"The Notorious" Connor McGregor is reportedly in negotiations for a return to UFC.
The lightweight champion has not been in professional UFC competition since November 2016, when he became a two-weight champion. His longtime trainer, John Kavanagh, revealed to ESPN that the lightweight champion has once again found his competitive spark.
The possibility of a return will hinge on more than just McGregor's competitive ability, as he's facing legal problems for attacking a UFC bus in April. He is reportedly working on a plea deal for his next court date later this month, but there is no telling what further action UFC will take against him.
If UFC does allow him to return, they will likely be pushing for him to face off against Khabib Nurmagomedov, the currently undefeated champion. After being out for almost two years, McGregor would need quite a bit of training to stand a chance.
Aside from the months he spent preparing for his fight against Floyd Mayweather, McGregor has spent most of the past two years focusing on business ventures. McGregor makes significant money from endorsements with Monster Energy, Burger King and Beats by Dre. He also has several of his own digital properties, including phone apps.
Kavanagh said that the focus on business over the past few years has been McGregor's attempt to insure that he will be financially set when he can no longer compete.
McGregor, whether he returns to UFC or not, is not likely to be forgotten because of his unorthodox fighting style and brute strength.


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The story of a leader at IKEA and a Bolivian social entrepreneur who collaborated across continents.
Her first day in La Paz, Bolivia, Ann-Sofie Gunnarsson found herself suspended 13,000 feet in the air. Moving along the city's cable car transit system — the tallest in the world — Ann-Sofie, a leader at IKEA, looked out at snow-tipped mountains and the rosy sunset, then down below, where, unlike the natural scenery, the built environment was segregated.
She saw enclaves of mansions in some parts of the city, slums in others. The image stuck with her.
The view of Mi Teleférico, the public transportation system in La Paz, Bolivia. Courtesy Allison Silva.
For Bolivian social entrepreneur Allison Silva, who sat with Ann-Sofie, it was a familiar sight. She wanted Ann-Sofie to see the disparities — "we have a lot of contrast in people, neighborhoods, everything."
An Ashoka Fellow, Allison runs trainings for Bolivian entrepreneurs, helping expand job opportunities for people in her country. She met Ann-Sofie, Partner Development Leader for IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, in the Netherlands several months before, but the two had been talking ever since they were paired through IKEA and Ashoka's Dela Accelerator in 2019. The accelerator connects 12 social entrepreneurs around the world with 13 advisors from different parts of the IKEA business to scale social impact.
Surveying the city from a bird's eye view reminded Ann-Sofie of the visit's purpose: joining with Allison to empower entrepreneurs in La Paz and across Bolivia's contrasting landscape.
Welcome to La Paz
La Paz, Bolivia is full of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs sell all sorts of wares on the street. They market freshly made food. But nearly all remain in the informal sector, working without security, healthcare or benefits. Allison's goal: help entrepreneurs move from the informal to the formal sector and raise up a generation of social entrepreneurs with a new mindset.
Allison was just 11 or 12 years old when her mom started involving her in the family business, which sold electric and kitchen appliances. She told her daughter she needed to learn how to be financially self-sufficient. Allison listened — at 23 years old, she was paying for her master's degree using money she made by selling small plants when she was a child, the money she made working while she was studying, and the money she save from the working grant she obtained from the University.
Courtesy Ann-Sofie Gunnarsson on "Mi Teleférico".
Growing up in an indigenous family, Allison remembers her parents emphasizing the importance of education. Her father was especially proud of Allison's academic achievement. When she needed a computer for her engineering program at Georgetown University in the U.S., he sold the family's Volkswagen to buy it.
At Georgetown University's Global Competitiveness Leadership Program (GCL), Allison set her mind to empower her community back home with what she was learning. Returning to Bolivia, she co-founded the software company Eressea Solutions with her brother, Rene Silva, to create jobs. That's when she realized she was missing some management skills, and noticed her parents, despite their 35 years of running a small business, also needed this training.
Nevertheless, the two siblings figured out the business, and just several years later they were closing major deals.
"We need to teach this to other people," Allison told her brother. "We can create as many jobs as we want [through our company]…but if we teach and train and advise others, they will multiply this."
While Rene runs the company, Allison runs their foundation, Emprender Futuro — which offers free training and resources to help Bolivian entrepreneurs grow their businesses through the platform Bolivia Emprende. She also shares information with entrepreneurs online and contributes to reports on the state of entrepreneurship in Bolivia.
Today, Allison's parents still run their small business. Sometimes you just might find Allison's mother at one of her daughter's workshops.
The view from Sweden
While Allison had immersed herself in the world of entrepreneurship, Ann-Sofie was exploring different roles within the furniture giant IKEA.
Born and raised in Sweden, Ann-Sofie started working with IKEA through a web agency during the internet boom; after the IT hype died down, she joined the company's communications division. Eventually an opportunity came her way to help customers live more sustainably — one of her major interests.
Allison and Rene Silva with Ann-Sofie Gunnarsson. Courtesy Allison Silva.
"That's when IKEA really started integrating sustainability into the business," she remembers. She helped to run tests with nine families, providing sustainability solutions and measuring how much water, energy, and food waste they could reduce, proving "it really was possible to change your behavior if you have the right solutions."
Looking to try something new, she caught wind of a new social entrepreneurship initiative at IKEA — a little-known concept at the time.
Starting as the communications manager on a three-person team, she saw the project grow, and a couple turns along her career path landed her in a role developing new social business partners that produce products for IKEA. As part of her assignment, Ann-Sofie works with social businesses in India, Jordan and Thailand focused on economic empowerment for women.
"I think that as a woman when you travel around the world and meet other women, you have a connection,"Ann-Sofie says."even if your living situation looks very different you can find connection points by talking about your children, family and aspirations in life."
A special kind of partnership
It didn't take long for Allison and Ann-Sofie to hit it off. "We connected immediately," Ann-Sofie says. Ann-Sofie admired Allison's warmth and drive; Allison was impressed by Ann-Sofie's open-mindedness and practical approach. Sometimes they'd stop in the middle of a conversation for a laugh or story before getting back to business.
Seeking to expand their operation, Allison was looking for help with marketing, communications, and future planning. Ann-Sofie's background made her the natural partner. She and Ann-Sofie met in person for the first time in October 2019 and they continued with weekly talks until the site visit in Bolivia in January 2020.
Allison Silva and Ann-Sofie Gunnarsson. Courtesy Allison Silva.
While Allison had dedicated herself to accelerating other companies, "nobody accelerates me," she says.
Over the last five years, the foundation has reached 5,470 people. In 2020 they hope to work in 6 cities across Bolivia, export toolkits, and accelerate companies through a variety of programs.
With Ann-Sofie in La Paz, they looked at the numbers and developed a business expansion plan. The process went quickly, helped along by Allison's business background and Ann-Sofie's experience.
Ann-Sofie, who regularly works on expansion plans, brought along a tool used by IKEA. Now able to better understand Allison's company, she worked with the team to define the important ingredients for the plan — goals, key performance indicators, communications channels, key messages, and more.
"I was so happy because it was the best of the social entrepreneurship world and the best of the private sector world," Allison says.
An international exchange
Accelerators usually focus on the entrepreneurs as the recipients of business advice. After all, the Dela accelerator gave Allison access to Ann-Sofie's valuable experience and strategies from the corporate sector along with the chance to meet one-on-one with IKEA's CEO.
The learning, however, goes both ways. "I think it has been a mutual sharing, which has been most important," Ann-Sofie said. While Ann-Sofie and Allison work in different countries and at different scales, they're both involved in job creation. Ann-Sofie was interested to see how Allison conducts trainings — "that's something I can take with me," she says, to help implement initiatives at IKEA.
By partnering to support social entrepreneurs working on a grassroots level, multinational corporations "have the capacity to create more impact," Allison says.
"If we can make change together, it will be better because we (social entrepreneurs) have the inspiration and know where to attack with the programs, and they (large companies) have the experience with strategy to solve these problems."
She believes the foundation for these partnerships should be trust and collaboration, and encourages other companies to follow IKEA's lead by sharing their strategic expertise with social entrepreneurs.
"It's not saying 'help us,' Allison explains. "It's saying 'let's work together and let's build better solutions for the world."
Read more about the DELA Program, a collaboration between Ashoka and Ikea Social Entrepreneurship.

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Though there have been a fair few dramatic misty mornings, November has been another busy month for the Haddon Gardens Team as we have made the most of the mild and drier weather.
As an update to our Haddon 'bulbathon' - the last of the tulip bulbs have been planted and now we move on to lily bulbs being planted in the cutting garden and in terracotta pots to decorate the house and Chapel next summer. Paperwhite narcissi are now flowering and filling the rooms with their delicate jasmine-like perfume. Our team choose beech twigs to use in amongst the stems to keep the blooms upright – beech displays next year's buds quite prominently making them look full of life rather than just dead branches! Meanwhile, in the forcing shed, the hyacinths planted in September are almost ready to be brought gradually into the light to green up and flower during our Christmas season. We have donated our spare daffodil and hyacinth bulbs to Bakewell Infants School who will work with Bakewell in Bloom to plant them.
Whilst many plants are making their way into the soil at this time of year, there are a few that are being lifted to spend their winter months in the more comfortable surroundings of the potting shed, such as the dahlias from the cutting garden and the Fountain borders. Other plant removals have included the growing mass of pond weed in the Fountain Terrace pond which was then left to the side of the pond for a couple of days to allow any residents to make their way back into the pond.
This month has been the ideal time for the pruning of our young fruit trees. Those that have been planted in the last couple of years will have low growing branches removed to leave 5 or so good main branches, in addition each tree will have its ties checked to make sure they are secure but not too tight. Hopefully in 10 or so years time this will hopefully pay dividends as these trees mature to join their older neighbours in the orchard in being bountiful with apples. On a festive note, piles of greenery and Christmas trees are being gathered in preparation for the mammoth decoration task ready for our Christmas opening which, this year, has the theme of Sleeping Beauty and other tales. Boughs of evergreens and swathes of ivy are being draped from every conceivable corner and even a real live local robin has been favouring the newly decorated tree in the Great Hall as a perch! The aroma of dried orange slices and cinnamon is slowing building in every room and there is a fire in the Great Hall.


The world's largest biometric ID system is in trouble after a new report revealed up to 135 million Indian citizens have had their unique identifiers publicly exposed by government agencies.
The Aadhaar project involves a unique 12-digit identity number which is linked to each person's demographic as well as biometric data; fingerprints, iris scans and a mugshot are stored on a centralized database.
The card has been rolled out to virtually everyone in the country today and is used to authenticate for some banking services and to consume government services such as unemployment benefit.
However, the Aadhaar project has been strongly criticized by privacy campaigners since its launch in 2009 and personal details have even appeared on Twitter under the AadhaarLeaks hashtag, along with other personal identifiers.
As a result, The Centre for Internet and Society decided to take a look, and its findings appear to have borne out these concerns.
It noted four government schemes which use Aadhaar numbers and financial information: the Rural Development Ministry's National Social Assistance Programme and National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), and the regional Andhra Pradesh government's Daily Online Payment Reports under NREGA and Chandranna Bima Scheme.
It appears the government's open data drive resulted in the accidental exposure of the highly sensitive details, with data masking inconsistent and ineffective, the report found.
In addition, the total figure for affected records could actually be more than double 135 million, if other schemes using the so-called Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) are taken into account.
The report was issued just a day after the Modi administration reportedly admitted for the first time that Aadhaar data had likely to have been leaked online.
As such, it should serve as a warning to governments considering the same. Identifiers like this are highly sought after by fraudsters especially when linked with other PII as they are tough to replace and so have a long shelf life, as well as being useful to commit a range of identity fraud.


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So, are autonomous trucks coming soon to a road near you? Here are the latest updates from the companies and authorities involved:
Latest Updates on the Launch of Autonomous Trucks
Late last year, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the first federal policy on autonomous trucks. Entitled, Accelerating the Next Revolution in Roadway Safety, the policy establishes vehicle performance standards for self-driving vehicles and provides a model policy for states to follow. State legislatures around the country have been proposing legislation to govern autonomous vehicles since 2012, with a record 33 states introducing legislation so far in 2017. Eighteen states, including Texas, have already passed laws relating specifically to autonomous vehicle technology, and governors in four states have issued executive orders focused on self-driving vehicle safety.
Topics addressed in the state laws passed to date include:
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Technology and transportation companies like Tesla, Uber and Volvo are working in parallel to develop autonomous trucks that will be safer than those piloted by human drivers. Google is among the latest entrants in the soon-to-be industry, and is reportedly developing truck-focused self-driving technology under its Waymo subsidiary.
Despite these advances, many question whether we are really on the verge of driving alongside self-piloting tractor trailers and 18-wheelers. According to the online magazine FleetOwner, a public listening session held by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in April, "illustrated just how many questions remain to be answered before the technology can become a reality on the nation's highways." Echoing this sentiment, the MIT Technology Review forecasts that we will not be seeing driverless trucks for another five to ten years.
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Track athlete Sarah Brown knows this firsthand. In July 2016, just four months after giving birth, Brown was training in hopes of making the U.S. Olympic track team for the 1,500 meter run. Brown didn't plan to be pregnant while training for the Olympics, but her copper IUD failed…just as she was running her best race times ever.
Brown eventually took an at-home pregnancy test that was negative, but a few weeks later, she went to see her doctor who determined that Brown was, in fact, pregnant. Brown's IUD was removed, and her daughter was born in March 2016.
So, how likely is it that getting pregnant with an IUD will happen to you the way it happened to Brown?
First, let's do a quick IUD refresher.
There are a few different kinds of IUDs, all of which are implanted inside the uterus to prevent pregnancy and last anywhere from three to 10 years.
Some contain progestin, a synthetic version of the hormone progesterone. It thickens cervical mucus, making it tougher for sperm to get to an egg. It also thins the uterine lining so that even if the sperm did reach an available egg, the fertilized egg would have a hard time implanting.
Then there's the copper IUD, Paragard, which is the kind Brown says she used. Those work by causing an inflammatory reaction that harms sperm, according to the Mayo Clinic, and they're recommended for up to 10 years. That's a full decade of pregnancy prevention when all goes according to plan—which it typically does.
Luckily, the available research shows that it's extremely rare to get pregnant with an IUD.
"IUDs are a very, very reliable method of birth control," Maureen Whelihan, M.D., an ob/gyn at the Center for Sexual Health & Education, tells SELF. Jason James, M.D., medical director at Miami's FemCare Ob-Gyn, agrees, but he also notes that even the best birth control can fail. "There's nothing that's 100 percent," he tells SELF.
Here's the generally accepted statistic: Fewer than one person out of every 100 with an IUD will get pregnant within the first year of use.
A 2017 study in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health studied 15,728 contraceptive use intervals (basically, periods of trying different forms of birth control) from 6,683 women over four years, also concluding that IUDs were only likely to fail 1 percent of the time in a period of 12 months.
As you can see, the overall point is that getting pregnant with an IUD is extremely rare.
Though it rarely ever occurs, people with IUDs can get pregnant for a few reasons.
The one that's really in your control: Keeping your IUD past its removal deadline.
You may be more likely to get pregnant if you don't remove your IUD per the manufacturer-approved timeline, Jessica Shepherd, M.D., a minimally-invasive gynecologist at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, tells SELF. How long is too long to keep your IUD past its deadline?
What's interesting about this is that some research shows IUDs are actually effective past their manufacturer-approved expiration dates, but only in certain populations (which is why you definitely shouldn't just decide to extend your IUD use on your own). For instance, a 2014 review in the journal Contraception found that Mirena was actually effective for up to seven years when it's only recommended up to five, but these results were specifically in people who were at least 25 with children at the time of insertion. In that same demographic, Paragard was effective for up to 12 years (it's recommended for up to 10). But, on the other hand, no evidence showed that Skyla was effective past its three-year deadline in any group of people.
Even these fascinating results about how long IUDs may be effective aren't enough to say that you can go ahead and keep yours in for however long is convenient. Until the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially revises an IUD's recommended usage, the way it did by bumping up Liletta's maximum usage to five years instead of four in October 2018, you should take the current prescribing information seriously. Always ask your doctor about keeping your IUD past its recommended removal date. Otherwise, you could be rolling the pregnancy dice.
It's also possible to get pregnant if an error during insertion means your IUD doesn't stay in place.
For instance, if the IUD moves from the upper cavity of the uterus into the lower segment, it may not be as effective, Dr. Shepherd says.
Sometimes it's even possible for the IUD to perforate the uterus, meaning it punctures the wall of the organ or goes all the way through it. However, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), this only happens in about 1 out of 1,000 people with IUDs, based on all the available data (of which there admittedly isn't a ton).
In any case, this is why doctors recommend that anyone who gets an IUD comes back a month later to make sure it's still nestled in the right place in the uterus. Dr. Whelihan says that many people "don't show up for that visit because they feel fine and it's an inconvenience, but it's important."
This is also why doctors typically recommend that people who just got IUDs check their strings monthly for at least the first three post-insertion months. Being unable to feel the strings hanging from your cervix doesn't automatically mean your IUD has migrated and left you vulnerable to pregnancy; the strings can curl up around the cervix or just generally be hard to feel. But if you can't feel the strings and are experiencing any strange symptoms like pain, cramping, and bleeding—or if you have those symptoms even if you can feel the strings—you should see your ob/gyn to make sure everything checks out.
In rare instances, it's also possible for your body to expel the IUD.
This basically means it can fall out, leaving you unprotected against pregnancy. But don't get too nervous about this. Although there's not a ton of science on the subject, the available data indicate that this doesn't happen that often. According to the ACOG, expulsion happens in anywhere from 2 to 10 percent of all IUD users. This is most likely to take place soon after insertion, which is why that follow-up and checking your strings can be so important.
If someone does get pregnant while using an IUD, they're at a greater risk of issues like an ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage.
"Overall, IUDs prevent pregnancy very well," Dr. James says. "But if [pregnancy while using an IUD] does occur, the risk of having an ectopic pregnancy is fairly significant." An ectopic pregnancy is when the fertilized egg implants somewhere outside of the uterus, like in a fallopian tube. ACOG cites a 2004 American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology study on 17,360 IUD users, which found that 53 percent of pregnancies with IUDs wound up being ectopic.
Early symptoms of ectopic pregnancy include pelvic pain and light vaginal bleeding, according to the Mayo Clinic, but this can eventually progress into severe abdominal pain due to internal bleeding, extreme lightheadedness, and fainting. An ectopic pregnancy can be life-threatening if it's not treated in time.
To be clear, since IUDs are so effective, when you use one you still have a lower risk of ectopic pregnancy than when you don't, Dr. James explains. But the point is that, if you do conceive with an IUD, chances of it being ectopic are higher than if you conceived without one.
Getting pregnant with an IUD can also result in miscarriage, especially if the IUD is not removed. A 2012 review in Contraception examined nine studies about pregnancy outcomes in people who had IUDs, finding that people who got pregnant with an IUD and didn't remove the device had a higher risk of issues such as pre-term delivery as well.
That's why if you suspect or discover that you're pregnant even though you have an IUD, you need to call your doctor right away.
Despite the slim chance of getting pregnant with an IUD, doctors stress that IUDs are generally an extremely safe and reliable way to control your reproductive future. "I love IUDs," Dr. Shepherd says. "They really are one of the best forms of birth control."


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namespace Application\Sonata\UserBundle\Admin\Model;

use Sonata\AdminBundle\Admin\Admin;
use Sonata\AdminBundle\Form\FormMapper;
use Sonata\AdminBundle\Datagrid\DatagridMapper;
use Sonata\AdminBundle\Datagrid\ListMapper;
use Sonata\AdminBundle\Show\ShowMapper;
use Sonata\UserBundle\Model\UserInterface;

use FOS\UserBundle\Model\UserManagerInterface;

class UserAdmin extends Admin
{

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public function getFormBuilder()
    {
        $this->formOptions['data_class'] = $this->getClass();

        $options = $this->formOptions;
        $options['validation_groups'] = (!$this->getSubject() || is_null($this->getSubject()->getId())) ? 'Registration' : 'Profile';

        $formBuilder = $this->getFormContractor()->getFormBuilder( $this->getUniqid(), $options);

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From junction 8 of the M20 (Maidstone Services) follow the signs to Leeds Castle. Go past the main entrance of Leeds Castle (on your left), continue for 3 miles until you reach crossroads with The Plough Pub on your right hand side. Turn left, continue through the village of Sutton Valence down a very steep hill. At the bottom of the hill on your left will be a petrol filling station. Take the first turning on the right (Headcorn Road) after the petrol station. Continue for 1.5 miles and The Hawkenbury Inn is on your left hand side.


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Police dog killed in crash during pursuit on Long Island
RIVERHEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- Authorities say a police dog was killed and two officers injured when a man tried to flee from a DWI checkpoint on Long Island early Sunday.
The Riverside Police Department was conducting the checkpoint on Peconic Avenue.
At about 2:30 a.m., police say a dark-colored Audi was directed to stop for further investigation but disregarded the commands to stop and instead drove off, striking the officer who had tried to interview him.
Police began a pursuit but called it off when it was deemed too dangerous.
A Riverhead K9 unit that had initially responded to assist the patrol units lost control of the vehicle on West Main Street and struck a utility pole, causing the K9 named Rocky to be ejected and killed.
The police vehicle ended up in a wooded area and sustained heavy damage.
Both the officer struck by the fleeing vehicle and the K9 handler involved in the accident were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
K9 Rocky had been in service with the Riverhead Police Department since May 2011.
Route 25 was closed between Mill Road and Raynor Avenue for the investigation.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A man was shot to death in a residential area of southwest Louisville.
The shooting was reported at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday in the 4900 block of Saddlebrook Lane, Louisville Metro Police Department spokeswoman Alicia Smiley confirmed. That's off Rockford Lane near Cane Run Road.
When emergency crews arrived they found a man with a gunshot wound outside of an apartment complex.
The man was pronounced dead and was later identified as Robert Arnold, 29.
Arnold did not live at the location where he was shot.
Just about 20 minutes before this shooting, another shooting happened about four miles away, in Louisville's Hazelwood neighborhood, where two people were shot outside a home.
Police have not connected the shootings in any way.
The LMPD Homicide Unit is investigating.
No suspect information has been released in either case. Anyone with information on this crime should call the Louisville Metro Police Department's anonymous tip line at 502-574-LMPD (5673).


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Home»Blue Chips»5 Stocks That May Raise Their Dividends in 2021
5 Stocks That May Raise Their Dividends in 2021
By Royston Yang December 11, 2020 Updated: June 17, 2021 5 Mins Read
As we look forward to a brand new year, it's time to size up various industries and businesses to see which will continue to do well.
2020 has seen a wide swath of businesses suffering from falling profits as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked economic havoc on the world.
The second half of the year has seen a gradual recovery of sorts as businesses adjust to the new normal imposed by this crisis.
As several promising vaccines are being readied for distribution around the world, businesses can look forward to a sustained recovery in 2021.
Investors have witnessed a plunge in the dividends declared by numerous companies in the wake of the pandemic.
As the world slowly picks itself back up again, companies may once again find the bandwidth to increase their dividend payments to investors.
Here are five companies that could see their dividends being raised in 2021.
AEM Holdings Ltd (SGX: AWX)
AEM offers intelligent system test and handling solutions to semiconductor and electronic companies.
The group has been riding on a wave of technological innovation that has seen its order book burgeon and its revenue and net profit hit new highs.
In its third-quarter business review, AEM reported that revenue jumped 93% year on year to S$161.8 million.
Net profit soared 77.4% year on year to S$24.3 million.
The group has more than doubled its interim dividend from S$0.02 to S$0.05 when it released its first-half 2020 earnings.
AEM has raised its revenue guidance for the full fiscal year 2020 to between S$500 million and S$520 million.
For context, its total revenue for the fiscal year 2019 stood at S$323 million.
Investors can expect an uplift in the group's upcoming final dividend if it continues to report strong numbers.
iFAST Corporation Ltd (SGX: AIY)
iFAST is a financial technology company that owns a platform for the buying and selling of securities such as equities, bonds and unit trusts.
For its third quarter 2020 earnings, iFAST reported that net revenue improved by 35.7% year on year to S$22.9 million, driven by fund inflows from clients.
Net profit attributable to shareholders soared by 150% year on year to S$6.2 million.
The group's quarterly dividend inched up slightly from S$0.0075 to S$0.008.
Group assets under administration also hit a new all-time high of S$12.59 billion as of 30 September 2020.
Last week, the group announced that it had failed to clinch a digital wholesale bank licence in its bid to become Singapore's first batch of digital banks.
However, its core business remains strong and without the need to stump capital for the digital bank, there is a high chance that the group will raise its dividends next year.
DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05)
DBS Group is Singapore's largest local bank by market capitalisation.
The lender released a downbeat set of earnings for its third quarter but provided a sanguine outlook.
CEO Piyush Gupta expects a strong economic rebound once Asia recovers from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The group paid out a quarterly dividend of S$0.18 per share as part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) call for banks to limit their dividend payments.
Should the recovery take place in the second half of 2021, there is a good chance that DBS can restore its quarterly dividend to the original S$0.33 per share.
Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX: S68)
Singapore Exchange Limited, or SGX, is Singapore's sole stock exchange operator.
For its fiscal full-year 2020 ended 30 June 2020 (FY 2020), the group reported a record-high revenue of S$1.1 billion, up 16% year on year.
Net profit jumped by 21% year on year to S$472 million.
The bourse operator hiked its quarterly dividend by S$0.005 from S$0.075 to S$0.08, bringing FY 2020's dividend to S$0.305.
Moving forward, SGX will pay out a total of S$0.32 per fiscal year.
FXfutures traded on the SGX showed healthy volumes. As of 16 Nov, the year to date volumes are up 8.6% year on year, reaching US$1.18 trillion.
A new record was also achieved for the SGX USD/CNH futures open interest of US$9.7 billion on 27 October.
If these derivative volumes continue to do well, and SGX enjoys higher net profits, the group could see itself raising dividends further in the fiscal year 2021.
Sheng Siong Group Ltd (SGX: OV8)
Sheng Siong runs one of the largest supermarket chains in Singapore, with 64 outlets as of 30 September 2020.
The group released an upbeat set of earnings for its third-quarter business update.
Revenue for the quarter increased by 29% year on year to S$327.3 million, while net profit jumped by 54.4% year on year to S$31.8 million.
Sheng Siong continued to enjoy healthy footfall and sales as many continued to telecommute.
Recall that the group had doubled its interim dividend from S$0.0175 to S$0.035 back in late July when it released its first-half 2020 results.
When construction resumes after the stoppage of work due to COVID-19, Sheng Siong expects a slew of new shops to be released for tender.
Lim Hock Chee, the group's CEO, affirms the group's strategy of continuously looking for retail space to expand its presence within the heartlands.
Sheng Siong will continue to bid for space in areas where it does not have a presence, as it seeks to grow its total number of stores in Singapore.
Looking at the group's sparkling set of earnings, there is a high chance that its final dividend will see a year on year increase from fiscal 2019's S$0.018.
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Friends of Kids with Cancer | Houston Woman climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro to support 'Friends'!
Houston Woman climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro to support 'Friends'!
Bonnie Dinkel from Houston, Texas wanted to fundraise for Friends of Kids with Cancer and to honor those who have or had cancer. Dinkel decided to climb to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and at 7:25 am on September 9 she achieved her goal!
Dinkel fell in love with Friends of Kids with Cancer at the annual Third-Party Event, Steelcase Wreath & Menorah Design Competition & Auction.
Leading up to her expedition, Dinkel compiled a list of more than 150 of names of cancer survivors and any loved ones who lost their battle to take with her to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. She attributes her inspiration in reaching the summit to the list of names she put together.
"It was the hardest thing I have ever done. It was -3 degrees and my water froze, so I dealt with dehydration and it was really hard to breath. My inspiration came from the more than 150 names I took with me. There was no way I wasn't going to get to the top."
At the end of September, Dinkel raised more than $14,300 for the programs and services at Friends of Kids with Cancer! For more information or ways to contribute, please click HERE. What an incredible way to support Friends of Kids with Cancer and our mission of helping kids with cancer...be kids!


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Victor Wembanyama (born 4 January 2004) is a French professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He is widely projected to be the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft and is considered one of the greatest prospects of his generation.

Born in Le Chesnay, France, Wembanyama began his professional career with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A in 2019. Two years later, he moved to ASVEL and won the Pro A title in his only season with the team. In 2022, Wembanyama signed with Metropolitans 92 and assumed a leading role. He has been named an LNB All-Star on two occasions, winning All-Star Game MVP once, and is a two-time LNB Pro A Best Young Player.

Wembanyama plays for the French national basketball team. At the youth level, he has led his team to two silver medals, including at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he set the FIBA record for blocks per game in a single tournament.

Early life and youth career
Wembanyama was born on 4 January 2004 in Le Chesnay, France. His father, Félix, is of Congolese descent and was a track and field athlete who competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. His mother, Elodie de Fautereau, is a basketball coach and former player. Wembanyama's father and mother are  and  tall, respectively. His older sister, Eve, plays basketball professionally, and his younger brother, Oscar, has played basketball and handball at the youth level. His grandfather, Michel de Fautereau, played professional basketball, and his grandmother, Marie Christine, also played the sport.

Wembanyama played football as a goalkeeper and practiced judo before focusing on basketball. He learned how to play basketball from his mother, who was coaching youth teams. At age seven, Wembanyama began playing for Entente Le Chesnay Versailles, before joining the youth system of Nanterre 92 at age 10. He drew the attention of Nanterre in 2013 after Michaël Allard, a youth coach for the club, noticed him on the bench at an under-11 game due to his exceptional height, at , initially mistaking him for a coach. In February 2018, Wembanyama was loaned to FC Barcelona for the Minicopa del Rey, an under-14 tournament in Spain, leading his team to third place. He declined an offer to continue his career with Barcelona, citing that the coaches were not willing to challenge him.

Professional career

Nanterre 92 (2019–2021)
In the 2019–20 season, Wembanyama gained his first professional experience with the Nanterre 92 senior team under head coach Pascal Donnadieu, receiving limited playing time in two games. He primarily competed in LNB Espoirs, the French under-21 league, and also played for the under-18 team. Wembanyama made his professional debut on 29 October 2019, playing 31 seconds against Brescia in the EuroCup. At 15 years, nine months and 25 days old, he was the second-youngest player after Stefan Petković to play in the EuroCup. In February 2020, Wembanyama played for Nanterre's under-18 team at the Kaunas qualifying tournament for the Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT). On 8 February, he posted 22 points, 15 rebounds and an ANGT-record nine blocks in a win over the under-18 team of Zaragoza. Wembanyama averaged 15.8 points, 12 rebounds, 2.8 steals, and six blocks per game in Kaunas, leading the tournament in blocks and earning all-tournament team honors. He finished the Espoirs season averaging 10.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game, mostly coming off the bench.

In the 2020–21 season, Wembanyama split time between Nanterre's senior and under-21 teams and signed an agreement to also play for Centre Fédéral in the Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1). On 23 September 2020, he made his LNB Pro A debut, grabbing one rebound in four minutes against JL Bourg. In October, Wembanyama featured in a viral video, where at age 16, he showcased his skills in a two-on-two pick-up game against Rudy Gobert, one of the top defensive players in the world, and Vincent Poirier. On 12 December, he suffered a stress fracture in his fibula during an Espoirs game against BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, with an estimated recovery time of eight weeks. Wembanyama was sidelined from the Valencia qualifying tournament for the ANGT. After missing two and a half months with injury, he began receiving more playing time with the senior team. On 25 May 2021, Wembanyama recorded season-highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 99–87 win over Orléans Loiret. He started in 10 of 18 Pro A appearances, averaging 6.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and was named Pro A Best Young Player. In Espoirs, Wembanyama averaged 13.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks, starting in all five of his games. He played four games for Centre Fédéral, averaging 11.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and three blocks per game. Following the season, he opted to leave Nanterre.

ASVEL (2021–2022)

On 29 June 2021, Wembanyama signed a three-year contract with ASVEL of the Pro A and the EuroLeague. He was unable to play for one month at the start of the season because of an illness. On 1 October, Wembanyama made his EuroLeague debut, recording one block in three minutes in an 88–76 win over Žalgiris. On 10 November, ASVEL announced that he would miss two to three weeks with a fractured finger. He returned on 2 December but was sidelined again on 20 December after suffering a bone bruise in his right shoulder against Zenit Saint Petersburg, with an estimated recovery time of four to six weeks. Wembanyama was selected to the LNB All-Star Game, held on 29 December, but was unable to play due to the injury. He made his return on February 11. On 3 April, Wembanyama recorded a season-high 25 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in an 85–65 win over Le Portel. He scored 18 points, his career-high in the EuroLeague, in an 81–80 loss to Olimpia Milano on 7 April. On 3 June, Wembanyama was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a psoas muscle injury he sustained during a Pro A semifinal game against JDA Dijon. In his absence, ASVEL won its third consecutive Pro A championship. Wembanyama repeated as Pro A Best Young Player, averaging 9.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the league. He averaged 6.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague and finished second to Rokas Jokubaitis in voting for the EuroLeague Rising Star award. After the season, he opted out of his contract with ASVEL, despite promises from club president Tony Parker to build the team around him in the next season.

Metropolitans 92 (2022–present)

On 4 July 2022, Wembanyama signed a two-year contract with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He was drawn to the team due to head coach Vincent Collet's reputation for developing and providing opportunities for young players. In October 2022, Wembanyama gained recognition from American media after two exhibition games against the NBA G League Ignite, featuring projected second overall pick Scoot Henderson, in Las Vegas. The games, which marked Wembanyama's debut in the United States, were nationally televised and attended by over 200 scouts and NBA executives. In the first game, on 4 October, he recorded 37 points, five blocks and four rebounds in a 122–115 loss. Wembanyama led his team to a 112–106 win over the Ignite in their second game, scoring 36 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. On 27 October, the NBA announced that it would stream all Metropolitans 92 regular season and playoff games through its app.

In the 2022–23 Pro A season, Wembanyama emerged as one of the most dominant players in the league. On 4 November 2022, he posted a career-high 33 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in a 78–69 win over Limoges CSP. On 2 December, Wembanyama recorded his fourth straight 30-point game, with 32 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and three assists in a 96–85 victory over Fos Provence, leading his team to its ninth consecutive win. He was named captain of the France team at the LNB All-Star Game on 29 December. At the All-Star Game, he recorded 27 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, leading his team to 136–128 win over the World team, and became the game's youngest MVP. On 9 January 2023, Wembanyama made a game-winning putback dunk with 3.5 seconds left in regulation and recorded 15 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in an 84–83 win over ASVEL.

National team career

Junior national team
Wembanyama represented France at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship in Udine, Italy. In an 80–78 quarterfinal win over Croatia, he recorded 12 points, 21 rebounds and eight blocks. Wembanyama averaged nine points, 9.6 rebounds and a tournament-leading 5.3 blocks per game, leading France to a silver medal and earning all-tournament team honors.

He then competed at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia. Wembanyama averaged 14 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game, and was named to the all-tournament team after leading France to the silver medal. He recorded 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks in an 83–81 loss to the United States in the final. Wembanyama set the FIBA record for blocks per game in a single tournament.

Senior national team
Wembanyama was on the preliminary 17-man roster of the French national team for EuroBasket 2022, but was ruled out a month ahead, due to an injury he suffered at the end of the 2021–22 season. He was selected again for the World Cup qualifiers in November. In his debut with the senior team, on 11 November 2022, he scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 90–65 win over Lithuania.

Player profile

Wembanyama is widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA prospects of his generation, and many publications have described him as the most anticipated prospect since LeBron James in 2003. He emerged as one of Europe's top prospects at age 14 and was viewed by analysts as a potential first overall pick in his draft class by age 16. During his final season before becoming eligible for the 2023 NBA draft, he was the consensus number one pick in draft projections. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that the league would pay "particular attention" to tanking for the 2023 draft, due to the possibility of acquiring a "once-in-a-generation player" in the draft.

Listed as a  power forward with a wingspan of , Wembanyama will enter the NBA as one of the tallest players in the league, although his height has raised questions about his durability. He often plays on the perimeter and has exceptional mobility and skills for his size, with the ability to handle and shoot the ball like a guard. Wembanyama is a capable three-point shooter and his jump shot is difficult to block because of his length. He is a productive scorer in the paint, with soft touch and a variety of post moves, and excels in the pick and roll. Defensively, he is an outstanding shot-blocker due to his length and anticipation, and his fluidity allows him to guard smaller players. His thin frame and lack of strength have been labeled as weaknesses and encourage opponents to use a physical style of play against him. For this reason, he can struggle to box out while rebounding and to defend post-ups.

Although analysts have noted the unprecedented nature of his game, Wembanyama has drawn comparisons to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ralph Sampson. ESPN draft analyst Mike Schmitz compared his defensive impact to Rudy Gobert and his shooting potential to Kristaps Porziņģis, albeit with better ball-handling and passing skills. John Hollinger of The Athletic described his game as a combination of Sampson, Porziņģis and Dirk Nowitzki. Wembanyama models parts of his game after Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"|ASVEL
| 13 || 10 || 17.3 || .348 || .303 || .667 || 3.8 || .5 || .4 || 1.9 || 6.5 || 5.5
|-
| colspan=2 | Career
| 13 || 10 || 17.3 || .348 || .303 || .667 || 3.8 || .5 || .4 || 1.9 || 6.5 || 5.5
|}

Off the court

Wembanyama is represented by agent Bouna Ndiaye of Comsport. His family has a longtime relationship with Ndiaye, whose son was coached by Wembanyama's mother from an early age. Ndiaye advised Wembanyama by the time he was 15 years old and signed him as a client in 2022.

Wembanyama was a year ahead for his age in school and attended lycée in agreement with Nanterre 92. He earned his baccalauréat with honors, specializing in earth and life sciences and social and economic sciences.

References

External links
 LNB profile

2004 births
Living people
ASVEL Basket players
Centers (basketball)
French men's basketball players
French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Metropolitans 92 players
Nanterre 92 players
People from Le Chesnay
Sportspeople from Yvelines

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Mamej (Mammea) je rod rostlin z čeledi kalabovité. Jsou to stromy s tuhými jednoduchými listy a květy vyrůstajícími často na starších větvích. Květy obsahují mnoho tyčinek a mohou mít různý počet korunních lístků. Plodem je velká bobule připomínající peckovici. Rod zahrnuje asi 80 druhů a je rozšířen v tropech všech kontinentů, nejvíce v Asii. Největší význam má mamej americká, druh pocházející z Karibiku a pěstovaný v tropech pro ovoce připomínající plody pouterie sapoty.

Popis
Mameje jsou stromy s tuhými, jednoduchými, vstřícnými a celokrajnými listy bez palistů. Žilnatina je zpeřená, s hustými, paralelními postranními žilkami téměř kolmými na hlavní žilku. Terciární žilnatina je tvořená rovnoměrně uspořádanými síťkovitými žilkami, ve dvůrcích (areolách) jsou průsvitné žlázky. Rostliny jsou obvykle polygamní. Květy jsou jednopohlavné nebo oboupohlavné, jednotlivé nebo ve svazečcích a vyrůstají na starších větévkách. Kalich je v poupěti celistvý a při rozvoji květu se štěpí na 2 nebo 3 kališní lístky. Korunních lístků je nejčastěji 4 až 6. Tyčinek je mnoho, s tenkými nitkami. Semeník většinou obsahuje 2 komůrky, v každé z nich je po 2 vajíčkách, řidčeji je komůrek více a pouze s 1 vajíčkem. Čnělka je velmi krátká a nese laločnatou bliznu. Plodem je poměrně velká bobule připomínající peckovici a obsahující 1 až 4 velká semena.

Rozšíření
Rod mamej zahrnuje asi 80 druhů. Je rozšířen zejména v tropické Asii a na Madagaskaru, v menší míře i v subsaharské Africe (3 druhy), Střední Americe včetně Karibských ostrovů (2 druhy), Austrálii (1 druh) a Tichomoří (3 druhy).

Taxonomie
Rod Mammea je v současné taxonomii řazen do čeledi Calophyllaceae (kalabovité), která byla v systému APG III z roku 2009 vyčleněna z čeledi Clusiaceae (klusiovité). Někdy je do tohoto rodu vřazován rod Ochrocarpos.

Zástupci
 mamej americká (Mammea americana)

Význam
Mamej americká je v tropech pěstována pro ovoce s chutnou a sladce vonnou dužninou. Plody vzhledově poněkud připomínají plody pouterie sapoty, chuť dužniny je přirovnávána k chuti manga či meruněk. Plody mohou být až 20 cm velké. Semena a oplodí jsou hořké a jedovaté a je nutno je při konzumaci pečlivě odstranit. V Karibiku se z plodů mj. připravuje likér. Strom pochází pravděpodobně z oblasti Karibiku, do Jižní Ameriky se však dostal již dávno a je pěstován napříč Amazonií. Vysazuje se též ke zpevnění půdy, jako stínící dřevina a do větrolamů. Je těžen pro pevné a dobře opracovatelné dřevo načervenalé až červenohnědé barvy. Rostlina má insekticidní účinky, odvar ze semen a latexová šťáva z kmene se používají k hubení vší, písečných blech a podobně. Z rostliny byla izolována kumarinová látka mammein s protirakovinným účinkem, některé další kumariny působí proti Trypanosoma cruzi, původci Chagasovy choroby. Místně významnou ovocnou dřevinou je také Mammea africana v rovníkové Africe. Dřevo tohoto druhu je tmavě hnědočervené a vyzrává až do mahagonové barvy.

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Kalabovité
Flóra středozápadní tropické Afriky
Flóra západního Indického oceánu
Flóra západní tropické Afriky
Flóra východní tropické Afriky
Flóra Austrálie
Flóra Střední Ameriky
Flóra severu Jižní Ameriky
Flóra Karibiku
Flóra Mexika
Flóra Číny
Flóra Tichomoří
Flóra Indického subkontinentu
Flóra Indočíny
Flóra jihovýchodní Asie
Flóra Papuasie


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Q: How to filter based on conditions within a range? I have a dataset that looks like:
Group   Gene    Score   direct_count    secondary_count   Avg_Score    Upper_SD_Threshold
  1    AQP11    0.31          4                5             0.3            0.48
  1    CLNS1A   0.27          0                2             0.3            0.48
  1    RSF1     0.49          3                6             0.3            0.48
  2    CFDP1    0.58          1                2             0.57           0.60
  2    CHST6    0.59          1                3             0.57           0.60
  2    UBL      0.56          1                3             0.57           0.60
  2    TMEM     0.61          0                0             0.57           0.60
  3    ACE      0.634         1                1             0.63           0.63
  3    NOS2     0.6345        1                1             0.63           0.63
  4    Gene1    0.1           10              20             0.5            0.55
  4    Gene2    0.68          3                1             0.5            0.7
  4    Gene3    0.7           0                1             0.5            0.7
  5    AGT      0.75          0                0             0.00           0.00

I am trying to select genes per group based on some filters:

*

*Keep/select the gene if it is the only gene in its Group (Group 5 in my example)

*Keep the top scored gene if its Score is higher than the Upper_Threshold in its Group. If more than 1 gene is higher then take filter them in steps 4 and 5.

*If all genes are less than the Upper_SD_Threshold but are also within the range of the Avg_Score and the Upper_SD_Threshold select them to move into filtering step 4.

*Select the gene with the largest direct_count, if both genes have the same direct_count move to step 5.

*Select the gene with the largest secondary_count, if both genes also have the same secondary_count then keep both genes.

Ultimately there should always be at least 1 gene selected for all groups, and I am stuck on coding step 2 and setting up the range.
Currently I am trying:
new_df <- df %>%
  group_by(Group) %>%
  filter(if(n() > 1) {(Score < Upper_SD_Threshold) } else TRUE) %>%
  filter(between(Score, Avg_Score, Upper_SD_Threshold)) %>%
  slice_max(direct_count, n = 1) %>%
  slice_max(secondary_count, n = 1) %>%
  ungroup()

This is not doing as I expect it to at all and I suspect it's to do with how I am setting up the range between Avg_Score and Upper_SD_Threshold but I'm not sure where I'm going wrong.
Input data:
structure(list(Group = c(1L, 1L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L,
4L, 4L, 4L, 5L), Gene = c("AQP11", "CLNS1A", "RSF1", "CFDP1",
"CHST6", "UBL", "TMEM", "ACE", "NOS2", "Gene1", "Gene2", "Gene3",
"AGT"), Score = c(0.31, 0.27, 0.49, 0.58, 0.59, 0.56, 0.61, 0.634,
0.6345, 0.1, 0.68, 0.7, 0.75), direct_count = c(4L, 0L, 3L, 1L,
1L, 1L, 0L, 1L, 1L, 10L, 3L, 0L, 0L), secondary_count = c(5L,
2L, 6L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 0L, 1L, 1L, 20L, 1L, 1L, 0L), Avg_Score = c(0.3,
0.3, 0.3, 0.57, 0.57, 0.57, 0.57, 0.63, 0.63, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5,
0), Upper_SD_Threshold = c(0.48, 0.48, 0.48, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6,
0.63, 0.63, 0.55, 0.7, 0.7, 0)), row.names = c(NA, -13L), class = c("data.table",
"data.frame"))

Expected output:
Group   Gene    Score   direct_count    secondary_count   Avg_Score    Upper_SD_Threshold
  1    RSF1     0.49          3                6             0.3            0.48 #Only gene > upper
  2    TMEM     0.61          0                0             0.57           0.60 #Only gene > upper
  3    ACE      0.634         1                1             0.63           0.63 #ACE and NOS2 match both counts
  3    NOS2     0.6345        1                1             0.63           0.63
  4    Gene2    0.68          3                1             0.5            0.7  #highest direct_count
  5    AGT      0.75          0                0             0.00           0.00 #only gene in group

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Linda Saphan (born 1975) is a Cambodian artist and social anthropologist. Born in Phnom Penh, she grew up in Canada and graduated in France. She has supported women artists from Cambodia, co-organizing the first Visual Arts Open festival celebrating Cambodian artists in 2005. Her recent art work had included textiles and embroidery. As an academic, she is currently Assistant Professor of Sociology at Paris Nanterre University.

Biography
Born in Phnom Penh in 1975, she and her mother fled to Canada in 1982 in order to escape the Khmer Rouge. Brought up in Montreal, she was made to feel an outsider as the only Asian and Protestant student in the high school she attended.

In 2005, together with Sopheap Pich and Erin Gleeson, Saphan organized the Visual Arts Open festival and art exhibition at the New Art Gallery in Phnom Penh, presenting 19 contemporary artists. The exhibition was considered to represent an important turning point in the recent history of Cambodian art. It presented works from a wide variety of artists. Two were elderly gentlemen: Van Nath (who had survived imprisonment in the Khmer Rouge Tuol Sleng jail) and Svay Ken who presented still lifes of everyday things. The younger generation from the 1970s was represented by Leang Seckon, who attended at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and the exhibition organizers Linda Saphan and Sopheap Pich. The latter, both refugees, were educated in Canada, the United States and France.

Representing the returning diaspora, Saphan exhibited a series inspired by Cambodian sign art. It consists of national celebrities whose faces are repainted in white, reflecting their innate beauty. She also presented a wooden box filled with pods of rice seed arranged to depict 1970, the year when the Americans began to bomb Cambodia. Each pod displays a photograph of someone framed in white paint, the Buddhist colour of mourning. Visual Arts Open turned out to be a resounding success. After running for three weeks in Phnom Penh, the exhibition travelled to weekend venues around the city, including galleries, restaurants and stores. It was attended by hundreds of visitors and the artists themselves were able to sell their works for a total of more than US$15,000.

In 2006, Linda set up the Selapak Neari programme which encouraged young artists to collaborate and exhibit their works. In particular, her efforts have assisted women artists throughout Cambodia.

Linda completed her studies in sociology and anthropology with a Ph.D from Paris Nanterre University in 2007. It resulted from her thesis "
Renaissance des espaces publics à Phnom Pénh : processus d'appropriations urbaines et dynamiques de la citadinité des nouveaux habitants de la capitale cambodgienne" (Rebirth of public spaces in Phnom Penh: urban appropriations processes, dynamics of the new inhabitants of the Cambodian capital).

While she was working on her thesis in Cambodia, Saphan met the Italian director John Pirozzi who was working on his film Don't Think I've Forgotten. It celebrated Phnom Penh's golden age and she helped him to research the city's history and its earlier communities. The two married and had a daughter, Sothea, in 2010.

In 2011, Saphan once again exhibited in Phnom Penh, presenting 21 drawings at the Bophana Centre under the title "Black is Black".

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