This firm has hired Matthew Malhiot on several occasions, and have found him to be an incredibly impressive trial witness. Matt's breadth of experience and credential's are very impressive to jurors. He knows the intoxication related evidence, including national DUI "cost to society" information.
That Matt qualifies as an accident inviestigator, and can therefore testify authoritatively as to closing speeds and distances, sober and intoxicated reaction times, etc, is a fundamental reason for employing Matt.
Matt also authoritatively renders expert opinions as to DUI related topics such as alcohol absorption rates, human tolerance rates, consumption calculations, and intoximeter results.
In short, Matt can be counted upon to deliver the "DUI" evidence that a Plaintiff's lawyer can count on to lead to a punitive damages recovery.
"I am very pleased with Matthew's work. I received a thorough report that will greatly benefit my client during trial. I will continue to use Matthew and have recommended him to my colleagues."
"Matthew's report helped my client understand that, in his case, fighting the DUI would've proved to be an impossible task and that a plea was his best bet. The report also helped to secure a plea most beneficial to my client."
"I appreciated the professional report done in a timely manner. Very helpful in preparing for trial."
"Mr. Malhiot has repeatedly assisted me with investigations on DUI matters and has repeatedly made a significant difference. He is through and persistant and has immense knowledge on DUI issues. He literally makes the difference between a conviction and a dismissal or not-guilty verdict."
"We recently had the great pleasure to have Matthew Malhiot as a featured speaker at our Annual DWI Defense Project in North Texas, sponsored by Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. His presentation on the Intoxilyzer 9000 was riveting. He demonstrated all of the advanced features that CMI has added to the instrument, such as mapping the breath volume over the entire expiration compared to the breath alcohol concentration ("BAC"), a valuable feature that just happens to demonstrate that the slope detector doesn't work and that the BAC never actually seems to "plateau," as we have all been told repeatedly by State's experts over the years. That was fascinating enough but the real punch-line is that the Scientific Director for the Texas Department of Public Safety has specifically rejected that feature for the Texas version of the 9000. Texas certainly doesn't want a feature that conclusively shows that the most basic premise of this instrument is a total lie. Mind-boggling! We all knew that the BAC rose over the entire length of the blow based on countless "drink-and-blow" sessions with our defense-owned instruments but CMI actually made a machine that prints a graph demonstrating that critical defensive theory on every test. Texas sent that feature to the "Indiana Jones" warehouse. Matthew Malhiot's presentation is like a "60 Minutes" broadcast. "
"I recently attended a day-long training seminar on the Intoxilyzer 9000 presented by Matthew Malhiot. Prior to the seminar, I had very little knowledge of the Intoxilyzer 9000. After the seminar, I believe I am now better trained to deal with an Intoxilyzer 9000 DUI case than most police officers today. Mr. Malhiot takes what is complex, difficult scientific material and explains it in an easily understandable and useable fashion, even for someone without a background in science. Well worth the reasonable cost of the seminar."
"I was very impressed with Mr. Malhiot's experience with and understanding of the Intoxilyzer 9000. The information provided at the training course has proved invaluable to me in defending my clients. I highly recommend his training classes and intend to attend additional training classes."
"When Matt Malhiot moved from Florida to Georgia, our state FINALLY had a true breath test EXPERT within our borders. This in-depth training can only be obtained through State training, because most breath manufacturers do not permit others to be trained in this manner. Typically, people who obtain Matt's level of training and experience on breath testing instruments remain with their State agency overseeing the forensic breath program for LIFE.
Like any highly trained person who has options, Matt took his decades of hands-on training, knowledge, and experience and moved to Georgia, to offer his services to whomever needed them – defense or prosecution.
Today, Matt is happily assisting legal professionals to learn the "ins-and-outs" of breath testing devices. His experience level and professional bearing in court are critical for educating both juries AND judges in understanding the limitations of Georgia's breath testing program.
"Science" is neutral, and favors no side of a criminal or civil case. But, when the GBI Crime Lab has the benefit of being virtually unchallenged during most criminal trials that utilize breath testing devices for more than four decades, it is refreshing to have Matt Malhiot available to provide inside information on how and when an Intoxilyzer device may have malfunctioned or given a false reading."
"Thank you. I very much enjoyed the seminar. Your seminar was very relevant to my practice and was helpful in furthering my goals in being the best defense attorney that I can be. The math and science part of the breath tests are so important to my practice, but I also find those areas the most difficult to comprehend. Your explanations were not only detailed, but also energetic so as to keep my attention focused on this tedious academic area that is so entwined with the law. I will definitely like to attend another one of your sessions in the future."
Law Office of Lisa B. Santos, P.C.
"My office contracted with Matthew Malhoit for a private training on the Intoxilyzer 9000 breath testing device. Having previously attended trainings done by Mr. Malhoit, I was confident that he would provide a quality training for myself and the attorneys in my firm. I was not disappointed, and I recommend his course for anyone who is serious about defending DUI/DWI/OUI cases. His knowledge is first-rate, and his teaching abilities are also wonderful. We did not feel bogged down in the science of breath alcohol testing, and learned valuable information and insights that will benefit our clients for years to come."
"My client was wrongfully accused of DUI even though she did not look, sound, or act intoxicated. The police officer claimed my client failed roadside sobriety testing and a breath test. Mr. Malhiot was able to explain to the jury that the officer incorrectly performed both the roadside sobriety test and the breath test. With Mr. Malhiot's testimony, my client was found NOT GUILTY. Mr. Malhiot is an exceptional witness and he helped an innocent person not be wrongfully convicted."
"In March of 2014 my 4 lawyers and I attended a 3 day DUI training seminar in Atlanta hosted by Ron Lloyd, Bubba Head, Corey Yaeger, and Matt Malhiot. Matt conducted the one day course on the Intoxilyzer 8000. Going into that particular day I was a little concerned that the Intox might be a boring session. It was anything but! Matt led a stimulating conversation about the strengths and weaknesses of this particular breath testing instrument. As well I was impressed that Matt took the time to learn some Canadian law and breath testing protocols to help us (as Canadian lawyers) to apply his experiences to what we face in Canada. Without hesitation I would recommend anyone to take any of Matt's courses. It was a course high on value at a very modest cost."
"I have used Matt Malhoit as an expert in DUI cases for several years. He recently testified in a DUI trial case that I had, and his testimony was critical in beating a .202 per se DUI count. He is thorough and his courtroom demeanor is great. The jurors loved him. I highly recommend Matt to any DUI/DWI attorney who is serious about winning cases."
"Matthew Malhiot is THE expert on the Intoxilyzer 8000 in Florida for both prosecutors and defense attorneys. As a former Departmental Inspector with FDLE who was intimately involved with the configuration of Florida's version of the software, Matthew understands the machine and the company that manufactured it like few others. His integrity and experience cannot be questioned. I have worked with him on several cases. I would highly recommend him for DUI pre-trial motions or at trial for a case involving a breath test on the Intoxilyzer."
"Our client faced a 2nd DUI with a crash and a .23 BAC. 1st DUI also a crash. Tough jurisdiction, tough judge. Matt's instrument audit convinced seasoned, supervising prosecutor to break the case down to a reckless driving."
"Matthew Malhiot is one of the best in the business when it comes to expert knowledge and evaluation in the field of DUI law. I used Matthew as an expert witness for a DUI jury trial in Cherokee County where we attacked the integrity and limitations of the Intoxilyzer 5000 breath machine used by law enforcement in the state of Georgia. Matthew was reliable, credible, and great with the jury. After twenty minutes of deliberation, the six panel jury came back with a Not Guilty verdict on all counts. I would certainly use Matthew again in the future. His services are excellent."
"Mr. Malhiot did an excellent job. He was knowledgeable, concise, to the point, good on the science of the Intoxilyzer and the FST and "connected" with the jury. He explained in layman's terms."
"Matthew Malhiot has been a great asset to me in several cases. He is professional, knowledgeable, and well prepared. I highly recommend his services for any difficult DUI case."
"Matthew Malhiot is exceptionally qualified to be an expert witness in alcohol and SFST cases. The jury trusts him, and he is not rattled on cross. The depth and breadth of his knowledge makes him a great witness for you both on and off the stand. He has an excellent track record and lives here in Georgia which makes him affordable for clients. I can highly recommend his work."
"Matt's expertise and courtroom demeanor lends him the unique ability to persuade and educate both judges and jurors alike."
"Mr. Malhiot was instrumental in helping us obtain a certificate of materiality regarding the source code. Mr. Malhiot testified before one of the most intelligent (and conservation) judges in the state and he did not have any difficulty explaining the relevancy of the source code. I highly recommend his services."
"Mr. Malhiot is the man to hire for expert testimony on the Intoxilyzer 5000 and field sobriety tests. I have used him and can recommend his services highly. He is personable, responsive, and timely in his evaluations of DUI cases. I will use him again in the future."
"The services provided were extraordinary. Thank you for your thoroughness."
Law Offices of Robert S. Reiff, P.A.
"Mr. Malhiot's analysis made it possible to settle a difficult dram shop case on very favorable terms."
"Thank you so much for such a professional job. Your expertise is profound!"
"Very knowledgeable, helpful and timely information- made himself available for both consultation and testimony in a very professional manner. Highly Recommend!"
"Matt provided an easily digestible and accurate analysis of our case submitted. It was just what I needed as a first look at all potential issue with the case. Thanks!"
"Matt testified during a test case jury trial in Gwinnett State Court and did a convincing job executing the jury. They found my client not guilty of DUI per se."
"Matt was a formidable state witness. We're pleased he is now helping those accused of DUI. His instrument audit resulted in the state agreeing not to introduce high breath tests in 2 cases. We've retained him as an expert trial witness for an upcoming case and look forward to working with him."
"Thanks again for steering me in the right direction. I am very glad that we retained you on this case. You were obviously well worth it."
"The things I learned about the Intoxilyzer and the Rules and Regulations from Matt Malhiot have been invaluable to me in practically every breath test case I have handled. He has the knowledge, experience and credentials I need. I'm pleased that he is there for me when I need him."
"The report was thorough, well organized, and included issue spotting that exceeded my expectations."
"An excellent experience, Mr. Malhiot provided the technical testimony that I needed and presented it in a way that clearly showed the court why source code is relevant in a DUI case."
"Matt has a calming effect in the witness chair. He responds well to cross examination. He anticipates direct questions well and does not reach too far. Well done."
"Matthew Malhiot demonstrated a thorough, convincing and thoughtful presentation to the jury on the problems with the Intox 5000 and FST."
"Matthew was a formidable witness for the State for many years. Now in private practice, he is valuable asset for the protection of individual rights in defense of administrative and criminal case involving breath alcohol testing. If there is a legitimate way to challenge the breath test results in a case, Matt will know what it is."
"Matt testified on a DUI, per se trial & the client was found not guilty on both DUI charges. His testimony really made a difference in the outcome of the trial. He's excellent!!"
"Very helpful on a difficult case with complex issues."
"Nice presentation on the report. I hope this is the first of many."
"If you're looking for an expert on your DUI case, look no further. Malhiot is excellent in all respects"
"Mr. Malhiot has consulted on and testified in two DUI cases for my clients. He is prompt and thorough in his analysis, very good and credible on the stand, and has a broad depth of knowledge about both the Intoxilyzer and the field sobriety evaluations. On one case, he helped us to demonstrate to the jury that the fields were inconclusive and the Intoxilyzer result was hill unreliable, while in the other case he helped to convince the jury that our theory of the case was plausible and that the client could well have been below the legal limit at the time he was driving his car. I highly recommend his services."


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"SEYMOUR: AN INTRODUCTION": Music's monk
April 16, 2015 by butlerscinemascene
"SEYMOUR: AN INTRODUCTION" My rating: B
81 minutes |MPAA rating
Seymour Bernstein is not part of any religious order, but it's difficult not to think of him as some sort of holy man.
For 50 years he has lived in a monk's cell of a Manhattan studio apartment, sharing the tiny space with his beloved grand piano. He is celibate…possibly asexual.
And in a sense he prays daily for the salvation of mankind, except that he addresses his devotions not to the Almighty but to the muses of music, fingering not rosary beads but the keys of his piano.
Beginning in the early 1950s Bernstein, who is now 87, had a spectacular career as a concert pianist. But he gave it all up at age 50, having concluded that the business side of his profession — and his innate fear of performing before an audience — was sapping his love of music.
So he turned to teaching piano, both at a university and in the privacy of his apartment.
A few years ago he met actor Ethan Hawke at a party. At the time Hawke was going through his own crisis involving fame and art, and Bernstein provided a sounding board, offering his own life experiences as and example of how to find balance.
Hawke was so impressed that he made the documentary "Seymour: An Introduction."
Ethan Hawke, Seymour Bernstein
Nothing earth-shaking goes on here. We see Bernstein teaching and holding master classes. Far from being a self-centered tyrant of the keyboard, his exudes generosity and kindness, gently nudging young players away from bad habits and urging them not to view playing as an exercise in ego-stroking but as a way to honor the composer's intentions.
There are digressions back to his early days on the concert scene, to his military service in Korea (where he put down his rifle and began playing concerts for his fellow soldiers), and to his decision to drop out of performing.
Mostly Bernstein talks about his philosophy of music, that creating great music supersedes any considerations of money, notoriety or security. He and a friend wonder if it is inevitable that great artists develop destructively great egos.
"Seymour: An Introduction" may seem like so much inside baseball to those with little interest in the piano, but Bernstein's thoughts on balancing life and career carry a universal message.
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on April 23, 2015 at 10:20 AM | Reply Sara
I'm going to send this to my nephew who is 1/3 through his hike of the Appalachian Trail. He graduated as a music major last year and is having an adventure before a career in teaching music. He'll look forward to seeing this later.
Your reviews always help me decide which movies are worth seeing and which are not. So thanks for that.
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:21:37 +0000 To: samefa@msn.com

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Koreatown is the place to be now that upstart chefs are bringing fresh creativity to K-town classics.
A little more than a decade ago, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in New York City. Soon its signature dish, Korean-style steamed buns with pork belly, was everywhere, and kimchi was ubiquitous enough to inspire a Lay's potato chip flavor. Now, a diverse brigade of chef-driven Korean restaurants is opening across the country. At Baroo in L.A., Korean-born Kwang Uh, who staged at Noma in Copenhagen, makes vegetarian-focused dishes like kimchi fried rice with fermented pineapple. On the other end of the spectrum is Manhattan's Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, where rising star Deuki Hong is a meat specialist. He "marinates his marinade" for his short ribs (i.e., lets it sit so the flavors meld) and cooks them on custom table grills, each with a cone-shaped vent that can be raised or lowered. "When I went to cooking school seven years ago, everyone wanted to work in big, famous kitchens like Jean-Georges," says Hong. "But since then Asian food has been on the rise, and chefs want to cook the food they like to eat. They all go out for Korean food at 2 a.m. after their shifts." Hong is so immersed in the cuisine, he co-wrote a cookbook called Koreatown. A best seller, it includes intel on Koreatowns across the country, based on Hong's own late-night research.
At this barbecue mecca, Deuki Hong adds inventive sides to his meat-centric menu—the doshirak lunchbox is filled with fried rice, fried egg, fish cakes and kimchi. Waiters give the boxes a few hard, fast shakes before serving. "Our parents carried lunchboxes in their backpacks, and when they got to school, the food would be all shaken up," Hong explains. Baekjeong's raucous atmosphere is a magnet for K-town partiers. "We put on 'Gangnam Style' and just blow it out," says Hong. 1 E. 32nd St.; baekjeongnyc.com.
In a bright warehouse space, Trove is a choose-your-own-adventure restaurant offering four kinds of experience: There's a walk-up noodle bar, an ice cream parfait window, a barbecue zone and a bar with Asian-inflected cocktails. Diners can grill their Wagyu tri-tip and cured duck breast in tamarind sauce, or have the staff do it. "What makes Korean barbecue special is that you're very much part of the dinner experience," says chef Rachel Yang. 500 E. Pike St.; troveseattle.com.
In summer, when the patio at Sujeo opens for cook-it-yourself barbecue, "people walking by can smell it," says Korean-born, Wisconsin-bred chef Tory Miller. "And they're like, 'I need that.'" Miller adds local twists to traditional Korean food, like topping rice cakes with Wisconsin cheddar. 10 N. Livingston St.; sujeomadison.com.
A bookshelf by the cash register holds mysterious jars, chef Kwang Uh's experiments in fermentation. These inspire dishes like Uh's signature noorook: an ultra-savory porridge with three types of fermented grains, dashi broth, macadamia nuts and roasted beet cream. The menu at Baroo only has eight dishes, but it's hard to characterize them beyond the term vegetable-centric. Uh simply calls his food "freestyle experimental, and fun in spirit." 5706 Santa Monica Blvd.; baroola.strikingly.com.
cuts the buckwheat noodles that he chills and tosses with bok choy kimchi. He also rolls out wrappers for dumplings. "They're basically superthin ravioli," he says. 501 Stadium Pl. S.; girinseattle.com.
At chef Sohui Kim's Insa, diners can sample exceptional banchan—small dishes like sesame-marinated nettles and steamed egg custard—or belt karaoke in the back rooms. Dishes like seafood "corn dogs" are playful yet authentic. "They're basically fish cakes on a stick," says Kim. "I wanted to offer stuff that normal Korean restaurants would not offer." 328 Douglass St.; insabrooklyn.com.
"Mixed rice." Rice bowl topped with cooked vegetables and sometimes meat.
"Fire meat." Tender, thinly sliced grilled beef, marinated with garlic and soy sauce.
Chewy, sticky rice cakes in a sweet and spicy red chile sauce. A popular street-food dish in Korea.
"Mixed vegetables." Translucent sweet potato noodles stir-fried with vegetables.
"Stew." Hot soup; variations may include kimchi, soft tofu, meat or seafood.
Korean-style sushi rolls filled with ingredients like Spam, kimchi or beef.


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Column: No clowning around; Industry suffers decline
Edward Noga
The rubber industry faces many important issues, vital to the health and prosperity of the business, worthy of opinion pieces that provide insight and commentary. This isn't one of them.
Let's talk about clown shoes.
It is a subject of interest if you make, sell or wear the floppy footwear. Or if you just happen to ponder about the state of and future of clowndom. Don't laugh, it happens. On second thought, laugh, since that's what clowns are all about, at least until "clowns as evil" became prevalent in popular culture.
I blame author Stephen King for starting that trend. The movie version of "It," featuring a diabolical clown, launched the nasty clown stereotype. Shame on you, Mr. King.
Clowns are all over the news today. A recent spate of articles in the national press noted a precipitous decline in the number of clowns, according to two trade unions of professional clowns. The World Clown Association revealed its membership has tumbled 28 percent in the last 10 years, and the Clowns of America International reports its roster total has slipped.
Some of the reasons for this falloff in funny folk sound oddly familiar. Young people aren't drawn to the profession as in the past, as clowns have lost their "coolness" factor. Hmmm ... when is the last time you heard a high school kid passionately declare he wants to work in the rubber industry?
Another "clown expert" disputes the argument the number of clowns is in decline. He said young clowns just don't join unions anymore. But he also admits China is producing lots of clowns who work "for really cheap."
OK, now that REALLY sounds familiar.
A decline in professional clowns logically would impact the market for clown shoes. You could say they come in two types: custom-made, carefully produced shoes for the professional funny man or woman, and cheap knockoffs that Uncle Willy wears at his 3-year-old nephew's birthday party.
You'll find the rubber content of the best shoes mostly in the sole, of course. It's natural rubber, and one provider of the shoes touts rubber's shock-absorbing effect, lightness and ability to come in bright colors. Professional-quality shoes will set you back $300 to $800 a pair.
The average American might own a variety of shoes for specialized use—running, basketball, golf, hiking, you name them. There are lots of types of clown shoes, too, depending on their purpose. Most have that wide, "canoe-style" front, which distinguishes them from, say, Air Jordans. Ah, but perhaps you want the "jester" style, a nice turned up front, or some huge cowboy or Santa boot.
Of course, they come in a multitude of colors and patterns. I wouldn't use the word "muted" to describe any of their color schemes or designs.
One of the clowns I heard commenting on the subject stole my joke, so I'll steal it back. There never will be a clown shortage as long as we have a Congress.
Noga is a contributing editor to RPN and its former editor. He can be reached at [email protected]
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District 3 Programs
Caltrans District 3 - Division of Planning, Local Assistance, and Sustainability (DPLAS)
District 3 Management
The Division of Planning, Local Assistance and Sustainability (DPLAS) is an interdisciplinary team of transportation planners, engineers, and support staff work cooperatively together to meet California's transportation needs while being sensitive to the needs of our communities and partners in the planning process.
Amarjeet S. Benipal, District 3 Director
Amarjeet S. Benipal has more than 30 years of experience with Caltrans, including his current assignment since September 2014 as the District 3 Director, which covers the following 11 counties: Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba. He also has project delivery responsibility for the 22 counties that make up Districts 1 and 2 of the North Region. Some of the notable projects the District has accomplished under his leadership include "Raise 80" (a $36 million project increasing the vertical clearance of nine bridge structures in Placer County to federal standards), "80 Across the Top" (a $133 million Interstate 80 rehabilitation and HOV project in Sacramento) and overseeing more the 20 water-quality improvement projects on state highways all around the Lake Tahoe Basin at a cost of more than $500 million. For the 2017-18 fiscal year, District 3 has 24 signed contracts for projects valued at more than $276 million.
Some upcoming projects the District is undertaking under Benipal's watch include the $368.3 U.S. 50 Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project in Sacramento County, which includes building HOV lanes and rehabilitating the pavement from Interstate 5 to Watt Avenue, and a $315.4 million Interstate 5 rehabilitation and HOV lane project from Elk Grove to downtown Sacramento.
Prior to being named the District 3 Director, Benipal served as the Acting District 10 Director (Stockton) from August 2013 through June 2014. He also has served as the State Pavement Engineer and the Deputy District Director for Design, Project Development, Program/Project Management, and Design in North Region (Districts 1, 2 and 3) and in District 7 (Los Angeles).
With more than 25 years of managerial experience, Benipal has managed and provided direction to more than 2,000 multi-functional professionals in both the capital and non-capital programs and manages an operating budget of more than $300 million as well as 243 active construction contracts valued at more than $1.2 billion
Sukhvinder (Sue) Takhar, Acting Deputy District Director | DPLAS
Sukhvinder (Sue) Takhar is the Acting Deputy District Director for the Division of Planning, Local Assistance, and Sustainability.
Sue began her career with Caltrans in 1999 in Headquarters in the Division of Rail and Mass Transportation. In 2000 she joined Caltrans District 3 Division of Planning, Local Assistance, and Sustainability (DPLAS) as a Transportation Planner and moved through the ranks, overseeing various offices in DPLAS prior to being promoted to a Supervising Transportation Planner in 2016.
Prior to her current appointment, Sue served as the acting Deputy District Director for DPLAS. Her previous roles include Acting Branch Chief for the Right of Way Coordination unit, where her team was responsible for overseeing the delivery of Right of Way Estimates and Certificates, Project Manager in Program Project Management, and serving as the D3 PID Program Manager. In 2018 Sue took a rotation to Caltrans HQ in the Division of Transportation Programming, assisting with SB 1 and supplemental items for CTC meetings. She returned to District 3 in 2019, where she leads staff in providing excellent service to the cities and counties within the district.
Prior to working with Caltrans, Sue worked for two large insurance firms as a Commercial Accounts Underwriter for 11 years. She is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Insurance. She also earned a certificate in Land Use and Environmental Planning from UC Davis.
Email: sukhvinder.takhar@dot.ca.gov


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Rutgers experts are available to discuss the depiction of transgender and LGBTQ characters in TV and film, including the HBO series Euphoria
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Augustana University Professor's Research Leads to Surprising Mating Decision in Butterfly Species
Augustana University, South Dakota
The males of one species of butterfly are more attracted to females that are active, not necessarily what they look like, according to a recent research conducted at Augustana University.The paper, "Behaviour before beauty: Signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes," found that males of the species noticed the activity levels of potential female mates, not their markings.
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LGBTQ Asian Americans seen as more 'American'
For Asian Americans who are gay or lesbian, their sexual orientation may make them seem more "American" than those who are presumed straight. A new University of Washington study, the latest in research to examine stereotypes, identity and ideas about who is "American," focuses on how sexual orientation and race come together to influence others' perceptions.
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The Jed Foundation and Tyler Clementi Center Join to Support Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health of LGBTQ+ College Students
Working in tandem, the Tyler Clementi Center and JED will develop a "toolkit" – the first of its kind in the country – to better guide the higher education community and improve the college experience and mental health outcomes for queer- and trans-spectrum college students.
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"Edible art" is an idea often attached to Japanese high cuisine like sushi or kaeseki. But the notion that Japanese food is inherently precious and high-end is exaggerated at best. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka and Musashiya, both inside the Mitsuwa Marketplace (4240 Kearny Mesa Road), a Japanese food emporium in the Convoy District, are good places to find out why. What they offer is nothing more or less than down-home Japanese comfort food.
There is, for example, nothing inherently precious about a bowl of ramen. Delicious? Sure. Precious? Not so much. No matter how obsessive the Japanese want to get about ramen, all it is at the end of the day is a bowl of noodle soup. Comforting, warming, wonderful noodle soup, but noodle soup nonetheless.
San Diego has no shortage of ramen spots, but few go far beyond the locally ubiquitous, tonkotsu style and its powerhouse broth that is the liquid essence of pork. Santouka offers the opportunity to try some different ramen styles. Perhaps the best is the shio ramen, a style defined by its salt-based tare (flavoring mixture). The result is warming and comforting, yes, but also clean, light and elegant. "Shio" may be the Japanese word for salt, but shio ramen is one of the least salty-tasting ramen styles.
Santouka's miso ramen is built on a tare of fermented red soybean paste. While the straight miso ramen is good, the spicy miso ramen is extraordinary. It looks spicier than it is, but the hit of capsaicin in there balances the sweet and salty flavors of the miso.
Another good option at Santouka is the tokusen toroniku. It's a partially deconstructed ramen in which the meat and vegetable toppings are served separate from the noodle soup. The participatory eating is good clean fun.
But as Musashiya shows, Japanese comfort food—even noodle-based Japanese comfort food—is more than just ramen. My favorite dish there is the cold soba noodles with shrimp tempura. Light and yet filling, the participatory aspect is dunking the cold buckwheat flour-based noodles and the crispy shrimp tempura in a soy and mirin (sweet sake wine) based dipping sauce.
Equally good, if not quite as much fun, is Musashiya's udon noodles. Thick, chewy wheat flour noodles in a broth based on dashi (Japanese bonita flake stock), mirin and soy sauce. The shrimp tempura udon is a completely different from the cold soba version. The broth steals the crispness from the tempura and the resulting, doughy coating on the shrimp is something of an acquired taste. The noodles and broth, though, are where it's at.
Musashiya's tonkatsu (panko-crusted fried pork fillets), though, was inconsistent. On one trip the outside was beautifully crisp and the inside moist. On the next trip, they got neither interior nor exterior right. Stick to the noodle dishes.
Japanese high cuisine may, indeed, be edible art. And, while noodles don't generally rise to that level, Japanese noodles offer some of the elegance that brought the cuisine that reputation. It all comes together at Santouka and Musashiya where the downscale comfort food sacrifices neither elegance nor big, homey flavors.


Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species retain a pelvic girdlewith a pair of vestigial claws on either side of the cloaca.
Venomous snakes have venom glands and specialized teeth for the injection of venom.
Most species of snake are nonvenomous, and either swallow prey alive or kill by constriction.


Joyce says: Thanks for your well wishes. Yup, hope he'll be well really really soon!
Joyce says: I think I see him peeking back at Rinnah jie-jie!
Get well soon Ethan boy, be strong GT!
So he closed his eyes? So clever!
Joyce says: Yeah, try dropping the eye drops when he does that!
Joyce says: Thanks for your well wishes and for coming by. Ethan is feeling so much better now. Oh and of course, thanks for the beautiful doodles!
hi, joyce, i've sent an email to you regarding where can i get the bumwear in penang. You got the email?
Joyce says: I just sent you an email, Soo Ming, because somehow I did not receive your mail.
emm…i want to comment on "The Food Monster", but why still link me to this comment box?
why JE jab for Ethan? JE jab necessary in M'sia?
Joyce says: I have rectified the error. Thanks for letting me know. The JE jab is optional in Malaysia.


Christopher Bourn is the pioneering entertainment producer best known for his work on the classic talent series Studio One. He has also worked as a sports director, and on a range of other early TV shows. His legacy of live TV broadcasts includes directing the first ever All Black rugby test to be broadcast on television, as well as the boxing at the 1974 Commonwealth Games; and serving as New Zealand producer for international co-production The Pacific Song Contest.


Dimplex has launched RouteOne, a comprehensive series of technical guides which covers key issues affecting different electric heating solutions for low carbon housing specification.
Designed for building services specifiers, Route One meets the demand for concise information where electric heating's established benefits of low capital and maintenance costs are recognised, but there is a need to understand how the heating system performs with the building as a whole.
Covering all the options, RouteOne focuses on achieving different levels of building efficiency through combinations of fabric, heating, hot water and ventilation measures. It is divided into five separate sections, each examining a target level of energy efficiency, ranging from current Building Regulations, through Code Levels 3 and 4, to the next Building Regulations in 2010 and beyond to zero carbon housing.
Also included is a wide range of case studies and practical examples on how compliance can and has been achieved. The case studies demonstrate how different building types across private and public sector projects have used different combinations of Dimplex products from the market leader's 400-plus product range.
Case study examples include applications which feature electronic panel heaters, DuoHeat energy efficient electric radiators, air and ground source heat pumps as well as solar thermal water heating.
Theres 'renewable' gold, in them thar hills!


The need for Ukraine Economic reform came to the fore with the collapse of Soviet Union. The elite group in Ukraine had weakened owing to the collapse and dearth of well versed economists was felt. This in due course gave rise to "rent seekers". All of the above factors contributed to a very sluggish commencement of Ukraine economic reform.
It was assessed by few economists that Ukraine economic reform could include privatization, and stability in the macro economy. These reforms would in a way benefit the rent seekers. One reform, which the authorities were fearing to implement owing to the interest of the rent seekers was Ukraine economic reforms pertaining to rent in the agricultural and energy sector.
One of the main obstacles proved to be the political power exercised by the rent seekers.
Mismanaged public expenses and a system, which encourages monopoly in matters of rent highlights this. However, economy of Ukraine has picked up and it was found in the year 2000 that the gross domestic product of the country had increased by 5.3%.
This increase was due to Ukraine economic reform as well as political reform. It was observed that in Ukraine economic reform followed several political reforms. The Ukraine economic reform included bettering the budgeting procedure, reduction in the arrears of the government, reducing public expenditures, budget balancing, decreasing taxes imposed on non monetary bills.
Ukraine was able to accomplish all of the above without taking assistance of the International Monetary Fund or the IMF. Ukraine economic reform pertaining to the energy sector was also undertaken. Land reform was qualitatively reformed. Although the process was not at all transparent, it increased the incidence of the system of private land ownership.
The economic reform promoted the light as well as the food processing industry, foreign trade was liberalized to a considerable extent. Russia could be held responsible for the growth as it was Ukraine's main export trading partner. The Ukraine economic reform led to the inculcation of concepts related to land code, tax code and civil code.
The media functioning in Ukraine was not well coordinated and was biased. The process of decision making in the country was anomalous as decisions taken went against the norms of the International Monetary fund and the World Bank.


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Bloomberg Media and Twitter Announce a New Global Live Video Breaking News Network
Bloomberg Media and Twitter today announced their partnership to create the first-ever 24/7 breaking news network streamed globally, live, and social. The new live streaming news network will combine the newsgathering capabilities of Bloomberg with the digital power of Twitter to provide consumers with a live experience for video news.
The new network in-development was unveiled today at Bloomberg Media's NewFront presentation, following a live interview with Michael R. Bloomberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Launching in Fall 2017, it will feature a mix of user-generated breaking news video from citizens which will be curated and verified by Bloomberg editors, along with live video and reporting from Bloomberg journalists around the world.
"Today's global news consumer wants and needs more than what's currently available. In an era when most viewers are choosing immediacy over quality in breaking news, traditional media hasn't kept up. With this new network, we are setting out to reinvent the digital breaking news experience. The powerful combination of Bloomberg's high-quality journalism and data-backed objectivity with Twitter's global immediacy, interactivity and reach will create the world's fastest and most credible modern news source," said Bloomberg Media CEO Justin B. Smith.
"This is a great opportunity to extend our global newsgathering capabilities to Twitter's 328 million monthly users," said Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait. "Combining the journalism, data and editorial rigour of Bloomberg with the social content of Twitter will enable us to cover the world in a very new and exciting way."
"The stage is set for innovation in news and Bloomberg is taking on that challenge. Twitter's speed and vast global network of content and commentary combined with the high quality, editorial rigor of Bloomberg is a unique and powerful combination. Our collaboration will bring these forces together through live video and the related conversation," said Anthony Noto, COO of Twitter.
Twitter's move into live news broadcasting comes as no surprise as the platform had inked several partnerships with top news networks to broadcast their key events. Last year the social platform had struck a deal with CBS News to stream its coverage of the American Republican and Democratic National Conventions onto its platform and also a first-of-its-kind deal with the NFL to live-stream a package of its Thursday Night Football games globally.
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Klein Essay: "Speaking Out": Press Freedom in Ethiopia
11Nov 2019 7 May 2020
When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October of 2019, it was in part for "granting amnesty to thousands of political prisoners," including many journalists and bloggers, and "discontinuing media censorship."[1] A ban on more than 250 websites, TV, and radio stations was removed, and dozens of new licenses were given out for newly formed news organizations.
This was not the first attempt at liberalizing the media and establishing freedom of expression in Ethiopia. Two other historical moments in Ethiopia's recent past—one from the revolution in 1974 and the second in the early and mid-1990s—offer meaningful points for reflection on the expansion, and the restriction, of journalism independence and free expression.
Constitutional Guarantees
In 1994, in the years following the defeat of the authoritarian Marxist military regime known as the "Derg," a new constitution was adopted that called for "the right to freedom of expression without any interference" in "any media" and a "Prohibition of any form of censorship." The constitution required that any state media be "operated in a manner ensuring its capacity to entertain diversity in the expression of opinion." It went on to state that "the press shall … enjoy legal protections to ensure its operational independence and its capacity to entertain diverse opinions" and that "information cannot be limited on account of the content or effect of the point of view expressed."[2]
These constitutional guarantees of free expression were far more detailed and explicit then the protections in the U.S. Constitution's 1st Amendment, with nearly 6 times as many words used (266 words vs. 45 words). In the years surrounding the adoption of the 1994 Ethiopian Constitution, hundreds of newspapers and magazines were created. But as the ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), consolidated power throughout the 1990s and 2000s, licenses for operating media organizations were revoked, newspapers were shut down, journalists and political bloggers were jailed, and dozens of others fled the country.[3]
A 2009 Anti-Terrorism Proclamation stated, "Whoever publishes … a statement that is likely to be understood by some or all of the members of the public … as a direct or indirect encouragement … of an act of terrorism … is punishable with rigorous imprisonment from 10 to 20 years."[4] The highest profile cases involved members of the "Zone 9" blogging collective, some of whom were tortured and held without trial. Journalist Eskinder Nega was also sentenced to up to 18 years in prison for writing about a banned group. Why did the explicit constitutional protections fail to uphold their stated guarantees to protect speech?
Among the numerous factors that are needed to guarantee free expression, one critical element is the need for a balance of political power, and another is an independent judiciary that can play a relatively disinterested role in settling political questions. In the 2015 elections, the EPRDF coalition won all 546 parliamentary seats.[5] It is doubtful that any nation could adequately protect minority political views or maintain judicial independence if the governing party held 100% of the legislative seats, no matter how strong the constitutional protections.
Declaring Independence
The effect that a balance of political power—even a temporary and fragile balance—can have on press freedom is evident in the brief nine-month period in 1974, after Emperor Haile Selassie's autocratic monarchy was starting to lose its grip on power, yet before the military Derg had ruthlessly squashed the potential for democratic governance and consolidated power in the military. As hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and workers went on strike, and tenant farmers rebelled against their serfdom, a chasm opened up between the Emperor, the military, and the governing nobility. Within that precarious and shifting balance of power there was enough room for journalists working at the Emperor's own state newspapers to declare their independence from the state and to take the opening steps towards establishing a culture of free and responsible journalism.
The full story has yet to be told, but it appears to begin with an Ethiopian journalist named Tegegne Yeteshawork, who wrote a column in the government owned Ethiopian Herald on March 5, 1974 titled "Speaking Out." The article began by stating that while the government "insists that the press is a dangerous monster, the tentacles of which must be constantly trimmed to size," the author declared that, for the good of the country, the press must be a "forum of national guidance and a watchdog of the government." Instead of being a source of propaganda, "The press should inform the public not only what the government wants to make known but also what the people want to know."
He questioned why the government of a poor nation paid eight million dollars a year to foreign media organizations and wire services like Reuters to re-publish international news, when they refused to publish relevant news from their own country. Tegegne made an open call for all journalists: "Let us manifest seriousness of purpose and make the press so good that anonymous leaflets shall have no market," referencing the unauthorized publications that were circulating around Addis Ababa, largely among the student movement. Paraphrasing the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, he boldly stated that "history is taking place before our very eyes and this is the moment of truth to ask, not what Ethiopia can do for us but what we can do for Ethiopia." This was no anonymous letter to the editor—Tegegne's name was boldly printed at the top of the column—a rarity as most news stories were published at that time without a byline.[6]
Tegegne's vision for journalism in Ethiopia was not radically free by the standards of the 21st century, but in a society that had been ruled by warring monarchies for thousands of years,[7] it was a valiant step in the direction of an independent press. "There is no such thing as freedom without limits," wrote Tegegne, "and for the time being the relaxations on the control of the press in Ethiopia must be limited by the laws of the country." He argued that for independent journalism to emerge in Ethiopia, it would require not only legal protections and a supportive administration, but also journalists that used their freedom responsibly and a public that "embrace[d] the concept of a free press." This would require citizens to tolerate ideas that were different from their own, for both the majority and the minority.[8]
This editorial on March 5, 1974 sparked nine-months of relative press freedom in the two main Ethiopian state newspapers, The Ethiopian Herald and Addis Zemen. Prior to the editorial, the state newspapers published almost exclusively glowing praise of the Emperor, usually accompanied by large photos of foreign dignitaries bowing in front of the Emperor and presenting gifts. Tegegne's editorial was followed by an almost daily article that showed some degree of independence from the government. For instance, the March 12th letter to the editor, titled "Seize This Opportunity," stated that "Ethiopians must demand that … Parliament must be responsible to the People as a whole. Right now Parliament is not." The author went on to write that the requirement that a MP be a royalist, nobility or a person of property "make(s) Parliament an instrument of the privileged few."[9]
Throughout this period, as long as power remained distributed across numerous groups and no single interest could dominate other interests, there was room for an independent press. But after the "creeping coup" removed Haile Selassie from power and the authoritarian Derg consolidated its power, independent expression was extinguished or driven underground.
The expansion of press freedom in Ethiopia appears to depend on a balance of power between the ruling and opposition parties, and a judiciary that is not beholden to any single political interest. If the ruling party is so dominant that the opposition parties have little effective power, then journalists who write critically of the state or the ruling party do not have the political power to protect their independence.
About the author: Tim Klein is a doctoral candidate at Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication. His research focuses on media history and political theory. He has worked in electoral politics and as a documentary filmmaker. He is the editor of An Anatomy of 'Fake News': History, Populism, Partisanship, Technology and Solutions (2019). He is the recipient of a 2020 Fulbright research grant in Ethiopia looking at the development of journalism independence.
Featured image: The Ethiopian Herald, March 5, 1974. The article titled "Speaking Out," on the left side of the page, marked the beginning of a nine-month period of growing independence for newspapers in Ethiopia.
[1] The Nobel Peace Prize 2019, Oslo, Norway, October 10th, 2019. Accessed from https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/Announcements/The-Nobel-Peace-Prize-2019
[2] Part Two, Democratic Rights, Article 29, "Right of Thought, Opinion and Expression," Sections 2, 3, 3a, 4, 6, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia. Accessed from https://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/et/et007en.pdf
[3] "Ink by the barrel in Addis Ababa: Press freedom in Ethiopia has blossomed. Will it last?" The Economist, March 16, 2019, https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/03/16/press-freedom-in-ethiopia-has-blossomed-will-it-last
[4] Ethiopian Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, Article No. 652, 2009, Clause 5.
[5] Terrence Lyons, "Abiy's Nobel achievements are real but brittle," Foreign Policy, October 12, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019, https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/12/abiys-nobel-achievements-are-real-but-brittle/
[6] Tegegne Yeteshawork, "Speaking Out," The Ethiopian Herald, March 5th, 1974.
[7] It is sometimes claimed that Ethiopia had a monarchy for three-thousand years, going back to the Queen of Sheba visiting King Solomon in the 10th century B.C. Many Ethiopian historians, such as Bahru Zewde, see the claim of a three thousand year history as folklore as opposed to historical fact. Bahru Zewde, A History of Modern Ethiopia: 1855-1991. Ohio University Press: Athens, 1991, 7.
[8] The educated minority was one of the central groups pushing Ethiopia towards revolution. This "educated minority must learn to read ideas different from its own," wrote Tegegne. Yeteshawork, "Speaking Out,"
[9] John, "Seize This Opportunity" in "Letters to the Editor," The Ethiopian Herald, March 12th, 1974.
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Home Office Targets Nail Bars Over Its Illegal Immigration Crackdown Policy
Nail bars have been targeted by immigration officers, leading to dozens of arrests as part of an operation last month, the Home Office has announced.
Robert Goodwill, an immigration minister, revealed there has been a week-long operation that saw 97 people held, 68 businesses warned they could face fines and 14 people identified as potentially at risk of modern slavery.
The majority of the people arrested were Vietnamese nationals, but there were also people from Mongolia, Ghana, China, Nigeria, Pakistan and India.
The Home Office said those who are potential victims of trafficking will be offered support, while those who have no right to be in the UK will be removed.
Goodwill praised the operation for sending a "strong message to those employers who ruthlessly seek to exploit vulnerable people and wilfully abuse our immigration laws.
"Modern slavery is a barbaric crime which destroys the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society," he said.
The operation, led by Immigration Enforcement, took place from 27 November to 3 December and saw officers visit more than 280 businesses across the UK.
The crackdown has so far focused on the construction, care, cleaning, catering, taxi and car wash industries during 2016, with further activity in similar sectors planned for 2017.
As home secretary, Theresa May made it a priority to legislate against modern slavery. She has also repeatedly stressed over six years that she wants to bring down illegal immigration as well as reduce numbers of people who enter the country legally.
Some of those policies have been controversial including trials of vans urging migrants not legally in the country to "go home".
It emerged last month that the Home Office under May had also proposed allowing the children of parents unlawfully in the UK to be dropped to the bottom of lists for school places – a proposal that was not taken forward.


DKN Research has been developing transparent & heat resistant flexible circuits. There are broad range choices for both of materials and manufacturing processes to build transparent circuits, therefore, the circuit designers can choose the best construction for the goal.
Currently, there are three vendors for transparent polyimide films.
Electrical properties are equivalent as the traditional polyimide films. They are all heat resistant against soldering or wire bonding process. There are several differences with physical properties and surface properties.
**Thicker and thinner films will be available by requests.
Transparent PEEK film is under evaluation. It could have higher physical properties and stable chemical properties compared to the traditional polyimide films with wider thickness ranges.
and non-transparent materials. Generally, transparent conductors do not have high conductivities and high heat resistances. Appropriate combinations of different conductors could generate new advantages.
The transparency could be 20% lower than bare PI films.
Several combinations with transparent polyimide films are available for chemical etching and laser abrasion processes.
There are two types of transparent cover layers.
There are many kinds of circuit constructions for the transparent flex circuits. The circuit designers should choose appropriate combinations based on the purpose.
Gold plating is available on the conductor traces.


One of my key interests in festival culture is its "mushroom effect" – it's capacity to grow new worlds within communal relation. Mycelium is the mushroom network that grows in rich soil and nourishes its development –& this is how plants learn to speak to each other across distances.
Festival cultures breed new modes of communal growth, gathering and assemblage, upon which future communication networks blossom. So when I heard of the Humanist Alliance Philippines International having their yearly General Assembly in Bacolod, coincidentally during MassKara Festival, I got excited about this happening.
In a country like the Philippines, forever transformed by Spanish Catholic colonization, notions of "secularism" fall far from the mainstream discourse. That this secular group organizes humanist-based community development projects without turning to the logics of "god as a savior" is a novel mode of service orientation for this society. Yet, it felt apt, that a festival like MassKara Festival –not based on religion, myth or history– would be a meeting place for this kind of organizing.
Before the conference, I got the chance to speak with three coordinators in Bacolod's chapter of HAPI, who illuminated the work of the organization. Juan Miguel Silva – auditor, Rayd Espeja – public relations officer, and Angelique Anne Villa, writer and SEO expert of Bacolod chapter.
HAPI operates a few working projects: Kids NutriCamp (group feeding), SHADE (secular advocacy in partnership with schools), Green Movement (see below), and Re-Kindle PH (to uplift artists in community).
"MassKara is the only festival here in Negros that is non-sectorial, not influenced by the church, religion, saints, – it is solely made for the people. It makes MassKara somehow connected and relevant to humanism.
Is it trash or beauty or BOTH? Designed by Entrepreneurial Eco Artists of Negros Island, their work challenged aesthetics of trash as disposable, instead using their materiality to envision future modes of art-making.
Local artists from the Entrepreneurial Eco Artists of Negros Island showcase Filipino culture and promote environmental awareness, at the launching of the "Trash Rage" exhibit at Robinsons Place Bacolod Saturday.
The members of Entrepreneurial Eco Artists of Negros Island created 16 Filipiniana-inspired gowns from upcycled materials, in partnership with the Humanist Alliance Philippines International.
Esdie Valladarez, Marlo Espanola, Leonard Andres Rodriguez, Mikee Guitche, Ronel Cordero, Gladys Cape, Augusto Murillo Jr., Jonan Arguelles, Chimbee Lee, and Mike Satander are some of the artists featured in the exhibit.
Most of the gowns were made up of discarded polystyrene foam, glass, yarn, aluminum pop tabs, sacks, and single-use plastics, such as utensils, bottles, wrappers, and cellophane.
Aside from promoting environmental responsibility and recycling, the exhibit aims to preserve Filipino culture through the art of gown-making, EEANI president, Ian Valladarez, said.
I also use trash as an art & activist medium. From a Public Performance Art Fellowship with Betty's Daughter's Arts Collaborative, I developed a performance project, "Liquid Plasticity" or "Trashback to the Future." Drawing from butoh dance, popular mythology of the mermaid and material reality of polluted oceans, I move slowly as a mermaid who arrives on the shore of the city streets to see her ancestors bones littered on the street. I have performed her in the streets of NYC and at Yale Divinity School's Religion and Ecology Conference, exploring the boundary of the sacred and profane. In this way, I am less interested in the aesthetics of making trash beautiful to be seen, but more compelled to confront the dark truth of trash as embodied. Because we are trash makers and we live its fate. While they asked me to perform her for an event, I felt hesitant how to perform this character in the Philippine context; in the end, I fell into fever that day and meditated on healing in a toxic world.
The highlights of Saturday's conference, for me, were simply seeing topics at the near edge of social mainstream be discussed in community dialogue.
Digital Humanism: Providing Employment Capabilities Through Online Skills Training by Clarence Ruelos: Coming from Iligan in Mindanao, Clarence presented an overview of the growing service network of digital freelancers based in his town. Although digital workers get the reputation of being homebodies, by creating a social media platform for and with other web freelancers, Clarence helps to build a community around digital employment. Furthermore, the network continues to expand economic opportunities through teaching digital media skills with their community. In a country like the Philippines, whose main economy comes from overseas workers, tapping into digital skills as a resource and as a social network with net worth is an incredibly important future turn in financial direction.
Mental Health Awareness by Kates Ante: A poignant, powerful, entertaining and enlightening talk on the issue of mental health in the Philippines. Kates shared her struggles for mental stability amidst a society that often downplays its seriousness, and why it is so important for family and friends to be open in having conversations about mental health struggles.
The HAPI happening inspired me to think about how important it is that people organize beyond the social mainstream, and that talking about an idea is as important as doing it in action. Which is not to promote 'slacktivism' per se, but to suggest that rather than offer "critique" of society as academics or artists often do, it takes a network of movers, shakers and thinkers to shift the culture on the ground.
Currently, Rayd is dreamweaving his project with local community members to develop an aquaponics farm in Barangay 29. At heart of the city, yet with no farm lands, he hopes to help introduce the use of aquaponics as a mode of communal livelihood. I appreciated his statement that as an activist, he invests in the present knowing that its outcome will require decades to ripple its effects. In this way, it makes sense to organize within the annual structure of the festival, continuously growing new branches with every year.


HomeThe Dream came true for Aaron Canavan, your World Seniors Champion!
The Dream came true for Aaron Canavan, your World Seniors Champion!
Aaron Canavan , from Jersey, was crowned Assetereum Seniors World Champion 2018 last night in front of a huge crowd at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe.
He defeated Cao Kaisheng in the semi finals, in a black ball shootout decider, and then beat Patrick Wallace, a former professional and Crucible quarter finalist, in the Final. That match went the distance as well, 4-3 was the Final score.
Aaron takes home a healthy prize money (£10000 and 10000 Assetereum coins), the trophy and the title, AND, maybe more importantly, a fulfilled dream. In two weeks time (and a bit) he will be playing in the qualifying event for the main tour World Championship. Aaron has never played at professional level. He started playing snooker aged 7, and his talent was there for all to see. However, family circumstances and bereavement, put a stop to a potential career in snooker. It's only when he was 26 that Aaron returned to the green baize, playing in Jersey and the Channel Islands.
Good luck for the future Aaron, and, who knows? See you at the Crucible come April? Nothing is impossible!


Ready to hear from another company who wants to replace all those debit and credit cards in your wallet? By that I mean using just one card that serves as your credit, debit, and store cards.
The company is called Plastc and it is hoping you part ways with $155 to eliminate all but one piece of carry-around plastic. The company's product is the Plastc Card. It's the same size and thickness of regular credit cards, but it packs a battery, e-ink display, NFC, and other high-tech features, along with the usual magnetic strip.
Okay, I'll back up for a minute. For those of you wondering what any of this has to do with football, NFC in the technology payments world, refers to Near Field Communication. Basically it's the tech that lets you just hold up your wallet to a payment site, rather than taking it out and swiping it.
The purpose behind this tech-rich card is to combine all of your cards and vouchers into one single, convenient device - something that would allow you to reduce the thickness of your wallet or ditch it completely.
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Submit Your Entry for the 2020 PLM Calendar Today!
Attention all pipeliners, contractors and operators alike – send us your photo of Cat® pipeline equipment doing its job and you could be the winner of the 2020 PLM Calendar Contest. The winner will receive a PL87 scale model pipelayer!
Congratulations to David Sabbath & Alex Esber with TransCanada!
The winning photograph for the cover of this year's pipeline calendar is of the Mountaineer Xpress (MXP) in West Virginia - USA. This is a steep slope tie-in on Spread 5. MXP will add 170 miles of natural gas pipeline to create an attractive new outlet for Appalachian gas supply. Once complete, the line will safely and reliably deliver clean, affordable, domestically produced natural gas, easing reliance on foreign fuels.
With more than 65 years experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and liquids pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. For more information, visit Transcanada.com.
Congratulations to Cem Özbay with Tekfen Construction!
The winning photograph for this year's pipeline calendar cover was taken of the Trans Anatolian Pipeline Project – Lot 3, located in Turkey. Cat®PL87 pipelayers are lowering in 56 in. diameter pipe. Tekfen Construction is a leader in challenging fields of contracting activities, to include pipeline, around the world. An uncompromising dedication to global quality standards has underscored the company's consistent growth and stability over five decades.
Congratulations to Basilio Gatonye with Michels Canada!
Basilio submitted this photograph of pipelayers working on a pullback of the Highway 36, HDD crossing. Michels Canada managed and constructed the mainline installation scope of work for the 39.1 miles (63 km) of NPS 36 pipe for Enbridge's Edmonton to Hardisty (E2H) Line 67 Pipeline Project. Michels successfully completed all the mainline, valve and building installation as well as seven large HDD's with multiple isolated open cut water crossings, including a sheet piled isolated crossing of the Battle river.
Congratulations to Lyndi May with U.S. Pipelines!
Lyndi submitted this photograph of Cat equipment working on the Southern Access Extension project for Enbridge in Illinois - USA. The project consists of 168 miles (270 km) of 24 in. pipe that will transport crude oil from Enbridge Flanagan Terminal near Pontiac, Illinois to an existing crude oil terminal near Patoka, Illinois. The pipelayers here are doing their job - lowering in.
Congratulations to Jeff Miller with Banister Pipeline!
Access Northeast Expansion pipeline is a 184 mile (297 km) long project of 42" pipe that will carry LVP Bitumen Blend and will run from Conklin, AB to Redwater, AB in Canada. This photo depicts the laying of the 42" pipe.
Jeff Miller with Banister Pipeline!
The winning photo is from the Access Northeast Expansion pipeline, 184 miles (297 km) of 42 in. pipe that will carry LVP Bitumen Blend and will run from Conklin, AB to Redwater, AB in Canada. In this photograph the stringing contractor, Premay, is using the DECKHAND® Pipe Handling System attached to a excavator to move and manipulate the pipe safely and efficiently.
Bruno Pomare, SPIECAPAG Technical Director, The picture at left is of the SASOL GNP project by SPIECAPAG/WBHO JV. The project is 93+ miles (150km) of 26 in. pipe for a Natural Gas Pipeline from Secunda to Sasolburg - South Africa.
Our thanks to all of the contractors from around the world who participated by submitting their photos. From over 40 contributions, the judges had to select twelve winning photos. To all contributors who have not won this year, please keep your cameras clicking!


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Rs 73,000 Crore To Stimulate Consumer Spending In The Economy
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 12 October. 2020 announced measures of Rs 73,000 crore to stimulate consumer spending in the economy in an effort to fight the slowdown due to COVID-19 pandemic following lockdown. Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Singh Thakur was also present during the announcement of stimulus package.
While announcing the demand stimulus package, Smt. Sitharaman said, "Indications are that savings of government and organised sector employees have increased and we want to incentivise such people to boost demand for the benefit of the less fortunate." The Finance Minister further said that if demand goes up based on the stimulus measures announced today, it will have an impact on those people who have been affected by COVID-19 and are desperately looking for demand to keep their business going.
The Finance Minister stressed on the idea that today's solution should not cause tomorrow's problem. Smt. Sitharaman said that the Government does not want to burden the common citizen with future inflation and also not put the Government debt on an unsustainable path.
The proposals presented by the Finance Minister are designed to stimulate spending in a fiscally prudent manner as some of the proposals are for advancing or front-loading of expenditure with offsetting changes later while others are directly linked to increase in GDP. The present announcement by Smt. Sitharaman highlights the active intervention by the Government of India to combat economic slowdown created by COVID-19.
Finance Minister announces measures of Rs 73,000 crore to stimulate consumer spending before end of this Financial Year in fight against COVID-19
• Cash payment and leave encashment in lieu of one LTC during 2018-21 according to entitlement
• Special Festival Advance Scheme revived as a one-time measure for both Gazetted and non-Gazetted employees
• Special interest free 50-year loans to States for capital expenditure for Rs. 12,000 crore
• Additional budget of Rs. 25,000 crore, in addition to Rs. 4.13 lakh crore given in Union Budget 2020, is being provided for Capital Expenditure
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Cunningham, David; Kristian Skrede Gleditsch & Idean Salehyan (2009) The Enemy of My Enemy Deserves My Support: Transnational Support for Insurgent Groups, presented at American Political Science Association, Toronto, Ontario, 4 September.
In this paper, we analyze transnational support for insurgent groups from principal agent perspective. We focus on both the supply side, i.e., when other states are willing to support insurgent groups in other states, and the demand side, i.e., when groups are willing to accept such support, with the strings that this may entail. We test our hypotheses using new disaggregated data on insurgent groups. Our results suggest that transnational rebel support is influenced both by characteristics of the rebel groups as well as linkages between rebel groups and actors in other countries. More specifically, we find that transnational support is more likely for moderately strong groups, where support is more likely to be influential, in the presence of transnational constituencies, and when the government receives foreign support. By contrast, conventional country characteristics believed to influence the outbreak of civil war appear to be unrelated to whether rebels receive transnational support.


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The Ramanujan Prize
The Ramanujan Prize Winners
Ramanujan Prize Winner 2010
Yuguang Shi
The 2010 Srinivasa Ramanujan Prize has been awarded to Professor Yuguang Shi of the School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University. The prize is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the geometry of complete (noncompact) Riemannian manifolds, specifically the positivity of quasi-local mass and rigidity of asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds.
The prize is also in acknowledgement of the substantial contribution that Professor Shi has made to mathematics in China through over 15 years of teaching and research.
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Cameron Diaz gets honest about becoming a mum in her 40s
We adore her.
Cameron Diaz has spoken candidly about becoming a mum in her 40s and the joy she felt when her first daughter was born.
The actress gave birth to her first daughter Raddix in 2019 with her husband Benji Madden.
Speaking openly about how motherhood changed her perspective on life, the Charlie's Angels star told Jimmy Fallon about life as a mum of a toddler.
She said: "Every single day, there are leaps and bounds, and these things that happen — she's not the same baby she was yesterday.
"It's so gratifying to actually get to see that growth and to be a part of it and to help let her be her, and it's just amazing."
Becoming a mum in her 40s has given Cameron a new look on aging, as she told People:
"The whole concept of aging has just changed completely, even in the last 10 years.
"It's totally opened up. I'm excited. I've got 50 or 60 years to go—I want to live to be 110, since I've got a young child."
Becoming a new mum also made Cameron appreciate her relationship with her parents more, adding: "I think you have this amazing moment in your 40s where you appreciate who your parents are, and I want to have that moment with her—be there with her in her 40s."
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UN resolution fails to reflect gravity of Myanmar crisis
November 27th, 2021 • Author: Finger Print News • 4 minute read
Guwahati: Undeterred with intimidations from the military junta, a number of Myanmar civil society organizations come out with a strong resentment against the UN General Assembly that recently passed a resolution on the human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar as it lacks commitments and also practical & concrete actions to address the protracted displacement of Rohingya and other ethnic minorities. "The resolution also does not adequately reflect the deepening political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar (also known as Burma)," said the organizations adding that the draft resolution was jointly tabled by the Member States of Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the European Union (EU) and was approved by consensus.
While the text of draft resolution calls on the Myanmar military junta to end the state of emergency, release arbitrarily detained individuals and heed the UN Secretary-General's call for a global ceasefire, it fails to address the most recent systematic attacks against the common people by the military after the coup. It also lacks comprehensive language on holding the military rulers accountable for their grave crimes, added the organizations.
The UN's continuing lack of commitment and repeated failure to act in response to the Myanmar military's brutal terrorist acts is a gift to the military junta, commented Daw Khin Ohmar of Progressive Voice, adding that in putting forward a resolution that does not adequately reflect the gravity of the ground situation that deeply affects the Rohingya and their safe return, the outcome fails to give a full picture of those who have suffered genocide.
"The UN is giving a free pass to the military junta who have committed genocide and continues to commit crimes against humanity across Myanmar, setting out a dangerous precedent to address accountability as well as peace & security throughout the world. As the action at the UN remains stymied by China & Russia, Member States who are like-minded must immediately step up and impose further targeted economic sanctions as well as arms embargo," asserted Ms. Ohmar.
Mentionable is that 427 civil society organizations on 25 October issued an open letter to Member States urging the UNGA to show decisive leadership and present a resolution that would pave the way for concrete actions to address the urgent and deteriorating human rights & humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar. They called for the inclusion of language on a comprehensive arms embargo which was missing in the text, despite it being referenced in the 75th session of UNGA resolution on Myanmar.
Ma Wai Wai Nu of Women Peace Network stated that while they appreciate OIC's continued support for Rohingya, it is disappointing that the UN General resolution does not reflect realities on the ground in Myanmar with serious international crimes that are being committed with total impunity. The voluntary and dignified return of the Rohingya will not be possible without addressing the current human rights and humanitarian crisis stemming from the attempted coup by the Myanmar military, she claimed. "By not taking strong actions to hold the Myanmar military to account for its violence, the UN is allowing rapists who rape pregnant women and children with impunity to get away with and continue such violent crimes," asserted Ma Thinzar Shunlei Yi of Action Committee for Democracy Development. She observed that the systematic attacks, torture in detention, rape, mass killings and all other atrocities committed against the Burmese people are all too familiar to the Rohingya who have had to endure similar crimes. On the other hand, Human Rights Foundation of Monland leader Nai Aue Mon opined that the junta committed grave crimes against Rohingya and also to other ethnic communities for decades. It is the same military that continues to brutally murder children by using heavy artillery and aerial attacks across Myanmar, while the people remain defiant in their resolve to end the military's terror once and for all, concluded the Mon leader.
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From car tech to wearables, we give you the full rundown on the stories that are defining the Consumer Electronics Show this year.
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is turning out to be a blockbuster—and with good reason. Last year's attendance topped a record 150,000, and every indication is that this year will match or exceed that number. And you would think that with Mobile World Congress looming in February that we'd see little action in the mobile space, but that's not the case.
So what's hot on the CES floor this year? It's positively littered with tablets, convertible laptops, phones, fitness gadgets, cameras, HDTVs, and cars—you name it, and you'll find a ton of it here.
CES is not only a good indicator of what's hot, but it's also indicative of what's dead. For example, Vizio made a big splash with its 2014 HDTV lineup, which lacks 3D support—a far cry from what you would have seen just a year ago. Consumers largely hated it, so now it's either buried in a submenu or gone altogether.
Manufacturers aren't giving up on smartwatches yet; it was pretty clear 2013 was a trial run, and better designs are definitely in store for 2014. And while hybrid tablet and laptop designs are all the rage this year, conventional laptops and desktops are few and far between.
Even as vendors show off their latest hardware, it's still clear that software leads in overall importance. There's an increased emphasis on apps and services, and which devices are compatible with the ones that mean the most to you. A product could have a killer design or stand-out feature, but if it doesn't work with the apps and services you use, it's a non-starter.
It turns out there's still plenty of room for innovation. Basically, if you think we've already seen everything, hold onto your seat—and perhaps your credit card. From car tech to wearables, we give you the full rundown on the hottest trends at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Most of this stuff isn't available this very moment, but it's going to be soon, so get ready.
One of the biggest stories at the show this year is the connected car—nine automakers have shown up to showcase their latest tech, which is a record for CES. Considering that the North American International Auto Show takes place the very next week in Detroit, it signals an increasing emphasis on in-car technologies. The offerings are all over the map, with laser headlights on the Audi Sport Quattro Laserlight concept (pictured), 4G LTE-equipped cars, performance action cameras, and pumped-up infotainment systems are just some of the trends we're seeing. There was plenty of talk about in-car smartphone integration, particularly from Google, but now we're seeing more capabilities being built directly into the cars themselves. Another running theme: Over-the-air or otherwise modular updates that let you upgrade your infotainment capabilities during the entire time you own the car, and as new apps and services hit the market.
Wearables were huge at CES this year. It's a huge category—dominated by fitness gadgets, but also containing smartwatches, sports gear, augmented reality glasses, and other hard-to-categorize items with wildly varied feature sets and purposes. Pebble may have the first truly desirable smartwatch with the classy-looking Steel, while Garmin and LG are challenging FitBit and Withings with new fitness bands (Garmin Vivofit is pictured below). Epson has both a fitness band and a pair of smart glasses. And even Intel is getting in the game with its own smartwatch. Wearable tech dovetails with digital health, and is ideal for monitoring your personal wellness and achieving fitness goals—and judging by the popularity of the gadgets already on the market, look for this category to explode even further as 2014 rolls on.
The move to Ultra HD video is in full swing, with many more 4K HDTVs at far more reasonable prices than last year's five-digit early adopter sets. (For most consumers, they're still not cheap enough though, although Vizio's tempting $1,000 50-inch 4K TV certainly comes close.) We're also seeing a few prosumer-level 4K camcorders. So why say "almost" real? There's still a giant missing piece of the 4K puzzle: content. It's not like 3D, where there was virtually no good content to watch; there are in fact many movies already shot in 4K. But given bandwith limitations, getting that content into your home and watching it is another story, and whether it's by disc, by streaming Netflix, watching YouTube, or another method, it's still too early to tell just how that's going to play out.
Robot toys are suddenly big, now that the technology is there and prices are coming down. Products like the Orbotix Sphero 2B (pictured), the Ozobot, and Anki Drive show let you control and play with robotic gadgets wirelessly and control them from your smartphone or tablet. Enterprising developers can even program unique apps that work with the robots in new and exciting ways. Several of them are even promising support for multiplayer gaming, assuming you can afford to buy several. Put it this way: We've come a long way from the 1980s-era, cassette-based Omnibot.
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Congress slams BJP for its 'ridiculous' policy on Pakistan
Congress on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of stooping down to the level of 'ridicule' in their policy towards Pakistan
Congress national spokesperson Manish Tewari
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of stooping down to the level of 'ridicule' in their policy towards Pakistan, citing examples of 26/11 and Kartarpur Corridor. Congress national spokesperson Manish Tewari said that BJP has not been careful in handling Pakistan in both these cases. Tewari said,
"In the case of 26/11, Pakistan has not acted against the perpetrators, in the case of Kartarpur Corridor there has been no modus operandi to let people visit their religious place on the other side of border. The problem of this government is that they have swung from sublime to ridiculous in their policy towards Pakistan."
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