Quinton Jones from Willaston is $25,000 richer, and the owner of a brand new City Holden Astra after winning Jodie and Soda's Secret Sound on Wednesday afternoon!
Quinton correctly identified that the sound was made by opening a tin of corned beef using the key which is attached to the tin.
More than a month since we launched the sound with hundreds of incorrect guesses we now have our winner!
HEAR THE MOMENT HE WON IN THE VIDEO ABOVE.
Quinton told Michelle when he got on air at around 1.45pm on Wednesday that he knew it fitted all the clues (find them here).
Quinton's wife Michelle was filming him and said they had almost given up on getting through on the phone after trying continually for many weeks!
It also completed the $60,000 Secret Sound we started back in January, which was made up of three separate sounds. The winners were Hannah from Blakeview, Anne from Seaford, and now Quinton.


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Juventud Universitaria Peronista, organización política universitaria de Argentina.
Juventud Uruguaya de Pie, antiguo movimiento estudiantil uruguayo.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, partido político pakistaní.
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Parts and Service for Bevel and Belt Drive Ducati. Huge stocks - Worldwide delivery. Est. 1977.
PA Motorcycles (Praillet & Antoine)
Jules Praillet & Gustav Antoine ran a Triumph dealership in Liège where they began building their own machines in 1920 under the PA brand. They produced a variety of motorcycles powered by Blackburne engines of 174cc to 347cc, and later built their own 175 two-strokes along with 250 and 350cc four-strokes. The range was extended with larger capacity Blackburne four-strokes including a V-twin.
Production ended in 1925 and the firm reverted to selling Triumphs. They sold the PA manufacturing business to Dieudonné Hanlet in Herstal, a sidecar builder. This firm continued with the Blackburne-powered PA, and also built "Perfect" sidecars and "Flostroy Motorette" vehicles for the disabled. In 1926 the firm began producing their own 174cc two-strokes and a 341cc OHV sports engine. Universal of Switzerland bought the two-stroke engines in 1928.
That year the PA marque changed hands again, purchased by H. Caubergs and F. de Keersmaeker in Antwerp who produced Supersports PA models in 350 and 500cc versions using JAP, Blackburne and MAG engines. Production of the PA engines ceased.
In 1930 the PA brand was acquired by Lady who continued building a number of the PA models under their own brand name.
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Irma de Maere on a P.A. (Praillet & Antoine) 350cc, 1st September 1929
Later that day Irma crashed during the Grand Prix de Bruxelles held at Parc de Laeken. It was the the first fatal accident of a female motorcycle racer on record.
This is the only known photograph of Irma on a motorcycle.
Born 4 Jul 1901
Died 1 Sep 1929 (aged 28).
She is buried in Antwerp.
A sad example of synchronicity, perhaps.
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Righting the Ship in SE Asia
Published by EnergyMaritimeAssociates at June 17, 2019
It's been a few months since this viewpoint was published in E&P Magazine, but we felt it prudent to weigh in on the activity outlook for Indonesia and other countries in Southeast Asia. International operating companies are indeed moving out of Southeast Asia and regional operators are moving in. This mimics the current global trend for operators to focus more specifically on certain regions, specializing on the most promising areas where an operator has had past success.
While project development lifecycles worldwide have increased, we have seen that development projects in Indonesia historically take longer than other markets and often much longer than initially anticipated. Politics, and specifically elections, play a significant role in delaying these projects. Development of ExxonMobil's estimated 450 million barrel Banyu Urip oil field in the Cepu block off Indonesia took 10-15 years longer than expected to achieve first oil. However, ExxonMobil now reports that production from the field delivers 25 percent of the national production.
The Abadi field in the Timor Sea was discovered in 2000, but it took until 2010 for authorities to approve development plans that included production from a floating LNG facility capable of processing 2.5 million tons annually. In 2015 INPEX submitted a revised plan for the offshore LNG with processing capacity of 7.5 million tons annually. In 2017 authorities requested INPEX submit a new development plan that included an onshore LNG facility, further delaying this development project.
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Been jiggling things around to allow for a small space to work at home, things are changing round here. Looks a little bare at the moment, but I'm sure I'll have stacks of paper on there soon enough. Plus, much as I love that Bertoia chair, it definitely needs a cushion.
Do you have an office space at home? What makes for an inspiring place to work, do you think?
And I need a bodywarmer too (everyone else in the family has one!). Thinking about dipping a toe into the world of eco-fashion to see whether I can find something warm, stylish, and ethical.
Have a happy, stormy week.
This was our house last night. My husband went to a conference so was away for two evenings and a day, not long, not as long as last time, but long enough for everything to go awry. Instead of daddy suggesting sausages, chips and ice cream at a cafe, mummy took everyone to tea at Wagamama. And then she came home and put the kids to bed and drank wine and didn't tidy the house at all.
Much as we love this book in our house, there are elements I find somewhat disturbing. The reference to 'Daddy's beer', mainly. I love the page when daddy comes home from work - he cuts rather a Don Draper-esque figure, don't you think? - but the page where Sophie and her mummy explain what happened is just bizarre. The perspective is completely off, a tiny mother hysterically waving her arms at a double-sized daddy in the foreground.
There are many different readings of this book on the internet: it's about escaping from Nazi Germany (as Judith Kerr's family did); the mother is an alcoholic; the tiger represents the danger of female desire. But by far my favourite, and the one I rely on a lot, is the feminist reading: Sophie's mummy couldn't be bothered to tidy/shop/cook and so she made up a story about a tiger. That's the tiger who comes to our house too.
Where are the books with mummy coming home from work? Mummy's beer and supper waiting for her? I found an interesting programme about this very issue, discussing the nostalgia for old fashioned books being read to children who cannot make sense of them in a modern world. It's here if you'd like to listen. Don't miss Anne Fine's closing line, which I will be making use of next time I read The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
Pregnancy was one long excuse to eat cake, as far as I was concerned. A few months after T was born, I weighed myself. It was bad, worse than I thought. I was technically obese, with a BMI of 31. Over the course of a year, I managed to lose 2 and a half stone using this calorie counting site/app. It wasn't always easy but it was fairly straightforward, and I had a steely determination to do it.
Since then, for the past year, I've been gaining and losing the same 4 or 5 pounds (probably due to my well-documented love of cake), and it seemed like something different had to happen. So I've been setting my alarm for 6am, three times a week, and heading to our local park for bootcamp - 45 minutes of circuit training. It's been tough but also (weirdly) enjoyable.
I weighed myself yesterday and I'm back in the healthy weight range - hooray! I don't recognise the person who is actively choosing to get up early and do press ups, squats and burpees (yuck) in all weathers, but I am quite proud of her.
The sun came out so we just lazed. Think that last injection of sunshine has helped me over my grumpy autumn hurdle. How was your weekend?
Our house. Beautiful but messy. Cluttered, and a muddle. More and more we've been talking about paring down to the basics. Using just 2 or 3 colours throughout the entire house, unifying the rooms, keeping it clean and simple.
But where to start? Been flicking through my favourite interiors books - the Baileys are the best - and madly pinning the sort of thing we're hoping to achieve (we've both decided the pic above is the one we love most). It'll be a long, long road before we're anywhere near that level of understated, simple beauty, but I hope we'll get there eventually.
Starting small is always a good idea. With that in mind we're clearing the kitchen of all the mismatched crockery, the broken cutlery, the unread cookery books. And going back to basics. Today I ordered an entire cupboard's worth of Duralex glasses in two sizes. I love the idea of there being only the option of which size is needed.
I also ordered this book - Timeless Simplicity: Creative Living in a Consumer Society - which made my husband laugh a lot. I am not known for my restraint, the children less so (total maximalists). But I'm trying... We've all had enough of the piles and piles of junk everywhere.
Do you live simply? How do you manage the day-to-day detritus? I'd love to hear your tips. And have you seen The Simple Things? A beautiful new magazine dedicated to just this kind of ethos.
A note: Ecover sent me a lovely parcel containing all the products from their new range, Ecover ZERO. As I live in a house full of eczema sufferers, it's exactly what we need - the range is fragrance free, allergy approved and suitable for those with sensitive skin. Simple.
The washing up liquid worked well, although quite a lot of product was required to wash a full sink's worth of dishes. We particularly liked the laundry liquid as clothes nearest sensitive skin need to be itch-free - this did the job. It took a while to get used to the non-scentedness of both products, but once we got our head round that we were sold. Thanks Ecover!
The boys loved the dinosaurs, although that T Rex gave us all the heebie jeebies. As a museum, it's one of my favourites - it's just so archetypically museum-y, isn't it? Perfect. Lunch then a quick race through the Science Museum, and we were on our way again.
Years ago I spent a bit of time working in television in London and used to make the very same journey east. Emerging from Westminster station never got old - you land almost in the lap of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben looming over you and Waterloo Bridge is right there, inviting you to cross the Thames. It's tourist heaven. A loved it, especially hearing Big Ben chime as we walked over the water towards the London Eye.
In late 2010 we spent a few days in London for my birthday but heavy snow made our visit pretty torturous and meant many of the things we wanted to do were impossible. The London Eye was one of these, and A was desperate to go up. The view is awesome, even on a grey, drizzly day.
Next, we met up with some of our best friends and visited Tate Modern for the Damien Hirst exhibition. I've been preoccupied with the idea of taking A to see the show all summer - it seemed like the perfect thing to start all sorts of conversations about art. His favourite work was the shark (there aren't many opportunities in life to eyeball a shark) but the butterfly room was pretty amazing too.
I remember visiting London as a child with my father. We'd go to the Design Museum, the Conran Shop, Bibendum, the Chicago Pizza Pie Factory - all experiences that shaped our lives and the people we became. Something so endearing about a capital city, and I hope to be able to instill the same excitement for all London has to offer in my children too.
The best part of the day? Late on, the sun came out and we strolled along the south bank eating ice creams. A man had made a giant bubble maker from sticks and rope, and the kids were enchanted by the HUGE bubbles he was producing, racing down the pavement after them. Bit magical.
I found myself singing 'I like London in the rain' by Blossom Dearie all day long (apart from when we crossed Waterloo Bridge at sunset). If you don't know it have a listen. One of my best friends put it on a London compilation for me years ago, which started a bit of an obsession with Blossom Dearie culminating in us seeing her live in New York. It was pretty special. Her version of 'Manhattan' is sumptuous, and look out for her funny songs too - 'I'm hip' and 'Rhode Island is famous for you' are both chock full of witty words in the vein of Cole Porter.
I've just done a search to find her website to link to and have discovered that she died in 2009, not long after we saw her play. Very sad. She was such an amazing musician with an incredible back catalogue. Plus, born with the best name in the business, no?
One of the reasons we fell in love with our house was the garden, with its fig, apple and plum trees. I think the plum variety is Jubilee, but she's a temperamental old thing and in recent years has flowered and fruited biennially.
This year has been a fallow year. Usually by now I'd have made endless jars of jam (my favourite recipe being plum and earl grey), ice cream, crumbles, compote, and cake after cake after cake - anything to use up the vast quantities that fill every bowl we own.. But I've been more selective this year, buying just a few to eat or use as we choose rather than out of necessity.
Having said that, I've made this cake three times this week, tweaking the recipe a bit here and there until it's just about perfect. Plums seem to take on a different personality depending on what you put them with - I do love a versatile fruit - and my favourite combination is plum and rose. I have a lovely recipe for plum and rose jam, which'll have to be put away for next year. Meanwhile, this cake is an excellent way to use up the last of the crop and works equally well with plums of all varieties and in all states of ripeness.
1. Preheat the oven to 170C. Butter and line a loaf tin (I use shop-bought loaf tin liners. Much quicker).
2. Cream together the butter and the sugar until pale and creamy, then mix in the lemon zest.
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, mixed spice and salt, then mix in the ground almonds.
4. Mix the eggs into the butter/sugar in thirds - a third of the egg mixture with a small spoon of the flour mixture, a third more eggs, more flour etc.
5. When all blended together, stir in the plums.
6. Scrape the mixture into the loaf tin, smooth the top, then scatter over the flaked almonds.
7. Bake for 50-55 minutes, testing with a skewer for doneness (I love that word). Return to the oven if a skewer comes out sticky.
8. When cooked, put the tin on a rack to cool for 20 minutes before taking the loaf out of the tin.
9. Sift the icing sugar into a small bowl. In a cup, mix together the rosewater and the warm water, and gradually add this to the icing sugar. Stir until you have a smooth, quite runny icing.
10. Pour or drizzle the icing over the loaf and leave to set.


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This is my fourth photo tour detailing the bridges and structures of a great American river. In this survey, we visit the bridges and dams on the Minnesota River between its source at Big Stone Lake along the Minnesota and South Dakota state line down to the Minneapolis and Saint Paul metro area.
The Minnesota River is important in a number of different aspects. In geological terms, the Minnesota was the primary outlet of the glacial lakes before the Mississippi River headwaters section was formed. In historic terms, the Minnesota was one of the first superhighways in the US, connecting the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to the interior of Canada. In economic terms, the Minnesota flows though the heart of the vegetable canning area of Minnesota and home of the Jolly Green Giant.
The source of the Minnesota River is a wetland area between Lake Traverse and Big Stone Lake. Water on the north side of this wetland flows north via the Red River and drains into James Bay, while water on the south side of this wetland flows down the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
The upper Minnesota River is little more than a small stream meandering through the bottom of a large river valley that runs the width of the state. The river is no more than an echo of what it once was as the rock moraine holding back glacial lake Agassiz crumbled and unleashed a torrent of water that cut a 130 foot deep gorge across the state in as little as a few weeks some 8,000 years ago.
The lower Minnesota River flows through a rich farming area that is laser leveled and drain tiled. This gives excess water a direct path to the river. As a result, agricultural runoff and rainwater is often in the river within as little as 30 minutes, as opposed to the hours and days in generations past, setting us up for the monumental floods that we have seen over the past fifty years.
The last miles of the Minnesota River are surrounded by the Minnesota River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge is unusual in that it cuts through a major metropolitan area. It is amazing to find so many square miles of protected wildlife refuge located in the heart of a major city.


Kee clearly has a problem.
Kay looked at the sky.
Neither Terrence nor Bjorne speaks Spanish.
Paula said so many times.
We all knew Ning wasn't bluffing.
Sarah works as a bouncer in a nightclub.
Rajarshi thinks about Tolerant all the time.
Since Donne and Kari can't have children themselves, they have adopted a little girl.
Lana and Hans can both speak French.
Sunil is still on the job.
Jay had to go to the emergency room by ambulance.
Coleen borrowed some books from the library to read over the weekend.
Kirsten is almost as tall as me.
I hope Cathy stays in Boston for at least another three days.
Kevan didn't want Po to call him all the time.
Lila is pregnant with her second child.
That's what I loved about Arthur.
Marcos doesn't like to eat where people are smoking.
Deb likes talking about politics and philosophy.
Why would Nicolette help us?
Vishal opened the door and walked in.
Leon wants us to go to Boston to visit John.
Starbuck never talked about it much.
Jimmy was sent on an errand to the store.
Gunnar has already decided what to do.
I assume that Jitendra and Pascal will get married.
Where are your keys, Jennie?
Hsuan didn't mean to offend Rajendra.
Roland anonymously donated a million dollars to his favorite charity.
Winnie left the room to make a phone call.
Pandora is quite good at his work, you know.
Winnie knew Tai would be late.
There was just one problem with Kent's plan.
We can't just let Vickie go.
Rusty didn't know what Pia wanted.
I didn't want to believe the things Marion said about Think yesterday.
Milner was in too big of a hurry.
Naomi was accused of theft.
I've known Jeremy since we were children.
Patrick and Julian were the only survivors.


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Q: Adding another port apache2 I'm trying to run a website on both port 80 and 1998 on apache2 and in sites-available my config looks like this:
<VirtualHost *:80>
    # The ServerName directive sets the request scheme, hostname and port that
    # the server uses to identify itself. This is used when creating
    # redirection URLs. In the context of virtual hosts, the ServerName
    # specifies what hostname must appear in the request's Host: header to
    # match this virtual host. For the default virtual host (this file) this
    # value is not decisive as it is used as a last resort host regardless.
    # However, you must set it for any further virtual host explicitly.
    #ServerName www.example.com

    ServerAdmin admin@mafiakampen.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mv

    # Available loglevels: trace8, ..., trace1, debug, info, notice, warn,
    # error, crit, alert, emerg.
    # It is also possible to configure the loglevel for particular
    # modules, e.g.
    #LogLevel info ssl:warn

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

    # For most configuration files from conf-available/, which are
    # enabled or disabled at a global level, it is possible to
    # include a line for only one particular virtual host. For example the
    # following line enables the CGI configuration for this host only
    # after it has been globally disabled with "a2disconf".
    #Include conf-available/serve-cgi-bin.conf
</VirtualHost>

# vim: syntax=apache ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 sr noet

<VirtualHost *:1998>
    # The ServerName directive sets the request scheme, hostname and port that
    # the server uses to identify itself. This is used when creating
    # redirection URLs. In the context of virtual hosts, the ServerName
    # specifies what hostname must appear in the request's Host: header to
    # match this virtual host. For the default virtual host (this file) this
    # value is not decisive as it is used as a last resort host regardless.
    # However, you must set it for any further virtual host explicitly.
    #ServerName www.example.com

    ServerAdmin admin@mafiakampen.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/

    # Available loglevels: trace8, ..., trace1, debug, info, notice, warn,
    # error, crit, alert, emerg.
    # It is also possible to configure the loglevel for particular
    # modules, e.g.
    #LogLevel info ssl:warn

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

    # For most configuration files from conf-available/, which are
    # enabled or disabled at a global level, it is possible to
    # include a line for only one particular virtual host. For example the
    # following line enables the CGI configuration for this host only
    # after it has been globally disabled with "a2disconf".
    #Include conf-available/serve-cgi-bin.conf
</VirtualHost>

Then I restarted apache2 and rsent the command iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 1998 --jump ACCEPT.
Now when I'm going to myserverip:1998 I get that the page isn't available and under that ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED. How can I fix this?

A: I forgot to go to /etc/apache2/ports.conf and add Listen 1998
then i added NameVirtualHost *:1998 in my virtualhost

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Laneige Malaysia (Laneige) has once again launched its annual Waterful Sharing Campaign and this year, the brand collaborates with Global Peace Foundation (GPF), an international non-profit organisation in offering water relief to 500 orang asli residents living in the remote areas of Kampung Binjai, Pahang and Kampung Ulu Geruntum, Perak.
Currently, both the villages do not have access to clean treated water and have been consuming untreated surface water from river or ponds for drinking, cooking and washing. According to Dr Teh Su Thye, Chief Executive Officer of GPF, there have been numerous cases of skin problem reported which could possibly be due to consumption of contaminated water.
"Daily water supply comes only from a pond or river nearby and sometimes villagers complain of dirty water especially during the monsoon season. While skin rashes are among the common symptoms being reported thus far, drinking contaminated water in the long run is more likely to cause serious health issues such as water-borne diseases, and in some cases death," said Teh.
Through this campaign, Laneige targets to raise RM80,000 through the sale of its Water Bank Limited Edition Water Bottle, which is sold at only RM10 each with every purchase of any Water Bank products or RM40 without the purchase of the Water Bank products. All proceeds from the sale will be channelled towards the Laneige Waterful Sharing Campaign 2016 Fund to facilitate the installation of two water filtration systems; one for each village.
membranes effective in the removal of impurities without the use of chemicals. It's a simple and reliable solution that can be easily maintained without skilled manpower.
"It is heart-wrenching to know that there are still Malaysians in remote villages that do not have access to clean water. I hope that this campaign would garner support from the public and together we can help provide clean drinking water to the Orang Asli families," said Foong Winnie, Brand General Manager of Laneige Malaysia.
The Waterful Sharing Campaign 2016 will be held over a duration of 3 months from 1st May to 31st July 2016. The public who would like to support this campaign can head to Laneige's Beauty Road at the Centre Court of Mid Valley from the 2nd to 8th May 2016 or at any of Laneige's beauty counters and boutiques nationwide to purchase the Water Bank Limited Edition Water Bottle.
More information on Laneige Malaysia's Waterful Sharing Campaign is available via its website www.laneigewaterfulcampaign.com.my or connect via http://www.facebook.com/laneigemalaysia.
The water bank products are cute.
Will buy the bottle to support the meaningful campaign.
Aww what a wonderful campaign! I will definitely check out this product at their counter!
The water tumbler designs look really nice- very tempted to get one. This is a great initiative from Laneige though; so cheers to the brand for their kind effort.


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Minister visits new university campus at Hamilton International Technology Park
Work is well under way on new £85 million development of the University of the West of Scotland.
Hamilton Advertiser
Professor Paul Martin, Depute Principal of UWS; Shirley-Anne Somerville; Christina McKelvie; and Professor Craig Mahoney.
The new Lanarkshire campus for the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) was called a "shining example of a modern university" during a site visit by a government minister.
Work on the £85million development at Hamilton International Technology Park is well under way and the first students are set to move in by 2018.
The 38-acre ultra-modern facility is just two miles from the existing UWS site in Hamilton's Almada Street.
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Shirley-Anne Somerville, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, visited the campus which is a partnership between the University, South Lanarkshire Council (SLC) and developers HFD.
She said: "University of West Scotland is a shining example of a modern university delivering real benefits for the people of Scotland. This institution, alongside three others in Scotland, recently featured in the top 200 young university rankings for 2017 and has Scotland's largest School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery with around 4000 full- and part-time students.
"The university also have tailor-made courses designed to meet the demographic needs of Scotland with the first BA Honours qualification in integrated health and social care specifically designed for people who either work, or want to work in health and social care, but aren't health professionals."
Following a tour, which was led by principal and vice-chancellor of UWS, Professor Craig Mahoney, the minister met with staff and students from the university's School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery at the current Hamilton campus. During this visit she got the opportunity to see some of the leading-edge dementia and midwifery facilities that students access as part of their studies.
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She added: "During my visit today, I was able to see first-hand the excellent progress being made on the new UWS Lanarkshire campus and then meet staff and students of the School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery. The school has some of the best clinical simulation and digital skills facilities in the country that gives students realistic experiences and confidence before going to placement."
The development is estimated to be worth at least £443million to the local economy over the next 25 years according to an independent report prepared for SLC. In addition to the 254 staff employed by UWS on the existing campus, at least 1180 full-time equivalent positions are supported outwith the campus.
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Protecting Business Innovations Via Copyright Watch Course Overview: https://youtu.be/mUja4iwbrTE Intellectual property rights (IPR) has a great impact on innovation development and society. In Science, Engineering, and Business, we seek to create wealth through innovation in products, designs, manufacturing processes, and business systems or models. However, innovation leaders often FAIL to benefit from their discoveries and inventions when they are unable to adequately protect those innovations. This course provides learners with an understanding of Copyright law and how it can be used to protect business innovation. The course focus is on protecting innovations with copyright as one of several tools that can be used by companies and individuals to protect creative innovations. In additional to learning about how copyright works in theory, we will also discuss situations in which copyright might not be effective in protecting innovations, and will focus on the legal issues involved from a practical business perspective rather than from a purely legal viewpoint. This course is one part of a four course series focusing on protection of business innovations using copyright, patent, trademark and strategy, and these four courses may be taken in any order that is most beneficial to students interested in learning about protecting innovation.
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Derivative Work & Parody
This will explore other rights within Copyright Law. I will introduce derivative works and parody with lots of interesting examples like the Beach Boys, Weird Al and Annoying Orange. We encourage you to interact with the examples by going to YouTube or other suggested sites to view them as you go through the lecture videos.
3.10 Derivative work & parody summary8:34
Theodore Henry King CLARK
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We're then gonna now summarize where we've been on this journey this week.
What have we learned in our third week of
this course on Protecting Business Innovations via Copyright?
So, we've talked about derivative work and what is a derivative work. Remember the idea?
Derivative work could be permitted,
prohibited, fair use, or illegal.
It covers the spectrum of all areas of copyright.
It's anything based on someone else's copyright which
might be fair use or it might be permitted,
like a movie made from a book,
or it might be illegal.
So, we have some examples.
We've looked at a couple of cases.
But, fair use may apply.
But if it doesn't,
derivative works are not allowed unless they're permitted.
And fair use is kind of hard to support for derivative works unless
it's a particular type of fair use called parody.
But now, let's look at another issue that sometimes is supportable,
and that's translation.
Is translation allowed?
And the answer is generally no.
But, China is kind of a different character of market and,
in the past, it has been allowed.
So translation is different across different countries,
and it's not that Chinese are wrong, they're simply different.
It's a different interpretation of laws,
and each country has the right to make their own laws and
particularly has the right to define what is or is not fair use.
Fair use differs across country.
There are some other differences across countries.
And so derivative works may be defined differently even by different judges.
And translation is a complicated area,
particularly when dealing with China law and copyright.
Another area of complication is parody.
What is parody?
What do we mean by it?
And, how do we think about it?
Now parody, as we've defined in terms of this legal diagram or perspective,
is always a derivative work.
Any parody is a derivative work because you're making fun of something else,
therefore it's derived from that thing you're making fun of.
So parody is always a derivative work.
It is often legal.
Most of the time, parody is legal.
Rarely would you ever find parody being prohibited without being challenged.
If you wanted to make a parody,
the odds are you're gonna win under fair use.
So you have a very good chance of winning,
therefore you probably will do it,
and you will make your parody,
and you won't be able to fight it.
Since it's hard to fight a parody, many times,
copyright authors will give permission for people to make a parody,
but they might ask for something in return.
So, for example, an author that's very big in making parodies like,
in examples we looked at,
we looked at Weird Al Yankovic,
Weird Al almost never gets sued– first,
because he has a great defense, in parody,
but second, he almost always gets permission.
By getting permission, he, then in return,
gives the copyright owner creative editorial license.
And he says, "Look, Disney,
I know you like to protect your rights.
I'm going to do this parody,
whether you let me or not.
But if you give me permission,
I will let you review it before I publish it.
And if you find something offensive or upsetting, we'll talk about it.
I'll make some changes.
I'll make it less upsetting to you."
And his parodies are very funny,
but rarely are they rude,
so he gets permission.
But sometimes, parody is not funny,
and the judge will say, "This isn't funny.
This is just rude.
This is just simply rude.
It's offensive, it's rude, it's objectionable.
Oh, that could also be funny.
It's not always bad to be offensive, objectionable, and rude."
And that may be fair use because it's funny,
but it may also be that a judge says, "I don't see it.
I don't think that's funny. I don't think that's a parody.
I just think that's rude,
or I just think it's a derivative work without
any socially redeeming comedic element or parody element.
And so I find it illegal."
So parody could be illegal, could be permitted,
but it's often not permitted, but fair use.
And we looked at some examples.
We looked at an example of a derivative work,
The Beach Boys' "Surfin' U.S.A." And the songwriter in the Beach Boys said,
"It was meant as a tribute to you.
It's meant to honor you."
"Usually, with a tribute come some money.
Where's my tribute?
I like you giving tribute to me but I like you giving me cash even more."
And The Beach Boys said, "You know, you're right.
It's based on your music.
We will give you attribution as the creative inspiration for this as an author,
and we'll pay you money every time we sing this.
Every time we have sold an album with this song,
you'll get money as the songwriter would.
So we will give you money."
And, they didn't have to go to court.
Sometimes you go to court and say,
"It's a derivative work and I fail."
So, for example, going to court with George Harrison,
he says, "No, no, no.
This is not a derivative work,
this is an independent work."
And the judge says, "It's too likely that it was a derivative work."
And the judge says, "You know I can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.
I can't throw you in jail for this,
for a criminal fraud,
and I don't think you actually intended to steal,
but it sure looks like 'My Sweet Lord' was
a derivative work based on The Chiffon's prior song of 'He's So Fine'."
And so, George Harrison had to pay a million and a half dollars
of penalties for this song which was a derivative work.
Parodies are very successful in defending.
There are many, many parodies to the point where universities can do parodies,
companies can do parodies,
famous songwriters can do parodies,
movies can be parodies.
Just one example that we talked about in this course is the BYU library doing
a parody of an Old Spice ad and making up this parody which was a funny comedic video.
And I mention this because universities,
particularly if something sponsored out of their name,
they don't really like to get sued.
And this is not educational,
but it is funny.
You don't have to have permission,
it's a parody, and so it's a great example.
But sometimes, you fail.
Mickey Mouse was parodied by Disney Pirates,
and Disney Pirates really made a very rude parody of Mickey Mouse.
And the judge said,
"I don't even think that's parody.
I just think it's rude and offensive and
a misuse of the iconic Mickey Mouse image and name.
And so, you're done.
You can't do it."
There are many examples of parody working,
but there are a few examples of parody failing.
This is an example where the judge said, "I don't see it."
So we've talked about a couple of different examples- these are just some examples.
A good example of derivative works again with
the Albuquerque art example– failed in court, but look close.
So, derivative works, not allowed
unless they're parody which might give you a fair use defense,
but even that might fail. Thank you.


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A: The retina display on the iPhone 4 has the double amount of pixels than that of an older iPhone. So the complete size of an iPhone 4 screen in pixels is 640x960.
In photoshop you can quickly resize any image by changing the image size property from the Image menu. If you don't want to lose quality I suggest you start with all retina images and halve them for the non retina displays. Doing it the opposite way will decrease your quality.
If you want to use an image designed for the iPhone 4 retina display you'll want to have both pictures, one for the normal iPhone screen (320x480) and one for the retina images, in your resource's folder of your Xcode project. Use the same name for those images but append "@2x" at the end of the retina images.
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A: iPhone4 screen resolution is 960x640


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ORICA-SCOTT head north and return to the Tour of Norway
The seventh edition of the Tour of Norway takes place next week with ORICA-SCOTT selecting a solid six-man squad for their first appearance in the challenging five-day stage race since 2015.
Covering close to 1,000kilometres the hilly race is ideal terrain for climbers and puncheurs alike and after another strong showing in the Ardennes classics and the recent Tour de Romandie Michael Albasini will be targeting further stage success here in Norway.
Young Australian climber and general classification hopeful Jack Haig returns to racing after finishing third in the youth classification at the Tour de Romandie and will be joined by fellow Australians Simon Gerrans and Mitch Docker.
"This year the Tour of Norway provides some very interesting and challenging stages," explained sport director Matt Wilson. "The stage profiles suggest that the parcours will definitely favour the more aggressive teams and we are certainly looking forward to getting down to some tough racing."
"We believe that we have a solid squad with versatile options for this race. Throughout the season so far the team has repeatedly shown that we are capable of achieving good results on all kinds of terrain and our approach for this race will be a positive one."
German lead out specialist and Giro d'Italia stage winner Roger Kluge completes the line up alongside 22-year-old Australian all rounder Robert Power.
"It wont be an easy race," continued Wilson. "Just about every stage concludes with hard finishing circuits, not dissimilar to the Ardennes classics and I'm sure that we will see some exciting racing with spectacular scenery as a backdrop."
"Both Jack and Michael performed really well at the Tour de Romandie and we'll be looking for more of the same here, we have great options for the different ways in which the stages may play out and Simon Gerrans is in great shape after a good block of Spring racing."
The Tour of Norway starts on Wednesday and will start in the southeast of the Scandinavian country and move steadily northwards before turning back south to conclude in the capital city of Oslo.
ORICA-SCOTT at the Tour Of Norway (17TH – 21st May):
Michael Albasini (SUI, 36)
Mitch Docker (AUS, 30)
Simon Gerrans (AUS, 36)
Jack Haig (AUS, 23)
Roger Kluge (DE, 31)
Robert Power (AUS, 22)
Tour of Norway stages:
Wednesday 17th May, Stage 1: Honefoss – Asker, 169km
Thursday 18th May, Stage 2: Eidsvoll – Brumundda, 194km
Friday 19th May, Stage 3: Hamar – Lillehammer, 192km
Saturday 20th May, Stage 4: Lillestrom – Sarpsborg, 194km
Sunday 21st May, Stage 5: Moss – Oslo, 155km


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BCB gives gunman for Shakib
Sports Reporter :
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has given a gunman crickter Shakib Al Hasan. He arrived at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) at the city's Mirpur on Wednesday for the practice sessions. When he entered the Home of Cricket it was seen that he came with an armed personal.
Bangladesh Cricket Board deployed the arrangement after their worthy asset had faced life threat just two days ago.
On Tuesday last, a man called Mohsin Talukdar became visible on his Facebook live video with a local lethal weapon and threatened Shakib Al Hasan to kill through swearing as he claimed the 33-year-old cricketer degraded Islam by inaugurating a Puja Mandop at Kolkata in India last week. Talukdar demanded that ace all-rounder has to ask apology.
Later, Talukdar was arrested by law-enforcing agency and the whole matter created huge debate at social media.
Though BCB doesn't think Shakib is under big threat but it doesn't take any risk. So, BCB deployed a gunman for security concern of Shakib.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCB Nizamuddin Chowdhury said to the journalists, "Since a situation arose after an incident took place, we have taken precautionary measures. We have appointed one from among our own security personnel. It's not like there is a big threat and which is why we have taken this measure."
Shakib Al Hasan is taking part in the practice sessions at the SNCCS to compete in the up coming five-team Bangabandhu T20 Cup Cricket. The cricket tournament will start from November 14 at the Home of Cricket.


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GenoSensor Granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization for High Throughput COVID-19 RT-PCR Diagnostic for Use in U.S.
Posted on Mon/20/April Mon/20/April by AZBio
FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT was issued on April 16, 2020. View FDA Letter: https://www.fda.gov/media/137090/download
With a high sensitivity detection (single copy detection) when run according to its instructions for use in a qualified clinical lab, the GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR test, is one of the most sensitive tests currently available under an FDA Emergency Use Authorization.
GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT runs on the Applied Biosystems™ 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time PCR Instrument. Kits are available for the 96 well plate (22 clinical samples) and 384 well plate (94 clinical samples) and provides test results in less than 90 minutes.
The GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT is intended for use by trained clinical laboratory personnel specifically instructed and trained in the techniques of real-time PCR and in vitro diagnostic procedures. Instructions for use, the FDA EUA letter, and other documentation is provided at GenoSensorCorp.com.
TEMPE, Ariz and CHANDLER, Ariz., April 20, 2020 (Business Wire) — GenoSensor Corporation has received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT.
GenoSensor Corporation (GenoSensor) is a genomic technology company based in Tempe, Arizona that develops and delivers products and services for genomic research, drug discovery, predisposition gene screening, therapeutic assessment, and other bioscience applications. GenoSensor has been supporting researchers, educators, and laboratories since 2003 and is a member of the Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio).
"Beginning in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, GenoSensor has been working with our international and U.S. colleagues to develop a highly sensitive and highly specific diagnostic that will provide healthcare teams and public health professionals with the diagnostic data they need to help people today and in the future," stated Dr. James Xia, founder and CEO of GenoSensor Corporation. "The GS™ COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT has achieved this goal and is now available. We are grateful to the FDA for their assistance and for this Emergency Use Authorization. We also greatly appreciate the support we have received from members of our Arizona bioscience community throughout this process."
"The GS™ COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT is a much-needed addition to the tool set that communities across the country are using to respond to the COVID-19 health emergency," stated Joan Koerber-Walker, president and CEO of AZBio. "The GenoSensor team has worked tirelessly to develop this test and obtain the FDA Emergency Use Authorization. Thanks to their committed efforts, more testing is now possible in Arizona and across the U.S."
The GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT
The GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT provides accurate, reproducible, high-quality results for clinical decision-making for patients with suspected COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection.
The GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR test is a molecular test specifically detecting the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The test is intended for the qualitative detection of nucleic acids from SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab samples from patients who meet the CDC SARS-CoV-2 clinical criteria. The test has a full-process positive, negative and internal controls.
The GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR test is a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test which detects three genes from the SARS-CoV-2 virus from clinical nasopharyngeal swab specimens. In addition, the GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT also includes an internal positive control gene (GUSB) that serves as an extraction, reverse transcription, and PCR amplification control for each sample to minimize false negative results.
The GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT provides:
Accuracy: Assay 3 target genes unique to SARS-CoV-2 having higher specificity and exhibiting lower risk for mutation
Specificity: Targeted specificity to 100% of currently available complete genomes for SARS-CoV-2.
Simplicity: Ready to use all-in-one master mix reagents and controls minimize variability
Throughput: Two kit package options of viral detection for up to 94 specimens
High quality, high performance and reliability
The GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR test runs on the Applied Biosystems™ 7500 Fast Dx Real-Time PCR Instrument. Kits are available for the 96 well plate (22 clinical samples) and 384 well plate (94 clinical samples) and provides test results in less than 90 minutes.
The GSTM COVID-19 RT-PCR KIT has not been cleared or approved by the FDA. However, it has been authorized by the FDA under an EUA. The test has been authorized only for the detection of RNA from SARS-CoV-2 virus to aid in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, not for any other viruses or pathogens. The test is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostic tests for detection and/or diagnosis of COVID-19 under Section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is terminated or revoked sooner.
About SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) and COVID-19
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) and COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), a new coronavirus strain which has not previously been identified in humans. To learn more about SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) and COVID-19 please visit Coronavirus.gov.
About GenoSensor Corporation
GenoSensor Corporation is a genomic technology company, aiming to improve human healthcare by developing and marketing products and services for genomic research, drug discovery, predisposition gene screening, therapeutic assessment and other bioscience applications. GenoSensor's focus is to provide products and services to customers who conduct genomic research and/or are in needs of genomic solutions in all life sciences. The company also develops assays for specific applications. To learn more, visit www.genosensorcorp.com
About Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. (AZBio)
For 17 years, the Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) has supported life science innovation and life science innovators in Arizona. A key component in Arizona's life science ecosystem, AZBio is the only statewide organization exclusively focused on Arizona's bioscience industry. AZBio membership includes patient advocacy organizations, life science innovators, educators, healthcare partners and leading business organizations. AZBio is the statewide affiliate of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and works in partnership with AdvaMed, MDMA, and PhRMA to advance innovation and to ensure that the value delivered from life-changing and life-saving innovation benefits people in Arizona and around the world.
For more information visit www.AZBio.org
SOURCE Press Release: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200420005625/en
GenoSensor Corporation
James Xia, President
james.xia@genosensorcorp.com | (480) 598-5378
Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. (AZBio)
Joan Koerber-Walker, President & CEO
jkw@azbio.org | (480) 332-9636
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Using a watermarking program like Visual Watermark is a good way to protect your photos, as Dave writes in his column. Visual Watermark lets you create your own watermarks using text or graphics, embed EXIF data into your digital files, and save your images to secured PDFs. You can perform all these tasks on batches of files at a time, as well as resize them in groups.
The easy-to-use interface offers the choice of Standard or Wizard mode. I tried the Wizard mode first and was able to add customized watermarks to a batch of JPEG files in minutes. However, using the Wizard tends to obscure some of the program's finer points. For example, to use copyright or trademark symbols you need to select an "Add Macros" option--but I didn't discover that until I'd spent some time with the Help system. Using the Standard mode (the program's default interface) and browsing the Help system's tutorials gives you access to the program's more interesting features, like creating secure PDFs and adding EXIF data to your image files.
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Dear Ms Williams,
Thank you for taking the time to reply to Mike Hedges letter concerning the petition seeking to ask the Welsh Government to stop the compulsory study of welsh as Key Stage 4. I had been asked for my comments on your letter, hence this reply.
I was educated in Wales prior to the implementation of compulsory welsh at Key Stage 4 (being 40 myself) and am aware of how long this policy has been in place. However I do not know what this policy has cost us financially and educationally, and whether it has had a significant effect on numbers of people speaking Welsh, which I assume was the original purpose. From very brief research on statswales.gov.wales it appears that the percentage of people who speak welsh has actually declined in this time.
I am Welsh having been brought up in Swansea and now living in Tenby, but neither myself or my family have ever been Welsh speakers. I do fully support the right of Welsh speakers in Wales to be able to educate their children through the medium of welsh. However I do not believe that the compulsory education of Welsh should come at all cost. As we are struggling to fund Education as well as the NHS, social care etc in Wales.
We are in a situation in Wales at present where many English-speaking Welsh people are feeling discriminated against and fear speaking up for anxiety of being labelled racist or discriminatory.
Children educated via the medium of Welsh receive more funding per capita then their English medium counterparts for one. Every teacher and LSA is having to train in the Welsh language regardless of whether they are required to teach welsh. Parents who have chosen to send their children to English medium schools are also paying for this. If we have a never ending education fund then this would not be an issue but I currently feel that Welsh is being put above all else in our education system.
As I believe you recently commented yourself in relation to the initiative with computer coding in schools, our children are going to have to compete in a global market. As a direct result of forcing the continued education of Welsh in senior schools we are becoming more insular, our children no longer have access to foreign languages and are being put at a disadvantage to other counties. Greenhill school our local senior school no longer offers Spanish or German and is not longer able to offer any modern languages at A's or A level. Please also see bbc extract below.
I am already aware from my time as a governor in the local primary school that due to the amount of time having to be spent on Welsh in primary school numeracy is suffering, but heads have no control to improve due to edicts from above.
" Schools must continue to ensure continuity and progression in learning and that all learners have access to the whole programme of study" I am not entirely sure what this comments means, but given that Welsh schools are falling behind and recent targets to improve ( i.e PISA score) have been dropped I fear that our children are falling behind in all areas. Funding is at crisis point with Greenhill school losing 19 staff this year and I am deeply concerned about the future of Education in Wales.
I am afraid that I do not agree with your comment about increasing demand for Welsh language skills from employers, this may be the case in the public sector where the welsh assembly is stipulating this requirement. Council and Government jobs are then main jobs specifying a requirement for welsh, this is not representative of the rest of the country where employers are desperate for highly skilled, educated, qualified people regardless of language backgrounds.
I have always worked in the Construction and Engineering sector, this Industry is a very large employer in Wales with no requirement for welsh, but with a dia need for engineers with good maths and science.
18% of people in wales speak Welsh , but 100% of us are paying for access to Welsh be it via Education, translation costs, training, duplication of all documentation or multiple phone lines.
On a personal note, my son is considering studying to become a Vet, he will therefore have to study the individual sciences, and some universities are asking for a modern foreign language at GCSE. With the requirements to continue with Welsh as well as other compulsory subjects this will not fit into the timetable. At this age, a child should be free to make choices that have a direct impact on their future.
I fear that it is underestimate how forcing welsh on people in general is also causing animosity and taking away people's freedom of choice. I would like to pose a question to you, with the number of welsh speakers in Wales being around 18%, what % of the Welsh Assembly are Welsh speakers? Is this representative of the people?
Emma Williams
Extracted from : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40457984
Teachers in Wales are "extremely worried" about the future of foreign languages in the country, according to a British Council survey.
A Welsh Government spokeman is quoted as saying "We believe that languages play an important part in giving a young person a well rounded education, to support them in becoming global citizens, who are able to communicate effectively in other languages and appreciate other cultures."


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Biafra referendum will hold same day as presidential election – IPOB
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The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, on Tuesday, announced that it would be holding a referendum on the same day as the presidential election on February 16.
According to a statement released by the group on its Facebook page, it was revealed that the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu will be discussing details of the referendum with "top family members" of the group.
Part of the statement read, "We, the global family of the Indigenous People of Biafra ably led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to announce officially to the people of Biafra both home and in the diaspora, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom that our supreme leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is currently in London to join his family and see a newborn child he hadn't seen because of his illegal incarceration and detention since 2015. He will also discuss with IPOB top family members in London to finalize the way forward for Biafra referendum that will hold on February 16, 2019, along with the Nigeria presidential poll.
"IPOB Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,'s relocation to the United Kingdom from his base in Israel was actually to perfect arrangements on Biafra referendum scheduled to hold 16th February 2019 to ascertain number of those who want Nigeria politics and those who want Biafra freedom through a peaceful and democratic process for the sovereignty of our dear nation Biafra. Our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is currently meeting with IPOB high command in Europe to perfect plans for the referendum which will go side by side with the February 16 presidential poll."
Update on the group's Facebook page, revealed that they have decided on a basic means of conducting the referendum.
According to the Facebook page, the options are, one, "Sit at home, if you support freedom for Biafra.
"Option 2: Go out to vote, if you support Islamic dominated Nigeria and prefer slavery under the brutal regime of Jubril the impostor from Sudan."
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Ema Jagodić, slovenski fotomodel bosanskega rodu, * 13. oktober 1989, Slovenija

Zmagala je na tekmovanju Miss Universe Slovenije 2011.

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Mladost
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Instagram Can't Get Enough Of Stanley Tucci's Searching For Italy Sneak Peek
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By Elaina Friedman/May 6, 2022 8:11 pm EST
The highly anticipated second season of Stanley Tucci's Emmy-winning travel series "Searching for Italy" premiered on CNN this past Sunday with a trip to Venice, where the Italian American actor sampled produce, strolled along the canals, and learned about the converging culinary influences of the "Floating City." Tucci's fascination for the diverse customs and dishes of his homeland — coupled with the gorgeous scenery captured on the show — has been a recipe for popularity thus far. And fans will get to see the elegant gastronome exploring other regions of the Bel Paese on Sunday nights to come.
Evidently, Tucci is having just as much fun behind the scenes as he appears to be having on-screen. The actor shared a sneak peek of an upcoming episode on Instagram yesterday, in which he marvels at a bounty of ingredients that sum up the cuisine of the southern coastal region of Puglia. Based on the more than 310,000 likes plus the many positive comments on the post, it seems that many fans love seeing Italy through Tucci's eyes.
A whole lot of greens
The Instagram video shows Tucci in a dark sweater and shades standing before a table strewn with a plethora of freshly picked green vegetables. He explains that he and his crew are filming in Puglia — a region at the heel of Italy's "boot" that boasts coastlines and farmland — and that he just stumbled upon the display. Even though his team didn't assemble the bounty, he seems to know his way around it. He points out "beautiful fresh peas," fava beans, several kinds of chicory greens, and adorable mini artichokes ("can you even stand it?" he says) on one side. On the other, he spots more chicory, plus "more beautiful beans," spring onion, and a handful of garlic. "We basically have our meal," he says, hinting at a "completely vegetarian" feast "with the exception of a little bit of meat in one of the pastas."
Many fans who commented praised the veggie-centric snippet of the episode and the series in general. "Can't get enough of this show!!!" exclaimed a viewer, "It's excellent, thanks for transporting me." "Puglia is the region you go to if you want to eat VERY well as a vegetarian," writes one user. The southernmost region is one of the leading produce hubs in Italy, according to a 2018 post by Italian Food News, especially when it comes to table grapes, olives, and "cereal crops" like wheat.


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New Sinn Féin University structure pays dividends
Sinn Féin has recently implemented a transformation of the party's structures in Universities across the six counties. This follows a summer long 'think tank' by young Sinn Féin members who had recently passed through the party's college structures. These meetings resulted in the formation of a new University Officer Board.
Commenting on the new structures, University Officer Board member, Meabh Mackel said,
"On the back of huge recent growth of Sinn Féin in Universities across the North it was decided that a new structure should be put in place in order to co-ordinate the college cumainn so that they can reach their full potential and to manage our growing membership.
"We now have an officer board in place containing members with political experience in Universities. There are 10 members of the officer board including among others; Chairperson, PRO and Events Coordinator. Members of the college cumainn also attend the University officer board meetings."
Chairperson of Jordanstown Sinn Féin Caolan Quinn said,
"Sinn Féin has become more organised and efficient due to the revamp in the colleges. With more co-ordination between the colleges new members receive training in their newly obtained positions. More successful fundraising also means that we have been able to take our new member on educational trips. Recently we travelled to Stormont to meet with Sinn Fein MLAs and also enjoyed republican tours of Belfast and Derry. A weekend trip to Dublin has been organised for January.
"Over 500 people signed up across all campuses in the North at Fresher's Fayres and recruitment days. Presently Sinn Féin is by far the largest party in all campuses, we hope to build upon this and grow even bigger." ENDS


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Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/cps-promises-tough-scrutiny-charters/)
CPS promises tough scrutiny of charters
By Sarah Karp | November 13, 2012
As CPS talks about closing as many as 100 traditional CPS schools, they are facing pressure to take a hard line when it comes to under-performing charter schools.
CPS officials announced Tuesday that12 charter operators, running 32 campuses, are up for renewal this year. And they pledged to scrutinize them.
"Every school in every corner of the city, regardless of school type, must be held to rigorous accountability standards without exception to ensure all students have access to the high-quality education they deserve," said CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett in a press release. "We can and will take action on operators who have failed to meet the terms of their agreements."
Unlike traditional schools, which can be shut down at any time, CPS officials must wait until the charter's contract is up before they pull the plug on them.
Andrew Broy, the executive director of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, says he expects for CPS to move to close some charter schools and to give others shortened contracts with probationary terms.
In the past, the distrct has not been aggressive in shutting down poorly-performing charter schools. Only two CPS charter schools have closed in the past five years. Choir Academy leaders made the decision to shut their doors for financial and performance issues. ACT charter's board of directors was pressured to close the low-scoring school, but the ACT charter remained active and was given to KIPP to open a junior high school this year.
Last year, CPS gave two charter schools shortened contracts and put them on alert that they need to perform better. One of them, ACE Tech Charter, got a one-year contract. For the past three years, it has been level 3, but the district is waiting for more information before issuing a rating this year.
The others face renewal as they come to the end of five-year contracts. Among them are UNO, the University of Chicago Charter Schools and the two campuses of North Lawndale College Prep.
The renewal process includes site visits, a review of whether the charter school has met terms of the agreement, including performance measures, and public hearings after CPS officials make a recommendation. The process is rather fast with renewals to be voted on at the January board meeting.
Several charter schools on the list might be vulnerable. In addition to ACE Tech Charter School, the three campuses run by Betty Shabazz International Charter School and one of the Aspira Charter Schools have had Level 3 ratings—the lowest the district gives—for at least three years. North Lawndale College Prep's performance also has vacillated between Level 2 and Level 3. Leaders from these schools did not return calls on Tuesday.
Shayne Evans, director of the University of Chicago Charter School's four campuses, says that, even though it is a renewal year, he and his staff are staying focused on the performance of students. One of the charter schools elementary campuses, North Kenwood-Oakland, received the highest rating CPS can give, while the Donoghue campus got the lowest.
He says Donoghue has a new campus director and it is trending upward, despite the low rating. "In 2005-2006, the year Donoghue opened, 51 percent of students met or exceeded standards," Evans says. "In 2011-2012, 76 percent did. We have had a large amount of growth there."
This story has been updated with a correction. It incorrectly stated that ACE Tech was given a Level 3 rating this year. The charter has not yet been rated.
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Wednesday morning, December 20 , Watson Cain, who had been an invalid for the past three years, was delivered from his afflictions and his sufferings were changed into rest.
Watson Cain was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, May 20, 1833. At the time of his departure he was 83 years and 7 months old. He came directly to Decatur county, and has lived in the vicinity of Leon ever since. His last days were spent at the home of Mrs. Vern Hull, a grand-niece whom he had raised.
Mr. Cain was married to Miss Julia Aldredge in 1855*, who receeded him across the river of death January 10, 1912. Two children were born to this union, both of whom are living, namely, James Cain, of Grand River, Iowa, and William Henry Cain, of Ina, New Mexico. To his memory and credit it is to be noted that he raised besides his own two sons, four other children who found the comforts of home and the counsel and guidance of parentage in one whose heart was open to the needs of the orphans.
Watson Cain was not a member of any church. He, however, was a firm believer in the teachings and the promises of the Word of God, and in his daily life he sought to practice and keep the same. He served three yeras in the civil war, and was one of the defenders of the flag who marched with Sherman to the sea. He served his country faithfully and well. He now rests in peace, and by all the lovers of our country he will be counted with those heroes of the past, whose memory shall never die.
The funeral was held from the home of Vern Hull Thursday afternoon, December 21. Rev. Moser of the Methodist church had charge of the same. The burial followed in the Leon cemetery.
*Watson and Julia's wedding date ws July 2, 1857 according to Julia's obituary.


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MasterCard, Mu Sigma ink deal; big data, analytics
The financial services giant invest in, and partners with, the analytics stalwart to develop and sell big data products for joint clients.
By Andrew Nusca for Between the Lines | February 7, 2013 -- 14:26 GMT (06:26 PST) | Topic: Big Data Analytics
The professional services arm of financial services giant MasterCard will invest in and partner with Chicago-based analytics firm Mu Sigma to develop and sell big data products.
The terms of MasterCard's equity investment in Mu Sigma were not disclosed.
The companies' plan is to take on the $5 billion big data analytics market, espected to grow to $50 billion by 2017, by combining MasterCard's extensive purchase behavior insights with Mu Sigma's analytics and expertise in a jointly developed family of products.
The value proposition: together, they can help companies of all sizes better acquire customers and increase their loyalty.
The deal certainly makes sense on paper. MasterCard Advisors has been toying with big data and analytics for a decade, and has a massive base of merchants, financial institutions, advertisers and even governments to tap. Mu Sigma has some 2,500 "decision science" professionals working on analytics problems for pharmaceutical, healthcare, financial services, insurance, consumer goods and retail companies. (The company's slogan: "Do the math.")
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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Not since 2015 has an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) impacted the commercial poultry industry to such an extent that turkey prices have soared to record highs Y egg prices have broken records three times with the potential to achieve a fourth record before the end of the year.
But there are some stark differences between this year's HPAI outbreak and the one that occurred seven years ago. In the previous outbreak, HPAI was detected in 211 commercial operations (160 commercial turkey flocks and 50 egg-laying facilities plus one other commercial category) and 21 backyard flocks resulting in the depopulation of more than 50 million birds.
So far this year, 252 commercial flocks and a staggering 333 backyard flocks have been infected with an extremely virulent strain of HPAI. But even though 152% more total flocks have been affected so far in 2022, this year's outbreak has yet to reach the 50 million depopulation figure of 2015. One explanation is that 40% fewer facilities Commercial table egg-layers, whose bird populations often number in the millions, have been affected by the virus this year compared to 2015.
What are these commercial table egg operations doing to fend off the virus, and why have so many backyard growers borne the brunt of this year's outbreak? Industry experts and poultry scientists say several factors are involved, but most point to the widespread prevalence and highly infectious nature of this particular viral strain that, for the first time in history, withstood the high temperatures of summer when most viruses deteriorate.
"There have been a lot of wild birds that have died from HPAI in 2022, and I don't recall that being the case in 2015," said Dr. Barry Whitworth, area animal quality and food health extension specialist in Oklahoma State University.
HPAI, which is endemic in the wild bird population, is generally transmitted to domesticated and commercial flocks through contact with nasal secretions and feces of infected birds. This partly explains why backyard flocks are more vulnerable.
"We see this virus continuing to circulate in interactions between domesticated birds and wild species because many backyard flocks have more points of exposure than commercial flocks," said Amy Hagerman, assistant professor of agricultural economics and food policy extension specialist at the University Oklahoma State.
Hagerman and other experts also attributed the biggest impact on backyards to the surge in backyard poultry operations that occurred during the pandemic shutdowns.
"Producing for local food systems has been a big movement in the US, and we saw it particularly during COVID-19, where people were doing everything from sourdough to compost to poultry," Hagerman said. .
Animal health scientists agree that the lessons learned from the 2015 outbreak have helped protect many commercial table egg-laying facilities. The US Department of Agriculture requires all commercial poultry and egg facilities to have a biosecurity plan that controls traffic and outlines specific sanitation procedures if producers expect to receive severance pay. But implementing biosecurity measures can be challenging for backyard growers.
"Biosecurity measures are no different for backyard growers, but they tend to be difficult because the birds are generally free-range and highly exposed to their environment, as most of them are not in a covered facility all the time" said Dr. Whitworth.
Recently, the UK issued a mandatory housing requirement for all birds in the country, regardless of flock size, to mitigate the spread of HPAI.
Commercial turkey operations have continually struggled with managing the spread of HPAI. In the previous outbreak, 160 herds were infected. This year, nearly 200 turkey flocks have been affected despite updated and improved biosecurity measures.
"As turkeys are genetically, they are a little more susceptible to the virus than chickens," said Yuko Sato, a veterinarian and specialist in poultry diagnostics and extension at Iowa State University. "Also, turkeys have more movement between their stages of life, which increases their exposure to viral particles in the environment, while commercial layers, which have a shorter life, tend to remain in a protected facility".
Dr. Sato said protecting flocks from HPAI comes down to the details, from having dedicated feed trucks to making sure labor and equipment are separated between farms and housing units. But despite strict protocols, the virus continues to persevere. Recently, a facility housing more than a million birds in Wright County, Iowa, became the first commercial table-laying operation to report a HPAI infection in nearly four weeks. Still, experts believe the intensity of this year's outbreak will spur a greater understanding of HPAI that will lead to more robust defensive measures.
"Every industry and government organization has to prioritize their time and investment in research, and as more countries address HPAI, I think you will see more research and development to help growers effectively address this issue," Hagerman said. . .
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Monday marked the go-live date of the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) – a European wide directive that is touted to transform the fund management industry.
BNP Paribas declared itself ready for the transition of its asset manager and asset owner clients.
BNP Paribas Securities Services has significantly invested to ramp up its services, and today provides the largest depositary network in Europe, having already implemented AIFMD compliant processes across all jurisdictions.
"We are fully set up to support our early mover clients and congratulate those pioneering AIFMs who have already successfully navigated their way to AIFMD compliance," said Philippe Ricard, global head of AFS products. "We also encourage those who are yet to start the journey – it's not as daunting as one might think! AIFMD can provide asset managers with an opportunity to grow their business in Europe, and we have developed dedicated approaches to assist and help our clients do just that by benefiting from our global network. This covers a wide range of areas including fund structuring and cross-border distribution."
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has approved co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators and their global counterparts with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds.
ESMA has now negotiated 38 agreements on behalf of the 31 EU/EEA national competent authorities for securities markets supervision. The agreements cover third-country alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) that market alternative investment funds (AIFs) in the EU and EU AIFMs that manage or market AIFs outside the EU. The co-operation arrangements are applicable from July 22, and will enable cross-border marketing of AIFs to professional investors between jurisdictions.
"In many respects this has the hallmarks of the recent Retail Distribution Review introduced by the FSA in June 2006, and which came into force on December 31, 2012," said David Mitchell, valuations partner at accounting firm BDO, in a blog posting. "Despite giving some 6½ years notice many IFAs and other financial advisors were still caught off-guard. The introduction of AIFMD will be no different, only this time many fund management and private equity firms will be the ones in the frame."
BNP Paribas Securities Services has developed a specific AIFMD transition package to help clients through the process and ensure seamless transition. It includes a comprehensive methodology to launch the AIFMD change over for each type of fund (standard, Hedge funds, Private equity or Real Estate funds), a practical tool box for the on-boarding process to execute the transition, and a detailed ready-to-use planner.
James McAleenan, head of the UK for BNP Paribas Securities Services, added: "AIFMD will also clearly broaden the role and scope of the depositary, which is a true challenge for asset managers in the UK who will have to deal with the different regulatory requirements in the various markets in order to protect their fund's assets."
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