plants is also provided in this report.
The new framework gives guidelines for societies to measure, value, and promote rivers' diverse benefits and offers solutions to support better decisions and management.
The potential role of new technologies -- such as artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and blockchain -- are also provided by the report which offer a number of methods to improve measurement water and river systems.
Improvements in methods for valuing water, quantifying ecosystem services, and evaluating tradeoffs also provide new opportunities.
Apart from their cultural and religious values, the report shows that healthy rivers, particularly free-flowing rivers, provide a range of benefits to people across the planet such as 2 billion people rely directly on rivers for their drinking water; 500 million people live on deltas that can only be sustained by sediment from rivers; 25 percent of the world's food production depends on irrigation from rivers; At least 12 million tonnes of freshwater fish are caught each year, providing food and livelihoods for tens of millions of people.
The report said that services like freshwater fisheries to natural flood protection for cities and sediment flows that keep the world's deltas above rising seas that directly benefit hundreds of millions of people could be lost if low priority to these sevices are given by decision makers until the crisis occur.
"Rivers are not just pipes for delivering water, and we don't have to accept the loss of rivers' diverse benefits as the unavoidable collateral damage of development," said Jeff Opperman, WWF global lead freshwater scientist and author of the report. "Emerging innovations, alongside existing solutions, now allow us to reconcile sustainable economic growth with healthy rivers."
The report shows how a short-sighted approach has proven costly across the globe and could result in even greater economic losses in the future.
Already, 19 percent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comes from watersheds with very high water risk.
Most of the world's great deltas, continued the report, including the Ganges, Indus, Mekong, Nile and Yangtze, are sinking and shrinking.
"Collapsing fisheries and disappearing deltas are just two examples of the collateral damage caused by our failure to value rivers for all their diverse benefits, not just the water flowing down them," said Stuart Orr, WWF freshwater practice lead. "We need to urgently transform the way we value and manage our rivers, or we risk undermining economies and global efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals."
Finally, the report recommends governments, companies and financial institutions should ensure best decisions are taken for effective water-management institutions and governance for sustainable progress.
"This is not a zero-sum game: communities, companies and governments can, and must, help plot a better course that helps secure water for all while maintaining these critical lifelines for people and nature," said Opperman.
Canada looks for alternatives as Alberta pulls out of federal climate deal
#TransMountainpipeline; #RachelNotley; #Alberta; #Ottawa; #FederalCourtofAppeal; #Indigenous; #BillMorneau; #DominicLeBlanc; #pan-Canadianclimateplan
Ottawa, Sep 2 (Canadian-Media): Construction on Trans Mountain pipeline halted after Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced this week that she was pulling Alberta out of the Federal climate deal, media reports said.
Trans Mountain pipeline project/Facebook
Ottawa's implementation of its pan-Canadian climate plan -- which would include a price on carbon pollution of $20 a tonne in 2019 and rising to $50 in 2022 -- for the time being had been shattered.
Notley said that Alberta, one of the strongest supporters of the federal climate change plan, would not rejoin it until the federal government takes some bold action and Alberta gets fair value for its resources.
Federal Court of Appeal also cancelled construction permits for the pipeline, this week, saying that consultations with Indigenous peoples were inadequate.
"The court laid out a series of concerns, but also laid out a path that may allow us to remedy or to fix the particular failings that the court identified, so that's the work we're doing," said Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs and Internal Trade.
In spite of Canada's commitment of finding a collaborative way forward with the provinces to tackle environmental issues, LeBlanc said, Canada wants only major energy projects with proper reviews and environmental protections in place to go forward.
Canada, in the meantime, is moving forward with plans to purchase the pipeline, said Bill Morneau, Federal Finance Minister, adding "tackling climate change is something that our government has been committed to doing since we took office."


Michael Payne is an outstanding physicist whose work focuses on first principles total energy calculations. Michael's computational techniques have revolutionised materials design and facilitated the industrial application of quantum mechanical simulations. He is responsible for the widespread adoption of the total energy pseudopotential technique and is the original author of the CASTEP code.
He has developed robust, efficient minimisation techniques — critical for the 'black box' implementation of pseudopotential calculations, making the methodology accessible to non-experts. Michael also contributed to the development of optimal, minimal scaling algorithms for the computationally intensive parts of the calculations.
In addition, Michael was responsible for the implementation of codes on parallel computers, allowing the first fully optimised quantum mechanical calculations to be performed for systems containing hundreds of atoms. He has published over 250 scientific papers, gaining over 22,000 citations, and his CASTEP software package is widely used, achieving cumulative sales of US$30 million.


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If you are looking for the perfect vehicle to take your Valentine on a date with you have come to the right place. Preston Automotive Group is here to share with you the vehicles we have chosen to be the best for a Valentine's Day Date! These five vehicles we have chosen are perfect for impressing that important person in your life. The vehicles we have chosen are the Ford Mustang, Ford F-150, Mazda Miata MX-5, Hyundai Genesis, and the Nissan Maxima. These vehicles are bound to make your Valentine's Day the best!
The first vehicle to address is the Ford Mustang. We think the Mustang is perfect because who doesn't love a sports car? The Mustang can also come with a convertible top, if you are in a warm place this is perfect. Riding with the top down is an ideal date. Even if the top isn't down the Mustang is still a very appealing car to many people. The Mustang can come in an array of colors to fit your choice. However, the most appropriate color is red for Valentine's Day. It is available in 10 different models! The interior of the Mustang is nothing short of impressive. The cockpit blends craftsmanship with premium materials. There are many different packages that are available for the Mustang.
No one can forget about the Ford F-150. Everyone loves riding in a truck on Valentine's Day. The Ford F-150 is America's Best Selling Truck and is definitely a top seller at Preston Ford. The F-150 is available in 10 tough models. You are bound to find the model that is perfect for you! The F-150 can haul more cargo than any of its competitors, it can haul a maximum of 3,120 lbs! It also has a Class V trailer towing capability with a maximum of 11,300 lbs! The interior of the F-150 is as impressive as its exterior. It has a quiet environment thanks to Ford's 720-degree approach to noise reduction. One of the great features of the interior is the class-exclusive fully flat load floor. This is simply impressive! Behind the front seats of the F-150 SuperCrew is the fully flat load floor, simply lift the seats and reveal the whole floor!
Another vehicle that made our list is the 2014 Nissan Maxima. The Maxima is extremely comfortable but also has an abundance of style and appeal. The Nissan Maxima defys the sedan stereotype. The power of its 3.5L V6 engine helps deliver quick acceleration. The Maxima makes you feel like you are behind the wheel of a sports car. The Maxima's comfort is like non other. It has room for five and keeps every passenger in mind. Premium materials and an available heated steering wheel add to the first rate comfort. There is also an optional dual panel moonroof which is perfect for memorable stargazing.
The 2014 Hyundai Genesis is another one of our picks. The Genesis is a luxury sedan, which has been highly ranked by J.D. Power. It has class leading 333 horsepower, which is much higher than other comparable luxury sedans. The Genesis also has best in class total interior volume! It has 125.3 cubic feet of space! That is a lot of space that is available for passengers or even shopping bags! The interior of the Genesis is extremely luxurious. The steering wheel is heated leather and there are also heated leather seats in the Genesis. Of course there is also the available navigation system that comes in handy for road trips.
The last vehicle on our list is the Mazda Miata MX-5. The Miata is available in convertible like the Mustang! One of the coolest things about the Miata MX-5 is that it is one of the few production cars to have its own race series! You can drive cars that are on the race track! This year is the 25th anniversary of the Miata MX-5. It gives an impressive performance on the road, the Mazda engineers took into account every bolt, wire and upholstery stitch to achieve near perfect front to rear weight distribution and handling that seems to anticipate your every move!
Preston Automotive Group is proud to have an abundance of all these vehicles in stock and ready to be driven off the lot! The team at Preston wishes everyone a happy and lovely Valentine's Day!


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CertainTeed's line of structural laminate corners save money on call backs and are more aesthetically appealing over the long-term than conventional metal, paper faced metal, or vinyl beads. The durability and installation efficiency make them ideal for both residential and commercial applications.
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Shepherd Hotel to Employ Special-Needs Adults in 2021
November 15, 2019 /0 Comments/in Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation /by Rick Hynum
The Shepherd Hotel, a boutique hotel in downtown Clemson, South Carolina, will hire special-needs adults for more than half of its positions when it opens in 2021, according to the Greenville News.
Developers of the five-story, 65-room Shepherd Hotel have partnered with ClemsonLIFE, a program for students with intellectual disabilities at Sullivan Foundation partner school Clemson University. ClemsonLIFE students will fill 60 percent of the hotel's jobs. A group of ClemsonLIFE students took part in the hotel's ceremonial groundbreaking on November 14. Dabo Swinney, Clemson's head football coach and a longtime supporter of ClemsonLIFE, spoke in a panel discussion at the event. "Football is important, but we want to prepare [players] for life after football," Swinney said. "It's the exact same responsibility with ClemsonLIFE."
Related: Winthrop University to collaborate on Miracle Park for South Carolinians of all abilities.
Rick Hayduk, one of the Shepherd Hotel investors, has worked in and managed hotels for 30-plus years. His youngest daughter, Jamison, wants to work in the business, too. While her father hoped she'd eventually join him in the managerial ranks, Jamison, who has Down syndrome, would prefer a job in the housekeeping department. "She loves to clean," Hayduk told the Greenville News last year. "She's an organizer, a planner. As much as I would like her to be the general manager one day, she aspires to be the cleaner."
This rendering shows what the Shepherd Hotel will look like when it opens in 2021.
Finding jobs is seldom easy for people with special needs. Only a little more than 19 percent of people with disabilities are employed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's compared to almost 66 percent of Americans without disabilities.
ClemsonLIFE has figured out how to beat those daunting odds. Nearly 100 percent of its graduates currently have jobs, the Greenville Times says. The organization partners with 31 local businesses as well as a number of departments within the university to provide internships and jobs for ClemsonLIFE's 40 students.
The Shepherd Hotel will likely employ between 25 and 30 ClemsonLIFE students. "The opportunity to partner with a hotel opens up so many doors for us," said Dr. Joe Ryan, ClemsonLIFE's director.
Swinney is famously close to a young man with Down syndrome: David Saville, the Tigers' equipment manager. Swinney applauded the Shepherd Hotel developers for investing in the differently abled community. "When you come to this hotel, you're going to feel what makes Clemson special, and that's the spirit of Clemson," he said at Thursday's event. "And no one represents the spirit of Clemson better than these ClemsonLIFE students."
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Compared with Latin American societies, Canada has a significantly larger number of officials and/or professionals who take direct interest in our personal lives. As there is not an equivalent experience for most Low German Mennonites from Latin America, these professionals and officials are usually understood as synonymous with the authority figures they are accustomed to and are therefore not to be trusted. Low German Mennonites do not trust police and military personnel because military corruption has been prevalent in their Latin American experiences. Given this history, it should not be surprising to service providers when they feel they are met with resistance from community members.
Low German Mennonites desire respect, but many anticipate they will not receive it due to their lack of education, their religious beliefs, or their cultural norms. Feeling disrespected produces resistance.
Fostering a sense of mutuality with Low German Mennonites is integral to the work service providers do. When the purposes, mandates, or goals of service providers are in apparent conflict with Low German Mennonite paradigms, it is helpful to approach these situations with a spirit of collaboration and understanding. Ask questions that allow individuals to explain their positions; demonstrate an interest in learning and understanding. After this, explain your own position. Even if agreement is not reached, it is helpful to come to an understanding about the nature of future interactions. This fosters the Low German Mennonites' sense of freedom to make their own choices as well as an understanding of what affect their choices will have in their interactions with the broader society. Though disagreement may remain, the potential for conflict is decreased when mutuality is fostered.
Low German Mennonite cultures are traditionally patriarchal with much deference given to the authority structures within their culture. The ultimate authority is God's authority and, as the Mennonite tradition exemplifies, when government or political authority is perceived to contradict God's authority, they are committed to adhering to God's authority. Adults have authority in their homes and church leaders have authority in their communities. Therefore, when service providers engage with Low German Mennonite communities, we may run the risk of offending the communities because we represent what is perceived to be illegitimate authority, making demands and expectations.
Traditional gender roles and respect for/deference to elders are maintained within many Low German families. This is often notable in children accepting direction from parents and older siblings without question and in women seeking men's approval before making decisions. This social order is another reason that some Low German Mennonite people feel that service providers give directives and have disrupted the social order within the family and community. Service providers may be viewed as positioning themselves in the parental role, leaving adult Low German Mennonites to feel as though they have been placed back in the role of a child.


This global insurance management organization and international risk specialist is looking to recruit an Insurance Compliance Manager to be based in their office in Zurich.
The firm is a giant in the world of specialist insurance and reinsurance solutions. Its sixty thousand employees service thousands of customers; from individuals to other global corporates and household names. Currently they operate in more than one hundred and seventy countries and market a diverse range of insurance products, risk advisory consultancy and risk management solutions.
The Insurance Compliance Manager works in the central Group Compliance department, reporting directly to the director of this business unit, the Group Compliance Director. The cornerstone of this position is to undertake the identification and analysis of compliance risks that effect all the groups' business units and service offerings. A particular area of focus is upon the accurate and measured monitoring of compliance risks within a defined analytical model.
The Insurance Compliance Manager will support the overall identification and regular analysis undertaken by the compliance department. They will be charged with defining, analysing and documenting all identified compliance risks. Working side by side with the Group Risk Management team they will correct where possible and escalate to senior management certain risks as they are identified. It will also be the remit of the Insurance Compliance Manager to establish the escalation chain and define a group methodology which clearly defines how and when to escalate, the full execution of oversight and how all monitoring and risk reviews are undertaken on all compliance documentation and policies.
As well as this core internal duties the Insurance Compliance Manager will seek to disseminate this expertise across all the groups' business units. They will be charged with creating a compliance aware culture and to build a network of like minded insurance professionals who understand and can act as local hubs of compliance know how in all regions and geographies. The Insurance Compliance Manager will support and foster this knowledge exchange and seek always to ensure that any change to compliance policy, documentation or monitoring are quickly and accurately passed down the relevant channels.
-	You will have at least seven years experience in compliance analysis and management. Whilst this does not have to be in insurance it would be beneficial if it was and you will at least have to display an understanding of latest regulations to affect the industry, like Solvency II.
-	You will be degree educated with either a Masters or a Bachelors degree in a numerate subject like maths, finance, business administration, law, economics or one of the sciences.
-	It is expected you will skilled in drafting compliance policies and other internal process guidelines and will have experienced doing so in a risk management, internal control or audit type function.
-	You will be a true organiser and able to work a virtual network across many countries and time zones.
-	You will be a skilled net worker, leader and motivator who posses a clear communication style and an outgoing personality.
-	You will have fluent English.
-	You are capable of accurate measurement and monitoring of internal compliance processes and able to report to senior management in a concise, accurate manner.
This company has a well established reputation as the best payers in the industry, indeed it almost a matter of pride (and also solid business practice) to make sure their staff are better remunerated than their competition. The Insurance Compliance Manager vacancy is no exception. You can apply by clicking on the "apply" button above and making your application.


Our Accommodation Partner is the new 4 Star PARK HOTEL, located across the road on the Terrace.
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Viral videos can make dreams come true: Witness Justin Bieber's meteoric rise to super stardom from Stratford, Ont. But it's not just performers who are using YouTube to create careers. Increasingly, entrepreneurs are launching successful businesses because of well-timed, well-designed videos that are helping them gain followers, subscribers and ultimately customers.
Corey Vidal of Niagara Falls, Ont., has been creating content for YouTube since 2007. He started accidentally, in his parent's basement, where he filmed himself dancing. This led to a series of instructional dance videos that gained huge traction.
He hit it big with an a cappella parody of the Star Wars theme song and has gone on to use his YouTube appeal to launch ApprenticeA Productions, a business with a staff of 15, which now has about 206,000 subscribers and more than 63 million video views.
Mr. Vidal describes himself as a full-time YouTube video maker and Jedi Knight.
But YouTube isn't just for video makers, either. It can be a powerful branding tool.
YouTube is the second largest search engine. Its videos are amassing audiences in the hundreds of millions and changing the face of marketing and brand-building in the process.
Of course, going viral is always the goal — the question is how?
Going viral is always the goal — the question is how?
It's a reality not lost on the powers that be at YouTube. This year the social media giant launched the Canadian partner program, which allows YouTube content creators to monetize viral videos with advertising. It followed this up by hosting a YouTube Partner workshop in Toronto where Mr. Palmiter shared best practices on how to attract eyeballs to content with the prime marketing goal of building loyalty.
Give your audience what they want Create content that is concise, relevant and compelling for your target audience. The first 15 seconds are critical. You want people to play and stay. You also want them to subscribe and come back. The tone, feel and look should be consistent. Think of your content as programming. Consider building a series and set a schedule to ensure you are uploading fresh content regularly.
Don't oversell Branding should be minimal. Or, make the branding the compelling content, in which case the focus should be on entertaining the viewer.
Create a rapport with viewers Talk to them, ask a question. You want to hook them early and at the same time create a personality they want to connect to.
Take a page from Discovery Channel Create an event and people will come. Think Shark Week. Tent-pole programming can lead to advertising campaigns and build a buzz. Promo it, talk about it, tie it to what's trending. It's another way to stay fresh and keep your audience coming back.
Collaborate and crosspromote This takes time and is about building relationships but it can help drive people to your channel. Pair up with channels that share an audience match. Start the conversation, give each other "shout outs" and cross-promote content across channels. You never know who's watching.
Befriend bloggers They are always looking for content and can help drive traffic to your channel. Create a comprehensive blog roll and reach out. Business is all about relationship building and these relationships can help get you noticed. Track where your content is being embedded. What gets measured gets managed.
For more detailed information, go to YouTube Playbook.
For Mr. Vidal, success on YouTube has been nothing short of life changing. He went from being homeless in 2008 to YouTube star (a status he maintains), a title that directly led to his working with Lucasfilm, which sponsors his channels.


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Keude Aron is een bestuurslaag in het regentschap Aceh Barat van de provincie Atjeh, Indonesië. Keude Aron telt 579 inwoners (volkstelling 2010).

Plaats in Atjeh


The Martin GPC-11E Grand Performance Acoustic-Electric Road Series is perfect for value conscious players looking for a full-sized, solid wood acoustic with the superior Martin tone that has shaped generations of music. The series features a stunning mother-of-pearl pattern in the fingerboard and rosettes (except the D-12E, which has a Style 28 rosette pattern). All models include Martin's high-performance neck taper for added comfort as well as satin and gloss finish options and a variety of tonewoods. Perhaps the most notable update to the Road Series is the addition of discreet Fishman MX-T electronics with a built-in soundhole tuner that auto mutes the audio output so you can tune up any time without using a pedal. All Road Series guitars come with a Premium Soft Shell Case.
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A small group of women prisoners have just eight weeks to transform retired racing greyhounds into obedient, house-friendly pets. Can the dogs help the women get their lives back on track?
Episode 2 Back On Track?
The greyhound re-training program is at risk of failing due to conflicts among the women prisoners. They must quickly resolve their differences and cooperate to make sure their dogs will pass the crucial adoption test.


I have xiaomi mi2s and i don't know the exact rom update that cause any magazine/newspaper/any media app that has youtube link in it, to not playing the contact. I push the play button and the movie skip to the end of it without playing the content. Anyone has this issue ?
Yes I do. Furthermore, some time ago the phone asked me if a YouTube link should be opened directly in the YouTube app. That doesn't happen any more.
I am on mi2s miuiandroid latest build with international language pack.
I no longer get prompted to choose to open videos in the YouTube app either, it just opens up in the browser automatically. The same goes for Play store links.
So anyone got an idea what is wrong ? How can it be change ?
Go to the applications, find browser and clear defaults, the same with any other applications which opens something you don't want.
For the YouTube videos I had the same problem, I download chrome and they work fine.
Unfortunately, there's nothing to clear in my browser app info, so that isn't the solution for me, but thank you anyway.
installing chrome and using it as standard browser did help. Chrome asks how to handle youtube links, and opens the app if selected.
I too have this problem and I don't really want to use a third party browser like chrome as I like the default browser. It is really annoying that I don't get a request to open the app for the web page I am opening, be it you tube, play store, Google maps etc.
Any help on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated or maybe this can be fixed in a future update.
Like others, I ended up with installing chrome and flash plugin. So it's working for me now. I believe there is a problem with file type association.
How could we report this bug to the awesome miui team, in order to get their comments ?
I've reported on also on official miui forum but no answer..
It seems like miui team don't here about this bug, cause as i see it, many people has it, maybe all of them.
I also have this problem and it seems that it came since version 3.12.15 I think. Anybody with the solution please share!


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Q: How to construct a random variable with given expectation? $X_1,X_2,\cdots,X_n$ are sampled independently (iid) from an unknown discrete probability distribution $P$. For simplicity, let $P$ be a probability distribution over $\{1,2,\cdots,m\}$ i.e $P = \{p(1),p(2)\cdots,p(m)\}$.
I want to construct a new random variable $Y$ from $X_1,\cdots,X_n$ such that the expectation of $Y$, $\mathbb{E}[Y] = f(P)$ where $f$ is any given function. Is such a construction possible for any 'nice' $f$?
As an example, if $f$ is the squared norm, $f(P) = \sum_{i=1}^mp^2(i)$, then $Y = \mathbb{1}_{\{X_1=X_2\}}$ works. $$\mathbb{E}[Y] = \sum_{x_1\cdots x_n}y(x_1\cdots x_n)p(x_1 \cdots x_n) = \sum_{x_1}\sum_{x_3\cdots x_n}p(x_1)p(x_1)p(x_3)\cdots p(x_n) = \sum_i p^2(x_i)$$
Can this be extended to a more general $f$?
Update: As a comment suggests, this might not be possible for a general $f$. Can this be done if $f$ is a polynomial?


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In this session, we will have James Ski, an experienced Founder & Sales Coach who will share best practices on growing your business.
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James spent the last three years responsible for enterprise relationships at LinkedIn; working closely with executives at FTSE 100 and 250 companies, consulting and advising them on how to hire, market and sell their services using Linkedin. Prior to this he helped the founding team at Ometria and Huddle grow sales.
At the age of 21, James was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Since that day, he has lived and learned to find the positives of living with a mental illness. He juggles this with working full-time to provide for his 3 children.
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Mumbai: Actor Varun Dhawan has confirmed the completion of shooting of his upcoming romantic film "Badrinath ki Dulhaniya".
"Yes Badrinath ki Dulhaniya has been wrapped up.It was not a party ,we just came to have food," he told media at the film's wrap-up party on Saturday.
Varun would be seen for the third time with actress Alia Bhatt in the film after "Student of the Year" and "Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya". Both will be performing in a remixed version of the old song "Tamma Tamma" in the film.
"Badrinath Ki Dulhania" is irected by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Karan Johar under the Dharma Productions banner.
Starring Varun, Alia and Gauhar Khan, the film marks the second installment of a franchise that began with "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania" in 2014.
Shooting for the film began in May, and the film is currently slated to release on March 10, 2017.


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How Facebook Fills The Mommy Void
What a weird universe is Facebook. A carefully curated place of likes and dislikes, chosen images and words, contrasted with the most stream of consciousness, walking down the street and thought I'd share it with you kind of randomness. It's Look at my band, Look at my kid, Look at me in a bikini, Let me tell you what I think about the Middle East. It's profound, ridiculous, sentimental, political, existential. Nothing and everything. Art and commerce. Hit and miss.
My new parent status dovetailed with my embrace of social networking, and I wonder sometimes what life with young children would be like without Facebook. In some of the darker and duller moments of parenting, connecting with people online was the most I could hope for. And, some days, it was much more satisfying than the awkward playground chatter that so often left me underwhelmed.
My kids have enriched my life in ways I can't list, but I've also felt a loss since becoming a parent. I've felt sucked dry of the brain space I used to engage to think about art and culture; a lack of intellectual or creative spark I've traded in for the rewards of raising rugrats. I'm almost embarrassed to say it, but Facebook has helped to fill this space again. I've craved a way to read and write and discuss, and Facebook has given me an unexpected community of people who feel the same way.
I used to think it was odd or embarrassing when people constantly posted pictures or details about their kids with so little self-awareness. Or, for example, when they'd post their sonogram pictures . I would internally rant, sounding like Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes: "What ever happened to intimacy or privacy?"
Recently a relative of mine lost her newborn son and posted the details on Facebook. It seems like such an intimate thing shared in such an unprivate way. But it made so much sense for her and her husband and their community, who embraced her posts about the loss with prayers, love and beautiful support. It was really moving! And it made me realize that there is no inappropriate etiquette in this evolving social media land. Just as in real life, Facebook and Twitter can be messy, awkward and jarring, as well as helpful, connecting and surprising.
In his "Facebook Sonnet," recently published in The New Yorker, Sherman Alexie describes Facebook as a bizarre repository of lonely people typing away toward recreating their childhoods. Here's a sample verse:
"Welcome to the endless high school
Reunion. Welcome to past friends
And lovers, however cruel or kind."
I think Sherman Alexie must have just joined Facebook and he's having that initial freakout people have when faced with the oddness and inanity of seeing names from deep in our histories. Plus he's a busy (and famous) novelist, screenwriter and poet, so he probably hates himself for wasting time hanging out there. Maybe he'll get over it. Clearly its giving him material.
Facebook is like a giant bar, where everyone you know is hanging out. Some folks are always there. Some are noncommittal. Some you haven't seen for 20 years and don't necessarily need to talk to. You can initiate conversations, chime in to others or get cornered by someone who wants to talk about their juice fast or show you a million pictures of their new couch. But usually you have a good time, realize it was good to get out, and remember that the world is made up mostly of people who want to connect. And if the reality of our lives means it has to happen in front of a keyboard, I just can't get bent out of shape about that. I'll take what I can get.
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2005 CES: More Day Four
Jon Iverson | Jan 08, 2005 | 0 comments
As an audiophile manufacturer, the odds are stacked against you getting a great sounding demo up and running under show conditions. The rooms are generally skimpy and oddly shaped, the construction materials and walls unpredictable, and there's the need to set up fast with only what you've thought to pack in.
2005 CES: Stephen Mejias Day Four
Stephen Mejias | Jan 08, 2005 | 0 comments
I see her from across the pool. She's tall and beautiful and dressed all in white. She reminds me of someone else. She sees me looking at her. I ignore the temptation; change directions; walk away from her; go to another tall white sign; read another list of names.
2005 CES: Stephen Mejias Day Three
"Don't be shy," Jon tells me.
2005 CES: Stephen Mejias Day Two
Stephen Mejias | Jan 06, 2005 | First Published: Jan 07, 2005 | 0 comments
After my first full day of weaving my way around the Consumer Electronics Show, I'm happy to be back in my hotel room, ready to open the laptop and type. I've got a tote bag (everyone has a tote bag) gorged fat with press releases, CDs, magazines, directories, scribbled notes, a fortune cookie. . .. What's going on here? Am I really the newest writer for Stereophile? And what's the deal with this fortune cookie?
2005 CES: The Last Report
It's the final day of the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show. I'm walking down the Alexis Park's long corridors, beneath its archways and palm trees, wondering where I'll end up next. The air is cool, but the sun is out and I'm feeling very much alive, energized by all the morning's music.
2005 Demmy Awards
Jon Iverson | Apr 25, 2005 | 0 comments
The Consumer Electronics Association announced last week its finalists for the 2005 "Demmy Awards," a collection of audio demonstration music that the group puts together for retailers and manufacturers. The panel of judges for the awards include Stereophile's own John Atkinson.
2006 CES Starting to Simmer
Wes Phillips | Sep 26, 2005 | 0 comments
As big a shock as it was to see the Halloween candy and decorations in the stores by mid-September, the real sign that the year is drawing to an end has been the flurry of news concerning the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This year, CES guarantees that it will refund the registration price of anyone who attends "any of the 2006 International CES conference sessions and fail[s] to gain even one new insight, tip, or piece of information you can use when returning to your place of business."
2006 Stereophile Buyer's Guide
John Atkinson | Nov 06, 2005 | 0 comments
The 2006 edition of the Stereophile Buyer's Guide is out now. Listing the specifications of more than 5000 audio components within its 212 large-format pages, the Buyer's Guide is exclusively concerned with products for music reproduction, as opposed to the bangs, bonks, and battle noises typical of movie soundtracks.
2008 CES Gets Juicy
Jason Victor Serinus | Dec 16, 2007 | 0 comments
One year after the Consumer Electronics Show switched venues from the Alexis Park to The Venetian/Sands Expo and Convention Center, leaving "renegade" exhibitors at T.H.E. Show's less costly St. Tropez venue isolated from the rest of the action, both shows are back stronger than ever. CES's "high-performance audio" exhibits in the Venetian's Tower Suites have increased to 173 from 122, while T.H.E. Show has expanded to a total of 90 exhibit rooms in the Alexis Park and the St. Tropez.
2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest: Bigger Than Ever
Jason Victor Serinus | Oct 09, 2011 | 0 comments
The 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, which runs October 14–16 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, promises more exhibits than ever before. With 480 exhibitors spread over 176 hotel rooms and three vendor areas, and advance attendance figures indicating at least 3500 attendees, the show continues to attract even more of the industry and public despite the economic slowdown. While the proportion of East and West Coast attendees remains stable, you'll see more international attendees, including folks from Thailand, India, Japan, Australia, Argentina, Singapore, Brazil, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Mexico, and the UK.
"The big news is that we've scheduled a special exhibit at the Hyatt down the block," show organizer Marjorie Baumert told Stereophile. "We've expanded because Chad Kassem of Acoustic Sounds and Analogue Productions has put together a preview presentation of the new 5.1 surround sound SACD of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, running all three days, and played through the same Acoustic Transducer Company (ATC) loudspeakers that were used to mix the project.
21st Century Vinyl
Stereophile Staff | Jul 09, 2006 | 0 comments
A highlight of recent Home Entertainment Shows has been the Sunday afternoon "Analog Clinic" presented by Stereophile senior editor Michael Fremer. Michael, who writes about vinyl playback every month in his "Analog Corner" column, spends an hour showing Show attendees how to set up a turntable and how to optimize the tonearm geometry. To judge by the attendance at Home Entertainment 2006, held last month in Los Angeles, this is a popular subject these days.
24/192 and Beyond?
Jon Iverson | Jul 21, 2002 | 0 comments
It's a sobering thought: it was the computer manufacturers and software developers, not the consumer electronics industry, who enabled the biggest audio format since the CD to become popular. The format, which hasn't done much to impress audiophiles, but has greatly enhanced the portability of music, is MP3 and CE manufacturers are only now trying to catch up with products that take advantage of its widespread use.
25 Million iTunes
Barry Willis | Dec 22, 2003 | 0 comments
The music industry's traditional packaged-goods retail business may be continuing its long decline, but the sale of downloadable tunes is hot and getting hotter.
2L's Final Frontier: Vinyl
Jason Victor Serinus | Apr 05, 2012 | 2 comments
2L, the Norwegian label that made audiophile history in 2006 when one their early high-resolution SACDs, Immortal NYSTEDT, received Grammy Award nominations for "Best Surround Sound Album" and "Best Choral Performance," has taken a big step back to the future. After releasing a number of recordings packages that feature both hybrid SACD and hi-resolution Blu-ray discs, as well as making their DXD (352.8kHz/24-bit) recordings available for download, 2L has just ventured into the black hole known as vinyl.
365 Days and Over 300 Audio News Items Later . . .
Jon Iverson | Nov 29, 1998 | 0 comments
Over three quarters of a million readers served! With several million "page views" and dozens of millions of "hits" in the past 365 days, the Stereophile website has continued to grow steadily, with a record number of folks visiting practically every week. We've also dished out over 300 news articles---practically an article each day---covering everything audio, from important new-technology announcements to the demise and then rebirth of several legendary brands.


Happybee Italian Crafts and Quilts: Easter Cards...where are you???
Said this...I decide to try to make one by myself.
I sticked the printed image on the cardstock and then resize it to the right size for my envelope.
I found a cute ribbon and two buttons in my stash for embellish my card.
Are you making some cards too?


SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Alan Page, former Vikings star currently Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, has been named the keynote speaker for the 34th Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Dinner and Children's Charity Fundraiser to be held on November 4th at 6:00 p.m. at the Ramkota Exhibit Hall in Sioux Falls, Idaho. Source: KDLT.
According to the KDLT article, the event is a way for local business and community leaders to come together and honor law enforcement officers throughout South Dakota. The event has also raised millions of dollars for children's charities in the name of law enforcement. Each year, one law enforcement officer receives the William J. Janklow Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award. Nearly 2,000 people attend the dinner every year, making it the largest of its kind in the United States. Limited tickets remain for $50 each. Anyone interested should call (605) 941-0054.
Alan Page is an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During Page's 15-year NFL tenure as a defensive tackle, Page played in 218 consecutive games during which he recovered 22 fumbles, made 148½ sacks, and scored three touchdowns. He also had three safeties, the second most in NFL history. He set a career high with 18 sacks in 1976 and is credited with five other seasons of 10 sacks or more. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1963 and received a B.A. in political science from Notre Dame in 1967 and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978.
Sports Speakers 360 is a booking agent for pro athletes. If you would like to book Alan Page for a speaking engagement, appearance or endorsement, contact Alan Page's booking agent for fees at 1.855.303.5450.


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Based on his own analysis, James' forecast of the returns on the two stocks are 13.25% for stock A and 11.25% for stock B. Calculate the required rate of return for stock A and B. Briefly explain whether each stock is undervalued, overvalued, or fairly valued.


ALUR SLIK Kit is a high-performance pod system kit with 400mAh battery and 8-12W output. ALUR SLIK is powered by a multiple-protection chip, which ensures safe and stable vaping. Designed in thin form, it's suitable for superior and simple vaping.


This would have been a great paint scheme for F-16s that where stationed at European Air Bases in the 70s and 80s, at leat I think so.
Isn't it a 2.75" FFAR? The caption says 3.75".
Used for High Off-Boresight Missile (CAS) testing Tyndall AFB, Florida. Painted in a lizard green paint scheme to test CAS F-16s.


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The Division of Human Resources is responsible for personnel services, including employee recruitment and selection, position description compliance, and the performance management program. The division enrolls employees in benefits and ensures that employees are paid timely and accurately in accordance with all laws, codes, and union contracts.
The division also ensures the agency is in compliance with laws and regulations, provides direction and oversight for a variety of union and non-union staff employment matters, and assists supervisors in the interpretation and implementation of policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements.
The Division of Information Technology, or ITS, is responsible for designing and delivering IT systems, including deploying or installing applications to servers, ensuring systems are connected to devices and people, and providing security.
The division also manages the ITS Call Center, which provides DODD employees and customers with information and support related to technology and DODD applications and services.
The Division of Legal and Oversight represents the department in legal matters and coordinates the administrative rule process. The division's Major Unusual Incident Unit ensures the health and safety of people participating in services by overseeing the reporting and investigation of major unusual incidents, managing the Abuser Registry, and issuing health and safety information.
The division's Office of Provider Standards and Review manages the provider compliance process by conducting regular and special compliance reviews in licensed waiver, unlicensed waiver, and county board settings.
The Developmental Disabilities Council is also part of the Legal and Oversight division.
The Division of Legislative Affairs and Communications represents the department in the areas of legislation, communications, and constituent support. That includes developing and reviewing legislation, serving as the legislative liaison to the General Assembly and Governor's Office, and providing relevant information to people with developmental disabilities, their families, and constituents about the department's initiatives.
The division's training team oversees the design, development, and implementation of the department's training programs, including DODD MyLearning, a learning management system, with nearly 30,000 users.
The Division of Medicaid Development and Administration works with state agency personnel and stakeholders to develop policies related to Medicaid-funded services for people with developmental disabilities. That includes drafting waiver applications, statutes, rules, and guidance for both Home and Community-Based Services waivers and intermediate care facilities.
The division also processes applications for provider certification and facility licenses, operates a customer service support center, and manages web-based applications for level of care determinations, waiver enrollments, setting rates for intermediate care facilities, and pre-admission screening and resident reviews.
The Division of Policy and Strategic Direction develops policy related to services and initiatives that ensure people with developmental disabilities are able to have a meaningful life wherever they choose to live, work, and spend their day. The goal of the division is to incorporate best practices into service delivery around early intervention, person-centered planning, employment, trauma-informed care, dual diagnosis, multi-system youth, and supporting families.
This division is responsible for oversight of Ohio's eight developmental centers, where people with complex care needs who require intensive behavioral or medical services can receive short-term residential support focused on building long-term stabilization.
The Housing and Capital Funds program supports county boards in securing affordable housing for people with developmental disabilities living in the community.
Residential Resources staff complete Ohio Developmental Disabilities Profiles for people with developmental disabilities in intermediate care facilities and coordinate transitions services for people leaving facilities including access to the Rental Assistance Program.


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When music meets business…
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 01:00
Ruwanthi Abeyakoon
In the midst of calm, sleepy hills of Kandy one cannot expect much of night life unlike in the commercial city of Colombo. The year 2018 ended making a difference to this atmosphere where the musical vibes caught all those who flocked at The Grand Kandyan, a much sought after hotel in Kandy to welcomed the year 2019 with much excitement. Locals and foreigners at the hotel were grooving to music till the dawn of the New Year. Entertaining a crowd for long hours is not an easy task but it was not so for the popular band Legacy led by equally popular and talented singer Ricky Bahar.
The band created special sounds on New Year's Eve with the bassist Timal Jayamanne who has more than two decades of experience in music industry and the managing partner of Legacy, Manoj Ramanayake on the keyboard, guitarist Sugath Sumodha, drummer Dilshan Jayatilleke and Nayaomi Wijemanne whose smooth vocals kept the crowds glued to their performance. Spear headed by Ricky Bahar from the band `Steelers' who rocked the Sri Lankan Western music scene from the 80s to the late 90s till they migrated to Europe, Ricky and Legacy will definitely rock Sri Lanka's music scene for many more years.
"It was an awesome night at Grand Kandyan and I thank its Chairman Thusith Samaraweera for having us. It has been a long journey for me from the time I was with `Steelers'. We had our moments here in Sri Lanka rocking the country's western music scene from the 80s to the 90s and then later we toured Europe, the USA, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Dubai, Thailand, China, the Maldives and five states of India including Mumbai and Goa," says Ricky Bahar who completes 30 years in Sri Lanka's Western music industry this October.
A professional entertainer and singer of international standard and coming from the legendary Bahar family, Ricky performs for a countless number of top corporate functions and dinner dances and weddings in Sri Lanka and for audiences in the USA, Australia (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane), Dubai, China, Thailand, Europe, Maldives and over five states in India including the vibrant entertainment hubs Mumbai and Goa. "My father, Ishan Bahar, was well known in the Sri Lankan music industry as he performed with Jetliners, a beat group that revolutionized the music scene but he never encouraged us to take up music as a career," says Ricky.
Ricky the eldest in Bahar family, with his brothers Shane and Mario, was the only one who took up music professionally following his father's footsteps. His first gig was at Kandy Lake Club when he performed with his father at the age of seven.
"My father being involved so much in the music field was an excellent launching pad for me but at the same time it was challenging. To deliver a performance that meets the standards of Bahar family's music was no easy task. It pushed me beyond my limits to deliver an excellent performance to the audience. I am glad that I have been successful at every function and have come this far as a professional singer and entertainer," Ricky said.
Not limiting his career to entertaining, Ricky has worked for Emirates Airlines for several years handling its Corporate Communications and all entertainment aspects of the airline. "Right throughout, I have been involved in a career parallel to being a professional singer and entertainer. It has being extremely hard and I have tried my level best to meet the standards and expectations of my clients as well as my employers. I am a teetotaler and I believe that was the key to my success. Breaking rest and entertaining crowds sometimes till dawn I was able to take a quick rest and go back to work," mused Ricky.
Whist winning many national awards which includes the prestigious `Observer Golden Clef award' for Best Male Vocalist consecutively for many years for his rich vocal ability, range, versatility and professionalism, he was also recognized at a national level with Swarnadeepa Award for promoting and showcasing Sri Lanka internationally and for the contribution he made for the country's western music industry.
Ricky has to his name on a 12 track CD `Alien Accent 'released in Los Angeles out of which 10 tracks are voiced by him. His association with Imran Saibo has seen him performing at leading corporate functions locally and across many continents.
"Imran Saibo of Fun Time, the island's premier name in entertainment has been instrumental in my success. I have been able to reach the local and international music arena through him. I have also voiced over 400 jingles apart from performing at Colombo's renowned hotels," he said.
Another aspect where Ricky and Legacy is sought after is for weddings. When you say `I do' it is certainly the most important day in your life but for your invitees it is just another wedding, so it matters how you will keep them entertained throughout the celebration to make it a memorable day for them as well.
"We are now gaining popularity as a wedding band. We plan the event meticulously with couples to understand the crowd attending. When performing I always interact with the gathering. So it is not just me singing and showing off my talents but the crowd is a part of what I do on stage. I see to that entertainment is executed with precision, professionalism and fun," Ricky added.
However Ricky laments that there is no recognition for the Western music industry in Sri Lanka.
"Our country has young, talented musicians who have sprung out from nowhere. They have amazing talents and they need a platform to showcase what they can do. I think the government should support the western music industry more for these youngsters to reach the international arena and bring pride to the nation," he said.
"My advice for the young musicians, singers and entertainers is to be professional and strictly keep alcohol, cigarettes or any other substances out of your life. The absent of these unwanted substances in my life has contributed in a big way to become a successful musician and an entrepreneur," he advised.
Having had his training in interior designing, graphics and pre-press in Singapore, this old boy of St. Joseph's College, Colombo is also the Managing Director of Ritzz Lifestyle International in Kohuwela, a fully-fledged interior design and furniture company that is dedicated in providing a personalized service to busy professionals.
"We are a company that is constantly in touch with the international markets in Europe, USA, Australia, Dubai, Thailand, China and Turkey. Ritzz Lifestyles has direct access to global furniture and interior trends. Giving our residential, apartments and commercial property owners a world class design standards is the aim of our company. We transform living spaces providing a perfect combination of quality furniture and interior designs," Ricky explained.
"I would like to thank my God for all that he has blessed me with, my father Ishan Bahar, mother Dawn and brothers for the person who I am today. I cannot forget my wife who stood by me to date. She is an integral part of me and what I am doing. As the Director of my business she supports me amazingly with my two daughters Shyanne Bahar who is also a singer, song writer, composer and a Recording Engineer who is now training under veteran musician Ranga Dassanayaka and my youngest daughter who is aspiring to be a pilot. They have been my strength at all times. I also remember with gratitude Kirby and Fiona de Lanerolle, Trevor and Niomi Rajaratnam of Wow Church who are my spiritual parents," he said.
You can catch Ricky in action at the CURVE with his band Legacy. Ricky is thankful for hospitality conglomerate Harpo Gunawardane for the excellent partnership shared with him and his band Legacy.
"You will see more of us at the massive valentine's concert at Shangrila Hotel on February 14 as Ricky and Legacy is a part of the show. I will also be having a full blown concert celebrating my 30 years in western music industry in Sri Lanka," Ricky hinted to his fans out there.