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Fox "News," take note: Unsubstantiable conspiracy theories and xenophobic rubbish don't pass for 'news.' CNN have a lot of penances yet to pay before they regain some measure of credibility, but CNN's remaining ethical journalists must be breathing a heavy sigh of relief.
Many moons ago, CNN was a golden source of accurate, unbiased and ethical reportage. Maybe they're on their way back. Time will tell.
I've always preferred J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, whose opinions are, if anything, further afield than those of Lou Dobbs.
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Jean Antoine Maurice Hugowitsch Destrem ( Schan Antuan Moriss Gugowitsch Destrem; * 1787; †  in St. Petersburg) war ein französisch-russischer Verkehrsingenieur und Hochschullehrer.

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Destrem stammte aus einer alten Adelsfamilie, die aus Schweden nach Frankreich gekommen war. Destrem besuchte die Pariser  École polytechnique und studierte dann an der École nationale des ponts et chaussées mit Abschluss 1810.

Als Alexander I. plante, in St. Petersburg ein Institut für Verkehrsingenieurwesen zu errichten, empfahl ihm Napoleon I. beim Treffen in Erfurt 1809 die Ingenieure Pierre-Dominique Bazaine, Alexandre Fabre, Destrem und Charles Michel Potier. Darauf wurden die vier Ingenieure von dem Generalinspekteur des gerade gegründeten Verkehrsingenieurkorps Agustín de Betancourt nach St. Petersburg eingeladen. 1810 trat Destrem in den russischen Dienst und wurde Kapitan des  Verkehrsingenieurkorps. Zusammen mit Bazaine wurde er zum Chersoner Gouverneur Armand Emmanuel du Plessis geschickt, um ein Projekt für den Bau eines Hafens in Jewpatorija durchzuführen und wasserbautechnische Anlagen im Hafen von Odessa zu bauen. Im März 1812 wurde er Professor für Theoretische Mechanik am Institut des Verkehrsingenieurkorps.

Bei Beginn des Französisch-Russischen Krieges 1812 wurde Destrem wie die anderen drei französischen Ingenieure nach Jaroslawl, Poschechonje und schließlich Irkutsk verbannt. Als Destrem nach dem Ende des Krieges im Juli 1815 nach St. Petersburg zurückkehrte, wurde er rückwirkend zum Juni 1812 zum Podpolkownik befördert. Er wurde sogleich nach Georgien geschickt, um die Flüsse Kura und Rioni zu erforschen und Arbeiten an der Georgischen Heerstraße durchzuführen. Nach Destrems Projekt wurde in Reval der Militärhafen angelegt. 1818 wurde er wieder Professor am Institut des Verkehrsingenieurkorps. 1820 wurde er Geschäftsführer des II. Verkehrswegebezirks. 1821 wurde er Mitglied der bei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Künste eingerichteten Kommission zur Prüfung der Arbeiten des Architekten Antoine-François Mauduit an der Isaakskathedrale.

1821 gab Destrem ein Lehrbuch der Mechanik heraus. 1824 wurde er Herausgeber des Journals für Verkehr. 1834 übernahm er den Vorsitz des Verkehrsrats. Er wurde 1842 Mitglied des Komitees für den Bau der Nikolaus-Brücke und des Komitees für den Bau der St.-Petersburg-Moskau-Eisenbahn. An Wasserbaumaßnahmen in Sestrorezk war er beteiligt. Er war Mitglied vieler Kommissionen, so auch der Kommission zur Prüfung der Entwürfe Leo von Klenzes für die Isaakskathedrale und der Kommission zur Überwachung der Experimente zur Einführung der von Henri Adolphe Archereau erfundenen elektrischen Beleuchtung in Russland (1849).

Destrem wurde 1842 Ehrenmitglied der St. Petersburger Akademie der Wissenschaften. Destrem beschäftigte sich auch mit Literatur und Musik. Er verfasste einige Bücher zu technischen Themen und übersetzte Werke Iwan Andrejewitsch Krylows ins Französische. 1847 wurde er als Generalleutnant in den Russischen Adel aufgenommen. 1852 nahm Destrem mit seiner Familie die russische Staatsbürgerschaft an. Wegen seiner geschwächten Gesundheit reiste er zu Kuren ins Ausland, die aber nicht halfen. Trotz seiner Erkrankung arbeitete er weiter und stellte auf einer Konferenz der Akademie der Wissenschaften Dmitri Iwanowitsch Schurawskis Arbeiten über Holzbrücken nach dem amerikanischen System vor, wofür er eine Goldmedaille erhielt.

Destrem wurde in St. Petersburg auf dem lutherischen Teil des Smolensker Friedhofs begraben.

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The World Bank estimates that nearly a billion people lack access to a road that is passable year-round. Ramboll UK has partnered up with the IABSE Foundation to send a team of five volunteers each to rural Uganda to build the first industry sponsored footbridge in the country. This stunning 70m long footbridge will bring transformative access to an entire isolated community in rural Uganda, ensuring that the 1,300 residents of Namawukulu are able to safely and reliably reach critical resources, even during the rainy season.
Safe Water Access, Philippines
People on the remote islands of the Philippines lack access to safe drinking water and this project's long-term purpose is to improve that access. The short-term main objective is to gather information through interviews, immersions, observations and research in order to understand their specific situation and need so the best possible solution is produced for them. The project's goal is to produce an affordable, organic and easily maintained solution that generate safe drinking water. Luleå University of Technology will implement this project, where funding covers travel cost and materials.
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Building on the success of earlier school and healthcare projects implemented in Liberia by Engineers Without Borders (Sweden), the School and Hospital Programme will benefit first, Mavuno Chonyonyo Boarding School, where the extension will enable the students to graduate and qualify for university studies. Second, transferring the lessons learned from Mavuno School projects will improve water supply and sanitation, electrification and digitization to newly built or improved schools in remote parts of Liberia. Last, Mkula Healthy Hospital will be repeating the pioneering Kolandoto Healthy Hospital initiative at a second hospital.
Donation: 633,000 DKK
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Engineers Without Borders (DK), together with Ramboll experts, has finalized a long-term project in Nomo Faama in the Kenema District, involving a bore well, solar powered pump, water tower, and water distribution network. An important element in this phase of the project is co-ordination among the district and community stakeholders to further ensure proper use and maintenance of these facilities, and to build the capacity of local organization and communities.
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Ramboll's Humanitarian Association (Den Humanitære Forening), in cooperation with Terre des Hommes, has helped this school with procuring various and much needed equipment such as hearing aids, chairs, computers and sewing machines.
CLEAN WATER FOR 400 ORPHANS IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA
Ramboll's Humanitarian Association (Den Humanitære Forening), in cooperation with Terre des Hommes, has now helped establishing a new water borehole at the school, giving access to clean water for a school of 400 orphans in Arusha, Tanzania. They have not had access to clean water before.
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The Danish NGO Human Practice Foundation, together with engineers from Ramboll Water, has developed a pilot model and a technical solution for providing access to clean water and electricity at schools in remote areas at high altitudes, solutions that can be duplicated to other schools. After a fact-finding mission, Ramboll also assists in project implementation with design review and inspection.
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Ramboll has donated 66,172 EUR to the Danish Red Cross – with half being contributed by the Ramboll Foundation and half by employees. The money is enough for the Red Cross to feed 13,234 children or 2,206 families for a whole month or provide 6,931,252 litres of water to those in need. The image above shows Abebech Ayanu and her family fetching water from the Red Cross water distribution truck.
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'No evidence' to back up Donald Trump's wiretapping claims, says FBI Director James Comey
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Monday 20 March 2017 16:06
Comey: The FBI has no information that supports Trump's wiretapping tweets
The FBI has said there is no evidence to support Donald Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by Barack Obama.
FBI Director James Comey has said that neither the Department of Justice nor his own agency had evidence to support a claim by President Donald Trump that his Trump Tower headquarters had been wiretapped during the 2016 election campaign.
"With respect to the president's tweets about alleged wiretapping directed at him by the prior administration, I have no information that supports those tweets," Mr Comey told a congressional hearing.
FBI confirms it is investigating links between Trump team and Russia
"And we have looked carefully inside the FBI. The Department of Justice has asked me to share with you that the answer is the same for the Department of Justice and all its components: the department has no information that supports those tweets," he said.
Mr Trump created a controversy in early March when he tweeted without giving evidence that former President Barack Obama's administration had wiretapped Trump Tower in New York.
Mr Comey was testifying before the House intelligence committee. Comey said the Justice Department also asked him to share with the committee that the answer also applies to the Justice Department and its various components. The Justice Department oversees the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.
Monday's hearing, one of several by congressional panels probing allegations of Russian meddling, could allow for the greatest public accounting to date of investigations that have shadowed the Nr Trump administration in its first two months.
Before the hearing Mr Trump took to Twitter, accusing Democrats of making up allegations about his campaign associates' contact with Russia during the election. He said Congress and the FBI should be going after media leaks and maybe even Hillary Clinton instead.
"The real story that Congress, the FBI and others should be looking into is the leaking of Classified information. Must find leaker now!" Trump tweeted early Monday as news coverage on the Russia allegations dominated the morning's cable news.
Mr Trump also suggested, without evidence, that Clinton's campaign was in contact with Russia and had possibly thwarted a federal investigation. U.S. intelligence officials have not publicly raised the possibility of contacts between the Clintons and Moscow. Officials investigating the matter have said they believe Moscow had hacked into Democrats' computers in a bid to help Trump's election bid.
The Senate's top Democrat says that President Donald Trump "severely damaged his credibility" with Twitter postings claiming that former President Barack Obama ordered wiretaps of him.
New York Senator Charles Schumer issued the statement after Mr Comey told the House panel that there was no information that supports Trump's allegation.
Mr Schumer said Mr Trump "needs to retract his claim immediately." He added that Trump "should admit he was wrong, stop the outlandish tweets."
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My name is Jamie, and I love writing about video games, creating videos about games, and talking about video games.
I have been writing professionally for over a year at Twinfinite and have been working on reviews for the YouTube channel Gameumentary.
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Following Mania and Forces, Where Does Sonic Go Next?
There may not be another series of games that sees as many peaks and troughs as Sonic the Hedgehog. For every 3 & Knuckles, CD, or Generations that meets or exceeds our expectations, there is a 3D Blast, R, or '06 that totally lets us down.
Despite the Rumors, Konami Did Not Release a Game-Locking Patch for P.T.
For some reason, people began reporting that a new update for P.T. was released a few days ago (on Oct. 31, appropriately) that prevented the game from being played. The rumor made the rounds on social media to the point where it was believed that this was actually happening to some people.
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Watching horror films and reading horror novels is one way to give yourself a good spook, but nothing does the job better than a great horror game. Horror games are something that have been around since the birth of the industry, and they don't seem to be slowing down any time soon.
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The recent changes I made to my blog to add microblogging support included setting up a Micropub to GitHub web service. This allows me to use the Micro.blog app (or any other Micropub-compatible app) to compose and publish new microposts. However, the web service doesn't currently support a Micropub media endpoint, so I can't attach photos to new microposts using the Micro.blog app.
Once again, Workflow to the rescue! I've created this workflow for publishing microposts on my Jekyll-powered blog that can also include photos. Instead of relying on the Micropub to GitHub service, it uses GitHub's API to directly upload and commit the micropost–and attached photos–to my blog's repository. This automatically triggers a site deploy on Netlify, making the new micropost and photos available a few moments later.
Prompts me to write a new micropost.
If the workflow was not run as an action extension, it asks if I want to add any photos (the workflow checks if any photos were shared when run). I can then select photos from my library.
Resizes all photos to 1000px wide. Photos that are already smaller than 1000px are not resized. I don't want to share full-size photos, so reducing the size suits my needs.
Asks me to confirm or change the file name for each photo.
Uploads the photos to my GitHub repository and commits the changes, triggering a deploy with Netlify.
Creates the micropost text file with the composed text and current date. If photos have been included, Markdown-formatted photo links are added at the end of the text file. This text file is uploaded and to GitHub and committed. Netlify then does another deploy, making the post available.
Although I created this workflow primarily as a way to publish photos, I can also use it to quickly publish text-only microposts. What's more, I can even dictate new microposts and publish them straight from my Apple Watch.
token: A GitHub token that has read/write access to your repositories.
directory: The directory to save images to.
site_url: The URL to the website.
post_dir: The directory where micropost text files should be saved to.
The configuration options have been created based upon my implementation of microposts. Depending on how (and where) you publish microposts, you might need to make some additional changes to the workflow.
I've made some changes to my blog so that I can also use it for microblogging. Microposts—short posts without a title—are displayed on my home page and published to Micro.blog (I'm @jordanmerrick).
I didn't want existing followers to start seeing microposts in their feed readers without opting in, so the current RSS and JSON feeds continue to be used for blog posts only. If you're an existing follower and also want to receive microposts, you can either use the new feed for all posts or subscribe to the additional feed for microposts.
Thanks to this helpful guide by Fiona Voss about microblogging with Jekyll (the static site generator this site uses), I've also set up a Micropub to GitHub service. This creates a Micropub endpoint that converts requests into a Jekyll-compatible format and commits them directly to my blog's GitHub repository. With this endpoint, I can use the official Micro.blog app (or any app that supports Micropub) to write and publish posts.
Once a new micropost is added and committed to the repository, a deploy is automatically triggered over at Netlify that publishes the latest changes.
The IFTTT iOS app was updated earlier today with support for rich notifications. In addition to a custom title and image, these rich notifications also support a custom URL that can be opened when a notification is actioned. For example, an applet that notifies you of a new GitHub issue can now include that issue's URL. Tapping the View button in the notification would then open that URL in Safari.
It's also possible to use app URL schemes in notification URLs, so that tapping a notification opens an iOS app—even passing information into it. I created a simple applet, triggered by a button in the IFTTT widget, that sent a rich notification using the new URL scheme of Things as its URL. This URL simply created a new task in my Things inbox, and included some of the default ingredients as the task's note.
IFTTT automatically URL encodes any information passed as an ingredient, though any manually written text must first be URL encoded.
This update narrows the gap between IFTTT and native apps with URL schemes. We're still a long way off an end-to-end solution, since these URL actions can only be triggered when a notification is actioned, and I'm not quite sure how I might use this yet. However, it's still an interesting new way to leverage IFTTT in more apps.
It's been just over a month since I left Twitter. I did this for the sake of my well-being and happiness, and because I no longer wanted to use a service that allows so much abuse and does so little to stop it.
Twitter had become an inescapable deluge of abuse, anger, bad news, and disinformation, and I was barely treading water. I would wake up each morning filled with anxiety and trepidation about what to expect on Twitter during the day; a constant distraction that was mentally and physically exhausting, and making my life miserable.
The platform also brings out the worst in people because the worst people know they can get away with it. The amount of abuse and harassment on Twitter is overwhelming, and you don't have to look far to see just how toxic it is. The company is well aware of this but doesn't have the courage to take real action. Twitter would much rather work on features to increase revenue and user count than provide existing users with even the most basic tooling and support to deal with abuse.
Quitting Twitter has been a genuine quality of life improvement for me. It's as though a dark, heavy cloud of negativity has lifted, and I no longer get worked up about whatever might be the trending shitstorm du jour. I feel more focused and positive, and generally in much better mental health.
This decision has also boosted my productivity as I have a lot more free time now. I estimate I would check Twitter a few times an hour, a couple minutes each time. On a daily basis, I was probably spending an hour or two just on Twitter. Getting a couple of hours in the day back was an unexpected surprise, so I'm making the best use of it. I'm now much more productive throughout the day, find it easier to relax in the evenings and weekends, and am reading more than ever.
I have no desire to return to Twitter. I'm not ruling it out, but the platform would have to drastically change before I'd even consider it. There's very little Twitter can do for me that I can't go elsewhere for, and what it does provide isn't worth my happiness or support. For my own sake, abandoning Twitter was the right decision, and I only wish I'd done it sooner.
I recently added a Nespresso machine to my growing collection of coffee paraphernalia. It arrived with a selection of some of the 26 varieties available in the OriginalLine range—each one has a different strength (intensity) and cup size (ristretto, espresso, or lungo).
However, there's no way to know this information just by looking at the capsule as it only has the name printed on it. To know more, one needs to either keep the packaging, refer to the website, or have this information memorized. There is a Nespresso iOS app available, but it's not easy to quickly find a capsule and get its strength and cup size.
This seemed like a good opportunity to explore Workflow's Dictionary functionality, a feature I hadn't really used before. I created this Nespresso Capsule Information workflow to look up the intensity and cup size for any Nespresso capsule. To make it a little more interesting, capsule information can be retrieved by selecting either its name or an image of it.
All of the capsule data is stored within a Dictionary action inside the workflow. I created a Base64-encoded archive of all capsule images and included it as a Text action in the workflow (that's what the nonsensical first action is). This is decoded and extracted when running the workflow, so no images need to be separately copied or installed anywhere—allowing the the workflow to be entirely self-contained.
For those wanting to keep track of popular cryptocurrency prices, this workflow retrieves a list of the top 10 cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap using their API. Selecting a currency returns the current price in USD, along with the percentage change from 24 hours ago.
The workflow can be run as normal, from the Today Widget, or directly on Apple Watch.
Apollo is a superb Reddit client and one of my favorite iOS apps from last year. Unlike the official Reddit app, Apollo can't automatically open reddit.com URLs1, so these URLs open in Safari if the official app isn't installed. However, there are a few easy ways of opening them directly in Apollo.
If you copy a Reddit URL to the clipboard, then launch Apollo, the app automatically detects the reddit.com URL and asks if you want to open it. It's a few taps and swipes, but it works fine.
Reddit URLs can be opened in Apollo through the use of an action extension workflow that replaces https:// with apollo://. Sharing any Reddit URLs to this workflow automatically converts the URL and opens it, launching Apollo.
Both of the above options are quick to do but involve a couple of steps to complete. Opener ($1.99) is a useful app and action extension that allows you to open links in any app that supports it.
The benefit of Opener is that it can be set to auto-open URLs with compatible apps. For Reddit URLs, I've configured Opener to auto-open them in Apollo. If I have a Reddit URL, I can just tap the Share button and select Opener, then Apollo launches automatically.
Following on from my previous post, here's a list of my favorite tech purchases in 2017.
I haven't been this impressed with an iPhone since the first one. It's a beautiful design, though I don't get to admire it because I keep it in a case at all times. Face ID works so well that the process to unlock my iPhone is completely transparent—I just look at the screen and swipe up. The OLED screen is magnificent to look at and its notch is simply a non-issue. In fact, apps like Halide have come up with clever ways to make it part of the app experience.
My favorite feature of iPhone X is the camera. I've always wanted the dual-lens camera system but didn't like the form factor of the Plus-sized iPhone. iPhone X gives me the best of both worlds, and I'm finding myself reaching for my DxO One less and less.
I've lost count of the hours I've spent playing games on my Nintendo Switch. It's such a fun experience, and games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey represent Nintendo at its best.
My time spent with the Switch is about 50/50 docked and undocked. Being able to spend a few hours playing a game with the Pro controller on the TV and then go portable is a novelty that hasn't worn off. If someone had told me a few years ago that I could play Skyrim on a portable gaming device, I wouldn't have believed it.
While I'm on the subject of video games, I also replaced my aging gaming PC. I decided to go with a gaming laptop this time around (rather than build a new rig) as I wanted the option of portability. When it's on my desk, I use it with an external display, Logitech G Pro keyboard, and Logitech G602 wireless gaming mouse.
Despite being priced more in the $1,000 "budget" range, the Asus Predator Helios 300 still packs a punch. It's powered by an Intel i7 processor and Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics card, so games run buttery-smooth. When playing Overwatch on High settings, I can get close to 200 FPS.
I've written about the KeySmart Pro already, but it's definitely one of my favorite purchases of 2017. Not only is it a handy key organizer, the rechargeable Tile integration means I can keep track of my keys without the need for a separate Tile attachment.
One of the top picks over at The Sweet Home, the Eufy RoboVac 11 robot vacuum cleaner has done a good job of dealing with dust and dog hair. It can run for well over an hour before it has to return to base and recharge, works on both hard floors and thin carpets, and is clever enough to deal with various obstacles and chairs around the home (though it does sometimes get tangled in the occasional loose cable).
It's not a replacement for a proper vacuum cleaner, but running it a few times a week does wonders to keep our home clean.
2017 was the year I bid farewell to the Mac and went all in with iOS. Following the lead of Federico Viticci and Gabe Weatherhead, here's a selection of my favorite iOS apps of the past year.
Using Apollo (Free, $2.99 to unlock Pro features) on my iPhone X to browse Reddit is such a delight. It has an elegant design that feels uncluttered, and includes a ton of features and options. Despite all that, the app never feels bloated, complex, or clunky.
The app is clearly a labor of love by someone who frequently uses Reddit. There's a great community of users in /r/apolloapp, where the developer also discusses bugs, feature requests, and what's to come in later versions.
The iPad experience does need some improvement, though the developer has plans to overhaul this experience as part of version 2.
Notes continues to be my preferred note-taking app. I've used many different apps and services over the years, from Evernote to Bear, but I just keep coming back to Notes for it's simplicity and stability.
It's a great example of an app and service that "just works". Syncing is always rock-solid and fast, with changes immediate reflected across all my devices. The improved Share Sheet in iOS 11 has made it even easier for me to quickly capture thoughts or pieces of information.
There isn't much I need from a note-taking app, and Apple Notes fits the bill.
I don't have the time to listen to every episode of the podcasts I'm subscribed to. The rather unique approach Castro ($1.99) takes to podcast management is one I truly appreciate—and why it's my favorite podcast app.
Instead of adding new episodes to a play queue automatically, they're placed into an Inbox to triage first. I can then take a look at each episode and decide if I want to add it to the queue. This is especially useful for managing shows with daily episodes that aren't required listening. For some of my must-listen shows, I have Castro skip the inbox and add them to the queue directly.
I've owned Coda ($24.99) ever since it was released, but it became one of my most frequently used apps this year. With it, I'm able to use my iPad for web development.
Coda is really three apps in one: a text editor, SSH client, and file manager. Any time I need to make a change to my site that requires editing code, I can connect to my development server using Coda and make the necessary changes.
Since I have full command-line access to that server using Coda's SSH client, I can start an instance of Jekyll and test the changes I've made. If everything looks good, I use git commands to commit the changes and push them to GitHub.
Unfortunately, the future of Coda isn't clear. Earlier this year, Panic published a retrospective of 2016 and highlighted that the company has struggled to make their iOS apps profitable. I'm optimistic about its future though—if anyone can figure it out, it's Panic.
I started using mind maps earlier this year, and MindNode (Free, $14.99 to unlock all features) is my app of choice. I can quickly hide the interface and create a distraction-free environment as I'm writing down my thoughts, and there are a wide range of formatting options to style and structure the resulting mind map.
MindNode's support for iOS 11 allows you to open and save mind maps anywhere that's supported by Files. Mind maps can also be exported into a variety of formats. The app even integrates with Reminders and can sync tasks and completion status.
I used to be a Things user back in the day, but the lack of custom timed alerts on tasks drove me to 2Do. But after recently giving Things 3 for iPhone ($9.99) a try, I immediately switched over.
The app itself is stunningly beautiful. It feels more laid back than most other task management systems, yet still has a lot of the same functionality you'll find elsewhere. There's no friction between me and the tasks I create or need to accomplish, and even the task list view shows only the most important information.
It's not as feature-rich as 2Do but, like Apple Notes, it does everything I need, and even includes a decent Apple Watch app and Siri integration. I also use Things 3 for iPad ($19.99), which is available as a separate purchase.
Working Copy (Free, $14.99 to unlock all features) is one of my all-time favorite apps. For those unfamiliar with it, it's a fully functional Git client for iOS that seamlessly integrates with services like GitHub and GitLab.
Working Copy is an integral part of the process to manage and update this site. Any changes I make (e.g., new blog post) are committed and pushed to GitHub, after which Netlify regenerate's the site and deploys the changes automatically. I also use the app to manage the Workflow Directory repository on GitHub.
Working Copy is one of the best GUIs for Git I've ever used. Without it, I doubt I'd be using my iPad in the way I do today.


The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States was held in Apia, Samoa in September 2014. It adopted the SAMOA Pathway, which represents the programme of action for the further sustainable development of SIDS for the coming decade. The SAMOA Pathway recognized, as a core theme, that genuine and durable partnerships are essential to the sustainable development of SIDS. At the conference, there were 300+ partnerships announced.


A Critical Companion to Lynn Nottage places this renowned, award-winning playwright's contribution to American theatre in scholarly context. The volume covers Nottage's plays, productions, activism, and artistic collaborations to display the extraordinary breadth and depth of her work.
The collection contains chapters on each of her major works, and includes a special three-chapter section devoted to Ruined, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize.
The anthology also features an interview about collaboration and creativity with Lynn Nottage and two of her most frequent directors, Seret Scott and Kate Whoriskey.


A totally new food experience hit London, when La Famiglia Rana Grocer opened on 9th November in Marylebone for a five-week residency. It was a hidden gem of Italian gastronomy designed to get taste buds tingling and camera phones snapping with a new concept of grocery shopping. The store was thrilling from the moment shoppers entered, with tumbling greenery, fresh flowers and decadent marble backdrops, to set off the visual and gastronomical beauty of the food-related items on offer in store.
FIND OUT WHERE IT ALL STARTED.
Those looking to brush up their skills could participate in one of around 50 workshops taking place over the course of the five weeks, including: how to prepare perfect fresh pasta meals, pasta making, food photography and ingredients tastings.
Master classes were held by members of Italy's most beloved pasta family leading participants through an exploration of pasta traditions. Instagram aficionados including Food Feels, Cutlery Chronicles and Giulia Mule also hosted master classes, such as food photography and styling.
Part grocery, part workshop and even part photo studio, the store was a playground for creative inspiration. Visitors looking to pick up a few groceries could pick-and-mix their favourite fresh artisanal ingredients before receiving free, expert instruction from Italian pasta chefs on preparing and plating them into original, beautiful and delicious, restaurant-quality meals at home. Those eager to tuck into their chosen delicacies could even have them prepared in store.
Those on the hunt for the perfect Instagram-worthy content, or looking to practice their food photography found an infinite number of combinations of beautiful produce, backdrops and props all free for them to use - with store-assistants on hand to help them build stunning sets and original arrangements. Prizes were awarded for the photos posted on Instagram.
La Famiglia Rana is on a mission to ensure everyone has access to beautifully prepared pasta. As part of its passion to share the best of its traditions, La Famiglia Rana, is partnering with food bank charity FoodCycle during the Grocer residency. All proceeds from the master classes and fresh pasta meal kits will be donated to FoodCycle. La Famiglia Rana will also be providing fresh food to FoodCycle's food banks throughout the campaign.
The partnership will support FoodCycle in its work to provide tasty lunches and dinners for socially-isolated people in the community. The pick-and-mix-your-own kits start at just £10 per pack – with all proceeds going to FoodCycle.


It's about time I pulled my blogging finger out and chatted about Berlin. To set the scene, this year (2018) was all about training for a spring marathon, and smashing a Good For Age (GFA) time to qualify for a spot at London Marathon 2019. You can read all about Brighton (once i've blogged it, … Continue reading Berlin Marathon, 2018.


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Harassment in gaming
Graphic by Tom Mouat.
Recently PAXsims explored some of the barriers to women in wargaming. While our initial focus was on professional educational and analytical gaming (a topic we've explored before), discussion soon moved on to address those factors that might deter women from entering or enjoying the wargaming hobby. It's fair to say that I was taken aback by the vitriol that was generated by some hobbyists when I suggested more female wargamers would be a desirable thing. (Conversely, the professional national security gamers who commented universally agreed.)
Since then, a Tumblr post by Emily Garland entitled "Tabletop Gaming has a White Male Terrorism Problem" has sparked much discussion in the boardgame and RPG communities. It details her experiences of harassment, sexism, and gender-based intimidation, including a successful sexual harassment case she brought against the gaming shop where she once worked. You'll find some very thoughtful discussion of the issues she raises in this very long thread in the RPG.net forums, at the Ferrett Steinmetz blog, and in an excellent article by Aja Romano at VOX which should be read by everyone in the gaming community.
Sadly, debate on the topic at BoardGameGeek was much less helpful and was ultimately locked down by the moderators, while some the sexist responses on wargaming forums are too depressing to even link.
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CAFOD's FLOOD! game
This isn't new—FLOOD! was released back in 2014 or so, as part of a larger package of educational resources—but well worth looking at: a game on flood mitigation and emergency response by CAFOD, the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. The game was developed by Terrorbull Games, an iconoclastic game developer known for War on Terror: The Boardgame, The Hen Commandments ("chicken-based, religion-building party game"), and Crunch (an international finance game for "utter bankers"), among others.
FLOOD! is nicely put together. Players are faced with having to balance between immediate response actions (evacuating, protecting, or rescuing the affected population, or building flood barriers) and more strategic enabling initiatives (fund-rasing, developing local partnerships, or on-the-ground-assessment). Resources are limited, as is time.
The game comes with a Powerpoint that walks the players through each turn, and a full game can be played in about half an hour. The game is intended for secondary school school audiences aged 13 or older, but—since it is fast and easy to play—could also work well with university or other participants as an ice-breaker or to spark discussion.
You'll find the game and other educational resources here (CAFOD), and additional information on the game design here (Terrorbull).
For other games that examine floods and similar emergencies, see:
Stop Disasters! (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction)
IFRC Climate Centre games page (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)
AFTERSHOCK: A Humanitarian Crisis Game (PAXsims)
h/t Tom Mouat
simulation and gaming materials	CAFOD, Terrorbull Games
Simulation & Gaming, April 2016
The latest issue of Simulation & Gaming 47, 2 (April 2016) is now available. This issue features a selection of papers first delivered at the International Simulation and Gaming Association's (ISAGA) 2014 conference.
Symposium issue:
45th ISAGA Conference, July 2014, Dornbirn, Austria (Part 1)
Guest Editorial: 2014 ISAGA Symposium Contributions
Joseph Wolfe and Willy C. Kriz
Learning Differences Between 3D vs. 2D Entertainment and Educational Games
Martijn C. Koops, Ineke Verheul, Rinus Tiesma, Cees-Willem de Boer, and Ruben T. Koeweiden
10 Years of Evaluation Research Into Gaming Simulation for German Entrepreneurship and a New Study on Its Long-Term Effects
Willy C. Kriz and Eberhard Auchter
Assuring Business School Learning With Games
Joseph Wolfe
Effectiveness of Learning Through Experience and Reflection in a Project Management Simulation
Silke Geithner and Daniela Menzel
Exploring How Knowledge and Communication Influence Natural Resources Management With ReHab
Christophe Le Page, Anne Dray, Pascal Perez, and Claude Garcia


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Satyajeet Puri (Hindi: सत्यजीत पूरी; born 25 September 1960) is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. He started his career as a child artist with Satyen Bose-directed Mere Lal, released in 1966.

Personal life

Satyajeet Puri, son of actor-director Daljeet Puri graduated from Mithibai College. He is married to a Sindhi lady, Rita, and the couple has two children. His younger sister is married to actor-director Puneet Issar.

Career
Satyajeet, a popular child star in the 70s, has been a part of some wonderful films. His debut film is Mere Lal released in 1966. Some of his earlier films are Wapas (1969) and Khilona (1970). Some of his famous works include Anuraag (1972), Hari Darshan (1972), Bidaai (1974), Paheli (1977), etc. As an adult he worked in Arjun''' (1985), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Shola Aur Shabnam (1992), Dulaara (1994), Zameer'' (1997), etc.

He is credited as Master Satyajeet, Master Satyajit, Satyajeet Puri, Satyajit Puri, Satyajeet or Satyajit in cast credits of his movies.

Satyajeet is making a film on life of Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Shahrukh Khan is likely to be cast as Dhyan chand.

Filmography
 Mere Lal (1966) …… Pappu
 Wapas (1969) …… Anil
 Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar (1970 film)......as young Kartar Singh
 Khilona (1970) …… Pappu
 Sansar (1971) …… Chandan
 Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971) …… young Prashant
 Ganga Tera Pani Amrit (1971) …… young Dinesh
 Anuraag (1972) …… Chandan
 Hari Darshan (1972) …… Bhakt Prahlad
 Shor (1972) …… Deepak
 Shaadi Ke Baad (1972) …… Chabiley
 Mere Bhaiya (1972) …… young Subhash
 Narad Leela (1972) …… Bal Narad
 Samadhi (1972) …… young Jaswant
 Joshila (1973) …… Ravi
 Pyar Ka Rishta (1973) ……
 Sabak (1973) …… Subhash
 Jugnu (1973) …… young Ashok
 The Criminals / Hum Sab Chor Hain (1973) …… Raju
 Balak Dhruv (1974) …… Bhakt Dhruv
 Dastan-E-Laila Majnu (1974) …… young Kais
 Bidaai (1974) …… Krishna
 Har Har Mahadev (1974) …… Bal Ganesh
 Jai Radhe Krishna (1974) …… Shri Krishna
 Ishk Ishk Ishk (1974) …… Gambhir
 Dharam Karam (1975) …… young Dharam
 Maya Machhindra (1975) …… Gorakhnath
 Rakshaa Bandhan (1976) …… Naag Bhai
 Chacha Bhatija (1977) …… young Shankar
 Jagriti (1977) ……
 Tyaag (1977) …… teenage Pappu
 Paheli (1977) …… Montu
 Gopal Krishna (1979) …… Balraam
 Ayaash (1982) …… Naresh
 Raja Jogi (1983) ……
 Arjun (1985) …… Mohan
 Anadi Khiladi (1986) …… Vikram
 Dacait (1987) …… Ahmed
 Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara (1987) …… Rajesh
 Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) …… Baliya
 Hathyar (1989) …… Pakya
 Tridev (1989) …… Inspector Tripathi
 Fateh (1991) …… Ranvir
 Shola Aur Shabnam (1992) …… Satya
 Ghazab Tamasha (1992) …… Dev
 Police Officer (1992) …… Inspector Yadav
 Jaagruti (1992) …… Adivasi (Tribal Man)
 Dulaara (1994) …… Deepak
 Hanste Khelte (1994) …… Amit
 Fauj (1994) …… Nagesh
 Zameer (1997) …… Satyakam
 Ghayal Once Again (2016) …… Ajay's Friend

Regional filmography

See also

List of Indian film actors

References

External links

 Satyajeet Fan Page on Facebook

1960 births
Living people
20th-century Indian male actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors from Mumbai
University of Mumbai alumni
Indian male child actors
21st-century Indian male actors


text: Q: My mp3player freezes when I eject it When I eject(or safely remove) or unplug my mp3player from the USB, the screen freezes and an "ok to disconnect" message remains on its screen. Then I have to reset my mp3player. However when I shutdown my computer while the my3player is mounted it doesn't freeze and everything works correctly. I know this is a problem with my mp3player. The question is how can I eject my mp3player normally without forcing to shutdown the computer?

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Acoustic Alchemy
music series - Acoustic Alchemy
Acoustic Alchemy are one of the founding fathers of Smooth Jazz. From their very first album, Red Dust and Spanish Lace released in 1987, to the current release Thirty Three and a Third, they have spent over three decades defining and refining the sound of instrumental Jazz with hits such as "Mr. Chow", "Lazeez", "Flamoco Loco", "Catalina Kiss" and "Jamaica Heartbeat".
Not only critically acclaimed for their albums (including three Grammy nominations) they have also built a reputation for being one of the most exciting live bands in the business. Their shows are a perfect combination of virtuosity, musicality and fun for the fans, featuring a dazzling array of musical genres but all the time keeping their signature acoustic guitar sound to the fore.
For over three decades the band have been at the forefront of contemporary jazz, even if the band's signature eclectic mix of styles has meant they have never comfortably fit snugly into any one genre; "We've had a lot of labels over the years, at the start there were all these names flying around like New Adult Contemporary, New Age music, and then it became Smooth Jazz, but we've never really thought about ourselves as being in any one particular genre. We just make music we like." Says Greg, "At the core it's always been about one simple concept: the sound of the nylon and steel guitars working together, but that leaves a lot of scope for exploring all sorts of musical ideas."


For the 2018-19 school year, there are 8 public schools managed by Chinle Unified School District serving 3,498 students in Chinle, Arizona.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Arizona state average of 61%.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is less than the state average of 20:1.
Chinle Unified School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 603 school districts in Arizona (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2015-2016 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 67% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The revenue/student of $16,015 is higher than the state average of $7,180. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,065 is higher than the state average of $6,852. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Chinle Unified School District public schools have a diversity score of 0.01, which is lower than the Arizona average of 0.42. The most diverse school in the district is Chinle Junior High School. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Arizona or national school diversity statistics.


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Ankara/ Turkey
info@hacettepe.eu
Hacettepe Science Center
Hacettepe Science Center is based at Hacettepe Technopolis in Hacettepe University campus. The HSC aims to promote public engagement with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and initiate Open Science and Citizen Science projects. It unites STEM practitioners, researchers, policymakers and public to enhance the quality of STEM education and broaden participation in STEM. The HSC has researchers with extensive experience in STEM curriculum development, in-service teacher training activities, public engagement of STEM and Citizen Science. The HSC has a tradition to implement and disseminate innovative approaches and resources into schools, informal settings, pre- and in-service teacher education programs and beyond.
PCST LIFE MEMBERS
Gultekin Cakmakci has been elected a life member of the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Network. PCST awards honorary life membership of the network to individuals who have made a distinguished contribution to the international science communication community.
Teachers at PD Programs
SOCIAL SKILLS MATTER!
SOBER (2020-2023) is an Erasmus+ project supporting social skills development and STEM orientation for a better life. Hacettepe Science Center and partners from Hungary, Belgium and Poland work closely together to develop innovative approaches, which aims to promote students' social and emotional skills.
STEM FEST
Learning in Informal Settings
Since 2015, every year, STEM & Makers Festivals have been organised in different cities in Turkey. STEM & Makers Fest/Expo aims to promote public engagement with STEM. So far, more than 200,000 participants from different age groups have engaged with our STEM & Makers activities.
Journal of Research in STEM Education (J-STEM) is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in the fields of STEM by making the results of rigorous research findings to researchers, practitioners, and policy makers.
Learning in Non-formal Settings
STEM News Aggregator, which aggregates science, technology, health, education and business news content from a variety of sources (e.g. online newspapers and popular magazines) and feeds them to its users.
STEM PD
STEM PD Community of Practice (STEM CoP) aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and stakeholders from around the world to discuss issues related to STEM Education. STEM CoP develops STEM Curricula and run STEM PD programs in different countries. STEM CoP also publishes journals and books in STEM education.
THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT IS TO DO IT!
He is a Professor of Science Education at Hacettepe University and has been teaching courses on STEM education and public engagement with STEM. He has involved in several national and international projects such as European Commission H2020 (e.g., MOST) and FP7 projects (e.g., SAILS, S-TEAM, and MaScil). He, among others, has developed the new Turkish Science Curriculum, which has been implemented in Turkey since September 2017.
Gultekin Cakmakci
Hande Toluv received her B.Sc. degree in science education from Hacettepe University. She is the project manager of Public Engagement of Science including the STEM & Makers Fest/Expo. She also runs science slams and science experiments at a national TV channel called "Kanal B". Currently she is doing her second undergraduate degree in Radio & Television programming at Anadolu University and her master in Science Communication.
Hande Toluv
Simge Özen is Public Relations Manager. She received her B.A. degree in English Linguistics from Hacettepe University and earned her M.A. Degree in Public Relations and Advertising from Ankara University. She started her career as Project Management Coordinator at General Electrics (GE) Healthcare. She leaded GE Project team in domestic and overseas operations for project planning, effective communication and proficient execution.
Simge Ozen
Hacettepe Science Center and Hacettepe University STEM & Maker Lab have dedicated team members who have experience in running Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) activities with different age groups and have experience in widespread dissemination of EU projects' resources through PD courses, STEM Festivals and press. The team also has experience in running Professional Development (PD) programs on an international level.
A Dedicated Team
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE OF SOCIETY BY EMPOWERING ITS IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
© 2022 Tüm hakları saklıdır	Hacettepe Science Center


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Q: Facebook PHP SDK not allowing to login a user All,
I'm using wordpress and trying to have my user login with facebook. In my header.php for Wordpress I have the following code:
define('123', '123');

//uses the PHP SDK.  Download from https://github.com/facebook/php-sdk
require 'facebook.php';

$facebook = new Facebook(array(
  'appId'  => '123',
  'secret' => '12345',
  'cookie' => true,
));

$uid = $facebook->getUser();
if ($uid) {
    try {
        $userInfo = $facebook->api('/' + $uid);
        $qry = "Select user_id, role from event_details where email_address='$userInfo[email]'";
        echo $qry;
        $result = mysql_query($qry);
        $resultrows = mysql_num_rows($result);
        if($resultrows>0){
            $resultset = mysql_fetch_array($result);
            $_SESSION['user_id'] = $resultset['user_id'];
            $_SESSION['role'] = $resultset['role'];
            $target = "http://www.website.com/event_choices";
            header("Location:". $target);
        }
    } catch (FacebookApiException $e) {
        error_log($e);
    }
}else{
    echo "not logged into facebook";
}

if ($uid) {
    $logoutUrl = $facebook->getLogoutUrl();
} else {
    $loginUrl = $facebook->getLoginUrl(array(
    'next'=>'http://www.website.com/event_choices'
    ));
}

Then when I'm creating a page actually in Wordpress I have the following code:
<?php if ($uid): ?>
<?php echo "Welcome, ".$uid['first_name']. ".
"; ?>
<a href="<?php echo $logoutUrl; ?>">

<?php else: ?>
  <a href="<?php echo $loginUrl; ?>">

<?php endif ?>

This displays the login button but whenever I click on the button nothing happens. When I look at the source code the $loginUrl isn't being populated. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!

A: You're not passing a scope when generating your login URL, this is where all the application permissions are passed. Take a look:
$loginUrl   = $facebook->getLoginUrl(
    array(
        'scope'         => 'email,offline_access,publish_stream,user_birthday,user_location,user_work_history,user_about_me,user_hometown',
        'redirect_uri'  => 'http://www.website.com/event_choices'
    )
);

For more info take a look at the API reference here.
Also, when working with Facebook sometimes it's important to get some output from FB to see what could possibly be the issue. You can do this by wrapping your code like so:
try {
    $user = $facebook->getUser();
    //you can also put your loginURL generation code here to see if you get an error
} catch(Exception $o){
    print_r($o);
}


The guidelines and best practices for the search engine optimization (SEO) industry are constantly changing. You never know when a new Google update will be released and change the game entirely. As a result, you can't rely solely on traditional SEO techniques to grow your website's outreach — it's necessary to keep up with current SEO trends to promote your business over the web.
For SEO experts, the process of implementing SEO tactics is endless. It is necessary to analyze one's SEO strategy early and often. If you want a secure and stable ranking for your website, you need to be adaptive, vigilant and aware of the latest SEO trends.
As the result of updates from previous years, SEO professionals are working on some of the newest trends that are expected to develop over the next few years. Let's have a look.
Mobile search has entirely reshaped the realm of SEO in past few years. More than 50% of overall traffic is now redirected through mobile devices. AMP, in this context, is an interesting SEO trend to follow.
AMP is the new standard that Google has developed for website owners to build functional mobile sites.
It is extremely a simple and light version based on HTML markups.
AMP makes the layout load faster on mobile devices.
People like to ask who, what, when, why and where to find information. Finding the correct information is now easily achievable with the introduction of " Voice Search" technology from Google, as it provides an easy way of getting answers by whispering the question into the voice search feature.
For now, it is necessary to optimize your website for voice search.
Optimizing a page's content for featured information is undoubtedly a good idea that your SEO team should implement to get quality traffic.
Most of the time, you come across Google results that are featured and well-framed with required basic information. It helps users get ideas for their queries without digging deeper into any of the relevant links.
Use schema markups to achieve better rankings for your targeted website.
Rich snippets allow you to feature your answer and rank better on major search engines.
Schema and rich answers assist search engines in understanding your page content far better.
Social media channels have become an integral part of online marketing. They are connecting users and brands from across the globe. This was already ruling the web, and in the future, it is expected to influence the entire SEO industry.
Marketing your brand on different social platforms widens your website's potential audience.
Multi-channel marketing entirely depends on formulating SEO strategies that can effectively be executed to promote a brand's services.
This trend results in better ROI and conversion rates.
Content is considered king in SEO and without good content, no other tactic will work. For better SEO results it is important to regularly update well-researched, fresh and quality content on your site.
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We know that the IIN community is a group of people dedicated to making a difference in the world, but we were blown away by the overwhelming response we received!
So many of you responded to our call to action and made generous donations—thank you. Because of your incredible generosity, we collected $25,000 in donations from our community and will match that sum for a combined donation of $50,000 to the Red Cross. On behalf of each new student who enrolled between January 14 and January 22, we also donated $100 to the Red Cross.
• IIN alumni Colleen DeCesare ran a special at her breakfast café in Philadelphia where she collected donations for the Haiti Relief Effort.
• Jenny Choi-Fitzpatrick, a 2007 graduate, is working with San Diego-based international humanitarian organization called Project Concern International that is partnering with several aide groups in Haiti to provide immediate rescue and relief services.
• Dr. Marino, a 2007 graduate, spent one week in Haiti on a medical relief mission with Mt. Sinai Hospital. As an anesthesiologist, he provided compassionate pain relief & anesthesia to those that suffered traumatic bodily injuries at the National Public Hospital in Port au Prince.
Your generosity will support crucial humanitarian efforts that will aid untold numbers of people affected by the earthquake. To learn more about how you can help Haiti, visit www.redcross.org or check out this comprehensive list of charities providing aid. You can keep up-to-date on the crisis in Haiti by following IIN guest speaker Dr. Mark Hyman's blog while he works to aid the victims there.
Thank you for your heartfelt giving and helping us send relief to the victims in Haiti.


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Caravan reporters invade Tijuana
"It is our duty to inform the people"
Matthew Suárez
Photograph by Matthew Suárez
CNN reporter at Benito Juarez Field interviews an anti-migrant protester.
Chingue su madre todos esos Hondureños." those were the first words I heard spoken over a loud speaking as I approached the area where the caravan of migrants arrived, Sunday, November 18th. The source of the abusive language was a fragile looking old woman wearing a red hoodie over her long dress. She wasn't through. "Fck all those Hondurans," she yelled in Spanish. "Go back to your fcking house. They are so fcked that they come over to fck someone else's house."
A few caravaners tried to swim around the border fence, with the usual result of being caught.
Another woman wearing a blue tank top ripped the microphone from the old lady's hands and yelled, "Estoy con ustedes hermanos Hondureños... I'm with you, my Honduran brothers. I love you my fellow humans. Patience, be patient, know that God's love is with you."
But the angry old woman ripped the microphone back and yelled, "All of you go fck each other, and all the dumbfcks that support them as well. To hell with you all!"
A migrant's-eye view across the border from Playas.
A barricade of cops blocked the way to Benito Juárez Sports Field, where hundreds of migrants set up camp for the night on the baseball fields and inside an unfinished auditorium. The police were there to stop a frenzied crowd shouting "Mexico First!" and waving Mexican flags and demanding the immigrants get out of Tijuana.
A CNN reporter interviewed a young man with a picket sign that read "Mexico demands respect. Stop the way of illegal migrants." Photographers, videographers, reporters, documentary filmmakers, people transmitting on Facebook live, and many more members of the press swarmed the city when the caravan arrived.
Migrant art by Joseph and Robenz inside the migrant shelter in "El Barretal."
"It's his day off, but I told him to get his ass down here because I am getting some incredible material," said a videographer I ran into there. He was discussing a journalist friend we have in common. With so much mainstream media coverage and people shouting angry comments, I decided to drop the story and go home. But I could not escape the story. It follows me everywhere.
"No seas como un pinche Hondureño," (Don't be like a f*ucking Honduran) the street taqueros say when someone is slacking off. Taxi and Uber drivers voice complaints about business going down. It's a heated daily discussion in Tijuana bars and breweries. And it's all over the internet — thousands of articles and millions of comments.
Even the anarcho-punk-collective near the arch that serves free vegan food to anyone in need had to put up a sign that reads "no cameras/no photos/no press."
I got several requests to be a fixer, a local assistant to a foreign journalist. I still didn't want to touch it, until a Canadian reporter with whom I worked a year before messaged me with an offer. It turned out that all the media attention on the caravan had driven up the rates for good fixers.
With a hefty sum of fixer money in my pocket, I agreed to meet Tamsin, the Canadian reporter, at PedWest on Sunday morning (December 9th). We interviewed a Mexican Immigration agent that was standing near a booth, he wasn't much help. "We can show you the list, but do not take pictures," one of the volunteers in the booth told us.
The notebook showed a list of almost 6000 names of people and families asking for asylum. As Tamsin asked more questions and I translated, I found out the list was mostly composed of Mexican nationals and didn't have many names from the caravan. The volunteer claimed that the list had names from all over the world including Honduras, El Salvador, Nigeria, Cameroon, Russia, and more.
We asked if there were any migrants in the vicinity from Honduras that were willing to share their stories for a report for Canadian news. A man sitting near the booth told us he was from Honduras. He said he wasn't on the list because he didn't have any sort of papers and without them he couldn't sign up. When asked what his plans were for the future, he said he didn't have any clear ones except to keep going back to the embassy and the border in hopes that things would resolve by themselves. He said he was staying in a shelter in Zona Norte that charges him 30 pesos ($1.50) a night and had been staying there for three months. He was not a part of the caravan.
A Mexican national, upon hearing about the reporter from Canada, wanted to share his story and asked if there were any jobs in Canada. He had spent more than 20 years in Santa Ana, California and was near the border because he had just dropped off his wife. He was deported a few years ago and his wife and children still live in Santa Ana, sending him money whenever they can so he can open a store in Tijuana. We left him with whatever information we could find online about getting a temporary job in Canada. (It didn't look very promising.)
Both stories are similar to the ones that I have heard since moving here. They are stories that define what Tijuana is, a migrant city.
We moved on to a camp situated nearby under the new traffic bridge by the border. From other reports, I knew this was the camp that was doing a hunger strike. There were other reporters and photographers already interviewing people in the camp, we waited our turn to interview one of the migrants.
Selvin, a 34-year-old migrant from Honduras, told me the following: "The hunger strike works by weeks, a group of people, a dozen or more starve for a week. Then they recover and eat to survive. Then another group goes on strike for a week. Not sure how much longer I can do it, because it pains me," Selvin rubbed his belly.
"I want to go to Canada," he continued. "It has always been my objective. I want peace and stability, I did not move because of economic reasons. I do not like the US because there are shootings there all the time, and I know Trump doesn't like us. I want to move to a mountain in Canada. I was almost there just a few years ago. And then they caught me. They deported me back. I was already in Seattle. I wanted to cross to Toronto and live on a mountain, work the fields, but they caught me and sent me back to Honduras. Now, I implore Mr. Trudeau to allow me into Canada."
The migrants in the hunger strike encampment near the border directed us to go to Zona Norte to the main migrant shelter for more information. I walked with Tamsin through downtown Tijuana towards the shelter the the Benito Juarez Sports Field. As we walked, I pointed out spots where migrants camp or where they receive free food. The migrants were removed from the baseball field after the heavy rains and relocated the shelter southeast far away from the border to a place called "El Barretal." But many migrants stayed behind and camped outside the sports complex.
"I've already been here," said Tamsin as we approached Benito Juarez Sports Field. Turns out she had a different fixer the previous two days and had already covered the area and interviewed people there. Tamsin had also been to the other shelter far from the city and asked if we could go there again to look for some organizations to interview.
Tamsin spoke to her editor on the phone in our Uber on the way to El Barretal as the driver discussed the migrant situation with me. The shelter is located in the neighborhood Mariano Matamoros, past El Cerro Colorado — The Red Hell — far south and east of the city.
Mexican Federal police and army were at the entrance of the shelter. The scene was a hive of hectic activity — people going in and out (migrants, media, donors, well-wishers, volunteers, government agents, and more).
Inside the shelter, a couple of circus tents covered hundreds of camping tents where the migrants had been staying. More camping tents and canvas were set up on the roofs and in every corner possible. Large piles of garbage accumulated in open spaces and near the bathrooms. Reggaeton and pop music blasted loudly from a couple of modern speakers near one of the larger encampments. Children ran around the place, seemingly having fun. The men played cards and chain-smoked cigarettes. Families sorted through a pile of donated clothes. Others took the opportunity to set up individual cigarette shops or give haircuts out in the open.
The organizations that Tamsin was looking for weren't there, and she had already interviewed migrants Friday and Saturday. I wasn't much of a fixer, so instead, I tried to help by photographing the shelter and some migrants she had previously interviewed.
We spoke to Joseph, a 32-year-old artist of the migrant caravan who had a message for Canada. "They told us an archbishop came from Canada and that he was going to work with the government to take us over there. That's why I painted that, hoping that my art will be seen and I can make it to Canada. I'm waiting with open arms for you," exclaimed Joseph as he posed for a picture with a broad smile next to his painted canvas.
"I joined the caravan when it started," said Joseph as he showed us painted canvases on the ground. "Back in Honduras, I couldn't get a job. One of my daughters is sick and needs surgery. I was desperate, so I joined the caravan hoping to get a job doing anything and send some money back. We started painting art on canvas to show that we are good people. My fellow artist is not here right now, but he goes and collects paint as cheap as we can get it. We also go to fabric stores and ask them for leftovers. We work with what we can get."
Of the canvases on the floor, the ones signed "Robenz" (his painting partner) clearly had much more artistic value. Joseph's paintings were mostly flags with messages towards governments, while Robenz painted in an abstract cubist style with bright colors. Joseph told us Americans bought some art for $60 just the day before.
With most of the work done, we only had one last stop to round up the excursion, Playas de Tijuana, where the migrants first arrived and where many still stay.
We saw some drama going on when we arrived by the border wall that extends into the ocean. Nine migrants (four women and five children) had crossed the line through an opening in the fence near the water and surrendered to the Border Patrol. Though the wall has been reinforced and barbed wire mounted on the top, gaps in the fence still remain where children and small people can easily cross.
"We are thinking about it, but we are going to wait till later," said a migrant woman from Honduras that was near the wall with her children as they tested how they could get through. Migrants from the caravan have attempted to swim around the wall in Playas, but Mexican nationals and migrants from other places have tried the same thing for years with little success.
More photographers and videographers were in the area capturing the scene. A camera drone hovered above us. One of the unknown reporters asked me if the drone belonged to the police. I shrugged and told them it was probably another videographer. More videographers with cameras and boom mics as if shooting a professional movie were directing migrants to pose near the wall and to look into the distance.
As the day neared its end, I took Tamsin to a nearby seafood restaurant before we parted ways. I told her it was distasteful for me to see all the press arriving in the city, solely focusing on one subject, and then leaving. "It is our duty to inform the people what is going on," she said. "One of the women I interviewed told me that she wanted to attempt to climb the wall at night. And I thought, 'This would be great material, I really want to cover it, but I don't want to encourage it.'"
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V-Mart-Retail Ltd. announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2017. For the period ending nine months FY 18, V-Mart reported an increase in revenue from operation by 23 percent to Rs 9,250 million, EBIDTA by 57 percent to Rs 1,097 million, PAT by 65 percent to Rs 618 million and same store sales growth (apparel) of 10 percent.
During Q3FY18, V-Mart reported an increase in revenue from operations by 13 percent to Rs 3,680 million, EBITDA by 30 percent to Rs 640 million, and PAT by 27 percent to Rs 367 million over the corresponding period last year. Same store sales growth for the quarter remained flat over a high base of 17 percent in Q3 of FY17.
The company opened 10 new stores in the quarter, with 4 additions in Uttar Pradesh, 2 in Jharkhand, 2 in Bihar, 1 in Uttarakhand and 1 in Odisha taking the total retail area under operations to 14 lakh sq.ft.


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Top 6 Arcade Games of All Time
06-25-19 • Uncategorized Posted by Team Bastard
Nostalgia touches us all from time to time, especially when it comes to the video games of our youth. The simple innocence of old school arcade halls filled with flashing boxes and rowdy kids with pockets full of change is in stark contrast to the cold couch-sitting we do today to play games.
It's this ache for the past which led us to write this article listing the best arcade games from the past. These games look simple by today's standards, but we think they're every bit as fun to play.
It's hard to say what exactly made Pac-Man such a wild success in the arcade world – was it simplicity of controls? How easy it was to learn but difficult to master? Was it the achievement a player felt collecting points at a rapid speed, or the colorful ghosts or maybe the seemingly endless set of levels with increasingly impossible difficulties?
No matter the reason for Pac-Man's success, there's no denying the game remains in our consciousness and pop culture even today, despite being made over 35 years ago.
2. Space Invaders
Much like Pac-Man, we have a tendency to believe most of Space Invader's popularity can from its incredibly simple controls and idiot-proof rules. You can open into a new game of Space Invaders and instantly know the goals and directives – invaders come down, you have to guard yourself and shoot them before they get past these handy bunkers.
If you weren't alive when Space Invaders came out, you may not understand why it's number two on the list, but in its time Space Invaders was a cultural phenomenon.
3. Atari Breakout
Originally designed to combat the Pong clones, Atari made Breakout to be a version people could play by themselves. Add colorful blocks, unique challenges and its own special paddle controller and you had a hit on your hands.
Breakout has been the inspiration for a ton of games since, some of which you might even have on pre-installed on your brand-new computer or video game console. This endearing quality makes Breakout one of our top picks.
4. Pong
It may not seem fair that a predecessor takes a higher place on the list than the original, but Pong definitely has its downsides. Its blinding simplicity meant that anyone could play it, and in fact it wasn't even intended for an arcade market but the bar game industry. Still, as one of the first video games ever and certainly one of the most popular and lasting part of the last century's history.
5. Donkey Kong
Unlike the other games on this list, Donkey Kong is not without its learning curve. Simply having motor function does not qualify you to play, as with Pong or Pac-Man. Instead, Donkey Kong tried its hand at story-telling and puzzle-solving mixed with real-time action and a range of controls. The characters were quirky and memorable, and the challenges were very real.
Of historical importance, Donkey Kong was one of Nintendo's first breakthrough games in the U.S. market, setting the stage for a long and rich relationship we enjoy today.
6. Pole Position
Believe it or not, this little racing game set the standard for almost all racing games to come after it. Not only did it appear in arcades with its own driving console and steering wheel control, it featured the commonly used behind and above view driving games use today.
It may still be a 2D game, but Pole Position was also one of the first to create an accurate(ish) illusion of a 3D track, which is something that captured audiences for years to come.
Stop reading and start playing!
Did we bring back some memories with these articles? Well stop reading about why we love them and start playing for yourself. Despite the dated graphics and sound, we think even younger audiences have something to gain from playing these old arcade classics.


Nov 22, 2017-Private sector investment and collaboration among stakeholders will need to be increased, and greater focus will have to be put on developing social enterprises to achieve the goals and targets identified by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), experts said Tuesday.
Speaking at a programme entitled 'Role of Private Sector in Sustainable Development in Nepal', they said that these measures could help generate employment at the local level, minimise inequality and help reduce poverty.
established to look after South Korea's official development assistance for developing countries.
The SDGs, a follow-up on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that expired at the end of 2015, are a set of 17 goals and 169 targets covering a broad range of sustainable development issues.
The SDGs aim to bridge inequality in all forms, raise access to basic public services, ensure access to justice and promote sustainable economic development. These goals have to be achieved by 2030. One of the primary objectives of the SDGs is to end poverty and hunger in the world. The SDGs also aim to promote well-being of all people, sustainable industrialisation, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, and employment and decent work for all.
Other goals include reducing inequality; making cities inclusive, safe and resilient; ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns; and taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
One of the speakers, National Planning Commission Vice-Chairman Swarnim Wagle said Nepal had localised the 230 indicators proposed by the UN to 400 indicators to match the country's context. "However, policymakers are still in a dilemma with regard to when to start work according to these indicators," said Wagle. Policies will be formulated in segregated form to address short-term, intermediate and long-term goals to produce effective results, he added.
Unlike similar previous programmes, the SDGs has focused on securing quality life through more integrated efforts of various stakeholders with private businesses. "As the aim of this programme is to build up a more holistic approach for development, it should be taken as a national concern rather that the job of only the government," Wagle said.
Valerie Julliand, resident coordinator of United Nations Nepal, expressed her concern over the inception of social business with ethics.
According to her, the development of micro enterprises, environmental sustainability, equality between men and women and between various community people could help reduce poverty at the grassroots level.
South Korean Ambassador Young-sik Park said that the government should take the lead to develop a conducive environment to promote private sector investment. "On the other hand, the private sector should work at the front line to tap opportunities in Nepal's potential sectors such as mining, agriculture, hydropower and tourism," he added.
Meanwhile, private sector representatives pointed to lack of clear federal policies, adequate infrastructure, policy consistency and efficient manpower at the local level as the main hurdles to attracting private business enterprises at the grassroots level.
sector to ensure development at the local level," said tourism entrepreneur Yogendra Sakya.