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Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 May 2000. It was their first studio release since the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson who left in 1993 and guitarist Adrian Smith who left in 1990 in 1999, as well as the band's first studio recording as a six-piece, as Janick Gers, who replaced Smith in 1990, remained with the band. Iron Maiden brave new world album of 2000. Brave New World - Iron Maiden. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Iron Maiden - Brave New World 2000. New World. Murray, Harris, Dickinson. 6: New World is the twelfth studio album by Iron Maiden released on 30 May 2000. It marked the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith to the band. It was also the band's first studio recording with three guitar players, as Janick Gers stayed with the band after Smith's return. Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by Iron Maiden released on 30 May 2000. Songs in album Iron Maiden - Brave New World Vinyl Rip 2000. Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man Unavailable. Iron Maiden - Ghost Of The Navigator Unavailable. Iron Maiden - Brave New World Unavailable. Iron Maiden - Blood Brothers Unavailable. Iron Maiden - The Mercenary Unavailable. Iron Maiden - Dream Of Mirrors Unavailable. Iron Maiden - The Fallen Angel Unavailable. Iron Maiden - The Nomad Unavailable. This question made Brave New World one of the most highly anticipated metal releases of 2000, and thankfully, the eventual answer to that question was a resounding YES In fact, the album pretty much picked up right where the classic lineup had left off on 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: with a faithful rediscovery of Iron Maiden's best-loved sonic aesthetic and compositional quirks, updated only insofar as was necessary to measure up to new-millennium recording standards. Brave New World is the twelfth album by Iron Maiden, released on May 29, 2000. It is the most modern and intelligent album the band has made in over a dozen years. The return of frontman Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith who left the band in 1990 & 1993 respectively in 1999 established the ultimate Iron Maiden line-up of Dickinson on vocals, Steve Harris on bass, Nicko McBrain on drums and the three amigos Smith, Dave Murray and Janick Gers - on guitar. This line-up was responsible for. Brave New World was Iron Maiden's 12th studio album. The reunited band does an excellent job combining the elements of their earlier albums into nearly 70 minutes of music. If anyone still does not own the album, they should definitely pick it up when they get the chance. Recommended Tracks: The Nomad Blood Brothers The Thin Line Between Love and Hate Ghost of the Navigator
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(Syrian Arab Republic)
Requests approved: 2 (from 1986-2001)
Total amount approved : 5,250 USD
2001 Photo exhibition on Syrian cultural heritage (Approved) 1,250 USD
1986 ICOMOS' assistance to the authorities for preparing the ... (Approved) 4,000 USD
Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the exceptional archaeological and historical heritage of the country. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Syria, UNESCO has called for the safeguarding of the country's cultural heritage and alerted the international community, INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization, regarding the risk of illicit export of cultural objects. This issue was also highlighted at the UN Security Council by the joint UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria on 24 September 2012.
Syria has six properties on the World Heritage List: Ancient City of Damascus, Ancient city of Bosra, Site of Palmyra, Ancient City of Aleppo, Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din, and Ancient Villages of Northern Syria. Aleppo in particular has suffered considerable damage. The available information about the destructions is partial and comes from various sources, not always verifiable, such as the social networks, media, etc. In light of the present situation and the threats facing these properties, the World Heritage Centre requested the State Party to provide, in addition to the two state of conservation reports requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session on Damascus and the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, a report on the state of conservation of its World Heritage properties, which was received on 28 March 2013. The report collates available information from the branches of the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums. However, it notes that ground access in Syria is extremely limited for antiquities experts, therefore the extent of the damage cannot be assessed at this time. Photos included were taken from social networks and the media. It is to be noted that this report represents an official statement from the Syrian authorities, but does not necessarily reflect the actual situation. The text of the report is reproduced hereunder.
Ancient City of Damascus (C 20)
The report from the State Party indicates the following: "The Heritage city has been targeted in explosion several times, but no damages for its monuments had accrued inside. One illegal building (with three floors) had been built in the historical districts south of the old city (Midan district)."
Ancient City of Bosra (C 22)
The report from the State Party indicates the following: "During the crises on 2012 the old city witnessed several damages: The residents found the right moment to push through illegal projects (construction in protected area), it is difficult to assess today the extent of their illegal actions." The report also includes images of damage to historic buildings, the al Mabrak Mosque, among others.
Site of Palmyra (C 23)
The report from the State Party indicates the following: "Several stone sculptures apparently stolen from the unexcavated tombs especially in the South east and South west of the site and illegal excavations conducted with the help of heavy equipment. Clandestine excavations have increased, these violations are taking place right now throughout the site (accompanied by sabotage and cracking of the foundations of ancient buildings and blocks). Some parts of the monuments like Camp of Diocletian, are being degraded because of the bulk removal of foundation stones. The entrances of the excavated Cemeteries, were buried by the antiquities authority before the end of 2010 (approximately the beginning of the events) in order to protect them from theft. But unexplored tombs in the Valley of the tombs and in the area of the Southwest and Southeast tombs (passage-graves or underground tombs), were exhumed and looted. In some parts foundations stones has been completely removed by heavy machinery to be used as barriers for roads." Photos included show damage to the Western façade of the Bel Temple, to the ancient oasis and the opening of new trails through the oasis and also from the North West of the cemeteries area to the southern slope of the Mount Arab castle.
Ancient City of Alepppo (C 21)
The report from the State Party indicates the following: "The old city witnessed some of the conflict's most brutal destruction. The Aleppo's citadel had been caught in the line of fire. The crises that began in 2011 has done grave damage to the outer gate of the 13th century citadel (one of the remarkable examples of military architecture in the Middle East), its 700-year old wooden door which damaged the place where the explosives were placed is now a hole on the ground. Many of Aleppo's historical sites stand damaged, including the 17th-century market, or souk, in the Old City, which was engulfed by fire in September 2012. What happened to Aleppo's ancient Souk happened also to the city's oldest and largest Mosque (the 12th century Ummayyad mosque), the Mosque suffered extensive damage, as has the nearby medieval covered market, or souk, which was gutted by a fire. Despite the fire, the structure of the mosque appeared to be intact, although a gate that leads to the ancient market was burned[1]. Many monuments and houses occupied by fighters ( like Bimaristan Al Argwany, Dar Zamarya hotel, museum of science, etc.), most of the inhabitants had to flee away. Additional destructions are possible at any moment. The immediate, near-term and long-term effect of the crises on the cultural heritage of Aleppo cannot be overstated. It also, in several respects, is not yet fully known, because ongoing problems such as site looting continue in the area. The situation of the Old City of Aleppo seems the most worrisome, because of the scale of damage as well as the fragmentation of private ownership."
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din (C 1229)
The report from the State Party indicates the following: "Crak des Chevaliers has been exposed to clashing and gunfire. Gunmen is using the ancient Crac des Chevaliers fortress west of the flashpoint town of Homs, it was apparently occupied before July 2012 by gunmen issued from the close village of Al Husn. We think that the ancient mosque (the chapel) in the centre of the citadel, which still retained traces of original paintwork, has been damaged. Till now it is unknown what damage has been caused to the site. We didn't inform about any damages in Qal'at Salah El Din in-spite of the conflict, which was taken place on 2012 in the "Al-Hafeh" district of Lattakia."
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (C 1348)
The report from the State Party indicates the following: "The impact of the crises from the beginning in Ancient Villages was complex, the 4 parks (1-2-5-6) in (Jabal Zawiye and Jabal Simeon Sanctuary) face serious conservation issues, including illegal excavation, inappropriate development such as: illegal buildings, soil erosion. The lack of security has allowed illegal construction works to be undertaken inside the parks (Bara, Simeon and Rweha). In the rural of Aleppo, the gunmen have taken strategic places, including ancient hilltop as Saint Simeon Sanctuary and they spread also in some of the parks (Bara and Rweha parks). Gunfire damage has been seen at several areas in particular in al-Bara, (Deir Sunbel, Qal'at Abu Sifian, Pyramidal tombs, Monastery monks). The parts known to have been damaged are: In Deir Sunbel, Al-Bara, 3 tombs were damaged inside the pyramid tomb and 4 decorated crown stones have been stolen. Clandestine excavations have found in several villages (Bara, Kafer Aqab), antiquities authority didn't find any archaeological evident in the mentioned digging areas. In Sergilla, Shinshrah, Rabia, Majlia, Deir Loza and Jaradeh refugees have re-inhabited buildings and rock shelters and digging latrines amongst the Ancient Villages. Theft and vandalism had shown in Sergilla, the new equipment's in the visitor bathroom had broken with many panels inside the archaeological site and the stone coffin at the entrance of the site had broken also."
Actions implemented by the Advisory Bodies and UNESCO
Early January 2013, ICOMOS, in close cooperation with ICCROM and the Syrian Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM), and in coordination with UNESCO, organized an e-learning course through video conference at the National Museum of Damascus. The course was designed to assist Syrian cultural heritage professionals in the management and response to the multi-layered effects of armed conflict on their sites and museum collection. It provided essential information about documentation in emergency for sites and collections, disaster risk management and emergency response, evacuation and temporary storage of collections, assessment of damage and first aid to sites, safety and security procedures during the response phase, network building and capacity building for the recovery phase. About 75 DGAM managers, directors, curators, architects and staff, together with Syrian members of ICOMOS, university professors and students from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Damascus, benefited from the course. Further seminars on additional subjects could be foreseen to assist in the recovery phase, depending on additional international support. The booklet from the e-learning course is available on the web at the following link: http://www.icomos.org/images/DOCUMENTS/Secretariat/Syria%20E-Learning%20Course%20Booklet-%20Final%20Version_09_January%202013.pdf
In addition, as part of UNESCO's action in response to the current Syrian crisis, the UNESCO Amman Office and the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Treaties Section organized a four-day regional training, with the support of the Swiss Federal Office for Culture and the UNESCO Offices in Iraq, Beirut and Venice, entitled "Syrian cultural heritage: addressing the issue of illicit trafficking", which took place in Amman (Jordan) from 10-13 February 2013. The meeting aimed to assess the situation of the cultural heritage, its illicit trafficking and the risk of looting of Syrian cultural objects, and promote cooperation in the region as a priority, as well as in the rest of the world. The initiative brought representatives of the police, customs and heritage departments from Syria and neighbouring countries together with international organizations involved in cultural heritage management and protection, as well as international experts in Syrian archaeology and law enforcement agencies from countries such as Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States. The objective of the training was to contribute to the safeguarding of Syrian cultural heritage, providing a venue to discuss the current situation and develop an Action Planto address the issue of illicit trafficking, in coordination with all relevant stakeholders and making use of the experience gained by UNESCO in other conflict and post-conflict situations.
The report presented by the Syrian authorities at that occasion is available in English at the following address: http://dgam.gov.sy/index.php?d=309&id=717.
The report of the Amman February meeting is available at the following address: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Amman/pdf/20130322_Report_Syria_workshop_FINAL.pdf
[1] Since this report, the minaret of the Great Mosque was totally destroyed on 23 April 2013.
Analysis and Conclusion by World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies in 2013
The World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies note that due to the armed conflict situation in Syria, the conditions are no longer present to ensure the conservation and protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of the six World Heritage properties located in the Syrian Arab Republic and that they are threatened by a specific and proven imminent danger, in accordance with Paragraph 179 of the Operational Guidelines.
They recommend that the World Heritage Committee calls upon all parties associated with the situation in Syria to refrain from any action that would cause further damage to the cultural heritage of the country and to fulfil their obligations under international law by taking all possible measures to protect such heritage. They also recommend that the World Heritage Committee draws the attention of the State Party to the need to also safeguard all the properties inscribed on the Tentative List of Syria.
The World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are at the disposal of the State Party to identify the necessary corrective measures and the Desired state of conservation for the properties, following an assessment which could be undertaken once the situation allows.
37 COM 7B.57
World Heritage properties of Syria
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add,
2. Deplores the conflict situation prevailing in the country and the loss of human lives;
3. Takes note of the report provided by the State Party regarding the state of conservation of the six Syrian World Heritage properties and expresses its utmost concern at the damage occurred and threats facing these properties;
4. Considers that the optimal conditions are not present anymore to ensure the conservation and protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of the properties and that they are threatened by both ascertained and potential danger, in accordance with paragraphs 177 to 179 of the Operational Guidelines ;
5. Decides to inscribe the Ancient City of Damascus, Ancient city of Bosra, Site of Palmyra, Ancient City of Aleppo, Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din, and Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (Syria) on the List of World Heritage in Danger;
6. Launches an appeal to the neighbouring countries and to the international community to cooperate in fighting against the illicit trafficking of cultural properties coming from Syria;
7. Urges all parties associated with the situation in Syria to refrain from any action that would cause further damage to cultural heritage of the country and to fulfil their obligations under international law by taking all possible measures to protect such heritage, in particular the safeguarding of World Heritage properties and those included in the Tentative List;
8. Requests the State Party to invite the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to undertake a mission to Syria as soon as the security conditions permit in order to assess the state of conservation of the properties and elaborate, in consultation with the State Party, an action plan for their recovery;
9. Also requests the State Party in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to prepare, as soon as the situation allows, the corrective measures as well as a Desired state of conservation for the removal of the properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger, once a return to stability is effective in the country;
10. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2014, a detailed report on the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties in Syria for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 38th session in 2014;
11. Suggests the State Party to consider ratifying the Second Protocol (1999) of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Heritage during times of Armed Conflict;
12. Requests the Director-General of UNESCO to consider the creation of a Special Fund aimed at the conservation of the World Heritage properties in Syria.
Update of the List of World Heritage in Danger (inscribed properties)
1. Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC-13/37.COM/7B, WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add and WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add.Corr) and the proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-13/37.COM/8B and WHC-13/37.COM/8B.Add),
2. Decides to inscribe the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Solomon Islands, East Rennell (Decision 37 COM 7B.14 )
Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient City of Damascus, Ancient City of Bosra, Site of Palmyra, Ancient City of Aleppo, Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din, Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (Decision 37 COM 7B.57 )
Draft Decision: 37 COM 7B.57
4. Considers that the optimal conditions are not present anymore to ensure the conservation and protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of the properties and that they are threatened by both ascertained and potential danger, in accordance with paragraphs 177 to 179 of the Operational Guidelines;
6. Launches an appeal to the neighbouring States Parties to Syria (Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey) and to the international community to cooperate in fighting against the illicit trafficking of cultural property coming from Syria;
10. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2014, a detailed report on the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties in Syria for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 38th session in 2014.
Criteria: (iii)(iv)
WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add

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Vienna: The Pasdaran -- Inside Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Lecture & book presentation
with Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi
(Senior Fellow with the Foundation for Defence of Democracies in Washington and long-term director of the Transatlantic Institute in Brussels)
Chair: Simone Dinah Hartmann (STOP THE BOMB)
Thursday, November 17th 2011, 7.30 PM
University Campus Altes AKH, Court 10.2, Lecture Hall D (Map)
Spitalgasse 4, 1090 Vienna
The event will be held in English.
The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami) is more commonly known as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), or the Pasadran. Most recently, the IRGC draw international attention for its alleged involvement in the attack plans in Washington DC. Sworn by an oath of loyalty to Iran's Supreme Leader, the IRGC is the regime's Praetorian Guard, the custodian of its nuclear program, and now a juggernaut in Iran's economy. Since 1979, the Guards have played a key role in protecting the Revolution internally against domestic opposition while actively seeking to export it abroad. The IRGC has been at the forefront of repression every time ordinary Iranians have protested their lack of freedoms, including after the fraudulent presidential elections of June 2009. Iran's sponsorship of terrorism abroad is also executed through the IRGC's overseas operations' branch, the Qods Forces.In "The Pasdaran: Inside Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps", Emanuele Ottolenghi offers a detailed overview of how the IRGC came into being, how the Guards rose to a position of prominence in Iran's current power structure, how they have penetrated Iran's economy, how they are working to help Iran attain nuclear weapons.
Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi has taught at the Middle East Centre of St. Antony's College in Oxford. He has advised several foreign ministries in Europe, and testified before the Canadian and European parliaments. He has written for The Gurdian, Wall Street Journal Europe and Die Welt. Beside "The Pasdaran: Inside Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps" he is author of "Under a mushroom cloud. Europe, Iran and the Bomb", "Iran: The Looming Crisis. Can the West Live with Iran's Nuclear Threat?" and co-author of "Iran im Weltsystem. Bündnisse des Regimes und Perspektiven der Freiheitsbewegung".
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Altavilla joined the Mariners for the season-opening series in Japan against the Athletics and allowed one hit and one walk while pitching one-third of an inning. The 26-year-old has been shuttled between Triple-A and the majors over the last three seasons and has a 3.28 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 85:36 K:BB across 79.2 major-league innings. Altavilla is likely to have a similar role with Seattle again in 2019.
How does Dan Altavilla compare to other relievers?
Look up "average" in the dictionary and you will see a snapshot of Altavilla's 2017 season. The right-hander averaged 10.0 K/9, which was good but certainly not great for a bullpen arm in this day and age, and the benefits of that swing and miss were offset to a large extent by the walks (3.9 BB/9) and homers (1.74 HR/9). When it was all said and done, Altavilla had a 0.0 fWAR. He will have a tough time curtailing the homers with a 46.9 flyball percentage and 35.4 percent hard-hit rate. Altavilla throws hard and he has high-leverage experience on the farm -- he's racked up 22 saves between Double- and Triple-A over the past two season -- but he only earned two holds in 41 appearances with the big club last year and advancement will be difficult with Juan Nicasio joining Seattle's bullpen ranks in the offseason.
A fifth-round draft pick out of Mercyhurst back in 2014, Altavilla was one of the biggest surprises for the Mariners in 2016. After two seasons as a middling starting pitching prospect in the organization, the 24-year-old converted to being a reliever and flourished. In 56.2 innings with Double-A Jackson, he posted an excellent 1.91 ERA and 1.10 WHIP to go with 16 saves and an excellent 65:22 K:BB. Much to everyone's astonishment, the right-hander was promoted straight to the big leagues in late August, and to shock people even more, he continued to thrive. He allowed just one run in 12.1 innings of work while putting up a 10:1 K:BB in the big leagues. With his upper-90s fastball and biting slider, it seems like his repertoire is built for a late-inning role, a position he very well could claim with a strong spring showing.
Altavilla was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and sent down to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.
Altavilla (forearm) allowed three earned runs on four hits over two-thirds of an inning in Triple-A Tacoma's win over El Paso on Saturday. He now has an 18.90 ERA over the 3.1 innings encompassing his current rehab stint, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Altavilla (forearm) will work more rehab outings after allowing three earned runs on four hits and a walk over 1.2 innings across his first two appearances for Triple-A Tacoma.
Altavilla (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.
Altavilla (forearm) threw live batting practice Monday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.


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2019 NBA Draft Dates, Deadlines To Watch
April 4th 2019 at 4:01pm CST by Luke Adams
Only four teams are still alive in this year's NCAA tournament, and the list of 2019 early entrants continues to grow by the day, signaling that NBA draft season is just about here.
We're still two and a half months away from draft day, but there are a number of important dates and deadlines on the calendar in the coming weeks and months as seniors look to boost their draft stock and underclassmen weigh whether or not to enter the draft — and then whether or not to keep their names in the 2019 pool.
Let's run through the timeline of dates and deadlines to watch up until draft day…
April 11 (11:59pm ET): Deadline to request evaluation from NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee
Beginning this year, an early entrant who requests an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee can hire an NCAA-certified agent without worrying about losing his remaining college eligibility.
April 17-20: Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Only college seniors are eligible for this pre-draft camp, which takes place in Portsmouth, Virginia.
April 21 (11:59pm ET): Deadline for early entrants to declare for the draft
College underclassmen and international early entrants have until the end of the day on April 21 (Easter Sunday) to submit their names into the 2019 NBA draft pool. They can always withdraw their names later if they decide they're not quite ready to go pro.
Once the early entrant list is set, NBA teams can begin conducting or attending workouts for those players.
April 26 – May 3: Invites issued for draft combine, G League Elite Camp
While the combine has been a part of the NBA's pre-draft process for years, the G League Elite Camp has been revamped for this season to accommodate draft prospects. We have the details on those changes right here.
May 12-14: G League Elite Camp
NBA G League invitees will participate in the first half of this mini-camp before 40 top draft-eligible players who weren't invited to the combine participate in the second half. Again, more details can be found here.
May 14: NBA draft lottery
The 2019 draft lottery will be conducted on May 14, marking the first time that the NBA's new lottery format will be used. The full odds under the new format can be found right here, while our reverse standings provide a glimpse at which the pre-lottery draft order will look like.
With the lottery odds flattened out, the NBA's worst team will only have a 14% shot at the No. 1 overall pick, as opposed to the 25% chance it had in the past. In other words, the new format could make for a very interesting night on May 14.
May 15-19: NBA draft combine
This five-day event, which takes place in Chicago, allows NBA teams to get a first-hand look at many of this year's top draft-eligible players (though perhaps not a handful of 2019's very best prospects, since potential top-five picks don't have much to gain by participating in the combine).
The combine will be particularly important for early entrants who have yet to decide whether or not to stay in the draft. The feedback they get at the combine could go a long way toward dictating whether they keep their names in the draft or return to school for another year.
May 29 (11:59pm): NCAA early entrant withdrawal deadline
College underclassmen who want to retain their NCAA eligibility will have to withdraw their names from the draft pool by May 29. NBA rules call for a later withdrawal deadline, but the NCAA has its own set of rules that say the deadline is 10 days after the combine.
As such, a college underclassmen could technically wait until the first week of June to withdraw from the draft and retain his NBA draft eligibility for a future year. However, he would forfeit his amateur status in that scenario, making him ineligible to return to his NCAA squad.
June 10: NBA early entrant withdrawal deadline
This is the NBA's final deadline for early entrants to withdraw their names from the draft pool and retain their draft eligibility for a future year. By this point, we generally know whether an NCAA underclassman kept his name in the draft or not, but this is an important deadline for international players, who aren't subject to the same restrictions as college players. We'll likely hear about several international early entrants withdrawing from the draft during the days leading up to June 10.
June 20: NBA draft day
The most exciting few weeks of the NBA offseason unofficially get underway on draft day, which is often when the first major trades of the summer are completed and we get a sense of which direction certain teams are heading.
It's also worth noting that the hours and days after the draft ends will be hugely important for many of this year's draft-eligible prospects — a ton of players who aren't selected with one of the 60 picks in the draft will reach agreements shortly thereafter to play for an NBA team's Summer League squad, or even to attend training camp with a club.
Note: The NCAA previously announced a rule change that would allow players to remain in the draft through draft day and still return to school if they go undrafted. However, that rule change wasn't mentioned at all in a recent memo issued by the NCAA, so we're operating under the assumption that it won't go into effect this year. If that changes, we'll update this article as required.
Information from ESPN's Jonathan Givony was used in the creation of this post.


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Juda (en hébreu : יְהוּדָה) est un personnage de la Genèse, le premier livre de la Bible. Il est le quatrième fils de Jacob et Léa. Juda meurt âgé de .

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Juda et sa naissance
Léa nomme son quatrième fils Juda par reconnaissance, afin de remercier Dieu de lui avoir accordé d'être autant féconde : à rapprocher du verbe hébreu להודות, lehodot, signifiant remercier, reconnaître.

Juda et ses actions
Parmi les douze fils de Jacob, il se distingue à de nombreuses reprises dans le texte :
 il convainc ses frères de vendre Joseph à une caravane d'Ismaélites plutôt que de le laisser mourir ;
 il se porte garant de Benjamin auprès de leur père pour pouvoir l'emmener en Égypte à la demande du vice-roi, qui est en fait Joseph ;
 il se propose au vice-roi d'Égypte, Joseph, pour permettre à Benjamin de rentrer auprès de Jacob lorsqu'ils sont accusés de vol.

Juda et son demi-frère Joseph
Un jour Jacob envoie son fils Joseph rejoindre ses frères qui font paître son petit bétail. Les frères de Joseph complotent pour le tuer et Siméon et Gad s'apprêtent à le tuer. Joseph se met alors derrière Zabulon et les supplie de ne pas le tuer. Ruben intervient et leur dit de ne pas le tuer mais de le jeter dans un puits, son intention étant de l'en retirer plus tard. Finalement Joseph est dévêtu de sa tunique et jeté dans un puits sans eau où il reste affamé pendant trois jours et trois nuits. Juda surveille le puits asséché pendant deux jours et deux nuits craignant que Siméon et Gad ne tuent Joseph. Zabulon est ensuite chargé de surveiller ce puits jusqu'à la vente de Joseph.

Juda propose de vendre Joseph à une caravane d'Ismaélites se rendant en Égypte. Des Madianites retirent Joseph du puits sans eau et il est vendu pour vingt pièces d'argent. Avant d'être vendu, Joseph est revêtu d'un vieux vêtement d'esclave. En réalité, Gad et Juda le vendent pour trente pièces d'or, en cachent dix et en montrent vingt à leurs frères. Siméon, Gad et six de leurs frères achètent des sandales. Ruben, parti chercher du nécessaire stocké à Dotham, n'est pas au courant de cette transaction et retourne au puits sans eau mais ne retrouve pas Joseph.

La tunique de Joseph est trempée dans le sang d'un bouc égorgé par Dan et portée à leur père Jacob par Nephtali. Jacob pense que son fils Joseph est mort dévoré par une bête sauvage et se montre inconsolable.

Juda et la bénédiction de Jacob
Lors des dernières bénédictions de Jacob à ses fils, Juda est présenté comme un chef par rapport à ses frères ainés Ruben, qui a trahi son père avec Bilha, et Siméon et Lévi réputés violents.

Dans la bénédiction de Jacob mourant à ses fils, Juda est associé au lion. L'expression« Lion de Juda » faisait partie des titres des négus d'Éthiopie.

Juda et Tamar

Il se marie à une Cananéenne, fille de Shua, dont il a trois fils : Er, Onan et Shelah. Cette cananéenne est Bat Choua, fille de Barsan roi d'Adullam. Juda marie Er à Tamar. Er meurt et, en vertu de la loi du lévirat, Tamar est donnée pour femme à Onan. Onan, comme son frère Er avant lui, "déplaît à Dieu" et meurt. Juda refuse alors d'appliquer le lévirat au dernier de ses fils. Tamar cherche un moyen d'avoir une postérité. Juda, parti tondre ses brebis, prend Tamar, qui s'est déguisée, pour une prostituée et couche avec elle. Elle tombe enceinte de lui. Deux garçons jumeaux naissent : Perets et Zérah. Le roi David et toute la lignée des rois de Juda descendent de Perets.

Enfants de Juda
Er et Onan sont les deux fils de Juda morts au pays  de Canaan, Shelah, Perets et Zérah sont les trois fils de Juda qui partent avec leur père et leur grand-père Jacob pour s'installer en Égypte au pays de Goshen dans le delta du Nil.

Juda et le triforium
Le personnage de Juda, ancêtre du Christ pour le christianisme, figure sur l'un des vitraux du triforium méridional de la cathédrale de Strasbourg. D'après les recherches et publications de Louis Tschaen, au triforium sont représentés soixante-dix-huit personnages, dont soixante-quinze ancêtres, théoriquement alignés dans l'ordre donné dans l'évangile de Luc défini par la Vulgate Clémentine.

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Purpose Refer to the same case study used in Assignment 1: Predicting consumer tastes with big data at Gap This case chronicled the digital strategy of Gap using an analytical approach in addressing declining sales at Gap within an ever-increasing competitive apparel retail industry. Led by its CEO, Gap invested in analytics technology and undertook radical changes to eliminate traditional creative designers with a collective ecosystem fuelled by the input of big data. Key thrusts of its digital analytical strategy involved the mining of big data from Google analytics and Gap's own sales and customer databases to inform the next season's assortment; trend spotting through big data analysis; development of alternate online distribution channels; predictive analytics for target marketing and consumer preferences; and product 3.0 development strategy. Opportunity for further IT investment: Going forward, Gap considers what should be the next steps in their digital analytics strategy. • How can GAP systematically assess the opportunities and threats of digital disruption in the retail apparel industry and devise a set of possible strategic responses based on market intelligence? • How can GAP stay at the forefront of the fashion apparel industry innovation by successfully gauging apparel trends and changing customer preferences? • Where should Gap direct its analytics capability investment dollars (e.g. in-house/outsource/ centralised/decentralised)? GAP's CEO has considered this very question and has decided to focus on one major area – the potential of big data and analytics. Can analytics used for market intelligence fuelled by big data outperform a creative director at predicting the future fashion trends of consumers? Senior management is concerned about the disruption to the delicate balance between creativity and commercialisation, designers and merchants that exist at most fashion brands. Take for example; selling Gap's products on Amazon could open up a completely new data stream to Gap managers, providing insight into the shopping habits of existing customers when they are not shopping on the company's own digital platforms or in their stores, and providing access to new customers not currently attracted by the company's distribution efforts. Should the CEO allow Amazon to sell his brands? However some senior management is weary of this strategy as this entails giving up control over their customer data to a third party like Amazon. What other alternative sources of big data could Gap aim to get access to? What sort of analytics capability should Gap invest in? Are there any other disruptive alternative digital strategy/distribution channel/product development process being adopted by other fashion retailers? What emerging technology could be used to gather further market intelligence for Gap to achieve competitive advantage?
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The Rise and Fall of British Coal
Coal mining has been one of Britain's most important industries, peaking in 1913 with production of 280 million tonnes of coal from an industry employing over 1 million miners at a time when coal provided nearly 100% of primary energy consumption.
However, throughout the years since 1913, coal production and employment declined, eventually leading to the closure of the last deep coal mine at Kellingley in December 2015.
The graph of coal production and imports visualises the decline in British coal through most of the 20th century. Big dips in production are evident in 1921 (coal miners' strike), 1926 (General Strike) and 1984 (coal miners' Strike). The general trend is one of decline in British coal production, with the exception of the period 1946 to 1952 when coal production saw successive annual increases. Imports become a factor from 1970.
Energy shortages evident during World War II continued after 1945 and resulting in the new Labour government announcing its intention to nationalise the entire British coal mining industry. The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act was passed in 1946 and, on 12 July 1946, the National Coal Board (NCB) was established and given sole responsibility for managing and running the industry.
For the miners, this was the culmination of years of struggle for public ownership of their industry. Nationalisation improved wages and working conditions and investment in modern machinery led to the increases in productivity. Miners became relatively well paid workers, but they still had no power in an industry run by the National Coal Board (NCB) and local managers. The primary objective of the NCB to make profits would continue to create conflict through to the 1970s and 1980s.
Post-war Government policy has been discussed and sometimes criticised for lack of strategic investment in industry. In 1950, Britain's investment in industry and infrastructure came to only 9 per cent of GNP, compared with 19 per cent in Germany. Such discussion is often linked to how these two countries chose to use the Marshall Aid finance package provided by the United States.
Between 1950 and 1970 around 100 North East coal mines were closed. On 2 March 1968 the last pit in the Black Country, Baggeridge, closed and pit closures were a regular occurrence in many other areas. By 1966, productivity had dropped to below the 1945 level.
A key reason for the decline in coal production was the rapidly diversifying energy mix in the 1950s and 1960s. The first nuclear power plant at Calder Hall was connected to the UK electricity grid in 1956 and the early 1960s saw a phase of nuclear power plant construction. The 1960s also saw rapid growth in oil consumption, much of it from the Middle East. British railways were also replacing steam locomotives with diesel resulting in a drop in demand for coal in the transport sector.
In 1979, 130 million tons of coal was being produced annually from 170 underground mines, but by 2010 the three remaining mines produced only 17 million tons.
In terms of employment, jobs in the mining industry peaked in 1920 with 1,200,000 but by 1960 the workforce had been halved to 600,000, albeit due in part to mechanisation.


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My week is about over and that means spring break is about here. I can't tell you how ready I am for a break, to be able to rest, work on things and just prepare for the second half of my semester! I have lots of exciting, fun things I'll be shooting over break and one is something I've been working on for awhile. I'll also be doing a giveaway when I get back so stay tuned for that. 😊 I'll be taking the week off next week to just fully relax and recoup. Just when I thought this week would be easy, God decided He wanted to throw me a few curve balls. He is still good through it all but I'm just exhausted from the week! Have you ever had a week like that?!
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BSkyB has reported increased profits, with significant growth in revenue from interactive services, particularly betting. Posting third quarter results for the nine months to the end of March 2004, total revenues for the period are up 17% to £1,766 million, with profits after tax up from £12 million to £130 million.
With 7.2 million subscribers, subscriber growth is slower than expected but the company says it is still on track to achieve its target of 8 million in 2005. Average revenue per subscriber is £369 a year and churn is below 10%.
Turnover on interactive services is up 62% to £147 million from £91 million in the previous year, making this the greatest area of growth. Although still a comparatively small element of total revenue, revenue from interactive services is now equivalent to that from advertising revenue on Sky channels. The majority of interactive revenue is from betting, representing a turnover of £91 million, up from £43 million for the same period in the previous year.
Sales of the Sky+ dual channel personal video recorder product are strong, following the Autumn relaunch of the service. With a total of 322,000 Sky+ customers, 93% of users are reported to be 'very satisfied' with the product, with 86% saying that they would recommend Sky+ to family and friends. The company revealed that Sky+ was opening new possibilities, providing a platform for future product and service developments.
James Murdoch, Chief Executive of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, said: "These results show a business that continues to improve. We enter our second half with good momentum, robust financial health and a full programme of work."
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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has banned frozen and processed fruit and vegetable imports from Kerala amid concerns over the deadly Nipah virus outbreak.
The Nipah virus itself can cause encephalitis – a dangerous swelling of the brain – and common symptoms vary from none to elevated fevers, cough, headache, shortness of breath and confusion, the Gulf News reported on Monday.
On May 29, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) banned imports from Kerala.
A UAE-based health provider, VPS Healthcare, sent a flight to the Kerala government carrying medical supplies that will help the fight against Nipah.
As of date, of the 18 positive cases, 16 have died and the remaining two are recovering well at a Kozhikode hospital while the around 2,000 people, who have reported to have come in contact with the affected, are being monitored.


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if tls{

var readStream :Unmanaged<CFReadStream>?
var writeStream:Unmanaged<CFWriteStream>?
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print("establish tls ")
tlsEnabled = true

let socketData = CFWriteStreamCopyProperty(self.outputStream as CFWriteStream,
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inputStream.close()
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inputStream.remove(from: RunLoop.current, forMode: .defaultRunLoopMode)
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                      forKey: Stream.PropertyKey.socketSecurityLevelKey)

let settings: [NSObject: NSObject] = [kCFStreamSSLValidatesCertificateChain: NSNumber(value: false),
                                      kCFStreamSSLPeerName: kCFNull]
inStream.setProperty(settings,
                     forKey: kCFStreamPropertySSLSettings as Stream.PropertyKey)
outStream.setProperty(settings,
                      forKey: kCFStreamPropertySSLSettings as Stream.PropertyKey)

inStream.schedule(in: RunLoop.current, forMode:.defaultRunLoopMode)
outStream.schedule(in:RunLoop.current, forMode:.defaultRunLoopMode)

inStream.open()
outStream.open()

}

A: The issue seems to be with creating the socket using CFSocket instead of creating the native socket handle directly.
Modifying your code to create the socket directly using socket(_:_:_) instead of using CFSocket and CFSocketNativeHandle results in the stream delegate methods being called for me.
/**
 Create sockaddr_in (IPV4) address for google.com
 Note: If you need to resolve DNS for a hostname, use CFHost
 */
var remoteaddress = sockaddr_in()
inet_pton(PF_INET,
          "207.47.131.217".cString(using: .utf8),
          &sockaddress.sin_addr)
sockaddress.sin_port = UInt16(443).bigEndian
sockaddress.sin_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)
// Create native socket handle, if sockhandle < 0, error occurred, (check errno)
let sockhandle = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP)
// if connectStatus < 0, error occurred (check errno)
let connectStatus = connect(sockhandle,
                            &remoteaddress,
                            socklen_t(MemoryLayout<sockaddr_in>.size))

var readStream :Unmanaged<CFReadStream>?
var writeStream:Unmanaged<CFWriteStream>?
CFStreamCreatePairWithSocket(kCFAllocatorDefault,
                             sockhandle,
                             &readStream, &writeStream)

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Q: Pandas pivot_table with multi-index and duplicate character values I'm trying to pivot a dataframe like
id1 id2 property value
1   2   p        v1
1   2   p        v2

to form
id1 id2 p
1   2   v1 & v2

My code so far is
import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame(data=
    {'id1': [1, 1],
     'id2': [2, 2],
     'property': ['p', 'p'],
     'value': ['v1', 'v2']})
df = df.groupby(["id1", "id2", "property"], as_index=False).agg({'value': ' & '.join})  # 1
print(df)
df = df.pivot_table(index=["id1", "id2"], columns="property", values="value")           # 2
print(df)

and output is
   id1  id2  property  value
0    1    2  p         v1 & v2

pandas.core.base.DataError: No numeric types to aggregate

I can't understand the error message. What is there to aggregate? Should the df be in pivotable form after #1?

A: Because default aggregate function, aggfunc in DataFrame.pivot_table is mean, error is rased. Change function to join for correct output:
df = df.pivot_table(index=["id1", "id2"],
                    columns="property",
                    values="value",
                    aggfunc=' & '.join)
print (df)
property        p
id1 id2
1   2     v1 & v2

Last for Multiindex to columns add DataFrame.rename_axis for remove columns names and DataFrame.reset_index:
df = df.pivot_table(index=["id1", "id2"],
                    columns="property",
                    values="value",
                    aggfunc=' & '.join).rename_axis(None, axis=1).reset_index()
print (df)
   id1  id2        p
0    1    2  v1 & v2


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Q: How to add new column into table based on header title instead of position? I want to add a new column into a table after a certain header title in which the position will vary from time to time.
I can use this code to add a column at position 4 but the position depends on the header title which may changes.
Any clue on how to go on about this?
Worksheets(1).ListObjects("Table1").ListColumns.Add Position:=4
E.g.: Header title is in position 5, the code will add a new column in position 6.
E.g.: Header title is now in position 7, the code will add a new column in position 8.

A: We can use the HeaderRowRange property of the ListObject to solve this:
Dim HeaderTitle as String, i as Integer, MyTable as ListObject

HeaderTitle = "YourTitleGoesHere" 'change to match your title
Set MyTable = Worksheets(1).ListObjects("Table1")
With MyTable.HeaderRowRange
    For i = 1 to .Count
        If .Cells(i).Value = HeaderTitle Then
            MyTable.ListColumns.Add Position:= i + 1
            Exit For
        End If
    Next i
End With

A: This should work, just change "YourHeader" to your header name
Sub AddColAfterHeader()
    [Table1[YourHeader]].Next.EntireColumn.Insert
End Sub

..or this if the surroundings matter
Sub AddColAfterHeader2()
    ActiveSheet.ListObjects("Table1").ListColumns.Add _
    ([Table1[YourHeader]].Next.Column - [Table1].Column + 1)
End Sub


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On the same day the Lakers reportedly pulled out of Anthony Davis trade talks with the Pelicans, they lost by 42 (!) points to the Pacers on Tuesday. And in the latest case of "a picture is worth a thousand words," here's James on the Lakers' bench during the loss ... all by himself.
In case you couldn't tell, in that same picture, Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo literally is in the stands. We know it's close to the bench, but yeah, that's not where players sit.
The controversy even made Rob Perez go into full detective mode.
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I am trying to fit some data with the CURVEFIT function. Yet, when I run it my "resultsLarge" array yields only values like so: -1.#IND0 .
Here is what I am doing. di2 and largepixel are the same size and type.
Any guesses here? Thank for your time!
First off the data types are all the same. Second the only way I can not get an error for resultsLarge is if I make the param vector more than six elements which the manual requires it must be. If i do make it only 6 element long it give the initial sqrt(-1) error.
The results i got are very wrong and do not make mathematical sense.
Do i need to be doing something with the FUNCT function?
and there is a nice example.
Can you show me this example please?
Below is the code from our version 9 documentation. The code runs on version 7.51b, but we have no idea if it works on v6.x or not. Version 7.51b was released 8 years ago.....A very strong recommendation is to update your version of PV-WAVE!
Copy this code into a file named curvefit_example.pro, and then enter curvefit_example as the WAVE> prompt. Note the zoom window functionality when mousing over the plot window, serving as a visual comparison of the polynomial versus user-function fit to the x,y data.
; parameter p with p(0)=2, p(1)=3, and p(2)=4.
; Define independent and dependent data to fit function to.
; Set up PLOT colors and fonts, and plot every 20th data point.
; Overplot the 2nd degree polynomial fit.
; the FUNCT function definition above.
; Create a legend for the plot.
; Use zoom window to compare polynomial fit to user-function fit.
The example is insightful yes but i tired to replace x and y with the data I am working with and I still get errors. Here is my data. Sorry if I am not seeing a simple solution.
I only have ten points and I have made the necessary array dimension changes. and I even changed the function i'm fitting to f=a*exp(-x/b). I am lost for ideas.
With the equation f = a * exp(-x/b) you may run into issues when the algorithm uses b=0 during a step. I would suggest changing the function to f = a * exp(-x*B) for the computations and then taking the inverse of the B result once the solution is obtained.


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A meeting at Futures Without Violence's San Francisco headquarters centered on the nonprofit's new campaign with Butterbar. Modern Alliance is funding the collaboration.
The first time that Kater Gordon found herself in the national spotlight was Sept. 20, 2009, when she took the stage to accept the Emmy alongside Matthew Weiner for outstanding writing for a drama series for an episode of Mad Men. Just a couple of weeks after she stood in front of the audience at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre—next to the AMC series' creator, clutching the coveted trophy—she was let go from her job as a staff writer. Later that month, she wed Soleio Cuervo, relocated to the Bay Area and left Hollywood behind. Gordon settled into a fairly typical suburban life in a farmhouse-style charmer on the Peninsula with Cuervo, their two young sons and rescue dog Banjo. She cultivated an edible garden and set up a chicken coop that is now home to a flock of seven. For the most part, she avoided talking about her successful but short-lived career in television writing.
Then the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment stories came to light last fall.
Although she was eight years and 350 miles removed from the industry, Gordon would soon be the subject of media attention again. This time, on her own terms: On Nov. 9, The Information published a piece in which Gordon alleged that Weiner had sexually harassed her. During a late-night work session, she recounted, he said that she owed it to him to let him see her naked. In response, a spokesperson for Weiner released a statement that: "He does not remember saying this comment nor does it reflect a comment he would say to any colleague." (Soon after, Mad Men producer Marti Noxon came out in support of Gordon, even invoking a colleague's characterization of Weiner as an "emotional terrorist.")
The incident described in the Information article, Gordon recently tells me, was not isolated; there were other remarks that she felt were inappropriate, but she didn't know how to respond in an effective manner. "What was difficult for me in particular was that this was a person who I really trusted and respected; I loved the work that we were doing; and I was grateful for the opportunity that I had," she says. "Because I didn't know how to deal with it in the moment, when it seemed like a clear example of sexual harassment, it left me open to other comments. The way I felt about those comments was damaging, and I just didn't know how to stop them from coming. So, I built up barriers and became a little harder. And it's difficult to succeed in a creative environment if you do that." It was, she surmised, "a lose-lose situation" because she didn't want to jeopardize her job. "I thought that brushing it off and staying quiet was the only thing I could do."
Gordon is not only speaking up now about her experience, she has sprung into action—launching Modern Alliance, a coalition that, through funding and collaboration, supports organizations working to combat sexual harassment. Drawing on Gordon's background in content creation, the idea is to leverage media and technology platforms to develop targeted messaging. "What would have helped me in the moment that I think would also help other women?" Gordon asks. It is among the questions she hopes to answer: for example, through a cleverly scripted YouTube clip that addresses how to respond to sticky situations so that they don't escalate; or how to avoid language that crosses the line—a la The Rock Test that Anne Victoria Clark posted about on Medium that advises treating "all women like you would treat Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. … When a woman approaches you [in your workplace], just replace her in your mind with The Rock. Then, behave accordingly." For Modern Alliance, Gordon explains, the focus is on prevention. "Instead of just saying, 'Me too,' it's: 'Now, here's what'; 'Me too, and this is what I did about it'; 'Me too, and this is what worked for me.' So that we can learn from these experiences, and we're not having the same conversations in 10, 15, 20 years."
Gordon envisions partnering with organizations that have a specialty to capitalize on the good work that they have already done while also advancing their shared goals. She's not interested in reinventing the wheel, but rather joining forces. As Gordon puts it: "We can come in and say, 'Hey, we want to do this project with you. We're going to lean on your research and expertise here, and what we're going to do is try to make content that engages people and moves them in different ways and educates them, instead of being a boring PSA.' I want it to be funny and relevant." Although the initial emphasis will be on social media, the platform will vary depending on the demographic. For example, data shows that farmworkers tend to listen to a lot of radio, says Gordon, so a message to them might be in the form of a radio ad. To reach a male audience, maybe a popular athlete is approached about sharing a 10-second video on social media. Gordon is also interested in working with different types of media-makers—perhaps initiating a contest for film school students.
The first recipient of Modern Alliance's funding is a collaboration between Futures Without Violence, whose mission is to end violence against women and children, and Butterbar, an agency well-known for its viral videos. If anyone knows how to take a typically dry subject matter—"Have you seen the government sexual harassment training material?" Gordon asks me—and make it compelling, it's Butterbar's Karen X. Cheng. A video she created last year for Credit Karma about filing taxes has garnered 13 million views and 88,000 shares on Facebook. The Modern Alliance effort will include messaging developed by Gordon and FWV based on research commissioned or curated by the latter. The creative execution and dissemination strategy will rely on Butterbar's savvy with platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. Once the video goes public, the parties involved can evaluate and analyze the impact, and then iterate.
According to FWV Senior Vice President Rachael Smith Fals, the campaign could be deployed as early as this summer. "I think we're on a fast track because there's so much energy and enthusiasm around it," she says. spirit about Kater—that she's willing to take risks and do something that may not be perfect upon its first execution, but we can learn from it and make it even better."
This mentality, which Gordon likens to a startup, is by design. "It's really inspiring to see so many people take an idea that's lofty and turn it into something tangible and oftentimes successful," she says. "They're OK with pivoting and finding a new path, and that's great." Alison Rosenthal—who worked with Cuervo in the early days of Facebook (where she handled business development initiatives) and is now part of Modern Alliance's advisory group—agrees. "I think it's an ethos of the Valley, where the startup culture is famous for: 'Just try, experiment and see what works,'" says Rosenthal. "By being nimble, we can get to work and go about pushing the mission."
Gordon has long had a thing for words. "I always wanted to participate in telling stories," says the Virginia Beach native, who was a theater and English double major at the University of Virginia. After graduating in 2004, she moved to New York, where she worked in costuming Off Broadway. During the down days from shows, a friend who was a production assistant for NBC's Third Watch suggested she help out there as an extra PA. "That was my first foray [into television], and I loved it," Gordon recalls. "It was really fun, and I was learning a lot." She bounced around between lower-level assistant gigs, toiled in art departments, and joined the Theatrical Wardrobe Union and Screen Actors Guild. "Anywhere you could participate, I did," she adds.
In 2006, she decamped to the Bay Area for a job as an assistant to a director and producer on Disney's Enchanted. She started dating Cuervo, who, at the time, was a designer at Facebook. She decided not to return to New York and, instead, made her way to L.A.—where producer Scott Hornbacher, with whom she had worked in New York, had moved to work on Mad Men. Toward the end of the series' first season, he hired Gordon as Weiner's assistant. The next season, she shifted into the role of writers' assistant and co-wrote the last episode of season two, "Meditations in an Emergency," for which she and Weiner won the Emmy. In season three, Gordon was promoted to staff writer. But she was not brought back for Mad Men's fourth season.
Although the press speculated about what happened—"Scandal: Why did a Mad Men scribe get axed?" posited a piece on Salon—no reporters reached out to Gordon before circulating news of her departure. At her wedding, which took place only a few weeks following her exit from the show, she remembers worrying about what to tell family and friends. Over the years, she got good at avoiding the topic of her past employment. Gordon was still hesitant to discuss her Mad Men stint even just a year ago. That's when James Higa, the executive director of Oakland-based Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, met her. He was arranging a design- and culinary-themed trip to Japan in April 2017 for a group of 10; among them, Cuervo and Gordon. Before the excursion, Higa assembled bios on each of the travelers. Gordon requested that he remove the Emmy reference in hers. "I assumed it was because she was humble and didn't want the fuss," says Higa, "only to find out later, after she had decided to speak out and think about Modern Alliance, that it was really more the fact that she had a lot of angst and shame around it."
Gordon consulted with Higa early on about the best way to structure Modern Alliance. PVF's Designated Funds not only oversees the placement of money for donors, but handles "all the heavy lifting," he says. That includes writing checks, as well as reporting transactions on the foundation's audits and tax filings. As a result, he notes, "companies, organizations and founders can focus on what they want to do—which is figure out how to support the causes or people that they are really passionate about." Higa, who has been with PVF since 2012 and was formerly a director for Apple Japan, was immediately impressed by Gordon and recognized the potential for Modern Alliance. "A lot of other organizations have tried to tackle the harassment problem with online reporting, education, lobbying and advocating," he says. "She had a different "We know we have a really important issue and an audience that needs to hear this and learn from this, so let's just get in there and try it. I love that concept: creating really high-quality compelling content. And it's a unique approach that really takes advantage of her expertise and the network she has."
And that network is indeed impressive, as evident by Modern Alliance's advisory group, which includes not only Rosenthal, who also sits on the board of directors for AutoNation, but Instagram Global Director of Community Amanda Kelso, nonprofit consultant Peter Griesar, animator Chris Sonnenburg, and /dev/color founder and CEO Makinde Adeagbo. "We've got this group of really engaged individuals who come from all different backgrounds with great knowledge and skills that we can leverage," says Gordon. Heather Stephenson, who is currently the CMO of home maintenance subscription service Super and previously founded green media startup Ideal Bite, is an advisor as well. She and Gordon were introduced by a mutual friend about a decade ago. But Gordon did not disclose her sexual harassment story to Stephenson until the Weinstein news captured the headlines. "Then, she pretty much hit the ground running," Stephenson recalls. "She said she wanted to start an organization because this is ridiculous and shouldn't be happening, that there had to be ways to utilize the tools we have here in Silicon Valley—the data, research and analytics, and the technology dissemination opportunities—and partner those with the storytelling prowess of Hollywood, with creative folks like herself, to be able to ensure that this never happens again. She immediately had that vision in her mind."
Stephenson has been working in the startup entrepreneurial world since 1996. "I don't know a single woman who doesn't have some semblance of a #MeToo story," she says, before relating an incident that happened years ago. During a conference in Spain, a male colleague leaned across the table, patted her hand and told her: "Why don't you put on your fur-lined bikini and go out to the beach? We're going to talk business now." Stephenson, a VP for her company, was the only woman in the room who was there in a working capacity. "It's that kind of stuff that's so pervasive and insidious," she says. "It's the inappropriate backrubs or the offhand comments.... I'm a strong-willed, confident person, right? And I was 29 and had a series of successes under my belt, and I felt like I could stand on my own two feet. You take somebody with a story like Kater's, who's just a kid out of college. They have no power whatsoever in the power structure that they're standing in. And something like that happens, and you doubt your own worth. You don't know: Am I at this table because I'm good, or am I at this table because somebody thinks I'm cute? It's kind of shattering."
Currently, Stephenson and the rest of the Modern Alliance advisory group operate on a volunteer basis. "We're very much doing it because we see a problem and we feel like we're well-suited and in a good position to help in whatever small way we can," says Stephenson. With no staff or office space, a large chunk of Modern Alliance's coffers—98 percent—goes directly to the work itself; the other 2 percent is PVF's fee. The money all came from private donors, and while contributions are accepted through its website, fundraising is a lesser priority right now than a proof of concept.
In addition to the newly established project with FWV and Butterbar, Gordon is in talks with New America's Better Life Lab, Equal Rights Advocates and Hollaback! for Modern Alliance's next collaborations. Down the road, there may also be a campaign with BetterBrave, which was started by Tammy Cho and Grace Choi last year in the wake of Susan Fowler's Medium post about the sexism and harassment she faced as an engineer at Uber. BetterBrave has conducted hundreds of interviews with experts, says Cho, and put together a Guide for Targets of Sexual Harassment. "During our research, one of the insights we found is that there's a bunch of resources available to employers, but not as much information available to employees about what their rights and options are when they experience sexual harassment. We want to empower workers." According to Cho, 85 percent of the people from whom BetterBrave has heard have suffered retaliation of some sort, and the financial repercussions are massive. "That's part of the struggle that we often forget," she adds. In the short time that Cho and Choi have known Gordon, she has been an important ally: She introduced the two women to Higa, and PVF subsequently made a $20,000 grant to BetterBrave in December. (The nonprofit kicked off a fundraising drive on its website in March, and a crowdfunding campaign is slated for April.)
For a storyteller like Gordon, there is no doubt some measure of justice in the fact she is finally able to reframe the narrative of her experience. "I want to live in this optimistic place where we all want to grow and change," she says. "The more we can listen to others, the more we can engage in conversations and not necessarily be combative about things. That's where we can see real growth. That's my personal hope." She points to the Dan Harmon case as possibly the best-case scenario after claims of sexual harassment arose: In January, the creator of Community publicly apologized to a writer for the NBC show, Megan Ganz, following a Twitter back-and-forth between the pair about his bad behavior toward her. In forgiving Harmon, Ganz referred to his admission as "a masterclass in How to Apologize. He's not rationalizing or justifying or making excuses. He doesn't just vaguely acknowledge some general wrongdoing in the past."
While Gordon has no expectation her situation will have such an outcome, that doesn't seem to concern her. "I don't want to spend my energy and time chasing [Weiner] down," she says. "I want to spend my energy moving forward. That experience is part of who I am, and I've definitely learned from it and am trying to use it as a positive. I'm really proud to be able to say to my kids that I did something incredibly difficult and stood up for what's right."
Originally published in the April issue of Silicon Valley
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