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"Selma" Hit Close to Home
Written by Ryan Arnold on February 24, 2015 . Posted in Arts & Entertainment
Layered with its superb acting and underlining message, "Selma" brings the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr. to the present day.
With everything that has happened in St. Louis last year, "Selma" is a film that engulfed me with its historical narrative and idealism. The modern day racial intolerance has nothing and everything to do with "Selma."
Director Ava DuVernay ("Middle of Nowhere") brought together inspiration and dramatic power to hit moviegoers hard on an emotional level. She decided to focus on a key event (Selma to Montgomery marches) that changed the course of history for the United States between blacks and whites.
Scriptwriter, Paul Webb, gives "Selma" a beating heart as we march with Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) on that very bridge.
It's March 7, 1965; Alabama state troopers and members of the Dallas County posse attack 600 unarmed civil right demonstrators with billy clubs and tear gas on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Ala.
These demonstrators were trying to peacefully march 50 miles from Selma to Montgomery, as part of a long-enduring protest against the denial of voting rights to Southern African-Americans. The event was televised all over the country and opened the eyes to many Americans of what racial intolerance really looked like in the Deep South.
This historic event is now known as "Bloody Sunday," and showed a rather brutal time in our past as many blacks were beaten bloody by the state troopers. The murder of 26-year-old Jimmie Lee Jackson also played a crucial role to this march being started. Jackson was mortally shot by a state trooper during a peaceful march in Marion, Ala.
His death haunted MLK and inspired the demonstrators to march from Selma to Montgomery. A few days later, King led the marchers but decided to turn back before crossing over the bridge, in fear of further violence.
By the third time King takes a stand on the bridge with 8,000 marchers, their hard work and effort finally paid off, with the help of President Lyndon B. Johnson's (Tom Wilkinson) televised speech over the subject matter.
On March 21, the marchers pave the way from Selma to Montgomery where King, himself, delivers the speech "How Long, Not Long" at the State Capitol Building. All of this above holds value to a partial plot, as I do not want to spoil what comes before it in the film.
DuVernay brings a bold new film to the screen and is backed by passionate actors (Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Common, Omar J. Dorsey, Keith Stanfield, Lorraine Toussaint, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Wilkinson and Tim Roth).
DuVernay only captures a piece of the American civil rights movement and she knew this going into this project, but this film serves as a bigger picture to that movement. It showed us how far we have come as a society toward unity and yet how far we are still from that.
British actor, Oyelowo transforms into the preacher and leader everyone knew in the 1960s. Oyelowo gives King dignity and grace to the role as he captivates the audience with his strong spoken words and persuasion. One of the best performances of the year comes from Oyelowo, by what it means to truly transform into the character.
Sadly, DuVernay and Oyelowo did not get an Oscar nomination for their sheer authenticity and craftsmanship in "Selma," while they undoubtedly deserved them. If DuVernay had gotten a nomination for Best Director, she would have been the first black women director to receive this nom in the 87 years of the Academy.
While the Oscars may have snubbed "Selma," it's still a highly recommendable film to see. DuVernay paints a portrait of MLK's life vividly on screen and Oyelowo grounds his physical roots to breathe words of truth out of the picture and beyond.
Winfrey also produces and acts in this picture. She plays Annie Lee Cooper and embodies her character with heartbreak and solemn. Along with her are Ejogo, Common, Dorsey, Stanfield, Toussaint, Gooding Jr., Wilkinson and Roth, who also embodied every aspect of their respective characters.
Even though King's estate did not give DuVernay permission to use MLK's speeches word-by-word due to copyright issues, DuVernay still takes the right path by using her creative license to recreate parts of these speeches and to use them alive and afresh.
This factor helped benefit "Selma" in a whole different way. Dr. King's speeches uphold this film and breathe life into tragic areas. It's a must-see film of 2014 and is one to reflect upon after viewing. For me, "Selma" hit close to home and is a glorious testament of equality then, now and in the future.
Tags: Ava DuVernay, Bloody Sunday, Civil Rights Movement, David Oyelowo, Martin luther King Jr., MLK, Selma
Ryan Arnold is Arts & Entertainment Editor for MBU Timeline, as well as Web Administrator for the site. He is majoring in broadcast media and minoring in religion at Missouri Baptist University. Arnold runs cross-country and track and field at MBU. Arnold has always had a passion for film and likes to shoot and edit film. Arnold wants to have a career in video production after college. In his spare time, Arnold also runs his own blog, "Arnold At The Movies." Checkout all of my reviews at http://ryanarnoldreviews.weebly.com/
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#  define _BEAM_LOAD_H

#include "beam_opcodes.h"
#include "erl_process.h"

int beam_make_current_old(Process *c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks, Eterm module);

typedef struct gen_op_entry {
   char* name;
   int arity;
   int specific;
   int num_specific;
   int transform;
   int min_window;
} GenOpEntry;

extern GenOpEntry gen_opc[];

#ifdef NO_JUMP_TABLE
#define BeamOp(Op) (Op)
#else
extern void** beam_ops;
#define BeamOp(Op) beam_ops[(Op)]
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extern BeamInstr beam_debug_apply[];
extern BeamInstr* em_call_error_handler;
extern BeamInstr* em_apply_bif;
extern BeamInstr* em_call_traced_function;
typedef struct {
    BeamInstr* start;		/* Pointer to start of module. */
    BeamInstr* end;			/* Points one word beyond last function in module. */
} Range;

/*
 * The following variables keep a sorted list of address ranges for
 * each module.  It allows us to quickly find a function given an
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extern Range* modules;
extern int num_loaded_modules;
extern int allocated_modules;
extern Range* mid_module;

/* Total code size in bytes */
extern Uint erts_total_code_size;
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#define MI_NUM_FUNCTIONS     0

/*
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#define MI_ATTR_SIZE	     2
#define MI_ATTR_SIZE_ON_HEAP 3

/*
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#define MI_COMPILE_PTR          4
#define MI_COMPILE_SIZE         5
#define MI_COMPILE_SIZE_ON_HEAP 6

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#define MI_NUM_BREAKPOINTS      7

/*
 * Literal area (constant pool).
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#define MI_LITERALS_START	8
#define MI_LITERALS_END		9

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#define MI_ON_LOAD_FUNCTION_PTR 10

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 * Start of function pointer table.  This table contains pointers to
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 * the end of the last function.
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 * The actual loaded code (for the first function) start just beyond
 * this table.
 */

#define MI_FUNCTIONS         11
#endif /* _BEAM_LOAD_H */

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Q: Can an SSDT project build use multiple cores? I have a very large SSDT project in VS 2013 that takes about 30 mins to build.  When building it's obvious that msbuild.exe is only using one core.
Is there a way to get an SSDT project to utilise all cores on the server?

A: No.
Normal things to try are:

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*Disable treat t-SQL warnings as errors

*Split the project into multiple ones and use dacpac references on parts of it that don't change

*There is an option that changes how the models are generated from disk to memory, if your hitting the 2gb vs limit so doing lots of gc'ing you could try it (DACFX_MODEL_STORAGE_TYPE):

https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/749108/msbuild-fails-randomly-with-version-store-out-of-memory-cleanup-already-attempted-errors-msb4018
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Tiananmen at 30: Examining the Evolution of Repression in China
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 10:00am
Please join the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) for a congressional hearing hosted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee titled "Tiananmen at 30: Examining the Evolution of Repression in China."
In 1989, citizens in China from all walks of life participated in demonstrations that swept throughout the country including Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The peaceful demonstrators called upon the Chinese government to eliminate corruption, accelerate economic and political reform, and protect human rights, particularly the freedoms of expression and assembly. The government's violent suppression of the demonstrations, its ongoing censorship of any public discussion of Tiananmen and the failure to allow a public accounting of what happened in June 1989, have had far-reaching consequences for Chinese society and U.S.-China relations. On the 30th anniversary of the pro-democracy protests, the hearing will review the events in China in 1989, the aspirations of the "Tiananmen generation," and the censorship and lack of accountability by the Chinese government. Witnesses will also examine the ways the legacy of Tiananmen has contributed to the evolution of repression in China under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and offer recommendations on how U.S. policy can effectively support the people of China.
The hearing will be open to Members of Congress, congressional staff, the interested public, and the media. The hearing will be livestreamed via the CECC YouTube channel and will also be available for viewing on the House Digital Channel service. For any questions, please contact Kimberly Stanton at 202-225-3599 or Kimberly.Stanton@mail.house.gov (for Co-Chair McGovern) or Piero Tozzi at 202-225-3765 or Piero.Tozzi@mail.house.gov (for Co-Chair Smith).
Convened by:
Rep. James P. McGovern
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Chair, CECC
Sen. Marco Rubio
Co-Chair, CECC
Rep. Christopher H. Smith
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Commissioner, CECC
Rep. James P. McGovern, Co-Chair, TLHRC and Chair, CECC
Sen. Marco Rubio, Co-Chair, CECC
Rep. Christopher H. Smith, Co-Chair, TLHRC and Commissioner, CECC
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Wu'er Kaixi, Tiananmen student leader and Founder, Friends of Liu Xiaobo
Fengsuo Zhou, Tiananmen student leader and Co-Founder and President, Humanitarian China
Mi Ling Tsui, Communications Director, Human Rights in China
Carl Minzner, Professor, Fordham Law School
Shanthi Kalathil, Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy
Written testimony
Video of Hearing on Tiananmen at 30: Examining the Evolution of Repression in China
Stateless Breakfast for Human Rights in China
Twenty Years after the Crackdown - Tiananmen Square and Human Rights in China
The Status of Human Rights in China - the U.N. Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

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Jardine presses Government over Cannabis commitments.
Christine Jardine has signed a cross-party letter to the Health Secretary to express her profound concerns over rigid guidelines governing the prescription of medical cannabis.
Edinburgh West MP, Christine Jardine, has questioned the Prime Minister in Parliament over the future of the Scotch whisky duty, and the threat posed to the integrity of the UK by Brexit.
Lib Dem MP for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, has warned constituents to be careful of scam calls, claiming to be from HMRC.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has today welcomed the UK Parliament's commitment to try and eliminate avoidable single-use plastic by 2019.
Last week at Lib Dem party conference, Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine pledged her support to the Royal British Legion's 'Thank You' campaign.
Christine Jardine MP and the MPs of the Scottish Affairs committee yesterday (10.09.18) heard that a no deal Brexit could be "game over" for Scottish beef and lamb exports to Europe.
Edinburgh West MP, Christine Jardine, joined constituent Alexandra Mitchell, to celebrate her retaining her mobility car, following a long battle with the Department of Work and Pensions.
Clean air. If you've ever suffered from asthma, bronchitis or watched someone you love struggle for breath, you'll know just how important it is for them to have it.
That's why I used Clean Air Day, to launch a petition, with MSP Alex Cole Hamilton and councillor Gillian Gloyer, to get something done about the pollution in Corstorphine.
People. Somehow in the midst of all the chaos and stunts at Westminster it's the one thing that seems to have been overlooked.
What might be best for, or wished for, or simply looked for by the people of Scotland has mattered not a jot in the endless ramping up of a needless, self-serving and endlessly petulant, constitutional wrestling match between the SNP and the Tories.
And not just this week.


Spoilers ahead for the November 29 episode of Supernatural, called "Unhuman Nature."
Supernatural has gone in some fresh directions in Season 14 thanks to the continued existence of Nick. Lucifer's former vessel unexpectedly survived the events of the Season 13 finale -- as well as everything else that happened to him as Lucifer's suit in the previous years of the series -- and has had to find a new direction in life. This has given him the chance to finally dig into the mystery of how and why his family was murdererd.
Well, "Unhuman Nature" finally gave Nick some answers about the deaths of his wife and child, although it wasn't before he crossed some lines. He finally discovered that a cop from his former neighborhood was the person who physically killed them, but there was a twist: the man himself wasn't in control of his actions. He'd been possessed by a demon.
The cop dropped the bombshell after a great deal of torture at Nick's hands, and Nick realized that it wasn't technically the cop's fault that his family had been marked for death by forces of evil. At first, it looked like Nick was going to let him go. Seriously injured and undoubtedly traumatized by the torture, but alive. Unfortunately, Nick is too far gone for that, and he murdered the cop in a terrifyingly bloody display of violence.
It was a different kind of violence, unfortunately. So there's a different feel to violence that you can get away with, that you have no real emotional connection with, to violence that you're viscerally connected to. And that there are consequences for that you're sort of compartmentalizing away so that you can do it. So it's definitely different. It's scarier. That's a real monster, and so being a real monster is scarier than being a made-up one.
Supernatural has spent so many years showcasing murderous monsters with all kinds of impossible abilities that human-on-human brutality is surprisingly rare and always chilling. For Mark Pellegrino, playing Nick on a rampage was very different from Lucifer throwing his archangel weight around. Nick clearly still has some sense of right and wrong, as he acknowledged that the cop only killed his family because he was possessed by the demon Abraxas, so it wasn't truly his fault.
That said, Nick is too far gone at this point to just let the man whose hands murdered his wife and child live. Maybe once upon a time he might have handled things differently. Now, after he spent years as Lucifer's vessel, Nick has no patience to suffer those who wronged him, even unintentionally. So he beat the cop to death with a hammer, and Supernatural actually showed a surprising amount of it. It was practically a scene out of American Psycho, and not quite something I expected to see in the 8 p.m. hour on The CW.
"Unhuman Nature" managed to solve a big part of the mystery of what happened to Nick's family as well as take Nick past what may be a point of no return. As much as years of inhabitance by Lucifer must have warped him into the man he is now, there's no denying that he committed the awful crime with the hammer. How will the Winchesters react if and when they find out? They tend to overlook crimes of those they consider part of their family; does Nick qualify? And how would they punish him, even if they wanted to?
There's a lot of indications in the script of a past, of a life. And so I like to do homework on that. And every actor approaches that kind of homework differently. For me, I journal endlessly. Because it's like fantasy work but it gets in your bones when you journal it. So even if you don't remember everything that you've written, it's there, as an experience. If you've experienced it while you were writing it. So I've got now thick journals on Nick's life. There's an episode where I tell a character, 'I waited nine days for you.' I actually have written, I know exactly what I've done every one of those nine days, like you would in life. And so I've been actually thinking about publishing those to the fandom. They thought it was an interesting idea, so I might do it.
In order to get into the mindset of Nick, Mark Pellegrino journals. Given that Nick (and Lucifer before him) is a character who has gone through an extraordinary set of circumstances that really can't be compared to much in real-life, journaling is a way to make it feel real and "in your bones." All actors have their own process of getting into character, and Pellegrino has apparently refined his to an art.
In fact, his process sounds like something that should be of great interest to Supernatural fans. Mark Pellegrino's journals could give an insight into the portrayals of Lucifer and Nick over the years, and such a thing is not currently available to fans. If he does publish those to the fandom, it would certainly be interesting to see the reaction. All things considered, I think we can all be happy that Nick's seeming death at the end of Season 13 didn't stick! Lucifer may be gone, but Mark Pellegrino doesn't have to be. Oh, Supernatural.
New episodes of Supernatural Season 14 air Thursday nights on The CW. For some additional viewing options once the fall shows go into their winter hiatuses, take a look at our 2019 midseason premiere schedule! The rest of "Unhuman Nature" saw the reveal that Jack's time left on Earth could be limited, and the Winchesters along with Castiel will have to figure out a way to keep him safe. Throw in the fact that Michael is sure to return, and they have some big fights ahead of them.


The voyageurs were French Canadians who engaged in the transporting of furs by canoe during the fur trade years. The emblematic meaning of the term applies to places (New France) and times (primarily in the 18th and early 19th centuries) where transportation of materials was mainly over long distances.
This major and challenging task of the fur trading business was done by canoe and largely by French Canadians. Being a voyageur also included being a part of a licensed, organized effort, or one of the distinctions.
From Lake Nipissing to Georgian Bay, the French River forms part of the Heritage Waterway trade route used by Voyageurs. The images portraying sites of this route were commissioned and on display in the French River Trading Post, established in 1956. Until 2016, these charcoal drawings of French-Canadian Voyageurs have been housed in the Trading Post's Motel. Upon the Motel's elected demolition, these illustrations have found their way to Earls Court Gallery. The online exhibition "Voyageurs of the French River" is intended to respectfully share these artistic portrayals of trekking through early Canada's trade routes.
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Heckle: Wearing shorts in the winter doesn't make you superior
Hanna Methot
These students seek to tear apart the only binding fabric of the Ottawa population. An unspoken agreement that anything goes this time of year, so long as it keeps you warm. Nobody looks good dressed up as a marshmallow.
Heckle: U of O, why so salty?
Oasika Sharma
Have you ever heard the saying "less is more"? The University of Ottawa hasn't. They believe "more is more" with the 80 gazillion pounds of salt they throw onto the ground whenever it drops below zero degrees Celsius.
Heckle: Consecutive midterms render reading week worthless
Midterms shouldn't all be grouped together, as it's regressive to students' mental health and renders reading week pointless. The university should create mechanisms to spread out midterm exams and assessments, for students' sake.
Heckle: Brightspace makes for a brighter academic life
Kevin Geenen
If professors want to look at practical and simple ways to improve student life, they should not just know the basics of Brightspace. They need to examine what benefits students the most on multiple levels—especially financially and mentally.
Christmas in jeopardy
Stephanie Piamonte
An Interpol investigation has led to the arrest of the figure known as Santa Claus, who is now facing charges related to iden-tity fraud, among others.
Woodland creatures comic
Illustration by Brennan Bova
Reviews—April 4, 2013
Fulcrum critics take on a comic book and a graphic novel for those who know there's no shame in reading books with pictures.
Reviews—March 7, 2013
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Plugged In: Abandonment issues
I'd been looking forward to it, sure, but I forgot all about it until I got a surprise call from the local game store to inform me that my pre-ordered copy had come in. This is something that should have been great news, but instead it felt like a call from a girl I'd gone out with and never called back.
Plugged In—Holy Grails
But what made it into what it is? Why is it, a Game Boy Color game, rarer and more valuable than any of the original Game Boy games which have age on their side? The answer is simply an unfortunate circumstance.
Plugged In—Why Ni No Kuni might make you a better person
It's been a long time since I've been drawn into a game the same way I have been by Ni No Kuni.
Reviews—Feb. 7, 2013
This week's reviews include new albums from Canadian indie rockers Ra Ra Riot and Tegan and Sara
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Whore-oscopes
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Nobody tosses a dwarf, they toss a consenting adult
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Right Bike receives funding
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SAS 70 Type II Audit Enhances Internap's Premium Data Center Offering
Third-party audit confirms Internap's commitment to operational excellence at company-controlled data centers including flagship facilities in Boston and New York City
ATLANTA, December 3, 2009 — Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, today announced it has successfully completed the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II audit for its company-controlled data centers. This activity is part of a continued commitment by Internap to provide advanced services to IT professionals interested in facilities that have demonstrated capabilities against the highest standards for service delivery. The audit included the more than 491,500 gross square-foot of data center space at 50 Inner Belt Road in Somerville, Massachusetts, and 111 8th Avenue in New York City, as well as six additional facilities in Atlanta, Houston, and Seattle.
The SAS 70 Type II audit confirms that Internap's data center security and operational procedures have been reviewed and tested by an independent certified public accounting firm to validate that controls and processes have been suitably designed and are operating effectively to protect and safeguard customers' equipment and data. Internap chose to undertake the more stringent Type II audit and it confirms that only authorized Internap employees and customers are granted access to the data center, redundant HVAC and UPS systems reduce the likelihood that mechanical and electrical failures will result in an outage, and all critical facility systems – smoke detection, cooling and power – are inspected and serviced regularly and monitored continuously to ensure effective operation.
Internap's SAS 70 Type II audit is the culmination of considerable time, energy and resources the company has invested in expanding its footprint in the Boston and New York markets over the past year. In February 2009, Internap opened 50 Inner Belt, a 45,000 gross square-foot, state-of-the-art facility. In April 2009, Internap completed an expansion and upgrade of its 76,000 gross square-foot data center at 111 8th Avenue. Both were 'green build' projects featuring the industry's newest and most energy-efficient data center systems.
"Internap provides its customers with superior levels of security and reliability in a world-class data center environment, which is especially critical for businesses dealing with Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, PCI and other industry or governmental compliance requirements," said Michael Higgins, Senior Vice President of Data Center Services, Internap. "By achieving and maintaining the SAS 70 certification, Internap provides customers – particularly those in financial services, pharmaceutical or healthcare industries – the added validation they demand from a premier data center provider."
Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, SAS 70 is a widely-recognized auditing standard. It allows third-party service auditors to fairly and objectively assess the operational effectiveness of the relevant internal controls of a service organization such as Internap.
Internap is a leading Internet solutions company that provides The Ultimate Online Experience®by managing, delivering and distributing applications and content with 100 percent performance and reliability. With a global platform of data centers, managed Internet services and a content delivery network (CDN), Internap frees its customers to innovate, improve service levels, and lower the cost of IT operations. Thousands of companies across the globe trust Internap to help them achieve their Internet business goals. For more information, visit https://www.inap.com.
Internap "Safe Harbor" Statement
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements related to the impact of conducting external reviews of Internap's internal controls and processes. Because such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause Internap's actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include Internap's ability to respond successfully to technological change and the severe economic downturn, which has required it to continue to lower the cost of its products; the actual effectiveness of Internap's internal controls and processes; the availability of services from Internet network service providers or network service providers providing network access loops and local loops on favorable terms, or at all; failure of third party suppliers to deliver their products and services on favorable terms, or at all; failures in its network operations centers, data centers, network access points or computer systems; develop, provide or improve products or Internet infrastructure services to our customers; and its ability to protect its intellectual property, as well as other factors discussed in Internap's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Internap undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason.
Doug Broad
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
www.daviesmurphy.com
amcbath@internap.com


A new initiative between the GSMA and Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) announced today could see billions of smartphone and tablet owners effortlessly switch between mobile and Wi-Fi networks, without the hassle of locating hotspot hosts and keying in passwords.
Today's announcement sees both parties commit to developing a technical and commercial framework for Wi-Fi roaming, which will use a device's SIM card to authenticate a device on a Wi-Fi hotspot without any input from the user.
As a result, the user will be able to benefit from (supposedly) improved Internet speeds, and mobile operators will be able to identify whether their customers are connected to a mobile or wireless network. Given the initiative could offload mobile data to a residential or business-owned wireless network, operators must be eyeing this development with great interest.
The new Wi-Fi roaming standard will utilise WBA's 'Next Generation Hotspot' programme and the Wi-Fi Alliance's 'Passpoint certification' technology. Currently, the project has been agreed and a common approach has been reached — the next part will see the WBA and GSMA combine guidelines on security, billing, data offload, device implementation and network selection, making it consistent for each of the organisation's members.
If realised, the new Wi-Fi roaming standard could help billions smartphone and tablet owners easily connect to Internet connections the world over, ensuring they don't run up huge data usage bills in the process.


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Ethnic minority workers face significant 'pay penalties' in hospitality sector
Saleha Riaz
December 29, 2020, 7:02 p.m. ·3 min read
Hospitality is one of the lowest paying sectors in the economy, with a typical hourly pay of just £8.72 and almost a quarter (23%) of workers paid at or below the national living wage. Photo: Getty Images
Workers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are disproportionately likely to work in the hospitality sector when compared with White British workers, but face significant "pay penalties" in these jobs, a new study revealed.
The report by Resolution Foundation notes that one in 12 (8%) BAME workers are employed in hospitality, compared with just one in 20 White British workers (5%). Overall, 300,000 people from BAME backgrounds work in hospitality.
The report said that hospitality is one of the lowest paying sectors in the economy, with a typical hourly pay of just £8.72 ($11.75) and almost a quarter (23%) of workers paid at or below the National Living Wage.
The study found that BAME workers within the sector suffer 'pay penalties' – pay gaps that account for workers' age, qualifications, experience, and the kinds of jobs they do – relative to White British workers.
BAME men face the largest pay penalty compared with White British men of 7% – or 65 pence an hour. Pay penalties are also notable for BAME women (5%) and White British women (3%), equivalating to lower hourly pay of 45 pence and 28 pence respectively.
Crucially, these pay penalties are bigger than the raw pay gaps found in official earnings data, suggesting that the extent of disadvantage is bigger than previously thought, the study said.
The Foundation noted that the hospitality sector is one of the worst-hit by COVID-19 and its ability to weather the pandemic and recovery quickly will be crucial to the living standards of many BAME workers and their families.
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It added that looking beyond the pandemic, the industry also needs to explore why such significant pay penalties exist for its BAME workforce.
Nye Cominetti, senior economist at the Foundation, said "it is not just the pandemic that is affecting the pay of BAME workers in hospitality; they also experience significant pay penalties relative to White British workers in a sector that already has very low levels of pay.
"As workers from BAME backgrounds are disproportionately likely to work in hospitality, a significant number of workers risk moving into unemployment when the furlough scheme ends in the spring. The government should bear that in mind for the jobs support programmes it is providing," he added.
The report also found that while hospitality as a whole disproportionately employs young people – over a third of its workforce are aged 16 to 24 years old – this is not always the case for BAME workers.
For example, the typical age of a Bangladeshi worker in hospitality is 42 – higher than the typical age for Bangladeshi workers across the whole economy (35), and higher than White British workers in hospitality (28).
The report also found no single ethnic group does better or worse than others across the board.
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WASHINGTON — One of Joe Biden's first actions once he becomes U.S. president Wednesday will be to slam the door yet again on Canada's politically fraught Keystone XL pipeline expansion, transition documents suggest. The documents, seen by The Canadian Press, feature a to-do list for inauguration day that includes signing an executive order to rescind the Keystone XL construction permit granted in 2019 by predecessor Donald Trump.They also suggest that despite its best efforts, Canada has failed to convince the incoming administration of the virtues of importing fossil-fuel energy from a friendly ally and trading partner with similar climate change goals. "Roll back Trump enviro actions via EO (including rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit)," the document reads. Other entries under the "Climate" heading include, "Rejoin the Paris Agreement" and "Announce date for U.S.-hosted Leaders' Climate Summit." Campaign officials promised in May that if elected, Biden would cancel the $8-billion US cross-border project, but neither the timeline nor the extent of Biden's own commitment to the promise was clear until now.The controversial, on-again, off-again pipeline expansion, owned by Calgary-based TC Energy, would ferry up to 830,000 additional barrels a day of diluted bitumen from Alberta's oilsands to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Government officials quietly refused to rule out the possibility that there might still be time to change the Biden administration's mind. Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., has argued for months that the project is not the same one President Barack Obama rejected in 2015 — an argument she reiterated in a statement Sunday. "Not only has the project itself changed significantly since it was first proposed, but Canada's oilsands production has also changed significantly," Hillman said. "Per-barrel oilsands (greenhouse gas) emissions have dropped 31 per cent since 2000, and innovation will continue to drive progress."The federal Liberal government has also beefed up its climate plan in an effort to exceed the current target for cutting greenhouse gases by 2030, and to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, she added.Ever since May, Canadian officials have been advocating for a cross-border discussion on climate and energy that would make room for both building the project and reducing emissions at the same time. "Keystone XL fits within Canada's climate plan," Hillman said, adding that it promises good union jobs in both countries "at a time when our economic recovery is a top priority.""Underpinned by a crucial and long-standing trade and security partnership, there is no better partner for the U.S. on climate action than Canada as we work together for green transition."Where Ottawa was clinging to hope, however, Alberta appeared to be girding for a fight. "We renew our call on the incoming administration to show respect for Canada as the United States' most important trading partner and strategic ally," Premier Jason Kenney said in a statement. Cancelling the project would "kill jobs" in both countries, "weaken" cross-border ties and "undermine U.S. national security" by making the country more dependent than ever on oil imports from OPEC countries, he said. "Should the incoming U.S. administration abrogate the Keystone XL permit, Alberta will work with TC Energy to use all legal avenues available to protect its interest in the project."Biden campaign officials did not immediately respond to media queries Sunday. TC Energy, however, confirmed an ambitious plan to spend $1.7 billion US on a solar, wind and battery-powered operating system for the pipeline to ensure it is zero-emission by 2030, and to rely exclusively on union labour — all of it clearly aimed at winning Biden's favour."Since it was initially proposed more than 10 years ago, the Keystone XL project has evolved with the needs of North America, our communities and the environment," project president Richard Prior said in a release. "We are confident that Keystone XL is not only the safest and most reliable method to transport oil to markets, but the initiatives announced today also ensure it will have the lowest environmental impact of an oil pipeline in terms of greenhouse gas emissions."Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole echoed Kenney's concerns, describing the U.S. decision as counter to economic recovery efforts and urging Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sit down at the earliest opportunity. "I call on the prime minister to immediately reach out to the incoming U.S. administration to stop this from happening and stand up for working Canadians across Canada," O'Toole said. "I also call upon the incoming U.S. administration to meet with our prime minister and affected workers prior to making this decision."Some 200 kilometres of pipe have already been installed for the expansion, including across the Canada-U. S. border, and construction has begun on pump stations in Alberta and several U.S. states.Biden was vice-president in 2015 when Obama initially rejected Keystone XL for fear it would worsen climate change. Trump approved it again in 2019. The Biden campaign team appeared to slam the door on the expansion in May with an unequivocal statement committing the president-elect to "proudly" sign an order that would "stop it for good." But observers and experts alike continued to hold out hope, even after Biden named John Kerry — the climate hawk who as secretary of state recommended that Obama reject the permit — as a special presidential envoy on climate change. The news drew praise, however, from Biden's former rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders. "The Keystone pipeline is & always has been a disaster," he said on Twitter. "With all of the major crises facing America, we must never lose sight of the most existential threat facing our planet: climate change." Environmental groups also cheered Biden's decision and encouraged federal leaders in Canada to follow suit. "It's time for Canadian politicians to stop beating this dead horse and get on with building a clean energy future," said Keith Stewart, Greenpeace Canada's senior energy strategist. "The Biden administration offers us a fresh start on addressing the climate crisis with a willing partner, so let's not blow it by pushing pipelines."This report from The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 17, 2021. James McCarten, The Canadian Press
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