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Ageing on the Edge Research Library
An online library of research into Older People, Housing and Homelessness.
Pathways into homelessness
Ageing and homelessness: solutions to a growing problem
This report compiles existing research and data to present an overview of the current issues around ageing and homelessness in Australia. The report explores the precursors and drivers of homelessness for older people, and also provides solutions and recommendations to respond to the growing problem.
Older homeless women's identity negotiation: agency, resistance, and the construction of a valued self
Although men still outnumber women among the US adult homeless population, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women, including older women, seeking shelter each night. The concept of 'home' is widely associated with women and serves as a source of identity and social order. Thus, homeless older women represent an intersection of stigma.
Judith Ganyea, Kelly Melekis
Concept of 'Home', Older Women, Ageing Population, Pathways into homelessness
Aged over 60 and female? Here's why you might be at risk of poverty
Poverty is a daily reality for millions of Australian women aged 55 and over. Single elderly women – aged over 60 – living in Australia have the unfortunate distinction of belonging to the lowest income earning family group in the 2017 HILDA survey. This family subset, according to the survey, earns on average, less than $30,000 a year.
Nicola Heath
Older Women, Rental Stress, Pathways into homelessness
Comprehensive National Strategy for the Homeless 2015-2020
The 2015-2020 Comprehensive National Strategy for the Homeless is the instrument proposed by the Government to address homelessness and create a comprehensive framework of action for this group of people. Homelessness is the most extreme result of social exclusion in our country and the most visible.
Ministry of Health Social Services and Equality, Social Services and Equality"
Ageing Population, Policy, Older Women, Pathways into homelessness, Poverty & homelessness
Pathways to Homelessness among Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Study
Little is known about pathways to homelessness among older adults. We identified life course experiences associated with earlier versus later onset of homelessness in older homeless adults and examined current health and functional status by age at first homelessness. We interviewed 350 homeless adults, aged 50 and older, recruited via population-based sampling.
Rebecca Brown, Leah Goodman, David Guzman, Lina Tieu, Claudia Ponath, Margot Kushel
A Literature Review of Homelessness and Aging: Suggestions for a Policy and Practice-Relevant Research Agenda
Homelessness among older people is a growing concern across Canada and is expected to rise with demographic change. Yet current knowledge, policies, and practices on homelessness largely focus on younger populations. Likewise, research and policies on aging typically overlook homelessness.
Rachel Barken, Tamara Sussman, David Rothwell, Valerie Bourgeois-Guerin, Jean-Pierre Lavoie
Ageing Population, Policy, Pathways into homelessness, Definition of 'at risk of homelessness'
Aging on the Streets: America's Growing Older Homeless Population
The face of American homelessness is changing — into an older one. People 50 and older make up more than 30 percent of the nation's homeless population.
Simmons University staff
Ageing Population, Pathways into homelessness, Policy, Health, Rough Sleeping
This report reviews the state of literature on aging and homelessness. A substantial literature spanning several decades explores homelessness and the programs designed to address this issue ( Lee, Tyler, & Wright, 2010; Shlay & Rossi, 1992; Toro, 2007; Trypuc & Robinson, 2009).
Rachel Barken, Tamara Sussman, David Rothwell, Jean-Pierre Lavoie
Ageing Population, Pathways into homelessness, Rough Sleeping, Crisis Housing
Rachel Barken, Tamara Sussman, Valerie Bourgeois-Guerin, David Rothwell, Jean-Pierre Lavoie
Ageing Population, Pathways into homelessness, Poverty & homelessness, Policy, Health
How to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Older Adults
Older adults are at greater risk of homelessness than at any time in recent history.The population is aging, and more adults are aging into poverty. At the same time, housing is becoming more unaffordable and the costs of necessities like health care are rising, leaving older adults at risk of poverty and homelessness.
Jennifer Goldberg, Kate Lang, Vanessa Barrington
Poverty & homelessness, Ageing Population, Health, Housing Affordability, Pathways into homelessness
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Out of the Closet, Out of Options: Older LGBTI people at risk of homelessness
This report presents the findings of a study of the housing experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) older people in Victoria, undertaken by Housing for the Aged...
Public and Community Housing: Comparing the rights and experiences of older tenants in Victoria
This report compares tenants rights and legislative and policy frameworks for public housing and community housing, with a focus on how these are experienced by older tenants. By foregrounding the...
Women's Housing Needs in Regional Australia
This report outlines key housing needs and challenges for women through national research undertaken across regional Australia. It offers new knowledge and insights that are relevant for policy and...
Rental Affordability Snapshot 2020
The Rental Affordability Snapshot is designed to highlight the lived experience of looking for housing while on a low income. It focuses on the Australian population who earn the least income –...
Older Women in the Private Rental Sector: Unaffordable, Substandard and Insecure Housing
Single older women aged 55 and over are overrepresented amongst the asset poor in Australia. They are also one of the fastest growing groups of homeless people nationally. This status is a product of...
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Many managers will also be master teachers. Still, instructing others to work educators needs a different skills from teaching classes yourself. But, as the second session approaches, managers face the job of coaching a brand new number of teachers. Here are six tips will effectively train your employees.
Be Realistic. To prevent rearing teachers who know a bit of everything but many of nothing, focus your training. Do that by prioritizing the most crucial practices–the abilities staff must master to improve student success. File away less imperative skills to become tackled later.
PLACE STAFF STRATEGICALLY IN SESSIONS. After creating your menu of high-priority training products, survey staff to obtain an knowledge of their experience. Next, place staff to take advantage of their strengths and support them in regions of growth. For instance, your fifth-year ESL teacher might lead the session on dealing with worldwide students. Schedule your third-year Computer Systems teacher to go to this session. On the other hand, Mr. Tech might lead an exercise entitled "Using Social Networking within the Classroom" attended by Ms. ESL.
Conserve A "WE-CAN-FIX-THIS" MINDSET. Remember, the classroom may be the laboratory by which teachers practice skills from training. Mistakes will likely occur. Whenever a teacher fumbles, assure him that this can be a component of his development like a teaching professional–hence, the word professional development. Next, evaluate the situation and coach the teacher on methods to repair the problem. Remember to supply choices for handling things differently later on situations.
JUGGLE ONLY THREE BALLS. Expect each educator to operate towards mastery of three goals: 1) the aim he sets for themself 2) the aim you place for him 3) and also the goal present with all teachers within the program. For instance, an instructor might set an objective of utilizing coded materials at school. You may set another goal for him to make use of more cooperative learning groups. Finally, like a program, all teachers may be applying a flipped classroom model. You and also he'll keep these 3 balls (coded materials, cooperative learning, and flipped classroom) in mid-air throughout the session.
COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY. Effective communication is honest, direct, and open-ended. This kind of communication offers teachers an array of responses thus making certain you receive the important information to assist the teacher in the success. Listed here are three fundamental conversations starters you should use: 1) Describe your most effective moment within the classroom so far and just what managed to get effective 2) Describe one moment of difficulty and detail what chose to make this situation difficult 3) Discuss the kind of support that might be most useful for you and let me know why it might be useful.
BE Obvious ABOUT DEAL BREAKERS. Outline the guidelines and become explicit about the kinds of behavior which are unacceptable for staff. If your teacher transgresses rules–whether major or minor–address the problem with similar "we-can-fix-it" mindset. Conference with all of involved to achieve a properly-rounded perspective around the situation. As you choose the right response, frame all matters as stages in the professional growth and development of employees.
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Commonwealth employees represented by AFSCME Council 13 should have recently received printed copies of the Master Memorandum (First-Level Supervisors' Contract Only) for 2016-19. There is a minor omission within the book form of the Master Memorandum in Appendix E Classifications, on pages 199 and 200.
There is no modification to the Master Agreement.
Please click here for a PDF of the omitted portions and include it with your book.
You do not need to include this page if you downloaded the Master Memorandum from AFSCME13.org – this only affects the printed version.
Council 13 apologizes for this error, and will be sending letters to local union presidents to notify them.


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Home Medtech News + How could the UK general election impact life sciences?
How could the UK general election impact life sciences?
by Ian Bolland
With the UK general election on the horizon, what are the implications for medtech and life sciences?
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Brexit was covered in depth during a Healthcare Disparities event I attended in Manchester earlier this year. Though the supply of devices and medicines should be unaffected beyond 31 January 2020, there is the question of what happens if the government fails to negotiate a trade deal in time for the end of next year? What happens to cross-border contracts in that event?
Labour has said it would renegotiate a deal and put it to another referendum, its Brexit is more likely to be softer – meaning less custom hassle with the aim of a minimum disruption to the supply chain. There has often been repeated lines from Labour leadership of a 'customs union' meaning the supply of medical devices and medicines would have minimal disruption. Think of it more like the Norwegian European Economic Area model if you want a direct comparison.
The Liberal Democrats' pledge to stop Brexit would mean no change – you don't need me to explain the supply chain consequences – see other publications for a political explanation depending on your persuasion.
Prior to the dissolution of parliament, the government proposed legislation in the Queen's Speech – the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill – aiming to "ensure that the UK remains at the global life sciences industry after Brexit," and allowing the MHRA to develop "innovative regulation to enable early access to technology".
If the Conservatives do form a majority following 12th December's poll, it would be interesting to see whether this is brought before the House of Commons again, and whether there are any alterations given the likely change of the Parliamentary arithmetic.
The NHS
There are many aspects to cover here. Labour believes it is fertile territory. It founded the NHS under Clement Attlee and the party feels it is the natural guardians of the institution, repeatedly warning of a sell-off if the Conservatives were to win the election and negotiate a trade deal with the United States. Jeremy Corbyn held a press conference unveiling documents from the Department of International Trade claiming that the health service was on the table for a sell-off in any trade talks.
What does the wider market feel about the election?
Though that claim has been heavily disputed, and likely will be until polling day, there are certain takeaways which could leave certain grounds for uncertainty going forward.
One interesting point to note in the digital health aspect of the manifestos is the Conservatives are offering vaccine text messaging reminders, in a bid to stop the declining rates of some immunisations. This ties in both a pressing issue surrounding a fall in child vaccinations, and Matt Hancock's desire to make the NHS paperless.
Global Medical Nomenclature Agency CEO Mark Wasmuth told GlobalData: "The Conservative 'Get Brexit Done & Unleash Britain's Potential' manifesto sounds positive, but medical was only mentioned in relation to doctors' pensions! Support for the NHS is prominent, especially mobile screening, healthy living and more cycling.
"The Liberal Democrats certainly have a bright cover for their 'Stop Brexit & Build a Brighter Future' manifesto. A bit light on 'medical devices', medical was only mentioned in regulated access to cannabis and gender reassignment. Healthcare gets a big mention, but maybe the Liberal Democrats don't know where innovation and change comes from?
"Labour's 'It's time for Real Change' manifesto looks like they have talked to someone in the industry and committed to 'invest more in…state-of-the-art medical equipment' and 'will play an active role in the medical innovation model, ensuring rewards and incentives match the areas of greatest health need'. NHS and healthcare gets good coverage too."
Wasmuth described the Conservative and Liberal Democrat manifestos as having a 'two out of ten' benefit to the NHS, while he gave the Labour manifesto a score of six.
The US wish for an extension to patent lengths surrounding certain drugs could mean an increase in pharmaceutical pricing. Given that funding of the NHS if often a political football, this would certainly feed into it – and did during an interview between Andrew Neil and Labour's shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner, with the Labour frontbencher accusing the BBC journalist of being "ridiculous and naïve" when trying to separate the issue of drug pricing for pharmaceutical companies and the impact private companies can have on the health service.
There is also the question of regulation. Labour seems to want close regulatory alignment with the EU, while if the Conservatives agree a deal with the United States – regulation surrounding data protection and medical devices could be on the table – GDPR might not be something the United States is a fan of. While the UK is going to adopt and MDR standard that comes into force in May, there is the question of what happens further down the line? That might be for another election.
This could add to unease already expressed by NHS workers about big tech companies having access to patient data – as covered by a recent YouGov survey which found that 17% of staff said they would trust multinational 'big tech' companies to handle the data in a confidential manner.
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The Western Front
Battlefields, battles and places
GHQ August 1914
By Mike Donoghue
11 September , 2012 in The Western Front
Mike Donoghue
Posted 11 September , 2012
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Hello, could someone confirm for me whether Le Cateau was the GHQ in those early days of the war? Was it established for very long?
I read Sir John's 1st Despatch on the Long Long Trail, and didn't see the location mentioned. I've tried a few other searches with no luck. Probably should have tried harder!
Also, was Mauberge a concentration point for the BEF?
I am researching my grandfather. He was a Munster Fusilier in the 1st Guards Brigade, 1st Division, taken prisoner August 27th, (familiar with that part of it).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Mike, there's an old thread Here but not sure about Le Cateau?
From Wiki " On the left flank of the Fifth Army, facing the Belgian frontier, was the BEF which concentrated near the fortress town of Maubeuge "
SWorrall
Location:Worthing
Interests:Military history Walking Photography
Jerry Murland 'Retreat and Rearguard 1914' p.4 says;
'The BEF's assembly area was a narrow strip running from Maubeuge in the north-east to le Cateau in the south-west, where Sir John French had established his GHQ in a school house in the centre of town'.
Murland gives no footnote or source for this item of information.
But Don Farr in 'Mons 1914 - 1918' Ch1 records that Spears, upon discovering the retreat of Lanrezac's Fifth Army, hurried back to BEF GHQ at le Cateau and reported the French retreat to Macdonogh, the BEF intelligence head.
Thank you, Mike and Simon for your comments.
Is it possible read any kind of detailed account of what transpired at GHQ in Le Cateau?
French's first despatch indicates at that time they thought there was only one, at most two, enemy army corps, with one cavalry division in front of them. Within several days they ascertained the number was more like five enemy army corps.
As far as their understanding of how the Schleifen Plan would have unfolded, was the descrepancy in enemy numbers largely due to the realisation that German Reserves were being utilised alongside front line units?
Was Sir John relying too heavily on Joffre's scewed perception of the situation, re. Plan 17?
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I dont know his source but FM French was persuaded by Gen Wilson that there was only one or at the most two German Corps about to face the BEF, although reports from the RFC seemed to show a larger force approaching. As I understand it the BEF planning for the 23rd was for an offensive which was only changed during the late evening/early morning of the 22nd/23rd when Lt Spears arrived with details of the French 5th army intention to withdraw.
Sir John had little choice; the BEF made up a small part of the forces facing the Germans. The BEF were assigned their role pre-war. The BEF may have been defeated at Mons, they may have subsequently retreated further than any force on the western front but in not been outflanked and in not suffering large casualties theirs was a significant contribution to Joffre's subsequent plan for the Marne
As to Joffre's " scewed perception of the situation, re Plan 17?" Plan XVII evolved and was drawn up on the basis of whether the Germans would attack through Lorraine or Belgium. For political reasons Joffre could neither invade Belgium first or wait to fight the Germans on French soil. The plan then further evolved: originally Lanrezac's Fifth army was supposed to provide the hammer blow and was sized accordingly; based on his interpretation of what was happening Joffre then amended the plan strengthening (IIRC) Fourth Army which was increased in size by mid-August, to, along with Third Army, punch through the Ardennes, cutting off the bulk of German forces to their north-west. Lanrezac would then attack to complete the defeat of the Germans. Joffre may have misread the size of the German forces in front of him due to the German use of reserves but the two aforementioned political constraints severely restricted his options. The allied defeats were largely due to other factors, among which were: superior German training and too many inferior French commanders at Army level downwards.
Thank you, Bill and Steve for your replies. You've added to my understanding of the situation.
I read that General Wilson had given briefings about the Schleifen Plan as early as 1911. Was the BEF's pre-war understanding of the Schleifen Plan that much different than our's is today? What I mean is, I'm wondering if they knew how the German armies would be lining up 1 through 7, for example? Or was their perception of it more general in nature, (ie strong flanking right wing.)
I guess what I'm asking is, if one of General French's staff were conducting briefings at the school house in Le Cateau, would the map on the wall, or on the table, show a reasonable depiction of where the armies of Kluck, Bulow and Hausen were? Was the lack of understanding related primarily to troop strengths or did it encompass the general where abouts of the armies of the right wing?
Sorry if that's too much for one post.
I dont think GHQ had a very good understanding of what German formations were facing them.
John Terraine, in Retreat to Victory, is quite critical of the role of GHQ and seems to sugest that it was the Corps Commanders and Staff who took most responsibility for decisions, especialy Smith Dorien in the early stages of the retreat.
Robert Dunlop
Location:London, UK
There is another interesting source. In the series about the Great War, an interview was conducted with one of the pilots. He related a conversation with FM French in which French refused to believe the evidence of larger forces descending on the BEF. The converse is that the cavalry were ordered to stop on reaching the Mons area and begin preparing defenses, which were intended to be taken over and expanded by the infantry when they arrived. This order was issued before the 23rd.


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Archimandrite Philip [Speranza]
TORONTO, ON, CANADA [OCA]
Archimandrite Philip [Speranza], 71, Associate Pastor of Toronto's Christ the Savior Sobor, fell asleep in the Lord on February 4, 2019.
Born Philip Joseph Speranza in Aurora, IL on March 19, 1947, the son of the late Samuel and Mary [Mondello] Speranza, he was raised in Wheaton, IL. A convert to Orthodox Christianity from Roman Catholicism, he studied at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, after completing his high school studies at Sacred Heart Seminary, Geneva IL.
Ordained to the priesthood of the Orthodox Church in America in 1973, he recently celebrated the 46th anniversary of his ordination. He faithfully served OCA parishes in Ontario and Alberta before his assignment to Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
He is survived by his sister, Joanne Speranza Walker [Larry], Inverness FL; his nephew Eric P. Walker [Michelle] and their daughters Michelle, Heather and Hannah, Kingston, IL; and numerous cousins in Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Florida, Brazil, Belgium and Sicily.
Visitation will be held at Christ the Savior Cathedral, 823 Manning Ave., Toronto from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12. A panikhida will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m. On Wednesday, February 13, His Eminence, Archbishop Irénée of Ottawa and Canada will preside at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at 8:30 a.m., after which the Funeral Service for a Priest will commence at 10:00 a.m. Interment arrangements will be announced at a later date.
May Archimandrite Philip's memory be eternal!
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A major effect of climate change is a present and continuing increase in sea level (Sea-Level Rise), caused mainly by thermal expansion of seawater (in a similar way to the expansion of liquid in a thermometer) and the addition of water to the oceans from melted land ice (such as mountain glaciers, and the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets).
Over the last century, global-average sea level rose about 16 cm (i.e. at an average rate of 1.6 mm/year) and the present rate of rise is about 3 mm/year (Rate of Sea-Level Rise). The most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicated that, during this century, sea level is expected to rise about 0.2-0.8 m over the 21st century, in the absence of significant mitigation of greenhouse-gas emissions (Sea-Level Rise Projections). There is, however, considerable uncertainty in these projections and recent, but controversial, research has suggested that they may be underestimates (Recent Projections).
Sea-level rise will be experienced mainly as an increase in the frequency or likelihood of flooding events, rather than simply as a steady increase in an otherwise constant level. The figure shows the rate of increase of frequency of flooding events for Australia for a 0.5 m rise in mean sea level, which will almost certainly be attained during this century. On average, Australia will experience a roughly 300-fold increase in flooding events, meaning that infrastructure that is presently flooded once in 100 years will be flooded several times per year after a sea-level rise of 0.5 m.


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The Boston Red Sox: Winning at any Price
December 2, 2015 Wayne Cavadi Leave a comment
We all know the deal by now. It is absolutely stupendous. Seven years, $217-million. The Boston Red Sox landed a left-handed ace that solidifies their rotation and immediately changes the complexion of a squad that was questionably put together last season.
New York Yankees fans aren't going to like this, but this was a great deal.
Many people will scoff at the fact that the Red Sox are paying David Price $31-million a season… or $84,931.50 a day for nearly the next decade. So what? Rich Hill signed for $6-million and I bet half of you reading don't even know who he is. JA Happ just signed for $12-million a year. I bet the other half doesn't even know who he is.
This is baseball. There is no salary cap and the going PRICE for starting pitching — especially stud left handed starting pitching — is high. Look at the contracts of Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer. Jason Heyward is about to become a $20-million dollar man. Go ahead, read that sentence again and digest it.
Many scoffed at the fact that it is a seven-year deal. It has to be when the contract is that large so the team can backend the deal. Can't fault the Red Sox for that. Price is 29-years old, so the contract takes him into his age-36 season, assuming that he doesn't jump ship after the three-year opt out that was added into his contract.
Is that worrisome? You bet. Price has logged a ton of innings, and he probably won't be a pitcher that lasts until he is 40. He will probably break down before the contract is up. But this is a Red Sox team stacked with young pitching prospects like Eduardo Rodriguez, Henry Owens and Brian Johnson. In today's era of pitch counts and overthrowing — or under throwing depending on how you look at it — it is no more a risk to bank your future on young arms than it is a veteran.
Price is a lefty — arguably the best lefty in the AL — in a division full of left-handed batting. He is a pitcher that has tons of experience in one of the hardest hitting and run producing divisions in baseball. That is invaluable experience.
Ahhhhh… there it is. I know what you're saying. Wayniac, how can you bring up Price's experience without talking about his infamous playoff experience?
Well, then let's talk about Price in the playoffs, shall we? Let me take you back in time to the mid-80s and early-90s. There was a young pitcher in his mid-20s who was — simply put — untouchable in the regular season. In a 13-year span he went 192-111 with a 3.06 ERA while striking out 2590 in 2776 innings pitched.
That same pitcher in the playoffs would seemingly get lit up any time his team made it to October. He allowed 24 earned runs in his first nine playoffs starts while posting a lower strikeout rate, a much higher walk rate and a WHIP that was a mountain high compared to his career norms.
Several years later, the same pitcher at the ripe old age of 36 would become an untouchable World Series force. That pitcher? Roger Clemens.
Price has actually been much better than people make him out to be in the playoffs. He has been victimized by one bad inning and uncharacteristically ill-timed home runs — and quite a few of them. I know Fenway may not be the place to sort those issues out, but I just don't subscribe to the fact that one of the best lefties in the game simply can't pitch in October.
Ignore his ERA and wins. His WHIP is 1.168 in October. Kershaw's — who's dealt with playoff adversity himself — is 1.160. Price has struck out 59 batters in 63.1 playoff innings while walking 12. Kershaw has struck out more with 77, but has walked a ton more at 23 over a nearly identical span (64.2 innings). Price is 2-7, Kershaw is 2-6. Price pitched in a World Series as a rookie, Kershaw has never seen one.
Did anyone think the Kershaw signing was ridiculous? Didn't think so.
Last season, the Red Sox put a team together that made zero sense. They brought in a highly-paid, highly-combustible Hanley Ramirez to play a position he never had. They also brought in Pablo Sandoval, a hero of three World Series titles by the bay, yet somehow San Francisco was willing to let walk. You know why? Because Kung Fu Panda has a body ready to break down and quite honestly — aside from his post season heroics — he isn't and never has been a player worthy of $17-million a year.
So again, those of you who think it is a bad deal because he can't pitch in October, remember how much Panda made simply because he could play in October. Neither make sense to me.
Now this Red Sox team — that is chock full of some of the best prospects in baseball — has the Ace it hasn't had since Jon Lester was healthy in 2013 who will be handing the ball to the best closer in the game. It allows the Red Sox to not have to rush Johnson and Owens to the big leagues and a 33-start season. And it makes their rotation one of the best in the AL East — a division that has been up for grabs the past several seasons.
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Building Tomorrow`s Solutions Today
VSI has established strategic alliances with powerful entities in the distribution, information services and information technology fields. These alliances contribute added expertise and resources to VSI and provide a foundation for the rapid deployment of VSI's product offerings.
ChoicePoint, Inc.
VSI has entered into a two-year strategic alliance agreement with ChoicePoint, Inc. ("CPS", NYSE), a leading provider of information services to many verticals including insurance, business and government. Under the alliance, VSI is wirelessly enabling many of ChoicePoint's databases. ChoicePoint maintains a current database of 14 billion public records, including a popular database utilized by many law enforcement professionals called "AutoTrackXP." ChoicePoint issued a press release in February 2002 to announce the alliance.
AT&T; Wireless
The AT&T; Wireless GSM/GPRS network is the largest national GPRS network and provides wide area coverage to allow officers to stay connected. In addition, the network delivers high availability through multiple sector cell sites and dedicated data slots. This helps ensure sufficient capacity for communication between law enforcement officers and databases—even during peak network usage or emergency situations. Data transfer speeds of up to 50 kilobytes per second greatly reduce the time spent waiting for data to upload and download, improving response times for tens of thousands of law enforcement officers every day. AT&T; Wireless also offers flexible voice and data rate plans and optional Capped and Pooled features to help you manage data usage for your field officers to better allocate budgets and predict month-to-month spending.
Motorola, Inc.
Motorola, Inc. ("MOT", NYSE) and VSI have signed a three-year, non-exclusive, worldwide license under which Motorola will resell VSI's Voyager™ technology directly and through its significant channel relationships. In June 2001, Motorola issued a press release announcing that VSI had developed data access applications for its Java phones.
Nextel Communications, a Fortune 300 company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully-integrated wireless voice and data communications services including Nextel Direct Connect®–the long-range digital walkie-talkie feature; high quality digital cellular services; Nextel Online® wireless data content and business solutions; and two-way messaging services. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc. have built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network covering 197 of the top 200 U.S. markets. Nextel's wireless voice and packet data communications services are available today in areas of the U.S. where approximately 240 million people live or work.
Palm,Inc
Palm, Inc. is a pioneer in the field of mobile and wireless Internet solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers, according to IDC (2001). Based on the Palm OS® platform, Palm's handheld solutions let people carry and access their most critical information wherever they go. Palm™ handhelds address the needs of individuals, enterprises and educational institutions through hardware add-on options and more than 13,000 Palm OS based application solutions.
Skytel
In May 2002, Skytel, a wholly owned subsidiary of WorldCom ("WCOM", NASDAQ), and VSI entered into a non-exclusive reseller agreement under which Skytel will resell VSI's Voyager™ products primarily, to Skytel's existing 65,000 Federal customers.
TriTech Software Systems
TriTech Software Systems is an international industry leader in the development, implementation, integration and support of advanced computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and related software applications for the public safety industry. It's flagship product, VisiCAD Command™, is a Windows NT, mapping-based CAD system engineered to meet the life-critical dispatching needs of law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services agencies. TriTech Software Systems has implemented more than 100 systems in six countries. For additional information, contact Robert McGrath, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, at 858-799-7000, or visit www.tritech.com.
Unisys began collaborating with VSI in March 2002 on sales of Voyager Query™ units to federal law enforcement agencies. This initiative closely parallels Unisys' stated focus on services and IT outsourcing. Unisys's IT services now account for a significant portion of total revenue, driven primarily by offerings in outsourcing, network infrastructure, systems integration, and multi-vendor maintenance and support services.
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Using Behavioral Science to Promote Gender Diversity in Organizations
Published on Mar 8 2018 by Stephanie Tepper, Ingrid M. Paulin | Behavioral Economics & Psychology
March 8th is International Women's Day, a celebrated recognition of women's achievements. The holiday was first established over a century ago, in 1909, when it was designated to honor women who had protested to improve their working conditions.
We have come a long way in a century, but conversations about gender and diversity in the workplace persist – and for a good reason. Gender inequality is often insidious, but it shows up clearly when we observe the patterns of representation for women in positions of elevated status and leadership.
Behavioral scientists are not immune
Even though many behavioral and social scientists study gender and racial inequality, our field is not immune to its effects.
In the last year, several psychologists have been placed on leave and investigated for serious sexual misconduct, and, despite what you might think if you look at a class of graduating Ph.D. students, our field is overwhelmingly male. Preliminary findings from Dr. Valerie Purdie Greenaway suggest that women make up 43% of faculty in her home field of social psychology, despite the fact that 75% of people earning PhDs in psychology are women. Within the domain of judgment and decision-making research, women make up only 30% of faculty. And when we look at publishing, women are less likely to be the first author on a paper, and their research is less likely to get cited.
What makes people want to diversify their organizations?
Although our field struggles to lead by example, social scientists continue to advance what we know about how best to address inequality and underrepresentation in organizations. Researchers have made strides to develop and test features of diversity initiatives to explore what moves the needle. One initial step in addressing the gender discrepancy is to establish what makes people want to diversify their organizations.
Some of these lessons are likely to come from related domains of inequality research, such as the body of work on racial diversity. In a recent line of research, Dr. Stacey Sinclair studies the effects of framing diversity as "moral" (motivated by fairness and justice) or "instrumental" (motivated by usefulness to the organization as a whole).
Her work finds that white people often prefer instrumental over moral framing, as it makes them feel like they can play a role in contributing to this type of diverse environment. The findings suggest that, to engage all parties in efforts to promote diversity, the message must be palatable to those who are more privileged. However, this appears to come at a cost to minorities; Oriane Georgeac's work finds that job candidates of disadvantaged backgrounds tend to dislike this instrumental framing of diversity, as it increases the feeling of alienation. Instead, when organizations frame diversity as moral, they tend to look more attractive to diverse candidates.
Do we need small changes or a cultural shift?
Diversity framing is one of many changes that may have small, but significant, effects that compound over time. However, some argue that these approaches may neglect to consider how society fundamentally values behaviors associated with men.
Dr. Sapna Cheryan introduces this concept as the "masculine default bias," incorporating ideas from sociological theory to suggest that people often need to adopt traditionally masculine features in order to succeed. Stereotypically feminine attributes are similarly devalued, as reflected in research showing that women who display warmth are perceived as less competent.
Rather than trying to make individuals conform to masculine norms, we might instead work to reform the cultural structures within organizations that give way to these disparities. In an example from the computer science department at Harvey Mudd, the proportion of female students increased from 10% to 40% in just a decade. They achieved this feat in part by implementing two changes in their department structure; introductory computer science courses were split into two cohorts (those who had more prior experience and those who had less) to create a more welcoming culture, and female students were exposed to diverse peer networks and female teaching assistants.
In the end, both small cues and changes to the cultural environment will be essential factors in promoting gender diversity within organizations. Enacting change will also require looking beyond the workplace to increase gender equity more broadly. To do so, we need to recognize how certain opportunities are less accessible, and some environments more hostile, for women of color, trans women, and other disadvantaged groups. By using social science to promote diversity in our organizations and communities, we can expand the efforts of early advocates of International Women's Day.
Stephanie Tepper
Stephanie grew up in New Jersey and attended UNC-Chapel Hill where she majored in Psychology and minored in French and...
Ingrid M. Paulin
Ingrid M. Paulin is a Behavioral Researcher in Center for Advanced Hindsight's San Francisco office. She specializes in studying and...
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Pia Toscano Boyfriend: Update on Divorce With Husband Jimmy R.o. Smith
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By Himanshu On Aug 9, 2022
Pia Toscano
Pia Toscano, an American singer, is from New York. She gained notoriety after appearing on American Idol (season 10).
She was born in 1988, making her 33 years old at present. Jane and Pat Toscano, her parents, raised her in Howard Beach, Queens.
Toscano began performing in talent shows at age four. She performed in a local church production of Jesus Christ Superstar when she was nine years old.
After winning the annual "Anthem Search" contest for the New York Mets in 2008, she was chosen to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a July 2008 contest.
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Who is Pia Toscano new boyfriend?
Pia Toscano and Jimmy RO Smith are rumoured to be divorcing, but the singer has recently been linked to a new man, as seen in her Instagram photo.
Her new partner, according to online rumours, is OSA IT employee Carmen Educate. His Instagram username is @carmeneducate, which is private.
The rumours gained credibility after Toscano posted an Instagram video of the couple sharing a tender moment.
She captioned the video "My calm, my peace, my best friend" when she posted it on Tuesday. One commenter added that she deserved it as she appears to be quite pleased.
Update on Pia Toscano divorce from husband Jimmy RO Smith
According to MJSBIGBLOG, Pia Toscano, 33, is no longer seeing Jimmy RO Smith. The singer filed for divorce on January 6, 2021, citing irreconcilable differences.
It is unknown whether she requested Jimmy's assistance as a wife. Given that the divorced couple has no children, child custody will not be a concern.
They became pals while cooperating at Jennifer Lopez's home in Las Vegas. The couple wed in January 2017 following an engagement in 2016.
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Jennifer appeared as a judge on Season 10 of American Idol while Pia was one of Jlo's backup singers. Comparable to Jimmy, Jennifer's backup dancer for a number of years.
Is Pia Toscano still married?
According to sources, Pia Toscano and Jimmy RO Smith's marriage did not last. Following three years of marriage, they decided to divorce.
Smith is a well-known dancer who rose to prominence for his role in the 2006 film Dreamgirls. He has also appeared in several further films, including Burlesque and Stomp the Yard (2007). (2010).
Many of their fans were disappointed by their separation, but the two have now gone on with their lives.
Pia Toscano Net Worth
After her singing career, Pia Toscano's estimated net worth in 2022 will be $650,000.
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She was selected to perform The Star-Spangled Banner at her high school, PS/MS 207. She established herself as a vocalist with a powerful, clear voice that was heavily influenced by Etta James, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and Mariah Carey.
Toscano had previously served as a wedding singer and makeup artist for "Current Affair." She also played with Josh Groban at Madison Square Garden and opened for the Barenaked Ladies.
On May 29, 2011, she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "I'll Stand by You" at the Memorial Day Concert in Washington, DC.
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Isolating the mossy trees in a busy forest
Join Justin Reznick for an in-depth discussion in this video Isolating the mossy trees in a busy forest, part of Landscape Photography: Washington's Olympic National Park.
- There are so many stories to tell in the forest.…Now, in a rain forest people typically think,…oh, in the spring it's gonna be lush and green…and everything's gonna be vibrant…and they'd be absolutely correct, but in November…it's also green and also vibrant…and you can also make great images with much less crowds.…We've been, in large part, just alone out here…in the wilderness having a great time.…I'm looking at moss.…Moss is an interesting story for me.…It covers this forest.…The rocks, the trees.…
Everything fallen on the ground.…It's just an amazing subject and what I've noticed is…there's a very interesting branch which has kind of a…pattern, kind of interesting lines coming from the tree…where the moss is lighter than everything else around it,…so it has this glow to it; it glows in the forest.…It's just beautiful.…So I'm using the long lens to isolate it,…to really isolate something very specific…when in the forest itself.…The most challenging part for this shot…was just finding a path through the dense forest…
Justin Reznick
What are the best ways to capture lush, green, and often rainy landscapes? Find out by traveling with photographer and educator Justin Reznick to the spectacular Olympic National Park, where he explores three unique regions. First he journeys into the Sol Duc Valley, home of famous forests, creeks, and waterfalls. He brings three lenses—wide angle, telephoto, and macro—to shoot the valley from a variety of perspectives and focal lengths. Then he lands on Second Beach, experimenting with various foreground-and-background compositions. Last, Justin investigates the Hoh Rain Forest, where he shows how to shoot landscapes in the rain and introduces one more vital piece of equipment: the tilt-shift lens. In the final chapter, he reviews the selects from the shoot and the post-processed results.
Defining the HIPS acronym for the shooting workflow
Taking a serene shot of a creek
Shooting waterfalls
Isolating trees in a forest
Getting a macro shot of the forest floor
Shooting reflective pools
Using a tilt-shift lens for a panorama
Shooting fall foliage
Comparing polarized shots
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Introduction to the Olympic National Forest
1. Shooting in the Sol Duc Valley
Introducing the Sol Duc Valley
Taking a serene water shot in a flowing creek
Creating a more powerful foreground-to-background relationship
Setting up the shot of the falls on the bridge
Taking a shot of the falls from the center of the bridge
Shooting the falls wide from a different perspective
Using a long lens to try to get the look of a miniature ice village
Compressing the depth of the forest to get the composition
Getting a macro shot on the forest floor
Wrapping up the Sol Duc Valley shoot location
Post-processing on the water shot from the creek
Applying a recipe to the post work on an image
Reviewing other post-processing tips for the Sol Duc images
2. Shooting Second Beach on the Olympic Peninsula
Shooting reflective pools with a foreground-and-background relationship in mind
Shooting water channels in the foreground
Working with S curves and triangles in the composition
Using a neutral-density filter to get a silky ocean-wave image
Shooting the sea stacks from within the water
Blending two images to achieve the look
Finalizing the post-process image blend
3. Shooting in the Hoh Rain Forest
Introducing the Hoh Rain Forest location and shoot plan
Isolating elements in the Hoh Rain Forest first shot
Isolating a tree as a subject in the composition
Shooting trees in the Hall of Mosses with a long lens
Using the pathway as a leading line
Using a long lens to isolate patterns in the moss
Using a tilt-shift lens to correct distortion in the forest image
Using the tilt-shift lens for a panorama
Finding a shot of fall-foliage color in the Hoh Rain Forest
Comparing shots with polarization
Stitching the tilt-shift panorama
4. Reviewing the Final Images
Final image review and selects from the shoot
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Henry Cavill News: Ready For More Cheery Brightness From Gibraltar? We Are!
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We're not quite done bringing you some really cool exclusives from our trip to Gibraltar. We were there to cover Henry's participation in the Rock Run, as ambassador for The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. If you missed our interview with him please watch it, because he has a special message for you. Henry has the BEST fans, and @AnthonyOng0309 is one of them.
He took part in the run and shared these awesome photos with us. In them you see we don't lie, when we tell you Henry was surrounded by fans everywhere he went. It was so nice to witness their interaction with him. A memorable weekend to raise awareness for a wonderful cause. More coming up in the coming days.
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Spring is here and Easter and the Cherry Blossom Festival time is upon us, It's a glorious time to be in DC!
As we all get dressed up to celebrate these occasions, we want to ask you what color is your Easter Bonnet?
Here are a few wonderful examples to help you celebrate the season.
This old-fashioned example from Hibiscus House reminded us of the respectful tradition of dressing up for Easter.
And, where else is there a time-honored tradition of wearing hats, The Kentucky Derby of course! This will be right around the corner in May. This sunny sunflower hat will certainly grab attention. Just be careful as you turn while wearing it. Don't want to knock anyone's mint julep.
How could we not like this lively floral bonnet from Flora2000, with its own butterfly.
When thinking of these Easter bonnet and springtime colors above, we have our own decorative wall decor to wear with these colorful Casart Slipcovers for your walls. First up, Casart Yellow Colorwash temporary wallpaper, styled here by Mary Douglas Drysdale, as part of our Wallfinishes Collection.
This next room, fits the bill for pink and green with our Green Artichaut as the focal point. It was easily installed with a peel and stick, self-adhesive backing, and easy to also remove and reuse.
And of course we love butterflies!
With the start of Cherry Blossom Festival in DC next week, here are a few sneak peek pics as the blossoms are near popping. Millions of people will descend upon the city to see the spectacular display at its peak.
All of these spring flowers and colors are inspirational as we think about and work on new designs.
Here are just a few examples derived from Nature's inspiration for these beautiful reusable wallcoverings.
Casart coverings Rose Raw Silk.
These wonderful prize-winning camellias were the inspiration for our Camellia wallcovering.
Here it is used as a decorative accent to add personality to a dorm room.
As there is a comeback in florals, we've enjoyed offering Peonies in several colors along with our other Botanicals, like Flower Power below.
If you'd like to treat someone else with Casart wallcovering, give an Easter Floral Gift Card.
Unlike real flowers, these last!
We close with this beautiful de Gournay wallpaper, featured in Traditional Home, to give you some extra inspiration to dress up your space with your own Easter Bonnet.
Of course, this is traditional wallpaper needing extra cost for professional installation and with no reusability. This room, designed by Melissa Warner, inspires us with its unusual pop of orange color and gorgeous Chinoiserie style.
Wishing you a happy Easter and springtime celebration!
And remember this as you don your Easter Bonnet…You can always be unique and pop your own peeps!


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Mia Passione, a newcomer on Woodstock's lively dining scene, is already making its presence felt.
Specializing in familiar Italian-American fare, the 140-seat downtown restaurant, has experienced sellout crowds.
"Word-of-mouth has gone well for us. We have basically sold out every weekend since we opened in early March," says chef-owner Michael Palmieri, who in 2014 also founded a much smaller Mia Passione in River Grove that his daughter Samantha now oversees.
Popular menu items include fresh seafood, 16-ounce bone-in pork chops and various chicken dishes (parmigiana, Marsala and Francese).
Mia Passione (Italian for "my passion") also offers brick-oven pizzas and a selection of pasta dishes including gluten-free for a $2 upcharge.
Expect to fork over $18 to $48 per entree and $12 to $17 for an antipasto.
James Halper, a longtime friend of Palmieri, keeps things humming as general manager at the Woodstock location where he also functions as front-of-the-house manager. I found the exuberant waitstaff provided efficient and knowledgeable service.
Customers are seated at tables or padded banquettes situated along the perimeter of the softly lit dining room. Lining the walls are framed posters relating to vintage films or iconic singers, while a soundtrack in the background featured Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong and others. I liked the tin ceiling and black tablecloths and napkins but found the numerous wall-mounted flat-screen TVs distracting.
A recent early Saturday night dinner at this family-friendly venue began with complementary garlicky flatbread accompanied by a tasty Parmesan-olive oil dip.
While deciding what to order, my tablemate and I sipped smooth, refreshing glasses of Tenuta di Nozzole chardonnay from Tuscany. Mia Passione's bar also dispenses specialty cocktails and assorted beers.
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What wasn't so pleasing was the thin, dull tomato sauce that came with a side dish of rigatoni.
Meanwhile, the kitchen did a fine job with veal Marsala, a classic dish in which the meat was cooked with cremini mushrooms in a Marsala wine reduction. But an accompanying side of garlic spinach was barely warmed let alone sauteed.
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Co-creator Defends Suspected UAE Spying App Called ToTok
ABU DHABI, UAE - The co-creator of a video and voice calling app suspected of being a spying tool of the United Arab Emirates defended his work in an interview with The Associated Press and denied knowing that people and companies linked to the project had ties to the country's intelligence apparatus.
Millions downloaded the ToTok app during the several months it was offered in the Apple and Google stores. Co-founder Giacomo Ziani described the popularity as a sign of users' trust despite a longtime ban in the UAE on such apps.
He denied that the company collected conversation data, saying the software demanded the same access to devices as other common communication apps. Emirati authorities insisted that they prohibit any kind of data breach and unlawful interception.
But this federation of seven sheikhdoms ruled by hereditary leaders already conducts mass surveillance and has been internationally criticized for targeting activists, journalists and others. Ziani repeatedly said he knew nothing about that, nor had any knowledge that a firm invested in ToTok included staff with ties to an Emirati security firm scrutinized abroad for hiring former CIA and National Security Agency staffers. He also said he did not know about ties a computer researcher says link companies involved with ToTok to Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Emirates' national security adviser.
I was not aware, and I'm even not aware now of who was who, who was doing what in the past, Ziani said. These are not questions you should be (asking) me. You should be eventually asking them.
ToTok surged to popularity by allowing users to make internet calls long banned in the UAE, a U.S.-allied nation on the Arabian Peninsula that is home to Dubai. The ban means Apple iPhones and computers sold in the UAE do not carry Apple's FaceTime calling app. Calls on Skype, WhatsApp and other similar programs do not work.
Ziani said ToTok won rapid approval from the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, something long sought by the established competitors that remain banned. The 32-year-old native of Venice, Italy, attributed that to the monopoly on the telecommunications market held by two companies, Du and Etisalat, that are majority-owned by the government. ToTok's small market share would not cut as deeply into their business as major firms if allowed access, he said.
They will see their business like totally crashed from a day to another, Ziani said. With ToTok, they felt like they were not risking to fall into this situation.
By installing the app, users agreed to allow access to their mobile device's microphone, pictures, location information and other data invaluable to intelligence agencies. Most internet firms are based in the U.S., but privacy is viewed far differently in the Emirates, where ToTok's headquarters are in the capital, Abu Dhabi.
By using this app, you're allowing your life to be opened up to the whims of national security as seen by the UAE government, said Bill Marczak, a computer science researcher at the University of California, Berkley, who has studied ToTok and other suspected Emirati spying operations. In this case, you're essentially having people install the spyware themselves as opposed to hacking into the phone.
In this nation of 9.4 million people where all but a sliver of the population comes from another country, the app represented what appeared to be the first government-blessed app that would allow them to connect freely to loved ones back home. That drew everyone from laborers to diplomatic staffers to download it amid a publicity campaign by state-linked and government-supporting media in the Emirates.
An American diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss security matters, said local embassy and consular staff received orders to remove the app from all U.S. government devices. That was only after The New York Times, citing anonymous U.S. officials, described the app as a spying tool of the Emirati government.
Ziani alleged, without providing evidence, that criticism of ToTok came more from professional jealousy and trade tensions between the U.S. and China than security concerns. ToTok partly used code from a previously developed Chinese app called Yeecall, where his co-founder, Long Ruan, once worked in a senior position, he said. Ziani said he met Long through G42, which he described as a business incubator.
But ToTok described itself on Apple as coming from developer Breej Holding Ltd. and on Google as being from ToTok Pte., a Singapore-based firm.
Both ToTok and Breej Holding Ltd. had been registered in a publicly accessible online database of companies operating out of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, an economic free zone set up in the Emirati capital. After suspicions emerged about ToTok, records of the two firms no longer appeared online.
Following an inquiry about the firms from an AP journalist, their information reappeared Tuesday night in the database. Market spokeswoman Joan Lew blamed a data migration problem for their disappearance.
Information from that database shows ToTok's sole registered shareholder as Group 42, a new Abu Dhabi firm that describes itself as an artificial intelligence and cloud-computing company. The company, also known as G42, in an email to the AP also described itself as the registered shareholder in ToTok Technology Ltd., though Ziani said ToTok has another substantial investor he declined to identify.
G42's CEO is Peng Xiao, who for years ran Pegasus, a subsidiary of DarkMatter, the Emirati security firm under scrutiny for hiring former CIA and NSA staffers, as well as others from Israel. G42's website also lists PAX AI as a subsidiary, the new name Pegasus operates under, according to job postings for PAX AI that mention Pegasus. Ziani similarly interchangeably referred to Pegasus as PAX AI while speaking to the AP.
G42 has no connection to DarkMatter, whatsoever, the company told AP in a statement. It did not respond to further queries, though other former DarkMatter and Pegasus employees now work at G42, according to publicly accessible profiles on the social media website LinkedIn.
G42's sole director listed in Abu Dhabi Global Market filings is Hamad Khalfan al-Shamsi, whom Marczak identified as the public relations manager of the office of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Tahnoun is a brother to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi who has run the country from day-to-day since its president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, suffered a stroke in January 2014.
Sheikh Tahnoun, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner always photographed in sunglasses, has served as the UAE's national security adviser since 2016. The sheikh's adopted son, the mixed martial artist Hassan al-Rumaithi, is the sole director of Breej Holding Ltd., Marczak said, citing market filings. Similarly, an executive at Sheikh Tahnoun's company Royal Group, Osama al-Ahdali, is the sole director of ToTok Technology Ltd., Marczak said.
Royal Group did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Emirati officials, Apple and Google.
ToTok on its website meanwhile still lists itself as Totok Pte. Ltd., the Singapore-based company initially listed on the Google app store. Singaporean business records obtained by the AP show a single shareholder, Manoj Paul, with a listed address at one of Abu Dhabi's upscale Etihad Towers. Paul, who describes himself on LinkedIn as G42's general counsel and head of group operations, declined to speak with an AP journalist.
For now, Ziani said his focus remains on getting ToTok listed again in the Apple and Google app stores. He mentioned plans to have ToTok become like China's all-encompassing app WeChat, handling payments, social media posts and other high-frequency activities. G42 appears to already have filed paperwork for a possible payment company in Abu Dhabi.
That could create an Emirati version of WeChat, a service used by more than 1 billion people use in which Chinese government officials routinely censor posts. Dissidents suspect it of allowing surveillance.
Ziani insisted a former NSA hacker named Patrick Wardle, who analyzed ToTok, said the app simply does what it claims to do.
However, Ziani ignored the next sentence in Wardle's analysis, which described the genius of the whole mass surveillance operation the app could represent by offering in-depth insight in a large percentage of the country's population.
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The diamond went up for auction in 2016, but it didn't sell.
It looks like one of those lumps of ice that grow in your refrigerator. But this lump, the second-largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered, just cost someone $53 million.
There's usually a serious period of contemplation, careful budgeting and protracted discussions before a stone is secured. And that's just for your everyday two, three, four carats. Imagine the negotiations involved in buying a 1,109-carat rough diamond, the second largest gem-quality stone found in over 100 years. For Laurence Graff, it took over a year, but he has announced that he is the proud owner of the Lesedi La Rona, in a deal valued at $53 million.
In a statement, Graff said the deal "was closed with a handshake after more than a year of negotiations. The gem, which is just smaller than a tennis ball and weighs in at 1,109 carats, went up for auction at Sotheby's last year, Fortune magazine reported, but failed to meet its $70 million reserve price.
It was worth the wait for Graff, which managed to grab the stone for $8 million less than the $61 million highest bid at the auction.
According to Fortune, Graff already bought a fragment of the Lesedi La Rona earlier this year. The smaller 374-carat diamond was originally part of the larger one, but broke off during the mining process. In its statement, Graff described the purchase as helping to enable a "poignant reunion."
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