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Dental claim: Discover what a dental claim is, the most common types of accident and negligence that can cause injury to your teeth, how much compensation you can claim for damage to your teeth and jaw with free online specialist solicitor compensation calculator..
What is a UK dental claim?
A UK dental claim is a claim for compensation for injury to your teeth, roots, gums or jaw as a result of an accident or due to some form of dental negligence.
Both an accident or dental error must be caused by negligence for another person to be responsible for paying you compensation.
Negligence is another way of saying that a person is legally at fault for your injury.
What are the most common types of dental claims?
Road traffic accidents involve large forces and many different injuries can occur. Quite often if you are a car driver you will bang your head on the steering wheel and this can lead to broken or damaged teeth and fractured jaws.
As you would expect a dentist removes and treats your gums and teeth. If this treatment is not performed correctly and you teeth are damaged or the wrong tooth is treated – you will be entitled to claim compensation for the problems caused.
Gravity is a formidable foe and when you fall or slip all too often you can bang your head, smash your teeth and injure your jaw bone.
Child accidents take many forms, but some school accidents such as falls off playground equipment can lead to smashed and injured teeth and sometimes result in the need for dental treatment for the rest of a child's life.
What types of compensation can your dental claim include?
Did you know that the root of the tooth is the most sensitive nerve in the human body, so the pain that can be caused from injured teeth can be immense.
You are entitled to claim compensation for this pain and suffering, which is known as general damages.
Your solicitor will instruct a dental expert to compile a medical report describing the exact nature of your dental injuries, with a description as to what the future holds for ongoing pain and treatment. This dental report will allow your lawyer to assess exactly how much compensation you would be entitled to claim for pain and suffering.
The cost of dental treatment can be immense and this treatment could be necessary for the rest of your life. You are entitled to claim compensation for this expense as well as other financial losses – such as lost income, medical expenses, travel expenses to the hospital or GP.
On this page you have seen how much compensation you can expect for the most common UK dental claim including damaged teeth and fractures jaw bones.
I recommend you click dental claim calculator to have me assess the amount of compensation you can expect for your dental claim.


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Deadly building collapse in western India
At least seven people killed and 20 feared trapped in Vadodara city when four-storey apartment block collapsed.
Building collapse accidents have highlighted shoddy construction standards in the country [AFP]
At least seven people have died and more than 20 others are said to be still trapped after a four-storey apartment block collapsed in the western Indian city of Vadodara, officials have said.
The government-built block "caved in" on Wednesday at about 4:00am local time in the city's Manjalpur area, senior administrator Vinod Rao said.
"There were 15 to 20 people in the building which caved in early today," Rao told AFP news agency adding that five bodies have been found so far.
Rescuers in Vadodara, which is about 110km from the provincial capital, Ahmedabad, had so far also retrieved eight people from the debris of the building, which had 14 apartments.
Another housing block nearby also collapsed, but it had been evacuated.
Last month, a two-storey hotel collapsed in the southern city of Secunderabad, killing 13 people and injuring 17 others.
Several buildings have collapsed in India in recent months, many of them apartment blocks in the financial capital Mumbai.
One collapse in April in Mumbra, a suburb of Mumbai, killed 74 people.
The accidents have highlighted shoddy construction standards in the country, where huge demand for housing and endemic corruption often results in illegal buildings and a lack of safety inspections.
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FREEHOLD FOR SALE EITHER AS INVESTMENT OR IMMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY - 64 MORRAB ROAD/17 NORTH PARADE, PENZANCE, TR18 2QT
Offers sought in the region of £190,000.
Three-storey office building with development potential situated in a central position at the northern end of Morrab road.
Penzance lies at the western end of the Cornish peninsula facing on to Mount's Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. The town is the principal retailing centre in the district previously known as Penwith and is a relatively busy commercial centre accommodating the Council offices and Magistrates Courts. Communications from Penzance are good with a direct link on to the A30 which forms the arterial road into and out of the County, linking with the M5 at Exeter. The town also has an Intercity Railway station providing a regular service to Paddington, London.
The property is situated in a central position at the northern end of Morrab Road located in a popular thoroughfare comprising of residential housing with a short walk to Penlee Park, Morrab Gardens and Penzance town centre. The immediate area has a mixture of retail, office outlets and residential.
The well-presented Grade II Listed building comprises a three-storey office building divided into office suites on each floor. The offices are accessed either by means of shared entrance to the side or self-contained character former residential entrance from the North Parade garden. The building comprises character accommodation with many original features including an immaculate pillared front entrance, two ornate office fireplaces and large bay window providing good natural light. Two toilet and the kitchen facility are situated on the first floor.
Although presently used and occupied as offices, nevertheless the property provides a desirable residential address and would be readily convertible to provide either a single dwelling or first and second floor self-contained maisonette with a smaller ground floor commercial let, subject to planning which, under the new regulations, would be relatively easy to obtain.
It should be possible for immediate vacant possession if required.
Reception 18.8 m² (202 ft²)
Storeroom 5.2 m² (56 ft²)
Office 7.6 m² (82 ft²)
Front office with ornate fireplace and character bay window 13.23 m² (142 ft²)
Rear office with ornate fireplace 9.99 m² (108 ft²)
Kitchen/WC/WHB 5.98 m² (64 ft²)
Office with ornate fireplace 9.75 m² (105 ft²)
Office with fireplace 15.5 m² (167 ft²)
The premises are offered freehold subject to a new three-year lease, outside the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 with no security of tenure, commencing September 2021. The lease is effectively on full repairing and insuring terms at a rent of £10,000 per annum.
Immediate vacant possession available if required.
We understand no election to tax has been made and consequently there will be no VAT payable on the sale price.
Rateable Value £7,900 (2017 list).
We understand the property is connected to mains electricity, water and drainage.
Each party is to be responsible for their own legal fees in the transaction.
THIS PROPERTY HAS A RATING OF 117 Band E
Report Reference Number: 7054-0849-1752-3305-5114
Strictly by appointment with Sole Agent Charterwood on (01872) 261216, contact Chris Waters or Rosie Brenton.
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Target & Neiman Marcus Are Not Alone: Malware in the Retail Sector
Stephen Boyer | January 16, 2014
The past few weeks have been full of news regarding cyber attacks in the retail sector. First Target, and then Neiman Marcus. Now news outlets are reporting that three other well-known retailers may announce breaches that occurred in the past year.
The Target data breach is estimated to have affected 110 million people, up from the original estimate of 40 million. While Target has yet to disclose the exact nature of the attack, the narrative emerging from the work of security journalist Brian Krebs and other anonymous sources is that a website operated by Target was vulnerable to attack. This vulnerability allowed the attackers to install malware that provided backdoor access to Target's internal network. Then, using this backdoor, the attackers distributed malware designed to steal information from point of sale machines in stores across the country.
Once this type of malware is in a system, it is easier for an attacker to obtain access to valuable confidential information for considerable financial gain. As we discussed in Monday's blog post, BitSight observed evidence of machines on the Target network that were infected with malware capable of providing similar backdoor access. With the investigation still ongoing, we do not know if any of the compromised systems that we observed are directly or indirectly implicated in the data loss.
At BitSight, we've been advocating for more transparency in the security industry. When breaches occur, we rarely learn all the details of how the attack was carried out. However, knowing how the compromise occurred, which vulnerabilities were exploited, and how the attack was discovered could actually help other organizations avoid falling victim to or recover faster from the same or similar attack.
In this spirit of transparency we have decided to share some of the analysis BitSight has conducted on malware in the retail sector in hopes that it may help others. We will not provide information on the specific companies but rather aggregate the data at the industry level to minimize potential additional targeting of vulnerable organizations.
For those of you unfamiliar with BitSight, we gather and process this data from hundreds of sensors deployed globally to derive daily security ratings. We do not conduct any intrusive network testing or gather any information from the rated entity.
Malware Trends in the Retail Sector
Based on our analysis of 139 U.S. retailers from November 1, 2013 through January 12, 2014 we found 1,035 distinct infections communicating out from corporate networks, 7.5 on average per company. The chart below shows the breakdown of malware activity in the retail sector. Many of these malware strains take advantage of system vulnerabilities with the objective of enabling backdoor access to corporate as well as consumer systems.
Neurevt was by far the most prevalent malware strain observed by BitSight during this time period in the retail sector. Neurevt, which exploits Windows systems, is a trojan that steals sensitive data from a compromised machine by modifying its settings and preventing certain security processes from running. This malware, which was first reported in early 2013, can also connect to remote servers to enable attacker access to the infected machine.
ZeroAccess, Zeus, and all of their variations are the next most prevalent malware strains. Both exploit the same platform (Windows), steal data, and allow backdoor access to infected machines. ZeroAccess, also known as max++ and Sirefef, is a peer-to-peer botnet that has been around since mid 2011 and is mostly involved in Bitcoin mining and click fraud. ZeroAccess can also open a backdoor to communicate with a command and control server, which allows a remote attacker to gain control of the machine. In December 2013, Microsoft announced it had successfully disrupted the botnet, in collaboration with Europol and the FBI.
Zeus, first identified in 2007, is an evolving toolkit that includes all of the tools required to build and administer a botnet. The Zeus tools are primarily designed for stealing banking information. However, an attacker can also install any arbitrary application.
We do not know if any of these malware variants enabled compromise or theft inside of Target or Neiman Marcus; however, what is clear is that many U.S. retailers had vulnerabilities that led to compromised systems that were or are currently under the control of a remote adversary. That access is at the very least a loss of confidentiality and could result in damaging data loss for the organizations impacted. Not all of these organizations will be impacted equally and may not begin to rival the scale of the loss at Target; nevertheless, the evidence strongly suggests that Target and Neiman Marcus are not alone.
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Jane Fraser makes history as Citi's next CEO
By William Girling
Following Michael Corbat's announcement that he is stepping down as Citi's CEO, Jane Fraser has been selected by the board as his successor...
Following Michael Corbat's announcement that he is stepping down as Citi's CEO, Jane Fraser has been selected by the board as his successor.
Officially the first female CEO of a leading Wall Street investment bank, Fraser's ascension is a landmark decision, with the company ruling that the depth and breadth of her experience more than qualify her to take over leadership from Corbat.
"The Board deeply appreciates Mike's many contributions to Citi, and he will leave the firm in a much stronger position than he found it," stated John C. Dugan, Chair of the Board of Directors.
"I have worked with Jane for many years and am proud to have her succeed me. With her leadership, experience and values, I know she will make an outstanding CEO," Corbat himself added.
Serving clients and making communities stronger
Currently the President of Citi and holding responsibilities across every aspect of consumer business in 19 countries, including mortgages, retail and wealth management, Fraser's 16-year career, which began as 'Head of Client Strategy', as been long and well-developed.
Having earned an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge (1985 to 1988) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1992 to 1994), she has both the education and resume befitting a leader of one of the world's largest banking organisations.
"I am honoured by the Board's decision and grateful to Mike for his leadership and support. The way our team has come together during this pandemic shows what Citi is made of," she said in the company's press release.
"I will do everything I can to make all of our stakeholders proud of our firm as we continue to build a better bank and improve our returns.
"Citi is an incredible institution with a proud history and a bright future. I am excited to join with my colleagues in writing the next chapter," she concluded.
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Amazingly, it's now 19 years to the very day that Giovanni Trapattoni unleashed holy hell on the Bayern Munich press room in 1998, embarking on a now infamous rant about the lapse attitude of some of his players.
The three-minute diatribe has worked its way into popular culture in Germany due to the fact that, riled up and unable to express himself fluently in a second language, Trap ended up raving in broken German with an Italian accent.
Highlights include him memorably branding Mehmet Scholl and Mario Basler, who had both recently complained to the press about a lack of playing time, "weak like empty bottles".
Christ, 19 bloody years ago. It seems like yesterday. Trap's yammering is still ringing in Pies' ears from the first time we heard it.
That's the innate problem with these retro things – they tend to ram home how old and decrepit you truly are.


I'm really excited to share this interview with Kamau Z. Akabueze, a talented iPhone photographer with a passion for creating striking black and white photos. In this interview you're going to find out more about how Kamau creates his wonderful images with the iPhone.
Well I'm one of those guys who grew up with a really intense work ethic that comes from my family and roots in my birthplace of Pittsburgh, PA. That work ethic has afforded me a great career in marketing and strategerizing for brands and companies, big and small.
I truly love what I do and have had massive fun doing it. I've been able to travel the world as a result, mostly for work, but more recently for myself (and my eye).
I was lucky enough to have found photography as a creative outlet about ten years ago, at a time when I really needed it. Ever since, it's been my private and then not-so-private passion, as I've documented the birth and growth of my son, along with my own growth.
Growth that finally allowed me to acknowledge myself as a photographer a couple of years ago. Growth that has allowed me to see very clearly how lucky I have been in my life and career, being able to work and play in creative fields that I love.
Around the launch of the first iPhone, I was working on concepts to express how the rapid technological innovations of the time would impact the marketing landscape… an idea coined as "Phygital" – the intersection of the physical and digital worlds.
Part of that work meant being an early adopter, which I already was, but also exploring devices and their possibilities. So when the iPhone was released, it unleashed a hunger in me for exploration of what was possible with the device, from business to education to the arts.
My introduction to photography happened around the same time. The creative geek in me set out to see what was possible with this device, and the apps that were being developed to exploit this new mobile documentation tool.
I downloaded and used every half-way interesting photography app that was developed for the first few years, and currently sit with about 90 photography apps on my iPhone 5s.
The light and the moment.
Unlike the traditional camera gear I walk with, I move and react differently when shooting with the iPhone. I can react to dynamic light more swiftly, with less subjectivity to whether it was the "right" light.
Having that instant feedback allows me to a determine whether I want to capture a scene with a different tool, or stop a moment that was only there for that single moment.
Shooting with the iPhone consistently teaches me about light, how it moves and how we can dance together. It's a bit of a tuning fork for my eye and has honestly made my larger format photography exponentially better, helping to settle my eye in many ways.
What kind of subjects do you tend to photograph the most and what draws you to them?
Predominantly silhouettes against varied landscapes – from rural mountainous to urban, across all seasons. Even when I'm photographing my son, you rarely see his face, but if you follow my work you know his form.
There's something about the mystery of motion and form that leaps out at me when I'm out in the world. I'm mostly watching for the right cascades of light and studying the surfaces absorbing that light… when suddenly a form or movement passes through that makes the landscape and backdrop more interesting and seductive.
That is what gets my fingers moving towards the screen.
All your photos on social media are black & white. What inspired you to choose this medium?
If you ask my exes, they will tell you that I tend to see things in black and white! And they wouldn't be lying, especially when it comes to photography. I have terrible eyesight in general and a bit of a sensitivity to light (especially when wearing my contacts), so I see in fairly harsh contrasts.
While I'm far from colorblind, the black and white images that I create are the most accurate in conveying what I see on a literal and emotional level.
When I look at color photos that I create, say with the native iPhone camera app, I don't have as much of a connection to them until I desaturate the scene and see what I was truly seeing.
Most of the art that I enjoy features aggressive contrasts, emotionally or in palette, so my sensibilities are tuned there. And a lot of the photography books that I own are predominantly monochromatic studies.
Are there certain types of scene that work particularly well in black and white photography?
I love scenes of human solitude in black and white. The emotional weight of a lone, unidentified figure against almost any backdrop creates endless questions in the viewer's mind.
Do you tend to shoot in black and white to start with, or do you shoot in color and then convert to B&W in post-processing?
99.9% native black and white. The only thing that has begun to sway this is the ability to access the iPhone camera from the home screen, but if there were a hack to change that function to open my favorite photography app (OldCamera) I would.
As I mentioned, I rarely open the native camera app. Even with the new black and white filter in the native camera app, I prefer OldCamera. It's an app that was released way back in 2008 and hasn't been updated since 2012, but is, for me, the finest app in the lot.
It takes no advantage of the recent advancements in the iPhone camera, sensor or focus technology. It only allows me to make one image every 10 seconds. It doesn't allow me to use the volume button as a shutter release. It pays no attention to the grayscale.
But the way it sees light and contrast is exactly as I see it. It feels like walking around with a truly vintage film camera tucked sneakily inside the body of the latest DSLR that everyone is running to the stores for. I like that.
Kevin Kuster recently introduced me to Hueless, a fine native black and white app with absolutely wonderful features. I will use this every once in a while when I want more dynamic range in an image. But the OldCamera images I create are by far my best reflection.
Like many others, Snapseed is my go to app because I really only make slight adjustments, if any, to my images. Mostly cropping, contrast and ambiance adjustments with an occasional vignetting.
If I'm feeling really creative, however, Image Blender is a go to for recomposing and/or combining multiple ideas into one frame, which I have had some fun with.
The SKRWT app is absolutely awesome for lens correction when needed. Finally, though it's not an app for taking photos, Sun Rise & Set is a great app for planning when to be making photos.
Do you use any iPhone photography accessories? Would you recommend that people buy them?
I consistently used the Olloclip lenses for quite a while and would always buy the latest lens when they released (though I lost my last set in Cappadocia, Turkey). They created some interesting options to broaden perspective and add more to a scene than the native iPhone lens.
Probably the best accessory I've ever invested in was PocketTripod, which I found on KickStarter (a great place to get a sense for what's next in ergonomic iPhone photography tools). I keep it in my wallet so it's with me wherever I go. Hands down the most useful tool I have purchased for anything of late.
If you don't mind, I'm going to flip this one on its head because the best editing story for me is when there is no edit needed.
Shooting with the HiCon B&W filter in the OldCamera app allows me to get exactly what I want from a scene. So when I can go directly from a moment to my Instagram feed, it makes me incredibly happy, especially since I really have no control over exposure with the app.
The discoveries that come in to view after that single shutter release make these photos my favorites.
I was exploring Vasquez Rocks in California while location-scouting a commercial shoot I was leading. That whole place is a photo (as the location managers for Star Trek knew all so well). I saw a long shadow of one peak laying over another and I captured it in OldCamera.
I was incredibly happy with the image, but later I noticed there was a person sitting on the rock. I immediately sent this one off to print so I could spend more time with it when I returned home.
This is the dude. He lives in LA with his mother, 3000 miles away. This was taken on one of our flights as I was taking him home after his winter break from school. Though this is only a silhouette, I can see all of him in this photo.
This was one of the very first photos I took with OldCamera. It was the one that made this app the one and only, and moved it into the main home screen dock. The contrast spoke to me and really unlocked a new photographic path.
The black sky that came from one of the bluest days I've ever seen was mind blowing.
What tips do you have for beginner iPhone photographers who want to start taking creative photos with the iPhone?
Have a point of view, and find compelling ways to consistently express it.
The storage capacity of these devices makes us feel like we can shoot everything and edit from there, but try only shooting the things that advance your vision for a while.
Be a curator before, during and after the shot. It will rapidly advance the individuality and interestingness found in your images.
Sadly, it's really hard to say anymore. Every time I go to an Instagram meetup I meet great photographers, but I rarely see people shooting with their iPhones.
So there are a lot of photographers that I admire, but only a few that I know for certain are dedicated to featuring only their iPhone work on Instagram, such as Pei Ketron, Darko Labor, Jose Cabaco, Christina Andersen, @uptowneastnyc, and of course Ben Lowy.
I'm also a big fan of Shooter Mag, the AMPt Community, FLTR, YouMobile and other outlets that highlight iPhone art exclusively.
You can see my iPhone photos on Instagram, and a selection is also featured in the "Airplane Mode" section of my website.


Songwriter and producer Carter Vail is an artist who's music is both deeply intriguing and down to earth, focused on the unusual characters and relationships he's developed, wrapped in his simple but enticing melodies and production. Carter Vail was born in a suburb of New York on January 15th, 1997 to a South African mother and Tennessean father, both of whom introduced Carter to vastly different musical influences which greatly impact his sound.
Carter was seven years old when he picked up a guitar, which quickly became his first love. After a few months of playing, Carter began busking for change around his hometown and playing at local bars.
Vail would go on to move to Miami, Florida, to study music engineering at the Frost School of Music, where he formed the band Ladytown and began cultivating a following among his fellow students for his quirky and lyrically focused folk music.
In the summer of 2016, Carter began recording his debut EP, Bojangle, in his South Miami bedroom. Tracked using a single microphone given to him by his parents, each instrument (except for female vocal harmonies done by the trio 'Foxlove' and trombone done by Eli Feingold) was performed by Carter.
Carter supported the album with shows around Miami, including at the largest camping festival in Florida, the Okeechobee Music Festival. When not performing, Vail is hard at work on his next recording project, set to come out in late 2017.


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Obtaining a work permit Turkey
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Obtaining a work permit Turkey differs between obtaining a work permit for an employee or a worker or obtaining a work permit for a company owner. In this article, we will talk about obtaining a work permit for employees and workers.
Obtaining a work permit Turkey for foreign employees and workers is one of the basic rights that they should be fully aware of, for it guarantees them their basic rights, and these rights may be wasted if they do not have a work permit Turkey.
According to the labor law in Turkey, it grants foreigners the right to work on Turkish land, and this is by obtaining a "work permit" (Çalışma İzni) from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
The foreign citizens who live in their country of residence or citizenship must go to a Turkish consulate or embassy in order to apply for a work permit in Turkey. The foreigners who have already had a residence permit can send the necessary documents directly to the Ministry of Labour in Turkey.
Conditions for obtaining a work permit Turkey:
• The foreigner must have a valid passport.
• He must have a tourist residence for a period of not less than six months.
• Obtaining a work permit Turkey must be from the same city from which the residency card was extracted (Kamlik), and you are not entitled to obtain a work permit from another city.
The papers required from the worker to submit the application:
• A valid passport.
• Turkish residency (Kamlik).
• Certificate of education.
• Proof of domicile.
• A copy of the family register (for married couples).
• A copy of the wife's passport or the (Kamlik).
The work permit procedure lasts around one month if all the required documents are sent. If the applicant for a work permit needs a residence permit too, he has to apply to the Foreign's Branch of the local police no later than 30 days since his arrival in Turkey.
The foreign citizens who have a residence permit valid for a minimum of six months can go directly to the Ministry of Labour and apply for a work permit Turkey.
Foreigners with a residence permit that is valid for a minimum of six months, except for residence permits for educational purposes, can apply directly to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for obtaining a work permit.
Who applies for a work permit Turkey:
• The official company in which a foreigner works applies to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for a work permit, and the worker is only entitled to apply through the company he works for.
• That the company has for every 5 Turkish employees one foreign employee.
• The company's capital should not be less than on hundred thousand Turkish liras.
Advantages of obtaining a work permit Turkey:
• Preserving the right of the worker to obtain at least the minimum wage set by the state.
• The salary of distinguished professions such as pilots and specialized engineers should not be less than six times the minimum wage.
• Engineers must have a salary of at least four times the minimum wage.
• Teachers and artists should have a salary of at least three times the minimum wage.
• Obtaining Sigorta (health insurance) from the employer, for the worker and his family members.
• A worker residing in Turkey can apply for Turkish citizenship after 5 years.
• Guaranteeing the full rights of the worker in the case if a dispute occurs between him and the employer through the judiciary.
The duration of a work permit Turkey:
A work permit in Turkey is valid for one year but it can be renewed for two and then three years. Instead of dealing with the formalities for obtaining a work permit as a foreigner in this country, it is best to ask for the support of a team of lawyers in Turkey who is specialized in this field.
Even though, there are some professions that cannot obtain a work permit in Turkey:
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• Midwife and nurse
• Pharmacist
• Vet
• Attorney and notary
• Private security guards
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Sean F. Griffin made an average of $1.8M in compensation at United Natural Foods from 2011 to 2018.
In 2018, Sean F. Griffin earned a total compensation of $2.1M as Chief Operating Officer at United Natural Foods.
Sean F. Griffin's 2018 compensation ranked 3,774th out of 8,919 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Griffin earned more than 57.7% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry group of Groceries And Related Products, Griffin's pay ranked 5th out of 27 executive pay records tracked by us in 2018.
Griffin earned more than 81.5% of executives in this group.
Griffin received $1.1M in stock awards, which accounts for 52.55% of total compensation.
Griffin also received $79.9K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $325.1K in non-equity incentive plan, $582.6K in salary and $5.6K in other compensation.
In 2017, Sean F. Griffin earned a total compensation of $4.1M as Chief Operating Officer at United Natural Foods.
Sean F. Griffin's 2017 compensation ranked 2,271st out of 13,263 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Griffin earned more than 82.9% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry group of Groceries And Related Products, Griffin's pay ranked 3rd out of 42 executive pay records tracked by us in 2017.
Griffin earned more than 92.9% of executives in this group.
Griffin received $3.1M in stock awards, which accounts for 74.77% of total compensation.
Griffin also received $65.9K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $422.8K in non-equity incentive plan, $542.3K in salary and $8.3K in other compensation.
In 2016, Sean F. Griffin earned a total compensation of $1.8M as Chief Operating Officer at United Natural Foods.
Sean F. Griffin's 2016 compensation ranked 5,255th out of 13,891 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Griffin earned more than 62.2% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry group of Groceries And Related Products, Griffin's pay ranked 15th out of 44 executive pay records tracked by us in 2016.
Griffin earned more than 65.9% of executives in this group.
Griffin received $1.2M in stock awards, which accounts for 63.38% of total compensation.
Griffin also received $1.6K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $183.1K in non-equity incentive plan, $477K in salary and $6.2K in other compensation.
In 2015, Sean F. Griffin earned a total compensation of $1.1M as Chief Operating Officer at United Natural Foods.
Sean F. Griffin's 2015 compensation ranked 7,432nd out of 13,574 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Griffin earned more than 45.2% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry group of Groceries And Related Products, Griffin's pay ranked 21st out of 40 executive pay records tracked by us in 2015.
Griffin earned more than 47.5% of executives in this group.
Griffin received $544.2K in stock awards, which accounts for 49.12% of total compensation.
Griffin also received $18.4K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $94.5K in option awards, $440.3K in salary and $10.5K in other compensation.
In 2014, Sean F. Griffin earned a total compensation of $1.4M as Chief Operating Officer at United Natural Foods.
Sean F. Griffin's 2014 compensation ranked 5,968th out of 12,876 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Griffin earned more than 53.7% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry group of Groceries And Related Products, Griffin's pay ranked 10th out of 30 executive pay records tracked by us in 2014.
Griffin earned more than 66.7% of executives in this group.
Griffin received $581K in stock awards, which accounts for 40.80% of total compensation.
Griffin also received $15.9K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $259.1K in non-equity incentive plan, $107.6K in option awards, $440.3K in salary and $20.1K in other compensation.
In 2013, Sean F. Griffin earned a total compensation of $1.6M as Chief Operating Officer at United Natural Foods.
Sean F. Griffin's 2013 compensation ranked 4,656th out of 11,965 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Griffin earned more than 61.1% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry group of Groceries And Related Products, Griffin's pay ranked 5th out of 25 executive pay records tracked by us in 2013.
Griffin earned more than 80.0% of executives in this group.
Griffin received $588.6K in stock awards, which accounts for 37.15% of total compensation.
Griffin also received $18.8K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $384.5K in non-equity incentive plan, $143.6K in option awards, $427.5K in salary and $21.2K in other compensation.
In 2012, Sean F. Griffin earned a total compensation of $1.6M as Chief Operating Officer at United Natural Foods.
Sean F. Griffin's 2012 compensation ranked 4,328th out of 10,959 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Griffin earned more than 60.5% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry group of Groceries And Related Products, Griffin's pay ranked 7th out of 32 executive pay records tracked by us in 2012.
Griffin earned more than 78.1% of executives in this group.
Griffin received $579.6K in stock awards, which accounts for 37.14% of total compensation.
Griffin also received $494 of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $470.9K in non-equity incentive plan, $72.3K in option awards, $415K in salary and $22.2K in other compensation.
In 2011, Sean F. Griffin earned a total compensation of $810K as Senior Vice President, Group President at United Natural Foods.
Sean F. Griffin's 2011 compensation ranked 6,164th out of 10,048 executive pay records tracked by us this year.
Griffin earned more than 38.7% of all executives tracked by us in 2018.
In the industry group of Groceries And Related Products, Griffin's pay ranked 18th out of 29 executive pay records tracked by us in 2011.
Griffin earned more than 37.9% of executives in this group.
Griffin received $344.9K in salary, which accounts for 42.57% of total compensation.
Griffin also received $769 of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $81.5K in non-equity incentive plan, $70.1K in option awards, $300K in stock awards and $12.9K in other compensation.


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Student Advisory Committee Members, 2020
Regions: Barrie | London | Ottawa | Sudbury-North Bay | Thunder Bay | Toronto and Area
The Student Advisory Committee helps foster a two-way conversation between Ontario's students and EQAO.
Barrie Region
"By being a part of the EQAO Student Advisory Committee, I will be able to tackle the problems related to stress in kids because I am an advocate for mental health. I persevere, and I have many ideas for improvement, so we can achieve student success in EQAO."
—Ahastan, Grade 9, Barrie Region
"I believe that every student has a purpose and that every student should have a great education to help them with their future."
—Diana, Grade 8, Barrie Region
"I hope to ensure that student voice continues to be a key aspect in refining the quality of our programs."
—Harry, Grade 11, Barrie Region
London Region
"The work from the Education Quality and Accountability Office affects all students, including me, and I would like to have a say in my education."
—Aaliyah, Grade 9, London Region
"I believe it is a great idea to involve students in the development of relevant and fair EQAO testing. Ontario students are a diverse demographic with varying needs, and this committee is a positive step toward improvement for everyone."
—Benjamin, Grade 11, London Region
"I am very interested in meeting other students from all around Ontario and discussing the testing in hopes that we can initiate improvements for students who follow."
—David, Grade 11, London Region
"I have helped make my community a better place, and I'm just trying to make this province a better place."
—Jack, Grade 10, London Region
"I want to make EQAO fair and comfortable for all students based on Ontario's curriculum."
—Liam, Grade 7, London Region
"I feel that giving students the chance to collaborate and share their thoughts and ideas will help make positive changes in our education."
—Lillian, Grade 9, London Region
"I want students to be successful in every aspect and helping them reach their goals is something I strive to do. Before I graduate, I want to leave a good impact on students."
—Miraj, Grade 12, London Region
"…I have just begun to make a difference, have more to offer the committee and would like to continue with the goals the committee set."
—Sierra, Grade 12, London Region
"I enjoy listening and sharing perspectives and ideas with other students in Ontario. I welcome the ideas and experience to help me learn new skills and build experience."
—Valerie, Grade 11, London Region
Ottawa Region
"I often find there is a great deal of negativity surrounding education, something that should be seen in a positive light. I hope to change this by embracing this opportunity to be a voice for fellow students."
—Ava, Grade 11, Ottawa Region
"I am very passionate about education and want to continue to be an impactful student voice."
—Claire, Grade 11, Ottawa Region
"Thanks to your committee, I have the opportunity to continue to express my opinion and get involved in my education."
—Eve, Grade 10, Ottawa Region
"I am passionate about being a part of initiating effective changes in our students' education. I want to be a meaningful voice that will help inspire other students to feel empowered and motivated to do their best."
—Julia, Grade 11, Ottawa Region
Sudbury-North Bay Region
"I believe that student voices matter, and I know that students want to see changes. I look forward to sharing my expertise in using accommodations, as I know EQAO always strives to align assessments with classroom practices."
—Dawson, Grade 12, Sudbury-North Bay Region
" I want to build a generation of Ontario students that feel engaged in their own futures."
—Kennedy, Grade 11, Sudbury-North Bay Region
"I would like to make a standardized test like EQAO easier for my fellow Indigenous classmates, even just a little bit."
—Rylee, Grade 9, Sudbury-North Bay Region
"It is important that students have a voice with the government on issues that affect their education."
—Sébastien, Grade 11, Sudbury-North Bay Region
Thunder Bay Region
"I would like to continue to be a voice for the students in Northern Ontario and those with learning disabilities."
—Marie, Grade 9, Thunder Bay Region
Toronto and Area Region
"Becoming active in improving our community is a key way in which youth can make a difference."
—Alexandra, Grade 10, Toronto and Area Region
"I try to help newcomer students in my school as much as I can, because I know what it is like to be a newcomer. I would like to become a member of the Student Advisory Committee and continue my amazing journey with helping others and my school as much as I can."
—Fathima, Grade 11, Toronto and Area Region
"There is always room for improvement, and that's why I truly believe the EQAO Student Advisory Committee is a great idea to spark collaboration and to empower the student voice."
—Graham, Grade 12, Toronto and Area Region
"Sharing my voice is a big part of who I am, and being a member of the EQAO Student Advisory Committee is an amazing opportunity to do so."
—Isabelle, Grade 10, Toronto and Area Region
"Visible minority students like me should be given the opportunity to achieve true balance of voices. Being one of them, I can very well relate to issues faced by the special need students, and I can help to eradicate those barriers."
—Karanjot, Grade 10, Toronto and Area Region
"Contributing my experiences as a part of the Student Advisory Committee will not only allow for diverse opinions…but also open numerous ideas for motivating our future builders of Ontario."
—Lucia, Grade 11, Toronto and Area Region
"I want to continue making a positive impact on the education system."
—Swayam, Grade 8, Toronto and Area Region
"I have witnessed my peers' struggles to achieve academic success. I would like to play a positive role in helping."
—Vanditha, Grade 10, Toronto and Area Region


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An Unshamed Claim to Beauty in the Face of Invisibility
An Intimate Interview with Sins Invalid Artist Ellery Russian
by Stacey MilbernELLERY RUSSIAN is an artist, writer, makeup artist, comic artist, and physical therapist living in Seattle, WA. Ellery is the author of the zine "Ring of Fire", Co-Director of the documentary "Third Antenna: A Documentary About the Radical Nature of Drag", and has performed across the country and internationally doing drag and integrated dance and reading poetry. As a long-time admirer of Sins Invalid, Ellery is honored to perform in this year's show and would like to dedicate hir performance to the memory of Vic Chesnutt.What do you identify as "the work" that you do? The work that Sins Invalid does?I think Sins is doing groundbreaking work in terms of performance and also with disability justice and liberation. To me Sins Invalid does 3 really important things -- curating the work of artists with disabilities (artists with disabilities often aren't able to access most artistic communities to develop their work), building relationships, and doing work in leading the emerging disability justice movement.Why is Sins Invalid important to you, personally? I really appreciate that in Sins, the creative work is so centered in total embodiment of all aspects of self. You don't have to sacrifice any parts of yourself, you're totally embraced to bring it all, and that is so edgy that it totally adds to this component around the erotic.I've made some of the most meaningful relationships through Sins and I've been able to bring a lot of fuel back to my home in Seattle. The disability experience is so lonely and isolating sometimes -- even in activist communities. With Sins Invalid, it is different.Can you expand on the isolation piece?Sure. My mobility changes and a lot of people think of me as a walking person, but I'm not always a walking person. Last year I had my fourth surgery and I was using crutches. Most of my current friends didn't really know how to support me. It was a very real reminder that people don't think about access issues, ever. For example -- so many community gatherings are at house parties, up a flight of stairs. Last year I went with my crutches and I totally fell on the stairs. It drove home the point: I forced myself to go to the event and then I fell because it wasn't accessible.You mentioned that Sins Invalid does a lot of work around "Disability Justice" -- what does disability justice mean to you?The way I understand the Disability Justice Movement as it's developing is that it seems distinctly different from what people have historically understood as the Disability Rights Movement. The Disability Rights Movement has been more of a single-issue movement. And not that there hasn't been leadership by people of color in disability rights, but it's been predominately white. It's focused on a lot of basic issues of access, which is so important, but has not moved beyond that access point. I'm excited about Disability Justice because it's looking at the bigger picture of where all these things come together.Can you explain more? What "things"?Yeah. Like I said earlier, I grew up in Seattle. When WTO protests happened in 1999, I was there in my wheelchair with all the bullets and pepper spray. It was really powerful because all of these labor unions, environmentalists, food rights people, and Zapatistas were there. The issue of globalization brought all these different movements together to unite. When people look at the disability experience, they think of it as a personal flaw that is an individual's problem. No one sees the connections we could make as movements.When you think of the disproportionate amount of people with disabilities in prisons, who are homeless and who are living under the poverty level and without healthcare, you can see how all those issues are disability issues. Prisons are a disability issue. Housing is a disability issue. Healthcare is a disability issue. These are issues all connected to so many communities. If we could see that instead of just thinking "Did we get an ASL interpreter? Do we have a van?", we could look bigger and all work together. It helps you expand your mind about the possibilities of movement-building.What is one thing that you're excited about in this year's show?I'm really excited about one of the dance pieces that Aurora Levins Morales is doing. It's about the rehab she did after her stroke. She talks about rehabilitating her sexuality and it's this gorgeous dance piece. It just makes me cry it's so beautiful. I'm also really excited about a video collaboration I did with Patty that I got to illustrate. It's about a crip sex moment. It'll be showing in the lobby.Can't wait to see it! Thanks for a great interview. See you April 8-10 at the show.See you there.
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What's El Dia de Los Muertos?
Posted on November 1, 2017 by Kristina Puga
A dancer performs at the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company's annual "Dia de los Muertos" production. (Photo/ Kristin Slaby)
What is El Día de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead," as it's now known in the U.S.?
Despite the white faces and the skulls, it's not meant to be a spooky holiday and it's not Halloween. Also known as Día de Muertos, the celebration originated in central and southern Mexico. Those who celebrate it believe that at midnight on October 31, the souls of all deceased children come down from heaven and reunite with their families on November 1, and the souls of deceased adults come visit on November 2.
Families make colorful altars in their homes in honor of their deceased loved ones, and the altars are decorated with flowers, candles, their loved one's favorite food and pan de muerto (a slightly sweet bread specifically made for this time).
The festivities continue in the cemetery, where families bring picnics, play music and sometimes even spend the night as a way to celebrate the lives of those who are no longer on this earth.
The inextinguishable tradition dates back 3,000 years, during the time of the Aztecs. It survived through the 16th century, when the Spanish arrived to central Mexico and thought the tradition to be sacrilegious. Instead of it being abolished, however, the celebration evolved to incorporate elements of Christianity, such as celebrating it on November 1 and 2 instead of on its original summer observance to coincide with All Saints' or All Souls' Day, a time to pray for departed souls.
In San Francisco, California, Martha Rodríguez-Salazar has been working with the San Francisco Symphony for the past 10 years in their annual Día de los Muertos community celebration, which includes music and altars commissioned from different artists.
Dia de Los Muertos event at San Francisco Symphony. (Photo/Marc Hors)
"My parents never made an altar while I was growing up, but some of my friends did," said Rodríguez-Salazar, a conductor, flutist, mezzo-soprano and teacher who was born and raised in Mexico. "Every November 1st and 2nd, they put altars of family and friends. In the Bay Area, it's become sort of in fashion – its own thing — where people dress up. In Mexico, it's not that way."
"Here is where you paint your face," said Rodríguez-Salazar. "Now with globalization, it's mixing," she explained.
"The tradition [in Mexico] is you invite people to your house for pan de muerto and then you go to the cemetery. You eat food there, drink tequila or mezcal, and that's the celebration. You want to leave your door open because a stranger can bring a spirit of your loved one. You never know."
Dina Leor's Mexican folk store in New York City has been busy selling items for altars to celebrate El Día de los Muertos. (Photo/ Almeida Photography)
Dina Leor, owner of La Sirena Mexican folk art store in New York City, has been an avid celebrator of Día de Muertos since she was a little girl, and she's not even Mexican.
"My mom is from Argentina and my dad is American — and my heart is Mexican," Leor told NBC News. "I was around 11 when I first went to Mexico, and I fell in love with the country and culture; I feel so connected to it."
Leor opened her store in 1999, and for 18 years she's been bringing a bit of Mexico to NYC, from its colorful trinkets to its celebrations.
On October 21, she held a Dia de los Muertos pop-up market where she sold everything one needs to make an altar.
"I'd say 90 percent of the people who came were Mexican," said Leor. "A lot of people were coming to buy stuff for their altars. Copál— resin to burn on the altar, and mini papel picados (paper cut outs), and the flowers made out of paper were best sellers."
Leor was also asked to do another pop-up at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City, which celebrated Día de Muertos last Saturday.
"A lot of people were asking, 'Is this Halloween?'," Leor said about the visitors, mostly non-Latinos, who were passing by her stand.
"My tables looked like altars with papel picado, figurines, bark paper, and José Guadalupe Posada's prints. This was introducing them to Día de Muertos. The museum wanted to have a Day of the Dead feel, not Halloween, and the woman who ran the gift shop brought pan de muerto."
Leor said the celebration has always made sense to her.
"When I was 8, I made a space for my deceased grandmother and lit a candle for her, and left water for her, and I didn't even know about Día de Muertos," she said, but not everything was as natural. "Before I had my store, I was worried about having skeletons, and now I love them. I find them colorful and joyful."
Juan Castaño, co-founderof Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, moved to New York with his family when he was 22.
"I am a Mexican-American born in the border city in El Paso, Texas. My identity is both Mexican and American. Growing up, I knew about Día de Muertos, but it's not something my family really did, since it came more from southern Mexico," he said. "When we moved to New York, I met people from Puebla, and I started learning more."
Dancers perform at the Capulli Mexican dance Company's annual "Dia de los Muertos" production. (Photo/ Stefanie Delgado)
When his father passed away, Castaño wanted to do something special, so he decided to make his first altar.
"It was really a beautiful experience…It's a very personal thing," he said. "I remember looking at the altar and putting coffee there, because my dad loved coffee. My mom said, 'No, he would never like it like that — and she took it away and made it piping hot with a little sugar, and the experience created a conversation between us," said Castaño. Dia de Muertos is very powerful, because you feel peace and a beautiful experience remembering someone and celebrating what they did and who they were."
His 14-year-old Calpulli Mexican Dance Company has always incorporated elements from Día de Muertos in performances that started on October 26th and will have a final performance on November 4 in New York's prestigious Town Hall.
"The theme and the message of the story if what Día de Muertos is about — the hope that we have to reconnect with the loved ones we have lost," he said. "The world of the dead, according to Aztec mythology is called Mictlan – a beautiful world where we all want to be."
Although they are separate celebrations, Castaño believes there has been a huge influence on Día de Muertos from the U.S. and Halloween, namely the face painting.
"I think anytime cultures come together, it's a way to bring communities together. In my opinion I don't think it's a negative thing," he said. "I have nephews that love Halloween, but I think it's really nice for them to know about Dia de Muertos, too — it's such a nice way to deal with death and celebrate death in a healthy, constructive way."
"For young people, the boogie man [and Halloween] can be traumatizing," said Castaño. "Maybe we can disarm the fear, stress and anxiety of what dying represents."
Originally published on NBCNews.com.
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The California Department of Water Resources conducted the second snow survey of the 2019 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The survey site is approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento in El Dorado County. Photo: Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources.
A remarkable series of winter storms in January and early February has doubled the Sierra Nevada snowpack and recharged reservoirs across the state of California. With more rain and snow in the forecast, California's water supply picture is far better than it was a year ago, when San Diego received the second-lowest amount of rainfall on record since 1850.
In San Diego County, Lindbergh Field has recorded more than nine inches of rain since October 1, which is nearly the average annual rainfall of 10.33 inches, according to the National Weather Service. More storms are on the way: NWS has forecast more showers in the next few weeks.
Some of the wettest local spots include Mt. Woodson, which received 4.34 inches of rain in the past five days, Lower Oat Flats with 4.08 inches, Rainbow Camp with 3.6 inches, and Fallbrook and Bonsall each with 3.41 inches.
Local rainfall is important, because it allows residents and farmers to reduce or eliminate irrigation for weeks or months at time while Mother Nature does the work. In addition, local surface water meets about 10 percent of San Diego's annual water needs. From a supply perspective, it is much more important snowpacks continue to grow in the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada.
Surveyors with the California Department of Water Resources recorded 50 inches of snow and a "snow water equivalent" of 18 inches on January 31 at Phillips Station, where DWR has conducted manual snow surveys for decades.
This was the second of five snow surveys planned for this winter. More than 50 agencies at the local, state and federal levels collaborate on the Cooperative Snow Surveys Program to collect snow data from more than 300 locations statewide each year. Results from these surveys are crucial to water management in California.
The most recent survey at Phillips Station showed the snowpack as 98 percent of average to date – just shy of the statewide average. By comparison, on February 1, 2018, measurements at Phillips Station showed a snow water equivalent of 2.6 inches – just 14 percent of the early-February average. Snow water equivalent is a standard metric of how much water is held in snow.
In the Upper Colorado River Basin, conditions are slightly better than they are in California – a good sign for a region that has suffered nearly two decades of drought. Precipitation and snow water equivalent were both at 105 percent of average at the end of January.
No shortages are expected on the Colorado River system in 2019, though long-term drought conditions continue to be a concern across the Southwest.
The National Weather Service reports that between Oct. 1, 2018, and Feb. 6, 2019, San Diego County received more than nine inches of rain at Lindbergh Field, which was 165 percent of normal, and more than 11 inches of rain at Ramona Airport, which was 142 percent of normal.
No matter how the winter plays out, the Water Authority and its 24 member agencies have enough water to meet regional water demands for the foreseeable future. This is made possible by a combination of investments in drought-resilient resources, including the Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, conserved agricultural water transfers and continued water-use efficiency measures.


Greece follows the Eastern European Time (EET) during winter, which is one of the names of the UTC +02:00 time zone. During summer, Greece uses Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time, which is the name for the time zone UTC +3:00. Along with Greece, Eastern European Time is also used by Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, Lebanon, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and other countries.


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Israel-based Pegasus Hacks iPhones of 36 journalists With Spyware: Report
The NSO Group is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Facebook, which last year accused that the Israeli spyware maker used Pegasus in WhatsApp to infect some 1,400 people, mostly celebrities.
Published: December 21, 2020 12:08 PM IST
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New Delhi: In a damning report, researchers from Canada-based Citizen Lab have revealed that the Pegasus spyware, developed by Israel-based NSO Group, compromised iPhones of dozens of journalists. In July and August this year, government operatives used NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal phones belonging to journalists, producers, anchors, and executives at Al Jazeera. The personal phone of a journalist at London-based Al Araby TV was also hacked, said researchers in a report that came out on Sunday. Also Read - Bangladesh photographer detained during protests gets bail
"The phones were compromised using an exploit chain that we call KISMET, which appears to involve an invisible zero-click exploit in iMessage" in iPhones. In July 2020, KISMET was a zero-day against at least iOS 13.5.1 and could hack Apple's then-latest iPhone 11. Also Read - Qatar may benefit from Khashoggi fallout: analysts
"Based on logs from compromised phones, we believe that NSO Group customers also successfully deployed KISMET or a related zero-click, zero-day exploit between October and December 2019," said the researchers from the Citizen Lab, which is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. Also Read - Floods in Qatar as almost a year's rain falls in one day
The NSO Group is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Facebook, which last year accused that the Israeli spyware maker used Pegasus in WhatsApp to infect some 1,400 people, mostly celebrities. Facebook has submitted detailed proof in the court about the Israeli company and the allegedly hacking into at least 1,400 WhatsApp users last year via its controversial surveillance software Pegasus.
The new Citizen Lab report further stated that the 36 journalists were hacked by four Pegasus operators, "including one operator MONARCHY that we attribute to Saudi Arabia, and one operator SNEAKY KESTREL that we attribute to the United Arab Emirates".
"We do not believe that KISMET works against iOS 14 and above, which includes new security protections. All iOS device owners should immediately update to the latest version of the operating system".
Given the global reach of NSO Group's customer base and the apparent vulnerability of almost all iPhone devices prior to the iOS 14 update, the researchers suspect that the infections were a miniscule fraction of the total attacks leveraging this exploit.
Infrastructure used in these attacks included servers in Germany, France, UK, and Italy using cloud providers Aruba, Choopa, CloudSigma, and DigitalOcean.
The researchers have shared the findings with Apple and the company was looking into the issue.
NSO said in a statement to TechCrunch it was unable to comment on the allegations as it had not seen the report.
"This is the first we are hearing of these assertions. As we have repeatedly stated, we do not have access to any information related to the identities of individuals upon whom our system is alleged to have been used to conduct surveillances," a NSO spokesperson was quoted and saying.
Counting the 36 cases revealed in the new report, there are now at least 50 publicly known cases of journalists and others in media targeted with NSO spyware, with attacks observed as recently as August 2020.
Published Date: December 21, 2020 12:08 PM IST


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Whether you are trying to decide which place to order food from or when to liquidate your stocks, your brain has to weigh the options and decide with a limited knowledge of the outcome. Uncertainty is inherent in decision-making processes due to the unpredictable nature of the world. As a consequence, we often must assess tradeoffs between safe options and risky ones that have the potential to offer a great windfall. Faced with this kind of decisions, some people are more prone to taking their chances than others. For a few individuals, this propensity is exacerbated to the point where they poorly handle uncertainty and develop pathological conditions such as impulsivity, gambling problems or drug addiction. What determines whether we choose to engage in risky behaviour or not? What goes on in the brain of people who are prone to prefer risky options, regardless of the consequences? To answer these question, Dr. Fanny Cazettes is investigating how the brain deals with uncertainty when making decisions. She aims to shed light on the neuronal mechanisms involved, with a focus on the role of the neurotransmitter serotonin. The objective is to better understand behavioral adaptation in situations of uncertainty and pave the way for the development of strategies to prevent risky behaviour.
To illustrate how uncertainty comes into play when making most decisions, Dr. Fanny Cazettes gives the following example : "Imagine you've just moved to a new city and you are looking for a new house. You can choose the first one you visit or wait to know more about the market in the area : what the prices are, which other houses are available, etc. This way, after visiting a few houses, you can make a better and more informed decision. However, the more you wait, the more money you spend on hotels". "There are a lot of examples, from minor to crucial decisions, in which the brain has to ponder the level of risk associated with different options and make the right decision to ensure optimal outcome", Dr. Fanny Cazettes emphasizes. "I want to understand how brain activity guides these kind of decisions, how the different neural circuits work together to form the decision and ultimately take the action," she explains. "One major goal is to decipher why some people are more or less risk prone. This may lead to innovative therapeutic approaches to help those who are incapable of evaluating the risks associated with their behaviour."
Exploring how decisions are formed and modulated in the face of uncertainty
Dr. Fanny Cazettes' project will focus on two areas of the brain in particular : the prefrontal cortex and the premotor cortex, key regions for complex decision making as they orchestrate thoughts and action. To shed light on the brain's representation of uncertainty and the path to decision-making, Dr. Fanny Cazettes will use cutting edge technology to directly access and monitor the neural activity of mice while they are performing tasks that mimic the decision-making dilemma. "We hypothesize that there exist different neural signatures of uncertainty in the prefrontal areas responsible for outcome prediction and in motor regions involved in action selection", she explains. "We will then explore how serotonin, a neuromodulator implicated in a wide range of risky behaviours, affects representations of uncertainty in the frontal cortical regions". Specifically, Fanny Cazettes and colleagues will monitor serotonin release in the brain to investigate its role in regulating representations of uncertainty.
Addictive behaviours, like other psychiatric conditions, are no longer considered to be solely psychological disorders. Scientific research shows that these conditions also originate from cognitive disfunction, causing a person to persist in doing something regardless of the risk. To prevent and treat addiction, a precise understanding of how brain mechanisms affect and are affected by these pathologies is necessary. In this sense, Dr. Fanny Cazettes' research will contribute greatly to finding therapeutical strategies for addictive and risky behaviours, notably involving the use of serotonin, a neuromodulator used in antidepressants.
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On April 3, the Virginia governor signed SB 1737, which provides a 30-day stay of eviction and foreclosure proceedings for furloughed federal employees and contractors during a partial closure of the federal government. The law grants a tenant or homeowner who defaults on a housing payment after December 22, 2018, a 30-day stay on eviction or foreclosure proceedings. The tenant or homeowner must provide "written proof" that they were subject to a furlough, or were not otherwise receiving wages, as a result of the partial government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018. The tenant or homeowner must be an (i) employee of the federal government; (ii) a federal government contractor; or (iii) an employee of a contractor for the federal government. The law is effective immediately and expires on September 30.


Are You Influencing People Or Manipulating Them? 3 Important Questions To Check Yourself.
As the founder of a boutique business consulting practice that focuses on business transformation, I've been a student of the influencing game for years – mostly because my team and I often have no formal authority within the company's we are helping. The only way we can move that proverbial ball forward is through influence.
There is some fascinating and very useful science behind influence and persuasion, making human connections, logic versus emotions, and even storytelling. There are also some really important practical things to know about the person or people you are trying to influence that make a huge difference in your outcomes.
With all of the science, strategies, and tactics that are available to help us influence others, one of the most frequent concerns I hear is whether this is taking us across an important line from influence into that bad territory nobody wants to go – manipulation. Many who voice the concern are worried that by being strategic and planful about their influencing strategies, they are, by default, manipulating people.
The concern is made even more ambiguous when you look up the definitions of the words "influence" and "manipulation" in the dictionary. In some definitions of the word manipulate, the word influence even shows up as part of the definition (as well as a few other choice more negative words).
Almost all of us can probably think of complex and sensitive scenarios where we questioned if we were crossing a line. I can cite many in my own career. I'd like to think I took the influencing path in most of them but admittedly probably crossed over at least a few times.
1. What is your intent?
One of the most important discussions I have with people is around ethical intent. It may be the biggest differentiator between influence and manipulation. If your intent is ethical, you can use various planned strategies and tactics that may feel questionable if taken outside of that context – such as exchanging something for something else as a means of influencing.
Many people I work with feel like a slimy and manipulative used car salesman for considering that influencing tactic. Unfortunately, the character Dr. Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs has probably made many of us averse to "quid pro quo" as an influencing tactic, but even it can be effective and not manipulative if it is used as part of a positive ethical intent.
2. How authentic are you being?
Can I still be authentic while at the same time being planful and strategic about my influencing approach?
Some of us struggle with the question and maybe more so with the answer, which is a definite "YES." Planning and strategy are not mutually exclusive from authenticity even though it is certainly easy to feel that authenticity slipping away the more planning you put into your influencing strategy.
The key is to remember that authenticity should always be completely obvious and in plain view of the person you are trying to influence.
3. Will the long-term relationship be damaged by your tactics?
At the end of it all, influencing is a long-term relationship game. The strategies and tactics you use have to be well thought out in terms of the long game of a relationship. Often, manipulation will get you a short term "influencing victory" but not a long term one because people recognize that they were "used" and the relationship suffers – as it probably should.
This often leads to concerns around who is benefiting from the influence.
Is it by default manipulation if you are the one benefiting in the short term?
And shouldn't influence be the proverbial "win-win"?
Many people I work with initially say that manipulation occurs when you get what you want but the other person may or may not. Restating the belief: in influence, both parties win, but in manipulation, only you win. It is an important myth to dispel. Very often in influence, you are trying to "get what you want." What separates influence from manipulation isn't that it might be self-fulfilling but how you go about achieving that end – are the tactics bettering or damaging the relationship and doing so with authenticity?
So whenever you find yourself in a dicey influencing situation, think for just a few minutes about intent, authenticity, and the relationship. If all of those are checked, you shouldn't worry about being very strategic and planful about how you think about your influencing approach and tactics.
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Hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology, this page includes links and descriptions of internships across the country that may be of interest to students looking to further a career in medicine or biotechnology.
This is the site to submit where the M.D. school application process begins. Inside you'll find news about the healthcare industry, medical schools and other related topics. Those looking for the application page can go directly to https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/amcas/.
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SYDNEY, Australia – September 5, 2018: 9.15am (NRL): International rugby league is set to receive a huge shot in the arm, with confirmation World Cup giant killers Tonga will play Tests against Australia and New Zealand.
NUKU'ALOFA – September 5, 2018: 12pm (TAL Media): Work on extpanding the Tonga Airports Limited Arrivals Area at Fua'amotu International terminal started on Monday this week.
LONDON, England – September 4, 2018: 10.30am (UK WIRES): The UK has announced plans to bar all avoidable single-use plastics in its missions in the South Pacific as part of its wider ambition to champion Climate Risk and Resilience at the UN's Climate Summit in 2019.
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Kalvanin Kadhali () is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language romantic crime film directed by V. S. Raghavan and written by S. D. Sundharam. Starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi, it is based on the novel of the same name by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The film was released on 13 November 1955.

Plot

At the Poonkulam village, Kalyani and Muthayyan are lovers. Circumstances brand Muthayyan a dacoit, but Kalyani remains steadfast in her love. Evading the police, Muthayyan leads the life of an exile in the forest. When things come to a head, Muthayyan and Kalyani decide to run away to some far-off place and settle down to marital bliss. Muthayyan's loyal friend Kamalapathi, a stage actor, makes all arrangements for their escape. In order to hoodwink the vigilant police inspector Shastri, Kamalapathi disguises himself as a woman and goes to the forest to meet Muthayyan and appraise him of the plans.

When Kalyani comes to the appointed place, she finds Muthayyan embracing another woman. Not realising that it is Kamalapathi whom Muthayyan is expressing his heartfelt thanks to, she suspects her lover's loyalty and runs away in a rage. Inspector Shastri, who is also in disguise, meets Kalyani at this juncture and enquires Muthayyan's whereabouts. Unthinking in her anger, Kalyani blurts out Muthayyan's location. Seeing Shastri run with his gun, Kalyani realises that he is a police officer, and runs after him. Muthayyan is shot dead by the police, and Kalyani commits suicide to reunite with him in death.

Cast
Sivaji Ganesan as Muthayyan
P. Bhanumathi as Kalyani
T. R. Ramachandran as Kamalapathy
K. Sarangapani as Inspector Saambu Shastri
T. S. Durairaj as Sangu Pillai
T. D. Kusalakumari as Abirami
D. Balasubramaniam as Kalyani's father
S. R. Janaki as Kamalapathi's mother
K. R. Chellam as Meenakshi, Shastri's wife
P. D. Sambandam as Maniyam
P. S. Venkatachalam as Pannaiyar Pachanatham Pillai
T. N. Sivadhanu as Ratnam Pillai

Production
Drawing inspiration from a dacoit in Thanjavur, Kalki Krishnamurthy wrote a story titled Kalvanin Kadhali with the intention of making it a film. Unable to attract investors, he instead published the screenplay as a serial novel in the magazine Ananda Vikatan upon advice from S. S. Vasan. In 1949, after Nallathambi (1949), N. S. Krishnan announced that a film version of Kalvanin Kadhali would be his next project, with C. N. Annadurai as writer, but the project never came to fruition. The film rights to the novel were later acquired by Revathi Productions, who launched the film with V. S. Raghavan as director and S. D. Sundharam as screenwriter.

Soundtrack
The music composed by G. Govindarajulu Naidu & Ghantasala. Lyrics by Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai and S. D. Sundharam.

Release
Kalvanin Kadhali was released on 13 November 1955, Diwali day. The film was released in five theatres – Gaiety, Mahalakshmi, Sayani, Rajakumari and Prabhat – and completed a theatrical run of 80 days. According to historian Randor Guy, the sequences where Ganesan delivers "long-winding dialogue in high flown Tamil, filled with alliterative phrases" felt incongruous since his character was an illiterate thief.

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1950s romance films
1950s Tamil-language films
1955 crime films
1955 films
Adaptations of works by Kalki Krishnamurthy
Indian black-and-white films
Indian crime films
Indian romance films
Romantic crime films

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Lewis Hamilton: 'Not my choice' to race at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is back on the Formula 1 calendar in 2018, with Lewis Hamilton refusing to compete unless the Kingdom implements major reforms.
Lewis Hamilton has said that it was not his choice to race at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton has had a great start to the season and is currently leading the championship.
Radio 5 Live and the Sport website are broadcasting live coverage of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Because of the country's human rights record, Lewis Hamilton says he will not be racing in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
Saudi Arabia is holding the first race of a long-term deal on a new street circuit in the seaside city of Jeddah.
"Do I feel at ease here?" Hamilton asked. I wouldn't go so far as to say I do. However, I did not choose to be here. The sport has made a conscious decision to be here.
"And whether it's good or bad, it's critical that we strive to raise awareness while we're here."
Human rights organizations have criticized F1's decision to race in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia's record is "very disturbing," according to Amnesty International, and the marathon is being used to "sports-wash" the country's image.
Hamilton said he'll be wearing the rainbow flag-painted helmet he wore at the last race in Qatar to show support for LGBTQ+ rights.
He called the situation for LGBTQ+ persons in Saudi Arabia "quite scary," where homosexuality is illegal and punished by whipping and jail.
And, in response to the decision in 2018 to lift the prohibition on women driving, he said: "There are certain adjustments that must be done. For example, since 2018, women have had the right to drive. It has to do with how they are supervised. Is it true that they are [authorized] in practice? Why are there still women in jail for crimes they committed many years ago? There has to be a lot of change, and I believe our sport needs to do more."
Sebastian Vettel, a four-time champion who has voiced awareness about human rights concerns this season, organized a karting event for women in Jeddah on Thursday.
The driver of an Aston Martin said: "I was considering my options. In general, we place a lot of emphasis on negative instances when it comes to specific nations' failures in terms of human rights and other issues."
Vettel claimed he was "trying to pass on some of my life experiences and on track to do something together to improve their confidence" and that the ladies who attended the event had "motivated" him.
"Of course, if we look from a western-European lens, there are a lot of things that need be fixed and addressed," he said. However, certain things are changing, and for some individuals, this makes a significant difference.
"It's obvious that certain things aren't going as they should, but that's just our opinion. It's also likely that things take time and that progress is made."
With back-to-back victories in Brazil and Qatar, Hamilton has closed the gap on Verstappen's championship lead.
Picture of the championship
Hamilton is eight points behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen heading into the last two races of the season.
If things go his way, the Dutchman may seal the championship this weekend.
Hamilton, on the other hand, indicated he was in fine form for the difficulties of Jeddah and the last race a week later in Abu Dhabi.
"I'm more calm than I've ever been," he remarked. I've been around for quite some time. I recall the restless nights from my first title, as well as my second and third.
"Now I am much more confident in myself and have put in more effort than ever before. I can't undo the past; all I can do is prepare 100 percent for what is ahead, and I am confident in my ability to do so ""I've done it."
Hamilton has won the previous two races in Brazil and Qatar, cutting Verstappen's lead to 19 points after the Dutchman won the Mexican Grand Prix last month.
Hamilton's Mercedes team believes he has reached a new level since then, which enabled him deliver one of his career-defining performances in the Brazilian Grand Prix, when he won despite starting from the back of the grid in the sprint qualifying session.
"I don't feel I've progressed to the next level," Hamilton stated. Perhaps I was able to tap into something different in Brazil. I'm not sure whether I've ever been there before.
"I've certainly done so throughout my career, but I like to believe I've been doing so all year."
He said that the effort done by the whole Mercedes team was the key to their recent results: "How to get more from the team as a whole, and from each person on the squad. I'd like to believe that we've all [ascended to another level], not just me. And that's exactly what was required."
Verstappen said that his strategy will not alter.
"Like I've been doing all season," he said. "Nothing has changed. It's a brand-new song. We must understand the track, and I will concentrate only on the weekend in order to be as competitive as possible.
"We're all fired up. A tune like this opens up fresh and unique possibilities. It'll hopefully be an interesting weekend, and I'm hoping we'll be competitive, but it's still too early to tell. It's a really fast circuit in the simulator, so I'm looking forward to experiencing it in person."
Verstappen said that regardless of whether he wins or loses, Red Bull would have had a successful season in reducing Mercedes' significant performance lead from last year.
"It's been an incredible year for us," Verstappen remarked. "It's been more pleasurable since we've had some excellent moments." I had a really dull year last year. I was almost always in third place. It's not how you want to race, but it does happen sometimes when one team is really dominating.
"This year, we really turned it around. We upgraded the vehicle, and finishing the season in it is a huge accomplishment for us.
"In the remaining two races, I'll aim to keep enjoying myself. It makes no difference where we end up. As a squad, we've had a really successful season."
Williams has a Covid positive.
Jost Capito, the Williams team leader and CEO, will miss the event after testing positive for Covid-19 while still in the UK.
The team is wearing stickers on its vehicles in honor of its founder, Sir Frank Williams, who died on Sunday at the age of 79.
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