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ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey wins SABRE EMEA Award for 'Thought Leadership in PR'
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ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller, a PR agency covering the MENA region has won the In2 SABRE EMEA Award for Thought Leadership in PR for its work on the seventh annual ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey 2015.
The SABRE Awards is a prestigious award program by The Holmes Report. The In2 SABREs recognize excellence in various categories of innovation and insight—with an emphasis on content creation—as well as PR agency management and marketing.
"Our thought leadership platform, the Arab Youth Survey, has been recognized as a pioneering initiative for the PR industry across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The survey has earned a reputation as a unique piece of work that adds a new dimension to the dialogue in and about the Middle East, providing a valuable insight for policymakers, businesses and civil society. It is rewarding to see our hard work and investment in this major initiative recognized at the highest level by our peers in the PR industry," says Sunil John, founder and CEO of ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller, in a press statement.
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller also received a Certificate of Excellence in the Social Media – Collective category for its "Warriors in Pink" campaign for Ford Middle East. Warriors in Pink aims to support and maintain a long-term breast cancer awareness and early detection program across the Middle East. The October 2015 campaign saw breast cancer survivors from the region becoming models of courage by taking part in an event to showcase the fundraising 2015 Warriors in Pink apparel and accessories range, inspiring other patients in their battles, and encouraging the region's women to get regular check-ups.
For the 2015 survey, which the 2016 SABRE EMEA Awards recognized, international polling firm Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) conducted 3,500 face-to-face interviews with Arab men and women aged 18-24 in the GCC, as well as Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Yemen. The interviews were conducted from January 20 to February 12, 2015.
In-depth results from the 8th and most recent Annual ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey, including survey highlights and a whitepaper in Arabic and English, are available at www.arabyouthsurvey.com.
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Trygve Halvdan Lie (Oslo, 16 de julho de 1896 — Geilo, 30 de dezembro de 1968) foi um político norueguês. No período que vai de 1946 até 1952 ele foi de facto o primeiro secretário-geral das Nações Unidas.

Biografia
Trygve Halvdan Lie nasceu na região de Cristiania, hoje Oslo, capital da Noruega. Seu pai, Martin Lie, carpinteiro por profissão, deixou a família para emigrar para os Estados Unidos em 1902, e dele nunca mais se teve notícias. Sua mãe Hulda mantinha uma pensão em Grorud, perto de Oslo. Lie ingressou no partido Trabalhista em 1911 e foi nomeado como o Secretário Nacional do partido, pouco tempo depois de receber seu diploma em direito pela universidade de Oslo, em 1919. Trygve casou com Hjørdis Jørgensen em 1921; o casal teve três filhas.

Lie foi editor chefe do Det 20 århundre (O Século XX) de 1919 a 1921. De 1922 a 1935 foi o consultante legal do Sindicato National dos Trabalhadores (chamado Confederação dos Sindicatos Noruegueses).

Na política local, Lie serviu com um membro do comitê executivo da municipalidade de Aker no conselho de 1922 a 1931. Ele foi eleito membro do parlamento norueguês pela região de Akershus em 1937. Lie foi apontado Ministro da Justiça quando um partido trabalhista foi formado.

Socialista de longa data, Lie se encontrou com Vladimir Lenin, quando de uma visita do partido Trabalhista a Moscou, e deu permissão a Leon Trotsky para se estabelecer na Noruega após seu exílio. Em 1940, quando a Noruega foi invadida pela Alemanha nazista, Lie ordenou que todos os navios noruegueses navegassem para portos aliados. Em 1941 Lie foi nomeado Ministro de Assuntos Exteriores do governo norueguês no exílio.

Carreira nas Nações Unidas

Lie liderou a delegação norueguesa à conferência das Nações Unidas em São Francisco em 1946, e se tornou um líder em instituir as disposições do Conselho de Segurança. Em 1 de Fevereiro de 1946, Lie foi eleito como o primeiro Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas, como um resultado de um compromisso entre as maiores potências.

Como secretário-geral, Lie apoiou a fundação de Israel e da Indonésia. Ele trabalhou para a retirada das forças soviéticas do Irã e num cessar-fogo na Kashimira. Lie atraiu a ira da União Soviética quando ajudou a recolher suporte para a defesa da Coreia do Sul, depois desta ser invadida em 1950. Lie também foi contra a entrada da Espanha nas Nações Unidas pois se opunha ao governo do general Franco.

Ele também procurou o reconhecimento da República Popular da China pela ONU, depois que o Governo Nacionalista foi exilado, argumentando que a República Popular da China seria o único membro que poderia cumprir todas suas obrigações.

Lie foi criticado por seus erros em facilitar as negociações no bloqueio a Berlim, como também em suas falhas em trazer um fim mais rápido à guerra da Coreia.

Em 1950, sob objeções da União Soviética, a Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas aprovou por 46 votos contra 5 a extensão do mandato de Lie. O voto foi consequência de um impasse no Conselho de Segurança no qual os Estados Unidos se recusavam a aceitar qualquer outro candidato, enquanto a União Soviética se recusava em considerar Lie por causa dos seus envolvimentos com a guerra da Coreia. A União Soviética subsequentemente se recusou a reconhecer Lie como Secretário-Geral.

Lie renunciou ao cargo de Secretário-Geral em 10 de Novembro de 1952.

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The Premature Death of the Comparable Uncontrolled Transaction (Price) Method
A recent TaxNotes piece called for a substantial rewrite of Section 1.482-4, which addresses the transfer of intangible assets. The author, Ryan Finley, suggests that the Comparable Uncontrolled Transaction (CUT/CUP) approach should be relegated to a much more limited role. While many of the his assessments are fair, we would urge caution before relegating CUT too far to the backbench. There are certainly situations where CUT approaches are not only useful, but necessary as part of a larger framework to capture the issues and facts of the specific intercompany issue, examples of which we note later on.
Finley is correct to note that:
The IRS's attempts to prevent taxpayers from applying the comparable uncontrolled transaction method in a way that systematically underprices related-party intangible transfers has been the recurring theme in nearly all of the highest-profile transfer pricing cases over the past three decades. Although the CUT method is the most direct embodiment of the arm's-length standard as stated in reg. section 1.482-1(b), the method has consistently allowed some of the highest profile tech companies in the world to undervalue highly valuable and unique intangible property transferred to a low-taxed foreign affiliate. The CUT method also allows taxpayers that would rarely, if ever, externally license their core intangible property to price the transfer using the far less valuable intangible licenses typically available in commercial databases as comparables.
Finley notes three recent U.S. federal tax cases, including Medtronic Inc. v. Commissioner. This litigation involved the intercompany royalty rate paid by a Puerto Rican affiliate to the U.S. owner of a certain product, process, and marketing intangibles. Even though consolidated profits represented 60% of sales, the multinational argued for a 20% royalty rate based on a very flawed application of CUT. The Appeals Court noted a host of comparability differences including the fact that the profit potential for the third party licensee was a mere 23% of sales.
While the issues in Medtronic are focused on what represents an arm's length royalty rate, the other two cases referenced by Finley involve the valuation of a bundle of intangible assets. Both the taxpayer's experts and the IRS experts used applications of CUT to separately determine the appropriate royalty rates for the Amazon trademark and the internet technology in Amazon.com v. Commissioner. The differences in the valuation estimates turned more on assumptions with respect to economic useful life of these two intangible assets as well as the appropriate discount rates. Technology companies such as Amazon often have high market valuation relative to their current operating profits for reasons noted in Finley's discussion, which raise issues with respect to what are the other valuable intangible assets and who owns them:
The CUT method is also uniquely tailored for application on an individual asset-by-asset basis, which often disregards the additional value conveyed by transferring interrelated intangibles — such as product formulations, trademarks, and manufacturing know-how for some products — as part of a single package.
This insight that the value of an enterprise comes from not only tangible assets but also an entire bundle of intangible assets suggests a limited role for applications of CUT as part of an economic analysis that considers the entire value chain. We note this potential role of CUT applications in terms of transfer pricing issues for three consumer products starting with my recent comments regarding a customs valuation issue involving Armani:
Under various agreements, Trimil paid Armani both design fees and advertising fees, both calculated as a% of Trimil's revenues. US customs authorities asserted that the customs valuation must include the third-party payment for apparel, the design and advertising fees, and trademark royalties. Trimil's position was the customs valuation should be based on the cost of the apparel plus the design fees but not the advertising fees and trademark royalties … The first is whether the overall payments for design costs, advertising expenses, and royalties are arm's length. The other issue is how much should be allocated to dutiable product intangible fees versus non-dutiable marketing intangible fees.
Armani is a privately held company so there is not publicly available information on its overall profitability. Even if an analyst had this information and was able to estimate the overall profits attributable to the overall bundle of intangible assets, this customs valuation issue would require being able to separately determine the value of the design intangibles versus the value of the marketing intangibles.
Eastpak designed, manufactured, and marketed travel gear including backpacks since its inception in 1952. Like Medtronic, it established Puerto Rican manufacturing affiliate during the era of section 936. Eastpak had multiple owners including the 2000 acquisition by VF Corporation. I was asked to assist on evaluating its intercompany pricing issues by one of the former owners. Table 1 presents a highly simplified version of the transfer pricing issue that makes the following assumptions:
U.S. sales = $200 million per year.
Production costs borne by the Puerto Rican affiliate = $120 million per year.
Operating expenses = $50 million per year.
Consolidated operating profits = $30 million per year or 15% of sales. These profits would be allocated between the U.S. distributor and the Puerto Rican affiliate by the transfer pricing policy, which in this case set the transfer price at $140 million per year. As such, the U.S. distributor retains profits = $10 million per year or 5% of sales leaving the Puerto Rican affiliate with $20 million per year.
Table 1: Eastpak Financials
Gross profits
Operating profits
Eastpak had just been purchased for $300 million with $80 million in tangible assets being booked by the U.S. affiliate, $160 million in tangible assets being booked by the Puerto Rican affiliate, and $60 million recorded as goodwill.
The concern of Eastpak's advisers was that the IRS would characterize the Puerto Rican affiliate as a contract manufacturer entitled to only a 10% return to its tangible assets. Under this approach, the transfer pricing could be lowered to $136 million increasing U.S. income to $14 million per year. This approach implicitly assumed that the U.S. affiliate owned all valuable intangible assets.
The records showed, however, that the Puerto Rican affiliate had paid for $20 million of this recorded goodwill. The advisers noted that under section 936 the Puerto Rican affiliate could own only manufacturing intangibles; suggesting that if goodwill was in fact comprised of marketing intangibles, the IRS could assert this contract manufacturing approach. Goodwill in terms of a purchase price allocation under current US and international accounting standards, however, does not mean marketing intangibles but rather the portion of the purchase price not specifically allocated to any identified intangible assets. We were able to use applications of CUT to show that the profits attributable to the U.S. owned marketing intangibles represented 1% of sales while the profits attributable to the manufacturing intangibles represented 2% of sales.
Table 2 presents another illustration of this problem based on the jewelry multinational Tiffany. The U.S. parent does much of the manufacturing activities to convert diamonds sourced from third parties into finished products. The largest foreign markets for their products are China and Japan along with other Asian markets, which collectively represent 43% of worldwide sales. Table 2 assumes:
Asian sales equal $2 billion per year.
U.S. incurred production and other costs represent 40% of sales.
Asian incurred sales and marketing costs represent 40% of sales.
Consolidated operating profits equal 20% of sales, which are allocated evenly between the U.S. parent and the Asian distributors if the distributors are afforded a 50% gross margin.
Table 2: Illustration of Tiffany Asia Transfer Pricing
A 10% operating margin for the Asian distribution affiliates might be seen as high if all intangible assets were owned by the U.S. parent. The Chinese and Japanese tax authorities, however, might assert that their local affiliates own marketing intangibles by virtue of incurring local advertising expenses.
Any application of the Residual Profit Split Method would require the analyst to first identify the routine returns to distribution and production and then decide on how to allocate residual profits. If residual profits represent a significant%age of sales, this allocation would be key to evaluating the appropriate gross margin for the distribution affiliate. The key question becomes how to determine the value of the Tiffany marketing intangibles versus its design intangibles. The following passages from their 10-K filing may be useful:
The Company receives earnings from a licensing agreement with Luxottica Group S.p.A., for the development, production and distribution of TIFFANY & CO. brand eyewear, and from a licensing agreement with Coty Inc., for the development, production and distribution of TIFFANY & CO. brand fragrance products … Since 1974, Tiffany has been the sole licensee for the intellectual property rights necessary to make and sell jewelry and other products designed by Elsa Peretti and bearing her trademarks.
The Luxottica and Coty agreements are examples where Tiffany derives licensing income for the use of its marketing intangibles. The Elsa Peretti agreement represents a potential CUT where Tiffany pays a third party for the use of her designs and trademarks while Tiffany owns any process intangibles.
Even in transfer pricing inquiries where consolidated profitability is substantial, a complete analysis may have to separately evaluate the profits derived from marketing intangibles versus process or product intangibles. The U.S. regulations note that residual profits may be allocated using:
the relative value of nonroutine intangible property contributed by taxpayers may be measured by external market benchmarks that reflect the fair market value of such intangible property.
Third party agreements are one form of external market benchmarks that can assist in the evaluation of the market value for these various forms of intangible assets. We should not prematurely bury the CUT approach.
Ryan Finley, "The Time May Have Come to Downgrade the CUT Method", Tax Notes International, October 6, 2020.
Medtronic, Inc. & Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 900 F.3d 610 (8th Circuit 2018).
Harold Mcclure, "Medtronic's Intercompany Royalty Rate: Bad CUT or Misleading CPM?" Journal of International Taxation, February 2019.
Harold Mcclure, "The transfer pricing implications of Armani's US advertising payments," MNETax.com, September 17, 2020.
Published on Oct 15, 2020 9:25:45 AM
Topics: Royalty Rates, Tax Litigation, Valuation of Intangibles, CUP Method


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MS. SANDERS: Obviously, we've had a very powerful day, a strong day, mostly a very productive day with the President having the opportunity to sit down with a lot of state and local officials, and get some real-time updates, and talk to a lot of folks firsthand that are here and have been on the ground, and see how we can be of assistance as a federal government.
The number-one thing after talking to him just a little bit ago that he wanted to reinforce from today was that this is all about people and making sure that we're taking care of the people of Texas. And that's his number-one priority. That's what he has instructed his Cabinet is -- their number-one priority is just making sure we do everything we can to help and take care of the people. He was very impressed, and has been, with the level of, as he said, "love" and the "spirit" and the "cooperation" that you've had with so many different people, different agencies -- state, local, and federal officials.
And with that, I'm going to turn it over to the Cabinet Secretaries and let them give you a quick update.
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MS. SANDERS: Yes, sir. So we can start here and we'll rotate around.
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ACTING SECRETARY DUKE: We expect the rains to end within the next 24 to 48 hours and then the water will start to go down. And we will continue looking, and until all the waters are gone, I really don't think we'll be completed with making sure we've accounted for everyone.
Q: On the transitional housing front, what is your vision for that? Is this going to be something that will encompass several states? Or do you have a sense of how large of an area will be providing transitional housing?
ACTING SECRETARY DUKE: Yes, so transitional housing -- we try to keep people as close to their original homes as possible and get them back to their regular routine of life. So we could be looking at hotels, people sharing their homes. A lot of people have family that they can stay with. So our goal would be to keep them as close as possible to home, get schools reopened, those type of things, so people can start getting back to their regular pace of life as soon as possible.
And then we would work with rebuilding and, if necessary, modular homes to help some people be able to stay in their land while we're rebuilding homes.
Q: How many people do you expect to be under this sort of shelter?
ACTING SECRETARY DUKE: We don't know that yet. They apply through FEMA. I've heard about 20,000 people are in shelters -- the temporary shelters right now. That number is very fluid, but not everybody is in the shelter that will need transitional housing. So my guess is it will be much more than the number we see in the shelters. Some people will come back from wherever they're staying and look for help to get their homes repaired or rebuilt.
Q: What are the biggest lessons that DHS, and especially FEMA, learned from Katrina and from Hurricane Sandy, and from these other really big storms that have happened in the past decade or so?
ACTING SECRETARY DUKE: I think the biggest lesson we learned was on having a continual relationship with our state and local partners. So, as you saw today, probably with our Region VI Director and Brock and his counterparts, it wasn't last Friday when we all just met each other. There are these regular relationships; we're working on them all the time with planning. So when we have to react quickly, the baseline is set and we're ready to go. And there's that partnership and that relationship that we can build on.
And I think that was probably the number-one thing. And then also, coaching each other -- not just waiting for the state to ask or vice versa, but saying, hey, this is what we can do for you. And I think that's that relational part of planning together and being concerned about the people together.
MS. SANDERS: Let's take one more question for Secretary Duke.
Q: Do you think in the longer term there will be a need to appoint a coordinator to kind of run this when the initial attention ebbs away?
ACTING SECRETARY DUKE: We will have a lot of attention. So we will establish a joint field office, and that will have a federal coordinating official that we'll appoint. And their job will be to coordinate all that. We will have a major joint field office.
In addition, from leadership and the President, he has asked all of us to make sure that we're focused. Some of us have short- and long-term responses, others. But I think that having the people you have here today, we were just sitting up front talking about how we're going to work together over the next months to years. So we're not ending it with this plane ride today.
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: Hi, I'm Linda McMahon. I'm the Administrator for the Small Business Administration.
So our goal, obviously, is to get businesses reopened. But also this is a time when SBA for the first -- not the first time -- but also -- not also -- this is a time when SBA gets involved in home mortgages as well. Ordinarily, we do not. Our loans are really guaranteed for businesses. SBA, at this point, also makes the loans directly instead of guaranteeing a loan from the lender.
So the first step is to apply through FEMA. FEMA then makes a recommendation to send over a prospective small-business owner or homeowner that is looking for these loans to us. We then qualify them to make sure that they are able to repay the loan. And then, if that whole process turns out to be that we can then give them a loan, then we do. So the third one is processing the loan and getting their money to them.
So it's a three-step process, and you can go to SBA.gov and just click on the banner. That will take you right to the application site for the disaster loan.
Q: Do you have enough money for what you need to do?
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: We have enough money to certainly get started for a good while. We'll have to see what the extent of the damages are, but clearly we are prepared to move forward with a substantial number of loans at this point.
Q: Any preliminary assessment of how many businesses might be affected by the storm and what the scope of the needs might be?
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: We don't have that yet. It's just too early to tell. You know, SBA is really probably not in the recovery process so much as FEMA is, but SBA works lockstep with FEMA. As a matter of fact, when FEMA opens a district office, SBA will be in that office as well. So people can apply in person, they can apply online, or through the mail.
Q: How do you know if somebody can pay back a loan if they've lost all their collateral, if they've lost their business?
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: Well, they must show an ability to repay the loan or we can't grant the loan.
Q: What does that mean, though? If I've lost everything, then how can I show I can pay back the loan?
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: You will have to have a good credit score, and we also look at your tax transcript to see what your ability to pay would be.
And also, SBA, in this loan process, is not just about plant property, equipment, and inventory, but also a loss of operating capital, up to a cap of $2 million.
Q: Two million?
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: Two million. All total for all of that.
And also, we provide up to $200,000 for homeowners and $40,000 for loss of property, even for renters -- personal property.
Q: Sorry, Steve, you asked how big the pot was?
Q: Yeah, if she had enough money, yeah.
Q: How much money have you got on hand?
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: We have lending authority right now of over $3 billion. So we're good for now.
Q: (Inaudible.)
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: Well, we'll see. We'll see. This is a devastating storm, so we're going to have to see. I couldn't answer that question now.
Q: How long does the process usually take to get a loan?
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: Well, we had our first application on Sunday. We approved that homeowner's loan today. Now, that was very quick. Typically, as the volume increases, obviously it take longer. But our goal is to be able to process 100,000 applications in a 30-day period. As we gear up from the employees we have on-boarded now, which is about 900 and bringing in another 600 from our surge offices.
MS. SANDERS: Thank you so much, Administrator.
ADMINISTRATOR MCMAHON: Thank you.
SECRETARY CARSON: Okay, Ben Caron, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. And our role tends to be more in the recovery phase, but it's very important to be involved early on so that we have a relatively smooth transition.
Also, there are things that we can do early on, such as helping to reallocate, or helping the state and the localities to reallocate some of the federal resources directly to disaster relief. Also, immediate relief of foreclosure proceedings; providing mortgage insurance, providing insurance for mortgages and rehabilitation through the Section 203(k) program. Also, providing loans through the Section 108 guaranteed loan program for local infrastructure needs, for rehabilitation, for economic development. And also, assessing what apartments and other living facilities are available, and we share that information with FEMA and with all the other agencies in order to facilitate placement.
And then, of course, our long-term aim is obviously to get people back into their homes, which means that there's going to be a lot of remediation after the water recedes, looking at mold and all kinds of conditions that make it very difficult for people to live. Obviously, we're going to be involved in the ground floor in getting those things done.
Q: Is there enough space for all these people for housing?
SECRETARY CARSON: There's always more space that can be had, and we're always looking for innovative ways in order to house people. But we will obviously, and we always do, come up with adequate space.
Q: I'm sorry, just one more thing. When you reallocate assets from one place to another, do you risk hurting the place where the money started?
SECRETARY CARSON: Well, there's no question that you have to prioritize. And when we have an emergency like this, perhaps some other things may not be quite as important.
Q: What kind of budget priorities do you think might be made for housing in the expected request from the administration? There was like a zeroing-out of the Community Development Block Grant Program, which I understand was helpful for Katrina and Sandy victims.
SECRETARY CARSON: Well, my conviction is no eviction, and I leave it at that. Obviously, we'll do what we need to do in order to make sure that that doesn't happen.
SECRETARY PRICE: Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services. I think that what today was, was really an inspiring visit to a devastated area. The spirit of the people of Texas is absolutely phenomenal. And what they understand is that it takes a partnership between the local, city, county, state folks, along with the federal government. And I think the message that the President delivered [is] one of absolute support for the individuals here in Texas.
From an HHS standpoint, our mission right now continues to be life saving and rescue. Many hospitals are getting to the end of their power-generating capacity so that they continue to have electricity, and we've been making certain that they're getting replenishment of the fuel that's necessary. The same is true for nursing homes.
There have been about 30 hospitals that have closed in the area in Texas. All of those patients have been transferred to hospitals within the state. The state had capacity to be able to accommodate that.
Some unique situations that people don't oftentimes think about is -- one is dialysis. Folks require dialysis -- usually if they have a renal failure -- twice a week, usually Monday-Thursday, Tuesday-Friday. So we're in a time period now when folks were dialyzed last week. Their dialysis time comes back up and they may not have had the facility available to them. So working with the companies that provide the dialysis, the entities that provide the dialysis, we've been able to move those individuals to places that could accommodate them.
Same is true for folks with durable medical equipment -- oxygen concentrators and electric wheelchairs and those kinds of things -- to make certain -- well, what HHS does is identify where those people are or who they are, and then, in concert with the local government, let them know and so somebody can go out to the house or the apartment and make certain that they're doing all right.
But we're early in this. This is going to be a long, long duration. After, as somebody said, the sun comes out, we'll have a recovery phase that will last years, literally. And our goal at HHS to make certain that their health needs and human services needs are met.
Q: How many hospitals, do you think, are still in jeopardy from the elements?
SECRETARY PRICE: There were six or seven more hospitals this morning that were in the process of evacuating or partial evacuation. Now, it would -- I don't know that there are any more that, given the current flood pattern, that are going to be in jeopardy. The challenge is making sure that they are staffed up -- that they have medical staff. Obviously, many of these staff members have been working since Friday or Saturday. So one of the things that we have is disaster medical assistance teams that come in and are able to give folks relief and are able to fulfill some of that staff need.
Q: Do you think you have enough beds now for the people who need care, or are you short significant beds?
SECRETARY PRICE: Currently, all the capacity that was needed has been handled by the state of Texas -- within the state of Texas.
Q: Based on your experience in Congress, what's the climate going to be like on Capitol Hill for spending requests for hurricane recovery?
SECRETARY PRICE: Well, I think that Congress will recognize that this is a -- this has been described as a storm and flood of epic proportions, and that that they will respond to the needs of the American people.
Q: Do you have any concerns about any particular waterborne diseases or any kind of conditions that would be affected by water quality as this water starts sitting around for longer?
SECRETARY PRICE: Whenever you have standing water and this amount of water, that builds a stew that can harbor significant bacteria and marine challenges from an infection standpoint. CDC has guidelines for that and they're posted already, and we will work with the local communities to make certain that we're doing all that we can to mitigate the challenge.
Q: Governor Abbott mentioned, when we were on the ground in Austin, that during the flight from Corpus Christi to Austin you guys had been looking at videos and so on of events in Houston, and that the President was heartbroken. Can you describe to us what was going on? Were you --
SECRETARY PRICE: I wasn't in that cabin, but I will tell you that, in my conversations with the President and in my experience with the President, that his passion and his love for the American people and concern about their welfare is unending. And what he has seen in this is what all of us have seen when you watch the television and you see the situation -- the tragic situation that many individuals are in. And his heart goes out to them, as does everybody's heart.
But the Texan people and the people in Louisiana who are about to be challenged, and the American people have always risen to the occasion and will do so this time as well.
MS. SANDERS: Thank you. All right, we'll dive right in. I'll take a couple questions. I'm sure you don't have anything left to ask. Since we had all the brilliant individuals back here answering all the really tough stuff, I'll take the easy ones now.
Q: Are you expecting an emergency spending request to cover the hurricane funding? Or will it be attached to the CR or something else?
MS. SANDERS: You know, I think that something they're still working through -- what the best mechanism is possible and what the best way is to make sure that the people of Texas get the funding they need.
Just one quick update that I meant to mention on the top, and I know the President has mentioned it before, but we are definitely going back to Texas on Saturday and possibly Louisiana on Saturday as well, depending on the weather conditions there. We'll probably be going into a more southern part of the state and a different part of the state than we were earlier today.
Q: Following up on Steve's question, you mentioned that the people of Texas will get the money that they need. Does the administration believe that that money should be offset in the budget somehow?
MS. SANDERS: Again, we're still I think working through that process. I think the first thing is to determine how much they need, what the need is, and then develop the best process and plan forward from there.
Q: You've got no ideological, you know, guiding principle that it should be budget or revenue-neutral -- or budget-neutral, rather?
MS. SANDERS: I think that the guiding principle here is taking care of Americans. I mean, that's the very core of who we are and that's something that the President has been very clear about. And when we have people in our country that are facing the type of devastation that Texas and possibly Louisiana are, then we want to step up and be able to play a part in that.
Q: Just a follow-up on that. You know, we haven't really heard -- this hasn't been something that the President has had to take a position on in the past, but the Vice President did, as a House member, when he did demand offsets to pay for Katrina aid. Is that part of the discussion? Is there potentially going to be the demand from the administration? Or does this administration -- is that not in the picture?
MS. SANDERS: Again, we're at the very beginning stages of this process. We're working through and reviewing the best steps forward. And when we have specific details and we've had time for members of our administration to sit down with members of Congress and work through what that looks like, we'll certainly let you guys know.
Q: Was the President concerned with the emails that were revealed yesterday where Michael Cohen, a longtime Trump executive, was emailing Dmitry Peskov, Putin's press secretary, about a project in Russia? And is he afraid that's going to spark any sort of investigation by Bob Mueller into his company?
MS. SANDERS: Not at all. I mean, I think it's pretty clear that there's really nothing there to this story, nothing to move forward. The President at that time was very focused on his campaign, and that was the priority he had at the time, and so certainly not something I believe he's at all concerned about.
Q: Was he aware that Michael Cohen sent that email?
MS. SANDERS: I'm not sure.
Q: The President's campaign send out an email to encouraging supporters to donate themselves to these relief efforts. Has the President made any personal donations to like the Red Cross or any kind of charity organization?
MS. SANDERS: I'll have to check into that and let you know.
Q: Back on the budget -- the President today said in Austin that this looks like the most expensive recovery in history. What's he basing that on? Is it going to be more expensive than Katrina or Sandy or --
MS. SANDERS: I think some of the preliminary reports indicate it could be. And we're certainly still, as you know and as you guys are very well aware as you're reporting, we still don't know the full extent to the damage, but we certainly know it's record-level flooding and an epic storm, and is certainly going to be a lot of rebuilding and recovery that's going to come from that and potentially the largest we've ever seen. And there are a lot of estimates that put it there, and we'll have to get deeper into the weeds to finalize that and see what that looks like.
Q: Was there a reason the President didn't talk that much about the people who were actually killed in the storm, the people who were displaced, who have been left homeless? It seemed like the focus was more on making sure the federal government was working well with state and local officials. And could you speak to just what his reaction was when he saw the images in Houston? It sounds like he watched some of that on the plane.
MS. SANDERS: I don't think you could deny the powerful effects that some of the images that we've seen over the past couple of days. Certainly something that I know is very moving both to the President and the First Lady. One of the reasons she really wanted to be part of the trip today. I think he's made very clear the priority is taking care of the people and doing whatever we can, but also letting the state and local officials take the lead in that process. And we're going to continue doing everything we can from our side to help in that.
Q: North Korea, there's obviously -- like dramatically provocative missile test yesterday. Does the U.S. have any plans to move assets into the region that are not part of U.S. forces Korea or THAAD that's already being semi-deployed?
MS. SANDERS: As we have announcements on that, we'll certainly let you guys know. As you know, the President doesn't like to broadcast any movements. And when he's ready to make those, we'll keep you guys posted.
Q: Do you think the North Koreans are testing the President?
MS. SANDERS: I'm sorry?
MS. SANDERS: I'm probably not the military mind you want to ask that. I'll leave that to the Department of Defense to answer.
Q: The President had said previously that any further provocation would be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen before. Does he consider that was provocation? I mean, what's happening?
MS. SANDERS: Again, we're reviewing the actions by them and we'll keep you posted on next steps from here. But I think our statement was clear last night that all options are on the table.
Q: Well, I was going to ask about that. What does he mean when he says all options are on the table?
MS. SANDERS: I think that means all options are on the table. I think that's pretty clear, Steve.
Q: Sarah, on immigration -- what is the President's current thinking on the DACA program? And should people who -- young men and women who are covered by that program be fearful right now that they could be deported?
MS. SANDERS: That's something that's under review. And again, a final decision hasn't been made, and when it is, we'll certainly announce it.
MS. SANDERS: We'll keep you posted. Until the review is totally completed and a decision is made, I can't weigh in on a timeline.
Q: Can you describe the President's reaction to Secretary Tillerson's comments on Sunday about American values? He seemed to suggest that the President didn't share the values of most Americans.
MS. SANDERS: I think the President certainly shares the values of Americans. I think that's why he's the President -- because of overwhelmingly a large number of Americans came out and voted for him because he does reflect their values. They feel like he speaks for them. And I think that the President's relationship with the Secretary of State is very strong. They're committed and continue to work together and move our policies and agenda forward.
Q: Did those comments bother the President?
MS. SANDERS: Not that I'm aware of.
Q: What about Gary Cohn? Do his comments and his interview with The Financial Times last week and just kind of continuing to speak out and make clear that he was dismayed by the Charlottesville reaction -- is that upsetting the President at all?
MS. SANDERS: The President and Gary are both committed to working on tax reform. We're going to Missouri tomorrow to talk specifically about that. Gary will be part of that trip. They're both very committed to working together to make sure the country gets the tax relief that they need, particularly the middle class.
Q: Do you think it's unusual for sitting Cabinet Secretaries and administration officials to try to distance themselves from the President they work for?
MS. SANDERS: I don't think anyone has tried to distance themselves. I think that at moments maybe you have people that disagree. I think that's a healthy thing for you to be able to have productive conversation. And certainly no one is distancing themselves from the President. But as I said, Gary will be traveling with the President tomorrow talking about tax reform. We got an aggressive agenda moving into the fall, and he'll play a big role in that.
I'll take one more.
Q: Has the President discussed Gary Cohn's Financial Times interview with him -- the comments that he made?
MS. SANDERS: I'm not sure about that, Steve.
All right, thanks guys.
Q: On Saturday -- What's the purpose of the trip Saturday?
MS. SANDERS: To go back into a different part of the state and have the chance to see some of the areas we weren't able to today. One of the priorities the President had was making sure that his trip today didn't disrupt any of the recovery or search- and-rescue efforts. And this will allow him to go into a part of the state that was hit really hard, and so he'll have the chance to meet with some of the evacuees as well.
Q: Is he going to stay in Washington --
Q: (Inaudible) tomorrow a little bit and just talk about what is --
MS. SANDERS: They did a background briefing earlier, and I'll make sure you guys get that. They went into a lot more depth than I'll be able to right now.
Q: Is he going to stay in Washington this weekend, or is he going to go to Bedminster? Do we know yet?
MS. SANDERS: I'll keep you posted.
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Ethiopia reaffirms will to strengthen "excellent and historic" relations with Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Bir Lahlou, Dec 5, 2016 (SPS) - The Foreign Minister of the Federal and Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Workneh Gebeyehu, reaffirmed his country's determination to strengthen its "excellent and historic" relations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
In a letter in response to Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, Mr Workneh Gebeyehu reiterated the willingness of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia to continue its efforts for the consolidation of the distinguished bilateral relations between the two countries and peoples, Sahrawi and Ethiopian, at the bilateral and African Union levels.
Ethiopia, which is a historical ally of the Saharawi Republic, remains committed to its positions of principle towards the Saharawi question and the decolonization of Western Sahara, the last colony in Africa, within the framework of the United Nations and the African Union.
The two countries are bound by diplomatic relations at the level of the ambassadors. (SPS)
AFAPREDESA expresses its support to French activist Claude Magin
15th Congress of Polisario Front wraps up, main options discussed
Morocco opens door to immigration to force Europe to sign fishing agreement, says Taleb Omar
UN calls on governments to release prisoners to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe due to Coronavirus
"The National Unity is a remarkable history in the struggle of the Saharawi people" (President of the Republic)


I'm bucking the trend here for a change, rather than a technical post on the details of triathlon, I'm writing this out of a sense of frustration of the messages that are peddled by major fitness brands, gyms, and some personal trainers; often preying on the fears and insecurities of people to sell their products. This post is the equivalent of a ski resort manager shouting at an avalanche to stop in its tracks, but I hope it has enough of an impact on those who read it to feel better about themselves, make informed decisions, and save themselves a lot of money. As a disclaimer, I'm going to be focusing on areas we can control with exercise, not wading into the world of anti ageing or plastic surgery as while I certainly have opinions on it, it's well beyond my scope of understanding.
As a triathlon coach, I've never had anyone come to me with body related goals. Clients have said they're carrying a bit of extra timber they're looking to shift, but nobody has ever come to me saying they want to drop a dress size, hit a target weight or build muscle. Why might this be? While I can't say for certain, I believe it's because by the time athletes come to me they already run, cycle or swim, and have gained body confidence through this.
If you look at fitness models there is a very strong theme setting expectations for us, lots of people will look at the front cover of mainstream fitness magazines and believe that is what they should be aspiring to. However I want you to take a moment to think about watching the Olympics, think about a 100M runner compared to a marathon runner, a high jump athlete compared to a shot putter, a road cyclist compared to a track sprinter, a boxer compared to a marathon swimmer. Do you think the shot putter wants to look like the marathon runner? Does the cyclist lie awake at night wishing they looked like a boxer?
We all have things we aren't 100% happy with about our bodies, but we need to remember that our body serves a purpose, and there is no perfect body. Do you think the cover star of a running magazine would last a round in the ring? Can a bodybuilder leg press as much as a track cyclist? No, these models are aspirational figures who have sculpted their bodies to match what will get them the gigs and Instagram followers they need, and they've shown remarkable dedication in doing so, but do you think they see themselves plastered across a centre spread and believe they look the a Greek god? No, the chances are they're cringing at their small shoulder muscles, wishing they had more definition in their abs, it becomes a game of whack a mole where they're constantly shifting their training to give them the body they want, and who am I to judge them if it makes them happy and earns them a living?
However, not all of us have the time or the body type to meet these stereotypes. I've been careful not to point fingers at anyone or use any images so far as I don't want it to seem like I'm shaming or bullying anyone, but there is someone I feel I'm in a position to judge and rip it out of mercilessly.
So here I am taking part in my last middle distance triathlon, is this an image you'll ever find in a magazine? No it's not for various reasons, but I'm sure you can all see I'm in possession of a fine pair of noodle arms. However, those who know about triathlon will notice that I'm the only person in this shot which is unusual, that's because I was in third place at this point.
Yes I have some of the skinniest arms you'll ever see, but I still managed to swim faster than the vast majority of other swimmers, and can get round a 1900M swim course quicker than 99.9% of the population. So do I really need to worry about getting bigger biceps? By sitting in the gym and doing bicep curls I would gain some extra muscle definition, the ladies might like it, but it would slow me down on the bike as I'd be carrying extra weight, for an extremely small benefit in the swim. So should I be ashamed of my skinny arms? They propelled me to 3rd place out of the water, they were some of the finest arms in Lincolnshire that day!
The point I want to push home is to focus on functionality, worry less about what your body looks like, and worry more about what it can do. If you want to feel better about your body, start training it to do something exceptional that you can be proud of, rather than worrying about what it looks like in the mirror.
'You are what you eat', is the phrase parroted by nutritionists, personal trainers and mums across the world, however there are few things people over complicate more than nutrition. The golden rule here is everything in moderation, don't think of good foods and bad foods, think of good diets and bad diets. Don't get drawn into the hype surrounding different diets and the pseudo science surrounding them, you don't need to worry about micro analysing your diet unless you are looking to perform at a VERY high (world class) level.
The key to a healthy diet is quite simple, eat 5 portions of fresh fruit and veg a day, don't go overboard on the saturated/trans fats, cut out the fast food and ensure you are getting some protein in every meal. If you tie yourself into a strict diet you'll find yourself lacking energy and willpower to train, which will have a far greater impact on speed on race day. If you consider yourself to be overweight this should solve itself with training, which brings me to my next point.
Do you despise getting out of bed at 5AM for a 6AM gym class? Do you hate every moment of your weekly run? Is there anywhere you'd rather be than sat in an air conditioned gym pumping iron? Then do yourself a favour and find something you enjoy. If you dread something you'll find any excuse not to do it, and you'll never find a way to improve. When I first started swimming in 2012 I had a terrible time of things, I panicked in my first events, coming out of the water in the bottom 10%, but I enjoyed it and wanted to improve, I kept chipping away until in 2018 I won my first swimming event.
So don't expect instant success in what you do, but if you enjoy the process the results will follow. Take time off when your body tells you to, make an effort to be social in your chosen sport, and you'll turn into what you used to refer to as a "fitness freak", which in hindsight was simply someone with a passion and drive for something beyond Netflix and beer. Enjoy the process and the results will follow.
Selling products that promise a shortcut to your dream body is like shooting fish in a barrel. people will spend huge amounts of money on supplements, equipment and recovery products endorsed by social media influencers that do very little beyond lighten your wallet, they prey on those with little time and a high disposable income. I'm not saying these products are useless, but they're no substitute for hard work. You can't spend 30 minutes spinning away on the gym bikes, take a wonder supplement and expect to see results. Brands like to over complicate simple things to trick you into buying their products, there is nothing their products do that real food can't, you're paying for the convenience and marketing.
Weight fluctuates a lot on a day to day as well as hour to hour basis. Weighing yourself first thing in the morning after using the toilet compared to straight after dinner can yield very different results, I once weighed in at 49KG the day after a very hot triathlon!
Weight doesn't take muscle mass into account either, you can be making great improvements in your fitness yet actually gaining weight due to an increase in muscle mass. It's much more inspiring to dip under 30 minutes for 5K or to cycle 20 miles for the first time than to become a slave to the bathroom scales.
If you really want to track your weight, use a system such as Boditrax, which I use intermittently out of curiosity. The below reading tells you all you need to know about using weight as a way to track fitness.
If I was just looking at the bathroom scales I would see that I'd gained half a kilo, this would be incredibly disappointing considering the amount of training I'd been doing, but look a little closer, my fat percentage has dropped and my muscle mass has increased, I weigh more because I have more muscle mass.
To conclude, the way to improve your body confidence is to make the most of it, to do things you never thought possible, and see your body for what it is, a powerful tool rather than a mannequin.


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Court Date Scheduled For Lawsuit Against LKSD Claiming Former Principal Sexually Abused Students
By Greg Kim • Jun 29, 2020
The first of two lawsuits against the Lower Kuskokwim School District for its role in the alleged sexual abuse of minors at the hands of former elementary school principal Chris Carmichael has been scheduled for trial in October 2021.
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The first of two lawsuits against the Lower Kuskokwim School District for its role in alleged sexual abuse of minors is scheduled for trial in the fall of 2021.
In December 2019, former Bethel Elementary School Principal Chris Carmichael was arrested, and later charged with sexual abuse of a minor. Since then, four of Carmichael's former students have filed lawsuits against the Lower Kuskokwim School District for failing to protect them from sexual abuse by Carmichael. The jury trial for the first of those lawsuits has been scheduled for October 2021.
The lawsuit claims that LKSD failed to "appropriately and reasonably act and follow up on prior complaints" about Carmichael. Twice in the four years leading up to his arrest, law enforcement investigated the former principal for alleged inappropriate behavior with children. Both times, law enforcement informed LKSD of the investigations.
Attorneys for the two girls in Bethel claim that Carmichael sexually assaulted them between 2015 and 2018. The school district has responded to the claims in court, denying that sexual abuse occurred in those cases. It is unclear if the girls represented in the lawsuit are the same victims cited in Carmichael's criminal charges.
As of April 24, Carmichael had been released from jail to a transitional living facility. The conditions of his release require him to be under house arrest with an electronic monitoring device.
LKSD Said It Was Blindsided By Principal's Arrest. Except He'd Been Investigated Twice Before.
By Greg Kim & Kyle Hopkins - Anchorage Daily News • May 12, 2020
For some parents, it was the gifts from the principal to young girls and their families that gave them pause. A few too many presents that cost a little too much money. Then began the late-night Facebook messages.
Four Girls Allege School Principal Abused Them. They're Suing LKSD For Inaction.
Dean Swope/KYUK
There are now at least four girls alleging in court that former Bethel Elementary School Principal Chris Carmichael abused them. In December 2019, Carmichael was arrested, and later charged with sexual abuse of a minor. Since then, attorneys for four of Carmichael's former students have filed a lawsuit against the Lower Kuskokwim School District, where Carmichael worked, saying that the district failed to protect them.


Ice-O-Matic is one of the major manufacturers of ice makers. The company has been designing and providing ice machines since 1952 and is always working towards better and more efficient products. Their models are long lasting and are produced with high quality materials that allows them to remain service free.
The Ice-O-Matic model ICE0520A is one of their slim-line ice machines meant for locations with space restrictions. It is 22" wide instead of the normal 30" models. While small, this ice maker is still rated as one of the most efficient and top quality ice makers. The narrow profile of the ice maker allows it to be easily placed anywhere and still manages a high output of ice cubes rated at 520 lbs of ice per day.
The exterior of the ICE0520A ice maker is contains a fingerprint proof material, which allows the ice maker to remain clean and the evaporator or ice mold of the ice machine is nickel plated, which helps enhance the life of the ice maker. Along with these features, this model of ice maker provides consistent ice cube production that are dropped into your storage bin or ice dispenser automatically and comes complete with an auto-shutoff when the bin becomes full.


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R.E.M. on Their 'Weird, Loose' Album 'Document'
"I don't know if I have any commercial expectations for this one at all," Peter Buck says of 1987 album
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"This time around we wanted to make a tougher-edged record," says guitarist Peter Buck of R.E.M.'s soon-to-be-released album, Document. "Lifes Rich Pageant was kind of like the Bryan Adams records – I really liked the record, but it was very direct in a lot of ways. This time we wanted to make a loose, weird, semi-live-in-the-studio album. We wanted to have a little tougher stance."
R.E.M. spent the month of April recording the LP in Nashville's Sound Emporium studio with producer Scott Litt, whose previous credits include work with the and dBs and Katrina and the Waves; the following month the group did overdubs and mixing at the Master Control studio, in Burbank, California.
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: R.E.M., Document
The eleven songs on the album include "The One I Love" (the first single), "Exhuming McCarthy," "Odd Fellows Local 151," "It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)," "Fireplace" and "Welcome to the Occupation." There's also a cover of the Wire song "Strange," which Buck says sounds like "Jonathan Richman does Wire."
"'Exhuming McCarthy,'" Buck says, "is about exactly what it sounds like – it's the Eighties, and McCarthy's coming back, so why not dig him up?" "It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" is "either my favorite song on the record or my least favorite," says Buck. "I'm still deciding." And "Odd Fellows Local 151" is, lead singer Michael Stipe says, "a debunking of the myth making of Fables of the Reconstruction."
Los Lobos saxophonist Steve Berlin made a guest appearance on "Exhuming McCarthy" and "Fireplace." R.E.M. also used a Fairlight synthesizer player on a few tracks, but Buck reports that most of those high-tech contributions were erased.
Current plans call for R.E.M. to release three videos for Document. New York artist Robert Longo directed "The One I Love," and Jim Herbert, director of photography for the rock documentary Athens, Georgia Inside-Out, is being considered to direct another. The candidate for the third video is none other than Michael Stipe. In addition, R.E.M. recently recorded an acoustic set at McCabe's Guitar Shop, which doubles as a music club, in Santa Monica, California, and the band may use some of the songs as B sides for its singles.
Following a ten-day tour of Europe in September, R.E.M. will start a two-month American tour in October. As for whether all of this activity will bring about large-scale commercial success for R.E.M., Buck says, "With virtually every record we turn in to the record company we hear outside opinion that 'this is the one that's going to break you guys.' I think at this late date it would be really delusional to even think that's going to happen. Then again, I don't really care. I think we're doing really well, we're selling around four, five or six hundred thousand records each time without a hit single, and I'm more concerned with making a good record that will stand up five or six years from now.
"There are a few things on this album that could do well on Top Forty radio," Buck adds, "but then again I can't imagine it happening, knowing us. So I don't know if I have any commercial expectations for this one at all. I assume it will sell some, somebody's got to buy it. I know my mom will buy three or four. I don't see this as the record that's going to blast apart the chart. Although you never know. Weirder things have happened."
This story is from the August 27, 1987 issue of Rolling Stone.
In This Article: Document,	Los Lobos,	Peter Buck,	R.E.M.


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Q: Laptop Charger Confusing 65Watts or 120 Watts So when I check at asus website about the specification of the charger it shows this
https://www.asus.com/Laptops/X550JF/specifications/
Output:
19 V DC, 3.42 A, 120 W
Input:
110 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
But 19 V DC, 3.42 A = 65 watts what is the correct charger of this laptop 65watts or 120 Watts
BTW I purchase this laptop without a charger on eBay
Thank you for your help

A: Searching for Asus X550JF adapter replacements most of them say you need 120W (6.32A) (like here).
So I would go for a 120W adapter, usually you won't have a problem buying an adapter that can provide more power then necessary. If you buy a non-original power supply make sure to check if your laptop can deal with "unregulated" voltage or if it needs "regulated" voltage (and buy the power supply accordingly - and make sure it's the same voltage and that it has the same polarity on the plug).
Or you could just contact Asus.

A: I believe you should contact ASUS to get correct information.
19 Volts (yes is common today) x 3.4 amps = 65 watts, not 120 watts as the ASUS spec says. It is wrong and ASUS should correct.

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Luis Saravia was born in Guatemala City, the same place that from an early age saw his talent shine. At 8 years of age the passion for singing was already remarkable, during his adolescence he began his professional musical training getting the attention of many people.
His debut could not be more authentic: On the stage of a traditional Mexican music canteen, it was there that Luis Saravia perfected his musical concept, fusing romanticism with Latin rhythms that transform into a ballad capable of enchanting anyone, under the influence of the great artists of the golden age of Mexico like Pedro Infante, Jose Alfredo Jiménez and Jorge Negrete, as well as the new legends present like Alejandro Fernandez, Juan Gabriel and Ricardo Arjona.


It's a shame that all good things must come to an end. Alas, much like Marvel's Netflix shows, Emerald City Comic Con 2019 has ended its journey. Over the last four days, fans flocked to the Washington State Convention Center to see some of their favorite celebrities, grab those hard-to-find exclusives, and share their passions.
While Sunday may not have had the highest quantity, it had the same quality of cosplay as the previous three days. From British TV favorites Red Dwarf to the elegant Jareth from Labyrinth, Sunday's cosplay was yet again impressive.
And we FINALLY got our Spider-Ham to round out our Spider-Verse costumes.
From all of us here at SYFY WIRE, we'd like to thank each and every one of you that put your hard work and passion into your cosplay. It's people like you that help inspire all of us to enjoy the things we love and not be afraid to share that love with the entire world.
We'll see you next year at ECCC 2020!


This peaceful tropical paradise, floats in the warm turquoise waters in the Gulf of Thailand, 50kms from the Vietnam mainland and a 50 minutes flight from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
The Phu Quoc island is provided free Visa for up to 30 days (Since March 2014) . This is relevant , if you fly in from abroad via Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh ( Sai Gon) not leaving the transit area of the airports or directly to Phu Quoc. A visa for Vietnam is required ( except ASEAN and Scandinavian countries, Russia, Japan and Korea up to 15 days visit), if passengers leave the transit area.


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Q: Bug in BLOG Post.aspx? I think this is a bug and it appears to only be in the Post.aspx view. To summarize, when the exact same web part is added to the POST.aspx page as well as the /Forms/AllItems.aspx page, it crashes on the first and works on the latter.
To try and keep this short I'll be simple
Initial setup.....
1) Create a Team Site with a contacts app
2) Create a Blog SUB site with a contacts app and a document app
3) In the team site, create a new Site Column that is a Lookup to it's Contact app (based on Last Name Linked Field)
4) In the sub BLOG site, create a new Site Column that is a Lookup to it's Contact app (based on Last Name Linked Field)
5) In the sub BLOG site, add both the Parent Team Site Lookup and the Blog Site Lookup as an "Existing Column" to both the POST and the Document Apps.
so at this point, you should have a blog sub site with a Post app and a Document app that have 2 new columns added: One is the Contact lookup column from the Parent site, the other is the Contact Lookup column from the local Blog site.
Let the fun begin...
6) On the Blog post details page (the page that comes up when you click on the title of an individual BLOG post), add 2 new web parts.... one is the existing "Post" library, which means you would have the same info just in a different view) and the other web part is the existing "Document" library. For each newly added Web part.... edit the current view and make sure to include the newly added Lookup columns.
7) On the Blog's Document library page (the page that comes up when you view everything in this app), add 2 new web parts.... one is the existing "Post" library, and the other web part is the existing "Document" library (which is a duplicate of the already existing web part). For each newly added Web part.... edit the current view and make sure to include the newly added Lookup columns.
So at this stage, you have Post Page that has the original Post web part + added second Post web part + document library web part.  You also have a Document Library page that has the original Document web part + added a second Document Web Part + Post Web part.
Results....
What you should see is that the actual "POST" page (/List/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=n) will not even display the original untouched web part. The added Document web part (with the new columns showing) will show and the Contact Linking works. The second occurrence of the Post Web part (which includes the new lookup columns) crashes and displays an error on the screen.
If you open up the Document Library, you will see the original untouched web part working, and BOTH of the newly added web parts which includes the exact same "Post" + new Lookup columns as above.
... so long story short... the same web part for the same object library with the same display columns works in the _layouts/15/start.aspx#/myDocs/Forms/AllItems.aspx however does not work in the the /_layouts/15/start.aspx#/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx
Would this be a bug?


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Στα ασπρόμαυρα ντυμένη σήμερα η πόλη.
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Q: org.apache.activemq.broker.TransportConnection serviceTransportException WARNING: java.io.EOFException In my server log I can see occasionally exceptions like:
Aug 11, 2015 10:13:34 AM org.apache.activemq.broker.TransportConnection serviceTransportException
WARNING: Transport Connection to: tcp://127.0.0.1:55472 failed: java.io.EOFException

Those do not seem to be actual events or messages send to the queue. They just happen randomly.
This is with ActiveMQ on Tomcat/Tomee
The code that configures ActiveMQ is:
My ActiveMQ configuration is very simple:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<tomee>
    <!-- see http://tomee.apache.org/containers-and-resources.html -->

    <!-- activate next line to be able to deploy applications in apps -->
    <!-- <Deployments dir="apps" /> -->

    <Resource id="MyJmsResourceAdapter" type="ActiveMQResourceAdapter">
        BrokerXmlConfig =  broker:(tcp://localhost:61616)
        ServerUrl       =  tcp://localhost:61616
    </Resource>

    <Resource id="MyJmsConnectionFactory" type="javax.jms.ConnectionFactory">
        ResourceAdapter = MyJmsResourceAdapter
    </Resource>

</tomee>

And to define the Queue I have a simple code:
@Resource(name = "myQueue")
private Queue barQueue;

@Resource
private ConnectionFactory connectionFactory;

/**
 * Push Message to Queue
 *
 * @param payload
 * @throws JMSException
 */
private void pushToQueue(Serializable payload) throws JMSException {
    Connection connection = connectionFactory.createConnection();
    connection.start();

    // Create a Session
    Session session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);

    // Create a MessageProducer from the Session to the Topic or Queu
    MessageProducer producer = session.createProducer(barQueue);
    producer.setDeliveryMode(DeliveryMode.PERSISTENT);

    // Create a message
    ObjectMessage message = session.createObjectMessage(payload);

    // Tell the producer to send the message
    producer.send(message);

    connection.close();
}

I can see messages fine in the log.
I just randomly see this EOFException popping up.
And it happens without me adding any messages to the queue.

A: This is usually caused by the client not cleaning up connections properly.  Calling connection.close() is not complete. Also, the bit about the port number being different than 61616 is the client-specific port number of the port-pair.
The best practice for JMS connection clean up:
} finally {
    if(producer != null) {
        try { producer.close(); } catch (JMSException e) { log.. bad thing }
    }
    if(session != null) {
        try { session.close(); } catch (JMSException e) { log.. bad thing }
    }
    if(connection != null) {
        try { connection.close(); } catch (JMSException e) { log.. bad thing }
    }
    producer = null;
    session = null;
    connection = null;
}

A: Your ActiveMQ configuration shows that you are opening a connection to the broker on 61616, but the logged error indicates that the client used port
55472. There must be some other client which is making connections.


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Celebrities and Entertainment News
Susan Sarandon brushes off age gap in new romance
By seattlepi.com staff on September 14, 2012 at 2:15 PM
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Veteran actress Susan Sarandon refuses to let age concerns affect her romance with her young business partner Jonathan Bricklin, insisting it's the "soul of a person" which really matters.
The actress split from her partner of 23 years, actor Tim Robbins, in late 2009 and she went on to romance her Spin table tennis club partner Bricklin, who is more than 30 years her junior.
The unlikely pairing has drawn some criticism from detractors, but 65-year-old Sarandon claims age plays no part in their relationship, just like it made no difference with Robbins, 53.
During an appearance on "The View" on Thursday, she says, "Well, Tim was a little bit younger. … I don't go by age. I go by the soul of a person. I think that when you really love a person, the age thing, the gender, the color, none of that matters. It's really beyond that."
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Dec 2, 2022 - Politics & Policy
Axios Finish Line: Normal America strikes back
Jim VandeHei
Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios
This article originally appeared in Axios Finish Line, our nightly newsletter on life, leadership and wellness. Sign up here.
My new obsession is that most of America is exponentially more normal than cable TV, Twitter and the most-read mainstream stories make it seem, Jim writes.
Why it matters: The past few months prove that for all the hyperventilating and self-loathing, normal America is prevailing over the loudmouths on the left and the right who dominate our screens.
Before you email me that I'm nuts, let's go to the tape:
Most election deniers running for positions to manage elections were defeated, contrary to widespread worries.
We had a razor-thin election for control of Congress, yet virtually everyone accepted the results, even when the vote-counting dragged on for days. Minimal protests followed.
The nation is on the brink of federal protection for same-sex marriage, with 71% of Americans in support of it — unthinkable less than a decade ago.
Democrats have mostly dropped their "defund the police" calls, replaced by a general consensus that police are a vital, if imperfect, part of safer communities.
There has been a healthy pushback against obsessive word policing on one side and blatantly insensitive language on the other. Outside of Twitter and talk shows, how many people do you actually know obsessed with canceling people or doing things worthy of canceling?
Our justice system seems to be working or holding. Two leaders of the Oath Keepers were just convicted of sedition for Jan. 6 plotting, and the best I can tell, few took to the streets in protest.
The big picture: Yes, politics remains alarmingly polarized and Twitter, a hot mess. At the same time, most of America is busy being more nuanced and normal than what you often see on the screen.


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Measuring Productivity, Microservices, & More…
by Tom Helvick | Jul 21, 2020 | Dev Digest, From The Field | 0 comments
Welcome to our weekly edition of the Dev Digest where we put together the best links to help you stay on top of what's happening in the world of software and web development. From top stories to development tips, professional advice, and more, we've collected the best articles, stories, and videos of the week from across the web. Now let's get to it.
The Data Dividend Project…
Should companies pay to use data mined from internet users? Andrew Yang thinks so. He's championing the Data Dividend Project, a movement pushing to establish rights to your own data and give you the ability to control, and be paid, for its use.
Another Use for the Bind Function…
The Bind function in JavaScript is often used to bind a method's call to its host object, but did you know you can also use it to bind arguments with the host object? David Walsh breaks it down for us.
Common Microservices Performance Issues & How to Solve Them…
Microservices is supposed to help speed everything up but the added layer of complexity means that this isn't always how it works. Here's a look at eight common Microservices performance issues and, more importantly, how to solve them.
Work in a Post COVID-19 World…
What will work look like once the COVID-19 dust has settled and which technologies will play a leading role?
Is Measuring Developer Productivity the Right Move…
If you're the manager of a development team that reports to non-technical leadership, it's likely that you've been asked to measure developer productivity. It's also likely that you've struggled to find an effective way to do so. Gergely Orosz shares his thoughts on whether measuring developer productivity is the right move, how top tech companies approach it, and whether the question itself indicates a larger, more critical, issue
Important Questions To Consider…
Find Out If Your Software Meets Today's Business Standards – Ask Yourself These Questions
Sometimes a way of doing something is so ingrained that it's hard to see the alternatives. Ask yourself these questions to determine if your applications are making the most of your valuable resources and still make business sense.
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Almost Heaven - The Songs of John Denver
September 11 - October 11, 2020 at The Hudson Gardens and Event Center
Collins Cockrel & Cole
Town Hall Arts Center is excited to announce the opening of our season on September 11, with Almost Heaven, an uplifting work featuring the music of John Denver. And what better way to showcase Denver's iconic work than in the Colorado outdoors that inspired him? That's right! With the safety of our patrons, actors and staff in mind, this production will take place at Hudson Gardens!
NEW LOCATION: Rose Garden at The Hudson Gardens and Event Center
Songs by John Denver and others. Conceived by Harold Thau. Orchestrations, Vocal Arrangements & Music By Jeff Waxman. Almost Heaven weaves together fan-favorite songs by John Denver to create a uniquely theatrical narrative that reflects upon the country during the late '60s and early '70s. John Denver's songs are rediscovered and reinvented in this gorgeous musical tribute.
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