Allan: Anyway, Jillian tell us about your business. What is your business, your company?
Jillian: So, I run a company called Safe & the City. Actually, I was on this show Tech Talks back in April. So Safe & the city is a navigation app very similar to Waze but instead of looking at traffic congestion or dead ends we're looking at something universal to all of us, personal safety, especially when the most risk is when we're out walking and this idea really came to me when I moved to London from Vancouver much bigger city much more complex, but less grid-based and I found that using navigation apps and trusting them often put me in situations like parks or alleyways where it really didn't feel safe or actually was targeted for certain things. So after one particular experience being guided down an alleyway and two men from a kitchen came out and we're getting quite aggressive with me I was able to get out of the situation but they definitely targeted me because I was a woman maybe I looked lost I wasn't really supposed to be there and I left the situation thinking there's probably someone else who's been in that particular especially since they were staff they were in that situation. So, how could I leave a heads up something on a navigation app this isn't supposed to frighten people, but it could actually give them information and also be fed back to the businesses to actually see what we could do, as we're moving around the city how we can use that information to actually change the street and the environments for people's safety. So that's the genesis of it but yeah, we've moved quite a lot further since we last talked we're now expanding the team, we are working with the Metropolitan Police so we're feeding information on crime so, the likeliness of crime, I think they've tried lots of strategies, you know, putting posters up around Angel station for the moped thefts for example, but it's really, you know, a technology kind of based system that we need to start looking at how we bridge that information try to promote, you know, those behaviour changes that people can do but also the unknown information to the police or maybe businesses to fill in those gaps as well.
Allan: Are you actually also doing some sort of elements of, dare I say machine learning? To try and form some predicted mechanisms to advise on what might be the problem.
Jillian: Yes, we're still early in our journey of that. We launched our product in March and we're now we're starting to get you know, a decent amount of data in because users can report either on eight categories of sexual harassment or they actually can now rate the walk so based on the lighting, based on how safe it felt or, if they felt other people could help them in a situation. So those data points are accumulating but you know, I'm hesitant to throw out the buzzwords without it being kind of at the right place. That is our ambition and being able to use those hundreds of millions of data points of to use machine learning and AI to look at how we personalise routes myself as a foreigner moving in or newcomer to London, a young woman might have a very different risk appetite outlook by myself alone versus maybe a local Londoner man who's you know knows ins and outs of yeah the areas.
Allan: How do you enter the data and it's fascinating but if you were to advise people on it if they want to use your technology, how do they go about doing it?
Jillian: As in integrating into our platform?
Allan: Integrating or an end user So, a person who is feeling insecure has some experience to share how do they get access to you to what you provide?
Jillian: So, it's a free app available throughout London. We're doing a city by city rollout, but essentially it works very similar to Google Maps or Citymapper you plot your destination, we feed the information like Waze it gives you a little bit of an indication where there's more likelihood of crime and then we give people a notification and a vibration if they are approaching that intersection. Then they can end the walk and if something happened along the way they can report on it and geo mark it into a certain area and then rate the walk, that particular route is now monitored and logged in our back-end again logging that information to see over time. Is it improving how to do you know delineate from that particular area? Was there more kind of crowd Source information that was popping up and how do we use that information to refresh not scare people but actually empower them with the information and be safe.
Matt: And it's clearly a very serious issue in terms of knife crime in the capital and other areas as well. Is there a view of how the applications may be able to assist in tracking information as well?
Jillian: So, we really want to separate ourselves. We're working with the police, but we want them to really look at those serious crimes and terrorist threats but we don't want to become a crime application. We actually want to capture a lot of the antisocial behaviours and sexual crimes that happen. Those are massively underreported, you know, at least with a knife crime there's is often a victim. There're often emergency services involved. It's a well-structured system that may have lots of areas of improvement. But we want to be feeding into that intelligence picture rather than focusing particularly on that problem.
Allan: Who are the major consumers of the data that you generate?
Jillian: So right now we're building out businesses so that they become licensed safe sites, and we're working with large organisation business parks, business improvement districts that are looking at regentrifying the area to start to be able to feed that information in a way that actually is digestible and has some tangible suggestions on what they could do whether that be, add more CCTV or get more security involved and trained up in a capacity that isn't just crimes that they're reporting and being able to intervene it's also those other antisocial behaviours. Then we're announcing, or we will be announcing a big partnership with one of the largest I guess, mapping organisation. So, we're looking at how we build out our API and integration software's so not only they get to offer those value-added services to their user base to safely improve their user experience or their stay in temporary accommodation. But also, how we can use that information and feed it back to various levels to actually make more rapid changes.
Allan: Which city is the app operational in at the moment apart from London?
Matt: It's very early days yet six months in. How are you finding the collection of information let's say where you could benefit from better street lighting or lighting in darker areas or CCTV or general suggestions of improving safety? Is that something that goes to the council? Are they responsive?
Jillian: Yeah, we haven't established all of them. We're working more within the mayor's kind of networks because there's 32 33. There's a lot and different priorities, but I think one thing that's clear is that you know measurement of this information is very disjointed and there's a lot of people not speaking to one another and when it's in terms of a citywide safety program, it's really something that, we believe it could be kind of that interlock to be able to communicate that.
Allan: I suppose there's a lot of Legacy in the way that people have measured these things in the past how open and constructive are they moving to what is potentially a new paradigm of digital measurement?
Jillian: Yeah. That's a good question. I think we've been very much kind of, at the forefront of trying to look at how we prevent situations versus react in them. And at least within the safety space it is predominantly a market of reaction, you know, we're talking about cybersecurity and there's so many layers within that. My background is in public health and epidemiology. So, it's almost like how do we apply, you know, containing a disease or being at the forefront to catch it in very complicated terrains? To be able to use data and predictive models to actually combat that, so I think there's a lot of reception even from kind of more of the older kind of brands and being able to start looking at, you know information really coming from people feeling that they can actually share this information. I think everyone's a little bit tightened up with GDPR like, how are you going to use this information? But actually, how you can use data for good. Data for change and being able to even make your everyday behaviours like your walk to the tube station something that counts as something that's important and changing the areas.
Matt: It is fascinating because I heard Sadiq Khan and a team talking about how actually the approach of tackling some of the issues in the capital at this moment in time was perhaps more of treating a social disease rather than treating the threat of physical violence. Longer term programs that start in communities, groups and awareness of that and bringing together trying to over a period of time treat the cause.
Jillian: Exactly and I mean, I think that's what's really different even though we are a tech company and you know, aiming to be an AI data plan. We're also engaging right away like getting the stakeholders involved. Like how do we engage businesses? So, if people are feeling safe in one particular area we're not blanketing this as a no-go zone, we're actually getting businesses and communities understanding the information coming through and being able to react in an appropriate way. So actually, really change the agenda about how we treat one another, what gets captured and how we can actually keep one another safe.
Allan: What about the app itself and it take up with the consumers to the people who actually enter the data. I mean is that going as planned? Is it word of mouth? How is that actually catching on?
Jillian: Yeah, it's, it's been going well. We haven't done any formal marketing. So, this is something I've built from the base up so there's a big learning curve as well. But no, most of it's been a word of mouth. We really haven't done too much and we're looking at moving into universities. We have some conversations in place, especially around campus security that we know that a lot of different things take place. So yeah, I think it's almost preparing ourselves for when we do want to go all the way. I think, yeah there's been a lot of press attention and invitations into a lot of different places. So it's just staying focused, you know, making sure that what we are collecting and the data we are collecting it's one of those things because you know, what is an experience that someone reports especially of a sensitive nature to us, you know, do you need 10,000 or you know, 5000 is just enough because they tell a story in of itself. And that information isn't being collected and a formal basis. So, you know being able to put those in the right hands.
Matt: Therein lies quite a key group of the influx of new people potentially into the capital from many geographies and therefore their familiarity with routes to walk or the city might not be as good as somebody that obviously knows the capital well. So, having such a service available to them as being really powerful and getting them to use the service.
Jillian: Exactly, and that's why we wanted to keep it free. We wanted it to be in London where it is, very transient and a lot of different countries from around the world that have exposure to us and being able to see actually this could be a tool to empower and prevent and looking at other areas that might need a lot more help. I gave an example of South Africa that you know, we can actually encourage people to go into those places because they've been rated so highly and what effect that could do on tourism development.
Allan: I suppose in the counter side, you know if you provide that information the bad people might see it as well and might target the other areas.
Jillian: Well and that's why we're trying to personalize it. So not one group is being hoarded into one place and the businesses on the ground are starting to create almost a neighbourhood watch for this type of thing because they're working with the police. They also get that information. So, any kind of suspicious behavior can be picked up by them.
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Bogdan Terzi — the financial expert is writing a book on how to earn and spend money
Bogdan Terzi— Ukraine's leading business analyst, whose financial forecasts are 85% precise, a financial consultant, and the founder of FinExpert and Finsiter companies— is planning to publish a financial literacy guide on personal finance management.
What is money? How do laws regulate it? Useful and harmful monetary habits, and the rules of financial security— these and many other aspects are covered in the book by Bogdan Terzi. It will be released in the near future. The financial expert set a noble goal to increase the level of financial literacy among Ukrainians. Currently, it fluctuates at around a disappointing 25% of adult citizens.
Bogdan Terzi: In the modern world, financial literacy is as essential as reading and writing skills
"Before going into the subtleties of the functioning of an economy, it is important to explain why this knowledge is essential in the first place"— believes the expert. For that reason the introduction of his book is dedicated to the question: Why should one have a good understanding of economics and finance even when their occupation is not related to this field directly? For so-called general knowledge or does it have any solid practical purpose? "It's not just that it has purpose, it is absolutely essential," emphasizes Bogdan Terzi. The financial expert explains to readers that without mastering economic and monetary laws, it is impossible to gain financial independence. At the same time, the author believes, a sound understanding of the basics of economics may directly increase personal income.
Apart from personal prosperity, financial literacy affects the progress of the country as a whole. Unless most common people gain awareness of the rules that regulate economic processes, full prosperity of the country is unreachable. People do not have a feeling of belonging to a common system. They perceive economics as a force of nature and an economic crisis as a natural disaster.
Bogdan Terzi on how to get rid of the poverty habit and form a new financial mindset
Poverty is not a current state of one's purse or bank account, but a rooted psychological disposition gained in early childhood and built into that personality. Changing its crystallized nature by getting a big sum of money and thus technically rich (fortune, lottery win, etc.) is impossible. A "psychologically poor man" will lose whatever big sum of money they attain without leaving a trace and changing their standard of life in any way. To become rich (a wealthy representative of "middle class" enjoying life rather than surviving from month to month) one should start with psychology– first, changing the disposition and only then working to increase income. In his book, Bogdan Terzi briefly and clearly, without any dubious esoteric frills, explains how one can change their lives with nothing, but desire and willpower.
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Rolf and Gina approached the window as an iron grappling hook flew over it. Grabbing her hand, Rolf tugged Gina back. The rope attached to the hook went taught as someone began to climb. A glance out the window showed several figures climbing the castle walls.
Gina turned, hitching up her long dress in one hand, as Rolf pulled her towards the door.
"There's a guard," she said, right as Rolf kicked the door open and charged through.
The guard cried out and went for his sword, but Rolf was already upon him. Rolf swung at the guard, his fist striking the man in the stomach, causing him to buckle over. Before he could recover his breath, Rolf punched him in the face. The guard reeled back from the blow, his head smacking into the wall behind him.
Gina stared with surprise at the unconscious guard, until a sound from behind caused her to jump around. A man heaved himself over the sill, into the room. Rolf grabbed her wrist again and pulled her out into the hall. They raced through corridors, with only the barest grey glow from the windows to light their way.
The sound of shouting and clanging metal came from ahead. Rolf pulled Gina to the side, holding her against the wall, as a black-cloaked invader ran past, chased by two of the palace guards. None of them paid Gina or Rolf any attention, continuing their mad-dash down the hall.
"Who are they?" she managed to gasp, as he pulled her around another turn. More invaders appeared; they backtracked quickly.
Gina saw more and more people, many still in their nightclothes, running back and forth. Guards pushed past, chasing down anyone in a black cloak. The Thunderfalls invaders seemed endless. Soon, they were jumping over bodies, and dodging dark stains on the carpets. They reached a wing of the palace where the action seemed more concentrated. Shouts and screams filled the hallways, along with the clashing of steel.
"In here." Rolf rammed a door open with this shoulder, and ushered them all into the room beyond. Another scream greeted them, and Gina turned to see an old man huddled in the corner, hands over his head.
Rolf closed the door, leaning against it. Gina could hear footsteps outside as more men and guards ran past. Someone shouted, but the call was cut short.
"The princess?" a voice called, calm but stern. Gina was surprised at how normal it sounded. She had expected a roar.
The man in the corner cried out. His hands flew to his mouth to muffle the sound, but it was too late. The men outside went quiet.
"Who checked that room?" This time, his voice took on the growl Gina had expected.
As one, Gina and Rolf took a step back from the door. Gina's already racing heart skipped a beat and her breath caught in her throat. There was nowhere to run. The room had only one door. Her hand went to her bag. She reached inside, pulling out the familiar smooth slab of her cell phone. She began swiping through screens, but there was no app for fighting off men with swords.
She tapped an icon, just as the door flew open and three men charged in. Raising the phone, Gina called out, "Stop!" Her voice was more high pitched than she intended, but the unexpectedness of her command was enough to surprise the men, and they paused.
Rolf also froze in place, his knife held at the ready. Gina kept her phone held out, with the screen facing them. On it, was a picture of a dragon, taken from a movie.
"Come any closer, and I release this dragon," she said, hoping no else noticed the slight hitch at the end.
"That's no more than a painting," one of the men challenged.
Gina tapped the screen with her thumb and the clip played. The dragon stomped and roared, flapping its wings and swinging its tail. The men jumped back. One even ducked and covered his ears against its roars.
"Witchcraft," the cowering one said, backing away.
"An illusion," the leader said, but Gina could see he wasn't convinced.
The men balked. Turning on their heels, they sprinted back into the hallway, calling to their comrades to retreat.
Gina lowered her phone and the lighter, stunned that it had worked. She turned to Rolf to share in the disbelief. He looked at her curiously. Whilst it was clear that he didn't know what exactly she had done, he knew better than to think she really had a dragon in her pocket.
"His Majesty, God rest him, was very wise to choose you, Gina Dragonkeeper. Come." He got slowly to his feet, leaning on a cane, and made his way into the hall.
"Come, Dragonkeeper," the old man called again. Gina turned away from Rolf with a last nod, and hurried after him.
Rolf rode through the forest as first-light touched the trees. Soon, the thudding of his horse's hooves was joined by the calls of unseen birds in the branches high above him. He made good time, retracing his earlier route to the Cutter brothers' cottage.Before the cottage even came into view, Rolf heard the high pitched shouting of a woman's voice.
"You father is dead," Rolf called, riding into the clearing in front of the cottage. Snow spun around to face him, skipping back a step.
"Come to finish the job, have you?" she said, arms folded and chin upturned. Even in anger, with her cheeks flushed and her mouth pressed thin she was beautiful.
"What do you mean, dead?" John Cutter asked, stepping forward. He was several inches shorter than Snow, with a thick beard about his chin.
"The palace has already chosen a new queen," Rolf lied. Snow drew back, blinking in surprise.
Snow shrieked in anger and stormed back inside the cottage, leaving Jeff holding the broom. The man chucked to himself.
"Maybe I should go teach her how it's done, eh?" He swung the broom over his shoulder and followed her inside.
He laughed, and Rolf joined in. "You know, for a princess, you'd think she'd have better manners." He placed a boot in his stirrup and climbed back into the saddle.
John nodded, backing away from the horse. He raised a hand in farewell. The horse surged forwards just as the sun crested the horizon, on the first clear day that winter.


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Google is really tired of people bashing Glass
March 24th, 2014 at 2:41 PM
Google appears to be quite annoyed with the myths growing around Glass, so, in order to set the record straight about its wearable device, the company decided to debunk the top 10 Google Glass myths by posting a lengthy address on the Google Glass Google+ page.
The company wants anyone talking about Glass to know that the device is not a tool for mass spying, and it's turned off by default just like smartphones and other devices. Furthermore, the company says there are far more advanced spying tools rather than glass, which have more sophisticated uses. Google also said that Glass isn't recording everything, as it's only supposed to record 10-second videos, and can continuously record only up to 45-minutes of video before the battery dies.
Furthermore, Google will keep a strict eye on MyGlass apps, and won't allow privacy-invading apps in the store, such as apps that can offer facial recognition features "and other dodgy things." Thus, Glass does not mark the end of privacy, as it won't be used to spy on people or to secretly record video or voice.
Google also added that Glass is far from becoming mainstream, with the device only available in the hands of Explorers, who paid $1,500 to get it. The device has seen three hardware updates and nine software updates in 11 months, based on feedback received from users. Despite the expensive price of admittance, Glass isn't only worn by "technology-worshipping geeks," the company would like you to know, as there are plenty of other categories of Explorers other than geeks that are using the device.
The device does not cover the eye, as it's supposed to increase interaction by encouraging users to engage with the world, and only check on Glass when required – in such an instance they would have to look above the right eye, not directly in front. Because of this, and because the screen is off by default, Google says that Glass is not the "ultimate distraction from the real world," and should not be banned.
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Q: Getting entity body from HttpURLConnection I'm currently writing a little library to standardize the use of HttpURLConenction's in my android-projects.
In one of my projects I'm communicating with a server using Http Digest to authenticate the user. The default java HttpUrlConnection doesn't support digest but I've managed to write a simplified digest auth (qop=auth) which is working pretty well.
For future projects I want to enable my library to use auth-int. Therefor I need to modify the construction of the A2 Hash and include the HTTP entity body (see RFC 7616 Section 3.4.3).
To do so I thought about extracting the full HTTP request from the URLConnection and then throwing out the unneeded stuff. Unfortunately I was unable to find a way to do this.
Extracting the single headerfields is possible by .getContentEncoding(), .getContentLength(), .getContentType() etc. . But with this I can't ensure that the order of the entity I'm reconstructing with the get-methods is the same as in the request and this might lead to a 401.
To sum it up:
Is there a way to extract the full request (or better only the entity body) from a HttpURLConnection?

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Michael Brooks-Jimenez: In Defense of Latino Immigrants
by Oklahoma Watch November 22, 2016 Updated October 28, 2019
Videographer: Christopher Hunt. Editor: Ilea Shutler. Producer: Dick Pryor.
"Conversations" is a series of video interviews with Oklahomans about subjects that relate to some of the state's important issues. The 2016-2017 series is sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation and is made possible by a grant from the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Michael Brooks-Jimenez grew up as the only blond and blue-eyed child in catechism classes at Little Flower Catholic Church, a Latino parish in south Oklahoma City.
His father, Bud Brooks, is white, and his mother, Patricia Jimenez Brooks, is Mexican-American. Brooks-Jimenez identifies as Latino because, thanks mainly to his mother, "it's my culture, in my heart."
Brooks-Jimenez majored in political science at Oklahoma State University and obtained a law degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He hung a shingle in the area where he grew up and built a law firm that specializes in immigration issues, criminal defense and other areas.
He has become a prominent voice for the rights of undocumented and legalized immigrants. He says political rhetoric has reinforced misconceptions about the Latino community and the benefits immigrants bring to the state.
A Democrat, Brooks-Jimenez ran for the state Senate in 2014 in District 44, citing education and the economy as top issues. His main opponent, then-incumbent Republican Sen. Ralph Shortey, pointed to immigration as a big problem. Shortey won with 52 percent of the vote, compared to Brooks-Jimenez's 42 percent.
Then and now, there are only two Oklahoma legislators of Hispanic descent, although Hispanics make up 10 percent of the state's population.
by Oklahoma Watch, Oklahoma Watch

Michael Brooks-Jimenez: In Defense of Latino Immigrants

by Oklahoma Watch, Oklahoma Watch
November 22, 2016

 Videographer: Christopher Hunt. Editor: Ilea Shutler. Producer: Dick Pryor.

"Conversations" is a series of video interviews with Oklahomans about subjects that relate to some of the state's important issues. The 2016-2017 series is sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation and is made possible by a grant from the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Michael Brooks-Jimenez grew up as the only blond and blue-eyed child in catechism classes at Little Flower Catholic Church, a Latino parish in south Oklahoma City.

His father, Bud Brooks, is white, and his mother, Patricia Jimenez Brooks, is Mexican-American. Brooks-Jimenez identifies as Latino because, thanks mainly to his mother, "it's my culture, in my heart."

Brooks-Jimenez majored in political science at Oklahoma State University and obtained a law degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He hung a shingle in the area where he grew up and built a law firm that specializes in immigration issues, criminal defense and other areas.

He has become a prominent voice for the rights of undocumented and legalized immigrants. He says political rhetoric has reinforced misconceptions about the Latino community and the benefits immigrants bring to the state.

A Democrat, Brooks-Jimenez ran for the state Senate in 2014 in District 44, citing education and the economy as top issues. His main opponent, then-incumbent Republican Sen. Ralph Shortey, pointed to immigration as a big problem. Shortey won with 52 percent of the vote, compared to Brooks-Jimenez's 42 percent.

Then and now, there are only two Oklahoma legislators of Hispanic descent, although Hispanics make up 10 percent of the state's population.

This article first appeared on Oklahoma Watch and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


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Padres experience $3 million boost in ticket sales from Manny Machado signing
| March 5, 2019
The San Diego Padres expected interest in the team to see a significant uptick after signing Manny Machado to a 10-year, $300 million deal, but even the organization has been left pleasantly surprised by what has occurred over the past few weeks.
Erik Greupner, the Padres president of business operations, has indicated the team has seen a $3 million boost in ticket revenue that is being solely attributed to landing one of the biggest free agents on the market this past offseason.
While not providing specifics to the exact amount of tickets sold, Greupner told ESPN's Alden Gonzalez the Padres are seeing sales that are "at least double" to what is typically projected for this time of year.
Greupner noted that ticket revenues have seen spikes before — such as when the team made a big splash in free agency and the trade market ahead of the 2015 season, and in 2016 when the team hosted the All-Star Game at Petco Park — but the Machado effect has been even more remarkable.
"But even in 2015 and 2016, we didn't see a spike like we've seen this year in terms of demand," Greupner said. "And frankly, it's been maintained for a longer period of time so far than some of the spikes we've seen in the past. So, we're encouraged that it's really setting a new trend line for us this season in terms of demand for tickets and merchandise."
The Chargers' departure from town has left the Padres with a "tremendous opportunity," Greupner says, but also a "tremendous obligation as the sole remaining professional sports franchise in San Diego, to deliver a winner to the city of San Diego."
The signing of Machado, who praised the organization from top to bottom during his introductory presser, obviously will go a long way in helping the Padres reach that stated goal.
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Ezerea is a princess from the land of Agea. High spirited and eager to learn, Ezerea is always willing to help anyone in need. It's these traits that have prompted King Naga (Ezerea's father) to send her to Jhoquela to become a Zauberer. Although Ezerea has some fighting skill learned from Imborue, her true strength lies in her magic ability. She has some knowledge of minor magic and demi-Gods. Given enough time Ezerea's power will increase to unimaginable levels.


The promotional card from the Legacy of the Duelist – Link Evolution guide book has had it's effect revealed and he gets a big brother to go along!
(1) During your Main Phase, if this card was Link Summoned: You can banish this card and 1 monster you control this card points to, then target 1 Link Monster in either GY; Special Summon it to your field, but banish it if it leaves the field.
Progleo is included in the Legacy of the Duelist guidebook that releases on April 25, 2019.
(1) You can target 1 Link Monster in either GY; until the end of this turn, this card gains ATK equal to that monster's ATK.
(2) You can Tribute any number of your monsters this card points to; destroy the same number of cards on the field.
Luster Liger will be included in the Weekly Jump issue released on April 27, 2019.


Felipe Dana/APChina's President Xi Jinping arrives for a meeting with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, July 17, 2014.
The risks faced by China's economy are not that scary and the government is confident it can head off the dangers, President Xi Jinping told global business leaders on Sunday to dispel worries about the world's second-largest economy.
In a speech to chief executives at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, Xi said even if China's economy were to grow 7 per cent, that would still rank it at the forefront of the world's economies.
China's economy, the world's second-largest, has had a rocky year. Growth slid to a low not seen since the 2008/09 global financial crisis in the third quarter dragged by a housing slowdown, softening domestic demand and unsteady exports.
"Even at growth of around 7 per cent, regardless of speed or volume, (we) are among the best in the world," he said, noting that China's economy remained "stable".
The remarks from Xi came a day after data showed annual growth in Chinese exports and imports cooled in October, in another sign of fragility in the economy that could prompt policymakers to take further action to stoke growth.
To shore up activity, policymakers have loosened monetary and fiscal policies since April to ensure that the economy can grow by around 7.5 per cent this year.
Regional governments have accelerated spending on some infrastructure projects and abolished limits on the number of homes that Chinese can buy.
The central bank has also injected short-term loans into banks to increase credit supply, and cut mortgage rates for some home buyers.
Yet the results yielded have not been as good as some had hoped, fuelling speculation that China may have to cut interest rates or the reduce the amount of deposits that banks set aside as reserves – moves Beijing has denied are on the cards.
Xi, who would sign off on any interest rate cut in China alongside the country's elite decision-making Politburo, did not comment on the policy outlook, but stressed that his government was focused on reforms and that China was open for business.
Underlining the country's growing clout as an exporter of capital, he said China's overseas direct investment was expected to hit $US1.2 trillion in the next decade.
After three decades of almost uninterrupted double-digit growth, China's economy has lifted several hundred millions of Chinese from abject poverty, but also polluted the country's air, land and waterways.
The destruction of China's environment and a yawning income gap has led Chinese authorities to promise to enact sweeping social, financial and economic reforms in the country that would be the most ambitious in three decades.
Kim Kyung-Hoo/ReutersChina's national flag is seen in front of a chimney of a cogeneration plant in Beijing November 7, 2014.
Xi also sought to address concerns that China's growing economic and diplomatic prowess could constitute a threat beyond its borders, saying that China is willing to have friendly relations with its neighbours.
China has territorial disputes with many of its neighbours and has been much more aggressive in enforcing its claims in recent years.
"China's development brings enormous opportunities and benefits to the Asia Pacific and the world, and the business opportunities are lasting and limitless," he said.


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Slyrydes Release 'Mental Health'
On the 1st of March 2019, Slyrydes released their debut single 'Mental Health'. The single and video are available on all major platforms now.
Formed in late 2013 as a side project, Slyrydes is now the main focus for all concerned. The project started as a reaction to what the band saw as a lot of really bland music filling the airwaves and a love of the Punk and New Wave of the late 70's and early 80's.
High profile support gigs quickly followed with Fight Like Apes and Palma Violets and PEACE, on top of some festival appearances and regular headline shows around Ireland. Slyrydes were formed as a live band and are most comfortable in the live arena, Although the end of 2018 saw the lads record their first official release with Daniel Doherty (Fontaines DC,Murder Capital,Vulpynes, Galants) at Darkland recording studios in Dublin.
As a result of sending out preview copies of the single 'Mental Health' in January 2019 Slyrydes were featured as one of the top 8 emerging Irish bands by Nialler9. Subsequently Today FM's Paul McLoone and Kate Brennan Harding have championed the band by frequently playing the single and facilitating a live session for The Paul McLoone show in February.
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Cimiez
Cimiez is the part of Nice that has traditionally been home to the aristocracy, It is located on a hill that overlooks the rest of the city. Aside from some very impressive residences, Cimiez features the wonderful Matisse museum and some fairly elaborate Roman ruins. It's a popular place for a Sunday stroll, and that's exactly how we ended up there one Sunday in late September.
In July, Cimiez is home to many Jazz concerts that take place in and around the old Roman arena. Many paths near the arena bear the names of Jazz greats, such as Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. In addition, busts of several other Jazz musicians are set up in the park. It's amazing that it took us almost ten years to visit Cimiez even though we live so close by. We are sure to be back in less time than that!
The photos on this page were taken on September 24, 2000
The Matisse museum among the Roman ruins
Inside and outside the arena
Contrasting styles -- several hundred years apart
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[CES 2022] Dell's Concept Luna aims to make your laptop last longer
Alex Hernandez | December 15, 2021 December 15, 2021
With CES 2022 just around the bend, many brands hold CES pre-brief meetings with the press like us. Most of these meetings are under strict embargoes, but some of the information can be announced ahead of CES. Dell has several upcoming things, and one of them is Concept Luna.
Concept Luna is a collaboration with Dell and Intel and aims to show how design can accelerate the reuse of products and materials, reducing waste and emissions for the future. Dell and Intel hope that Concept Luna can reduce their carbon footprint and the consumers' footprint. Here are the bullet points Dell provided as to why they're excited about this collaboration.
Concept Luna
Motherboards can be one of the most energy intense components to manufacture – by shrinking its total area by approximately 75% (now smaller than 5,580 mm2) and component count by approximately 20%, we estimate the carbon footprint of the motherboard could be reduced by 50%.
We completely reconsidered the layout of all internal components – relocating that smaller motherboard to the top cover puts it closer to a larger surface area exposed to the cooler air outside. This, combined with separating it from the battery charging unit in the base, leads to better passive heat distribution and could totally eliminate the need for a fan.
These efficiencies could significantly reduce the overall power needs – making way for a smaller battery with advanced deep-cycle cells that is still powerful enough for daily use.
An aluminum chassis processed using hydro power and using a stamped aluminum construction requires less energy and produces minimal scrap.
A future vision of reuse, repair and recreating: Our position is simple. We need to move from use, then recycle – to use, reuse multiple times and then recycle when the material is no longer usable in its original form. This iteration of Concept Luna does just that. It shows a vision for what could be.
We've reduced the number of screws needed to access internal components for repair or reuse from hundreds to just four – reducing time for repairs (to disassemble, repair and reassemble key components) by approximately 1.5 hours.
The palmrest assembly is intentionally designed for ease of repair and reuse. The keyboard mechanisms provide clean, easy separation from other components and simplify recycling.
The advanced deep-cycle cell battery provides a long charge that can be maintained across many years of use, increasing refurbishment and reuse beyond the first product life it services.
A new bio-based printed circuit board (PCB) is made with flax fiber in the base and water-soluble polymer as the glue. What's noteworthy here is that the flax fiber replaces traditional plastic laminates. And even better, the water-soluble polymer can dissolve – meaning recyclers can more easily separate metals and components from the boards.
Concept Luna is a strong example of how we are exploring new ways to dramatically accelerate progress against our goals. Proving what might be possible is only the first step, the next is to take these innovative sustainable design ideas and evaluate which have the greatest potential to scale across our product portfolio. This concept, and future iterations and others that follow, are how we will build on the existing circular economy leadership you see across our product portfolio today to examine, re-examine and reconsider every step of the product lifecycle, to deliver even more sustainable products in the future.
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Unilever's acquisition of Living Proof helps build out the company's hair and skincare intellectual property.
In December, Unilever announced plans to acquire Living Proof, a hair care startup that aims to use science and technology to design improved products. Living Proof previously raised $62M in disclosed funding from investors including Leerink Partners, Polaris Partners, and Jennifer Anniston, and in 2013 earned a $163M valuation.
Beyond its funding, Living Proof racked up over 40 patents since 2008. Some of its most significant developments focus on hair health: it has a patented "Healthy Hair Molecule," OFPMA, which it says creates a weightless shield around each hair strand, and a "Thickening Molecule," PBAE, which it says increases hair thickness. Many of Unilever's existing beauty-related patents focus on skincare. However, one of Unilever's recent patent filings (which has not yet been approved) focused on hair coloring, more in line with Living Proof's hair care focus.
We used our newly launched patent database on the CB Insights platform to look into a few more of Living Proof's patents. More detailed information is available to our clients, who can log in here. For more information and to view patents related to beauty and cosmetics on CB Insights, sign up for a free trial here.
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Patent name: Cationic alcohols and uses thereof
Status: Granted September 2015
Description: The patent covers a new formulation for hair care products for damaged hair that condition the hair while diminishing the greasiness and oiliness caused by prior formulations. According to the patent, the formulas can also be used to treat skin, fabrics, and other objects as well as hair. The image below illustrates the product's results on damaged hair as compared to other products.
Patent name: Coloring agents and methods of use thereof
Status: Granted November 2016
Description: The patent covers a new formulation for hair coloring products. According to the patent, this formula provides improved color fastness and vibrancy as compared to other products. The image below shows a commercially available red hair dye on the two samples on the left, labeled (a), both immediately after application and after 15 shampoo cycles. The right side shows Living Proof's formula, on the two samples labeled (b), both immediately after application and after 15 shampoo cycles.
Patent name: Skincare applicator
Status: Granted June 2014
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Maybury care assistant leads campaign urging more men to consider career in care
Jarred Stansfield now works at Anchor's Heathside care home in Coley Avenue, Woking
A care assistant from Maybury is leading a campaign to encourage young men in Surrey to consider a career in care.
Having left college at 17, Jarred Stansfield flitted between different jobs for two years before finding the job he says has helped him find direction in life – a carer at Anchor's Heathside care home in Coley Avenue, Woking.
Jarred, now aged 20, has made such a difference to the lives of the older residents in the six months he's been a carer that he has been chosen to spearhead the campaign in Surrey to address a shortage of carers across the sector.
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Anchor, which runs Heathside, commissioned a survey which found that by 2025 there will be a shortfall of one million carers across the country needed to look after Britain's ageing population.
Jarred's campaign will cover care homes in East Horsley, Staines and Thames Ditton.
He said: "My other jobs had no meaning to them and I wasn't helping anyone. Care is completely different. Unlike other jobs, I don't dread going into work.
Mr Stansfield with resident Peter Farmer in the lounge of the new unit at Heathside. (Image: Anchor)
"The pay is better than the other jobs I've done and although there are easier jobs, the level of satisfaction I get every day makes up for the challenges you sometimes face.
"And as there's lots of overtime and flexible working hours, which would be good for any university students balancing paid work with studying, it means I have a good social life, too.
"Many young people think care is a woman's job but that couldn't be further from the truth. As people are living longer, more men are going into care so many of them prefer to be looked after by a male carer.
"Society used to think nurses were just women and that has changed. I hope this campaign will open young men's eyes to the great opportunities care has as a career."
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Sabathia cruises as Yanks take series from Twins
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For the fourth straight year and 11th time in the last 12 years, the Yankees have won 90 games. Their 8-2 win over the Twins on Wednesday afternoon gave the Bombers the series win, but more importantly it inched them ever closer to a playoff berth and a second straight AL East crown.
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CC on Cruise Control
The second half has been a bumpy road for CC Sabathia, but he dominated the Athletics last week and carried that over against the Twins on Wednesday. He allowed just two runs — on singles by former Yankees farmhand Matt Carson and Pedro Florimon, the second of which deflected off of Sabathia's leg and away from Robinson Cano at second — in eight innings, striking out ten against just two walks. At one point he retired 14 of 16 batters faced and ended up throwing 118 total pitches.
Sabathia struck out the side on ten pitches in the fourth inning, so he was dangerously close to an Immaculate Inning. He also struck Joe Mauer out three times on nine total pitches (!) before getting a first pitch ground out in his fourth at-bat. It's only the sixth time in Mauer's 1,059-game career that he's whiffed three times in one game (!!), and Sabathia joins Ryan Dempster and former 21-game loser Mike Maroth as the only pitchers to singlehandedly strike him out three times in a single game. CC is now the only guy to do it twice. More importantly though, he's starting to round into form and that's very, very good news for the Yankees.
Bring In The Lefty? Six-Run Third
The third of three Twins starters probably no one heard of coming into the series, right-hander Samuel Deduno lasted just five outs and 30 pitches due to a left eye issue. Ron Gardenhire replaced him with left-hander Brian Duensing, which seemed like a problem for the Yankees because six of their nine starters were lefties. Duensing struck out Raul Ibanez to end the second inning, but it was all downhill for the 2009 ALDS Game One Starter from there.
After Chris Stewart opened the third with a ground out, the left-handed Chris Dickerson grounded a two-strike single back up the middle to start the rally. Ichiro Suzuki followed with a single to almost the exact same spot, then Derek Jeter drew a walk to loaded the bases. The day's 3-4-5 hitters plated five total runs with a two-run double to right (Cano), a one-run single to right (Nick Swisher), and a two-run triple into the right field corner (Curtis Granderson). Granderson scored on a wild pitch as Eric Chavez was being walked, then Duensing's day was over after retiring Ibanez for the second time. Of the seven left-handed hitters the southpaw faced, five reached base. Ibanez was the only one who didn't. I guess that strategy backfired.
Jeter took an 0-for-4 with a walk, so his hitting streak came to an end at 19 games. It was the third longest streak of his career. The Cap'n has still reached base in a season-high 27 games though, and that's the fifth longest single-season streak of his career. Pretty neat. Ichiro extended his hitting streak to ten with a 2-for-4 afternoon.
Dickerson plated some extra insurance runs with a two-run blast off the facing of the right field upper deck in the sixth inning. I'm telling you, the guy can hit righties. He can also play some strong defense in all three outfield spots and is a high-percentage base-stealer. Not calling him an All-Star or anything, but C-Dick is a better player than most people realize. Ichiro, Cano, Ibanez, and Dickerson all had two hits while Swisher (single, walk), Chris Stewart (single, walk), and Chavez (two walks) all reached twice as well.
Cano had himself a nice day at the plate with the two-run double, but he also turned several nice plays in the field as well. Some were solo jobs coming in on ground balls, but on two occasions he teamed up with Swisher on relay plays at the bag, like the play above. Brett Gardner also got into the game in the ninth inning, taking over in left field for the final three outs. He didn't have to make any plays because Cody Eppley didn't allow anything to be hit out of the infield.
Chavez forgot how many outs there were in the fifth inning, simply stepping on third base and trotting towards the dugout with runners on first and second with one out. I don't think it would have been a double play anyway because he was playing back and the speedy Florimon was running down the line, but still. He can't be making mistakes like that. Sabathia escaped the inning unscathed but had to throw four extra pitches, assuming the double play would have been turned.
The six runs the Yankees scored in the third was their fourth highest-scoring inning of the season. They've scored seven runs in one inning on three separate occasions this season, including in both the seventh and eighth innings of the 15-9 comeback win in Fenway Park. They also plated seven in one inning as part of a big win over the Orioles on August 1st.
Box Score, WPA Graph & Standings
MLB.com has the box score and video highlights while ESPN has the updated standings. The magic number to clinch the division is down to six while the magic number to clinch a postseason berth is just four. Those numbers could drop further tonight depending on what happens with the Orioles, Rays, and Angels.
Source: FanGraphs
It's off to Toronto for the final road series of the season. The Yankees will open the four-game set against the Blue Jays on Thursday night, when Ivan Nova squares off against Brandon Morrow.
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For The Senate And People...of America
For The Senate And People…of America
SPQR may become a phrase to know.
By David Kamioner
"SPQR" is a Latin, as in Roman, abbreviation for Senātus Populusque Rōmānus. "For the Senate and People of Rome" was emblematic in referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic. We Americans may come to know its meaning again very soon.
No, we're not going imperial. At least, not officially. But if Joe Biden is elected president the Republican Senate will be the main wall holding back the tide of authoritarian socialism that will sweep the federal government. Yes, we will have a majority on the Supreme Court. But don't put it past the hard Left to ignore the court if they have the guns of the federal government at their beck and call.
Will we keep the Senate in November? Yes. We may lose one or gain one. But it looks safe. If recent history is any indicator, we may even get back the House in 2022. All presidents since Clinton, aside from Bush the Younger-and that was because of 9-11, have lost the House in their first midterm. So there will be, if Biden is elected, a two year window of extreme danger for the American republic.
The danger will emanate from the Biden Justice Department. There's where the hard left will come looking for their payment for supporting him. Biden will appoint someone to the post of Attorney General like New York state Attorney General Leticia James. She is so far left she makes Eric Holder look like Ted Cruz. Sure, whoever he appoints will have to be confirmed by the probable Republican Senate.
But what if Biden just keeps them in acting status without confirmation, knowing he can't get them through the Senate? He could play that game with various appointments and various acting appointees for a while, the entire time the message would be that Republicans are holding up government by not even letting Biden have his cabinet.
The Biden Justice Department could criminalize the Orwellian concept of "hate speech" to such a degree it could squash opposition. It could try to impose confiscatory gun control. Yes again, the conservative high court could strike these down. But what did Mao say about political power? "All political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." The federal government has the bigger guns. If those guns are challenged things will get sporty right quick.
Who would stand in their way on Capitol Hill? The Senate, led by Mitch McConnell. He is a master legislative tactician and strategist. But in that first two years of a Biden regime Nancy Pelosi will come up with any rationalization she can to unconstitutionally bypass the Senate. The White House will help by any executive order, any fiat, any measure it can cloak in media, academic, pop culture, and mob approval.
That leaves the second part of the phrase, the people. What we do or don't do in the potential first two years of a Biden administration will leave a tumultuous mark on this republic for years to come. History teaches us that eventually, after their years of political turmoil, Rome lost its republic. America must choose wisely in November, lest we lose ours.


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Lee Tae-ran (; born 25 March 1975) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as Yellow Handkerchief, My Rosy Life, Famous Princesses, Wang's Family, and Sky Castle.

Early life and education
Lee Tae-ran was born in Seoul on 25 March 1975. She is the second of two daughters. Lee moved to Seoul as a child. After graduating from Haeseong International Convention High School, she worked in a company for three years and supported herself with part-time jobs at a cafe in Myeong-dong or a Japanese restaurant in Daehangno. Lee once expressed her sadness at being a mere high school graduate in a television show.  In 2008, she enrolled as a theatre and film student in the College of Art in Hanyang University.

Career

1997–2004
Lee was discovered by an agent while doing part-time jobs. She had a small role in the SBS drama The Brothers' River, marking her TV debut. Lee next entered the 1997 SBS Top Talent Competition after a friend's suggestion and won the Grand Prize. She has since appeared in many television dramas in the late 1990s, such as Fascinate My Heart, Goodbye My Love, Days of Delight and Soonpoong Clinic. For her performance in Fascinate My Heart and Days of Delight, she was honoured with 1998 SBS New Star Award and 1999 MBC New Star Award respectively.

By the early 2000s, Lee's career was gaining momentum. In 2002, she received KBS Excellence in Acting Award for her portrayal of the bubbly model Lee Ha-na in the romantic comedy Who's My Love. The following year, she landed a lead role in the well-received drama Yellow Handkerchief, co-starring Jo Min-ki. Lee received her first KBS Top Excellence in Acting Award for her portrayal of Yoon Ja-young, a designer who was dumped by her boyfriend of ten years and raised a child alone.

2005–2012
In 2005, she appeared in the highly popular KBS series My Rosy Life,  written by Moon Young-nam, which also featured Choi Jin-sil. She earned the KBS Popularity Award for her character of Maeng Young-yi, a successful career woman who didn't believe in love. After the success of My Rosy Life, she played the lead in the KBS drama Famous Princesses, also written by Moon.  The drama recorded high audience rating and garnered several award nominations and wins for its actors.  Lee's portrayal of Daewi Na Seol-chil has been widely acclaimed, earning her second KBS Top Excellence in Acting Award and Best Couple Award with Park Hae-jin in 2006.

Lee next starred in lead role of Jang In-ho in KBS's My Precious You alongside Kim Sung-soo in 2008.  In 2010, she appeared in KBS's war drama Legend of the Patriots, opposite Choi Soo-jong, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.  In 2012, Lee starred in JTBC's drama How Long I've Kissed, alongside Lee Sung-jae.

2013–present
In 2013, Lee returned to SBS in the drama Goddess of Marriage, after a three-year hiatus from major Korean TV networks. She also played the role of Wang Ho-bak in the KBS weekend drama Wang's Family, which was her third work written by Moon Young-nam.

In 2018, she starred in the hit drama Sky Castle as Lee Soo-im, a novel writer and the humble and loving housewife and stepmother in the Hwang household.

China
In conjunction with her success at home, Lee has become one of the most recognised Korean actresses in China.  In 2001, she had a supporting role in CCTV's drama Modern Family, playing a Korean daughter-in-law who married into a Chinese family. Her works Yellow Handkerchief and My Rosy Life were shown on CCTV-8.  In 2009, Famous Princesses was shown on Hunan Television. It became a huge hit nationwide and was voted "Overseas TV Drama of the Year".  In 2010, Lee landed a lead role in the Chinese TV drama The Lure of Cloud.  In 2011, she appeared in the Chinese historical drama Di Jin with Korean actor Kangta.  In 2012, she had a lead role in another historical drama For the Sake of Beauty with Hong Kong actor Patrick Tam. In 2013, Lee filmed a drama The Way We Were, produced by Huayi Brothers, a big-shot Chinese entertainment agency.

Films
In 1997, Lee made her film debut in Story of A Man, opposite Choi Min-soo as the film's title character. In 2007, she starred in Love Exposure, the Korean version of Sex and the City, alongside Lee Mi-yeon. In 2012, she appeared alongside Cha In-pyo in the film My Boy, on a pro bono basis and was also involved in the production. The film made its world premiere at the 18th Busan International Film Festival in October 2013, and hit Korean theatres on 10 April 2014.

Personal life
On 17 February 2014, it was announced that Lee was going to marry businessman Shin Seung-hwan. The couple wed in a private Christian ceremony at Villa de Bailey in Seoul on 1 March 2014.

Philanthropy
In May 2008, Lee travelled to Nepal with the ''Seollebal Mountain Club'' to carry out volunteer work. She joined singer Lee Moon-sae, actor Park Sang-won and film director Han Ji-seung to help reconstruct a school. Lee's self-portrait, based on a photo taken in Nepal, was made public for the first time in Korea Art Summer Festival 2009. She hoped that proceeds from the sale of her painting would go to charity. In March 2009, alongside Hanyang University celebrity alumni Jang Keun-suk, Ha Seok-jin, Park Mi-sun and Jung Il-woo, Lee participated in the Blood Donation Festival "Seventy Days of Miracles", an effort to raise money for children with heart disease and other people in dire need.  On 8 July 2011, Lee attended charity-sponsored fashion show and bazaar "Wello! Africa'', with Sistar and Jo Dong-hyuk, to promote education in Africa. The event was hosted by World Vision.  In October 2012, Lee travelled to Tanzania for the filming of MBC's reality show "2012 KOICA's Dream", alongside Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Park Sung-woong, Kim Hyuk and other volunteers. It's a show where celebrities do community service work in underprivileged countries.

Lee was named an ambassador at the Mapo Happiness Sharing Food Market in 2009. She volunteers at the food market, donates rice, and also visits elderly citizens living alone, people with disabilities, and low-income families at least twice a month. Her service was recognised by the Ministry of Health and Welfare at the 4th Food Bank National Food Sharing Convention in 2010 and the 7th Food Bank National Food Sharing Convention in 2013. On 6 December 2013, she donated 2.76 tonnes of fan rice to the Mapo Happiness Sharing Food Market.

Lee arrived in Uganda in April 2014, just one month after her wedding. She travelled to remote villages where many people are suffering from elephantiasis and found it "heartbreaking". Her week-long mission was featured in "2014 SBS Hope TV", a show designed to raise awareness about the issues that Africans face, and bringing in donations at the same time.

On February 15, 2023, Lee donated 10 million won to help 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, by donating money through Warm Day.

Filmography

Television

Film

Variety show series

Theatre

Other work

Music

Photo album

References

External links

1975 births
Living people
South Korean film actresses
South Korean stage actresses
South Korean television actresses
Hanyang University alumni

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The Belize Table Tennis Association's (BTTA) 2014 – 2nd Bi-Annual SMART Junior Ranking Tournament took place on the weekend of May 17-18 at the BES Auditorium, and once again resulted in great competition among players in the 3 junior categories – 12Under, 15Under and 18Under – with Amiri Hoare capturing the top prize in both the 12Under and 15Under categories, while Trevon Brown was victorious in the 18Under class.
The tournament got under way on Saturday with the Round-Robin qualifiers in all categories, followed by the Double Elimination FINALS on Sunday.
In the 12Under Category, some 16 players started out in 4 Round-Robin groups, with the top two from each group qualifying for the 8-Draw Double Elimination FINALS.
Taking the title in the 12Under Category was Amiri Hoare, who made it to the Finals by defeating Eric Li, Taye Parkinson and Jaylen Nicholson.
12Under Category: 1st – Amiri Hoare; 2nd – Jaylen Nicholson; 3rd – Terry Su; 4th – Samron Pott.
The 15Under Category had the largest group of some 31 players in 8 Round-Robin groups, with the top 2 moving on to the 16 Draw Double Elimination FINALS.
Challenging the bigger boys in this category, Amiri Hoare once again proved to be at the top of his game, defeating Alexis Tun and Luis Bardalez, before losing to Matthew Usher, which sent him into the losers' bracket. Amiri fought back in that bracket by defeating Latrell Solis, Luis Bardalez and Matthew Usher, thus making it into the Finals against Joshua Gegg. Since Gegg was undefeated, Amiri had to beat him twice, which he did by similar scores of 3-1, to take the championship spot in that category as well.
15Under Category: 1st – Amiri Hoare; 2nd – Joshua Gegg; 3rd – Matthew Usher; 4th – Luis Bardalez.
In the 18Under Category, 23 players were in 7 Round-Robin groups, with only one player from each group plus the best second place finisher advancing to the 8-Draw Double Elimination FINALS on Sunday.
Top seed in this category, Latrell Solis made it to the Finals in the 18Under Category by defeating Asyel Lopez, Mario Galindo and Joshua Gegg. Trevon Brown defeated Gian Lisbey, before losing to Gegg, which sent him into the losers' bracket. Brown fought back in that bracket by defeating Asyel Lopez, Gian Lisbey and Joshua Gegg; then went on to defeat Solis twice in the Finals by a similar score of 3-0, thus taking the 18Under title for 2014.
Final results were as follows.
18Under Category: 1st – Trevon Brown; 2nd – Latrell Solis; 3rd – Joshua Gegg; 4th – Gian Lisbey.
On hand to present trophies to all the top finishers was sponsor SMART's Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Anthony Mahler, who congratulated the BTTA for a successful tournament and for advancing the sport among the junior players.
Membership Director, Mrs. Janine Carballo assisted with the presentation of the trophies, with the BTTA President Tux Vasquez delivering the word of thanks to all the participants, spectators, parents, organizers and especially the sponsor SMART for another successful event.


That three day weekend was nice, but I'm glad to get back into the swing of things!
Speaking of paying for things- we closed on our new house today! B is officially a homeowner and the house is finally ours! First things on the list: build a fence so Daisy Bug can't run off anymore & build shelves into the walls of my office for all of my shoes! I think that will keep B busy for a while.
Onto my outfit. I bought this sweater off a clearance rack at a Charlotte Russe in Pennsylvania and cannot find it anywhere on their site. I've linked a similar one for ya though! It's ridiculously comfortable and I absolutely love the detailing on the front. Today was pretty chilly so I ended up having to throw a blanket scarf over it, but I was good to go after that. I decided to keep things simple today and just paired it with my fave fleece-lined leggings and some riding boots.
I forgot to get a picture of the outfit without my scarf, so here's one of B & I from our impromptu "we just closed on our house" photoshoot.


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Q: How to get the component's return value I have some code like this:
import React from "react";
import "./styles.css";

const t = () => ["test1", "test2"];
const Translate = () => t("myText");

const MyComponent = ({ children }) => {
  console.log(children);
  return (
    children &&
    typeof children === "object" &&
    Array.isArray(children) &&
    children.map(val => (
      <>
        {`${val}__attached`}

      </>
    ))
  );
};

export default function App() {
  return (

      <MyComponent>
        <Translate />
      </MyComponent>

  );
}

When I check the console, I get a React element printed. But I want its return value.
For example, if I replace this code:
    <MyComponent>
        <Translate />
    </MyComponent>

with
    <MyComponent>
        {t()}
    </MyComponent>

Then I get an array with 2 objects printed on console. I want to see this same output in my first case.
I want it, because I want to loop through the values returned by Translate and generate output based on that.
Thank you.
Here is the codesandbox link:

A: You cannot achieve what you want. Indeed, when you write {t()} you actually provide an array as a children for MyComponent and can therefore map its values.
However, as soon as you write <Translate/>, children of MyComponent is no longer an array but a React Element (HTML element so to speak)  (print children in MyComponent to check) making your test always false (so it prints nothing)
Try to call <Translate/> outside of MyComponent and you will see "test1test2" displayed on your page. It is no longer an array.
Instead of writing this:
<MyComponent>
   <Translate />
</MyComponent>

I think you should do the other way around to be able to easily manipulate what comes from Translate and passing it to MyComponent:
   <Translate>
      {values => <MyComponent values={values}>}
   </Translate>

with Translate being:
const Translate = ({ children }) => children(t("myText"));

and MyComponent:
const MyComponent = ({ values }) => {
  return (
    Array.isArray(values) &&
    values.map(val => (
      <>
        {`${val}__attached`}

      </>
    ))
  );
};

Live demo here


I have a little roster of Google bloggers in my bookmarks and RSS feeds. These are Googler personal blogs and offer insights into Google projects, the party line, and general what doing in life working at the Googleplex.
Matt Cutts– Required reading for those involved in search marketing.
Mihai Parparita– Part of the Google Reader posse. Browsers, rss, twitter.
Nelson Minar – Google Software engineer. Cali, gaming, tech, la vie.
Jason Warner– Google recruiter. Tidbits on how to walk the walk, talk the talk.
Reza Behforooz – Google engineer. Rises before youz.
Brian White – Google's Search Quality group. Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
Adam Lasnik – Google Search Evangelist. Self-professed geek.
Daniel Russell – 'Uber' Tech Lead for Google Search Quality. In ur head eating u brains.
Paul Tyma – Google software engineer. Brewing the perfect cup of Java.
I'm sure there are a lot more Google blogs out there. Send me a link if you know another that you enjoy.


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Dennis is honored by and grateful for your friendship and support. He is so proud to be on this journey and hopes that you will join him. Read Dennis' personal notes and thoughts about life, family, his Olympic journey and his thankfulness for each and every one of you. Follow Dennis on Facebook and Twitter…
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U.S. Archery Team Wins Six Medals Team USA had an impressive showing at the archery stadium today, garnering two-thirds of the overall competition medals. The U.S .women swept the individual recurve competition with Lee Ford (Perry, Ga.) winning the gold. "I'm overwhelmed, happy. I thought the scoring was wrong, and I was so in the…
U.S. Athletes Haul in Medals at Czech Open
U.S. Paralympics August 22, 2011 Scot Severn picked up gold medals in all three throwing disciplines at the 2011 Czech Open. Team USA athletes collected a total of 21 medals – 11 gold, five silver and five bronze – at the 2011 Czech Open. Scot Severn (Unionville, Mich.) led the way, winning gold medals in…
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With the introduction of powerful calcineurin inhibitors in the 1980s, the occurrence of acute rejection has been dramatically decreased. Nowadays, the percentage of functioning graft one year posttransplantation is above 85%% Nevertheless, the rejection episodes still occur and even more severely than before. Degradation of kidney graft function is the striking event reflecting the ongoing process of kidney rejection. However, once serum creatinine or proteinuria starts to rise, chronic structural lesions are already present and it is usually too late for intervention. Moreover subclinical rejection can damage the allograft without affecting the kidney function. Therefore there is a clear need to identify biomarker before the detection of a degradation of the kidney function. Apart from the histological diagnosis that relies on the invasive biopsy, a need for less invasive and prognostic earlier biomarkers of acute and chronic rejection is needed. Accuracy and specificity of biomarkers, and their usefulness in prognosis or diagnosis of acute or chronic rejection will be discussed in this chapter.


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Neutral Milk Hotel is coming to Boston. How I became a fan
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I have a dinosaur of a Dell laptop, the city of Granada, and a best friend to thank for bringing "Holland, 1945" into my life. With Neutral Milk Hotel headed to Boston's Orpheum Theater Jan. 16-17, it's a good time to revisit the band's seminal album.
It was spring 2007, I was studying abroad in Spain, and Granada, that former Moorish stronghold nestled beneath the snowy Sierra Nevada in the southernmost region of the Iberian Peninsula, was freezing. An uncharacteristic cold snap had settled in the small Andalusian city that January, as did a group of foreign students that descended upon its university, including my best friend, Lianne, and myself. Upon moving into the residencia, my computer, that ancient laptop, called it quits. My iPod inexplicably erased itself shortly thereafter. This wouldn't have been the biggest deal, except back then, the Cloud wasn't a thing and your iTunes had to be manually backed up onto whatever CD-Rs you had lying around. I didn't pack those back-up discs, which meant that my music library in its entirety was back home in the US. I was pissed, I was cold, I was without Hot Hot Heat and Belle and Sebastian and Spoon, and all I wanted to do was bundle up, put in my earbuds and listen to some Gipsy Kings while walking up to the Alhambra or something. I was on the cusp of a big adventure and I had no soundtrack. The silence, in that sterile dorm room, was deafening.
I had grumbled about losing my music to Lianne and her answer was simple: "We'll just share an iPod!" By "share," Lianne suggested I plug my iPod into her computer, thus uploading her music library and thus giving me something to listen to. The problem was solved, just like that, and thankfully, Lianne had (and still has) excellent taste in music, the product of years spent driving around Bostonian suburbs with cars full of eager friends who depended on WFNX and WERS for the Top 40 antidote. The best part of the two of us sharing an iPod was getting to know all of the bands she loved but I had never heard of before, and a playlist was quickly amassed of our mutual favorites — and "Holland, 1945," off Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, was at the top of that list.
"Now she's a little boy in Spain/playing pianos filled with flames" was the lyric that hooked us, and "Holland, 1945" would serve as our adopted anthem over the course of those five months we spent learning what "subjunctive" meant in between cheap treks to Eastern Europe and Ireland. We danced like maniacs to it in hostels, in dorm rooms, in a train car somewhere in between Budapest and Bratislava. It's a conflicted listen, "Holland, 1945," in that it's the most frenetic, upbeat song Jeff Mangum penned for "In an Aeroplane Over the Sea" with some of the darkest subject matter. "The girl with roses in her eyes" that Mangum sings about is Anne Frank; while furiously strumming an acoustic guitar and conducting a small symphony of distorted guitars, bright trumpets, and cymbal crashes, Mangum speaks of mourning her and the loss of a "dark brother," referring to the "indentions in the sheets where their bodies once move but don't move anymore." It's solemn. It's grim. "Holland, 1945" is a perfect paradox of celebratory melody and melancholic refrain, one that you probably shouldn't dance to but can't help but do so, and it's one that moves fans in a similar way when they stampede to see Mangum some 15 years since the release of "Aeroplane."
When Neutral Milk Hotel announced that it'd be playing a few dates on a reunion tour last year, my first thought was of that iPod and how I was introduced to Neutral Milk Hotel, desperate for something, anything, that was new and good. In 2007, "Aeroplane" was hardly new, and it had plenty of accolades to boast of already: The record would go on to be one of the best-selling vinyl releases following its debut in 1998; in an interview with Pitchfork in 2005, Arcade Fire's Win Butler would cite the album as one of the chief reasons for the band's signing with Merge Records, the label that's been home to Neutral Milk Hotel since 1996. Tribute bands have sprung up in recent years, namely Neutral Uke Hotel, which was spearheaded by Golden Bloom's ukulele-wielding Shawn Fogel and has included Michael J. Epstein (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, etc.) and Matthew Girard (Parks, These Wild Plains) from our own music scene.
"Aeroplane," like a fine wine, has only gotten better with age, with "Two-Headed Boy," "Communist Daughter," "Holland, 1945," and the rest of its songs marinating in the subdued glory of its vintage. Computers still crash and iPods, whatever generation they are, will cop that Sad Mac face until they're out of production, but hopefully kids hungry for a song that will surprise them and adopt them into the ranks of life-long Neutral Milk Hotel fans, even if they do so completely by accident. And especially if they're freezing in Spain.
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