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John Oliver Tears Into the Rise of Anti-Vaxxers
"This atmosphere of confusion about vaccines has caused real problems."
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In the latest installment of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver discussed the rise of vaccine skeptics in America and the dangerous pieces of misinformation that have contributed to the anti-vaccine movement.
"Despite their success, small groups are both skeptical and vocal about vaccines—which is nothing new," Oliver said. "But these days their voice has been amplified by the human megaphone that is the president of the United States."
He then played a clip of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump supporting alternative vaccination schedules that spread out the periods between required inoculations. Despite the obvious reasons why one should avoid taking medical advice from President Trump, Oliver noted that the alternative schedule idea has gained popularity as some kind of compromise between science and skeptical parents.
"The problem is that it's the middle ground between sense and nonsense," he continued. "It's like saying, 'It would be crazy to eat that entire bar of soap, so I'll just eat half of it.'"
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The shift away from desktop computers to mobile devices might have helped reduce energy use from devices, but large amounts of energy are still required to power the data being driven to those devices. (Photograph courtesy Yutaka Tsutano/Flickr)
Great Energy Challenge
Consumer Electronics Energy Use Down, Industry Says, But Is It Claiming Victory Too Soon?
ByPete Danko
Thanks to the demise of the cathode ray tube, and with assistance from a shift from personal computers to tablets, Americans are using less energy to run their home entertainment and information technology devices, according to a new study commissioned by the folks who make the stuff. But critics said that progress so far has been more in spite of the industry than because of it, and that more progress needs to be made.
Research carried out for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) by the Fraunhofer USA Center for Sustainable Energy Systems shows the electricity consumption of home consumer electronics (CE) fell from 193 terawatt hours in 2010 to 169 terawatt hours in 2013. That translated to a decline from 13.2 percent of residential electricity consumption to 12 percent. The decline came despite a big increase in the number of devices in use, from 2.9 billion to 3.8 billion.
In a press release, CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro said the study, based on hundreds of telephone interviews with a random sampling of the population, showed that "energy efficiency improvements for consumer electronics are best driven by innovation, competition, voluntary agreements and programs such as Energy Star" – which, of course, leaves out mandatory standards.
Energy efficiency advocates, after a quick look at the 158-page study [PDF], weren't interpreting things quite the same way.
Noah Horowitz, senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in an email that he hadn't had a chance to validate the numbers in the report. But taking them at face value, "a big driver in reducing the energy use of CE devices has been the mandatory efficiency standards set by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)," he said.
Mark Cooper, research director for the Consumer Federation of America, echoed that point, and asserted the CEA was taking credit for some progress that wasn't really of their doing.
"The decreases (in energy use) aren't a function of them making their products more efficient," Cooper said in an interview. "For instance, on computers, there's been a move to portables – to smart phones and tablets. These devices are extremely energy efficient because the market functions well to make them efficient. But with the things we plug in, where the market doesn't encourage efficiency, the industry is still doing a terrible job."
Regarding computers, the Fraunhofer researchers said that altogether they consumed 25 percent less energy in 2013 than in 2010, as tablet use grew from 4 million to 100 million. The shift away from desktop computers also meant fewer monitors drawing power, further decreasing energy use in the category. In all, computers accounted for 13 percent of consumer electronics energy consumed.
For TVs, which accounted for 30 percent of the CE energy consumed, the study said the number of plugged in sets fell by 20 percent as "a large portion of older, less-efficient CRT displays have been removed from service."
We're still spending as much time watching TV, the study said, but "power draw has continued to decrease (from an average of 104 watts in 2010 to 90 watts), even while average screen size continues to increase (34 inches in 2013, up from 29 inches in 2010 and 26 inches in 2006), owing to the greater efficiency of new displays."
Horowitz said TVs remain a concern, however, because of "the potential switch to ultra high definition TV." He added, too, that the study appeared not to take in account new, energy-hogging game consoles that arrived late last year, nor did it acknowledge "two other important components of consumer electronics energy use – the energy to produce the product, and the energy associated in supporting their use – things like the data centers that process our emails or help stream videos from Netflix."
Set-top boxes, the devices that make digital media from (in most cases) cable or satellite providers playable on our televisions, are a major concern of efficiency advocates, as well. Running around the clock at some level, they accounted for 18 percent of consumer electronics energy consumption in 2013, according to Fraunhofer.
The NRDC is party to a voluntary agreement with industry groups brokered late last year that "will improve set-top box efficiency by 10 to 45 percent by 2017," according to the U.S. Department of Energy, but Horowitz recently told the Los Angeles Times that the agreement was just a first step, one agreed to by the NRDC because the industry was geared up to fight mandatory standards.

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The Baroque style dominated in Estonia from the middle of the 17th century until the second half of the 18th century when it began to blend with the stricter elements of Classicism. The Estonian Baroque was never characterized by rich décor and details but by its more modest form, which originated from the Netherlands and reached Estonia through Sweden.
The Estonian Baroque is characterized by stepped wall and roof surfaces (eg. central projections of the facade, hip roofs, etc). Small-pane windows were common (the pouring of big panes was not yet mastered). Wooden buildings had upright clapboard facades and high and steep roofs. Roofs were often designed as semi-hip roofs, in order to let more light into the attic. The interior was dominated by dark colours and paintings on the walls and beam ceilings (preserved in the vestibule of Albu manor).
In their planning, many Baroque buildings were Old Baltic type manor houses with the mantel chimney in the middle. Starting from the 17th century, two-storey palace-like buildings started to spread. The earliest preserved of them is Maardu, built in the 1660s.
Examples of preserved Old Baltic type Baroque wooden manor houses: Riidaja, Vana-Harmi, Habaja, Keskvere, Väike-Lähtru (preserved partly and in rebuilt shape) Suure-Rõude, Loodi, Käru old manor house and Tori (in Pärnu county).
17th century preserved palace-like Baroque manor houses: Maardu, Palmse, Aa (two last ones partially rebuilt), Kloostri (in ruins) Vihula so-called old manor house (later bailiff's house) and assumably Tuudi.
18th century palace-like preserved buildings in pure Baroque style: Ahja, Luua (later rebuilt) Hiiu-Suuremõisa, Ohtu, Kõo, Õisu (facade later partly rebuilt), Maidla (in Virumaa county), Sargvere, Ääsmäe, Saue (two last ones with early classicistivc elements), Päärdu (the latest by the erecting time).


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Achievements - won by reaching various milestones in the game, these serve as a representation of your progress and game style.
Age - your progress is divided into time periods called ages (or eras later on) visible in the research tree.
Attached units - units recruited in military buildings.
Available population - number of citizens that are unemployed.
Continent Map - a world map full with provinces you can acquire to receive various rewards as well as to complete quests.
Cultural building - building that provides happiness and needs to be connected to the city hall by road (unlike decorations).
Daily Calculation - at the end of every day, during the daily calculation, power from Guild vs Guild, Guild Expedition and Hall of Fame is paid out and attack protection on GvG map is lifted.
Decoration - building, usually small one that provides happiness and doesn't need to be connected to the city hall by road.
Deposit - goods deposits are available on continent map. You need them to boost production of specific good.
Diamonds - premium currency of Forge of Empires.
Easter Eggs - resources used in Easter Event.
Encounter - a spot/location on the Guild Expedition map that you can fight or negotiate.
Era - your progress is divided into time periods called eras (or ages early on) visible in the research tree.
Event - time-limited in-game feature which usually allows players to get some special prizes.
Expansion - used to enlarge the available building space of the city. every expansion consists of 16 tiles.
Forge Points (FP) - special resource needed to research technologies and level up Great Buildings.
Great Building (GB) - special buildings that give your city certain bonuses and can be leveled up by Forge Points.
Guild Expedition (GE) - cooperative feature where you and your guildmates make your way through a number of encounters to get ahold of rewards and guild power.
Guild - group of players working together to achieve certain bonuses.
Guild vs Guild (GvG) - cooperative feature where you and your guildmates fight to expand your guild's territory and hold on to it.
Happiness - indicator that shows you how happy your citizens are - more happiness means your workers will be more productive.
Inventory - place where you can store items acquired from quests, events and Guild Expeditions like special buildings, blueprints, seasonal currency, Forge Points packages etc. You can also check how many goods you have in your storage here. You cannot store here any buildings that were already built.
Market - place where you can trade your goods with other players or merchants.
Medals - resources gained from tournaments or special buildings.
Military building - building that allows you to recruit battle units.
Negotiation - peaceful way of solving an encounter or conflict by spending some goods.
Power - resource collected by guilds to get boosts that can be gained from Guild vs Guild, Guild Expeditions and special buildings.
Population - number of citizens in your city.
Prestige - Prestige is calculated from the level of a guild and the daily power. It is used for the global guild ranking.
Production building - building that produces supplies.
Province - small part of the continent map which gives special rewards when acquired.
Push - a push account is an account that is mainly used to help another account while neglecting other parts of the game. Operating a push account or knowingly benefiting from it is forbidden.
PvP tournament- weekly challenge that allows players to compete agains each other.
Quests - special tasks that need to be done in order to get some prize.
Resources - coins, supplies, medals, goods, Diamonds an other special currencies.
Research Tree - to progress you need to unlock technologies available in Research Tree.
Residential building - building that provides you citizens to work in your city.
Sector - special assignments from your advisors that you need to complete to get special prizes.
Stars - resources used in Winter Event.
Support - group of volunteers helping other players via our support system.
Tower - represents outgoing tournament and allows participants to check their current ranking.
Team/FoE Team - supporters, forum moderators and other volunteers that help players on every day basis.
Tickets - resources used in Summer Casino during Summer Event.
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Adaptation In Clovers
Adaptation in the varieties of clover considered will be more fully given when discussing these individually, but enough will be said here to facilitate comparisons. Clover in one or the other of its varieties can be grown in almost all parts of the United
States and Canada. Speaking in a general way, the medium and mammoth varieties can be grown at their best between parallels 37 deg. and 49 deg. north latitude. Alfalfa has special adaptation for mountain valleys of the entire West, but it will also grow in good form in parts of all, or nearly all, the other States. Alsike clover grows in about the same areas as the common and mammoth varieties, but it may also be grown further North, owing to its greater hardihood. Crimson clover has highest adaptation to the States east of the Allegheny Mountains and west of the Cascades, but will also grow in the more Central States south, in which moisture is abundant. Small white clover will grow in any part of the United States or Canada in which moisture is sufficiently present. Japan and burr clover grow best south of parallel 37 deg. and east of longitude 98 deg.. Sweet clover will grow in all the States and provinces of the United States and Canada, but has highest adaptation for the Central and Southern States. With reference to adaptation to soils, medium and mammoth clover grow best on upland clay loam soils, such as have sustained a growth of hardwood timber, and on the volcanic ash soils of the Western mountain valley. Alfalfa flourishes best on those mountain valley soils when irrigated, or when these are so underlaid with water as to furnish the plants with moisture. Alsike clover has much the same adaptation to soils as the medium and mammoth varieties, but will grow better than these on low-lying soils well stored with humus. Crimson clover has highest adaptation for sandy loam soils into which the roots can penetrate easily. Small, white clover has adaptation for soils very similar to that of alsike clover. Japan clover and burr clover will grow on almost any kind of soil, but on good soils the growth will, of course, be much more vigorous than on poor soils. Sweet clover seems to grow about equally well on sandy loams and clay loams, but it has also much power to grow in stiff clays and even in infertile sands.
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A Krewe is an organization that puts on a parade and or a ball for the New Orleans Carnival season (Mardi Gras).
The word is thought to have been coined in the early 19th century by an organization calling themselves Ye Mystick Krewe of Comus, as an imitation or parody of Old English; with time it became the most common term for a New Orleans Carnival organization.
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The Bruges Group spearheaded the intellectual battle to win a vote to leave the European Union and, above all, against the emergence of a centralised EU state.
Time for a new tax agenda
The EU and high taxation
Damon Lambert
Despite the so-called red line that taxation is a Member-State issue, there have been several moves recently towards a fiscal straitjacket for EU governments in terms of how, or even if they raise taxes, all under the EU terminology of EU harmonisation. The fact that sovereign states still have control of their own tax-raising abilities is already only a half-truth; VAT is in creation an EU tax, driven by EU directives, the EU Savings Directive has been introduced to standardise the taxation of interest and the ECJ has unilaterally declared that it has the power to widely interpret the general freedoms defined by the EU Treaties to remove large chunks of Member States tax legislation.
There is increasing pressure from some quarters, notably the higher tax jurisdictions of western continental Europe, and the European Commission with its desire for a single European Union tax base, for tax rates to be "harmonised" or, more correctly, standardised across the EU. The intention is to counter the low corporation tax in countries such as Estonia and Ireland that has assisted these in their pursuit of economic growth.
This article considers the rationale, impact and future of tax harmonisation for the EU member states.
Harmful tax practices and unfair tax competition, generally regarded as low tax rates applied by states such as Ireland and Estonia as well as offshore locations, have long been under attack from the EU. Ireland is a glowing example of how a low tax rate on corporate profits (as low as 10%, now 12.5% compared to Germany's 40%) can be a catalyst for economic growth.
So-called "harmful tax practices" attract capital and reward successful businesses. Higher tax rates do the opposite. They are the ones that deserve the epithet 'harmful'.
Bizarrely the EU's direct tax policy, as illustrated in the Tax Code of Conduct, seeks to prohibit low not high taxation. If Ireland's low corporation tax rate has turned them from the EU's economic sloth to its economic tiger, surely the answer should be that the rest of the EU should copy Estonia in seeking to emulate Ireland and congratulate them on confounding established opinion in reducing its tax rate and boosting its economy.
The same impact can be seen in the field of savings taxation. The purpose of savings taxation is to impose a standard rate of taxation on individuals' savings and is an attack on offshore bank accounts and the Eurobonds market that exists in the UK whereby companies can issue debt and pay interest without having to withhold income tax. It is also the opposite approach to that which the US is implementing. In contrast to the competitive US the EU is seeking to penalise the financially sagacious. Yet the debate on the introduction of this directive was narrow and limited, and did not even raise the fundamental question of why should savings income, primarily the result of post-tax earnings, even be taxed in the first place. Such a measure will discourage investment from outside the EU, and drive EU citizens to invest more heavily overseas, removing capital from Europe.
The EU's approach is driven by three erroneous concepts.
1. The EU sees tax collection as a net sum game
It is not and it never will be. Ireland has attracted a lot of investment that would not have come into the EU at all if it had not been for their low tax regime. Also a tax regime that does not punish profit is always likely to produce more wealth and more jobs than a high-tax regime. The tax paid on marginal profits is an important incentive these days in determining the location of capital, especially as capital is far more mobile than, say, humans or real estate, which have greater inelasticity in the proportion of the tax burden they can take. If businesses are truly getting more mobile then fiscal reasons will have a greater influence in determing the location of capital, and pushing tax rates up will only encourage capital to flow outside the EU.
2. The dominant political forces in the EU believe in high tax rates
They believe that governments can spend money better than successful businesses. Although not a perfect test, a company's ability to earn profits, is a pretty strong indicator of the ability of that company to create sustainable jobs, stimulate competition and drive forward that country's economic welfare. If Ireland's 12.5% tax rate is preferable to Germany's 40%, then why not go that one step further consider the impact of whether a zero tax rate on profits would be even better. Carl Mortishead in addressing the Bruges Group recently foretold the end of tax on company's profits, possibly, as a result of ECJ activity; if only the author could share his optimism.
3. The EU's inability to recognise the benefits of diversity
The 'one system suits all' approach does not allow jurisdictions to adapt their economies to their separate needs. What a country that was communist 15 years ago might require from its fiscal system may be somewhat different to what, say, the UK or Germany might require. Diversity allows different states to try alternative systems of taxation, and from that experience preferred regimes should emerge in each of the 25 Member States. Tax harmonisation would prevent intra-EU comparisons of whether it is best to tax labour, capital, profits etc. Indeed under tax harmonisation, it is hard to imagine that the stellar performance of Ireland in the last 10 years would ever have happened.
So, will the EU forego its desire for tax harmonisation? It is most unlikely, especially with the blinkered approach of those in the EU who see the State as the prime source of inspiration. The risk of the EU introducing tax standardisation is increasing. The EU Constitution creates more room for low tax rates to be attacked, especially given the ECJ's ability to reinterpret the EC treaty to mean what it wants it to mean. The poor drafting leaves the door wide open for a push to punish those who seek not to impair the efficiencies of their economy with high taxation.
There also exists a desire to remove the distortions of the internal market that State aid produces and already the EU has attacked certain tax incentives as being State Aid. How long before Estonia or Ireland are attacked for State Aid in not taxing hard enough or for distorting the internal market? The intention of the EU Commission is clear. The EU should not acquire any more power over taxation and, indeed, should lose what it already has. But those red lines that Tony Blair has been boasting about are fading away.
Is tax harmonisation therefore a bad thing? Whilst doubts must be reserved about a single system for 25 countries, with diverse economies, there must be some merit to tax harmonisation were its overall impact to lower taxes, reward enterprise and move to a greater rate of tax on transactions instead of earnings and profits.
What makes tax harmonisation particularly harmful is the fact that the underlying aim is to remove low taxation, impose standard high taxation rates and to tax areas that influence the location of that most mobile of resources, capital. Continuing with this policy will most probably result in less, not more investment in the EU, whether from internal or external sources, and ultimately less efficiency and prosperity.
What should Britain do? My tax agenda for the UK, assuming exit from the EU or renegotiation of our membership, would be as follows:
Reduce the tax burden. 42% is far too high a proportion of our GDP to be entrusted to the inefficiencies of the public sector.
Repudiate the EC Savings Directive and return a system that suits the UK's capital requirements. If the Continental European governments want to impose greater taxation on their nationals' savings accounts, that should be their problem not the UK's.
Abolish corporation tax, or slash the rate significantly to attract investment and reward return. Despite our headline rate of 30% being one of the lowest in the EU, figures from Eurostat reveal that the calculation of taxable profits is such that the UK government from 1998 to 2002 collected more tax on company profits as a percentage of GDP than anywhere else in the 15 others than Luxembourg.
Move the tax burden more to transactions and labour, which are typically more inelastic in their capacity to absorb tax.
This is Damon Lambert's personal opinion and should not be viewed as the policy of KPMG LLP
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Esta é uma cronologia dos fatos acontecimentos de ano 1842 no Brasil.

Incumbente

 Imperador – D. Pedro II (9 de abril de 1831-15 de novembro de 1889)

Eventos
 1 de maio: A Câmara Federal é dissolvida pela primeira vez por decreto.
 17 de maio a 20 de agosto: Revolta Liberal em Minas Gerais e São Paulo.
 10 de junho: Início da Revolução de 1842, em Barbacena, Minas Gerais.
 7 de agosto: A Associação Brasileira dos Advogados é fundada.
 20 de agosto: Termina a Revolta Liberal com a vitória de Duque de Caxias na Batalha de Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais.
 4 de setembro: Dom Pedro II casa-se com a princesa Teresa Cristina Maria de Bourbon.
 21 de outubro: É fundada a Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro.
 29 de novembro: Estabelecimento do selo postal.

Nascimentos
13 de janeiro: Franklin Távora, escritor (m. 1888).

1842 no Brasil


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Recent research investigates the effects of a single high-fat meal on the liver.
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NAFLD is primarily characterized by an increased buildup of fat in the liver, and this buildup is often accompanied by insulin resistance, thereby increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Although a diet high in saturated fats is linked to NAFLD, it is not clear how fatty foods initiate these changes in the liver.
Because of the unerring rise in obesity, NAFLD is predicted to become the number one reason for liver transplantation in the near future. It is already the most common chronic liver disease; NAFLD affects an estimated 20-30 percent of the Western population and 90 percent of individuals who are morbidly obese.
Currently, the reasons why high-fat diets cause NAFLD and metabolic disorders are not known. Similarly, it is not understood why certain people who eat a high-fat diet do not develop these conditions, and why some people who eat a healthful diet, do. Since the burden of metabolic disorders in Western countries is rising sharply, researchers are working to understand the exact processes behind these metabolic changes in the liver.
A recent study, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, set out to investigate this interaction at a molecular level.
Researchers from Michael Roden's laboratory at the German Diabetes Center in Germany, led by Elisa &Aacutelvarez Hernández, examined how a single episode of high saturated fat intake would affect insulin sensitivity and other markers of metabolism in humans and mice.
In total, 14 lean and healthy participants were involved in the study. The researchers provided a quantity of fat (palm oil) equivalent to a single rich meal. Following the meal, they analyzed each individual's hepatic metabolism. They carried out a similar, parallel experiment on mice.
An immediate increase in fat accumulation and changes in liver metabolism were observed. This single meal also led to elevated triglycerides, insulin resistance, and increased glucagon (a hormone that increases glucose levels) in the bloodstream.
Adipose (fat) tissue insulin sensitivity decreased 34 percent.
Hepatic triglycerides - the main constituent of body fat in humans and a marker for metabolic and cardiovascular disease - also rose by 35 percent.
"Saturated fat ingestion rapidly increases hepatic lipid storage, energy metabolism, and insulin resistance. This is accompanied by regulation of hepatic gene expression and signaling that may contribute to development of NAFLD."
Because the current study only utilized male mice and human participants, the team hope to extend their findings in females. It is possible that the uptake of fatty acids by the liver is greater in men. In future investigations, the team also plan to make changes to their choice of control; in the current study, they compared saturated fat intake to water, but their next project will compare saturated fat with unsaturated fat and protein.
By understanding the metabolic machinery behind NAFLD, medical science may uncover novel ways to treat this prevalent and destructive condition.
Learn how type 2 diabetes could be caused by a buildup of toxic fat.
Acute dietary fat intake initiates alterations in energy metabolism and insulin resistance, Elisa Álvarez Hernández et al., The Journal of Clinical Investigation, doi: https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI89444, published online 23 January 2017.
JCI Journals news release, accessed 23 January 2017 via EurekAlert.
Mechanisms of hepatic triglyceride accumulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Yuki Kawano et al., Journal of Gastroenterology, doi:10.1007/s00535-013-0758-5, published online 9 February 2013.
NAFLD and liver transplantation: Current burden and expected challenges, Pais R et al., Journal of Hepatology, doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.033, pubished online 30 July 2016, abstract.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in 2015, Monjur Ahmed, World Journal of Hepatology, doi:10.4254/wjh.v7.i11.1450, published online 18 June 2015.
Newman, Tim. "How a single high-fat meal affects liver metabolism ." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 24 Jan. 2017. Web.


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SDG joins in sponsoring this year's Vale of Glamorgan Festival in Wales, in celebration of Arvo Pärt's 75th birthday. The Vale of Glamorgan Festival has "frequently programmed music that focuses on the spiritual in what seems to be an increasingly secular society," says John Metcalf, Artistic Director of the Festival. It is especially fitting, then, that this year's Festival will feature the work of Estonian composer Pärt—and that SDG is partnering to sponsor the Festival. We are particularly excited about the September 9th premiere of Pärt's In Spe ("In Hope"), based on Psalm 137.
Please take the time to read Peter Bannister's thoughtful letter about how you can participate in this special event. And if you're interested in traveling to Wales for the Festival, please let us know!
Peter Bannister speaks from the heart:
Summer 2010,
Dear Friends of SDG,
It has often been remarked that the twentieth century was something of a baleful time for sacred music. Writing from a European perspective, it is certainly the case that gone are the days when, to quote the conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt in his discussion of the age of Haydn and Beethoven, "the Sunday Mass in Latin was at the heart of every musician's professional life." A return to Bach's Leipzig, when each new week would see a new cantata for worship, seems like an impossible dream. Of course the modern era can point to isolated heroic figures such as Olivier Messiaen, intent on keeping the sacred at the heart of the musical mainstream, but the evidence suggests that religious works were assigned a marginal place in the history of twentieth century composition.
On closer inspection, however, there have been remarkable signs of a renewal in musical spirituality over the last forty years or so, much of it stemming from unexpected quarters. One intriguing example is the powerfully expressive "new Jewish music" of figures such as Steve Reich, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Osvaldo Golijov. Another is the spiritual creativity that has emerged from the former Soviet bloc, as shown by the Polish composer Henryk Gorecki (whose Miserere was SDG's first recording project) and the Estonian Arvo Pärt (whose Da Pacem won a Grammy Award in 2007). Their brand of what is sometimes referred to as "holy minimalism," a radically simple, purified idiom, has clearly attracted a mass audience. Their work seems to be a precious beacon of hope, a timely reminder of values that our frenetic Western society has forgotten—contemplation, humility, and the search for inner peace—against a background of turbulent political history and oppression.
In September 2010 the Vale of Glamorgan Festival in Wales will be celebrating Arvo Pärt's 75th birthday with a major retrospective, programming no fewer than 14 of his compositions during the space of a week, of which the centerpiece will be the first British performance of Pärt's Symphony No. 4 'Los Angeles' (commissioned by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic). Two of the concerts will be broadcast nationally and on the internet by the BBC.
Under the visionary leadership of artistic director and composer John Metcalf, the Vale of Glamorgan Festival is in its 41st year and has a unique profile with its exclusive programming of works by living composers. It is an annual event of genuine international significance that has survived against all the odds on a budget no greater than that of some local choral societies.
SDG has the honour of having been solicited to participate in Arvo Pärt's 75th birthday celebration, at which the composer will be present in person, by co-sponsoring the commission of a new arrangement by Pärt, made specially for the festival, In Spe ("In Hope") to be performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Donors will be invited to a reception with the composer after the premiere, where they will receive signed copies of the score.
The board of SDG has made a commitment to support the 2010 Vale of Glamorgan Festival, and every donation will help us reach our goal. SDG would also be delighted to discuss the possibility of travel to the Festival in September with anyone who, like myself, sees this as an event not to be missed. But for those who can only "follow at a distance," a donation, however modest, would provide a unique opportunity not only to engage with one of the greatest contemporary composers, but also to contribute personally to the renaissance of sacred music in a world which arguably needs it more than ever.
Peter Bannister Composer-in-Association, Associate Artistic Director Soli Deo Gloria
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Rev. Prof. M. Mullaney Chosen Pres. Of St. Pat's College, Maynooth
Rev. Prof. Michael Mullaney, Thurles.
It has been confirmed that the Trustees of Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare; latter a Pontifical University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, have appointed Thurles priest, Professor Michael Mullaney as the President of the College, for the next three years; beginning with effect from September 1st, 2017.
Son of Mattie and Sally Mullaney; Professor Fr. Mullaney is currently attached to the parish of Holycross and Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Professor Fr. Mullaney was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cashel and Emly in 1992. He received his Doctorate in Canon Law with specialization in Rotal Jurisprudence, Gregorian University, Rome, in 2000. He was a Lecturer in Canon Law at St Patrick's College, Thurles from 1998-2003; Milltown Institute, Dublin from 1999-2005, and St Patrick's College, Maynooth since 1999. He was Registrar of the Pontifical University, Maynooth since 2005 to present time and Chair of the Faculty of Theology Quality Review Committee during the period 2006-2007. Judge of the National Marriage Appeals Tribunal of Ireland since 2006 to present day. Professor Fr. Mullaney is also a member of the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
In welcoming this appointment; Archbishop Eamon Martin, Chairman of the Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth Trustees stated: "I warmly congratulate and send my prayerful good wishes to Father Michael Mullaney on his appointment to the role of President of Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth. Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth is not only home to our national seminary, but its Pontifical University offers courses to almost one thousand students – women and men, full time and part time, resident and non-resident, seminarians and religious from all over the country. The Trustees are firmly committed to the College as a key contributor to the future of the Church in Ireland as it prepares both clergy and lay people to fully exercise their baptismal calling and bring their gifts to the service of God's people".
We wish Professor Fr. Michael every success in all future undertakings.
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The Independence Bowl is Monday afternoon and North Carolina is running out of time as they attempt to get their top receiver Dwight Jones reinstated in time for their game with the Missouri Tigers.
Jones was ruled ineligible for the game after he allowed his name and photo to appear on a flyer promoting a party at a club in his hometown of Burlington which is just 30 miles from the UNC campus in Chapel Hill. The NCAA has a rule prohibiting athletes' from lending their likeness to any promotional materials for off-campus, revenue generating establishments.
Jones is going to play in the NFL next year, but may have played his last college game. Jones had 79 catches for 1,119 yards and 11 touchdowns.


The FaithSloan Blog bizarrely announces that TelexFree has "killed" GPG, a payment processor.
If continuing to recruit during multiple pyramid-scheme probes even as a judge and prosecutor reportedly had been threatened in Brazil with death were not enough, another MLM PR disaster is unfolding: The Blog of Faith Sloan, late of Zeek Rewards and Noobing, an HYIP Ponzi scheme that ripped off people with hearing impairments, wants TelexFree members to know why the alleged pyramid scheme no longer is using Global Payroll Gateway (GPG).
"We killed them," FaithSloan.com reports flatly on the fate of GPG.
Meanwhile, there are competing reports that GPG had given the boot to TelexFree, not the other way around.
TelexFree now has turned to "ipayout's globalewallet," according to FaithSloan.com.
Whether TelexFree planned to "kill" IPayout if any hiccups developed in its purported processing of money for TelexFree was not disclosed in the undated post announcing that TelexFree had "killed" GPG. The apparent message in the TelexFree branch of MLM La-La Land, however, is that affiliates will ignore or downplay unsettling events in Brazil such as the pyramid probes and reported death threats and will blame any company that fails to find favor with TelexFree and its international army of cross-border pitchmen.
TelexFree appears to have sought to transition to GPG in mid-August, with affiliates trumpeting the firm on the web as the answer to TelexFree's troubles. But problems developed within weeks (if not days), and TelexFree affiliates then announced the firm was switching to IPayout. In about a month, GPG went from the penthouse to the doghouse in the minds of certain TelexFree promoters. Now, IPayout apparently has been given the chance to occupy the penthouse in the incongruous world of TelexFree. Will it slip into the TelexFree doghouse and perhaps be "killed" by the firm, like rival GPG before it?
Within days of the announcement that TelexFree had brought IPayout aboard after the purported failure of GPG, TelexFree executive Carlos Costa announced that TelexFree was seeking bankruptcy protection in Brazil. While making the announcement, Costa curiously waved the flags of Portugal and Mediera. Like former AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin, Costa also suggested God was on the company's side.
Some TelexFree affiliates claim that $15,125 sent to the company fetches a profit of at least $42,075 in a year. Images of Jesus Christ have been used in TelexFree promos.
Noobing was an autosurf HYIP scheme pushed by former ASD pitchmen that tanked in 2009 after its parent company was implicated by the FTC in a government-grants scheme that led to combined judgments totaling more than $54 million. The scam even was discussed at a Senate hearing.
A court-appointed receiver determined that Noobing was impossibly upside-down. Affiliate Strategies Inc., the U.S.-based parent company, registered several corporations offshore, including Noobing, formed in the Caribbean island of Nevis; ASI Management Inc., formed in Belize on March 24, 2009; Landmark Publishing Group LLC, formed in Nevis on March 25, 2009; Landmark Publishing LLC, formed in Nevis on March 25, 2009; International Research and Writing Group LLC, formed in Nevis on July 1, 2009; and International Publishing Group LLC, formed in Nevis on July 1, 2009.
All in all, the receiver said in 2009, "the ASI defendants have formed and operated eighteen additional Kansas LLCs as subsidiaries of Defendant Apex Holdings International LLC." The receiver proposed a plan by which all assets tied to Noobing's parent would be sold — right down to a stainless-steel wastebasket in the women's restroom.
TelexFree has U.S. footprints in Massachusetts and Nevada. The firm also now purports to be operating in England. TelexFree is the subject of multiple pyramid-scheme probes in Brazil, where it operates through an entity known as Ympactus Comercial Ltd.
There have been reports that at least one judge and one prosecutor involved in the Brazil probe have been threatened with death.
HYIP fraud schemes spread in part because promoters engage in serial disingenuousness and ignore red flags such as unusually consistent returns, claims of guaranteed payouts and the circuitous flow of money. Some TelexFree affiliates have provided ASD-like coaching tips to prospects on how to speed the flow of money to the firm.
I would recommend re-arranging this article so that "Faith Sloan" is mentioned prominently right next to the statement: "promoters engage in serial disingenuousness and ignore red flags such as unusually consistent returns, claims of guaranteed payouts and the circuitous flow of money".
Do a Bing search on 'Faith Sloan scams' and you will be shocked. She is a serial scammer from way back.


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Are EU countries doing enough to avoid harming developing countries through their tax policies?
By Lis Cunha and Hannah Brejnholt
The topic of last week's hearing at the European Parliament's special committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) was how the EU has tackled tax evasion and avoidance in its relations with third countries, and the ways to improve this policy - and Hannah Brejnholt Tranberg from ActionAid Denmark was invited to speak.
Her presentation focused on the potential impacts of European taxation policies, in particular tax treaties, on developing countries and their capacity to mobilise domestic resources - especially though the taxing of foreign companies. Hannah presented findings from ActionAid's research on double taxation treaties, which show that, at the moment, tax treaties between richer and poorer countries tend to severely reduce the taxing rights of the poorer countries. Furthermore, they are also used in tax avoidance schemes by multinational companies.
Imbalance in taxing rights
The imbalance of power between high and low-income countries during the negotiations of tax treaties has led to a situation where poorer countries, in most cases, end giving up more taxing rights than richer countries. As highlighted by Eric Mensah from the UN Tax Committee, this is exacerbated by the fact that a major part of the international tax rules are set by the OECD. This essentially means that global rules are made by rich countries with rich countries in mind. It is thus unreasonable to expect or require developing countries, who more often than not were not given a seat at the negotiation table, to follow those rules. This is one of the reasons why the UN model treaty, instead of the OECD's, should be adopted as a minimum standard when negotiating tax treaties.
The spillover effects
Developing countries are losing significant sources of potential tax revenue due to the nature of the tax treaties: resources that are essential to fight poverty and inequality, fund gender-responsive public services such as adequate public schools and hospitals and cities that are safe for women. One example in ActionAid's research shows that Bangladesh loses an estimated US$85 million every year from just one clause in its tax treaties; a clause that severely restricts its right to tax dividends from multinational companies.
What we are asking of the European Member States
Because tax treaties are bilateral agreements, EU Member States have the power to influence them. The first step for European countries is to recognise the negative impact that their tax treaties with developing countries might have if certain safeguards and clauses are not included - the actual impact of these can be analysed through impact analyses or spillover analyses of tax policies on other countries. ActionAid has recently published a framework Stemming the Spills, in which we suggest a framework for such spillover analyses. The EU Commission's Platform for Tax Good Governance has also produced a Toolbox, which outlines useful questions for EU countries to consider when analysing their tax policies in view of potential impacts on developing countries.
Based on the findings of these analyses, EU Member States should propose renegotiating very restrictive tax treaties – and in fact, some EU countries have already renegotiated tax treaties with developing countries after conducting spillover analyses.
It is also key that the EU Member States ensure proper democratic and public scrutiny of tax treaty processes, including by making draft treaties public prior to signature, making sure tax treaties are debated and formally ratified by national legislatures, publishing impact assessments and reviewing impacts of treaties every five years.
EU approach to fighting tax avoidance and evasion
One of the key points raised by the Members of the European Parliament was the question of whether the EU's current framework can realistically and effectively curb tax evasion and tax avoidance. To this, ActonAid further highlighted the need for the EU and member states to:
a) support better global tax governance – we would strongly encourage the creation of a global commission on tax under the UN.
b) support unrestricted access for developing countries to information exchange frameworks and agreements.
c) adopt public country-by-country reporting, requiring large multinationals to publicly report on profits made and taxes paid in each country in which they operate.
The hearing can be watched in full here. Hannah starts speaking at the 16:46:39 mark.
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How They Are Transforming the EdTech Space: Teachers struggle to connect with parents. Parents struggle to keep up with everything their kids have going on at school. What if all of those texts, emails, and scraps of paper could be aggregated to one place, though? A spot where questions, messages, school needs and other information could live and be easily accessed by parents, students, teachers, and administrators? This is exactly the task that the creators of Classtag sought out to accomplish through their streamlined communication platform. Classtag works to solve the problems associated with paper notes and emails, by helping teachers' keep in contact with students and their parents quickly and efficiently.


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Convent of St Agnes
The Convent of St Agnes is the oldest standing Gothic stucture in Prague, dating back to the 13th Century. The convent was once home to the Order of the Poor Clares.
The Convent of St Agnes was established in 1234 by the Premysl King Wenceslas I, who made his sister Anezka (Agnes) its first abbess. Agnes was beatified in the 19th century and canonised in November 1989 by the pope John Paul II, as St Agnes of Bohemia.
The convent is now home to the National Gallery's collection of 19th- and 20th-century Czech art.
In addition to rooms of contemplative oils, the museum of the Convent of St Agnes contains many bronze studies that preceded the casting of some of the greatest public monuments in Prague, including the equestrian statue of St. Wenceslas on top of the National Theatre.
Prague National Museum
The National Museum of Prague overlooks Wenceslas Square, and contains many collections of national history. It is the oldest museum in Bohemia.
The National Museum is primarily a scientific institution that contains scientific and historical collections. It contains almost 14 million items from the fields of natural history, history, the arts, music and more.
The staircase inside the Prague National Museum has superb acoustics, and so is home to many choral concerts.
The Prague National Museum can be found at the top of Wenceslas Square, Prague.


Since the first fishing lures were carved out of wood and molded out of plastic, designers have been joining the growing craze of plopper baits is the Berkley Choppo 120. Its plopping motion and sound makes largemouth angry — and like all of the other hard baits in the Berkley line, it's paint job will be irresistible to fishermen.
The Strike King Magnum Game Hawg is a larger 5.25-inch version of the existing 4-inch Game Hawg.
The Salmo Rattlin' Hornet 3.5 is a small-profile is bound to be a demon on ponds, rivers and creeks — and when you find finicky bass on big water, it'll be a fantastic option.
The 6th Sense Cloud 8 MiniMag square bill crankbait just looks sharp. In areas where bluegill are the chief forage, it's likely to be dynamite.
As jointed swimbaits go, the Animated Lure 5.25-inch robotic swimbait looks good enough to put inside a shadow box and hang on the wall. The fish should like it, too.
The Biovex USA Joint Zari 65 is just one more in a long line of realistic-looking craws.
In describing the Wiggle Bomb, the owners of Chasebaits Australia pose this question: Is it a tadpole, a fish or a mouse? I don't think the bass will know — and with the action those legs create, I don't think they'll care.
Soft-plastic lizards are nothing new, but for some reason, the Culprit 7-inch Water Dragon is a head turner. It just looks like the kind of critter that would make a bass mad enough to bite.
The Duo Realis Koshiinmushi almost looks like the perfect combination between something you'd use on a fly rod and something you'd throw on traditional bass fishing tackle. It's built for fish that are feeding on insects — and that happens a lot.
Crawfish imitations are evolving every day, and the Live Target Hollow-Body Crawfish is another prime example of just how lifelike they've become.
This slick, little crankbait has a tight wobble that creates the realistic profile of an injured baitfish. Plus, it'll look good hanging on the rack inside the tackle store — and that hooks fishermen.
Once again, can crawfish baits get any more realistic? This is the Hard Crawfish Lure from Ningbo Chiye Fishing Tackle.
One look at the Salmo Squarebill tells you it's not the average squarebill crankbait. It comes in both 2- and 2.5-inch models, and the company says it's made of a proprietary foam material that will make it one of the more durable squarebills on the market.
Everyone was anxious to see what Savage Gear would enter in the ICAST Best of Show contest this year, considering they took home trophies the last two years with the Suicide Duck and the 3D Bat. This year, they introduced the 3D Snake — and before you scoff, consider that I was fishing with Bassmaster Elite Series star Keith Combs earlier this year when he caught a bass that spit up a 27-inch water snake.
Let's be honest. The Boyd Duckett Wiggle Bug from Trophy Technology just looks good.
Want a realistic-looking frog? Look no further than Freddy the Frog from Westin. The bait's frog-like action is complemented by a glass rattle stick with internal steel balls.
Take a look at some of the exciting new products that made their debut in Orlando.


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Chrysler honors Cummins' sustainability efforts
Chrysler Group recognized Cummins Inc. as the 2012 Sustainability Supplier of the Year during the company's 2012 Annual Strategy Meeting and Supplier Awards Ceremony on June 6 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Of the 12 awards given to top suppliers, Supplier of the Year was awarded to Cummins in the category of Sustainability.
Nominations were based on significance to environmental, social and economic sustainability; impact of the contribution; innovation and originality; and transferability across or within supply chain.
"Being selected as the Sustainability Supplier of the Year is a significant honor and great recognition for all the hard work we have done at Cummins to ensure sustainability," says Ric Kleine, vice president – MidRange On-Highway Business. "At Cummins, we believe that sustainability drives business success."
Cummins is committed to reducing the company's environmental footprint as part of its corporate responsibility value to serve and improve the communities in which it operates because building stronger communities ultimately will result in stronger markets for its products.
"We selected Cummins for the breadth and depth of its sustainability program, which covers all three areas of the 'triple bottom line' – people, planet and profit," says Greg Rose, Chrysler Group director of sustainability, environment, health and safety. "In addition to reducing its environmental footprint, Cummins is highly adept at involving its employees in public-service environmental projects. Its management and employees should be very proud of their accomplishments."
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Monthly tonnage down 0.7% in May, year-over-year up 4.1%
FTR outlines reduced Class 8 forecast


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73 FR 52890 E8-21103. Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
II. Further Information
Breeda Reilly, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 492-3110 or e-mail to Breeda.Reilly@nrc.gov.
I. Introduction Back to Top
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued for public comment a draft regulatory guide in the agency's "Regulatory Guide" series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the public such information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
The draft regulatory guide (DG), titled, "Standard Format and Content for the Health and Safety Sections of License Renewal Applications for Uranium Processing and Fuel Fabrication," is temporarily identified by its task number, DG-3031, which should be mentioned in all related correspondence.
The proposed Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 3.52 endorses the methods and procedures for evaluation and verification of the licensing of special nuclear material (SNM) of NUREG-1520, "Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility" as a process that has been found acceptable to the NRC for meeting the regulatory requirements.
The regulations of the NRC in Title 10, Part 70, "Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material" of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 70) establish procedures and criteria for the licensing of SNM. In 10 CFR 70.73, "Renewal of Licenses," the regulations specify that applications for renewal of licenses (including licenses for enriched uranium processing, fuel fabrication, uranium enrichment, enriched uranium hexafluoride conversion, plutonium processing, fabrication of mixed-oxide fuel, and scrap recovery of SNM) be filed in accordance with 10 CFR 2.109, "Effect of Timely Renewal Application"; 10 CFR 70.21, "Filing"; 10 CFR 70.22, "Contents of Applications"; 10 CFR 70.33, "Renewal of Licenses"; 10 CFR 70.38, "Expiration and Termination of Licenses and Decommissioning of Sites and Separate Buildings or Outdoor Areas"; and 10 CFR 70.65, "Additional Content of Applications."
While the regulations provide general information for filing license renewal applications, NUREG-1520 identifies the specific information to be submitted by an applicant and evaluated by the staff. NUREG-1520 both provides guidance on the information to be included in licensing applications and establishes a format for presenting the information. Use of a standard format helps ensure uniformity and completeness in the preparation of licensing applications.
II. Further Information Back to Top
The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-3031. Comments may be accompanied by relevant information or supporting data, and should mention DG-3031 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available to the public in their entirety through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).
Personal information will not be removed from your comments. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
2. E-mail comments to: nrcrep.resource@nrc.gov.
3. Hand-deliver comments to: Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
4. Fax comments to: Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 415-5144.
Requests for technical information about DG-3031 may be directed to Breeda Reilly at (301) 492-3110 or e-mail to Breeda.Reilly@nrc.gov.
Comments would be most helpful if received by November 10, 2008. Comments received after that date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.
Electronic copies of DG-3031 are available through the NRC's public Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the "Regulatory Guides" collection of the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. Electronic copies are also available in ADAMS (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), under Accession No. ML082110220.
In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), which is located at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205, by fax at (301) 415-3548, and by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is not required to reproduce them.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of September, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stephen C. O'Connor,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-3031.


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Hierarchy of Ancient Athenians
Jennifer Mueller
Ancient Athenian democracy had its beginnings with Solon's government reforms around 570 B.C. The people of the city-state generally were grouped into citizens or non-citizens. While anyone was a citizen whose parents had been citizens, only male citizens over the age of 18 had any political role. Yet even among citizens there was a social hierarchy, with some accorded more respect and privilege depending on their wealth and family lineage.
Men of Measure
Prior to reform, a few noble families controlled the highest government offices. Solon believed these positions should be open to other citizens who contributed substantial wealth to Athens but were not of noble birth, so he created four classes of citizens based on the amount of foodstuffs they produced in one year. The two highest classes were made up of citizens who owned large estates and were cavalry and military officers during wartime. The highest class, called pentakosiomedimnoi, were men whose property produced at least 500 medimnoi. A medimnoi, both a dry and liquid measure, was roughly equivalent to either 85 pounds or 11 gallons. In ancient Athens, 500 measures would feed approximately 15 families each year, so these would have been the wealthiest Athenians. Citizens who produced between 300 and 500 measures per year were known as hippeis, or horsemen. They had the wealth to raise horses and typically served in the Athenian cavalry in times of war.
Working-Class Heroes
Although Solon's laws aimed to eliminate the privilege of nobility, certain high-ranking political positions remained available only to the upper classes. Lower class citizens included the zeugitai or "yoke men." These citizens produced between 200 and 300 measures per year from their own property, typically a small farm. In time of war, they most likely served as hoplites, the infantrymen of Athens. The rest of the citizens produced fewer than 200 measures and were known as thetes. Many thetes produced no measures themselves and instead worked as hired laborers or artisans. Approximately half of all ancient Athenians, if not more, were thetes. In 507 B.C., Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a series of further reforms to eradicate the political distinctions between the aristocracy and the middle and working classes. These reforms opened government positions to any adult male citizen regardless of property class.
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Foreign Residents
People who came from outside the city-state of Athens, known as metics, were classed beneath all Athenian citizens. These usually foreign residents couldn't own land, but could run businesses. Some were relatively wealthy, but still lacked the privileges associated with Athenian citizenship. They had no political role in the institutions of Athenian democracy -- only citizens were allowed to attend the assembly or hold political office. Metics had direct access to Athenian courts, but the law required them to pay a tax for this privilege, and a legal official observed their cases.
People as Property
Slaves were the lowest class of people in ancient Athens, although some had important roles and a somewhat higher status in society. For example, public slaves were considered the property of the entire city-state. These elite slaves served as guards or police officers at various public functions. Unlike citizens or metics, Athenians made no gender distinction among slaves. All slaves were considered the property of their masters, and could be bought, sold, beaten or even killed by their owners at their discretion. Certain slaves also could become reasonably wealthy. Most often, these were skilled craftsmen who lived apart from their masters and sold the fruits of their labor, paying a portion of the proceeds to their master.
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Jennifer Mueller began writing and editing professionally in 1995, when she became sports editor of her university's newspaper while also writing a bi-monthly general interest column for an independent tourist publication. Mueller holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.


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No matter the brand it's always exciting to see shiny, new, gaming things. The fact that HP is unveiling its new and improved OMEN machine ahead of Rush in a couple of weeks is just a bonus really.
You might be familiar with the existing 15″ OMEN on the market. An Intel Core i7 2.8GHz with 16GB SDRAM and a 4GB GDDR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics card. The new and improved machine will only be available in the country towards the end of the year but by all accounts it's going to be well worth the wait! With upgraded graphics and speed as well as a brand spanking new visual redesign the new OMEN is by all accounts a high end machine!
It also has a minimal emphasis on HP and an increased emphasis on OMEN as a brand, with little visible HP branding overall. HP continues their partnership with Bang & Olufsen with amazing built in sound.
Of course if you're looking for a bigger, less portable option there is still the 17 inch version but the increased screen size, increased processing power and additional cooling system required to make sure it doesn't overheat comes at a price – HP has admitted it will be significantly heavier than its 15″ counterpart. If you're not too concerned about portability then of course this might still be an option.
There's also a range of accessories including headphones, an OMEN backpack and gaming mouse to complement your OMEN.
Look out for the new OMEN in SA later on in 2017, hopefully around September/October.
If you want to get in on some gaming and esports action now however, I'm giving away tickets to Rush! Drop a comment below and tell me what you're most excited to see there and you could win one of 5 sets of double tickets for you and a friend*.
Find out more about HP OMEN and Rush here.
*Ts&Cs apply. Open to South African residents only. Prize doesn't include transport/accommodation, tickets only. 1 set of double tickets per person. Competition closes 18 July 2017 12:00pm. Winners will be notified by 19 July 2017.
Funny enough i'm most excited to see the new HP Omen stand. Been looking online for a well priced well rounded gaming laptop and it is very well specced so definitely keen to see what it is capable of.


In the past 20-odd years, China's financial institutions have opened wider to the outside world in a steady way, and have approved the founding of a whole body of foreign-funded and Chinese-foreign jointly run financial institutions in the special economic zones, coastal open cities and inland central cities, thus expanding the Renminbi business experiments of the foreign-funded banks. At present, 23 cities and Hainan Province in China have foreign-funded operating financial institutions, totaling 190. In August 1998, the experimental Renminbi business areas of the foreign-funded banks expanded from Shanghai to Shenzhen. In March 1999, foreign-funded banks were allowed to set up branches in all the central cities within the Chinese territory. In 2001, there were 31 foreign-funded banks handling Renminbi business. Starting from 2002, China will open up a certain number of cities each year where foreign-funded banks are allowed to handle Renminbi business. In five years, there will not be any regional limitation on foreign-funded banks' handling Renminbi business in China.
Meanwhile all the commercial banks in China have set up branches in foreign countries, and started international credit business. The Bank of China ranks first in the number and scale of overseas outlets. In 1980, China resumed its membership of the World Bank, and returned to the International Monetary Fund. In 1984, China started business contacts with the Bank for International Settlements; in 1985, China formally joined the African Development Bank; and in 1986, China formally became a member of the Asian Development Bank.


On 31st of July 2018 the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released the second Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report, recording 242 breach notifications. The first report, issued in April, had been a partial quarter as the new laws only came into place on 22 February 2018, and recoded 65 notifications.
However, notwithstanding that the total volume indicated an increase, there has in fact been a month on month increase in the number of breaches with June reaching 90 notified breaches as opposed to 55 in the first full month of the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme.
It is also interesting that the sources of the breaches within the various industries in the category of malicious or criminal attacks are broken down into: cyber incidents, rogue employees, social engineering and theft.
Breaches are also broken down by the various sources of human error. Unsurprisingly these include significant numbers of mail being sent to the wrong recipient, emails being sent to the wrong recipient, loss of paperwork or storage devices, or unintended release.
It is clear that, as well as investing in cyber security measures, Australian businesses need to continue to invest heavily in training as a deterrent to human error.
Holding Redlich's privacy and cyber professionals can assist businesses proactively seeking to avoid breaches and in the event of a breach, including where that breach is notifiable not only under Australian law but under the European General Data Protection Regulation.