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Survey Language Essentials
As discussed in a previous post, web surveys are increasingly moving toward designs that more closely resemble experiments. A major goal in the SurveyMan work is to capture the underlying abstractions of surveys and experiments. These abstractions are then represented in the Survey language and runtime system.
When the topic of a programming language for surveys came up, I initially proposed a SQL-like approach. Emery quite strongly suggested that SQL was, in general, a non-starter. He suggested a tabular language as an alternative approach that would capture the features I was so keen on, but in a more accessible format. To get started, he suggested I look at Query by Example.
The current language can be written as a csv in a spreadsheet program. This csv is the input to the SurveyMan runtime system, which checks for correctness of the survey and performs some lightweight static analysis. The runtime system then sends the survey to the chosen platform and processes results until the stopping condition is met.
The csv format has two mandatory columns and 9 optional semantically meaningful columns. Most surveys are only written with a subset of the available columns. The most up-to-date information can be found on the Surveyman wiki. The mandatory columns are QUESTION and OPTIONS. Column names can appear in any case and any columns that are not semantically meaningful to the SurveyMan runtime system will be pushed through from the input csv to the output csv.
Columns may appear in any order. Rows are partitioned into questions; all rows belonging to a particular question must be grouped together, but questions may be appear in any order. Questions use multiple rows to represent different answer options. For example, if a question asks what your preferred ice cream flavor is and the options are vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, each of these will appear in their own row, with the exception of the first option, which will appear on the same row as the question. More formally, if we let the csv be represented by a dictionary indexed on column name and row numbers, then for Survey $$S$$ having column set $$c$$, some question $$Q_i$$ spanning rows $$\lbrace i, i+1, ..., j\rbrace, i < j $$, would be represented by a $$|c|\times (j - i + 1)$$ matrix: $$S[:][i:j+1]$$, and its answer options would be a vector represented by $$S[OPTIONS][i:j+1]$$.
Display and Quality Control Abstractions
The order of the successive rows in a question matters if the order of the options matter. In our ice cream example, the order does not matter, so we may enter the options in any order. If we were instead to ask "Rate how strongly you agree with the statement, 'I love chocolate ice cream.'", the options would be what's called a Likert scale. In this case, the order in which the options are entered is semantically meaningful. The ORDERED column functions as a flag for this interpretation. Its default value is false, so if the column is omitted entirely, every question's answer options will be interpreted as unordered.
We do not express display properties in the csv at all. We will discuss how questions are displayed in the runtime section of this post. We had considered adding a CLASS column to the csv to associate certain questions with individual display properties, but this would have the effect of not only introducing, but encouraging non-uniformity in the question display. This introduces additional factors that we would have to model in our quality control. Collaborators who are interested in running web experiments are the most keen on this feature; as we expand from surveys into experiments, we would need to understand what kinds of features they hope to implement with custom display classes, and determine what the underlying abstractions are.
That said, it happens that two columns we use for quality control also provides once piece of meaningful display information. EXCLUSIVE is a boolean-valued column indicating whether a respondent can only pick one of the answer options, or if they can choose multiple answer options. When EXCLUSIVE is true for a question, its answer options appear as a radio button inputs and for $$m$$ options, the total number of unique responses is $$m$$. When EXCLUSIVE is set to false, the answer options appear as radio buttons and the total number of unique responses is $$2^m - 1$$ (we don't allow users to skip over answering questions). We also support a FREETEXT column, which can be interpreted as a boolean-valued column or a regular expression. When FREETEXT ought to represent a regular expression $$r$$, it should be entered into the appropriate cell as $$\#\lbrace r \rbrace$$.
We also provide a CORRELATED column to assist in quality control. Our bug detection checks for correlations between questions to see if any redundancy can be removed. However, sometimes correlations are desired, whether to confirm a hypothesis or as a form of quality control. We allow sets of questions to be marked with an arbitrary symbol, indicating that we expect them to be correlated. As we'll discuss in later posts, this information can be critical in identifying human adversaries.
Prior work on survey languages has focused on how surveys, like programs, have control flow. We would be remiss in our language design if we failed to address this.
The most basic survey design is a flat survey. The default behavior in SurveyMan is to randomize the order of the questions. This means that for a survey of $$n$$ questions, there are $$n$$ factorial possible orderings (aside : WordPress math mode doesn't allow "!"?!?!?). It is not always desirable to display one of every possible ordering to a respondent. There are cases where we will want to group questions together. These groups are called "blocks."
Blocks are a critical basic unit for both surveys and experiments. Conventional wisdom in survey design dictates that topically similar questions be grouped together. We recently launched a survey on wage negotiation that has three topical units : demographic information, work history, and negotiation experience. Experiments on learning require a baseline set of questions followed by the treatment questions and follow-up questions. Question can be grouped together using the BLOCK column.
Blocks are represented by the regular expression _?[1-9][0-9]*(\._?[1-9][0-9]*)* . Numbering begins at 1. Like an outline, the period indicates hierarchy: blocks numbered 1.1 and 1.2 are contained in block 1. We can think of block numbers as arrays of integer. We define the following concepts:
function depth
input : A survey block
output : integer indicating depth
idArray <- block id as an array
return length(idArray)
function questionsForBlock
input : A surveyBlock
output : A set of questions contained in this particular block
topLevelQuestions <- a list of questions contained directly in this block
subblocks <- all of the blocks contained in this block
blocks <- return value initialized with topLevelQuestions
for block in subblocks
blocks <- blocks + questionsForBlock(block)
return blocks
We can say that blocks have the following two properties:
Ordering : Let the id for a block $$b$$ of depth $$d$$ be represented by an array of length $$d$$, which we shall call $$id$$. Let $$index_d$$ be a function of a question representing its dynamic index in the survey (that is, the index at which the question appears to the user). Then the block ordering property states that
$$\forall b_1 \forall b_2 \bigl( d_1 = d_2 \; \wedge \; id_{b_1}[\mathbf{\small depth}(b_1)-1] < id_{b_2}[\mathbf{\small depth}(b_2)-1] \; \longrightarrow \quad \forall q_1 \in \mathbf{\small questionsForBlock}(b_1)\;\forall q_2 \in \mathbf{\small questionsForBlock}(b_2) \; \bigl( index_d(q_1) < index_d(q_2) \bigr) \bigr)$$
This imposes a partial ordering on the questions; top level questions in a block may appear in any order, but for two blocks at a particular depth, all of the questions in the lower numbered block must be displayed before any of the questions in the block at the higher number.
Containment : If there exists a block $$b$$ of depth $$d > 1$$, then for all $$i$$ from 0 to $$d$$, there must also exist blocks with ids $$[id_b[0]],..,[id_b[0],.., id[d-1]]$$. Each of these blocks is said to contain $$b$$. If $$b_1$$ is a containing block for $$b_2$$, then for all top level questions $$q_1$$ in $$b_1$$, it is never the case that
$$\exists q_i, q_j, q_k \bigl(\lbrace q_i, q_j \rbrace \subset \mathbf{\small questionsForBlock}(b_2) \; \wedge \; q_k \in \mathbf{\small questionsForBlock}(b_1) \; \wedge \; index_d(q_i) < index_d(q_k) < index_d(q_j)$$
That is, none of the top level questions may be interleaved with a subblock's question. Note that we do not require the survey design to enumerate containing blocks if they do not hold top-level questions.
Sometimes what a survey designer really wants is a grouping, rather than an ordering. Consider the two motivating examples. It's clear for the psychology experiment that an ordering is necessary. However, the wage survey does not necessarily need to be ordered; it just needs to keep the questions together. If a survey designer would like to relax the constraints of an ordering, they can prefix the block's id with an underscore at the appropriate level. For a block numbered 1.2.3, if we change this to _1.2.3, then all other members of block 1 will need to have their identifiers modified to _1. If we were instead to change 1.2.3 to 1.2._3, then this block would be able to move around inside block 1.2 under the same randomization scheme as block 1.2's top level questions. Note that you cannot have a randomized block _n and an unrandomized block n.
Our last column to consider is the BRANCH column. Branching is when different choices for a particular question's answers lead to different paths through the survey. The main guarantee we want to preserve with branching is that the set of nodes in a respondent's path through the survey depends solely on their responses to the questions, not the randomization.
The contents of the BRANCH column are block ids associated with the branch destination. There can be exactly one branch question per top level block. This ensures the path property mentioned above. The BRANCH column also doubles as a sampling column. We permit one special branch case, where a block contains no subblocks and all of its top level questions are branch questions. In this case, the block is treated as a single question, whose value is selected randomly. If the resulting distributions of answers for the questions in this block are not determined to be drawn from the same underlying distribution, the system flags the block. Since the assumption is that all of the questions are semantically equivalent, the contents of the BRANCH column must be identical for each question. If the user does not want to branch to a particular location, but instead wants the user to see the next question (as with a free, top-level question), then BRANCH can be set to the keyword NULL.
We currently only allow branching to a top-level block, but are considering weakening this requirement.
Deprecated and Forthcoming Columns
The psycholinguistic surveys we've been running often require external files to be played. Non-text media are also often used in other web experiments. We had previously supported a RESOURCE column that would take a URL and display this under the question. Since the question column supports arbitrary HTML, it seemed redundant to include the RESOURCE column. These stimuli are part of the question, so separating them out didn't make much sense. While the current code still supports this column, it will not in the future.
Another column that we are considering deprecating is the RANDOMIZE column. We see two issues with this column : first of all, there has been some confusion about whether it referred to randomizing the question's answer options or if it referred to allowing the question's order to be randomized. It referred to the former, since question order randomization is handled by the BLOCK column. Secondly, we do not see any use-case for not randomizing the question options. It would exist to satisfy a client who has no interest in our quality control techniques.
Presley has suggested adding a CONDITION column, for use in web experiments. This addition is tempting; I would first need to consider whether the information it provides is already captured by the CORRELATED column (or whether we should simply rename the CORRELATED column CONDITION and add some additional behavior to the execution environment).
Runtime System
Okay, this blog post is too long already...runtime post forthcoming!
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Ireneusz Wojciech Jesionek (ur. 10 marca 1949, zm. 28 marca 2014) – polski pilot sportowy, kilkukrotny medalista Polski w akrobacji samolotowej. Był zawodnikiem Aeroklubu Radomskiego, pilotem i instruktorem na samolocie akrobacyjnym Extra 300L oraz szefem szkolenia naziemnego w Gold Wings. Startował również w mistrzostwach Europy. Uczestnik wielu pikników lotniczych oraz większych imprez, latał samolotem o znakach SP-ACM.

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A few days ago I had the pleasure of watching 42, the historical account of Jackie Robinson's integration of major league baseball in 1947. Robinson is a central figure in Black History, but he was an American hero whose story can be championed by all.
The movie starts without a single opening credit, with director Brian Helgeland (The Order) providing an account of the historical context of American life in 1947 and by extension, baseball. Segregation was the law of the land, but Brooklyn Dodger president Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford, Cowboys & Aliens) had the progressive inclination to add a Negro player to the team. Robinson (played by newcomer Chadwick Boseman) possessed a blend of athleticism, youth and pedigree that made him the clear choice over other talented Negro League players, like Satchel Paige. Although Robinson is a legend, it took a visionary like Rickey to provide the platform for change.
Robinson faced profound and insidious discrimination. When he stepped up to home plate he was jeered by fans as well as opposing teams. Opposing pitchers threw at his head, and while playing first base during his first year an opponent intentionally speared him with his cleats. Throughout this abuse, Robinson maintained his dignity and composure. One couldn't even say that a lesser man would have retaliated, because any man would have. Rickey carefully explained to Robinson that he would never be able to react to the abuse or else the "experiment" would fail. He bravely served as baseball's test case to end segregation, enduring ceaseless racism at every turn.
Despite my overwhelmingly positive thoughts about the film, I do have a few minor criticisms. Harrison Ford's portrayal of Branch Rickey was very blustery. He could have pulled back a little bit; but maybe that's how Rickey really behaved. If so, I should give him credit. But if that was Ford's own interpretation; I found it annoying. Another minor quibble is that the filmmakers started the movie with a recitation that some may find boring. I was interested, but it did come across as something you'd see on PBS or some other educational channel. I do think it was important to set the appropriate historical context for the movie, but it felt like a perfunctory start.
42 balances the ugliness that occasionally marred Robinson's baseball career with the warmth and purity of the love he shared with his devoted wife Rachel (the talented Nicole Beharie, Shame), a young woman he met while enrolled at UCLA. Rachel kept Jackie grounded and was a source of peace and solace in an otherwise tumultuous world. Despite the abuse that Robinson suffered, his time on the diamond was characterized by great triumph as well. On the most fundamental level, Robinson was an outstanding athlete who wanted to be judged on his merits rather than his skin color. This simple tenet is the cornerstone of our democracy, but 66 years ago Robinson struggled to receive the most basic allowances that we take for granted now.
Robinson portrayed himself in his own biopic decades ago, but this is the first dramatization to give proper attention and dramatic effect to his story. Boseman's big screen debut ostensibly came with lofty expectations, but I think he more than ably captured the humility and quiet strength that Robinson personified. I think all Americans should see this movie about one of the most transformative figures in our shared history. Grade: A-
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john lane says:
Nice analysis of the film. He was quite a man, on & off the field. He was a 4 letter man at UCLA. He died very early ( because of some of the racism) in life. He was a good role model who was also a republician- believe it or not.
I think your review was very insightful.

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We began meeting as a bible study in the summer of 2007. In a little over a year, we grew in size and began to rent a space to meet in on Sundays. In April of 2009 we publicly launched Sunday morning services. From that point on, God faithfully grew our church from a handful of people to a growing and thriving community. God continues to use Integrity to proclaim the gospel and make disciples. We give all the glory to Jesus for his grace and mercy to us. We look forward to seeing what He has in store for our future.
At Integrity Church, our mission is to mature and multiply believers to leave a gospel legacy. We strive to live this out by gathering together on Sundays for corporate worship, and by scattering throughout the city in small groups that dive deeper into gospel community.


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Developer buys Brunswig Square office and retail complex in Little Tokyo
The building at 360-374 E. 2nd St. houses 110,000 square feet of office space atop 30,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. The building, bought by Atlanta developer Jamestown, is barely one-third occupied and in need of improvements.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
By Roger VincentStaff Writer
A former drug company manufacturing and office complex in Little Tokyo has been purchased by a prominent Atlanta developer that plans to renovate the property and rent space to businesses in creative fields.
Brunswig Square is in the heart of the popular shopping and residential district, where hundreds of apartments have recently been built or are under construction. It also is not far from many old warehouse and industrial buildings in the Arts District being converted to so-called creative offices, which typically appeal to technology, entertainment and digital-media firms.
"It's right between downtown and the Arts District, in a nice way," said Michael Phillips, president of Jamestown, the new owner of Brunswig Square.
The 360-374 E. 2nd St. building houses 110,000 square feet of office space atop 30,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. The building is barely one-third occupied, he said, and in need of improvements.
The company intends to preserve the historic character of the building, which has high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, but add "more outdoor space for dining and engagement" at the corner of 2nd and Central Avenue. The property was last renovated in 1986.
Jamestown's holdings in the Los Angeles region include the four-building Lantana office complex in Santa Monica and Malibu Village shopping center in Malibu. It also owns One Times Square and Chelsea Market in New York.
The sellers of Brunswig Square were real estate investment firms GreenOak Real Estate Advisors and Arenda Capital Management. Terms of the sale were confidential, but people familiar with the downtown real estate market estimated the price in the mid-$60-million range. Phillips declined to disclose how much Jamestown plans to spend on the renovations.
The eight-story building was constructed in the early 1930s by Brunswig Drug Co., a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, in the former industrial district on the east side of downtown. The company's successor firm carries on today as Bergin Brunswig Corp. in Orange.
Brunswig Square was designed by celebrated Los Angeles architect Albert C. Martin, who made a substantial imprint on the L.A. skyline. Among his other well-known buildings are the Million Dollar Theater on Broadway and the former May. Co. department store building on Wilshire Boulevard. He was also a co-designer of City Hall.
The Little Tokyo building was key to the architectural firm's survival in the Great Depression, said Martin's grandson Christopher C. Martin, chief executive of the family firm now known as AC Martin.
Business at the firm was "absolutely cooking" until the stock market crashed in 1929, Martin said. "After that, not only did they not get any new work, the work they had on the boards stopped and the bills weren't paid. My grandfather was absolutely destitute."
Brunswig Square was one of only five or six jobs the firm had until 1936, Martin said. Photos in the firm's archives show that the opening of Brunswig Square was celebrated with crowds and Klieg lights.
In the early 1930s, Brunswig Square and other industrial buildings in the Japanese American community were served by a railroad spur, said Bill Watanabe of the Little Tokyo Historical Society.
"If one were observing the area around the Brunswig Building, there would have been an interesting mixture of Japanese-speaking first-generation immigrants, younger Japanese American youths or kids running in the streets and sidewalks, alongside the shops, businesses and warehouse buildings," Watanabe said.
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On August 22, Access Living's Curtis Harris testified at a School Board Meeting on the importance of services and supports for students with Autism.
On Wednesday, August 15 Access Living released a report analyzing the FY 2013 Chicago Public Schools Special Education Budget.
On August 10, 2011, Access Living's Education Policy Analyst delivered testimony on the CPS FY 2012 Budget at a Public Schools Budget hearing.


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    @Override
    public MessageType getType() {
        return MessageType.DISCONNECT;
    }

    private String key;
    public String getKey() {
        return key;
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    public DisconnectMessage() {}
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Great Egrets Chorus, oil on paper, 30" x 9"
Josie Merck was born in Canada. As a child she lived in Mexico and Brazil and grew up with a love of art and nature, color and celebration. She has been making nature the subject of her paintings for a number of years. Man's connection to the natural world, is a motif. She also veers off into experimenting with materials and in creating collages from time to time.
Merck studied painting at Sarah Lawrence College with Kurt Roesch and received her MFA from Yale University School of Art where she worked with Bernard Chaet, Robert Reed, and John Walker. She also attended Skowhegan School in Maine, the Art Students' League, and SUNY, Purchase.She has worked at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking. She has had 14 one-person shows and participated in a number of group shows at the Encore and Island Galleries on Block Island, RI, the Piermont Flywheel Gallery, in Piermont, NY, and at the Atlantic Gallery in New York. She has also exhibited her work in invitational and juried shows including in The Art in Embassies program, the Butler Gallery, Marymount College, the Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT, Commonweal Gallery, Bolinas, CA, and has won awards at the New England Annual, Silvermine Guild, Norwalk, CT, and the National Academy of Design, New York, NY.
She was married to James Stevenson, artist and writer, who died in 2017 and lives and works in Connecticut and Rhode Island.


From August 31 to September 5, 2018, FAME will exhibit at the IFA in Berlin. Visit us at the ZVEI Deutsche TV Plattform booth in hall 26, no. 203 A.
Fraunhofer FOKUS shows the 360° Video Playout demo "360° 24K Interactive".
The Cloud-based 360° Video Playout allows the viewing of high quality 360° videos on devices with constrained capabilities such as TV sets and HDMI stick devices. Usually the delivery of such video material consumes a large bitrate and results in a considerable processing load to perform the geometrical view projection and rendering. For example in order to achive a 4K FoV resolution, bit-rates of 200 – 300 Mbit/s are required to stream the complete 24K 360° video and it requires a few seconds to render the 4K FoV frame from the 24K equirectangular frames – which makes a smooth playback impossible even on modern devices with high processing and graphical computing capabilities. Field of View Adaptive Streaming addresses both aspects and reduces the required bit-rates and processing resources by rendering the field of view in the cloud in advance and by streaming only the selected field of view to the client. By doing so, many features which are applicable to classical videos can be also applied to the FOV videos for example: adaptive streaming using DASH and MSE, efficient delivery over existing CDNs and DRM Support over EME, and even Live Streaming scenarios. The solution also supports synchronization across multiple TVs and other devices (even mixed) so that a shared as well as an extended experience is possible.


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Taylor Deupree's Sound-a-Day Project (MP3s)
October 23, 2009 October 24, 2009 / By Marc Weidenbaum
The year is slowly coming to its end, and with it all manner of "[X] per day" projects, which seem to proliferate on the Internet. One such endeavor is the One Sound Each Day venture by musician and label owner Taylor Deupree. His little instances of sound have been the subject of Downstream entries in the past, most recently back in mid-August (disquiet.com). Among his October entries are field recordings and studio experiments. These four are among the month's most quiet, and I've sequenced them here as a little suite, to allow for an extended listening experience. It opens and closes with "real world" sounds, one constructed (an airport games arcade: MP3) and one of nature (leaves being rustled: MP3), with two studio improvisations in between (a simple gamelan bell instrument: MP3; a loop of harmonium: MP3) — despite which differences in sourcing, all have a fragility that, when investigated, reveals endless audio details.
[audio:http://www.12k.com/onesoundeachday/october/oct_05_2009.mp3,http://www.12k.com/onesoundeachday/october/oct_02_2009.mp3,http://www.12k.com/onesoundeachday/october/oct_01_2009.mp3,http://www.12k.com/onesoundeachday/october/oct_12_2009.mp3|titles="games arcade","gamelan bell instrument","harmonium","leaves"|artists=Taylor Deupree,Taylor Deupree,Taylor Deupree,Taylor Deupree]
Visit the project at 12k.com/onesoundeachday.
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Senate Passes Bills Promoting the Safety, Health and Wellness of Children and Persons with Disabilities
Posted byQuinn Diaz	 October 18, 2019 October 18, 2019
Press Release from Senate President Karen Spilka's Office:
BOSTON – The Massachusetts State Senate today passed An Act to protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse, also known as "Nicky's Law," and An Act Relative to Children's Health and Wellness.
"As lawmakers, our number one job is to protect the most vulnerable among us and these pieces of legislation do just that," said Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). "I am proud to see such overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate for these bills and look forward to seeing them reach the governor's desk."
Under Nicky's Law, the Disabled Persons Protections Commission (DPPC) would establish a registry that identifies individuals who have abused people with disabilities. The registry, which mirrors an existing registry for childcare employees, would include former employees who have been terminated or separated from employment as a result of abuse. The legislation requires providers to review the registry and prohibits the hiring of anyone who is on the registry. More than 20 states have enacted and established similar registries.
"Enacting this registry will help disrupt a cycle of abuse of individuals with disabilities, and put in place common-sense protections that families in the Commonwealth deserve," said Senator Michael O. Moore (D-Millbury), who filed the legislation. "There are clear benefits to screening prospective employees who intend to work within the licensed caretaker field and I am hopeful that the bill will advance to the Governor's desk to help protect our most vulnerable residents like Nicky."
"Treating people with the dignity they deserve is among our core values as a Commonwealth, and it is crucial that we do everything we can to protect the most vulnerable among us," said Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Boston), co-chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. This bill is thanks to the work of so many families, advocates, and stakeholders that have pushed the bill for years and came to the table this session to refine it even further. I'm so proud to see the Senate unanimously pass Nicky's Law today."
The Senate also unanimously passed An Act Relative to Children's Health and Wellness. This comprehensive bill, amended following robust debate, addresses issues related to health care access for children who have aged out of the foster care system by automatically enrolling them in MassHealth. The bill also address issues effecting the Department of Children and Families (DCF) by establishing a new data working group to help streamline the agency's reporting process. The bill calls for an examination of the barriers to mental and behavioral health supports for children; establishes a commission to study mandated reporting laws and calls for increased education around child sex abuse and exploitation.
"The wellbeing of children has been a longtime priority of mine, and I am thrilled that our chamber has passed this comprehensive piece of legislation today," said Assistant Majority Leader Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett). "There are many critical components of this bill, but I would especially like to highlight the provision that authorizes MassHealth to provide benefits to youth who have aged out of the state foster care system, a policy change long championed by Senate President Karen Spilka. By ensuring continuous healthcare coverage until age 26 for these young people, we guarantee they have the same access to basic healthcare that their peers are afforded. Furthermore, with this step, we are giving more at-risk youth across the Commonwealth a better chance to lead a healthy and successful life. I am confident that legislation will go a long way towards helping thousands of children access the healthcare coverage they deserve."
"This legislation will improve the health and wellness of children across the Commonwealth," said Assistant Majority Leader Senator Joan B. Lovely (D-Salem). "I am particularly pleased that the Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Task Force can continue its important work and that my amendment creating a Special Commission to modernize mandated reporting laws related to suspected child abuse and neglect was unanimously adopted. I am deeply grateful to President Spilka and Chair Rodrigues for their dedication to improving our child-serving systems."
The legislation also includes language directing insurance provider directories, which include a list of participating health professionals and their services, to have the most up-to-date and consumer-friendly information available to avoid so-called 'ghost networks'. The bill also calls for the formation of a task force to study and recommend further improvements to provider directories — particularly information about behavioral health providers.
"Protecting the health and welfare of children requires constant attention and today the State Senate turned its focus to several priority issues to promote their wellbeing said Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R- Gloucester). "The final version of the bill adopted today includes components, such as eliminating 'ghost networks,' planning for better systems to provide access to mental health services, and providing students with information to protect themselves from abuse and exploitation that will make a difference for kids in Massachusetts."
Both pieces of legislation now move to the House for further consideration.
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Fans will be encouraged to save their packaging in a cardboard box and ship it off to be recycled through the new Terracycle partnership.
The Eden Project Shop is known for showcasing a range of products that support the message of sustainability, and are made from recycled material; both of which are criteria that Junko fits.
The range arrives with a strong message of sustainability, supported by Topps who is using biodegradable packaging and a biodegradable polybag for the UK and oxo-biodegradable polybags for the international markets.
The company has revealed its plans to be completely plastic free by 2020; major changes to packaging and toy lines are firm's moves to "finish what it started".
This week, the firm has been named among a number of global toy companies warned that they risk losing market share should they fail to react quick enough to growing consumer demand for sustainable toy products.


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Policy change led to 2-year-old deportation case, Law Prof. says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) -- — Questions continue to arise as to why a 2-year-old girl will be prosecuted for deportation in Omaha.
In May, a 2-year-old girl and her father came to the U.S./Mexico border from Guatemala. The father was arrested for felony Re-Entry of a Removed Alien. The girl was separated from her dad, moved to New York State for months, and then taken to Omaha to live with her uncle. Her deportation case is being transferred from New York to Omaha Immigration Court.
Both U.S. Customs Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review told 3 News Now to contact ICE.
"For privacy reasons, ICE does not release any information about juveniles. However, when aliens illegally enter the United States with their foreign-born children, all family members are placed into removal proceedings.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to focus its enforcement resources on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security. ICE conducts targeted immigration enforcement in compliance with federal law and agency policy. However, ICE does not exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement. All of those in violation of U.S. immigration law may be subject to immigration arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States.
Aliens processed for removal may receive their legal due process from federal immigration judges in the immigration courts, which are administered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). EOIR is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice and is separate from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and ICE. Immigration judges in these courts make decisions based on the merits of each individual case. ICE officers carry out the removal decisions made by the federal immigration judges," said Shawn Neudauer, ICE Public Affairs Officer.
Kevin Ruser, Professor of Immigration Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, says the law hasn't changed but the way the law is handled has. Previously, he says, they used to use prosecutorial discretion to only go after people with criminal histories, or who had been removed before. Often children were not prosecuted or put on an inactive docket.
Since January 2017 he says discretion has been eliminated so everyone is prosecuted.
"What's happened is that by making everyone a priority then there are no priorities at all, and so resources get spread thin," Ruser explained. "By making everyone a priority you're stretching the resources so thin that people's hearing dates are being pushed out 4 years."
The 2-year-old's deportation court hearing hasn't been scheduled yet.
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ENGLAND DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ON SPENDING – CONFIRMED YET AGAIN BY HOUSE OF COMMONS LIBRARY
The House of Commons Library published a paper in November last year which was brought to my attention recently. The report has the figures for the financial year 2016/17 of the Barnett Formula. The Barnett Formula determines that differential spending on UK citizens depending on which of the UK countries those citizens live in.
The summary of the House of Commons research paper shows that England has the lowest national average spent on every man, woman and child. This was £8,898 in 2016/17. In Northern Ireland by contrast, it was £11,042.
If you live in the English "Regions" of the South East, East of England, East Midlands, South West or West Midlands you get less spent on you than even the average of England. It is only in London that British Government spending is more than even one of the other Nations of the UK. It is slightly more than Wales. London has £10,192 for every man, woman and child, instead of the Welsh average of £10,076!
This Barnett Formula spread in payments, which advantages Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is only for so-called "identifiable expenditure", which is about 88% of the total public spending of the UK. So the costs of the Foreign Office and of membership of the EU, and of Foreign Aid and Defence parts of the 12% of total public spending are not covered by the Barnett Formula. So also no allowance is made for the policies under which the British Government has headquartered British State agencies in Scotland and Wales, as for instance the DVLA and HMRC. This is of course a yet further method of increasing the British State subsidy to those nations.
It is worth pointing out that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland get yet a further method of subsidy at the moment through the EU. The contributions to the EU which come out of English Taxpayers' pockets (as that is the only part of the UK for which there is a net tax revenue) are funnelled back to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as EU payments, under the so-called "Conduit Effect".
Some of the additional subsidy to London is not part of the Barnett Formula but is explained by the British State spending money on the security of its political class with its large expenditure on armed police to guard the State's buildings, the provision of diversity barriers and all the other paraphernalia of running the British State.
The other aspect of this of course is that London is now in John Cleese's words "no longer an English city". The subsidy coming into London is from the predominantly English Regions to the predominantly non-English communities within London. This is the fiscal background to the anti-English, metropolitan, inter-nationalist, multi-culturalism of the Labour Party's predominance in London.
Here is the House of Commons summary and also there is the link to the report itself which you can download>>> http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2018/08/separate-scot;lands-13bn-black-hole-revealed/
In the last few days The Scottish Conservative Party under their multiculturalist Leader, Ruth Davidson, have been gloating again about Scotland's "Union Dividend".
Here is a quotation of part of their press release:-
"Scotland now raises eight per cent of UK total revenue, while receiving 9.3 per cent of spending.
Total spending per person in Scotland for 2017/18 was £1576 per head higher than the rest of the UK, compared to £1448 per head the previous year.
Scottish Conservative shadow finance secretary Murdo Fraser said:
"If Nicola Sturgeon wants to continue her threat of second referendum, she has to come out and explain where she would find £13 billion to fill this deficit.
"Assuming that can't be done, the prospect of another divisive and unwelcome vote must be removed for good so Scotland can focus on what really matters.
"Yet again, the union dividend has been made clear.
"By being part of the UK, Scotland received an extra £1576 for every man, woman and child last year above the UK average. For a family of four, that's more than £6000 in additional public spending.
"If Scotland was to be ripped out the UK, this spending would be slashed drastically, meaning schools, hospitals and infrastructure would be hit.
"Any Scottish Government would also have to massively increase taxes and borrowing to help make up the difference, something the hardworking public simply wouldn't accept.
Here is the link to the original on the Scottish Conservatives' Website>>> http://www.scottishconservatives.com/2018/08/separate-scotlands-13bn-black-hole-revealed/
As a demonstration of how "Fake News" looks here is the text of the Telegraph's article about this with its minor editing of the Scottish Conservatives' Press Release:-
SNP urged to ditch plans for indyref2 as figures reveal Scotland's £13 billion deficit is four times the size of the UK's
Auslan Cramb, scottish correspondent
22 AUGUST 2018 •
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to abandon her threat of a second independence referendum after official figures revealed that Scotland ran up a £13 billion deficit last year that was four times the size of the UK's.
Official figures on the state of the country's finances also disclosed a record "Union dividend" of nearly £1,900 for every man, woman and child in Scotland.
That figure is made up of public spending that was £1,576 higher per person north of the border in 2017/18, while Scotland's public sector tax contributions were £306 less per head.
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (Gers) figures – the difference between what the country raised in taxes and what it spent – revealed a total deficit of £13.4 billion, or 7.9 per cent of GDP -down from 8.9 per cent in 2016/17. The UK's spending deficit was just 1.9 per cent of GDP, down from 2.3 per cent.
Overall, Scotland's public finances showed a slight improvement, thanks to North Sea revenue rising by more than £1 billion.
The First Minister claimed the figures proved Scotland was "on the right trajectory", when considered alongside recent positive labour market statistics.
She added: "With the limited economic powers currently at our disposal, the actions we are taking to promote sustainable economic development are helping to ensure that the key economic indicators are moving in the right direction."
However, the Scottish Conservatives said the finances of the rest of the UK were improving faster and the gap between the two was widening, with Scotland now raising eight per cent of total UK revenue, while receiving 9.3 per cent of spending.
Murdo Fraser, Tory finance spokesman, said Ms Sturgeon needed to ditch plans for a new bid to break-up Britain or explain how she would find the billions required to file Scotland's economic black hole in the event of independence.
He added: "If Nicola Sturgeon wants to continue her threat of second referendum, she has to come out and explain where she would find £13 billion to fill this deficit.
These figures confirm that being part of a strong United Kingdom is worth nearly £1,900 for every single person in ScotlandDavid Mundell
"Yet again, the union dividend has been made clear. By being part of the UK, Scotland received an extra £1,576 for every man, woman and child last year above the UK average. For a family of four, that's more than £6,000 in additional public spending.
"Any Scottish Government would also have to massively increase taxes and borrowing to help make up the difference, something the hardworking public simply wouldn't accept
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A garden blooms in Liberty Square.
The Harvest of Love community vegetable garden is yielding its first crops, a sign that efforts to revive the once-failed project are on the right track.
The evidence: basil and cabbage plants, along with infant mango and avocado trees.
An effort to create a garden at the public housing project failed two years ago. Additional funding this year gave the project, which remains a work in progress, another chance.
"It's up and running," said Courtney Wilson, a construction worker who lives in Liberty Square and manages the garden.
Wilson stepped into the role after completing the Legacy Green Employment program which trains unemployed people how to develop and cultivate gardens and harvest crops and how to market, produce and prepare healthy foods from garden crops.
The Liberty Square garden was scaled back from more than 30 beds to seven after complaints that the earlier garden occupied too much space.
Of the seven beds, four remain unplanted as Wilson waits for the right time to plant seasonal vegetables.
The garden was expected to be complete in June but a playground and overhead irrigation have yet to be built.
Wilson said the revived garden is different from the one that failed a year ago because of the people who are now involved, a group that includes Liberty Square residents and Legacy graduates.
He points to the work residents put in to keep the project going.


Srimati Laxmi Rani (Mexico City) enters Srila Gurudev's veranda with great enthusiasm and offered him an published album with pictures of devotees.
"Oray Baba!" Gurudev exclaims as he looks through the pages.
Many devotees from Latin America present.


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Museo Atlantico Lanzarote: Creepy Underwater Sculptures or Stunning Thought Provoking Art?
Have you ever found yourself walking through countless rooms and corridors of a museum, looked at beautiful sculptures and thought – well this is beautiful, but I wish it was underwater? If you have, than I have good news for you. A stunning underwater museum just opened off the coast of the Spanish island, Lanzarote. Museo Atlantico is the first and, so far, only underwater museum in Europe.
The museum opened on the first of March 2016 and so far comprises of six different installations located 12 to 15 meters underneath the surface of the water. The museum is fully funded by the local government and features a collection of sculptures by British artist Jason deCaires Taylor.
One installation – "The Rubicon" – features sculptures of 35 people, all modeled after the residents of Lanzarote. All the sculptures face the same directions and look like they're walking towards the gate. The Rubicon is meant to represent the climate change.
Another installation, "The Raft of Lampedusa" is a reference to a Romantic painting by French artist Théodore Géricault, called "The Raft Of Medusa". The sculpture features a sunken boat with many people on board. This installation is meant to depict the realities of the recent refugee crisis. Jason deCaires Taylor even commented on the meaning behind the sculpture in a facebook post. "Drawing parallels between the abandonment suffered by sailors in his shipwreck scene and the current refugee crisis, the work is not intended as a tribute or memorial to the many lives lost but as a stark reminder of the collective responsibility of our now global community," he said.
"Los Jolateros" is another installation in the Museo Atlantico. It features sculptures of children in small boats. An eerie sight to behold.
There's also an installation of hybrid half human, half plant sculptures. "The hybrid human/organic sculptures are based on the flora and fauna of the Canary Islands" – deCaires Taylor wrote in a facebook post.
Museo Atlantico Lanzarote isn't finished yet. More sculptures have yet to be made and more installations to be sunken to the bottom of the sea. When everything is done, this underwater museum will feature 10 separate installations, made up of more than 300 individual sculptures. All of the sculptures are made of materials that are non-toxic and harmless the environment. In fact, all of the installations are meant to serve as an artificial reef and encourage marine life to flourish in this area.
In a way, Museo Atlantico Lanzarote will be an ever changing museum. The way the sculptures and installations look won't stay the same. Over the years they will be covered in all sorts of seaweed and algae and become a home for many marine life specimens.
To see the behind the scenes of how the museum was created watch this video:
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Q: Full screen div sliding from up in vue2JS I'm trying to create a 100% width and 100vh height div which would slide from out of the screen from above to down of page. At the 70% of animation I would like to make it at the bottom then at 90% move it 30px up and on 100% make it at the bottom again so it would look like it slide from up then bounce at the bottom.
I want this happen after clicking some DOM element in a grand grandchild so basically, I'll use eventBus and my "sliding div" will be in root component (app.vue) and in the child I'll emit:
showObserved() {
     eventBus.$emit('showObserved');
}

here I'm emitting my custom event and then I'm watching this event in root component and changing boolean variable:
eventBus.$on('showObserved', async() => {
    this.showObserved = true;
});
eventBus.$on('hideObserved', async() => {
    this.showObserved = false;
});

and basing on this boolean I'm displaying my sliding div using v-if directive:
<transition name="slide-up" mode="out-in">
    <observed-offer v-if="showObserved"></observed-offer>
</transition>

and here finally I use transition vue built-in component in order to make it sliding and this are my styles which should make effect that I explained in first parahraph:
/* slide from up to down */
.slide-up-leave-active {
    animation: slide-out-up .4s linear;
}

.slide-up-enter-active {
    animation: slide-in-up .4s linear forwards;
}

.slide-up-in-leave-active {
    animation: slide-out-up .4s linear;
}

.slide-up-leave {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(-100%);
}

@keyframes slide-out-up {
    0% {
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
    70% {
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
    90% {
        transform: translateY(10%);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}
@keyframes slide-in-up {
    0% {
        transform: translateY(-100%);
    }
    70% {
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
    90% {
        transform: translateY(10%);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

and this are style's of my sliding div:
.observed {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100vh;
    z-index: 999999999;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: white;
}

But this doesn't work behavior is that it instantly makes entire page white and slide only content of div. I'm pretty sure that I just made wrong CSS styles I tried various other styles and it didn't work. Also maybe it has also something to do with height: 100vh.

I add demo repository. In this demo sliding in is almost working but slide out doesn't work at all. Installation of this project is simple just clone it then cd path/to/project then npm install && npm run dev or something similiar depending on OS.
In demo it's also not hovering entire page but it leave space for button as you'll see if you clone it.

Well actually I handle to fix transitions in demo repo now the only issue is that it doesn't veil/cover entire page but it leave space for root content. Pull repo again to see that.

A: Issue was that I was using bad transition styles and that I didn't have fixed position with top: 0 left: 0 on my panel component. After fixing that it's working correctly as you can inspect in demo repository.
Sorry for wasting time for issue that I fixed myself but it was much harder to troubleshoot in origin big project. When I created this demo repo it became so easy.

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Original title: Tenebre
An American writer in Rome is stalked and harassed by a serial killer who is murdering everyone associated with his work on his latest book.An American writer in Rome is stalked and harassed by a serial killer who is murdering everyone associated with his work on his latest book.An American writer in Rome is stalked and harassed by a serial killer who is murdering everyone associated with his work on his latest book.
Dario Argento(story)
Anthony Franciosa
Watch Tenebre
Peter Neal
Detective Germani
Bullmer
Daria Nicolodi
Christian Borromeo
Mirella D'Angelo
Veronica Lario
Jane McKerrow
Ania Pieroni
Elsa Manni
Eva Robins
Girl on Beach
Carola Stagnaro
Detective Altieri
John Steiner
Christiano Berti
Lara Wendel
Maria Alboretto
Isabella Amadeo
Bullmer's secretary
Mirella Banti
Ennio Girolami
Department Store Manager
(as Enio Girolami)
Monica Maisani
Woman at Airport
Marino Masé
Fulvio Mingozzi
Alboretto, the porter
Dario Argento(story) (screenplay)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
The Stendhal Syndrome
The impressive two and a half minute crane shot the encircles Tilda's house took three days to be completed. American distributors wanted the shot to be cut from the film for US release, but Argento refused.
On the telephone, the killer tells Peter Neal that "you wrote those words, page 46," but in fact the words quoted would have had to be on an odd-numbered page of the book TENEBRAE, given the placement of the text we see in the opening sequence.
Peter Neal: Let me ask you something? If someone is killed with a Smith & Wesson revolver... Do you go and interview the president of Smith & Wesson?
Anne's screams continue even as the ending credits roll.
The U.S. Mill Creek Entertainment DVD release under the title "Unsane" is listed as the 110 minute version. However, the version on the disc is pan-and-scanned, heavily edited and runs a little over 90 minutes.
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A top-notch giallo from the master of Italian horror, Dario Argento.
With its leather-gloved killer, amazing score, spectacular and innovative camera-work, and wonderfully gory murders, Tenebre delivers everything you could ask for in a giallo. Like many Italian murder mysteries, the story takes some swallowing, but if you can accept the convoluted plot, there's plenty of fun to be had.
Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) is a best-selling novelist who becomes involved in real life murder mystery when the victims of a razor-wielding killer are found with pages from his latest book stuffed in their mouths.
One of director Dario Argento's best movies, Tenebre is packed to the rafters with the kind of stuff that make good giallos such a trip to watch. As pretty girls are stalked and killed by a raspy-voiced maniac, the director offers genuine clues and red herrings aplenty, allowing the audience to have fun trying to figure out who the killer is. The movie's stunning cinematography is accompanied by one of Goblin's greatest scores, transforming what may have been mundane moments in the hands of a lesser director into pure works of art (in one amazing scene the camera simply prowls slowly around the outside of a building, but with Argento in control, it is simply breathtaking!).
Murder has never been so stylish, and even the most grisly deaths are stunningly captured. A particularly memorable moment has a young girl stumble into the house of the killer, before being chased through a garden; this scene is shot from the axe-wielding maniac's point of view, and is incredibly effective.
Fans of gore are also catered for with several gruesome murders, the best of which involves bucket-loads of arterial spray decorating most of a wall. Juicy!
Argento reveals the identity of the killer in a suitably silly finale (all gialli have them), before offing the murderer in a fittingly gruesome manner.
Check out Tenebre and witness one of the great works from one of Italian horror's finest.
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Is this available on DVD?
What are the differences between the old British BBFC 18 Version and the Uncensored Version?
Does an alternate cut exist?
February 17, 1984 (United States)
Viale Perù, 40 00060 Le Rughe RM, Formello, Rome, Lazio, Italy
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By what name was Tenebrae (1982) officially released in India in English?


Today is UN World Water Day, and it is followed fast tomorrow by Earth Hour. Given rising worldwide interest in the challenges of supplying clean water, I wonder how many business leaders in Singapore will be discussing water today? Perhaps not as many as should be, but probably more than we might expect.
Given the worldwide focus on these pressing environmental concerns, it is important to note, the relationship between water and energy is closer than a lot of people think. Water is a fuel, vital for business and every bit as critical to moving our economy forward as energy. Almost a quarter of the world's limited water supply is used by industry.
As a business leader, it's this figure that catches my attention. A lot of consciousness around water use relates to direct use of water in our homes. Yet, only eight percent of water is consumed domestically. The remainder is used by agriculture and industry.
Efforts to extend the utility of each drop of water on the individual level should be applauded,especially today, but we can truly make a difference by paying more attention to water used by industry. By looking at the supply chain and industry's total water impacts in a holistic manner, big gains, big savings can be made by business.
Fortunately, boardroom attitudes to water are changing. Water is serious business, especially if there's too little or too much. Many of tomorrow's successful businesses will be those that can capitalise on changing global water availability, measure and manage their water use, and manage the risks that water shortage or excess can pose to their supply chain.
The CDP Global Water Report 2012 articulates the concerns and challenges facing many large, global companies: 318 from the Global 500. 68 per cent of these report exposure to water-related risks with 71 per cent of respondents also able to state whether or not their supply chains are exposed to such risk.
In addition, as a world, we are getting thirstier. Water use is outpacing population growth, rapid in and of itself. We are using our water at more than twice the rate of population increase during the last century. This thirst has been driven by global trends like increased migration to cities and rising demand for more and varied goods and services.
As Asia's manufacturing base swells, for example, so does its thirst for water. It is estimated that industry use of water in Asia will increase by 65 per cent by 2030.
Electricity production also plays a major role. Large quantities of water are typically required in power production, and seemingly small and unrelated actions can have staggering implications on consumption when aggregated. For example, a simple Google search consumes the equivalent of one sixtheenth of a teaspoon of water, according to one of our engineers.
So what is to be done? Change all electricity production to renewables? Unfortunately, wind and solar photovoltaic are the only two technologies with minimal water withdrawal impacts, but even they too require water. What's more, switching to renewables in the near term is not pragmatic. The sheer volume of new builds required to offset current generation capacity is daunting, let alone the needed development of advanced storage technologies. But the goal of using more water efficient technologies at the thousands of conventional power plants, however, could produce significant gains.
Around the world, we're seeing this happen. In South Africa, Black & Veatch helped Eskom adopt air-cooled condensers as an alternative over traditional water cooling techniques at its 4,800MW Kusile power plant. When completed, it will be one of the largest power plants in the world using air-cooling technology and save approximately 327,000 cubic meters per day of water when operating at full load, more than enough to fill 130 Olympic-sized swimming pools through this one innovation.
Outside the power sector, there are many innovations that other businesses can apply to save water.
Reuse is a way businesses could make a big impact on their water consumption. Recent advances in membrane technology, championed in countries like Singapore, mean high quality recycled water can be produced cost effectively and meet rigorous requirements of specialized producers of semi-conductors and pharmaceuticals.
Other industrial players, including power producers, can also look seriously at closed loop applications, where systems retain and reuse hot water, steam, or cold water for a variety of alternative uses. Real, long-term operational savings can be reaped from limited capital investments.
The close connection between water and energy is also providing new ideas. The beverage industry is beginning to harness biogas, like many water utilities in the wastewater treatment process, to generate heat and energy to power the process from the process itself.
Outside of new technologies, the investment community can also play a key role in securing our water supplies. Water demand is in elastic.
Goldman Sachs once again highlighted last month the stable, long-term return that investing in utilities, infrastructure and water rights provides.
I'd encourage general business readers to continue to participate in conservation programmes and best practices to save water and hold fast to the old saying, "you may not think about water everyday, but you should." Also, remember to turn off the lights!
Dr Hoe Wai Cheong is Executive Managing Director of Black & Veatch in Asia Pacific. He recently took on a duel role of managing the company's water and energy business to help business in Asia gain from the interconnection between these two precious resources.


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Two-time former world champion Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko is set to defend his WBO Africa bantamweight title against Shabani Hashimu Zuberi on Friday, February 15, at the Aborigines Beach Resort in Keta.
Agbeko, (35-5, 26 KOs), is currently ranked fourth by the WBO at bantamweight. He successfully made his first defense against Ekow Wilson last September, in the Volta regional capital, Ho.
"King Kong" will be making a second defense against Zuberi, 23, a Tanzanian who made his debut in 2014. He has fought 18 times, winning 15 and losing 3 with 5 KOs to his credit.
Zuberi will challenge for a title Agbeko won last March, when he defeated Ugandan champion Frank Kiwalabye in Agbeko's hometown, Aflao.
Also on the card is a WBO African middleweight title bout between Ghana-based, Togolese boxer John "Africa Mike Tyson" Koudeha (15-0, 12 KOs) and Tanzania's Manyi Issa (16-2, 9 KOs).
Also scheduled for the night is a National super lightweight title contest between Anama Dotse, also known as "Polo Pala," (16-2, 15 KOs), and Richard Amenfu (10-5, 7 KOs).
Further, Nathaniel Nukpe will engage Tackie Annan in a lightweight contest.


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Пётр Алекса́ндрович Быстро́в (15 июля 1979, Горький, РСФСР, СССР) — российский футболист, полузащитник. Имеет опыт игры в клубе на позициях правого полузащитника, левого полузащитника, крайнего защитника. Играл в молодёжной сборной России. За национальную сборную России сыграл 2 матча.

Карьера в клубах
Воспитанник нижегородской детско-юношеской спортивной школы «Локомотив». Первый матч в Кубке Интертото Пётр провёл против югославской команды «Пролетер» (Зренянин). Эта игра в основном происходила в центре поля, без ворот. 18-летний Быстров, проведший на поле всю игру, на третьей дополнительной минуте забил победный гол. Быстров подхватил мяч перед штрафной, обошел четырех защитников и покатил мяч в нижний угол. Тренер команды Валерий Овчинников сказал, что это будущая надежда нижегородского, да и российского футбола.

В 17-летнем возрасте в составе нижегородского «Локомотива» дебютировал в чемпионате России 3 мая 1997 года в матче 8-го тура «Локомотив» НН — «Алания» Владикавказ, проигранном его командой 1:3. В первом же сезоне сыграл в чемпионате России в 18 матчах. По итогам чемпионата 1997 года «Локомотив» покинул высшую лигу, и следующий год провёл в первом дивизионе, где занял 2-е место и вновь вернулся уже в высший дивизион России.

После «Локомотива» выступал за команды «Динамо» Москва, «Сатурн» Раменское. С 2006 года выступал в составе клуба «Москва».

В начале 2009 года оформил контракт с «Рубином». Для футболиста приоритетным стало участие «Рубина» в Лиге чемпионов, где дебютировал в матче с киевским «Динамо» 24 ноября.

Травма
13 июня 2009 года после матча 12-го тура Премьер-Лиги с «Ростовом» (0:2) Быстров был доставлен в больницу. Хавбек в компенсированное время упал на газон в центре поля и подняться смог только с посторонней помощью. Врачи дежурной бригады «скорой» в раздевалке оказали Быстрову первую помощь, после чего он был госпитализирован в Межрегиональный клинико-диагностический центр. Первоначальный диагноз, поставленный Быстрову, — отёк головного мозга, тепловой удар и дегидратация, геморрагический инсульт. Впоследствии диагноз «геморрагический инсульт» не подтвердился. Это стало известно после томографии, которая была сделана футболисту в больнице. Было установлено, что у Быстрова «сильнейший тепловой удар», но кровоизлияния в мозг нет.

Снова вышел на поле 25 октября 2009 года в 26-м туре на замену, снова с «Ростовом», на этот раз в гостях. «Рубин» победил в этом матче со счетом 2:1.

В конце января 2013 года у Быстрова истек контракт с «Рубином» и он стал свободным агентом.

Карьера в сборной
Сыграл два матча в составе сборной России:
 7 июня 2003. Швейцария — Россия 2:2. 32 минуты, вышел на замену
 20 августа 2003. Россия — Израиль 1:2. 90 минут

До этого выступал за молодёжную сборную России: 6 матчей (в 4-х из них капитан команды), 5 голов.

Достижения
 Финалист Кубка России: 2006/07
 Чемпион России (1): 2009
 Обладатель Кубка России (1): 2011/12
 Обладатель Суперкубка России: 2010, 2012
 В списках 33 лучших футболистов чемпионата России (1): № 3 (2005)

Примечания

Ссылки
 Профиль на официальном сайте ФК «Москва»

Футболисты России
Игроки сборной России по футболу (до 21 года)
Игроки сборной России по футболу
Игроки ФК «Локомотив-НН»
Игроки ФК «Локомотив-д» Нижний Новгород
Игроки ФК «Динамо» Москва
Игроки ФК «Сатурн» Раменское
Игроки ФК «Москва»
Игроки ФК «Рубин»


The Things to Consider when Choosing a Roofing Contractor.
There are a number of means that one can use to acquire a home. There is the option of buying one. The popularity of this option is quite high. One can as well choose to construct a house. This option is preferred by many people due to a number of reasons. One of the many reasons why this is the case is the fact that there are so many benefits that come with this move. One of the benefits is that one gets the opportunity to customize their home. The impact of customization is that the house becomes more comfortable. The other advantage is the fact that you have the opportunity of choosing the building materials to be used.
When building a home, you will have to hire a number of companies. The roofing companies are a good example. The population of the roofing companies is quite high these days. These roofing companies are known to offer a number of services. There are some roofing companies that are not specific to the roofing materials they can work with. Similarly, there are some roofing companies that are specific regarding the roofing materials they work with. For instance, there are so many roofing companies out there that are specialized in metal roofing. Therefore, before you decide to hire a roofing company, make sure that you check the list of services that they offer. The following are some other things that you need to keep in mind before hiring a roofing company.
The first thing that you need to do is come up with a list of all the prospective roofing companies. There are various ways to go about that. Asking for recommendations is one way of going about this. The fact that word of mouth is still the best way of finding the best roofing company, this is the best way to go about it. One precaution that you need to take is to ensure that you get the recommendations from the sources you trust. One can also choose to begin their search online. However, it is very important that you restrict your search to the local roofers. There are a number of advantages of doing so.
After coming up with the list, the next thing that you need to do is to compare these companies. When making your comparison, remember to consider factors such as licensure and insurance. Before hiring a roofing contractor, one must ensure that they are licensed. They should be insured as well. You also need to consider their reputation. The best thing of hiring a local roofing contractor is the fact that they have already established their reputation.
In conclusion, you also need to keep in mind the cost of services before hiring a roofer. One must never sacrifice the quality of services for the price.
Online marketing has been adopted by many companies today. This is used because many people use the internet every day. This way, marketing can be done effectively online as it reaches many people. Marketing can be done in many ways online. Every property manager should know these online marketing strategies. Finding the best online marketing strategy requires research and updating of oneself on the emerging trends in marketing. If you want to take your business to a new level, then consider doing online marketing. The following is a discussion of some of the essential online marketing strategies that every property manager should know.
Search engine optimization is one tactic to use for online marketing as a property manager. Search engine optimization works to ensure that people who are looking for your services get to visit your website. This tactic makes your website appear among the top searches when keywords are searched. The competition that you get from other businesses will be reduced and the visitors to your website increase when you use the search engine optimization. Choose to get help from a search engine optimization service provider so that you achieve the best results in the end.
Pay-per-click online marketing is another strategy that a property manager should adopt. This type of marketing allows you to pay at the time that someone views your account. You will be able to save on money with this method as you will attract people that want your services or products. The search engine advertisement appears when someone does a search that has keywords that are contained in your site. Good quality content is vital in ensuring that your website gets more visits.
Guest posting is another strategy that a property manager should be aware of when looking to do online marketing. Guest posts refer to writing articles or blogs for someone else's website. The website owner and the guest poster will benefit in the end. This strategy will, in the end, boost your search engine optimization. You will be able to attract more people through the traffic that the guest post website gets.
As a property manager consider online marketing done through tracking your efforts. You can try the many online marketing tactics available. Along the way, it is crucial that you consider the tactics that work best and which ones that do not work best for you. You will find out which strategy works best for you by keeping track of the tactics that brought more success or failure. Work with an online marketing strategy that increases traffic to your page.
Dental health ought to be one of the key health issues one would need to focus on throughout his or her life. It is essential for one to make sure that he or she focuses on the preventive measures towards having his or her teeth at their best as opposed to waiting until when it is too late. With that in mind, it would be wise for one to consider going for the best care tips for ones dental health to avoid visiting the dentist only when the damage is already done. As a matter of facts, one would not need to wait until he or she has a dental cavity so that he or she can visit a dentist. One would need to make sure that he or she visits a dentist regularly as a way of taking the preventive measures and hence avoid instances of visiting the dentist only when it is a bit late. You would need to take preventive measures towards making sure that you have the best dental health status. It would be essential for one to know some of the aspects he or she would need to consider when searching for a dentist.
Talking of a good dentist, you would need to know some of the critical aspects you would need to consider in your selection of a good dentist. It would be essential to know some of the key aspects you may need when choosing a dentist. You would need to be sure that the dentist in question is highly qualified. Going for a dentist who is capable of handling your dental issues would be a good thing to do. You would also need to remember that the best dentists tend to be certified. One of the ways of making sure that a dentist match the requirements is by checking whether he or she is approved by insurance companies.
It would be essential to check the location of the dentist as well. The nearer the dentist from where you live, the better. You would need to remember that the further you dentist is, the higher the chances that you will spend more on transport and waste time any time you need to see him or her.
It would be wise for the best dentist to make sure that his or her patient is not anxious. Most of the people tend to develop anxiety whenever they visit a dentist. You would need to make sure that the dentist you visit makes both small children and adults comfortable especially when performing procedures such as tooth extractions, root canals, refilling among other procedures that a patient may perceive as painful.
There are different kinds of supplements that you can provide to your dog, but natural dog supplements are one of the best. When you feed your dog natural dog supplements, they will be provided the necessary support. Even if you cannot call these supplements as medications, you have to understand that they have a way to enhance the immune system of the person so symptoms are reduced or prevented.
In the present, the market is full of dog supplements. Choosing the most suitable dog supplement for your dog may be a difficult undertaking when you do not have the slightest of ideas what to look for in them. Fortunately, this website will serve as a guide to choosing the best dog supplements; so, make sure to read more now.
To start, stay away from dog supplements that contain gluten in any form or chemicals. Chemicals and artificial preservatives often bring about unwanted side effects in dogs. Dogs do not tolerate these kinds of components well. So, when finding the right dog supplements in the market, make sure to choose 100% natural products. Herbs are not just natural but also they are capable of not causing any form of side effects on your dog.
While looking for natural dog supplement options in front of you, do not forget to consider if their herbal content has medicinal properties. Echinacea purpurea, cat's claw, Indian ginseng, milk thistle, mistletoe, and Huang Qi are some of the most popular herbs that have well-documented medicinal properties. The herbs just mentioned can aid in energy level increase, system cleanse, immune function boost, and good health and vitality sustenance on the part of dogs.
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Popups are very important at making sure that you communicate your desired message in your trade show; without it, you will be hardly noticeable. Settle on the best one for the best advertisement.


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To build the application

1. cd helloworld
2. mvn package

After successfully run the maven task, the generated war file should be copied to build_cronus/wars directory ready for packaging and deployment

To build the deployable cronus package

1. cd build_cronus
2. ./package . helloworld 0.0.1 x86_ubuntu

Finished cronus package in target/helloworld-0.0.1.x86_ubuntu.cronus and ...cronus.prop

To deploy the cronus package

Use cronus master or agent restful API directly to deploy the cronus package to target machine

Additional Info

To generate web project through maven archtype plugin
    mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=org.example\
     -DartifactId=helloworld\
     -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-webapp\
     -DinteractiveMode=false

To use upstart daemon to keep the application always running
    1. create {your_service_name}.conf in .../cronus/
    2. write startup and shutdown script in a way to handle with or without upstart daemon
    3. pass "upstartService={your_service_name}" as part of agent API payload

To use deployment time metadata to decide the application configuration
    1. package all flavor of application configuration file with the naming convention your_app_config.{metadata_value}, e.g. helloworld.properties.qa and helloworld.properties.prod
    2. define in application cronus.ini the mapping between metadata name and list of configurations that need customization, e.g. {"cfgFileMap": "lcm_meta.cos", "cfgFiles": ["container_runtime/webapps/helloworld/WEB-INF/classes/helloworld.properties"]
    3. pass "cos={your_cos_value}" as part of agent API payload


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The Center for Process Studies
Seminar Proposal Form
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Latin America Project
Whitehead's thought has had occasional reception in Latin America, but no movement or community has emerged from this. Efforts were made by the Center for Process Studies to establish a positive relation with liberation theology during the days of its greatest flourishing. However, success was minimal. Recently the situation has changed sufficiently to justify a new effort.
Most important is that George Pixley has settled in Claremont. Pixley is a biblical scholar who has spent most of his life in Latin America and who was deeply involved in the liberation movement there. He is also committed to process thought. The other person who has fully combined liberation and process commitments is Ignacio Castuera, who also lives nearby. A visit of several months by Gorgias Romero from Chile crystallized the idea of a new initiative.
This led to a visit of a team from the United States holding a conference at the Pontifical Xavier University (Jesuit) in Bogota, Colombia in Spring 2008. Excellent relations have been established with that university. We can expect help in making wider contacts in Latin America.
The Latin America Project is working on a publication of process materials in Latin America. Pixley has already written and published in Nicaragua a book on the Liberating God in the Bible, with Assistance from Process Philosophy We hope to get this small Nicaraguan edition picked up in Quito or in Bogotá and translated into Portuguese where its diffusion would be even greater. A book by Catherine Keller has been translated and is to be submitted to various publishers. Papers from the Bogota conference may be published by the university in a bilingual edition.
We expect a visit this fall from representatives of the university in Bogota who are interested in establishing formal relations, perhaps with Claremont Graduate University so as to assure continuing contact.
We hope to arrange also for republication of some of Whitehead's own writings in Latin America.
"Acerca del título de Process and Reality," by Gorgias Romero García
"Continuidad Filosófica De La Evolución Del Pensamiento De Whitehead Y Presentación De Su Cosmología," by Gorgias Romero García
"Descolonizando la Cosmología," by Catherine Keller
"Marco Histórico Y Filosófico Del Pensamiento De Whitehead," by Gorgias Romero García
"Pluralismo Profundo," by John Cobb
"Un Orden Económico Justo Y Sustentable," by John Cobb
George Pixley, Director
Ignacio Castuera, Advisory Board Member
John Cobb, Advisory Board Member
John Slettom, Advisory Board Member
1325 N. College Ave
info@ctr4process.org
The Center for Process Studies (CPS) is a research center of Claremont School of Theology, in affiliation with Claremont Graduate University. CPS seeks to promote the common good by means of the relational approach found in process thought.
© 2017 The Center for Process Studies. All Rights Reserved.


Notre Dame Cathedral full of young pilgrims.
One of the members of the Grand Priory of Great Britain undertook the Chartres Pilgrimage. He gives the following account of it. Further photos at: Notre Dame de Cretiente.
Jubilant, and blister free, I have just returned from the annual three day pilgrimage from Notre-Dame de Paris to Notre-Dame de Chartres, organised by The Association of Our Lady of Christendom. The theme for the pilgrimage this year was "Jesus Christ Saviour of the World" and each day through Mass, spiritual exercises, confession and praying the Rosary we felt a real sense of hope for the Church!
Drawing together thousands of people, from places as far away as the Middle East, in a very simple way we saw our rich Catholic tradition manifest on the Parisian streets and in the French countryside. For the second time in three years I was a part of an overtly faithful youthful, dynamic and challenging witness to the universality of Catholicism.
This year the schedule had to be changed because of the limited space on the ferry, instead of meeting at Westminster Cathedral for Mass, we met St Pancras to take the Eurostar directly to Paris. At the station I was immediately stuck with the sense of familiarity and friendship among the group. Suddenly I, in reality a mere novice, had become a seasoned veteran able to answer the many questions of those who were about to embark on their first experience of Chartres.
Sharing the carriage with other travellers, we had to forgo the usual housekeeping introductions. Nevertheless we did have the chance to come together on the short journey to Paris and, over those 2 hours, we spoke about why we were joining the pilgrimage. On arriving in to Gare du Nord we made the short trip to our hotel and each person went their separate way to make preparations for the next day; for me this included dinner and stocking up on essential supplies for the trip. The pilgrimage started on Saturday morning as we arrived outside Notre Dame Cathedral and loaded our bags onto the Etrangers van to be transported along the journey. Each year on the first day there is always the tangible feeling that we are all about to embark on an arduous journey, one together in faith.
The three day pilgrimage is incredibly liberating, it provides everyone with the opportunity for silent contemplation and like it or not a chance to escape everyday distractions of a mobile, watch, work etc. The pilgrimage organisers prepared mediations for the priests to lead throughout the walk. Each one was inspiring in content and uplifting in message; covering faith, tradition, history and modern day events. I personally benefitted from these 20 minute periods of contemplation and personal prayer, which were a good relief to the usual noise and hustle and bustle of my daily life in London.
It was with great enthusiasm that we entered and took our allotted place at the front the Cathedral with the Normandy region. This year we were around 50 pilgrims, making up the two British chapters; walking under the banners of Our Lady of Walsingham and Saint Alban. What more of an inspiring way to start off a pilgrimage could we have had that to participate, in a packed Notre-Dame, in a Solemn Mass celebrated by Dom Louis-Marie OSB, Abbot of Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux, in the presence of The Right Reverend Jérôme Beau, Auxiliary Bishop of Paris; both of whom peached superbly and directed us to continue in prayer and to be proud of our faith. After the blessing of the banners the pilgrimage started in earnest.
Walking through the streets of Paris I reflected on what impact the throng of Catholics, banners unfurled, would have on the ordinary lives of those who live and work in this major European city. On a practical note, the support team worked with such organised precision that each chapter was protected, guided, assisted and when needed encouraged to make the next stage of the journey. We walked at a brisk pace and on leaving the built-up city we arrived into rural France, where at the first stop we were welcomed by fresh water and the most refreshing apple that I can remember! Throughout the rest of the day we were blessed by superb weather, and after 12 hours of walking the group had come together as a unit working with and for each other. Walking into the first campsite we were lucky that our bags and tents were situated at the entrance. The relief on peoples' faces was obvious and after a brief moment of calm, the pilgrims went about their own routines of unpacking, cleaning and eating, before bedding down for the night in preparation for the next days' early start.
Bishop Schneider offered the most inspiring and heartfelt sermon for the Mass, himself being a fellow pilgrim, and he pulled no punches in what he had to say. He spoke directly to those gathered in that field, but his words were directed well beyond this captivated congregation. The most salient part for me was his closing exhortation: "What a beautiful vocation it is to be a true Catholic! What a beautiful vocation to fight for the integrity of the Faith, and the commandments of God! What a beautiful vocation it is to be a Catholic family, a domestic Church! What a beautiful vocation it is to be a chaste young man, or a chaste young woman! What a beautiful vocation it is to be a seminarian and a priest with a pure and ardent heart!" Following the Mass we set off for the final stages of Sunday's march. As we continued into the afternoon and early evening, just as it had been on the first day, the group was feeling strong and elated by the day's events. We were all given a life as we saw, with 2 hours left to walk for the day, the spires of Chartres Cathedral in the distance.
Arriving at the campsite that evening we were all feeling in high spirits and, after a day of beautiful weather, welcomed the coolness of the evening. Having completed the usual ritual of washing and eating, I headed up to the transportable Altar at the center of the campsite to attend exposition and benediction – which was presided over by The Right Reverend Michel Pansard, Bishop of Chartres. It was a beautiful way to round off the day in quiet adoration, and the Bishop spoke about the need to consecrate our lives to the Blessed Virgin Mary; every step on our pilgrimage being a prayer to the Mediatrix of all graces.
During the final day of the walk I was conflicted between the feeling of relief and joy that the end was in sight, and the feeling of sadness that the experience seemed all too short! The chapter had become on community of friends, who had been on a journey together and who would, no doubt, share these experiences going forward. The last day is much shorter than the others, but it does still involve over 5 hours of walking! They were, for me, the best 5 hours. We sang out in loud voice Jubilate Deo! as we approached Chartres Cathedral, unlike in 2013 the bells were silent, but for that fact we sang out even louder. During the Mass, offered by The Very Reverend Emmanuel-Marie, Abbot of Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse.
It is hard to describe the feeling of being surrounded by thousands of people who have all just completed such an arduous walk, yet are elated and singing out in joy at arriving in front of the Cathedral. As the procession of the statues of Our Lady, the banners, the Priests and Religious and Sacred Ministers passed through the streets the pilgrims were on their feet singing and applauding – nous avons arrive! The Mass was the perfect end to the day, before we all wound our way to the comforts of the local hotel.
On Tuesday morning we had Mass together in the crypt of the Cathedral, where Fr Bede Rowe gave a perfectly pitched sermon which resonated very personally and spiritually with our group; to him I can only say thank you for summing up in a few short sentences the depth of feeling I had experienced. A special thanks has to be given to 2 other priests who accompanying us on our journey, Fr Joseph Gedeon and Fr Alexander Redman. Both gave strong spiritual direction to those who requested it, and heard countless confessions as we walked.
I would strongly encourage anyone who is interested in learning more about themselves and their faith, familiar with the extraordinary form or not, indeed Catholic or not, to consider making this pilgrimage next year! It has become an important part of my year, and I have made some strong friends through this journey.
Regina sacratissimi Rosarii – Ora pro nobis!


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India: Cricket – Supreme Court asks BCCI Boss to step down
Mar 25, 2014 | Bribery, Sports | 0 |
25 March 2014. Indian Supreme Court has asked N.Srinivasan, the head of Board of Control for Cricket in India to step down so that a fair enquiry can be held on illegal betting during last year's Indian Premier League in which his son-in law, Gurunath Meiyappan, has been indicted. A Supreme Court appointed 3 member panel, headed by former Punjab and Haryana high court chief justice Mudgal, to enquire into the allegations have submitted its report of 170 pages to the Supreme Court. The panel had said that further investigations are necessary in respect of the allegations against Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra. Mudgal also pointed out that BCCI failed to comply with its own Anti-Corruption Code for Participants. Mudhal said that the allegations of betting and passing information against Meiyappan "stand proved". The scandal broke out when former test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other local cricketers were charged with match fixing. BBCI banned Sreesanth for life. According to local media Meiyappan was the Chief Executive of the Chennai Super Kings. India Cements owns Chennai Super Kings and the franchise for IPL said that Meiyappan was only a member of the management team. India Cements is owned by Srinivasan. The investigations have appeared at a wrong time for N.Srinivasan as he was about to take over as chairman of the International Cricket Council board in July.
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