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How your business will pay VAT on digital services, reclaim VAT, and check UK VAT numbers if the UK leaves the EU with no deal.
Businesses outside the UK will no longer be able to use the VAT Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) to report and pay VAT on sales of digital services to consumers in the UK.
You must register for VAT in the UK as soon as you supply any digital services to a UK consumer. The current €10,000 threshold for cross-border sales of digital services inside the EU will no longer apply.
You'll need to follow HMRC's VAT correction process to correct a UK VAT figure submitted in a previous MOSS return. You have up to 4 years from the end of the period relating to that return to do this.
Businesses in the EU will no longer be able to use the EU VAT refund electronic system to claim refunds of VAT incurred in the UK.
Before the UK leaves the EU, claims can be made using the electronic system, but you should allow enough time for your member state to send the claim to the UK. If a claim is sent through the online system after the UK has left the EU, it will not reach the UK.
After the UK leaves the EU, EU businesses must use a manual process to reclaim UK VAT. Information on how to do this will be available after the UK leaves the EU in VAT Notice 723A.
If your claim relates to VAT incurred on expenses in the UK after the UK's exit from the EU, you need to follow processes for businesses outside the UK.
Businesses will not be able to use the EU's VAT number validation service to check the validity of a UK VAT number.
After the UK leaves the EU, you can check the validity of UK VAT numbers using the UK's VAT checking service.


Here's what Donkey Kong, Chelsea Manning, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have to do with it.
It's official. Zach "Sneaky" Scuderi, Cloud9's esports League of Legends player, supports trans people. In a viral tweet from Sunday, Sneaky said "trans rights," much to trans fans' delight.
In February, Twitter user @GoodWitchLeigh told her followers that she wanted to attend a game in the League of Legends Championship Series and ask Sneaky to say "trans rights." After deciding to do so on Friday, she caught Sneaky and asked him to say the phrase, to which he obliged.
Twitter quickly went into a frenzy.
If you're not familiar with the meme, merely saying the words "trans rights" signifies solidarity and support with trans people and their struggle for basic rights. The phrase went viral after YouTuber Harry "Hbomberguy" Brewis hosted a fundraiser Twitch stream for the U.K. trans youth charity Mermaids. During the stream, Hbomberguy would ask guests to say "trans rights" while playing Donkey Kong 64. In one case, Donkey Kong's voice actor said "trans rights, OK!" In another, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) showed up and said "trans rights!" after being invited by none other than Chelsea Manning.
Simply saying the words "trans rights" or drawing a character wearing a shirt with the phrase remains incredibly popular with the trans community. It's a way to express solidarity with trans people, but it's also a tongue-in-cheek joke, like a character is unsolicitedly expressing proud, out, and unyielding support for trans people.
Imagine your mom calling you on the phone and hearing her randomly shout "trans rights!" at the end of your chat. It's cute, funny, a little unexpected, but most of all, empowering to hear.
Even the Daily Dot joined in on the fun with transgender character Erica Anderson from Catherine.
Update March 4, 4:30pm CT: In an interview with the Daily Dot, @GoodWitchLeigh called Sneaky "one of my favorite players." However, she noticed that Sneaky had never publicly expressed any form of support for trans people. Attending the LCS quickly became the perfect opportunity.
For the record, Sneaky seems to be a star attraction for fan meets. When Cloud9 players host meetups with viewers, it's hard to tell who wants to meet the team and who just wants to meet Sneaky. It's understandable why: he's not just an esports player, he's a crossplaying legend.


When Du Ze and Xiu went back to camp, they saw that Violet had already packed everything up and was ready to go. But now they have a bit of a problem: mounts.
After some discussion, they decided to split up into two groups and meet up in Agares City. Violet will bring the flame crystal soul to Belial City first to help Alice out while Du Ze and Xiu will travel on foot southward to Agares City. Although Xiu's Lich form is the master of undead magic, his human form can use more types of magic since humans specialize in learning. He especially excels in the four elements of water, wind, fire, and earth. Xiu knows a wind elemental magic that can accelerate their travel speed. Their journey was very easy and they arrived in a ruined city in three days.
The reverse side of the continent has 72 main cities that 72 demon gods founded. This ruined city is actually one of those 72, called Dantalion, ranked second from the last. For some reason, the city was abandoned halfway during its construction. Cities that can't protect its inhabitants from the elemental storms naturally have no one living in them, so this city is empty.
Violet said that Agares City is two day's travel from this ruined city.
Wait a minute! Du Ze suddenly realized something. Agares City?
Please note, the protagonist's heavenly luck has struck again.
Flowers bloomed in a silly reader's heart. If a reader were to list the top ten best YY story arcs of "Mixed Blood," then the Agares City arc will definitely be on top. It has left an indelible imprint on minds of the novel's readers.
While Dantalion City is ranked second from the last, Agares City is ranked second among the 72 cities. Although Bael, the first ranked city on the reverse side of the continent, is the most famous city here, Agares City is more famous on the other side of the continent than the city of Bael. The demon God Agares represents lust and indulgence. If Bael City is similar to the heavenly capital, then Agares City is the demonic capital.
This kind of city has a very beautiful Lord – Heidi. She is the most beautiful succubus demon on the continent, and countless suitors have fallen under her skirt. When the protagonist attacked Agares City, this gorgeous demon appeared, attracting everyone's eyes. Yi Ye Zhi Qiu wrote that the charm of this demon sister was comparable to that of a movie star dancing her way to the top of the emperor's harem.
Then everyone watched as Heidi opened the gates and handed over Agares city, the second most powerful in the reverse side of the continent, to the protagonist.
Because she fell in love with him at first sight.
How great is this event where this sister whose charm conquered the world was conquered by the protagonist's charm! Incidentally, he even won the world as part of her dowry!
Although the YY novel is full of plot holes – but! He's so cool!!!
Praise the author! The protagonist is terrific!
Please light a candle for the author's and reader's moral integrity.
The protagonist's harem consists of many beauties with different temperaments. They each have their own special charm and appeal to many different tastes. Vivian is the pure type; Ariel is gentle; Kelly is proud and strong; Urlika is the cool elder sister; Lilia is heroically chaste; Violet and Alice are twin demon lilies; and, lastly, Heidi is mature and beautiful (a cougar). She was very active and open. The protagonist's time in Agares City was greeted with a loud clamor by the pleased readers.
Du Ze is happy to think that they will now meet with a very active sister, seeing as the protagonist unfortunately let the demon sisters slip out of his fingers. Using the master and servant contract instead of capturing the sisters for 3P2 is not a good outcome and Du Ze really doesn't know what went wrong.
He shot Xiu a look of bitterness. Xiu was standing under the statue of the ruined city's demon god. Because the city was never completed, the statue is also incomplete and only a rough outline of its form can be seen. Du Ze is not familiar with this city because "Mixed Blood" described this place in a very cursory way and did not explain why there is an abandoned city here.
God? The god of light? Du Ze thought about it. In the novel, all the gods seem to be in a space separate from the continent. They speak to people through Oracles when they want to give instructions to their followers as they find it difficult to appear in the Chaos Continent. The higher the level of the god, the more difficult it is for them to appear. Otherwise, the god of light would have personally appeared to strangle the protagonist himself rather than sending cannon fodder to the protagonist again and again.
Seeing Du Ze nod, Xiu cast down his eyes, concealing his emotions.
A question mark appeared above Du Ze's head but Xiu did not speak; he just walked over to him and gently stroked the back of Du Ze's neck.
Halphas City welcomed a distinguished guest today.
The new Halphas City Lord looked at the demon sitting opposite him in awe, this demon was wearing a monocle and looked polite but this is someone that people do not dare to underestimate – the Thunder Regiment's representative, who was in control of the reverse side of the continent's most terrible power.
The legendary demon Bael formed the Thunder Regiment. In the war with the angels, it became their biggest nightmare. The weakest soldier in the regiment was of at least Sword Saint rank, and under the leadership of Bael the Thunder Regiment was invincible and set the record for many illustrious military exploits. After Bael became a god, the regiment was left in the city of Bael. These soldiers are faithful to Bael, and even the Lord of Bael City cannot command them. They only listen to Bael and his agents.
The demon wearing a monocle is the legendary agent, Rachel.
The Lord of Halphas City described how Xiu had killed the former lord. When he got to the part where the demon used the lightning power, Rachel, in her reverence for that power, repeatedly asked him to describe it again and again. Rachel listened with a gleam of splendor in her eyes.
West? The sea of undead souls.
Rachel stood up, and looked down at the Halphas City Lord.
Satisfied with this answer, Rachel left. A black-clothed demon followed in silence; they both had the Thunder Regiment's symbol printed on their clothes.
The succubus was like the sun, an enchanting, brilliant beauty that attracted everyone's attention. All of the men present wanted to push her down in bed and caress her snow-white skin, lick her bright red lips – she can evoke man's most primitive impulses.
Heidi gazed at Xiu, running her hands through her fluffy curls and smiling.
Reader: Soak in the hot springs, talk about life.
Protagonist: Soak with a reader, fall in love.
Author: Light a candle for the reader's chastity.
"Although the YY novel is full of plot holes – but! He's so cool!!!
Please light a candle for the author's and reader's moral integrity." I was rolling in the bed while reading it!
I think what Xiu was saying, Du Ze's like a god, always observing and aloof.
Du Ze always thinks about Xiu's moe-ness and his nonexistant harem (Du Ze replaced them lol), Xiu wants to talk to Du Ze equally or something (coughtalklikeloversdocough), or he wants to confessed to Du Ze when Du Ze finally looks at him (finally notice his senpai 😂😂😂) or when Du Ze is finally caught in his trap.
Thank you for the daily chapter!!!
Du ze .. darling , to xiu you are much more alluring than any man or woman in the whole universe. Also , it seems xiu wishes to become a god. Interesting .
Cmiiw, did Xiu think of our cute reader as an existence that is currently above him?
Did Xiu think that our meng reader is a GOD???
Who needs logic when you can have a cool protagonist meet up with a succubus?
I REALLY LOVE THIS PHRASE!!!!!


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Soccer bosses buy Sun International's Carousel casino licence
Monday 7th December 2020
The old Carousel Casino complex in the North West is set to come back to life. Image: Supplied
Businessman and football club boss Mario Morfou and his brother George - the former owners of Premier Soccer League (PSL) club Mpumalanga Black Aces - are making a play into South Africa's mainstream gaming and hospitality industry.
Moneyweb can reveal that the Morfou brothers are the purchasers of the Carousel casino licence from JSE-listed gaming giant Sun International, which closed down the North West complex earlier this year.
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Sun International confirmed in a statement on Monday that the casino licence has been sold, but the sale is subject to regulatory approval from the North West Gaming Board. The group, which also owns the Sun City casino resort in the province, did not mention to whom or at what price the Carousel licence was sold.
However, a notice issued by the North West Gaming Board in late September reveals that Sun International - via Sun Carousel (Pty) Ltd - had applied for the casino licence to be transferred to Melrose Arch-based Lakama Resorts and Casino (Pty) Ltd.
Lakama Resorts registered as a company earlier this year and is linked to the Lakama Group, which is chaired by Mario Morfou.
The main group is involved in "workforce services" for the construction, mining and power station sectors, with services including catering, accommodation and transport.
Mario Morfou is also managing director of Morfou Properties, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The Morfou brothers, who also have interests in the LPM (limited payout machines) and bingo side of the gaming industry, are still involved in soccer and currently own Joburg-based third division team Alex Black Aces. They sold Mpumalanga Black Aces in 2016 (to John Comits, who changed the club's name to Cape Town City Football Club after its base was moved to the Mother City).
Read: Sun International's closed Carousel casino property up for sale
In its statement on the sale of its Carousel Casino licence, Sun International said that a regulatory application has been submitted to the North West Gambling Board and is now following due process.
Significantly, the casino as well hotel bars and restaurants at the complex will now reopen on December 15, under an interim management company appointed by Sun International.
"Earlier this year we announced that we would not reopen the Carousel Casino after lockdown restrictions were lifted, and that remains the case," said Sun International CEO Anthony Leeming.
"However, by allowing the casino to be run by a management company, we will be protecting the livelihoods of many previous staff who can now be re-employed."
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"We remain the legal owner of the gambling licence until such time as we receive [North West] Gambling Board approval for the sale. But the casino will no longer form part of the Sun International Group, and it will not receive benefits from our Most Valued Guest/MVG loyalty programme," he added.
Speaking to Moneyweb, a cautious Mario Morfou confirmed that Lakama Group is the purchaser of the Carousel Casino licence.
However, he pointed out that the group is not one of the current bidders for the casino complex property itself.
"We plan to rent the premises.... We already have a few interests in the gaming industry, which is mainly in the LPM and bingo market in the North West and Limpopo," he said.
"When the Carousel Casino licence came up for sale, we thought it would be a good opportunity to expand Lakama's interests in the gaming and hospitality industry," added Morfou.
He noted that the group would also leverage off its experience in running accommodation establishments, hinting that the new Lakama Resorts and Casino venture could see the group expand into more mainstream hotel operations.
"As it stands, we have only offered to purchase the casino licence," he said.
"We have a number of properties already in the North West and believe there is a market there to make the casino work."
John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate, tells Moneyweb that the group is currently evaluating six bids it has received for the Carousel Casino property. The group was appointed by Sun International to handle the sale of the 583-hectare property, which includes the casino, a hotel, staff accommodation quarters and vacant land which also includes retail development rights.
"We hope to announce a winning bidder soon and have been pleased with the strong level of interest we have received.... This illustrates the potential of the property. The fact that the casino is reopening is also good news," he said.
"Many of the bidders are looking at converting a large part of the property into a retail centre, which will make the complex more sustainable and attract more people.... We have a positive outlook for what can be achieved here."

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Q: How to solve the MySQL deadlock the following deadlock occurs in MySQL.
*** (1) TRANSACTION:
TRANSACTION 1367965, ACTIVE 1 sec starting index read
mysql tables in use 1, locked 1
LOCK WAIT 16 lock struct(s), heap size 992, 8 row lock(s), undo log entries 4
MySQL thread id 100, OS thread handle 0x1fbc, query id 825084 localhost ::1 root updating
UPDATE `products` SET `quantity`=1333 WHERE (`id` = 3355)

*** (1) WAITING FOR THIS LOCK TO BE GRANTED:
RECORD LOCKS space id 2503 page no 212 n bits 96 index `PRIMARY` of table `emerx2`.`products` trx id 1367965 lock_mode X locks rec but not gap waiting
Record lock, heap no 22 PHYSICAL RECORD: n_fields 66; compact format; info bits 0

*** (2) TRANSACTION:
TRANSACTION 1367967, ACTIVE 1 sec fetching rows
mysql tables in use 1, locked 1
2231 lock struct(s), heap size 125816, 43033 row lock(s)
MySQL thread id 87, OS thread handle 0x3a98, query id 825080 localhost 127.0.0.1 root updating
UPDATE products SET updated = NOW(), active = 1, supplier_id = '109', delivery_date = '2019-02-21 16:00:43', quantity = '1' WHERE supplier_id = '109' AND domain_id = 16

*** (2) HOLDS THE LOCK(S):
RECORD LOCKS space id 2503 page no 212 n bits 96 index `PRIMARY` of table `emerx2`.`products` trx id 1367967 lock_mode X
Record lock, heap no 1 PHYSICAL RECORD: n_fields 1; compact format; info bits 0

Any possible solution? I have no idea what to do because following updates don't have anything in common only the table.

A: Simply have INDEX(supplier_id, domain_id).  Do not first get the id; let MySQL take care of that.  And it will avoid having to scan the table -- which tends to lead to deadlocks or delays.

A: The problem was that in the update command I used 2 non indexed columns. So now I select primary key by these two columns and then update with the primary key and it works and unexpectedly it's much more faster.

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Courses & Travel
Bruce Irons Is On The Tee
By Matt Ginella
Irons, considered one of the best big-wave surfers alive, is on the cover of the latest issue of Transworld Surf Magazine in a shot similar to the one below:
In a Q&A on page 130 of the magazine, Irons is asked: Last strange interview?
"It wasn't strange, but it was cool. Golf Digest interviewed me--I guess they found out I was a total golf-groupie weirdo."
I think I'd rather go across the middle for a high pass with no pads on against the Baltimore Ravens defense than do what Bruce Irons does for a living, which is the equivalent of jumping off a five-story building, and if he screws up, his landing is generally a bed of razor-sharp coral.
Irons and his brother, Andy, a three-time World Champion of surfing, grew up right around the corner of the Prince Course on the North Shore of Kauai. I met Irons on the first tee of the Prince, and we played 14 holes. I was in town to report an Away Game, and Irons, who said he had time for only nine holes, kept playing because he wanted to continue showing off his favorite course in the world. He kept saying, "I have to stay for the next hole." Irons is clearly passionate about the game, he's about a 10-handicap, spent some time at the Leadbetter Academy and has a personalized putter made by Scotty Cameron.
Irons finally left after 14 holes because he had to help his friends unload their catch from the boat. They were calling him throughout the round to report what he was missing on the water.
After the round of golf, and after Irons was done unloading and cleaning the fish, I followed up with him later that night for a Q&A about golf, the thrill of a big wave, his passion for fishing, his so-called rivalry with Kelly Slater and the possibility of Facebooking with Tiger Woods. I asked him if he would putt a three-footer for his life, and how he kills time on a long flight. Here's a clip from the last two questions:
Bruce File.mp3
Irons is my new favorite athlete because, not unlike where he's from, the North Shore of Kauai, he's unfazed by his celebrity. The North Shore is still a little raw and wild, and so is Irons. He isn't hiding anything, he isn't ducking anybody and he's not laying up on par 5s.
Early in the round Irons started calling Iooss "Walter Cronkite."
Look for a segment of the Irons Q&A in the December issue of Golf Digest, along with my Away Game after a few days staying and playing on Kauai. The complete Irons Q&A will be posted to this site right about the time the issue hits the newsstands Nov. 9.
--Matty G.


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Q: How to create a log file using selenium webdriver and C#? How to create a log file using selenium webdriver? I had created a log file using selenium RC. IN selenium RC I had created an HTML log file with screenshots and error messages. I used the following code in selenium RC.
`selenium.CaptureEntirePageScreenshot(screenShotDirectory + "\" + "wrong username and password.png","");
string path = "Screenshot\wrong username and password.png";
Sw.WriteLine("Wrong username and password");
`
How can I create same HTML log file using selenium Webdriver? What code in C# should i write?
Thanks.

A: In the .NET bindings, you'll want something like the following:
// Assumes driver is a WebDriver instance that implements ITakesScreenshot
// N.B., to be completely correct, you should check for a successful cast
// by adding a null check for screenshotDriver.
ITakesScreenshot screenshotDriver = driver as ITakesScreenshot;
Screenshot screenCapture = screenshotDriver.GetScreenshot();
screenCapture.SaveAsFile(screenShotDirectory + "\\" + "wrongUserNameAndPassword.png",
    System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);


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Liv Tyler Height Weight Age Body Stats Affairs Boy Friends Detail
Liv Rundgren Tyler (born Liv Rundgren; July 1, 1977) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer, Steven Tyler, and model Bebe Buell. Tyler began a career in modeling at the age of 14 but, after less than a year, she decided to focus on acting. After her film debut Silent Fall (1994), she appeared in supporting roles in Empire Records (1995), Heavy (1996) and That Thing You Do! (1996). Tyler later achieved critical recognition in the leading role in Stealing Beauty (1996). She followed this by starring in supporting roles including Inventing the Abbotts (1997) and Cookie's Fortune (1999). Tyler appeared in two films released in 2011: Super and The Ledge. In April 2011, publishing house Rodale announced that Tyler and her grandmother Dorothea Johnson, an etiquette expert, have written a book called "Modern Manners." Rodale plans to release the book in May 2012. In 2013 she will appear in Space Station 76, a movie directed by Jack Plotnick, starring also Matt Bomer and Patrick Wilson.
Liv Tyler Height Weight Age Bra Size Body Stats Affairs Boy Friends Detail
Liv Tyler Age: 36 years
Liv Tyler Birthday Date: 01-07-1977
Liv Tyler Nationality: American
Liv Tyler Body Shape: Hourglass
Liv Tyler Body Type: Slim
Liv Tyler Bra Size/Breast Size: 36B
Liv Tyler Bra Cup Size: B
Figure Size/Body Measurement:
Liv Tyler Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Liv Tyler Weight: 61 kg
Liv Tyler Eye Color: Blue
Liv Tyler Hair Color: Brown-Dark
Liv Tyler Feet/Shoe Size: 7
Liv Tyler Dress Size: 10
Liv Tyler Waist Size: 25 inches
Liv Tyler Hip Size: 38 inches
Liv Tyler Ethnicity: White
Liv Tyler Horoscope: Cancer


We are a family who pursues the heart and presence of God, compelling us to radically love and disciple others through God's supernatural power, Spirit, and Word.
Pursue God, Embrace People, and Transform Society through Real Community.
Unity in the essentials, liberty in the non-essentials, and love in all things.
We have decided that teaching the Gospel without demonstrating the Gospel is not enough. Good preaching, good doctrine, being good people — it's not enough.
We've decided that having a good church club is not enough.
Good fellowship and good Bible studies — it's not enough.
Just making it to heaven is not our goal.
And knowing about God without truly knowing God and experiencing Him is meaningless.
We've decided that having good programs is not enough. That change without transformation is intolerable.
And that staying the same is not an option.
We've decided gifting without character is futile. Singing songs without worshipping is hollow.
Having meetings without God showing up is pointless.
We've decided faith without works is not enough.
And having works without love is not acceptable.
Our function comes out of relationship – first with our Heavenly Father and second with each other. We've decided that faith is good, bold faith is better.
We've decided to be Holy Spirit filled, Holy Spirit led, and Holy Spirit empowered.
We have decided that we're a mission & equipping center, not a museum. We honor the past, but we don't live in it.
We live in the present, expecting a great future, with our eyes on the Father.
We are people of engagement, not observation.
Our influence is not limited to the 4 walls of this building.
We are a people of destiny, not history.
We have decided that it's better to fail while reaching for the impossible, than succeed in settling for less. We have decided nothing short of "His kingdom come, and His will be done in our world as it is in heaven" will satisfy us.
These are the decisions that define who we are.
These decisions are not destinations but rather journeys.
Journeys along an ancient path, a path as old as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The same path followed by Moses, Joshua, Caleb, Paul, John and Peter.
A path followed by the first century church that revolutionized a culture.
On this path, we will impact the world we live in today.
On this path, we will have bold radical faith.
On this path, we will find significance, purpose and destiny!
Declaration modified from "Decisions that Define Us" from "Decisions That Define Us" and "The Power of Your Life message" by David Crone. Copyrighted by David Crone and Destiny Image Publishing. Used by permission.
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I was standing there after the walk-a-thon for spreading awareness about children with special needs was over. The chief guest at the occasion was sharing her experiences about how being a parent to a child with a special need is challenging & difficult. I probably never think about it in my day to day life, but when someone else mentioned it, I realize that Yes, maybe it is challenging. I felt vulnerable for a moment.


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After years working in New York and Los Angeles in fast-paced roles covering everything from PR, Marketing, Event Planning, Strategic Partnerships & Collaborations, Social Media, and more, I decided to venture out on my own and open WM GOODS, a warm & relaxed lifestyle boutique in my hometown of Portland, OR. I developed every piece of the puzzle that comes along with opening a business, handling everything from conceptualizing the company's core values & persona, developing the visual identity for the space, creating a digital presence through e-commerce & social media platforms, handling press outreach, planning in-store and community events, and so much more. The process helped me realize my passion (maybe obsession?) for drilling down to the core of what a company stands for to create a strong brand identity. I began taking on freelance projects, which organically led to Well Made Consulting.
Relationships and community are invaluable to me, personally and professionally. I find it so inspiring to meet new people with diverse interests & skills, and to hear their stories and approaches to work. This has led me to develop an amazing network of creative & talented individuals that I'm able to call on as resources for each consulting project, based on that project's specific objectives and budget. This ensures that you have the best & most relevant talent working for you while keeping things lean and efficient, providing you with a cost-effective and streamlined experience.
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ПАО «КБ "Финансовая инициатива"» — украинский коммерческий банк, 23.06.2015 признанный неплатежеспособным. На 01.04.2015 занимал 16-е место среди банков в стране по объему активов.

100 % акций принадлежит ООО «Инвест-Сервис», которая, в свою очередь, полностью принадлежит украинскому предпринимателю  Олегу Бахматюку через ООО «КВИККОМ ЛИМИТЕД». Ему также принадлежат компания «Укрлендфарминг» и агрохолдинг «Авангард», акции которой котируются на Лондонской фондовой бирже. Ключевым сектором инвестиций банка является сельское хозяйство.

23.06.2015 Нацбанк Украины признал банк неплатежеспособным. Под государственные гарантии подпадают счета 92 % вкладчиков «Финансовой инициативы» – 59 тыс. человек. Фонд гарантирования вкладов физлиц должен выплатить им больше 3,7 млрд грн (в том числе валютные вклады по курсу 21,52 грн/$).

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 2004 — 2005 — коммерческий банк «Финансовая инициатива» основан 5 июля 2004 в форме общества с ограниченной ответственностью и зарегистрирован Национальным банком Украины 19 января 2005 года. В мае банк стал участником Фонда гарантирования вкладов физических лиц. С октября банк является действительным членом Ассоциации «Первая фондовая торговая система» (ПФТС), членом платежной системы «УкрКарт».

 2006 — 24 января открыто первое отделение — в Ивано-Франковске.

 2007 — в июле банк осуществил первый выпуск облигаций на сумму 50 млн грн. В ноябре этого же года банк объявил о проведении второй эмиссии облигаций банка на сумму 250 млн грн. В ноябре открыто первое отделение в Киеве.

 2008 — банк становится членом международной платежной системы MasterCard.

 2011 — банк подключен к проекту объединения сетей банкоматов с ПАО «УКРСОЦБАНК», с ноября банк получил статус Уполномоченного банка по выплате пенсий и социальной помощи

 2015 —  в феврале банк был признан Нацбанком Украины проблемным, а в июне — неплатежеспособным.

Показатели

Правление

 Председатель Правления Цыктор Андрей Иванович
 Заместитель Председателя Правления Демченко Андрей Михайлович
 Заместитель Председателя Правления Гаевой Олег Владимирович
 Главный бухгалтер Гребенюк Светлана Георгиевна
 Начальник Управления финансового мониторинга Иванченко Анжелика Николаевна

Сеть

Сеть банка состоит из 88 отделений во всех регионах Украины, кроме спорного Крыма. Банкоматная сеть насчитывает 54 собственных банкоматов. Кроме того, с 2014 года банк является участником банкоматной сети «Атмосфера», объединяющей более 2800 банкоматов ведущих украинских банков

Членство
 Фонд гарантирования вкладов физических лиц
 Независимая ассоциация банков Украины
 Ассоциация украинских банков
 Киевская международная фондовая биржа
 ПФТС
 УкрКарт
 Профессиональная ассоциация регистраторов и депозитариев (ПАРД)
 S.W.I.F.T.
 Украинская национальная ипотечная ассоциация (УНИА)

См. также
 Олег Бахматюк
 Сельское хозяйство Украины

Ссылки

Официальная страница Банка «Финансовая инициатива»
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Банки по алфавиту
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Aug 25, 2022 SOURCE: BusinessWire
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Boingo Wireless, a leading provider of wireless solutions for the U.S. military, is expanding its award-winning Wi-Fi at Sheppard Air Force Base, the largest and most diverse training base in air education and training command. Boingo will design, install and manage Wi-Fi networks throughout Sheppard Air Force Base training facilities, classrooms and dormitories to provide immersive learning experiences for both technical and flying training.
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Our Africa practice is organised on a regional basis in order to provide teams with the relevant legal and market experience. They have multi-lingual capabilities, including English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Afrikaans.
Through our regional teams, we make sure that knowledge and best practice developed in one regional market in Africa are shared with teams working on matters in other regions across the Continent.
Having been active in Africa for over 40 years, we use international best practice to provide clients on Africa matters with the same standards of service they have come to expect from us throughout the world.
Our regional teams maintain close relationships with the best African law firms. We work together and meet on a regular basis to nurture and deepen those relationships. Our network of local counsel relations permits us to provide clients the opportunity to choose the best local African legal advisor for each matter, and we coordinate and can serve as a single point of contact.
We advise leading international and African corporates, banks and investors across all sectors, including power, natural resources, infrastructure, financial services and regulation, CG&R, agriculture, TMT, real estate, oil & gas, education, housing, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
We launched our Clifford Chance Africa Academy in September 2013. It provides world-class training for the associates and senior associates of the African law firms we work with regularly. This programme helps talented African lawyers develop their careers and helps guarantee our clients the highest standard of service and advice. To date, over 300 participants from almost 75 law firms in 21 countries have participated in the training, covering topics such as banking, project finance, capital markets, corporate and dispute resolution.
We are actively involved in community programmes across Africa including advising on legal reform and the establishment of local charities.
We also engage in pro bono efforts to support the legal profession and legal services in Africa and have an extensive record in providing pro bono advice and legal representation in Africa.
Our expertise is widely acknowledged, as shown by the fact that we won International Law Firm of the Year at the African Legal Awards 2016 for the second time. We have been ranked Tier One in Africa by Chambers Global for Corporate & Commercial and Projects & Energy for each consecutive year since 2009, and we have won multiple awards for individual transactions.
"Their knowledge of Africa is one of the best in the market."
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We are proud of our activity on ground-breaking and high profile deals across Africa. Please refer to the specific key jurisdictions and regions to find out about our recent activity in Africa.
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High-end Africa department representing blue-chip international and African clients on big-ticket mandates. Frequently advises PE and VC funds on investments and acquisitions, as well as restructurings and joint ventures, in sectors such as energy, mining, real estate and consumer goods. Notable activity handling corporate and M&A matters relating to infrastructure projects including renewable energy. Broad team with diverse expertise spread across a number of offices, with the practice primarily run from the London and Paris offices. One source attested to their high regard for the group: "In my experience, they are the most professional, responsive and high-quality team I've worked with. You feel like you're in safe hands."
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High-end Africa department representing blue chip international and African clients on big ticket mandates. Frequently advises PE and VC funds on investments and acquisitions in sectors such as energy, mining, real estate and consumer goods. Notable activity handling corporate and M&A matters relating to infrastructure projects including renewable energy. Practice primarily run from the London and Paris offices. Sources discuss the firm's experience operating on the continent: "They provide excellent legal advice and have very good knowledge of African transactions."
Hugely distinguished firm with leading expertise in banking and finance matters across Africa. Offers impressive expertise in a range of transactional concerns, with particular strength in structured finance, debt capital markets, derivatives, project finance and a variety of restructuring mandates. Maintains an excellent track record for its work with international and African financial institutions.
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President Donald Trump talks on the phone aboard Air Force One during a flight to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address a joint gathering of House and Senate Republicans, Thursday, January 26, 2017. This was the President's first trip aboard Air Force One. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
Dinner with Jonah Goldberg and his very bright wife on a Baltic NRO run cruise, turned out to be a terrific introduction.
Debbie and I had heard Jonah speak at a Boston based NRO conclave earlier and would hear him again at an overflow Cato conclave in Naples, Florida.
Jonah is a master in the public eye and has a commanding delivery that allows him to deliver his message with authority.
Neo-conservatism is difficult subject matter. Jonah's explanation, abridged by me here, is one of the clearest I have come across.
Jonah explains:
The original neocons' gateway drug to conservatism was the law of unintended consequences. Once eager to tear up Chesterton's fences wherever they saw them, they discovered that reforms often yielded worse results. As Francis Fukuyama wrote over a decade ago, "If there is a single overarching theme to the domestic social policy critiques carried out by those who wrote for The Public Interest, it is the limits of social engineering. Ambitious efforts to seek social justice, these writers argued, often left societies worse off than before because they either required massive state intervention that disrupted organic social relations; or else produced unanticipated consequences."
Another understanding of neoconservatism is that it was a movement of ex-Communists who moved rightward. There's a benign version of this story and a malignant one. The harmless version is basically descriptive. Irving Kristol, Seymour Martin Lipset, et al., were once briefly socialists or Trotskyists, and as they grew more disillusioned with such utopianism they moved rightward. The invidious version of this story, still common in some feverish and swampy corners of the Right, is that they never let go of their underlying Trotskyist tendencies and were some kind of fifth column on the right.
Part of the problem with even the benign version of this story is that there are so many exceptions that the explanatory power bleeds away. For instance, Bill Kristol, the supposed Demon Head of neoconservatism these days, was never a Communist or any other flavor of leftist (and he still isn't).
The idea that neoconservatism was primarily about foreign policy, specifically anti-Communism, further complicates things
Part of this is a by-product of the second wave of neoconservatives who joined the movement and the right in the 1970s, mostly through the pages of Commentary. These were rebels against not the welfare state but détente on the right and the radical anti-anti-Communists of the New Left (National Review ran a headline in 1971 on the awakening at Commentary: "Come on In, the Water's Fine.")
Many of those writers, most famously Jeane Kirkpatrick, ended up leading the intellectual shock troops of the Reagan administration. But, again, if vigorous anti-Communism and hawkish military policy in its pursuit that defines (or defined) neoconservatism, then how does that distinguish those neocons from National Review conservatism and the foreign policy of, say, Barry "Rollback, not Containment" Goldwater?
It is certainly true that the foreign-policy neocons emphasized certain things more than generic conservatives, specifically the promotion of democracy abroad.
And then there are the Joooooz.
Outside of deranged comment sections and the swampy ecosystems of the "alt-right," the sinister version of this theory is usually only hinted at or alluded to. Neocons only care about Israel is the Trojan horse that lets people get away with not saying the J-word.
Those bagel-snarfing warmongers want real Americans to do their fighting for them. Pat Buchanan, when opposing the first Gulf War in 1992, listed only Jewish supporters of the war and then said they'd be sending "American kids with names like McAllister, Murphy, Gonzales and Leroy Brown" to do the fighting. Subtle. (By the way, Leroy Brown must have ended up fighting in the Gulf War after all. How else can we explain how quickly it ended? He was, after all, the baddest man in the whole damn town.)
Even the non-sinister version of the "neocon equals Jew" thing is a mess.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, many of the most vilified neoconservatives were people like Michael Novak, Father Richard Neuhaus, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Jeane Kirkpatrick, William Bennett, and later, even George Weigel. During the Iraq war, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, John Bolton, and virtually everybody who supported the war were called neocons. Funny, they don't look neoconnish
So today, neoconservatism has become what it started out as, an invidious term used by its opponents to single out and demonize people as inauthentic, un-American, unreliable, or otherwise suspicious heretics, traitors, or string-pullers. The chief difference is that they were once aliens in the midst of liberalism, now they are called aliens in the midst of conservatism.
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Q: Infinite template loading using Angular JS routeprovider Fixed It checking for an xhr request fixed the infinite loop
get '/about' do
    erb :about, layout: !request.xhr?
end

I am using angular js and sinatra to create a page. Angular is handling my routes and calling the templates
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    $routeProvider.
        when('/home', {templateUrl: '/home'}).
        when('/about', {templateUrl: '/about'}).
        when('/work', {templateUrl: '/work'}).
        when('/blog', {templateUrl: '/blog'}).
        when('/contact', {templateUrl: '/contact'}).
        otherwise({redirectTo: '/'});
}]);

When I go to /#/blog , the template loads fine. The content is provided by sinatra
get '/blog' do
    'This is the work page!'
end

However, I get infinite view loads when doing the about page. The about page is provided by
get '/about' do
    erb :about
end

A: get '/about' do
    erb :about, layout: !request.xhr?
end

the previous code load the layout which contained the angular js code. the js code called the /about again and it repeated. Since the call from angular js route is xhr, checking it fixed the problem.


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By planning nature field trips that are developmentally appropriate for young children, we can bring joy, authenticity, and wonder to their growth and learning.
Books not only foster children's literacy and language development but can also expand children's understanding of the world and love of nature. Here are some tips for incorporating a range of books into your nature-based early learning program.
Sally Anderson had always sought to connect Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students with nature. So when she learned about the Forest School model, she knew she found a philosophy and practice that she could bring to her preschool program.
The recently published "A Forest Days Handbook" demonstrates that young children can learn their letters and numbers AND get stronger, healthier, and more resilient in a nature-based learning environment.
How do we welcome and affirm the diverse cultures of our students and the larger community in which we work? Here are six tips for developing cultural empathy and bringing a multicultural lens to nature-based teaching practice.
Outdoor interactions with nature in early childhood centers are proven to foster children's healthy growth and development. These tips from the National Wildlife Federation will help you to advocate for licensing regulations that support the installation of outdoor learning environments in your state.
Nature-based early learning programs require teachers to have a different skillset than a typical naturalist or a traditional early childhood educator. These interview questions will help you to evaluate the candidate's fit with a program that truly puts nature at the heart of the learning experience.
Summer brings a change of pace to our lives as nature-based early childhood educators. How do we make the most of it to practice self-care, reflect on our work, and come back in the fall rejuvenated and reaffirmed in our commitment to nature-based teaching?
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How Writing Heals Wounds — Of Both the Mind and Body
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Talking about difficult experiences can be a way of easing the emotional pain of trauma, but the latest research shows that expressing emotions in words can also speed physical healing.
The study is the latest delving into the mind-body connection to suggest that expressing emotions about a traumatic experience in a coherent way may be important to not just mental but physical health as well. It showed that the calming effect of writing can cut physical wound healing time nearly in half.
Researchers led by Elizabeth Broadbent, a senior lecturer in health psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, studied 49 healthy senior citizens, aged 64 to 97. For three days, half were assigned to write for 20 minutes a day about the most traumatic event they had experienced, and were encouraged to be as open and candid as they could about exactly what they felt and thought at the time. If possible, they were also asked to share thoughts or emotions that they had never expressed to others about what they had undergone.
The other participants wrote for the same duration about their plans for the next day, avoiding mentioning their feelings, opinions or beliefs. Two weeks after the first day of writing, researchers took small skin biopsies, under local anesthesia, that left a wound on the arms of all participants. The skin tissue was used for another study.
A week later, Broadbent and her colleagues started photographing the wounds every three to five days until they were completely healed. Eleven days after the biopsy, 76% of the group that had written about trauma had fully healed while only 42% of the other group had.
"This is the first study to show that writing about personally distressing events can speed wound healing in [an older] population that is at risk of poor healing," says Broadbent.
It's not the first, however, to reveal the intriguing connection between state-of-mind and physical health. In previous studies, this type of emotionally expressive writing, as opposed to writing on neutral topics, reduced viral load in HIV-positive patients and increased their levels of virus-fighting immune cells. The practice also increased the effectiveness of the hepatitis B vaccination by increasing antibody levels generated by the vaccine and speeding wound healing in young men.
But in terms of psychological health, the results are more conflicting. A recent study found that writing about disturbing combat experiences may improve marital satisfaction among soldiers returning home from war zones while another paper in which patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) wrote about their difficult experiences did not find that the practice reduced symptoms. Putting emotions down in words did, however, improve mood and reduce levels of stress hormone in these patients.
One way that writing about distressing events could give the body a boost is by promoting sleep. "We found that people who got at least seven hours of sleep most nights had faster healing than those who got less sleep," Broadbent says. Sleep deprivation can lower levels of growth hormone, which is important for repairing injuries. And writing about their traumatic experiences also seemed to help participants to actually get more sleep. "Many people who have written about their negative experiences report that it allowed them to gain greater insight into what happened and to put the event into perspective," says Koschwanez, "This might reduce the extent to which the event troubles them and possibly improve their sleep."
The writing may also help the body by reducing stress; less anxiety means fewer stress hormones, which can interfere with chemicals needed for wound healing. While Broadbent's study did not find such a link, it's possible the researchers were not evaluating the right anxiety measures. "It might be that our perceived stress questionnaire was not assessing the right type or duration of stress," says Heidi Koschwanez, a study co-author and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Auckland.
It's also possible that emotional writing is not helpful for everyone. In one study published last month, when people who typically are stoic wrote about their worst trauma, their anxiety actually increased. Those who were accustomed to being emotionally open, however, showed a drop in worry measures. That suggests that different people may have different ways of coping with traumatic events, and that writing may be an effective outlet for those who are normally more expressive, while pushing people to express feelings when they are not inclined to do so can actually increase risk for PTSD.
For those who do experience relief from expressing their emotions, however, writing may become an important part of helping them to recover —both in mind and in body— from difficult situations.


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A K65UP, más jelzéssel R–14V, vagy V–14V szovjet, egyfokozatú, folyékony hajtóanyagú geofizikai rakétaszonda, mely az R–14U (GRAU-kódja: 8K65U) közepes hatótávolságú ballisztikus rakétán alapul. 1973–1983 között 25 darabot indítottak Kapusztyin Jarból. Két indítás sikertelen volt, kilenc pedig az Interkozmosz együttműködés keretében a Vertyikal programban történt.

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A rakétaszondát az omszki Poljot Termelési Egyesülés fejlesztette ki a Juzsnoje tervezőirodában Mihail Jangel vezetésével terezett és a Juzsmas (ma: Pivdenmas) által gyártott egyfokozatú R–14U közepes hatótávolságú interkontinentális ballisztikus rakétából. A rakétához többféle szondát alkalmaztak, volt visszatérő (VZA–SZ) és vissza nem térő (VZA és VZA–N) magassági atmoszféra-szonda, melyek a légkör felső rétege és az ionoszféra, valamint a kozmikus sugárzás tanulmányozására szolgáló műszerekkel voltak felszerelve. Utóbbiak a KAUR I műholdplatform nyomásálló műszertartályán alapultak.

A rakéták indításához 1972-ben Kapusztyin Jar rakétakísérleti lőtéren átépítették a 108-as számú, 8P865 típusú indítóberendezést.

A nem visszatérő szondákat 500 és 1500 km magasságba juttatták fel. A szondák 130–150 km magasságban váltak le a hordozórakétáról. Ezt követően egy giroszkópos rendszer stabilizálta a repülést és a napsugárzást mérő érzékelőt a Napra irányította.

A visszatérő szondák kb. fél méter átmérőjűek, gömb alakúak voltak és 500 km magasságban indították őket. Ezekkel a szondákkal a nap UV- és röntgensugárzását mérték. A 860 kg tömegű visszatérő szondák ejtőernyővel tértek vissza a Földre. A visszatérő szondák repülését a rakétától való elválás után szintén stabilizálták, ehhez a szonda gázsugár-kormányokkal rendelkezett.

A későbbi indításoknál Fon típusú magassági szondát használtak.

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Az indítások évenkéntimegoszlása
A K65UP típusú rakéta első indítására 1973. augusztus 17-én, helyi idő szerint 18.45-kor került sor a Kapusztyin Jar rakétakísérleti lőtérről. 1973–1983 között összesen 25 indítást hajtottak végre, mindegyiket Kapusztyin Jarból. Két indítás sikertelen volt.

Az Interkozmosz együttműködés keretében Vertyikal néven indított K65UP rakétaszondák:

Vertyikal–3 – 1975. szeptember 2.
Vertyikal–4 – 1976. október 14.
Vertyikal–5 – 1977. augusztus 30.
Vertyikal–6 – 1977. október 25.
Vertyikal–7 – 1978. november 3.
Vertyikal–8 – 1979. szeptember 29.
Vertyikal–9 – 1981. augusztus 28.
Vertyikal–10 – 1981. december 21.
Vertyikal–11 – 1983. október 20.

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
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Források
Novosztyi koszmonavtyiki, 1999/6
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Augusta editor recalls Vinnie Williams' courage, grace
Bill Kirby
"All sorrows can be bourne if you put them into a story."
— Isak Dinesen
Vinnie Williams is an angel who did not fear to tread.
The Oconee Enterprise publisher died last week at her home near Athens six months shy of a century at age 99.
As her colleague and later her editor at The Augusta Chronicle 40 years ago, I can tell you of her ability to confront irascible Southern sheriffs and reluctant rural politicians and get them to reveal their secrets.
It wasn't because they liked her, although I am sure many did. It was because they could not resist her. She didn't take "no″ for an answer — more as an introductory greeting.
Vinnie Williams was The Chronicle correspondent through much of the 1970s. She lived in Thomson and covered a region that included the counties of McDuffie, Warren, Glascock, Hancock and, frankly, anywhere else she wanted to go. She would write about old houses and young people and interesting places and animals. She loved animals.
She would type up these stories and mail them to The Chronicle, and we would put them in the paper. Other times, she would cover night meetings or politics or breaking news and these reports would be called in, taken over the phone and rushed into print.
Vinnie was pretty much The Chronicle's star correspondent because she was not only talented, and very gracious, she was famous. She had written books. We knew she had been profiled in Time magazine along with Truman Capote. She had worked for other, larger newspapers. She knew what was interesting and she knew what was news, and news in east central Georgia back then was not always easy to get.
It often meant you had to drive down those rural two-lane roads heading to towns looking for people who didn't want to talk to you on the phone. They often wore badges, had guns and nurtured surliness like they were tending a backyard blackberry patch.
It was like going into the woods with a stick and poking bears.
Vinnie did this with a stylish grace and consistent good humor with few remembered complaints.
One of the best parts of being The Chronicle's state editor back then was I had an excuse to drive to Vinnie's house in Thomson and discuss news coverage, usually over lunch at her home.
We could also talk about writing and life — stories yet to come.
We were once commiserating about a particularly ugly and mean-spirited official who ran his little outhouse of an operation with jurisdictional threats that he could possibly make good on.
"How do you do it?" I asked her, personally. "How do you face up to people like that?
"Courage doesn't know gender," she said quietly. It didn't know age, or talent or fame, either.
But it did know Vinnie.
She was a reporter, a writer, a social worker. a newspaper publisher, an activist and an animal lover, She was a mother, a wife a hostess.
And she was and still is, an inspiration.


Cindy Morgan noted that the IAB will not hold meetings on 24 December 2014 or 31 December 2014. Several people will also be unavailable on 17 December 2014; the IAB will decide at the beginning of next week whether to hold a meeting on 17 December 2014.
The IAB approved adding Francis Bond to the Internationalization Program. Cindy Morgan will follow up with Andrew Sullivan to update the web page and mailing list.
The minutes of the 3 December 2014 business meeting were approved.
or more of the identified actions.
for leaders whose reputation will motivate others to step up.
NOF meetings around the globe.
Preparations for the policy programme at IETF-92 in Dallas are underway.
Tuesday December 9th 13:00 UTC.
feedback can be incorporated before it gets submitted to the ICG.
operating on a set of principles — including separability.
whether IANA's actions are consistent with agreed policy.
the CWG by 12h00 UTC  29 November 2014.
for public comment on 1 December 2014.
of the RFP from the ICG.
19-30 January 2015 time slot for approving the proposal.
- Joe Macker has been replaced by Justin Dean as co-chair of MANET.
- Ed Crabbe has been replaced by Susan Hares as co-chair of I2RS.
Burnett have been added as co-chairs of CLUE.
- Alfred Hönes has been replaced by Melinda Shore as co-chair of URNBIS.
- Fatai Zhang and Daniele Ceccarelli became co-chairs of CCAMP.
- Oscar Gonzalez de Dios became secretary of CCAMP.
Alissa Cooper reported that the IESG continues to discuss their potential reorganization; in particular, they are discussing shifting work around to allow one Area Director to focus on YANG data modeling and related topics, as well as options like adding coordinators for specific work areas. As the discussions are still in progress, nothing is concrete yet. Jari Arkko noted that the reorganization plan needs to respond to immediate needs, but also allow for an orderly process as IESG members cycle in and out through the NomCom process.
also plan for an interim at IEEE Globecom.
chairs and the SEC ADs.
options has more or less consensus in the CWG than the other.
The next ICANN meeting is February 8-12th, 2015 in Singapore.
Department was able to add a pointer to RFC 3172.
The full report will be available to the public by January 2015.
Michelle Cotton asked the IAB to let her know if there are other sorts of information that they would like her include in future IANA reports.
author, Julian Reschke, has closed a to-do missed in the last update.
Pelletier, Bob Hinden, Randy Bush, Alexey Melnikov, and Sarah Banks.
meeting was well-attended and the group asked good questions.
language lab for authors to work with the RPC staff on specific I-Ds.
support authors in the future.
Mary Barnes reported that her repeated efforts to reach out to a potential speaker on data-driven security had yielded no results.
Mary Barnes and Dave Thaler will review draft-iab-smart-object-architecture and propose a plenary topic based on that document.
Eliot Lear will invite Joseph Bonneau to an IAB tech chat on 14 January 2014.
Noting that key participants in the ongoing email discussion were unable to attend this meeting, the IAB decided to continue the discussion about the output from IAB Programs via email.
Eliot Lear reported that he has been responding to Last Call comments on draft-ietf-ianaplan-icg-response; the IETF Last Call ends on 15 December 2014. Eliot is working on text assessing the level of consensus on the proposal.
The IAB and IETF Chairs were invited to participate in a meeting with the NETmundial Initiative's Transitional Committee. The IAB discussed whether or not they should participate, noting that there was not yet a meeting agenda, and that the IAB had already sent comments via the IAB statement on the NETmundial Initiative.
The IAB noted that they would prefer discussions take place in a more open and inclusive environment; Russ Housley will follow up with Fadi Chehade regarding the IAB's concerns.
Constance Bommelaer reported that the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) report on "The mapping of international Internet public policy issues" came out of efforts from the United Nations to map international mechanisms with regards to the Internet. She noted that the report does not suggest adding any new mechanisms, only strengthening those that already exist. Constance added that there are some factual errors in the report, and that ISOC's comments back will address some of those errors.
Ted Hardie drafted text for an IAB response, proposing edits to the report to better capture the role of the IAB and the nature of IETF standards. Ted will update the draft text based on the discussion of the IAB and send it out for review; the IAB will decide by Monday, 15 December 2014 whether to put that text to an e-vote, or whether another IAB business meeting is required to discuss it further.
The IAB discussed the request from IANA regarding draft-ietf-dnsop-as112-dname [IANA #796468]. The IAB agreed to add as112.arpa to the list of domains where routine changes do not need IAB confirmation. Marc Blanchet will reply to the IANA request to confirm this.
The IAB discussed the IAB Appointment to the ICANN Technical Liaison Group in an executive session. Eliot Lear will work with Mary Barnes, Joe Hildebrand, and Brian Trammell to coordinate interviews with the candidates.
Russ Housley recused himself from the discussion and left the teleconference. The IAB discussed the IAB Appointment to the ISOC Board of Trustees in an executive session.


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Kathleen Hanna Got Le Tigre Back Together To Support Hillary Clinton For President
Caitlin WhiteFacebookTwitterPop Music Critic
It's hard to remember the last time that this many musicians released blatantly political statements — to the point of even releasing new music in support of a presidential candidate. Desperate times, right? Along with many as-yet-unannounced musicians who are participating in the 30 Days, 30 Songs initiative against Trump, Kathleen Hanna's legendary electroclash trio Le Tigre have reunited for one purpose: To support Hillary Clinton.
The new track is titled "I'm With Her" — after one of Clinton's campaign slogans — and in some ways is just what you would expect from a Le Tigre video in 2016. It's got weird, aggressive dancing from the band members, jerky cuts to historical footage of women protesting for political rights and of course, footage of Hillary herself hard at work throughout her career. It was directed by Laura Parnes. The lyrics both skewer Trump and emphasize Clinton's many accomplishments, while the chorus focuses specifically on the refrain "I'm with her."
This is one of the only new songs Le Tigre have released since they went on informal hiatus several years ago, but it's hardly surprising that they'd reunite for a cause like supporting the first female candidate for president from a major party. Le Tigre was always concerned with politics, particularly how they apply to the lives of women and the LGBT community. Watch the video above.
Topics: #Hillary ClintonTags: hillary clinton, Kathleen Hanna, Le Tigre


Purism's security-focused smartphone, the Librem 5, will come with support for Ubuntu Touch when it ships next year. According to the company, which made its mark building ultra-secure, open platform laptops, the operating system will be "well-supported and tightly integrated," with future compatibility assured.
This means users will now have three choices when it comes to the Librem 5's operating system. It'll ship with free Software Foundation-endorsed PureOS by default, although KDE Plasma Mobile is also on offer. Todd Weaver, CEO of Purism, said that it makes sense to include community-developed Ubuntu in its open-platform offering. "While we develop, support, and recommend PureOS, allowing an alternative to users that is supported by Purism can only help the cause of improving digital rights for users."


Confession time. I didn't hire a wedding videographer for my own wedding. And it is still to this day my only (huge!) regret.
It's funny because if you ask your married friends who hired a videographer I'd bet you very few would say they regretted it. Charlie said it was one of the best decisions and investments for her own day – a sentiment often repeated to us by our own couples.
Because quite simply it's the best way of preserving your memories!
Photos do an incredible job of freezing time where a video will help you relive it all over again. Sounds, people's voices. little details you've long forgotten. The way your dress moves, reactions of loved ones you would have never otherwise have noticed, all bottled up. Think of it this way- who wouldn't love to see their grandparents' wedding day?
Gone are the days of big VHS camcorders circa 1980s – today we are blessed with DSLRs and even smaller mirrorless cameras capable of professional and discreet cinematic filmmaking, perfect if you're a little camera shy!
Fast paced highlight films are a great way to share with friends and family – you can relive the day on lunch break at work!
You can throw a film night. Once the honeymoon is over you can invite your nearest and dearest for a cinema style movie night where your big day is the main feature!
In case you aren't convinced, here is one of our favourite wedding highlights films so you can see how packed full of joy they really are! Click here to see more of our non traditional wedding films!


Posted at 3:50 pm on February 9, 2019 by Brett T.
The supposed launch of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's long-talked-about Green New Deal crashed and burned this week, not that that stopped any of the 2020 Democratic frontrunners from signing on to co-sponsor the resolution. By all means; we hope every single Democratic presidential candidate in 2020 signs their name to this mess.
Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff is even doing damage control on social media Saturday after her policy guy lied on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Friday night, claiming the most ridiculous bits of the policy being passed around were from a "doctored" version that leaked.
Incredibly strange dynamic rn. A zillion outlets have run w/ GND = mystery FAQ sheet, which includes things like $ for those "unwilling to work"
You mean the "mystery FAQ sheet" that mysteriously vanished from Ocasio-Cortez's own website? How many hours until she claims she was hacked?
AOC adviser, in clip rted by AOC, to Fox: "You're referring to some I think doctored document that someone other than us has been circulating"
Stein gave that claim four question marks, but others aren't being so forgiving.
Journalists should not be referring to an FAQ posted on AOC's own website as a "mystery FAQ."
And here's the smoking gun … a quick check of the properties of the PDF shows that, yes, it was authored by Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff.
So when Ocasio-Cortez's policy guy lied to Tucker Carlson about guaranteed income for people unwilling to work not being in the FAQ, the chief of staff whose name is on that FAQ claimed it was the doctored version floating around on Twitter.
He had only seen the doctored FAQ is my guess. So that's what he was referring to, not lying. Because there IS a doctored FAQ floating around on Twitter.
OK, suppose someone downloaded the PDF, altered it, and then somehow re-uploaded it to Ocasio-Cortez's website?
It's incredibly easy to forge. All I have to do is buy a program and put any name I want in the registry. What other evidence is there that this is from AOC because that alone isn't compelling?
(1) AOC's staff provided the document to NPR.
We are so far down the rabbit hole, AOC defenders are like "we can't believe our own eyes because this thing was so embarrassing."
Come on — this is more embarrassing than Gov. Ralph Northam "debunking" that blackface photo by noting the guy was holding his beer in his right hand, and he's left-handed.
It's not strange in the least… it was in the document that AOC's advisor authored and posted on her website. The same document given to NPR and posted on their website.
We are now to believe it was really talking about retirement security.
For all the talk about how Trump is "gaslighting America," it's rather hilarious that the media & AOC's clapping-seal allies on Twitter, are willing to go along w/the patently obvious gaslighting lie that the Green New Deal document we spent an ENTIRE DAY clowning on wasn't hers.
No, you simpering fools, it's not a mystery: it was published by AOC's office on her website and also sent by AOC's representatives to NPR, among other things. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Mystery? They posted it, people all over saw how ridiculous it was and said so, they took it down and are trying to pretend it was a fake.
Numerous people have captured screenshots of it or links to the wayback machine from when it was posted on her own website. This is not some kind of forging conspiracy like Dan Rather tried to pull in 2004.
It's such a strange dynamic that the firefighters are joining AOC's people in memory holing a god awfulpolicy proposal that journalists were lauding before reading.
The document is still on NPR website.
Oh, there are multiple doctored versions floating around. And the version on her website was a draft in which they forgot to take out parts like the bit about income for people unwilling to work.
Incredibly strange dynamic rn. AOC posts #GND on her website, NPR releases, plus FAQ. Gets hammered for asinine ideas. Gaslights public by saying it wasn't her and was highjacked R's. Journalists defend her ideas. No one suggests she's attacking journalists. Media bias is denied.
It's not a mystery. It's called "lying".
The very use of the word "mystery" in your tweet lends unwarranted credibility to their lies. It is no mystery. It was posted on her dot gov official House website. There is no mystery.
I had to reread a few times to understand how this was being said. Are her and advisers that disconnected from what's being posted on their website regarding one of the biggest deals being proposed?
Have you seen any examples of the doctored version?
I have seen the actual resolution and the FAQ page from her website and the pdf version from what I assume is her office.
I'm now watching this very carefully b/c it's becoming a master study in how, when you are wrong, the best option is to spread so much misinformation that normal people find it exhausting to try to figure out the truth.
6) This is actually a pretty simple story about a very myopic team unable to realize how their words would sound to a larger audience. It it NOT a story about 20 versions of a document that you should be confused about and why are Republicans pouncing on this?


In Year One we have been finding out about where we live and comparing it to somewhere far away.
We started by looking around Howden using Google Earth and going on a walk around Howden to look at street names and the local shops.
Next we found out about South Africa and compared it to Howden. We emailed our friend Jaco in Johannesburg to ask him some questions. We found out lots of information especially about the dung beetle – our favourite animal! We finished with a great day trying food from South Africa, making sunset pictures and drawing some artefacts.


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Gambian: Ekweremadu against Military action
Charles Igbinidu January 3, 2017	Local News Leave a comment
Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country's presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the entire sub-region.
The warning is in a statement issued by the Senate deputy president's Special Adviser on Media, Mr Uche Anichukwu on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ekweremadu said such action could plunge the country into bloodletting and threaten the peace of the sub-region.
He urged the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, as well as the international community to explore dialogue and to allow Gambian laws to prevail as a sovereign nation.
Ekweremadu, who is a former Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament), also called for sanctions, in line with the traditions and relevant Protocols of ECOWAS.
According to him, sanctions should be considered in the event that dialogue and judicial options fail.
He added that "from Liberia to Sierra Leone, Cote D'Ivoire, among others, West Africa has seen so much bloodletting and political instability.
"Heavy destruction of lives and property has been visited on the sub-region by insurgency and terrorism, which remain present danger to the peace and security of West Africa.
"Instructively, what normally started like child's play often resulted in protracted, but avoidable political upheavals and fratricidal wars."
The deputy president of the senate urged major stakeholders, particularly the ECOWAS of Heads of State and Government, to tread with caution.
He called for respect of the laws of the country, which allowed for judicial intervention in electoral disputes.
"We must all acknowledge the fact that Gambia is a sovereign state.
"If her Constitution and electoral laws allow for judicial role in resolving electoral disputes, then the Gambian constitutional courts must be allowed to count in resolving the political impasse.
"If the Gambian laws are pre-empted and her sovereignty breached, it could set a bad and crisis-triggering precedence.
"The sub-region must uphold the rule of law for the sake of the peace, stability and prosperity of Gambia.
"We must take all necessary steps as a sub-region to steer the West African nation and indeed the entire community away from any looming bloodshed and monumental destruction,'' he said.
However, Ekweremadu commended ECOWAS Heads of State and Government for the concern and commitment toward resolving the political situation in Gambia.
He further commended the efforts made by President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the political situation in that country.
He urged Gambian authorities to ensure the protection of the fundamental and political rights of all Gambians and the opposition, to avoid escalation of the crisis.
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Free school meals: All the supermarkets where you can spend vouchers including Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi
Levi Winchester, Senior Digital Consumer Reporter
FREE school meal vouchers for struggling families will be available again from tomorrow - we explain where you can spend them.
Supermarkets that are taking part in the scheme include Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi.
Parents can get free school meal vouchers or parcelsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
The government confirmed the return of school meal vouchers in an update this week following backlash over "unacceptable" food parcels sent to parents.
Photos of the meagre food packages have gone viral online after being highlighted by football legend Marcus Rashford.
The Manchester United ace was behind the original government U-turn on feeding the UK's most vulnerable kids during previous lockdowns.
We explain everything you need to know about how the free school meal vouchers work.
The scheme is due to start again from January 18.
Some families were given part of a carrot and half a tomato in their food parcels
Other families have slammed the food parcels as not being enough
What are free school meal vouchers?
As part of the government scheme, parents of children who usually get free meals at school can get supermarket vouchers worth £15 per week, per child.
Alternatively, schools can claim up to £3.50 per pupil, per week, on top of their usual funding to provide food parcels.
The government is urging schools to use this approach wherever possible, but is ultimately up to each establishment to decide whether to send vouchers or parcels.
But the food packages have been met with controversy after parents say they've been handed tiny parcels containing paltry supplies.
With the vouchers, parents have the freedom to decide what to buy their children for lunch.
It comes as primary and secondary schools have been forced to close until at least February half term.
They will only stay open for vulnerable children and the children of key workers. Nurseries are allowed to stay open as usual.
How do I apply for free school meal vouchers?
Like with previous voucher schemes, the Department for Education has confirmed it's working with Edenred UK to supply the gift cards.
Under the latest guidance, the government says schools are responsible for ordering vouchers on their pupils behalf.
Once the vouchers have been confirmed, schools should then be able to send e-gift cards or print off vouchers for eligible families.
The vouchers can be sent by email, or parents will be allowed to collect printed vouchers from schools.
Schools should have been contacted by Edenred by January 14.
If in doubt, you should contact your school in the first incidence to discuss the vouchers.
Schools can send out vouchers in several amounts:
A single voucher to cover multiple weeks, for example, a £30 voucher to cover one eligible child over two weeks
A single voucher to cover more than one eligible child within the same household, for example, £60 to support two eligible children over two weeks
A weekly £15 rolling voucher, up to the week commencing February 8
Where can I spend free school meal vouchers?
The vouchers can be spent in the following supermarkets:
Company Shop Group
Marks & Spencer (M&S will boost £15 vouchers to £20)
McColl's
Schools can also purchase vouchers for other supermarkets and claim back the costs from the government.
Which children are eligible for free school meals?
If your child usually receives free school meals during term-time, then you should be eligible for vouchers now too.
Eligibility for free school meals varies slightly between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland because the nations set their own rules.
But you may be able to claim free school meals for your child if you, or your child, get any of the following benefits:
Child tax credit (provided you're not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual income of no more than £16,190)
Working tax credit run-on - paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for working tax credit
Universal Credit - if you applied on or after April 1, 2018, your household income is less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
If you qualify, kids get the support from nursery age through to sixth form.
Separately, in England all pupils in reception and year's one and two, regardless of income, can get free school meals during term time in state schools.
In Scotland, children in primary as well as in year one, two and three can claim free school meals regardless of family income.
Use the relevant government tools online - in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales - to check if you can get free school meals.
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Households struggling to put meals on the table maybe able to get help from a local food bank.
You normally need a referral from a charity, doctor or support worker to access a food bank.
Visit Citizens Advice for more information on this; the charity itself can also provide referrals.
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aquarium ornaments. After the success of these items, Penn-Plax branched out into different products and moved from the pet store's backroom to a manufacturing plant. Some of their popular items included Aquari-Lux aquarium lighting (launched in 1959), the first line of realistic plastic aquarium plants as well as cat Litter-Liners. Always innovative, they expanded the business further by adding original bird toys and accessories, undergravel filters, award-winning air pumps, valves and Quick-Nets.
For more than 50 years the goals of the founders have driven, and still drive, Penn-Plax to enhance the pet ownership experience. They have always made quality products but also extended their vision to help make them saleable through inventive packaging and innovative marketing promotions. Sales concepts are built around whole categories rather than just individual products.