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DStv's pioneering Pan-African lifestyle channel, HONEY, will beam across the continent, from 15 February 2021 on DStv Channel 173.
HONEY is produced for MultiChoice by Media24. The channel will be available in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania, DRC and Cameroon.
A lifestyle channel for curious and connected Africans, HONEY offers an exciting blend of African lifestyle content, including bold and unscripted shows by African producers and talent. The content line-up covers lifestyle, food and cooking, relationships and weddings, along with reality shows from various territories throughout the continent. Fronted by some of Africa's biggest female voices including household names such as Pearl Umeh (Nigeria), Patricia Kihoro, Foi Wambui (Kenya), Anele Mdoda, Mbali Nkosi and Anele Zondo (South Africa), the channel is unapologetically bold and vibrant.
"HONEY showcases Africans living their best lives, and depicts an honest modern-day view of our diverse countries, cultures, and people. As Africa's most loved storyteller, DStv continues to be bold in delivering the best content the continent has to offer, while ensuring that we celebrate the way we live. This is a lifestyle channel made in Africa for Africans by Africans," says Yolisa Phahle, Multichoice Group CEO of General Entertainment and Connected Video.
HONEY will be a go-to channel for authentic African stories and will include the following shows:
Pastors' wives – Meet the women who keep things together in well-known religious households. This reality series, produced by Sonia Mbele who was also responsible for The Real Housewives of Joburg, features pastors' wives from across the continent as they do their best for their families and church communities. Expect opulence and plenty of behind-the-pulpit drama.
Love swap –This Nigerian reality drama series presents a relationship challenge in which couples swap partners for a home-cooked meal. Each episode will culminate in a joint dinner featuring both couples, during which they share their impressions of each other and what they have learned about their own relationships.
Making the menu – In each episode of this proudly Kenyan series, two food bloggers create a bespoke meal for a popular local eatery, with the restaurateur deciding which dish deserves a space on the menu. Viewers will also enjoy a journey through Nairobi's cultural attractions and the city's sights, sounds, and traditions as the contestants look for inspiration outside the kitchen.
Yes! Ndio! Beeni! –Singer and actress Patricia Kihoro and TV and radio host Foi Wambui team up for another Kenyan production. Foi is a celebrated radio host on Hot96 and Radio Jumbo, whose entertaining sketches and self-development and lifestyle-related content have made her a YouTube sensation. Along with her fellow YouTuber and online influencer, Patricia, she helps suitors pop the question in Yes! Ndio! Beeni! The pair act as event planners to design a proposal that not only stays true to the couple's love story but guarantees a 'yes!'.
Ehe, it's a match –There is more matchmaking in this colourful dating show shot in Zambia, in which a cooking cupid invites two potential love birds to his or her home and cooks them a meal. After the meal, the two decide whether to meet up again at a local eatery. Will they or won't they find love?
Shine shine – Presented by Mbali Nkosi,this show focuses on personal transformation, with a makeover squad coming to the rescue of someone in need of a new look and a confidence boost to take the next big step in their life. Viewers can look forward to witnessing surprised and deserving contestants undergo dramatic transformations.
Hoot, cook, go – A vibrant food culture, particular palates and often curious cultures are put to the test as three teams compete for a prize on this show. Each team is given a chance to show off exactly who they are with a plate of food that they only have an hour to prepare. When they hear the hooter, it's time to get in the car and move on to the next team's house.
The buzz – Anele Mdoda hosts The buzz, a talk show also featuring Pearl Umeh from Nigeria, Rachel Wakesho from Kenya, Zanna Katoka from the DRC, and Davina Mavuwa from Zimbabwe. Sparks fly as these five women, with different personalities and from different cultures, solve a viewer's dilemma, whether concerning romance, health, side hustle or family and friends.
The next big trender – From the 19th of March the search is on for Africa's hottest influencers in The next big trender. Six aspiring social stars from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa go all out to win over the opinionistas.
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Business|Elon Musk and Tesla Resolved One Issue. Now for the Rest.
After deciding not to try to remove its shares from the market, the electric carmaker must focus on some stubborn challenges while facing new ones.
So Tesla is no longer seeking to go private. Now what?
On Monday, the electric carmaker began to take stock of the residual damage from its August whirlwind — including the prospect of harsher scrutiny of its bottom line and of its chief executive, Elon Musk.
In the past, analysts, investors and even admirers of the company were sometimes willing to overlook quarterly losses and missed targets because of the persuasiveness of Mr. Musk's long-term vision.
But his erratic course over the past few weeks and his sudden reversal on the buyout plan, announced late Friday night, may prompt them to take a more skeptical look at the company's bottom line and Mr. Musk's promises.
"Now that the going-private process is out the window, we can go back to valuing the company on fundamentals," said Jeffrey Osborne, an analyst at Cowen & Company. Tesla's core auto business is "extremely challenged," Mr. Osborne said, adding that he found it "hard to believe" that Tesla would deliver on Mr. Musk's promise to generate a profit and positive cash flow in the current quarter.
Other analysts voiced similar sentiments, noting damage to Mr. Musk's credibility and concerns over the distraction the going-private issue had caused.
Mr. Musk set off a frenzy in the markets by announcing on Twitter on Aug. 7 that he had "funding secured" for Tesla to go private and buy out shareholders at $420 a share. It later became clear the funding was less than secured, and he posted the tweet without first briefing Tesla directors or holding in-depth discussions with investment banks.
Monday provided the first chance for investors to signal their reaction to the about-face, and they sent Tesla's stock lower than its Friday close, though not by much. It closed at $319.27, a decline of barely 1 percent.
The shares had reached nearly $380 immediately after Mr. Musk's declaration on Aug. 7 before falling back, indicating doubt about his ability to carry off his plan. But they remain comfortably above the sub-$300 level where they were trading in July before Tesla's quarterly earnings announcement, and its declaration that it saw profitable quarters ahead.
Of course, there are still the short-sellers — those betting against Tesla in the markets, whose sway was a major motivation for Mr. Musk to seek to flee the public markets. They have not been neutralized.
And major questions remain, including how the company will manage its financial challenges as it scrambles to meet the production goals for the Model 3 sedan, the lower-priced offering it has called the key to its profitability, and the legal and regulatory issues that have kicked up by the going-private gambit.
Can Tesla meet its production goals?
One of the most critical tasks is ramping up production of the Model 3. He has said the company needs to make 5,000 a week to become profitable, and it reported hitting that mark in the final week in June. Since then, however, analysts believe the Model 3 line has been operating at a slower pace on average.
Mr. Osborne said he suspected that the company was averaging about 4,000 a week or fewer. One red flag in his mind is the gigantic tent constructed recently outside Tesla's plant in Fremont, Calif., to house a third Model 3 assembly line — a highly unusual means of increasing production.
Karl Brauer, executive editor at Cox Automotive, a research firm, contrasted the length of time that had been needed for the Model 3 to reach full production capacity with the typical rollout of a new model by an established automaker. Tesla is still working out kinks more than a year after starting production.
As more Model 3 cars have been delivered, questions about the quality of the cars' construction have cropped up. The investment bank UBS recently commissioned a team of engineers to deconstruct a Model 3 and reported uneven gaps between the car's steel panels, missing bolts and components held in place by plastic zip ties.
One photo circulating on Twitter showed a Model 3 with a brown interior panel on one door and a white one on another. A Tesla spokeswoman acknowledged the mistake and said the company had contacted the owner to resolve the matter. But she said the company had seen "huge improvements in Model 3 quality" and steady improvements in customer satisfaction since the start of the year, even as output increased.
What is Tesla's financial position?
Tesla is a fast-growing company that needs huge amounts of cash to finance its production. If the company fails to sell enough Model 3 cars in the coming months, its cash might dwindle to a precarious level.
But any problems with Model 3 production, or any shortfall in sales, could leave Tesla low on cash. The company may also need to find money in the next few months to repay holders of convertible bonds. If Tesla's stock is trading above a certain price, the company may be able to repay the holders in shares; otherwise, the holders may demand cash.
Paying with cash instead of shares could require around $1 billion to repay bonds that fall due in November and March.
Some analysts expect the company to try to tap the markets. Mr. Musk has said he does not expect to do so by issuing new shares. But Mr. Osborne, the Cowen analyst, wrote in a research note Sunday that he expected Tesla to raise $2 billion in the fourth quarter through an issue of convertible bonds. The botched effort to take the company private could make a bond issue harder.
What cloud does the S.E.C. cast?
The Securities and Exchange Commission's interest in Mr. Musk's "funding secured" declaration has not been put to rest with the decision to stay public. The uncertainty about regulatory penalties could seriously hinder raising capital and prompt Wall Street firms that arrange securities offerings to progress with caution.
Banks and other firms providing financing will want clarity about the potential course of the investigation, because underwriters and advisers would face legal penalties for any misleading or incomplete disclosures in the offering documents, Mr. Henning said.
"As part of the due diligence, there will be a demand for lots of disclosure, which Tesla (and Musk) don't seem to like to do," he said.


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The "Orationes" of Gregory of Nazianzus in the byzantine romance "Barlaam and Ioasaph"
title: The "Orationes" of Gregory of Nazianzus in the byzantine romance "Barlaam and Ioasaph"
abstract in english: The Byzantine romance Barlaam and Ioasaph relating the conversion to Christianity of an Indian Prince, modelled on the life of Buddha, was very popular in the Middle Ages and later, for several centuries, but today is known to few people. Discussion of authorship and time of its composition, started by Hermann Zotenberg in the 1880s, has continued until today, without satisfactory conclusions. He cast doubt on the commonly held hypothesis that the work was written by St. John of Damascus. One of the main arguments adduced by the supporters of this thesis was presence in the romance of multiple passages from works by Gregory of Nazianzus, who St. John used to quote often. In this article I analyse the fragments of his Orationes which can be recognised in the text of Chapter XXIV, seeking answer to the question of how great was the dependence of its author (or editor) on this father of the Church and how his writings were used.


As Canada legalized the recreational use of marijuana nationwide on Wednesday, government officials announced a simplified and cost-free process to receive a pardon for past minor pot offenses. Scott Bardsley, a spokesperson for Canada's Office of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, told ABC News that a law was being drafted to streamline pardons for possession of less than 30 grams of cannabis.
"We will be introducing legislation to introduce an expedited pardon process, with no fee, for those with previous convictions for simple possession of cannabis," Bardsley said.
Bardsley said that pardons for past low-level pot crimes were in the interest of justice and fairness.
"The reason we're doing this is because it's now something that's legal, and the consequences of the criminal record are disproportionate to the gravity of the offense," said Bardsley.
He also noted that the pardons would only apply to crimes of possession for personal use and "not for trafficking. We're not talking about dealers or producers or anyone of that sort," Bardsley said.
Under current Canadian law, those with minor marijuana convictions can apply for a pardon of their offense after staying free of other criminal charges for a period of five years. But the process is pricey, costing CA$631 (about US$480). There will be no charge for cannabis possession pardons under the new policy announced on Wednesday. Offenders will be required to apply in order to receive a pardon, however.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said at a press conference on Wednesday morning that pardons for minor convictions are in line with changing public opinion about cannabis.
The announcement of easier pardons for pot possession convictions coincided with the enactment of the Cannabis Act, or Bill C-45, making Canada the first G7 nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. As recreational sales of cannabis became legal early Wednesday morning, Ian Power became one of the first people in Canada to buy a gram of legal recreational pot. After making his purchase at a Tweed dispensary in St. John's, Newfoundland at five seconds after midnight, Power told reporters outside the store that the experience would be a memorable one.
Power added that he intended to keep his purchase, rather than smoking it.
Tom Clarke, who sold marijuana illegally for 30 years, opened a cannabis retail store in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. He made his first legal sale to his father as customers waiting in line cheered.
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'Wild Rose' at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival
Home | News & Views | 'Wild Rose' at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival
Our reporter Dani hit the red carpet to speak to the talent behind Wild Rose, the Festival Gala at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival.
Wild Rose follows a young Glaswegian single mother straight out of prison who tries to balance the realities of life with her dreams of becoming a country music singer in Nashville, Tennessee. The film has received high praise since it's premiere at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this year, and will be on general release in the UK next year.
Dani spoke with the star of the film Jessie Buckley, as well as director Tom Harper (BBC's War and Peace) and producer Faye Ward (Suffragette) at the London premiere last night. They explain how screenwriter Nicole Taylor (BBC's Three Girls)'s passion for country music has made them all converts and why it's important to pay attention to the honest portrayals of life you get from a genre that's often over looked.
Wild Rose is released in cinemas on 19 April 2019.
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Dani reviews Wild Rose
Unashamedly bold and feisty, Wild Rose tells the story of young Glaswegian country singer Rose Lynn following her 12 month prison sentence. The film depicts her struggle to balance chasing her dreams of going to Nashville with the demands of motherhood.
Jessie Buckley's performance is faultless, capturing the raw spirit of country music in the wit and blunt charm of the plucky young mother effortlessly. Personally, I found Rose Lynn's character difficult to sympathise with in the beginning, which naturally caused my high expectations for the film to waver, however, Buckley's portrayal of her character's development as the plot unfolded moved me and allowed me to regain all lost respect I had for Rose Lynn. The end, in particular, left me with goosebumps and a slight sense of guilt that I had ever doubted the spirit of Jessie's country singer.
The country music that dominates the film blends seamlessly with the plot with the lyrics complimenting the tone of certain moments beautifully. The whole film has a dreamlike quality to it which is anchored down by Julie Walters' stern depiction of Rose Lynn's no-nonsense mother. The conflict between mother and daughter, realist and dreamer, is one that is all too familiar for many people, therefore adding to the feeling of inspiration that comes with such a feel good film.
Ultimately, Wild Rose encapsulates the importance of having passion in life through Rose Lynn's pure devotion to country music and her iron clad will to achieve her dreams.
'Wildlife' at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival
First-time director Paul Dano and his co-screenwriter Zoe Kazan talk to our reporter Alexa on the red carpet premiere for their new 1950s drama, 'Wildlife'.
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The fifth entry in Eliot Pattison's Bone Rattler series, Savage Liberty follows the exiled Scotsman Duncan McCallum along a tortuous path that will lead him to the American Revolution.
When a ship arriving from London explodes in Boston Harbor, both the peace of the colonial city and Duncan McCallum's life are shattered. Summoned by his new friend John Hancock to a beach awash with the bodies of the victims, Duncan discovers that the ship was deliberately sabotaged, apparently to cover the theft by French agents provocateurs of a secret document being carried to the Sons of Liberty. Hancock refuses to let him take his evidence to the authorities, for this is 1768 and relations with the government are so sour that officials are being hanged in effigy.
Fearing that the intrigues of Hancock and the Sons might set the colonies ablaze, Duncan relentlessly pursues the truth, only to be falsely charged with treason and murder. To escape the hangman's noose and restore his honor, Duncan has no choice but to follow a northbound trail of violence and deception while being relentlessly hounded by bountymen and vengeful soldiers. With the help of unexpected new friends, including Ethan Allen, aged natives, and outlawed Jesuits, he survives scalp hunters, imprisonment, and his own spiritual crisis, only to realize he cannot resolve the terrible crimes until he first understands the emerging truths about freedom in the American colonies.
Discover for yourself in Savage Liberty: A Mystery of Revolutionary America!
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Redwood Pharma will be attending BIO-Europe 2018 in Amsterdam, Mar. 11 – 14 to meet and continue discussions with potential pharmaceutical partners regarding co-development and licensing of RP101, the Company's therapy to treat chronic dry eye disease in postmenopausal women and the IntelliGel drug delivery platform.
RP101 is the Company's lead program for the development of a novel treatment of chronic dry eye disease in postmenopausal women. The active substance is an endogenous small molecule already proven safe and effective in two Phase II clinical trials conducted in the US. The active substance is being repurposed and has been formulated in IntelliGel to control its release, reduce dosing and increase compliance. Redwood Pharma will initiate a clinical Phase II trial of RP101 in Europe. Dry eye disease is a large market with serious unmet needs – estimated to grow to USD 2.7 billion in 2022. RP101 will be the first therapy targeted towards a unique biological mechanism and the target patient population of postmenopausal women. With prior development data, this program will be faster to market and has lower capital needs and development risks than programs based on New Chemical Entities.
IntelliGel is Redwood Pharma's exclusive technology for the topical delivery of drugs to the front of the eye using a novel hydrogel based on poloxamers and water. IntelliGel is applied as an eye drop and gels upon contact with the eye. This transparent, lubricating, reversible thermogel allows for better compliance with fewer doses of medicines since the gel keeps the active substance in the eye longer; it allows for a reduction in the amount of active substance administered, a lowering of the number of doses and possible side-effects related to active substance. IntelliGel is currently used in dermatological products commercially sold in the US and China. IntelliGel can be used for both prescription-based, as well as, OTC products.
Redwood Pharma develops ophthalmic products for unmet medical needs. The Company's first project is the development of drug candidate RP101 with a known active substance against chronic dry eye in postmenopausal women who have moderate to severe symptoms. With the drug delivery platform IntelliGel® the release of active substances is controlled. Through the use of IntelliGel®, Redwood Pharma can also improve dosing of other established drugs. Redwood Pharma's strength lies in formulation and early clinical development. Revenues will be generated through licensing agreements with pharmaceutical companies that have capabilities to manufacture and sell commercial products worldwide.
Redwood Pharma AB (publ.) is listed on AktieTorget, a Swedish Multilateral Trading Facility (Ticker: REDW.ST, ISIN: SE008294789).


MOOSIC, PA (June 12, 2018) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are pleased to announce that on Saturday, June 30 the RailRiders will become the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Teddy Bears as they take on the Pawtucket Red Sox that night at PNC Field.
Not only will the team wear specialty jerseys as the Teddy Bears, but the night also marks the first-ever teddy bear toss held at PNC Field, presented by Magic 93. Fans attending that night are encouraged to bring a new stuffed animal to the game and throw it onto the field after the 4th inning. Fans who show up with a stuffed animal will receive a free lawn seat to the game. All stuffed animals will be donated to the Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital and to the Ronald McDonald House of Scranton.
"We are always looking for fun new ways to get fans involved in helping us better the community," said Josh Olerud, RailRiders Team President and General Manager. "What better way than having our fans participate in the first annual Teddy Bear Toss? Everyone loves a brand new teddy bear, and we can't wait to surprise the kids at Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House of Scranton with one."
Gates will open that night at 5:00 p.m. for the 6:35 p.m. scheduled first pitch between the Teddy Bears and the PawSox. The jerseys worn by the team that night will be auctioned off to benefit the Pinstripes Foundation and the work they do in the Greater-Scranton/Wilkes-Barre community.
Ricky Henderson will also be making an appearance that night for a Legends Series Meet and Greet and autograph session. The Ricky Henderson appearance is presented by Nasser Limousine and Mohegan Sun Pocono in conjunction with Steiner Sports.
To purchase tickets for Saturday, June 30 or for more information about tickets for any other 2018 home game, please contact the front office at (570) 969-2255 (BALL) or head to www.swbrailriders.com.


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On the Fringe of Conformity: Clarence Morgan
This exhibition of drawings and paintings explore linear patterns that operate in a pictorial space. Utilizing random shapes and biomorphic forms within an intricate network of drawing, collage elements, and subtle color, Morgan's work ranges from highly patterned organic painting compositions to meticulously articulated and somewhat minimal collage-drawings. A native of Philadelphia, PA, Clarence Morgan has been a professor in the Department of Art at the University of Minnesota since 1992.
The Dirty Dozen - First Year MFA Exhibition
Exhibiting students are:
Alissa Walls, Washington & Lee University
Quynh Nguyen Duc Diem, University of Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City
Erin Wohletz, University of Nevada-Reno
Mary Climes, Art Institute of Chicago
Gina Stucchio, University of South Florida
Kate Clark, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
Conor G. McGrann, Syracuse University
Nyasha Madamombe, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
Lauren Terry, VCU
Lilly Saywitz, Boston University
Kelsie Conley, VCU
Jake Miller, Western Illinois University
Alumni in the Permanent Collection
August 3 - 25, 2018
Modes of Faltering: Shambhavi Kaul
Artist Shambhavi Kaul premiered her latest video installation, Modes of Faltering, at the UT Downtown Gallery as part of a special exhibition in collaboration with the Big Ears music festival. Kaul's work has been exhibited in galleries and on the film festival circuit, including the Toronto International Film Festival, the Berlinale, the New York Film Festival, the London Film Festival, Rotterdam, the Edinburga International Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and the Shanghai Bienniale.


@kitchenfoyle A lot of this was shot in my parents house in Norwich. Happy New Year.
Part of BBC's Christmas programming 29 years ago today.
Classic John Farrow brilliantly acted by Michael Kitchen.
Brighton Rock is put aside for a sip of Glenlivet with Dad.
Lovely day for bridge walking — before more record rainfall arrives tomorrow.
Agree. Just finished listening to Ian McEwan read his novella, On Chesil Beach, which also contains wonderful descriptions of music.
BBC Radio's abridged version of Amsterdam is a treat.
…if there's one body of work that's the starting point for Brimstone and Treacle, it's Mary Poppins. The play's title is taken from PL Travers's books, and much of Martin's dialogue could have been lifted from Julie Andrews. Who else says "spick and span" unironically?
On a day like today, one can't help but draw parallels with War Games.
Updated some gifs from Fall of Eagles which made me think of Maybury, the other BBC series in which Patrick Stewart and Michael Kitchen appeared together. Delighted to discover that a video recording from 1981 containing an extended preview of Maybury was uploaded to YouTube some months ago. In the piece Patrick Stewart discusses the new show and mentions some of the notable guest stars including MK, who played Martin, a lawyer whose wife (Suzanne Bertish) suffers from agoraphobia.
To counter the blackness of our current predicament — a burst of brilliant color from Australia's 7TWO.
Actually, I'm not convinced Trump can read above a third-grade level, while key members of his administration are determined to keep their heads deeply buried in the sand as they wage war against science and the environment.
…she dwells without evident compunction in a gaudier fairyland of grander fictions. There's no panic. No squeak. Just that repulsed expression, as if a foul odor had wafted in and she knew – just knew – that the culprit was CNN. …Sure, every administration indulges in self-serving narratives and laughable spin. But this administration takes both to perverse summits, and Sanders is its mountaineer extraordinaire.
@thistallawkgirl This is just so we can stress eat in peace while we worry about tomorrow's election outcomes.
With temptations on offer, two friendships take off.
Please tell me that someone else picked up the homo undertones between Foyle and the American Captain? In the same episode American GIs are ranting about missing their girls and seducing all the local girls, Sam gets an American boyfriend and Foyle gets picked up by this Manly American Captain going on about his 'rod' and inviting Foyle to get drunk with him. The subtext was dripping. You can't tell me the writers weren't giggling about that one.
Wonderful to see Foyle and Kieffer reunited in a later episode, even if it wasn't under the best of circumstances.


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Ogcocephalus pantostictus, the spotted batfish, is a species of fish in the anglerfish genus in the batfish family Ogcocephalidae.

The fish is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, somewhat restricted to the northern and the western Gulf of Mexico.

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Ogcocephalidae
Taxa named by Margaret G. Bradbury
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La  Neuville-aux-Larris  est une commune française, située dans le département de la Marne en région Grand Est.

Géographie
La Neuville-aux-Larris fait partie de l'ouest du parc naturel régional de la Montagne de Reims. Le village est situé sur la route du champagne, entre Reims et Épernay, à dix minutes d'Hautvillers.

Urbanisme

Typologie
La Neuville-aux-Larris est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Reims, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de  à moins de .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des forêts et milieux semi-naturels (48,5 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (48,6 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
forêts (48,5 %), terres arables (30,4 %), zones urbanisées (13,4 %), cultures permanentes (7,7 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Économie
La Neuville-aux-Larris s'étend sur la rive droite de la Vallée de la Marne avec  en appellation Champagne.

Toponymie

Histoire

Par décret du , la commune est détachée le  de l'arrondissement de Reims pour intégrer l'arrondissement d'Épernay.

Politique et administration

Population et société

Démographie

Enseignement

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments

 L'ancien château de Courton a disparu.
 Église Notre-Dame du . Elle contient des représentations de sainte Catherine () et de saint Sébastien ().
 Cimetière militaire anglais.

Personnalités liées à la commune
 Marc Didier (1899-1981), réalisateur et scénariste né à La Neuville-aux-Larris.

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de la Marne

Liens externes

 Neuville-aux-Larris sur le site de l'Institut géographique national

Notes et références

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Neuville-aux-Larris, La
Ville décorée de la croix de guerre 1914-1918


Reformer Rachael Rollins would be the first woman of color to serve as Suffolk County's district attorney.
Rachael Rollins won her Democratic primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday. She'll face an independent candidate in November.
Rachael Rollins, a former prosecutor and the first person of color to be general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, defeated four other candidates in Tuesday's Democratic primary for Boston's Suffolk County district attorney seat.
Rollins will now face independent candidate Michael Maloney, who has worked as a defense attorney, in the November general election. There were no candidates in the Republican primary. If Rollins wins in November, she would become the first woman of color to lead Boston's criminal justice system as top prosecutor in Suffolk County.
Rollins ran under a progressive vision for the top prosecutor's office, supporting an end to cash bail for low-level offenses, increasing the use of alternatives to incarceration, such as rehabilitation and restorative justice programs, and repealing the use of mandatory minimum sentences.
Massachusetts is, in general, a progressive state, but Boston's criminal justice system has been criticized for moving too slowly on reforming its criminal justice system and reducing mass incarceration. It was an unusual race in Suffolk County. The outgoing district attorney, Dan Conley, who was criticized for resisting efforts to reform the county's criminal justice system, announced earlier this year that he wouldn't run for re-election after holding the office for 16 years. That left the seat open for the first time in almost 100 years.
Progressives are spending millions of dollars to challenge local prosecutors around the country who are maintaining the status quo, aiming to replace them with criminal justice reform advocates. They are hoping to replicate what is already happening in Philadelphia, where new District Attorney Larry Krasner is reshaping the city's criminal justice system with the goal of ending mass incarceration.
And, although the race for prosecutor has historically been a sleepy affair, in recent years dozens of incumbent prosecutors have faced challengers, and several veteran prosecutors have been ousted by candidates running as criminal justice reformers. Just last month, St. Louis County District Attorney Bob McCulloch, who had served in the Missouri office for nearly 30 years and who famously failed to secure charges against the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American man in Ferguson, was defeated in a major upset by Wesley Bell. Bell cast himself as a reformer committed to changing the local criminal justice system, which was widely derided following the Brown case.
Rollins' victory is also significant in that she is a woman of color running for district attorney. Ninety-five percent of elected prosecutors are white, and 79 percent are male. Only 1 percent of prosecutors in the U.S. are women of color.
Prosecutors are among the most powerful agents in the American criminal justice system. They have complete and unrivaled access to the evidence that can determine a person's guilt or innocence, and they hold broad powers over how seriously to take a charge against an individual and how aggressively to pursue a case. They determine the charges a defendant will face and ultimately set the parameters for the punishment a person might receive.
The majority of prosecutors — 85 percent — run for election unopposed. They are rarely punished for misconduct, and a 1976 Supreme Court ruling gives them absolute immunity from civil suits.


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I get that most people will disagree but I want to put my prediction out there. The Reds win the central. They have been bringing in some quality players this winter and at the trade deadline last year.
I'm sure Cincinnati would love just to be in the hunt again. But remember, that ballpark can really beat up a pitching staff over the long haul.
I think this FO knows they need Ozuna's bat, that is why his name won't go away. Do you think they want him to accept a 2-year deal?
by Tackleberry 12/20/2019 9:06:02 PM
I'm sure they would love that. Will the market collapse and make that possible> We shall see.
Does the Kim signing likely cement Cabrera's role will be in the Cardinals bullpen next season?
Cabrera has to earn a role on this team. Nothing he did last year guarantees him a spot on the staff. His lack of polish always made him a more likely candidate for the bullpen than the rotation. If he can add polish, then, sure, another starting lefty would be nice.
Christmas Pick Em Lightning Round:
Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog
Christmas Vacation or Christmas Story
White Elephant or Secret Santa
Cookies or Cookie Dough
Real Tree or Fake Tree
Hot chocolate, Christmas Story, Secret Santa, Cookies, real tree.
If St. Louis wins the lawsuit, what will the money be used for? Will it be used for furthering the sport of football in this city?
The City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority (RSA) are the plaintiffs. Not sure where all the money would go, but shouldn't some of that go to paying off the stadium?
The Kim signing was a good value, but I think fans see the Reyes/Martinez potential and would have been fine if they had stood pat. There are no Reyes/Martinez bats looming on the offensive side, that is what is concerning.
So you are not on the Lane (Thomas) Train?
Who is the best pure overall athlete you have covered in St. Louis?
You know, I could make a case for Ozzie Smith: fast, quick and agile with incredible dexterity. And he was ahead of his time with weight training to gain strength. Orlando Pace is another guy -- very light on his feet for such a huge guy. He is was an athletic freak that way.
Is it Bader's job to lose in center field to start the season?
Well, he lost the everyday job last season. So why would be he guaranteed the job this season? If he can't learn to hit sliders in the zone and lay off sliders outside the zone, then he will be a fourth outfielder.
Who do you suppose are currently top targets outside the organization to man left field next season?
Marcell Ozuna. That's about it.
roller derby and ronnie rains. hadn't thought about that in years. my 13 year old self saw a "match" involving the midwest pioneers with joanie weston back in the day, and still remember it clearly. would rank in the top 5 of "sporting events" ive seen live, and im well north of 100 total bball, football and hockey games.
now that blues fans long nightmare is over, what transaction do you think was the biggest reason that a Stanley cup didn't happen years ago--the Gilmour trade, the brind'amour trade, or the butcher trade?
by morley1 12/20/2019 9:22:25 PM
Ah, Joanie Weston. Dynamite Tony Roman! Charlie O'Connell! I favored the Bay Area Roller Derby over the SoCal Roller Games with my boy Rains and Ralphie Valladares. As for worst trade, I always pick the Brind'Amour trade over the Butcher trade as most devastating -- by a mile. But Doug Gilmour's Adventures in Babysitting became the worst ever. Mike Bullard . . . ugh.
How'd you rate the possibility of MiLB getting fair treatment from the MLB/Players Assoc political system in the near future?
by Pessimist in SEMO 12/20/2019 9:24:04 PM
Not great -- and that's a shame. Minor leaguers are among the country's most oppressed work forces. And shrinking the minor leagues could hurt the games because some overlooked gems will never get a chance. Odds are a lot of those guys will just fall through the cracks if there are fewer introductory pro leagues.
I hope Wainwright is done with the Cardinals after this year. Ditto Yadi. Time to move on, they will both be too old to fool with after 2020. Heck, probably too old to fool with for 2020. Time to get younger.
by JohnB 12/20/2019 9:26:07 PM
But if both guys perform in 2020 like they did in '19, then not bringing them back would be stupid.
Cespedes is rumored to be on the trade market. Do you envision the Cardinals have any interest?
No -- the guy is a goofball. I'd be surprised if the Cardinals went there, even with his revised contract.
Does Edmonds have potential at the HOF down the road ala the route Simmons had to take?
Indeed he does. If Harold Baines is a Hall of Famer, then Jim Edmonds is a Hall of Famer.
They are mentioning on mlb network about Colorado trading Arenado. One panelist just mentioned the Cardinals.
They couldn't decide if this was just floated out there or if it serious. The 2 year opt is hanging over a trade. Your team would have to think it is to win now.
Intriguing.
Sure, the Cardinals could use the boost. Their batting order screams "Arenado please!" Maybe I'm wrong, but that Carpenter contract is a giant obstacle. And, again, Edman is a handy Plan B. It would be great to see the Cardinals do something bold here, but it's really to dismiss the possibility after watching this front office operate the same way for so long.
I don't think most of us are too impressed with winning seasons of baseball by itself. Not that big a deal to win 83, 84, 85 games most years. The amount of other teams not even trying almost guarantees that level of "success". I believe most Cards fans want World Series appearances and World Series championships, league championships at the least. I have not yet seen anyone wearing a 2019 National League Central Division tee shirt yet. If winning a division or wild card spot floats the boats of DeWitt and company, fine, but I have met few fellow fans who are impressed with that. Perhaps they are victims of their long ago past success....
OK, but the franchise keeps selling a massive number of tickets, so somebody seems impressed by consistent contention.
Are you planning to make the trek to Jupiter to spend some time covering the team this spring?
Not in the plans, no.
Which team did you think will go farther in the playoffs: Boston, Pittsburgh or Washington?
by Elderfan 12/20/2019 9:43:56 PM
Good one. Boston is loaded and obviously miffed about last year. Their window with guys like Chara and Bergeron is closing and they came out this season with great urgency. Washington wants another Cup too while it still has the core guys intact. So it's a toss-up between those two. Pittsburgh is all beat up and it appears to lack the goaltending too.
What was up with the no show on the ice/Panger interview by Jake after being named the #1 Star of the Game against the Oilers?
by Stella Blues 12/20/2019 9:49:26 PM
I wasn't down there after the game. Maybe Jake was in a state of shock after winning a home game.
Corey ****erson - good short-term solution for Cards - your thoughts
by Saytreykid 12/20/2019 9:51:11 PM
As I note time after time after time after time after time after time after time, he's just a guy.
I must say, playing the "Deep Tracks" channel on Sirius/XM off the phone has made me less irritable today. I believe I have found a way to deal with Corey Dickerson questions.
OK, time to move on to the next thing. See you guys in a week. Enjoy the holidays with your family and friends. Nothing is more important than that time you have together.
by Jeff Gordon 12/20/2019 10:00:03 PM


Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- The interest rate on Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTB) dropped on Tuesday, as commercial banks rushed to offer bids in the auction, treasury officials said.
The yield, generally known as coupon interest rate, on 20-year BGTB fell to 8.5900 percent on the day from 8.9700 percent of the previous auction, held on July 28, according to a central bank reports.
Auction of 20-year BGTB was held on Tuesday of which 10 bids amounting to total of BDT 4.917 billion were offered. Of those, two bids amounting to total of BDT 1.25 billion were accepted, the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country's central bank, said.
"Some commercial banks have quoted lower interest rates to invest their excess liquidity in the government-approved securities to minimize their cost of funds," a senior treasury official of a commercial bank said.
The overall excess liquidity with the commercial banks stood at BDT 347 billion in June 2009, registering a 165 percent growth over that of the same period of the previous calendar year, according to the BB.
The treasury official also said the demand for such securities has risen mainly due to lower interest rates on call money in the inter-bank market.
The call rate ranged between 0.15 percent and 3.50 percent on the day unchanged from the previous level. But most of the deals were made at rates between 0.15 per cent and 0.20 per cent on the day, market operators said.
Currently, four government bonds – 5-year, 10-year, 15-year and 20-year -are being traded in the markets.


Make a tasty marinade with orange or pineapple juice, soy sauce, a dash of sesame oil and brown sugar. Marinate the chicken [or pork] all day if possible, and pork can be marinated for 24-48 hours.
It is creamy dreamy good!
That looks so good! Have you ever thought of baking the pork inside pineapple halves, like boats? Just wondering. Your sandwich idea sounds amazing, too!
Oh that looks so good! Now I am wanting that for breakfast….lol Definitely pinning this for later!
What a fabulous dish, your Chicken and the rice would be a great flavor combination. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday and come back real soon.


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China begins anti-monopoly probe into tech giant Alibaba
Laurie Chen
China has launched an anti-monopoly investigation into e-commerce giant Alibaba
China has launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba, regulators said Thursday, sending the share price of the e-commerce giant tumbling and intensifying the troubles of its billionaire founder Jack Ma.
Regulators will also hold "supervisory and guidance" talks with Alibaba's gigantic financial services subsidiary Ant Group, state media reported, just weeks after its record-breaking IPO was halted at the last minute by Beijing.
The continued squeeze on one of China's most influential companies is the latest sign that the Communist leadership is ready to deflate the ambitions of big tech firms in a runaway internet sector, which has made Ma one of China's richest people with an estimated $58 billion fortune.
Investigators are probing Alibaba for "suspected monopolistic practices", the State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement.
The probe threatens to impede the growth of Alibaba, a tech juggernaut which revolutionised the e-commerce landscape of China.
Alibaba shares tumbled 8.6 percent to a five-month low in Hong Kong on the news.
In a statement, the company said it "will actively cooperate with the regulators on the investigation".
Financial services subsidiary Ant Group said it too would cooperate and "diligently study and strictly comply with regulatory departments' requests".
Ant Group made its name via its main product Alipay, the online payments platform and super-app that is now deeply embedded in China's economy.
But the company has also expanded into offering loans, credit, investments and insurance to hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses, spurring fear and jealously in a wider banking system geared more for supporting state policy and large corporations.
Its reach into the daily spend of Chinese has also caused anxiety over the potential for personal debt to turn sour and toxify the wider economy.
As global demand for the dual Hong Kong-Shanghai listing pushed the IPO toward record valuations -- potentially handing Ma and Ant Group even more funding, legitimacy and clout -- Chinese regulators acted.
The outspoken and charismatic Ma -- a former teacher -- had previously lashed out at China's outdated financial system, calling state-owned banks "pawn shops" in an October speech that led to him being summoned for regulatory talks shortly before Ant's IPO was suspended.
He has edged away from the public limelight since the IPO collapsed.
- No one bigger than the Party -
Noises from the top of the Chinese Communist Party are ominous for companies perceived to have outsized ambitions.
Party leaders at last week's Central Economic Work Conference vowed to strengthen anti-trust measures and "firmly oppose monopolies" while the Party's executive Politburo body has also vowed to crack down on "disorderly capital expansion".
"There is an underlying political message, that no company, and no individual, can grow so big in China to the point where they can potentially challenge the authority of the CCP," Richard McGregor, senior fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, told AFP.
This year, Beijing has also implemented new regulations to contain potential risks in China's growing online lending industry, as the fintech arms of internet firms including Alibaba and Tencent have expanded and consolidated power over the market.
"Undoubtedly, Ant will now become a very different company in structure and in balance sheet," said Ryan Manuel, Chief Asia Strategist at Silverhorn Investment.
"Its regulatory environment will appear more like that of a financial services provider and less of a tech company. Its growth will slow. Its market valuation will decrease."
China's market regulator in November issued draft antitrust guidelines for internet platform economies that highlighted examples of anti-competitive behaviour.
State media have repeatedly called for tighter oversight of these firms, warning of potential financial instability as a result of their unregulated rapid growth.
Bad debt in China's chaotic financial system is a perennial risk, and regulators launched a crackdown on a growing nationwide credit addiction three years ago owing to fears of a financial meltdown.
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It's not a coup. It's not even a bad coup.
Coup-coup-kachoo!
Georgia voting systems manager Gabriel Sterling speaks to the news media at the state Capitol in Atlanta on Dec. 7. (Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Daniel W. Drezner
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything.
President Trump's efforts to nullify the results of the November election are generating some terminological debate. A few days after the election, Vox's Ezra Klein wrote, "The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, is attempting a coup in plain sight." A few days after that, Hamilton College government professor Erica De Bruin responded in PostEverything: "While the steps Trump and other Republicans officials have taken to discredit the results of the election are enormously damaging, they do not constitute a coup." De Bruin argued that the definition mattered because "an accurate assessment of whether the United States is in the midst of a coup matters because the tactics that work to prevent successful coups are different from those needed to prevent other forms of authoritarian power grabs."
It is now December, and Trump has persisted in his efforts to overturn the election. Indeed, if anything, he has grown more blatant about it. Over the weekend, my Washington Post colleagues Amy Gardner, Colby Itkowitz and Josh Dawsey reported that Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) "to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the state." They accurately described it as the "latest brazen effort by the president to interfere in the 2020 election."
At the same time, these efforts are proving to be more and more farcical. Indeed, on some level, Trump himself seems to know this. According to Axios's Alayna Treene, Trump is musing about his exit from the White House: "A White House departure on Marine One and final Air Force One flight to Florida for a political rally opposite Joe Biden's inauguration."
So what are we to make of Trump's post-election efforts? Coup or not coup? On Monday, Zeynep Tufekci wrote a widely read piece in the Atlantic about Trump's efforts to overturn the election and came down very firmly on the "coup" side of the ledger. Bringing her experience of Turkish coups to the table, she acknowledged that Trump's efforts have been unsuccessful. It would be wrong to laugh them off, however. Tufekci connects Trump's efforts with the GOP's recent pattern of entrenching minority rule: "The U.S. president is trying to steal the election, and, crucially, his party either tacitly approves or is pretending not to see it. This is a particularly dangerous combination, and makes it much more than just typical Trumpian bluster or norm shattering."
It is a foolhardy social scientist who takes the other side of a Tufekci debate, but the more the hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts thinks about it, the less satisfying the "coup" description sounds. Furthermore, her column paints the GOP with too broad a brush.
Tufekci defines a coup as "the illegitimate overthrow of a sitting government — usually through violence or the threat of violence." This corresponds with De Bruin's definition as well as her observation that "while most coup attempts are … carried out with very little bloodshed, the threat of violence underlies all coups. It is that threat that distinguishes coups from voluntary resignations and other peaceful transfers of power."
What is noteworthy about the last month has been the near-total absence of violence or mobilization toward violence. No organs of the state's coercive apparatus have sided with Trump on any of his shenanigans, nor are they likely to. Last week, the attorney general publicly acknowledged the absence of any fraud that would warrant overturning the election results, making it next to impossible for any reprise of what happened in Lafayette Square over the summer.
To the extent that there have been threats of violence, they have come via social media to state officials. That merits unequivocal condemnation. Threats from random MAGA folks, however, are not the same thing as more-organized threats of violence that have been feared for most of the fall. These are, furthermore, threats that dissipate when exposed to the media's glare. Indeed, what is striking to me has been the largely peaceful voting and post-voting political climate.
The other problem with Tufekci's argument has been that the GOP has not exactly been in lockstep with Trump on this. It would be more accurate to say that congressional Republicans have been enabling Trump. Over the weekend, The Post queried GOP members of Congress to see whether they recognized Joe Biden's victory and the results were … not encouraging. Pennsylvania's GOP state legislators have acted in a similarly reckless fashion.
If there is a correlation, however, it is a simple one: The Republicans who have the most authority have also behaved in the most responsible manner. This starts with GOP-appointed judges. While one would presume that they would not rule for strictly partisan outcomes, it is 2020 and nothing should be taken for granted. For all the fears about the Federalist Society and conservative court-packing, Politico's Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein reported last week that "several of the most devastating opinions, both Friday and in recent weeks, have come from conservative judges and, in some federal cases, Trump appointees." On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge (and George W. Bush appointee) Timothy Batten dismissed the "Kraken" lawsuit in Georgia, writing that the plaintiffs "want this court to substitute its judgment for two-and-a-half million voters who voted for Joe Biden … and this I am unwilling to do."
Similarly, elected state officials have acted properly in the past month. Every state that went for Biden but had a Republican governor — most notably, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp — has affirmed the electoral outcome for Biden. So has Georgia's Republican secretary of state.
Key state legislators also have resisted Trump's overtures. The Michigan GOP leaders who met with Trump made it clear that they would not act to overturn the election results; Arizona's GOP legislators rebuffed Trump's entreaties, as well.
Even executive branch officials have resisted Trump. After ascertaining the results, Trump Cabinet officials have, with a few hiccups, been welcoming to Biden's landing teams. As previously noted, Attorney General William P. Barr squelched any talk of there being systemic fraud. Chad Wolf, Trump's most lickspittle pretend acting secretary, refused to fire Christopher Krebs, making Trump do it himself. Even Vice President Pence subtly affirmed the legitimacy of the election results when he swore in Democrat Mark Kelly to replace Republican Martha McSally in the U.S. Senate.
To be clear, the takeaway from this is not to relax completely. However ineptly, Trump and his legal team are trying to overturn the results. The effect on GOP public attitudes is disheartening. Tufekci is correct to observe that the watchword is vigilance.
That said, what is happening is not a coup, or even an attempt at a coup. It is a ham-handed effort to besmirch the election outcome by any easily available means necessary. That is not good, but it is very different from Turkey's myriad coups.
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The MAGA march on D.C. showed Trump supporters are not a monolith, but their dedication to the president is singular. (The Washington Post)


Taylor looking at the airplane that is finally going to take him from his birth land of Korea to his sweet Daddy in Louisiana, completing his new forever family!
I have been going through all of my Korea photos trying to get them all organized, blogged, and printed. Friday was our last day in Korea, but unfortunately, it isn't documented as well as the other days.
For Amanda, Taylor, and I, Friday in Korea was spent in the ER due to a very scary seizure that morning as we were packing up. We were exceptionally worried about Tay's health and that we were going to miss our flights home. Thankfully, we were able to quickly produce a plan of action thanks to the social workers at Holt Korea, the Korean doctor and pediatrician, a few different US doctors via phone calls, and a whole lot of praying!
However, once we made it to the airport in just the nick of time, we found out that our flight was delayed by five hours, causing all of our connecting flights to be messed up. We solved that problem by flying into San Francisco and spending an extra night, then flying to different connecting states, with all three of us finally getting to our families late Saturday evening.
We could not be more thankful for all the people across the country praying us home, and I'm happy to report that Taylor is doing GREAT with his new family! He is a happy, healthy, and ADORABLE little toddler! I will forever be grateful to Amanda and Michael for entrusting me to help out Amanda and Tay on this amazing journey. I feel beyond blessed to have spent that time seeing the adoption process first hand, meeting the amazing social workers at Holt Korea, and enjoying the culture of my daughter's birth country. I dream about going back to Korea each and every day.


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What gear uses Brandon Woelfel ?
Brandon Woelfel has become in a very short time a phenomenon on Instagram. The look he gives to his shots, is immediately recognizable. He plays a lot on pink and blue tones, a lot of accessories as well as on strong depth of field: the bokeh.
At the time I write these lines, his Instagram account has more than 2 million subscribers and his Youtube channel more than 230,000.
This article will introduce you to the material he uses, information which is much less often found than the articles dedicated to the retouching techniques he uses.
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Prepare yourself to experience real life, team based action game, where players discover clues, accomplish tasks and solve puzzles in order to escape a locked room before time runs out.
We offer 2 indoor games and an outdoor escape hunt, each with a unique story line and exciting puzzles that engage players through their environment.
But what's behind the door?
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For the latest installment of our Confessions series, in which we offer anonymity in exchange for candor, we spoke to a publishing executive who fears that data leakage has become a major problem again since the arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Data leakage has long been an issue. Why is it a worry again now?
It has ramped up significantly since the advent of GDPR and the rise of the consent management platform. For a long time, middlemen of different flavors — whether they're ad tech companies or social media giants — have offered free technologies to publishers on the premise they will make them more money. Usually, it's for services and utilities that are difficult for publishers to create. So it could be tools that help publishers segment audiences and then understand more about them so they can sell them better to advertisers, for instance. Now it's free CMPs.
If someone is offering you something free of charge and selling it aggressively, and we're not expected to give them any money in return, it makes us wonder, what are we giving them in return? GDPR and ads.txt have served as a wake-up call for publishers accepting free technologies. Once the data leaves their pages, publishers really have no control over what happens to it. So ads.txt and GDPR have had a positive effect on that. This [accepting free CMPs] is now undoing some of that work by allowing the data out by a different source.
So what should publishers steer clear from?
These [CMP] technologies are often developed and sold by companies with media businesses. So anyone accepting these technologies for free from companies that aggregate media and data to then package and sell to advertisers, and take an undisclosed margin for bundling the media and data.
GDPR reopened the opportunity for publishers to take back control of their own data and publishers have realized over time that one of the most valuable assets is their relationship to the consumer and what they know about them. By giving that access away to a company that could have a commercial incentive to misuse it — it's a case of don't let the fox inside the chicken coop.
Isn't the onus on the publisher to have guaranteed this won't happen?
A lot of publishers are concerned about it, but often they opt for a free CMP because they admit it's just easier to. And the sales pitches are often very compelling or aggressive. Every publisher has a vast road map of things they'd love to do if they had time to do it. But taking what is a possible Trojan horse from an ad tech company to solve the problem seems like a box-ticking exercise rather than an opportunity to protect something that is of such fundamental value to the publisher.
Give an example of aggressive selling.
They point to legislative risks often with an undertone of threat where they tell a publisher that they might be exposing themselves to legislative risk under GDPR law, or exposing themselves by working with that publisher. It's a scaremongering approach that's come about since GDPR. And now that high-profile cases are emerging over fines, they'll likely tap into more, and try and provide a service that is free.
Don't some CMPs just want to provide a value add for trusted partners?
I know it's good to have a relationship with publishers and be seen as a valuable partner that offers services beyond the core service, but to divert so much R&D resource into creating something that doesn't offer an immediate commercial return in these highly pressured times for ad tech companies seems like an extraordinary act of generosity.
What are the ramifications if publishers aren't cautious enough?
The worst case scenario is that publishers will never realize the true value of their data or their media. It will be faceless inventory for someone else to target using their own data and thereby extracting value from the supply chain, which is rightly that of the publisher and advertiser. If they don't seize that opportunity, they will cede that value to middlemen, and the cycle will continue.
That famous example of 70 pence (92 cents) going to unknown sources will never get any better. We will just open up new leaks. We'll have fixed one leak and opened up another.


The European Commission estimates that up to two billion tonnes of food is lost of wasted around the world annually. If no action is taken, it is predicted that the amount of food waste in the EU could reach 126 million tonnes a year by 2020.
In order to avoid so, from 9 july to 1 October 2013 the European Commission is running a consultation entitled 'Sustainability on the Food System', welcoming inputs from European citizens, organisations and public authorities on how to reduce the 89 million tonnes of food wasted yearly in the EU.
The consultation is based on the frame of the EC's 'Roadmap to Resource Efficient Europe' published in September 2011. Outputs and findings should be published in early 2014.


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TechPost, which looks at people and ideas driving the local technology industry, runs Friday on the WashBiz Blog, athttp://washingtonpost.com/washbizblog.
In a world of blogs, social networks, feeds, interactive media and so much more, how can a company build and nurture its Web presence?
· Welcome criticism. The first step is supporting interactive conversation, where site visitors can communicate with you. That's easy. The next step is establishing a reputation that makes people feel comfortable being openly (and constructively) critical of your company either on your site or elsewhere online. Responding to reasonable criticism with a reasonable response will establish trust and credibility.
· Think like a start-up. When you're a start-up, you run lean, make fast decisions, focus only on the most important stuff and build your brand through relationships. Why should a big company think any different? Your Web presence should evolve daily, and that means being quick and nimble.
· Define metrics, measure them and act. Use tools such as Google Alerts, Twitter search and Filtrbox to monitor external discussions, and packages such as Google Analytics and Crazy Egg to monitor your site's performance.
· Create a solid buying experience; don't worry about selling your product. The rest will follow. The best way is to find out what buyers do and then "get in their way." For example, if you think buyers compare features a lot before they decide on a product, give them the tools to do that effectively.
· Though both terms get thrown around, social networking and social media are different. Social media is the entire body of sites that offer social features, such as bookmarking and feed-sharing. Social networking is the act of connecting with others online. So, thinking that social networking is "what everyone is doing" does not mean you should run out and create a social networking site. However, creating relevant content and then providing the tools that enable people to share, preferably throughout targeted groups within social networking sites, makes more sense.
· Harness your audience to do the work for you. In an age where everyone is concerned with controlling their message, this seems antithetical, but it's actually more powerful and cost-effective. In fact, on sites such as Amazon and eBay, negative comments add an air of credibility to positive ones and actually help drive sales. Products that offer comments that have give a whiff of being "sanitized" don't sell as well. Let people talk about you; it only gets others to do so, increasing the exposure of your brand.
· You are what you publish. Whether you're building a corporate or personal brand, you need to generate content that your audience will value. That value can be entertainment-driven or cerebral.
· Digital brand-building should be thought of as a one-to-one engagement. You're not marketing to the masses -- these are people who will buy your stuff and will pimp your brand to their friends if you engage them. The more personal attention you give, the more you'll be praised and the more you'll sell.
· To develop your brand online, you need to live, eat and breathe interactive strategy. If you do your homework, campaign creation with your marketing partners will become a collaborative process, producing better results every time. Study all areas of the interactive universe in detail by reading blogs, white papers and attending conferences and/or meet-ups on a daily basis.


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Knights and Dames are not peers; their titles are created as a dignity within an order of chivalry (The Most Noble Order of the Garter, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, etc.), or as a knight bachelor; these dignities can be used for recipient's lifetime only and cannot be inherited. Male holders of the title are addressed as "sir," while the feminine equivalent of a knight is a "dame." Until the late 20th century women could only be appointed to The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, The Royal Victorian Order, and The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Women were prohibited from appointments to the Order of the Garter (the highest order of chivalry) and the Order of the Thistle, the second-highest chivalric order, until the 1987 reforms of Queen Elizabeth II. A chivalric knight's name would be written as "Sir Kenneth Heffington, KT," the last initials indicating in which order the knighthood was created (in this case, a knight of the Thistle). A bachelor knight's name would be written as "Sir Robert Lovelace, Knight." The wives of both kinds of knights are addressed as "lady," followed by the surname, e.g., "Lady Lovelace." A dame's name is written "Dame Maggie Burnstein, GCB" (the initials stand for knight grand cross of the Order of the Bath). She would be addressed in person as "Dame Maggie." In addition, there are classes within each chivalric order, each with a unique set of initials to be used after the person's name. I know—it's wicked complicated.
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Your contract is with Waveney River Centre (2003) Ltd (referred to in these conditions as 'The Company'). Any contract to hire a boat with the Company incorporates the conditions below and is between the Company and You (also referred to as 'The Hirer'). The contract does not take effect until the Company despatch confirmation of your booking to you in writing or by email. The contract is made in England and is governed in all aspects by English Law. All boats offered for hire by the Company are licensed by The Broads Authority and operated in accordance with the said Authority's Code of Practice for Boat Hire Procedures 2009.
All correspondence should be sent to the address above. The Company may refuse to accept a booking at its discretion and will not accept any booking form signed by a person less than 18 years old. All male, all female & mixed groups under 25 must check before booking.
You must make a deposit payment to reserve your booking. It will be refunded if your booking is not confirmed. The balance (of your holiday price) must be received by the Company no later than 56 days before the holiday start date. If booking within 14 days of the start date, payment must be made by debit or credit card. It is not normal practice to send reminders and if final payment is not received as required, the Company may cancel the booking and apply charges (see para 7(ii)). The Company may recover the cost of any bank charges or other costs incurred in handling dishonoured cheques, direct bank payments and foreign currencies. When making payments by credit (but not debit) cards, the Company reserves the right to levy a surcharge of 3% on each payment.
The Company guarantees that there will be no additional surcharges made within 56 days of your holiday start date but reserves the right to alter the price of any of its holidays before you make your booking.
All hire terms are inclusive of VAT and are quoted in £ sterling per boat, equipped as described unless otherwise stated. As soon as the booking is confirmed by the Company the hire terms are guaranteed unless there is a change in the rate of VAT.
We are unable to sell personal holiday, car breakdown or cancellation insurance.
i. Changes. If you want to change your booking once your confirmation has been issued, an administration fee of £25 will be payable to the Company.
ii. Cancellation. If you have to cancel your booking, you must telephone the Company as soon as possible and then confirm in writing, supplying documentary evidence, including medical certificates where appropriate to support your claims. The day the Company receives your telephone notification of cancellation is the date on which your booking is cancelled. Depending on your reason for cancellation, you may receive a refund of all monies you have paid, after deducting a cancellation administration fee of £35 per week or per part week per booking. To qualify for a refund your reason for cancellation must be one of the following, must apply to a member of your party, and with the exception of pregnancy must have occurred after you booked your holiday and must prevent you from taking your holiday. Qualifying reasons: Death, illness, bodily injury, pregnancy or childbirth; jury service or witness call; redundancy of any member of the party or their spouse; cancellation of arranged leave in respect of a member of HM Forces or police; unexpected occupational posting within six weeks of the commencement date of the holiday or involving an occupational transfer in excess of 50 miles; fire, storm, flood, subsidence or malicious damage rendering the home uninhabitable; police requiring presence following a burglary or other incident at home or place of business; death, serious injury or serious illness of any member of your immediate family, fiance(e), close business associate, partner or co-director. If the reason for cancellation does not qualify for a refund as set out above eg. dis-inclination to travel, leave cancelled by employer (other than HM Forces or the Police) etc, a cancellation charge will be payable, based on the number of days before the arrival date that we receive notification of your cancellation as shown in the following table.
If any payment due in relation to your booking is not paid by the appropriate date, then the Company is entitled to assume that you wish to cancel your booking. In this case, the Company will be entitled to keep all deposits paid or due at that date.
You (The Hirer) can board your boat at 2pm (unless advised otherwise, for example on your confirmation) on the start date of your holiday rental and you must leave by 9am on the last day. The Company reserve the right to delay this take over time in order to maintain our standards. If you arrive early, you are welcome to visit the leisure centre prior to receiving your keys. If your arrival will be delayed beyond 4pm you must contact the Company so that alternative arrangements can be made. If you fail to arrive by noon on the day after the start date and you do not advise the Company then your booking may be treated as having been cancelled by you and no refund of any monies paid by you will be made. The Company may at its absolute discretion refuse to hand over the keys to a boat or terminate a holiday where in the opinion of the Company a person or group is likely to cause damage, distress or annoyance to other persons or property. In such an event the Company will be under no obligation to refund, compensate or indemnify you. On arrival the Company will The Company will instruct the Hirer how to operate all safety and other equipment on board the boat and instruct the Hirer how to operate the engine but the Hirer uses the same at their own risk. You must notify the Company of any faults identified as soon as possible either before or after the boat leaves the boatyard so that they can be rectified. You must return the boat (with all gear and equipment) to the boatyard in a clean and tidy condition by 9am. A charge will be made if the boat is returned late or is not clean and tidy.
Every boat is checked before the start of each hire and in the event of a mechanical failure the right is reserved to delay departure until a repair has been effected, so it is unlikely that your boat will suffer a mechanical breakdown. If a breakdown of any kind occurs, you must report it to the Company immediately so that repairs can be made to enable you to resume your cruise. Provided that the Company is informed they will take steps to repair the boat and/or its equipment as speedily as practical in the circumstances. Apart from these obligations, the Company shall not be liable in any respect for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, whether financial or otherwise suffered as a result of such a breakdown. The Company shall not be responsible for the consequences of delays or restrictions on cruising arising from obstruction, repairs or damage to waterways, flooding, shortage of water, industrial action or other circumstances beyond their control. The right is reserved to restrict cruising if unusual or hazardous conditions prevail.
You may not take on board without the Company's permission portable heaters, lighting equipment, bicycles, canoes or anything that may cause danger or damage to the boat, its equipment or occupants.
All customers are responsible for their personal possessions and property at all times and are required to exercise due care and attention to ensure their own personal safety and wellbeing.
No liability is accepted by the Company for loss or damage to the Hirer's belongings.
Although boats are insured by the Company, you are primarily responsible for any damage to the boat, its equipment or to any third party property and for loss of equipment. The Company will require either (a) a damage waiver with separate fuel deposit or (b) a refundable security & fuel deposit. The damage waiver is non refundable and indemnifies you against any damage to the boat, its equipment and for any third party property damage or loss of equipment. Fuel costs exceeding the fuel deposit will be charged to you at the end of your holiday.
The Company reserve the right to charge a security deposit on certain parties or non-family groups - you will be advised of this when you book. If the boat is returned without any damage, loss of equipment or third party claim against you, the deposit will be repaid. Where damage has occurred, all or part of your security deposit may be withheld. Not withstanding the above if you or any member of your party either fail to comply with these booking conditions or cause negligent, willful or criminal damage you will be fully liable for any loss incurred.
Boating can be hazardous. While the Company has taken all reasonable care in the preparation of the vessel and in the provision of safety equipment, the Hirer is responsible for their own safety, the boat's safe navigation and the safety of third parties affected by their actions and the safe return of the vessel.
No liability to the Hirer is accepted by the Company for injury to or death of the Hirer or any member of their party during the course of the hire or during embarkation or disembarkation. You and your party use the pontoons, quays and other landings on the river entirely at your own risk.
No minor may control the boat without the direct supervision of an adult.
In the event of damage to the boat caused by you and/or a third party, no responsibility can be accepted by the Company or the Boat Operator for loss of time or cost of alternative accommodation boat or any other damages or expenses. In the case of an accident or damage to the boat or any other craft or to waterway property you must for insurance reasons.
(d) not put any repairs in hand without the Company's consent.
On returning the boat at the end of your holiday you must inform the Company of any damage or of items broken, lost or stolen.
We operate a no smoking policy on all our cruisers. We will charge you £50 if you breach this policy and reserve the right to terminate your holiday.
Pets are allowed on certain specified cruisers at an extra charge - please check when booking.
You must navigate in accordance with current bye-laws and observe speed limits.
If any members of your party have limited mobility then please check the suitability of the boat before booking. The Company will be happy to discuss your requirements and offer advice / assistance where possible.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the individual boat descriptions contained in the brochure are correct. Layout plans are for indicative purposes and are not to scale. Photographs may be used to show a style standard and may therefore not be identical to the boat.
Every effort has been made to ensure that you have an enjoyable and memorable holiday. If however, you have a cause for complaint the Company is anxious that remedial action is taken as soon as possible. It is essential that you contact the Company immediately if any problem arises so that it can be speedily resolved. It is often extremely difficult (and sometimes impossible) to resolve difficulties properly unless the Company is promptly notified. Please help the Company to help you by following this procedure. If you fail to do so, this may affect your entitlement to claim compensation where this may otherwise have been appropriate.
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