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The use of communication technology is ubiquitous in contemporary public relations practice, and often there's no choice but to adopt the newest communication technology.
For example, even the smallest and most traditional businesses require the Web sites that their customers expect, and the submission of a simple news release to a mass medium's electronic newsroom must satisfy the technological requirements of that medium. Organizations must continually monitor blogs, recognizing that harmful rumors can spread worldwide in minutes. The contemporary practice of public relations requires practitioners to immediately respond to emerging issues and crisis situations via Web sites, blogs and other new media. Today, the choice of communication channels is dictated by technology: a practitioner must seriously consider which message forms and channels would be best for specific publics. Often, new technological forms and channels, such as electronic pitching, podcasting and blogging, prevail over traditional news releases and media kits.
Thus, students must know how to use today's communication technology and must monitor and most likely adopt rapidly and unpredictably changing technology. Equally important, public relations students must be taught to appreciate and to continually explore the societal ramifications of continually emerging communication technology. Students must learn strategies, not only for using this technology, but also for dealing with its effects, ranging from the ready availability of virtually all types of information to questions of personal and organizational privacy.
Public relations practitioners are among the heaviest users of today's communication technology. However, technology remains simply a tool–albeit an important tool–that practitioners must manage. This means public relations professionals must not be unduly constrained by technology in developing their communication strategies, nor must practitioners' strategies and tactics be restricted by the technicians who develop and maintain organizations' communication technology infrastructures. Rather, public relations practitioners must be the managers of how their organizations strategically use communication technology to affect public relationships. Within their organizations, public relations practitioners best understand that communication technology that conquers time and space by permitting instantaneous communication worldwide not only can create understanding and cultivate harmony and empathy between an organization and its publics, but has great potential to generate misunderstanding and to exacerbate disharmony and conflict. With considerable prescience, Edward R. Murrow identified the inherent dangers and limitations of today's communication technology over 40 years ago, in October 1964:
The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue. The most sophisticated satellite has no conscience. The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end, the communicator is confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.
Thus, public relations educators must assure that their students are prepared not only to be proficient in the use of the most recent communication technology, but also to understand and appreciate the societal ramifications of its use. Educators also must use this technology to maximize the effectiveness of their own instruction.
Summary of Recommendations in the Commission's 1999 Report
The 1999 Commission report said one factor that was causing the impressive incremental growth in public relations was communication technology that had enabled a veritable explosion of one-to-one communication leading to an uncontrolled, gateless dissemination of messages. Communication technology-related skills the Commission regarded as necessary included the management of information; technological and visual literacy (including use of the Internet and desktop publishing); and public relations writing and production for new media. Instructional recommendations included a greater variety of teaching methods and technologies that might be appropriate in continuing education courses.
Progress and Change Since the 1999 Report
Changes in communication technology have been both immense and obvious since the October 1999 Commission report. Public relations educators are not alone in their inability to reliably predict what tomorrow's technology will be, what will be the societal effects of this technology and how it will affect different societies and cultures. Problematic because of these unknowns, of course, is what educators should teach their students. Virtually all public relations education programs in the United States, as well as elsewhere throughout the world, recognize that their curricula must keep pace with the continuing developments in communication technology to the fullest extent possible, given the financial and other resource limitations that commonly restrict the intentions of higher education.
The implications for public relations of changes in communication technology have been profound. Students' reliance on electronic databases in their research, rather than on traditional library holdings, has become the norm. The implications for public relations practitioners can also be mind-numbing; instantaneous communication through multiple channels creates the expectation of immediate feedback, eliminating opportunities for prolonged deliberation in decision-making.
Largely unappreciated is the contention that technological developments do not inherently provide meaningful social benefits, as well as the likelihood that adoption of new technology may influence different cultures in different ways or to a different extent. Fundamental questions remain worldwide about the access to and control of communication technology as well as about which parties benefit from advanced technology usage.
New Research Findings and Analysis
…(P)ublic relations practitioners must be the managers of how their organizations strategically use communication technology to affect public relationships.
Two-thirds of the participants in a qualitative research study conducted by the Commission emphasized the challenges of today's technological advances. A related trend that participants identified was the contemporary proliferation of media outlets.
Quantitative research identified rapidly changing new media as a trend. In this research, educators and practitioners viewed as highly essential public relations course content such as "New PR tools and technologies," e.g., podcasting, blogging and video blogging, RSS feeding, Internet conferencing, e-networking, interactive media kits and e-mail. The research indicates that all these tools should be clearly presented to students.
Undergraduates and graduate students alike should be aware how public relations practices can benefit from use of these high-tech tools. At the same time, educators should lead classroom discussions that explore any adverse impact of technology on society and should challenge students to critically think about use of new technologies to reach public relations goals and objectives. The questions about credibility and ethical usage of new technology should also be at the center of all discussions about the role of technology in public relations practice.
The Commission recommends that the latest communication technology used in the practice of public relations be integrated into all public relations coursework to the extent that institutional resources allow. Technological support of education has become a priority among virtually all colleges and universities, not only in the United States, but worldwide. Colleges and universities have been generally forthcoming in their recognition of the importance of information technology in higher education and in its support, and much instruction is available (and should be recommended to students as needed) in university short courses and other venues that most educational institutions provide outside public relations coursework.
Most students have learned basic information technology proficiency before arriving on their college or university campuses. Nevertheless, deficiencies in communication technology should be quickly diagnosed and remedied. The Commission recognizes that some communication technology that is important to public relations education may be so specialized or so expensive that its use by students may only be possible at internship sites. To ensure that their students learn such communication technology, educators should explore a range of educational opportunities that might be available in cooperation with practitioners. At the least, awareness and basic understanding of such technologies should be taught, even if hands-on use is not possible.
Finally, the Commission is equally committed to addressing the philosophical, theoretical and ethical issues related to communication technology. These issues include societal implications and ramifications of new communication technologies. Particularly at the graduate level, such questions should be explored as components of theoretical coursework as well as in seminars that are wholly dedicated to the topic of technology. Such scholarly inquiry can be facilitated through close communication and cooperation with the practitioners who use the latest communication technology in their day-to-day practice.
Kendrick, Alexander, Prime Time: The Life of Edward R. Murrow. (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1969, p.5.)


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The operation of the direct flight to Bangkok from the city was drastically curtailed this month after its bookings plummeted significantly following the fresh Covid scare abroad, said a source.Sources in SpiceJet, the airline operating the flight, said currently bookings for the direct flight was available only on January 3, 24 and 29. The four-day a week flight won't operate on the other days this month.
Spicejet's official response on the move was awaited, but a senior official of the airline said on the condition of anonymity, "The reason for the curtailment is the significant drop in its demand from passengers because of the surge in Covid cases in some counties. Besides, the government's mandatory RT-PCR test norm for passengers transiting through some countries before landing at any Indian airports prompted the decision."
Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia, had inaugurated the flight, operating from November 12 last year. It used to fly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Vistara, too, started a direct flight to Singapore from early December. Its spokesperson told that they didn't have any plans to curtail operations. Its demand had not gone down until now, they added.
Travel agents stressed that flyers were confused over fresh RT-PCR test norms of the Union health ministry and did not want to risk travelling to high-risk nations earmarked by the government.
"Travellers fear that they could get stuck if their Covid test report comes positive or they cannot find anyone abroad to get the report on time. We are trying to boost their confidence, but fresh bookings have been affected for both the countries. Another reason behind the SpiceJet flight's (to Bangkok) low demand could be its late-night timings," Nilesh Bhansali, the Managing Director of Devam Tours and Travels Private Limited, said.
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That challenge was accepted. Eighteen from BAMA and two guests from LA, 18 in all, in 10 Miatas, and one OTM (it was a Mazda at least) braved the sunshine and temps in the mid-60's to drive top down on New Year's Day. Some of us wore polar bear gear and had polar bear mascots to celebrate the challenge.
We met at Woodside Plaza in Redwood City, CA and around 10:30 am drove the seemingly 'made for Miata' twisty, curvy road over Skyline Drive to La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve, Woodside, CA. Sears Ranch Road Parking Lot and Lower La Honda Creek is now open. There are miles and miles of hiking trails on the preserve, however, this time we only stopped for the breathtaking views and photo ops.
Reluctantly we left the Preserve and headed to the very eclectic San Gregorio General Store for more photo ops, rest stop and provisions.
From the General Store we headed towards Half Moon Bay and lunch at the 3-Zero Café at Half Moon Bay airport. The café was quite busy and we enjoyed watching the small aircraft take off and land, as well as each other's company, while we waited for our lunches. The food was outstanding, well worth the wait.
From there we went our separate ways enjoying other twisty, curvy roads on this spectacular CA New Year's Day. We welcomed in 2018 doing our favorite thing, driving our Miatas. Zoom Zoom.


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Situated in Cortona's exclusive Tecognano area, this is a gem of a house, located mid-hillside with far reaching views over the Val d'Esse and the Valdichiana. It is South facing and surrounded by olive groves and is also within hiking distance of Cortona, via Francis Mayes' villa Bramasole.
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The headline indices tumbled as caution prevailed ahead of the general budget due next week, and as weak crude prices continued to weigh on global sentiment.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu failed to enthuse Dalal Street with Rail Budget 2016 as the S&P BSE Sensex extended losses for the third straight day to end below its crucial psychological level of 23,000, while broader CNX Nifty settled below its key 7,000-mark.
The 30-share index ended the day at 22,976, down 112.93 points, while broad-based 50-share index quoted 6,970, down 48.10 points at close.
Market breadth remained negative with 21 of the 30 Sensex components ending the day in red.
The railway budget comes before the government unveils general Budget 2016 on Monday amid worries it will widen its fiscal deficit targets to boost economic growth through increased spending.
The budget this year comes at a time when weak crude prices are hurting global sentiment. China's economy also remains a concern, with Chinese shares tumbling more than 6 per cent as investors booked profits.
"This year we haven't seen any pre-budget rally so expectations are running really low and because of the external environment, market is still trading very muted," said Rikesh Parikh, vice-president of equities at Motilal Oswal Securities.
Railway sector-linked stocks Kalindee Rail Nirman and Titagarh Wagons fell 9.26 per cent and 8.40 per cent, respectively amid lack of any big-bang reforms by the Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu in the budget.
Bucking the trend, power lenders Rural Electrification Corp and Power Finance Corp rose between 2.35 per cent and 4.09 per cent after HSBC upgraded both stocks to "buy" from "hold," citing valuation.
Among Asian markets, China's Shanghai Composite ended 6.41 per cent lower, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.58 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei bucked the trend to gain 1.41 per cent.


EVICTION; HOUSING AUTHORITY — A landlord-tenant court adopts a list of nine factors that a housing authority, in its own regulations, set out as considerations that must be taken into account before choosing to evict a public housing tenant.
The son didn't live with his mother, the tenant, at the time, nor did he have a key to the house. Furthermore, she had thrown him out of the apartment about four years earlier. The son, however was "paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, and [had] his medical supplies delivered to [his mother's] apartment." Before he picked them up, he would call his mother to let his mother know that he was coming "and he would only stay for a short time." On the day of his arrest, he was accompanied by another individual and the mother was not home.
The Housing Authority sought to evict the mother based on New Jersey law which provides that a tenant who "knowingly harbors" a person who commits such a crime can be evicted.
The Court accepted these "policy factors" and concluded in this case that the "non-culpable family members  should not be evicted" and dismissed the eviction complaint.


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Q: Insert line in a file with batch script I want to insert an import in all my java classes, in order to do that I need a batch script. I have already made this :
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

set inputFile=C:\Utilisateurs\a669884\Documents\script.txt
set outputFile=C:\Utilisateurs\a669884\Documents\script.txt
set "_strInsert=import java.test"
set "_strFind=import java.Interceptors.RunTimeExceptionInterceptor"
set i=0

FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1 delims=[]" %%A IN (`FIND /N "%_strFind%"
"%inputFile%"`) DO (set _strNum=%%A)
FOR /F "usebackq delims=" %%A IN ("%inputFile%") DO (
set /a i = !i! + 1
ECHO %%A>>"%outputFile%"
IF [!i!] == [%_strNum%] (ECHO %_strInsert%>>"%outputFile%")
)

In my script.txt i have this at the beginning (without the batch) :
import java.Interceptors.RunTimeExceptionInterceptor

Problem is that after starting the batch, I find a copy of the line that I search+ the line that I want to add :
 import java.Interceptors.RunTimeExceptionInterceptorimport
    java.Interceptors.RunTimeExceptionInterceptor
    import java.test

Just like this...
Can you help me in order to have only the line that i search + the line that I want to add in the txt, without the copy of the first line
Thank you very much, Seb

A: To insert a [set of] string[s] - using the code from yesterday
if "%%i "=="!line:%search%=%replace%!" (
 >>%%a echo(!line!
) else (
 >>%%a echo(replacement line 1
 >>%%a echo(replacement line 2
 >>%%a echo(replacement line 3
 >>%%a echo(replacement line 4
)

where your replace string may be empty if you like. The idea is simply to use the same technique (so you can substitute within the line or replace the line completely at will)
replacement line * may be simply nothing for an empty line.
Another technique would be
if "%%i "=="!line:%search%=%replace%!" (
 >>%%a echo(!line!
) else (
 >>%%a type filecontainingreplacementlinesequence.txt
)

Again, this is simply using the same technique.
if "%%i "=="%search% " (

could also be used to detect the significant line.

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June 8 Program
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International Conference on Mathematics of Nonlinearity in Neural and Physical Science
(current program is tentative)
A minimal network mechanism accounting for the statistics of babbling vocalizations
By David Hansel, CNRS and Paris Descartes University
Explorative behavior is a key concept in learning theory and is widespread during early stages of development. However how such behavior is actively generated by neuronal mechanisms is poorly understood. We show that babbling¬‐like vocalizations in human and non-human juvenile vocal learners share some common temporal features, which is in sharp contrast with the individual-specific learned vocalizations of the adults. These findings point toward the existence of a general neuronal mechanism for actively generating explorative behaviors. I will show how neuronal variability can intrinsically emerge as a network property and then transferred to the effectors to generate explorative behaviors. I will demonstrate how spatio-temporal correlations are naturally emerging in a network operating in the balanced excitation-inhibition regime receiving structured feed‐forward inputs. I will then show how these activity patterns can be utilized by the effectors to generate explorative behavior with similar statistical properties as during babbling-like vocalizations. Finally, I will give several testable predictions regarding the structure of spatiotemporal correlations in cortical-homologues areas responsible for babbling‐like vocalizations in juvenile songbirds.
Nonlinear processing of nonstationary input by V1 population
By Frederic Chavane, CNRS and Aix-Marseille University
Visual motion integration is traditionally viewed as a cascade of hierarchical processing steps identified using local stationary inputs. However naturalistic inputs are most often non-stationary, such as an object moving along smooth trajectories. This later will generate a sequence of spatio-temporally coherent feed-forward inputs that shall interact with spreads of activity within and between cortical retinotopic maps. In awake monkeys, we investigated how these nested propagations shape the cortical mapping of a motion trajectory. Recording the population response dynamics of apparent motion stimuli using voltage-sensitive dye imaging, we show that non-linear interactions between feedforward input and lateral interactions are essential to shape the spatio-temporal representation of the stimulus velocity (speed and direction). In response to continuous motion along a trajectory, such interactions are responsible for the emergence of anticipatory spiking activity. Predictive and accurate representation of non-stationary motion signals along trajectories thus results from the convergent non-linear interplay of intra- and inter-cortical inputs propagating information faster than the feed-forward sequence.
Orientation selectivity and its dynamics in Macaque V1
By Dajun Xing, Beijing Normal University
One of the functions of the cerebral cortex is to increase the selectivity for stimulus features. Both theoretical work and experimental studies in multiple cortical areas have suggested that suppressive mechanisms are involved in feature selectivity. However, the magnitude of the contribution of suppression to tuning selectivity is not yet determined. We studied orientation selectivity in macaque primary visual cortex, V1, as an archetypal example of feature selectivity in the brain and develop a method to estimate the magnitude of the contribution of suppression to orientation selectivity. Our studies showed that untuned suppression, one form of cortical suppression, decreases the orthogonal-to-preferred response ratio (O/P ratio) of V1 cells and untuned suppression has an especially large effect on orientation selectivity for highly selective cells. We conclude that untuned suppression is crucial for the generation of highly orientation-selective cells in V1 cortex.
Translational Neuroscience: How does bifurcation theory help us with epileptic surgery?
By Viktor Jirsa, Aix-Marseille University
Seizures can occur spontaneously and in a recurrent manner, which defines epilepsy; or they can be induced in a normal brain under a variety of conditions in most neuronal networks and species from flies to humans. Such universality raises the possibility that invariant properties exist that characterize seizures under different physiological and pathological conditions. Starting from first principles of the theory of slow-fast systems in nonlinear dynamics, we conceptualize seizure dynamics mathematically and establish a taxonomy of seizures based on seizure onset and offset bifurcations. We demonstrate that only five state variables linked by integral-differential equations are sufficient to describe the onset, time course and offset of ictal-like discharges as well as their recurrence. These state variables define the model system called the Epileptor, where two state variables are responsible for generating rapid discharges (fast time scale), two for spike and wave events (intermediate time scale) and one permittivity variable (slow time scale). The permittivity variable captures effects evolving on slow timescales, including extracellular ionic concentrations and energy metabolism, with time delays of up to seconds as observed clinically. We propose that normal and ictal activities coexist: a separatrix acts as a barrier (or seizure threshold) between these states. Seizure onset is reached upon the collision of normal brain trajectories with the separatrix. We show theoretically and experimentally how a system can be pushed toward seizure under a wide variety of conditions. Within our experimental model, the onset and offset of ictal-like discharges are well-defined mathematical events: a saddle-node and homoclinic bifurcation, respectively. These bifurcations necessitate a baseline shift at onset and a logarithmic scaling of interspike intervals at offset. These predictions were not only confirmed in our in vitro experiments, but also for focal seizures recorded in different syndromes, brain regions and species (humans and zebrafish). Extending this generic approach rooted in nonlinear dynamics towards human brain networks, we reconstruct personalized connectivity matrices of human epileptic patients using Diffusion Tensor weighted Imaging (DTI). Subsets of brain regions generating seizures in patients with refractory partial epilepsy are referred to as the epileptogenic zone (EZ). During a seizure, paroxysmal activity is not restricted to the EZ, but may recruit other brain regions and propagate activity through large brain networks, which comprise brain regions that are not necessarily epileptogenic. The identification of the EZ is crucial for candidates for neurosurgery and requires unambiguous criteria that evaluate the degree of epileptogenicity of brain regions. Stability analyses of propagating waves provide a set of indices quantifying the degree of epileptogenicity and predict conditions, under which seizures propagate to nonepileptogenic brain regions, explaining the responses to intracerebral electric stimulation in epileptogenic and nonepileptogenic areas. We demonstrate the predictive value of our seizure propagation model by validating it against empirical patient data. In conjunction, our results provide guidance in the presurgical evaluation of epileptogenicity based on electrographic signatures in intracerebral electroencephalograms.
Dynamics of prefrontal cortical activity during learning of cognitive tasks and development
By Christos Constantinidis, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Cognitive functions such as working memory and response inhibition mature relatively late in life, in adolescence or early adulthood, and may be enhanced even in adulthood through cognitive training. To address the changes in prefrontal cortical activity associated with cognitive development, my laboratory has performed a series of experiments recording neuronal activity in adolescent and adult monkeys, as well as before and after training on working memory tasks. We found changes in the proportion of prefrontal neurons recruited during cognitive function, degree of activation, selectivity for stimuli, nature of task information encoded in neural activity, variability of individual responses and correlation between simultaneously recorded neurons. These results reveal the nature of changes in neural activity dynamics that underlie cognitive enhancement in development and as a result of task training.
Hierarchical temporal processing in the primate cerebral cortex
By Xiao-Jing Wang, NYU and NYU Shanghai
Decision-making, working memory and other cognitive functions involve many brain regions that interact through feedback loops. To investigate cortical inter-areal networks, we have developed a large-scale model of macaque cortex base on recently published directed and weighted connectivity data. We found that, by taking into account quantitative heterogeneity across cortical areas, this large network naturally displays a hierarchy of timescales: early sensory areas respond rapidly to an external input and the response decays away immediately after stimulus offset (appropriate for sensory processing), whereas association areas higher in the brain hierarchy are capable of integrating inputs over a long time and exhibit persistent activity (suitable for decision-making and working memory). Slower prefrontal and temporal areas have a disproportionate impact on global brain dynamics measured by functional connectivity. The model offers a new platform for investigating dynamics and functions of the large-scale primate brain.
Afternoon Session Chairs: David Hansel & David Cai
Analysis of spiking neural networks with dynamic synapses
By Carl van Vreeswijk, Paris Descartes University
We develop a framework in which the activity of nonlinear pulse-coupled oscillators is posed within the renewal theory. In this approach, the evolution of inter-event density allows for a self-consistent calculation that determines the asynchronous state and its stability. This framework, can readily be extended to the analysis of systems with more state variables. To exhibit this, we study a nonlinear pulse-coupled system, where couplings are dynamic and activity dependent. We investigate stability of this system and we show it undergoes a super-critical Hopf bifurcation to collective synchronization.
Bilinearity in spatiotemporal integration of synaptic inputs
By Douglas Zhou, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
A neuron receives thousands of synaptic inputs from its dendrite and integrates them to process information. Many experimental results demonstrate the dendritic integration could be highly nonlinear, yet few theoretical analyses have been performed to obtain a precise quantitative characterization analytically. Based on asymptotic analysis of a passive cable model, we derive a bilinear spatiotemporal dendritic integration rule for a pair of time-dependent synaptic inputs. Surprisingly, the above rule, which is obtained from idealized models, can be verified both in simulations of a realistic pyramidal neuron model and in electrophysiological experiments of rat hippocampal CA1 neurons. Our results demonstrate that the integration of multiple synaptic inputs can be decomposed into the sum of all possible pairwise integration with each paired integration obeying a bilinear rule.
Potential Inference Hazards in Neuroscience
By David Cai, NYU and NYU Shanghai
Erroneous inferences can arise in data processing due to sampling hazards. Their resolutions often require one to go deeper to understand underlying dynamical mechanisms. Two illustrative examples will be presented. The first example is potential inference hazards in the application of Grange causality (GC). An effective strategy of overcoming GC sampling issues will be described. In particular, the detailed underlying mechanism for its successful application in the reconstruction of the network topology of nonlinear neuronal networks will be discussed. The second example will illustrate in detail how a large scale computational modeling of the primary visual cortex (V1) has helped to resolve uncertainties about cortical mechanisms inferred from optical imaging of the spatiotemporal dynamics of V1.
Morning Session Chairs: Xiao-Jing Wang & Viktor Jirsa
A causal analysis of the attentional network
By Robert Desimone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The responses of neurons in nearly every brain structure with visual functions are modulated when people or animals attend selectively to an object in the visual field. Yet, despite the ubiquitous nature of attention-modulated neural signals, the timing of neuronal responses and synchronous interactions between different areas can be used to distinguish signals for the control of attention from those of visual neurons that are influenced by attention. Causal models are also beginning to emerge from studies that manipulate neural activity with pharmacological or optogenetic methods.
shanghai.research@nyu.edu


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The UN refugee agency has fallen short of its mandate to protect refugees by failing to denounce a "campaign of abuse" by that has ushered thousands of Afghans out of the country, leaving them at risk of persecution at home, according to Human Rights Watch.
Last year the Pakistani government ordered all Afghan migrants and refugees to leave the country, mounting a campaign of intimidation, , that has so far led to the eviction of nearly 600,000 people since July.
Exiled from Pakistan, destitute Afghans return to a country at war
Afghans in Pakistan constitute one of the world's largest refugee communities, housing until recently an estimated 1.5 million registered and 1 million unregistered Afghan refugees. Many are second- or third-generation refugees with little connection to .
After the Pakistani government last year ordered all Afghan migrants and refugees to leave, authorities began raiding their homes and shops. On a , the Guardian heard stories of police harassment and arbitrary arrests and of landlords cancelling leases. There were also reports of communities that had housed refugees for decades suddenly turning against Afghan families.
By not denouncing the mass eviction as – the return of refugees to a country where they have reason to fear persecution – HRW said the UN High Commissioner for (UNHCR) had failed in its duty to protect refugees.
By failing to accurately inform of the conditions awaiting returnees in Afghanistan, and handing out $400 (£320) cash grants to each returning registered refugee between June and December last year, the agency "effectively promoted the forced return", HRW added.
"The UN refugee agency should end the fiction that the mass forced return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan is, in fact, mass voluntary return," said the report.
Patricia Gossman, senior researcher HRW, added: "UNHCR's essential mandate is protection."
A spokeswoman for the refugee agency, Ariane Rummery, said: "UNHCR has been raising concerns about the pressures on Afghans." She emphasised the complexity of the factors driving the situation, which she said included Pakistani security operations, economic hardship and a campaign by the Afghan government to encourage Afghans in Pakistan to return home.
She said that UNHCR "advocates for an improvement in the protection environment for Afghans in Pakistan", and pointed out that Pakistan recently extended the deadline for Afghans in that country to leave until the end of 2017.
"It is not UNHCR's opinion that the situation can be characterised as refoulement, but there is no question Afghan refugees are having to make tough decisions on where they can find more reliable and predictable protection at this time," Rummery said.
"We call on the international community and the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to ensure that refugee repatriation is voluntary, gradual and aligned with development programmes as well as efforts to bolster peace and security."
Laurence Hart, chief of mission in Afghanistan for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said it was unfair to point fingers at the UNHCR in failing to stand up to Pakistan's conduct.
"They have certainly made, along with other actors, a lot of advocacy but perhaps it wasn't public," he said. "International agencies need to preserve their operational space in Pakistan and being too public in their statements could jeopardise this space."
But other organisations agreed with HRW's criticism.
"We have a situation now in which UNHCR is clearly facilitating a return of refugees that appears involuntary, and this is against the core principle of refugee law," said William Carter, head of programme with the Norwegian Refugee Council.
He added that the organisation had tried without success to convince the UNHCR to change approach. "Unfortunately UNHCR remained intransigent," Carter said.
After a hiatus over winter, the UNHCR plans to resume cash support to returnees in March, but critics say a different solution is needed.
Approximately 40% of the 600,000 returnees are not documented refugees. They do not receive UNCHR cash grants, which in the case of large families can add up to several thousand dollars.
"I think the main issue is that response to returnees, being undocumented or registered refugees, remains unbalanced notwithstanding the similar vulnerable situation they find themselves in," said Hart. "It would be important to move from a status-based approach to a need-based one, so that inequities are avoided," he said.
The NRC insisted that cash grants be abolished completely for now.
"Clearly, the UNHCR should not resume its repatriation programme until we are sure that refugees are returning voluntarily," Carter said. "The Afghan government needs to give itself enough time to put in place realistic plans and finances to provide durable solutions for returnees."
Afghan refugees stand next to trucks that have brought them from Pakistan at a UNHCR reception centre near Kabul, 29 September 2016. Photograph: Kate Holt for the Guardian
Most returning Afghans settle in the poor eastern province of Nangarhar or in the capital, Kabul.
"Obviously, when these people come to the country they become very vulnerable," said Timor Sharan, Afghanistan analyst with the International Crisis Group. "They settle around urban centres, which may be relatively safe, but what essentially happens is it cuts them off from communities they belong to."
Returnees sometimes resort to extreme methods to cope.
During her six years in Punjab in Pakistan, Daryan Begam had a stable life. She helped support her four children, including a disabled daughter, by sewing footballs. But a year ago, shortly after her husband died, authorities began pressuring her until she left. To pay rent in her new house in Nangarhar, the widow said she had to marry off her daughter, who is 15, to a local police chief.
"My daughters don't have a father so we have no provider at home. It is not easy for a mother to marry her daughter off at a young age, but I had no choice," Begam said.
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Alex Gourevitch: Three facts about Trump's Presidency when it comes to foreign policy
Political theorist Alex Gourevitch (Brown) posted these interesting remarks on Facebook, and kindly gave me permission to share them here; I'll permit comments, which will be moderated as usual for relevance and substance (submit only once, they may take awhile to appear). Herewith Professor Gourevitch:
So here are three facts about the Trump presidency, when it comes to foreign policy, that I think are worth thinking through.
First, in the history of the modern presidency - say FDR onward - he has been among those presidents most reluctant to use military force. There has been a lot - too much - attention to what he says, but not enough to what he does. There are very few American presidents who by their third year had not started a major war, dramatically escalated an existing one, or otherwise materially supported new, major conflicts in various countries. In terms of the actual use of force Trump is closest to Carter, Clinton first term, and Obama. And Carter and Obama were objectively constrained by Vietnam and Iraq/Afghanistan fallout respectively in ways that Trump is not, while Clinton was arguably more willing to send troops off in the first year (Somalia escalation, invasion of Haiti) than Trump has been during the equivalent period. There have been no new invasions of countries, no major increase in troop levels nor direct escalation of conflicts. If anything, Trump's tendency has so far been to de-escalate: threaten North Korea then walk it back and be the first President to set foot there, bomb an empty airport in Syria then move on, a half-hearted effort to stage a coup in Venezuela but again he just moves on, even Iran he calls of a strike and in the name of not wanting to kill Iranians! (Hard to imagine Hillary having said that had she been at the helm). He partially withdrew forces from Iraq more successfully than Obama. Yemen stands as a horrendous stain, but that has been more or less going along with the Obama policy he inherited, not some major escalation nor does it involve any major militarization of foreign policy generally. There is little evidence that Trump really has the stomach for a sustained, military engagement with significant casualties with anyone.
Second, the one place Trump has quite confidently sent troops - against the grumblings of the military itself - has been the border. The militarization of the border, not just the family separation stuff but the actual deployment of forces, has been, while not some radical departure from the past, a clear escalation. And there are the promised interior raids as well. He has pursued that project of militarizing the border and policing immigration with far more focus and consistency than any kind of foreign adventurism. Where the foreign affairs stuff has involved crazy tweets, full of bluster, without much follow through - to the clear frustration of the foreign policy establishment including his own neocon/warmonger advisors like Bolton and Pompeo - the control over borders has been a much more seriously pursued goal as a practical matter, not just as a matter of rhetoric.
Third, the first two facts are, I think, best understood in light of the third: Trump's use of the tariffs. The main criticism of Trump's tariffs and trade wars has been economic. But that misses the degree to which they are not just an instrument of economic policy but his most favored tool for conducting foreign policy. Bully people with American economic might and tariffs on the ground that you can eventually get them to do what you want by cowing them into economic submission. Trump is far more comfortable with that kind of 'diplomacy' and certainly the use of economic force than military force.
If you put together (i) the retreat from direct uses of force, (ii) militarization of borders, and (iii) more overt use of tariffs you get something of a strange result. It looks like a retreat from American hegemony and a kind of return to a muted form inter-imperial rivalry. Trump makes America 'great' by retreating to American borders. It's all partial and limited, of course. And things could change - he could end getting drawn into military conflict with Iran, for instance. Though even there, it looks more like Bolton/Pompeo trying to draw him in than his own sense of imperial purpose or identification with American hegemony. Anyhow, the point is, it seems to me we've been through a long enough period of the Trump presidency for this to be a significant shift that needs to be understood. Especially since all the alarm over the past few years has been about him getting us into nuclear war with North Korea, overthrowing Maduro, invading Iran, and generally being utterly out of control. This is, on the foreign policy front, one of the most restrained presidencies we've had in quite a long time when it comes to major and even minor uses of force. I don't think that is accidentally related to the turn to trade wars and militarizing the border.
Why Trump has taken this approach is yet another question, perhaps explained in part by his own (cowardly) psychology and in further part by the fact that he is not a product of the major parties. He comes from outside the party system itself, isn't beholden to its bipartisan foreign policy establishment, and has an intuitive connection to a kind of anti-war mentality among some of the right-wing voters in his base. He hasn't been marinating in the institutions of American hegemony, has no spontaneous identification with American imperialism and no developed sense of its purposes and the need to preserve that global dominance. His relation to the military seems to be more as a showpiece, to spend lots of money on and have parades. But anyhow, the point is, that explanation is a separate question from just trying to understand and recognize the interconnection between trade, border, and military policy.
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The tenant admin cmdlets are 'aware' of the fact that they need to connect to a tenant admin site. The moment you execute them and you are not connected to that site, it will switch its context (it will 'clone' the context, reusing the current credentials) to your tenant admin site, do the work, and restore the original context.
That makes it very transparent for you to use them, and you don't have to reconnect in your scripts either.
Notice that we make a simple assumption of what the tenant admin site URL is. We basically take the hostname, and append -admin to it. In some cases (SPO-D) this will not work, and you will have connect to the tenant admin site anway with Connect-PnPOnline.


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Glauco Servadei (né le  à Forlì, en Émilie-Romagne et mort le  dans la même ville) est un coureur cycliste italien, dont la carrière se déroule de la fin des années 1930 à la fin des années 1940.

Biographie

Professionnel entre 1936 et 1949, Glauco Servadei a été vainqueur d'étape sur le Tour de France et le Tour d'Italie.

Palmarès

Palmarès amateur
 1931
 Tour d'Émilie
 1933
  et  du Tour de Hongrie
 Coppa Città di Asti
 1934
 Coppa Caivano
 1935
 Coppa Sergio Salvioni
 1936
  du championnat d'Italie sur route amateurs
  du contre-la-montre par équipes aux Jeux olympiques
  du championnat du monde sur route amateurs

Palmarès professionnel

 1937
  et  du Tour d'Italie
  du Tour de Toscane
  de Milan-Modène
  des Trois vallées varésines
 1938
 b et a étapes du Tour de France
  de Milan-Modène
  du championnat d'Italie sur route
 1939
 a étape du Tour d'Italie
  du Tour de Lombardie
  de Milan-San Remo
 1940
 a,  et  du Tour d'Italie
  du Tour d'Ombrie

 1942
 Coppa Bernocchi
 Milan-Mantoue
  du Tour de la province de Milan
  du Tour de Toscane
  de Milan-Modène
  du Tour de Lombardie
 1943
 Tour de la province de Milan (avec Fiorenzo Magni)
  du Tour de Toscane
  de Milan-Mantoue
  de Milan-San Remo
  du championnat d'Italie sur route
 1945
  du championnat d'Italie sur route
  du Trophée Matteotti

Résultats sur les grands tours

Tour de France
 1937 : abandon ()
 1938 : , vainqueur des b et

Tour d'Italie
6 participations
 1937 : , vainqueur des  et
 1939 : , vainqueur de la a étape
 1940 : , vainqueur des a,  et
 1946 : abandon
 1947 :
 1949 :

Liens externes

Coureur cycliste italien
Coureur cycliste aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1936
Sportif italien du XXe siècle
Vainqueur d'étape du Tour de France
Vainqueur d'étape du Tour d'Italie
Naissance en juillet 1913
Naissance à Forlì
Décès en décembre 1968
Décès à Forlì
Décès à 55 ans

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Virgin Media Business has announced it will bring the Voom Tour 2017 to Manchester, including pitching competition Voom Pitch.
The event will take place at 1 Exchange Square in the city on 6th and 7th September. Free advice and activity will be available on the Voom Bus, including one-to-one business advice and a panel discussion with previous Voom finalist, Luke Massie, who founded ethical ticket company Vibe Tickets.
Any Manchester entrepreneurs who are brave enough to pitch their business idea to a panel of expert judges can take part in the live pitching competition on 7th September.
The Voom Bus arrives in Manchester as new research from Virgin Media Business shows that a third of Mancunians (33%) think they've had a great idea for a new business, but 66% failed to turn their business idea into reality. The top reasons for not taking any action include not having any idea of how to start (33%), not knowing where to get funding (29%), and not having the confidence in securing money to get off the ground (24%).


Self taught videographer & photographer with huge passion for visual arts. Currently living and working in Prague, Honza spent his early years traveling and documenting Czech skateboard scene. He has worked for clients such as Red Bull, Ambiente restaurants, Airbank, Mattoni, Yinachi or numerous Czech magazines.


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Orlando City SC sign Swedish center back Robin Jansson
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Orlando City SC have signed center back Robin Jansson from Swedish first division champions AIK, the club announced Tuesday.
Jansson, 27, made 25 appearances for AIK last season and made his debut for the Sweden national team in January. He has spent his entire career in his native country, making 50 appearances for IK Oddevold.
"Robin is a guy that we're excited to bring to Orlando after the success he has had overseas in Sweden," Orlando EVP of Soccer Operations Luiz Muzzi said in a club statement. "This signing continues to build depth and competition within our group for the 2019 season."
After a disappointing defensive season in 2018, Orlando have taken strides to improve that end of the field in 2019. They have drawn their opening two matches.
Orlando are next in action on Saturday against the Montreal Impact (4 pm ET | TVAS — Full TV & streaming info).


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TJ Yeldon Impresses At Jaguars OTAs, Projected To Be Starter
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It's early in the NFL off-season, the first week of OTAs to be exact, but Jacksonville Jaguars rookie T.J. Yeldon has already done enough for Jaguars.com to tab him as the projected starting running back heading into the the 2015 season. The former Alabama Crimson Tide back was selected with the No. 36 overall pick (2nd round) of the NFL Draft.
The Jaguars do have several more experienced players on the roster at the position, but Yeldon seems like the most logical choice to start at this point. Toby Gerhart didn't do much after receiving a three-year free agent deal last off-season and Denard Robinson just isn't big enough to carry the load at running back in the NFL. Second year back Storm Johnson had a nice collegiate career but was really just a seventh round flier.
So far, the real gem of the group looks like Yeldon. He is even drawing praise from veteran linebacker Paul Posluszny, "He looks really good in short-area change of direction. He looks really, really good there. It's, 'How does a guy move in space? How athletic is he?' That's what stands out. With him, he definitely has it."
That has to be music to the ears of of Jaguars fans who haven't had a real answer at running back since Maurice Jones-Drew's departure.
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Forrest Wang Returns To Formula DRIFT
Posted on June 24, 2016 by FormulaD
Over the past few days, there has been quite a lot of discussion regarding Forrest Wang and his departure from the Series. Formula DRIFT has held off on making a public statement because we first wanted to talk to Forrest and ensure we understood his perspective and view on the situation before addressing it. It's important to the Series that when we make public statements we do so with all the possible information available, and talking to Forrest was key before we made a public announcement. As of Tuesday, June 21st, we have had the opportunity to speak to Forrest. It was a very productive conversation. Media outlets, drifting reporters and fans have gone very far and deep in discussing the result of the Forrest Wang/Chris Forsberg head-to-head match, which has led many to believe that this incident was his core reason for leaving the Series. No matter what side you take on the topic, what's important regarding this message is our conversation with Forrest.
Forrest is aware that Formula DRIFT has an open-door discussion policy with all participants in the Series, whether you are a driver, team member, media person or fan. In a Series as unique as ours, that has a wide array of auto manufacturers and tire manufacturers, along with an emphasis on competitive individualism, parity and fairness is an extremely important part of the equation. If there are ways that we can help make parity and fairness better, we always strive for that without trying to take away from what makes drifting fun and exciting. Taking into account all of the diversity in the Sport is certainly a challenge, but it's a challenge that we continuously work on because we feel it is important in the integrity of the Sport. We believe that Forrest understands that our intentions are to deliver the best possible drift series to the general public and that teams, drivers, sponsors and fans are all part of the equation. Without taking all those things into consideration, we couldn't have made it thirteen years in existence. Everyone plays a role to the success of the Series and the Sport they are involved in and Forrest's voice is an important one in understanding the perspective of his team and program. Communication is paramount and we are glad that our discussion allowed both sides to share perspective and shed light to the situation.
After seeing the outcry from many regarding Forrest's decision to have New Jersey be his last event, Forrest has taken everything into account and reevaluated his decision to leave the Series. He has decided that New Jersey will not be his last event. He believes he still has a lot to offer. He loves drifting and feels that he still has plenty of opportunity to continue to make his mark on the Sport, and we wholeheartedly agree. We also agree that transparency and communication are vital to getting everyone on the same page, even if they disagree with our competitive philosophy. Our goal is to create battles that are as close as possible, while still allowing for personal style, flair and fairness. Everything we have built into our competition needs to take these things into account and drivers, such as Forrest, are a key factor to doing that. Our discussion with him allows both sides to work together for a common goal. With that said, one of the immediate actions we are going to take is to move Judge Ryan Lanteigne into the announcers booth to judge; in order to make sure the fans can get a judges perspective in real time. We believe this will alleviate some of the communication gaps that exist and lend additional transparency in the judging process. Since it is Ryan Lanteigne that conducts the Drivers Meetings, he will also be able to communicate exactly what is expected of the drivers directly to the public audience. Forrest is a supporter of this move. Secondly, Forrest has given us a number of suggestions for us to put on the agenda at our next Drivers Summit, which is being held the weekend of the Evergreen Speedway event. There we will discuss many different items and issues in the Series and this occasion allows for all participants to have their voice heard in order to build consensus.
So in short, we are very excited to have Forrest back on the grid. He is a true asset to the Series and people deserve to see his talent flourish.
Please also visit Forrest's social accounts as he has released a more detailed statement of his own.
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The world's most renowned country, one that's been at the forefront of history, culture, music, sports, at just about everything — the United States of America. Travelling through the country will take you to some of the most iconic places ever. There're the ones you would've heard of and then there's all the others hidden across this vast and varied land. You' probably want to see all the tourist places in USA in just one visit, but there's a reason why people keep coming back to this country over and over again!
Narrowing down your choices comes down to which parts of the country you're planning to visit and what time of the year it is. But here's a list of what's generally considered the top places to go in USA by popular tourist demand. Once you are familiarised with them, SOTC will help you craft the ideal itinerary for your great American adventure.
These are some of the highlights of places to go in USA. There's much more the country has to offer, be culture, adventure, romance or family getaways. And you can find the best USA tour package for all of these experiences, with SOTC.
Like most other things, America is home to the world's most iconic waterfall — the Niagara Falls. Set right on the border between the state of New York and the Canadian state of Ontario, this magnificent natural spectacle is one of the most visited tourist destinations in USA and one you simply must tick off your bucket list!
You've seen it in the movies, TV shows, music videos, even wallpapers — but it's time you see the Manhattan skyline for real. Just roaming these historic streets, you can see some of the must-visit places in USA like the Statue of Liberty, Empire State building or Central Park.
Another of the really famous places to visit in United States of America, is the Golden Gate Bridge in the colourful and effervescent town of San Francisco. It's not just a symbol of the city, but of good design, the iconic orange makes it visible even in the thickest of Frisco fogs and the art deco styling will leave you inspired. In summers, the bridge sees the most tourist traffic so planning a spring trip might be better.
One of the most beautiful and naturally significant places to visit in USA is the Yellowstone National Park in the state of Idaho. It's the world's first national park, created to protect the naturally occurring of hot springs geysers. There's also wildlife in abundance, including elk, bears and wolves.
The Grand Canyon is another of the United States of America tourist places that you've probably heard of and seen in pictures. And still, it will take your breath away. Make your way to Arizona for this geological sight, created by the flow of the Colorado River over millions of years. Don't forget to wear sunscreen so you can spend as much time as you like soaking in the magnificent vistas.
The most spectacular urban oasis is like the mirage of your dreams come alive in the Nevada desert. Las Vegas is a city synonymous with indulgence, fantasy and once-in-a-lifetime fun — which is why it's one of the must visit places in USA.
One of the great outdoor tourist places in USA is the Yosemite National Park in the Californian Mountains. Wonderful hiking trails will take you across scenic landscapes, centuries old sequoia trees, gorgeous cliff sides and the Yosemite Falls.
One of the most loved tourist places in USA — Disney World! The world's best theme park is actually made up of many different parks including Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom. Rides in all shapes and sizes, fun for all ages, everything magical about childhood comes alive in this wondrous land and you simply must experience it for yourself.
The west coast of America has some of its most popular destinations, like Venice Beach, California. Stroll, skate or dance down the Boardwalk — anything goes at this vibrant and varied locale of the famed glitzy city. Eat, drink, stop for pictures, cheer on a street performer — there's so many memorable reasons that make this one of the best places to go in USA.
America has a great history, so it's only right that one of its iconic historic landmarks and top places to visit in USA, is an enormous carving into a mountain side of its four famed presidents. Take the presidential trail at Mount Rushmore to see the giant faces of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, learning more about the country along the way.
120 miles of tropical islands make for one of the most idyllic places to visit in USA, with family or friends. Florida Keys offers a tropical experience that's never too far away from the mainland. You might even recognise some of its scenery from movies! Key West is the most famous island of the lot, so do stop by even if it's for a night.
When in the windy city, do catch the lovely atmosphere at its coastal Navy Pier — one of the great places to visit in USA for its wonderful attractions, souvenir shops, a children's museum, theatres and restaurants. Enough to take you from day to night!


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Postpunk pioneers Joy Division left an indelible mark on Manchester's burgeoning music scene in the late 1970s. Where punks, armed with anger and adrenaline, reconfigured rock by employing its most primal qualities, the postpunks dealt in dissonance, inverted sonic balances, and introspective lyrics. Producing a legacy perhaps larger than their own output, Joy Division lasted little more than three years and recorded only two studio albums, but the poignancy and sheer originality of their music have ensured their essential status in rock's pantheon.
35 years ago, Joy Division issued their second studio effort, Closer (1980), another seminal post-punk masterpiece which – exactly two months earlier – had already secured its position as their final album, due to frontman Ian Curtis's suicide. Closer is an album which is effectively impossible to listen to without considering the circumstances under which it was ultimately released, i.e. posthumously, but that doesn't mean it isn't still a classic in its own right.
Musically and lyrically driven by the prevailing despair of Curtis, Closer was once again produced by Martin Hannett, who also helmed the group's debut Unknown Pleasures, and he and the band weave sprawling emotional chaos and shifting atmospheres and textures together here into an enormously powerful ten-song tour de force. Standouts include "Heart And Soul," "Isolation," "Eternal," "Decades," and the wrenching "Twenty Four Hours."
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5. A Means To An End
7. Twenty Four Hours
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You can test drive skyBuilders timeLines on our sandBox site at sandBox.skyBuilders.com. But to get all the benefits of timeLines, it should be running on your own secure server at your facility or your web hosting data center. That way none of your valuable data is outside your control.
Running your own database-backed web site is getting easier and more affordable every day, but it's not easy. If you already have a relational database system, you are about one-third there. Chances are the tables of the skyBuilders Open Database Model (ODBM) can be created inside your existing database.
If you are running your own web server on the same local area network with your database, you are two-thirds of the way.
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The Main OtherNumber of accidents at work has risen slightly: how can safety be guaranteed?
Unfortunately, the latest news from the construction industry is not very pleasing: as Klaus-Richard Bergmann, chief executive of the BG of the construction industry (BG BAU) announced in Berlin on 27 July 2017, 104,820 occupational accidents in the construction sector were registered in Germany in 2016, subject to reporting requirements had been. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 2,487 accidents at work. However, according to Bergmann, this was due to a general increase in construction activity. The figures of the Federal Statistical Office give the CEO right, but in building construction, an increase in building permits compared to 2015 in the amount of 5 percent could be recorded. With 1,000 employees, the number of accidents at work could even be reduced, with only 55.29 cases reported on average for this number of jobs last year - a decrease of 0.36 per cent. But even this development can not hide the fact that every accident at work is associated with personal suffering and financial losses. The question of safety on the building is therefore particularly important.
The conditions on the construction are conceivably bad in safety terms: it is worked with large loads and heavy machinery, at the same time the structure can be made only provisionally, as for example in an industrial company.
For this reason, a so-called site set-up plan should be prepared before the construction work for the construction site. It then outlines which traffic routes must be kept free, where the building materials are stored or where connections for water and electricity are made available. In this way, unnecessary or too long paths are prevented in advance, which increases your work productivity and safety at the same time. In addition, care must be taken to ensure that the necessary first aid and first aid material are available locally. So-called first-aiders should be clearly visible by name and by telephone number. It is also advisable to provide a short illustrated guide to first aid in case of accidents. Such notices are often available free of charge from employers' liability insurance associations or professional associations.
At least as important are personal protective measures so that accidents, if possible, have no serious health consequences. Body protection may include a cut-resistant and fire-resistant work suit, depending on the activity, a dust suit is the better choice. In addition, goggles with side protection are indispensable when working with heavy dust.
Without safety shoes every step brings danger.
To reduce the risk of possible injury to the hands, use sturdy protective gloves made of leather or nitrile-coated cotton. In addition, it may be necessary for certain activities to set up a half mask with P2 filter. Such a mask also serves the often required dust protection.
In this context, of course, the protection of the feet is indispensable. Safety shoes with a protective cap not only prevent the toes from being crushed but are also resistant to liquids and many chemicals; including oil or gasoline. So you can not get around comfortable safety shoes in the common safety classes. Incidentally, one of the biggest dangers is hearing loss due to heavy noise. The wearing of hearing protection is essential for appropriate work.
Further protective measures relate to the equipment and equipment used. Damaged machinery must be repaired or replaced immediately; Lifting straps or ropes must be checked regularly for damage. The power supply must be limited to approved feed points and the circuits must be protected by a residual current device. If cable drums are used, they must have an overheating protection device with a release. In addition, it is imperative that the cable drums are protected against the ingress of spray water. Building site luminaires must also be insulated and insulated against water jets, but at the same time provide sufficient lighting.
In practice, however, it is less technical equipment or equipment that causes accidents at work; rather, it is the behavior of some employees. In any case, the employees should be informed and sensitized to work safety. The problem here is in particular the work with hand tools such as hand grinders, circular saws or mixing machines.
Sensitize employees to wear protective equipment.
When machining workpieces, they are often not clamped as tightly as it would actually be required. Other issues include vehicle accidents, a lack of fall protection and heavy lifting and carrying. Even a high-quality personal protective equipment is not helpful if it is ultimately not worn. This should be passed in their own interest; It is well known that you are responsible as an employer for sick pay in the first six weeks. In addition, it is likely that the relevant professional association will closely monitor the event, especially in the event of a serious accident. If the misconduct of some employees is not sanctioned, you might be misinterpreted.
In addition, the damage is of course not only financial, but also personal and technical nature. Some accidents at work are associated with lasting damage to health, which of course should be spared the employee and his relatives. In addition, each of the colleagues fulfills an important task, a waiver is not easy, especially when working under time pressure. But with careful handling and the right equipment, it will probably be possible for your construction site to significantly reduce the number of accidents in the coming years.
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Security Concerns About Limmud Speaker = $1500 Bill
By Marty Gold
@TGCTS
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg police were on the site of the Asper Jewish Community Campus on Sunday morning, but the President of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, which helps fund the facility, has claimed a cone of silence prevents her from explaining exactly why.
Concerned parents attending the Rady Community Centre located inside the campus complex that morning were surprised, and some children upset, at seeing a squad car outside the doors and a uniformed armed officer inside the entrance.
A police spokesperson had already confirmed "We were there providing Special Duty for Asper Campus" and were not responding to an incoming call for service (such as a 911 call).
When JFW head Laurel Malkin, also a Board member of the AJCC, was asked if she could shed light on whether a threat to the Tuxedo area campus was received, and who was actually footing the bill, she responded, "Hi Marty, Security issues at the Campus are confidential, and I am unable to comment".
Anti-Israel podcaster Lex Rofeberg was due to appear at a learning conference on the Campus on Sunday. Five days earlier, Malkin had pulled Federation support for a Synagogue dinner featuring Rofeberg saying "The values of the speaker are not in-line with ours, as the representative body of Winnipeg's organized Jewish community."
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The next day, the 3 synagogues holding the "Shabbat Across Winnipeg" dinner revoked their invitation for Rofeberg, a rabbinical student identified by the radical left-wing US group IfNotNow as one of their leaders. The Jewish Federation and synagogues said they had been unaware of Rofeberg's active role with INN, despite it being mentioned in a bio supplied by him that was used in the online ad promoting the event.
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But Limmud Winnipeg, which had invited Rofeberg to make 2 presentations at their annual conference, claimed he had assured them he was not a supporter of BDS (boycotts of Israel) and they had it verified independently. Accordingly he would still deliver his 2 speeches to the conference on March 3rd.
However, as I reported, it took me 10 minutes to find proof from his personal Facebook page that Rofeberg was in fact, vocal about supporting BDS, declaring the movement was not anti-Semitic.
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The President of France, among other world leaders, have stated that the anti-Zionism cloak used to legitimize BDS is a cover to conceal "the new anti-Semitism".
It was also discovered that Rofeberg had made an online post stating that "Zionist students don't need safe spaces".
The bounds of confidentiality surrounding the security issues at Asper Campus last weekend were much looser on the Winnipeg Police Service, stating the request to hire a single officer for 2 shifts - at a cost of almost $1500.00 - was made by Asper Campus Executive Director, Curtis Martin.
"They had an event where they had security concerns, concerning a speaker", according to Constable Rob Carver, Public Information Officer.
Carver quoted a rate of $115.76 an hour, for Service Duty from 7-11 PM Saturday, and from 8.30 - 5 PM on Sunday. Those hours match the use of the facility and classrooms by Limmud, for a Saturday night reception and the presentations by Rofeberg (and 40 other speakers) on Sunday.
Mr. Martin has not yet responded to multiple requests for comment, now including questions about the hiring of a police officer at a total cost of $1447.00, who will pay for it, and the reasons behind it. It's hoped he will share his knowledge in a subsequent story.
Nonetheless, the assertion by Malkin that "Security issues at the Campus are confidential" seems at odds with their practices after other recent incidents.
In March 2017, a press release signed by the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, Asper Jewish Community Campus, Rose and Max Rady Jewish Community Centre, Gray Academy of Jewish Education and Jewish Foundation of Manitoba even divulged it was bomb threat - and that the threat was sent by email.
Six months later in September 2017, CTV Winnipeg reported the Gray Academy confirmed another evacuation of the Campus after police attended to an abandoned suitcase.
In surveying tenants of the Asper Campus office complex if they knew police had been at the building, B'Nai Brith Canada was surprised at my inquiry.
"I have no knowledge of this and wasn't informed by any organization, by the Campus or anyone," said Ron Ukashi, National Director for the B'nai Brith League for Human Rights. "I have no idea what the purpose of the police presence was. If I was walking in and saw that, I'd be asking too."
A spokesperson for Canadian Associates of Ben Gurion University was taken aback, saying "I am part of the group chat ... I was not made aware of it or of any (threat), as it pertains to the police." They confirmed no memo was received from Campus management about police being on-site or why existing security mechanisms were deemed inadequate.
A representative of a third agency housed there declined comment but added they were, also, unaware of any memo sent to tenants by the Campus explaining that police were called to the building.
The obviously unusual police presence on Sunday - such measures are usually only seen for major Asper Campus events with big crowds such as Folklorama - has raised questions if existing security measures protecting the Jewish community are adequate.
[ Marty Gold, a Jewish voice on the Canadian Prairies, has hosted radio and TV current affairs programs since 1986. As an investigative reporter and podcaster, his opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the Manitoba Post nor its staff. Twitter @TGCTS. Please support his citizen journalism directly via PayPal at this link http://paypal.me/MartyGoldMedia]
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Pakistan to host 57-country international meeting on Afghanistan today
Special session of Organization of Islamic Cooperation to be biggest global meeting on Afghan issues since Taliban takeover
Published: Sun 19 Dec 2021, 7:55 AM
Last updated: Sun 19 Dec 2021, 8:24 AM
Pakistan is set to host a special meeting of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and navigate its way out of an emerging humanitarian and economic crisis.
In addition to the members of the OIC, delegations from the US, Russia, Britain, the European Union, the World Bank and humanitarian organizations have also been invited to the conference.
The OIC-led conference will be the biggest international gathering on Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the country in mid-August following US military drawdown from the country after two decades.
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This meeting comes at a time when Pakistan is rallying 57-member OIC to help Afghanistan stave off a crisis while at the same time trying to convince the Taliban led Afghanistan to soften its image abroad.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi earlier this month made a formal announcement for the OIC meeting stating that the purpose of the summit was to avert a humanitarian crisis rearing its head in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal.
On Saturday, Qureshi said that countries participating in the 17th extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) will be able to reach a consensus on measures to improve the situation in Afghanistan.
Speaking with the media, he said that the world "seemed to be reaching consensus" on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and added that the country's economy was reeling from the effects of a non-functioning banking system, Dawn newspaper reported.
More than 100 days have passed since the Taliban seized control over Afghanistan, but the outfit is yet to be recognized by any country in the world.
Respect for women and human rights, establishing inclusive government, not allowing Afghanistan to become a safe haven of terrorism are the preconditions for the recognition set by the international community.
Moreover, Afghanistan is facing a looming economic meltdown and humanitarian catastrophe in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover. Billions of dollars worth of the country's assets abroad, mostly in the US, have been frozen and international funding to the country has ceased.
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