Honduran workers harvesting African palm trees.
WASHINGTON — A recent political coup. Drug trafficking. One of the world's highest murder rates. With attributes like those, Honduras may not sound like an easy sell for international investment.
But that hasn't dissuaded the World Bank, whose mission is to encourage development in the countries that need it most.
The bank's private lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, is spearheading several multimillion-dollar projects in Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the Americas. However, some are questioning whether the money is doing more harm than good.
Human rights groups accuse the IFC of ignoring warnings that its funding for the Honduran palm oil industry is helping fuel a deadly land conflict that's turning the fertile Aguan Valley near the country's northern coast into a virtual military zone.
Farmworkers say they've been forced off land that's mostly taken up by oil palm tree plantations. The controversy is casting doubts about whether the bank and its 182 member countries can respect their own code of ethics while doing business in politically unstable, corrupt societies.
Concerns about the social and environmental impacts of the IFC's investment in Honduras have triggered an internal investigation that activists are anxiously awaiting.
Hondurans describe a state of terror in the Aguan Valley, according to testimony recorded by Rights Action, the International Federation for Human Rights and other advocacy groups. They say police, military and landowners' security forces are working together to blockade roads, burn farmers' homes and hunt down, torture and murder land activists, lawyers and journalists.
At least 92 people have been killed in land disputes in the Aguan Valley between 2009 and 2012, most of them land activists, according to the country's human rights commissioner.
At the heart of the issue is the IFC's client, Corporacion Dinant, an African palm oil and food giant run by one of Honduras's most powerful men, Miguel Facusse.
Although Facusse says he's committed to the community's welfare, human rights groups accuse the 89-year-old and his security forces of possible crimes against humanity related to the killing, kidnapping and forced eviction of farmers in one of Central America's bloodiest recent agricultural conflicts.
Some of the allegations came in a submission to the International Criminal Court.
Dinant spokesman Roger Pineda rejected accusations the company's security forces have been involved in violence against anyone claiming rights to Facusse's property.
"The most common incidents in which violence have taken place have always been against our security personnel during the trespassing events against our properties by the invaders that always carried heavy weapons such as AK-47s to perform the illegal invasions," he said.
But Rights Action co-director Annie Bird — who wrote the original report raising concerns to the World Bank — says landowners' private security forces, military and police on Honduras's Caribbean coast have "completely militarized" the area where Dinant operates.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim recently acknowledged the concerns in a rare statement that pledged an action plan to respond to the findings of the internal investigation. However, he was short on specifics and did not say when the audit would be published.
The audit has been in the works since April 2012, when the World Bank's internal watchdog, the Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, said it would look into whether the IFC's funding had negative social or environmental impacts on and around Dinant's plantations.
The resulting inquiry revealed the IFC was involved in an elaborate funding program that kept millions pouring into Dinant even after the bank registered concerns about the violent land conflicts.
Internal IFC documents quoted in the watchdog report show the IFC characterized Facusse in July 2010 as a "very respected businessman" and said nothing about the violent land conflict.
Nevertheless, the IFC held back the second half of a $30 million loan to Dinant in mid-2010 following violent clashes over land in the Aguan Valley.
But that didn't stop the IFC from approving a $70 million investment in one of Dinant's major lenders, Banco Financiera Comercial Hondurena (Ficohsa), the following May. It gave the IFC a 10 percent stake in Ficohsa — increasing the IFC's exposure to Dinant — and enabled the Honduran bank to loan millions more to the troubled palm oil company.
The crisis stretches back to the 1970s, when the government distributed land occupied by indigenous people to farmer cooperatives. After the cooperatives went bankrupt, the government and the cooperatives sold much of the land to a few rich Hondurans, including Facusse, in the 1990s.
The US-educated son of Catholic Palestinian immigrants and uncle of a former Honduran president, Facusse evicted the farmers and indigenous community using private security forces with the help of the military and police.
The land conflicts worsened after a July 2009 coup d'etat overthrew the left-leaning President Manuel Zelaya. He was forced out of Honduras days after visiting the Aguan Valley, scuttling a controversial land-reform effort that rural farmers had celebrated but the country's economic and political elites opposed.
Confidential US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks indicate the coup was backed by powerful figures including Facusse, whose plane transported Zelaya's foreign minister out of the country.
Pineda also rejected as baseless allegations that Facusse's landing strips were used to transfer drugs.
The IFC's critics say problems often arise because more than half of its global lending portfolio is handled though financial intermediaries. The "hands-off lending" creates problems because the IFC "doesn't have a clue" about what happens to its money, Chowla says.
The World Bank has declined to comment on what ethical standards the IFC has applied to its investments in Honduras until the internal investigation into Dinant is published. However, an IFC spokesman admitted the group is concerned about the land disputes.
"We have been in close contact with Dinant since 2010, when the land occupations began, and have worked with the company to improve its policies and practices, particularly in security and community engagement, in an effort to address the more volatile security environment," the spokesman, who asked not to be named, said in an email.
Regarding Ficohsa, the spokesman said the IFC has supported the Honduran bank since 2008 in order to help expand its lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises.
"Our work through financial intermediaries provides much-needed access to finance for millions of individuals that we would never be able to reach directly," the spokesman said.
Although human rights groups suggest World Bank and IFC officials have lost their moral compass in Honduras and other developing countries, insiders say the issue is more complicated because it's far from clear what actions to take in corrupt societies.
Katherine Marshall, who worked on international development for the World Bank for 35 years, says it operates on the assumption that it's possible to make changes from within institutions.
Now a senior fellow at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Marshall says international finance groups must weigh the costs and benefits of taking on each client.
Last December, World Bank director Kim said the agency plans to hire more rule of law experts to fight corruption in international development.
But Rights Action's Bird says the Aguan Valley's farmers are tired of such abstract talk. They want the IFC to stop funding Dinant directly and indirectly.


Sandy and her GPDA teammates hosted the 2012 North Carolina State Champions from Fuqua Varina, NC in their latest NC/SC Ladies Challenge Cup match. The talented ladies from North Carolina would prove to be stiff competition for the GPDA ladies who were defending their title for the fourth time this year.
The matches were tight and several could have gone either way, but in the end Sandy and her teammates, Tia Rogers, Candra Archbold, Mona Brunina, April Collins and Laurie Beach won 15-9 to finish off the year undefeated in this cup series which is believed the be the oldest and longest running ladies challenge cup in America. Sandy won all of her matches on the day.


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Dominik Szoboszlai (; born 25 October 2000) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for  club RB Leipzig and the Hungary national team.

Coming through the youth system, Szoboszlai made his senior debut in 2017 with Austrian club FC Liefering, the reserve team of Red Bull Salzburg. In January 2018, Szoboszlai debuted with the parent club, becoming a starter from the 2018–19 season. Following three seasons, where he helped his club win three league titles and two domestic cups, in January 2021, Szoboszlai moved to Germany at RB Leipzig, a club associated with Red Bull Salzburg, for a reported of €20 million, making him the most expensive Hungarian footballer of all time.

Szoboszlai represented Hungary internationally, both at youth and senior levels. He made his senior debut at the Euro 2020 qualifiers, helping his country qualify to the finals by scoring in the last minute in the play-offs against Iceland.

Club career

Liefering
Szoboszlai made his professional debut in the 2017–18 campaign, with the Liefering in the second division against Kapfenberg on 21 July 2017. He scored his first professional goal against FC Blau-Weiß Linz on 4 August 2017.

Red Bull Salzburg
During the 2017–18 season, he made his debut against Austria Wien on 27 May 2018. He entered the pitch in the 57th minute as a substitute for Enock Mwepu. He scored his first goal for the club in 6–0 Austrian Cup win against SC Eglo Schwarz. He scored his first league goal against Wacker Innsbruck on 17 March 2019. On 17 September 2019, he made his Champions League debut and scored his first goal in this competition against Genk in a 6–2 victory.

He scored a hat-trick as Salzburg won 5–1 against Sturm Graz on 10 June 2020. He finished the season with 9 goals and 14 assists in 27 league matches, and was voted player of the season for 2019–20 in Austrian football's top tier, the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig
On 17 December 2020, RB Leipzig announced the signing of Szoboszlai on a four-and-a-half-year contract, until June 2025. He became eligible to play in January 2021. With a reported price of €20 million, Szoboszlai became the most expensive Hungarian player in history. However, Szoboszlai could not feature in any match for RB Leipzig in the 2020–21 season due to a long-term injury. He finally debuted on 7 August 2021 in a German Cup game against SV Sandhausen where he entered the pitch in the 78th minute and scored three minutes later. On 20 August, he scored his first two goals in Bundesliga in a 4–0 win over VfB Stuttgart.  On 17 April 2022, he scored the only goal of the match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Leipzig on the 30th game week of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season.

International career

Szoboszlai was the captain of Hungary U17 team during the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Croatia, he scored two goals and his team finished 6th in this tournament. He also was the captain of Hungary U19 team during the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship campaign. He made his debut for U-21 team against Germany U21 on 1 September 2017.

He received his first call up to the senior Hungary squad for the friendly match against Russia and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Andorra in June 2017. He made his debut for the senior squad on 21 March 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia as a 54th-minute substitute for László Kleinheisler. He scored his first international goal against the same opponent, Slovakia, in the same UEFA Euro 2020 run in a free kick at home.

He scored in yet another free kick in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B against Turkey, where Hungary emerged victoriously 1–0 away against Turkey in Sivas.

In the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs game against Iceland, he scored a last minute winner to send Hungary into Euro 2020. Despite being initially selected to play in the latter, Szoboszlai withdrew injured on 1 June 2021. On 4 June 2022, Szoboszlai scored a penalty in a 1–0 win over England in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A, which was Hungary's first win against England since 31 May 1962, during the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

After the resignation of Ádám Szalai and long-term injury of Péter Gulácsi, the team mates of the national team and Marco Rossi appointed Szoboszlai as the new captain of the national team. Right after the friendly match against Luxembourg, Rossi said in an interview with M4 that Szoboszlai could become a top player soon, that is why he was elected as the captain of the national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Szoboszlai goal.

Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian Bundesliga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Austrian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

RB Leipzig
 DFB-Pokal: 2021–22
Individual
Austrian Second League Team of the Season: 2017–18
Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2019–20
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year: 2020
Bundesliga Rookie of The Month: August 2021, October 2021, April 2022

Personal life
In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, Bendegúz Bolla said that Szoboszlai's father often made Dominik practice with golf balls in his childhood.

Szoboszlai spends his free time playing FIFA and watching anime. On 26 October 2022, 50 Cent was wearing Szoboszlai's t-shirt during his concert in László Papp Budapest Sports Arena.

References

External links

 Profile at the RB Leipzig website
 HLSZ
 profile at magyarfutball.hu
 at club home page

2000 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Székesfehérvár
Hungarian footballers
Hungary youth international footballers
Hungary under-21 international footballers
Hungary international footballers
Association football midfielders
FC Liefering players
FC Red Bull Salzburg players
RB Leipzig players
2. Liga (Austria) players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Bundesliga players
Hungarian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany

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Mary Lou Makepeace (born April 30, 1940) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1997 to 2003. She was the first woman to hold that position.

Early life and education
Born Mary Louise Pfahl, she received a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of North Dakota and attended the Harvard University Program for State & Local Government. She earned a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in 1979.

Career

Early career
She taught at the American School in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and was appointed Assistant to the Defense Attaché at the American Embassy in Prague, Czechoslovakia, following the 1968 Soviet invasion. She later served as adult education officer at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

Makepeace moved to Colorado Springs in 1973, where she worked as a caseworker, and later administrator, for the El Paso County Department of Social Services between 1974 and 1982, working on child abuse cases.

Her work in the nonprofit world began when she became the executive director of the Community Council of the Pikes Peak Region, which established programs like a homeless shelter and Project COPE, designed to assist the elderly and the poor with their utility bills.

She entered politics in 1985, when she was appointed to fill a council seat being vacated. She was the executive director of the adolescent child placement agency STAY from 1995 to 1997. As councilmember, Makepeace helped form the Colorado Springs Women's Network in response to the growing number of women who voiced concerns about discrimination.

Mayor of Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs' first female mayor, Makepeace was elected in 1997 to fill the last two years of retiring Mayor Bob Isaac's term, defeating Republican Cheryl Gillaspie, known for carrying a pistol in public, by 25%. She was re-elected in 1999, defeating Republican Will Perkins, who opposed the zero-tolerance discrimination policy passed by the city in 1997.

As mayor in a Council-Manager form of government, she led a 9-member city council, served as chairman of the board of Colorado Springs Utilities and provided oversight to the city owned Memorial Hospital. Makepeace was known for her open and innovative leadership, unifying a once-fractious Council and gained voter approval for significant improvements, notably America the Beautiful Park.

She appointed the city's first female municipal judges and initiated the successful Springs Community Action Program (SCIP) engaging hundreds of citizens in prioritizing capital improvements needs in the city, which resulted in citizen approval of the largest bond issue in the city's history up to then.

Post-mayoral career
Term limited in 2003, she joined the Gill Foundation and became the executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, distributing millions of dollars to nonprofits across the state.

Makepeace continued her affiliation with philanthropy and nonprofit organizations in the Pikes Peak area when she became executive director of the highly successful Indy Give! campaign raising over $1 million in the last two months of 2013.

She has served as executive director of Leadership Pikes Peak, as adjunct faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership, executive director of the Community Council of the Pikes Peak Region, and executive director of STAY, a child placement agency. Recently she was the executive director of Inside Out Youth Services, an organization for LGBTQ youth in the Colorado Springs community.

She currently is on the faculty of the political science department at UCCS.

Makepeace has served on a variety of state, local and national committees including the Board of Governors of Colorado State University, the Colorado Space Advisory Committee, the Policy Advisory Council of the America Power Association, and the Energy Committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. She is a founding board member of Artemis Women and the Women's Chamber of Southern Colorado.

She was inducted to the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2008. Other recognitions include the Athena Award, Colorado College Community Diversity Award, Denver Business Journal's Outstanding Woman in Business, Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Community Service Award, the Mary Jean Larson Community Service Award, and numerous others.

Awards
 2009: Colorado College, Community Diversity Award
 2008: Colorado Women's Hall of Fame Inductee
 2007: Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce: ATHENA Award
 2006: Denver Business Journal: Outstanding Woman in Business, "Nonprofits and Public Entities" sector

Articles
 The Gazette: Mayor Mary Lou Makepeace was a Downtown Colorado Springs Champion, Dec. 18, 2013
 CausePlanet.org: Altering the Course of History: Collaborations Make Good, Sept. 5, 2008
 Colorado Springs Business Journal: Bringing an End to Discrimination: Good for Business, June 13, 2008.
 CausePlanet.org: Advancing equality: From the Lobby to the Legal Ease, Your Work Environment Says a Lot, October 15, 2007.
 CausePlanet.org: Collaborate and improvise for organizational change, July 17, 2007.
 CausePlanet.org: Looking at Diversity in a New Way, April 2, 2007.
 Denver Business Journal: Advancing Latino Education is Good for Business, January 5, 2007.
 Denver Business Journal: Arts and Cultural Events Can Help Drive Your Business Success, July 7, 2006.
 Denver Business Journal: Strategies and Business-Like Approaches Help with Fundraising, October 14, 2005.

Electoral history

References

1940 births
Living people
Women mayors of places in Colorado
Women city councillors in Colorado
Mayors of Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs City Council members
University of Colorado alumni
University of Colorado Colorado Springs alumni
University of North Dakota alumni
Harvard University alumni


Matthew Vassar, a wooden, centerboard schooner was purchased by the Navy at New York 9 September 1861; fitted out as a mortar schooner at New York Navy Yard; and commissioned 25 January 1802, Acting Master Hugh H. Savage in command.
Assigned to the Mortar Flotilla, organized to neutralize Confederate forts guarding the sea approaches to New Orleans, the schooner got underway in mid February and sailed via Key West, Fla., and Ship Island, Miss., for the Mississippi River. She crossed the bar at Pass a l'Outre 18 March and anchored in the muddy waters of the Mississippi Delta. After a month preparing for the assault, the schooners moved upstream to carefully selected positions and opened fire on Forts St. Philip and Jackson, New Orleans' main protection from attack from the sea. Matthew Vassar operated in the 2d Division of Commander Porter's Mortar Flotilla during the day cannonade. On the night of 24 April the bombardment rose to a mighty crescendo as Flag Officer Farragut fought his strong fleet past the forts to capture the South's largest and wealthiest city. This bold stroke deprived the Confederacy of her most productive industrial center, tightened the Union blockade and raised hope of restoring the entire Mississippi Valley to the Federal Government. When he was barely behind the forts, Farragut dashed off a word of thanks to Porter: "You supported us most nobly."
While Farragut led his steamers on a reconnaissance expedition up the Mississippi, Porter took his schooners to Ship Island to prepare for an attack on Mobile. There Matthew Vassar and Sea Foam, 15 May, captured Confederate blockade running sloops Sarah and New Eagle trying to slip to sea, laden with cotton. After learning that Confederate batteries had been sited high on the hillside safe from his low-projectory guns, Farragut ordered up the mortar boats to attack the river stronghold. Porter took his schooners to a point just below Vicksburg where they shelled the Confederate batteries while Farragut's fleet steamed upstream past Vicksburg 28 June, and joined Flag Officer Davis's flotilla. However sufficient troops were not available to reduce the Confederate fortress; so Farragut, again supported by covering fire from the mortars, dashed downstream by Vicksburg and retired to New Orleans.
Ordered back to the east coast, Matthew Vassar spent the rest of the war on blockade duty. She captured schooner Florida off' Little River Inlet, N.C., as the blockade runner tried~l to slip in with a cargo of salt for the Confederacy 11 January 18~. On 3 March Acting Master's Mate George Drain led a boatcrew from Matthew Vassar which destroyed a large boat at Little River Inlet. Proceeding up the western branch of the river to destroy salt works, the boat grounded and the crew was captured by Confederate troops. On 27 April, boatcrews from Matthew Vassar and Monticello boarded and destroyed British blockade runner Golden Liner in Murrell's Inlet, S.C., with a cargo of flour, brandy, sugar, and coffee for the straightened South.
Assigned to the East Gulf Blockading Squadron, 29 November 1864, Matthew Vassar took her last prize of the war, schooner John Hale, off St. Marks, Fla., 3 February 1865, as the blockade runner attempted to bring lead, blankets, and rope to the depleted South. After the war ended Matthew Vassar decommissioned at Philadelphia 10 July 1865, and was sold at auction there 10 August.


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Download Knoppix Live CD or DVD, Get Documentation and Help > The Knoppix.net Forums > Hdd Install / Debian / Apt > hdd install = debian, what version ?
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Please confirm this, as i plan to reinstall my firewall/mailserver (migrating from mandrake to debian) if it works ok on my workstation.
Really looking forward to the new release of knoppix 3.2 next week!
is there any way to get the great installaton of knoppix on a stable release of debian ??
Knoppix is really designed to be run from CD, it's not really intended to be an installed linux distro. I have a knoppix hd install and there are a few small problems with home directories etc. because of the coding for running from CD, but I have no problems with running it, if I create a new user I just start with a completely empty home directory and things are OK (/etc/skel is hard coded for /home/knoppix there are posts here regarding this and ways to fix the problem).
My libranet (woody) systems are loaded up with backported packages so I have similar apps on libranet to those included with knoppix, I don't know how much difference there is in stability to run a woody backport from sid or just run sid in the first place.
If you NEED woody (stable) then stick with it, but to put things in perspective I would not expect sid (unstable) to be any more unstable than say the newest mandrake, but do note that sid is constantly changing, when you apt-get update;apt-get upgrade you will be upgrading some packages almost every day, in fact yesterday I upgraded 220+ packages on my knoppix hd install, it had been a while since I upgraded it. I am a KDE user and I do notice a few more app crashes in sid than my woody+ systems, but that is one of the reasons why I have both available.
Bottom line, what are your needs, if you need rock solid stability stick with woody (stable), if you want to run the newest apps, wm's etc. then give a knoppix hd install a try it's a real easy full sid install and if necessary build on top of it with apt-get.
Do note: make sure you have your system running from cd exactly as you want it before you do the hd install, it will make things much easier for you in the long run, as after the hd install no auto hardware detection is done, the KNOPPIX KDE menu entry is deleted, etc.


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A Wish Realized
Amid baby babble, Jordyn LaMont's eyes grow wide with excitement as she spots her father, Brandon, bursts into a wide smile and raises her toes to his face.
"She's full of personality," says her mother, Stacey. "She's proof that miracles do happen."
Jordyn was born in January 2017, blue and gasping for air — a hauntingly familiar scene to Stacey, whose 2-day-old daughter, Mya, died from pulmonary hypertension in 2008.
"My doctors thought then it was caused by low amniotic fluid," she says. "They monitored this pregnancy and thought everything would be OK. In hindsight, we were watching the wrong thing."
Roughly 12 hours after birth, Jordyn was rushed by air ambulance to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Mayo's team of pediatricians, cardiologists, neonatologists, a medical geneticist and the director of the clinical genetic sequencing lab worked feverishly and collaboratively to find a cause and treatment.
Without philanthropic support that provides a safety net of funds for patients in need, the Mayo Clinic team would not have been able to start sequencing so quickly and instead would have needed to wait for insurance authorization first — taking precious time that could have led to more invasive procedures to ensure Jordyn's health.
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Suddenly, the pieces of the puzzle came together like a mosaic. DNA results shed new light on two very different health issues in the LaMont family: a history of heart and knee problems within extended relatives.
"This gene mutation was really rare, and for that team to have found it, they have found literally a lifetime full of answers for my family," says Stacey. "I waited nine years, not knowing the real cause of my first baby's health problems. It's amazing to finally have answers. I wish genetic testing would have been available to us in 2008."
This discovery pointed physicians to medication compatible with Jordyn's genetic makeup. And, they no longer had to put her through unnecessary tests for a cause.
"The results simplified and streamlined our focus on the right treatment," says Brendan C. Lanpher, M.D., a medical geneticist. "The test results had a very meaningful impact for the baby and her extended family.
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Angular vs. React: Which one to Choose?
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We're joined this week by Venkat Subramaniam digging into functional programming, why it's exciting and how you can begin to see the benefits.
Start by learning when and why to do manual testing vs. automated verification. Focus tests on the important things, like the pre-conditions, the invariants, complex logic, and gnarly edge cases. Then begin to design asynchronous functions using automated tests. Carefully decouple and mock out intricate dependencies such as the DOM, geolocation API, file and database access, and Ajax calls to remote servers.
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Our industry is moving toward functional programming, but your object-oriented experience is still valuable. Scala combines the power of OO and functional programming, and Pragmatic Scala shows you how to work effectively with both. Updated to Scala 2.11, with in-depth coverage of new features such as Akka actors, parallel collections, and tail call optimization, this book will show you how to create stellar applications.
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Anheuser-Busch Executive Says She Was Underpaid Millions Because Of Her Gender
Bryce Covert May 5, 2014, 12:57 pm
CREDIT: AP/JEFF ROBERSON
In a trial that began last week, Francine Katz, who worked for Anheuser-Busch for 20 years and was formerly the highest ranking female executive, accused the company of underpaying her by millions and excluding her from important functions because of her gender.
After she was promoted to vice president of communications and consumer affairs in 2002 and included in the influential strategy committee, her compensation was more than $1 million annually. But her predecessor John Jacob earned $4.5 million when he left that role. She discovered the discrepancy when she reviewed tax filings during the company's sale to InBev and while she told the jurors that she hoped the gap would close, after six years she still made less than half of what he made. She also says that former CEO August Busch III called her "ungrateful" when she complained about the gap.
Her attorney, Mary Anne Sedey, is asking for at least $9.4 million for what she would have earned between 2002 and 2008 plus punitive damages. "This was a company run by men who were unaccustomed with working with women at high levels," Sedey said in her opening statement.
The company's lawyers contend that Katz's compensation was comparable with people in similar positions at other large corporations and that Jacob had more substantive responsibilities, including acting as confidant to Busch III. "Francine Katz was paid based on her job, not her gender," said Anheuser-Busch attorney Jim Bennett. "There was a fair process used, a rigorous process used." And in his testimony, Busch said of Jacob, "He was a person you could not even put a value on. He could have made his own wages in our company… He was one in a million."
Besides the discrepancy in pay, Katz has accused the company's executives of keeping her out of important functions. She says she was excluded from corporate golf tournaments and wasn't invited along with senior male employees on hunting trips with Busch III. She also said the company forced her to fly on a separate corporate plane and that she was told once that Busch III avoided discussing a contentious environmental issue with her because he was afraid she would cry. "I felt invisible," she said.
The trial is expected to last weeks, so it is yet to be seen whether jurors will find Katz's story to have credibility. But it's a relatively common one. Even the highest paid female executives experience a pay gap, making 18 percent less than their male peers. Yahoo's female CEO Marissa Mayer is currently making less than a man who worked under her and was fired by the company, while General Motors's CEO Mary Barra will make less than half of what her male predecessor made this year.
Part of the problem may be what plagued Katz's career: even when women make it into the C-suite, they are still often relegated to support positions and not handed the same amount of responsibility. Just 16 percent of executives who report to the CEO at the biggest companies are women, and two-thirds are in staff or support positions. Male executives may still be given more trust and access than women even at the highest levels.
And discrimination in the workplace is still alive and well at all levels. About a third of working women say they've experienced discrimination at work, and it gets worse the higher they rise, as 45 percent of those at the top report it. One in five women say they've been sexually harassed by a boss and 13 percent say they were denied a raise because of their gender.
#Economy, #Equal Pay


Food Adventures of a Comfort Cook: Simply Bake the Fish Your Own Way.
Simply Bake the Fish Your Own Way.
I was down in Moab doing a bit of shopping at City Market and decided I'd like to get more of those Gorton's Simply Bake Fish. Much to my dismay, they don't carry that product; going over to the meat department which has a tiny selection of "fresh" fish, and frozen, I saw that large bags of cod were on sale. They were cut to six ounce portions and 10 pieces for $12.99 wasn't a bad deal; they're great for making English fish and chips, but I had other plans.
Now cooking up food with aluminum foil, especially in foil pouches is nothing new, I've been doing it since the early 1980s. It's easy cleanup and if cooking for just one and two, simply convenient. After I got home, I left a couple of portions in the refrigerator to defrost and stored the remainder in the freezer for future uses.
The next day, all I needed to do was decide what type of sauce I wanted to create with my fish, and which herbs my tongue was craving for. As a side dish, I wanted a small baked potato, so a simple olive oil and lemon juice sauce would be the best for both. While dill is the typical herb used with lemon on fish, I decided my greenery would be parsley married with garlic, paprika, black pepper and salt. This was not going to be over simplified, nor overly complicated.
Lets eat some fish baked in an aluminum foil pouch.
In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients except the fish. Brush skin side of fish liberally with the mixture; place skin side down in center of large square of aluminum foil. Pour remaining mixture over fish; fold long sides of foil together several times before folding up ends to make a packet. Make sure foil is not folded too tightly around fish or steam from baking may cause it to burst open.
Place foil packet onto small aluminum baking tray; bake for 15 to 20 minutes; fish will be opaque. Remove to plate; spoon liquid over fish and over a portion of steamed vegetables or small baked potato.


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And then there are some who never wavered, never let go of their passion. They made it their Life. They embraced their passion with every fibre of their being and, when they died, they died knowing that they had lived their Passion. These people are, sadly, few and far between. The late Lorena Gale, was one of those special ones.
Most of us juggle our day-to-day lives with our Passion. Half the time is spent at the "day job" (the one that brings home the bacon) and the other half is what we do when we go home …. namely, our Passion. For example, the wonderful 85 year-old music legend that is Tony Bennett obviously loves what he does for a living. But, his real passion is art. He is an artist …. as in, painting. When he is not singing on tour or in concert, he paints. Check out Benedetto Arts, on his site, and prepare to be amazed.
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I've always been a Writer. But, like many, I have always had "day jobs." I was a marketing communications professional for about 25 years. The first five years were in junior and mid-management, the next 5 in senior management, and the following 15 as a consultant.
Fyi …. I can't swim (well, I can tread water).
So, I decided to follow my passion — full-time. Of course, this meant that I would have to have a lifestyle adjustment. There would be no Louis Vuitton luggage in my immediate future. It meant I would have to forego Macallan 25 for Macallan 12. Scotch, that is. 12 year-old versus the rich-yet-smooth 25 year-old scotch. Oh woe is me.
Ahhhhh, the sacrifices I would have to make!
And, the reward for all this? Here's the thing. When we follow our bliss, we shouldn't focus on quantifying it. The reward is not necessarily monetary (although, that certainly doesn't hurt!). The reward is happiness, serenity, and knowledge. As we seek to master our craft — whatever that craft may be — we acquire knowledge. With that knowledge, comes wisdom.
I can truly say — without reservation — that I am the happiest I have ever been. I live simply. I love deeply. And I write.
May you all find your passion (if you haven't already done so), and may it bring you great joy — always and forever.
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Gareth credits success to apprenticeship
Nicor Construction Director Gareth McGuigan has encouraged others to 'get an apprenticeship, get it completed, and never stop improving yourself', claiming his own engineering apprenticeship was the key to his current success.
Derry City and Strabane District Council is taking part in Northern Ireland's first ever Apprenticeship Week this week in an effort to demonstrate how apprenticeships work for individuals, businesses, communities and the wider economy.
Apprenticeship Week, which is co-ordinated centrally by the Department for the Economy and supported by Councils, education providers and training providers across Northern Ireland, is taking place from February 3rd to February 7th.
After completing his Engineering Apprenticeship with Herdsman's Mills, Gareth then moved into a full-time position – an experience that eventually led to him achieving an honours degree in Electronics & Computers.
"I worked in Herdsman's Mill on different shifts through some of my 20s. The work was interesting, difficult and often dirty, but I learned a lot and it paid well," explained Gareth. "I was fortunate to work with many great people from different generations who gave me much of the life advice I still use today.
"I also spent some years in the mechanic shop in the Adria Factory in Strabane, again with some great people, and spent a year in England working on big sites for an electrical contractor while living with my sister Nicola and her husband Paul, both of whom always encouraged me to keep improving my skillset and still do to this day.
"I came home from England and, after getting married to my amazing wife Oonagh, I then committed, with Oonagh's encouragement, to a full-time Honours Degree in Electronics & Computers at the Ulster University, Magee. I returned to education because doing the BTec qualifications as part of my Apprenticeship showed me I had the ability and commitment to gain higher qualifications. I formed friendships during that degree and I now count them among my best friends.
"I worked the weekend maintenance shift with Herdsman's to pay my way while studying full-time throughout the week. At this time, I also did some building maintenance work with my Uncle Eugene's firm Bridge Construction."
Following Gareth's graduation, he then secured a position on the Invest Northern Ireland Explorer programme which saw him take on a role as Sales Engineer with Axis Systems in Co Down, travelling across Ireland, the UK and Europe. While in the position, he won an award for the amount sales secured into the John Lewis/Waitrose farm estate in the UK.
In 2005, Gareth and Oonagh decided to work closer to home, with the arrival of their first daughter on the horizon, and from there his journey with Nicor Construction really began.
"I had a spell in recruitment, then I took a job at Bridge Construction managing the delivery of works on a social housing contract locally. My apprenticeship had been in a maintenance environment and I understood the principles of delivery well and that has helped me progress and see success in the construction industry," stated Gareth. "When Bridge Construction was closing, I sat down with my current employers, Nicor Construction, and was grateful to be offered an opportunity with the company managing existing and procuring upcoming building and maintenance contracts.
"Nicor Construction currently deliver several maintenance and minor works contracts in the Health, Social Housing, Local Government and Private Sectors, and as a Director within the team I am looking forward to continued success doing so."
Now in a senior position, Gareth still looks back fondly on the experiences that he gained as an apprentice as vital to his development.
"It is worth noting I left St Colman's in Strabane at 16 with no qualifications as such - which was my fault, not theirs!
"I would never have had the opportunities I did with the different jobs I have had if I had not secured and successfully completed my apprenticeship."
Gareth continued: "Not only did the apprenticeship provide me with knowledge, a skillset and develop me personally, it demonstrated to potential employers and other people not only that I had attained a certain level of knowledge, but that I was committed, ambitious and wanted to develop both professionally and personally."
For Gareth, the attitude towards apprenticeships is changing in a positive way, and he said hiring his own apprentices within Nicor Construction was always something he wanted to do.
"Maybe it is because I am an employer and I work in the construction sector, but I see a definite change in attitude towards apprenticeships and securing a trade. Skills and trades people are becoming scarcer and the cost of going through university for a degree that may not set you up in pole position for a job or apart from others is getting higher," he explained. "My degree has allowed me to meet the criteria for many job applications but my trade knowledge has earned me more money.
"Not everyone is cut out for the academic route and, in my opinion, many of the young people leaving school today would benefit from completing an apprenticeship in a chosen trade. The potential for earning and the lack of debt incurred are only two small positives of doing so.
"I am grateful to now be in a position to help a young person and then to watch them develop positively as a result of the opportunity they have been given. I am lucky to work for a company whose owners are passionate about this," Gareth said. "It is at that level that a commitment is made to invest thousands of pounds in apprenticeships and young people locally.
"Nicor Construction currently have apprentices across three trades and have recruited from both North West Regional College and South West College, both excellent organisations and excellent to work with.
"As I found with my schooling, my apprenticeship and my university time, all the mechanisms and opportunities are there for you to succeed, no matter your circumstances, and you get out what you put in.
"The whole team at Nicor take a keen interest in our apprentices and I am very grateful to our existing team of skilled trades especially, for taking the time to pass along their specialist skill sets to another generation."
When it came to advice for anyone considering an apprenticeship, Gareth said there was no reason why anyone out there couldn't follow his same path of success, offering his expert advice.
"Choose a trade you have an interest in and not just because you think you'll make the most money - choose carefully.
"Often there is a perception that some trades are more financially rewarding, however, as in any walk of life, if you are good at what you do you will be rewarded accordingly.
"Never refuse an opportunity to gain more knowledge, put yourself forward for as much work and experience as possible, be helpful and be useful - short courses, training days, overtime etc.
"Respect your journeyman, the person who is letting you use his tools and equipment and is investing his knowledge to you.
"My first job every morning in Herdsman's while serving my apprenticeship was to make sure there were soap and a clean towel beside the sinks the qualified mechanics used. It was to demonstrate a respect and gratitude to them for taking the time to train me."
Gareth continued: "The opportunity to earn while you learn makes perfect sense in today's climate. It is sad to see so many young people finishing at university with the burden of thousands in debt and the stress that brings to young people - young people who are often on the brink of purchasing a home, getting married or starting a family.
"Most employers will offer you a personal and professional development plan which allows you to get where you want in your chosen field. So get an apprenticeship, get it completed and never stop improving yourself - you're worth the effort!"
To find out more about what is happening in Derry and Strabane for Apprenticeship Week, visit www.getapprenticeships.me.
You can follow Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week 2020 on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #NIAW2020.


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We have already seen the advancements brought in the semiconductor field this year. With the release of many powerful CPUs in the market, the processing speed of PCs and Smartphones have crossed their predecessors by leaps and bounds. We have already seen Apple's latest M1 chip that has 16 billion transistors and is extremely faster than even Intel's i9 processor.
According to sources, the Cerebras CS-1 chip, which is 462 sq cm in size, is currently the biggest chip in the world. The chipset contains around 1.2 trillion transistors. That is a 75000% increase in the number of transistors when compared to Apple's latest SoC. Sources claim that the processor is now termed as "the world's most powerful AI-compute system" and was developed for the US Department of Energy by the organization's Energy Technology Laboratory.
The testing researchers responsible for the processor has now fed all the necessary data about the current operating conditions of the powerplant to the supercomputer. Then, they waited for its 1.2 trillion transistors to analyze the data and simulate the future condition of the powerplant. Sources claim that the chipset took over a million variables, which includes 3D air movement and even fluctuating temperatures. It then analyzed them to show the possible future of the powerplant faster than in real-time.
"The CS-1 is the first-ever system to demonstrate sufficient performance to simulate over a million fluid cells faster than real-time. This means that when the CS-1 is used to simulate a power plant based on data about its present operating conditions, it can tell you what is going to happen in the future faster than the laws of physics produce that same result."
The chipset is no joke and is a major achievement in the field of computing and Artificial Intelligence. Sources indicate that the Cerebras team is planning to release a second-generation CS chip that will contain 2.6 trillion transistors.
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Paul has left Chicago ahead of the biggest snow storm in years, returning to the hotel where he works to find and move a body before the rest of the hotel staff return after the new year break.
What he finds there in the isolation of the Paradise Falls Hotel is a lot more than he bargained for and unwittingly he has become the latest target of a seemingly inhuman killer who seems to have taken up residence there during the holidays.
'Giving up the Dead' is a great mystery story. The terrible snow storm, which rages around Paradise Falls, is almost an extra character thwarting Paul's plans. But the weather isn't the only problem he faces….
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The U.S. government has warned carmakers that they need to work harder and smarter to protect the electronic and computer systems that they have in all of their new vehicles from hackers. By developing multiple layers of defense into a vehicle, car manufacturers can keep a car safe and secure a throughout its life, U.S. regulators said recently.
With reports that our recent election was allegedly hacked into by the Russians, car cyber security is right at the top of many people's lists and that's why the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is on the job. At Mr. B's Paint & Body, Inc., in Albuquerque we are amazed by all of the new technology that goes into today's cars, but we also realize that with innovation there are also hurdles to overcome along the way.
The most recent cybersecurity guidelines issued by the NHTSA are simply recommendations at this point, not surely not rules or even laws. But, they do represent a definitive step to establish a road map for industry protocols as lawmakers and car owners persuade carmakers to proactively protect connected and automated vehicles from cyber attacks.
In the NHTSA's paper titled "Cyber Security Best Practices for Modern Vehicles," it outlines several moves that many of the major manufacturers in the world are already doing, including the establishment of a group that was designed to share data about cyber security threats as they occur.
Auto manufacturers fast-tracked efforts to deal with hacking threats in 2016 after data security researchers effectively took complete control remotely of a Jeep Cherokee. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in July 2015 recalled 1.4 million vehicles to install software to guard against future data breaches and others, including BMW AG and Tesla Motors Inc, are acting quickly to eliminate potential data security gaps before they let hackers in.
The security of data and communications systems in our cars is also significant as more and more vehicle manufacturers join Tesla lead as they start offering major vehicle upgrades via wireless data links. The FBI recently warned that criminals could exploit online vehicle software updates and cause havoc as a result.
The NHTSA strongly suggests that manufacturers perform tests of vehicle systems themselves in order to observe if their cyber security systems can be infringed upon, and then documenting their testing and assessing of the risks involved.
Anticipating rather than reacting seems to be the best way to thwart these highly sophisticated hackers and that's why the entire country, including here in Albuquerque, NM is concerned about this growing predicament. As carmakers come up with solutions for protecting their cars' cyber security systems, the hackers are out there working diligently to break through. It is a never-ending tug-of-war and the battle for vehicle security is a battle that won't likely ever end.
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Maybe we were trying to bring a little visibility to the project while the sunshine from Ken Burns' Country Music documentary was still pouring in and spoke too soon. Nonetheless, the scope of Before the Big Bang: Country Music Origins in the Acoustic Era, 1890-1926 has expanded.
It now will contain six CDs, with more than 160 tracks by more than 130 artists, covering 37 years of recording history. The first four CDs explore the roots, resources, origins, and inspirations that fed into what would become known as country music. The fifth and sixth CDs are dedicated to the emergence of "hillbilly" and old-time music that began to appear on records in the six years before the Bristol Sessions of 1927.
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Robert Wilson & Associates represents individuals who suffered injuries on dockless scooters in Minneapolis and the surrounding areas. If you were hurt as a rider or if a rider injured you, you could be eligible for significant compensation. We hold individuals and the dockless scooter companies that provide and maintain these vehicles (like Bird and Lime) accountable for their actions if they cause harm to others.
As early as 2017, cities in the United States, including Minneapolis, saw electric scooters scattered throughout. These scooters offer an alternative to commuting by car with the intention of alleviating some traffic and giving people more flexible options for moving through their cities.
In 2018, the companies of the two largest electric scooter companies, Lime and Bird, have scooters available in over 20 states in the United States as well as in large international cities, such as Paris, Vienna, and Mexico City. Though it's an industry that has grown quickly, safety and regulatory measures haven't quite caught up.
Piggybacking on the success of ride-sharing companies like Lyft and Uber, Lime and Bird seem to be the next iteration of convenient transportation. Getting around in large cities, especially those that lack decent public transportation options, can be expensive and even unattainable for many people. Bird and Lime scooters present a viable transportation option for people who are looking for cost-effective ways to commute, but using these electric scooters does not come without risks.
No matter how safe someone tries to be, people are fallible and accidents happen. Of course, electric scooters are not exempt from this fact. Many people who hop on an electric scooter get injured before getting to their destination. Accidents are caused by various factors. People who ride the scooters have hurt pedestrians, hit cars, and even been hit by cars or cyclists. Just like any other mode of transportation, scooters have safety measures that need to be followed and enforced, but because they are so new and the appeal is largely convenience, observing and enforcing the rules doesn't tend to happen.
If you are injured in a scooter accident, whether as a scooter rider, pedestrian, or motorist, Robert Wilson & Associates can help you recover compensation for your injuries and expenses if the accident was not your fault. Our team of Minneapolis dockless scooter accident lawyers has been assisting accident victims in Minnesota since 1991, and we are ready to put our experience and skills to work for you. To learn more about how we can help you, contact us today at (612) 334-3444.
Both companies providing dockless electric scooters in Minneapolis are based out of California. The sudden appearance of electric scooters in many cities across the United States came as a surprise to community leaders and led them to quickly determine regulatory measures. Drafting regulations and an official framework for future scooter share regulations, community leaders set standards for how their respective communities will engage with the scooters.
According to the Star Tribune, Minneapolis city leaders want to find a way to honor innovation and green transportation initiatives while making sure that laws are in place to keep the city and its residents safe. Unfortunately, the safety standards for Bird and Lime scooters exist more to protect the respective scooter companies than the people who ride them. Before activating a scooter, the rider must download the corresponding mobile application and agree to the terms and conditions of usage. These conditions include acting in accordance with the specific city's safety guidelines.
Unfortunately, the information given to riders is easy to gloss over and is primarily a formality. When first-time scooter riders do not have previous experience commuting using a comparable mode of transportation, like a bicycle or a moped, they are less likely to understand how to use traffic signals and observe the proper right-of-way. This lack of knowledge can pose a serious threat to scooter riders, pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers alike.
When Bird and Lime scooters began to appear in Minneapolis, the city set limits in place to keep the number of total scooters to 200 and below. The director of public works is able to increase this amount when necessary. Limiting the amount of scooters available in the city is meant to help city officials deal with potential problems and issues at a healthy rate. Allowing unlimited amounts of scooters to be available to the people of Minneapolis exposes a larger segment of the public to any unanticipated problems. Having the ability to control how many scooters are available along Minneapolis streets helps city officials manage potential dangers more closely.
Electric scooters are most suited to bicycle lanes for the safety of scooter riders and vehicle drivers alike. Unfortunately, not all cities have bicycle lanes, and when this is the case, scooters must drive on the road with all of the other vehicles. Though this is legally permissible, it presents a clear danger to the operator of the scooter as well as additional responsibility on drivers. In the event that a scooter collides with a vehicle, the scooter operator is vulnerable to all kinds of serious injuries, especially if they are not wearing a helmet.
Confusion and carelessness plays a large role in causing scooter accidents. If the scooter operator isn't familiar with basic hand signaling and right-of-way rules, they could move out of turn and hit someone else on the road. Scooters are not allowed on sidewalks with foot traffic, as they can reach up to 15 mph and cause serious damage to pedestrians should a collision occur.
Though they aren't allowed on the sidewalk, this rule is easily disregarded and can result in the injury of a pedestrian. Lime encourages riders to follow a simple safety check process, which includes brake, tire, and body inspection. If there are additional problems that the rider is unable to detect, a scooter malfunctioning while on the road can result in serious physical injury. If Lime or Bird fails to collect damaged machinery and service machines that should be replaced, defective scooters risk the safety of the riders and surrounding pedestrians and motorists.
People who have been injured often find that the healing process requires patience and persistent rehabilitative work in order to reach their previous level of health. People who have been injured while riding an electric scooter face serious financial consequences that often include hefty medical bills and time spent off of work. If the worst does occur and a rider suffers fatal injuries, their loved ones may be able to pursue a wrongful death case. Seeking the help of an experienced lawyer can help you understand your options if you are ever injured in an electric scooter accident.
In the aftermath of a scooter accident, placing blame can be a complicated task. Large electric scooter companies have positioned themselves to avoid liability when accidents occur. If you were injured by no fault of your own, you should not be blamed for your accident, and the party responsible should be held financially responsible. Surviving an accident can leave many people physically and mentally shaken, but it is important to seek legal help as quickly as possible. If you have walked away from a scooter accident with injuries and the financial burden that they often carry with them, seek the help of an experienced lawyer. A seasoned injury lawyer will evaluate your case and determine the best steps that you can take. Because establishing liability in scooter accident cases can be complicated, it is best to entrust your case to an attorney so that they can help you get the justice that you deserve.
If you are in need of medical help, make sure that you get the treatment that you need for your injuries. Attempting to deal with serious injuries alone in order to save money will only cause more issues later. If you are coping with injuries and the impending recovery process after an electric scooter accident, you don't have to shoulder the stress of your situation alone. The Minneapolis injury attorneys of Robert Wilson & Associates have witnessed the unfortunate impact that serious injuries have on people's lives, and we dedicate our practice to helping people get back to living their lives.
If you are coping with injuries, it can be difficult to imagine a reality beyond your present one. We understand this and want to help you get through your situation. To discuss your case with one of our lawyers today, call (612) 334-3444 or contact us online.


Lieutenant Shirley Bassey, traffic officer and the lead singer of the Wuxi China Expatdom Police Force, is going to marry her diamond ring named "PC." Thursday Afternoon, she visited the Wuxi China Expatdom Wedding License to submit her application, before she was to work her evening shift, singing and monitoring pedestrian traffic on Wuxi's Nanchang Jie Bar Street.
Bassey first meet PC, the .15 carat Petite Cathedral Diamond Ring in 18k White Gold with Average color of I, Average clarity S12, and16 rounds in a Pave Setting, when proposed to by her former husband. "My former husband, Thor Lyndon, was a bit of dud, but I never fell out of love with my darling Petite Cathedral, more affectionately known to me as "PC!"" said Bassey.
Asked why she was going to marry a diamond ring Bassey said ""Diamonds are forever. They are all I need to please me. They can stimulate and please me! I like to Hold one up and then caress it. I like touch it, stroke it and undress it. I love to watch it sparkle around my finger! They always luster on!"
Asked if she would ever marry a man again, Bassey, in no uncertain terms said she would not. Said Bassey: "Unlike men, Diamonds won't leave in the night. I've no fear that "PC" will desert me! I don't need the love of a man! What good would it do me? Men are mere mortals who are not worth going to your grave for! Yes! Diamonds are forever! Diamonds are forever! Diamonds are forever!"
The Wuxi China Expatdom permits human being — inanimate object marriage.