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Woman plotted to kill pregnant Chicago teen, steal baby from womb: prosecutors
Suspects in grisly murder of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez held without bond
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Left to Right: Desiree Figueroa, Clarisa Figueroa, Piotr Bobak
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CHICAGO (AP) - A mother plotted for months to acquire a newborn before she and her daughter strangled a pregnant Chicago woman and cut her baby from her womb using a butcher's knife, prosecutors said Friday as they revealed gruesome new details about the case.
Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, 19, was lured to the home where Clarisa Figueroa lived with her daughter, Desiree, by Facebook postings offering free baby clothes. When she arrived, the daughter showed her a photo album of her late brother to distract her as her mother started trying to strangle her with a cord, prosecutor Jim Murphy said.
When Ochoa-Lopez managed to get her fingers under the cord, Clarisa Figueroa yelled at her 24-year-old daughter - "You're not doing your f---ing job!" The daughter then pried Ochoa-Lopez's fingers from the cord "one by one" while her mother continued to strangle the teen for another five minutes, Murphy said.
Once Ochoa-Lopez showed no signs of life, Clarisa Figueroa cut her open with a butcher's knife, removed the placenta and the baby, then put the baby in a bucket with the umbilical cord still attached, said Murphy, reading from court documents .
The plot may have originated in late 2018, when Clarisa Figueroa told her family she was pregnant and later posted on Facebook an ultrasound and photos of a room decorated for a baby. Desiree Figueroa was surprised, Murphy said, because her mother had previously had her fallopian tubes tied to prevent pregnancy.
Prosecutors highlighted that Clarisa Figueroa made the announcement about being pregnant not long after one of her adult sons had died of natural causes.
Clarisa Figueroa connected with Ochoa-Lopez on March 5 via a Facebook page for pregnant women. "Who is due in May?" Clarisa Figueroa asked in one message. "Where is the May mammas at?" Ochoa-Lopez, seven months' pregnant at the time, responded, and Clarisa Figueroa made the offer of free clothes, prosecutors said.
When Clarisa Figueroa first asked her daughter to help her kill someone to get a baby, the daughter initially said no, Murphy said. He also revealed publicly for the first time that Desiree Figueroa is four months' pregnant.
They first met with Ochoa-Lopez around April 1, though she left unharmed that day. Desiree Figueroa had told her boyfriend about her mother's intention to kill Ochoa-Lopez, and he warned her he would call police if they harmed the young woman. The prosecutor said Clarisa Figueroa later told the boyfriend the whole scheme had been an April Fool's joke.
Ochoa-Lopez was killed when she returned a second time on April 23. After killing her, the mother and daughter allegedly wrapped her in a blanket and put the body into a large plastic bag. They then dragged it outside and placed it in a garbage can in a hidden area next to their garage on Chicago's Southwest Side, about 4 miles from Ochoa-Lopez's own home, according to authorities.
Clarisa Figueroa then called 911, claiming that she had just delivered her own newborn baby and that it was not breathing, authorities said. When first responders arrived, the child was blue. They tried to resuscitate the infant and transported Clarisa Figueroa and the boy to a nearby hospital.
When she went to the hospital, doctors who examined her found "no signs consistent with a woman who had just delivered a baby." She also had blood on her arms, hands and face that authorities later determined was from Ochoa-Lopez, prosecutors said.
It was not clear whether the hospital contacted police. In a statement issued Friday, Christ Medical Center in suburban Oak Lawn declined to comment, citing federal and state regulations. Oak Lawn police said they were not contacted about Figueroa by the medical center or any other agency, including the Chicago Police Department.
The boy remained hospitalized Friday in grave condition and was not expected to survive, police said.
Cook County Judge Susana Ortiz denied bond to the Figueroas, who are charged with murder, saying she felt "the presumption is great" that they committed a "heinous and brutal murder" and that they pose "a real and present" danger to the community. She also denied bond to Clarisa Figueroa's boyfriend, 40-year-old Piotr Bobak, who is charged with the concealment of a homicide.
The mother's lawyer asked Ortiz to place the Figueroas in protective custody for their safety from other inmates, given "the nature of the case." The Figueroas stood calmly during the hearing. As they left, the mother glanced back at the crowded gallery, where the victim's friends and relatives packed the spectator benches.
The arrests came three weeks after the disappearance of Ochoa-Lopez, whose decaying body was discovered this week with the cord still around her neck.
Police did not connect Ochoa-Lopez's disappearance and the 911 call about the baby until May 7, when friends of the teen directed detectives to her social media account, which showed she had communicated with Clarisa Figueroa.
At the same time, Clarisa Figueroa had started a GoFundMe campaign for the funeral of what she said was her dying baby, said Sara Walker, a spokeswoman for Ochoa-Lopez's family. Police then conducted DNA tests, which showed that Ochoa-Lopez and her husband, Yiovanni Lopez, were actually his parents, Walker said.
When police arrived to question Clarisa Figueroa, her daughter told them that her mother was in the hospital with some kind of leg injury, before adding that she had just delivered a baby, Brendan Deenihan, deputy chief of detectives, said Thursday.
Police then searched the neighborhood and found Ochoa-Lopez's car a few blocks away. On Tuesday they returned with a search warrant.
Ochoa-Lopez's mother, Raquel Uriostegui, said her daughter was born in Mexico and came to the United States when she was 2.
"My daughter was a very joyful girl. She had a lot of dreams," Uriostegui said.
"She wanted to do great things, like all of us," added her husband, Yiovanni Lopez.
The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said efforts to deport families with orders to leave the country will continue after an upcoming national sweep that President Donald Trump said would start Sunday.
Matthew Albence, the agency's acting director, said targets were on an "accelerated docket" of immigration court cases for predominantly Central Americans who recently arrived at the U.S. border in unprecedented numbers. Similar operations occurred in 2016 under President Barack Obama and in 2017 under Trump.
"This family operation is nothing new," Albence told The Associated Press. "It's part of our day-to-day operations. We're trying to surge some additional resources to deal with this glut of cases that came out of the accelerated docket, but after this operation is over, these cases are still going to be viable cases that we'll be out there investigating and pursuing."
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Someone buy this baby a lottery ticket at the 7-Eleven.
A baby girl was born Thursday, July 11 at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. But what's unique about little J'Aime Brown is that she came into the world at 7:11 p.m., the hospital said.
Furthermore, she weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces.
Man convicted of dealing heroin in St. Charles area
A man faces at least six years in prison after he was convicted Thursday of dealing heroin in the west suburbs.
Johnny L. Williams, 56, was found guilty of three drug-related felonies including possession of a controlled substance, delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, the Kane County state's attorney's office said in a statement.
He faces between six and 30 years in prison because of his criminal history, prosecutors said.
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While it might not be ideal for fighting apparitions of the dearly departed, Microsoft claims its latest keyboard boasts the most advanced anti-ghosting technology ever to grace a keyboard. The ghosting being referred to is when multiple keys are pressed on a keyboard simultaneously result in the incorrect key signal being sent to the PC, or some of the key presses being ignored altogether. To combat this Microsoft's SideWinder X4 Keyboard can detect up to 26 key presses at once, which is sure to appeal to hard-core gamers and 26 fingered typists alike.
The keyboard is able to detect up to 26 key presses because each key is scanned independently by the keyboard hardware. So no matter how many other keys are being pressed at the same time, each key press will be correctly detected. While this might not seem necessary for glacial-like typists like myself, it is particularly advantageous to gamers looking to accurately execute complex key combinations.
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On 11/08/2018 at 0959 hours, the East Pennsboro Township Police responded to an active bank robbery at the PNC Bank located at 235 North Enola Road in Enola. Bank employees reported that one male entered the bank and passed a note demanding money.
Video surveillance did show that at 0954 hours, the suspect parked a green in color 1995 older Dodge Ram pickup truck directly in front of the PNC Bank entrance doors. The sole male occupant of this vehicle entered the bank and approached a teller station. At this time, the suspect passed a note to the teller demanding money. An undisclosed amount of money was given to the suspect. There was no weapon displayed and no threat was directed to the bank staff. After receiving the money, the suspect entered the green Dodge Ram pickup truck and was last seen fleeing westbound on Juniata Avenue in Enola. The suspect was in the bank for only one to two minutes.
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ASU professors say banning books tells some their experience doesn't matter.
At the start of national Banned Books Week, professors James Blasingame and Sybil Durand discuss issues in Q&A
Sex, profanity and violence: Two of the foremost experts on censorship in young adult literature say that no other topics are more likely to get a book banned.
However, in a ranging Q&A session to mark the start of national Banned Books Week, ASU English professors James BlasingameJames Blasingame is a professor of English education at ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is executive director and former president of the NCTE's Assembly on Literature for Adolescents and a past co-editor of The ALAN Review. Blasingame is co-author of the English Journal annual Honor List and editor of the Print-Based Texts pages of the International Reading Association's Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. He is a winner of the International Reading Association's Arbuthnot Award, the ASU Parents Association Professor of the Year Award, and the Arizona English Teachers' Association Lifetime Contribution Award. and Sybil DurandSybil Durand is an assistant professor of English at ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where she teaches courses in young adult literature and methods of teaching English. Her scholarship is grounded in postcolonial and curriculum theories, which situate literature and education at the intersections of socio-cultural, historical, political and national contexts. Her research focuses on young adult literature in general and postcolonial young adult literature in particular. say shielding readers does more harm than good.
"If we're preparing our young people to be adults," Blasingame said, "then they're ready to read about adult subjects."
Banned Books Week promotes the freedom to read and brings books that have been challenged during the year into the spotlight. Since 1982, more than 11,000 books have been challenged by schools, public libraries and bookstores, according to the American Library Association. This annual commemoration aims to explore the effects of censorship while encouraging people to read a banned book and exercise their First Amendment rights.
"We want kids to read about these adult situations before they face them in person," Blasingame said.
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Question: Can you tell me about the history of book banning?
Blasingame: This goes way back to the first Supreme Court precedent in 1913, in which they were looking at what had been the standard for obscenity. And they decided that people's judgment of what was obscene would change over time, so they decided that it had to be "contemporary standards."
Q: Why does book banning persist?
Durand: I imagine that the persistence of book banning and censoring has something to do with adults having a limited understanding of the realities that many young people face in their daily lives. When people challenge books, their argument is often that these books convey ideas that they do not think are appropriate for youth to learn.
However, banning a book from a library or curriculum implies that some ideas and experiences are valuable or worthy of discussion and others are not. It reinforces one particular way of thinking and limits others, which might not accurately reflect the lived realities of youth.
Q: When is it legal to ban a book?
Blasingame: There's a three-pronged test that's been put together over time by court precedents, and that includes: One, would it be considered "obscene" — meaning appealing to prurient interests.
The second part is, by contemporary community standards — and that doesn't mean your local community, that means nationally — would the average citizen find this book to be objectionable?
And the third part of the three-pronged test is, does it have redeeming social, historical, philosophical, psychological value?
Q: Who decides what books get banned and where? Does it vary by state?
Blasingame: In general, a school has a policy that if a book is questioned — books can be challenged by parents or teachers or anyone in the community — that the school will then review the book. And generally it involves a book challenge committee made up of parents and teachers who look at the book and make a decision on it. They know what the parameters are and they'll make that recommendation to the superintendent, who then will usually follow it.
There are certain things that the Supreme Court has said are not really legal. For example, if a book has been in the curriculum or has been in the library for years, the court has decided that every district can't have a new school board each year come in and go through all the books and say, "Well, we don't want this one, and we don't want that one." Eventually, you wouldn't have any books.
Q: What are some of the most commonly censored topics?
Durand: The most commonly censored topics in literature for young adults tend to relate to sexuality and offensive language, with the argument that literature that includes sexually explicit scenes, LGBTQLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and either questioning or queer. characters, and language that is deemed offensive is inappropriate for the age of the intended audience. This stance largely underestimates or ignores that many young people identify as LGBTQ, are sexually active, and often curse in their daily lives, and that literature simply reflects these realities.
Blasingame: In general, it's sex, language and violence. And in that order. You take a book like Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian." There's really nothing violent going on in there. There's one word in that book that he uses quite often, and that's why it has been objected to.
I was at a convention of the National Council of Teachers of English in Big Sky, Montana, in 2000. And they were looking at James Welch's famously banned book across Montana, which is about the Blackfeet Indians in the 1800s.
They had Tom Brokaw at the convention, and they had James Welch, and they had a superintendent from one of the schools that banned it. And the superintendent said, "It has this sex scene in it, so it's not appropriate for kids. That's obscene."
This was also the Montana Indian Education Association convention, and a gentleman behind me, a Blackfoot gentleman, raised his hand, and Tom Brokaw called on him, and he said, "But on page 35, there's a scene where 150 defenseless Blackfeet women and children are murdered. Don't you think that's kind of obscene?" No answer to that.
Q: In a column you co-wrote for The ALAN Review, you argue that banning books does a disservice to youth. How so?
Blasingame: We were making the point that when you ban a book, you're hurting someone.
LGBTQ literature, it was just completely absent from school libraries and public libraries and school curriculum until fairly recently.
Eleven percent of our population is LGBTQ, and as far as they can tell, they don't exist because they don't see themselves in any of the books they read.
They're being told that their existence doesn't count.
Same thing with indigenous students. Books that don't have any indigenous characters in them, what does that say to the kid who's reading these books?
If he or she looks in the anthology for the year and sees nothing but what we in young adult literature call DOWMs — dead, old, white men — and no Native authors, what do they think? I don't count? I don't exist? The only stories that matter are the stories of Northern Europeans?
It's just wrong. It's harmful.
Durand: Banning books about controversial issues is akin to keeping silent about the fact that many young people face difficult issues in their daily lives.
It implies that reading and talking about these issues is somehow shameful and denies youth the opportunity to find relief in knowing they are not the only ones facing these issues.
It also prevents young people from learning about these issues and discussing them in a critical and safe way with a trusted adult or teacher.
Q: Do you have any favorite banned books?
Durand: One of the top 10 most banned books in 2015 was "Two Boys Kissing," by David Levithan, which was inspired by the true story of two young men who attempted to break the world record for the longest kiss and simultaneously took a stand for gay rights.
This book, which was on the long list for the National Book Award for Young People, gives readers the opportunity to learn about social activism in the present and in the past and the courage it takes to demand social equality.
Blasingame: One of mine is Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," and the other one is Laurie Halse Anderson's "Twisted."
Alexie's book is largely about a young person trying to live in two cultures. And this is what's happening with more and more of our young people. They're having to be the citizens of two, three, several different cultures.
In this book, Sherman, he's born on the Coeur d'Alene/Spokane Reservation, but he decides to go to school off the reservation where all of the students are white, yet he goes back home during the day. Boy, that's a tough one. And he navigates that world with a lot of heartache, but it is his choice to do that.
Anderson's "Twisted" was censored because it has a beer party and it has sex in it.
It's a book that deals with these things, and we need books for teenagers that deal with these things. We can pretend like they don't exist. They're happening to teens every day.
And the more books they read, the more identities and actions they can try on in their minds before doing so in their real lives.
Q: Do you have any advice to students and teachers faced with censorship issues?
Blasingame: If you're a teacher — and I teach a methods course on this very thing — you need to know the censorship laws, you need to work with the policies that are in your school district.
If a book's already in the curriculum, you can keep teaching it.
If you want to bring a book in, you have to follow the school board's policy on bringing in new books.
The federal government has given authority over the schools to the state governments, and the state governments have given it to elected school boards, locally. And it is their responsibility to set the curriculum. And they can decide which books go in. But they can't just arbitrarily take books out because they don't like them.
Durand: Students and teachers faced with censorship issues need to be aware that they have the right to read books about socially contested issues.
The 1982 censorship case Board of Education vs. Pico clearly highlights that "school officials may not remove books from school libraries for the purpose of restricting access to the political ideas or social perspectives discussed in the books, when that action is motivated simply by the officials' disapproval of the ideas involved."
Organizations such as the National Coalition Against Censorship or the Assembly for Literature for Adolescents' Anti-Censorship Committee provide a number of resources and contacts to support students and teachers in preparing for and responding to book challenges.
Q: Are there any examples like Pico vs. Island Trees here in Arizona?
Blasingame: Toni Morrison's "Beloved."
This is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and there was a group in Gilbert who wanted to ban this book, along with Barbara Kingsolver's "The Bean Trees." And bless their hearts, the courageous Gilbert School Board stood up and went and did their research and voted unanimously to keep both in their curriculum.
And these are important books that chronicle the story of America. And this is the knowledge that American young people need to have, so that we don't repeat the same mistakes we've made in the past.
Q: In 2010, a bill banning ethnic studies in the Tucson Unified School District was passed. That meant books such as "Bless Me, Ultima," by Rudolfo Anaya and "Chicano! The History of the Mexican Civil Rights Movement," by Arturo Rosales were banned. What are your thoughts about HB 2281 and the dangers of banning ethnic studies, particularly in Arizona?
Blasingame: The kids who took this series of five classes scored higher on the AIMSArizona's Instrument to Measure Standards test and did better on college entrance exams than their peers who did not.
Statistically, significantly better. And this comes back to the question of, when you ban books, who do you harm? Well, if you ban books that are about a certain ethnicity, what are you saying about that ethnicity?
Durand: The result of HB 2281 is that it blocked access for youth to study culturally relevant texts in critical ways. Research shows that culturally relevant materials and pedagogy are essential for students' academic success.
However, one unexpected outcome of HB 2281 is that it garnered nationwide attention and generated a national discussion about students' rights to study their own cultures and for students to learn about diverse cultures in schools.
Earlier this month, California passed a bill that supports the creation of an ethnic studies curriculum that reflects the diversity of the student body. This is a step in the right direction, if we are truly committed to supporting young people's academic success.
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SMB neobank Nearside, formerly known as Hatch, gets $58M Series B led by Valar
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Nearside, the online bank for SMBs formerly called Hatch, announced today it has raised a $58 million Series B, just seven months after announcing its Series A. The latest round was led by Valar Ventures, with participation from Kleiner Perkins; Foundation Capital; Jim Breyer, the founder of Breyer Capital; Creative Artists Agency founder Michael Ovitz; Flexport founder Ryan Petersen; and Eventbrite founder Kevin Hartz.
For a more in-depth look at Nearside, take a look a TechCrunch's article from April 2021, when the startup launched publicly and announced its $20 million Series A. After founder and CEO Thomson Nguyen's last startup, Framed Data, was acquired by Square, he became entrepreneur-in-residence at Kleiner Perkins. There he found that many small business owners don't have the cash flow to maintain business checking accounts without paying hundreds of dollars in overdraft fees per year.
Hatch, a neobank for SMBs, launches with $20M in funding from investors like Kleiner Perkins, Foundation Capital and Plaid's founders
Nearside offers business checking accounts with no monthly, overdraft or ATM fees, as well as a universal 1% cashback reward program that it says is a first in the SMB online banking space. It also recently launched Premium Cashback Rewards, that offer up to 5% cashback at merchants like Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, Squarespace and Zero.
The company isn't currently sharing its customer numbers, but Nguyen said its user base has increased by 800% since its Series A announcement.
Nearside is able to offer its universal 1% cashback reward program "because we've built our onboarding, payments and serving infrastructure in-house, we're able to minimize the number of vendors we work with and thus keep more of the interchange revenue with nearside," Nguyen said. "We can then pass on a larger chunk of this interchange revenue back to our customers in the form of Universal Cashback."
Nguyen said that Nearside wasn't planning to fundraise anytime soon after its last funding announcement, but "this Series B ended up being very opportunistic and allows us to build additional products to help our individual and small business customers start and grow," especially as more SMBs began to return as the COVID-19 pandemic gradually subsides.
The startup changed its name to Nearside "because we wanted to find a name that resonates with our customers at all stages of their business journey—from the individual freelancer, to the incorporated LLC owner, and beyond," he said.
Nearside customer LaShondra White of Sheer Faces
Nearside doesn't target any specific sectors, and it onboards incorporated small businesses, like Sheer Faces, an eyelash extension and brow shaping boutique in East Pointe, Michigan owned by LaShondra White. Its customers also include freelancers, solo entrepreneurs and people who haven't formally started their business yet, he added.
"A trend I find really interesting is that the line between a business and an individual is getting blurrier as people are starting businesses whilst transitioning out of their current job," Nguyen added. "We believe that during this crucial transition period, individuals are looking for easy and free business tools and checking accounts with debit cards that save them as much money as possible."
Next year, Nearside's product roadmap includes adding a Term Loan product, which is currently in limited beta, and Sprout, which will allow SMB owners to incorporate their businesses from their Nearside Dashboards.
In a statement about the investment, Valar Ventures general partner James Fitzgerald said, "We couldn't be more excited to support [Nearside] as they democratize access to banking and financial services for a new breed of entrepreneurs. They're expanding the definition of small businesses beyond brick and mortar stores to include freelancers, gigsters and the self-employed. Their mission to jumpstart entrepreneurship in the U.S. is more important now than ever before, and we are thrilled to be part of the journey."
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The highly publicized and celebrated Mount Marathon is almost a household name to Alaskans – and each year, at the beginning of July, it also gains attention nationwide and worldwide.
But come late July, a much lesser-celebrated, and arguably tougher race is held with not nearly as much fanfare. The annual Crow Pass Crossing is a backcountry marathon that challenges racers to climb a mountain, cross a pass, ford a river, dodge angry bees, dart around the occasional moose or bear and cross the finish line with a smile on their face.
Kenny Brewer appraoches the finish in the 2014 Crow Pass Crossing.
This year's Crow Pass Crossing, hosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves, is set for July 25. Racers start on the Girdwood side of the Pass and have six hours to reach the ending at the Eagle River Nature Center, tucked in the Chugach mountains off Eagle River Road, north of Anchorage.
"It's annoying how Mount Marathon gets all the attention, because it's not as competitive," says Cody Priest, a former University of Alaska Fairbanks skier and cross-country runner who now is a coach at Alaska Nordic Racing. Priest is running his fourth Crow Pass Crossing this year, and is a perennial front-runner in the race. While Mount Marathon is clearly a challenging race, he said a lot of racers can't get in due to lottery restrictions, and then if they do get in, they have to commit to be around every July Fourth for the next 10 years to secure their spots. That's a challenge for top-tier racers, whose schedules remain busy.
Crow Pass Crossing, though, remains a highly competitive race. To finish the race is an accomplishment in itself. Priest said he is aiming for a finish of around 3 hours and 5 minutes.
Last year's winner, Allan Spangler, finished the race in 3 hours, 1 minute and 45 seconds. Priest finished seventh in 3:15:06. Christy Marvin topped the women's race in 3:26:44.
"It's definitely one of the more exciting trail races and adventure races in Alaska," Priest says. "It's a huge sense of satisfaction and you see so much. You hike up the pass, and running down is super beautiful with all the glaciers and then you cross Eagle River.
For race details, visit alaskamountainrunners.org or www.goseawolves.com.


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package org.springframework.boot.cli.command;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.springframework.boot.cli.command.options.OptionHelp;
import org.springframework.boot.cli.command.status.ExitStatus;

/**
 * A single command that can be run from the CLI.
 *
 * @author Phillip Webb
 * @author Dave Syer
 * @author Stephane Nicoll
 * @see #run(String...)
 */
public interface Command {

	/**
	 * Returns the name of the command.
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * Returns a description of the command.
	 */
	String getDescription();

	/**
	 * Returns usage help for the command. This should be a simple one-line string
	 * describing basic usage. e.g. '[options] <file>'. Do not include the name of
	 * the command in this string.
	 */
	String getUsageHelp();

	/**
	 * Gets full help text for the command, e.g. a longer description and one line per
	 * option.
	 */
	String getHelp();

	/**
	 * Returns help for each supported option.
	 */
	Collection<OptionHelp> getOptionsHelp();

	/**
	 * Return some examples for the command.
	 */
	Collection<HelpExample> getExamples();

	/**
	 * Run the command.
	 * @param args command arguments (this will not include the command itself)
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	ExitStatus run(String... args) throws Exception;

}


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Васиљевићи је насеље у општини Никшић у Црној Гори. Према попису из 2003. било је 161 становника (према попису из 1991. било је 158 становника).

Демографија
У насељу Васиљевићи живи 129 пунолетних становника, а просечна старост становништва износи 41,1 година (40,0 код мушкараца и 42,0 код жена). У насељу има 41 домаћинство, а просечан број чланова по домаћинству је 3,93.

Становништво у овом насељу веома је хетерогено.

Референце

Литература

Спољашње везе
 Мапе, аеродроми и временска ситуација локација (-{Fallingrain}-)
 Гугл сателитска мапа (-{Maplandia}-)
 План насеља на мапи (-{Mapquest}-)

Насељена места у Никшићу
Насељена места у Црној Гори
Википројект географија/Насеља у Црној Гори

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Sant Pere de Tercui és l'església parroquial romànica del poble de Tercui. Sense que estigui desafectada, no s'hi celebra culte regularment, atesa la minsa quantitat d'habitants del lloc.

Aquesta església fou el centre d'una pabordia dependent de Sant Pere de Rodes, a l'Alt Empordà. La fundació de la pabordia data del 1061, i potser el primer establiment seu fou a la veïna església de Santa Maria de Tercui, però aviat passà a la de sant Pere. La pabordia tingué abat propi, i el càrrec de paborde passà al rector de la parròquia en extingir-se el monestir.
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És un edifici romànic molt modificat, amb la nau i l'absis sobrealçats. La porta té una arquivolta damunt de l'àbac. D'una sola nau, coberta amb una volta de canó feta de rajol i amb llunetes, té tres arcs torals al llarg de la nau. Aquesta volta de rajol pertany a època barroca, i degué substituir la primitiva romànica en refer-se l'església. L'absis semicircular s'obre a llevant mitjançant un arc presbiteral estret.

La porta s'obre al nord, cosa poc habitual en una església romànica, i s'obre de cara al poble. Forma un arc de mig punt amb dovelles emmarcada en un arc en degradació i una motllura bisellada senzilla que ressegueix l'arc.

A l'absis hi ha una decoració feta amb boles a l'interior de la finestra de doble esqueixada que s'obre al centre.

Encastades a l'església hi ha diverses edificacions per la part de ponent, que corresponen a l'antic poble de Tercui. Entre elles es pot veure el que queda de l'antiga porta de l'església, més tard anul·lada.

És una obra de finals del  o principis del  en els seus elements més antics, i ja plenament del  en les que són de la primera reforma que sofrí.

Bibliografia
 ADELL I GISBERT, Joan-Albert i BOIX I POCIELLO, Jordi, "Sant Pere de Tercui", a El Pallars. Barcelona, Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1993 (Catalunya romànica, XV).
 BELLMUNT I FIGUERAS, Joan. "Tercui". Dins Pallars Jussà, IV. Lleida: Pagès Editors, 2000 (Fets, costums i llegendes, 34).
 BOIX, Jordi. "La Terreta. Sapeira", a El Pallars, la Ribagorça i la Llitera. Barcelona: Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1984 (Gran geografia comarcal de Catalunya, 12).
 GAVÍN, Josep M. Pallars Jussà. Barcelona: Arxiu Gavín, 1981 (Inventari d'esglésies,8).
 ROCAFORT, Ceferí. "Sapeyra", a Geografia general de Catalunya dirigida per Francesch Carreras y Candi. Provincia de Lleyda. Barcelona: Establiment Editorial d'Albert Martín, després del 1900.

Enllaços externs
 Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya

Esglésies romàniques de l'antic municipi de Sapeira
Patrimoni monumental de Tremp


The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric settlement of at least one house together with the remains of contemporary fields.
The settlement is located on a NE-facing slope overlooking Loch of Breck. A single oval house has been revealed by peat-cutting. It measures some 6m by 4.5m internally, with walls up to 2m thick. The entrance has been from the SE, where a curving wall foundation suggests a porch or windbreak. Within the house, alcoves can be traced in the inner face of the wall on the NE side. To the N and NW of the house small squarish terraces probably represent contemporary fields, and there are a number of small cairns, perhaps of field cleared stones, in the area.
The area to be scheduled is irregular on plan, bounded on the NE by a modern fence, which is itself excluded. It measures a maximum of 95m NE-SW by 90m, to include the house, fields and cairns and an area around them in which traces of activities associated with their construction and use may survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
The monument is of national importance as a small prehistoric farming settlement which has the potential, through excavation and analysis, to provide important information about prehistoric domestic architecture and subsistence economy.
RCAHMS records the monument as HU24NW 42.


Despite the public controversy over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in the scientific community the controversy is considered misplaced. The National Academy of Sciences has reviewed the safety of GMOs twice, once in 2000 and again in 2004. Both reviews concluded that genetically modified crops pose no threat to human health (though the reports noted that GMOs do have the potential to create allergens that might alter the nutritional quality of food).
However, herbicide resistance is the main characteristic that the biotech industry has introduced into plants to enable greater tolerance to increased levels of herbicides like glyphosate ("Roundup"). As a result, there have been significant increases in the amounts and numbers of herbicides used in growing genetically modified crops (the vast majority of corn and soybeans grown in the U.S., for example, are genetically modified).
The use of Roundup has increased from 0.4 million kg in 1974 to 113 million kg in 2014. As a result Roundup-resistant weeds have emerged as a major problem and are now found on nearly 100 million acres in 36 states in the U.S. So fields are now often treated with multiple herbicides, including 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. In 2014, the EPA approved a new product called Enlist Duo, which contains both glyphosate and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (designed specifically to combat herbicide resistance) to be used in tandem with genetically modified seeds designed to resist herbicides.
Why did the EPA approve the use of these two substances? According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Philip Landrigan, MD and Charles Benbrook, MD, the science used to evaluate the safety of Enlist Duo "predated current knowledge of low-dose, endrocrine-mediated, and epigenetic effects and weren't designed to detect them." Further, the IARC's determination the the two herbicides used in Enlist Duo are "probable" and "possible" carcinogens was only just made in 2015, after the EPA's ruling.
So what can the average consumer do about this? First, recognize that GMOs themselves are not the problem. Recognize also that many of the pesticides and herbicides used in U.S. crops likely pose an acceptable level of risk to human health. But recognize finally that it remains unclear what effects will be felt when Enlist Duo hits the market and an EPA-anticipated 3-to-7 fold increase in 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid results. Buying organic may be a good solution—as long as "organic" means specifically that no chemicals were used. Unfortunately, it seems this isn't always the case. If you want to be certain no pesticides or herbicides have been used on the food you buy, make sure the food you buy is specifically labeled as such. Unfortunately, however, few such foods are actually available. The best you might hope for without resorting to growing all your own food is to buy food grown with pesticides and/or herbicides that have been shown to be safe.
Thanks for this reasoned article. I have heard that while GMOs have meant an increase in herbicide use, they have meant a big decrease in insecticide use, which is much more toxic for human health. Apparently even with the increased use of herbicide the overall the quantity of chemicals used is decreased and more importantly much less toxic.
"A very sensible post." That was Darrell's reaction, Alex. He's the agricultural expert in the family, and as host of the Successful Farming Radio Magazine, this is a topic he covers frequently. There's a lot of fear mongering in that arena, and unfortunately the science gets ignored all too often. Every post like this helps!
I won't knowingly eat an GMOs because of the pesticide residues.
Conventional Ag is the problem.
GMOs are the full expression of Conventional Ag.


People remember 80% of what they see and 20% of what they read. And nothing from slides they can't understand or read.
While video remains that most engaging form of communication, it may not always be the most practical or convenient so the art of an effective presentation remain important. Communication needs to follow the context. The key to an engaging presentation is keep it FRESH and CONTEMPORARY. Vary your content and your visuals.
Some undervalue the power of aesthetics. However it is important that design is tailored to suit the different tastes of boardrooms, to grab and maintain their attention. As they may seem somewhat less tenuous, they usually have an extensive influence across various industries and essentially come down conscious consensus opinion.
Large, beautiful images, with minimal words drive a STATEMENT MESSAGE. Especially if animated. They do not only captivate attention, they also set the tone for your content and delivery. Keep the words on the slide to the minimum. The audience want to hear what you have to say not read it.
The over-use of Shutter Stock or Getty images is just as bad as stacking up bullet points. As you aim to remain unique and stand out, the last thing you want is to show up with images that have been seen before. But they are not yet dispensable. They can be used to communicate ideas in a fresh and appealing way. PLAY around, mix them with minimal text and fonts – keeping it relevant. More effectively, sending across powerful messages can be achieved through CUSTOMISED and ORIGINAL elements or hand drawn illustrations. This attracts the audience as they recognise the intimacy and warmth you are trying to convey. Effort is flattering and always pays off.
As we all know, storytelling is one of the most powerful tools a communicator possesses, triggering both understanding and memory. Use slide-builds in order to trigger and maintain and help audiences absorb information. Presentations need to be COHESIVE and COHERENT. Every image need to perfectly COMPLEMENT each of the carefully chosen phrases and words, as invisible threads tie each slide with the other.
Use gradients that are daring, fresh, and that explore contrasts with the dark passive backgrounds. Make use of typography, spacing and colours rather than over congregated content to carry across messages with a lasting impression.
As communicators it is important not only to consider the message but the manner in which it is conveyed. Visual aspects are just part of this and will make the brain more receptive to the message. Therefore just stopping to consider the appearance of your presentation, including these points above and others, could make the difference in creating an effective presentation.


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IABM releases Broadcast & Media Strategic Analysis report
The IABM has released an analysis report ahead of IBC2018, highlighting the key trends and drivers of financial and technological change.
Industry consolidation, a desire to strike direct relationships with viewers and the rise in popularity of streaming services are among the many trends highlighted in the report.
According to its research, a sample of manufacturers and suppliers experienced a dip in revenue and profit. Some 39 companies were tracked following the revenues and profits for Q2 2018 versus Q2 2017.
Those participating saw -2.1% change in revenue and -0.1% change in operating profit. The report summarised: "These show a worsening in revenues and only a slight decline in profits compared to Q2 2017."
The report concluded advertising revenues fell in 2017 due to an increase in competition and a lack of sporting events.
Declining revenues and digital flux are impacting buying and supply trends, content chain investment as well as having an effect on industry consolidations and acquisitions.
And the industry should be braced for further change, with the IABM report stating that "consolidation is growing, particularly in the US."
The full report is available here. Printed copies will be available during the IABM Executive Keynote session on Friday 14 September in The Forum at 7:30am
Going direct to the consumer and investing more money in technologies to enable internet distribution is another trend driving change through the global industry.
"This is producing an industry disconnect between technology suppliers and media companies," the report states.
"While media companies demand efficient, agile and flexible solutions – which can include product customisation – suppliers often find it costly and inefficient to provide them."
The competitive landscape is prompting media companies to adopt efficient, agile and expansive business models and technologies to remain competitive.
Furthermore, organisations are moving from "media companies" to "media factories" where next-generation technology including cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling the expansion of content creation to maximise asset utilisation and increate the automatic workflow.
This change enables organisations to become leaner and responsive to market changes whilst remaining competitive in the growing "digital chaos".
According to the IABM, "shifting demand patterns are disrupting the supply side of media technology, forcing companies to reinvent themselves."
The search for scale is evident across the entire industry with billion-dollar acquisitions and bidding wars penetrating the big and small players.
Streaming first
According to regulator Ofcom the UK market now has more people subscribed to streaming video services than to traditional pay-TV networks.
The report stated: "This is a landmark for streaming, which is a worry not only for pay-TV operators, commercial and government-funded broadcasters have been feeling the impact of the viewership migration on their finances as well."
Traditional broadcasters are responding to this industry shift, repositioning their brand and acquiring adjacent companies to offer a stronger competition to counter the streaming giants.
"Although margins are under pressure, the fundamentals of the industry remain strong" IABM said.
Establishing direct relationships is another trend to watch, according to the IABM, which referred to "the adoption of AI to drive personalisation and improve relationships with consumers".
It said: "Many media companies have again built internal technology capabilities or partnered with specialists for developing consumer-facing systems.
"This is particularly true for pay-TV operators. Companies such as Sky, Comcast and Telefonica have all invested in AI to improve relationships with their subscribers."
Canal+ acquires Nollywood film studio
Vivendi's Canal+ it set to strengthen its position in the African movie market after acquiring Nigerian production film studio ROK.
More Consume
French broadcasters looking to launch a joint subscription video-on-demand project have offered significant concessions to secure approval from the country's competitions regulator, according to reports.
Piracy to cost $9.1bn in US OTT revenue in 2019
OTT and pay-TV companies will lose out in around $9.1 billion of revenue due to piracy and account sharing in 2019 alone, according to a report from Parks Associates.
Snapchat launches 'Creator Shows' with ad-revenue deal
Celebrities and influencers such as Serena Williams and Arnold Schwarzenegger will begin airing short-form programmes on Snapchat in a move to extend audience engagement ad monetise video content.


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Aaron Lennon
Lennon Fans
Aaron Lennon preparing himself
Burnley midfielder Aaron Lennon said that he is preparing himself mentally for the next season. He said that the last season has been quite tough for him as he has faced several injuries and that he wants to be ready ahead of the next season.
He said that the last season has been quite difficult as he has spent more time in the injury room rather than on the pitch. He said that he started the season well and was playing regularly before injuring himself near the end of 2018.
He said that since then he has suffered numerous set-backs and he is hoping that he will be having an injury-free season next time around.
Aaron Lennon said that he still feels fresh and strong and that he wants to help Burnley as long as he can. He is grateful for the club to have offered him a contract extension and he wants to show them that they have made the right decision.
He believes that there is a good project underway at Burnley and that the club can genuinely expect to push for a Europa League place next season. He believes that there is a good combination of young and experienced players and that this will be a great way to achieve something.
He said that they have a good manager in Sean Dyche and that he is sure that he will be bringing in a couple of new players to strengthen the team. He said that Dyche is an ambitious person and that he wants to bring Burnley at the next level.
Aaron Lennon admitted however that it will not be that easy as the other teams are spending massively and Burnley does not have a really big budget when it comes to signing new players.
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2019 Webinars: A Deep Dive into Optics, Photonics, and Imaging
ROBIN RILEY, WEB EDITOR [email protected]
From deep learning to high-end optical design, the 2019 webinar program provided photonics fanatics with 35 opportunities to learn about new developments in optics and photonics, and to refresh their knowledge of established technologies. Webinar presenters from industry and academia shared their expertise in optical design, imaging and microscopy, machine vision, laser applications, and more. Below is a partial list of webinars hosted by Photonics Media throughout the year.
We extend a huge thank you to our presenters for generously sharing their time, knowledge, and experience to educate and inform us about what's going on in these constantly changing fields. We would also like to thank subscribers for their support and suggestions.
If you are interested in seeing our complete webinar listings, past and present, visit www.photonics.com/webinars. This link will also give you on-demand access to Photonics Media webinars for viewing at your convenience.
We are looking forward to the advancements that 2020 will surely bring, and to developing a webinar schedule for the new year that will support both the breadth and the depth of our industry.
January — "SiPM and SPAD: Emerging Applications for Single-Photon Detection," presented by Slawomir Piatek and Hamamatsu Corp. Piatek provides an overview of sensors for low-light-level applications and the many ways they can be used.
February — "Emergence of Freeform Optics in Imaging Systems: A Leap Forward," presented by Jannick Rolland and Aaron Bauer from the University of Rochester. Rolland and Bauer discuss the latest design methods and fabrication techniques for freeform optics.
March — "A Bird's-Eye View of AR Coatings, from Concept Through Production," with optical design and production trainer and consultant Ron Willey, who discusses concepts, design principles, and equipment used.
April — "Quantum Dots Are Making Displays Brighter and Photomedicine Better," presented by Peter Palomaki, the owner and chief scientist at Palomaki Consulting and the chief technology officer and CEO of QLEDCures. Palomaki discusses engineering advancements in QDs, strategies for implementing them in displays, and applications outside of the display industry.
May — "Spectroscopic OCT: Seeing Under the Skin with Depth-Resolved Spectroscopy," with Adam Wax of Duke University. Wax discusses SOCT for analyzing structural as well as spectroscopic information and its application for treatment of skin injuries.
June — "VCSELs and Their Role in the Evolution of Photonic Systems," with Axel Scherer of the California Institute of Technology, who pioneered the development of the first monolithic vertical cavity lasers (VCSELs). Scherer invites surprise guest Jack Jewell, who with Scherer created the first prototypes for VCSELs, to co-present.
July — "Keys to Success with Vision-Guided Robotics," presented by vision expert David Dechow, who provides an overview of cutting-edge VGR applications for machine vision systems, and tips on integrating software, cameras, and robots into your VGR application.
August — "High-End Asphere Design for Manufacturability," with the asphere experts at Edmund Optics, Amy Frantz and Oleg Leonov. They discuss the benefits of designing with aspheres and how to design for manufacturability.
September — "Hands-On Digital Light: Spectral Design Tools for Human-Centric Lighting," a hands-on primer presented by Josep Carreras and Aleix Llenas of LEDMOTIVE and the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research.
October — "OCT and Ophthalmology in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," with Nishant Mohan, vice president at Wasatch Photonics. Mohan gives an overview of how AI is transforming the field of medical imaging.
November — "High-Yield Optimization: Streamlining the Path to More Easily Manufacturable Optical Designs," with Zemax founder Kenneth Moore. He discusses a new approach to creating manufacturable, high-yield, low-cost optical designs.
December — "Vision Systems for Deep Learning," with Basler's medical product marketing manager, Felix Chemnitz. He discusses three types of vision systems that can be used to deploy a trained neural network in the medical and life sciences fields today.
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Scarturus – rodzaj ssaka z podrodziny alaktag (Allactaginae) w obrębie rodziny skoczkowatych (Dipodidae).

Zasięg występowania
Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w Afryce (Libia i Egipt) oraz w zachodniej i środkowej Azji.

Charakterystyka
Długość ciała (bez ogona) 77–161 mm, długość ogona 140–225 mm, długość ucha 28–55 mm, długość tylnej stopy 43–74 mm; masa ciała 32–143 g.

Systematyka

Etymologia
 Scarturus:  skartēs "skoczek", od σκιρταω skirtaō "skakać"; ουρα oura "ogon".
 Scirtomys: gr. σκιρταω skirtaō "skakać"; μυς mus, μυος muos "mysz". Gatunek typowy: Dipus tetradactylus .
 Paralactaga: gr. παρα para "blisko"; rodzaj Alactaga  (= Allactaga ) (alaktaga). Gatunek typowy: †Paralactaga anderssoni .
 Proalactaga: προ pro "blisko, w pobliżu"; rodzaj Alactaga  (= Allactaga ) (alaktaga). Gatunek typowy: †Proalactaga varians .
 Microallactaga: gr. μικρος mikros "mały"; rodzaj Allactaga  (alaktaga). Gatunek typowy: Dipus elater .
 Mesoallactaga: μεσος mesos "środkowy, pośredni"; rodzaj Allactaga  (alaktaga). Gatunek typowy: Alactaga euphratica

Podział systematyczny
Do rodzaju należą następujące występujące współcześnie gatunki:
 Scarturus williamsi  – alaktaga anatolska
 Scarturus aulacotis
 Scarturus euphraticus  – alaktaga długoucha
 Scarturus caprimulgus
 Scarturus hotsoni  – alaktaga pięciopalczasta
 Scarturus elater  – alaktaga mała
 Scarturus heptneri
 Scarturus indicus  – alaktaga stepowa
 Scarturus vinogradovi  – alaktaga podgórska
 Scarturus tetradactylus  – alaktaga czteropalczasta

Opisano również gatunki wymarłe:
 Scarturus anderssoni  (Chińska Republika Ludowa; miocen)
 Scarturus fru  (Ukraina; miocen)
 Scarturus minor  (Chińska Republika Ludowa; fanerozik)
 Scarturus parvidens  (Chińska Republika Ludowa; miocen)
 Scarturus shalaensis  (Chińska Republika Ludowa; miocen)
 Scarturus suni  (Chińska Republika Ludowa; miocen)
 Scarturus varians  (Kazachstan; neogen)

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Although it might sometimes be difficult to realize you have spyware installed on your personal computer, there are a few ways you can check for malicious spyware programs. First check your web browser for extra toolbars, changed homepage, new or reset favorites and bookmarks, changes to security settings (such as changes to the cookie allowance level, use of Active X, etc.), or pop-up ads that are not related to the site you are viewing. Also check your task bar to see if there are some new programs constantly running on your machine, eating up bandwidth.
Spyware usually contains adult material and are not displayed in the same fashion as normal ads are. You may also see advertisements when you're not browsing the Web. Clicking hyperlinks which do not work (or take you somewhere you didn't expect), a sluggish system, or your system taking longer to load the Windows desktop are all signs that your computer may be infected with spyware.
With the huge amount of spyware programs found on the Internet, comes an equally big amount of anti-spyware software packages. These programs first identify the spyware on your computer by scanning through your files, registry and cache memory. If they find spyware that matches their database (they use spyware databases, like anti-viruses use virus databases) they warn the user, then remove the malicious program.
Since spyware is installed like any other application on your system it will leave traces of itself in the system registry and in other places on your computer. Anti-spyware software will look for evidence of these files and delete them if found. It's very important that you update your anti-spyware program as often as possible (as soon as the anti-spyware producers release an update or patch), in order to keep your spyware database up-to-date.
It is important to remember that not all companies who claim their software contains adware are really offering adware (adware is the legal "brother" of spyware, used only for organized and visible advertising). There is always a chance that adware is spyware in disguise so to speak, and that programs with embedded spyware may not state its existence at all.
Always stay on the side of caution and be sure to research privacy policies and licensing agreements that come with freeware. You should also become familiar with Internet lists of companies reported to be using spyware. Much like a firewall or anti-virus program, anti-spyware software is crucial to maintain optimal protection and security on your computer and network.


Since Rasc, Gun, and Krischan formed Rotersand in 2002, they have become a very well respected and highly popular band, known for their catchy melodies, great basslines, and intelligent vocals. With the release of their new album Random Is Resistance, Rotersand prove they can and will continue to make albums that can dominate the clubs and alternative charts but also remain true to their unique sound and artistic vision.
How does a Rotersand album come into existence? How long did Random Is Resistance take to create, where did you work on it, and how did it vary, if at all, in process from past albums?
It starts with a first sketch of a bassline or a vocal line or an inspiring chord progression, or sometimes just a slogan or one word. And from there we shape it step by step, note by note, beat by beat, as long as it still gives us that kind of unmistakable Rotersand feeling we need to keep going. All three of us have some sort of personal studio equipment to record guitars or vocals and do some programming with. For the final production we mostly meet in Krischan´s Studio 600.
You have stated before that Rotersand draws off many different styles of music. And each band member has a different background in electronic music. What styles in particular did you draw from for Random Is Resistance?
In a German review somebody described our new album, Random Is Resistance, as a kind of time travel through different music styles of the last decade, and we can definitely relate to that. That is owed a great deal to the fact that all three of us draw from different musical backgrounds. In collaborating as a band, we are privileged to be able to combine ideas and influences from a large pool of rather diverse personal taste and know how. It is that combination of musical personalities that shapes our sound; much more than certain styles we could be trying to implement. It goes from Pink Floyd and Queen to contemporary techno music (mainly Detroit provenience), has audible roots in EBM and a bit of euro-trance, but than again also in 70s glamrock and classical and pop music. That's us.


Nicholas Dante is an aspiring pop music artist from Brooklyn, New York who wants to make music worth listening to.
He endeavours to produce pieces of music that could be played in any moment with the accompanying feelings.
Either it's nostalgic Friday days or feel-good outrageous Saturday nights – or even the aftermath on Sundays – his music is a platform of expression and growth to appeal and add onto the experience that one might have in that moment of time.
Additionally, he likes to experiment creatively with different sounds sonically that help achieve the message or feeling that he is trying to seek out for.
'Echoic' is the latest project from this Brooklyn based guy and so I asked him to tell us in his words what it was all about?
"The album's sound is pretty eclectic, mainly showcasing an 80's synth throwback sound that coincides with modern electronic, dance elements and this eclectic aesthetic was very important to me when creating the sound of this project. I wanted to have the tempos vary throughout to showcase the rollercoaster of emotions that the narrative tells, as well as play with different instruments and sounds.
The song 'Delirium' is about slipping into a fixation over a person or an object, however once fallen, there is an instability in the relationship due to the other person's feelings.
The albums lyrics deal with issues such as; confusion between lust and love, sexual urges, and the inner struggles you face when you are at your worst. The consistent narrative throughout the project is the difficulty of letting go of the past and moving on. The album plays as if the listener were to be reading it as a story, however it's up to the listener to interpret the structure of the narrative while listening.
The term "Echoic" is defined as a sound by imitation, and also refers to the psychological term "Echoic Memory" which coincides with the narrative that is showcased lyrically throughout the project.
…and let Nicholas take you on that journey!
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Canines for Disabled Kids going 'Over the Edge'…
Canines for Disabled Kids going 'Over the Edge' with fundraiser
Connor snuggles up to service dog Niles as part of Canines for Disabled Kids, a nonprofit organization that helps create child and service dog teams that is holding a fundraiser in Worcester on Dec. 11, giving participants the opportunity to rappel off a 19-floor downtown building. (COURTESY CANINES FOR DISABLED KIDS)
By Danielle Ray | dray@sentinelandenterprise.com |
PUBLISHED: December 5, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: December 6, 2021 at 11:43 a.m.
WORCESTER — Leominster native Mallory Galatzer-Levy is inviting humanitarian thrill seekers and those who want to check it off their bucket list to go "Over the Edge" for service dog teams as part of the Canines for Disabled Kids fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 11, where participants will be rappelling from the roof of the historic, 8-floor Mercantile Building on Front Street.
Darian and Nikki from Canines for Disabled Kids, a nonprofit organization that helps create child and service dog teams that is holding a fundraiser in Worcester on Dec. 11. (COURTESY CANINES FOR DISABLED KIDS)
This exciting opportunity gives people the rare chance to experience the thrill of rappelling in downtown Worcester while supporting the creation of child and service dog teams for Canines for Disabled Kids, which provides counseling services to families looking to add a service dog to their family.
"We are always looking for fun and interesting ways to fundraise," said Galatzer-Levy, who has been with Canines for Disabled Kids for 15 years doing fundraising and more as the special events coordinator. "Over the Edge approached us with this event and we just had to do it, it was such an amazing opportunity to do something really exciting and raise funds and publicity for the cause."
The event is limited to 90 spots and so far, 25 are signed up. There is a $50 registration and raising $1,000 secures your spot. And if you sign up with a friend, it's $100 to register and $1,700 secures a spot for both of you on the rappel rope. There are incentives for fundraising including getting a GoPro recording of your rappel if you raise $1,500 and each participant will receive a free event T-shirt.
A participant rappels down a high-rise building during an Over the Edge fundraiser. (COURTESY OVER THE EDGE)
All the funds raised will support educational programs on service dogs in schools, assist people considering the use of service dogs, and provide scholarships to help families, including children and teens cover some of the training costs of a service dog.
"Give the gift of independence and have a great time doing it," an event press release stated.
Canines for Disabled Kids began in 1998 as an offshoot of NEADS World Class Service Dogs, formerly known as National Education for Assistance Dog Services and Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans. Since then, the Worcester-based nonprofit has sponsored over 130 service dogs that can help children with different disabilities, some with their parents as facilitators or supervisors and others independently.
Galatzer-Levy, who grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School in 2003, now lives in Auburn with her husband and their two young daughters. She has years of experience with dogs, including training and personally — sadly, two of her own dogs died this summer.
Leominster native and Canines for Disabled Kids Special Events Coordinator Mallory Galatzer-Levy with her beloved Vizska Jo, the nonprofit organization's demo dog who passed away this summer at the age of 12. (COURTESY MALLORY GALATZER-LEVY)
She said she relishes being a part of the Canines for Disabled Kids team and spreading the word about its mission of increasing independence for children with disabilities and their families by promoting service dog partnerships, understand, and awareness throughout the community.
"I really enjoy helping people learn more about these tools and the way they can bring independence to their users," Galatzer-Levy said. "Service dogs are not the right choice for everyone, but for their users they are really life changing. The industry is constantly evolving, and people are finding new ways dogs can assist their users all the time. I love speaking to people about the things the dogs are doing, and the excitement they show when they find out all the cool ways dogs can mitigate a person's disabilities."
Galatzer-Levy will participate in the fundraiser and rappel down the building, a feat she said she is "really excited" to get to do.
Chelsea and Josette became a duo through Canines for Disabled Kids, a nonprofit organization that helps create child and service dog teams that is holding a fundraiser in Worcester on Dec. 11. (COURTESY CANINES FOR DISABLED KIDS)
"I have rappelled before, but never this high," Galatzer-Levy said. "The Mercantile building is in a great location and it's going to be such a cool view of the city. I can't wait to get some awesome pictures and video of descent."
She said they had originally planned to do the fundraising event before COVID-19 and were hoping to raise $100,000.
"COVID has greatly affected our ability to do fundraisers and we were forced to scale back some of our original plans for this event," she said, adding that to date they have raised $9,000. "We are looking to raise as much money as possible to be able to best assist everyone who needs us."
They will be accepting donations towards the fundraiser through Dec. 31 and Galatzer-Levy said they are grateful for any and all donations, big or small.
"Even if heights aren't your thing, you can help encourage someone else to go over or put some money toward their goal," she said.
Galatzer-Levy said it is important to her and the Canines for Disabled Kids team to do this unique fundraising event, not only raising money but also awareness of what they offer.
"Service dogs bring independence to their users, and we want everyone who would benefit from a dog like this to have access to one," she said. "We provide scholarships to offset the cost of these dogs for kids 18 and under, so the more funds we have, the more children we can assist with obtaining dogs like these.
Austin offers Paris a cookie, a pair that came together through Canines for Disabled Kids, a nonprofit organization that helps create child and service dog teams that is holding a fundraiser in Worcester on Dec. 11. (COURTESY MICHAEL STONE)
"We are an international organization and provide our scholarships and education services to people all over the country and in Canada," Galatzer-Levy said. "We will provide information to anyone who is looking for more info about service dogs and help them find an organization to best train a dog to suit their needs. We also work with businesses looking for more info about the laws that govern service dogs and their use to help them fully understand and best work with service dog teams."
She said she hopes the awareness raised will match more dogs with children who could benefit from their service "as well as get people excited."
"The more people aware of our service, the more people we can help."
To register and donate visit https://bit.ly/3Dogita and for more information visit https://caninesforkids.org.
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Danielle Ray | Reporter
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National Pet Day is April 11, and I would like to share with you a pet food coupon and a few adorable videos that remind us of how important it is to raise pets responsibly with smart food. Take a look at what Wellness Natural Pet Food has to offer.
Pets count on us to make healthy choices for them every day, and choosing the right pet food is a very important choice. Below is some background on Wellness Natural Pet Food. They have formulated recipes that are considered wholesome and made with natural ingredients with a boost of super nutrients (antioxidants, omega fatty acids, pre-biotics and pro-biotics) for a longer and healthier life expectancy for our pets.
In addition, Wellness is offering a $5 coupon that can used on your next pet food shopping visit. Please note, this promotional coupon expires on April 23rd, 2013.
As a bonus, watch these cute videos and make sure your pets don't look like Stuffy full of artificial preservatives. Instead, Check Your Bag!
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Even in the Philippines, the Zero Waste Movement is Taking Off
June 18, 2019June 18, 2019By Dudez Perez
I came across an article five years ago describing how the author didn't produce trash for two years. I may have just browsed through that article or might have even skipped it all together. In my mind, going "zero waste" is absolutely rubbish. How do we go about living our daily lives without plastic? Especially in the Philippines where I live, most products are wrapped in disposable plastic; we need plastic to segregate trash, food waste is unavoidable and going completely green seems too radical for the majority of Filipinos.
Zero Waste Month
Just recently, I came across another article which states that former president Benigno Aquino III signed a Presidential Proclamation No. 760 declaring January as Zero Waste Month. By order of the president, this advocacy urges businesses and households to design and manage products as well as their processes to reduce or even eliminate the volume of waste.
The Good Trade Philippines is a business that promotes zero waste and eco friendly products. Credit: The Good Trade Ph.
First Zero Waste Fair in the Philippines
Odd, since not much awareness has been brought to the public about this zero waste advocacy. Five years ago, going zero waste was not a popular concept although various nongovernmental organizations in the country have been trying to mainstream zero-waste living. At the first ever Zero Waste Youth Convergence organized by Mother Earth Foundation 5,000 youth leaders came together to find ways to promote Zero Waste Month. In January 2015, on a mission to mainstream the movement, the group launched the Zero Waste Fair.
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Since then, the movement is becoming the new normal, widely promoted by the Facebook Group 'Buhay Zero-Waste' translated to 'Zero Waste Life'. It currently has over 38,000 members bombarding newsfeeds with news and tips about how to live trash-free. Members share practical zero waste tips, photos and success stories in the hopes of inspiring others to further reduce their waste.
Here are some of the posts from that group:
Eco-Bricks made from trash
In the municipality of Orani, Bataan, broken glass, ceramic pieces and plastic wrappers are being turned into "eco bricks" to be used in the construction of a park to be built in the province. The crushed glasses and torn pieces of plastics will also be used to build pavements for their public markets, thereby reducing waste and saving the local government a lot of money. According to Bopbop Orani, a member of the Buhay Zero-Waste group who shared the news, the town of Orani in Bataan province shells out 10 million pesos a year for waste management services to pick up trash and dump it in landfills. Since 2018, the municipality now enforces a strict ecological waste plan that is committed to constructing systems for processing compost and recyclable materials.
Earth-friendly weddings
Mary Jane Cablido, another member of the Buhay Zero-Waste group shared a photo album of a plastic-free wedding reception where banana leaves and banana trunks were served as food containers and plates.
First ever zero-waste store in Cebu
A group member of the Buhay Zero-Waste Facebook page posted this video clip of the first-ever zero-waste store in Cebu.:
Amgu grocery store located in Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City, opened in April this year. As a plastic-free bulk food store, all customers are required to bring their own refillable containers.
Store owners Ivy Jane Sumabong and Rangi Joy Madarang launched the zero-waste store to create awareness of the waste problem and make it easier for local residents to shift to a sustainable lifestyle. The store's name 'Amgu' simply means awareness so opening an all-organic store that helps raise awareness of environmental issues may encourage people to start living more consciously.
Here are other ways the Philippines is going zero waste:
Trash to cash
Since 2015, all 51 SM Supermalls in the country hold an SM Cares program every first Friday and Saturday of the month. This activity allows customers to bring trash to exchange for cash.
Produce bags from Sacked Store
Zero-Waste school cafeteria
Moving down south to the province of Negros Occidental, a high school cafeteria goes zero-waste by replacing plastic disposable items with bamboo mugs, banana leaves plates and coconut shell bowls for the students. The "Wala Usik" (aka Zero-Waste) Canteen in Bulata National High School in the town of Cauayan started the school year with an eco resolution of reducing plastic waste. By going zero-waste, the school promotes a healthier lifestyle by avoiding the selling of processed food that comes in single-used plastics. Instead the school encourages students and faculty to eat fresh food prepared using locally grown produce.
Plastic-free Philippines
The province of Ilocos Norte recently joined other eco-conscious municipalities by restricting the use of single-use plastic. Just last week, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan had approved the second reading Draft Provincial Ordinance No. 2019-05-074 sponsored by governor-elect Matthew Joseph Manotoc. The ordinance states that certain use of plastics must be restricted and violators will face a fine of P200 to P5000. Some of the other places in the country that follow the no-plastic policy are: El Nido, Palawan; Los Banos, Laguna; Cebu City Hall; Bacolod City; the public markets in San Fernando, La Union; the government Offices in Negros Oriental; Baguio City, Benguet; some towns in Pangasinan; Pilar, Surigao del Norte and Boracay Island.
Credit: The Good Trade Ph
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Furthermore, various zero-waste fairs have surfaced with eco-friendly merchants coming together to promote sustainable shopping. One active community of sustainable businesses, The Good Trade PH, don't just hold trade fairs but also offer workshops and talks to educate people on how they can live more sustainably and reduce their waste.
Philippines is stepping up and becoming more aggressive in how it promotes zero waste living. Five years ago, these concepts may have seemed too much of an ask of Filipinos, but with pollution choking the country's waterways and beautiful islands and climate change impacting the region, the country and its people are committing to do more and with an awakening community who stop until the ripples have reached the entire nation, a Zero-Waste Philippines seems possible.
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Q: Allow EC2 to listen to port 443 for unencrypted request from load balancer How can I configure .ebextensions so the EB load balancer terminates https, then forwards the unencrypted request to my EC2 instance. And the EC2 instance reads the request.
My load balancer accepts requests on 2 ports. 80 and 443. 443 has an uploaded cert which I purchased with "AWS Route 53" and requested a certificate with "AWS Certificate Manager" (required to open port 443).

(*** ssl cert hidden above)
Also my security groups allow https over 443.
The problem is I don't know how to write the .ebextensions/...config to allow accepting unencrypted requests over 443 that are passed from the load balancer.
I found this (amazon docs):
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/https-singleinstance-python.html
and (stack overflow):
Flask on Elastic Beanstalk with SSL gives 403 Forbidden
But I think these both give examples when the load balancer is just forwarding the encrypted requests.
I've tried below but it was unsuccessful:
#https.config
Resources:
  sslSecurityGroupIngress:
    Type: AWS::EC2::SecurityGroupIngress
    Properties:
      GroupName: {Ref : AWSEBSecurityGroup}
      IpProtocol: tcp
      ToPort: 443
      FromPort: 443
      CidrIp: 0.0.0.0/0

Where I'd like the load balancer to do decryption, then forward the unecrypted request to a port that my app uses.
In my app:
# wsgi.py
from app import application

if __name__ == "__main__":
    application.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=443)

Currently http works well and fast, but https just times out.
I'm a developer but I know almost nothing about sysops.
I've been trying to debug this for over a day so any help would be very appreciated.
UPDATE:
Based on Configure apache to listen on port other than 80 , I tried changing:

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*Listen 80 to Listen 443 in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

*<VirtualHost *:80> to <VirtualHost *:443> in /etc/httpd/conf.d/wsgi.conf

*then ran sudo /sbin/service httpd restart

A: Check this.
AWS - SSL/https on load balancer
And you really should look into not using the built in flask webserver, as its for development only. Try uwsgi or gunicorn

A: What I would suggest is only setup Apache to listen on Port 80 and change your load balancer to set the InstancePort to 80 for both incoming ports of 80 & 443.
One of the benefits of SSL termination at the LB is that you don't have to worry about handling multiple ports on the upstream server.
You can use the X-Forwarded-Proto header (which the load balancer provides) in order to determine whether the request originally came in on HTTP or HTTPS so you can build your links/urls etc accordingly.
EDIT
An alternative to handling URL creation based on that header is to force https traffic which you can do with something like the below, though I'm an nginx user rather than Apache so your mileage may vary in that the config below might be utter rubbish.
<VirtualHost *:80>
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} ^http$
    RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
    …
</VirtualHost>

A: I was able to solve by forwarding both ports as http to my EC2 instance from the load balancer.
Note instance port is 80 and instance protocol is HTTP for both.
Previously I was unable to specify 80 for the 2nd because I was leaving the protocol as HTTPS.

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EDISON, N.J., Jan. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Fi-Tek announced today that Cadence Bank has gone live on the company's fully integrated wealth management solution, TrustPortal. TrustPortal facilitates wealth managers in consolidating their business functions onto a single platform with the client's entire wealth management life cycle in mind.
As a result of Cadence Bank's acquisition of Encore Bank, Cadence needed a Wealth Management solution that would allow Cadence to manage their trust business across multiple locations on a real time and efficient basis. TrustPortal met those needs enabling Cadence Bank to scale their wealth management business and concentrate their efforts on their clients. Cadence Bank recognizes that Fi-Tek is continually enhancing the system with the latest functionality which gives Cadence the ability to stay current with the market. TrustPortal helps Cadence Bank provide their clients with a one-stop shop for full wealth management of their entire relationship needs.
"As a user of the Fi-Tek TrustPortal system for more than 20 years we were anxious to continue an accounting and investment package that we could trust when we bought a bank with a large substantial trust department and realized we would need to merge the two entities," said John Davis, Executive Vice President of Trust Services at Cadence Bank. "After an extensive review our whole team felt Fi-Tek was the best solution for our needs with its innovative technology and user friendly intuitive system. The entire conversion process went very well for merging the data of our two trust departments. Fi-Tek had a terrific planning and programming team who facilitated weekly calls to ensure all of the bases were covered. The conversion weekend went perfectly, with all of the timetables being met. From a processing standpoint, we did not skip a beat and most importantly, our customers and clients were minimally impacted."
"Over the last five years, we have invested heavily into new technology and developing wealth management lifecycle functionality to make TrustPortal an efficient market leading solution to help companies like Cadence manage their business efficiently," said Subir Chatterjee, President & CEO of Fi-Tek. "We are delighted to have a sophisticated client like Cadence select our TrustPortal platform and we look forward to our partnership."
For more information about Fi-Tek & Cadence Bank, please visit www.fi-tek.com and www.cadencebank.com.


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Gums Ruining Your Smile? Try Gum Reshaping!
Are you embarrassed by your gummy smile? You shouldn't have to hide. We can help!
At Atlanta West Dentistry, Dr. Travis Watson, Dr. Cameron Watson, and Dr. Lauren Bowersox are experienced dentists helping patients in the Marietta, GA area. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are ready right now to help improve your smile and give you the confidence you deserve.
If you're concerned about too much gum showing when you smile or feel that your teeth look too small because of your gums, gum reshaping may be right for you.
Gum reshaping, also known as gum contouring, is a great option if you're embarrassed by your gummy smile. Even if you have perfectly straight, white teeth, too much gum showing when you smile can make you self-conscious.
If they cover a large portion of your teeth, your gums can make your teeth look small. Gums that are too low can be caused by genetics, a health problem, or certain medications.
Fortunately, there are options available to fix your gummy smile and give you the confidence you deserve.
At Atlanta West Dentistry, we offer treatments to fix your gummy smile. We use modern technology that is virtually painless to reshape your smile also known as gum contouring or a gum lift. We use laser technology that allows us to work quickly and with precision.
That's great news for you because it means less discomfort and less time in the chair. Thanks to our laser technology, you don't have to undergo surgery to lift your gums.
When you come in to see us for gum contouring, we will go through the entire process with you. We will even show you exactly how much gum we plan on removing, so you can get an idea of how dramatic your results will be. We will then use a mild local anesthetic to numb your gums before using our modern laser to reshape your gums.
During the procedure, we will seal the tissue after contouring to create the shape you want.
Although the procedure is practically painless, we understand that undergoing any dental procedure can be unsettling. We offer several options for sedation if you and your dentist agree it's necessary. But chances are, you'll already feel comfortable in our private operatories. We also offer TVs, blankets, pillows, and more to help you relax.
Our gum reshaping laser technique is a better option for you because it means less bleeding and a shorter healing time. Very little to no pain and bleeding means you can get back to normal and enjoy your brand new smile in no time at all.
Over-the-counter pain relievers, as directed by us. Avoid aspirin because it can cause bleeding.
Eat soft foods and avoid foods with extreme temperatures. In the few days after surgery try sticking to foods like yogurt, eggs, soft vegetables, applesauce, or ice cream.
Until your gums have completely healed, avoid food with seeds and spicy food.
Follow the directions we give you after your procedure for brushing your teeth.
If you notice excessive bleeding or swelling or if you have any concerns, don't hesitate to call our office. We want you to love your new smile and feel comfortable throughout the process.
If your case is more severe, we will work with a local periodontist to be sure you get the results you're looking for. However, in most cases we can take care of you in our own dental office in Marietta, GA. If you're ready to schedule an appointment or want to find out more information about gum reshaping, call 770-744-4619 to talk with our experienced staff at Atlanta West Dentistry. You can also visit us online.


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Q: When using the .findAll() method, Beautifulsoup is counting too many tags I'm in the process of writing code for webscraping, and it seems like the .findAll() function in beautifulsoup merely finds the tags whose class attributes contain the specified class name.
For example, if I write container = page_soup.findAll('div',{'class':'compare-collapse'}), container will contain div tags whose classes are not only 'compare-collapse', but also 'compare-collapse compare-collapse_collapsed'. I only want to find div tags whose class attributes are only 'compare-collapse'. I've used Beautifulsoup before, and I didn't encounter this problem.
Here's my code. I wrote my code with many containers to make it easier to debug. The bug happens at container3.
html = driver.page_source
page_soup = soup(html,"html.parser")

container1=page_soup

container2=container1.findAll('div',{'id':'ratings'})
container2=container2[0]

container3=container2.findAll('div',{'class':'compare-collapse'}) #BUG HAPPENS HERE
container3=container3[1]

container4=container3.findAll('div',{'class':'compare-collapse_items'})
container4=container4[0]

container5=container4.findAll('div',{'class':'compare-section'})
container5=container5[0]

container6=container5.findAll('div',{'class':'container-fluid compare-row'})
container6=container6[2]

container7=container6.findAll('div',{'class':'row'})
container7=container7[0]

name=container7.div.div.text
print(name)

I previously stored all the containers in a text document.  container3's class is compare-collapse compare-collapse_collapsed, instead of compare-collapse. How do I fix this?

A: Duplicate Of:
BeautifulSoup webscraping find_all( ): finding exact match
Please See From the above question.
base on your, it would be:
container = page_soup.findAll(lambda tag: tag.name == 'div' and
                               tag.get('class') == ['compare-collapse'])


On 24th of April 2013, the Rana Plaza Building in Bangladesh collapsed. 1,138 people died and another 2,500 were injured, making it the fourth largest industrial disaster in history. That's when FASHION REVOLUTION was born. There were five garment factories in Rana Plaza all manufacturing clothing for big global brands. The victims were mostly young women. CHAFOR together with other protagonists from the fashion industry raises awareness for this topic. CHAFOR itself puts great emphasis on sustainability, fair working conditions and quality. The CHAFOR claim "DESIGNED IN PARIS | MADE IN GERMANY" underlines this at its best and sets new standards for the industry.