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Facing the Ethics of AI
By Jane Dornbusch
Craig Wing MBA'10 would like you to know that ostriches don't actually stick their heads in the sand when frightened. "It's an urban legend," he says. "Coming from South Africa, I can tell you that it is not true."
But he's perfectly happy to accept the validity of the metaphor, when applied to companies and individuals who fail to grapple with the changing technological landscape: "That strategy is not a strategy. Sticking your head in the sand and hoping that if you ignore it, the problem will go away. That's not what you should do."
As a futurist with a background in engineering, Wing is drawn to a different sort of metaphorical bird. "My job is to say, what are some of the black swans? What are some of the signals? What are the potential big disruptions coming our way, and how do we think about those things?"
Tomorrow's Ethics Today
These questions also intrigue Babson lecturer of information technology Clare Gillan, who is slated to moderate a panel at AI World 2018 in Boston on Dec. 5. The "Emerging Standards for Ethics in AI: Fact or Fiction?" panel will address such topics as how machines may influence society's view of ethics and whether advancements in AI are amplifying old moral questions or introducing new ones.
The panelists include David Weinberger of Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and William Kassler of IBM Watson Health.
Wing and Gillan both voice concerns about the brave new ethical dilemmas posed by AI and other emerging technologies—as well as hope that such technologies will ultimately lead to a more equitable future.
Wing visited campus in November to deliver a lecture titled "Artificial Intelligence or Augmented Inequality: How Technology May Increase the Divide." In front of a crowd of about 80 members of the Babson community, the animated Wing posited a number of questions and scenarios that seemed to be pulled straight from sci-fi, including:
China using big data to judge the trustworthiness of its citizens (Wing termed it "Black Mirror-like," referring to the dystopian TV series)
The breeding of a "super race" with CRISPR technology
Sophia, the female robot granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia (and hence having more rights than a human female); and
The possibility of "living forever" in the form of a digital avatar designed to mimic an individual's thoughts, feelings, and speech
Far-fetched as they sound, each of these already exists or is on the verge of existing, and along with them comes a raft of ethical challenges.
Next Stop for the Trolley Problem
Wing explored some of those challenges, along with some more old-school ethical questions of the type that have bedeviled undergraduates for generations. (How do you know you're human? Does a dog or a rat have a soul or consciousness?)
He cited as an example the so-called trolley problem, a long-standing question in ethics that asks whether it's justified to take a life (by choosing to divert a trolley) if doing so will take the lives of 10 others stuck on an alternate trolley track.
Challenging as that dilemma might be, imagine how much more complicated the question becomes when the "trolley" is actually a self-driving car that must be programmed or taught to make such choices.
In conversation later, Gillan—who attended the Wing lecture—asked, "What do we train the car to do, and who will take responsibility for this decision? Today, we trust that as humans, we'll make the best decision possible in the moment if ever faced with the trolley problem or another dire situation where there's no good answer. As we train machines to perform tasks autonomously, we must anticipate such 'impossible decisions.'"
The question isn't merely an ethical one but a logistical one as well, she points out. "When you are leaving these decisions up to a machine such as an autonomous car and something goes wrong, do we blame the human backup driver who wasn't paying attention? The software developer? Those who trained the car? The company that built the car?"
Deciding where the power to make those decisions should reside is no easy matter. "I always say I'd love to see our federal government have a secretary of the future and focus more on these issues," says Gillan. But as government seems unwilling or unable to take the lead, other organizations, such as the World Economic Forum or IEEE, have stepped in. "They're all over these issues right now," says Gillan.
Wing isn't sure who ought to set the standards, but he's certain that the subject needs to be addressed sooner rather than later.
"Let's have the conversations, let's have the transparency, let's give people the information," he says. Otherwise, if history is any guide, we may simply blunder into the technological frontier without a map.
What About Work?
But ethical concerns about the future of AI and other technologies are by no means limited to setting standards or avoiding unintended consequences.
Invariably, the changing landscape of employment becomes part of the conversation as well. The questions often boil down to this: In the future, will robots take our jobs? Both Wing and Gillan say it's not as simple as that.
Our present moment is sometimes called "the fourth industrial revolution," and like the iterations that preceded it, this revolution will inevitably have its casualties: There's not much demand today for buggy-whip salesmen or Gutenberg press operators.
The typical analysis suggests that though some jobs will go away, more will be created in their stead—but the latter may not always be an obvious consequence of or replacement for the former.
Wing points to the demise of the secretary. "Secretaries used to type out letters and all that kind of stuff because the boss was too busy. Suddenly, the internet came, and with it the use of email. At that point in time, it could be argued that this email thing was taking away the job of secretaries, but it has subsequently created a huge sector around software development."
He says that while jobs are lost in the short term, there have always been gains in the long term, especially in the creation of new sectors. "Think about the rise of manufacturing from the 'demise' of agriculture and the 30-fold increase in job creation," he says. But he's not entirely confident that model will continue to hold. "As these sectors are created, are we skilling up people to fill that void? I think that's actually the right question to be asking, and that's the piece I see a lot of companies, specifically CEOs, are missing."
Robots—or AI—are sometimes touted as a means to relieve people from doing tedious, repetitive work. But, says Gillan, what of those who take pleasure and pride in work that may be automated in the future (or indeed may be automated today)? "If somebody is happy working in a sub shop making pizzas and subs, which can be done by robots, where do they go?" she says.
"People want to feel productive," she continues. "So what we need to do is find a way to make people productive in this evolving digital world. Job experts studying these trends tell people to get digital skills, be creative, do things that even intelligent machines don't do so well. We are preparing our students to land on the positive side of change, but there are a lot of people out there making a living doing repetitive or predictable tasks."
"And AI and robotics won't stop there. Cognitive systems such as IBM Watson are being trained to create recipes and paintings. It's important to remember that AI will make some jobs better and create new jobs. Still, it's a big challenge."
Although gaining 21st-century skills is oft-heard advice, Wing has a somewhat different slant. He, too, suggests pursuits that robots haven't yet mastered, but somewhat counterintuitively, he's advocating for soft skills like emotional intelligence, compassion, and empathy, rather than, say, coding or engineering.
In the future, he says, even such traditionally secure jobs as doctor or lawyer will be automated. But, he says, "Managing and creative functions will be hard to replace with technology."
Here, he says, he sees a particular opening for those with a Babson education: "Fortunately for Babson, I think, a lot of that is about managing people. What fields will they be in? That's TBD, but I think the irreplaceable jobs will be about managing people, showing respect, showing empathy—the human side of things."
And Gillan sees future opportunity for those who can be comfortable in fast-changing, often ambiguous situations—skills, she says, that are developed and emphasized at Babson.
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AirAsia's new venture capital fund to help startups enter SEA market
Pankaj Singh March 6, 2019 Business
Malaysian airline AirAsia's digital venture arm, RedBeat Ventures, has reportedly announced the launch of a $60 million venture capital fund named RedBeat Capital. Reportedly, the fund will target several post-seed stage start-ups that are seeking to expand their footprint across Southeast Asia, with prime focus on lifestyle & travel, fintech and logistics.
As per credible sources, the venture capital fund is likely to operate independently and is currently raising capital from the external investors. In a bid to gain access to its deal flow, ideas and accelerator program graduates, RedBeat Capital has teamed up with 500 Startups, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm.
Tony Fernandes, AirAsia Group CEO, was recently reported saying that AirAsia, along with RedBeat Capital, is currently looking to develop the world's best travel technology ecosystem, for which the company finds San Francisco the best place to start with.
Fernandes further added that the company intends to become operational this year, through working with Christine Tsai, the CEO at 500 Startups, and her team to invest in start-ups willing to expand, especially into Southeast Asia where the company has the essential network, data as well as regional expertise for helping their businesses.
If reports are to be believed, the launch of the new venture capital fund is led by Aireen Omar, AirAsia Group Deputy CEO & RedBeat Ventures CEO. The latest launch is apparently another significant move to ease the company's conversion from a low-cost carrier to a travel technology company. Reports further claim that RedBeat Ventures supervises the digital lifestyle brands of AirAsia including AirAsia BIG Loyalty, BIGLIFE, BigPay, Vidi, RedBox, travel360.com, RedCargo Logistics, OURSHOP and ROKKI.
For the record, AirAsia serves an extensive network of more than 140 destinations throughout the Asia Pacific. Since it began operations in 2001, it has carried over 500 million guests and has considerably expanded its fleet from merely two aircrafts to more than 200.
Pankaj Singh
Pankaj Singh holds a prestigious post graduate degree in management and finance and currently works as a content writer. He has worked previously as a U.K. insurance underwriter for a couple of years, and presently pens down content for solutionrocket.com and similar other online portals. He can be contacted at- [email protected] | https://twitter.com/PankajSingh2605
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Played college basketball at TCU (1999-2003).
Signed for the 2003 USBL season, by Texas Rim Rockers.
Moved to Lebanon, signed by Blue Stars.
Played again during the 2004 USBL season with Cedar Rapids River Raiders.
Moved to Italy for the 2004-05 season, signed by Andrea Costa Imola, in the Italian Legadue.
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Doctor Who guest actors, BBC Audio audiobook readers, BAFTA award nominees,
Laurence Olivier Award nominees
Doctor Who television parody writers
Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential
Main roles:
Nasreen Chaudhry
The Hungry Earth & Cold Blood
The Bill, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, A Little Princess, Have I Got News for You, Soldier Soldier, Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No. 42, QI, Jekyll, Horrible Histories, Holby City, Tinga Tinga Tales, The Boy in the Dress, Broadchurch, Romeo & Juliet, Doctor Strange, Paddington 2
Meera Syal played Dr Nasreen Chaudhry in the Doctor Who stories The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood. She also read the audio story The Gemini Contagion and the audiobook release of the novel Borrowed Time. She is married to Sanjeev Bhaskar.
She also wrote the Doctor Who skit on The Real McCoy.
Syal is perhaps best known for the sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, which she co-wrote and starred in with Bhaskar and Nina Wadia.
In the 2015 New Year Honours, Meera Syal was made an MBE for services to drama and literature.[1]
Meera Syal at the Internet Movie Database
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Doctor Who guest actors
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BAFTA award nominees


The Division 2 is now almost here, and you can start playing the game in less than 24 hours if you pre-ordered the Gold edition of Ubisoft's game. In this guide to everything you need to know about the sequel, we'll be going over the Division 2 release date, all the various Division 2 gameplay slices that we've both seen and played, and much more.
The Division 2 will release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on March 15, 2019. This puts it right in the middle of a packed month, including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Yoshi's Crafted World, and other games.
But, if you put down a pre-order for the Gold edition of The Division 2, you can start playing the game a few days earlier. Gold edition players will have access to The Division 2 on Tuesday, March 12.
Just recently in January 2019, Ubisoft revealed the full slate of required PC system specs for The Division 2. In the lists below, there'll be info on minimum, recommended, and high system requirements, as well as the elite 4K system requirements for your PC.
In other PC-related news for Ubisoft's The Division 2, it was recently revealed that the game will be skipping Steam entirely when it launches on March 15. Ubisoft instead revealed that the game will be launching exclusively on the Epic store, when it launches on PC.
In the debut gameplay reveal for The Division 2, we saw four Division operatives working together to take down an enemy control point. There was the trademark Ubisoft scripted banter that we've come to expect, although it wasn't too distracting from the overall gameplay demo.
The UI and HUD for The Division 2 has had an overhaul, making it look smoother than ever before when you're playing with multiple people. The team of four navigate their way from a forest area, further into the city, encountering wildlife and citizens as they go.
The entire gameplay demo for The Division 2 wrapped up with a boss battle around a downed passenger airliner. The team of four had to work together to support each other, and here's hoping that the difficulty in the game scales with how many people you're playing, or you're going to have a tough job by yourself.
Later on in Ubisoft's own E3 2018 showcase on June 11, we got another look at The Division 2. This was mainly an atmospheric teaser for the shooter, as we saw the destruction of society all around Washington DC in the wake of the virus.
After this, we got the information that we could select a new progression path after reaching the end of the campaign of The Division 2. There are going to be exclusive weapons and skills tied to the three class options, making up the endgame content.
Finally, as part of Ubisoft's E3 2018 presentation, it was revealed that Raids would be included in the game. This seems a pretty natural fit for the shooter, and they will let eight people team up together.
Although the Washington DC setting for The Division 2 was leaked on June 10, thankfully the full game was revealed later that same day, with Ubisoft revealing that the sequel shooter would be taking place in the capital city of the US.
There was a big narration at the beginning of the Division 2 gameplay reveal about how protected Washington DC in militaristic terms, but none of this would stop the onslaught of the virus from the original Division.
Perhaps we'll be battling to take back control of locations like White House, the Lincoln Memorial, or even entire areas of the densely packed city, like Capitol Hill. We'll have to wait for further details from Ubisoft themselves to find out for certain.
Ubisoft also announced during their E3 2018 presentation that there would be a limited beta for The Division 2. We don't actually know when the beta is taking place as of right now, but if you want all the information on how to register for a chance to take part, make sure to head over to our Division 2 beta guide.
Ubisoft revealed on June 11 that there would be DLC for The Division 2. So far there are three DLC packs in planning for the game, and Ubisoft revealed that all DLC for The Division 2 would be completely free, giving you brand new story content and more.
This is all the information that we have so far on Ubisoft's The Division 2, but we're sure to get plenty of additional details over the coming months. Make sure to keep an eye on this guide, as we'll be updating it with any new information that Ubisoft releases.
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Liverpool looking at 6ft. 5" striker as Benteke interest cools
by Alex Hams @alex_hams share
23/6/2015 | 04:01pm
Liverpool are tracking Juventus' giant striker Fernando Llorente amid claims that they're no longer interested in Christian Benteke of Aston Villa, according to reports from Tuttosport.
The Reds were believed to have made the Villains' in-form Belgian striker a major target, but his £32m valuation has led to suggestions that they're watching other options such as Salomon Rondon and Carlos Bacca.
And now reports claim that Llorente is on their radar, with the Spaniard's future with Juve far from clear.
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The Champions League runners-up have already bolstered their attacking ranks with Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic, adding to fierce competition in Turin – Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata are also present.
The 30-year-old may command a sizable contract, but at 6ft. 5" he would offer genuine presence to Brendan Rodgers' forward line, while a proven track record at club and international level – he's a Serie A champion and was part of Spain's 2010 World Cup success – may be appealing.


For our democracies to survive, we need people who want to be involved with how our communities are run. If we leave decision-making just to our representatives, or if we do not vote at all, we might weaken our democracies up to a point that they collapse. Out of concern for how few inhabitants of my city Amsterdam use their voting rights, I initiated the first Citizens' Assembly (Burgertop Amsterdam) in 2015.
Before and after this inspiring gathering in June 2015 I spoke to many people who share similar concerns about the state of our democracies as I do. Many of them have strong ideas on how to renew local and national representative democracy. Although the directions in which they elaborate their ideas are very different. For example, people supporting ideas around the notion of deliberative democracy, advocate that taking decisions in a community could best be based on mutual discussion and a strive for consensus. Defenders of direct democracy believe that policy initiatives should be decided by the people, e.g. by voting. Both approaches aim for a greater involvement of people in decision- and policy-making, but their favoured instruments differ.
This presents us with a dilemma: which direction should we follow? Deliberative methods like citizens' assemblies or participatory budgeting are often considered to be instruments that are more likely to be supported by progressive politicians. Whereas referendums or popular juries are tools favoured by conservatives. But if you look more closely, this distinction is less easy to make. An aspect that plays a role is what you could describe as the dramatic aspect of democracy. A referendum often narrows down a very complex issue to a 'yes' or 'no' question. The electorate is forced to take a side. The third option is refusing to vote at all. Campaigns run and tensions are rising. And then the highlight comes with the result. Deciding by mutual discussion, in smaller and bigger groups, sometimes over a long period of time, often provides less fireworks and less dramatic elements that could be covered by media.
In search for answers I wanted to speak to people who decided to become active against the backdrop of communities in crisis. My first stop was Iceland. After the country went bankrupted during the global economic crisis of 2008, many inhabitants felt the land of volcanoes and ice was morally bankrupt. Weekly protests in front of the Icelandic parliament fuelled a grass-roots movement that initiated a process of collective writing of a new constitution. Next, I turned to my neighbouring country, Belgium. When the political parties failed to form a new government during one year of negotiations, a group of engaged residents, led by the Belgian writer David Van Reybrouck, organised a nation-wide citizens' assembly in Brussels in 2011.
In both countries, many people were motivated to come together and bring about necessary change that their representatives could not bring about. But the results were different than the people had hoped. The proposal for a new Icelandic constitution is collecting dust in a drawer of the parliament. And although the results of the Belgian G1000 Assembly was accepted by the chairs of parliament, they did not lead to any substantial policy changes.
Since 2014 in the Netherlands, inspired by the G1000 in Brussels, more than fifteen cities have organised citizens assemblies. I have tried to visit as many of them as I could in order to observe and learn from this process. As I did with debates organised around the first corrective referendum in 2016, requested by citizens, which challenged the Dutch law backing the treaty between the European Union and Ukraine. Roughly one third of voters showed up and almost two third of them spoke out against the law. The Dutch government decided to put the outcome aside. Something the leaders of the United Kingdom felt they could not do, after 51,9 percent of the electorate voted for a Brexit; the UK leaving the EU.
I couldn't believe my eyes, when I learned about what had happened across the North Sea, as I woke up in a Maastricht hotel. I had been following the BBC live coverage on the referendum until I fell asleep in the early morning. The assemblies that I had researched and the one I initiated myself were far from perfect as democratic instruments, but deciding upon such an important membership of a country, by such a small margin in a referendum was a plain disaster.
I needed a broader picture. In the beginning of this year I got a chance to cross the Atlantic and visit New York for the first time in my life. I landed amidst the biggest democratic turmoil that I had ever experienced — one week after Trump was sworn in as the new president of the United States of America. My plan was to interview people and visit public gatherings, like assemblies, rallies, meet-ups and protests. I wanted to find answers to three questions: Which alternatives do people see for the heavily criticised American two-party system? How and where do people meet to discuss these alternatives? And how do their initiators reach out to larger and more diverse audiences?
I stayed with my nephew and his partner in Brooklyn, who were great hosts. They were both scared and angry by what was happening. As they went out to protest, I explored the city, looking for events and debates. With the help of friends I had the change to interview some inspiring people who provided me with insights to what was happening in New York and lead to bits and peaces of answers.
One of the people I met was Patricia Jerido, an expert on participatory budgeting and a truly inspiring woman. She is a member of the New York City Steering Committee for Participatory Budgeting, and a member of the Participatory Budgeting District Committee, in her own district 39 in Brooklyn. Before starting her own consulting business, she worked for a wide range of non-profits. Besides she also chairs the Board of Directors of the Center for Artistic Activism.
Participatory budgeting is a relatively new practise in New York, in which citizens have direct decision power over a part of the city's funds. She took time to explain to me how it works in practice, but the most important insight she gave me was that the core problem lies not so much in the exact form of democracy we believe in, but in the huge lack of involvement.
It is nearly a year later. I had planned to publish this interview with Jerido earlier, but it got delayed by the birth of my son. In between changing nappies and enjoying Christmas dinners I finally managed to take time to write this intro to the original article, that I am happy to share with you hereafter.


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Written by Mofoluwake Omololu.
Neither of them brought up the whole Rio drama, both hoping that the case was closed on that day in the office. Lara was satisfied she had her husband's forgiveness, just as he had hers, and that was all that mattered in the whole wide world.
Uncle Dede returned and, believing all was well, prepared to leave the scene since he had played his own role. He was oblivious of everything that had been going on in the house, they seemed fine enough to him and their usually frequent arguing had disappeared. It was strange but the ambience in the house was more welcoming than ever and that was what he wanted for them, to live in peace. He didn't even ask about the baby matter or what compromise they had come to agree on. They seemed happy enough with whatever it was and he didn't want to jinx it.
Lara noticed her uncle smiled more since their return, of course he had no idea what had transpired between herself and Kola while they had been abroad. He also seemed to not have the faintest hint that she was with child, she couldn't blame him though, seeing as he had never experienced it up front or personal. She yearned to tell a neutral party what was transpiring in her heart and every time she was with her uncle she was tempted to say something but her uncle wasn't neutral. He was her uncle, and even if he seemed cool headed and reasonable, even modern, she was sure the Rio affair wouldn't seat well with him at all.
They did everything in stride, not referring to Rio, and it worked.
Then Sunday came, again, and they went to church. The service was very inspirational. It talked about being angry but not sinning, and not going to bed holding a grudge. The preacher spoke particularly to married couples telling them that it affected them the most, they should learn to forgive and accept each other as flawed in turn trying to strengthen each other.
Lara was inspired, the message had to have been preached for her personally because she did harbour a grudge she couldn't quite explain or place a finger on against her husband. She decided to do away with the grudge and make deliberate efforts to heal and build the unaddressed broken bridges between herself and her husband. She prayed as led by the preacher and by the end of church she was joyously bubbly inside.
The pastor's wife, with whom she had made peace after their last incident, was the first person to meet Lara. Since the Rio vacation she and Kola hadn't been in church, so she played catch up with the pastor's wife who seemed excited to see her. Kola was in a meeting of the men's fellowship and the pastor's wife didn't seem in a hurry to leave so Lara happily told the tellable details of the trip.
The men were trooping out already so the women rounded off their gisting, the pastor's wife, as she walked away, jokingly said, "I hope you people did not indulge in the sweet brews and deadly rums that they have there?"
Lara stood up quickly and went after the pastor's wife, "excuse me, ma?!"
She, the pastor's wife, turned to find Lara up in her face with a scathing look, she was shocked and tried explaining herself, "I'm sorry dear, I was referring to the brew you talked about, I was only making a joke".
Lara knew she had overstepped, quickly apologized and hurried to the car where Kola waited for her.
At the sight of her Kola braced himself for impact. "What did you say, and to who?!" she barked at him, faking a smile for the church members loitering about and waving at them as they drove out.
"What are you talking about, Lara? What went wrong just now? You were happy after service now?" he pleaded with his wife.
"Don't patronize me please, Kola, I was just talking with the pastor's wife and she made suggestive comments as to the effects of "the brew"on us. She claimed it was a joke, but that comment was too spot on to be a joke. So tell me, Kola, who have you spoken to about us? Because I'm very sure I won't be recounting that story to anyone in my tenth life."
Kola, very confused and bitter, tried and failed to convince his lashing wife that he didn't have the guts to recount such a story, especially not to the church members, talk less of the church pastor or his wife.
Lara wouldn't have any of what he was saying and Kola finally knew how she was feeling about the Rio affair.
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Altars or monuments
Wasted expectations
The seven altars of Balaam


Wind Ensemble is a performance-based course, which is designed to challenge the students in all aspects of wind and percussion playing. Students will be performing advanced high school (Grade IV) and college-level literature (Grades V or VI) according to the ratings of the Maryland Band Directors Association. Emphasis will be placed on musical elements such as phrasing, interpretation, ensemble techniques, and intonation. Students participating in this ensemble are also encouraged to create small chamber ensembles to develop a repertoire of solo and small ensemble work, and a more soloistic style of playing. Students participating in this ensemble often audition for All County, and participate in solo and ensemble, along with several other music organizations.


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Our return form is available here. If necessary, you can use the European standard form for withdrawal.
A good delivery ensures that the product remains intact and your return can be settled quickly. Therefore, take these three steps into account when returning your order: 1.	The product is in its original condition and packaging (if reasonably possible). 2.	All parts and accessories are in the package. 3.	You've added the completed return form to the box.
After we received your package, we pay you the entire purchase amount, including the shipping costs of the first delivery to your house. You get your refund as soon as possible (but at the latest within 14 days) back on your account. This term starts the minute you tell us you want to return (a part of) your purchase. If you haven't told us about the return, this term starts when you send the return. The amount will be refunded to the bank account where the amount has been debited. The shipping costs for the return of your package are for your own account.
Unfortunately, it happens that we receive returns that are used or damaged, caused by wrong mounting. In that case, we can charge you compensation.


DPChallenge Forums >> Current Challenge >> I think this SCORE is the BEGINNING of something!
You left me a very nice comment, and vote. Thank you for that.. I hope your score goes up dramatically.
definitely not great! lets wait and see.
btw which one is your pic?
;) The one you liked!
Should stabilize somewhere around 5.5 by morning.
I was on 3 votes, 5.6667. Then on 6 votes, 5.6667. Now on 6 votes, 6.1667.
I'm in the "should stabilize somewhere around 5.5 by morning" boat too I think.
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Some great shots with unimaginative titles, -2 for anyone who used the word 'beginning' in it.
Seems like people are terrified to exclude the word in case the viewer misses it??
Okay ... I'll give you an extra 2 if you DID use that word. Keep things balanced you know ... photo contest first, word "smithing" of title a distant consideration.
ETA - and a -3 if the subject in the photo is a blurry mess. HA!
Message edited by author 2014-01-08 05:47:13.
Thanks - I'm with you on this (although I won't add or subtract for any title).
Currently I'm on 6.0000 after 9 votes... Just enjoying the 6 while it lasts.
I was right about the score, but the favorite is a nice surprise.
31 votes, 5.6129. Before it went down it went up. From the 6 at 9 votes to 6.2xx after 13 or so.
Voters are proving me wrong..
THEY'RE TAKING THE VOTES TO ISENGARD!!!
someone thinks mines a fake, was asked to submit a proof of original, I think that's why the huge drop in score of a full point! In meh zone now, still I love it, and will not compromise, thankyou!
Someone gave me a lovely 1 now (maybe it was a 2). Dropped my score by just about a full 10th.
got DQ'ed I ignorantly thought a filter was legal, oh well you get that!
Don't believe in holding grudges :) Life's too short!
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Medium Box-bottomed makeup / toiletry bag. The box-bottomed case stands independently due to its structured base.
This design evolved after Sofie developed a bunch of photos she had taken of the waves crashing on the beach.


My Quirky Camera which works 24 hours non-stop during this Melbourne trip.
Next stop, the place where dreams come alive.
He almost zonked out at Tullamarine Airport.
Once we arrived at Melbourne,all of us were exhausted from the long flight.
We took a 30 minute bus ride to reach the hotel at downtown Melbourne.
Mr.Glitzie was suffering from a Jet Lag.
Mr.GLitzie and I were so elated that we could catch a short nap before joining the rest for lunch later at noon.
Don't you love the green retro design? It's a green jungle color!
A luxurious colour which gives Mr.Glitzie a homely feel.
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ACE Update 09.30.2021: Work; 2021 COVID Sick Leave Extension; ACE Files Lawsuits Against District; ACE Elections; ACE Adopted Budget
September 30, 2021Written by ACE
There Is A Lot of Work To Do
A few things are clear to me, we have done a lot over the past year including wrapping up the classification/compensation study which increased pay for 75 percent of our membership, negotiated health benefits for plan year 2022 which are still comprehensible and affordable, and navigated a pandemic so no one lost their job. Concerns around returning to campus, fuzzy vaccine mandate procedures, financial costs due to delays in implementing the compensation study, a missed holiday, and upcoming ACE elections remind me we still have a lot of work to do.
It is within the purview of the District to ask you to return to campus, and to be clear, quite a few of our colleagues have been working on campus for the past year. ACE and the District continue to follow the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (CalOSHA) approved emergency regulations. The District has encouraged workers to submit written requests to their supervisor for any personal protection equipment (PPE) and has extended COVID 19 sick leave (see below) for any concerns related to time off for COVID or vaccine related needs. They have repeatedly stated they want to encourage flexibility when it comes to returning to campus. ACE will be surveying the membership within the next two weeks to see what options were actually provided to staff who returned to campus and/or continue to work remotely. The participatory governance groups will be addressing a district remote work policy and administrative procedures (AP) in the upcoming weeks. We've had the option to work remotely in our agreement for well over a decade and ACE will be watching to make sure the policy or AP do not violate our agreement. Your senate should be including you in this process.
The union was not involved in developing or implementing vaccine protocols and we have requested to bargain the impact. We are still waiting for a response on a couple of critical issues.
Representation and ACE Elections
Member representation remains a priority for ACE. Within the last month, the ACE Executive Board authorized two legal actions against the District (see below) affecting the membership at large. We continue to represent countless members to make certain they were treated fairly by management on issues around compensation, work placement, or discipline. While the state included a 5.07 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2021-2022 budget, the District does not automatically pass it through to employees. Your negotiating team makes that happen. They're at the table now. Imagine how different all of this would look without a collective bargaining agreement.
Representation doesn't happen without you. Elections for new ACE officers and negotiators are scheduled to take place in October. Positions and job descriptions are listed below.
I have said on more than one occasion, our association only works with the active participation of the membership. You have shown up in spades to make this work. Often after speaking with their colleagues, new employees join ACE. Our calls to action for officers or committee members are filled quickly. Attendance at site and board meetings continues to increase, and I am humbled by the ACE officers and negotiators who represent this organization with humility, grace, and a demonstrated willingness to always put the good of the members first. Simply put, thank you.
Chris White, ACE President
(650) 949-7789, office
"The fight is never about lettuce or grapes. It is always about people". – César Chávez
2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave – Extended Through December 2021
The District is extending the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which requires all California employers (including those with collective bargaining agreements) with 25 or more employees to provide paid supplemental sick leave to employees who are unable to work or telework due to certain COVID-19 related reasons. This leave is extended through December 31, 2021.
Reason for taking leave?
Caring for Yourself: The covered employee is subject to a quarantine or isolation period related to COVID-19 (see note below), or has been advised by a healthcare provider to quarantine due to COVID-19, or is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis.
Caring for a Family Member: The covered employee is caring for a family member who is either subject to a quarantine or isolation period related to COVID-19 (see note below) or has been advised by a healthcare provider to quarantine due to COVID-19, or the employee is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed or unavailable due to COVID-19 on the premises.
Vaccine-Related: The covered employee is attending a vaccine appointment or cannot work or telework due to vaccine-related symptoms. This would include time off needed for testing. If you are required to provide a test, we are still negotiating with the District to have them cover that cost.
How much time off is covered?
80 hours for full-time employees; No additional hours are allocated by this extension.
For those who return to campus and are exposed to or become ill as a result of workplace exposure, and if they had used all 80 hours, the District would put the individual on paid administrative leave.
Part-time and hourly, based upon the number of hours the employee is normally scheduled to work over a two-week period.
Can an employer require certification from a health care provider before allowing a covered employee to take the leave?
No. The leave is not conditioned on medical certification. It may be reasonable in certain circumstances to ask for documentation before paying the sick leave when the employer has other information indicating that the covered employee is not requesting 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick leave for a valid purpose.
ACE Executive Board Authorizes Two Lawsuits Against District; CalPERS Lawsuit Update
The ACE Executive Board has authorized two lawsuits against the District. Two items of note:
ACE and our attorneys do everything possible to work with the District to avoid taking a legal response. The District chose to either not respond or flat our refused our request to bargain the issues.
Representation for these lawsuits is covered in the monthly stipend we pay our attorneys. We do not pay extra for their time, their research, their expertise. The money allocated for the lawsuits covers filing fees, expert testimonies and anything not directly related representation.
Juneteenth 2021– The ACE Executive board authorized a lawsuit against the district to acknowledge Juneteenth 2021 as a national holiday and to compensate workers who worked on that day with holiday pay. This is an official request for holiday pay for classified employees represented by ACE, who were required to work on June 18, 2021, a national holiday as stated by President Biden by signing the enacting legislation on June 17, 2021. The board authorized up to $20,000 for this action.
Interest payment due to delay of implementation of the salary study – The ACE Executive Board authorized the filing of a lawsuit against the District for interest on the unpaid money owed to workers due to delay of implementation of the salary study. They authorized $20,000, initially, to cover the costs of the suit.
CalPERS lawsuit update – In March 2019, ACE filed a lawsuit against CalPERS regarding a temporary five-percent salary adjustment for the 2019-20 fiscal year and their denial that it would qualify as pensionable income for all members. CalSTRS, which follows the same pension reform rules, allowed the temporary five percent to be counted as pensionable income. PERS objected to the filing of the suit because there was never an administrative hearing prior to the filing of the lawsuit. After assuring the Court that ACE could have an administrative hearing the Court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it couldn't be filed again until there was a hearing. We finally have a date in late December for the administrative hearing.
ACE Elections
It takes active participation and commitment from all the members of a union to effectively protect and serve the membership as a whole. ACE officer elections are just around the corner and you should run for office. Have you thought about it? Have you spent time thinking over the issues that affect you at work and how you would fix them?
Let me ask you this: do you have good ideas about how to make our association better? Do you say to yourself, "why doesn't ACE do something about ______? Do you want to make a difference?
Too often people wait for someone else to create the change they want. Stop waiting. Running for office is scary. You're not sure what to do, how you're going to add one more responsibility to your plate, and you're worried you will make mistakes. It is understandable but holding an elected position can be one of the strongest ways to inspire others and create change within our organization.
As a member of the executive board, you're not alone. Decisions are made collectively and approved by the membership. Training, release time, and elective stipends are offered to officers to support the work they do for ACE. As an independent labor association, ACE decides what issues are important to us, how we spend our money, and, most importantly, how we represent our members. We might not always get it right and the path to change can, at times, be excruciatingly slow but the work we do always comes from a desire to help others. I'm not sure how that desire is ever a mistake, even when outcomes don't match expectations.
A member is eligible to be a candidate if they are a non-probationary, permanent, classified employee in the District and is a member of ACE for one (1) full year. The following positions are up for election.
Vice President – De Anza and Central Services (one at each location)
Chief Steward – Foothill
Board Members – De Anza Seat 1 and Foothill (one at each location)
Negotiators – one from each location and three at large
For officers, terms are two years in length and run from January 1, 2022 through December 30, 2022. All executive board members are required to:
Attend ACE board meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 1-2:30 p.m. Typically, they rotate between the two campuses but currently they are held online via Zoom as we work remotely.
Attend the site meeting for the campus they represent. At De Anza, these are held the 1st Tuesday of the month; At Foothill, these are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Both meetings are from noon – 1 p.m.
For negotiations, term is three years in length and runs until the next contract is ratified by the membership. All negotiators are required to:
Attend all of the planning and negotiating meetings, unless the absence is excused by the chair of the team or the majority of the team. Immediately upon the second unexcused absence they may be removed from the team.
The chair of negotiations must serve on the District Benefits Committee pertinent to negotiations.
The negotiators choose a negotiations chair by secret ballot after a new team is elected.
All positions require subordination of personal interests to those that represent the highest good of the members. No officer shall have greater rights than any other member of ACE. A description of these elected position's role and responsibilities is posted here.
Nominations Accepted October 19 – 21
Elections held online November 2 – 4
So, what office are you running for in the upcoming election?
2021-2022 ACE Adopted Budget with Dues Forgiveness
June 30, 2020 and 2021 Fiscal Audit
As an independent labor association, we get to decide how we spend our dues or, if we do not need the money, not collect dues. At the August board meeting, the ACE Executive Board approved the 2021-2022 ACE operating budget and included two months of dues forgiveness for December 2021 and May 2022.
ACE spends dues money on access to representation, the main reason we chose to be an independent union. It is the largest expense in our annual budget. Several months a year, our legal representation itemizes their bill, and the work they do on our behalf often exceeds the flat monthly fee we pay them. Other expenses include potential legal costs such as arbitration (ACE pays half), court filing fees and expert testimonies; accountants, insurance, financial audits and taxes; office supplies, web hosting and routine state fees for running a small business; and training for officers and stewards, food for site meetings and elective stipends for ACE officers. We also have monies set aside for a strike fund and a 5% budget reserve. We do not spend money collected from dues on political activities.
Fiscal Audit for Years Ending June 30, 2020 and 2021
Prior to the supreme court decision Janus v. State in 2018, which eliminated service fee payers, every year we would conduct a fiscal audit to make certain the percentage of our chargeable expenses were greater than the fee collected from service fee payers (90 percent of member dues). Over the years, we consistently spent 93-94 percent of dues collection on chargeable expenses and nearly all activities were chargeable with the exception of board member trainings, food for site meetings and a small percentage of legal fees.
After Janus, absent any changes required by law we continued to conduct a fiscal audit with this same methodology for testing the accuracy and completeness of the information presented in our financial statements. This testing process enables an independent certified public accountant (CPA) to issue what is referred to as an opinion on how fairly our financial statements represent our financial position and whether we comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Due to the pandemic, we did a two-year audit for years ending June 30, 2020 and 2021. Since our last audit in 2019, the accounting rules have changed. The auditors now split expenses between program expenses, and management and general expenses. The former covers any expense which would be used to promote member benefits. The latter covers activities absolutely necessary based on the organizations structure rather than based on mission. This change moved previously chargeable expenses like accounting, audits, subscriptions, insurance, office supplies, etc. to management and general expenses. We are a not-for-profit corporation. While there is no standard percentage requirement for operating vs program expenses, the commonly accepted rule of thumb is 25 percent or less.
For the year ending June 30, 2021 ACE spent 18 percent of revenue collected on management and general expenses.
A copy of the audit is here.
Benefits Open Enrollment for 2022
Now through Oct. 15, 2021
During the Open Enrollment period, employees may enroll-in, change or cancel Health, Dental, Vision, FSA Health Care Account, FSA Dependent Care Account, FSA Transit, FSA Parking, or Voluntary Benefit Plans such as Supplemental Life Insurance, Buy-Up Long-Term Disability (LTD), MetLife Critical Illness, Group Accident and MetLaw Legal Plan.
If you choose not to make any changes, your current benefit options will roll over, except for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
Negotiated changes to the 2022 benefits can be found here.
For complete information, visit the District's Open Enrollment for Plan Year 2022 web page.
PGA Application Deadline
Professional Growth Award (PGA) applications are due to the PGA committee by the 10th of the month. Now that we have returned to campus and employees have access to their offices, all applications must be submitted with supporting documentation to be considered for review.
If you have questions about your application, please review it with a PGA committee member before you submit it.
PGA Members
Denise Perez, FH
Shawna Santiago, FH
Mary Medrano, DA
KIt Perales, DA
Kris Lestini, CS
PGA Changes: Replacement Hours for Old Awards, Updated Guidelines for New Awards
Changes to our Professional Growth Award (PGA) program in order to do two things:
Help those with old PGA awards have more hours count towards pensionable income after CalPERS adjusted what they would accept; and
Update the PGA application and guidelines to move many items currently allocated under section five to section one.
In June of 2019, with a large retiree exodus and a new account administrator at CalPERS, some of the activities allowed under PGA were called into question regarding their eligibility as pensionable income. In fact, CalPERS made the determination that only hours earned in section one (college, adult education or trade school courses) met the definition for special compensation as defined by the California Code of Regulations, section 571:
Under topic #2, Educational Pay, where PGA is categorized:
"Educational Incentive is defined as compensation to employees for completing educational courses, certificates, and degrees which enhance their ability to do their job. A program or system must be in place to evaluate and approve acceptable courses. The cost of education that is required for the employee's current job classification is not included in this item of special compensation".
Your awards are still worth $90 each but for pensionable reporting purposes, CalPERS will prorate the percentage of an award to those hours attributed to section one.
To have more hours count as pensionable, we have agreed to the following changes to the PGA application and guidelines:
Section one will be retitled as Certificate, Course, or Degree.
Section 1a will cover accredited courses and continuing education units (CEU). We have removed the minimum hours required to use this section.
Section 1b is new and will cover many job-related certificated skills training previously listed under section five.
There is no maximum for either of these activities and you are allowed to carry these hours forward to future awards.
Section five will be retitled as Job-Related Conference, Seminar, or Lecture. Participation in job-related special activities, such as seminars, conferences, conventions, institutes, and lectures offered by colleges, adult schools, professional associations, and community organizations.
For previously earned awards only:
We had already negotiated additional funding ($20,000 per year for two years) for affected employees to take courses at no cost to them to replace hours on already earned PGAs which are not pensionable. In addition, to help have more hours count we negotiated the following:
Suspended the limit of 200 hours while on Staff Development Leave. You may submit hours for courses taken during past staff development leaves that were not counted due to the 200 hours limit. Official transcripts are required.
Allow courses omitted from any previous PGA application. Submit hours for any course not submitted in previous professional growth award applications. Reminder, you must have been a district employee at the time the course was taken. Official transcripts are required.
Allow courses not counted due to receiving educational reimbursement from the District. You may submit hours for classes taken that were not counted due to receiving educational reimbursement from the district. Official transcripts are required.
Job-Related certificated training. You may submit hours for previously completed job-related activities/training where certification was provided. This refers to items previously reported in section five "Job Related Special Activities" in prior awards. Please provide copies of previous PGA applications with section five applicable items highlighted. The committee will review all items to make sure they are job-related/job skill-building sessions.
New Job-Related Certificated training. You may submit hours for new job-related activities/training where certification was provided. The committee will review all items to make sure they are job-related/job skill-building sessions. Certificates/transcripts are required.
Apply any carryover hours from section one. If you have carryover hours in section one, you may apply them to any previous award where replacement hours are needed.
For these previously earned awards, the review and application process is effective immediately and will continue through June 30, 2022. Current employees must submit the completed application, hours audit, and applicable documentation by the deadline in order to request a review of hours for the PGA substitution process. Applications submitted after June 30, 2022, will be deemed late and will not be processed.
To review your previous award(s) information:
Please send an email to whitechris@fhda.edu. Be sure to include your CWID.
This request is for a copy of your completed application(s) and the tally sheet(s) used by the PGA committee. No backup material will be provided. This should help you determine how many hours you have under section one and applicable hours under section five to estimate how many of your completed PGA's are eligible as pensionable income per CalPERS. 200 hours of credit equals one award. For example, if you've completed eight awards but only have 1,000 hours in section one, CalPERS will credit five awards as pensionable (5 x 200 = 1,000 hours).
Turn around time to receive the request for information is approximately three weeks. To not overburden an already short-staffed human resources department. Your patience is appreciated.
For new PGA awards:
The application and guidelines have been updated to reflect the following changes:
Job-Related certificated training. These hours will now be listed under section 1b.
All rules under PGA guidelines apply to new awards. The suspension of rules for previously earned PGAs does not apply to new awards.
PGA is publicly funded. As public pensions and CalPERS continue to be scrutinized by the public it is imperative that the activities we submit as special compensation follow the rules set by CalPERS. The burden of verifying the eligibility is on the District before the income will be reported as pensionable. We do not want to provide cause for a CalPERS audit by reporting income as pensionable which does not meet their definition for educational pay.
The authority to accept or deny an activity, along with which section of the PGA application it is attributed, is at the discretion of the PGA Review Panel. These are your colleagues who are donating their time to administer this program and who have consistently demonstrated they will do all they can to have hours count towards an award. You may not always like their answer. Be kind.
PGA Review Panel: Kris Lestini, Mary Medrano, Kit Perales, Denise Perez, Shawna Santiago
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When you hire a Suncoasteam Property Manager to manage your investment property, you will be in good hands. Our staff is dedicated to efficiently and honestly managing your home to bring the best possible return on investment. A professional Property Manager will work closely with you to be sure your home is maintained to the highest standards. Take the bother and time consuming work out of the rental process. Suncoasteam can handle all aspects of leasing and managing your rental properties. Your personal Property Manager will screen all prospective tenants for character and financial ability. Each tenant will complete a questionaire listing all persons who will reside in the home. Suncoasteam retains an attorney who will prepare the lease and conduct a police background check and credit report on annual tenants. We will also request references from previous landlords.
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Will Scarlet Witch��s TV Show Take Cues From Hoe Of M?
Marvel fans lost their minds when it was reported last month that Loki and Scarlet Witch TV series were being developed for Disney��s upcoming streaming service. Falling under the purview of Marvel Studios�� Kevin Feige, these will tie directly into the films, with the likes of Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen set to reprise their roles.
Pl, it��s jt been revealed that Paul Bettany is likely set to return as Vision in Scarlet Witch��s solo venture. This makes a lot of sense for anyone who��s seen Avengers: Infinity War. After all, Wanda Maximoff and the android had fallen hard for each other since we last saw them and though they��re both currently dead, we��d expect this romance to continue once they��ve been resurrected in Avengers 4.
If the Wanda/Vision love story will be the backbone of the Scarlet Witch show, then, could it be drawing a certain amount of inspiration from the Hoe of M storyline? Though we can��t see the reality-warping part of the comic book event being tackled, the central idea of having Wanda��s life unravel would make for a great miniseries. In the comic, she es her powers to effectively dream up a happy life, including two children with Vis. However, the illion can��t last and she loses her grip on reality when she realizes it��s all fake.
It��s not jt fans who��d like to see the show adapt Hoe of M, either, as Olsen herself has said that she ��would love�� to address the storyline within the MCU. She smartly made the point at the time that all the X-Men stuff would have to be removed, but even that might not be an obstacle anymore as Disney will soon get its paws on the X-Men universe through its purchase of Fox.
On the heels of yesterday��s news that Disney��s upcoming streaming service would be featuring a Winter Soldier/Falcon-foced limited TV series, it looks like the previoly announced Scarlet Witch standalone series will be a two-hander. Longtime MCU player Paul Bettany, who has been the voice of JARVIS since 2008��s Iron Man before getting to appear on screen in the artificial flesh as the superheroic android Vision, is now expected to join Elizabeth Olsen in the streaming series.
/Film reports that Bettany will have a significant part to play in the Scarlet Witch limited series in a narrative that will likely foc on the relationship between Vision and Wanda Maximoff before the arrival of Thanos and his dty fingers. Like the Tom Hiddleston-starring Loki series and the previoly mentioned Winter Soldier/Falcon show, Scarlet Witch is expected to be six to eight episodes long and won��t be connected to either the Netflix Marvel TV universe or that of Disney��s broadcast banner, ABC. Production of the streaming series will be handled by Marvel Studios and not Marvel Television, bringing blockbter-like budgets to each foced, limited season.
Not much more information is available on any of the MCU TV series, except for the fact that Empire writer Malcolm Spellman will write the limited series centering on Falcon and Winter Solidier. We should expect further confirmation from Disney proper once they��ve got their marketing machine all revved up and ready to go with official cast confirmations, title reveals, release dates, and more. Disney��s not alone in trying to get their many-headed streaming service up and available to the masses, but they might jt be the furthest along the track in the quest to dethrone Netflix.


I have heard so much about this place and have been wanting to try it out. Baba Low's 486 at Jalan Kurau, Bangsar is famous for Peranakan or Nyonya delights such as Nyonya Laksa, Popiah Kulit Telor, Ikan Asam Pedas, Pai Tee, Ayam Pongteh and Cendol to name a few.
This restaurant is located in the secluded area of Jalan Kurau, Bangsar and along the same row as Hits & Mrs. If you are not familiar with Bangsar, my advise is use WAZE as this place is quite hard to find.
For quick and easy reference, you can look at the large chalkboard menu right behind the cashier.
The interior of this restaurant is pretty simple. No fancy decorations, just a few wooden tables and chairs.
The Pai Tee or also known as 'Top Hats' make a great appetiser. The crispy and crunchy Pai Tee shells are filled with generous amount of fillings such as shredded cucumber, shredded jicama (sengkuang), shredded egg and fried shallots. This mouth-sized, flavourful and crispy Pai Tee is a good snack. Yums!
As the name suggests, the Popiah Skin is made of egg. The Popiah contains fresh ingredients like turnip, cucumber, bean sprout, coriander, shallots and shredded egg. Taste alright but I find it a little dry. FYI, Baba Low's Popiah is the dry version, not the Melaka famous Popiah Basah or Wet Popiah.
I was told that Nyonya Laksa is a must order at Baba Low's. This bowl of traditional Melaka Nyonya Laksa is served with noodles of your choice in spicy coconut broth with ingredients like shredded cucumber, bean sprouts, shrimps, cockles, tau pok, fishballs and hard boiled egg. Plus point for fresh ingredients but the soup was a let down as the broth is pretty diluted. If you ask me, the Nyonya Laksa here still can't fight the ones in Malacca.
The Ikan Asam Pedas at Baba Low's is Garang fish cooked in spicy and sourish broth with lady's fingers. I feel that the gravy is a bit diluted and would be better if the gravy is thicker. Taste wise, this dish is lacking the 'spicy sour' flavor; not spicy nor sourish.
This bowl of dessert is made of shaved ice drizzled with coconut milk and gula Melaka. Perfect thirst quencher!
Verdict: When you crave for Peranakan or Nyonya food but lazy to drive all the way to Melaka, then drop by Baba Low's to satisfy your cravings. Service is fast and people here are friendly.


As a previous visit, this was five stars. Very welcoming and friendly / good humoured staff. Food: just wonderful. So very tasty and good portion sizes. The four of us really enjoyed our evening here and will return again.
Had lunch here. Staff is very welcoming. They do have a lunch menu, starter & main course for a very reasonable price. Food is excellent, portions are very good. Very good selection of wines. I very much enjoyed this place.
Given Exeter's abundance of well-heeled students and affluent second-home owners, it's surprisingly short on good independent restaurants. Thankfully, Harry's is there to fill the gap. I understand it started as a burger place, but the menu now runs to a range of good, local steaks, pasta dishes and (slightly unexpectedly) Mexican fare. But it's all well done, so more power to them. It's well priced for what it is. A few posters here note that the steaks aren't cheap, but they are competitively priced. If you don't want to spend a lot get an excellent burger rather than a fillet steak! The place itself is pleasant and the staff have always been very helpful in my experience. Do book though - it's a very popular place and if you turn up without a booking you are not likely to get a table. In fact, book early, because twice now I've called a few days ahead and found there are no tables left.
Couldn't recommend Harry's enough. It's nice and warm inside whilst being I'm a history building near the centre of Exeter. It's only a 5 minute walk from Exeter Central train station and there is a car park less than a 100m away that is free after 6pm. It has a nice warm and cosy atmosphere inside that works well with the food they serve. They have a great selection of steaks as well as other heart warming food. They also have a good complementary wine selection. The staff are excellent and welcoming. The food is amazing and couldn't recommend the steaks enough.
The food was good and halal. Presentation was nice too. It is not like London where you get free olives and pickles. They charge you for everything they serve. A bit pricey but good selection.
Great food and a unique atmosphere. I've eaten in and ordered takeaway (via a delivery service) from here. Both were delicious and filling. The only draw back is that the seating/tables are limited.


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Henry Side Gate Lever Action Rifle: Gun Review
A gun historian tests out the brand new Side Gate rifle and explains the past lever gun innovations necessary for Henry to get here.
By T. Logan Metesh | Published Jul 18, 2019 6:21 PM
The newest addition to the lineup for Henry Repeating Arms is the Side Gate Lever Action Rifle, and it's likely to be a game changer for the lever gun market.
For years, there have been countless people telling Henry that they'd buy one of their rifles in an instant—if only it had a side loading gate like other modern lever guns from Marlin or Winchester. The concept has been around for more than a century and a half, so why didn't Henry put a gate on their guns right away? To answer that, we've got to look at the history of the lever action rifle.
Benjamin Tyler Henry first introduced his lever action rifle in 1860. Cartridges were loaded from the muzzle end of the gun into a magazine tube mounted under the barrel, and the spent cartridges were ejected from the top of the gun. It allowed for reliable, repeating firepower which was a huge leap forward at the time.
The rifle, which could fire as fast as a shooter could work the action and pull the trigger and held 15 rounds in the mag tube, was touted as "the gun you load on Sunday and shoot all week." In a world of single-shot breech loaders, double guns, and muzzleloaders, that was really saying something.
But the design was not without its flaws. The magazine follower had an external tab that allowed the user to push it all the way forward to the muzzle and lock it in place while opening the mag tube end for loading. But when the gun was being fired, that tab moved ever closer to the shooter as rounds were expended. This meant shooters had to execute what was sometimes called the "Henry hop," which mean moving your support hand when the tab got to it or risk shucking an empty chamber. This also meant that the gun couldn't have a handguard—shooters simply held the magazine tube and the barrel.
The long channel for the follower could allow dirt and debris get into the mag tube, and the top ejection port didn't include any kind of dust cover, allowing another entry point for crud. This is part of the reason the Henry was never issued by the U.S. military, though some units did use the gun.
The new Henry Side Gate rifle (top) and a Winchester 1894 top ejector rifle (bottom). T. Logan Metesh
The original Henry company was taken over by Winchester Repeating Arms and they soon introduced their Model 1866 rifle—the iconic Yellow Boy. This gun utilized a newly patented design by shop foreman Nelson King, which used a side gate for loading while still ejecting from the top. This allowed for easier reloading and the addition of a protective hand guard.
The side gate has been present on every Winchester lever action model since 1866.
Winchester's Model 1894 has been the most popular lever gun of all time, with more than 7 million made since its introduction 125 years ago. Despite its popularity, it does have some shortcomings. The top-eject design necessitates holes to be drilled into the side of the frame to mount a scope with specialized hardware, and unfired rounds must be cycled through the action in order to unload the gun.
The new Side Gate Lever Action Rifle from Henry Repeating Arms is designed to go head-to-head with the iconic Winchester by improving some of the Winchester's previously-mentioned shortcomings. Because modern Henry rifles have always loaded from the muzzle (though the mechanism has changed since the original Henry and the external follower is no more), they've always ejected from the side, like Marlin's lever guns. Henry kept this feature when they added the side gate.
The flip-side of the Henry Side Gate and the Winchester 1894. T. Logan Metesh
This gave the gun the best aspects of both worlds. You can easily top off the magazine through the side gate and empty the gun through the magazine tube, both of which are safer than the alternatives. Of course, if you're loading a full mag tube, with practice you can do so from the muzzle end quite a bit faster than loading cartridges one-by-one through the loading gate.
The hardened brass receiver, used on several Henry models, has the same tensile strength as steel. Brass accents continue through the rifle with the buttplate and barrel band, and the American walnut furniture is set off by intricate, deep checkering. A semi-buckhorn rear and ivory bead front sight accompanies a 20″ round blued steel barrel.
And the receiver is drilled and tapped for scope bases or a rail.
A closer look at the Henry Side Gate's handguard. T. Logan Metesh
Available in .30-30 Winchester, .38-55 Winchester, and .35 Remington, the Henry Side Gate Lever Action Rifle is ready to take on the Winchester Model 1894 and the Marlin 1895 and give them a run for their money.
With an MSRP of $1,045, regardless of the caliber you choose, it definitely stands a chance of taking the title from Winchester in the coming decades.
Henry Side Gate Lever Action Rifle SPECS
CALIBER: .30-30 (also available in .38-55 and 35 Rem)
CAPACITY: 5 rounds
BARREL LENGTH: 20″ – round blued steel
TWIST: 1:12″
RECEIVER: polished brass, drilled and tapped
REAR SIGHT: fully adjustable semi-buckhorn w/ diamind insert
FRONT SIGHT: ramp with .062″ ivory bead
SCOPE MOUNT TYPE: Weaver 63B
STOCK: American Walnut w/ brass buttplate and 14″ LOP
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There's been a few changes here at Chez Strategos. The biggest change? I got a job. I officially started over a week ago and everything besides from eating, and falling asleep in front of the television slowly dropped off. I was so tired that didn't even feel like knitting once I got home after long days. Spinning? Reading? Drawing? Didn't happen at all. I just didn't have the energy to put into them. It seems like an age since I spun up this green and white beauty. Haven't picked up my spindle since. Bah.
Happily, I didn't have to go into work today and I'm catching up on everything from banal chores to belated birthday socks. There's a problem with this though. I don't want to play catch up and constantly worry about what's falling through the cracks. So, I'm munching through the leftover Halloween candy* and trying to figure out my top priorities. I've got this wild list going in my head of everything I want to do. Even when all of my time was my own, I could never cross everything off. It's definitely time to pare down to the important stuff. Still not sure how I'm going to do it. Any suggestions?
*Pomegranate Tootsie Pops are actually pretty good.


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"Dead Poets Society" released in selected theaters
On this day in 1989, the boys' prep school drama Dead Poets Society, starring Robin Williams, is released in selected U.S. theaters.
Set in 1959 at a fictional all-male preparatory school called Welton Academy, the film starred Robin Williams as John Keating, a charismatic English teacher who encourages his students to "seize the day" ("carpe diem" in Latin) and embrace the passion for life expressed by great poets like Walt Whitman. With Keating's guidance, several students (including characters played by Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles) revive an underground campus organization known as the Dead Poets Society. When their rebellious behavior gets the boys in trouble with school and family authority figures (with tragic consequences in one case), Keating is taken to task for his influence on them. Directed by Peter Weir from a screenplay by Tom Schulman, Dead Poets Society featured a soaring score by the multiple Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, A Passage to India).
Though Dead Poets Society was generally well received, some negative reviews stood out: Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called the film "a collection of pious platitudes masquerading as a courageous stand in favor of something" and said that during the film's final scene "I was so moved, I wanted to throw up." Best known for his zany, manic style of comedy, Williams turned in a relatively understated performance that garnered some of the best reviews of his career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, one of four nominations the film would receive, including Best Director and Best Picture. It won in one category, for Best Original Screenplay.
After winning over fans as the alien Mork from Ork on the hit television comedy Mork and Mindy (1978-1982), Williams had a successful career in stand-up comedy before making his big-screen breakout in Good Morning Vietnam (1987), for which he earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination. After Dead Poets Society, Williams received two more Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The Fisher King (1991) and Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997); he won for the latter film. He also scored comedic hits such as Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and The Birdcage (1996).
Williams died in 2014, by suicide.
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Service Requirements for Restraining Orders
On behalf of Winegar, Wilhelm, Glynn & Roemersma, P.C. on Friday, April 10, 2015.
The Effect of Restraining Orders on Service Requirements.
The Wife in J.C. v. M.C., 2013 N.J. Super. LEXIS 213 (Ch. Div. Sept. 13, 2013) was granted a Final Restraining Order against the Husband. However, the Wife did not file for a divorce from the Husband. After some time, the Husband sought to serve the Wife with a Summons and Complaint for Divorce, but could not verify her address. The Rules of Court require that the Plaintiff in a divorce action serve the Defendant with the Summons and Complaint, or to make a showing of a diligent inquiry to make such service. Thus, the Husband would be required to make inquiries regarding the Wife's whereabouts.
The Court in J.C. v. M.C. highlighted that the Rules regarding service of the Complaint for Divorce upon the Defendant and the protection/privacy afforded to victims of domestic violence, under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, are at odds with one another. The Court held that the safety concerns regarding victims of domestic violence take precedent over the diligent inquiry requirements of the Rules of Court. In order to avoid the Catch-22, enforcing both the Husband's right to seek a divorce and the Wife's right to privacy under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, the Court directed the domestic violence section of the Family Division to forward the Husband's Summons and Complaint for Divorce, via regular and certified mail, to the Wife at her last known address on file.
The Court also noted that under the Address Confidentiality Program, N.J.S.A.47:4-1, victims of domestic violence may be served with legal process by way of substituted service upon the Office of the Secretary of State, where applicable.
If you have questions about service issues, contact the law firm of Winegar, Wilhelm, Glynn & Roemersma to speak with one of our experienced attorneys.
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namespace cast_streaming {

class StreamConsumer;

// Entry point for the Cast Streaming Receiver implementation. Used to start a
// Cast Streaming Session for a provided MessagePort server.
class CastStreamingSession {
 public:
  template <class T>
  struct StreamInfo {
    T decoder_config;
    mojo::ScopedDataPipeConsumerHandle data_pipe;
  };
  using AudioStreamInfo = StreamInfo<media::AudioDecoderConfig>;
  using VideoStreamInfo = StreamInfo<media::VideoDecoderConfig>;

  class Client {
   public:
    // Called when the Cast Streaming Session has been successfully initialized.
    // It is guaranteed that at least one of |audio_stream_info| or
    // |video_stream_info| will be set.
    virtual void OnSessionInitialization(
        absl::optional<AudioStreamInfo> audio_stream_info,
        absl::optional<VideoStreamInfo> video_stream_info) = 0;

    // Called on every new audio buffer after OnSessionInitialization(). The
    // frame data must be accessed via the |data_pipe| property in StreamInfo.
    virtual void OnAudioBufferReceived(
        media::mojom::DecoderBufferPtr buffer) = 0;

    // Called on every new video buffer after OnSessionInitialization(). The
    // frame data must be accessed via the |data_pipe| property in StreamInfo.
    virtual void OnVideoBufferReceived(
        media::mojom::DecoderBufferPtr buffer) = 0;

    // Called on receiver session reinitialization. It is guaranteed that at
    // least one of |audio_stream_info| or |video_stream_info| will be set.
    virtual void OnSessionReinitialization(
        absl::optional<AudioStreamInfo> audio_stream_info,
        absl::optional<VideoStreamInfo> video_stream_info) = 0;

    // Called when the Cast Streaming Session has ended.
    virtual void OnSessionEnded() = 0;

   protected:
    virtual ~Client();
  };

  CastStreamingSession();
  ~CastStreamingSession();

  CastStreamingSession(const CastStreamingSession&) = delete;
  CastStreamingSession& operator=(const CastStreamingSession&) = delete;

  // Starts the Cast Streaming Session. This can only be called once during the
  // lifespan of this object. |client| must not be null and must outlive this
  // object.
  // * On success, OnSessionInitialization() will be called and
  //   OnAudioFrameReceived() and/or OnVideoFrameReceived() will be called on
  //   every subsequent Frame.
  // * On failure, OnSessionEnded() will be called.
  // * When a new offer is sent by the Cast Streaming Sender,
  //   OnSessionReinitialization() will be called.
  //
  // |av_constraints| specifies the supported media codecs and limitations
  // surrounding this support.
  void Start(Client* client,
             absl::optional<RendererControllerConfig> renderer_controls,
             std::unique_ptr<ReceiverSession::AVConstraints> av_constraints,
             std::unique_ptr<cast_api_bindings::MessagePort> message_port,
             scoped_refptr<base::SequencedTaskRunner> task_runner);

  // Stops the Cast Streaming Session. This can only be called once during the
  // lifespan of this object and only after a call to Start().
  void Stop();

 private:
  // Owns the Open Screen ReceiverSession. The Streaming Session is tied to the
  // lifespan of this object.
  class ReceiverSessionClient final
      : public openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession::Client {
   public:
    ReceiverSessionClient(
        CastStreamingSession::Client* client,
        absl::optional<RendererControllerConfig> renderer_controls,
        std::unique_ptr<ReceiverSession::AVConstraints> av_constraints,
        std::unique_ptr<cast_api_bindings::MessagePort> message_port,
        scoped_refptr<base::SequencedTaskRunner> task_runner);
    ~ReceiverSessionClient() override;

    ReceiverSessionClient(const ReceiverSessionClient&) = delete;
    ReceiverSessionClient& operator=(const ReceiverSessionClient&) = delete;

   private:
    void OnInitializationTimeout();

    // Initializes the audio consumer with |audio_capture_config|. Returns an
    // empty Optional on failure.
    absl::optional<AudioStreamInfo> InitializeAudioConsumer(
        openscreen::cast::Receiver* audio_receiver,
        const openscreen::cast::AudioCaptureConfig& audio_capture_config);

    // Initializes the video consumer with |video_capture_config|. Returns an
    // empty Optional on failure.
    absl::optional<VideoStreamInfo> InitializeVideoConsumer(
        openscreen::cast::Receiver* video_receiver,
        const openscreen::cast::VideoCaptureConfig& video_capture_config);

    // openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession::Client implementation.
    void OnNegotiated(const openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession* session,
                      openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession::ConfiguredReceivers
                          receivers) override;
    void OnRemotingNegotiated(
        const openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession* session,
        openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession::RemotingNegotiation negotiation)
        override;
    void OnReceiversDestroying(const openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession* session,
                               ReceiversDestroyingReason reason) override;
    void OnError(const openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession* session,
                 openscreen::Error error) override;

    void OnDataTimeout();
    void OnCastChannelClosed();

    openscreen_platform::TaskRunner task_runner_;
    openscreen::cast::Environment environment_;
    CastMessagePortImpl cast_message_port_impl_;
    std::unique_ptr<openscreen::cast::ReceiverSession> receiver_session_;
    base::OneShotTimer init_timeout_timer_;

    // Handles remoting messages.
    std::unique_ptr<PlaybackCommandDispatcher> playback_command_dispatcher_;

    // Timer to trigger connection closure if no data is received for 15
    // seconds.
    base::OneShotTimer data_timeout_timer_;

    bool is_initialized_ = false;
    const raw_ptr<CastStreamingSession::Client> client_;
    std::unique_ptr<StreamConsumer> audio_consumer_;
    std::unique_ptr<StreamConsumer> video_consumer_;
  };

  std::unique_ptr<ReceiverSessionClient> receiver_session_;
};

}  // namespace cast_streaming

#endif  // COMPONENTS_CAST_STREAMING_BROWSER_CAST_STREAMING_SESSION_H_

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Part one – AquaMissions 1 – 5 – teaches kids the basics of diving – things like buoyancy control, mask clearing, regulator recovery, etc. Upon successful completion of the first five AquaMissions (Part one) students become PADI Seal Team members.
After building a solid foundation of scuba skills, kids move on to part two.
Part two – full of specialty AquaMissions – usually last about an hour. Upon successful completion of (part two) 10 additional specialty Aqua Missions over two sessions, students become Master Seal Team members.
Calling all Seal Team recruits: The Seal Team crewpak includes everything a PADI Seal Team member needs to prepare for their AquaMissions. Video on DVD? Check! Activity book? Check! Log book pages? Check!
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Meyer and Sylvia Kwitko
Meyer Kwitko was born in 1909 in a town near Kiev. His mother died when he was 8, and it was a precarious time for Jews living in Ukraine. In 1921, Meyer escaped the pogroms by traveling through the night with his grandfather, hiding on farms until they reached Romania. The lived in Romania for two years and then made their way to the U.S. The duo came to Chicago, where they were hosted by Meyer's aunt and uncle; two years later, Meyer's father joined them. The family was assisted in this immigration process by HIAS, and Meyer never forgot the support received by the Jewish Federation and its agencies.
Friends introduced Meyer to Sylvia Kazanovitz and they were married in 1943.
Meyer and Sylvia had four things in common---their love for family, their love for Yiddishkite, their love for Israel and their love for giving tzedakah. Meyer worked as a stockbroker at Mesirow Financial for over 50 years, and believed in sharing of this success. He and Sylvia supported five synagogues and were involved in all Jewish charities: social welfare, education, synagogue and JUF --- which was always their favorite. Between them, they served on the JUF Congregations Steering Committee, Pacesetters, Financial Division, Treasurer's Committee, Collections Committee, Phonothon and chaired their synagogue events. They were honored by JUF, Israel Bonds, JNF, Hadassah, and Friends of Jewish Education.
Meyer and Sylvia instilled their beliefs in their children and grandchildren. They had two daughters and sons-in-law - Ruth and Glenn Lym and Zenia and JUF Senior Vice President of Campaign Jeffrey Cohen - and four granddaughters.
Meyer and Sylvia contributed to the JUF Annual Campaign for more than 50 years, and left a bequest to JUF to establish the Meyer and Sylvia Kwitko Campaign Continuity Fund to forever perpetuate their gift and support the community they loved.


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Coverage 150 Degree - 980 sq. ft.
Time Delay 15 sec. to 30 min.
The Intermatic IOS-DSIMF-WH PIR occupancy sensor detects an occupant's presence in an area, sensing the difference between heat emitted by a person and atmospheric heat. It features automatic on/off control with an optional manual on/off setting for increased flexibility. The time delay off ranges from 15 seconds to 30 minutes, depending on user setting. Designed for use with magnetic fluorescent ballasts, it has a white finish and includes a standard decorator wallplate. The sensor is UL/cUL listed, CA Title 24 compliant, and has a two-year limited warranty.