Resolve 14 Studio Face Refinement: how to edit ???
The new Face Refinement feature, even in its beta stage, seems to have great potential. In short, it reduces multiple masks and associated tracking to a single, multifaceted face recognition or edge detection tool.
But there are immediately two questions: how to edit the resulting tracked mask. It is not perfect, and can mis-read face features. It may, in time, recover and recenter the mask. But how to edit this error???
In the Resolve tracker there is a mini-timeline and keyframes that can be edited. Sections of imperfect tracking can be marked and deleted and re-tracked.
But how to do this in Face Refinement??? There seems to be no timeline, keyframes or spline curve to identify errors and fix them. Even placing the cursor at some point along the timeline and restarting the "Analyze" function does not actually seem to re-analyse the faulty section.
A second question is how to isolate one face among others, and then apply the Face Refinement tool to that one face???? Power Windows do not seem to isolate the Face function or constrain it to that window.
Re: Resolve 14 Studio Face Refinement: how to edit ???
Everything in the Face Refinement tool can be done manually. What helps if you have pre-made templates as PowerGrades and then track them one at a time.
What's convenient about the Face Replacement tool is when you don't have the time to do the forehead, the eyes, the face and so on separately. I agree, it does need some work and they do need to provide some kind of "user intervention" on keyframing and so on. To me, where this kind of thing will work is when you have interview situations or some other close-up where the actor isn't moving much. If they turn sideways, it goes to hell fairly quickly... but in fairness, it's a small miracle the thing works at all.
And given this is a new feature in beta software, it is best to feed back ideas and bugs directly to Blackmagic. As Marc says it is a minor miracle that it works so well already.


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Ми́ка «Ка́асу» Ка́рппинен (, полное имя Мика Кристиан Карппинен, (), также известен как Гас Липстик ()) — финский музыкант, бывший ударник рок-группы HIM, участник дэтграйнд-группы To Separate the Flesh from the Bones, панк-рок-группы Ääritila, метал-групп Bendover и Hallatar.

Происхождение
Мика Карппинен родился 8 февраля 1971 года в городе Эскильстуна, Швеция. Его двоюродный брат Харри Манту играл на ритм-гитаре в шведской группе Kent. Сам Карппинен начал свою музыкальную карьеру в Финляндии, став ударником группы Valvontakomissio. 30 августа 2008 в финской церкви Темппелиаукио года женился на своей подруге Наталин, которая родила ему дочь 16 января 2009 года.

Музыкальная карьера
С 1991 по 1994 год был ударником в группе Valvontakomissio, с 1994 по 1995 год — гитаристом и автором текстов группы Dementia. Краткое время был ударником Dischange. С 1994 по 1998 год играл на барабанах и писал тексты в хэви-метал-группе Kyyria. В 1999 году заменил ударника HIM Юхану Ранталу, работает с коллективом начиная со второго студийного альбома. С 2002 года параллельно с HIM участвует в проекте Bendover, с 2003 года — в Ääritila, с 2004 года — в To Separate the Flesh from the Bones. В январе 2015 года покинул группу HIM. С 2016 года входит в состав дум-метал супергруппы Hallatar, созданной в память об умершей Алии Стэнбридж.

Инструменты
Гас Липстик один из немногих барабанщиков-левшей. Он играет на ударной установке производства Tama Drums с тарелками производства Paiste. Предпочитает барабанные палочки Vic Firth. Во время гастролей использует бас-барабан, украшенный символом HIM — хартаграммой.

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Персоналии по алфавиту
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Рок-музыканты Финляндии
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Last year (2016), in the Interesting Engineering article entitled "Revolution in the Pythagoras' Theorem?", Dr. Luis Teia presented the proof of the Pythagoras' theorem in 3D. This year, Teia explains in his recent (Feb 2017) peer reviewed paper, entitled Fermat's Theorem – a Geometrical View published in the Journal of Mathematics Research, how this 3D understanding of the Pythagoras' Theorem provided the geometrical foundation to prove Fermat's Last Theorem. Fermat's Last Theorem, also known as Fermat's conjecture, is more than just about triples, it is about the fundamental nature of an integer number, and it's mathematical and geometrical meaning. It raises the philosophical question: What is a unit? In the language of mathematics, a unit is defined by the number 1. In the language of geometry, a unit is defined by an element of side length one. A perspective of a problem depends on the language we use to observe it, and a change in perspective is often all it takes to see the solution.
Fermat's Last Theorem questions not only what is a triple, but more importantly, what is an integer in the context of equations of the type Xn +Yn = Zn. The picture below shows in a pictorial way the difference between the Pythagoras' theorem and Fermat's Last theorem. These two are sometimes confused. Fermat's Last Theorem is a mathematical conjecture about integer numbers, while the 3D Pythagoras' theorem is a mathematical and geometrical proof about real numbers. The Pythagoras' theorem in 1D is the principle of summation (i.e., X+Y=Z). In it, all integers form triples [e.g., 1+2=3 forms the 1D triple (1,2,3) while 3+4=7 forms (3,4,7)]. In the middle is the well-known Pythagoras' theorem in 2D, where only some integers form triples [e.g., 32+42=52 forms the 2D triples (3,4,5)]. Fermat's Last Theorem states that no triples can be found for Pythagoras' theorem in 3D, or for any higher dimension.
The Pythagoras' theorem in 1D is governed by lines, while in 2D by squares (see picture below). Just like squares appear naturally when transforming the Pythagoras' theorem from 1D to 2D, octahedrons also appear naturally when transforming the Pythagoras' theorem from 2D to 3D. As shown by Dr. Teia (in his book published in 2015), the 3D Pythagoras' theorem is governed by octahedrons. Therefore, any number (real or integer) within the Pythagoras' theorem is expressible geometrically by a line in 1D, a square in 2D and an octahedron in 3D. How does this geometrical notion affect our understanding of integers, and more importantly of triples?
The hypothesis of this new proof is that a triple only exists, if all integer elements within that triple also exist [e.g., 1, 2, 3 for the 1D triple (1,2,3), and 3, 4, 5 for the 2D triple (3,4,5)]. In turn, an integer element only exits if it obeys two conditions: it satisfies the Pythagoras' theorem of the respective dimension (Condition 1), and it can be completely successfully split into multiple unit scalars (Condition 2). One can therefore hypothesize that integer elements do not exist if either Condition 1 or 2 is not satisfied. By consequence, if the integer does not exist, then the associated triples also do not exist.
Integers are clear multiples of a unit. The unit line, or line of length 1, is the fundamental geometric scalar that composes all integer elements in the 1D Pythagoras' universe. Likewise, the unit square, or square of side 1, is the fundamental geometric scalar that composes all integer elements in the 2D Pythagoras' universe. Generally, one can conclude that in order for an integer element to exist, it needs to be completely split into multiples of the fundamental unit scalar particular to that dimension (i.e., unit line in 1D or unit square in 2D). In 3D, despite octahedrons validating the 3D Pythagoras' Theorem (satisfying Condition 1), an octahedron with side integer N is not a multiple of unit octahedrons, as tetrahedrons appear in the middle (refer to figure below right) [not satisfying Condition 2]. Therefore, geometrical integers do not exist in the 3D domain of the Pythagoras' theorem, and neither do their triples. This satisfies Fermat's theorem for three dimensions.
The geometrical interdependency between integers in 1D and 2D suggests that all integers of higher dimensions are built, and hence are dependent, on the integers of lower dimensions (e.g. squares are built with lines). This interdependency coupled with the absence of integers in 3D suggests that there is no integer above n > 2, and therefore there is also no triples that satisfy Xn + Yn = Zn for n > 2.
As for Dr. Luis Teia, his next challenge will be to explain the geometrical meaning of the formula on partitions from the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
SEE ALSO: Revolution in the Pythagoras theorem?


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Q: Android Wear Multiple Activities When creating more then one activity in Android Wear (i.e. 2 activities, one showing a list of items, the other showing the item details), Android Wear 1.5.0 with Android Marshmellow 6.0.1 shows separated instances of the app in the system main menu, as many as are the activities, using the activity name. It is also possible to open the activities (e.g 'DetailsActivity') directly from the main menu.
Why is this happening?
Does this behaviour disappear once you create the final apk?
Is it better to use only one activity and a number of fragments in Android Wear developing?

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A unique cinematic and musical collaboration between the Australian Chamber Orchestra and BAFTA-nominated director Jennifer Peedom, MOUNTAIN is a dazzling exploration of our obsession with mountains. Only three centuries ago, climbing a mountain would have been considered close to lunacy. The idea scarcely existed that wild landscapes might hold any sort of attraction. Peaks were places of peril, not beauty. Why, then, are we now drawn to mountains in our millions? MOUNTAIN shows us the spellbinding force of high places – and their ongoing power to shape our lives and our dreams.
Join The Mountaineers for a FREE outdoor screening of MOUNTAIN in our outdoor climbing plaza. Bring your blankets, camp chairs and z-pads to enjoy this amazing film with other outdoor enthusiasts.
This event is for Mountaineer members and their family. We have limited space available and this is a special appreciation night for the Mountaineers community.
Prior to the show, FREE beer will be provided to those of 21+ age as it lasts! So come early to socialize and catch up with your Mountaineer community. Donations are appreciated and proceeds will go towards The Mountaineers.


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This evening I was able to speak with Martha Berry with the Chillicothe Elks and wanted to share some excellent news with you.
The Chillicothe Elks Lodge has organized through the Elks Organizations in Oklahoma and will be at the Chillicothe Hy-Vee lot beginning Wednesday morning no later then 10:00 a.m. The Elks will be accepting donations for the victims and fellow Americans in Oklahoma.
Martha asked that anyone who wants to donate to please offer non-perishable items such as canned goods, bottled water, medical supplies, tools, leather gloves, paper products, sun screen, bug spray, and similar items. They are unable to accept clothing for this trip.
Once again the Elks show strong support for our fellow Americans and those in need of a hand up. Hopefully we can help spread the word through our website and Facebook. Please share with all your friends and co-workers.


Ulstein Design AS has agreed with Guangdong Machinery Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd (GMG) to provide design services for 12 vessels of ULSTEIN A801 type.
Ulstein Design AS has agreed with Guangdong Machinery Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd (GMG) to provide design services for 12 vessels of ULSTEIN A801 type. Ulstein Design has sold 60 ship designs since 2000. 25 designs are sold to Ulstein Verft in Norway. 35 designs are sold to shipyards in China, Spain, The Netherlands, Brazil and Dubai.
?It has been a rewarding process to develop the ULSTEIN A801 design together with GMG, and we hope that this is the beginning of a lasting, productive cooperation,? says Ulstein Design market manager Ove Dimmen.
?The ULSTEIN A801 is an anchor-handling vessel with good supply capacities and a large working deck. The hull design is energy efficient and will provide good sea-keeping qualities,? Dimmen says.
The ULSTEIN A801 has a diesel-electric propulsion system and an expected bollard pull of over 75 tonnes. The DP-2-class vessel is 76.7 metres long, 15 metres wide, and has a loading capacity approaching 3000 tonnes.
In addition to Ulstein Design, documentation for the 12 vessels will also be provided by other Ulstein Group companies in Norway, Turkey and China.
?We are pleased to cooperate with Ulstein on this project and believe that, with Ulstein"s experience, GMG will provide the best solutions for these vessels,? says GMG General Manager Xiong Hong. ?Even though diesel-electric propulsion is still not so commonly used in the Asian market, we expect that insightful potential owners will see the benefits of lower fuel consumption and flexible technology.?
The 12 vessels will be built in Guangzhou, China, with construction planned to commence in the second half of 2008 and first vessel delivery scheduled for the end of 2009.


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'Asian Values' and 'Human Rights' – Can they be reconciled?
Posted on 14th January 2023 14th January 2023 by Varughese John
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'Church-State' relations are inherently complex; perhaps especially so in a world now sensitized, in deep, divisive, and dangerous ways, to a nation's distinctive cultural and spiritual identity and the rights of a person to believe, or not believe, in a certain way. The separation of 'church' (qua religion and/or spirituality) and 'state' in the Indian subcontinent is particularly complex.[1] This complexity arises in no small measure from the country's colonial history and cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity, and, more recently, from its recovery of ancient Hindu narratives, as instruments of nationalist, political self-identification. Unlike the secular atheistic 'rest' in the West, India does not struggle to be spiritual: its struggles are how to be a coherent nation with a contentious and contested spiritual history and newly conscientized politico-religious elite.
My aim in this Briefing is to consider the dynamics of 'church-state' relations in India today and to ask how they can, or cannot, map on to modern 'Human Rights' discourse. To many in India, this is an issue of acute national concern, because, as elsewhere, lives are at risk when freedom is denied and faith in all its myriad forms is frustrated.
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) (AFP)
History sheds a penetrating light on the discussion of religious identity and personal freedom in 21st century India. Mindful of the interpenetration of Indian culture and Hindu spirituality, the pioneer Indian nationalist, and first Prime Minister of the newly independent republic, Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964; PM 1947-1964), sought to frame a constitution that gave expression to India's ancient character, as a land rich in religious, cultural, and linguistic diversity, and to its aspirant identity as a modern, democratic, 'secular' state. The Nehruvian dream was rooted in India's capacity for inclusivity and fairness, civility and community. To Nehru, 'secularity' enabled Indian democracy. Over the last decade or so, this generous, democratic vision has been shattered by a new kind of Indian nationalism in which Hinduism has been transmuted from a spiritual culture to a political mantra. This has left many (inside and outside) India fearing an inclusive Nehruvian 'secularism' (as originally conceived) has been displaced by an exclusive Hindutva fundamentalism. As the UK based, Muslim columnist (and expert on South Asian religions) Hasan Saroor wrote recently in The Times of India,'[T]he idea that Hindus have a first claim over India has become deeply ingrained, even among many liberals' (29 May 2022); adding, this 'dramatic "majoritarian-isation" of Hindu public opinion' signals the 'failure' of Nehruvian secularism and the dawn of a new, religiously conscious, Asian Hindu nation, modern India. Perhaps, like the conquering Barbarians who wistfully reflected on Rome's former glory, the reality of India's secular demise will only emerge ex post factum. Time will tell. For now, post-secular India reimagines itself.
One area in which India's historic secular constitution and modern political religiosity clash is in relation to individual rights and religious freedom.[2] To Western outsiders, a person's right to believe or not to believe is a principle enshrined in international law. Not so, for many in a South Asian context, where talk of religious freedom as a 'human right' is apt to raise eyebrows or invite state sanctions. Why? Because Western notions of subjective individuality sit ill with Asian communitarianism and because all Western categories are suspect to post-colonial sensibilities. So, defenders of religious freedom in India today are as likely to be dubbed unpatriotic as cronies of Western imperialism. Hence, even the UN Declaration of Human Rights suffers with other 'Western' principles as justifying colonial abuse and hegemonic power. In its place, as the Japanese historian Tatsuo Inoue (1928-2015) maintained, 'Asian Values' discourse 'denies [the] universal validity of Western concepts of human rights and democracy in order to undermine the normative foundations of Western pressure'.[3] To non-Asians, this radical principle may come as quite a shock. A respected UN principle without modern, global endorsement? 'Human Rights' a Western construct and, worse, a cynical tool of Western oppression? Reframing cultural and socio-political narratives is an essential feature of post-colonial criticism in modern India. UNHDR is one of its more notable casualties.
Drilling down into the everyday implications of this is revealing. Gaps between theory and practice (viz. legislation and application) abound. It is not uncommon to find local governments in India publicly defending the 'rights' of a citizen while ignoring – if not inflaming – violations of them. But – and this is important – we should not overlook the reality of 'gray areas' in Asian culture that are absent in the West. As Canadian political scientist Daniel A. Bell (b. 1964) states:
The gray area of debate includes criminal law, family law, women's rights, social and economic rights, the rights of indigenous peoples, and the attempt to universalize Western-style democratic practices. Some of these issues are contested on cultural grounds, others are a matter of how rights are prioritized in developing nations, and sometimes the question is whether or not to employ the language of rights in the first place.[4]
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Blatant attempts to 'universalize Western-style democratic practices' and values pour salt on open wounds in cultural memories. Here's former US President Bill Clinton (b. 1946; Pres. 1993-2001), for example: 'America's interests require the United States to lead an effort to build a world order shaped by U.S. values.'[5] Cultural superiority finds little 'to learn from the non-Western world'.[6] Little wonder nationalist sentiments are stirred and cultural distinctives defended. Add to the mix issues of competing economic interest, domestic political pressure, and the quest for strategic diplomatic advantage, and it is not hard to see why Western interventions have been selective and resented. As astute local commentators recognize, government appeals to 'Asian Values' resonate with the populace, while the communitarian structure of Asian societies is often seen as preferable to the crumbling sense of community and family in the fraught, fragmented, individualist West. Hence, the tiny kingdom of Bhutan, with its tough regime, weak GDP, and ailing economy, praises its place on the index of 'Gross National Happiness' (GNH)![7] Purportedly 'international understandings of human rights', find themselves increasingly at odds with robust articulations of Asian cultural values. To say this is not to parrot government propaganda, it is to underscore the importance of finding new ways to contextualize legitimate appeals to 'individual rights' in an Asian context. Failure to do this, as Indian Human Rights activists proclaim daily, leaves people unprotected, their lives and livelihoods at risk.
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For the remainder of this Briefing, I want to look both critically and constructively at some of the 'cross-pressures' that impact 'Values Discourse' and 'Human Rights' in an Asian (specifically, an Indian) context. But, first, a general point. That 'cross-pressures' exist is per se neither unique nor entirely surprising. Globalization, however defined, has asked a range of new questions worldwide. The way national cultural distinctives and socio-political dynamics respond to global ideas and initiatives varies. To some, globalization offers a means of enriched engagement, to others a threat to independence and identity. India has its own set of questions and responses to globalism. As we have seen already, one key issue is whether the 'rights' of an individual should be seen as an expression of an international moral and legal standard (as in UNDHR) or subsumed in discussion of India's past and present national identity. Though globalization may have inadvertently converged the 'global' and 'local' – so that some scholars now speak of an intentional or accidental process of 'glocalization' in which individuals and communities find themselves pressured, or inclined, to 'think globally and act locally'[8] – the simple fact is neither 'global' nor 'local' constitute static realities. Indeed, the fluid nature of both can tend to heighten tension and/or suspicion between them.
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Now to five more specific points on the 'cross-pressures' that impact 'Values Discourse' and 'Human Rights' in an Asian (specifically, an Indian) context.
First, there is often a mismatch between the way national and international bodies see and speak of themselves. Why, for example, are Western categories universalized and non-Western (qua Asian) ones characteristically particularized? As eminent Japanese law professor Onuma Yasuaki asks, why is 'what is universal … something Western' whereas 'particularity refers to something non-Western'?[9] And, he continues, why should human rights violations be referred to as 'the "Asian way," "Islam," the "social customs of Hinduism," the "ethics of Confucianism," and the like …. But the "European way" and "Christianity" are seldom referred to as examples of such particularity?'[10] The disjunction in speech reflects a potential – understandably irritating – double standard in practice. Yes, tension between universal and particular values can stir bodies like the UN to notice contextual differences, but conformity to Western values is still expected. Conversely, cultural values local governments appeal to as guiding principles may have local traction but their commensurability to international standards is an increasingly important feature of their internal promotion and appeal. The pressing issue in India today is whether its historic 'secular' constitution and/or UNDHR will ultimately prevail in the face an ascendant Hindu nationalism and revisionist majoritarianism. To some a repristinated Hindu Rashtra offers less hope for India's long-term flourishing than its inclusive, globally compelling, and essentially peaceable, 'secular' political ideology.
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Second, the relationship between 'Values Discourse' and discussion of 'Human Rights' is necessarily impacted by perception of the role religious practice plays in defining and refining national identity. Succinctly expressed, polity reflects theology. To Western secularists, this may appear presumptuous or erroneous. After all, hasn't religion been proscribed from, or vilified in, the corridors of Western power? Yes, it has, which is why it is legitimate to claim 'polity' reflects 'theology' and the deliberate exclusion of it! After all, isn't religion either decried or privatized in 'secular' circles worldwide? Once again, the converse is true in spiritual cultures and totalitarian theocracies where 'theology' both determines and legitimizes socio-political attitudes and actions. Indeed, there are numerous instances in South Asia, including in India, where religious belief and practice directly impact national policies and the economy of polity. International relations are caught in the cultural and religious crossfire of this theological (often ideological) given. So, too, internally, while (as in India) liberal voices advocate greater personal freedom and progressive 'global values', religious leaders and nationalists seek to reshape their nation in the image of historic Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic principles and practices. Of course, if a nation's polity is determined by its constitution, its faith, morality and modus operandi are accountable to it and, in the face of cultural and religious authoritarianism and hierarchy, inadvertently nurture a spirit of egalitarianism and individual autonomy. No wonder, constitutional powers are closely monitored and curbed when, as in India, Hindu nationalists and liberal secularists are at odds over the direction of the country.
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Third, cross-pressures exist where 'Asian Values' and appeals to 'Human Rights' engage with issues of human identity and the capacity of individuals for self-improvement and self-determination. That said, undergrowth must be cleared to avoid misunderstanding. It would be wrong, for example, to assume Hinduism and secularism are polar opposites when it comes to humanity's capacity to change. For all its antiquity and, in the hands of radicals, seeming inflexibility, Hinduism is a lithe, supple phenomenon and projects on its adherents a comparable confidence to adapt and change. Reformation it may resist, daily re-formation it encourages.[11] It would be similarly wrong to represent the West as always and ever egalitarian and democratic. Far from it. To Canadian philosopher and social scientist Charles Taylor (b. 1931), 17th century Europe saw an intellectual and socio-political shift from 'the cosmic religious conceptions of order' to 'a new "bottom-up" view of society, as existing for the protection and mutual benefit of its members'.[12] Others trace this perceptual and practical transformation to the 16th century Protestant Reformation, which encouraged biblical confidence in a person's right to freely access God and willingly reorient their spiritual life. But neither of these reconfigurations of human identity and self-determination were uncontested. Continental feudalism and religious hierarchism fought back. Equality and democracy were hard won. The crucial point is that when, wherever and however change is projected or effected, the soul and psyche of a community and culture are shaken and stirred. Agents of control and change vie for ascendancy. Values and rights are contested. When Western values are adduced in Asian contexts and Asian values are interpreted by Western minds, the potential for tension, conflict and confusion is immense. Theologies and ideologies compete. Appeals to law, authority, a constitution or a UN Declaration, fuel cross-cultural conflagrations.
Fourth, appeals to 'Asian Values' and 'Human Rights' are caught in the 'cross-pressures' of international diplomacy and global finance. As we have seen above, post-colonialism is acutely sensitive to Western assumptions of primacy and superiority. Growth in talk of 'Human Rights' has fueled concerns about the West 'setting the agenda' for the world and expecting 'the rest' to embrace its view/s of human identity, society and individual rights.[13] Though discussion of 'Asian Values' is not averse to universalized standards – indeed, without some convergence integration in the global community is compromised – regional priorities and perspectives are inevitably important. So, for example, in the rebalancing of political and economic power to include Asia, recognition is rightly given both to the indebtedness of Asian economic systems to 'Western ideas and institutions', and to the contribution Asia's 'cultural heritage and social underpinnings' have made to its economic development.[14] In this process of rebalancing, the push-back from Asia is a complex mix of economic self-interest, criticism of Western double standards and 'spin' around history, politics, law and society. As Yasuaki observes,
In the Asian region, 'human rights diplomacy' has often been ineffective or counterproductive. Partly, of course, this is caused by bad faith on the part of the region's authoritarian governments. But conflicts over human rights are also caused by politically influential West-centric perspectives that tend to ignore or marginalize local perspectives.[15]
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As a result, waning Western economic and diplomatic influence can be seen as both the cause and consequence of 'Asian Values' being celebrated and Western hegemony and 'Human Rights' discourse being condemned. Western dreams, laws, values, and ideals are all casualties of uncritical expectation of Western supremacy. It may be that the economic success of the West afforded fertile soil for broader consideration of human flourishing (including discussion of individual 'rights'), but post-colonial sensitivity to economic exploitation and physical abuse, does not encourage connections between finance and freedom in an Asian context.[16] That said, when Asian societies are guilty of using economic clout to justify socio-political and diplomatic malpractice, they are as guilty as the West of wily hypocrisy.[17]
Fifth, there are significant 'cross-pressures' within and between Asia and the West over the extent to which 'Human Rights' are, or should be claimed to be, a Western construct. Opposition to 'Human Rights' discourse in India has followed a pattern seen in other non-Western nations; that is, criticism of 'Western universalist discourse of human rights [because imperialistic], and yet claiming that human rights – something good – has existed in their own nations' histories, cultures, and civilizations.[18] So, in a recent seminar at Delhi University, the Vice-Chancellor of JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) declared,
Many people believe that feminist or women's rights movement began only with Marx and ended there. I'll tell you the first feminist is Draupadi and Sita. Who could be greater feminists than what Draupadi asks her husbands in the Mahabharata? Or even Sita is the first single mother. These whole concepts are not an invention of the West.[19]
This is a striking – to outsiders, perhaps, counter-intuitive – claim. However, as Tatsuo Inoue explains, 'Asian Values' discourse, 'denies the universal validity of Western concepts of human rights and democracy … to undermine the normative foundations of Western pressure'.[20] Radicals and nationalists eagerly claim, therefore, other sources for 'goods' otherwise rejected as 'Western'. That said, confusion and cross-pressure increase when scholars 'sensitive to the criticism of Eurocentrism' tacitly concur. Why? Because, as Yasuaki argues, 'nodding to the assertion that human rights existed in Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, and so on, is much easier than refuting it'.[21] Claims for a 'universal origin' of Human Rights are increasingly common, but critics of non-Western cultural practices remain skeptical and the evidence for comparables is, frankly, flimsy. However, as Yasuaki says, though the argument for a 'universal origin of human rights' is 'difficult to support',
(Asia Rising)
Non-European civilizations had their own mechanisms to pursue the spiritual and material well-being of humanity, but they were not characterized as human rights. These mechanisms protected the interests of people in various ways, and may be characterized as the ontological or functional equivalents of human rights, but not as human rights per se.[22]
In other words, exact equivalents may be hard to find, wholesome principles less so. Indeed, one of the most significant cross pressures is, as indicated above, the communitarianism that runs through Asian, and many other non-Western, cultures and societies. Even when it is reflected in (non-individualist) legal structures, legitimizes criticism of Western social norms, and is weaponized (as in India by Hindu) radicals, the corporatism of Nehruvian secularism is an indigenous 'good' for which Asian communities are justifiably proud.[23]
To return to question posed in this Briefing, are 'Asian Values' and 'Human Rights' really compatible? We have identified enculturated views and practices in Asia and the West that might suggest they are not. This much is, I suggest, clear (in what remains a difficult and potentially dangerous discussion): careless and ill-informed appeals to 'Human Rights' in non-Western contexts – however well-meaning their proponents – risk deepening cultural divides and endangering lives. Nuance is needed. Human dignity – which is, surely, at the heart of 'Human Rights' – may be best defended not by external powers but internal, national voices. Few outsiders have sufficient cultural literacy to be able to translate hard words into heard words, and to find social and moral equivalents across religious and linguistic borders. The Judeo-Christian West may have discovered an anthropology that justifies a universal appeal to 'Human Rights': it is for non-Western societies and cultures to own for themselves on their own terms. Force bruises. Globalizing forces can hurt. Humans matter whoever they are and wherever they live.
Dr Aruthuckal Varughese John, Associate
[1] NB. Though my primary focus here is India, my intention is to propose principles and insights that are applicable to Asia as a whole and to non-Western countries and cultures in general.
[2] For a fuller discussion, see my article, 'Religious Freedom: Freedom of Conversion or Freedom from Conversion', IBMR 45.4 (2021): 388–396.
[3] Cf. I. Tatsuo, 'Liberal Democracy and Asian Orientalism', in J. R. Bauer and D. A. Bell (eds), The East Asian Challenge for Human Rights (Cambridge, 1999), 38.
[4] D. A. Bell, East Meets West: Human Rights and Democracy in East Asia (Princeton, 2000), 3.
[5] Bell, East Meets West, 5. Cf. also, C. Layne and B. Schwarz, 'American Hegemony without an Enemy', 7.
[7] N.B. in 2011, the UN General Assembly also praised Bhutan's GNH rating.
[8] R. W. Caves, ed., Encyclopedia of the City (London, 2013), 208.
[9] O. Yasuaki, 'Toward an Intercivilizational Approach to Human Rights', in J. R. Bauer and D. A. Bell (eds), The East Asian Challenge for Human Rights (Cambridge, 1999), 112.
[10] Yasuaki, 111–112.
[11] NB. The Indian subcontinent has witnessed significant reforming movements over the centuries; notably, the 12th century Basavanna movement in the South, the temple reforms instituted by the British General John Munro (1778-1858) in Kerala, and the 'Bengali Renaissance' from the late-18th to early 20th century.
[12] Cf. C. Taylor, 'Why We Need a Radical Redefinition of Secularism', in M. Eduardo and V. Jonathan (eds.), The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere (New York, 2011), 46.
[13] Yasuaki, 103.
[14] Yasuaki, 106-7.
[17] This is illustrated in the longstanding US relations with certain kingdoms of the Middle East where Human rights violations have been consistently ignored leading to the view that where it affects the economic interests of the West, they have tended to ignore violations; where as, they have insisted on such human rights in areas where their economic interests are not compromised.
[19] q. A. Shankar, 'India Did Not Learn Democracy from the British', The Indian Express (21 May 2022).
[20] Tatsuo, 'Liberal Democracy and Asian Orientalism', 38.
[22] Idem.
[23] An important caveat to this is the privileging in Indian law of religious communities over individuals. Application of the Common Civil Code and increase in majoritarian politics has rendered 'community' the enemy of personal 'identity'.
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Kris Ceretto of Front Range Realty is holding an open house Sunday, March 17, for a three-bedroom home in Erie Highlands, priced at $538,000.
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Kitchen in a ranch with a Smart Space overhead.
Denver's growth now is aimed right at a spot where I-25 crosses 470 and the Northwest Parkway, where two new outlet malls and an Amazon shipping center just opened, almost exactly 20 minutes from either DIA, downtown or Boulder.
Where: 153 Poppy View Ln, Erie; take I-25 north past 470 interchange, 4 miles to Exit 232/Erie Pkwy, west 3 mi to Summit Blvd, south to Longs Peak, left.
When: Sunday, March 17, 1 to 3 p.m.
Offering that commuter access, all of the surrounding suburbs are popular with buyers, with the town of Erie holding a few extra cards, having just been named the third-best place to live in Colorado by the analytics site HomeSnacks.
"Erie is still more affordable than areas like Lafayette, Boulder and Broomfield; much more so than Anthem," says broker Kris Ceretto with Front Range Realty, who will show you a ranch-style listing coming on the market this weekend in Erie Highlands, a master plan close to Erie High School, now rated 9-out-of-10 stars at GreatSchools.org.
Ceretto knows this area extra well; he was a sales manager for Oakwood Homes when it built the three-bedroom home at 153 Poppy View Lane that he has open Sunday, March 17, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Oakwood popularized this type of design, with a Smart Space overhead that has a guest bed/bath — technically a two-story, but definitely more of a ranch feel. It has 2,628 square feet of finished space, plus a basement and two-car garage.
The seller put it on the market last fall, then pulled it as prices began falling, and now it's back on at $538,000.
Ceretto, who likes stats, says Erie's median list price last week was over $50,000 higher than this; and an average single-family rent in Erie now runs $2,900/month.
This home's timing is right, as Erie Highlands runs out of Oakwood's smaller Park House series homes and as the end approaches for its larger Overlook and Vista Point designs.
Meanwhile, buyers are back in the north-metro market this spring, says Ceretto, even making multiple offers as they did last year.
He'll show you what a short walk this is from Erie Highlands' pool and clubhouse, and the easy drive to Erie's historic coal-mining downtown on Briggs Street, with popular taverns and more coming.


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This CD contains some very important audio documents. It was Pierre Monteux who conducted the notoriously disrupted first performance of Le Sacre du Printemps in Paris on 29 May 1913. A few months short of sixteen years later he made this recording of the work in the same city. I'm not sure if this was the first recording of the work for I believe that the composer himself made a recording in that same year and I don't know which one was set down first. However, what is important about this recording is that perhaps, with the work's first interpreter on the podium, it allows us to get as close as we're ever likely to get to experiencing what the première of Le Sacre may have sounded like - without the first night audience commotion. Indeed, it's perfectly possible that some of the players involved in this recording may have taken part in that infamous première.
Nowadays, when youth orchestras will give a performance of Le Sacre with panache and even insouciance and when the work has become a calling card for most professional orchestras it almost sounds too easy. Not here. In this imperfectly played and imperfectly recorded account we get more than a sense of the demands that this score, which must have seemed outlandish at the time, made on its early players. There's one other thing to throw into the equation. The Orchestre Symphonique de Paris had been formed as recently as 1928 and, in his biography of the conductor, Pierre Monteux, Maître (2003), John Canarina says that Monteux became the orchestra's principal conductor in the spring of 1929 - so possibly just after this recording was made. Incidentally, Canarina - himself a conductor who directed some Havergal Brian symphonies for the BBC in the 1970s - states that the Salle Pleyel, the intended venue for the orchestra's concerts, had been damaged by a fire and as a result the orchestra was unable to perform in it until December 1929. So I wonder if the recording of Le Sacre was indeed made there, as stated by Pristine. Until December 1929, Canarina says, the orchestra gave its concerts in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. It's possible, therefore, that this recording of the work was made in the very building where it had first been heard in public. If so, that would be a very neat symmetry.
Monteux leads a vital, energetic performance. There is no doubt that the orchestra, which had not then been honed into a fully proficient ensemble, is frequently taxed by the music. There are several instances where the players are audibly hanging on for dear life: 'Danse de la terre' (track 7) and 'Glorification de l'Élue' (track 10) are among the most obvious examples and the concluding 'Danse sacrale' is very scrappy at times. However there's a raw energy to the performance and the primitive feel that's imparted by hearing the music played by a fallible band, reproduced in early sound, lends its own fascination and excitement.
Unsurprisingly, given that the recording was made eighty-one years ago, the engineers were as challenged by the score as were the players. The strings are too forwardly balanced, as in 'Cercles mystérieux des adolescentes' (track 9). On the other hand, the horns sound as if they were in the room next door at the start of 'Jeux des cités rivals' (track 5) and, in general, both this section of the orchestra and the crucial percussion section are far too distantly balanced. There's also significant hiss at times, especially at the very start. But, those sonic imperfections notwithstanding, it's quite remarkable what the engineers of the day were able to pick up - one wonders if they'd ever had to contend with such a large orchestra - and it's just as remarkable how much detail Mark Obert-Thorn has been able to salvage, not least when one reads in his notes how variable were the source discs available to him.
A year later and Monteux had audibly improved the standards of the orchestra and the engineers were better able to record them. The recordings of the two Ravel pieces are particularly successful. The excerpt from Ma mère l'oye, which is certainly lightly and transparently scored by comparison with Le Sacre is much more accurately reported by the recording and Monteux obtains more cultivated playing. La valse offers the best performance of all on the disc. Monteux is vital and energetic in his direction and the orchestra plays very well for him - listen to the way the strings swoon in the passage beginning at 1:43. Again, it's important to remember that these Ravel pieces were pretty new music at the time these recordings were made. Indeed, I wonder if either or both were the very first recordings of these pieces.
The Chabrier piece is the sort of music that was meat and drink to Monteux and he doesn't disappoint here with a reading that's full of verve. The Interlude dramatique by Piero Coppola, best remembered as a conductor, was new to me. I doubt I'll be returning to what struck me as a pretty empty piece that's somewhat long on rhetoric but short on real musical substance.
Clearly this is a disc that's going to be of interest mainly to specialist collectors. Despite the sonic limitations all admirers of Le Maître and anyone interested in Le Sacre and its performing history will want to hear it. According to the discography in John Canarina's biography all these recordings have been available before. All five pieces were issued on Dante Lys-2374 and Pearl let us have the Stravinsky, Coppola and Chabrier items. However, the convenience of having all five of these recordings together will be attractive to many listeners and though I haven't heard the other transfers I doubt anyone will have surpassed Mark Obert-Thorn's skill in effecting these present transfers.


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Cannabis, for instance, is a plant that can be easily grown in someone's backyard, so it is not as easy to commercialise for profit. Tobacco, on the other hand, needs industrial technologies and hence is a suitable product for commercialisation. Similarly, making high quality alcoholic drinks – a fine wine or a decent bottle of whisky – is not nearly as easy as growing cannabis or magic mushrooms in your garden.
It can be argued, however, that the recent US experience with cannabis legalisation has shown that it can be successfully commercialised, but let's not forget that commercialisation of the plant was one of the major arguments used for legalising cannabis in many US states.
Drug policies can also be used as a tool for "social cleansing". Governments will ban drugs that are associated with poorer people, such as cannabis. This will fulfil a common goal by the elites of selectively isolating lower classes. For example, governments can sometimes find homeless people to be a nuisance, and banning drugs such as cannabis would provide a legal excuse to get rid of them.
During alcohol prohibition in the US in the 1920s, the government made an exception for whisky, a more expensive alcoholic drink, which you could buy with a doctor's prescription. This ensured that those who were poor could be locked up for drinking alcohol, while the elites could legally obtain the drug if they wanted to.
We overreact to immediate threats and under react to long-term dangers. This is a well-known phenomenon that was described by psychologist Daniel Gilbert of Harvard University.
A person will generally perceive a 14% risk of developing lung cancer from tobacco to be lower than the 0.01% chance of immediate death following the overdose of a party drug, such as ecstasy. In statistical terms, though, you are more than a thousand times more likely to die from using tobacco than you are from taking ecstasy.
This human ineptness in perceiving long-term risks is revealed in our attitudes to the impending doom of climate change. Because the most serious consequences of global warming are still decades away, many people are apathetic towards its threat of wiping out the human race. The same people might nevertheless overreact to the danger of a terrorist attack that could result in very few fatalities in comparison.
We can easily think that the more obvious the psychological effect of a drug, the greater health risk it poses. We have evolved over millions of years to associate sudden and unusual psychological changes with fear. Unusual mental states serve an evolutionary function: they warn us that something is not quite right.
The effects of alcohol and tobacco are very subtle and gradual in comparison to, say, LSD. LSD is one of the safest psychoactive compounds, yet the effects are profound and intense.
It is, however, difficult to realise that the extreme mental transformation caused by LSD is independent of its effect on your health. That is because the change it creates is a direct result of a safe modification in neurotransmitter levels in the brain, not an indirect change that is meant to alarm us from a physiological malfunction.
Of course, social attitudes to things like drugs are extremely complex and can never be reduced to a finite number of reasons. The above is speculation, but being aware of some of the reasons that affect our social attitudes to psychoactive drugs will hopefully help us fight for more rational and less harmful drug policies and laws.


The expanded asset purchase programme has also had a significant effect on price developments: in its absence, inflation in 2016 would have been much slower.
Industrial profitability has been linked to fluctuations in export demand, but over the long term it has also followed relative wage developments. The chemical industry has emerged as the most profitable. Most sectors within the metal industry have shown weakened profitability.
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has issued a warning to Finland concerning the vulnerabilities related to household indebtedness and lending for house purchase. There are, however, no threats to the stability of the Finnish financial system in the short term.
A halt in further growth of the debt ratio looks possible in the medium term. However, the sustainability of the public finances remains unresolved.
The global economy is forecast to grow a good 3% per annum in 2017–2019, slightly faster than in 2016.
Global trends in international trade and technological advances will shape output and employment structures. Accelerating automation raises concerns over a long-term reduction in work, falling wages and increasing inequality.
The latest quarterly national accounts give a better picture of GDP developments in 2016 than the previously published statistical data.
The Finnish economy has returned to growth, driven by private consumption and investment. GDP will grow 1.3% in 2017 and 1.2% in 2018 and 2019.
It will become harder to balance the public finances in the future if the global economic headwinds gather pace.


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With artificial intelligence and increased profits, Feed3 (FD3) plans to become the new crypto king and replace VeChain (VET) and Ripple (XRP)
By Lynn G. Brown Last updated Sep 13, 2022
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New Delhi [India]September 8 (ANI/ATK): Blockchain technology is becoming popular every day and many people are taking advantage of its versatility. What started as an alternative to fiat currencies has grown into a billion dollar industry. Bitcoin (BTC), which is the first known cryptocurrency, has been adapted and improved by crypto enthusiasts who want to increase the cost of digital currencies. While Bitcoin remains one of the most sought after cryptocurrencies, specific issues have been identified with it. The proof-of-work consensus used by Bitcoin uses a ton of energy and attracts high transaction fees; this has been a discouraging factor for those interested in joining the crypto train. As a result, new coins are developing with advanced blockchain technology and a better decentralized system.
Power3 (FD3), VeChain (VET) and Ripple (XRP) are some of the recent pioneering coins with the desire to make cryptocurrencies accessible and cheaper. VeChain is a currency built on distributed government and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to solve important data problems for industries such as medicine, food and beverage, sustainability, etc. Ripple (XPR) is a decentralized system that offers low transaction fees, speed, and scalability to users. It is also carbon neutral and energy efficient. Feed3 (FD3) is a community-driven token that hopes to merge gaming experience with blockchain technology.
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VeChain is a globally oriented enterprise blockchain platform that plans to help businesses grow and become more efficient by leveraging the distinctive properties of the VeChain Thor blockchain to develop applications that will, in turn, benefit to business operations. The network provides solutions for these businesses to link their physical operations to blockchain-based services. This innovation has been successfully adapted to logistics, NFT ecosystem, games, logistics, etc. In simpler terms, the VeChain network tries to build a bridge between physical and blockchain transactions.
The ecosystem uses two tokens, VET and VTHO. VeChain (VET) is used to transfer value to other VeChain users for salaries, payments and remittances. VTHO, the second token in the ecosystem, is used as the network's platform gas token, settlement of transactions, and as payment for payment for the creation of smart contracts. The VeChain network uses a different consensus algorithm known as Proof of Authority (PoA) to help secure transactions and maintain the blockchain. To deploy blockchain-based solutions in record time, the VeChain network uses the VeChain ToolChain. This blockchain application includes blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS), platform-as-a-service (Paas) and software-as-a-service (Saas) solutions to ensure that users running their businesses succeed on the network.
Can Ripple (XPR) succeed as an alternative to Bitcoin?
Designed as an alternative to Bitcoin, Ripple (XPR) token focuses on developing instant and cheap cross-border payments. It depends on a public ledger called XPR Ledger to store transaction data. The network uses a consensus algorithm based on the Federated Byzantine Agreement (FBA) model. With this model, all transactions are transparent, meaning anyone can become a validator. Additionally, all verified transactions can be processed without a single point of failure, and no participant can make an independent decision. In 2017 and 2018, the Ripple (XPR) token temporarily replaced Ethereum as the second-tier crypto. Additionally, it has in the past been ranked alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum as one of the top three cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
Despite the legal wrangling between the Ripple token and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), XPR remains an active competitor in the crypto space. The network, with its improved ledger, offers low cost transactions, speed and scalability. Ledger XPR settles transactions in 3-5 seconds, and there are typically 1,500 transactions per second. In addition, the transaction costs 0.0002 USD. Additionally, the creators of the Ripple (XPR) token hope to add NFT to the ecosystem soon. On the network, Python, Java, and JavaScript developers can access different tutorials to learn about various coding languages, manage accounts, build apps, and more.
Feed3 Token (FD3): Taking Artificial Intelligence to the Next Level
The Feed3 Token (FD3) is a web 3.0 economy powered by blockchain technology developed to enhance user experience with blockchain-based games. It also enhances interaction with a decentralized application (dApp) through voice notes powered by artificial intelligence. Essentially, the introduction of gambling and the metaverse is a newly established concept in the crypto community. Merging an already existing gaming community with digital blockchain technology is a smart move for the Feed3 network as it will automatically increase engagement on the platform. As a community network, users will be rewarded for their efforts and contributions with FD3 tokens. To achieve this, a Feedback-to-Earn (FB2E) model is merged with the Play-to-Earn model of the blockchain game. With this, a secondary income channel will be created for users and players by sharing their comments and opinions.
With the Freeda network of algorithms, Feed3 platform processes govern and collect incoming audio feedback. With Freeda, players can record audio commentary in plain English and send it to the product development team. As a result, everyone on the platform is involved in the development of the network. Moreover, to enhance this idea and create better opportunities for gamers, AI-based innovation must be merged with a blockchain-based solution. Additionally, the Feed3 team managed to create F3 BOTS, smart NFTs that can process voice feedback, generate FD3 tokens, and create passive income for users.
Is Metaverse a great addition to the Feed3 (FD3) token?
Metaverse is a relatively new addition to the cryptocurrency industry. As a result, it is not an aspect that has been explicitly explored, but crypto experts have predicted considerable growth potential. Some international brands and tech gurus have shown interest in Metaverse. Due to its infant stage, there is plenty of room for multiple people to explore and define what Metaverse means to them. With the possibility of its greatness, Feed3 decided to exploit this, join the virtual world and help existing projects gain valuable information from users by giving them the ability to record audio comments. The creators of Feed3 will partner with these current metaverse projects and hopefully make their mark as well. These partnerships were chosen based on community size, popularity, reputation, investment partners, etc.
Some of the networks and plays Feed3 hopes to work with include The Sandbox (SAND), Decentraland (LAND) and Otherdeed for Otherside. Due to their significant contributions to the development of Metaverse, Feed3 decided to establish a connection with them. This proves that Metaverse is a nascent innovation that will likely rise in value shortly. Merging the metaverse with artificial intelligence and gaming will make Feed3 stand out in the crypto industry.
What's on the Tokenomics Feed3 (FD3)?
The Feed3 (FD3) token is a BEP-20 coin on the BNB smart chain. There will be a total supply of 8.74 billion coins in circulation. 35% of these tokens will be sold during the presale, 25% for exchanges, 15% for partnership, 10% will be reserved for the team, Advisors will be entitled to 5%, and 10% will be for marketing. During the presale, prices will fluctuate; in the first stage, the initial cost will be $0.005, the price in the second stage will be $0.008, and the price in the last stage will be $0.01.
Feed3 Roadmap (FD3)
To achieve the goals that Feed3 has set itself, a five-step plan has been developed. The first phase will see the launch of the website, the start of the Freeda building, the acquisition of the annotated audio data and the publication of the white paper. The second phase will include the FD3 private sale, the development of the FS2E model, the listing of FD3 tokens on CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap, and the selection of blockchain partners. In addition, the third stage will be the FD3 public presale, the production of the first batch of F3 BOTS, the collaboration with influencers, and the launch of the FB2E version and product demo. The fourth phase will include the listing of Feed3 (FD3) tokens on centralized exchanges, the completion of the Freeda building, the launch of play-to-win partnerships, and the launch of the F3 dApp. Finally, the final phase will include initiating metaverse partnerships, completing the F3 dApp building, expanding to other blockchain networks, and launching the Bug Bounty initiative.
There is a massive and continuous expansion of digital currency. With the initial idea of creating a decentralized monetary system, it evolved to include a virtual world, metaverse, artificial intelligence, and more. To populate and further expand these innovations, Feed3 jumped on the bandwagon. Gambling, a popular concept among young people, will rise in value as Feed3 intends to merge with the digital currency. Running on a decentralized system, Feed3 involves everyone in the decision-making process and even encourages users to record audio comments to increase the reach of the platform. Feed3 (FD3) is a cryptocurrency that dreams of changing people's perception of crypto and showing them that it can be much more than an alternative to physical and fiat currencies.
Power3 (FD3)
Presale: https://presale.feed3.io
Website: https://feed3.io
Telegram: https://t.me/Feed3Official
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Clubs, Societies and Groups
Local Community Websites
Please note: This page is still in a process of review. In the meantime, we welcome any errors or omissions you can identify. Please email rushlakegreenvillage@gmail.com with your corrections. Thank you. Ed.
Here's a list of some of the other local community websites. Together, they provide a great source of local information and contacts. It you can think of any others we can add please send details to rushlakegreenvillage@googlemail.com
The Parish website includes Parish Council meetings and planning issues, and encompasses Rushlake Green and Bodle Street Green, together with the hamlets of Warbleton and Three Cups as the main areas of settlement within the parish of Warbleton.
http://www.warbleton.org/
The Burwash village site is run by the Parish Council and is very comprehensive – with plans for further enhancement over time. Some useful local trade entries, a good section on local attractions (including Batemans of course) and some interesting editorial, contributed by talented local people, on topics such as sustainability.
https://burwashparish.org.uk
Hailsham has a website:
http://www.hailsham-tc.gov.uk/ which focuses mainly on Council matters but which has some general information.
In addition to the Heathfield and Waldron Parish Council website:
http://www.hwpc.org.uk/default.aspx there is also Heathfield.net, a "service provided by the Heathfield Partnership Trust Company Ltd, a charity, and it is designed to inform residents and visitors of what the town and community have to offer"
http://www.heathfield.net/
This website has an interesting section on local history and an extensive directory of local businesses
http://www.herstmonceuxparish.org.uk/
Horam
Horam Parish Council website includes Vines Cross
http://www.horam.com/
Mayfield & Five Ashes
A website with sections for both the Parish Council and the villages of Mayfield and Five Ashes. Includes directory, guide to walks, village news and diary of events: https://mayfieldfiveashes.org.uk/
Transition Mayfield
In addition to the main Mayfield Parish and Village website, there is also a website for 'Transition Mayfield': http://www.transitionmayfield.org.uk/2.html
In response to the twin pressures of Peak Oil and Climate Change, some pioneering communities in the UK, Ireland and beyond are taking an integrated and inclusive approach to reduce their carbon footprint and increase their ability to withstand the fundamental shift that will accompany Peak Oil. One of those communities is Mayfield. The goal of the Transition Mayfield is: "a sustainable future?achieved through community led projects?which will enhance the social, environmental and ?economic well-being of our village".
Punnetts Town
The Punnetts Town website acted as a focus for the campaign to raise funds for the new village hall and surgery.
http://punnettstown.org/
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As the law stands at the moment, anyone can set up in business as a will writer.
They don't have to have any qualifications and they are not subject to any regulatory control.
This means that you could be taking a big risk if you don't choose carefully when seeking professional help with drawing up a will. If the person you turn to isn't properly trained, you could make mistakes that could have a major effect on your family in years to come.
Unqualified providers often don't have insurance and are not regulated, so you may have no redress if something goes wrong.
The Law Society has become so concerned about the issue that it has begun a campaign to ensure that like solicitors, all will providers are subject to strict regulatory control.
The Law Society spokesperson, Linda Lee, said: "Anyone in England and Wales can operate as a will writer. Many of those calling themselves will writers may have purchased a franchise to do so and are free to prepare wills without any training or insurance protection.
"The fact that most problems are detected after the individual has died is a strong argument for establishing a robust regulatory framework."
"It is extremely important to talk to a solicitor who can make sure that the will is expressed in a way that is legally watertight. A solicitor will also be able to advise on complex financial issues such as inheritance tax and trusts planning. Solicitors are all trained and regulated. They are required to have adequate insurance to protect the public."


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Saleh's speech ignites deadly protests
At least 11 people dead in Yemen in protests that erupted a day after injured Ali Abdullah Saleh broke his silence.
Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni anti-government protesters rally in the city of Ibb, saying that a badly burned President Ali Abdullah Saleh is "politically dead". [AFP]
A televised speech late Thursday by badly burned Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh set off rival protests across Yemen on Friday that left at least 11 people dead, according to reports.
In Sanaa's abandoned presidential palace, where Saleh was seriously injured in a June 3 bomb attack, thousands of loyalist gathered to celebrate what they called a "Friday of Thanks" after the leader's brief appearance on state-run television.
The supporters chanted pro-government slogans, among them "The people want Ali Abdullah Saleh".
Hospital officials said most of Friday's shooting was in celebration of Saleh's address but it's unclear if all the deaths were accidental, the Associated Press reported. The officials said five people died from gunshots in the capital, four in the town of Ibb, and at least two others elsewhere.
Tens of thousands of anti-Saleh protesters also rallied on Friday in response to the speech, declaring the 69-year-old leader "politically dead"and denouncing Yemen's alleged dependence on the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Ameen Al Himyari, a Yemeni professor, talked to Al Jazeera about the impact of the president's speech
"Saleh's appearance was meant to boost his loyalists' morale and to pressure the opposition to accept his son and relatives in political life in Yemen," Mohammed al-Asal, a member of the youth revolt's information committee, told the AFP news agency.
While recovering in a Riyadh hospital, Saleh has clung to power despite international pressure and six months of protests against his 33-year rule.
His family and inner circle continue to hold vital security and energy portfoliios and he is said to retain significant support among some powerful tribal leaders.
But Saleh's opponents continue to grow in strength, bolstered by high-level defections from military leaders and prominent clerics and politicians.
At least 200 protesters have died in the uprising while the country and its impoverished economy remain paralysed by daily protests and violence.
Even so, Saleh's appearance has left his opponents to assume he has no intention of stepping down anytime soon.
"His speech didn't offer anything new. It's the same thing he used to say before the attack. You don't feel there's any real commitment to transferring power, but rather that the situation is heading back to square one," a leader of Yemen's main opposition bloc told Reuters.
Saleh did not suggest any timeframe for a return to Yemen, only saying he had undergone eight operations. One analyst was quoted as saying that Saleh may not be allowed to leave Saudi Arabia even if he is healthy enough to go.
"I think we need to start considering whether Saleh is a guest or prisoner, and will he be able to return to Yemen at all," Theodore Karasik, director of research and development at Middle East think tank INEGMA, told Reuters.
The speech and ensuing protests come amid increased concern that Yemen's restive southern provinces have been overrun by Islamic fighters, notably the local arm of al-Qaeda. Opponents of Saleh claim he has deliberately let those factions take over Yemen's south to play on fears of an expanding security threat.
"He avoided talking about al-Qaeda which strengthens the conviction that he has surrendered the southern provinces to elements of [al-Qaeda]," Mohammed Ghalib Ahmed, an opposition leader, told Reuters.
In recent months, fighters have seized two cities in the southern province of Abyan, including its capital,
Zinjibar, according to reports. Some 54,000 Yemenis have fled Abyan since then, a government official in charge of refugee affairs said last week.


The Vashon Sheepdog Classic (VSDC) attracts thousands of people from all over the northwest and the world who love the beautiful setting, local food, chance to picnic on the gentle slopes of Misty Isle Farms' meadow and watch the amazing working Border collies. Every year VSDC grows in numbers of competing teams (dog and handler), fiber, food and artisan vendors as well as spectators. It is a marvelous event with a reputation for being a Puget Sound "must do" for people drawn to unique experiences that aren't loud, "extreme," expensive or too fast paced!
The Classic is both a top-level national competition and a fundraising event that supports youth programs on Vashon Island. An important part of VSDC's mission is to give back to our wonderful community. We gift the net proceeds from each event to island nonprofit organizations that focus on enriching the education and health of Vashon youth.
Our primary beneficiary is Partners in Education (PIE), a non-profit charity whose goal is to enhance the learning environment in our public schools by funding activities and materials requested by those closest to the educational process—the teachers. PIE partners with VSDC by facilitating the Smart Dog sponsorships. For a $100 donation to PIE, people can sponsor one of the competing teams, meet the dog and handler, probably have their picture taken with them, and get a chance to win prizes.
2013 Giving: $6,500 to seven island-based organizations & over $6,000 in partnership with PIE.
2014 Giving: $10,000 to island-based organizations & over $6,500 in partnership with PIE.
2015 Giving: $12,000 to island-based organization & over $6,500 in partnership with PIE.
2016 Giving: $12,250 to island-based organization & over $6,500 in partnership with PIE.
Another of our important partnerships is with the Vashon fiber arts community. They do everything from manage all wool-based demonstrations under the fiber tents as well as yarnstorm* decorations for our site. We value their partnership and look forward to their involvement every year!
*Yarnstorming, yarnbombing, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting or graffiti knitting is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk.


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At his own request, Börje Vernet has chosen to step down from his role as a member of the Morphic Technologies board in order to be able to focus on his commitments as Group CEO of GP Plastic within the Nordstjernan Group.
"Under current circumstances, I quite simply do not have the time, as I previously did, to actively participate in the work of the Morphic board. I have had the privilege of being an active member of the board for almost two years and have been involved in the company's fantastic transformation. Morphic has competent, motivated personnel, a focused management team, a well-informed, sound board of directors, and owners who take a long-range view. I am choosing to make my place as a member available to people who can continue to work actively and close to the company with its future of exciting development," says Börje Vernet.
Börje Vernet is stepping down from his Morphic role on 18 March.
Johannes Falk, Director of Investor Relations, Morphic Technologies AB
Tel: +46 70 676 7393, e-mail: [email protected]
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Ok T-ball moms, this isn't a crazy creative post for you, but perhaps it will be helpful to someone, somewhere! 4-year olds playing T-ball is bound to be hectic, especially in the "dug-out," I don't care where you live! They don't sit still, they can't keep track of their gear, they really have no idea what's going on (though they are super fun to watch, right) Anyways, when my son played t-ball a few years back, these buckets were super helpful in keeping things organized for a few reasons!
Each kid has a bucket with their name on it. They can be lined up along the dugout fence in the batting order, so each kid can sit in front of their bucket and know when there turn is, or who's turn is next. Also, rather than using bat bags (which are perfect for bigger kids) these kids can reach in and grab their water bottle, or grab their glove, or bat & helmet and go, rather than digging around in different pockets trying to find where on earth they put…whatever.
They aren't so cumbersome that they are hard to carry, and yet, they fit all of the things that they need for their games or practices. We've found that they really help…though I would be interested to see what other leagues to do keep things organized for the little guys!
So, while this isn't rocket science, I do know that things become even easier with a closer look…and since you're not here to give you a closer look, here are a few of the logistics if you're interested in doing this quick project for your T-ball team!
I printed off the team logo, and each child's name on regular printer paper. I used the "Varsity" font from DaFont.com… and I just google image searched the Logo for our team's logo. I made sure that the dimensions fit the buckets and laminated them.
The rest is just duct tape art! To fill in the gap at the top with red duct tape, I just made a little snip in the tape length-wise, and tore the duct tape right down the middle.
…And just used pieces to cover the other three sides of the print-out. The bottom tape line is just folded under.
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By: Trevino Law Office Mar 3, 2020
New York Adopts New Data Security and Privacy Regulations for Schools and Their Vendors
Among the frequent targets of cyberattacks are schools and universities. In the wake of such attacks, New York State regulators are taking action to protect personally identifiable information (PII) that schools collect and maintain. The regulations (which were adopted in January) require schools and their vendors to implement strong programs for data security and privacy. Measures include adding a Parent's Bill of Rights in every contract with businesses that receive PII, and requiring schools to provide data security awareness training to employees. Schools are encouraged to contact qualified legal council for assistance.
Although data breaches can effect any business, it's an unfortunate fact that government entities, such as universities, are frequent targets.
As a single example, students in the Pittsburgh Unified School district of California were victims of a ransomware episode which targeted the school's servers.
An ed-tech company, Naviance, also bears witness that the malicious attacks also target school vendors.
"School contracts – including "click wrap" agreements — with vendors who receive PII must state that the vendor will maintain all information in accordance with federal and state law and the school's security and privacy policy."
Read more: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/new-york-adopts-new-data-security-and-privacy-regulations-schools-and-their-vendors
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Rig: MTR-2
Name MTR-2
Owner MTR-2 Ltd.
Manager Mermaid Drilling Ltd.
Rig Type Tender Rig
Sub Type Other
Max Water Depth (ft) 330
Dimensions (ft) 300 x 90 x 20
Drawworks Type National Oilwell Varco 80-UE
Drawworks HP 1000
Mud Pumps Type National Oilwell Varco 12-P-160 Triplex
Top Drive National Oilwell Varco TDS-9
Hookload Capacity (lbs) 313000
Rig Design Foramer Compact Tender
Rig Model Self Erecting Tender Barge
Country of Build Denmark
Yard Name Lindo
Group Yard Name Odense Staalskibsværft
Operating Status Retired
Mermaid Drilling's 'MTR-2' contract termination
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited (Mermaid) a leading provider of subsea and drilling services for the offshore oil and gas industry, would like to announce that it has received early termination of contract from its international upstream oil & gas client for the 'MTR-2' tender drilling rig. The initial term of the contract was set to end in May 2015 but the rig is now scheduled to be demobilized to Singapore by the end of December 2014.In a previous announcement dated 17 June 2014, Mermaid disclosed that the client was in the process of obtaining new permits from the relevant government authorities in Indonesia to continue performance of work. However, as the process in obtaining such permits by the client had been prolonged, the client had therefore elected to exercise early termination of the contract instead. The said events and early termination have all occurred through no fault of the Group. The 'MTR-2' tender rig, purchased by Mermaid in June 2005, has been utilized by the client for almost a decade in its Thailand and Indonesia's production fields. During its course of service, the 'MTR-2' has been lauded for its safety record, operational efficiency, reliability and equipment performance. The 'MTR-2'had also received numerous awards from this client, the latest being a commendation for achieving five (5) years of no loss time incidents.
Reduced rate for 'MTR-2' whilst performing work-overs
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited (Mermaid) refers to the announcement dated 27th March 2013 in respect of the contract award to provide drilling and related services using the tender drilling rig 'MTR-2' for an international upstream oil and gas company in Indonesia (Chevron). Mermaid has announced that Chevron is in the process of obtaining new permits from the relevant government authorities in Indonesia to continue performance of the work under the agreed contract. In the interim, Chevron and Mermaid have entered into an Amendment to the Contract (Amendment) whereby Chevron shall use the drilling rig as a work-over unit on a reduced rate. For illustrative purposes, assuming that the work-over period was for 30 days the potential revenue from such period is estimated to be USD1.26 million. Upon Chevron receiving the necessary new permits, the drilling rig is planned to resume drilling operations on its normal rate on a mutually agreed date. Mermaid will make another announcement when the drilling rig resumes drilling operations.


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Based on research project 'She who intoxicates' into the origins and permutations of Queen Maeve from Fertility Goddess, to Celtic Warrior Queen to the Fairy Queen of Dreams, this is a story of female power, desire and intoxication. This play explores our changing relationship to a powerful archetype.


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