Minnesota Street Project Art Services provides a comprehensive, concierge-based art collection management service to private collectors, galleries, and institutions. Adhering to the best art handling practices, we document, inventory, store, and present artwork in conformance with museum standards, working with an extensive network of affiliated providers to crate, ship, conserve, and appraise client artworks. Our 50,000 ft2 storage facility features state-of the art environmental-control, security, and fire safety systems, as well as attractive client viewing rooms and a photography facility.
Minnesota Street Project is seeking a full-time art handler with expert install, packaging and customer service skills to join our team of arts professionals.
• Exhibits a friendly and approachable demeanor and acts as an ambassador for the overall Project.
• Installs artwork at private offices and residences, as well as in our viewing room and galleries, in accordance with museum standards.
• Expertly handles and tracks artwork in our climate and non-climate controlled areas of the warehouse, as well as our vehicles, in accordance with museum standards; fully maximizes storage for clientele.
• Unpacks and wraps all artworks and stages them for photographing/storage; assists the registrar with barcoding and condition reports.
• Anticipates shipments and takes all necessary steps to streamline the incoming and outgoing processes.
• Assists field teams with loading and offloading for large jobs, when applicable.
• Ensures strong communication is facilitated and that deadlines are continually met.
• Attends weekly department meetings, as well as occasional programming events at 1275 Minnesota Street.
• Keeps warehouse consistently clean and useable, bringing a proactive approach.
• Inventories supplies and administers reuse/recycling policies and performs other related duties as required.
• BA in Visual Arts, Humanities, Art History or equivalent required; MA preferred.
• Minimum 3 years experience in a museum, gallery or art shipping organization; demonstrated expertise in art handling techniques and storing protocols; knowledge of best art packing/crating techniques a plus.
• Art transportation and shipping knowledge; ability to drive a 16 – 24' box truck.
• Experienced operating warehouse equipment (VRCs, forklifts, scissor lifts, and pallet jacks).
• Ability to quickly identify and resolve problems, ensuring projects stay on schedule.
• Demonstrated concern for detail, accuracy and precise execution of work; excellent communication skills, both verbally and written.
• Works well independently and in a team; gracefully shifts between warehouse, client and office settings.
• Valid CA license, clean driving record, and willingness to deliver and install artwork on a moment's notice.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and safely cart artwork within a ½ block.
• Proficient with PC and Mac operating systems, including Adobe and Microsoft Suites and FilemakerPro.
We will respond only to applicants we intend to interview. Thanks for your interest in Minnesota Street Project Art Services.
Job Categories: Museum and Gallery. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: art handler, arts, arts center, fine arts, and museum. States: California.


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Arpa Foundation for Film, Music & Art, with the American Cinematheque, is proud to present the first Los Angeles screening of internationally acclaimed film THE CUT (2014, Strand Releasing) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Premiering first at the Venice Film Festival late last year, THE CUT has since become one of the most highly anticipated films about the Armenian Genocide to be screened in the United States.
This powerful drama centers on Nazaret Manoogian (Tahar Rahim), a blacksmith who crosses continents in search of his two daughters after his family is shattered by the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Playing a character who survives a throat slashing, Rahim's performance is largely wordless but deeply moving. Watch the official trailer below.
"A genuine, hand-made epic, of the type that people just don't make anymore … that has great intensity, beauty and sweeping grandeur." – Martin Scorsese.
Proceeds will benefit the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF).


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Ribbon Cutting with Florence Chamber Held at Clarion Inn and Suites
January 31, 2020 /in Frontpage Article, Images, News, Ribbon Cuttings /by Bailey Avent
The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting at Clarion Inn and Suites at 1829 W. Lucas St. in Florence on Wednesday, marking its new chamber membership. Chamber ambassadors joined the staff at Clarion for the celebration.
The hotel was purchased in August 2018 by Gary M. Hodgins of Myrtle Beach, president, and his partner, Stephen Lam of New Jersey.
On Oct. 31, the hotel became a Clarion Inn and Suites. It was most recently a Ramada Inn.
The 224-room hotel features three conference rooms with a 300-person capacity when opened up as one; it also has a fitness center, courtyard with pool, bar and restaurant.
There are about 30 staff members. Tameka Ham is the assistant general manager.
The hotel is in the process of a two-phase renovation project. Phase I, which has been completed, included an upgrade to the lobby, restaurant, bar area, pool, fitness center, guest laundry facilities and west-wing guest rooms. Seventy-two rooms have been renovated.
Phase II, which is projected to be completed at the end of 2020, includes upgrade of all guest rooms, completion of 51 suites, refinishing of the parking lot and courtyard landscape update.
Hodgins said owning a hotel was on his "bucket list" of things to do. He said he was a chief financial officer in hotels for about 40 years. He is a Vietnam veteran. His partner, a Vietnamese, is a CPA. Hodges said they met when his partner worked for an outside audit firm for hotels he worked for.
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Florence Chamber Breakfast to Focus on Florence County
January 31, 2020 /in Frontpage Article, Images, News /by Bailey Avent
Florence County will be the focus of the 2020 Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast.
Newly elected Florence County Council Chairman Willard Dorriety will be keynote speaker at the event. Dorriety was elected chairman of the council in January.
The hour-long program will feature updates on current and upcoming Florence County projects and programs, including progress in economic development, infrastructure enhancement and other critical efforts to grow the county.
"As always, we are expecting a very large crowd of business and community leaders to attend," said chamber President Michael Miller. "This program has been popular because it offers timely and insightful updates on a broad array of important issues for Florence County businesses and residents."
The mission of the Florence Chamber is to "promote and enhance a favorable business climate and improve the quality of life to make Florence the best community in which to live and operate a business."
The breakfast is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 28, at the Florence Center. Doors will open for the breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and the program will start around 7:50 a.m.
The breakfast is open to the public. All those attending must register prior to the event. Room seating is limited.
Tickets are $20 each and tables are also available by calling the chamber offices at 843-665-0515 or by going to flochamber.com.
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Primary Learning Center Joins Greater Florence Chamber
Primary Learning Center of Florence, located at 600-A Pamplico Highway, recently joined the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday with chamber ambassadors to celebrate.
Brittney Jefferson, owner/director, cut the ribbon.
Primary Learning Center is an untraditional day-care-type facility for children. It offers short-term, after-school tutoring for children up to 12 years of age.
Jefferson said the center has flexible hours.
"It is our flexibility that sets us apart," she said.
Jefferson said the center operates two shifts and normally closes at 8 p.m. Although, she said, it has stayed up to midnight with a child. She said the center is there for parents who want a date night, who have to work late or attend night meetings.
Children who come after school receive a snack and are offered supper. The center sees that children do their homework, too.
"Our mission is to cater to the working mom, the modern-day mom, even if she is a stay-at-home mom," Jefferson said.
She said stay-at-home mothers need time to themselves, too.
She has a staff of six.
Jefferson started out after college working in education at Brockington Elementary School in Timmonsville. She was a psychology major. She enjoyed working with children and decided to start her own center for taking care of children.
The center opened in October and normally has about 30 children on any given day with a capacity to care for 50 children.
For the full article on SC Now, click here.
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Tim Scott Calls for Objective Approach to Senate Impeachment Trial
Sen. Tim Scott on Friday called for civility and a fact-based approach to the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Scott was commenting during a meet-and-greet event in Florence.
Scott spoke for over 40 minutes at the meeting, addressing the impeachment trial at the very beginning before taking questions and in response to the last question asked.
He said he was able to appear in Florence due to a planned delay in the impeachment trial. The Senate elected to begin the trial next Tuesday rather than on Friday because of Martin Luther King Day on Monday.
"It worked out where I had more time to come back home," Scott said. "Anytime you have chance to come back home, you should say, 'Thank you, Jesus.'"
Scott also said that more time spent in Washington makes him want to kiss the ground in South Carolina.
He said he was scheduled to speak at a school in Myrtle Beach on Friday, and things worked out for him to appear in Florence as well.
Scott was also scheduled to visit Vital Aging in Kingstree after the Florence stop.
At the end of the question-and-answer session, Scott was asked if the impeachment was a hoax.
"Is impeachment a hoax?" Scott asked. "I'm not sure of the definition of a hoax, but what I will tell you over the next two to four weeks, we will find out lots of information about the fact patterns that either do exist or don't exist."
He said his theory was a very simple one: Look for the truth and put aside all partisanship. He called for an objective process not littered with personal agendas to decide the fate of not only Trump but of the greatest democracy the world has ever seen.
"If we will take that approach to the next four weeks, I think that we will come up with a pretty healthy position and one that can be articulated and supported by facts," Scott said. "If you can't do that, then you're in the wrong job."
One of the more important challenges America faces, Scott said, is the challenge of civility and fairness.
He said he had recently appeared on a TV show where he was asked how bad things are in America in terms of race relations.
"I thought to myself, 'How long have you been alive? Like 12 days?'" Scott said.
He said he was born in the heart of Dixie, the state of South Carolina. Scott added that he had run against Strom Thurmond's son in the place where the Civil War started — Fort Sumter guards Charleston Harbor — and won election to the House of Representatives.
"You're going to tell me nothing has changed in 50 years?" Scott continued. "Are you smoking crack? I mean, seriously, I don't understand how someone could have such audacious, salacious, inconsistent with reality comments. That frustrates the dickens out of me."
He was appointed to the Senate on Dec. 17, 2012, by Gov. Nikki Haley to fill the seat of the retiring Jim DeMint. Scott was elected to finish the remainder of DeMint's term in 2014 and elected for a full term in 2016.
Scott indicated that he plans to run again in 2022 but probably will not run after that. He said he plans to return to private business.
Prior to being appointed to the Senate, Scott was the representative for South Carolina's Congressional District 1, which included most of the coast of the state. He was elected to the seat in 2010 over the son of Strom Thurmond, a longtime senator from South Carolina.
Scott was re-elected in 2012.
He ran for and was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2008, serving until his election to Congress.
Prior to the South Carolina House of Representatives, Scott was chairman of the Charleston County Council in 2007-2008.
Scott was elected to the Charleston County Council in a 1995 special election and reelected in 2004.
Scott was born and raised in North Charleston, graduating from R.B. Stall — he said "Go Warriors" during his speech — and Charleston Southern University with a degree in political science.
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Young Professionals Team Up With Dolce Vita for the First Social of 2020
Young Professionals held their first social of 2020 on Thursday, January 16. Thank you to Dolce Vita Café & More for hosting this great event. The ambience, venue, refreshments, and spirits really allowed for a wonderful evening. We want to extend gratitude to our YP members who came and kicked off the new year with us. We had 40 young professionals in attendance and we know the number of those involved will continue to grow. This year we have big plans for all of our events and want everyone to be involved.
Interested in becoming a member? Contact us at ypflorence@gmail.com or call Kristin at the Chamber at (843) 519-0933.
We are looking forward to seeing our members Thursday, February 20 for our Lunch and Learn featuring Knowledge and Board opportunities to serve on Non-Profit Boards.
The second gallery are pictures taken by Phillip Guyton of True Light Photography.
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Junior Leadership Now Accepting Applications
Junior Leadership Florence County is an eight-month program in which area high school sophomores and juniors are empowered to become trustees of the Florence County community. Throughout the eight months of the program students will learn a variety of valuable leadership skills including time management, community issue awareness, and business ethics. The program also provides training in the area of personal development, skills training, volunteering opportunities and team building. Another benefit of the program is the opportunity to gain new contacts through networking and relationship building. The JLFC program is presented by the Florence County Extension Service, The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce, and Francis Marion University with the support from local businesses to provide professional personnel.
Junior Leadership will be accepting applications until Sunday, March 15.
To find the application, click here.
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Chamber and FMU Host MLK, Jr. March
On Thursday, January 16, the MLK, Jr. observance at Francis Marion University started out with a reception at the Wallace House – home to FMU President Dr. Luther F. Carter – before a candle-lit march went from the home to McNair Auditorium for a series of performances and speeches that lead up to keynote speaker The Rev. Dr. Calvin E. Robinson Jr. or Trinity Baptist Church in Florence.
To see the full gallery of images on SC Now, click here.
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Junior Leadership Participates in Agribiz Day
On Wednesday, January 15, the Junior Leadership Florence Class went to the Florence Center to experience the Agribusiness Day. Kate Nobles and Arbor One Farm Credit planned a fun, interactive, educational trade show scavenger hunt for the students. This allowed the students to get involved, learn about agriculture, and those who are involved. McCauley Frierson with Clemson University, along with Clemson students did an admissions presentation. The Clemson students also talked to the students about the resources with Clemson. Special thanks to all that were involved to make this an eventful and educational experience. Without our sponsors who are highly involved and love the program as much as the students do, this would not have been successful. The Junior Leadership Florence is represented by the partnership between the Clemson Extension 4-H, the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce, and Francis Marion University.
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Leadership Florence's Social Issues Day
On Tuesday, January 14, the Chamber's Leadership Florence Class of 2020 held Social Issues Day.
The 42-member class visited, toured and heard from more than 20 area non-profits agencies and social service providers in the Florence area. Agencies included: Lighthouse Ministries, the Literacy Council, Naomi Project, SNAC, Youth Mentors of the Pee Dee, House of Hope, Help 4 Kids, American Red Cross, Man 2 Man, All 4 Autism, the Manna House, United Way, Tenacious Grace, The Florence Human Society, Harvest Hope Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Housing Authority and the CARE House.
Each respective agency gave a detailed summary of their respective organization and how to donate, volunteer or get involved.
Breakfast was sponsored and catered by Venus and lunch was sponsored by The Carolinian.
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$62.5M Development to Include Apartments, Town Homes, Hotel, Office Building, Parking Deck and Park
The Florence City Council took the first step Monday afternoon in setting out plans for the construction of a $62.5 million mixed-used development to be located across West Evans Street from the Florence City Center.
By unanimous consent, the council approved the first reading of Bill No. 2020-06, which approves the conveyance of property and the conditional grant and development agreement with the developer.
The project is formally designated as Project Urban Square in the agreement.
The grant agreement also establishes the developer of the property as Styx Florence Land LLC. It adds that the developer will be led by a team of David and Jule Tuttle.
Styx Florence Land plans to develop and construct a multifamily apartment building, a professional office building, a hotel, and "high-density residential units" which probably would be town homes or condos.
The project is expected to include 150 new apartments, according to Florence Mayor Stephen J. Wukela. The nearby Emerson apartments have approximately 100 units.
Wukela also added the $62.5 million figure probably will increase.
"This is without question the largest single development the city has engaged in, and it's complicated in the sense that it really involves several sub-developments when you parse out the townhomes and the apartments," Wukela said. "There are still things to be filled in."
He added there were still things to be revealed later, such as the name of the hotel and the tenant of the office building.
The project is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs as well as 150 to 200 new, well-paying jobs in the downtown area, according to the grant agreement.
The private investment in the property will total approximately $50 million.
In the agreement, the city agrees to convey the property to the developer for no monetary consideration. Part of the property being conveyed is subject to a lease with Elite Euro, an automotive repair garage that expires in Nov. 2022.
The agreement notes the city is working to terminate the lease but adds the property may be conveyed still subject to the lease.
The investment is expected to increase the taxable value of the property by $41 million as well as result in governmental fees, including water and sewer fees – the city agrees to design, construct and install the systems – hospitality and accommodations taxes, business license fees and building permits.
The city also agrees to construct a public parking garage at a cost of up to $11 million.
Wukela indicated the parking garage would have 300 spaces and that there would be other parking available on the site.
However, the agreement indicates the garage must contain no less than 250 spaces with 400 total public parking spaces in the development.
The city also agrees to design, construct, maintain and operate street and pedestrian lighting, landscaping and sidewalks along West Evans Street, Coit Street, N.B. Baroody Street and McQueen Street similar to the improvements in the 100 and 200 blocks of West Evans Street. The city also agrees to design, construct, maintain and operate a 1.5 acre park on the site.
The agreement notes that the total cost of the public amenities shall be between $1 million and $1.5 million.
The town homes or condos also are eligible for a 50% tap fee grant program for water and sewer tap fees.
The city also agrees to cooperate in Styx's efforts to obtain benefits under the South Carolina Abandoned Building Revitalization Act.
The total amount of incentives provided by the city to Styx cannot exceed the value received by the city, according to the agreement.
The agreement calls for Styx to present the city with a site plan – Wukela indicated there were three to choose from – by Feb. 1 and that the city and Styx will agree upon a site plan by Feb. 29, the date of the land transfer.
A construction schedule is as follows: 10 months after Feb. 29, Styx will begin construction on the apartments; 60 days later the city will begin construction on the parking deck; by March 1, 2021, Styx will obtain a commitment from a hotelier and will submit site plans to the city; by Jan. 1, 2022, Styx will begin construction on the hotel.
Construction on the parking garage will be substantially completed by 12 months after construction begins. The apartment building is expected to be substantially complete by July 1, 2022, the hotel by July 1, 2023 and the whole project is expected to be substantially complete from the date five years and 10 months after Feb. 29, 2020.
The bill probably will be before the council on second reading in February.
To read the full story on SC Now, click here.
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A family friend of 13-year-old Connor McGrath is urging people to sign an online petition she's set up calling on the federal and provincial governments to contribute financially to treatment that could be the boy's best chance at life.
Connor McGrath
Connor is from this province but is living in Edmonton with his parents. His mother Kim (Searle) is from southeast Placentia. His father Gerald is from St. Bride's.
Connor was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2013. After chemotherapy treatments, his cancer went into remission. However, he relapsed in May 2015. Aggressive treatment to try and ready Connor for a bone marrow transplant failed.
Connor's medical team feel his best chance is to be transferred to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. The treatment targets children, like Connor, who have relapsed and are not responding to conventional therapy.
The treatment is estimated to cost upwards to $800,000. Government has denied the funding as the therapy is still considered experimental.
Marlaina Adams, who started the petition on change.org, said it's directed at the prime minister, Alberta's health minister and this province's premier and health minister.
"Every time somebody signs the petition, the decision makers included in the petition get an e-mail," Adams said during a recent phone interview.
As of Feb. 2, the petition had garnered more than 5,000 signatures.
"I was aiming for 5,000 (signatures) originally but now that we've reached that, I'd like it to keep going," Adams said.
If governments come forward with money towards Connor's treatment it may help other families facing similar medical hurdles in the future, she said.
Adams said friends and family of the McGraths have numerous ongoing fundraisers that have already raised over $20,000.
However, without government assistance it will be impossible to raise the staggering amount of money needed for the treatment.
"Time definitely isn't on our side here. We don't have a year or so to raise the money," Adams said.
A Facebook page Support for Connor McGrath has over 2,300 members. People are encouraged to join the group to follow the family's story and to find ways to contribute to the cause.
Further questions can be directed to Adams at [email protected]
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The Oberto family have been in the Barolo region for many generations, with family roots that can be followed back to 1200 in the village of La Morra. Until the late 1950s the family were grape growers, selling their produce to winemakers at the market in Alba. At that point Giovenale Oberto and his son Luigi decided to build a small winery of their own and in 1961 produced their first bottles of Barolo. In time, and with the success of the burgeoning business, the family expanded their vineyard holdings to the 12 hectares they farm today, including some in the prized Roggeri vineyard inherited by Luigi's wife Maria Beatrice.
Now oenologist Marco Oberto and his sister Paola, an agronomist, have enhanced the Oberto reputation still further for making full, well-balanced Barolo of lovely quality with the structure to last. They make a blend from their three vineyard holdings in Roggeri, San Biagio and Rive, but their single vineyard Roggeri has greater depth of flavour, class and keeping quality. Roggeri is, in our view, Ciabot Berton's best wine, combining power and finesse, made from grapes grown at 400 metres altitude. Grapes are hand picked parcel by parcel and the wine is aged for two years in Slavonian oak.
The name Ciabot Berton comes from a ruined building on their land in sight of the winery. This ciabot (a Piedmont dialect word for small building) was owned by a firework-maker by the name of Berton and the ruin has no roof for entirely predictable reasons. In honour of the somewhat hapless Berton, the Obertos have named their barbera d'Alba fisetta, or firework.
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Sydney struggles to sleep during hottest November night on record as bushfires burn
Australia's largest city has sweltered through its hottest November night on record.
Sydney's overnight low was 25.3C (77.4F), recorded just after 1am on Sunday, smashing a record that had stood since 1967, before it shot up to 30C (86F) by 4.30am.
This followed two consecutive days of temperatures climbing above 40C (104F), which were also record-breaking for November.
Image: Cooler conditions moved in on Sunday but temperatures are expected to soar again within days
A cool change on Sunday, however, saw the mercury plunge later in the day, from 35.6C (96F) at 5pm to 25C (77F) at 5.30pm.
Sydney's temperatures are expected to stay in the mid-20s early this week, but could be back above 40 by the middle of the week, forecasters have said.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said the weekend also saw 47.5C (117F) in Marree (South Australia), 47.4C (117F) in Roxby Downs (South Australia), and 46.4C (116F) in Birdsville (Queensland).
In New South Wales (NSW), the Rural Fire Service (RFS) issued a total fire ban for most of the east and northeast of the state, saying there was a "very high to severe fire danger", with hot, gusty winds and dry conditions.
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Australia is not new to bushfires – almost every summer, parts of the country are devastated by fire, and last summer saw nearly 12 million hectares burnt, with the deaths of 33 people and an estimated one billion animals.
At one stage on Sunday, NSW RFS was fighting more than 60 bush and grass fires.
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Commissioner Rob Rogers told the Sydney Morning Herald that fires were most likely to affect the western part of the state this summer, as four years of drought had given way to rain, and grass fires had become a major concern.
"It's a very different season," Mr Rogers said. "These grass fires are quite dangerous. You need to report them as soon as someone has seen a fire."
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Thomas Kean Jr. on Government Reform
No in-person early voting
Excerpts from legislation: S 536 Requires availability of early voting. This bill establishes an in-person early voting procedure to allow voters to cast their votes starting on the 15th day before the general election. A voter who participates in early voting would not be permitted to vote by mail-in ballot or in person on election day.
Excerpts from veto message:New Jersey voters have been able to vote early in person in every election since 2009, via "Vote by Mail." I support responsible and cost-efficient election reform that increases voter participation because democracy works best when the most people vote. But this bill risks the integrity and orderly administration of our elections by introducing a new voting method and process, and would cost $25 million.
Legislative outcome:Kean voted NAY; Bill S.536 passed Senate 21-15-3; House equivalent S.2364 passed House 46-31-3; vetoed by Gov. Christie; veto sustained. Source: New Jersey legislative voting records: S 536 , Dec 1, 2014
Keep the Senate filibuster rules, to encourage negotiation
Q: Do you think there should be a change in the Senate rules governing the filibuster?
KEAN: No. Negotiation and compromise under the current rules are the best means to success and promotes bipartisan solutions to our nation's challenges.
MENENDEZ: Under Bush, Washington has become too partisan and divided. Senate rules are meant to overcome that by encouraging debate and compromise. They should be preserved. Source: Hall Institute N.J. Senate Virtual Debate , Sep 24, 2006
Disallow dual-office holding for politicians
Q: Should public officials in New Jersey be allowed to hold more than one public office?
KEAN: I sponsored legislation to prohibit dual-office holding. It undermines the integrity and honesty of government. Regrettably, Bob Menendez was a dual-office holder.
MENENDEZ: Voters have the final say in who represents them in government. If the electorate votes you into office, that is the will of the electorate. Source: Hall Institute N.J. Senate Virtual Debate , Sep 24, 2006
Ban pay-to-play practices to reform Congressional lobbying
The entrenched political cultures of both Trenton and Washington, DC stand in the way of meaningful reform for the citizens of New Jersey. Enacting ethics reform is critical to Tom's vision for a better tomorrow in New Jersey. On a state level Tom has lead the fight to ban pay to play practices. In Washington, powerful lobbyists and special interests are buying up political favors and corrupting the business of government. Half measures will not curb the overwhelming influence of money in politics. Source: Press release, "Clean Up Congress" , Aug 15, 2006
Menendez should give back dirty money
Tom Kean Jr. called on Bob Menendez to give back corruption tainted money from the likes of convicted felon Charlie Kushner, convicted felon Joe Barry, convicted felon Jack Abramoff and a host of other Menendez contributors who are now behind bars. "Bob Menendez has based his entire political machine on his ability to curry favors for his cronies. Convicted felons like Charlie Kushner and others have made millions off of their cozy relationship with Bob Menendez during his fourteen years in Washington. My reform plan would take the for sale sign off of New Jersey's U.S. Senate office. It's time that we send someone down to Washington who will work to fix a broken system - not embrace it." Source: Herb Jackson, Bergen Record , May 1, 2006
Campaign-finance reform is signature issue in legislature
Kean lost the 2000 primary for a US Congress seat, but he pursued a campaign-finance complaint against [an advocacy group which targeted him] until federal officials found in his favor. That was last month. "It's taken me five years," Kean said. "But the principle involved was important." Campaign-finance reform would become Kean's signature issue in the state Legislature.
Kean's last day in the Assembly featured a dramatic standoff with Democratic Assembly Speaker Albio Sires, who blocked a final effort to bring his campaign-finance reform bill up for a vote. In the aftermath, Kean came off as a young crusader, while Sires accused him of grandstanding in preparation for a statewide run. Since then, the reforms Kean was advocating have become mainstream fare, promised by both of this year's candidates for governor. Source: Josh Gohlke in the Bergen Record and Herald News , Dec 19, 2005
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Q: Compiler doesn't show any errors or warnings but the program doesn't work I tried to build and run the following program, but it breaks down executing. I thought maybe I made a mistake but 0 errors and 0 warnings were shown.
After researching such behavior on stackoverflow, I mostly saw some misplaced semicolons or forgotten address-operators, which I do not see in this source code or am I overlooking something?
Could some C or GCC Guru tell me what is wrong and why?
Operating system is Windows 7, and compiler had enabled:
-pedantic -w -Wextra -Wall -ansi
Here is the source code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

char *split(char * wort, char c)
{
    int i = 0;
    while (wort[i] != c && wort[i] != '\0') {
        ++i;
    }
    if (wort[i] == c) {
        wort[i] = '\0';
        return &wort[i+1];
    } else {
        return NULL;
    }
}

int main()
{
    char *in = "Some text here";
    char *rest;
    rest = split(in,' ');
    if (rest == NULL) {
        printf("\nString could not be devided!");
        return 1;
    }
    printf("\nErster Teil: ");
    puts(in);
    printf("\nRest: ");
    puts(rest);
    return 0;
}

The expected behavior is that the string "Some text here" is split at its first space ' ' and the expected output would be:
Erster Teil: Some

Rest: text here

A: You are modifying a string literal, that's undefined behavior. Change this
char* in = "Some text here";

to
char in[] = "Some text here";

This makes in an array and initializes it with "Some text here". You should use const to prevent accidentally having this bug when you define a  pointer to a string literal.

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Drug Overdose Deaths in Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2000–2020
NCHS Data Brief No. 455, November 2022
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Ellen A. Kramarow, Ph.D., and Betzaida Tejada-Vera, M.S.
Rates of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 and over increased from 2000 through 2020.
In both 2019 and 2020, non-Hispanic Black men aged 65 and over had higher drug overdose death rates than non-Hispanic White and Hispanic men.
In both 2019 and 2020, non-Hispanic Black women aged 65–74 had the highest drug overdose death rates, while for women aged 75 and over, death rates were highest for non-Hispanic White women.
In 2020, rates of drug overdose deaths involving opioids for adults aged 65 and over were highest for deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone.
Data source and methods
Data from the National Vital Statistics System
Between 2000 and 2020, age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 and over increased from 2.4 to 8.8 deaths per 100,000 standard population.
For men aged 65–74 and 75 and over, rates of drug overdose deaths were higher among non-Hispanic Black men compared with Hispanic and non-Hispanic White men.
For women aged 65–74, drug overdose death rates were higher for non-Hispanic Black women compared with Hispanic and non-Hispanic White women, but for women aged 75 and over, non-Hispanic White women had the highest rates.
The age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (such as fentanyl) for adults aged 65 and over increased by 53% between 2019 (1.9) and 2020 (2.9).
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In 2020, 5,209 drug overdose deaths in adults aged 65 and over were recorded (1). Drug overdose death rates for older adults were lower than for other age groups but have increased in the past 2 decades (1,2). This report presents age-adjusted trends in drug overdose death rates, including trends in the type of opioid drug involved, for adults aged 65 and over for 2000–2020 using mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). Age- and sex-specific death rates for adults aged 65–74 and 75 and over are shown by race and Hispanic origin for 2019 and 2020.
Keywords: older adults, race and Hispanic origin, drug poisoning, opioids, National Vital Statistics System
Between 2000 and 2020, age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 and over increased from 2.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population to 8.8 (Figure 1).
For men, after increasing by 5% annually on average between 2000 (2.7) and 2014 (5.7), drug overdose death rates increased by 14% annually on average and more than doubled between 2014 and 2020 (12.3).
For women, drug overdose death rates nearly doubled between 2000 (2.3) and 2009 (4.3) and continued to increase at a slower rate from 2009 to 2020 (5.8).
Age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for men were 1.2 times higher than for women in 2000 and 2.1 times higher in 2020.
Figure 1. Age-adjusted drug overdose death rate for adults aged 65 and over, by sex: United States, 2000–2020
1Significant increasing trend from 2000 through 2020 with different rates of change over time; p < 0.05.
NOTES: Drug overdose deaths are identified using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision underlying cause-of-death codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14. Access data table for Figure 1.
SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality.
For men aged 65–74, drug overdose death rates increased from 2019 to 2020 for all men, as well as for Hispanic (from 11.7 to 15.1 deaths per 100,000 population), non-Hispanic Black (from 51.4 to 67.3), and non-Hispanic White (from 12.5 to 14.5) men. However, death rates did not increase significantly from 2019 to 2020 for men aged 75 and over (Figure 2).
In 2020, drug overdose death rates for men aged 65–74 were higher for non-Hispanic Black men (67.3) compared with Hispanic (15.1) and non-Hispanic White (14.5) men.
For men aged 75 and over in 2020, drug overdose death rates were higher for non-Hispanic Black men (10.2) compared with Hispanic (4.6) and non-Hispanic White (4.4) men.
Figure 2. Drug overdose death rate for men aged 65 and over, by age group, race and Hispanic origin, and year: United States, 2019–2020
1Rates were significantly lower than rates for non-Hispanic Black men in 2019 and 2020; p < 0.05.
2Rates were significantly higher than rates for non-Hispanic White men in 2019 and 2020; p < 0.05.
3Rates for 2020 were significantly higher than 2019 for all groups; p < 0.05.
NOTES: Total includes races and origins not shown separately. Data for categories other than non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black should be interpreted with caution because of inconsistencies in reporting race and ethnicity on death certificates, censuses, and surveys. Drug overdose deaths are identified using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision underlying cause-of-death codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14. Access data table for Figure 2.
From 2019 to 2020, drug overdose death rates for women aged 65–74 increased for non-Hispanic Black women from 9.9 to 12.0 deaths per 100,000 population; however, death rates for the other race and Hispanic-origin groups did not change significantly (Figure 3).
In 2020, drug overdose death rates for women aged 65–74 were higher for non-Hispanic Black women (12.0) compared with Hispanic (3.4) and non-Hispanic White (8.3) women.
In 2020, drug overdose death rates for women aged 75 and over did not change significantly compared with rates in 2019, and were higher for non-Hispanic White women (3.8) compared with Hispanic (2.4) and non-Hispanic Black (2.0) women.
Figure 3. Drug overdose death rate for women aged 65 and over, by age group, race and Hispanic origin, and year: United States, 2019–2020
*Rate does not meet National Center for Health Statistics standards of reliability.
1Rate for 2020 was significantly higher than 2019; p < 0.05.
2Rates were significantly lower than rates for non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White women for 2019 and 2020; p < 0.05.
3Rates were significantly higher than rates for non-Hispanic White women for 2019 and 2020; p < 0.05.
4Rate was significantly lower than rate for non-Hispanic White women for 2020; p < 0.05.
5Rates were significantly lower than rates for non-Hispanic White women for 2019 and 2020; p < 0.05.
For adults aged 65 and over, age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (such as fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol) increased throughout the period, with higher rates of increase from 2013 through 2020. From 2019 to 2020, the death rate increased by 53%, from 1.9 deaths per 100,000 standard population to 2.9 (Figure 4).
Age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths involving natural and semisynthetic opioids (such as codeine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone) increased from 2000 to 2017 and did not change significantly from 2017 through 2020.
For adults aged 65 and over, age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths involving heroin increased from 2011 to 2017 and then did not change significantly from 2017 to 2020.
The age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths involving methadone for adults aged 65 and over increased from 2004 (0.1) through 2020 (0.5).
Figure 4. Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids for adults aged 65 and over, by type of opioid: United States, 2000–2020
1Significant increasing trend from 2000 through 2020, with different rates of change over time; p < 0.05.
2Significant increasing trend from 2000 through 2017, with different rates of change over time, and stable trend from 2017 through 2020; p < 0.05.
3Significant increasing trend from 2011 through 2017, and stable trend from 2017 through 2020; p < 0.05.
4Significant increasing trend from 2004 through 2020; p < 0.05.
NOTES: Drug overdose deaths are identified using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision underlying cause-of-death codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14. Drug overdose deaths involving opioids are identified by specific multiple-cause-of-death codes: heroin, T40.1; natural and semisynthetic opioids, T40.2; methadone, T40.3; and synthetic opioids other than methadone, T40.4. Deaths involving more than one opioid category are counted in both categories. Data are missing for years in which the number of deaths does not meet National Center for Health Statistics standards of reliability. Access data table for Figure 4.
Drug overdoses are the underlying cause of a small proportion (0.2%) of total deaths among adults aged 65 and over (5,209 of 2,509,396 deaths in 2020), and drug overdose death rates for this age group have increased in the past 2 decades (1,2). Between 2000 and 2020, age-adjusted death rates for adults aged 65 and over increased from 2.7 deaths per 100,000 standard population to 12.3 for men and from 2.3 to 5.8 for women. For men aged 65–74 in 2020, death rates were highest for non-Hispanic Black men (67.3) compared with non-Hispanic White (14.5) and Hispanic (15.1) men. Drug overdose death rates for women aged 65–74 were lower than rates for men, but non-Hispanic Black women (12.0) also had higher rates compared with non-Hispanic White (8.3) and Hispanic (3.4) women. The rate of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (such as fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol) increased by 53% from 2019 to 2020 among adults aged 65 and over.
High death rates of drug overdose among working-age adults have been widely documented (2–5). Recently, increasing drug overdose death rates among older adults have also been noted and large racial disparities have been identified, especially among men (6,7). This report describes sex, age, and race and Hispanic-origin differences in drug overdose death rates within the age 65 and over population and demonstrates subgroup disparities.
Drug poisoning (overdose) deaths: Includes deaths resulting from unintentional or intentional overdose of a drug, being given the wrong drug, taking a drug in error, or taking a drug inadvertently.
Natural and semisynthetic opioids: Includes such drugs as morphine, codeine, hydrocodone, and oxycodone.
Synthetic opioids other than methadone: Includes such drugs as fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol.
Estimates in this report are based on the NVSS multiple-cause-of-death files, accessed using the CDC WONDER online database (1). Drug overdose deaths are defined as having an International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD–10) underlying cause-of-death code of X40–X44 (unintentional), X60–X64 (suicide), X85 (homicide), and Y10–Y14 (undetermined intent). The type of drugs involved are indicated by ICD–10 multiple-cause-of-death codes: heroin, T40.1; natural and semisynthetic opioids, T40.2; methadone, T40.3; and synthetic opioids other than methadone, T40.4 (8).
Age-adjusted death rates are calculated using the direct method and adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Age-adjusted death rates are useful when comparing different populations because they remove the potential bias that can occur when the populations being compared have different age structures (9). Trends in death rates were evaluated using the Joinpoint Regression Program (Version 4.8.1.0) (10). Joinpoint software fitted weighted least-squares regression models to the rates on the log transform scale. Analyses were set to allow a maximum of three joinpoints across the period, a minimum of three observed time points from any given joinpoint to either end of the data, and a minimum of four observed time points between any two joinpoints. The permutation tests for model (number of joinpoints) significance were set at an overall alpha level of 0.05 (11). Pairwise comparisons of rates (for example, age-adjusted rates for males compared with females) were conducted using a z test with an alpha level of 0.05 (12).
Race and Hispanic origin are categorized based on the Office of Management and Budget 1997 standards for federal statistical and administrative reporting (13). All of the race categories are "single race," meaning that only one race was reported on the death certificate. Data shown for the Hispanic population include people of any race. Death rates for Hispanic people may be affected by misclassification of race and Hispanic origin on death certificates. This misclassification could result in underreporting of deaths for this group by about 3% (14).
Ellen A. Kramarow is with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Division of Analysis and Epidemiology, and Betzaida Tejada-Vera is with the NCHS Division of Vital Statistics.
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Kramarow EA, Tejada-Vera B. Drug overdose deaths in adults aged 65 and over: United States, 2000–2020. NCHS Data Brief, no 455. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:121828.
All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.
Brian C. Moyer, Ph.D., Director
Amy M. Branum, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science
Division of Analysis and Epidemiology
Irma E. Arispe, Ph.D., Director
Kevin C. Heslin, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science
Division of Vital Statistics
Steven Schwartz, Ph.D., Director
Andrés A. Berruti, Ph.D., M.A., Associate Director for Science
Last Reviewed: November 22, 2022
Source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics
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Highest Paying Locations For Software Developers
Seattle is home to Microsoft, and Silicon Valley is home to Apple — that much is obvious. But if you want to see where the rest of America's developers live, you'll need to take a bit of a road trip.
While California boasts the highest number of developers of any U.S. state (followed by Texas, New York and Washington), the Northeast takes the top regional spot when it comes to average salary, with $89,318. Washington, however, reigns supreme as the individual state with the highest salary: an average of $109,244.
There's only one landlocked state that made the top 10 list according to salary — Colorado, where the average developer earns $94,424.


Why does an animal or plant use different kinds of fat?
Why are some animals higher in PUFA than others? And why are some higher in omega3 and others in omega6?
Why are coconuts and palmseeds so high in saturated fat?
And could the answer of the above questions mean something for the human organisms eating these animals or plants?
That's great to know! Thanks. And do you think this has an implication for our diet?
cold blooded animals have higher PUFA. warm blooded animals have higher saturated fat. Even within an animal, fat towards the center of the animal tends to be higher in saturated fat and fat towards the extremity higher in PUFA.
It is not so much related to the fat being liquid but rather to it being stable. The nuts in warm climates have evolved to have oils that are more stable in warm climates, this leads to high saturated content and low polyunsaturated content (since in stability saturated > monounsaturated > polyunsaturated). The nuts in colder climates have not had this evolutionary pressure so you don't see high saturated content in most of those nuts.
I know with the situation of plants, colder climate seeds use PUFA as an energy source as it's liquid. Tropical oils can be saturated as they are liquid anyway in the warm climate.


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More info on What's in Oscar's Trash Can? and Other Good-Night Stories
What's in Oscar's Trash Can? and Other Good-Night Stories: Misc
From Muppet Wiki
Written by Michaela Muntean
Illustrator Tom Cooke
Publisher Western Publishing
Series Sesame Street Good-Night Stories
Stories featured in the storybook are "What's in Oscar's Trash Can?", "Bert's Birthday" and "The End of the Day".
"What's in Oscar's Trash Can?" is a story about Elmo and Ernie, who on a hot summer day are heading off for an Ice cream cone from Hooper's Store. As they pass Oscar's trash can, they notice a sign for a Grouch Reunion. While they look at the sign, Oscar pops up out of his trash can to cool off from the cold water in his swimming pool. The pair are amazed that there is a swimming pool in Oscar's trash can. He then tells them that he also has an ice-skating rink and a bowling alley.
In "Bert's Birthday", Ernie is the first to wish Bert a happy Birthday (at six o'clock in the morning). Ernie has planned a special day, including a breakfast of nonly B words to celebrate Bert's Birthday (both B words), they travel on a Bus to the Beach (more B words), and while there they dine on Bologna, Burpee Soda, three-bean salad and brownies, that Ernie has packed in a big basket. Once home, Bert is surprised with a party, where all the gifts begin with the letter B.
"The End of the Day" finds Ernie sitting on the front stoop of 123 Sesame Street, observing the residents of Sesame Street as the day draws to a close. He watches tiny bugs fly around, watches Luis close up The Fix-It Shop and wishes on the first star of the night.
Oscar, Elmo, Ernie, Grundgetta, Fluffy, Filthomena, Uncle Oswaldo, Slimey, Bert, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grover, Count von Count, Luis, Elmo's Mom and Prairie Dawn.
What's in Oscar's Trash Can?
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Waterloo city council approves new amenities, upgrades for Waterloo Park
By Kevin Nielsen Global News
This shows a conceptual alignment including future phases of the plan for Waterloo Park. City of Waterloo
On Monday night, Waterloo city council approved the completion of Phase 1 of the park circuit in Waterloo Park.
The measure will come with a $2.6-million cost, with construction expected to kick off next month and be completed by the end of 2023.
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That price tag comes with a wide number of new amenities and upgrades in Waterloo Park, according to Kelly Harrington, a landscape technologist with the city.
Among the new features will be a pedestrian bridge over Laurel Creek as well as an upgrade to the Bauer Lot, which will include a new basketball court as well as a multi-use area.
In addition, Harrington says there will be a trail connection from the ION crossing to the diamond lot as well as a new pedestrian entry from Father David Bauer Drive as well as additional lighting for all of the new elements.
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When completed, the park circuit will provide a multi-use loop around Waterloo Park West as well as connections to the centre and eastern portions of the park.
A release from the city says the circuit "will also offer park visitors of all ages and abilities an opportunity to be physically closer to Laurel Creek and to connect with the natural environment, which currently is accessible by desire lines and informal routes only."
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The majestic Terksey-Alatoo mountain range borders the southern coast of Issyk-Kul. Many magnificent corners of paradise and picturesque landscapes lurk on its slopes. One of them - the Barskoon gorge about 30 kilometers long.
At the very beginning of the Barskoon gorge there is a village of the same name, which used to be called Barskhan in ancient times. In the past, here was the residence of the Khan, and the cities of Lower and Great Barskhan were located nearby. A carpet of green steppe vegetation blankets the hillsides. The kingdom of the most beautiful Tien Shan spruce trees follows it, with barberry, sea-buckthorn, rowan, raspberry, currant, honeysuckle and rosehip bushes nestling among lower branches. All this together creates not only a wonderful visual picture, but also gives a unique aroma of untouched flora. A magnificent view of the Lake Issyk-Kul opens from here.
Higher in the mountains, at an altitude of 2800 meters spruces are found less and less often and are replaced by juniper trees. The main attraction here is waterfalls cascade, with the largest one is 100 meters high.
It is worth noting that one of the Great Silk Road routes to China passed through the Barskoon gorge, bypassing the Bedel Pass (height 4284 m.). This area is interesting because this is where a medieval eminent scientist Mahmoud al-Kashgari was born. There are also monuments here - a Soviet truck mounted on a pedestal and a bust of Yuri Gagarin. The great cosmonaut recreated on the Issyk-Kul southern coast after his first flight into space.
Today, a road passes through the gorge leading to the Kumtor gold mine. Meanwhile tourists can enjoy many small paths to the exciting world of mountain nature.


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Q: R merging two tables by one column I have the following two tables:
dt.testNr <- data.table(a = c(1,2,3,4,20,6,7,8,9,100))
dt.test <- data.table(a = c(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10), l=c(100,12920,2129,12929,12,19292,192291,14,14,2))

Now I want to merge them, but don't get the result I wanted:
merge(dt.testNr, dt.test)

I have already tried some all.x and all.y, by.x and by.y commands.
I need in the end a table, which has exactly the column a of dt.testNr and column  b of dt.test, but for a=20 an NA-value and for a=100 also an NA-value, because these numbers where not find in dt.test.

A: To merge the two data sets while maintaining the original rows of the first, you can use all.x = TRUE. To also maintain the original order, you can use the sort = FALSE option of the data.table merge() function.
dt.testNr <- data.table(a = c(1,2,3,4,20,6,7,8,9,100))
dt.test <- data.table(a = c(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10), l=c(100,12920,2129,12929,12,19292,192291,14,14,2))
merge(dt.testNr, dt.test, all.x = TRUE, sort = FALSE)

This produces:
      a      l
 1:   1    100
 2:   2  12920
 3:   3   2129
 4:   4  12929
 5:  20     NA
 6:   6  19292
 7:   7 192291
 8:   8     14
 9:   9     14
10: 100     NA


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The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) says Nigeria loses over four trillion naira annually in the extractive industry due to lack of laws and policies.
CISLAC Director of Legal, Mr Adesina Oke, uncovered this at a partners' gathering on Sunday in Lagos.
The partners' gathering is a community oriented exertion of CISLAC, Connected Development (CODE) and Oxfam.
Oke included that Africa additionally loses more than 50 billion dollars consistently because of Illicit Financial Flows (IFF).
He, in any case, noticed that pending laws before the National Assembly just as approaches yet to be actualized by the official could have checked these misfortunes.
He said that of the 50 billion dollars, Nigeria represented 30.5 percent which speaks to 15.2 billion dollars.
Oke clarified that out of the 15.2 billion dollars misfortunes, the oil-ruled extractive industry alone spoken to 95.2 percent of the figure, adding up to 14.5 billion dollars (N4.44 trillion).
Oke lamented that charges that could have controlled and in the end halted these loses had been pending before the National Assembly.
He recorded a portion of the bills and arrangements to include: the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), Proceeds of Crime Bill, Whistle Blower Protection Bill and the approach to know the useful proprietors of enrolled organizations.
In a meeting with News Agency of Nigeria, Oke said that the misfortunes combined with debasement and botch was the reason the country presently can't seem to receive quantifiable reward from the division.
"In all actuality there are such huge numbers of issues standing up to the extractive business in Nigeria which has brought forth Illicit Financial streams.
"From the exchanges there are such huge numbers of holes, even as far as our laws; there are such huge numbers of laws that could have helped Nigeria in fighting IFFs in the extractive segment.
"Laws like the PIB are yet to be passed, the Proceed of Crime Bill is yet to be passed, and we likewise have the Anti-tax evasion and other enemy of defilement bills.
"There is have to execute the helpful possession for organizations, informants approach and all kind of laws that could have had the capacity to standard into a successful battle against illegal budgetary streams.
"There is nothing anyone can do aside from the national get together can talk about and pass those laws and for the official to consent to it," he said.
Oke brought up that those pushing for the bill to be passed may need to begin once again if the eighth National Assembly neglected to pass the bills before it ends up in June.
He included that the Civil Society Groups and different partners were at that point planning to take on the ninth Assembly if the eighth Assembly suspended without passing the bills.
"We had this discourse to set us up for the ninth Assembly with the goal that we can quickly take off in guaranteeing that those bills are pushed and passed.
"The PIB has progressed significantly and we have been attempting to guarantee these bills are passed, however it has been going front and back.
"It isn't even just as what is contained in the bill is all that is wanted, however it is smarter to have a law set up that you can revise than not to have any law whatsoever.
"As it is presently, those things that are essential are the ones that are being pushed so we can have a PIB law set up then the changes can come later.
"On the off chance that these laws are set up, when something isn't being done the way it should be done you can address; yet when there are no laws, there is no other viable option for you," he said.


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Hot Commodity: CFTC Issues Key Guidance to Companies Regarding CFTC's Compliance Expectations
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Following the issuance of its civil monetary penalties guidance in May, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Division of Enforcement (the "Division") on September 10, 2020 announced new guidance outlining factors that it will consider when evaluating corporate compliance programs in CFTC enforcement actions ( the "Guidance"). The existence and effectiveness of a company's pre-existing compliance program, along with any efforts to improve the program after a violation, are among the factors that the CFTC will consider in evaluating an appropriate penalty in an enforcement action.
The Guidance comes on the heels of a number of other U.S. enforcement agencies publishing their own guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") publishing its "Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments" and the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") Criminal Division's "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs." Indeed the CFTC's Guidance instructs Division staff to, where appropriate, consider such other agencies' guidance in conducting their analysis.
Under the Guidance, Division staff will consider whether compliance programs were reasonably designed and implemented to achieve three goals: (1) prevention; (2) detection; and (3) remediation of the underlying misconduct. Division staff will also consider whether the compliance program has been reviewed and modified to address any deficiencies upon discovery of misconduct. In its evaluation, the Division will conduct a risk-based analysis that takes into consideration, among other things, the specific entity involved, the entity's role in the market, and any potential market or customer impact of the relevant misconduct.
Detailed considerations for each of the three compliance program goals are as follows:
Under the Guidance, Division staff will look at whether the compliance program was reasonably designed and implemented to prevent the relevant misconduct, including evaluating whether:
Written compliance policies and procedures in effect throughout the period of misconduct reasonably addressed such misconduct, including whether these policies and procedures were updated to reflect current rules and regulations, relevant guidance, and other legal developments;
Training of staff, supervisors, and compliance personnel reasonably addressed the relevant misconduct;
Any failure to cure previously identified deficiencies in the compliance program contributed to, or failed to prevent, the relevant misconduct, including failure to satisfactorily address regulatory findings;
The company has devoted adequate resources, including funds, to compliance; and
The structure, oversight, and reporting of the compliance function of the company are sufficiently independent from its business functions.
The Division will also evaluate whether a company's compliance program was reasonably designed and implemented to effectively detect the relevant misconduct, including whether the company has compliance mechanisms, processes, and procedures in place aimed at detecting misconduct such as:
Internal surveillance and monitoring efforts;
The company's internal reporting system and system of handing complaints, including anonymous complaints and adequate whistleblower protection; and
Procedures to identify and evaluate unusual or suspicious activity to determine whether misconduct has occurred, with due regard to the sources, gravity, and extent of the organization's risk of violations, including whether efforts for detection and evaluation of potential wrongdoings were narrowly tailored (e.g. to a specific individual, product, date, etc.) or sufficiently broad to uncover similar instances of misconduct across the company and whether questions and concerns were appropriately elevated.
Finally, Division staff will evaluate the steps the company took, upon discovery of the relevant misconduct, to assess and address both the misconduct and any deficiencies in the company's existing compliance program that may have permitted the misconduct to occur or evade detection in the first instance. In reviewing remedial efforts, the Division will consider whether the company, in a sufficient and timely manner, appropriately took action to:
Effectively address any impact of the misconduct, including to mitigate and cure any financial harms to others, and restore integrity to the relevant markets;
Appropriately discipline the individuals directly and indirectly responsible for the misconduct; and
Identify and address deficiencies in the compliance program that may have contributed to the company's failure to prevent or quickly detect the misconduct (which also are taken into account in determining appropriate civil monetary penalty).
The Guidance is the first of its kind that the Division has issued and is consistent with the CFTC's recent efforts to promote transparency and clarity within the agency. Together with the CFTC's guidance on civil monetary penalties, it provides companies with a clear framework for evaluating existing compliance programs, deterring bad behavior, and fostering a culture of compliance for businesses.
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A collection of stories from across the world
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Medjugorje and Me is the second book of testimonies from people from all over the world, about their experiences of Medjugorje. It is a sequel to Medjugorje: what it means to me.
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, CEO of Mary's Meals and winner of the 2010 CNN Ordinary Heroes; Siobhan Mhic Craith, daughter of famous Irish musician Liam Clancy; award-winning BBC journalist, Chris Rogers; and Milona von Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria, are among the noteworthy names sharing their experiences.
Contributors to the book come from all walks of life, including a Dublin man paralysed from the neck down at the age of seventeen; another young man who was facing a prison sentence and found himself in Medjugorje two weeks before his court case; and an ex-priest who had a journey from 'sin to salvation' in Medjugorje. We also hear the stories of Mark Lenaghan, ex-IRA member, who credits Medjugorje for his conversion and Sr Colette, Mother Abbess with the Poor Clares in Galway, who discovered her vocation in Medjugorje. We hear about a Jewish man's unlikely conversion to Catholicism and a young Englishman who gave up a prosperous career to become a priest after feeling 'called' whilst in Medjugorje.
World-renowned singer, songwriter and composer, Liam Lawton, provides the foreword.
Louise Hall is a writer from Dublin. Her first non-fiction book, Medjugorje: what it means to me, was published by The Columba Press in 2012. Louise has contributed to many newspapers and publications including The Sunday Independent, The Irish Independent, The Irish News, Woman's Way and The Gazette, as well as to RTÉ Radio 1's flagship religious programme, The God Slot, where she does reviews, interviews and reports.


Maine's blueberry crop relies on imported bees, but a new rule to protect them might be something of a bumble.
[M]aine farmers are eyeing the progress of a proposed rule from the US Environmental Protection Agency, cracking down on pesticide use where working bees are present on farms, part of an effort to address a nationwide die-off of honeybees. With some 90 percent of all honeybees now living not in the wild but in hives maintained by beekeepers, the rule is aimed at protecting a pollinator population that is itself a farming commodity.
Only California's almond farms import more hives than Maine's wild blueberry harvesters, explains John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Maine's wild blueberries rely heavily on these traveling bees, says Rebar, and apples and other crops aren't far behind, so it's important to protect the pollinators. But since these fruits also tempt voracious insects, farmers must protect their crops, and that can mean applying pesticides that might harm bees. The proposed rule would prohibit farmers from leaf-spraying when a crop is in bloom and hired bees are actively working on it.
Some Maine farmers, however, say the new regulation seems ineffectual.
"I don't know of one farmer in this entire world that would want to spray a bee," says Jeff Timberlake, a state legislator and apple farmer with Ricker Hill Orchards in Turner. Farmers do need to apply insecticides at crucial times, he says, but he maintains that a farm will always notify a beekeeper so that the bees can be removed from the orchard.
The rule would apply to more than 1,000 pesticide products and to growers who rent bees to pollinate crops. It wouldn't apply to neighboring farms, other nearby homeowners, or regional mosquito control projects. And therein lies a problem, says master beekeeper and Maine Beekeepers Association member Andrew Dewey.
With public comment on the proposal closed last month, the hive mind may determine the rule's future.
This article is adapted from our content partner, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Listen to Jennifer Mitchell's full audio report on this topic.


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The venue for the TMT Forum will be the Infosys campus in Mysore (physical addres: 350, Hebbal Electronics City, Hootagalli, Mysore), which is located just at a 20 minutes drive from the hotels area in Mysore. Daily morning/afternoon freee transportation between hotels and the Infosys campus will be provided for the Forum attendants who have elected accomodations in Mysore rather than on-campus.
The campus offers a large auditorium as well as several options for smaller break-out rooms. Lunch will be provided on-site during the three days of the Forum and is included in the registration package. An ATM is also available on-campus as well as a cafeteria, some convenience stores, a first-aid medical office, etc. Please see this video for more information about the Infosys campus in Mysore.
Free-lodging is offered by Infosys to all meeting attendants who prefer to remain on-campus during their stay. More information available on the accomodations page of this website.


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US court grants trademark injunction against Uber
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Travel app Uber has been barred from certain uses of its name in part of Florida after another company in the state, called Uber Promotions, filed a trademark lawsuit against it.
On Tuesday, February 16, the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida partially granted the Florida company's request for a preliminary injunction.
Established in 2006, Uber Promotions provides transportation and photography services as well as a modelling agency.
The well-known travel app, used as a taxi service on smartphones, was established in 2009. It also uses the term 'Uber Promotions' to promote its event-planning services.
Shortly after the lawsuit was filed last year, the travel app also established UberEVENTS. The Florida-based company later added that this term also infringed its trademarks.
In Tuesday's ruling, the court ordered Uber to stop using the name UberEVENTS in Alachua County, a region near the city of Gainesville.
Judge Mark Waller stopped short of granting a full injunction that would have prevented the travel app from using the 'Uber' mark in connection with all of its services.
Waller claimed that such an award would be the equivalent to "arming squirrels with bazookas".
"Uber Promotions is likely to succeed in showing that Uber Technologies has infringed on its common law trademark rights in the Gainesville area. It is also likely to suffer irreparable harm absent any injunctive relief pending a trial on the merit," Waller said.
He added: "However, enjoining Uber Technologies from using its marks in connection with any of its services in the Gainesville area would do more harm to Uber Technologies than Uber Promotions would suffer in the absence of injunctive relief, and would also not serve the public interest."
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Track Inspection Vehicles Market report, launched by Market Study Report, unveils the current & future growth trends of this business sphere in addition to outlining details regarding the myriad geographies that form a part of the regional spectrum of Track Inspection Vehicles market. Intricate details about the supply & demand analysis, contributions by the top players, and market share growth statistics of the industry are also elucidated in the report.
Track Inspection Vehicles are special vehicles used to detect the geometric state and irregularity of the track in order to evaluate the geometry of the track, referred to as the track inspection vehicle.,It is an important tool to ensure safe, smooth, comfortable and guided track maintenance.
The research study on the Track Inspection Vehicles market projects this business sphere to procure substantially moderate returns by the end of the estimated timeframe. The report includes prominent details subject to the market dynamics – say for instance, the numerous driving factors impacting the commercialization graph of this industry as well as the myriad risks this business sphere is remnant of, in addition to numerous growth opportunities prevalent in this business space.
As per the report, what are the companies that are encompassed in the competitive landscape of the Track Inspection Vehicles market?
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How much share do each of these firms procure in the Track Inspection Vehicles market?
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Which among the types of Portable Track Inspection Vehicle and Ordinary Track Inspection Vehicle is slated to amass the maximum returns in the Track Inspection Vehicles market?
The Track Inspection Vehicles market study, in a nutshell, is comprised of an extensive analysis of this industry vertical that focuses on the regional terrain of this market and a slew of other deliverables such as insights with respect to market share, revenue projection, sales volume, market concentration rate as well as the market competition trends. Further, the report incorporates information regarding the sales channels adopted by myriad vendors in a bid to ensure the most convenient manner of product marketing. Details with regards to the contribution of traders & distributors in the supply chain are elucidated in the study as well.
Chapter 1, to describe Track Inspection Vehicles product scope, market overview, market opportunities, market driving force and market risks.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Track Inspection Vehicles, with price, sales, revenue and global market share of Track Inspection Vehicles in 2017 and 2018.
Chapter 3, the Track Inspection Vehicles competitive situation, sales, revenue and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Track Inspection Vehicles breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales, revenue and growth by regions, from 2014 to 2019.
Chapter 12, Track Inspection Vehicles market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2019 to 2024.
Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe Track Inspection Vehicles sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion, appendix and data source.