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I am from Limassol, Cyprus and I chose to study for an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at Sheffield due to my inherent passion of fixing and disassembling home appliances; I ended up pursuing a doctorate in Advanced Manufacturing. The University of Sheffield has a world-wide reputation in Engineering and also strong connections with leading organisations around the world. Students here get the opportunity to be taught by some of the best academics in their research field providing them with outstanding teaching and learning experience and exposure to the latest advancements in science and engineering.
I would encourage any student considering Sheffield to take the leap and become part of this community. Everyone both in the city and the University are very welcoming and friendly. The Student Union offers a wealth of opportunities; either through its sports and cultural societies or through events being hosted or organised during the year. Also, Sheffield is the greenest city in Britain and offers a plethora of outdoor activities for adrenaline seekers, like hiking cycling or bouldering.
I believe that university is not only about acquiring academic knowledge but also be exposed to various environments in order to develop your personality. Being part of the Sheffield community has helped me become a more conscious and socially-aware individual.
I am a Cypriot student currently undertaking my final year of my Bachelor in Medical Biochemistry. I have been in Sheffield for three years now, and every day I keep finding new things to explore and love more about the city. Our university is one of the best for student experience and personally, I believe that the university is both academically and socially one of the best places to study. There are tons of activities to get involved in and people here are very friendly and inviting. Surely, the University of Sheffield is an ideal place to live and study and offers so many opportunities to get involved.
I am Laura and I study Literature . After finishing my Erasmus year in Sheffield, I knew I absolutely wanted to come back for my Masters. I have always felt completely accepted here and I know that I will always find the support I need between the Students' Union Information Desk, my uni friends and my society. I have had so much fun thanks to the Volleyball society. My team has become my second family here and I feel so lucky and proud to be captain within such an inclusive club. The university in general is so international, I get to exchange everyday with both British students and people from all over the world. I'm extremely happy I chose to study in this amazing city and I would recommend the University to anyone who wants to have the best student experience.
Coming from Athens, I moved to Sheffield in September 2017 and I am currently a second-year chemical engineering undergraduate student. I definitely do not regret my decision to study at the University of Sheffield as it does not only provide the best academic education but it is also a lively city with countless events happening through the year. I would characterize Sheffield as a big and welcoming city but with a countryside-like feel, which therefore provides a variety of entertainment whilst avoiding the hubbub of a larger city. As an engineering student, I cannot overlook the innovative infrastructure provided to us by the facilities of the university, especially the labs and study space in the Diamond, as it is the main building of our department.
I am a second year student studying dentistry at the University of Sheffield. Choosing to study here was a fantastic decision for many reasons. This supportive and friendly Russell Group University offers a range of academic and leisure activities. There are many services to help with all kinds of problems, a large range of societies to suit anybody's preference and an overall pleasant atmosphere. The impressive libraries and facilities make studying enjoyable and there's always something going on to keep me occupied. The city itself is very affordable and situated close to the Peak District which is an amazing place to visit, especially on a bike. With such a vibrant and diverse community, I am convinced it is a place anyone can call home.
You don't exactly plan to fly more in a year than you have ever flown in your life. But that's exactly how my life has been unfolding since coming to University. This year alone, I was in all the countries whose languages I knew at least the basics of. If you think coming to University means you won't have time to do anything else besides studying, let me reassure you.
As a student of Computer Science with a creative streak, I found that in Sheffield, I was able to develop my skills as a programmer, while putting my filmmaking and writing abilities to very good use. It was through the Afro-Latin Dance Society that I met my closest friends, people who have taught me to cook Korean food at the same time as giving me courage to couchsurf in Paris. Above all else, I think Sheffield attracts a certain type of people, a well-balanced mix of intellect, ambition and fun. Every day, they motivate me to become better, inspire me to initiate new projects and send me all the BTS videos I need to keep on going. The world opens up to you in a place as diverse as Sheffield.
"In my opinion, the best thing about the University of Sheffield is that there's endless opportunities. I live in the city so I have access to restaurants, shops, bars and gyms (all very important to a young person). I also have the opportunity to get on a bus and go to the Peak District whenever I'm feeling like I need a break from the city. The University specifically has many society options to choose from and immerse yourself in when you have free time."
"I wish I knew that the university has many opportunities for students. As a first year student i only knew where my lectures were and where to go out, there are a lot of other things that you can do with your time and as a first year student you will have a lot. Join a society, find a part time job or volunteer, meet new people. These three year are the greatest years of our life."
"My tips for future students studying at Sheffield is to explore Sheffield as much as they can. It is a beautiful place with many places worth visiting. Do not hesitate to ask for help! Everyone was as confused as you are now, so everyone is willing to help you. Lastly, organise your timetable in order to succeed in the university while having a social life."
"The University of Sheffield offers a lot of student support and services. Personal tutors are there to assist you in your academic and personal life. They assess the way you've progressed and will happily write you reference letters. The careers service is there to give you precious advice on jobs and employment and will help you gather your existing skills. In addition, every new activity you undertake,such as learning a new language, goes on your HEAR report, a certificate where students can present themselves to employers."
"The labs are well equipped and if I need anything there are always other PhD students or postdocs around to help. The bibliographical resources are also very rich and the StarPlus portal on the University website makes it very easy to search. The University website is very well conceived for the students and we can find there anything we need.
My supervisor is supportive and lets me use my own initiatives. We have weekly meetings to talk about the project and otherwise he is always around and available for any questions."
"Sheffield varsity is something everybody should experience once. The city is an amazing place for students. The majority of places around university buildings are designed for students, making the city one big campus."
"I would advice all the prospective students to simply look forward to their time here in Sheffield. Before I came here I was a little worried about potential language barriers and organisational problems, but once you come here you will see that everything works out naturally. When you have questions there is always someone that will help you and only after a short time you will feel like Sheffield is a second home."
"What I love about Sheffield is the short distance between the campus and the little stores and restaurants all around the city. Living in Sheffield you have the chance to experience diversity in every aspect. Living in Sheffield you are a part of a big multicultural family. Another fact that I love about Sheffield, is one of the greenest cities in Europe. There are already two beautiful parks in the campus, the Crookes Valley Park and the Weston Park. Also, few minutes away from the city centre there is the Peak District, one of the most picturesque National Parks in UK."
"People in Sheffield are very friendly and the city itself is beautiful. Although I am far from home , I always feel like Sheffield is my home and felt welcomed by the locals as soon as I arrived. On weekends , I like going for walks in the city centre and visit the little shops and have amazing pastry. Sheffield is a multicultural hub so it is only natural for international food to be easily available in every corner. Although I am not a fan of spicy food myself, I have rejoiced in the fact that there are many Indian restaurants that have even me daydreaming."
"I appreciate that classes are small with no more than ten individuals so teacher really are by your side and can help you out with anything you may need. Also I love that classes are scheduled on a good plan which is not too tight yet specific for both oral and written aspect of the language. It is also great to have teachers who are native speakers or were born in the country where the languages are spoken.
I value that teachers always consider feedback from the students and it is really easy to talk with them about any problem you might have. The fact that each student has a tutor for reference it is also great and it helped me a lot when I was undecided about my course choice and I wanted to change. I like that oral classes are divided from written classes and the grammar is always explained really well. Personally I like that we receive all the study material on MOLE because we can use our laptop in class or print some material at the University without wasting so much on books and photocopies."
"The great amount of highly-motivated British and International students as well as high qualified Module Tutors make the subject more exciting and challenging, with the opportunity of critically discuss and debate academic theories. Another enjoyable thing is the availability of an impressive amount of literature through the library service, and, several places to study, individually, as part of a group, in silence or quite rooms, according to needs and preferences."
"I believe that the best thing at Sheffield is the Students' Union and the student life it provides. The SU has so many things to offer. From food outlets to night clubs, sports and societies. The SU has helped me improve my CV while also having fun at the same time. I've managed to be a part of several societies while also being involved in sports and volunteering."
"The University is devoted to offering the best possible experience to students. This can be seen at the Students' Union, a wonderful lively place with many active members committed to making sure you have a lovely time here. Getting bored would be a challenge, because there is always something to do!"
"Sheffield is an amazing, culturally diversified student city; anyone would find their place here. Studying in Sheffield gave me amazing opportunities and challenges, which make me grow every day. Sheffield is the place where I have found my soulmates and learned how to live on my own; I wouldn't change it to any other city."
"The content of our lectures is always up-to-date with the most recent research. Often people who teach us are highly specialized in their subjects. The study space is high-tech, offering access to computers, digital libraries and laboratories. As most of our staff are specialized in the subjects they teach and the improvements in education are feedback-based, the course content is laid out to us in a very accessible way. Because the module content is always accessible from MOLE, it is much easier to revise. Teachers are in constant contact with us, making it possible to receive individual explanations for specific subjects."
"There are plenty of things I love about Sheffield but my favourites are: the multiculturalness of the community, both city and university, student and staff. Being exposed to all these different cultures has a huge impact on the way I see the world and everything that is happening around me. I can now say that I have friends and met people from all over the world, I always get to learn something new from everybody and experience different cultures through them."
"My top tips are to collect information from any reliable sources in terms of accomodation, means of transport, sports facilities. Have a thorough understanding about all the degrees available before making your final decision and get involved in as many extracurricular activities as you can or join one of the societies in order to make a lot of friends."
"It's an amazing community. One of the best friends I've made here has become my hero of sorts, making me much more environmentally aware, more conscious of the waste and the clutter gathering in my apartment, much braver and willing to take risks. I've flown alone to Oslo for my 20th birthday and it was the most thrilling gift I could have ever given myself. Sheffield has seen me grow from anxious foreigner to confident woman, from passionate mathematician to passionate programmer. It's all been thanks to the people!"
"Being internationally recognized represents one of the most beneficial aspects of studying at Sheffield. The university gives you outstanding opportunities to improve your skills. Also, the university organizes Job Fairs where a lot of world-know companies attend, increasing the employability of students.
As mentioned before, studying at Sheffield comes with a lot of opportunities. My personal favourite aspect of university is the community. Even if you are a foreigner, most of the people around you are going to treat you like you are one of their own. There are various ways of meeting new people and probably the easiest way to do so is to joing Societies. Probably the most difficult part is to decide which ones (from the approximately 300 societies) to choose, but you can get involved in as much as you want."
"Knowing that I was facing the challenge of moving to a different country and adapting to a different language and culture on top of having to fend for myself and be self-sufficient, it was very important to me that the place I go to was somewhere people were happy. Therefore, the student satisfaction evaluation was very important to me and Sheffield really stood out. Moreover, all of my contact with the department and admissions had been very warm and helpful which really helped in making me feel comfortable and welcome. When I finally had to pick my firm choice, I came to visit the University and I was blown away by how great the accommodation and the campus looked, particularly the student's union. I was very hesitant about moving to a big city like Sheffield but the moment I set foot here it felt right; it's such an open and lovely city, everyone is really nice and there are so many things to do!"
The best thing about life here is definitely the amount of activities you can get involved in. Whichever your interests are, there is a society for you; whether that's baking, makeup, pole dancing, salsa dancing, poetry or cinema! Our Students' Union is the best in the country for a reason, and everyone should take advantage of what it has to offer. Having the opportunity to try new things and meet new people is incredible. Moreover, the SU is incredibly supportive of students; not only with respect to academic issues, but also with housing, mental health issues, etc."


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Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster is the former national security advisor to President Trump, serving from February 2017 to April 2018. He was formerly director of the Army Capabilities and Integration Center and deputy commanding general, futures at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, assuming those roles in July, 2014.
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Berry Dakara: It's OVER! DO NOT CALL!
Reminds me of a toxic ex I had to force myself to forget his number (was hell 'cos his number had like 5 zeros).
I destroy evidence, rip pictures to pieces, delete text msgs and email. I try to obliterate any evidence the ex ever existed in my life!
I started doing a similar thing to prevent me from answering numbers I didn't recognize but needed to ignore. Especially people that would switch numbers, keep it all together. Fortunately I haven't had to do it often but there have been one or two where you know there's just no point conversing even though nothing egregious has happened.
YES! You started the whole memorization, you BIG HEAD!!! I hope you remember ALL YOUR EXES phone numbers forever and ever and infinity plus 5 days!
I do that with people that I had no business giving my number to in the first place. Weirdness,Do not answer, Dr. Don't Answer, Never are the names I used. Eventually they I get a clue that I'm not interested.
Lol. I'm not the only one!!!
When my relationship goes sour,assin really sour,I unfriend "them" from facebook,unfollow "them" from twitter and probably leave "their" numbers for future reasons that would enable me not to be set up!
I unfriend them on most social media platform, but for some reason that beats me, I don't usually delete numbers, so u never can tell if ud need them in emergency or they need u.
No. There will be NO emergency, and they shall not be needing me... unless someone's dying and I'm the only one with their blood type.
The times I was tempted to delete numbers, I didn't because they were also the times I realised I knew the numbers by heart anyway, so there was no point.
So I keep numbers, but never call.
I do not really delete contacts because I feel it is always good to have them (in case they decide to call after a really long time has passed that you do not even remember you can be prepared to pick the phone or not to), once I decide not to call a person again I usually don't.
DELETE DELETE DELETE!! Mine is horrible! I can delete people off for africa. I think its becoming a problem now cos any little misunderstanding, I find myself deleting them off bbm. Its like an urge I can't control and it has ruined lots of my relationships.
LOL! Yeah, that's a lil on the extreme side. Cos you might delete on a whim and want to add them back, and they decline. Just drop your phone and walk away when you're annoyed :) If you're still that mad 24 hours later, then and only then can you consider thinking about deleting.
lol. first i deleted his numbers. but then that was of no use, i could recite his numbers even in my dream. so what did i do? Nothing. Still looking for what to do till now.
lol. No one really goes out of their way to memorize their numbers na, You just find out that when you call/receive calls from a certain number often, the digits just get stuck.
I save numbers as DO NOT ANSWER, and write a full description of what the person did in the contact notes.


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Stack of two Antennas Combining System. Allows any of the three combinations for upper/lower/both antennas, vertically shaping the radiation lobes and changing the radiation take-off angle to optimize the signals depending on the varying ionospheric propagation angles. 7 to 30 MHz. 3 kW. SO-239 connectors. Requires a controller fed with 12 V DC 1A.


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PWRDF strives to be part of the outreach ministry of every Canadian Anglican parish and an expression for all Anglicans of their baptismal covenant to strive for justice and peace and to respect the dignity of every human being.
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Here are some more of those cross designs this set the Free Cross Tattoo Drawings and Templates. More variations with the circles on the end of the cross this set you'll see I have done red jeweled color variation and a solid black line one as well. Also I have uploaded a free tattoo flash outline stencil variation.
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Q: Attempting to debug hex instruction, but python clears my console? I'm writing a driver and am concatenating some hex instructions based on a few conditionals. Up until this point, all instructions have worked as intended.
A new instruction I was working on isn't working as intended, so I attempted to print out the instruction after concatenation and before execution to see what was wrong.
msg = '\xc2%s%s' % ('\x1b\x63', '07')
assert self.dev.ctrl_transfer(0x21, 9, 0x0300, 0, msg) == len(msg)
print(msg)

When I print it after concatenation it clears the console and prints '07' and then continues the rest of the driver execution. I'm able to print and execute every other instruction I've concatenated, such as the following, without issue.
msg = '\xc2%s%s' % ('\x1b\x72, '07')

Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? Does the '\x63' byte tell python to do something I'm unaware of? It should just be concatenated to the rest of the instruction, followed by the '\x07' byte. Note, that if I include the '\x' before the '07' (unlike my code above) it still does the same thing, it just doesn't print '07', it leaves a blank line.
Thanks!

A: The character '\x63' is the same character as 'c' (and a half-dozen other ways to spell it). The letter c doesn't mean anything special to Python.
The character '\x1b' right before the c is Escape. That doesn't mean anything special to Python either—but it probably does to your terminal. Most terminals use "escape sequences" that start with Escape and end with a letter to do things like scroll up, changing the main text color, or clear the screen.
If this is getting in the way of an interactive debugging session, you may want to consider printing the repr of the string rather than the string itself. The easiest way to do that is to not even use print:
>>> msg = b'\x1b\x63'
>>> msg
b'\x1bc'
>>> print(repr(msg))
b'\x1bc'

Notice that either way, it includes the b and the quotes—and that it hex-escapes all non-printable bytes. And it works basically the same with Unicode strings instead of byte string:
>>> msg = '\x1b\x63'
>>> msg
'\x1bc'
>>> print(repr(msg))
'\x1bc'

If you're using Python 2.x, you'll have u prefixes instead of none on the Unicode ones, and no prefixes instead of b on the bytes, but basically the same.

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As with many countries, when invited to someone's home for the first time, it is considered normal etiquette to take a small token of appreciation for your host.
In Italy it is better for the host to receive their gift wrapped. Quality and appearance means a lot to Italians so don't pick up the cheapest thing that you can find. Flowers, chocolates or even a nice bottle of wine are all acceptable gifts.
Do not decline the invitation unless you have a very good reason for not being able to attend, it is considered rude otherwise.
Formal invitations should be hand written and made via post not by email or texting.
Informal events between friends and relatives are better asked in person but emailing or texting is fine.
Even at an informal event with friends and relatives a 'smart but casual' approach is appreciated. Don't turn up in tatty jeans or a tracksuit but don't overdress either.
Punctuality in Italy is a loose term, it is respectful to arrive on time however if in Italy you don't have to arrive on-the dot, if you do, you will more than likely be the only guests there. It is acceptable to arrive between 15-30 minutes late.
Bringing gifts to a formal meal, even of close friends, is, highly considered. Wine, chocolates and food are the most appreciated, and flowers are considered too.
Expect to reciprocate the invitation to your host within two to three weeks.
Chrysanthemums are symbols of sorrow and death and are only given in funerals.
Red flowers (particularly roses) are seen as a sign of romance.
For the more superstitious, yellow flowers symbolize anger and jealousy.
Wrapping gifts in purple is considered bad luck.
When wrapping gifts please note that black and gold are colours normally reserved for funerals.
When receiving a gift it should be opened immediately. To put it away to open later is considered a mark of disrespect.
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Tracie Brownlee, 46, a two-time breast cancer survivor and Germantown teacher (Anna Lane Lingelbach Elementary School, 6340 Wayne Ave.), is delighted that her 6th grade class was one of the recent winners of a Komen-Philadelphia School District fundraising effort for breast cancer research and education.
Celebrating a successful awareness and fundraising campaign to empower the next generation to head up the fight against breast cancer are (from left) Tracie Brownlee, two-time breast cancer survivor and teacher in the Philadelphia School District for 22 years; Sally Rotenberg, breast cancer survivor and volunteer for the Komen Philadelphia Affiliate; Cindy Yingling, CFO, Dietz & Watson, Inc., and breast cancer survivor; Elaine I. Grobman, CEO of the Komen Philadelphia Affiliate; and Ruth Eni, of Dietz & Watson.
The effort raised over $35,000 for the Komen organization, known best perhaps for its annual Race for the Cure, and taught the children and their parents the importance of breast cancer education.
Tracie grew up in North Philadelphia with her mother, father, brother and sister. Her father died in 1975, and her mother continued to raise the children alone. Mom was a teacher in the parochial school system and graduated from college the same year Tracie graduated from high school. Tracie attended Cecilian Academy High School for Girls in Mt. Airy and Beaver College (Arcadia University) for her undergraduate degree. She recently went back to school for her Masters in Education and Principal Certification (2009) from Cabrini College.
"This is my 22nd year as a teacher at the Lingelbach School," said Tracie, "and I have been a teacher for the district for 24 years. In those years, I've lost my mother to breast cancer in 1998; my sister to lung cancer in 2000; and I have been diagnosed twice with breast cancer in 2003 and 2007.
The entire school routinely participates in raising funds for breast cancer research and life-saving programs. Brownlee is excited not only about the money raised but about the fact that her students gained a valuable lesson in compassion and community service.
From Oct. 17 through Nov. 4, students and faculty of all schools in the District were encouraged to bring in at least $1 for the Komen Philadelphia Affiliate. More than 77 schools participated — many classrooms holding their own fundraising contests to far surpass the dollar-per-student suggestion — raising more than $35,780 for the Komen Philadelphia Affiliate.
Regarding the history of the Komen organization, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched a global breast cancer prevention movement.
Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. They have received some criticism, however, for threatening lawsuits against other cancer-fighting organizations that use the word "Cure" in their names.
For the 2011-2012 season, the Komen Philadelphia Affiliate is investing over $2 million in the form of grants to 38 local organizations for their breast health and breast cancer awareness projects. For more information about Komen, breast health or breast cancer, visit komen.org or call 1-877-GO-KOMEN.


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Cross-culture
Inclusion & Inspiration
LEARNING FROM ADAM GOODES' INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP
Last Sunday, my family and I went to the Classic Cinema in Elsternwick and watched a documentary titled The Australian Dream. My youngest son told me afterwards:" This is the best documentary I've ever seen." The Australian Dream is a story about Adam Goodes, the Australian footy player and Australian indigenous leader. However, more broadly, it's the story about racism in Australia.
INNOVATIVE FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS INCLUSION
The 2019 Economic Nobel prize award gives me hope: after years of awarding theoretical achievements, the winners were rewarded for their experiment-based model to tackle real-life social issues. Their approach to economic development relies on a more rigorous evaluation methodology. The 2019 laureates distinguished themselves with practical ways to real-world trials. They transform economic development economy by breaking down significant challenges into testable clusters and study them like social scientists running clinical tests.
Read about social procurement
WOMEN LEADERS IN OPERATIONS
A few reflections about women in operations leadership before chairing the Women in Operations Leadership Summit in Melbourne.
Back in early 2003, I started a leadership journey in operations. For the first time in my career, I led a team of 200 train controllers responsible for safety, on-time departure, revenue protection and customer service of millions of passengers travelling to iconic places like Normandy, Bordeaux, Paris and Brittany. I was a 25-year-old-woman with an outstanding master degree in business from a worldwide-recognised business school, but 0 experience of managing people.
I remember I thought I was bringing a lot to the job. I believed I had no fear, was determined to kick goals. Thanks to the support of people I wouldn't yet call my mentors but actually were, I felt empowered to take on new challenges.
REad about women leadership in operations
SORRY DAY IS AN INVITATION TO REFLECTION AND ACTION
To Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people, I say sorry for taking your children. I say sorry for taking your land. I say sorry for not offering equal opportunities to your People. I say sorry for the systemic issues we haven't been able to address yet. I say sorry for not having closed the gap earlier.
What if we connect more with you, the custodians of the land? Which possibilities and opportunities would emerge?
HOW EXPERIENCING VULNERABILITY HARNESSES OUR COURAGE
Brené Brown held an inspiring show in Melbourne yesterday. She is a famous research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Brené has spent more than a decade studying vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame. She is a superstar, I love her work, yet I wasn't disappointed I couldn't attend her show. I was actually in Geelong for the first time. Why would I be thrilled to be in Geelong while my idol Brené was holding a terrific show in Melbourne?
REVOLUTIONISING HOW WOMEN CONNECT WITH TRANSPORT
I was one of the happy few to meet George McEncroe - Shebah Founder and CEO talking about her journey. Shebah is Australia's first and only active all-women rideshare service getting women and children where they need to go. As a diversity and inclusion practitioner and leader working in the transport industry globally for 15+ years, I was so inspired that, as soon as I was on my way home, I wrote this article to share my 10 learnings.
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 Castellina in Chianti
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Q: Artificial Neural Network not learming Here is my code over GitHub, RNA Repository.
The thing is: my activation function is not returning the expected values and the output is often (almost always) the same, like everybody getting the same classification, I dont know what I'm doing wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's everything.
I'm a newbie in Neural Network so I'm not using matrix like most of the codes that I've seen, can somebody please help me?
Any doubts please, let me know.

A: Yeah, for anybody that's interested, i've done it -> https://github.com/ceciliassis/UFU/tree/master/MD/RedeNeural


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HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER SPEAKS OUT ON ARREST WARRANT FOR THE LEADER OF THE ISRAELI OPPOSITION AND DAVID MILIBAND'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LAW OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION
January 31, 2014 at 1:45 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, News
Following the issue of an arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, Israel's former foreign minister, Sarah McSherry, partner at Christian Khan solicitors and executive committee member of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights, speaks out about David Miliband's proposal to change the law in the UK to ensure that no such arrest warrant can be obtained in future. She says:
"If Mr Miliband succeeds in his aim to change the legal system, the UK will be in breach of its obligation under Article 146 of the Fourth Geneva Convention to search for and bring before the Courts anyone, regardless of their nationality, alleged to have committed, or to have ordered to be committed, grave breaches of the Convention. Moreover, victims of crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes across the world will be denied redress in the UK which will become a haven for war criminals. If Israel is confident that war crimes were not committed during the attack on Gaza, it should allow a prosecution against Ms Livni to proceed in the UK".
This was in response David Miliband's proposal to change the law which led to the issue of a warrant by Westminster Magistrates' Court for the arrest of Tzipi Livni, an Israeli politician, on suspicion of war crimes. The warrant was issued following the presentation of evidence that Ms Livni, who was foreign minister at the time, was involved in war crimes committed during Israel's attack on Gaza last year but withdrawn because she was not, as was thought, in the UK.
Despite the findings of a number of eminent, international bodies and individuals that it appears to have committed war crimes during its attack on Gaza last year, Israel has failed to hold an independent and effective judicial investigation into the events and there have been no criminal prosecutions. In such circumstances, the exercise of Universal Jurisdiction in countries such as the UK is one of the only tools that the victims of those alleged war crimes can utilise to obtain accountability. It is the responsibility of the international community, including the UK, to ensure that no country acts with impunity.
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Value Is in the Eye of the UCITS Holder
By Giles Swan
ICI research shows a steady decline in the cost of investing in Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS). European regulators are looking beyond just declining cost, however, by requiring UCITS managers to justify the value of these funds to investors. But how do investors assess value relative to cost, and what is the role of regulators?
Is There a Difference Between Cost and Value?
Yes—a big difference. Investors value UCITS that allow them to pursue their desired investment outcomes—regular income, capital growth, or both. Investors incur costs when using the services of a UCITS manager—professional management of a portfolio, access to a wide array of different global investment options, and the benefits of regulation and oversight—in pursuit of those investment outcomes.
That seems straightforward. But how do investors assess whether a UCITS will enable them to achieve their desired investment outcomes and whether the cost and quality of the UCITS manager's services will match their expectations? In other words, how do investors assess value?
There is no simple answer. Investors seek differing investment outcomes and assess the value of a UCITS based on its usefulness in achieving their particular outcomes. UCITS managers offer a wide range of UCITS with different approaches—such as providing asset allocation, index tracking, or active management—that appeal to different investors. But, with such a broad choice, value can be hard to define.
One simple, seemingly objective approach would equate low cost with high value. But such an assessment is badly flawed on two counts. First, it overlooks the many differences among investors—the investment outcomes they seek, the types of service they desire, and the goals they seek to fulfill, including, for some, achieving environmental, social, or governance (ESG) outcomes. Second, it fails to take into account the multitude of different ways UCITS managers seek to meet investor outcomes and objectives. Investors need to assess value on a more thorough basis that considers the UCITS' cost and performance and the UCITS manager's services.
Elements of Value: Cost
UCITS enable investors to access a wide array of global investment options. Investors pay UCITS managers a fee that is dependent on the asset class, management technique of the UCITS manager, and a range of other factors. For instance, actively managed UCITS are generally more costly than index tracking funds—investors pay average ongoing charges for actively managed equity UCITS of 1.36 percent compared with 0.28 percent for index tracking equity UCITS. The higher fees charged by active managers reflect the additional significant research about individual stocks or bonds, market sectors, or geographic regions for active UCITS—offering investors the chance to earn superior returns or to meet other investment objectives such as limiting downside risk, managing volatility, under- or overweighting various sectors, or altering asset allocations in response to market conditions. These characteristics tend to make active management more costly than management of an index tracking UCITS.
Investors assess the appropriateness of fees based on the UCITS manager's approach to achieving their desired investment outcomes—the target level of investment return—and the risk of not doing so.
Regulators have recently sharpened their focus on assessing whether UCITS managers are levying "undue" costs on investors that are inconsistent with, or prohibitive to, a UCITS achieving its stated outcomes and objectives. For instance, regulators are examining how UCITS managers ensure that they have their clients' best interest at heart and that costs and charges are reasonable and disclosed in a transparent and non-complex manner.
Elements of Value: Investment Performance
UCITS investors anticipate favorable future investment performance in line with their desired investment outcomes. Investor expectations are based on an assessment of the UCITS' investment objectives and investment horizon against desired investment outcomes, in either absolute or relative returns, and the UCITS manager's approach to achieving these outcomes. Regulators are examining more closely how the performance of UCITS matches investor expectations.
Elements of Value: Services
UCITS investors evaluate the services offered by a UCITS manager based on both "hard" and "soft" factors. The first includes the nature and quality of a UCITS manager's investment approach; its organization, governance, and systems; its client engagement (e.g., reporting, customer service, complaints record); and other factors such as achieving sustainability-related investment outcomes. The second includes corporate brand, culture, and corporate values. Investors use a range of reference points when making this evaluation, including information from regulators, financial advisers, fund managers, and the media.
How Can Investors Be Supported When Assessing Value?
All investors need clear and correct information on costs, performance, and service to assess the value of a fund and understand how this fits with their expectations and intended outcomes. UCITS managers can provide this substantive information and regulators can support its clear and consistent disclosure to investors. Regulatory changes in the European Union, including MiFID II, have fostered simpler and more transparent fee disclosure, but further steps are necessary to ensure more harmonized and useful disclosure.
Some investors may benefit from professional financial advice to build a portfolio of UCITS to pursue their desired investment outcomes. Regulators should assess the distribution of UCITS to better understand investor choice, including the role and activities of intermediaries in fostering competition, delivering choice, and supporting investors in seeking out funds that provide the greatest value.
No single UCITS ticks all the boxes for all investors. Regulators should not favor one investment product over another—on the basis of cost or other metrics—or pass judgment on which UCITS provide the greatest value. Such an approach risks reducing choice, eroding efficient capital allocation and price discovery, and degrading competition and innovation. Instead, the market at large—with its myriad investors evaluating value with distinct outcomes in mind—is best placed to determine which UCITS best fit the bill.
Giles Swan is director of global funds policy at ICI Global.
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Market Turmoil and Liquidity Crunch Rooted in the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Sean Collins
The first paper in ICI's new research series, "The Impact of COVID-19 on Economies and Financial Markets," focuses on the relationship between the pandemic, the economic shutdown it triggered, and the volatility that gripped the markets.
TOPICS: BondsCOVID-19Corporate BondsFinancial MarketsFinancial StabilityMutual Fund
Investing Basics: Saving for Retirement with a 401(k) Plan
By Christina Kilroy
The ICI Education Foundation's Investing Road Trip ends at retirement, depicted with idyllic images of a park bench and a golf cart. But what if, in real life, your path doesn't quite follow this tidy path? Even for workers who get a late start, hit some bumps, and take a few detours, saving for retirement is still possible. Here are guideposts for 401(k) saving as you journey to retirement.
TOPICS: 401(k)Exchange-Traded FundsIRAInvestment EducationMutual FundSavingsShareholder
Investing Basics: Saving for Retirement on Your Own
A majority of workers aged 26 to 64 were active participants in a workplace retirement plan in 2017, according to ICI's most recent tabulation of tax data. But what if you don't have access to a workplace retirement plan? You still have great options to save for retirement with similar advantages to the 401(k). Learn more in the latest installment of ICI Education Foundation's investing basics series.
Congress Should Give Americans Flexibility to Keep Retirement Savings on Track
By Paul Schott Stevens
As policymakers take further steps to assist families and businesses weathering the storm, Congress can help American families get their retirement savings goals back on track by including the "Temporary Coronavirus-Related Catch-Up Contribution" proposal in the next COVID-19 relief package.
TOPICS: 401(k)Government AffairsIRAMutual FundRetirement PolicyShareholder
Investing Basics: Understanding Fees and Expenses
In the ICI Education Foundation's Investing Road Trip exhibit, a toll booth illustrates the fees and expenses that are part of investing. Every vehicle on a toll road pays and some of that money helps to maintain the road, which ultimately makes for a smoother and safer trip for everybody. Likewise, every investor pays a cost to invest but receives professional management and services in return.
IRA Investors Are Concentrated in Lower-Cost Mutual Funds
By James Duvall
Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) represent the largest share of assets in the US retirement market, with assets totaling $11.0 trillion at year-end 2019. As part of an ongoing effort to shed light on important insights into IRA investing, ICI is updating its analysis of expense ratios that investors pay on mutual funds in their IRAs.
TOPICS: 401(k)Bond FundEquity InvestingIRAMutual FundRetirement ResearchShareholder
A New Benchmark for Distribution Oversight
By Ahmed Elghazaly
On June 1, the fund industry achieved a milestone for global cooperation. In an industry-led agreement, fund distributors and fund managers of Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds (AIFs) joined together to issue a common protocol for distribution oversight.
TOPICS: EuropeFund GovernanceFund RegulationGlobalICI GlobalInternationalOperations and TechnologyShareholder
Investing Basics: Compound Returns and the Power of Reinvestment
Start saving early. You've heard it once, you've heard it a million times. There are a few reasons why that's a good idea—to get in the habit, to manage risks to your investments and income, and to allow more time to contribute to your savings and let them grow. But the strongest case for starting early boils down to one phrase: compound returns.
Tax Filing Deadline Extended to July 15: What It Means for IRA Savers
On March 21, 2020, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended the federal income tax filing due date—also known as Tax Day—for the 2019 tax year. Workers now have until July 15 to prepare their 2019 tax returns, as well as more time to consider options to potentially reduce taxable earnings. One of the easiest and most popular ways to reduce taxable earnings is contributing to an individual retirement account (IRA).
TOPICS: IRAInvestment EducationRetirement ResearchSavingsTaxes
2020 Investment Company Fact Book: Letter from the Chief Economist
A version of this letter by ICI Chief Economist Sean Collins was released in the Institute's 60th edition of the Investment Company Fact Book.
TOPICS: Financial MarketsFund RegulationGlobalInvestor ResearchMutual FundPolicy ResearchRetirement PolicyRetirement ResearchSavingsShareholder
The US Retirement System Is Stronger Than Critics Portray
A recent Washington Post opinion piece paints an inaccurate and misleading picture of the US retirement system by misusing data and making false assumptions. The retirement system is far stronger than portrayed.
TOPICS: 401(k)IRARetirement Research
2020 Investment Company Fact Book: Letter from the President and CEO
This ICI Viewpoints is a version of a letter from ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens that was released in the 60th edition of the Investment Company Fact Book.
Investing Basics: 529 Savings Plans
One thing you can expect when you're expecting a baby is to pay a lot for diapers—you might pay about $600 by your child's first birthday. But the cost of diapers is child's play compared to the costs that could come later when paying for college.
To encourage people to save for these education costs, nearly every state and the District of Columbia offer 529 plans, and most offer special tax treatment for savers participating in those plans.
For Funds' Use of Derivatives, a Promising New Regulatory Framework
In a promising new proposal on the use of derivatives, the SEC has consolidated cumbersome regulatory framework into a single, comprehensive rule that is carefully designed to protect investors.
TOPICS: Equity InvestingExchange-Traded FundsFund RegulationMoney Market FundsMutual FundShareholder
Regulated Funds: Supporting the Economy During the COVID-19 Crisis
In a recent call with the Financial Stability Board, ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens shared some findings and observations about the response of fund investors to recent developments in financial markets, and the picture that has emerged to date is reassuring. The extraordinary actions taken by the Federal Reserve, Treasury, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Congress helped relieve pressure and ensure orderly functioning of US financial markets.
TOPICS: Financial MarketsFinancial Stability
Investing Basics: Tax Benefits to Encourage Saving
To encourage people to save, federal and state governments offer special tax treatment for savings plans for specific goals, such as retirement and education. By increasing the benefit that savers receive in the short term, the government nudges savers to take a positive action that will provide a benefit in the long term.
Investing Basics: The Benefits of Mutual Funds
We've reached the halfway point in this series, and we've covered a lot of ground: the benefits of investing, how to think about risk, different types of investments, why diversification is important, and dollar-cost averaging. This month's installment brings all these topics together and examines seven features of mutual funds that make them an enduringly popular investment choice.
Working to Ensure Funds Can Maintain Vital Services
Key personnel of mutual fund sponsors and service providers should be deemed "essential workers" and thus should be permitted to report to work to maintain security and services for fund investors. Two key developments over the weekend offered some hope that state governors will hear this message and provide the needed relief from their shelter-in-place orders.
TOPICS: CybersecurityFinancial MarketsShareholder
During COVID-19 Crisis, Fund Company Staff Are Essential
As governments consider extending orders to "shelter in place," they must include staff of fund companies among the "essential" workers who qualify for an exemption. Fund company staff are very much part of the country's critical infrastructure, and they must be able to offer their full support to shareholders during these uncertain times.
ETFs Are Passing the COVID-19 Crisis Test
By Shelly Antoniewicz
How have exchange-traded funds (ETFs) weathered the intensifying financial market fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic? So far, it looks like ETFs are healthy and robust.
TOPICS: Equity InvestingExchange-Traded FundsFinancial MarketsFinancial StabilityIndex FundTrading
Mutual Fund Flows in the COVID-19 Crisis
The novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, is taking a heavy toll on the world economy—in lives, in the costs of responding, and in lost production and consumption. Worldwide financial markets reflect this. How are retail investors reacting? Are they panicking, selling out? Or are they staying the course, as during previous financial market epidemics?
TOPICS: Bond FundCorporate BondsFinancial StabilityMutual Fund
Investing Basics: Dollar-Cost Averaging
Emotions are the enemy of successful investing. For long-term investors, dollar-cost averaging is a smart way to take the emotion out of investing and to eliminate the difficulty and uncertainty of trying to time the market.
A New Chapter of Growth and Impact: IDC's 2019 Annual Review
By Thomas Kim
In a letter in the Independent Directors Council's 2019 Annual Review, IDC Managing Director Thomas Kim discusses the beginning of his role as head of IDC....
TOPICS: Fund GovernanceFund RegulationIDC
ICI Continues Its Work on Disclosure Improvements
In a letter to the New York Times in response to an article published earlier this month, ICI President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens refutes claims that ICI and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are seeking to "water down" disclosure requirements....
TOPICS: Fund RegulationMutual FundShareholder
ICI Members Are Monitoring the New Coronavirus Outbreak
By Peter Salmon
Earlier this week, ICI's Industry Operations Department surveyed members of the Institute's Technology Committee to better understand the measures being taken by ICI members to protect their employees and maintain business continuity in the face of the new coronavirus outbreak.
TOPICS: GlobalInternationalOperations and Technology
Investing Basics: Diversification
Eggs play a starring role in diversification's ubiquitous analogy—one we used in the Investing Road Trip©—and for good reason. If you drop a basket holding all your eggs, you'll be out a lot of eggs. Spreading your eggs across several baskets is a good defense against the risks of exposing all your assets to the same risk.
But perhaps we should also make the point that eggs shouldn't be the only food in your basket. They may be high in protein, but your body needs a mix of nutrients for good health. Similarly, with investing, a better goal is to build a balanced "diet" of asset classes across industries, geographic areas, and types of securities....
Proxy Proposals Worth Supporting
By Matt Thornton
The SEC can save millions of dollars for registered fund shareholders, while maintaining investor protections, by reforming the fund proxy system. The system, which funds use to solicit votes from their shareholders, poses significant challenges and costs to funds and their investors. A new report by the Investment Company Institute points to concrete regulatory actions that would improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the fund proxy system…
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Day 1 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar
Posted By Claire on December 1, 2018
Yes, it's time! Fireworks, drum roll, party poppers… (Oh, the anticipation!)
It's time for day 1 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar!
Tudor history is soooooo much better than chocolate, don't you think? And we have a lovely treat for you today. It features our very favourite lady, Anne Boleyn, too. I do hope you enjoy it.
Simply go to www.theanneboleynfiles.com/advent2018/ and click on the flashing number 1 or click on the picture of the number 1 here.
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13 thoughts on "Day 1 of the Anne Boleyn Files Advent Calendar"
Thank you, as always, Claire!
It's beautiful and I'm going to treat myself to the colouring book.
Michael Wright says:
Nrsutiful image to start the season on.Thank you Claire.
That first word is 'Beautiful'
Gindlupet venkatesh says:
Beautiful. I came all the way from India to London to visit the Tower of London.
Lovely, from the colouring book. Thanks
If anyone would like more info on Henry's will a good book is 'The King is Dead' by Suzannah Lipscomb. She gives a history of the will and analyzes the possible changes. It also includes a complete text of the will with the original spellings and a modern text which is much easier to read. Thank you Beth for the insight on that tumultuous last Advent/Christmas of Henry's reign.
I enjoyed Beth's article to and it is interesting if Henrys will was interfered with, understanding the deviousness of the ambitious mind of the courtier back then I could well understand it if such a thing happened, some say Edward V1 was coerced into leaving the crown to Lady Jane Grey by Dudley, when a monarch is sick and dying his mental faculties are impaired, how tempting to alter it somewhat so it goes in their favour, Henry was really paranoid at this last stage in his life and I agree with Beth, the execution of the young poet Surrey was possibly due to the Kings need to secure the throne more than ever for his young son, who when he died would be at the mercy of ruthless ambitious men, Surrey though just a braggart made Henry aware that there were those who believed they were more Royal than the Tudors, and they represented very real danger to the throne, Surreys death was a waste of life one of the most talented poets England has ever produced, his grieving father was in his cell in the Tower but by a lucky stroke of fate his life was spared, because the old King died before he could sign his death warrant, the old Duke must have believed God in his mercy had spared him, it had been a dangerous age for the Howard's and Thomas Howard had seen his two neices both queens suffer execution and now his brilliant young son was dead, but he would survive if life without his son was worth living, Henry V111's death would bring changes to all those who had served him, he had been such a forceful larger than life personality that we can only imagine the silence of the court back then when he did pass from this world into the next, when someone dies there is a surreal air about the place, one cannot imagine that person has gone, another person who would also be affected was the queen Catherine Parr who must have felt a lightening of spirit, but also a very real sadness for the King who had after all always treated her with the utmost respect.
I also must comment on Claire's remark that Tudor history is much better than chocolate, it is but chocolate does come a close second particularly toblerone!
I'll back you up on that!
Michelle Tercha says:
Thanks very much! Lovely page. I enjoyed today's article, too. THat is one of my favorite poems. michelle t
Day 3: Thank you Adrienne and Claire. Surviving artifacts such as those fireplaces really make the period come alive.
It is actually very sad that Henry was actually cut out of his wishes for the minority of his son. Henry had seen how disastrous it could be if you don't make your wishes known in a will and in Acts of Parliament and he wanted to avoid a power grab as well. So he made a Council of 16 men to rule but his will was changed and it was broken because it was one man who took power, Edward Seymour made himself Lord Protector. He wasn't First Among Equals, but De Facto King and he had extraordinary powers. Henry wanted the best for his son, he tried to take every precaution but he was too ill to prevent behind the scenes changes to his will. He was obviously too ill to sign papers because dry stamps were used instead. Henry had political problems as well as far as he could see, in the Duke of Norfolk and his son, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. Both were arrested and charged with treason and Surrey was tried and executed. Norfolk was lucky in that Henry died on the morning of his planned execution. Henry may not even have signed the death warrants. The Court that Christmas and New Year must have been very subdued, perhaps very spiritual as the man who had ruled England for almost four decades lay dying.
The country and Court also feared what would happen because Henry had kept the place more or less stable and he was the only King many people would have known. We don't really appreciate just how much of a force of nature Henry Viii was and how much impact his changes made on our country. Henry literally stamped his presence everywhere with fortress defences, buildings and palaces and his physical presence was overwhelming. Henry had come to the throne as a seventeen year old future superstar. He quickly won acclaim and popular support, he removed unpopular officials and he was both handsome and very athletic. He was generous and evidence suggests that he was also fair in his justice for his earlier years. Henry completely transformed the religious and political as well as the physical landscapes of England and Wales and he made many changes which could not be easily reversed. Whatever the cost of those changes, through exile from Rome and the rest of Christendom, the loss of the religious houses, martydom for those who said no, the people of England still mourned Henry Viii and his children honoured and respected him. He didn't deserve his last wishes to be disregarded in such a disrespectful manner by those he had entrusted the care of his nine year old son and heir.


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Blog - Insights and Ideas on Unified Communications as a Service
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by Bradlee Allen
The End of Telephony is Near...Or is It?
The end of telephony is nigh! Well, not quite. But a clear digital transformation in telephony services is imminent, and business decisions that are made today will significantly impact companies tomorrow. So when it comes to telephony, what shifts should your business be considering?
European service providers (BT, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, etc) are finally moving their telephony infrastructure stack to the 20th century (no, not the 21st century) and ending both sales and support for Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) services between now and 2025.
Many businesses are still using ISDN, so making a change is required to ensure telephony services are supported in the next few years. You may be more accustomed to the term PSTN (Public Switch Telephone Network), which is what was used beginning with the origin of the phone in 1875. ISDN was launched in 1986 to increase the number of calls possible and reduce costs associated with telephony at the time. Yes, 33-year-old technology is still being used as the status quo in many businesses today.
Today, service providers are finally taking the leap to SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) only. Doing so will allow companies to benefit from a pure Voice over IP (VoIP) solution, eliminating the need for as many gateways, carrier connections, and associated redundant hardware and connections — and, ultimately, reducing costs.
So when it comes to your organization's current telephony setup, there are several possibilities. You could deploy one of the three options detailed below:
SIP Trunking: SIP eliminates the need for traditional ISDN services by providing an IP-only solution. SIP will increase bandwidth for more calls and leverages your existing system, whether your telephony system supports SIP or not.
Hosted Telephony: Hosted telephony removes the need for physical telephone systems, as everything is hosted in the cloud, thus creating a virtual phone system. Hosted telephony lets you benefit from all of the functionality of a phone system while allowing you to access your calls via any connected device— and connect office locations as well. However, if your provider isn't a global one, you may need to deploy multiple hosted offerings across the globe. This involves multiple hosted partners, contracts, termination periods, and yes, you guessed it, more complexity— without introducing any capabilities beyond voice calling.
UCaaS: Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) provides businesses with the full capabilities of a traditional telephony system without the dependency on any hardware, local carriers, or multiple hosted partners. UCaaS can provide all of these services in a single global cloud platform offering. In addition to telephony services, UCaaS providers' rich audio and video conferencing, messaging, and content sharing capabilities cost the same or less than your current telephony investment.
Once you understand the options detailed above, if you think your business is ready for change and a telephony service that is keeping up with the shift in technology, it is best to look at UCaaS.
Fuze is the leading provider of UCaaS solutions. Our enterprise cloud communications platform provides the functionality of a traditional PBX without the hassles of on-premises solutions – capacity management, CAPEX spend, platform maintenance, and unpredictable costs from various access providers.
Additionally, Fuze leverages a resilient cloud infrastructure and QoS-engineered network to deliver the best enterprise-class IP PBX voice service available. Fuze is a truly global VoIP platform, combining the largest selection of countries available in a single unmetered price bundle, with local dial sounds and ringtones for an authentic calling experience.
Choose cloud-based service from Fuze for a seamless transition from ISDN to the highest standard of VoIP communication. With the end of traditional ISDN service in Europe rapidly approaching, organizations are now faced with the option to transition their communications experience to VoIP—entering a new era of cloud-based communications along with businesses worldwide. Ultimately, cloud-based communications platforms, like Fuze, allow companies to be more flexible, cut costs, and scale with the speed and growth of their business.
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While stand-up comedian Utsav Chakraborty, journalist Anurag Verma and author Chetan Bhagat have apologised, others have denied or refused to respond.
Several women on Friday made allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against various journalists, media professionals and writers on social media. Some of the women, including journalists, gave detailed accounts of incidents of alleged sexual harassment and misconduct they faced. Accusations continued to be made through the weekend.
A former employee of Hindustan Times accused a bureau chief of the paper, Prashant Jha, of making her feel "uncomfortable". The woman posted screenshots of their text messages on a social media platform. Attempts to reach Jha were unsuccessful, but a spokesperson of Hindustan Times told The Indian Express that the company was "verifying facts as this was two years ago". "We are seeing whether a complaint was filed or not and whether any action was taken or not," the spokesperson said. "An internal investigation will begin Monday." The accuser later clarified that she was not working at the newspaper at the time.
Jha has stepped down from his position.
He was sent on "administrative leave" on October 8.
On October 9, another media professional alleged that Adhikari had forcibly kissed her 12 years ago when she met him for an interview. Adhikari has since left the post of senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
Journalist Anurag Verma was among those who apologised for his behaviour after some women on Twitter accused him of inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment.
Hello. My snapchats have been problematic. I have been problematic. The content that I thought was "funny" at the time was actually not. I'm sorry, I have made many of you uncomfortable with my crass photos and videos that I thought would pass as a humour.
His statement comes a day after several women accused stand-up comic Utsav Chakraborty – who was a prominent part of comedy collective All India Bakchod – of sexual harassment. Chakraborty used to work with HuffPost India, but left the organisation in 2015. Verma was earlier employed with the media organisation till October 2017.
The group apologised for having continued to employ Chakraborty as a freelancer after the allegations were revealed. Tanmay Bhat later "stepped away" from the group, while another co-founder, Gursimran Khamba, was sent on temporary leave of absence following allegations of sexual misconduct.
By harassment, we meant that Utsav called up the person, cried, apologised, putting her in an uncomfortable position. Again, to clarify: this incident was only about the unsolicited picture in question. None of the other allegations were known to us.
Two journalists have accused The Quint's senior reporter Meghnad Bose of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour. One woman claimed that Bose touched her inappropriately when they were both students at a journalism college, while the second woman alleged that Bose "bullied and harassed" women. On Sunday, Bose apologised for his behaviour and "sexist comments, jibes and jokes" on Facebook.
Several women also posted on Twitter about journalist Mayank Jain, who worked at Scroll.in, Business Standard and BloombergQuint. One journalist posted that she had been at the "receiving end of this man's unwelcome sexual predations", while others posted screenshots of instances in which Jain had allegedly made unwanted advances, including sexually explicit comments, to a number of women. Jain, who resigned from Business Standard on October 9, has yet to respond to queries regarding these allegations.
Shyamlal Majumdar, Business Standard editor said, "On Mayank Jain, a due process is on and we can share with you the details as and when we will have anything to say".
In view of the statements of women who have made public their experiences of Mayank Jain's misconduct, we at Scroll in the spirit of fair disclosure would like to state that Mayank Jain worked for Scroll from October 15, 2014 to October 30, 2016, and then from June 12, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
A woman employee informally and verbally brought to the attention of a member of the internal complaints committee (ICC) at Scroll an instance of sexually inappropriate online behaviour by Mayank Jain in 2017. The employee, however, did not want to pursue the matter through a formal written complaint, without which no formal inquiry can be initiated. Despite this, the ICC took serious note of the matter and served a written warning to Mayank Jain, reminding him of Scroll's strict policies prohibiting sexual harassment.
We, at Scroll, commit to continuing to better understand women's experiences at the workplace and evolve further processes that may be required to prevent, acknowledge and respond to work cultures that are not enabling for women.
UPDATE: This article has been updated to include only those accounts in which the women have chosen to name themselves and their alleged harassers. Scroll.in reporters are continuing to report the story, including efforts to corroborate and cover the cases where the women have chosen to be anonymous.


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A Brief summary of "Fiscal Event" delivered by the Chancellor
All, Budget, Business, SDLT, Tax, VAT
Here is a brief summary of today's "Fiscal Event" delivered by the Chancellor.
Business Support and Growth
The Chancellor has stated that growth is not as high as it should be and "This has made it harder to pay for public services requiring taxes to rise, in turn higher taxes on capital and higher taxes on labour, have lowered returns on investment and work, reducing economic incentives and hampering growth still further,"
Investment Zones
There will be up to 40 new investment zones created in areas such as Somerset, Tees Valley and the West Midlands. These zones will benefit from relaxed planning rules, reduced business taxes (no business rates to pay), An employers National Insurance contribution reduction on any new employees paid up to £50,000 as well as accelerated tax reliefs for buildings and structures and 100% tax relief on investments in plant and machinery and no Stamp Duty Land Tax on purchases of land and buildings for commercial or new residential developments.
The basic rate of income tax will be cut to 19% in April 2023.. This brings forward Rishi Sunak's pledge to reduce it to 19% in 2024 –
The planned corporation tax rise to 25% in April 2023 has been scrapped . Corporation Tax will remain at the current 19% indefinitely. The Chancellor stated that low business taxes encourage investment
Stamp Duty Land Tax
No stamp duty will be paid on the first £250,000 of a residential property; raising the threshold from £125,000.
For first-time buyers the nil rate threshold will be £425,00, up from £300,000 and the level at which the 5% rate for those purchases rises from £500,000 to £625,000
The IR35 reforms brought in 2017 and 2020 which place the burden of liability on businesses instead of off-payroll contractors will be repealed from April 6, 2023
Annual Investment Allowance
The Annual Investment Allowance which was raised temporarily from £200,000 to £1,000,000 and which was due to go back down next year, will now stay at £1,000,000 indefinitely, bringing more certainty to businesses and encouraging them to invest further in plant and machinery.
Seed Enterprise & Investment Scheme/Enterprise Investment Scheme
With no specific detail today, the chancellor announced that the investment level figure will rise to allow investors to provide seed capital to new and recently formed businesses meeting its criteria. The 2025 "sunset" for EIS and SEIS has been delayed.
Cap on Bankers' Bonuses
As expected the Chancellor has scrapped the cap on bankers' bonuses as "higher base pay pushing up banks' fixed costs makes the UK less attractive than the US or Asia."
It is worth noting that the cap in the EU is twice the bankers' annual salary
Duty rates for beer, cider, wine, and spirits
The planned increases in the duty rates for beer, for cider, for wine, and for spirits will all be cancelled.
The Rabbit Out Of The Hat
A notable decision to scrap the additional rate of income tax has come out of the blue. The highest rate of income tax is currently 45% and paid by those with income over £150,000. From April 2023 there will only be a single higher rate of 40% paid on income over £50,271 and 32.5% for dividends over that threshold.
Other notable statements in today's mini-Budget
VAT-Free Shopping
The government will introduce VAT free shopping for tourists. This brings back the policy of tax free shopping for international visitors that was scrapped in January 2021.
Office Of Tax Simplification
In what was another surprise statement by the Chancellor today, the Office of Tax Simplification will be abolished in order to "boost economic growth and simplify the tax system
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Before making her debut at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, popular TV actress Hina Khan and her beau Rocky Jaiswal spent some romantic moments at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
She took to Instagram to share a photograph of herself posing in front of the tallest structure in Paris.
"Just be… Restoring my energy. Before it begins," Hina wrote.
Rocky shared various videos from their tour to his Instagram stories. In one video, the couple is seen sharing a kiss with the Eiffel Tower in the backdrop.
Hina will not only walk the red carpet at Cannes but also be a speaker at India Pavilion of the 72nd edition of the festival, which will run from May 14-25.
The talk will be followed by the first look launch event of her film "Lines", which is set in the backdrop of the Kargil war.
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25 Years of Student Scholarship and Editorship for the Emory International Law Review
David J. Bederman ∗K.H. Gyr Professor in Private International Law, Emory University School of Law; Faculty Advisor, Emory International Law Review (1991–present).
While I have written elsewhere about the influence of both student-edited and professional journals of international law, 1 See, e.g., David J. Bederman, Appraising a Century of Scholarship in the American Journal of International Law, 100 Am. J. Int'l L. 20 (2006); see also David J. Bederman & Jonathan C. Hamilton, Agents of International Discourse: A Conspectus on the Future of International Law Journals, 40 Va. J. Int'l L. 817 (2000); David J. Bederman, I Hate International Law Scholarship (Sort Of), 1 Chi. J. Int'l L. 75 (2000). it is a distinct honor and privilege for me to write this forward of the twenty-fifth volume of the Emory International Law Review. I have served as the faculty advisor for the Review since I joined the Emory Law School faculty in the summer of 1991. I have advised the Review, its editorial leadership, and its candidate-members writing their Comments for most of the years that it has been publishing. 2The Emory International Law Review began its publishing life under the title Emory Journal of International Dispute Resolution for its first three volumes (1986–89). See 1 Emory J. Int'l Disp. Resol. 1 (1986); 2 Emory J. Int'l Disp. Resol. 1 (1987); 3 Emory J. Int'l Disp. Resol. 1 (1988). I have seen lots of changes in the way this student-edited international law journal has approached its subject—and its audience—for a quarter of a century.
I could write at length about the professional voices of international law that have appeared in the pages of the Review over the past twenty-five years. These have included the articles of leading practitioners, distinguished jurists, and (of course) prominent legal academics. Many of these articles have contributed significantly to international legal discourse and have advanced debate in a number of important areas of public and private international law, U.S. foreign relations law, comparative law, and trade and international economic law.
Most of the attention that law reviews receive is attributed to their publication of "professional" pieces by established scholars and practitioners in the field. This is profoundly mistaken and assumes two things. The first is that law reviews are mere conduits for the dissemination of fully-formed and realized practitioner pieces. This premise holds that there is no real "value added" in the student editorial process that is the hallmark of student-edited legal serials. The second assumption is that student-edited law reviews are really indifferent to the publication of student-generated works—that Notes and Comments are a mere side-show for the "main event" of professional Articles. In short, we tend to ignore the true worth of student law reviews (especially those with an international or transnational focus): the scholarly connoisseurship that comes with the editing process and the development of young cohorts of international lawyers through the writing of Notes and Comments.
Today, we are seeing a real revolution in international legal scholarship—–the conversation has gone global. Practitioners and scholars from around the world are truly engaging with one another. European, African, Asian, and Latin American views on international law subjects are now routinely featured in student-edited law journals in the United States. And the Emory International Law Review has been a leader in this respect. 3In an admittedly unscientific survey, I examined all the articles published by the Review in its volumes nineteen to twenty-three (2005–09). Thirty-seven pieces were published which had been authored (in whole or in part) by writers with an overseas (non-North American) residence or professional affiliation. In part, this phenomenon is attributed to the power of the internet (and the ease of electronic submission of manuscripts), but there is also something far more basic. In order to maintain a cross-border scholarly dialogue, certain substantive, stylistic, and editorial conventions need to be followed. I am mindful that some of these—the length of legal argumentation and the fetishistic regard for citations—have been subject to criticism, and even ridicule. Putting aside these concerns, there needs to be an established base-line of the forms and parameters of international law scholarship, including acceptable modes of argument and citation of authorities in support of legal, factual, and policy propositions.
A generation of student editors at the Emory International Law Review has provided just such editorial guidance and standards, in order to advance the quality of the transnational dialogue on international law subjects. Whether it is in the care of selection of manuscripts, the substantive editing for coherence of argumentation, or the verification (and supplementation) of citations and authorities, the editors of this Review have been diligent and faithful in their responsibilities to the larger interests of stakeholders in international legal discourse.
But that is not all, of course. Connoisseurship comes not just with mastering the fine details of collecting and managing the dissemination of knowledge; there must also be a creative spark. The editors of this Review have accomplished this with their decisions as to what topics in international law are worthy of discussion and the promotion of debate. This can be particularly seen as part of what has become a hallmark of the Review's scholarly thrust: the publication of proceedings and papers from symposia arranged by the Review's editors around timely and provocative themes. As an avid reader of international law writing, I have found the Emory International Law Review's annual (or even more frequent) colloquia issues to be amongst the most comprehensive and engaging set of scholarly projects in the entire field.
But what of the humble student Note or Comment, the preparation of which is a rite de passage for second-year law students who have the privilege (if that is what it can be called) of being candidate-members for law review editorial boards? As a professor at Emory, I quickly discovered that it was challenging and exciting to instruct my courses on international law. My greatest satisfaction as a teacher, however, came with the individualized work I did with those candidate-members of the Review who honored me by asking me to serve as their faculty advisor on their Comments. I have truly treasured the time spent to help develop Comment topics, to guide students in their research and analysis of international legal subjects, and then to watch as these efforts have resulted in well-polished pieces—many of which appeared in the pages of the Review after a rigorous selection process.
I came to learn that much of the advanced research on international law that goes on in legal academia today is accomplished through writing Notes and Comments, and in fulfilling the Review's editorial responsibilities. I am pleased that the Emory International Law Review has emphasized the publication of student work. I am proud that I, along with my faculty colleagues at Emory Law School, have assisted in the Review's remarkable record of editorial achievement, while always respecting the Review's editorial autonomy. I truly believe that this is the real legacy that the Emory International Law Review has produced for the past quarter-century and will continue to do so for the next generation of international law practitioners and scholars.
∗K.H. Gyr Professor in Private International Law, Emory University School of Law; Faculty Advisor, Emory International Law Review (1991–present).
1 See, e.g., David J. Bederman, Appraising a Century of Scholarship in the American Journal of International Law, 100 Am. J. Int'l L. 20 (2006); see also David J. Bederman & Jonathan C. Hamilton, Agents of International Discourse: A Conspectus on the Future of International Law Journals, 40 Va. J. Int'l L. 817 (2000); David J. Bederman, I Hate International Law Scholarship (Sort Of), 1 Chi. J. Int'l L. 75 (2000).
2The Emory International Law Review began its publishing life under the title Emory Journal of International Dispute Resolution for its first three volumes (1986–89). See 1 Emory J. Int'l Disp. Resol. 1 (1986); 2 Emory J. Int'l Disp. Resol. 1 (1987); 3 Emory J. Int'l Disp. Resol. 1 (1988).
3In an admittedly unscientific survey, I examined all the articles published by the Review in its volumes nineteen to twenty-three (2005–09). Thirty-seven pieces were published which had been authored (in whole or in part) by writers with an overseas (non-North American) residence or professional affiliation.
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