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Copyright (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000
AN ORDINANCE further to amend the Copyright Ordinance, 1962
WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Copyright Ordinance, 1962 (XXXIV of 1962), for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
AND WHEREAS the National Assembly and the Senate stand suspended in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No.1 of 1999;
AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No.1 of 1999, as well as Order No.9 of 1999, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Ordinance may be called the Copyright (Amendment) Ordinance, 2000.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 2, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the Copyright Ordinance, 1962 (XXXIV of 1962), hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance, in section 2,-
(a) For clause (p) the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(p) "literary work" includes works on humanity, religion, social and physical sciences, tables, compilations of data or other material in any form and computer programmes, that is to say, programmes recorded on any disc, tape, perforated media or other information storage device, which, if fed into or located in a computer or computer based equipment is capable of reproducing any information;"; and
(b) After clause (zc), the following new clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"(zcc) "rental" means the authorization to use the original or a copy of a computer program or a cinematographic work for a limited period of time for consideration;".
3. Amendment of section 3, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.-In the said Ordinance, in section 3,-
(a) In sub-section (1),-
(i) In clause (a), after sub-clause (viii), the following new sub-clause shall be added, namely:-
"(ix) to authorize the rental of computer programmes;"; and
(ii) In clause (c), after sub-clause (iv), the following new sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"(v) to authorize the rental of cinematographic works;"; and
(b) After sub-section (2), the following new sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-
"(3) Entitlement to copyright in compilation of data or other material shall not extend to data or other material itself and shall be without prejudice to any copyright subsisting in the data or other material, that is to say, the copyright shall subsist to the extent of compilation only.".
4. Amendment of section 10, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, in section 10, sub-section (2 A) shall be omitted.
5. Substitution of title to Chapter IV, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.-In the said Ordinance, in Chapter IV, for the title the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"RIGHTS OF BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS, PERFORMERS
AND PRODUCERS OF PHONOGRAMS (SOUND RECORDING)".
6. Insertion of new section 24 A, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, after section 24, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:-
"24A. Rights of performers and producers of phonograms (sound recording).- (1) The performers shall have the right to do or to prevent fixation of their unfixed performance and reproduction of such fixation and broadcasting by wireless means and communication to the public of their live performance.
(2) The producers of phonograms shall have the right to do or to prohibit the direct or the indirect reproduction of their fixation and any rental thereof.
(3) The rights specified in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall subsist for a period of fifty years computed from the end of the calendar year in which fixation was made or performance took place.".
7. Substitution of section 25, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, for section 25 the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"25. Application of other provisions of this Ordinance to broadcasting, performers and producers of phonograms.- Any person who, without authorization of the broadcasting organization, performers and producers of phonograms (sound recording) does or causes the doing of any of the acts referred to in section 24 and 24 A shall be deemed to infringe the rights of the broadcasting organization, performers and producers of phonograms (sound recording) and the provisions contained in Chapters XII to XVI shall, within the limits permitted by the nature of the matter, apply to broadcasting organization, performers and producers of phonograms (sound recording) as if they were authors and works, respectively.".
"26.Definitions.- (a) "broadcasting" means communication to the public of sound or images or both by means of radio diffusion, including communication by telecast, or wire, or by both, or any other means of communication.
(b) "Fixation" means the incorporation of sounds or images or both in a device by means of which they can later be made aurally or visually perceivable.
(c) "Phonogram" means any exclusively aural fixation of sounds of a performance or of other sounds.
(d) "Producer of phonogram" means a person who, or the legal entity which, fixes the sounds of a performance or other sounds.
(e) "Rebroadcasting" means the simultaneous broadcasting by
one broadcasting organization of the broadcast of another broadcasting organization.".
9. Amendment of section 36, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, in section 36, after sub-section (2), the following new sub-section shall be added, namely:-
"(3) The Federal Government or the Board may, upon an application by any governmental or statutory institution, in the public interest, grant a license to reprint, translate, adapt or publish any text book on non-profit basis.".
10. Amendment of section 39, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, in section 39, in sub-section (2), for the full stop, at the end, a colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following proviso shall be added, namely:-
"Provided that in the case of artistic works the Registrar shall not enter the particulars of the work in the Register of Copyrights and shall not issue a certificate of registration to the applicant unless within one month of the filing of the application, or within such extended time as the Registrar may determine, the applicant has advertised the work itself in a newspaper as may be prescribed, and send two copies thereof to the Registrar and unless within one month thereafter, or within such extended time as the Registrar may determine, not exceeding two months, the Registrar has not received any objections to the registration of particulars of the work in the Register of Copyrights.".
11. Substitution of section 58, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, for section 58 the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"58. Importation and exportation of infringing copies.- (1) The Registrar, on application of owner of copyright or his duly authorized agent and on payment of prescribed fee, may, after making such inquiry as he may deem fit, order that no infringing copies of the work shall be imported into or exported out of Pakistan.
(2) Subject to such provisions as may be prescribed, the Registrar or any person authorized by him in this behalf may enter any ship, vehicle, dock or premises where any such copies as are referred to in sub-section (1) may be found and may examine such copies.
(3) All copies to which any order made under sub-section (1) applies, shall be deemed to be goods of which the bringing into or exporting out of Pakistan is prohibited or restricted under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), and all the provisions of that Act shall have effect accordingly.".
12. Insertion of new section 60A, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.-In the said Ordinance, after section 60, the following new section 60A shall be inserted, namely:-
"60A. Special remedies for infringement of copyright.- (1) Where copyright in any work has been infringed and the owner of the copyright is unable to institute immediate regular legal proceedings for sufficient cause, the owner or any other person having any interest in the copyright in the work, may apply to the court for immediate provisional orders to prevent infringement of the copyright in such work and for preservation of any evidence relating to such infringement notwithstanding that regular proceedings in the form of a suit or other civil proceedings have not yet been instituted by the owner.
(2) The court may pass any interim orders envisaged in sub-section (1) without prior notice to the defendant, if the court is satisfied that the applicant has some interest in copyright in the work and the right of the applicant is likely to be infringed, affected or prejudiced and any delay in passing such orders is likely to cause irreparable harm to the applicant or where there is a reasonable risk of evidence, either being destroyed, hidden or removed from the jurisdiction of the court or otherwise there is a likelihood of frustration of the intended proceedings if immediate action could not be instituted or there is likelihood of multiplicity of proceedings in the absence of such orders.
(3) Where the copyright owner or any other person having any interest in the copyright has sought interim orders as provided in sub-sections (1) and (2), such orders shall cease to have effect if a suit for infringement of copyright or other civil proceedings are not initiated within a maximum of thirty days, and where such regular proceedings have been filed by the owner of the copyright, the provisional proceedings in respect of such a work by whosoever filed shall merge into the regular proceedings.
(4) While exercising powers under sub-sections (1) and (2), the court, in case of import or export of consignment containing infringing copies of works, may direct the customs authorities, in whose custody such consignment is lying for the time being to refuse release of such consignment pending decision of the matter by the court:
Provided that where interim orders are revoked or cease to have effect due to any act or omission of the applicant, the court may award appropriate costs to the defendant for any injury caused.".
13. Amendment of section 65, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, in section 65, for sub-section (1) the following shall be substituted, namely.-
"(1) Every suit or other civil proceedings regarding infringement of copyright shall be instituted and tried in the Court of District Judge which shall ordinarily be decided within a period of twelve months.".
14. Insertion of new Chapter XIIIA and sections 65A, 65B and 65C, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, after Chapter XIII, the following new chapter and sections 65A, 65B and 65C, shall be inserted, namely:-
"CHAPTER XIIIA
PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION
65A. Prohibition.- No infringing copies of any work, whether themselves or depicted or applied to any article or goods or in any other form, shall be allowed to be imported into or exported out of Pakistan either by sea, air, land or through any other means or channel of communication.
65B. Jurisdiction of officers of customs.-(1) An officer of customs functioning under the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), may, upon an application by the owner of copyright in the work or any other person having an interest in the copyright in the work, detain any consignment intended to be imported into or exported out of Pakistan which is suspected to contain infringing copies of any work.
(2) A consignment detained under sub-section (1), shall be examined by an officer of customs in the presence of the parties and upon determination that such consignment contains infringing copies of any work, the same shall be ordered to be confiscated and the importer or exporter thereof, as the case may be, shall be liable to such penalties as provided in this behalf in the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969) :
Provided that all the process of detention and examination of the consignment as provided in this section shall be completed ordinarily within a period of fifteen days of the filing of the application by the aforesaid person:
Provided further that an order passed by any officer of customs under this section shall be deemed to be an order passed under the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), and shall be appealable as such.
65C. Release of detained consignment.- In case where the consignment intended to be imported into or exported out of Pakistan has been detained by an officer of customs under section 65B and the requirements of the first proviso to that section are not completed, the importer or exporter of such consignment, as the case may be, may apply to the concerned customs authorities for release of such goods subject to furnishing such security as may be deemed appropriate by the officer of customs.".
15. Amendment of section 66, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.-In the said Ordinance, in section 66, in clause (a), the word "or", at the end, shall be omitted and thereafter the following new clauses shall be inserted, namely:-
"(ab) The rental rights in cinematographic works and computer programmes;
(ac) The rights of performers or producers of sound recording; or".
16. Insertion of new section 66E, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, after section 66D, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:-
"66E. Penalty for unauthorized rental of cinematographic works and computer programmes.- Any person who, without authorization of the copyright owner or his licensee rents out the original or copies of the cinematographic works or computer programmes, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both.".
17. Amendment of section 70B, Ordinance XXXIV of 1962.- In the said Ordinance, in section 70B, after the figure, letter and comma "66D," the figure and letter "66E" shall be inserted.
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye * Heartwarming Story Showing How People's Beliefs Make Them Who They Are
This film offers an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and 80s, Tammy Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world's largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance and prosperity. Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace people from all walks of life. However, it wasn't long before financial improprieties, scheming rivals, and scandal toppled their carefully constructed empire.
KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Mikella G. comments, "I liked the film The Eyes of Tammy Faye because it is a heartwarming story that opened me up to a whole other world that I was unaware of. It taught me about others' way of life and how their beliefs can make them the person that they are." See her full review below.
By Mikella G, KIDS FIRST!, Film Critic, age 15
I liked the film The Eyes of Tammy Faye because it is a heartwarming story that opened me up to a whole other world that I was unaware of. It taught me about others' way of life and how their beliefs can make them the person that they are.
This movie follows the lives of Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) and Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield). They both dedicated their lives to Christianity and made a living from it. They found each other young and grew together. However, as their work continued to evolve Jim began to forget why this all started. Whereas Tammy made plenty of mistakes, but always remembers who she is.
Something that I enjoyed about this film is how honest and real it is. It shows the reality of the lives of these two people and doesn't sugar coat anything. Another thing that stands out is the acting. Jessica Chastain makes her character extremely believable, and her voice truly moves you. Andrew Garfield is always in the moment; I often forgot that he isn't his character in real life.
Additionally, this film takes place in a completely different time period, and they both really tap into that. Furthermore, the characters' ages are constantly changing as the decades go by. Tammy and Jim always look and act exactly as they were supposed to be during each time period. Lastly, the sets and costume designs are executed extremely well. All of the locations, props, cars, building exteriors and interiors fit the era. The movie also includes a huge wardrobe, and everything fits the time period. I love fashion, so this made a bit impact on me. Everything made me believe I was actually living during that time.
The message of this film is to always stay true to yourself and your beliefs. This film does contain some sexual content.
I give The Eyes of Tammy Faye 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18 as well as adults. The Eyes of Tammy Faye releases in theaters September 17, 2021.
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Do, Re & Mi * Fun And Educational, Lots Of Fun Characters
Sunday, September 19th, 2021
Join birdie friends Do, Re and Mi in the musical world of Beebopsburgh, an island where instruments grow in the Falsetto Forest and a giant Music Mountain towers above all their adventures. Discover the sounds and melodies, move to the beat and see how music helps solve any problem. Featuring an original song each episode. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Avalon N. comments, "This web series has lots of fun things to point out, starting with the theme song introducing all the main characters and introducing some inspirational messages. It will have your preschooler repeating the song around the house all day." See her full review below.
Do, Re & Mi
By Avalon N., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 13
Do, Re & Mi is A Fun And Educational Show With Many Fun Characters That Make It So Enlightening. With So Much Fun It's Hard Not To Get Into A Show Like This.
This show follows three little birdies, Do (Luke Youngblood), Re (Jackie Tohn) and Mi (Kristen Bell). They go on lots of adventures together such as trying out for a singing job or getting a new guitar and getting lost. With lots of fun messages and characters this show will appeal to a variety of kids. Each episode is about 23 minutes long and split into two stories.
This web series has lots of fun things to point out, starting with the theme song introducing all the main characters and introducing some inspirational messages. It will have your preschooler repeating the song around the house all day. There are also lots of other songs, hence the title Do, Re & Mi. Each episode has at least two, if not more songs and two different problems that the three birdies try to solve.
There is a cool little animation that happens every episode. The animation is clear and sharp and is really fun since it's based on birds. Lots of bird terms are toyed with, such as humamazing, absohootly and high wing which make for a fun addition, since the whole show is about birds. We also learn some music terms such as tempo (speed of the song) and dynamics (volume of the song).
The message of the show is about being yourself and never stop singing.
I give Do, Re & Mi 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 2 to 8, plus adults who will enjoy watching it with their little kids and can join them in singing along. This launches on Amazon Prime Video September 17, 2021. Be sure to check it out.
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Nightbooks * Just The Right Amount Of Scary For A Thrill But Won't Keep You Up All Night
A young boy named Alex becomes the prisoner of a witch to avoid certain death, he convinces her to let him tell her a scary story every night. Upon meeting the witch's servant, Yazmin, the two must use their wits to escape her apartment, a magical labyrinth filled with various dangers, before the witch kills them both. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Katherine S. comments, "Nightbooks is very entertaining, but has some slow moments. It's perfect for people who love a scary movie, but may regret watching it at night (like me!). It has the just right amount of scary moments to give you a thrill, but also doesn't keep you up at night." See her full review below.
Katherine S, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 13
Nightbooks is very entertaining, but has some slow moments. It's perfect for people who love a scary movie, but may regret watching it at night (like me!). It has the just right amount of scary moments to give you a thrill, but also doesn't keep you up at night.
Nightbooks follows the story of a boy named Alex (Winslow Fegley) who loves to write scary stories. While trying to find the boiler room in his apartment complex, he is lured into a witch's (Krysten Ritter) house, who steals children. He meets Yasmin, who is also stuck there. Can they make it out before they face certain doom? Watch the movie to find out.
This filmis based on the book by the same title, so fans of the book should love the movie. The set has so much attention to detail and the costume design, especially for Natacha the witch, is immaculate because all of her outfits perfectly express her personality. The special effects, specifically for the monsters, are so realistic that it gave me chills. My favorite character is Lenore the "sometimes" invisible cat because she has such a mind of her own.
The message is to never lose hope and always be yourself. Just because people think you are different doesn't mean that you are bad. There is some bad language and some scary parts that young kids find scary.
I give Nightbooks 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 18, plus adults. This movie releases September 15, 2021 on Netflix.
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Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty * Totally Engaging; Makes Us Want To See More
Continuing the dramatic tale of survival revolving around three families of meerkats who are descendants of the legendary meerkat matriarch, Flower. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Dominic D. comments, The latest series, Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty, is totally engaging and makes us want to see more of our favorite mongooses." See his full review below.
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty (2021)
By Dominic D., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 11
Many of us live in areas where Mother Nature brings a variety of seasons which exposes us to a wide array of ecosystems. Because we're used to this variety, we have become incredibly curious about areas of the globe whose ecosystems are perhaps not as vast; one area in particular is the desert. With its harshly hot and dry climate, we know that anything able to withstand such brutal weather has to be an amazing creature and that's one reason we have completely fallen for the South African meerkat. The documentary series Meerkat Manor has entertained us for over 15 years and has brought the wondrous secrets of the Kalahari Desert right into our homes. The latest series, Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty, is totally engaging and makes us want to see more of our favorite mongooses.
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty follows three families of the most charismatic desert mammals and showcases their family dynamics. In the spotlight of this series is Swift, the granddaughter of the original Meerkat Manor Whisker family matriarch, Flower. We've waited 12 years to catch up on what the Whiskers, Hakuna Mata and Ubuntu families have been up to and there are many surprises within this series as some things have changed. The new series continues to show us just how difficult life in the desert can be, yet with the perfect family dynamics and role assignments, animals can overcome these challenges. Just like in our own lives, people compete for space, food, and other resources, the meerkat families are no different. These episodes highlight that, despite the fact that the meerkats share a common bloodline, individual survival and the survival of their family is their main concern.
There are a lot of great things about this series, but my favorite part is the character led story telling by narrator Bill Nighy. The series humanizes the meerkats and gives each their own entertaining personalities. There are heroes, villains, babysitters, a Romeo and Juliet pair, and so much more. These personalities are hilarious and interesting to watch. The cinematography is also fantastic with its capturing of some of the most harsh weather conditions on Earth. I especially enjoyed the scenes where the camera was placed deep within the meerkat burrows. Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty is a captivating series about the natural world and I appreciate its educational value.
The message of this series is about teamwork. Of course, family, culture and perseverance are worth mentioning here also; however, if this species didn't have a system of working together, they could not thrive within their harsh ecosystem. Each meerkat has a specific role to support its family. They work cohesively in a variety of ways to assure the success of their family. Whether their role is one filled with drama or with entertainment, one thing is for certain – these desert dwellers are sure to tug at your heartstrings.
I give Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 6 to 18. Adults, especially animal lovers and nature enthusiasts, will also love this series. Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty is available now on BBC American and AMC+. Episodes 7 and 8 are coming out on September 4 and September 9, 2021.
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Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. * Perfect Modern Teen Role Model Shown In A Positive And Truthful Light
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021
Set in modern-day Hawai'i, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. – a coming-of-age dramedy inspired by the hit medical series Doogie Howser, M.D. – follows Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager. With the support of her caring — and comical — 'ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path. Guiding Lahela is her career-driven mother Dr. Clara Hannon who's also her supervisor at the hospital, her doting father Benny who helps keep her connected to what matters most, her free-spirited older brother Kai, her gregarious younger brother Brian Patrick, her best friend Steph, her surfer crush Walter and her fellow hospital colleagues, Dr. Lee, Charles and Noelani.
KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Ashleigh C. comments, "Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. is a show that our generation so desperately needs. It exemplifies the life of a modern teenager in a positive and truthful light while being totally binge-able." See her full review below.
By Ashleigh Clyde, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, 17
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Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. is a show that our generation so desperately needs. It exemplifies the life of a modern teenager in a positive and truthful light while being totally binge-able.
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. is a Disney Plus Original Series inspired by the 1989 TV series Doogie Howser. It follows Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha, a medical prodigy who is only 16 years old. With her life as a doctor and a teenager she struggles to keep up with both lifestyles.
The main character, Lahela (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) is a great character that exhumes girl power. From the show before this she is a modern take on old practices. Plus, she is a person of color and a female who is breaking unforeseen barriers at an early age. Apart from Lahela, Dr. Lee (Ronny Chieng) is one of my favorites. His jokes and comedic timing are always funny. Oftentimes, Disney comedies are very predictable and rarely contain great jokes; however, the humor in this show has modern references that create a wonderful watching experience. Same with the costumes in this show; the wardrobe throughout for Lahela are age appropriate and wearable. The show is based in Hawaii, so the sets at the hospital, the beach and the Kamealoha home are all beautiful with bright, vibrant colors accompanied with the soothing sounds of the ocean. My favorite part of this show is how it reflects the modernity of teenagers throughout the years. Many shows today portray teenagers in an inappropriate and unrealistic light. But this show makes it comfortable for a 17-year-old girl, like me, to be proud to be a teenager.
The message of this show is that it may seem like the world is on your shoulders, but the family around you has plenty of shoulders to help with the weight. This film promotes positive social behavior.
I give Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 10 to 18, plus adults. This show starts streaming exclusively on Disney+ September 8, 2021, with new episodes every Wednesday.
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9/11: Inside The President's War Room * A Remarkably Detailed Documentary About 9/11 Attacks
Saturday, September 4th, 2021
9/11 from the President's perspective, with exclusive access to information from the one's that had to take decisions during the World Trade Center's attack. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Eshaan M. comments, "In 2021, we will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the greatest American tragedies of the 21st century, the September 11 attacks. To help educate the public about exactly how this horrific event unfolded, the remarkably detailed documentary 9/11: Inside The President's War Room was created." See his full review below.
9/11: Inside The President's War Room
By Eshaan M., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 15
In 2021, we will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the greatest American tragedies of the 21st century, the September 11 attacks. To help educate the public about exactly how this horrific event unfolded, the remarkably detailed documentary 9/11: Inside The President's War Room was created.
Going minute by minute, hour by hour, 9/11: Inside The President's War Room offers two narratives, following the president's actions, thoughts, and movements, and the developing situation in New York City.
President George W. Bush was interviewed for this film and his impeccable memory of the day and skilled delivery make the documentary even more unique. His impassioned vow to bring Al-Qaeda to justice, his struggle to keep his anger in check, and his helplessness as he was flown around the country to avoid a rumored attack on Air Force One show exactly how novel this crisis was. The film includes high-quality archival footage and the perspectives of individuals like Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Ted Olson, as well as the president and vice president's chief of staff. I've never seen a more thoroughly researched and impeccably pieced-together documentary. The many perspectives from all these individuals contribute to a strong narrative that captures you from minute one. Each interview is compelling and the editing cuts between medium shots of the individuals and archival footage, creating an immersive and truly "in the room" experience. The background music complements the film's somber tone.
9/11: Inside The President's War Room is a portrait of resilience, tact, patience and leadership. There is some mild profanity in the film as well as some footage of the Twin Towers collapsing with screams in the background.
I give 9/11: Inside The President's War Room 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. 9/11: Inside The President's War Room is available now on Apple TV+ .
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We welcome you to the new world of Indian recipies. As it is, Indian cuisenes are famous the world over for sheer taste and variety of flavours. Among these, Gujarati delicacies are unique - a delight for the connoisseur and new converts like - bringing out delicious flavours from the very hot to the very sweet. "TALOD" Instant Mix Products fit into this groove perfectly, making their products.


I'm not actually a fan of themes with tons of design options. I think as a designer, it's our job to design theme.
However, it's not always a bad idea to let user express their creativity.
Last weekend, I create another theme. Nevertheless, a simple one with classic design. And this time I create several color options for it. Usually I prefer "refresh" transport method for my themes, because it's works, easier to code (and maintain in the future). But because this is a simple theme, I get it done relatively quickly. So I decide to "play" and use "postMessage" transport method for the color options.
There are problems I found when implementing this, and I want to share my solution.
It's relatively simple to do (if you are familiar with Customizer API), in this example I create two color option: "link color" and "site title" color option.
In the code above I use "refresh" post method. but we'll change that to "postMessage" transport method later.
Now, we have a fully working color option using refresh transport method on the customizer and on the front-end. Easy-Peasy.
We simply need to change the code above from "refresh" to "postMessage".
And when we change the color in the customizer setting, the preview won't work. So we need to create a JS to handle the preview our self.
Now everything should work correctly. Wrong!
In the front end it works fine (after we save the setting) but when we change the "Link Color" option in Customizer. It also change "Site Title" color. So "Link Color" option override all link color because it's added directly as style attributes in all anchor link element.
The problem with the preview JS above is because the method to change the style from the "customizer preview" and the "front-end" implementation is different. That's why we shouldn't expect the same result.
So the problem is, in the "customizer preview" we use jQuery CSS which will add style declaration in the element directly, and in the "front-end" we print style tag in the header (via wp_head).
So we just need to use the same method for consistency.
So for each color option we need to create an empty style tag. And we are going to add the CSS inside that tag using Preview JS.
#2. Use Preview JS to modify that style tag.
Now we have a consistent, easy to use solution for postMessage transport method for color option.
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Question: What are USB drives?
USB drives are the small little gadgets you see lots of people with and some wearing around their neck that are about the size of a finger or smaller. They are also called thumb drives and flash drives. USB drives are used to store information to carry to another computer. Those of you that used PCs in the 80s and 90s will remember that information was stored on floppy disks (5 ¼ and 3 ½ inch size) that allowed us to carry to another machine. USB drives can store 100s or 1000s of what was stored on a floppy disk.
The drives plug in the USB port on the PC which is why they are often called USB drives although large external drives plug in the same way. USB is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus and is just a different type connection prevalently used now on the PC. The drives do not have a disk drive in them but have flash memory. The computer can write the information to the flash memory similar to hard drives but there are no moving parts. The information can be accessed quicker in flash memory. This is also how digital cameras store their pictures. You see them called thumb drives because many of them are about the size of a thumb.
Originally USB drives were 128 megabytes and 256 megabytes in size. As technology improved you most commonly see people today with storage on them of 4 or 8 gigabytes. You can get them with 32 or 64 gigabytes and larger, but the price goes thru the ceiling currently.
To use the USB drive you plug it in a USB port on your PC. Most of today's PCs have USB ports on the front and back. The computer recognizes the drive and then Windows treats it like it is another hard drive on the PC. You can write files on it, delete files and edit them just like files on the hard drive (commonly called C drive) on the PC. You should click on a little icon in the task bar (if you hover over with the mouse it shows that it is used to safely remove media) and choose the drive and choose to eject it if you want to remove it, before physically removing it. If you just pull the USB drive out of the PC information that was being written to it may not be finished and you could lose the information.
Thanks Clay for the question.


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FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );

/**
 * @file
 *
 * Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication
 */

#include <string.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <ipxe/crypto.h>
#include <ipxe/hmac.h>

/**
 * Reduce HMAC key length
 *
 * @v digest		Digest algorithm to use
 * @v digest_ctx	Digest context
 * @v key		Key
 * @v key_len		Length of key
 */
static void hmac_reduce_key ( struct digest_algorithm *digest,
			      void *key, size_t *key_len ) {
	uint8_t digest_ctx[digest->ctxsize];

	digest_init ( digest, digest_ctx );
	digest_update ( digest, digest_ctx, key, *key_len );
	digest_final ( digest, digest_ctx, key );
	*key_len = digest->digestsize;
}

/**
 * Initialise HMAC
 *
 * @v digest		Digest algorithm to use
 * @v digest_ctx	Digest context
 * @v key		Key
 * @v key_len		Length of key
 *
 * The length of the key should be less than the block size of the
 * digest algorithm being used.  (If the key length is greater, it
 * will be replaced with its own digest, and key_len will be updated
 * accordingly).
 */
void hmac_init ( struct digest_algorithm *digest, void *digest_ctx,
		 void *key, size_t *key_len ) {
	unsigned char k_ipad[digest->blocksize];
	unsigned int i;

	/* Reduce key if necessary */
	if ( *key_len > sizeof ( k_ipad ) )
		hmac_reduce_key ( digest, key, key_len );

	/* Construct input pad */
	memset ( k_ipad, 0, sizeof ( k_ipad ) );
	memcpy ( k_ipad, key, *key_len );
	for ( i = 0 ; i < sizeof ( k_ipad ) ; i++ ) {
		k_ipad[i] ^= 0x36;
	}

	/* Start inner hash */
	digest_init ( digest, digest_ctx );
	digest_update ( digest, digest_ctx, k_ipad, sizeof ( k_ipad ) );
}

/**
 * Finalise HMAC
 *
 * @v digest		Digest algorithm to use
 * @v digest_ctx	Digest context
 * @v key		Key
 * @v key_len		Length of key
 * @v hmac		HMAC digest to fill in
 *
 * The length of the key should be less than the block size of the
 * digest algorithm being used.  (If the key length is greater, it
 * will be replaced with its own digest, and key_len will be updated
 * accordingly).
 */
void hmac_final ( struct digest_algorithm *digest, void *digest_ctx,
		  void *key, size_t *key_len, void *hmac ) {
	unsigned char k_opad[digest->blocksize];
	unsigned int i;

	/* Reduce key if necessary */
	if ( *key_len > sizeof ( k_opad ) )
		hmac_reduce_key ( digest, key, key_len );

	/* Construct output pad */
	memset ( k_opad, 0, sizeof ( k_opad ) );
	memcpy ( k_opad, key, *key_len );
	for ( i = 0 ; i < sizeof ( k_opad ) ; i++ ) {
		k_opad[i] ^= 0x5c;
	}

	/* Finish inner hash */
	digest_final ( digest, digest_ctx, hmac );

	/* Perform outer hash */
	digest_init ( digest, digest_ctx );
	digest_update ( digest, digest_ctx, k_opad, sizeof ( k_opad ) );
	digest_update ( digest, digest_ctx, hmac, digest->digestsize );
	digest_final ( digest, digest_ctx, hmac );
}

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What is mechanical performance testing?
Mechanical performance testing comprises a series of stress tests using calibrated equipment designed to establish the structural integrity and flexibility of a product, ensure that it can be used safely as intended, and capture data regarding how the product responds to such stress.
Outlined below is a list of the tests Anecto Test Services provides to ensure the mechanical integrity of a product. All of the tests listed are available for a wide range of catheters and wires.
Tensile test set-up within Scanning Electron Microscope chamber. The tester is capable of measuring the tensile strength of small section samples.
Tests performed to ISO standards or Customer-defined requirements.


The hubbub erupting from a small corner of Packer world this morning is that Brett Favre will be on the premiere of Joe Buck Live tonight at 8 pm on HBO. I can't imagine watching Joe Buck for an hour, and it becomes even more nauseating to think that, in addition to Buck, you would also have to listen to Favre for an hour. HBO and Joe Buck have another problem. The problem being: Joe Buck's show, and Favre's (presumed) "feel sorry for me" interview, goes up against something on HBO's own family of networks that will ensure no one watches it.
Ladies and gentlemen, the last hour of the 8th greatest Western of all time is playing on Cinemax East from 8:00-9:00. See if this rings any bells: "Regulators! Mount up" Nope, not the Warren G song, it's this. Yep, good luck Joe and Brett, you're up against Young Guns. With Emilio Estevez, Keifer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Philips, and Charlie Sheen, not to mention to Jack Palance as the nemesis, you aren't coming out on top no matter how big of a "gunslinger" (couldn't resist) you are. It's a shame HBO is setting Joe Buck up for this immediate failure, I would have liked to have seen it be more drawn out.
Simple and funny, yet incredibly intimidating.
You know the rest, escaping the burning house in a trunk, slow-motion gunplay and screaming, and finally Emilio Estevez' amazing shot from up on a horse, right between Jack Palance's eyes from about 50 yards away. You now have the Ranter's permission to go search YouTube for any and all, Young Guns clips, I'm not so naïve as to believe you have not done so already.
Enjoy, the movie tonight.... wait, you're still trying to figure out the top 7 Westerns of all time aren't you?
The Gunslinger vs. Young Guns!? Former Packer vs. the Brat Pack?! What are the odds? Sorry Brett, if nothing else, it'll be nice to see what else is on TV other than your latest shenanigans.
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Kellari Taverna is a great example of why every Manhattanite needs to visit Midtown West, as the location itself is gorgeous and the Greek cuisine that is served within it can only be described as absolutely delectable.
This NYC hotspot is located steps away from Times Square and Grand Central on W. 44th between 5th and 6th avenue. It shares the same street as some other iconic restaurants like db Bistro Moderne and Sen Sakana.
The spaciousness that encompasses Kellari Taverna is quite spectacular. This city is sort of like the Goldilocks of different sized spaces that you have the options to dine in, and all work to a certain degree whether they're a hole in the wall or something much bigger. Kellari is the latter and worth taking in before you sit down as the inside of it is truly breathtaking.
Kellari just brought on board Executive Chef Themis Papadopoulos who has over 20 years of experience working in fine-dining restaurants and 5-Star hotels in Paris and Greece to elevate the restaurant's menu with traditional modern Greek touches throughout.
Chef Papadopoulos earned his education from Ecole Lenôtre and as a visiting chef at the Michelin-starred The Kitchen Gallery in Paris and the 2 Michelin starred Greenhouse in London. Papadopoulos' worked as a gastronomy consultant at the Athens Was Design Hotel from 2015-2017 and spent the last seven years as the Chef de Cuisine at the Michelin-starred Le Mavromattis in Paris. Prior to that he was the Executive Chef at ANEMI Hotel in Greece from 2007-2011 and for two years during that tenure also was the private head chef for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens. He also spent seven years at the Executive Chef of Brasserie Valaoritou in Greece from 2000-2007. Papadopoulos is now continuing his journey with a big move to the United States to helm the kitchen at Kellari.
The multi-talented chef provided me and several other journalists with a first look at their new five course tasting menu, which will debut this fall at the restaurant with Greek wine pairings from Santorini and beyond. The menu satisfies the senses and begins with pickled beetroot salmon with mango and fresh turmeric root coulis, followed by a Cannelloni bean soup with mastiha extract.
Then comes stand-out avocado cannelloni with smoked almonds, crab meat, red peppers and squid ink tuille, Seafood dolmades with pan seared langoustines and fresh herbs are served over a lobster bisque and then comes a picture-perfect Branzino Tart with /tomato concasse, yellow zucchini and a watercress pesto. The perfect ending is a poached fig in Mavrodafni sweet wine with salep cream and walnuts. The overall tasting was quite spectacular and one that I would go back for time and time again.
For more information on Kellari Taverna, please check out their official website.


When we lived in Milan, in the summer there were a number of small local trattorie that would display bowls of minestrone chock full of seasonal vegetables along their kitchen counters, or on their antipasti trolley to tempt their customers. The soup was made in the morning and allowed to come to room temperature which was the perfect temperature to serve this soup. Although until moving to Italy I had been under the mistaken impression that soup was best served hot, I learned to love soup served this way and would order it frequently. This Milanese version of minestrone would change monthly depending on what vegetables were flourishing, but it always contained rice rather than pasta, and some type of leafy green vegetable which was most often spinach. Once ordered, the bowl of soup would be drizzled with some extra virgin olive oil, and you would be offered some freshly ground black pepper and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese at the table.
It really makes perfect sense to make soups like this that include fresh seasonal vegetables in the summer when vegetables are both affordable and available fresh, and if eaten at room temperature as they should be, these soups are ideal warm weather food! I like to cut the vegetables into one inch pieces which gives the soup a more country style appearance, and vary the vegetables depending on what is freshest at my local green grocers. I do not usually add dried beans such as cannellini to my version, but you certain could add a can of cannellini or Romano beans if you wanted to. Canned tomatoes could also be used in place of the fresh tomatoes, and if I have a Parmesan cheese rind on hand, it would go into the pot as well for flavoring.
A vegetable soup from Milan that is hearty enough to be a complete meal.
Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot, then add the onions, carrots, celery, and zucchini and cook 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the beans and potatoes and cook an additional 3 minutes.
Season lightly with salt and pepper, cover, and reduce the heat to a simmer.
Cook for about 2 hours, adding additional broth if needed.
Add the spinach and rice and cook another 20 to 30 minutes or until the rice is just about tender to the bite.
The soup should be thickened, not too thin or watery, and the vegetables meltingly tender.
Stir in the chopped basil, adjust the seasoning and allow to come to room temperature.
Serve in individual bowls with a drizzle of olive oil, cracked black pepper, and grated cheese if desired.
My favorite! I made this and the winter minestrone before and they are really good recipes. Thanks!


Rogers' incoming CEO and former Telus chief executive officer, Joe Natale, is expected to move quickly as he needs to focus on the #1 carrier's top three priorities: improving wireless subscriber churn, reversing losses in television and reviving dividend growth (via the Financial Post).
That's according to BMO analyst Tim Casey, who foresees a busy "first 100 days" for Natale. The former Telus exec wasn't supposed to start until July, but somehow Rogers managed to negotiate a deal with Telus to allow Natale to start tomorrow.
After looking at Rogers' performance, Casey says churn rate has been a "sore spot" for the carrier, despite efforts from the previous CEO Guy Laurence, who was fired in October. Rogers's monthly wireless churn was 1.35% compared to Telus' 0.95%, the financial statements reveal.
Besides improving wireless subscriber churn, Natale will also need to focus on "reversing competitive losses in video by flawlessly executing the rollout of Comcast's X1 next-generation video platform", according to the analyst.
You may recall that Rogers said it would use Comcast's platform to roll out its next-gen video product, aimed at winning back subscribers. Shaw, which has launched its own IPTv offering recently, says using Comcast's platform was a good decision, as it has seen an improving subscriber rate.
The analyst also notes that Natale is known for his expertise in customer service, and now with CFO Tony Staffieri (formerly of BCE) and board member elect Robert Dépatie (formerly of Videotron) Rogers has a good team, which can brainstorm changes in areas such as customer service.


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Atiku Abubakar is Nigeria's President come 2023 – Dr.Adamu
My Govt Has Performed Well In Three Areas, Says Buhari
By Isaac Mintah	 On Dec 2, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed his administration's performance in three key areas he said formed part of the focused areas of his government.
The president also vowed to sanction those who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pad their payroll and retain ghost workers, Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja.
The president stated this while declaring open the 3rd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector in Abuja.
The event being organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has drawn stakeholders from both public and private sectors on the theme of how to eliminate corruption for better service delivery.
The President warned that his administration would not hesitate to punish Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, that fraudulently present new projects as ongoing projects in the budget.
According to the President, his administration has focused on security, economy and fight against corruption since 2015, with considerable success.
He noted that despite immense potential in the country, it has been handicapped by corruption and imbalanced economy and insecurity.
Speaking on cost of governance, he said his administration was able to reduce the cost by maintaining "our promise to complete abandoned or ongoing projects commenced by previous administrations and have ensured that MDAs do not put forward new capital projects at the expense of ongoing projects.
According to Buhari, his administration "has noted from the activities of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, that some MDAs have devised the fraudulent practice of presenting new projects as ongoing projects.
''Necessary action and sanctions will continue against the heads of such errant MDAs. I am confident that ICPC will continue to maintain the vigilance required of her by the ICPC Act in this regard,'' he said.
He noted that the theme of the summit, 'Corruption and Cost of Governance: New Imperatives for Fiscal Transparency', "Reminds us of the negative impacts of unnecessary cost of governance and offers an opportunity for critical stakeholders to offer suggestions on ways to further reduce the cost of governance and promote transparency and accountability in government expenditure.
He expressed delight that the Legislative and Judicial arms of government are also under focus on managing the cost of governance, noting that government is a collective and is not the business of the Executive arm of government alone.
'He said the adoption of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy by the Federal Executive Council has led to some public officers demonstrating the core values of ethics, integrity and patriotism, who have also been identified for their sterling anti-corruption disposition in their workplaces.
The President presented the 2021 Public Service Integrity Awards to some Nigerians, notable among which was one Ikenna Steve Nweke, the Nigerian PhD student in Japan who found a wallet containing a very large amount of money and other valuables returned it to the Japanese police.
He declined 10 per cent of the money offered to him as a reward, to which Buhari said, "I am also happy to note the ICPC special award to Ikenna Steve Nweke, a Nigerian Ph.D student from Imo State studying in Japan.
''He has done Nigeria proud in far-away Japan by displaying traditional Nigerian values of honesty and integrity and returning a wallet containing a very large sum of money and other valuables to the police.
''I join the ICPC in declaring him ICPC CITIZENS ANTI-CORRUPTION VOLUNTEER GROUP ICON.
''He is indeed an icon and a beacon for our youths. I also congratulate all those to be awarded the ICPC Certificate of Integrity through their agencies.''
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How can such a little place have so much flavor?
Tako Cheena is the new concept from Pom Moongauklang, owner of of the popular Pom Pom's sandwicherie. The name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the type of food featured, tacos, and Moongauklang's Asian heritage (she was born in Thailand). She combines Latin and Asian into true fusion cuisine.
It's also pretty darned tasty. Moongauklang has a talent for making complex foods look simple, and for taking simple flavor combinations and giving them layers and textures that make them seem complex. It isn't surprising that she worked at New York's famed Nobu restaurant.
The menu is short. It offers a featured empanada and a roster of takos. I sampled an array of takos, and I liked every one of them. My favorite was the panko crusted cod, which had bite-sized nuggets of fish in the soft flour tortilla garnished with scallions and mixed cabbage. What really brought out the flavors, though, was the lusciously thick sweet and sour sauce that not only gave it a great taste but also made it look so pretty.
My second favorite was the Chinese barbecue char shu pork belly, with mixed cabbage, fresh cilantro and ginger oil, all topped with a crisp ribbon of crackling. I also liked the Thai peanut chicken, with its velvety peanut sauce, topped off with crunchy crushed peanuts.
Tofu is featured in the Indian yellow curry tako, along with slivers of fresh celery. This is a good choice for vegans.
I appreciated that each tako had its own array of toppings, designed to complement the meat. Not such a difficult thing to do, but it makes each one distinct and gives a small menu the illusion of being more diverse.
The empanada was a broccoli and cheese. I liked the flakiness of the pastry, but the filling wasn't what I would call exciting. It did offer another vegetarian option, though it probably would qualify as veganic because of the cheese.
Tako Cheena occupies a storefront space that has been home to a number of short-lived ventures, including, most recently, a catering company. Previously, it had also been called My Beautiful Luncheonette and, in the mid '90s, Piro-Chinos, which sounds a bit similar to the current tenant. I seem to recall an Italian restaurant in there somewhere, but the name eludes me.
The problem for many of the previous occupants was that the space didn't have much of a kitchen. Moongauklang expanded the cooking space into the dining room and created a show kitchen with a food bar so folks could watch their takos being prepared. There are also a few tables and chairs, apparently purchased from a neighboring restaurant that went out of business. Although painted over, the chair backs clearly say Vietnam Town Restaurant on them. The space is bright and colorful and also features original artwork on the walls.
Oh, and let's talk about prices. You can eat very well for not a lot of money. Empanadas are two for $1.75; most takos are $2.50.
People who know Pom Pom's will not be surprised by the quality of the food here. This is how more restaurants should operate, offering a manageable menu of simple but delicious foods served by friendly people who are happy you're there.
Tako Cheena is at 932 N. Mills Ave., Orlando. It is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday, until 4 a.m. on weekends. There is a website, but it doesn't yet have any information on it. A phone has not yet been installed.


Plan early for the Duluth Wedding Show. The Duluth Wedding Show is the largest, most exciting wedding planning event in the northland!
Show hours are from 10am - 3pm on January 11, 2020 for regular ticket attendees.
Exhibit hall opens at 9am for VIPs.
Set-up begins at 6am on the day of the show.
Exhibits must be removed immediately following the show.
See registration form for booth specifics and details.
There are a limited number of Wedding Show booths available based on category and brand, some categories are full. Call for more information. Booth location assignments are made by the promoter on a first come first serve basis with priority given to repeat exhibitors.


Even casual fans of the NFL will know the story of Ryan Shazier, the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker who suffered a horrific neck injury in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2017. Shazier is a natural-born leader who'd established himself as one of the best defensive players in the NFL over his short four-year career. His injury was devastating for the Steelers and the NFL - in the blink of an eye, the Steelers had lost one of their best players and an inspirational character had seemingly lost his livelihood. In the immediate aftermath of the injury, Shazier had to undergo spinal stablization surgery and it was unclear if he would ever walk again.
But Ryan Shazier is not a man to take no for an answer. Over the past 16 months, Shazier has been undergoing serious rehab in Pittsburgh. Using the hashtag Shalieve, he has emerged as an inspirational presence in the Steelers sideline across last season, most memorably when the Steelers returned to Cincinnati last season and the stadium where Shazier thought he'd lost everything.
Shazier continues to make incredible strides. Yesterday, Shazier posted the following video to instagram of him doing a box jump with the assistance of a member of Steelers staff.
The whole NFL world was amazed by Shazier's progress, with everyone from Tom Brady to Lev Bell saluting the jump on social media. It's only one small box jump but it's proof of Shazier's character and evidence of how far you can get if you push yourself. Who knows what Ryan Shazier has in store for us next.


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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Safety Vision L.L.C., a worldwide leader in mobile video surveillance innovation, has been awarded a contract to equip a fleet of 200 school buses for Kansas City Kansas Public Schools with advanced mobile surveillance camera systems. KCKPS is the 4th largest school district in the state of Kansas.
"Safety Vision is excited about the partnership with Kansas City Kansas Public Schools. We look forward to providing our new partner with the most innovative technology and highest level of customer service in the industry. We are looking forward to growing our customer base throughout the Midwest."
Safety Vision Field Technicians will begin installation of the 6 and 3 camera, wide-angle, high definition (HD) recording systems, November 2020. The full HD systems will include on-board health diagnostic capabilities, vehicle sensor integration, and passive GPS tracking. Safety Vision's main attraction to KCKPS was the advanced technology offering, the complete suite of add-on's available to their partners, and the positive reviews from their clients.
Ryan Neal, Safety Vision Account Executive, was enthusiastic about the KCKPS's choice in surveillance equipment. "Safety Vision is excited about the partnership with Kansas City Kansas Public Schools. We look forward to providing our new partner with the most innovative technology and highest level of customer service in the industry. We are looking forward to growing our customer base throughout the Midwest."
In addition to utilizing the new on-board technology, KCKPS is excited about the VMS (Video Management System) provided by Safety Vision. Features will include redaction/blurring and zoom capabilities, making it much easier to view incidents and protect driver and passenger privacy.
Bringing nearly three decades of experience equipping school bus fleets with technology that make district personnel's jobs easier and keeping their students and drivers safer, Safety Vision is looking forward to a productive and long term partnership with Kansas City Kansas Public Schools.
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To wear. What? Not every post on here has to tackle some big geo-political issue! I'm talking about for dress shirts! It's a great color, and looks simply fab, except it stains easily…and if it's just a wee bit too small…is painfully obvious. Why must such a wonderful thing be so hard to pull off?
That last sentence sums up oh-so-many things, no?


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SEI Expands ETF Model Strategies With Focus on U.S. Stocks, Bonds
August 21, 2021 August 30, 2021 European Compliance Association
SEI, which supports over 7,500 financial advisors and $95.2 billion in assets on its Wealth Platform, has just launched SEI Domestic ETF Strategies, adding five new asset allocation-based models to its ETF strategy family.
The strategies help advisors develop diversified portfolios of U.S. equity and bond ETFs from investment managers including Vanguard, BlackRock, Schwab and State Street. The asset managers were chosen for their index-tracking expertise and competitive costs, according to Erich Holland, head of Distribution and Engagement for Independent Advisor Solutions by SEI.
"Personalized investment solutions are the heartbeat of an advisor's ability to support their clients through effective goals-based wealth management," said Holland, in a statement.
The five new domestic ETF strategies are:
SEI Domestic ETF Conservative Growth & Income Strategy
SEI Domestic ETF Moderate Growth & Income Strategy
SEI Domestic ETF Growth & Income Strategy
SEI Domestic ETF Capital Growth Strategy
SEI Domestic ETF Equity Strategy
All are designed to maximize risk-adjusted returns with options across a broad risk-return spectrum.
"Investors are increasingly looking to their advisors for lower-cost, tax-efficient and transparent investment solutions that can help them to achieve their financial goals," said J. Womack, managing director of Investment Products and Services for Independent Advisor Solutions by SEI, in a statement. "We're thrilled to further expand our ever-growing suite of solutions, especially our existing Strategic ETF, Tactical ETF and Tax-Managed ETF Strategies family, with options that offer advisors both the choice and support their clients deserve."
Fees for the domestic ETF strategies will vary based on the underlying funds, according to SEI.
As of June 30, SEI, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, manages, advises or administers approximately $1.3 trillion in hedge, private equity, mutual fund and pooled or separately managed assets. The $1.3 trillion includes roughly $399 billion in assets under management and $880 billion in assets under administration.
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The NCBAA-Northeast Region Dissertation of the Year award will recognize an individual whose exemplary doctoral dissertation aligns with the mission of NCBAA, contributes to the literature on community colleges, and/or makes a substantial contribution to policy, procedures, and practice that has an impact on African American students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Exemplary research revises understanding of a researchable problem associated with African Americans in the community college, identifies a research problem new to the field, and/or demonstrates sound interdisciplinary research. Only dissertations judged to be truly outstanding will be recognized.
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OECD Home OECD Secretary-GeneralLaunch of Aid for Trade at a Glance 2013
OECD Secretary-General
Launch of Aid for Trade at a Glance 2013
Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General at the 4th Global Review of Aid for Trade
08 July 2013 Geneva, Switzerland
Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear Pascal, ladies and gentlemen,
It is my great pleasure to be here again at the WTO to present the 4th joint OECD-WTO report: "Aid for Trade at a Glance: Connecting to Value Chains".
We have come a long way since 2005, when we launched the Aid for Trade initiative in Hong Kong at the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference. Each successive global review has deepened our analysis and broadened our understanding of the dynamics of aid, trade, development and their interaction. In parallel, more and more partner countries and donors have come on board as the tangible results of our efforts become apparent.
We are also covering new ground. Our first report in 2007 covered 7 countries and 39 donors. This year, by contrast, we based our analysis on 132 self-assessments from 42 donors; 9 providers of South-South cooperation and 80 developing countries, including 36 LDCs. For the first time, we solicited views from the private sector. More than 700 firms told us what it takes for suppliers from developing countries to successfully plug in to value chains. Three quarters of these were from developing countries. On the basis of these inputs, we now have at our disposal a powerful tool that is already changing the way we think about aid, trade and development. This tool is in high demand. Indeed, our last joint publication received over 130 000 hits on the OECD and WTO websites.
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Resist protectionism and do a deal in Bali
Of course, the world has changed since 2005. The fallout from the global financial crisis has left a legacy of sub-par growth and high unemployment. No country emerged unscathed. We are still struggling to secure a durable recovery. But there is hope on the horizon. Activity is picking up in the United States. Resolute policy intervention is starting to have an impact in Japan. And even if growth has slipped of late in the largest emerging economies, they are still, and will remain, important drivers of global growth.
In this environment of hesitant economic growth, calls for protectionism can be hard to resist, but we must resist them. Rather than sounding their retreat, governments should reaffirm their commitment to inclusive globalisation, powered by free trade, open markets and multilateral convergence. The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali will be an important opportunity to build momentum towards achieving these goals. I call on you, on all WTO Members, to give the world economy a shot in the arm by agreeing a comprehensive package of trade reforms that includes agriculture and has trade facilitation at its core.
Many of you are also exploring a range of bilateral and plurilateral agreements as "second best" options to open markets further. Again, I urge you to make every effort to ensure that such arrangements become "building blocks" rather than "stumbling blocks" of the multilateral trading system.
Facilitating trade can drive growth and strengthen Value Chains
Easing the movement of imports and exports across borders can significantly reduce the costs of trade, particularly for developing countries. OECD analysis shows that comprehensive trade facilitation reform has the potential to reduce trade costs by as much as 15.5% for some developing countries. Reducing global trade costs by 1% would in turn increase worldwide income by more than USD 40 billion, 65% of which would accrue to developing countries .
The OECD and WTO have been working jointly to better understand the dynamics of national, regional and global value chains including in developing countries. At the OECD Ministerial meeting in May, for instance, we released an update and expansion of the OECD-WTO Trade in Value Added database, as well as a policy report on how to maximise the benefits from value chains.
This new work shows that developing countries can greatly benefit from value chains by concentrating on areas of comparative advantage. Value chains offer an easier path to economic development than building vertically integrated production processes from scratch. But they also raise costs for those countries that stymie the flow of goods, services, information and people. We now know that barriers to imports end up hurting exports, by making them less competitive.
Our sector studies with the WTO and other IGOs demonstrate that developing countries are already well connected to value chains in textiles, tourism and agri-food, but these are only a small taste of what is possible. For their part, developing countries could capture more gains from trade and connect to more value chains by further improving their business climate, strengthening supply side capacities, and enhancing connectivity to international markets.
Today, in a strong statement of intent, governments and international organisations will come together to launch a joint statement calling for a WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, and committing to help less developed countries implement it. Such an agreement would go a long way towards supporting the emergence of regional and global value chains, and the enhanced participation of developing countries in these fragmented production processes.
Aid for trade has fallen from recent highs but tangible results are being achieved
Since 2005, donors have allocated more than USD 170 billion to help developing countries achieve these goals. Due to the financial crisis however, aggregate aid for trade declined to USD 41.5 billion in 2011 . This is largely attributed to a reduced contribution by G20 countries, who are now likely to fall short of their pledge to maintain aid for trade at the average level from 2006-2008. These unfulfilled commitments are giving rise to missed opportunities such as reduced support for the large scale infrastructure projects needed to boost connectivity.
On the other hand, aid for trade for the lowest-income countries has been relatively less affected, while aid to private sector development and trade development programmes has become increasingly important. Commitments for trade facilitation projects, for instance, reached USD 380 million in 2011 giving us reason for optimism that we can progress this agenda in Bali and beyond. At the same time, South-South cooperation is also gaining traction in the aid for trade landscape as China, India and others ramp up their contributions.
There is abundant evidence that aid for trade is having a big impact. It is lowering trade costs and improving trade performance. More specifically, OECD analysis found that $1 in aid for trade is associated with an increase in developing countries' exports by $8. For the poorest countries, the return is $20 . The impact is higher still for exports of parts and components, underscoring the benefits that value chains can offer to developing countries.
This analysis is backed up in concrete terms by the 270 aid-for-trade case studies incorporated into the previous Global Review. Examining these cases in detail has taught us that "Aid for Trade in Action" works best when it is focused on improving infrastructure, facilitating trade, and supporting the private sector. Such programmes are particularly effective when target countries have a supportive business environment, including stable macro-economic policies and an investment climate that encourages private investment.
I'd like to conclude by emphasising the central role of the private sector in trade. Policymakers can help to till the soil to foster commerce, but it is ultimately businesses that plant the seeds of growth. Our challenge is to engage better with the private sector and to ensure that aid also promotes 'investment for trade'. The Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation offers a framework for ensuring that public and private sector funding streams are complementary.
Today, we a have a great opportunity to build on this and other initiatives to improve the effectiveness of aid for trade overall. I have every confidence that by working together we can strengthen aid for trade and cement its importance on the global policy agenda.
Today is also one of our last moments to recognise Pascal Lamy's great contribution to the advancement of trade on so many planes in both developed and developing countries. I think everyone here feels deeply inspired by his service, and without a doubt, will work passionately to continue his great work.
Aid for Trade at a Glance: Connecting to Value Chains
OECD Secretary-General in Geneva (8th July 2013)
Emergence of global value chains strengthens Aid for Trade Initiative, OECD says