LAS CRUCES – For the second year in a row, the Mayfield High School boys basketball team was upset by Deming in the opening round of the District 3-6A tournament.
Deming went into Mayfield High School Monday night and used a last-second shot to came out with an 80-78 victory to advance to the quarterfinals of the District 3-6A tournament. The Wildcats (10-16), who went winless in district play during the regular season, were at Las Cruces High Tuesday for a 7 p.m. quarterfinal. The Trojans, who fell to 10-17 overall, likely played their last game of the season Monday night.
With the game tied at 78 with 15 seconds left, Mayfield turned the ball over trying to inbound the ball. Deming then took over and Andres Villa collected his own miss and hit the game-winning shot with four seconds remaining.
Deming took a 68-55 lead with 5:36 left to play. Mayfield then began to cut into the Wildcat lead as junior guard Ismael Holguin made a layup with 3:02 left to play to make it 74-70. Holguin then gave the Trojans a 78-76 lead with 1:02 remaining in the game.
Mayfield was dominate in its two regular season meetings against Deming. However, on Monday, the Wildcats flipped the script and even garnered a couple of double-digit leads in the second half, including an 11-point lead in the third quarter. The Wildcats outscored Mayfield 21-11 in the third quarter.
After a back-and-fourth opening 16 minutes that saw the Trojans take a 35-34 lead into the locker room, the game opened up offensively in the second half.
The second half was an offensive battle between Holguin and Villa. Holguin finished a team-high 29 points with 21 coming the fourth quarter, while Villa tallied a team-high 29 and 17 in the second half.
In girls' district tournament action, Oñate got past Deming 55-54 Monday night at Oñate High School.
Kayarha Wilson led the Knights with 16 points while DeAna Lopez scored 12 points and Leslie Holguin had 10 points for Oñate.
The Knights play at Gadsden at 7 p.m. Tuesday.


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County links up with nation's longest linear park
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Multi-use path near Pocahontas State Park has been recognized by the East Coast Greenway
CHESTERFIELD — A path near Pocahontas State Park has become a designated part of the East Coast Greenway, which aims to develop a biking and walking route from Canada to Key West. The nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance selected the Woodpecker Road Multi-Use Path because it could provide an essential connection along the 3,000-mile route.
This is the first designation for Chesterfield. Additional portions of the East Coast Greenway are being considered throughout the county.
"Chesterfield Parks and Recreation is excited to have the Lake Margaret Trail formally recognized as part of the East Coast Greenway (ECG)," said Stuart Connock, chief of parks, design and construction services. "It is the first segment of the greenway planned for approximately 20 miles in Chesterfield. The department partnered with the developer for this project, providing the design and permitting guidance; the developer constructed the facility as a condition of zoning and it will be maintained by the Lake Margaret Homeowners Association. Partnerships such as this are the foundation of the department's operations and a sustaining practice for the ECG."
Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation will be placing alliance-approved trail markers along the path. The East Coast Greenway Alliance sees each new addition as a renewal of its commitment to public health, sustainability, economic development and civic engagement.
Visit the East Coast Greenway website for more information about this multistate trail.

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When Emory asked me to review ScriptLance for the fine audience at Clickfire.com, I wasn't quite sure what to make of the site. On the superficial level, the site resembles the uCoz of freelancing sites: it looks like its design hasn't been changed since 2001 and the project boards have all the style and panache of a default vBulletin script. Not that there's anything wrong with vBulletin, of course.
As someone who prefers freelance sites with plenty of emphasis on writing, ScriptLance was a bit foreign to me. Yeah, I know that it does boast a medium upon which people can post their writing projects, too, but I never really put ScriptLance ahead of the Gurus, oDesks, and Freelancers of the world.
Was I wrong? Well, that's the exact question this ScriptLance review wants to address, and if I'm going to do it effectively, I'm going to have to act like a typical ScriptLancer myself and ask the same questions a new ScriptLance user would ask. Since those questions shouldn't be too difficult for this ScriptLance neophyte to discern, what do you say we get started right away?
The aforementioned first impressions of the site aren't a trivial thing. I take a look at Elance's home page and feel warm, welcome, and invited to a treasure trove of freelance projects from all across the world. I log on to ScriptLance and I feel like I'm beta-testing a site even I could have created.
Okay, so looks aren't everything. I'll grant you that. So what about the first impressions of the basic functions of ScriptLance – say, browsing through projects and placing bids on them?
Actually, I've got some good things to say. The tag system in which you can narrow down projects by specific categories – say, writing, or to be more specific, article writing – is accurate and quick. ScriptLance automatically sorts the projects by start dates for you, but there are other ways of sorting through the projects. Even if ScriptLance doesn't look all shiny and fancy, it at least delivers the goods in the way we freelancers have become accustomed to.
Of course, there's more to the story than simply browsing through projects. If ScriptLance is free and bidding on projects is free, it's suddenly gone from ugly stepsister to Cinderella in my mind. And, hey, wouldn't you know it? ScriptLance's prices actually look pretty dang appealing.
If you're a freelancer – no matter if you code, write, draw, what have you – and you came across this ScriptLance review because you wanted to know if it's a good addition to your arsenal, here's the information you've been waiting for. ScriptLance's prices are very reasonable and low enough to be considered a major selling point.
First, consider that there are not monthly fees. No signup fees, no monthly fees. If you aren't signed up to ScriptLance, you won't be out five bucks simply by registering. That's a good start. But what about the always-important transactional fees?
Buyers can post projects and receive bids/quotes for free. Once the buyer selects a winning bid their account will be charged a flat fee of $5, which must be paid within 30 days. Fees are refunded if the project is cancelled.
Programmers are charged a $5 or 5% fee (whichever is greater) when their bid is selected as the winner for a project. Programmers also have 30 days time to pay this fee, and it is refunded if the project is cancelled.
Why the different prices for programmers? Who knows – but the site is called ScriptLance, after all, not WriteLance or DesignLance.
Even so, look at those prices! That's about as small as you'll get considering you don't have to pay any monthly membership fees. Sure, Freelancer.com only asks for a 3% commission, but it also asks you to pay a monthly fee to get that low rate. If you're just starting out in the world of freelancing and need a quick way to earn money without spending it, signing up with ScriptLance is like Sam Adams – always a good decision.
Getting paid at ScriptLance is as easy as it is at other freelance sites – give them the account to wire the money to and you're set. You can download money to PayPal, but it's cheaper just to have it sent directly to your bank account. If you're worried about security, well, then you're worried about security. Nothing ScriptLance can really do for you there.
If you're not a programmer on ScriptLance, there's a chance you'll feel a bit like a second-class citizen. This is a site fro programmers, after all, and ScriptLance doesn't make any bones about it. So what do you do if you're not a programmer? Well, you can still use the site to find some nice projects and enjoy the low fees, but there's a good chance you simply won't be able to find as much work as the scripters will.
Using ScriptLance isn't going to be a very bad experience. Heck, you're looking for work and ScriptLance has work – what else could you ask for? But there are other palces to go if you're not a programmer and need to find a lot of jobs so you can narrow the projects down to those that suit your skills and needs. ScriptLance's volume of jobs is in question, and the answer isn't always exciting.
Of course, that's no reason to feel deterred. If jobs are out there and can be had for small fees, then those are jobs you'll want to take a look at. Of course, if you're a programmer who's looking for work, ScriptLance should definitely be considered a must-visit. Whether you decide to sign up is up to you, but considering how low the price is (uh, free), you should probably give it some thought.


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Leeds United on the brink of a fresh ownership CRISIS
LEEDS could be on the brink of a fresh ownership crisis.
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TROUBLE BREWING: Leeds owner Massimo Cellino would have to sell up if an impending Italian legal judgment goes against him [GETTY]
The Football League have confirmed that owner Massimo Cellino would have to sell up if an impending Italian legal judgment goes against him.
The 58-year-old successfully appealed against the Football League's initial decision to fail him in its fit and proper person test after he was found guilty of tax evasion in March.
But if he is deemed to have acted dishonestly when the Italian judge publishes their long-overdue written reasons, then Leeds could be plunged into fresh turmoil.
Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey said: "It was made very clear that when the written reasons are issued as part of the judicial process, if it is clear in there that the act was one of 'dishonesty', then at that stage he would fail the Owners and Directors Test and as such wouldn't be able to be a director of the football club or exert any control."
"He is under an obligation to divest himself of his shares at that stage.
"Things would move very quickly. We'd obviously give the club a reasonable period of time to organise its affairs because you wouldn't want to put the future of the club at risk immediately that you had a decision.
"It's a matter the Football League board would have to consider at that particular time.
"But it's exceptionally disappointing that we haven't actually had the judgment, if not only to draw a line under the whole scenario so that everyone knows where they are.
"It's a cloud still hanging over both the Football League and the club, and Mr Cellino himself."


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ZeeVee, ATEA Create Interconnected Campus at Norway University
ZeeVee and Norwegian system integrator ATEA have created a fully interconnected AV suite of lecture rooms and teaching laboratories in a new building at Norway's largest university, the Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU) in Trondheim. The installation also allows content to be streamed live to its campuses at Gjøvik and Ålesund, which are 40 and 30 miles away, respectively.
With 40,000 students, NTNU is among Norway's premier institutions for educating engineers. NTNU has ambitious expansion plans, and opened Akrinn, a new building for technology education at Kalvskinnet in January. Further new buildings are planned at all three campuses. Using 150 ZeeVee ZyPer 4K encoders and decoders, ATEA has equipped the lecture rooms and classrooms at Kalvskinnet with a new video distribution system that transmits uncompressed 4K and UHD content over an Ethernet network. Each of the 12 lecture theaters in the site is equipped with cameras and screens, allowing content to be shared between them at will. The workshops and teaching laboratories on the site are similarly interconnected. The rooms with ZeeVee ZyPer4K hardware also have Skype for Business and IP-based videoconferencing systems, allowing content to be shared with the campuses at Gjøvik and Ålesund.
"When we assessed the University's requirements at the bid stage, we saw immediately that an IP-based solution was required," said Christian Brondbo of ATEA. "The project is commissioned and managed by the IT team at the NTNU and they welcomed an AV-over-IP solution using standard hardware. The network backbone at the site was just 1Gbps and we needed 10Gbps to support uncompressed 4K, so there was no question that a dedicated network would be required. Using ZeeVee ZyPer hardware, we are able to build the network using standard Ethernet components, which the IT department are very used to working with and managing."
Adding a dedicated set of network cables to the building as it was fitted out was straightforward and economical. The dedicated IP network for the AV transmission not only ensures sufficient bandwidth is always available for the high level of AV traffic without compromising other services, but also enhances security. The network is constructed using standard Cisco Nexus 5624 Ethernet switches and Cat-6A cables. The switches are configured with 24 10Gbps ports, plus six 40Gbps QSFP fiber ports. The network has a capacity of 80Gbps between switches, and delivers signals between rooms with a latency of no more than 20-30 microseconds.
Jostein Arve Grytdal, Campus Development NTNU at NTNU added, "The content distribution network created by ATEA and ZeeVee is easy to manage and popular with users. The management panel allows us to quickly and easily configure the installation—for example, opening an additional lecture theater almost instantly should an event overflow. The interconnected network just opens up so many possibilities for us. For example, we now record lectures for uploading to the student portal, and in the future it may even be possible to allow students to join lectures from home if they choose to. Lecturers also have a lot of flexibility in terms of content that they can access during their presentations. For example, a videoconference can be introduced with an authority elsewhere, live or recorded broadcast footage can be added, and so on.
"We are already planning stage 2, in which the ATEA and ZeeVee network is extended to a further new building, which is currently under construction and is expected to open in December 2017. Fiber cables laid under the street will join the two sites, which from an AV perspective can then act as one."
"We are particularly positive about the fact that, using ZeeVee 4K encoders and decoders, uncompressed AV signals can be distributed across an entirely standard Ethernet network," said Kim Levy Arntzen, IT engineer at NTNU. "It is always a concern if a network delivering critical services relies on non-standard or proprietary technologies, supported by a single vendor or limited vendor base."
"Selecting a vendor to support a critical part of a project for a key customer is always a challenging decision," Brondbo said. "We had no hesitation in specifying ZeeVee. They were very reliable and committed to finding a solution for any challenges that we encountered. ZeeVee even provided a technician to help us configure the network switches."


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Sandra Klinkhammer (* 1976 in Trier) ist eine deutsche Jazz- und Popsängerin und Klarinettistin.

Klinkhammer studierte sowohl klassische Klarinette an der Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf als auch Pop- und Jazzgesang- an der Folkwang Universität in Essen. Sie leitet ihr eigenes Quartett, für das sie die Songs im Pop-Jazz-Idiom mit persönlich gefärbten (deutschen) Texten über Gefühle wie Liebe und Einsamkeit schreibt. Weiterhin ist sie auf Alben der Gruppe Neuzeit und von Stefan Heidtmann zu hören. Daneben ist sie auch als Klarinettistin aktiv und als solche seit 2015 in der Essener Aufführung von My Fair Lady zu erleben. Seit 2004 ist sie zudem als Musiklehrerin an der Musikschule Buchen tätig.

Diskografische Hinweise
 Engelszungen (2009)
 Neuzeit Carmina Variations (Unit Records 2014, mit Martell Beigang, Andreas Hirschmann, Thomas Falke sowie Matthias Schwengler)
 Stefan Heidtmann & Friends Fields (Jazzsick 2014, mit Oscar Kliewe, André Nendza, Martell Beigang)

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Acme Bookbinding and The HF Group to merge!
Charlestown, MA and Chesterland, OH – Acme Bookbinding Company (Acme) and The HF Group (HFG) are pleased to announce a new partnership and that, effective immediately, these two established family businesses have merged.
Acme and HFG are industry leaders in the fields of trade & edition binding, library binding, pre-binding, digital printing and binding, print on demand (POD), deluxe leather hand binding, book and paper conservation, digital conversion of books and paper documents, and records & data storage and management. The merger of Acme and The HF Group brings their combined resources, vision and commitment to new opportunities created by recent market transitions.
"The book manufacturing industry has experienced rapid change as the Internet Revolution has necessitated new products and services. With this merger, Acme and HFG not only leverage their strengths in mature markets, but increase their capacity in growing markets. Acme and HFG, while growing and investing in these new markets will continue to preserve historic treasures, build tomorrow's collectible, convert analog to digital for wider access, store and secure data, deliver a book that memorializes a life, or a creative dream, and with a product that always brings a smile," said Paul Parisi, President of Acme.
The focus of the new company will be to provide affordable products that exceed client expectations in its core book and binding markets, while growing in emerging markets. Jim Heckman, Vice President of The HF Group, said, "By joining forces, our new company will increase manufacturing scale so that we can be the best provider for the continuing demand for high-quality traditional book products, but more importantly, strengthen our capability in growth areas such as short-run digital and on-demand books."
Both Acme and HFG have roots in the library binding industry. Both have also invested heavily in technology to diversify their product mix and to maximize efficiency. Acme has focused on the trade binding segment. Acme's "coffee table" hard cover and soft cover bindings are considered to be of the highest quality and the Boston, Massachusetts operation is a unique facility qualified to serve discriminating publishers, designers, printers and authors. HFG has diversified and grown its historical preservation services through Etherington Conservation, its book and paper Digitization division and County Records restoration division. Both Acme and HFG have experience in digital short run and print on demand book manufacturing, producing a myriad of book products including travel books, year books, children's books, photo books and books for the self-publishing author. The combined company is committed to further investment in its digital and on demand production, which it currently serves from its facilities in Boston, Massachusetts and North Manchester, Indiana.
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Cops arrest suspect GT street robber
(CNS): Police arrested a 34-year-old local man from George Town on suspicion of robbery on Sunday in the wake of an attempted street mugging that evening and after a couple were robbed at knife point early on Saturday morning in the downtown area of the capital. The RCIPS received a report around 1:30am Saturday 22 November that a man and a woman walking on the waterfront on North Church Street were approached by man armed with a knife who demanded money. The robber forced the man to his parked car nearby and made off with a handbag containing cell phones and miscellaneous items.
The robber, who escaped on foot, was described as being between 30 and 35 years of age, dark skinned, and around 5'8" to 5'9" in height with a skinny build, wearing a hoody and jeans pants.
Then, at around 6:30pm on Sunday 23 November a man attempted to grab a woman's handbag as she also walked along North Church Street. Police did not say if this man was armed but the would-be robber ran off empty handed after a scuffle with the victim.
A short while later, police said that the George Town man, who remained in custody Monday, was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Crown depends on supergrass
(CNS): Following the acquittal of the man police believe is the mastermind behind Cayman's largest ever bank robbery, the CNB daylight heist, as well as the WestStar robbery, and three other men involved in the bank job, the crown will need to call back its key witness. The Court of Appeal has ordered that a new trial should take place for David Tamasa, as well as George Mignott, Andre Burton and Rennie Cole early in the New Year. However, the case against the men for stealing over $500K in the armed hold-up hangs heavily on the evidence of Marlon Dillon, the prosecution's so called 'supergrass', who is understood to have recently been released from custody and placed in some form of witness protection.
The crown will now need to call Dillon back because without him they will not have a case against the men, which could see Tamasa, the suspected mastermind behind the allegations, and his alleged accomplices, George Mignott and Rennie Coles, walk free. Burton, who was convicted with Tamasa in the robbery of the offices of local TV station, WestStar, did not succeed on appeal against that conviction and will therefore remain in jail regardless of the outcome of the CNB retrial. Ryan Edwards, the sixth man in what police believe was a gang of robbers that included Dillon, remains convicted in both cases.
The Court of Appeal overturned the majority of the CNB convictions on a technicality regarding the failure of the judge to point out to the defendants that their decisions not to take the stand could allow the jury to draw an adverse inference. The situation did not apply to Edwards, whose appeal was dismissed and who also remains convicted of being the getaway driver in the WestStar robbery.
The three-judge panel made it clear, however, that the decision was based the technical irregularity and had nothing to do with the key witness, despite extensive arguments by all of the defence attorneys in the bank robbery appeal that Dillon's evidence was seriously flawed.
Dillon was arrested in the immediate wake of the CNB robbery, which came after the WestStar hold up. Following his arrest and during police interviews, which have been heavily criticised for the tactics used to coerce the witness, Dillon confessed to his part in the robbery and sometime later admitted to being involved in the WestStar case.
He named a number of accomplices in both cases but several people were never prosecuted as they had full alibis and could not have played the parts indicated by Dillon. During a more than two year period in which Dillon, because of the risk to his life, was held in solitary confinement in a cell described as not being fit for human habitation, he gave numerous statements to the police regarding these robberies and that of the murder of Mackford Bush, which resulted in the conviction of Brian Borden this summer.
The statements varied wildly, however, with his evidence conflicting with telephone evidence, which led to the acquittal of Tamasa in the WestStar heiston Friday with no new trial ordered. The appeal court said in that case the crown should not be given another chance to plug its evidence gap.
Nevertheless, with a retrial order for four out of the five men originally convicted by a jury in the CNB case, the crown will still need to recall their controversial witness if they are to have any chance of securing a second conviction in the bank robbery.
Dillon was, however, sentenced just over two weeks ago by Justice Charles Quin.
As a result of his co-operation and the risk now to his life and that of his family after giving evidence, as well as the appalling conditions under which Dillon has been held since his arrest in June 2011, he was given a three year sentence. Having already served two and half years, it is understood that Dillon was released almost immediately after his sentencing.
Although he was expected to be placed under formal witness protection overseas, concerns were raised that as a result of the conviction Dillon may not be allowed to move as expected and join his family, who were whisked away by the authorities immediately after Dillon began naming the people he said had robbed the bank and the television centre's offices.
End of the West Bay Road
(CNS): Four ladies from West Bay battling to save the coastal road that has served as a highway from West Bay to George Town for over hundred years received disappointing news Friday, when the Court of Appeal upheld a Grand Court's decision to throw out their legal action on a time technicality. The ladies had argued through local attorney Anthony Akiwumi that the start point could not be the signing of the so-called 'NRA agreement' in December 2011 as it was a closed door deal, which was not made public until after the strip of road was closed and handed to the local developer, Dart Realty. However, the court said it was satisfied that Justice Alex Henderson was correct to find the action out of time. This means that the merits of the case have still not been considered by a court.
This is, however, likely to be the end of the road for the women, in more ways than one, unless they can raise the necessary funds to fight the issue before the Privy Council in the UK.
The women were granted legal aid for the case when it was heard before Henderson. But because of arguments over when the deal was truly made, an issue that remains in question because of the closed door nature of the talks and the fact that the deal remained under wraps, the details of the action filed by Alice Mae Coe, Annie Multon, Ezmie Smith and Betty Ebanks have never been examined by a judge.
As a result, the women raised their own money to fight the decision by Henderson on appeal and if they are to take the case to London they will once again need to finance that action themselves.
If, however, this is the end of the West Bay Road, Dart is, in the near future, likely to receive the remaining strip of the 4,000 metre stretch of the road, given to him in the closed door swap.
The strip given to Dart before the general election in 2013 is now mostly under sand after the developer planned to begin work on revamping the public beach. However, ongoing negotiations between Dart and the government on elements of the same deal have stalled that project, though work continues on what will now be a beachfront resort on the site of the former Courtyard Marriott.
If the developers are given the remaining strip of road, it will be able to develop what will be a significant stretch of beachfront property on the very last remaining unspoilt strip of Seven Mile Beach.
During the election campaign the PPM had promised to renegotiate the controversial NRA agreement with Dart and had stated that they wanted to find a way to retain a through route for the original West Bay Road around Dart's development.
However, the PPM said after coming to office that the deal was legally binding and they could not pull the plug. In addition, negotiations over the last 18 months to balance the deal back in favour of the public purse stillappear to be making slow progress. Promises by the PPM to overturn the concession given to Dart of a 50% accommodation tax rebate on all his tourist properties for the next thirty years have not yet been fulfilled. Where government now stands in this deal remains unclear.
Bush postpones30 year anniversary bash
(CNS): The opposition leader, who is marking 30 years in Cayman politics this month, has postponed a public party at Pedro Castle, planned for this Friday, due to his wife's ill-health. McKeeva Bush, who has had his fair share of trials and tribulations during his political career, has kept a low profile since he was acquitted of corruption charges by a jury after a month long trial in September and October. His wife was taken ill shortly after the trial and the couple are understood to have been in the US as a result. The celebration marking three decades as a West Bay representative for the leader of the UDP, now renamed Cayman Democratic Party, will now take place at Tiki Beach on Boxing Day.
"On behalf of the Cayman Islands Democratic Party (CDP) and myself, we would like to advise the public of a date and event change of the 30 years of Service Celebration in my honour, which was to be held on Friday, 28th November at Pedro Castle," he said in a statement. "As Ihave been off island with my wife attending to medical issues, we have had to postpone the event to Friday, December 26th at Tiki Beach. This is an event that will be open to the public and I look forward to celebrating with you all," he added.
After a long career in the Legislative Assembly that has seen Bush serve as a back-bencher, a minister of a number of different portfolios, leader of government business, the country's first premier and now, for the second time, the opposition leader, the recent trial has overshadowed the political veteran's milestone.
Although Bush cleared his name regarding the allegations of abuse of office, the courtroom drama revealed the extent to which Bush was gambling on slot machines during his time as the country's leader at the beginning of the last UDP administration. Although his enjoyment of gambling had been the subject of public speculation for many years, the trial confirmed how much time and money Bush was spending on slot machines while he was leader of government business and then premier.
During the ten month period between July 2009 to April 2010 when Bush was accused of abusing his office because he had used a government credit card, along with several of his own, to draw cash in casinos, the court heard he had spent around $430,000 gambling and lost over $260,000 during that time period. The evidence revealed that Bush had been gambling at the machines for hours on end while on business trips as well as when on leave.
Although Bush was acquitted when he was able to demonstrate that there was no laws or regulations at the time preventing him from using his government credit card to take cash advances from anywhere, including casinos, it remains to be seen how much the revelations over the gambling have damaged his future political prospects.
After the UDP's defeat in the 2013 election, which owed much to the party's split as a result of Bush's arrest, the opposition leader has renamed his party the Cayman Democratic Party.
Bush had stated after the trial that he would be hosting political public meetings but his wife's ill health has prevented Bush from returning to the political hustings.
During his trial Bush was able to demonstrate that the FCO, and in particular former governor Duncan Taylor, seemed keen to see Bush's political demise. When he was acquitted, the opposition leader indicated that Geoffrey Cox QC, his leading defence attorney, would be raising the issue in the corridors of power in Westminster.
A Conservative backbench MP in the UK parliament, Cox has not yet raised the issue in the House of Commons or made any public statements regarding the correspondence between Taylor, the FCO and the police commissioner.
Emails sent by Taylor indicated that he was directly involved in the numerous corruption investigations regarding Bush. It was also clear that the governor was hoping that at the very least the credit card charges would stick and oust him from office and ensure that the UDP leader would be fighting an election while facing what were originally charges of theft, making his re-election as the country's leader less likely.
Cops deny ignoring Jolly Roger collision
(CNS): The police have said that the collision between the 45 tonne Jolly Roger and a group of teenagers in a boat made from cardboard, which occured on Saturday 15 November, was not reported to them until the Monday after the incident. An RCIPS spokesperson said that a marine unit was assigned to the cardboard regatta, which was part of the Pirates Week activities. He said that the officers aboard did not ignore pleas for help from the teenagers, one of whom sustained a mild concussion when the pirate ship sank their home-made boat, but were unaware of the situation. The police, he said, were rescuing other people whose cardboard boats had sunk.
As the officers were behind the Jolly Roger, they did not witness the collision.
However, the police have confirmed that an investigation is underway and when complete a file will be passed to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for a ruling regarding the possible prosecution of the captain at the time.
Police said that officers from the joint marine unit were at the time engaged "rendering assistance to other participants of the race whose vessel had sunk" and the incident was not reported to the police until Monday 17 November by a concerned citizen who had witnessed the event and who was "deeply concerned", the police spokesperson stated.
There were no calls received by the emergency communication centre (911) on the afternoon of the incident. A teenage girl who was in the cardboard boat and was hit on the head as the pirate ship ploughed over the cardboard boat was treated for a mild concussion.
"While we cannot go into specifics of the investigation, we can confirm that statements have been recorded from the injured party and her parents," the police stated Friday. "All persons spoken to so far have indicated that they did not alert any of the authorities at the time for assistance."
Anyone who witnessed the incident can contact Inspector Ian Yearwood or Constable Cyril Gordon on 949-7710.
Bodden Town end Auckland tour with a win
(CIFA): Bodden Town Football Club defeated Fiji Under-20 by 3-0 to register their first win of the Ocean Football Confederation (OFC) President's Cup in Auckland on Sunday. Goals from Ricoh Brown (29th), Theron Wood (53rd) and Jonathan Ebanks (64th) handed the reigning Cayman Islands Premier League Champions a hard fought victory over a talented Fijian side, headed to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In his best game of the tournament Ricoh Brown opened the scoring for Bodden Town. Against the run of play, Brown got on the end of an errant back pass and slotted the ball past Fijian keeper Misiwani Nairube from outside the 18 yard area.
Wood doubled the score in the second half, capping of a counter attack led by Brown on the left attacking side. Brown played a neat pass the Wood who dribbled one defender before pushing his left footed shot past Nairube. Brown orchestrated the third goal as well, playing the cross that Emmanuel Brown slotted home to complete the victory.
"This is what we came here for," said Captain Ramon Sealy, in his post-match interview. "We wish we could have done it in the other games, but we are glad that we got the victory today."
Strengthened by the return of central defender Yefry Calderon, who arrived in the country 24 hours before the final match, and the return of Karl Solomon, who missed the second match with an injury, Bodden Town looked formidable in defense.
"We played our ball that what we can do. The other two games you saw a bad side of Bodden Town, where we didn't knock the ball around," Sealy said. "Today we knocked it around, used our flanks to our abilities and finished our chances, so that was a good result for us."
Sealy was also crucial for Bodden Town, producing countless reflex saves to keep a clean sheet.
Bodden Town ended the tournament with a 1-1-1 record and finished fifth. They opened the tournament with a goalless draw against Singapore U-23, before being blanked by Auckland City 9-0. Sealy praised the level of competition offered at the President's Cup and believes Bodden Town stands to benefit from the experience.
"This tournament showed us our flaws and our weaknesses, we are going to go and work on them. We will improve on our strengths as well, the tournament also showed us other styles which we can incorporate into our own. This was a great tournament for us to come to," he added.


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Kimberly Bosco
SOUTH TOMS RIVER – Three Ocean County residents were arrested and charged after a police found cocaine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and approximately $19,000 in cash in their possession, announced Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
A two-month investigation into illegal drug activity in the area, conducted by the Prosecutor's Narcotics Strike Force and the South Toms River Police Department, arrested and charged Hector Miranda, 33, of South Toms River, Brian Rung, 32, of Beachwood, and Erika Torres-Bruno, 32, of South Toms River.
On Feb. 22, law enforcement officials from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, South Toms River Police Department, the Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department K-9 Unit executed search warrants at Midtown Pizza in South Toms River.
The search yielded 45 grams of cocaine, various quantities of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Police noted that these items were all "indicative of possession with intent to distribute and outright distribution of Controlled Dangerous Substances."
Hector Miranda (Photo courtesy Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
Police also seized approximately $19,000 in cash in connection with the crime.
Miranda was charged with two Counts of Possession With Intent to Distribute More than One Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Cocaine; Distribution of More than One Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Cocaine; two Counts of Possession of Cocaine; Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity; Possession With Intent to Distribute More Than One Ounce but less than Five Pounds of Marijuana; Possession of Marijuana less than Fifty Grams; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Miranda remains at Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.
Brian Rung (Photo courtesy Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
Rung was charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute More than One Half Ounce but Less than Five Ounces of Cocaine; Possession of More than One Half Ounce but less than Five Ounces of Cocaine; Financial Facilitation of Criminal Activity; Possession with Intent to Distribute More than One Ounce but Less than Five Pounds of Marijuana; Possession of Less than 50 Grams of Marijuana; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Rung has been released pending a future court date.
Erika Torres-Bruno (Photo courtesy Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
Torres-Bruno was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine in a Quantity less than One Half Ounce. Torres-Bruno has also been released pending a future court date.
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Focus on Refugee Skills To Move Beyond Arguments About Resettlement
Guest Contributor // June 30, 2017 // By Joseph Cassidy & Ella McElroy
A slightly modified version of this post originally appeared on Forced Migration Forum.
In a June 12 speech to governments and NGOs at UNHCR's annual consultations on refugee resettlement in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi made a passionate plea for additional resettlement pledges from participating nations. He will likely be disappointed.
The Common Ground on Refugee Resettlement and Security
Guest Contributor // February 17, 2017 // By Joseph Cassidy
President Trump seems to conceive of domestic counter-terrorism efforts as analogous to a police roadblock. Potential terrorists, like vehicles, wait in single file, pull up to the checkpoint, are evaluated, and either stopped or allowed to proceed depending on whether they pose a threat. If only our vetting can be made "extreme" enough, we can apprehend those intending us harm.
Retooling U.S. Foreign Policy to Confront 21st-Century Threats
Guest Contributor // January 17, 2017 // By Joseph Cassidy
At a time when the relative influence of the United States is decreasing, and the relative influence of states is decreasing, we need a retooling of the architecture of U.S. foreign policy. Just as "personnel is policy," it is also true that "organization is policy."
New UN Secretary-General Brings Humanitarian Experience, But Will It Matter? 5 Things to Watch
Guest Contributor // October 11, 2016 // By Joseph Cassidy
Over the next few days, many smart people will opine on the prospects for success of António Guterres, the man (yes, surprise, another man) nominated by the United Nations Security Council to be the next UN secretary-general.
UN, U.S. Summits Offer Modest Immediate Relief to Refugees, But Systemic Reforms Needed
Guest Contributor // September 16, 2016 // By Joseph Cassidy
Heads of state gathered in New York for the September 19 United Nations Summit on Refugees and Migrants will reaffirm principles of international law, pledge to treat asylum seekers more humanely, and promise to improve coordination between humanitarian and development organizations.


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2021 CIAS moves online
It's official: The 2021 Canadian International AutoShow is moving entirely online.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and "continued safety measures to stem the spread of the virus," led organizers to move the show online from the floor of the Toronto Convention Centre.
"With restrictions to public gatherings in Ontario limited for the foreseeable future, our annual automotive showcase that attracts more than 330,000 visitors on average each year simply couldn't be considered at this time," CIAS General Manager Jason Campbell said in a statement. "We're still committed to ensuring that the hundreds of thousands who would normally visit the show in person to learn, explore and be fascinated by the latest innovations on offer, will continue to be able to engage with this great event – just in a new, more widely accessible way."
The host, Trillium Automobile Dealers Association, aims to revive the in-person show in February 2022.
Until then, it said in the statement that it will "focus on delivering an immersive world-class automotive showcase on a virtual platform instead."
David McClean, director of marketing at CIAS, said organizers will "fully embrace a digital future that has become the norm."
"We're engaged with all manufacturers, sponsors and exhibitors to continue telling their story through our new virtual auto show," McClean said. "It will be the world's first virtual auto show and run as a true event — one that excites and drives the new car consumer market in the critical spring buying season.
"As the automotive landscape changes, the Canadian International AutoShow changes with it, leading the way in terms of how the automotive world connects with consumers."
More details on the virtual show will be available in the coming weeks.
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Gerald "Gerry" Nichols, a Louisville native, pledged Beta-Nu after Joseph Kirchdorfer '51, a friend of his who had pledged encouraged him to do likewise. Nichols joined the Engineering Department of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1958. He managed the design and construction of Louisville's Osborn Yard, a major classification center for switching rail cars. In the ensuing years he compiled a stellar record in a number of operations and staff functions culminating in involvement on the team that created CSX Corporation, centered in Richmond, Virginia.
In 1980 he was elected Vice President and Executive Assistance to the Chairman of the Board and President of CSX Corporation. He was elected Senior Vice President in 1984 and was part of the task force that merged the Chessie and Seaboard Systems Railroads that created CSX Transportation, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida. In 1995 Brother Nichols was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CSX Transportation Inc. He was named Vice Chairmen, January 1, 1998 and held the position until he retired on December 31st of the same year.
Nichols is a Registered Professional Engineer, a member of the Dean's advisory board of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering. In April 1996, he was honored by the University of Kentucky with his induction into the College of Engineering Hall of Distinction.
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He and his wife, the former Jacqueline Wilson, reside in Jacksonville, Florida. They have two children, son, Mark, and daughter, Kathryn. They also have two granddaughters, Kendall and Taylor.
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The Swiss prosecutor's office has opened criminal proceedings against UBS over the bank's alleged ties with a Malaysian politician suspected of laundering money derived from corrupt timber logging operations in North Borneo.
The case has been opened in response to complaints by the rainforest advocacy group Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), which accuses UBS of having breached its due diligence duties in managing its relationship with Sabah's chief minister, Musa Aman, who controls logging in the region.
Aman has been chief minister of Sabah since 2003 and is the brother of Malaysia's foreign minister, Anifah Aman. He is accused of having laundered over $90 million (SFr86 million) of corruptly obtained funds through a number of bank accounts held with UBS in Hong Kong and Zurich.
The prosecutor's office confirmed on Friday it had opened a criminal investigation into the allegations on August 29, but declined to provide further information.
In April 2012, the Swiss Federal Justice Office confirmed that Switzerland had given legal assistance to Hong Kong authorities over Musa Aman's ties with UBS.
In a statement provided to swissinfo.ch, UBS said it would cooperate fully with authorities.
"UBS applies the highest standards worldwide in the fight against money laundering and corruption. UBS is under an obligation to report the discovery of criminal proceeds and suspicious activities to the relevant anti-money laundering authorities," the statement said.
"In this matter, UBS has complied with these obligations already several years ago in several countries, prior to the commencement of various investigations. Ever since, UBS has been fully cooperating in a number of investigations relating to this matter. We understand that UBS itself has not been the subject of such investigations."
According to BMF, an associate of Aman organised large cash payments from timber companies with logging interests in Sabah to UBS bank accounts in Hong Kong. Payments were made from the same accounts to Aman's sons in Australia and a senior forestry official from Sabah.
Corruption is one of the main drivers of deforestation in Sabah and Sarawak, the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo, BMF claims.
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Malaysia money laundering case ensnares UBS Aug 31, 2012 - 16:04 The Swiss prosecutor's office has opened criminal proceedings against UBS over the bank's alleged ties with a Malaysian politician suspected of laundering money derived from corrupt timber logging operations in North Borneo. The case has been opened in response to complaints by the rainforest advocacy group Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), which accuses UBS of having breached its due diligence duties in managing its relationship with Sabah's chief minister, Musa Aman, who controls logging in the region. Aman has been chief minister of Sabah since 2003 and is the brother of Malaysia's foreign minister, Anifah Aman. He is accused of having laundered over $90 million (SFr86 million) of corruptly obtained funds through a number of bank accounts held with UBS in Hong Kong and Zurich. The prosecutor's office confirmed on Friday it had opened a criminal investigation into the allegations on August 29, but declined to provide further information. In April 2012, the Swiss Federal Justice Office confirmed that Switzerland had given legal assistance to Hong Kong authorities over Musa Aman's ties with UBS. In a statement provided to swissinfo.ch, UBS said it would cooperate fully with authorities. "UBS applies the highest standards worldwide in the fight against money laundering and corruption. UBS is under an obligation to report the discovery of criminal proceeds and suspicious activities to the relevant anti-money laundering authorities," the statement said. "In this matter, UBS has complied with these obligations already several years ago in several countries, prior to the commencement of various investigations. Ever since, UBS has been fully cooperating in a number of investigations relating to this matter. We understand that UBS itself has not been the subject of such investigations." According to BMF, an associate of Aman organised large cash payments from timber companies with logging interests in Sabah to UBS bank accounts in Hong Kong. Payments were made from the same accounts to Aman's sons in Australia and a senior forestry official from Sabah. Corruption is one of the main drivers of deforestation in Sabah and Sarawak, the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo, BMF claims.


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666 Mind Control: Past, Present and Future
Mind control is one of the most crucial components of the 666 Beast System. It became an important part of government research with the Nazis, then moved to other Western nations, including Britain with the Tavistock Institute, and to the US through the CIA program MK-Ultra. That branched into Monarch Mind Control Programming. All of these programs had their roots in the occult. But it has become widespread and has gone far beyond these initial origins. Today it is very sophisticated and seeks to reach masses of people, not merely experimental victims. The purpose is obvious for anyone familiar with where we're headed as a society, and for those aware of what the Bible says will control the earth during the final days before the return of Christ. It has become so ubiquitous that most people don't even realize they're being subjected to it at some level, but it's occurring through media and in many other ways. Yet it just seems to be background noise for those who aren't actively seeking to understand why everything is changing, and growing darker and more chaotic, by the day.


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Bruins fans sing national anthem in emotional pregame ceremony
Emerging from a moment of silence with a deafening cheer, fans at Wednesday night's Bruins game paid tribute to the victims of this week's Boston Marathon bombing with a stirring national anthem and a thunderous chant of "U.S.A.!"
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Jaz Sinclair was bornon July 22, 1994 in Dallas, Texas, US, United States, is Actress. Jasmine Sabino, more popularly known as Jaz Sinclair, is an American film and television actress. She is known for her role of 'Angela' in the 2015 film 'Paper Towns'. In addition to being a part of several short films and movies, she has acted in a number of TV series such as'The Vampire Diaries', 'Rizzoli& Isles', 'Easy', and others. Jaz has also starred as a guest artist in HBO's 'Masterclass', NBC's 'Revolution', and 'VlogBrothers'. A student of the Dallas university, Jaz has an estimated net worth of over $3 million. She started acting since childhood, and has earned a lot of recognition for her diverse acting skills. Sinclair practices Yoga and exercises regularly. One of the fittest actresses of her generation, Jaz is a combination of brains and beauty. She was reportedly dating Justice Smith, and the pair have often tweeted about each other, however, the relationship is still under the wraps and neither has declared it officially.
In 2013, Sinclair starred in the two episodes of HBO's documentary series Masterclass.
In 2014, Sinclair played the role of Kim Carson in the one episode of NBC's Revolution. She also played the role of Tasha Williams in the three episodes of TNT's Rizzoli & Isles.
In 2015, Sinclair played Angela in the Jake Schreier-directed comedy-drama film Paper Towns, along with Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne. The film is an adaptation of the novel of same name by John Green, and was released by 20th Century Fox on July 24, 2015.
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The latest update to BuddyPress is almost ready for release… But any major features are MIA.
Back in August we looked at the features announced for version 1.9, such as a new template pack and custom post type enhancements. So in putting together this post, which was going to be about the plugin's features, I went back through Trac to see how work progressed on those updates.
Where is development on BuddyPress going?
All of them, other than better two-way sync of activity comments and a general Codex cleanup and refresh, have been shelved.
Is it Worth Updating to BuddyPress 1.9?
So what exactly are the major changes we can look forward to in BuddyPress 1.9?
So yes, there are some changes, just not what was announced back in August. And these changes aren't so much major features as they are minor updates.
The general release is expected to ship "in a few weeks", well past the planned November 7 launch date. The beta, which is now available for testing, was originally planned for release in early October.
Version 1.7 and theme compatibility marked big changes for BuddyPress, but it's not clear what vision there is for the plugin's future.
A quick glance at Trac shows Gorges has put a lot of work into this release. The beginning of the 1.9 development cycle coincided with lead developer John James Jacoby leaving Automattic for a new gig as Director of Web Engineering at 10up, so it looks like he's taken a back seat as far as work on BuddyPress goes.
So where is BuddyPress going? There's no clear roadmap for future versions and few developers are working on the project. Since theme compatibility was introduced as a major update in version 1.7, there doesn't appear to be any big drive to make major improvements to the plugins, which still lacks ease of use straight out of the box.
Will version 2.0 mark a shift in vision for BuddyPress? Let's hope so.
To test version 1.9, get a copy via Subversion or download it directly.
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas (5) celebrates his run scored against the Washington Nationals with David Peralta, right, during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Phoenix.
MadBum rolls, Kelly homers, D-backs beat Nationals 7-2
By David BrandtThe Associated Press
Sat., July 23, 2022timer3 min. read
updateArticle was updated Jul. 24, 2022
PHOENIX (AP) — Madison Bumgarner knew it probably wasn't a great idea to keep feeding Washington slugger Juan Soto a steady diet of fastballs.
But the Arizona left-hander was rolling through a great start, felt good about his stuff, and kept going to the heater.
Even he was shocked it worked.
Bumgarner threw eight effective innings — striking out Soto twice on seven straight fastballs — and the Diamondbacks topped the Nationals 7-2 on Saturday night.
"I just got stupid with it and kept doing it until it didn't work, but it worked tonight," Bumgarner said, grinning. "I know that's obviously not the approach to have against a player like that, but tonight it was."
Bumgarner (6-9) continued his best season since coming to Arizona on an $85 million, five-year deal in 2020, giving up just two runs on four hits. He threw 98 pitches, including 68 strikes, and walked none while striking out nine.
"He just kept making pitches and getting outs," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "You look up there in the fourth or fifth, the pitch count is super low, and you feel like he's going to go deep in this game."
The four-time All-Star has struggled to regain the dominance he showed during his decade-long stint with the San Francisco Giants, but has been effective in most of his outings this year and has a 3.71 ERA.
The good stretch could make him a candidate to be dealt to a contender at the Aug. 2 trade deadline, though the financials might be tricky because there's still two more years on his fairly expensive contract.
Arizona rookie Alek Thomas added three hits, including a two-run double. Jake McCarthy and Christian Walker both had two hits. Carson Kelly homered in the second, giving the D-backs a 2-0 lead when his high fly just cleared the left-field wall.
The D-backs have won two lopsided games over the Nats since the All-Star break.
"This is what everyone expected," Bumgarner said.
The Nationals lost for the 17th time in 19 games.
It was another quiet day for Washington's offense, which finished with four hits. Victor Robles connected for a solo homer. Soto was hitless in four at-bats — striking out three times for the first time this season — and had his on-base streak snapped at 28 games.
Washington veteran Aníbal Sánchez (0-2) gave up three runs on six hits over five innings, striking out four and walking two in his second start of the season.
MAD BUM
Bumgarner was not pleased that Robles spent a few seconds admiring his solo homer in the eighth inning that made the score 7-2.
"Clown," Bumgarner said. "No shame. It's 7-1, you hit your third homer of the year and you act like Barry Bonds breaking a record. Clean it up. I don't care about giving up the run. Hell, we won 7-2 or 8-2, whatever it was. It's frustrating.
"I'm the old, grumpy guy. I know. But that type of stuff didn't used to happen."
DRUW JONES AT CHASE
Druw Jones was at the ballpark, a few hours after the Diamondbacks announced they had signed the No. 2 overall draft pick.
The 18-year-old outfielder is the son of former MLB star Andruw Jones, who was also an outfielder and played 17 big league seasons. The younger Jones took batting practice before Saturday's game and threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Jones joins a group of young outfielders the D-backs hope will form the core of their offense in the coming years. Thomas and Daulton Varsho are already in the big leagues, while Corbin Carroll is playing well in Triple-A.
POWER OF THE FORCE
A matchup between two last-place teams at Chase Field normally wouldn't draw a huge crowd.
But this was Star Wars night.
There was a T-shirt giveaway, a lightsaber duel on the warning track before the game, storm troopers in the stands and other assorted Star Wars-themed shenanigans throughout the evening. It drew an announced 37,802 fans, which was the biggest crowd of the season for Arizona.
The teams play again Sunday in the three-game series finale. The D-backs will start RHP Corbin Martin (0-0, 4.40 ERA). The Nationals counter with RHP Erick Fedde (5-7, 4.91).


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The ROG Flow X13 gaming ultrabook boasts a genius next-gen talent
The Asus ROG Flow X13 is a new ultra-portable gaming laptop with a unique talent: it can deliver a next-gen graphics performance when plugged into a pocket-sized external GPU that weighs just one kilo.
External GPUs are nothing new for gaming laptops, with Razer's Core X one of many examples, but Asus looks to be one of the very first companies to produce one so small that it's convenient to carry around. With various ports on the eGPU, including HDMI, USB, DisplayPort and Ethernet, it can also be used to power your laptop and up to four external monitors.
Related: CES 2021
There's no word on which of Nvidia's next-gen GPUs will be housed inside the Asus eGPU at this point, neither do we have any idea of pricing at the time of writing, but Asus claims it will enable the Asus ROG Flow X13 to reach a performance typically reserved for high-end gaming laptops. The Flow X13 also features a proprietary PCIe connector for the eGPU, which offers superior bandwidth to the conventional Thunderbolt solution.
The new 13.4-inch gaming laptop is still capable of running games without the eGPU, but its default GTX 1650 GPU is only powerful enough for a basic 1080p performance and will likely struggle to run AAA games such as CyberPunk at a respectable frame rate.
The ROG Flow X13 also sports a flashy 'next-gen AMD Ryzen processor' which is assumedly from the upcoming Ryzen 5000 range. Asus claims this new chip allows the gaming laptop to last up to 11 hours on a single charge, which is very impressive for a gaming laptop – expect that figure to drop drastically for game time though. The laptop is also confirmed to feature up to 32GB of RAM and up to 1TB of SSD storage.
Related: Nvidia CES 2021
Asus provides two 16:10 screen options: Full HD with a 120Hz refresh rate or 4K at 60Hz. Both options will support touch input, with the 360-degree hinge allowing you to flip the laptop into tablet or tent mode.
Weighing just 1.3kg and measuring in at just 15mm, this is one of the lightest and smallest gaming laptops we've seen. And while it may not be very powerful independently, the option to hook it up to a (sold separately) external GPU still allows you to achieve a next-gen performance when in reach of a power supply.
There's no specific release date for the Asus ROG Flow X13, but Asus suggests it will see a starting price of £1499 in the UK. The external GPU will also be available in a bundle with the laptop, but this will likely push up the price significantly.
Stay tuned for our upcoming review, as well as more coverage for Asus ROG products announced at CES 2021.
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Smooth sailing with a resilient eCommerce strategy: An interview with Corinne Noca at SLAM
SLAM, the renowned sportswear brand loved by sailors, has accelerated forward with an omnichannel marketing strategy specifically geared towards new consumer buying habits. Despite the ongoing disruption to traditional business activity, the company is quickly adapting to smart working practices and prioritising excellent customer service so it can weather the storm created by the global pandemic.
Jennifer Puzzo, Head of Client Services at Kooomo sat down with Corinne Noca, SLAM's eCommerce manager, to find out how the company responded to the initial period of social, economic and health emergency and what actions it is taking to deal with a crisis that has affected the entire global community.
Corrine talked about her attitude to the situation: "If you had told me that a global pandemic would have broken out in March 2020 and that the world would have had to face a new health, economic, political and social emergency never seen before, I think I would have believed it. I always believed in the predictions of Nostradamus or the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar. "Emergency" means unexpected circumstance - something you didn't foresee and for this reason you have to review how you handle everything when it arises. This is not just about our work and the company, as we cannot fail to talk about the personal life of each employee."
Corinne draws our attention to a matter of fact in both the private and in the professional sphere. This is not simply a disruption to our daily lives; it is actually helping to drive the development of a resilient and adaptive mindset. It is also about having the capabilities to face any unexpected challenges with speed, creativity and without neglecting the mental and physical well-being of yourself and your colleagues. The COVID-19 emergency has further accentuated SLAM's company values, which for years have led to specific process, communication and relationship choices for its employees and customers.
Corrine explained: "Like many, wherever it has been possible, smart working has been implemented and I have been smart working for almost ten years since I started in eCommerce. I have always tried, when I was able and when given the opportunity, to work remotely, as I believe that it gives individuals the freedom to balance their personal lives, work tasks and passions.
"Before, companies "controlled" their employees, but now that's shifted toward checking that the work is done. In addition, employees may also be happier because they are immersed in their own environment. In my case, working with online platforms and tools help me manage my workloads, even in terms of stress. But just because most employees are now working remotely, they should not lose contact with the company, colleagues and their work environment. I personally travel into the office at least one or two times a week, even though it is 125 km away from my home."
Today, the global community finds itself coexisting with the virus in compliance with established rules of new social and working paradigms. All companies, with the exception of some in the productive and logistics-sectors have made it possible for their employees to smart work remotely.
Corrine clarified: "This means that those who have never been used to agile ways of working are finding themselves having to stay connected and deal with the management of work from their homes for the first time. Since I started work in eCommerce, I have always lived like this and not a day goes by that I do not even look at the phone (even in pre-COVID times) to check orders and customer comments, as our eShop is open 24/7. Despite the initial challenges of staff and operational management, everything is still feasible and the results are perhaps even more immediate."
She continued: "SLAM's eCommerce site has experienced continuous growth of over 20% year-on-year over the past three years and during lockdown the online shop never stopped. At the beginning of the emergency, the production of the summer collection had just ended and we had to stop the product photo shoot which started again almost at full capacity as soon as possible. We hope to have the whole collection live on the site by the end of May, considering that Summer 2020 will be lived in a different way than usual and perhaps will last even longer.
"The strategy we pursued was to focus on customer service as a priority. In the first instance, we suspended the discounts and promotions active online so as not to overload the work of our couriers. Little by little, as the situation evolved, we started to discuss new strategies and rethink the future of our online sales promotions. This helps us with sales and also helps people in financial difficulty who can take advantage of the discounts or promotions available on the site."
"The average investments for the whole month of March were kept to a minimum and in order to conserve our budget reserves, we kept focus on the two countries that recognise us the most; Italy and Spain. Despite being most affected by the Coronavirus, Italy and Spain have not stopped interacting with us. They still generate the most turnover online and therefore our investments continued and strengthened after Easter and onwards which enabled our results to return."
"The presence in international markets is also important for the positioning and for the knowledge of our brand, not only in terms of the technical items, but also for the sportswear collection. Through marketplaces we can expand into new unfamiliar areas and these also become additional sales channels."
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Corrine concluded: "The purchasing and social dynamics continue to change and online shopping is now more affordable for everyone, even those who have never contemplated it before. As I have always said, omnichannel is a necessity and the goal is to ensure that you have a unified system that allows each customer to buy online and possibly pick up in the store, or to see other items and order a garment in the store that is not available. The customer is always at the centre of our business and we will continue to implement more innovative solutions that will increase successful interactions between the brand and the consumer."
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