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DRA Consulting launches CuSPTT – Customer Service Professionals` Group of Trinidad and Tobago
'A movement whose time has come' – an apt description of the Customer Service and Customer Experience Professionals Group (CuSPTT) by Dawn Richards, Principal Consultant and CEO of DRA Consulting and President of CuSPTT at the launch on Friday 15th March, 2019 at the Hilton Hotel. Known as a change agent, Dawn referenced the words of Jack Welch who said 'change before we have to', highlighting the poignant need for us to recognize the role of service excellence and the need to change and improve.
The Movement's tagline 'service excellence – it's good for business' resonated with His Worship the Mayor of Port of Spain, Alderman Joel Martinez, who in his Address reminded the audience of 'our beauty as a people' and called on all to 'smile, because when you smile you radiate the world'.
Permanent Secretary (Ag.) in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ms. Frances Seignoret, delivering the Feature Address as members of the head table look on.
Delivering the Feature Address was Permanent Secretary (Ag.) in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ms. Frances Seignoret who provided the Ministry's perspectives on service excellence, while highlighting the critical link it plays to business success and economic growth. President of the Movement, Dawn Richards shared pertinent details with the captive audience, which included details on the three (3) membership packages; the Strategic Sub-Committees (Some of which include – Customer Experience Branding and Innovation; Membership Growth and Outreach, Service Standards Development, Standardization and Certification); and the 2019 Calendar of Special Events. She also called on the attendees to 'join the movement to transform the customer experience in Trinidad and Tobago'
A panoramic view of the attendees at the official Launch of CuSPTT
CuSP is delighted to pioneer the coming together of a group of like-minded professionals to re-engineer customer experience branding across T&T. CuSP will welcome customer experience branding practitioners who wish to raise the standards and levels of expertise of their craft and who wish to become "Difference Makers," pioneering a movement dedicated to shifting the service delivery needle in T&T from less than ideal, to great. This community of like-minded professionals will unify firstly and create a solid network and then move to transform service in Trinidad and Tobago. This transformation will start with members championing service improvement in their Home Organizations.
This community of customer service and customer experience practitioners is dedicated to making exceptional service delivery a way of life in Trinidad and Tobago.
Participant Tokens and gift vouchers were provided by sponsors Trinidad Hilton & Conference Centre and Cavelle's Creations. Entertainment was provided by the superbly talented Johanna Chuckaree with her thrilling renditions of 'Trini to de Bone' and 'Savannah Grass' on the piano.
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The Wolf Among Us, Telltale's fairy tale fantasy adventure game series that is running concurrently to the second season of their blockbuster hit, The Walking Dead, and running on the same engine, is due to get its fourth episode of the season soon; and today, we got our first look at the game.
The screenshots above are the first we have seen of the fourth episode, called 'In Sheep's Clothing'; they seem to be spoiler free, and show us the tension amping up.
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 4 will be releasing later this year- no concrete information regarding the release date has yet been announced- it will be available on Xbox Live, PSN, Steam, and the iOS App Store either individually for $4.99, or as part of the 'Season Pass' which grants users access to all episodes for $15.
Stay tuned to GamingBolt for more coverage of The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead, and more of Telltale's series.


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Treasures in a Mexican Suitcase-Capa, Taro, Chim
"Spectators at the funeral of General Lukacs, Valencia, June 16, 1937", by Gerda Taro © International Center of Photography. "Exiled Republicans marching along the beach from one internment camp to another, Le Barcarès, France, March 1939", by Robert Capa ©International Center of Photography / Magnum
An acquaintance mentioned to me the name of an exhibit she had seen and liked: "La Valise mexicaine, Capa, Taro, Chim-Les négatifs retrouvés de la guerre civile espagnole" . The mysterious name drew me to the exhibit housed in the Paris Jewish museum. "The Mexican Suitcase, rediscovered spanish Civil War negatives" is on display until June 30, 2013 at the Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme.
During the course of the exhibit, I found out that four photojournalists and friends could support themselves as photographers in Paris, a female was a pioneering war photographer, and that when you have a chance to flee a dangerous situation, you leave valuable things behind. Hard-core evidence of four and a half years in the span of history and the Spanish Civil War disappeared in 1939.
Negatives in the boxes
The valuable things are called "the suitcase". "The suitcase" is three small boxes containing nearly 45,000 negatives of images shot by Robert Capa (Endre Ernö Friedmann, born in Hungary), Gerda Taro (Gerta Pohorylle, born in Stuttgart), Chim (David Seymour/Dawid Szymin, born in Warsaw). A side mystery to the war photographs is why a couple of Fred Stein's (born in Dresden) photos of Taro and Capa were found in the "suitcase" as well as four rolls from Capa's trip to Belgium. The collection of negatives would not resurface until 1995. Through persistent persuasion, they finally came into the possession of the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York in 2007.
Capa joined many other French and European artists and intellectuals in 1939, leaving Paris and the negatives. He received a visa from the Chilean consul and a commission from Life magazine and took the ship to New York. The negatives stayed with Csiki Weisz in Paris and were then passed from hand to hand for safekeeping.
Negatives to back up the story
The exhibit features the photojournalists in the throes of the daily lives of their subjects. The photos in the displayed magazines are sound bites or snippets verifying the descriptions and stories written in the articles. The ICP writes that the negatives "provide insight into how a photographer covered a story in its original sequence. This is the largest cache of negatives of such historic value by such major photographers to have ever been found, nearly seventy years after they disappeared."
The magazines–Regards, Vu, Life, Schweizer Illustrierte Zeitung, Volks-Illustriete, employed Capa, Taro and Chim to document the Spanish Civil War: A war which began with a military coup (Nationalists) after a democratic election (Republicans) in 1936.
One of three boxes of negatives by Capa, Taro and Chim known as the Mexican suitcase ©Collection ICP
The collection offers an opportunity to bring those snippets to life in 32 chapters. Each chapter focuses on one of the three photographer's vision of a particular moment in the Spanish Civil War. The exhibit features contact sheets, images of the photographers during "down" time, their notebooks and photo scrapbooks, the Valencian crowds waiting at the fence to enter the morgue after the air raid, the soldiers eating and fighting, daily life of villagers before, during and after raids, the refugees on their way to the French border and their internment — the details behind the sound bites.
The rolls of film in one of the three boxes of "the suitcase" are like round pegs in square holes. Drawn on the lid are squares with a number, a location or a description. Each square matches a roll of film in the box. Bataille de Brunete takes up squares 74, 75 and 76. Those three words leave no hint that Capa will lose his former lover, Taro, during this battle.
The negative journeys
They negatives were in the possession of a Mexican filmmaker who had inherited them from an aunt who was friends with a General who was Mexican ambassador (1941-1942) during the Vichy reign in France. In 2007, the filmmaker, Benjamin Tarver, gave the negatives to curator and filmmaker, Trisha Ziff. She persuaded Tarver to give the "Mexican Suitcase" to the International Center for Photography in New York.
I visited the exhibit on a Wednesday around 11 a.m. in virtual tranquility. Taking my time to study the French magazines on display, trying to find the published photos on the contact sheets made the visit more intense. The doorman provides you with a square, plastic magnifying sheet. The exhibit was very crowded by the time I left.
More Reading and Information
The trailer for the film "The Mexican Suitcase" provides a general idea of the exhibit.
The Story of the "Mexican Suitcase"
Frequently Asked Questions about the Mexican Suitcase
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Ammonia Alert™ is an innovative color device for continuously detecting and monitoring toxic free ammonia. A sensor changes reversibly from yellow to green to blue, relative to the ammonia concentration. No test kits, chemicals, or procedures are needed. The device detects less than 0.05 mg/L (ppm) free ammonia and alerts you to the #1 killer before any sign of stress. It lasts over a year. Marine or freshwater use.
In the absence of free ammonia the unit will assume a yellow or faint yellow-green color. It is normal for the dry sensor to have a greenish hue. It may take up to a few days for a dry sensor to equilibrate with the water. No sampling of water, chemicals, or test procedures are required. The presence of the free ammonia is detectable continuously with a response time of about 15 minutes. Response to decreasing ammonia is slower, requiring about 4 hours to go from TOXIC to SAFE on removal of ammonia.
Ammonia Alert™ lasts over 9 times as long as competing products (over a year compared to 4-6 weeks). Ammonia Alert™ is also almost half the size of competing products. It's small, clear, and unobtrusive, so it won't detract from the view of your aquarium.
As little as 0.02 mg/L of free ammonia will produce a greenish hue on the detector surface. This corresponds to a total ammonia (both ionized and free ammonia) of 0.25 mg/L in marine water at pH 8.3. In freshwater at pH 7.0, this corresponds to 3.6 mg/L total ammonia. Free ammonia is much more toxic than ionized ammonia. As free ammonia, the ALERT color corresponds to about 0.05 mg/L, ALARM to about 0.2 mg/L, and TOXIC to about 0.5 mg/L. The ALERT concentration is tolerated for several days, ALARM for a few days, and TOXIC is rapidly harmful. This product is not recommended for use at acid pH
No care is required beyond removing algae with a clean, soft material. Avoid touching the sensor with fingers, since skin oils can damage it. Do not use bleach, soap, detergents or hard objects to clean the sensor. Some dye medications may discolor the sensor. Sensitivity improves with age, provided the unit is not allowed to dry out, however, drying does not permanently impair the unit. For maximum sensitivity, the unit should be read under natural daylight or daylight simulating light. Red enhancing light minimizes green and blue hues, decreasing the apparent sensitivity of the unit. The response of the unit may be checked by holding it briefly over the mouth of an ammonia bottle: color should develop rapidly.
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Great tool to have. Review by Millz
My aquariums with always have at least this ammonia alert tool in them. In freshwater ammonia is usually the first thing that goes awry when a water quality problem is present. This doesn't replace testing rather tells you when you should be closely monitoring with testing. On top of that I believe it measures Free Ammonia which is the toxic kind not bound by water conditioners and the kind that will hurt your little guys. I'll always recommend it. (Posted on 4/27/2020)
Convenient Review by Greg
Highly recommend. Allows one to keep track of positive changes and their influence on Ammonia Levels. Like water changes, less feeding, Less stocking. Just might save your fish while cycling an aquarium! More convenient than testing water sample after water sample.
Great when treating QT Review by Bill
I use these when doing QT on a new fish. If copper treatment is needed, my normal kits give false positives. This badge works well while treating. (Posted on 4/4/2017)
very good product Review by israel
Received product a day earlier then expected. easy and straightforward to use, just peel off plastic and stick on to tank. suction is still holding up over a week. (Posted on 11/26/2015)
Great Review by KungFu
I like the item it's small but does the job I don't like that its life time is only one year but other than that it's pretty good the price isn't that bad and it looks like it's working to me I did a test on it and the reading was the same as what it indicated (Posted on 11/26/2015)
excellent Review by Christina
love that I dont have to test for ammonia everyday, awesome product, very accurate. (Posted on 8/18/2015)
easy as pie! Review by Efren
Just put it in and look at the color of the sensor, it's that easy! (Posted on 6/24/2015)
Works Great! Review by Ben
I have used these many times over the years and they have always worked very well. You can tuck them into your sump and will be out of the way, yet provides a quick visual update when needed. Just make sure to change it out per the manufactures instructions. (Posted on 2/3/2015)
Awesome Review by Derek
Indiscreet and accurate. A lot of people don't realize that dechlorinators like Seachem Prime actually cause false positives for ammonia tests, like those by API. This ammonia indicator shows the level of REAL ammonia in the tank, and is not affected by Prime or other chemicals that inactivate ammonia. It's fast too, changes in ammonia levels show up in about 15 minutes. Recommended for everyone. (Posted on 12/2/2014)
Perfect Item Review by James
Everybody needs one of these in their tanks. I used mine to monitor my cycle and I'm still using it. I've checked the accuracy twice with chemical testing and it's been spot on. Zero Ammonia. I still do regular testing but this will give me a heads up in case something starts to go wrong between tests. Awesome product! (Posted on 9/20/2014)
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Qiteng is an MPV (sub)brand of Xin Longma (New Longma), which belongs to the Fujian Group, a large industrial conglomerate that also owns stakes in Soueast, commercial van maker Fujian-Benz, and bus maker King Long. Their first passenger car is the Qiteng EX80 MPV, lauched in 2016.
Use the dropdown at the top right of this page to find sales figures for the Qiteng EX80 MPV and any other car model produced and sold in China since the early 2000's.


We make every moment sweeter! KC Candy is a tradition dating back to 1922. They offer a variety of fun flavoured candies. Look out for their range of refreshing mints, chews, lollipops and toffees.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, cocoa powder, vegetable fat (palm kernel/soya bean oil), milk, soya lecithin-emulsifier, artificial flavors, peppermint oil, vanillin-an artificial flavoring, added color.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, peppermint oil, menthol.
Corn syrup, cane sugar, vegetable fat (palm kernel/soya bean oil), milk, cream, salt, soya lecithin- emulsifier, artificial flavors.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, peppermint oil, menthol, added colour, titanium dioxide.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, citric acid, artificial flavours, added colours, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, bue 1 and red 3.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, artificial ginger flavour.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, peppermint oil, menthol, added colours; blue 1, yellow 5.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, citric acid, salt, artificial flavors, added colors, yellow 5, blue1.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, eucalyptus oil, menthol, artificial flavor.
Cane sugar, corn syrup, peppermint oil, menthol, added colors, blue 1, red 3.


BROWNSBURG, Ind. (February 28, 2014) – Unhappy with the summary denial of its bid protest before the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) and unwilling to accept that the government chose to save taxpayers almost $5 million dollars per year by selecting Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's (RLL) competitive bid, Panther Racing has sued IndyCar, the National Guard's agency, RLL, and others.
Panther is seeking damages from the National Guard awarding RLL a sponsorship contract for the IndyCar racing series. The facts and issues Panther raises in the lawsuit are many of the same it raised before the GAO, which issued a 9-page decision noting that RLL was rated higher than Panther in three out of four categories. The GAO also noted that there was no evidence supporting many of Panther's allegations, and that the National Guard's decision probably was driven by the basic fact that Panther's base per year price was approximately $5 million more than RLL's base price. A copy of the GAO's decision is attached.
RLL believes it is unfortunate and disappointing that Panther has filed a lawsuit making serious allegations against the National Guard's decision process. RLL also believes that Panther's lawsuit has no merit as a matter of fact and law. RLL's lawyers will vigorously defend RLL so it can focus on what matters most — representing the courageous men and woman of the National Guard and winning races.


See sidebar to the right for all forms and requirements. Please call the Engineering office with any questions.
Permits are required unless specifically exempt in the link to the right called Work Exempt from Building Permit. The items listed immediately below under the header Exterior Improvements and Interior Improvements shall at all times obtain a permit.
Please be aware that even though your project may not need a building permit, any work done (including any placement of fill) within the floodplain is subject to a floodplain development permit and must comply with all city ordinances including but not limited to zoning regulations and flood damage prevention.
The information below is important when permits are required, plan submittals required to obtain a building permit, when to call for inspections, and for information and details on construction. This list will continue to grow so please check back regularly for updates and additional information. Please contact us using the information above to provide feedback and ideas on the type of information you would like included on this website about building codes and inspections.
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Note: In certain cases, additional special inspections may be needed and in other cases the project will required less inspection. Any additions or deletions to required inspections will be decided at the discretion of the Building Official and will be noted on the red permit that you recieve in the mail.


HKMA is consulting on the revised guideline on the authorization of virtual banks. The consultation ends on March 15, 2018. HKMA intends to consider comments received during the consultation and issue a revised guideline in May 2018.
The guideline on authorization of virtual banks sets out the principles for deciding whether to authorize virtual banks to conduct banking business in Hong Kong. As defined in the revised guideline, a "virtual bank" refers to a bank that delivers retail banking services primarily, if not entirely, through the internet or other forms of electronic channels, instead of physical branches.This guideline supersedes the previous guideline that was first issued in 2000 under section 16(10) of the Banking Ordinance on May 05, 2000 and subsequently updated on September 21, 2012. HKMA highlights that the basic principles in the 2000 guideline remain applicable.
HKMA believes that the development of virtual banks will promote fintech and innovation in Hong Kong and offer a new kind of customer experience. Virtual banks can also help promote financial inclusion as they normally target the retail segment, including the small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs).


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Could The Browns Have Interest In DeSean Jackson?
By Andy Webb November 7, 2021 @theandywebb
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
It's no secret that the Cleveland Browns could use an upgrade at wide receiver.
The Browns do have depth at wideout, but the loss of Odell Beckham Jr. is significant.
Recently, the Browns decided to part ways with the disgruntled star.
Once the Browns finalize the reworked Odell Beckham Jr. contract, they will release him and he will go on waivers, where other teams will have the opportunity to claim him.
But the Browns and OBJ's time together is coming to a rapid end.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 5, 2021
Now, Cleveland must attempt to fill the void with the trade deadline already over.
Luckily for the Browns, three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson is available.
It wouldn't be shocking to see the Browns attempt to sign Jackson to bulk up their roster.
Does D-Jax Still Have It?
The years of D-Jax getting 1,000 receiving yards and 90-plus targets are well behind us.
The 34-year-old is nearing the end of his career, but could still be an asset to a contending team.
Sadly, the injuries have piled up for Jackson over the last few seasons.
He hasn't been able to make much of an impact, but still has value as a veteran receiver.
That being said, there appears to be several teams in the mix for Jackson.
From @gmfb Weekend: Former #Rams WR DeSean Jackson has begun discussions with seven teams. Figures to land with one soon, though he's going through all options. pic.twitter.com/svdqKNPilw
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 6, 2021
He spent the first seven games of the season with the Los Angeles Rams.
The organization decided to part ways with Jackson after they couldn't find a trade partner at the deadline.
Jackson had a minimal role with the Rams and only saw 15 targets over his seven games with the team.
Although, when healthy Jackson has proven himself to be a reliable option in the receiving game.
He has over 600 career receptions and more than 10,000 receiving yards during his professional career.
There isn't a more experienced free agent receiver available on the market right now.
Bring Jackson To Cleveland?
As of right now, the Browns have Jarvis Landry and Donovan Peoples-Jones as their top two receivers.
Both players have found success this season, but more depth is never a bad thing.
They also have Rashard Higgins who had a breakout season with Cleveland last year.
That being said, the Browns could certainly benefit from the addition of D-Jax.
They also have enough cap space to bring in the veteran wideout.
And here is a look at how much cap space each NFL team officially has. 12 teams have north of $5M in space. pic.twitter.com/469Xo9wtNG
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 5, 2021
In theory, the addition of Jackson would be a significant upgrade for this offense.
He could be a useful third passing option while offering reliable depth.
On paper, this is a low cost move that could end up being a high reward in the long run.
It's never a bad idea to add a veteran presence to help guide and teach these young receivers.
Also, D-Jax has made a career out of being an above average deep threat receiver.
He isn't a player that would require the ball in his hands frequently and would likely accept a role as a third receiver.
To be honest, the Browns really have nothing to lose here and Jackson would only be an upgrade to this roster.
It'll be interesting to see if the Browns can lure the veteran wideout to Cleveland for a possible playoff run.
Odell Beckham Jr. Gave Up 20% Of Guaranteed Salary To Leave Browns


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Former Minchinbury Winery Redevelopment
Former Minchinbury Winery RedevelopmentAmanda Defries2017-05-21T07:42:58+10:00
Conservation Projects
Client: Tesmar Group P/L & (Minchinbury Developments P/L)
Architects: JS Architects P/L & (Turner Hughes Architects P/L)
Completion: 2009 – present
Best known for its production of Penfold's wines, this former vineyard has a long important history of making wines, including the production of Minchinbury Champagne in 1904 – the first sparkling wine produced produced for the Australian table. Penfold's second Australian vineyard was established here between 1913 and 1978.
The site has been vacant and derelict since the 1970's and included a complex of purpose built 19th and 20th century corrugated iron and concrete structures within an important historical landscape. This multi-faceted project resulted in Development Consent for our clients as well as laying the foundation for a well-integrated adaptive re-use which is anticipated to be met with much success. The new residential & commercial complex will be conserved & detailed to a high specification with both fabric & interpretation telling its important story.
When completed the site will be accessible to the public through a heritage walk & café within the former still building.
City Plan Heritage has been involved in the redevelopment of the former Minchinbury Winery, at Minchinbury in Sydney's west since 2009.
City Plan Heritage was engaged to assess the site for its significance, archaeology & adaptive reuse potential, to update the 1985 Conservation Management Plan, identify necessary conversation works, outline a strategy for its heritage interpretation, & guide the future redevelopment with the client, Blacktown Council & the Heritage branch of the former NSW Department of Planning. A challenge has been the pending listing of the site at a State level in 2006. In 2010 we were pleased to see the proposal through to Development Consent stage, which included adaptive re-use of the surviving winery building, & new buildings of the site.
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Scouting report: McCoy truly is a rare talent with the potential to be a game-changer for the Longhorns. As a wide receiver, he's a big-bodied physical presence who can offer Texas a real target on third down and in the red zone. He's also deceptively fast for a teenager already over 200 pounds, as he demonstrated throughout practices and in an MVP effort during the game at the All-America Bowl in San Antonio in the first week of January.
As a defender, McCoy is an edge linebacker who can cover tight ends, running backs and does well in space as a coverage player and a tackler. He's also tremendously physical and an excellent edge-rusher suited for third down scenarios or the B-Backer position deployed by defensive coordinator Todd Orlando.
McCoy was the MaxPreps Player of the Year because of his two-way exploits as a senior, leading Mater Dei to a second title in his prep career. Is he a wide receiver? Is he a linebacker? Is he both? We might not know until he is eligible to play for Texas. The thing every scout and recruiting writer can agree on, however, is that McCoy is an elite-level football player with unlimited potential.
McCoy should make an impact for Texas as soon as he's eligible, whether that be immediately if granted a waiver or in 2020 after he sits out a season due to transferring from USC. The modern game relies on playmakers and McCoy is too good not to immediately help Texas on offense, or even as a heavy defensive back in nickel and dime packages. His long-term future is to replace Collin Johnson as the go-to receiver on the outside.


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Sea Girls make their debut playing across the UK
Sea Girls come to Manchester as part of their debut tour across the UK
"Sea Girls, seagulls, get it? You'd think this summery quartet with a sound that gives a nod to the best of British indie like Catfish & The Bottlemen, Nothing But Thieves and The Amazons would be from the depths of Torquay or the far reaches of a Cornish beach, with enough seaside vibe for an arcade pier. But you'd be wrong. Sea Girls are a four piece from Leicestershire and Kent who are starting to make a name for themselves… a very large stone's throw away from the nearest stretch of sea". Henry and Rory originally hail from Lincoln whilst Oli, born in Hong Kong, grew up in Leicestershire. Andrew grew up in Kent as a child via stints in Indonesia and Sri Lanka later settling in Leicestershire.
Now 23, the band have been friends since school playing in rival bands and coming together to form Sea Girls in 2015. As a band they started out as a very different format. Oli was the singer, Rory on guitar, Henry now the singer and guitar player was the bassist and Andrew played a 'K Oscillator' weird synth, which he thought "sounded pretty cool". Over time tastes change!
Henry continues "Our music sounds different now and we've shifted around instruments, but we have stuck together and developed our Sea Girls sound. We want to make diverse interesting music by constantly improving. If we can produce songs that make you get up spin around and then cry, we're happy. I guess the ultimate would be for people to relate an experience or part of their life to our music and for us to grow with them"
01/02 Omeara, London
02/02 The Exchange, Bristol
03/02 The Cookie, Leicester
08/02 Deaf Institute, Manchester
09/02 Brudenell Social Club (Community Room), Leeds
10/02 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow (18+ gig)
Connect with Sea Girls here:
SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/sonicseagirls
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/sonicseagirls/
TWITTER https://twitter.com/sonicseagirls
BANDCAMP https://sonicseagirls.bandcamp.com
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/sonicseagirls/
WEBSITE www.seagirls.net
Of Mice & Men announce new LP and European tour
Slam Dunk Festival announces the first 6 bands for 2018


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Aboriginal Mythology, Rewriting History
'Mi'kmaq Bullies Get Their Way'
February 8, 2018 END RACE BASED LAW inc. Canada	1 Comment
"This is not the way to run a city, based on threats of violence."
–Halifax city councillor.
"A recent decision by the Halifax City Council to tear down their own city's history is but the latest example of a nation eager to dismantle its founders. Mayor Mike Savage and the city councillors who have voted to remove the statue of Edward Cornwallis have betrayed their duty to Haligonians and Canadians.
{The statue has since been taken down…}
"Cornwallis founded the city of Halifax against all odds, and his efforts deserve to be memorialized in Cornwallis Park. Cornwallis' resolve, aided by the courage of the thousands of men and women he inspired, laid the foundations of Atlantic Canada's largest city.
"Mayor Savage and the council members supporting the motion to remove the statue are guilty of an unforgivable offense. It is not the role of elected officials to revise our past. Their oaths do not offer provisions for this liberty. Canadians expect the memory of our European founders to remain unpolluted by revisionist attitudes. The arrogance of the Halifax city council has not gone unnoticed. Their decision offers a terrifying precedent where the past is open to interpretation by politicians who disregard democracy and public opinion.
"The current and future residents of Halifax have the right to know the name and see the image of their founder. Regardless of one's opinions of Cornwallis, protecting and preserving his memory is a duty we share as not only Haligonians, but as Canadians. This duty is extended by default to our elected representatives.
"A reasonable action for the council would be to raise a new statue of their liking at a different place. The destruction of a historical figure's image is not a step forward, it is an egregious affront to our past. Canadians deserve the right to celebrate their founders, regardless of the current pressures of living in a postmodern era. The Halifax City Council is free to conjure up new heroes, but not free to destroy ours.
"This incident is a worrying manifestation of a brutal disregard towards the accomplishments of Canada's European founders {And it's about time to recognize the Aboriginal racism behind much of this}. Edward Cornwallis' life and legacy have a place in historical downtown Halifax and in the annals of Canadian history. Regardless of the city's decision to remove the statue of Cornwallis, his spirit and name resonates through every building, street and pier within the city of Halifax, and all of Canada.
"If city council is certain this is a decision that will be upheld by the residents of Halifax, and are practitioners of democracy, we urge them to conduct a referendum on the issue. At the very least, we urge city council to reinstall the Cornwallis statue until a reasonable and effective solution can be found."
–'Canada's European History And Peoples Are Being Dismantled',
ID Canada, 2 February 2018
FEATURE Photo: APTN
http://www.eurocanadian.ca/2018/02/canadas-european-history-and-peoples-are-being-dismantled.html
The statue of Edward Cornwallis is hoisted by a crane and placed on the bed of a truck before being taken away and put into storage. (APTN)
"Halifax council has voted to immediately remove a statue of Edward Cornwallis from a downtown park, with several councillors calling the bronze figure of the city's controversial military founder a barrier to {one-way} 'reconciliation'.
{Because offending Canadians by burying our history is a surefire path to 'reconciliation', right? This is ALL about appeasing those who want revenge – Race Based revenge…}
"After just over an hour of debate, it took less than 10 seconds for council to vote 12-4 to temporarily place the statue in storage until a decision is made on its long-term fate.
"The Cornwallis statue has become a powerful symbol",
Mayor Mike Savage told council.
{All the more reason to leave it up!}
"I believe its continued presence on a pedestal in the middle of a city park is an impediment to sustained progress and forging productive, respectful {ass-kissing} and lasting relationships with the Mi'kmaq in the spirit of {politically correct} 'truth' and {one-way} 'reconciliation'."
"Halifax is not the garrison town of Edward Cornwallis. It's a thriving, diverse, modern city that I believe will be largely shaped by those who've been here the longest and those who are finding it for the first time."
{That's not the point…}
"Morley Googoo, regional chief of the Assembly of 'First Nations', said the decision to take down the statue is a "huge opportunity for the city".
"Other municipalities across the country are dealing with the same very question about how to have a 'new relationship' with {so-called} 'Indigenous Peoples',"
he told reporters following council's decision…
Morley Googoo, regional chief of the Assembly of 'First Nations'. (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
"Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq chiefs had called Friday for the statue to be taken down immediately…
{And the city slavishly obeyed…}
"I look at the 500 years of broken promises since Europeans first arrived and settled on these shores. And those 500 years have been rife with disease, strife, broken treaties, broken promises, hidden agendas, military action — and circumstances which beggar the imagination to the point where a true decimation occurred in North America,"
Councillor Richard Zurawski said in an impassioned speech.
"If we want reconciliation, we pull down the statue immediately,"
"We don't discuss putting it someplace else. We don't discuss temporary measures. For goodness sakes, let's end the 500 years of broken promises and take away this visible symbol of supremacy."
{?!? Another self-loathing Canadian. Why are we electing these fools?}
"Savage told council that the issue of 'truth' and 'reconciliation' has been a long time coming. Speaking from prepared notes, he said "we are all a product of our history", but we do not have to be a prisoner to it.
"The Mayor told Council that removing the statue is not about re-writing history, but acknowledging that history is also not "cast in bronze".
{Disingenuous B.S…}
"Cornwallis is a disputed character seen by some as a brave leader who founded Halifax, but by others as the commander of a bloody and barbaric extermination campaign against Mi'kmaq inhabitants…
{The British were no more "bloody and barbaric" than the Mi'kmaq…}
"The status quo is completely untenable. The statue is a barrier to {one-way} 'reconciliation'",
Coun. Sam Austin said during the debate...
"A staff report…said it is concerned about rising tensions around the statue, citing a planned protest Sunday that could result in
"damage to the statue, conflicts among protesters and counter-protesters and personal injury."
{Cowards! Giving in to racial bullying only guarantees that they will try it again…}
"The statue has increasingly become a flashpoint for protests,"
states the document, dated Jan. 27.
"Clashes arising from protests and counter-protests of controversial statues in other jurisdictions have in some cases resulted in injury and damage to public property and in a worst case, death. There is a reputational risk to Halifax from the attention associated with this unrest."
{There is also a "reputational risk" for selling out Canada!}
"One councillor, Steve Adams, called instead for leaving the statue but adding statues of Acadians, Mi'kmaqs and others in a "Founders Plaza" with interpretive panels.
"This is not the way to run a city, based on threats of violence,"
–'Halifax council votes to immediately remove Cornwallis statue from downtown park',
BRETT BUNDALE, Canadian Press, Jan. 30, 2018
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/01/30/halifax-council-votes-to-immediately-remove-cornwallis-statue-from-downtown-park.html
(APTN)
"A number of posters have been put up at Cornwallis Park in response to Halifax Regional Council's decision Tuesday to have the controversial statue of the city's founder removed.
"On Tuesday evening, at least four posters were found affixed to benches and light poles around the park. They read "Save Our Statue" and "Crush Cultural Marxism" and contain a QR code that links to a Facebook community called "Save Our Statue"…
https://www.facebook.com/Save-Our-Statue-2021661931449820/
"On Wednesday morning, the posters had been removed…
"Posts in the Facebook community express opposition to city council's decision to remove the statue…
"Mi'kmaw Elder Daniel Paul addressed some of the claims made in the "Save Our Statue" Facebook community that reference his book.
Daniel N. Paul speaks during the first Decolinization Conference in 2005. (ERIC WYNNE—Halifax Chronicle-Herald)
"One comment by the community's anonymous moderator claims that
"there is no evidence of actual genocide"
having taken place against the Mi'kmaq, and that Cornwallis merely
"practiced standard methods of colonial warfare."
"Paul takes issue with that statement, saying while there's no way to tally the number of Mi'kmaq killed by British colonists responding to the scalping proclamations, there is documented evidence that many lives were taken…
{On ALL sides! The French and Indians were just as guilty. In addition, the bulk of the killings occurred south of the border…}
"So anybody who says there wasn't an attempt by the British to exterminate the 'indigenous' populations of the Americas need to dig into history a bit and learn something about it. You don't go through history books and just dig out little points that might support your ideas."
{You mean like YOU do? You just switched from the Mi'kmaq killings to "the 'indigenous' populations of the Americas" because the Canadian evidence doesn't support your racist conclusions…}
–'Save Our Statue' posters appear as Halifax prepares to remove Cornwallis statue',
Justin Brake, APTN, January 31, 2018
http://aptnnews.ca/2018/01/31/save-statue-posters-appear-halifax-prepares-remove-cornwallis-statue/
COMMENT: "You want "Peace and Reconciliation", while simultaneously calling those who disagree with you "White Supremacists"? Peace and Reconciliation are off the table now."
"I couldn't agree with you more. I have no interest in peace and reconciliation with anyone who calls me names. Great lack of intelligence."
"Edward Cornwallis is the founder of Halifax, therefore he should be honoured. Plus, the bounties on Mi'kmaq AFTER they attacked settlers. SAVE OUR STATUE."
"The hypocrisy of the native population is what upsets me the most. During this period, as willing pawns of the French clergy they raided and killed British settlers. The French military paid warriors for British scalps. It was war. All parties are guilty. The Mi'gmaw want to play innocent and blame Cornwallis. My respect and sympathy for native issues in NS have been severely diminished. This statue was a landmark and is missed by a great number of Haligonians. This move has merely made the gulf between peoples much wider. So much for reconciliation."
Statue protesters celebrate (APTN)
"Mi'kmaq and 'allies' gathered in ceremony and celebration Sunday in Halifax just days after the statue of Edward Cornwallis was removed.
"What was originally planned as a rally to continue efforts to have the statue taken down turned into a drum and smudge ceremony and a celebration of Halifax's decision to remove the statue indefinitely, pending further review by an expert panel that will determine the statue's future.
"Members of the Mi'kmaq community sang the Mi'kmaq Honour Song, as 'warriors', elders and other grassroots people spoke of the significance of the statue's removal.
"Cornwallis is celebrated by many as the founder of what is now the city of Halifax. But to Mi'kmaq, the former British military leader's statue was a reminder of the violence perpetrated against them during the early colonial period.
{They conveniently ignore their own ancestors' violence and betrayal…}
"They remember Cornwallis as the man who issued bounties on Mi'kmaq scalps in 1749 and 1750, offering money to those who killed Mi'kmaq men, women and children.
{They ignore the fact that was a reaction to the scalping of the British…}
"People want to call it an erasure of history; fortunately that is not an erasure of history…it's actually unearthing our history where we're bringing out the truth,"
{Your 'truth' is a racist distortion…}
said Mi'kmaw 'warrior' Suzanne Patles, who travelled from Cape Breton for the event.
Suzanne Patles (APTN)
{Suzanne Patles is an aboriginal Race activist and member of the self-styled 'Mi'kmaq Warriors Society'. She was involved in criminal activity at the Elsipogtog, New Brunswick anti-fracking riots and was arrested. She is a traitor who preaches Race politics…}
"It's true history of where all the narratives are being brought forward and we're able to justify history based on the facts, not based on revisionist history such as the statue of Cornwallis."
{YOU are the historical revisionist…}
"On Jan. 30, days after the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs called for the immediate removal of the statue, Halifax regional council voted 12-4 to have it taken down and put into storage before proceeding with the expert panel.
"The Mi'kmaq chiefs were involved in the establishment of the panel, but said the process was taking too long. Elder and author Daniel Paul, who initiated the movement to have Cornwallis' statue removed three decades ago, was honoured at Sunday's ceremony.
"Patles invited him to stand on the cement slab where the statue rested for almost 90 years until its removal last Wednesday. Paul told APTN Sunday that the statue
"was a symbol of white supremacist thinking",
{No, taking it down and replacing it with a tipi is a symbol of Aboriginal supremacist thinking…}
and that he believes
"in the long run, most Nova Scotians will agree it was time for it to go.
"You don't have a statue idolizing a person that had undertaken to exterminate a race of people",
{Another lie from a resentful racist. The only reason that Canadians have trouble seeing these activists for what they are is the social conditioning that Aboriginals are ALWAYS innocent victims. That provides perfect cover for Aboriginal supremacists…}
"You have to know your own history and you have to know what you're talking about if you're going to be talking in public about a problem. And the hidden history in Nova Scotia is out now; let's move on and begin to build a future together."
{The "hidden history" is the cruelty, violence and betrayal of the Mi'kmaq 'warriors'. What the British did is well known…}
"Others echoed Paul's sentiment that removing the statue is not erasing history, as some critics have said, but that it's a way to reveal the 'real' history of Nova Scotia and Canada.
"Ifo Ikede, who immigrated to Canada from the Niger Delta two decades ago, attended Sunday's ceremony. He said Canadians need to start acknowledging and telling their 'true history'.
{Where do they find these people? The sheer arrogance…}
"When we were coming here, nobody told us that there were Mi'kmaq people here,"
he said, speaking to the crowd.
"They only showed us pictures of white people; they told us it was a white country created by England. That's fiction!"
{We don't believe they told you "it was a white country created by England"…and you sound like a racist…}
Mi'kmaw 'Warrior' Toby Condo where Cornwallis statue stood. (APTN)
"Mi'kmaw 'warrior' Toby Condo said Sunday's gathering was an example of the kind of {false} education that can happen when history is discussed 'respectfully' {?} and in a way that includes 'indigenous' voices and perspectives.
{Not if they're lies…}
"What this statue did, it doesn't just affect Mi'kmaq people, it affects all [people],"
"Being in Canada, where we welcome all nationalities, I think this was a good step to [remove it]. And I would like to thank the council of Halifax for doing that and finally recognizing that this is unceded territory, that this is Mi'kmaq territory."
{No, it is NOT. It is CANADIAN territory and we WILL get a government that will put an end to this traitorous nonsense…}
"Many ideas have been floated by council and members of the public about what to do with the statue, and with the space and name of Cornwallis Park, where the statue stood.
"We want the park renamed, we don't want this to be Cornwallis Park,"
Patles said Sunday, explaining the park was temporarily renamed "Peace and Friendship Park" last July 1 during an 'indigenous' ceremony at the statue.
{'Stand Up for Canada!':
"A member of the 'Proud Boys' — proud of Canada – is told by an anti-Canadian protester that he can't display the Red Ensign. He then asks why, since there is a Mi'kmaq flag being flown {talk about 'Cultural Appropriation'!} and an upside-down Canadian flag, and is told that the Red Ensign is "a flag of 'Genocide'" — a clearly aggressive and provocative insult on Canada Day."
https://endracebasedlaw.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/stand-up-for-canada/
https://www.facebook.com/ENDRACEBASEDLAW/photos/a.336196793149227.59519.332982123470694/1080218702080362/?type=3&theater }
"Patles joins Paul in supporting that name for the park, inspired by the 18th century 'Peace and Friendship' Treaties signed by the Mi'kmaq and British.
"What can we do as a society, as governments, as people who are change-makers to make that change possible,"
"About an hour after the ceremony ended Sunday, Mi'kmaq warriors erected a tipi. The tipi was taken down Monday during high winds and rain {That's why they all live in culturally-appropriated houses now}, but 'warriors' say they are planning to put it back up soon."
–'Mi'kmaq, allies unite in ceremony at former Cornwallis statue site',
Justin Brake, APTN News February 5, 2018
http://aptnnews.ca/2018/02/05/mikmaq-allies-unite-in-ceremony-at-former-cornwallis-statue-site/
The Founding of Halifax, 1749, by Charles W. Jefferys
"The comic book version of Cornwallis paints him as a bloody-minded racist intent on killing every native in the most gruesome manner possible. The indisputable evidence of his scalping bounty certainly bolsters that argument. But a closer look reveals Cornwallis is not the villain of this piece. He's more like the victim.
"When Cornwallis arrived in Halifax harbour in June 1749 with 2,500 settlers, his task was to establish the first permanent English colony in the area. And to do so as cheaply as possible. Lacking substantial military resources, he sought to maintain a pre-existing peace treaty with nearby Mi'kmaq tribes and asked the neutral French-Catholic Acadians to take a loyalty oath to the British crown. For New France, however, which considered the region to be within its sphere of influence, this new colony posed a significant threat. A response was necessary. Enter Father Jean-Louis Le Loutre.
"Le Loutre was an intensely puritanical Catholic missionary operating throughout the Maritimes as an agent for the government of New France. One of early colonial Canada's most fascinating figures, he considered the Acadians under his remit disappointingly lax in their religious and political outlook and found common cause instead with the Mi'kmaq, who shared his aggressive zeal and sense of opportunism.
"Quebec City ordered Le Loutre to do whatever necessary to get rid of the English at Halifax. Since England and France were not currently at war, Le Loutre's solution was to convince his Mi'kmaq flock to attack Cornwallis' settlers.
"We cannot do better than to incite the Indians to continue warring on the English,"
he wrote to his political masters.
"I shall do my best to make it look to the English as if this plan comes from the Indians and that I have no part in it."
"For their part, the Mi'kmaq stood to gain from any conflict between English and French — both in terms of regional power and booty. And the appearance of a large new colony left them worried.
"Where will the Indian live? When you drive me away, where will I seek refuge?"
a Mi'kmaq delegation asked of Cornwallis. Two weeks later, in October 1749, native warriors seized the initiative and attacked a sawmill on the outskirts of Halifax, leaving five dead. Immediately thereafter, Cornwallis enacted his infamous scalping bounty. Advantage: Le Loutre.
"Plenty of atrocities followed on all sides, with Le Loutre generally at the centre of it all. In addition to arming Mi'kmaq, Abenaki and Maliseet warriors for raids on English settlers, the abbé has also been implicated in the murder of a peace emissary sent by Cornwallis under a flag of truce.
Father Le Loutre's War. (1749–1755)
"Le Loutre further threatened to unleash his Mi'kmaq allies on the peaceable Acadians if they took the English oath or refused to fight for the French. And given the present-day prominence of Cornwallis' decision to pay for scalps, it seems relevant to note that Le Loutre was also paying cash for hair — he doled out 1,800 French livres to Mi'kmaq warriors for 18 English scalps. Cornwallis was not the only one engaged in this ghastly practice.
{And he most certainly didn't initiate it…}
"So pivotal was Le Loutre to this conflict that today historians call it "Le Loutre's War". And by 1751, both he and his Mi'kmaq allies had what they wanted; Le Loutre was holding the new British colony in check while the Mi'kmaq were profiting greatly from French supplies and bounties, as well as ransom payments from the British. For Cornwallis, the war was a disaster. The entire budget for the Halifax colony was £39,000, but he spent £174,000 defending it. He even put a special £50 bounty on the head of his nemesis, the "incendiary priest", to no avail. Sharply criticized by his superiors for his inability to contain the situation, Cornwallis resigned as governor after just two years in the country.
"But the scope of Le Loutre's impact is much broader than simply getting the better of Cornwallis. His success in mobilizing the Mi'kmaq eventually led the British to seek a conclusive end to the conflict through the application of overwhelming military force. And it was the Acadians, reluctantly drawn into the fight by Le Loutre's threats, who bore the brunt of the Redcoats' hammer. In 1755, Cornwallis' successor used the conflict as a pretext to order their mass expulsion — the much-lamented Acadian deportation.
"In successfully banishing Cornwallis from Halifax for a second time, modern-day Mi'kmaq can lay claim to another convincing victory over their old adversary. If we're looking for the villain responsible for all that bloodshed and sorrow almost three centuries ago, however, we've punished the wrong man."
–'The true history of Cornwallis shows he's more a victim than a villain',
Peter Shawn Taylor, National Post, February 2, 2018
http://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-true-history-of-cornwallis-shows-hes-more-a-victim-than-a-villain
'Cornwallis Plaque (On statue)'
"After an active career in the British Army, Corwallis, the founder of Halifax, was appointed Governor and Captain General of Nova Scotia in 1749. Ordered in that year to establish a fortified settlement as a buffer between New England and New France and as a counterpoint to the Fortress of Louisbourg. He arrived at Chebucto Bay with a large body of settlers and proceeded to clear the land and lay out the town of Halifax. He returned to England in 1752, leaving behind the beginnings of a thriving town. He later resumed his army career in 1762 and was appointed Governor of
Gibraltar."
More on Cornwallis:
'Demonizing The Past: Cornwallis' {July 12, 2017}:
"While Edward Cornwallis was far from a saint — see his brutal repression of the Jacobite uprising of 1745 — in Canada, Cornwallis was simply one participant in a much larger series of wars that included scalping on ALL sides…"
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Rosanne on today's Copyright Directive vote
It's finally here. Today, members of the European Parliament will vote on the proposed new Copyright Directive - and whatever the result, it's likely to have far-reaching ramifications for the music business.
Most of the music business is lined up squarely behind the proposals, including the controversial Article 13, which would make internet platforms liable for their content, meaning the likes of YouTube would have to remove unlicensed content or obtain different licenses. The tech lobby, unsurprisingly, disagrees, with YouTube's Robert Kyncl making a rare public statement against the proposals.
Many artists, meanwhile, have to walk a tightrope between campaigning for a better deal while working with YouTube. The other day, former Fugees star Wyclef Jean broke ranks and wrote an anti-Article 13 blog for Politico that claimed such platforms were "less threat, more opportunity".
Not all his fellow musicians agree. Rosanne Cash, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and vice president at large of artist advocacy organisation Content Creators Coalition, today hits back with an exclusive opinion piece for Music Week, explaining why it's so vital that MEPs vote in favour today. Read on…
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Swiss population projected to top 10 million by 2050
The Lake Geneva region and the greater Zurich area will continue to see a concentration of population in the coming decades, according to projections by the Federal Statistical Office. Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott
Those 65 and older will see their ranks swell by 70%, while the working-age population will grow at a much slower pace, the Federal Statistical Office said on Thursday.
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Português (pt) População suíça deve chegar a 10 milhões em 2050
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The Statistical Office projectsExternal link an average annual increase of 0.6% in the number of permanent residents in Switzerland, which would bring the population to 9.4 million in 2030 and to 10.4 million in 2050. Three-quarters of this growth will come from immigration.
The country counted 8.6 million inhabitants at the end of 2019.
The ageing of the population will be rapid in the coming decade, as members of the baby boom generation reach retirement age. Increased life expectancy will also account for the rise in the number of seniors, the Statistical Office said. According to its projections, there will be 2.7 million people aged 65 and over in 2050, compared with 1.6 million at the end of 2019.
By contrast, the number of people of working age (20-64 years) will increase by just 12%, to reach 5.6 million in 2050.
These projections were made before the coronavirus pandemic, the Statistical Office pointed out, adding that deaths from Covid-19 were unlikely to have a major impact on demographic trends. The crisis could, however, have an effect on immigration, depending on how the Swiss authorities manage the economic fall-out.
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The Statistical Office also projects the proportion of women with a university degree or higher vocational education to equal that of men by 2030 before tipping the balance by 2040, when 57% of women will have degrees compared to 54% of men. At the end of 2019, 48% of men and 41% of women had achieved higher education.
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Крістофер Маккворрі (,  , Прінстон Джанкшен, Нью-Джерсі, США) — американський кінорежисер, сценарист і продюсер. Написав сценарії до фільмів «Підозрілі особи», за який отримав премію «Оскар», «Шлях зброї», «Операція "Валькірія"» і «Джек Річер».

Рання життя
Маккворрі народився і виріс у Прінстон Джанкшен, Нью-Джерсі, навчався в Південній Середній школі Західного Віндзора-Плейнсборо разом з режисером Брайаном Сінгером, актором Ітаном Хоуком і музикантом Джеймсом Мерфі. Замість коледжу влаштувався на роботу помічником вчителя в Гімназію Крайст-Черч в Перті, Австралія, потім подорожував автостопом по західній частині континенту. Повернувшись в США через рік, отримав роботу в детективному агентстві в Нью-Джерсі, в якому пропрацював чотири роки. У 1992 році він звернувся в Департамент поліції міста Нью-Йорка щодо вступу в Поліцейську академію. Коли він вже збирався їхати в академію, його колишній однокласник Сінгер запропонував йому можливість написати сценарій до свого першого художнього фільму «Публічний доступ», який отримав у 1993 році Головний приз журі кінофестивалю «Санденс».

Кар'єра
Сінгер і Маккворрі знову співпрацювали в 1995 році на фільмі «Підозрілі особи», за який Маккворрі отримав премію Едгара Аллана По, премію «Незалежний дух», премію BAFTA і премію «Оскар». Фільм пізніше був включений The New York Times у списку 1000 найбільших фільмів усіх часів, а персонаж Роджер «Базіка» Кінт був включений в список 100 кращих героїв і лиходіїв за версією AFI. У 2006 році Гільдія сценаристів США віддала фільму 35 місце в списку 101 найбільших сценаріїв.

Маккворрі брав участь у написанні сценарію до фільму «Люди Ікс», але в титрах не вказаний, займався розробкою сценарію про життя Олександра Великого разом з Пітером Бучманом. Фільм повинен був знімати Мартін Скорсезе, а грати головну роль Леонардо Ді Капріо, але вони вирішили робити фільм «Авіатор», в результаті чого Олівер Стоун зняв свою версію «Олександра».

Маккворрі також написав сценарій і зняв фільм «Шлях зброї» з Бенісіо Дель Торо, Райаном Філліппом і Джеймсом Кааном у головних ролях.

Написав і спродюсував фільм «Операція "Валькірія"», прем'єра якого відбулася 2009 року. Історія розповідає про замах на Адольфа Гітлера 20 липня 1944 року. Сценарій був написаний у співавторстві з Натаном Олександром. У них був доступ до сім'ї Штауффенберг, а також книг, написаних змовником Фабіаном фон Шлабрендорфом. У роботі над сценарієм вони проводили дослідження і розмовляли з охоронцем Гітлера. Фільм зняв Брайан Сінгер, Клаус Шенк фон Штауффенберга зіграв Том Круз.

Джек Річер
Маккворрі зняв фільм «Джек Річер», екранізацію «Пострілу» Лі Чайлда, найпродаванішого романа 2005 року. Права на екранізацію були придбані Paramount Pictures. Джош Олсон працював над ранньою версією сценарію. Фінальний сценарій написав Маккворрі.

Том Круз підтвердив, що зіграє головну роль. Призначення Круза на роль викликало чимало критики з боку фанатів — вони стверджували, що він не відповідає образу і статурі Джека Річера. Круз також виступав продюсером фільму. В інтерв'ю Бі-бі-сі Лі Чайлд заявив, що неможливо знайти відповідного актора на роль гіганта Річера і, що неможливо відтворити відчуття книжки на великому екрані, але Круз досить талановитий, щоб зробити Річера вражаючим.

Зйомки почалися в Піттсбурзі 3 жовтня 2011 року і тривали до кінця січня 2012 року. Прем'єра фільму відбулася 10 січня 2013 року.

Фільмографія

Фільми
 1993 — Публічний доступ / Public Access (сценарист)
 1995 — Підозрілі особи / The Usual Suspects (сценарист)
 2000 — Люди Ікс / X-Men (сценарист, в титрах не вказаний)
 2000 — Шлях зброї / The Way of the Gun (режисер, сценарист)
 2008 — Операція «Валькірія» / Valkyrie (сценарист, продюсер)
 2010 — Турист / The Tourist (сценарист)
 2011 — Місія нездійсненна: Протокол Фантом / Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (сценарист, в титрах не вказаний)
 2012 — Джек Річер / Jack Reacher (режисер, сценарист)
 2013 — Джек — підкорювач велетнів / Jack the Giant Slayer (сценарист)
 2013 — Росомаха: Безсмертний / The Wolverine (сценарист, в титрах не вказаний)
 2014 — Межу майбутнього / Edge of Tomorrow (сценарист)
 2015 — Місія нездійсненна: Плем'я ізгоїв / Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation (режисер, сценарист)
 2016 — Бунтар Один. Зоряні Війни. Історія / Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (сценарист, в титрах не вказаний)
 2016 — Джек Річер: Не відступай / Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (продюсер)
 2017 — Мумія / The Mummy (сценарист)
 2018 — Місія нездійсненна: Фолаут / Mission: Impossible 6 (режисер, сценарист)
 2021 — Непрощенна / The Unforgivable (сценарист, в титрах не вказаний)
 2022 — Найкращий стрілець: Маверік / Top Gun: Maverick (сценарист, продюсер)
 2023 — Місія нездійсненна 7 / Mission: Impossible 7 (режисер, сценарист, продюсер)
 2024 — Місія нездійсненна 8 / Mission: Impossible 8 (режисер, сценарист, продюсер)

Серіали
 1994 — Поліція Нью-Йорка / NYPD Blue (сценарист, епізод "The Final Adjustment")
 2010 — Невідомі особи / Persons Unknown (сценарист пілотного епізоду, виконавчий продюсер)
 2022 — Річер / Reacher (виконавчий продюсер)

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Персоналії за алфавітом
Продюсери США
Сценаристи США
Народились 1968
Народились 12 червня
Уродженці Принстона

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What is the equivalent command of Create Table, Select, Update, Insert, etc. in Hadoop 1.1?

A: Traditionally the use-case for Hadoop is when you need to split your data storage over dozens or more of machines, and you're not using a traditional RDBMS solution. When you only have one machine, you're likely to negate any potential gains the use of Hadoop would have provided.
Additionally, 20 columns * 5 million rows is considered by most DBA to be a small database, and aside from index lookups is not worth much in the way of optimization because most DBMS would handle this amount of information quite quickly.
Back to the topic of Hadoop, however, is this: Hadoop is a distributed file system, not an outright database. A potential use (and one I know fairly well) of Hadoop is when you have large sets of binary files, which have a common data format, and you need to run the same operations on each binary file, or you need to find those binary files quickly. In this case, Hadoop is effectively a massive lookup engine for all the files on the DFS. This way you can quickly find the files that you need to work with to run the parallel data analysis. One such group using Hadoop for such a goal is CERN.
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Peter Kay fans divided as heckler evicted mid-show
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Peter Kay hadn't toured for 12 years before his comeback at the end of 2022 (PA)
Peter Kay is said to have stopped his show at the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, on Saturday for a heckler to be thrown out.
Fans were reportedly left divided over whether the stand-up comedian made the right decision as they shared clips and opinions on Twitter.
It was the Bolton-born comedy star's return to the stage for his comeback arena tour. Kay, 49, hadn't toured for 12 years before his comeback at the end of 2022.
According to the Liverpool Echo, Kay was seated on the stage joking about the supposed heckler being taken out of the show.
He said: "Oh, it's all kicking off here. Where's my phone? He's a bit of an a******e, he's a bit annoying.
"I like a laugh, I'm a comedian but I can tell all them people around there are getting a bit naughty now. He likes the limelight, I know I do but I'm on stage."
Most fans praised the move, claimed the publication.
One tweeted: "@peterkay_co_uk absolutely top entertainment at the M&S Bank Arena last night. Expert way of dealing with a k***head heckler as well, think 13,000 people were glad to see him escorted out."
Kay returned to stand-up comedy to a huge ovation from fans at ManchesterÕs AO Arena on Friday night that left him wiping away tears. (MEN Media)
Another wrote: "@peterkay_co_uk Saw you tonight [at the] @MandSBankArena & I can honestly say, I laughed, cried & felt every emotion possible."
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The opening night of his mammoth 110-date tour played to a sell out crowd on home turf for the Bolton star.
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Q: Powershell Get-ItemProperty is returning 1 extra character to registry values Contents of test.ps1:
Set-Location HKLM:
$RegistryKeys = (Get-ChildItem HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VMSMP\Parameters\NicList)
foreach ($Key in $RegistryKeys){
    if ((Get-ItemProperty $Key).FriendlyName -like "*Corp*") {
        Write-Host "Found Switch in $Key"
        $SwitchName = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Key).SwitchName
        $PortName = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Key).PortName
        Write-Host $SwitchName
        Write-Host $PortName
    }
    else{}
}

Output (I ran it 4 times in quick succession to make an emphasis on the weird extra character being added to the returned values):
Found Switch in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VMSMP\Parameters\NicList\03BDF338-4BC5-4896-8C40-55C91DEBB50D
D00D57C1-8FE2-447F-ABBD-B672CA2683CCø
D5BD78A2-543F-4F15-9FA6-729F62AE09A3ø
Found Switch in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VMSMP\Parameters\NicList\03BDF338-4BC5-4896-8C40-55C91DEBB50D
D00D57C1-8FE2-447F-ABBD-B672CA2683CCø
D5BD78A2-543F-4F15-9FA6-729F62AE09A3ø
Found Switch in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VMSMP\Parameters\NicList\03BDF338-4BC5-4896-8C40-55C91DEBB50D
D00D57C1-8FE2-447F-ABBD-B672CA2683CCø
D5BD78A2-543F-4F15-9FA6-729F62AE09A3ø
Found Switch in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VMSMP\Parameters\NicList\03BDF338-4BC5-4896-8C40-55C91DEBB50D
D00D57C1-8FE2-447F-ABBD-B672CA2683CCø
D5BD78A2-543F-4F15-9FA6-729F62AE09A3ø
Found Switch in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VMSMP\Parameters\NicList\03BDF338-4BC5-4896-8C40-55C91DEBB50D
D00D57C1-8FE2-447F-ABBD-B672CA2683CCm
D5BD78A2-543F-4F15-9FA6-729F62AE09A3m

Whats with the extra characters being added to the registry entries? The information being returned is correct except for that extra garbage character. Sometimes its o,m,s,?, but always seems to be one character only (sometimes it doesnt add extra characters).
Boggled.....

A: My best guess is that you're getting the value to a multi-string key, and those funny characters are the string separators.  I don't have the VMSMP key on my computer to verify my theory, though.