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Iraqi demonstrators participate in anti-government protests in Baghdad on December 27, 2019 (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)
Iraqi protesters are once again gathering in Baghdad's Tahrir Square. Marking 100 days since the new round of protests started, the protesters hope to prevent their movement from being overshadowed by the local and regional developments gripping the country.
SULAIMANI — People flocked to Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on Friday (January 10) in response to calls for large demonstrations to mark the passage of 100 days since the beginning of an anti-government uprising at the beginning of October.
The protests initially focused on bread-and-butter issues like unemployment, corruption, and poor public services, but quickly grew into larger calls for systemic change and for the government to step down. The protest movement quickly spread to the southern provinces as well.
Protesters have also strongly spoken out against foreign interference in Iraqi affairs, particularly by Iran and the United States.
Around 500 people have been killed in the government's attempted crackdown and an estimated 17,000 wounded. The security forces and outside armed groups have used live bullets, sniper fire, tear gas, and sound grenades against protesters and burned down their protest camps in an attempt to drive them from the squares that they occupy in Baghdad and provincial capitals.
Human rights groups have extensively documented their use of military-grade tear gas canisters, shot directly at the heads and torsos of the demonstrators, causing horrific injuries.
Activists and ordinary protesters have also been subjected to a "campaign of terror," where militias and the security forces have singled them out for abduction and targeted killings.
The protests forced Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi to offer his resignation to the Council of Representatives at the begging of December. However, he remains in office in a caretaker capacity, with President Barham Salih and several major Shia parties unable to agree about how to proceed.
Beyond government paralysis, protesters have also had to contend with rapidly escalating tensions between the US and Iran with Iraqis caught in the middle.
The demonstrations on Friday are designed to reinvigorate the protests after attention was deflected by squabbling between the parties and hostility between Washington and Tehran. To organizers, it represents an opportunity to reassert their demands for the government to step down, new elections to be held, and Iraq to reassert its sovereignty.
In Basra, protesters gathered on Friday morning saying that they were marching to mourn those who had been killed during the protests and to continue to pressure the government to step down.
As has been a hallmark of the protests, the Iraqi flag was prominently displayed in a sign of national unity, sovereignty, and anti-sectarianism.
Protesters also gathered in Nasiriya, which has seen extreme violence used against demonstrators resulting in the deaths of dozens there, and in Kut.
Article: NRT
Image: Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters


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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the firm's XRP lawsuit could come to an end within "single-digit months."
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expects the firm's long-running dispute with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) will be finalized within "single-digit months" and remains confident in securing a favorable outcome.
Speaking to CNBC on Jan. 18 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Garlinghouse said the verdict could come as soon as June this year now that both parties have "fully filled and fully briefed" their arguments before the U.S. District Court:
"We expect a decision from a judge certainly in 2023. You don't really have control over when a judge makes their decisions. But I'm optimistic that sometime in the coming single digit months we'll have closure there."
While Garlinghouse and investors believe the facts, law and the court will ultimately side with Ripple, the Ripple CEO also took the opportunity to ridicule the SEC's "embarrassing" behavior displayed throughout the lawsuit, noting:
"The SEC's behavior in some of it has been embarrassing as a U.S. citizen. Just some of the things that have been happening, like you've got to be kidding."
Garlinghouse also argued the firm was betrayed by the regulator, as it filed the lawsuit despite their efforts to meet with them on three separate occasions seeking regulatory clarity:
"Not once did they say to me we think XRP may be a security. So to later go back and say hey the whole time we thought XRP was a security we just didn't tell you… that doesn't feel like a genuine partnership between public sector and private sector."
While noting that the outcome of the case also has huge implications for the cryptocurrency industry, Garlinghouse reiterated that Ripple would only settle if it was made clear that XRP is not a security.
However, "the SEC and Gary Gensler has very outwardly said he views almost all crypto as a security" Garlinghouse said, "so that leaves very little space in the Venn diagram for settlement," he added.
Garlinghouse speaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Source: CNBC.
Garlinghouse added that the U.S. SEC should take note from some of the more crypto-friendly countries who are piecing together more "positive" regulation that doesn't stifle innovation.
Among the countries he spoke highly of included the the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and the U.K.
Related: Ripple files final submission against SEC as landmark case nears end
The lawsuit was initiated by the SEC in December 2020, claiming that Ripple illegally sold its XRP token as an unregistered security.
Ripple has long disputed the claim, arguing that it doesn't constitute an investment contract under the Howey test.
Should the two sides fail to settle, the New York-based District Court will either make a standalone ruling or put the matter before a jury in a trial.
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In set theory, the axiom of limitation of size was proposed by John von Neumann in his 1925 axiom system for sets and classes. It formalizes the limitation of size principle, which avoids the paradoxes encountered in earlier formulations of set theory by recognizing that some classes are too big to be sets. Von Neumann realized that the paradoxes are caused by permitting these big classes to be members of a class. A class that is a member of a class is a set; a class that is not a set is a proper class. Every class is a subclass of V, the class of all sets. The axiom of limitation of size says that a class is a set if and only if it is smaller than V—that is, there is no function mapping it onto V. Usually, this axiom is stated in the equivalent form: A class is a proper class if and only if there is a function that maps it onto V.

Von Neumann's axiom implies the axioms of replacement, separation, union, and global choice. It is equivalent to the combination of replacement, union, and global choice in Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory (NBG) and Morse–Kelley set theory. Later expositions of class theories—such as those of Paul Bernays, Kurt Gödel, and John L. Kelley—use replacement, union, and a choice axiom equivalent to global choice rather than von Neumann's axiom. In 1930, Ernst Zermelo defined models of set theory satisfying the axiom of limitation of size.

Abraham Fraenkel and Azriel Lévy have stated that the axiom of limitation of size does not capture all of the "limitation of size doctrine" because it does not imply the power set axiom. Michael Hallett has argued that the limitation of size doctrine does not justify the power set axiom and that "von Neumann's explicit assumption [of the smallness of power-sets] seems preferable to Zermelo's, Fraenkel's, and Lévy's obscurely hidden implicit assumption of the smallness of power-sets."

Formal statement
The usual version of the axiom of limitation of size—a class is a proper class if and only if there is a function that maps it onto V—is expressed in the formal language of set theory as:

Gödel introduced the convention that uppercase variables range over all the classes, while lowercase variables range over all the sets. This convention allows us to write:

  instead of
  instead of

With Gödel's convention, the axiom of limitation of size can be written:

Implications of the axiom
Von Neumann proved that the axiom of limitation of size implies the axiom of replacement, which can be expressed as: If F is a function and A is a set, then F(A) is a set. This is proved by contradiction. Let F be a function and A be a set. Assume that F(A) is a proper class. Then there is a function G that maps F(A) onto V. Since the composite function G ∘ F maps A onto V, the axiom of limitation of size implies that A is a proper class, which contradicts A being a set. Therefore, F(A) is a set. Since the axiom of replacement implies the axiom of separation, the axiom of limitation of size implies the axiom of separation.

Von Neumann also proved that his axiom implies that V can be well-ordered. The proof starts by proving by contradiction that Ord, the class of all ordinals, is a proper class. Assume that Ord is a set. Since it is a transitive set that is strictly well-ordered by ∈, it is an ordinal. So Ord ∈ Ord, which contradicts Ord being strictly well-ordered by ∈. Therefore, Ord is a proper class. So von Neumann's axiom implies that there is a function F that maps Ord onto V. To define a well-ordering of V, let G be the subclass of F consisting of the ordered pairs (α, x) where α is the least β such that (β, x) ∈ F; that is, G = {(α, x) ∈ F: ∀β((β, x) ∈ F ⇒ α ≤ β)}. The function G is a one-to-one correspondence between a subset of Ord and V. Therefore, x < y if G−1(x) < G−1(y) defines a well-ordering of V. This well-ordering defines a global choice function: Let Inf(x) be the least element of a non-empty set x. Since Inf(x) ∈ x, this function chooses an element of x for every non-empty set x. Therefore, Inf(x) is a global choice function, so Von Neumann's axiom implies the axiom of global choice.

In 1968, Azriel Lévy proved that von Neumann's axiom implies the axiom of union. First, he proved without using the axiom of union that every set of ordinals has an upper bound. Then he used a function that maps Ord onto V to prove that if A is a set, then ∪A is a set.

The axioms of replacement, global choice, and union (with the other axioms of NBG) imply the axiom of limitation of size. Therefore, this axiom is equivalent to the combination of replacement, global choice, and union in NBG or Morse–Kelley set theory. These set theories only substituted the axiom of replacement and a form of the axiom of choice for the axiom of limitation of size because von Neumann's axiom system contains the axiom of union. Lévy's proof that this axiom is redundant came many years later.

The axioms of NBG with the axiom of global choice replaced by the usual axiom of choice do not imply the axiom of limitation of size. In 1964, William B. Easton used forcing to build a model of NBG with global choice replaced by the axiom of choice. In Easton's model, V cannot be linearly ordered, so it cannot be well-ordered. Therefore, the axiom of limitation of size fails in this model. Ord is an example of a proper class that cannot be mapped onto V because (as proved above) if there is a function mapping Ord onto V, then V can be well-ordered.

The axioms of NBG with the axiom of replacement replaced by the weaker axiom of separation do not imply the axiom of limitation of size. Define  as the -th infinite initial ordinal, which is also the cardinal ; numbering starts at , so  In 1939, Gödel pointed out that Lωω, a subset of the constructible universe, is a model of ZFC with replacement replaced by separation. To expand it into a model of NBG with replacement replaced by separation, let its classes be the sets of Lωω+1, which are the constructible subsets of Lωω. This model satisfies NBG's class existence axioms because restricting the set variables of these axioms to Lωω produces instances of the axiom of separation, which holds in L. It satisfies the axiom of global choice because there is a function belonging to Lωω+1 that maps ωω onto Lωω, which implies that Lωω is well-ordered. The axiom of limitation of size fails because the proper class {ωn : n ∈ ω} has cardinality , so it cannot be mapped onto Lωω, which has cardinality .

In a 1923 letter to Zermelo, von Neumann stated the first version of his axiom: A class is a proper class if and only if there is a one-to-one correspondence between it and V. The axiom of limitation of size implies von Neumann's 1923 axiom. Therefore, it also implies that all proper classes are equinumerous with V.

Zermelo's models and the axiom of limitation of size

In 1930, Zermelo published an article on models of set theory, in which he proved that some of his models satisfy the axiom of limitation of size. These models are built in ZFC by using the cumulative hierarchy Vα, which is defined by transfinite recursion:
 V0 = ∅.
 Vα+1 = Vα ∪ P(Vα). That is, the union of Vα and its power set.
 For limit β: Vβ = ∪α < β Vα. That is, Vβ is the union of the preceding Vα.

Zermelo worked with models of the form Vκ where κ is a cardinal. The classes of the model are the subsets of Vκ, and the model's ∈-relation is the standard ∈-relation. The sets of the model are the classes X such that X ∈ Vκ. Zermelo identified cardinals κ such that Vκ satisfies:
 Theorem 1. A class X is a set if and only if |X| < κ.
 Theorem 2. |Vκ| = κ.
Since every class is a subset of Vκ, Theorem 2 implies that every class X has cardinality ≤ κ. Combining this with Theorem 1 proves: every proper class has cardinality κ. Hence, every proper class can be put into one-to-one correspondence with Vκ. This correspondence is a subset of Vκ, so it is a class of the model. Therefore, the axiom of limitation of size holds for the model Vκ.

The theorem stating that Vκ has a well-ordering can be proved directly. Since κ is an ordinal of cardinality κ and |Vκ| = κ, there is a one-to-one correspondence between κ and Vκ. This correspondence produces a well-ordering of Vκ. Von Neumann's proof is indirect. It uses the Burali-Forti paradox to prove by contradiction that the class of all ordinals is a proper class. Hence, the axiom of limitation of size implies that there is a function that maps the class of all ordinals onto the class of all sets. This function produces a well-ordering of Vκ.

The model Vω
To demonstrate that Theorems 1 and 2 hold for some Vκ, we first prove that if a set belongs to Vα then it belongs to all subsequent Vβ, or equivalently: Vα ⊆ Vβ for α ≤ β. This is proved by transfinite induction on β:
 β = 0: V0 ⊆ V0.
 For β+1: By inductive hypothesis, Vα ⊆ Vβ. Hence, Vα ⊆ Vβ ⊆ Vβ ∪ P(Vβ) = Vβ+1.
 For limit β: If α < β, then Vα ⊆ ∪ξ < β Vξ = Vβ. If α = β, then Vα ⊆ Vβ.
Sets enter the cumulative hierarchy through the power set P(Vβ) at step β+1. The following definitions will be needed:
If x is a set, rank(x) is the least ordinal β such that x ∈ Vβ+1.
The supremum of a set of ordinals A, denoted by sup A, is the least ordinal β such that α ≤ β for all α ∈ A.

Zermelo's smallest model is Vω. Mathematical induction proves that Vn is finite for all n < ω:
 |V0| = 0.
 |Vn+1| = |Vn ∪ P(Vn)| ≤ |Vn| + 2 |Vn|, which is finite since Vn is finite by inductive hypothesis.

Proof of Theorem 1: A set X enters Vω through P(Vn) for some n < ω, so X ⊆ Vn. Since Vn is finite, X is finite. Conversely: If a class X is finite, let N = sup {rank(x): x ∈ X}. Since rank(x) ≤ N for all x ∈ X, we have X ⊆ VN+1, so X ∈ VN+2 ⊆ Vω. Therefore, X ∈ Vω.

Proof of Theorem 2: Vω is the union of countably infinitely many finite sets of increasing size. Hence, it has cardinality , which equals ω by von Neumann cardinal assignment.

The sets and classes of Vω satisfy all the axioms of NBG except the axiom of infinity.

The models Vκ where κ is a strongly inaccessible cardinal
Two properties of finiteness were used to prove Theorems 1 and 2 for Vω:
 If λ is a finite cardinal, then 2λ is finite.
 If A is a set of ordinals such that |A| is finite, and α is finite for all α ∈ A, then sup A is finite.
To find models satisfying the axiom of infinity, replace "finite" by "< κ" to produce the properties that define strongly inaccessible cardinals. A cardinal κ is strongly inaccessible if κ > ω and:
 If λ is a cardinal such that λ < κ, then 2λ < κ.
 If A is a set of ordinals such that |A| < κ, and α < κ for all α ∈ A, then sup A < κ.
These properties assert that κ cannot be reached from below. The first property says κ cannot be reached by power sets; the second says κ cannot be reached by the axiom of replacement. Just as the axiom of infinity is required to obtain ω, an axiom is needed to obtain strongly inaccessible cardinals. Zermelo postulated the existence of an unbounded sequence of strongly inaccessible cardinals.

If κ is a strongly inaccessible cardinal, then transfinite induction proves |Vα| < κ for all α < κ:
 α = 0: |V0| = 0.
 For α+1: |Vα+1| = |Vα ∪ P(Vα)| ≤ |Vα| + 2 |Vα| = 2 |Vα| < κ. Last inequality uses inductive hypothesis and κ being strongly inaccessible.
 For limit α: |Vα| = |∪ξ < α Vξ| ≤ sup {|Vξ| : ξ < α} < κ. Last inequality uses inductive hypothesis and κ being strongly inaccessible.

Proof of Theorem 1: A set X enters Vκ through P(Vα) for some α < κ, so X ⊆ Vα. Since |Vα| < κ, we obtain |X| < κ. Conversely: If a class X has |X| < κ, let β = sup {rank(x): x ∈ X}. Because κ is strongly inaccessible, |X| < κ and rank(x) < κ for all x ∈ X imply β = sup {rank(x): x ∈ X} < κ. Since rank(x) ≤ β for all x ∈ X, we have X ⊆ Vβ+1, so X ∈ Vβ+2 ⊆ Vκ.  Therefore, X ∈ Vκ.

Proof of Theorem 2: |Vκ| = |∪α < κ Vα| ≤ sup {|Vα| : α < κ}. Let β be this supremum. Since each ordinal in the supremum is less than κ, we have β ≤ κ. Assume β < κ. Then there is a cardinal λ such that β < λ < κ; for example, let λ = 2|β|. Since λ ⊆ Vλ and |Vλ| is in the supremum, we have λ ≤ |Vλ| ≤ β. This contradicts β < λ. Therefore, |Vκ| = β = κ.

The sets and classes of Vκ satisfy all the axioms of NBG.

Limitation of size doctrine
The limitation of size doctrine is a heuristic principle that is used to justify axioms of set theory. It avoids the set theoretical paradoxes by restricting the full (contradictory) comprehension axiom schema:

to instances "that do not give sets 'too much bigger' than the ones they use."

If "bigger" means "bigger in cardinal size," then most of the axioms can be justified: The axiom of separation produces a subset of x that is not bigger than x. The axiom of replacement produces an image set f(x) that is not bigger than x. The axiom of union produces a union whose size is not bigger than the size of the biggest set in the union times the number of sets in the union. The axiom of choice produces a choice set whose size is not bigger than the size of the given set of nonempty sets.

The limitation of size doctrine does not justify the axiom of infinity:

which uses the empty set and sets obtained from the empty set by iterating the ordinal successor operation. Since these sets are finite, any set satisfying this axiom, such as ω, is much bigger than these sets. Fraenkel and Lévy regard the empty set and the infinite set of natural numbers, whose existence is implied by the axioms of infinity and separation, as the starting point for generating sets.

Von Neumann's approach to limitation of size uses the axiom of limitation of size. As mentioned in , von Neumann's axiom implies the axioms of separation, replacement, union, and choice. Like Fraenkel and Lévy, von Neumann had to add the axiom of infinity to his system since it cannot be proved from his other axioms. The differences between von Neumann's approach to limitation of size and Fraenkel and Lévy's approach are:
 Von Neumann's axiom puts limitation of size into an axiom system, making it possible to prove most set existence axioms. The limitation of size doctrine justifies axioms using informal arguments that are more open to disagreement than a proof.
 Von Neumann assumed the power set axiom since it cannot be proved from his other axioms. Fraenkel and Lévy state that the limitation of size doctrine justifies the power set axiom.

There is disagreement on whether the limitation of size doctrine justifies the power set axiom. Michael Hallett has analyzed the arguments given by Fraenkel and Lévy. Some of their arguments measure size by criteria other than cardinal size—for example, Fraenkel introduces "comprehensiveness" and "extendability." Hallett points out what he considers to be flaws in their arguments.

Hallett then argues that results in set theory seem to imply that there is no link between the size of an infinite set and the size of its power set. This would imply that the limitation of size doctrine is incapable of justifying the power set axiom because it requires that the power set of x is not "too much bigger" than x. For the case where size is measured by cardinal size, Hallett mentions Paul Cohen's work. Starting with a model of ZFC and , Cohen built a model in which the cardinality of the power set of ω is  if the cofinality of  is not ω; otherwise, its cardinality is . Since the cardinality of the power set of ω has no bound, there is no link between the cardinal size of ω and the cardinal size of P(ω).

Hallett also discusses the case where size is measured by "comprehensiveness," which considers a collection "too big" if it is of "unbounded comprehension" or  "unlimited extent." He points out that for an infinite set, we cannot be sure that we have all its subsets without going through the unlimited extent of the universe. He also quotes John L. Bell and Moshé Machover: "... the power set P(u) of a given [infinite] set u is proportional not only to the size of u but also to the 'richness' of the entire universe ..." After making these observations, Hallett states: "One is led to suspect that there is simply no link between the size (comprehensiveness) of an infinite a and the size of P(a)."

Hallett considers the limitation of size doctrine valuable for justifying most of the axioms of set theory. His arguments only indicate that it cannot justify the axioms of infinity and power set. He concludes that "von Neumann's explicit assumption [of the smallness of power-sets] seems preferable to Zermelo's, Fraenkel's, and Lévy's obscurely hidden implicit assumption of the smallness of power-sets."

History
Von Neumann developed the axiom of limitation of size as a new method of identifying sets. ZFC identifies sets via its set building axioms. However, as Abraham Fraenkel pointed out: "The rather arbitrary character of the processes which are chosen in the axioms of Z [ZFC] as the basis of the theory, is justified by the historical development of set-theory rather than by logical arguments."

The historical development of the ZFC axioms began in 1908 when Zermelo chose axioms to eliminate the paradoxes and to support his proof of the well-ordering theorem. In 1922, Abraham Fraenkel and Thoralf Skolem pointed out that Zermelo's axioms cannot prove the existence of the set {Z0, Z1, Z2, ...} where Z0 is the set of natural numbers, and Zn+1 is the power set of Zn. They also introduced the axiom of replacement, which guarantees the existence of this set. However, adding axioms as they are needed neither guarantees the existence of all reasonable sets nor clarifies the difference between sets that are safe to use and collections that lead to contradictions.

In a 1923 letter to Zermelo, von Neumann outlined an approach to set theory that identifies sets that are "too big" and might lead to contradictions. Von Neumann identified these sets using the criterion: "A set is 'too big' if and only if it is equivalent with the set of all things." He then restricted how these sets may be used: "... in order to avoid the paradoxes those [sets] which are 'too big' are declared to be impermissible as elements." By combining this restriction with his criterion, von Neumann obtained his first version of the axiom of limitation of size, which in the language of classes states: A class is a proper class if and only if it is equinumerous with V. By 1925, Von Neumann modified his axiom by changing "it is equinumerous with V" to "it can be mapped onto V", which produces the axiom of limitation of size. This modification allowed von Neumann to give a simple proof of the axiom of replacement. Von Neumann's axiom identifies sets as classes that cannot be mapped onto V. Von Neumann realized that, even with this axiom, his set theory does not fully characterize sets.

Gödel found von Neumann's axiom to be "of great interest":

"In particular I believe that his [von Neumann's] necessary and sufficient condition which a property must satisfy, in order to define a set, is of great interest, because it clarifies the relationship of axiomatic set theory to the paradoxes.  That this condition really gets at the essence of things is seen from the fact that it implies the axiom of choice, which formerly stood quite apart from other existential principles.  The inferences, bordering on the paradoxes, which are made possible by this way of looking at things, seem to me, not only very elegant, but also very interesting from the logical point of view. Moreover I believe that only by going farther in this direction, i.e., in the direction opposite to constructivism, will the basic problems of abstract set theory be solved."

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Q: Solving $\int \frac{\sqrt{1-(f'(x))^2}}{f(x)}dx$ Let $f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a smooth function satisfying $f(x) >0$ and $|f'(x)| \leq 1 $ for all $x$. Is it possible to solve the indefinite integral
\begin{equation}
\int \frac{\sqrt{1-(f'(x))^2}}{f(x)}dx
\end{equation}
in terms of $f(x)$? I suspect that it is not possible but perhaps I am overlooking a nice substitution. Any help is welcome.

A: It seems unlikely that there is a general formula. For example, for a function as simple as $f(x) = \ln x$ (which satisfies the requirements on a restricted domain) Mathematica gives up (which almost always means that it has concluded by the Risch algorithm that no elementary antiderivative exists).
However, for $f(x) = a\ x^b$, we have the nice result $$\int \frac{\sqrt{1-f'(x)^2}}{f(x)} dx  = - \frac{\sqrt{1-f'(x)^2} + ab \arcsin\left(f'(x) \right)} {a(b-1)x^{b-1}}.$$

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SpaceX on Sunday blasted off its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the unmanned Dragon cargo ship, packed with food and supplies for the six astronauts living at the International Space Station.
The white rocket soared into the cloudy, gray skies over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 9:38 am (1438 GMT).
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The launch was initially planned for Saturday, but was canceled just 13 seconds before liftoff due to a glitch with the rocket engine.
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You can read the full lyrics of the song here and listen to the new track below:
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Asia Society Southern California Announces Full Speaker Lineup for 2016 U.S.-China Film Summit in Los Angeles, Nov. 1-2
October 25, 2016, 22:49 GMT
/EINPresswire.com/ -- Speakers include director Jon M. Chu, top executives at Alibaba Pictures and Amblin Partners; Presented in partnership with Beijing Film Academy; Honorees include BFA graduates, directors Cao Baoping and Lu Chuan
Asia Society Southern California Presents Seventh Annual U.S.-China Film Summit and Gala Dinner, Nov. 1-2Click here for high-resolution version
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - October 25, 2016) - Asia Society Southern California today announced the full agenda for the seventh annual U.S.-China Film Summit. The 2016 Summit will highlight animation, digital and immersive entertainment, China's global quest for talent, and Hollywood's quest for financing.
"Spotlight" speakers include director Jon M. Chu, whose film adaption of Crazy Rich Asians was just picked up by Warner Bros. for distribution, and the executives behind the recently announced partnership between Jack Ma and Steven Spielberg, Alibaba Pictures President Wei Zhang and Amblin Partners President and Co-CEO Jeff Small.
Asia Society Southern California will also honor Huayi Brothers Media Vice Chairman and CEO James Wang (Wang Zhonglei), Oriental DreamWorks Head of Studio and Chief Creative Officer Melissa Cobb, and directors Cao Baoping and Lu Chuan.
The summit will take place at the UCLA's new Luskin Conference Center (Nov. 1) and the gala dinner will be at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel (Nov. 2).
The current program agenda follows. Media interested in learning more or registering for the Summit should contact Juan Machado at Asia Society (jmachado@asiasociety.org).
The event is organized by Asia Society Southern California. The Beijing Film Academy is the China Educational and Cultural Partner, and the Presenting Partner is China Screen Biennial. Supporting organizations include the Association of Film Commissioners International, CAPE (The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), China Hollywood Society, Hong Kong Association of Southern California, Motion Picture Association of America, Producers Guild of America, USC US-China Institute, and Women in Film.
2016 U.S.-China Film Summit
Program Details and Agenda
Date: November 1-2, 2016
Location: UCLA Luskin Conference Center (Nov. 1); Millennium Biltmore Hotel (Nov. 2)
Media RSVP: Juan Machado, Asia Society (jmachado@asiasociety.org)
Website: asiasociety.org/us-china-film-summit
(Note: All programming is subject to change. All times denoted in PDT)
UCLA Luskin Conference Center
9:00 AM: Opening Remarks
9:10 AM: Keynote: The World's Two Biggest Film Markets – a Contrast in Styles
Michael Ellis, Asia-Pacific President and Managing Director, Motion Picture Association
9:25 AM: Treasure Hunt: China Seeks Global Talent, Hollywood Seeks Sources of Finance
Daniel Manwaring, Corporate Development Executive, Creative Artists Agency
Michelle Yang, President, Vantage Entertainment
ZHOU Yuan, Founder and Executive Vice President, Linmon Pictures
Moderated by Lindsay Conner, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
10:20 AM: Executive Spotlight
Jeff Small, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Amblin Partners
Wei ZHANG, President, Alibaba Pictures
In conversation with Janet Yang, Managing Director of Creative Content, Tang Media Partners
10:45 AM: Talent Spotlight
Jon M. Chu,director of Now You See Me and Step Up movies
In conversation with John Penotti, Co-Founder, Ivanhoe Pictures, and President, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
11:10 AM: Animation's New Realm: The Rising Opportunities and Stakes
Bob Bacon, CEO, Alpha Animation
Melissa Cobb, Head of Studio and Chief Creative Officer, Oriental DreamWorks
Harley Zhao, CEO, Original Force
Moderated by Stephen Saltzman, Partner, Entertainment Practice, Loeb & Loeb
1:20 PM: Doing the Right Thing: The Evolving Art of Making International Co-Productions
Charlie Coker, Managing Director, Dasym Media
Sheri Jeffrey, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Mark Lazarus, Head of Creative and Acquisitions, Arclight Films Australia
LIU Kailuo, CEO, Heyi Pictures
MIAO Xiaotian, President, China Film Co-Production Corporation
Moderated by Sanjay Sood, Director, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment and Sports
2:15 PM: U.S.-China Film Talent Award
CAO Baoping, Writer, Director, and Producer
Introduced by WU Manfang, Dean, School of Management, Beijing Film Academy
In conversation with Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President, Asia Society
2:40 PM: Executive Spotlight
Stuart Ford, CEO, IM Global
In conversation with Bennett Pozil, Executive Vice President, East West Bank
3:30 PM: The Future of Filmed Content: Virtual Reality, Location-Based Entertainment and Beyond
Ray Braun, Principal, Entertainment + Culture Advisors
Michael Corrigan, Managing Director, CP Enterprises
Lisa Wang, General Counsel, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation
Joshua Wexler, Chief Executive of Fun, iP2Entertainment
Moderated by Thomas E. McLain, Chairman, Asia Society Southern California, and Attorney, Hogan Lovells
4:25 PM: Talent Spotlight
LU Chuan, Writer, Director and Producer
In conversation with Jonathan Landreth, Managing Editor, ChinaFile
4:50 PM: Film's Digital Frontier: China's Digital Content Promise and Lessons for Hollywood
Victor Wang, Co-Founder, ZhenFund
YANG Dan, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Beijing Weiying Technology Co.
Ming YANG, Co-Founder and CEO, Papi
Andy Zhang, COO, Panda TV
Moderated by Bing CHEN, Digital Pioneer and Entrepreneur
5:45 PM: Closing Remarks
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
6:00 PM: Gala Reception
7:15 PM: Gala Dinner Honorees
U.S.-China Film Industry Leadership Award
James Wang, Vice Chairman and CEO, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation
U.S.-China Film Collaboration Award
U.S.-China Talent Award
About Asia Society
Asia Society is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future. Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Asia Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution with major cultural centers in New York, Hong Kong, and Houston, and offices in Los Angeles, Manila, Mumbai, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Washington, DC, and Zurich.
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Israeli Radio Host Posted 'Ashamed to Be Israeli' After Gaza Deaths. Now He May Lose His Job
Army Radio commander Shimon Elkabetz orders the station to no longer broadcast Kobi Meidan on the air, but it remains to be seen whether temporarily or permanently
Maya Asheri
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Israeli radio host Kobi Meidan in Tel Aviv, March 2018. Meged Gozani
With riots and live fire, Gaza just went 25 years back in time
Debunking Israel's talking points on deadly Gaza protests
Gaza carnage is a propaganda victory for Hamas – and a hasbara nightmare for Israel
Top Israeli radio host Kobi Meidan has been silenced on Army Radio after posting on Facebook that he's "ashamed to be Israeli" after 15 Gazans were shot dead during mass Gaza protests along the Israel-Gaza border last week.
After talking with the media personality, Army Radio commander Shimon Elkabetz ordered the station to no longer broadcast Meidan on the air, but it remains to be seen whether temporarily or permanently.
Meidan told Elkabetz that he uploaded the post before he knew the full facts of the Gaza incident. It has been reported that Elkabetz tends against firing Meidan outright, conditional on him explaining his actions to the public. It bears adding that Meidan is not a civilian employee of the Israeli army but a service vendor.
skip - Kobi Meidan's Facebook post: "Today I am ashamed to be Israeli"
Kobi Meidan's Facebook post: "Today I am ashamed to be Israeli"
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Radio 103 FM that he's "ashamed to have a radio host of the type on Army Radio." "If Meidan feels such shame," Lieberman said, "if he has any integrity, he should quit the station."
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Lieberman did not, however, tell Elkabetz what he should do. The minister vaguely stated that "he should do his duty."
Gilad Erdan, the Minister for Public Security and Strategic Affairs, also weighed in during an interview with Army Radio on Monday, criticizing Meidan for his statement.
Erdan said of Meidan that if he was "truly moral," then he would "give up the keys and say that he didn't want to broadcast at Army Radio," adding that Meidan's words teach not only the "position of the extreme left, but that he also lacks seriousness" since the remarks were made before any full examination of last week's events.
Labor Party Chairman Avi Gabbay wrote on Twitter on Monday that he's "very proud to be an Israeli, but is strongly opposed to being rejected on the grounds of freedom of expression."
Around 30,000 Palestinians had rallied throughout the Gaza Strip last week during the "March of Return," a series of mass protests along the Israel-Gaza border. At least 15 Palestinians were shot dead and dozens more were wounded during hours of clashes with Israeli soldiers after protesters threw stones and firebombs toward soldiers stationed along the fence.
Army Radio and Meidan declined to comment for this report.
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Magic Window aims to enable developers to create large (as in lots of pixels large), high performance Cinder apps with minimal setup. It is built with the development process in mind and can easily scale down otherwise gigantic apps to fit even on a laptop screen. The library allows content to be rendered in a global coordinate space, which means that there is no need to translate coordinates per window. It uses `ci::signals` just like Cinder, to dispatch global update, draw, mouse, and keyboard events. It also takes care of some other not so obvious head scratchers such as accounting for the OSX toolbar and calling window configuration methods in the correct order. Generally, Magic Window apps are not much different from regular Cinder apps.

## Getting Started
First you'll want to clone MagicWindow into the `blocks` dir indside of your copy of Cinder.
```
cd cinder/blocks
git clone git@github.com:jeremyfromearth/magic-window.git
```

Once the code is checked out you can use Tinderbox to create a MagicWindow app. This will use a different template to create the project.
![Image of selecting Magic Window template](docs/images/tinderbox-magic-window.png)

You'll also want to make sure MagicWindow is added to your project on the next menu in Tinderbox. I like to use a `Relative` install rather than a copy.
![Image of linking Magic Window](docs/images/tinder-magic-window-install.png)

## A Simple Example App
Below is the code that is generated when you use the MagicWindow template from Tinderbox.
```
// cinder
#include "cinder/app/RendererGl.h"

// magicwindow
#include "magicwindow.h"

using namespace ci::app;
using namespace magicwindow;

class MagicWindowBasicApp : public magicwindow::app {
public:
    void setup();
};

void MagicWindowBasicApp::setup() {
    initialize();
}

CINDER_APP(MagicWindowBasicApp, RendererGl)
```
Note `MagicWindowBasicApp` extends `magicwindow::app`, rather than `cinder::app::App`. Also note the lack of the `update()` and `draw()` methods that are typically present in a newly created Cinder app. These methods are not present because, in general, a Magic Window app will connect to global `update` and `draw` signals emitted from a `magicwindow::context` object. More on that later... Another thing to notice is the `initialize` method in the `setup` method. `initialize()` is responsible for loading a config file that describes the configuration of windows in a magic window app. Let's take a look at that the contents of that file.
```

## Configuration
{
  "bezels": false, 						// draw screen outlines when true
  "cursor" : true,						// show or hide the cursor
  "delay": 0,                 // seconds to delay window creation, useful for waiting for OS to configure windows on startup
  "display" : "grid",					// the display mode, options are "grid", "display" and "custom"
  "keys" : true,							// enable default keys bindings
  "fullscreen" : false,				// launch windows in fullscreen mode (scale & top are ignored when true)
  "scale" : 0.25,							// the scale of the application (useful for development on a smaller screen)
  "top": false,								// whether the windows are always on top of all other content
  "windows" : {								// the configuration for the display setting (more on this in below...)
    "rows" : 3,
    "columns" : 2,
    "screen_width" : 1920,
    "screen_height" : 1024
  }
}
```
The above is pretty straightforward. The only properties that require a little further explaining are `display` and `windows`. The value of the `windows` property is different for each of the valid values of the `display` property.

There are three valid values for `display`:
 * `grid`: Layout the windows in grid
 * `display`: Create a window for each available display connected to the computer
 * `custom`: Layout the windows, each with a custom width, height, x and y

Here are examples of the `windows` property, specific to each of the values of `display`:
```
// create a gid array of windows
"display": "grid",
"windows": {
  "rows": 3,
  "columns": 3,
  "screen_width": 1920,
  "screen_height": 1080
}
```
```
// create a window for every physical display available
"display": "display",
"windows": {}
```
```
// layout the windows in a custom configuration
"display": "custom",
"windows": [
  {"x": 0, "y": 0, "w": 1920, "h": 1080},
  {"x": 3840, "y": 0, "w": 1920, "h": 1080},
  {"x": 5760, "y": 2160, "w": 1920, "h": 1080},
]
```

## Particles Demo
Below is a screen shot of the Paricles demo running in a Magic Window app. It uses a 3x4 grid layout of 1920x1080 windows and is scaled to 20% to fit the entire array on a single screen.

![Image of particles demo](docs/images/particle-demo.png)

Well skip over the fine details of the particle code here, but take a look at how the particle handles updating the simulation and drawing the particles to the screen. The constructor for the Particles class, is supplied with a reference to a global `magicwindow::context` object. This object provides access to `ci::signals::Signal` signals. The `update` signal is emitted once per frame and the `draw` signal is emitted once per frame per window.

```
Particles::Particles(magicwindow::context & ctx) : ctx(ctx) {
  ctx.signals.update.connect([&]{update();});
  ctx.signals.draw.connect([&]{draw();});
}

void Particles::update() {
  // update the simulation
}

void Particles::draw() {
  // draw the simulation
}
```

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Buying a new home from HISTORYMAKER Homes in Harper's Preserve is everything you could possibly dream of. With easy access to I-45 and Grand Parkway, your commute couldn't be easier. Five minutes away from your new home in Harper's Preserve is The Woodlands Town Center and Mall offering the best national retailers, boutiques, and world-class restaurants. If you love outdoor activities, Lake Conroe is only 30 minutes away. Offering boating, fishing, tubing, skiing, and jet skiing. If golf is your passion, you will find River Plantation Golf Club and The Woodlands Country Club to name a few. Children living Harper's Preserve will attend the highly acclaimed Conroe ISD achieving the rating of Exemplary in 2010 and a completion rate of 95.1% is one of the highest in the state.


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Q: c stdout print without new line? i   want   to   print  "CLIENT>"  on  stdout  in c, without new line.
printf("CLIENT>");
does  not print enything.
how do i solve this?
int main (){
printf("CLIENT>");
}

A: Try fflush(stdout); after your printf.
You can also investigate setvbuf if you find yourself calling fflush frequently and want to avoid having to call it altogether.  Be aware that if you are writing lots of output to standard output then there will probably be a performance penalty to using setvbuf.

A: Call fflush after printf():
int main (){
    printf("CLIENT>");
    fflush( stdout );
}

A: On some compilers/runtime libraries (usually the older ones) you have to call fflush to have the data physically written:
#include <stdio.h>
int main( void )
{
  printf("CLIENT>");
  fflush(stdout);
  return 0;
}

If the data has newline in the end, usually fflush isn't needed - even on the older systems.


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Powerful 7.9 Alaska earthquake prompts tsunami alert
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck the Gulf of Alaska in the US on Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning along the coastline that urged people in the affected areas to head to higher ground.
The earthquake had previously been measured at magnitude 8.2. It hit 300 km southeast of Kodiak at a depth of 10 km at 12.21 a.m., the US Geological Survey said.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
The US National Tsunami Warning Centre said a tsunami warning was in effect for southeast and south Alaska including the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands as well as British Columbia in Canada.
A tsunami watch was issued for California, Oregon and Washington, CNN reported. It was cancelled for the islands of Hawaii and Guam.
Residents in several places around the Gulf of Alaska were told to leave. They included Homer, Seward, Kodiak, Sitka and Unalaska, a source at Alaska Public Radio told the BBC.
Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, issued an extreme warning, saying there was "extraordinary threat to life or property".
Heather Rand, who was in Anchorage, told CNN that the earthquake felt like the longest she had ever experienced.
"It was a very long, slow build up. Creepy, more than anything. Definitely the longest, and I was born here," Rand said. She reported no damage besides cracks in the drywall.
According to Kodiak police, officials had reported water receding from the harbour. The alert told people to seek refuge on higher ground in the affected areas.
Authorities said that based on the preliminary earthquake parameters, "widespread hazardous tsunami waves were possible".
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The New Brazilian Freight Company, Frete.com, Achieves Unicorn Status
Frete.com
Frete.com revolutionizes the road freight transport crisis in Latin America with a US $200M backing from lead investors Softbank and Tencent, achieving Unicorn Status.
SAO PAULO, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The uproar seen today in Latin America within the road freight transport sector has created a large gap in the market, placing drivers and operations at risk. The cargo crisis in Latin America currently faces many threats due to the outdated operations model, lack of attention to technological innovation, and the inflation seen in oil prices. These economic challenges bore conflict in transport due to slowed movement in operations. While other parts of the world have developed new systems and advancements in the market, Latin America still faces many challenges with the current management, or lack thereof, in the cargo industry. These challenges currently present themselves as high idle capacity of trucks, lack of security, and increased threat towards bureaucracy. Frete.com was created with the mission of eliminating inefficiencies within the road freight transportation sector in Latin America. By connecting heavy-duty truck drivers and shippers through a digital marketplace, Frete.com helps to reduce existing excess capacity in trucks while increasing safety and eliminating bureaucracy. The platform offers payment processing, working capital, freight insurance, and truck monitoring. As a result, shippers save up to 25% in transportation costs, truck drivers increase profitability by +50% and C02 emissions are cut down by up to 50%. With Brazil being the world's third-largest road freight transport in the industry, Federico Vega, founder of Frete.com, considered its current notable inefficiency, saw a gap in the market and created a solution that would be to everyone's advantage.
Vega became familiar with the cargo difficulties in Latin America through his time spent cycling through the Argentinean Patagonia. Vega had a vision for a disruptive solution that would change the trajectory of the cargo industry in the region. Frete.com has innovated by incorporating technology in order to bridge the gap in communication, reducing inefficiencies between drivers and carriers, increasing safety in cargo transportation, and limiting the threat of bureaucracy. This innovation has demonstrated up to 25% savings in transportation costs, expanding operations for carriers, and increasing profit for owner-operators by up to 50%.
Investments go beyond monetary value, with backers noticing the vision Vega developed, confirming the possibilities his innovations contribute to the market. "We are investing in Frete.com because we understand that the company brings innovative solutions to a gigantic market with great demand for digitalization and better services," says Carlos Medeiros, Partner of Softbank LATAM Fund in support of Frete.com. In addition to innovation, Tencent notices the team and execution that is behind Frete.com. Reid Hoffman, advisory partner for Reinvent Capital and co-founder of the professional network LinkedIn, states, "Reinvent Capital is investing in Frete.com, regarding the powerful network effect and market leadership as a unique opportunity to invest in a solution that is substantially transforming the logistics industry in the region." While Frete.com is not short of profitable characteristics, its most notable contribution is the positive influence it carries towards environmental solutions. By improving efficiency in the industry, Frete.com has generated an annual reduction of 20 million tons of CO² emissions, double that of Panama's and four times that of Uruguay. With such performance, Frete.com has seen investments of over US $200M in its Series F investment rounds and has raised over US $390M. The startup is expected to intermediate US $18.7 billion in transactions this year alone, establishing Unicorn Status since its inception.
With Frete.com on the map, 615,000 truckers are actively registered, representing 40% of the truck fleet in Brazil, with 80,000 users posting loads monthly. Since the company's mobile app development, the group has seen two million downloads and 1.7 million trips executed monthly, covering over 95% of Brazil's terrain. By increasing the number of carriers and truck drivers, the quality of transactions increases, improving accuracy and better security for users and team members alike. These solutions additionally support the development of job opportunities, foreshadowing growth from 1,300 to 3,500 employees by the end of 2022.
We can anticipate Frete.com to contribute many solutions as the next leading freight and cargo group in Latin America. As the group hits the ground running with innovation, streamlined solutions are expected to make a notable difference in the efficiency and productivity in the industry worldwide, making notable advances as it moves into the market joining the Unicorn Company fleet.
For inquiries contact: acamejo@3aw.com
Image 1: Frete.com
Image 2: Federico Vega
Founder of Frete.com
There will be no exemptions at the second Grand Slam of the year after France passed a new law on Sunday.
Wisconsin sophomore Johnny Davis has tripled his scoring average from last year and is a national player of the year candidate.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday resumed his weekly briefings on the coronavirus, six days after he tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican governor, 70, developed a headache and high fever and was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Jan. 11, forcing him to call off his State of the State speech to the Legislature the next day. Justice, who is fully vaccinated, received a monoclonal antibody treatment as recommended by his physician.
"Our aging faces and bodies are not caving ceilings that need to be fixed."
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More than 70% of moneyline bets are on the visiting Cardinals, who are 8-1 on the road this season.
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The 32-year-old Gabon forward has left the tournament without kicking a ball.
Health Canada added another tool to its pandemic-fighting arsenal Monday, approving Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 as the rapid spread of the Omicron variant continued to tax the country's health-care system and millions of students returned to in-person learning. The agency authorized Paxlovid for adult patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are also at high risk of becoming more seriously ill. Health Canada did not authorize it for use on teenagers or on patients who are alread
Winter storm moves north: Fast snowfall shocks forecasters as flights canceled, power outages continue
Parts of New York and Ohio saw 20 inches of snow and more Monday after the storm ravaged the South over the weekend.
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49 NORTH RESOURCES INC. GRANTS INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS
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Atari: Results of the first half of 2021-2022
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Tess Holliday Says She's 'Regressed' in Her Anorexia Recovery: 'This Has Been Extremely Hard'
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Gay rights icon Jim Obergefell will run for Ohio House seat, sources say
Jim Obergefell, whose name is on the landmark Supreme Court case that granted US same-sex marriage rights, will announce a run for an Ohio House seat.
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With our mission to empower people to bring people together through events and build their 'event brands' to world-class, our focus is to continuously create the best white-label event management software platform and membership software platform for our customers.
Here are the 5 new features we shipped across our products that will help to grow your events and membership network.
Growing your event business means you will have several partners (or associates) working with you. Explara brings you the 'Partner Network' solution using which you can add your partners (admin/co-admin & team) within your 'Network' in Explara and offer them a specific location /segment to run the business. Each partner will have their authentication to log in to your 'Explara powered' White label website and can only access their own events and operation. Whereas you can manage all the partners under your network and get access to all partners data, event and operation.
In addition to the existing solution whereby you can map your website domain to explara to launch your white label, you can now do more!
With your white label event management software, you now have powerful event website themes that your team across your network can switch on in a click!
Each theme has modular components for the venue, image gallery, video gallery, speaker, agenda & more.
With new tools like channel sales/affiliate partner for one or more events, unlimited discount codes social media integration and more, you have the power to push your marketing.
For our white label customers using membership management for one or more groups, you can now offer Bulk/Team/Corporate Membership types to your users. This means you can run a group where individuals can join and also corporate can join as members (corporate can designate employees/associates to participate as part of corporate membership).
Our new feature 'guest management' allows each of your group members to add/manage their guests to invite them to join on their behalf for your events. This will helps you grow membership subscription by letting members bring non-members.
We have added HTML option for you to send your pre-designed template with contents using Explara's email campaign software.
Added Bulk Discount option for code discount. Now you can upload 1000s of bulk discount codes for your event ticketing/registration.
Improved CSV uploader which updates you about invalid data during data import.
You can now paste HTML of your email to start a create Campaign.
Added placeholder for Email campaign templates.
UI is revamped based on feedback.
For the Speaker management module, in the speaker profile, Linkedin is no longer mandatory.
Allow deep copy for an event while creating a new event from an existing templated event.
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Want to know more? You are most welcome to schedule a demo to see Explara in action.


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Weekly Winner. - Yesterday's Makeup by Jackson Capps
With a booming baritone voice and the support of an all-star roots band, Jackson delivers a bittersweet mix of country-flavored melody and beautiful harmony.
Jackson Capps is a singer and songwriter with a love of Country music, currently based in Nashville. Latest single "Yesterday's Makeup" is melancholic song about a desperate and destructive relationship, and the regret we feel, waking up in the wrong place once again.
Jackson and his band recorded this track live in the studio, just as they would on stage, to properly capture the emotion of the song. This emotional narrative explores the kind of attraction that results in consistently making the same mistakes - the kind of story that has touched all of us at some point in our lives: either personally, or through someone we are close to. With a booming baritone voice and the support of an all-star roots band, Jackson delivers a bittersweet mix of country-flavored melody and beautiful harmony. Classic elements of fiddle and electric guitar come together behind this rock-solid groove to support the tragedy of a love gone wrong, as we experience the vicious grasp of loneliness, and the power it has to lead us astray.
She wakes up with mascara tears on her face
She'd trade this morning for last night's embrace
And each time she swears she won't do this again
He'll prove her wrong every time he walks in
This song is featured on our Country playlist.
In between tour dates, Jackson and his band like to perform at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. He prides himself on performing with exceptional and highly sought-after musicians from around the world. His band currently consists of Courtney Wray (backing vocals), Alex Tomlins (guitar), Eric Dysart (fiddle), Darren Theriault (bass - Garth Brooks, Huey Lewis & The News), and Jed Smith (drums & percussion).


TOTTENHAM and Liverpool are eyeing a sensational move for Everton star Kevin Mirallas.
Reports in Spain suggest that Spurs have already made contact with Mirallas' agent to ascertain the player's future intentions.
And Liverpool are also believed to be monitoring the situation with respect to the Belgian international.
Mirallas' contract at Goodison Park runs until the summer of 2016, but Roberto Martinez is keen for the 27-year-old to sign a fresh deal and commit his future to the Toffees.
But it is suggested that Everton are prepared to Mirallas to knock back improved terms, in which case they would put the player up for sale rather than risk him leaving for nothing.
I've made no secret of the fact that I want to play in the Champions League.
Yesterday Mirallas admitted he could look to move on if Everton don't qualify for the Champions League, saying: "I've made no secret of the fact that I want to play in the Champions League. Ideally I will do so with Everton.
"But if that doesn't appear possible we will have to look at the situation.
"Let's see how Everton react if we fail to qualify, and the same applies to myself. Discussions about a new contract have been going on since the summer. It is normal for them to take time.
"The talks have taken place in good spirit. You can see that I'm feeling good when I am out on the pitch."
But it now remains to be seen whether Liverpool or Spurs can persuade Mirallas to make a switch, particularly if they can offer the Champions League football the forward so clearly covets.


Before I get into it, this is by no means a proclamation that the Mets are back in anyway. But Sunday night's win against the Yankees to break a gut-wrenching losing streak felt good. Then, the subsequent release of Adrian Gonzalez and DFA of Jose Lobaton flashed the first signs of sensibility from New York's front office in a long, long time.
The corresponding moves of bringing up first baseman Dominic Smith and the switch-hitting utility man Ty Kelly, however, are good, but not great. So without further ado, let me explain.
We here at BP Mets have certainly detailed the Mets' handling of former top prospect and highly touted prospect Dominic Smith. Personally, I think Smith did have a chance to be near what he was once projected – but the delayed call-up, the obvious disinterest by the organization and the absolutely head-scratching signing of Gonzalez eventually hindered him.
But now Sandy Alderson and co. find Smith as the everyday strong-side platoon first baseman yet again with his promotion on Sunday. Last year was a disaster for the 22-year old and this might be his last chance to prove his worth to the ballclub.
He has slashed a just-decent .262/.343/.370 while hitting two home runs in 219 at-bats, and while I do expect him to outperform the now free agent Gonzalez, it likely won't be enough to quiet down 'the why isn't Peter Alonso on the major league roster?' camp – one which I am a part of. Even straight from Double-A, Alonso makes more sense. I mean, why not? He is raking .310/.441/.567 with 15 home runs in 210 at-bats and yes, it's Double-A, but remember what Michael Conforto brought to the club in 2015 straight from Binghamton? Plus, I can't see how much more improving a 23-year old college-playing first baseman needs with his offensive skills, even if his glove leaves some to be desired.
But for now, it's only fair Smith gets another shot.
On the other side of the diamond returns the aforementioned INF/OF Ty Kelly. It may sound outlandish to suggest bringing two Double-A guys up in one article/transaction, but this could have been Jeff McNeil. Another destroyer of Eastern League pitching, the 26-year old has seen time in the PCL with Vegas and may actually provide more value than Kelly.
In all honesty though, I have no problem with Kelly being here. He provides a switch-hitting option (and owns a great first name) for an adjusting Mickey Callaway that should hopefully ease Mets brass into making the necessary move of releasing Jose Reyes.
There have been numerous reports of the Mets feeling bad releasing Reyes and trying to force him to retire to save his legacy, but at this point, the only thing that would make people stop talking about his absolutely abysmal year is to release him like they did to Gonzalez. No hard feelings, just an obvious baseball move.
Sunday was a rare bright day post-April for the 2018 New York Mets, but it could have been brighter.


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Born on this day, Fritz von Opel, automobile manufacturer and rocketry enthusiast
Thursday 4th May 1899
Born on this day, Fritz von Opel, automobile manufacturer and rocketry enthusiast. In March 1928 Opel tested his first rocket-powered car, the RAK.1, and achieved a top speed of 75 km/h (47 mph) in it, proving the feasibility of the concept of rocket propulsion. Less than two months later, he reached a speed of 230 km/h (143 mph) in the RAK.2, driven by 24 solid-fuel rockets.
Later that same year, he purchased a sailplane named the "Lippisch Ente" (Ente is "duck" in German) from Alexander Lippisch and attached rocket motors to it, creating the world's first rocket plane on 11 June. The aircraft exploded on its second test flight, before Opel had had a chance to pilot it himself, so he commissioned a new aircraft, also called the RAK.1, from Julius Hatry, and flew it at Frankfurt-am-Main on 30 September 1929. In the meantime, another mishap had claimed the RAK.3, a rocket-powered railway car powered by 30 solid-fuel rockets which had reached a speed of 254 km/h (157 mph). On 25 April 1940, Fritz von Opel was taken off the Italian liner Conte di Savoia by the British authorities at Gibraltar. After being detained at Gibraltar for 16 days, he was allowed to proceed to the United States.
In 1947, Opel married Emita Herrán Olózaga (1913–1967) and became the father of Formula One driver Rikky von Opel (Frederick von Opel), born later the same year. He died at Samedan in Switzerland in 1971.


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STAY-HOME GUIDE
5 things to do today: Relive best Olympic moments, play group games with friends and more
Stay in and help fight Covid-19. The Straits Times recommends fun, uplifting things to do each day
RELIVE: Best Olympic momentsPHOTO: REUTERS
Eunice Quek
May 18, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
https://str.sg/JAno
1. RELIVE: Best Olympic moments
Even though the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed an entire year, here is your chance for an early start at getting in the mood for the world's biggest sports event.
The official Olympics YouTube channel has uploaded full replays of some of the best moments from the games, including the 1992 debut of the United States' basketball "Dream Team" powered by Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley, as well as Nigeria's 3-2 upset of Argentina in the 1996 football final.
Info: Full replays playlist on YouTube
2. GO: Virtual modern art tour
PHOTO: MATHAF: ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Explore Doha's Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art through the Google Arts & Culture platform which offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab art.
The art pieces range from beautiful oil and watercolour paintings, to those from the Hurufiyya movement - an aesthetic movement which emerged in the late 20th century. Artists used traditional Islamic calligraphy in modern art.
Its online exhibit - From Modern To Contemporary - takes you through a series of paintings, complete with stories of each artist.
Info: Doha's Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
3. LEARN: New recipes
PHOTO: ST FILE
Get cooking with recipe videos from celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.
Some of the latest ones include easy homemade bread, fresh pasta and quesadillas.
ST's offerings to help fill these Covid-19 'stay at home' days
Oliver's family get involved in teaching the recipes too. His son Buddy and daughter Petal whip up their own homemade frozen yogurt, while his wife Jools makes a family favourite - fish pie.
There are also recipes for one-pan meals, vegetarian options and gluten-free cakes.
Info: Recipe videos from Jamie Oliver
4. PLAY: Group games with friends
PHOTO: NETGAMES.IO
Write in
We would also like to hear from you, our readers, on how you are coping and keeping busy while at home. Please send us videos, pictures, stories, poems or other contributions at stlife@sph.com.sg or on ST's Facebook and Instagram accounts. We will curate and showcase some of these, including at str.sg/stayhomeST
Gather your friends for games night on Netgames.io. It offers online versions of group card games such as Codenames and One Night Ultimate Werewolf.
Get everyone on video chat, then go to the website and start a game. Share the gameroom code with your friends.
For Codenames, two teams have a "spymaster" each to give one-word clues which can point to multiple words on the board. The goal is to be the first team to guess all the words correctly, and avoid guessing the other team's words.
Each player is assigned a role for One Night Ultimate Werewolf and the goal is to find out who the werewolf is.
Info: Netgames.io
5. LISTEN: Apple Music playlists
PHOTO: WWF SINGAPORE
Groove along to the playlists from popular local artists such as Jasmine Sokko, Yung Raja, Fariz Jabba and Vanessa Fernandez - better known as Vandetta.
They have launched their At Home with Apple Music playlists, alongside international names such as Billie Eilish, Usher and Harry Styles.
Tune in to group FaceTime chats with other stars such as Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez and Charli XCX.
Check out other playlists catering to all #StayHome situations, from a Living Room Dance Party to a Pure Yoga soundtrack.
Info: At Home with Apple Music
With input from Muhammad Sazali Abdul Aziz
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 18, 2020, with the headline '5 Things to do today'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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HOLMDEL, N.J., March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WorkWave®, a leading provider of software solutions for the service and last-mile delivery industries, today announced the appointment of David Giannetto as Chief Operating Officer of WorkWave, based in the company's Holmdel, New Jersey office.
David's extensive experience across software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud, service, performance management and emerging technology will allow him to further align the WorkWave functions that touch customer needs (product, marketing, engineering, sales, services, support) in a strategic way. This will enable the company to continue to enhance its customer experience, while also delivering innovative and forward-looking solutions to the service industry.
"I am thrilled to welcome David to our leadership team. With more than 25 years of bottom-line responsibility growing business-oriented service and technology companies, his arrival will enable us to continue to grow as a company, while providing the service industry with best-in-class SaaS solutions," said Marne Martin, CEO of WorkWave. "The insights and expertise he brings to the table will help further our position as the dominant SMB SaaS solution for the pest vertical and other service industries."
"I am really looking forward to joining a company that has such tremendous potential across the SaaS software space," said David. "My goal is to ensure that we as a company are delivering innovative and versatile technology solutions that exceed the needs of field service companies, while also developing strategies that will support company growth and success across departments and functions."
David is a respected thought leader, published author, keynote speaker and frequent writer for national magazines. He authored two books, Big Social Mobile, How Digital Initiatives Can Reshape the Enterprise and Drive Business Results, and was co-author of The Performance Power Grid, The Proven Method to Create and Sustain Superior Organizational Performance. He was also a former columnist with UBusiness Review, Strictly Marketing Magazine and the American Management Association.
WorkWave provides comprehensive service management solutions that connect every facet of a business through its unified, easy-to-use platforms. The company's suite of solutions allows field service professionals across industries to easily attribute and automate sales and marketing activities, improve back office efficiency and increase their visibility into field operations through its mobile solutions. WorkWave's platforms provide over 7,000 customers an unprecedented level of business insight and information, enabling them to increase efficiency, increase revenue and provide an exceptional customer experience. Founded in 1984, WorkWave has been recognized with multiple awards for its outstanding products, growth and culture, including the Inc. 5000, SaaS Awards, IT World Awards and Best Place to Work by NJBiz and Inc. Magazine. For more information, visit www.workwave.com.