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An event everyday in March
Events, festivals & exhibitions
/ 01 Mar 2019
...keeps the doctor away. March in Melbourne. It's not for the faint hearted.
Described as mad, magnificent, marvellous and manic, the third month of year delivers an opportunity to embrace Victoria's outstanding major events calendar each and every day.
From food, wine and fashion, to football, art and the theatre, there's an experience to suit every taste and budget as summer draws to a close and locals and visitors alike embrace excitement alongside the more than 1.5 million ticket holders annually.
Evita, Arts Centre Melbourne
Set to depart Melbourne on 3 March after an extended run due to continued demand, the original Broadway and West End production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical Evita had its Australian premiere in September last year, directed by legendary Broadway director Hal Prince and starring Tina Arena.
Opening Night, Jersey Boys
Opening in Melbourne again in early March, Jersey Boys tells the true-life story and the rise to stardom of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons who were one of the most successful bands in pop music history.
Airshow 2019
A high voltage array of combat aircraft takes centre stage on the final day of Airshow 2019. See the most potent assets in the air defence arsenal strut their stuff at Australia's world-famous aviation spectacular.
David Jones Gala Runway, Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival
Synonymous with elegance and style, the Gala Runway, presented by David Jones and VOGUE Australia, showcases the ultimate experience for self-confessed fashion devotees.
Against the backdrop of Melbourne's iconic Royal Exhibition Building, the department store will unveil a curated collection of new seasonal looks by prominent Australian and international designers.
EAT. DRINK. FASHION, Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival
Visitors can discover a specially curated program aligning festival events with Melbourne's top bars and restaurants, creating a perfect fashion night out in the city of Melbourne. City dwellers can choose from an array of recommended bars and restaurant offering exclusive specials available from March 1-10 only.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One & Two
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is exclusive to Melbourne.
Runway 4 feat. Ashley Graham, Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival
Fabric fiends rejoice, this is a show that will excite. Focusing on the finest materials, vibrant patterns, and the most interesting details sewn together in cutting edge design. Designer line-up Misha Collection, LEO & LIN, Thurley, JASONGRECH, Keepsake, Elliatt, Yeojin Bae ASILIO.
Australian Fashion Summit, Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival
The inaugural Australian Fashion Summit has been created for the industry, by the industry to offer an all-day schedule of business discussions on Friday 8 March, International Women's Day.
Participants will be empowered to dream, explore innovative thinking, accelerate design abundance, prepare for technology impacts, unpack retail challenges, understand neighbouring trading market opportunities in Asia and take a stand on sustainability practices.
Bank of Melbourne World's Longest Lunch, Melboune Food & Wine Festival
Karen Martini will lead an all-female chef line up at the Bank of Melbourne World's Longest Lunch on March 8 to celebrate International Women's Day.
More than 1600 diners will gather along 500 metres of table in Prahran's charming Victoria Gardens in the City of Stonnington. Established in 1885, Victoria Gardens is a gated park with lush, manicured gardens just steps from Prahran's bustling High Street.
Super Saturday, Victoria Racing Club
Get ready for a feast of the senses with exhilarating racing, delectable fare, tempting beverages and plenty of fun on the biggest day of group one racing this Autumn.
AFLW Double Header, Marvel Stadium
Sports fans rejoice as Collingwood duel between North Melbourne before the Western Bulldogs battle it out with Melbourne, as back-to-back matches of the premier women's competition of Australian rules football descends on Marvel Stadium.
Proudly presented by the City of Melbourne, Moomba Festival is Australia's largest community festival with a uniquely Melbourne program of activities and events running. Each year the city's beloved festival attracts fun-loving crowds of all ages to Birrarung Marr and Alexandra Gardens on the banks of the iconic Yarra River to enjoy its bustling carnival and family-friendly program.
AFL @ the MCG
Curtis Stone @ House of Food & Wine, Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
Melbourne's very own Curtis Stone returns from LA to cook a good old-fashioned barbecue, as well as taking the masterclass stage for a double session moderated by Pat Nourse. Elsewhere, hear top chefs talk about staying creative, participate in a rosé tasting, or try the bespoke food creations from Sundae School Ice Creamery, Belles Hot Chicken and Mamasita.
Love, Immigration Museum
Developed in partnership with Heide Museum of Modern art, Love combines visual art, historic and contemporary artefacts, and personal reflections from the community and visitors to explore love in all its joyous, illogical, heart-breaking and tender glory.
Formula 1® Season Launch, Federation Square
To mark the start of the 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, Melbourne will play host to the inaugural season launch event.
Hosted by Formula 1®, Federation Square will come alive with the free extravaganza as all 20 drivers, 10 Team Principals and with legends of the sport participate in the live stage show, bringing the heroes of Formula 1® to the public for the first time in the sport's history.
Opening Night, Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Film lovers united for the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, with Matt Bomer to star in opening film, Papi Chulo.
Director John Butler (Handsome Devil, MQFF 2016) has created a funny, tender and surprising comedy that brims with compassion and empathy, providing a much-needed anecdote to the division and hate that is so prevalent in the current political landscape.
Mornington Peninsula World's Longest Lunch, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
At the Mornington Peninsula Regional World's Longest Lunch, guests will wine and dine amongst the vines of Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove with a long lunch presented by Montalto chef Gerald Phelan and Jackalope Hotel's executive chef Guy Stanaway.
Enjoy a sensational three-course menu showcasing the best of the Peninsula's produce, with canapés on arrival and matched wines from Montalto Estate and Willow Creek Vineyard.
The Village Feast, Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
The perfect dose of fun, The Village Feast is the day trip of dreams. A day pass delivers entry to The Village Feast, where multiple pop-up stalls will line the streets offering exceptional food, drink and produce (for purchase) complemented by entertainment including a town fair for kids, competitions and live music.
Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix
It's the ultimate playground for the world's biggest stars. Watch as the fastest cars in the world tear up the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit at the 2019 season opener. Lewis Hamilton will start his world championship defence in Melbourne, as Australia's very own Daniel Ricciardo vies for a podium spot in his hotly anticipated first race for Renault Sport.
Tudors to Windsor, Bendigo Art Gallery
Tudors to Windsors traces the history of the British monarchy through the outstanding collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. This exhibition highlights major events in British (and world) history from the sixteenth century to the present, examining the ways in which royal portraits were impacted by both the personalities of individual monarchs and wider historical change.
The Krystyna Campbell-Pretty Fashion Gift, National Gallery of Victoria
Featuring designers from Charles Frederick Worth, the celebrated father of haute couture, to the iconoclastic Alexander McQueen, the exhibition includes over 200 garments and archive works from the extensive fashion research collection comprising hundreds of designers' sketches; workbooks; photographs; and fashion magazines, journals and periodicals from the early nineteenth century onwards.
Empire Rone, Burnham Beeches
Empire is Australia's internationally renowned artist Rone's most ambitious takeover yet.
Set amongst the decaying glory of art deco mansion, Burnham Beeches in Victoria's stunning Yarra Ranges, it is a multi-sensory experience — part exhibition, part installation, part Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality experience that combines art, vision, sound, light, botanical design and scent.
Richmond v Carlton, Melbourne Cricket Ground
More than 95,000 fans are set to descend on the famed Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australian rules football returns to its spiritual home for yet another huge season that culminates with the Grand Final on that one day in September.
Collingwood v Geelong, Melbourne Cricket Ground
The road to redemption after a heartbreaking Grand Final loss begins for Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the black and white take on the Geelong Cats.
Opening Night, Muriel's Wedding
One of Australia's most iconic films comes to the stage at Her Majesty's Theatre, as moving on from Porpoise Spit becomes a big, brash and cheeky musical.
Fromage a Trois Cheese Festival, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Set in the stunning surrounds of Werribee Park Mansion on the final day of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Fromage a Trois Cheese Festival will take visitors from farm gate to picnic blanket, with the best in artisan cheese and local produce.
The Australian Ballet presents Cinderella
Made especially for The Australian Ballet by Alexei Ratmansky, the world's most in-demand choreographer, this Cinderella has all the elements of the story we know and love – a feisty heroine, a dashing prince, a kindly godmother and a deliciously wicked stepmother – with some fantastical additions.
Sidney Nolan Ned Kelly Series, Geelong Gallery
For the first time in 15 years, the National Gallery of Australia's collection of Sidney Nolan's 'Ned Kelly' paintings is touring Australia in its entirety. The national tour gives Australians across the country the chance to experience some of the most famous and poignant masterpieces of 20th century Australian art.
Opening Gala, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The city will light up with laughs when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival takes over town! For three and a half weeks, Melbourne will be the nation's hive of happiness, injecting all-day, all-night infectious fun to the city.
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Hannah Gadsby thinks Douglas is the only one who can help her follow up on the trail blazed by her last show: Nanette. But before she takes the mysterious offering for a trot around the world, the Australian comedienne is coming home to take him off leash for a world premiere.
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show returns with new Presenting Sponsor Lawn Solutions Australia, the country's largest network of turf specialists.
This year, visitors will experience the 2019 Welcome Garden by Mark Browning, Landscape Design Show Gardens from Australia's biggest names and a hub of activity in the Royal Exhibition Building's Gallery Precinct.
Escher x Nendo - Between Two Worlds, National Gallery of Victoria
Escher x Nendo, Between Two Worlds, is a ground-breaking exhibition that features the work of Dutch artist M. C. Escher in dialogue with the work of acclaimed Japanese design studio nendo.
Darren Sylvester, Ian Potter Centre at NGV Australia
Darren Sylvester: Carve a Future, Devour Everything, Become Something is the Melbourne-based contemporary artist's first large-scale solo exhibition in a public institution.
Bringing together works spanning the entire twenty years of his career, this exhibition is a timely and unique opportunity to review Sylvester's practice and reveals his continued discussions on desirability, authenticity and mortality, all presented in a high-gloss finish.
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Tajikistan on the Move
Statebuilding and Societal Transformations
Edited by Marlene Laruelle - Contributions by Jesse Driscoll; Michele Commercio; Hafiz Boboyorov; Tim Epkenhans; John Heathershaw; Brent Hierman; Sophie Hohmann; Marlene Laruelle; Edward Lemon; Suzanne Levi-Sanchez; Parviz Mullojonov; Kirill Nourzhanov and Sophie Roche
The southernmost and poorest state of the Eurasian space, Tajikistan collapsed immediately upon the fall of the Soviet Union and plunged into a bloody five-year civil war (1992–1997) that left more than 50,000 people dead and more than half a million displaced. After the 1997 Peace Agreements, Tajikistan stood out for being the only post-Soviet country to recognize an Islamic party—the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT)—as a key actor in the civil war as well as in postwar reconstruction and democratization. Tajikistan's linguistic and cultural proximity to Iran notwithstanding, the balance of external powers over the country remains fairly typical of Central Asia, with Russia as the major security provider and China as its principal investor.
Another specificity of Tajikistan is its massive labor migration flows toward Russia. Out of a population of eight million, about one million work abroad seasonally—one of the highest rates of departure in the world. Migration trends have impacted Tajikistan's economy and rent mechanisms: half of the country's GDP comes from migrant remittances, a higher share than anywhere else in the world. However, it is in the societal and cultural realms that migration has had the most transformative effect. Migrants' cultural and societal identities are on the move, with a growing role given to Islam as a normative tool for regulating the cultural shock of migration. Islam, and especially a globalized fundamentalist pietist movement, regulates both physical and moral security in workplace and other settings, and brings migrants together to make their interactions meaningful and socio-politically relevant. It offers a new social prestige to those who work in an environment seen as threatening to their Islamic identity.
The first section of this volume investigates the critical question of the nature of the Tajik political regime, its stability, legitimacy mechanisms, and patterns of centralization. In the volume's second part, we move away from studying the state to delve into the societal fabric of Tajikistan, shaped by local rural specificities and social vulnerabilities in the health sector and gender relationships. The third section of the volume is devoted to identity narratives and changes. While the Tajik regime works hard to control the national narrative and the interpretation of the civil war, society is literally and figuratively on the move, as migration profoundly reshapes societal structures and cultural values.
Pages: 336 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-1-4985-4651-5 • Hardback • May 2018 • $110.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-4985-4652-2 • eBook • May 2018 • $104.50 • (£81.00)
Series: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
Subjects: Political Science / World / Asian, History / Asia / Central Asia, Social Science / World / Asia
Marlene Laruelle is research professor, director of the Central Asia Program, and associate director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University.
Introduction, Marlene Laruelle
Part I: State Dynamics. Policies, their Actors and their Spaces
Chapter 1: Hobbesian Neopatrimonialism, Jesse Driscoll
Chapter 2: Rebels without a Cause? Authoritarian Conflict Management in Tajikistan, 2008-2015, John Heathershaw and Parviz Mullojonov
Chapter 3: From Moscow to Madrid: Governing Security Threats Beyond Tajikistan's Borders, Edward Lemon
Chapter 4: Tajikistan's Multi-Vector Foreign Policy: Constructing Relations with Russia, China, and the United States, Kirill Nourzhanov
Part II: Tajik Society: Local Developments and Social Vulnerabilities
Chapter 5: Dushanbe Is Quite Far: Deconcentrated Agrarian Reform in Rural Tajikistan, Brent Hierman
Chapter 6: Local Governance in Khatlon, Tajikistan, Suzanne Levi-Sanchez
Chapter 7: Development Practices, Insecurity, and Risks: Injectable Drug Users in Gorno-Badakhshan, Sophie Hohmann
Chapter 8: "A Woman Without a Man is a Kazan Without a Lid": Polygyny in Tajikistan, Michele Commercio
Part III: State Memory and Moving Identities
Chapter 9: Oblivion, Ambivalence and Historical Erasure: Remembering the Civil War in Tajikistan, Tim Epkenhans
Chapter 10: Translocal Securityscapes of Tajik Labor Migrants and the Families and Communities They Leave Behind, Hafiz Boboyorov
Chapter 11: Illegal Migrants and Pious Muslims: The Paradox of Bazaar Workers from Tajikistan, Sophie Roche
The book features a uniquely cohesive collection of essays by well-known scholars of Tajikistan. . . The frank description of government dependence on Chinese investment, Russian security support, significant labour migrant remittances and drug trafficking sets the tone for a thorough and forthright presentation of the country. . . . In sum, the rich and detailed descriptions in this book give it general appeal as well as academic value. As a coherent set of perspectives, each offering high levels of expertise, deep knowledge and astute analysis, this book belongs in every university library. Students of sociology, anthropology and development economics can learn a great deal from these examples. Scholars of comparative politics, conflict analysis and politics will see here a substantive development of their fields.
— Europe-Asia Studies
This collection of studies on state and society and their interplay combines the best of theoretically informed and ethnographically grounded research to date on contemporary Tajikistan. The authors collectively offer nuanced and realistic assessments of the political, economic, and social dynamics influencing Tajikistan's autocratic regime, the elites within, on the margins of, and excluded from the ruling Rahmon family's consolidated privileges, and the broader Tajik population at home and abroad. In short, this is a sobering and useful resource for scholars, policymakers, and program implementers seeking a deep understanding of this so-called 'post post-conflict' country.
— David Abramson, Georgetown University
This is an important study. Compiling a wide range of topics such as foreign policy, civil war memories, migration, gender relations, and Muslim piety, it provides an impressive kaleidoscopic image of post-civil war Tajikistan. Casting new light on the state-society nexus, this volume is a remarkable advance in our understanding of the multiple movements in and beyond the country on local, translocal, and regional scales. This is a significant book not only for scholars of Tajikistan and Central Asia but also for scholars of political science, anthropology, and area studies interested in the complex assemblage of authoritarian state politics, socio-economic complexities, and mobility at the crossroad of postsocialism and globalization.
— Manja Stephan-Emmrich, Humboldt University of Berlin
This is an excellent book that brings together insights from cutting-edge research on Tajikistan, greatly advancing our understanding of the country. The contributors deftly integrate social science theories and concepts into their fine-grained analysis, covering a number of key issues confronting the country: how the state pursues security at home and abroad; what underlying support sustains its authoritarian rule; how society addresses daunting challenges such as inequality, drug use, polygyny, and migration; and what are the underlying legacies of its civil war. This book, in short, provides a penetrating look into the most essential problems in Tajikistan's politics and society.
— Lawrence P. Markowitz, Rowan University

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The player is now in the Manager's Office the night Dean hung himself. The hanging body is in the center of the room but will always be out of direct sight for the player.
The camera will spawn in front of the PC [Main Menu] and pan slowly towards it as the game begins for the first time. The computer will turn on and the desktop home screen will load up. The player can now navigate the computer OS.
There are 5 icons available, but only 2 are accessible currently, they are 'SETTINGS' and 'WACKO WAREHOUSE'. The player can alter the settings to their desired preferences in the SETTINGS page, once they return to the home screen, the only thing left to do is double-click on the WACKO WAREHOUSE icon.
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ARSENAL team news: Will this be the starting line-up Unai Emery picks against Napoli in the Europa League quarter-finals tonight?
After being dropped to the bench in their 1-0 defeat away at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is likely to come back in for the Gunners upfront at the Emirates this evening.
Emery is expected to field a 3-4-3 formation, with Alex Iwobi and Aaron Ramsey sitting behind Aubameyang - meaning Alexandre Lacazette might have to settle for a place on the bench.
Sead Kolasinac and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are bound to start in the wing-back slots, while Lucas Torreira and Granit Xhaka should get the nod in the middle of the park.
In goal, Petr Cech is likely to start ahead of Bernd Leno, and Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny and Sokratis could start in front of him.
Arsenal will be without injured trio Rob Holding, Hector Bellerin and Danny Welbeck for tonight's match.
Granit Xhaka and Laurent Koscielny missed the trip to Everton through injury and are unlikely to be fit in time, too.
As for Napoli, they will be without Raul Albiol and Amadou Diawara, while David Ospina is a doubt to face his former side.
Napoli provisional squad: Meret, Ospina, Karnezis, Chiriches, Malcuit, Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Luperto, Maksimovic, Mario Rui, Hysaj, Allan, Verdi, Zielinski, Fabian, Gaetano, Callejon, Ounas, Mertens, Insigne, Milik, Younes.
The Serie A outfit saw off FC Salzburg in the previous round of the competition, which came after a last-32 triumph against FC Zurich.
They are some way off league leaders Juventus, nevertheless, sitting 20 points behind the soon-to-be eighth consecutive champions, and they haven't won in their last two outings.
Arsenal got past BATE Borisov in the first knockout round, before overturning a 3-1 first-leg deficit to knockout Rennes in the last 16.
Tonight's meeting will be only the third time these two sides have locked horns in their respective histories.
Their first encounter saw the Gunners claim a 2-0 victory at home in October 2013, but Napoli got their own back two months later with the exact same scoreline.
And they are set to battle it out again at 8pm this evening.


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The collapse of the Soviet Union created 15 new states.
political stability and economy .
purposes. Only 7% of the farmable land is cultivated.
Growth Data from 1979-1991), and a birthrate at 29.1/1000.
In June of 1990 ethnic violence arose in the city of Oh.
the large economic problems in central Kyrgyzstan.
October of that same year.
bomb of ethnicity and nationalism.
nationalists and liberals in Kyrgyzstan.
is primarily an agrarian economy, an alarming amount of tension is present concerning foreign owned industry. Language purification standards are being debated in the Kyrgyz Parliament. In the 1950's the Duma passed a number of resolutions in attempts of transforming Soviet Republic languages by using a Cyrillic based alphabet. The adoption of the Cyrillic alphabet fundamentally changed the Central Asian Turkic based languages. This served in a dual purpose of dividing the Central Asian peoples by accenting their language differences and interrupting communication. The debate argues that old style Kyrgyz is to be re-instated thus assuring ethnic and lingual identity. Thus, statistical data has been reproduced to highlight population allocations and ethnicity. This miniature report has also discussed pertinent issues from both a historical analytical perspective and a current political and economic outlook present in Kyrgyzstan. The previously stated issues that are currently on the floor of the Kyrgyz Legislature, describe possible outcomes which will directly affect the stability of Kyrgyzstan.


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30 years on, The Smiths' 'Queen Is Dead' is still a morbid, witty and stunning example of the Manchester and indie icons at the top of their game. We love it so much, we named it the best album ever back in 2013. But which bit does Johnny Marr like the best? And how about Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce? We put the question to them, the other people who were involved with the seminal record, and the famous fans who simply adore it, to get their vote on the album's finest moment.
The first article is excellent. I totally agree with the author.
So do I. The video was more generic fact-hashing. Not much by way of new finds -- but then again, the album has been pored over for 30 years now, nearly everything that can be said about the album has already been said.
The Pitchfork article must have been written by a robot. It's a mere cut-and-paste of Smiths song lyrics, joined together with autopilot pontification.


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Tea raises Warner money
Some130 people enjoyed a luncheon and tea to raise money for the Warner Mansion.
Tea raises Warner money Some130 people enjoyed a luncheon and tea to raise money for the Warner Mansion. Check out this story on HometownLife.com: http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/farmington/2015/12/13/luncheon-raises-money-warner-mansion/77164818/
O&E Media Published 12:11 a.m. ET Dec. 13, 2015
Linda Pudlik (at right) prepares to auction off the event's top prize: Tea for six in the dining room of the historic 1867 Governor Warner Mansion, catered by Kelly Guarano of Kelly's Cucina (at left).(Photo: Maria Taylor)
Around 130 guests attended the first annual Holiday Splendor luncheon and tea, a fundraiser for the Gov. Warner Mansion, Farmington's house museum of local history.
The event, held at the Pine Lake Country Club in West Bloomfield, was a festive affair, with ladies (plus a few gents) decked out to the nines in their holiday best. Entertainment included live music, dozens of raffle prizes, a silent auction, and a live auction of a catered tea for six, to be held in the dining room of the historic 1867 Warner Mansion.
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Lee Zeldin Will Not Challenge Ronna McDaniel: Her Victory Is 'Pre-Baked by Design'
Mary Altaffer, Pool/AP
Hannah Bleau
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) announced on Wednesday that he will not challenge Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel for the leadership position due to the fact that her victory is "pre-baked by design." However, he made clear that it is not a signal of support for McDaniel, as the New York congressman said she should not be running again.
It has been rumored for weeks that Zeldin, who ran one of the closest gubernatorial races in the Empire State in two decades, has been considering a bid for RNC chairman. Earlier this week, Zeldin confirmed that he has been "seriously considering" the requests to run and said he would announce his decision on Wednesday so as not to take away from the runoff election in Georgia, which resulted in a victory for Democrat Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
However, despite the requests for Zeldin to run, he announced — on Wednesday, as promised — that he will not.
"RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel should not run for a 4th term. I won't be running for RNC Chair at this time with McDaniel's reelection pre-baked by design, but that doesn't mean she should even be running again," he explained.
"It's time the GOP elects new leadership! It's time for fresh blood!" he exclaimed, providing his full statement:
Read my full statement: pic.twitter.com/k9nHaG8GCT
— Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) December 7, 2022
While Zeldin said he is grateful for the encouragement to seek the position, identifying himself as one of many who are "ready and willing to step up," McDaniel's reelection "appears to already be pre-baked, as if the disappointing results of every election during her tenure, including yesterday in Georgia, do not and should not even matter."
Zeldin, however, said he is "committed to doing absolutely everything in my power to help save our country with every ounce of my energy."
The Republican Party, he continued, must "become more successful at fundraising, more efficient with spending, sharper with ballot collection and election integrity efforts, smarter with messaging, more present in Democrat strongholds, and more connected to the grassroots."
Further, Zeldin said there needs to be more local collaboration, more risks, and "fresh blood."
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 9, 2020, in Washington, DC.
"We must also do a far better job communicating not just what we are against related to the terrible policies of Joe Biden and the Democratic Party, but specifically what we are for as Republicans," he continued, explaining that the GOP cannot create a movement by acting like Democrats.
That aside, Zeldin explained that a candidate for RNC chair "must receive a majority vote of the 168 members of the RNC." Because of that, he took time to speak with members to "gauge their desire to change and improve the RNC." However, while the grassroots is "frustrated," it does not appear that Zeldin believes he could garner a majority away from McDaniel, deeming her reelection "predetermined."
"The better path forward would be for Chairwoman McDaniel to listen and respect the wishes of the actual grassroots voters of our party, and allow the RNC to forge ahead with new leadership," Zeldin said.
"Her greatest service to the Republican Party at this time would be to make room for a new Chair," he added.
McDaniel expressed her intention to run for reelection last month. She has served in the role since 2017.
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styled deputy minister or superintendent of education. In every province except the smallest (Prince Edward Island), the provincial contribution to educational budgets is much less than the amount derived from local taxes on real property; in all provinces the degree of provincial control of education is high, especially over such items as the training and certification of teachers, curricula, standards, and supervision. Every province requires school attendance to the age of fourteen, some to the age of sixteen. Although junior high schools or intermediate schools are found in many urban centers, the usual pattern is the familiar 8-4 arrangement. Quebec has a seven-year elementary school and two of the provinces have five-year secondary schools.
First-Generation Strategy that involves early outreach to students and ongoing supports to ensure success while they are enrolled».


"Why Wouldn't I Go With Someone Who Is Interested in Seeing Me Succeed?"
Tim Miley likes working with Foster Web Marketing because he gets the feeling that we are personally interested in his success.
Tim touts the FWM level of expertise: "Foster Web Marketing realizes everything that a lawyer needs to do to market themselves and their firm on a website." But expertise without commitment isn't enough. Tim points out that most marketing companies are only interested in creating websites and just leaving it at that. Foster Web Marketing is dedicating to the long-term success of their clients' marketing efforts, building websites that attract and retain the best clients for your practice.
Wouldn't you rather work with someone who wants to see you succeed as well?
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Paramount Pictures has partnered with PetSmart to offer moviegoers a $10 discount on any reptile at PetSmart if they present a ticket stub from Rango, a film primarily marketed to children. Contact Paramount Pictures today and urge the company to end this PetSmart Rango reptile promotion.
Paramount Pictures has partnered with PetSmart to offer moviegoers a $10 discount on any reptile at PetSmart if they present a ticket stub from Rango, a film primarily marketed to children. This promotion flies in the face of the message of the movie—an animated feature about a chameleon who is freed from a boring life in a terrarium in captivity and winds up on an identity quest cleaning up a corrupt town in the Mojave Desert—and could be a death sentence for these small, delicate animals if they are purchased on impulse.
A recent PETA undercover investigation of one of the largest exotic-animal suppliers in the world, U.S. Global Exotics (USGE ), uncovered severe cruelty; USGE was shut down as a result. More information on this investigation can be found here: http://features.peta.org/pettrade/default.asp.
An estimated 90 percent of all wild-caught reptiles die within the first year of captivity. Often kept in small tanks and unsuitable temperatures, fed improper diets, injured when handled roughly or dropped, and forgotten when the novelty wears off, reptiles are among the most unfortunate animals in the pet trade. It might be easy for moviegoers to purchase these animals impulsively as "pets," but very few people have the knowledge (or equipment) required to meet the animals' specialized needs or the inclination to commit to many years of care.


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De Wereldkampioenschappen kunstschaatsen is een evenement dat georganiseerd wordt door de Internationale Schaatsunie.

Het WK toernooi van 1981 vond plaats in Hartford (Connecticut), Verenigde Staten. Het was de eerste keer dat de Wereldkampioenschappen Kunstschaatsen hier plaatsvonden. Hartford was de derde Amerikaanse gaststad na New York (1930) en Colorado Springs (1957, 1959, 1965, 1969 en 1975) waar het WK Kunstschaatsen plaatsvond.

Voor de mannen was het de 71e editie, voor de vrouwen de 61e editie, voor de paren de 59e editie, en voor de ijsdansers de 29e editie.

Historie
De Duitse en Oostenrijkse schaatsbond, verenigd in de "Deutscher und Österreichischer Eislaufverband", organiseerden zowel het eerste EK Schaatsen voor mannen als het eerste EK Kunstrijden voor mannen in 1891 in Hamburg, Duitsland, nog voor het ISU in 1892 werd opgericht. De internationale schaatsbond nam in 1892 de organisatie van het EK Kunstrijden over. In 1895 werd besloten voortaan de Wereldkampioenschappen kunstschaatsen te organiseren en kwam het EK te vervallen. In 1896 vond de eerste editie voor de mannen plaats. Vanaf 1898 vond toch weer een herstart plaats van het EK Kunstrijden.

In 1906, tien jaar na het eerste WK voor de mannen, werd het eerste WK voor de vrouwen georganiseerd en twee jaar later, in 1908, vond het eerste WK voor de paren plaats. In 1952 werd de vierde discipline, het WK voor de ijsdansers, eraan toegevoegd.

Er werden geen kampioenschappen gehouden tijdens en direct na de Eerste Wereldoorlog (1915-1921) en tijdens en direct na de Tweede Wereldoorlog (1940-1946) en in 1961 vanwege de Sabena vlucht 548 vliegtuigramp op 15 februari op Zaventem waarbij alle passagiers, waaronder de voltallige Amerikaanse delegatie voor het WK kunstrijden op weg naar Praag, om het leven kwamen.

Deelname
Er namen deelnemers uit een recordaantal van 25 landen deel aan deze kampioenschappen. Zij vulden 84 startplaatsen in.

België werd voor het eerst nadat Christine van der Putte in 1964 bij de vrouwen deelnam weer vertegenwoordigd bij het vrouwentoernooi, Editha Dotson was de vijfde Belgische die in het vrouwentoernooi uitkwam na Yvonne de Ligne (1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936), Liliane de Becker (1952), Nicole Vanderberghe (1952) en Van der Putte. Bij het ijsdansen waren Karen Mankovich en Douglas Mankovich het eerste ijsdanspaar dat voor België op het WK Kunstschaatsen uitkwam.

Voor Nederland kwam Rudina Pasveer voor de tweede keer bij de vrouwen uit. Marianne van Bommel en Wayne Deweyert waren het vierde paar dat voor Nederland uitkwam bij het ijsdansen.

(Tussen haakjes het totaal aantal startplaatsen over de disciplines.)

Medailleverdeling
Bij de mannen stond een geheel nieuw trio op het erepodium, dit was behalve het eerste kampioenschap in 1896 en het eerste toernooi na de Tweede Wereldoorlog in 1947 na zeven jaar onderbreking, het tweede toernooi waarop dit plaatsvond, in 1966 vond dit voor de eerste keer plaats.

Ook bij de vrouwen stond een geheel nieuw trio op het erepodium, dit was behalve het eerste kampioenschap in 1906 en het eerste toernooi na de Eerste Wereldoorlog in 1922 na zeven jaar onderbreking, het vierde toernooi waarop dit plaatsvond, in 1949, 1953 en 1977 vond dit eerder plaats. Denise Biellmann werd de eerste Zwitserse wereldkampioene bij de vrouwen, het was de tweede wereldtitel bij het kunstschaatsen voor Zwitserland, voor haar wist alleen Hans Gerschwiler, in 1947 bij de mannen, de wereldtitel te veroveren.

Bij het paarrijden veroverden Irina Vorobieva / Igor Lisovski de wereldtitel, voor Vorobieva was het haar  derde medaille, in 1976 werd ze derde en in 1977 tweede met haar toenmalige partner Alexandr Vlasov. De nummers drie van 1979, Baess / Thierbach, veroverden dit jaar de tweede plaats. Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz op de derde plaats stonden voor de eerste keer op het erepodium.

Bij het ijsdansen stonden veroverde het Britse paar Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean de wereldtitel. Het paar Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov veroverden hun zevende medaille, in 1975, 1977 werden ze wereldkampioen, in 1976, 1978 en dit jaar tweede en in 1979, 1980 derde. Natalja Bestemjanova / Andrej Boekin op de derde plaats stonden voor de eerste keer op het erepodium.

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Boris Johnson able to call early election under proposed new law
Written by BBC NEWS on December 1, 2020
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image captionBoris Johnson asking MPs to support an early election in October 2019
Boris Johnson could be given the power to call an early election under a new law proposed by the government.
The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011 took away the prime minister's power to hold an early election without the approval of MPs.
But the government has now begun the process to scrap the act, as it said it would in its pre-election pledges.
Last month MPs warned against handing the power to set the election date back to prime ministers.
The government said their new bill would reinstate "tried-and-tested constitutional arrangements" and prevent parliamentary stalemates.
The next election is currently scheduled for 2 May 2024.
The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act was brought in by then-Prime Minister David Cameron to reassure his Liberal Democrat coalition partners that he would not call an early election.
The law states that there can only be an early election if the government lost a vote of confidence or if it is supported by a two-thirds majority in the House of Commons.
It also created a fixed five year period between elections.
Before the act, prime ministers would have to ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament – essentially meaning prime ministers could call an election whenever they wanted.
At the 2019 election, the Conservatives promised to get rid of the law arguing that it had "led to paralysis at a time the country needed decisive action".
Last autumn, Boris Johnson tried to call an election following several failed attempts to get his Brexit deal approved in Parliament.
MPs initially rejected, but later accepted, his efforts to call an early election in order to break the Brexit deadlock.
The House of Commons also approved an early election in 2017 at the request of Mr Johnson's predecessor Theresa May.
'Unfair advantage'
In September a Commons committee said the current law had "limited the ability of incumbent governments to gain an unfair advantage over their opponents by choosing an election date that suits their political ends".
It said: "Whatever legislation replaces the act it is important that this 'level playing field' for demo
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Viva Technology: The Female Founder Challenge
May 15, 2019 | Invest in France
From the 16th until the 18th of May will be held in Paris, one of the biggest conferences for start-ups and innovation in Europe, Viva Technology. 9,000 start-ups, 1,900 investors and more than 100,500 people are attending the event. In this context, the Female Founder Challenge has been launched. This article is based on Maddyness's exclusive interview with some of the organisers of this competition.
The Female Founder Challenge
In partnerships, Viva Technology and 50inTech have organised this competition for female start-up entrepreneurs. Even though a gender-mixed team is by 63% more performant than a start-up co-founded only by men, women represent only 15% of co-founders and receive just 7% of venture capital. Caroline Ramade, founder of 50inTech explains to Maddyness that: "the access to funding is today's major impediment for female entrepreneurship in tech. The Female Founder Challenge represents for us more than a mere competition to gain visibility as 60 start-ups co-founded by women from all over the world are going to be matched with relevant investors during office hours and 10 of them will be pitching in front of an international jury-panel of investors to raise for the first round of seed capital or series A".
Read more: The 10 French start-ups to watch in 2019
The 10 finalists: la crème de la crème
In total, 390 applications coming from over 54 countries have been received. Out of these applications 60 start-ups were first selected by international funds like Atomico, Ventech and Jane VC to participate to Viva Technology and meet more investors. After a second round of selection, Viva Technology et 50inTech reveals to Maddyness in exclusivity the 10 finalists invited to pitch during Viva Technology on the 17th of May:
Allure System: uses digitization and artificial intelligence to automatically generate ready-to-wear photographs allowing e-merchants to produce visuals without resorting to a shooting.
Baarb: is a search assistant for global travel brands capturing with AI what travellers care about the most for their trip and so offering the most relevant choices at the of top of their search results.
Good-Loop: converts advertising funds into free funding for charities, while offering 50% to 75% better performance for the advertiser.
Kannelle: allows to easily create professional and corporate videos from a smartphone.
Lili.ai: assists your team and project management with risk detection, job tracking and knowledge capitalisation.
Medsaf: ease the process of buying and managing the drug supply chain management to hospital and pharmacist in Africa.
ObjectBox: is an object-oriented database, built uniquely for IoT and Mobile devices and bringing edge computing to small devices.
Pangian: is a platform to find remote jobs and be part with a chat to a network of remote workers.
TeamEQ: transforms companies into high-performance living systems and improving team engagement and well-being thanks to their organisational management solution relying on AI.
Wishibam: proposes a solution of management and multichannel digitalisation of retails to enhance customers' experience.
The winning start-up will be invited to deliver a speech at the Women's Forum Global Meeting in Paris, get a pass for the Women's Forum of Singapore, receive a coaching by Inwibe and a stall at the Viva Technology conference of 2020.
Women are in tech
During the interview, Maddyness asks: "What is the best answer to give to those that say that there is no female entrepreneur in tech?". Caroline Ramade replies that this competition is exactly there to achieve this goal: "It [the competition] is exceptional and the best answer to anyone arguing that there is no female entrepreneur in tech. They are all striving to raise funds. So, the real success is if several of them actually manage to raise capital funds thanks to the Female Founder Challenge." Julie Ranty, the co-manging director of VivaTech, adds: "The strength of this challenge is to see that many investors are aware of the funding inequality that affect start-up created by women. This awareness is essential; this is why for the 4th edition of VivaTech we are taking action for female entrepreneurs and young women who want to get a career in tech or sciences".
Viva Technology is the ideal place to engage conversation on key issues and on the future of the tech world. In this context, the importance of the Nordic countries is highlighted. A workshop on the on the theme of "why the new Nordic scale up generation will be more effective?" is taking place on the 16th of May at 10:00 and everyone is welcome to join us there!
French Tech, Viva Technology, Women in tech
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Eating grains, especially whole grains, provides our youth with many health benefits. People who eat whole grains as part of a healthy diet have a reduced risk of several chronic diseases including Heart Disease and Type II Diabetes.
Baxley, Heidi, "Food $ense Guide to Healthy Snacks for After School programs, Grains" (2012). All Current Publications. Paper 1109.


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Exercise bike that makes you exercise
Submitted by brad on Wed, 2004-03-03 15:57
Everybody knows one of the big problems with exercise machines is they end up as clothesracks. I've seen this literally happen. A lot of people put their machine in front of the TV to make them use it, for a while we even had no couch.
Here's an invention to create an exercise machine you'll really use, if you watch TV. The machine, or a device attached to it, would be programmed to constantly broadcast a recorded infrared signal trained from your remote. This code would be one that would interfere with watching TV. For example, volume-mute or channel-up, or a digit. Whatever you want to train it to. (Off doesn't work as that also turns the TV on.)
However, once you get on the machine and start using it, it stops sending this code, and you can watch TV. Once you have done your exercise quota, it would stop sending the muck-up code until you are next due to exercise, whatever your schedule is.
To stop you from just covering the transmitter with clothing (remember the clothesrack?) it would also need to have a receiver some distance away which gets upset and chirps annoyingly if it can't see the regular ping from the transmitter.
Others in the house not on a regimen could enter a code on the remote to temporarily disable the system when they want to watch. If 2 or more people had a regimen, they would have to enter which person they were to activate their disabling code. That gets a bit messy but it can be done.
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Fantasy a risk in moviemaking?
At the Oscars last night (which were pretty boring, with one nice joke featuring Billy Crystal camcordering a new movie) Peter Jackson thanked the Studios for having the courage to back a big fantasy epic like the Lord of the Rings.
But a look at IMDB's list of all-time movie revenues reveals something else. Of the top 25 grossing movies of all time, how many were science fiction and fantasy?
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Down with P2P software that isn't P2P
No surprise that after the RIAA started filing lawsuits against people they allege were distributing lots of copyrighted files, a movement has sprung up to build filesharing networks where the user hosting data can't be traced so easily.
Today, on Kazaa, all they need to do is try to find a file, look at what a user is sharing and try to download it. That gives them the IP address of the party in question.
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Big Brother Tivo
Each year when Tivo reminds people they gather anonymized viewing data on Tivo usage by reporting superbowl stats, a debate arises. A common view is that it's OK because they go to a lot of work (which indeed they do) to strip the data of the identity of the user.
As noted, I've read Tivo's reports and talked to Tivo's programmers, and they did work hard to try to keep the data secure and anonymised.
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Can RSA "blocker tag" really work?
Submitted by brad on Tue, 2004-02-24 04:32
RSA today announced a version of Ron Rivest's blocker tag which is a supposed defence against unwanted RFID scans.
The tag, explained simply, answers affirmatively to an entire subsection of the RFID space, so that any scanner looking for a tag in that space always hears a yes (or gives up) and thus can't find a tag in that space.
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Car dock for my MP3 player
Submitted by brad on Fri, 2004-02-20 06:25
I like to use our Rio Karma MP3 player in the car, but it's not nearly as good as it could be. So here are some jottings on what an ideal car dock would do for the player.
Power and charge the player, of course
Offer various options for sending audio to the car, including a built-in quality FM transmitter, a port for a special Cassette sized interface (more below) and various cables for car stereos that have an accessory jack (as mine has for a trunk CD-changer) or plain audio inputs.
A wireless remote control to stick on the wheel (not needed if other remote control methods can work.)
A microphone.
To get really fancy, an 802.11 interface to allow it to sync up with computers inside the house while in the driveway. Though strictly, this would be even better inside the player, not in the dock.
The microphone would perform several roles. One, it would detect the ambient sound level in the car, and boost the music volume as the car gets noisier. No more super-loud when you start the car either.
Secondly, it would listen for the sound of the music the player is playing. It would try to tell if it was playing, so it could detect when the stereo is turned off or switched to something else, or when the car is turned off (if the loss of power from the accessory jack doesn't already reveal this.) When the sound stops (even if this takes 5 seconds to confirm) just pause the music back in time when the sound was first detected to stop. One could then from time to time send out pulses of the forthcoming audio, and if it hears them, treat that as a resumption of play.
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Being able to disable RFIDs isn't enough
Many people, trying to address concerns about the privacy implications of RFID tags have indicated that it can just become the norm, or even a requirement, to "burn" out the RFID tags in purchased products as they are sold.
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Challenge/Response, good or bad
I've just put up a new essay on my web site on whether challenge/response anti-spam systems are good or bad
As some may know, I've been running such a system longer than anybody, having written one in 1997. I wrote a white paper on best practices for such systems that some have found useful.
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Limit children's hours of TV viewing
Generally, I'm the last person to suggest we use technology to control people's lives and what they view. However, it's also the duty of parents to help teach their children how and when to use the media. Most commonly today you see things like the V-chip, which let parents block their unskilled children from seeing shows with certain "ratings."
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Open Source voting machines
As I noted earlier, there are all sorts of risks with remote voting over the internet, even if I suggest a way to make it doable. However, this is different from the question of voting machines. Like the folks at Verified Voting I believe that a voter-verifiable paper ballot is the simplest way to make computerized voting more secure. And I like voting machines because they can improve access and even make preferential ballot possible down the road.
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Solving the electoral tie problem
In 2000, the Florida Presidential election ended up in a tie. Many people get offended at that remark, because they don't think of elections as being compatible with ties, they insist that their candidate really won.
However, to scientists, you have a tie when the results differ by less than the margin of error. And I refer not simply to the margin of error from the problems in the voting machines, but a much more bizarre margin caused by political pressure to interpret the results in different ways.
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Eyes in the back of your head
Reading this NYT article about radar to cover car blind spots, which describes a system that will trigger lights in the rearview-mirror when cars are in the blind-spot, reminded me of an old idea I had some time ago I called "Eyes in the back of your head."
The idea would be to wear a special collar while driving. This collar would contain small electrodes that could lightly stimulate the skin on the back of the neck. Perhaps just one row, but ideally a small 2-D image should be possible.
This would be connected to a camera, radar or sonar system pointing back from the vehicle. It would map where other vehicles are, and turn that into an image on the back of the neck.
Thus, as a car came up behind you and passed you, it would feel like something brushing the back of your neck on one side.
I was inspired to this by reading about a system for the blind that mapped a video camera image onto a 2000 pixel electrode map on the stomach. It was found that over time, the nerves would retrain and a sort of limited vision could develop. Might this have application in driving, or perhaps combat?
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The peril in automatic cars
I hinted last week I would write about a peril from and to automatic cars, or actually any drive-by-wire cars.
That peril is they become highly useful terrorist weapons. Today terrorists get kamikazis to drive ordinary cars to attack targets and checkpoints. It will be easy to modify a drive-by-wire car (including the self-parking cars already on the market) to be controlled by the cheap remote controls found on toy cars and planes today, and easy to mount a wireless camera (X10, the terrorist's tool!) as well.
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Fairer bathrooms
We've all seen public bathrooms where the women have a line snaking out into the hall, but we guys can just "whiz" in and out. We have sympathy (but not too much, see the joke)
Here's a good solution that will probably never fly because we're uptight. Two bathrooms: One small one with nothing but urinals for men, and another one with nothing but stalls to be shared among the sexes.
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Paperless Home
In my home I now have a "home computer", for a while in the kitchen, now in the living room. Of course I have had computers in my home since the 70s, but this one is different. It's an old cheap laptop I picked up, not powerful at all. What's different is how I use it.
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Secure Internet Voting
In general, I agree with the recommendations several security experts wrote condemning the new overseas military voting system SERVE, because voters used unsecure Windows PCs to vote.
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Where's the shame?
Ok, so the USA invaded Iraq with fear of WMD the announced reason for the extraordinary step of a pre-emptive war. The White House doesn't plan to apologize or say oops as evidence mounts the reasons were bogus.
Question: Would it be a wise move for the Democrats, for example, to issue their own apology. To say, "We voted for this war because we were told there was a serious threat. Learning there was not, we are deeply saddened, sorry and ashamed. How could we have done this?"
Saying this would ask the other side of the aisle, "Why aren't you ashamed, too?"
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Was MoveOn really clever
Perhaps I am too cynical, and after this you're going to think I hate MoveOn, but I'm wondering if the publicity over CBS's refusal to air their anti-Bush ad in the Superbowl isn't the result of very clever strategizing.
CBS claims they don't air controversial ads like election ads during the SuperBowl and never has. As far as I know, that's true. Not that I'm approving of the policy, I think they should take almost any ad that pays the fee.
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Wireless hubs at traffic signals
I recently read it costs about $150,000 to put in traffic lights here in California. That's a heavy duty pole, the lights, the power, the connection to other lights and the vehicle sensors. Seems to me modern technology should be able to make that a lot cheaper. New lights are all LED (the energy savings pay for themselves quickly) but that should also mean smaller safer power lines with special digging under the road. (Wonder if they could do it with light pipes and have no electricity up there.)
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Wonder why people distrust the USA?
Today, the U.S. Agriculture secretary issued a call that nations not ban beef imports from a country (like the USA) just because a single cow has been found with Mad Cow disease.
In other words, exactly what the USA did to Canadian beef when a single cow was found in Alberta with the disease.
And let's not get started on the Weapons of Mass Destruction question.
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I can't reveal too much about this right now, but I want you to think about this: take Urban Fantasy like Jim Butcher's Dresden Files and cross it with Ocean's Eleven. Then add some Faustian bits. Oh, and James Bond.


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More Securities Loan Cases on Appeal
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A while ago we reported on a spate of IRS successes in cases involving purported securities loans (here). The Samueli case is fully briefed in the Ninth Circuit and is expected to be argued in the next couple of months. As we anticipated, two more of those cases, Anschutz and Calloway, have been appealed to the Tenth and Eleventh Circuits, respectively. The taxpayer in Calloway filed his opening brief on March 15, 2011 (linked below). Briefing has not yet begun in Anschutz.
In Calloway, the taxpayer was an IBM employee of many years who had acquired IBM stock during his employment. By the time of the transaction in question, the stock's value was five times the taxpayer's basis. Desiring to monetize the stock, and by his own admission, seeking to maximize his after-tax return, the taxpayer entered into an arrangement whereby he transferred his stock to a counterparty in return for a loan equal to 90% of the stock's fair market value. This resulted in a 10% higher return than a straight sale subject to long-term capital gains tax. Under the arrangement, the taxpayer had no right to any dividends, no ability to reap any gains from appreciation of the stock, and no right to recall the stock during the loan period. The counterparty had the right to sell or otherwise dispose of the stock it purportedly held as collateral. At the close of the three-year loan period, the taxpayer had the option of repaying the principal with interest to redeem his collateral, refinancing the transaction for an additional term, or surrendering his collateral in exchange for extinguishment of the debt. As the stock had depreciated significantly, the taxpayer chose to surrender his collateral. Notably, not only did the taxpayer not report the transaction as a sale, he also did not report any cancellation of indebtedness income upon extinguishing the purported debt.
The IRS challenged the taxpayer's treatment of the transaction as a loan, asserting that in substance the arrangement was a sale of the taxpayer's securities. In a reviewed decision, the Tax Court agreed with the IRS that the transaction was indeed a sale, primarily because the benefits and burdens of ownership of the stock had in fact passed to the counterparty (under an application of the test articulated in Grodt & McKay Realty, Inc. v. Commissioner, 77 T.C. 1221 (1981)). Of course, it didn't help the taxpayer that the counterparty had been sued successfully for promoter penalties and for an injunction to cease all further shelter promotion activities.
On appeal, the taxpayer's position centers around the arguments that (1) the Tax Court's finding that the counterparty had the right to sell the stock immediately was clear error, and (2) the finding that the taxpayer could not demand the return of his stock during the three-year period was also clear error. These arguments apparently are based on the position that the counterparty did not have the right to sell the stock until a "legitimate" loan was already in place, and because the counterparty used the stock sale to finance the purported loan, no such right ever accrued. Thus, according to the taxpayer, he remained in control of the stock under the terms of the arrangement, and therefore the transaction is subject to the safe harbors under I.R.C. § 1058 and Rev. Rul. 57-451, and furthermore should not be deemed a sale under the applicable common law securities-loan authorities.
We'll provide an update when the government files its response, and we'll post on Anschutz when the briefing gets under way (the opening brief is due May 2). On a related note, the Tax Court recently held for the government in a case involving a transaction materially identical to the one in Calloway. See Kurata v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2011-64 (March 16, 2011).
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Godsmack Albums Ranked
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Godsmack got their start just prior to the 21st century, but there is no denying the impact they've had on hard rock music during this millennium. The Boston-area rockers continually bring a blend of heavy, percussive and guitar-driven music, while also being able to explore more haunting and occasionally acoustic works which also tend to hit their mark.
Starting with their self-titled debut all the way through to present, Godsmack have been one of the most consistently solid bands in rock, while also garnering enough of a fan base to push three straight albums to the top of the charts. But which of these works is "the best they ever did," and which of these albums is just a little bit "out of line."
Head to the gallery below and scroll through to see how we ranked the works of Godsmack from weakest to strongest.
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"No Loo. No 'I Do':" Mumbai Conference Tackles Sanitation
Story November 30, 2011
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In Dhobi Ghat, in the heart of Mumbai, workers process tens of thousands of pieces of laundry a day, mostly by hand. Jon Sawyer/Pulitzer Center
In rural India two people out of three lack basic sanitation facilities. Many women leave their homes at 4 am to find a place in an open field where they can defecate without being seen. Others may have access to latrines but these lack septic tanks or flush mechanisms. Cleaning these latrines falls to one segment of the population—the Bhangis (also called "scavengers"), part of the Untouchable (or Dalit) caste. Until recently their lives and the future of their children were tightly proscribed—they could marry only other Bhangis. Girls grew up to clean latrines and boys to collect garbage.
Bindeshwar Pathak, like all members of the Brahman caste, was taught early on to avoid the Dalits. In 1968, at the age of 25, he was invited to join a Gandhi Birth Centenary Celebration Committee. After learning about Mohandas Gandhi's work to stop discrimination against the lowest caste, he decided to spend three months living with the Bhangis. Those three months made all the difference. In the decades since Pathak has invented and manufactured environmentally sound (and inexpensive) toilets. He makes low-interest bank loans to facilitate their construction and distribution. And, at the same time he is developing training programs to allow "scavengers" to take on new jobs. Over 1.2 million people now use toilets built by Pathak and Sulabh, the organization he founded.
Pathak joined 500 health professionals, social entrepreneurs, academics, and government officials in Mumbai this October for the Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene, sponsored by the WSSCC— the Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council. This Geneva-based organization focuses on improving sanitation and hygiene, especially the poor, in a world where 2.6 billion people live without toilets. Speakers and workshop leaders represented 70 countries: Half came from Asia, a third from Africa, and the remainder from Europe and the Americas. Members of the West Africa WASH Journalists Network and the WashMedia South Asia Network discussed ways to create greater public awareness of issues related to open defecation, as well increasing transparency and accountability of health and sanitation programs.
Workshop leaders shared the complexities and challenges of sanitation-related issues in heavily populated areas. What follows is just a sampling:
• "No loo. No 'I do'." Karin Hulshof, the UNICEF country representative for India, reported that village women are refusing to marry until their home is equipped with a toilet. (One woman from Maharashtra state is said to have told her husband that if Shah Jehan could build the Taj Mahal in honor of his wife, then her own husband could at least build her a toilet.)
• "Listen to the poor": Olivier Nyirubugara from the Voices of Africa Media Foundation makes it possible for those living in rural communities to tell their stories by giving them access to video cameras and mobile phones. Another organization, Video Volunteers, creates similar opportunities and has posted several sanitation-related videos.
• Focus on women: Many women have no sanitary pads and must resort to using dirty rags that lead to infections. If toilets are not available girls often drop out of school once they start to menstruate. Goonj, a non-profit based in New Delhi, distributes used clothing—and also makes reusable sanitary napkins out of recycled cloth. BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee), an organization that has been working to alleviate poverty since 1972, produces and distributes biodegradable sanitary napkins.
• Biogas power: Villages in Maharashtra India are developing and using toilets connected to biogas plants (which use fecal material to produce renewable fuel—thus reducing open defecation as well as the need for natural gas).
• Why the handwashing lag: Although programs are underway in Mali to promote handwashing, only 4.9% of boys and 5.3% of girls now wash their hands after using the latrine. Moussa Cissoko, a sanitation expert in Mali, explained that traditional beliefs have stymied the practice of handwashing. Many women believe that if they are too careful about cleanliness they will become infertile. Others have been taught that if you wash your hands regularly you will never be rich.
• Celebrities matter: Soccer, cricket and movie heroes are supporting sanitation and hygiene in a big way. Shahrukh Khan, a much-adored star called the King of Bollywood, stressed the importance of the fight for the right to safe sanitation for all. "I dream of an India where women and girls are no longer vulnerable," he says in a new video. "I dream of an India where people don't have to squat on streets or in bushes…. Toilets for all will make India cleaner and healthier. Women and girls will be liberated from shame and indignity. As Gandiji said, "Be the change that you want to see."
Forum participants visited the Dharavi—the Mumbai slum "featured" in Slumdog Millionaire. It's an area with close to 1 million residents, 20 times more dense than the rest of the city. The streets are narrow and congested, flies hover around the stalls where food is sold, loose wires protrude from the walls of dilapidated buildings, the air is filled with smoke from cooking, and mangy dogs lie motionless in the sun. Yet residents are extraordinarily industrious. The net worth of their labor is a remarkable $665 million (US) a year.
Some make soap (a black soap is especially popular for cutting through grease). Others make suitcases, embroider, or use traditional block printing techniques to produce textiles that will be exported all over the world. They manufacture clothing and leather goods (including jackets and wallets). They separate, crush, wash, dry, melt, and recycle plastic. One woman, dressed in a purple sari with large gold earrings, sits surrounded by mounds of empty eye drop bottles. She will sort them, making around $2.50 a day—income that allows her to send one of her children to a private school.
People here could not be more hard-working and yet they still lack basic sanitation facilities. Families share water taps and only a few have toilets. Public toilets have been built in designated areas but many people, especially children, avoid them—there simply aren't enough for such a highly populated small area. Urinating and defecating on the ground nearby or in the local river is the more common practice.
At the Forum much of the talk centered on ways to change sanitation-related behavior. Ifeoma Charles-Mowuba from ActionAid in Nigeria zeroed in on the gender inequities and stressed the importance of girls' participation in clubs or community theater. Louis Boorstin, deputy director for water, sanitation & hygiene at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told us "to think outside the water closet." He meant that literally and figuratively—the water closet is, after all, a rather antiquated invention. Siddharta Swarup from the BBC World Service Trust in India told us that people change behavior when there is no other choice. Our job is to make that choice so compelling that change is inevitable.
"Without dialogue, there is no conversation." he concluded, "Without conversation, there is no understanding. Without understanding, there is no trust. Without trust, there is no conviction. Without conviction, there is no behavior change."
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The default My History screen provides an average of your monthly swing scores. To view selected swings by date, view by calendar, favorited swings or by club tap the filter by option in the top right corner of the screen. If you select the calendar view, the yellow dot means you have swings taken for that particular day.
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Q: TopAppBarScrollBehavior for scaffold TopAppBar not working when its NOT LazyColumn I am trying to use TopAppBarScrollBehavior for my TopAppBar inside Scaffold. BUT my content is NOT LazyColumn. It's a regular Column with a scrollstate.
Here is my code
Scaffold(
    modifier = Modifier
        .fillMaxSize()
        .background(backgroundColor),
    topBar = {
        TopAppBar(
            title = {
                Text(
                    text = "About",
                    color = colorResource(id = R.color.black)
                )
            },
            colors = TopAppBarDefaults.smallTopAppBarColors(
                containerColor = Color.Red,
                titleContentColor = Color.Black,
            ),
            modifier = Modifier
                .fillMaxWidth(),
            navigationIcon = {
                Button(onClick = { }) {
                    Text(text = "B1")
                }
            }, actions = {
                Button(onClick = {}) {
                    Text(text = "B2")
                }
            },
            scrollBehavior = scrollBehaviour
        )
    },
    content = {
        val scrollState = rememberScrollState()
        Column(
            modifier = Modifier
                .fillMaxSize()
                .padding(it)
                .verticalScroll(scrollState)
        ) {
            // Header
            Text(
                text = "Header",
                modifier = Modifier
                    .padding(horizontal = 30.dp)
                    .wrapContentWidth()
                    .semantics { heading() },
                fontSize = 26.sp,
                color = colorResource(id = R.color.black)
            )

            //Many other components in between

            Text(
                text = "Some text",
                modifier = Modifier
                    .padding(start = 30.dp, end = 30.dp, top = 38.dp)
                    .wrapContentWidth()
                    .semantics { heading() },
                fontSize = 21.sp,
                color = colorResource(id = R.color.black)
            )
        }
    }
)

the TopAppBar does not collapse or expand according to scrolling.
What changes do I need to make to TopAppBar to behave as expected.

A: As reported in the doc:

A scroll behavior is designed to work in conjunction with a scrolled content to change the top app bar appearance as the content scrolls.

Use:
    val scrollBehavior = TopAppBarDefaults.enterAlwaysScrollBehavior()
    Scaffold(
        modifier = Modifier.nestedScroll(scrollBehavior.nestedScrollConnection),
        topBar = {
            TopAppBar(
                //....
                scrollBehavior = scrollBehavior
            )
        },
        content = { innerPadding ->
            Column(
                modifier = Modifier
                    .padding(innerPadding)
                    .verticalScroll(state = rememberScrollState())
            ) {
                  //column content
            }
        }
    )

A: If your content is not a ScrollabeColumn or LazyColumn then you need to wrap your content in a ScrollableColumn for it to work
Make sure to use topAppBarScrollBehavior in the ScrollableColumn's modifier

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As we all know, enforced social distancing has drastically changed everything about our old shopping habits and behaviours. All retailers are working out how to keep their staff safe, rearrange their floor space, how they serve customers and how to take payment.
The key element is how to remain as profitable with less people coming through the door. This dilemma and the flexibility required to come up with innovative solutions reminds me of an old story about Pizza Express.
When life gives you lemons, what do you do? The old adage says you should make lemonade, but at Pizza Express waiters don't make lemonade they just serve it. They do have to slice them thinly for their client's gin or vodka though. Well they used to. Company policy dictated that as the waiters had to make drinks, they also had to cut up the lemons. Drink preparation is for waiters - food preparation is for chefs.
Even then it was still hard to fill a restaurant, so efficiency and cost control are seen as essential to success. The guys at Pizza Express were keen to analyse their operations and look for key financial savings wherever they could. But what's that got to do with lemons?
The problem with splitting drink and food preparation between types of staff led to incredible inefficiency. Knife-wielding pizza chefs are chopping things all the time and are dressed and trained accordingly. Waiters aren't.
If you're laying tables, smoothing out napkins and polishing glasses, the lemon cutting interrupts your routine. Off you go to wash your hands, clear a workspace, find the chopping board and sharpen the knife. You get going with the slicing and then clean up afterwards and put all the equipment back.
If you think about it, it must take at least 10 minutes maybe more. For a chef with his workspace prepared and his knife at the ready? Probably less than 30 seconds. By spotting this and simply having their chefs chop lemons instead, the restaurant chain apparently made "significant financial savings." That was according to Pizza Express Chief Executive Richard Hodgson in an interview with the BBC back in 2015.
The pizza chain's simplistic reassignment of the master of lemons is an idea that should speak to all business owners particularly in this time of crisis – the concept of increasing staff efficiency wherever possible will help retailers desperate to improve the bottom line.
Remember this lemon story and while designing the new shopping environment forget how we used to do things and constantly question your processes and staff roles. How are retailers in other sectors redesigning their operations? Is there anything you could learn from them? Everybody, most especially those who are operational or client facing, should be encouraged to make suggestions for improvements or to try something new. Small gains in productivity or getting customers efficiently through the retail space can go a long way to help retailers survive in the new world of social distancing.
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In February 2020 it was announced that ITV had renewed it's I'm a Celebrity series for two more years to keep it on our screens until 2022. The twentieth series of the show is being held in North Wales and not Australia due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and will go out later this year. I'm a Celebrity is often a ratings winner for ITV, attracting on average over 9 million viewers each series.
Cheap food is just too expensive
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It irritates me so much that we have some fabulous, traditional fruits, and yet when the appropriate season arrives, the supermarkets are full of products from countries as far away as New Zealand and South Africa. Yes, even in covid-19 land. How does this happen?
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