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Essential Corporate News: Week ending February 7, 2020
United Kingdom | Publication | February 2020
BEIS: Update report from The Parker Review – Ethnic diversity enriching business leadership
Investment Association: Shareholder priorities for 2020 – Supporting long-term value in UK listed companies
FRC: Draft Plan and Budget 2020/21
European Commission: Possible revision of Non-Financial Reporting Directive
FCA: Handbook Notice No 73
CMA: Guidance on the functions of the CMA after the UK's exit from the EU
European Commission: 2020 Work Programme
On February 5, 2020, an update report was published by The Parker Review Committee. This follows its first report at the end of 2017 which made a number of recommendations, including that FTSE 100 companies should have at least one non-white director by 2021, with FTSE 250 companies having at least one non-white director by 2024. Recommendations were also made in relation to developing the internal pipeline and enhanced transparency around diversity policies and reporting. The update report looks at progress in meeting those recommendations and it includes data on the current profile of FTSE 350 boards and other information.
Key findings in the update report include the fact that of all FTSE 350 directors where the ethnicity of the individuals is known, only 7.5 per cent are of colour. In addition, 37 per cent of FTSE 100 companies and 69 per cent of FTSE 250 companies did not meet the target of having at least one director of colour on their boards. The update report notes that there is a concentration of directors of colour in a small number of companies and, across the FTSE 350, there are only 15 directors of colour (among those who responded to the survey conducted by The Parker Committee) who occupy the position of chair or CEO.
Further recommendations are included in relation to measuring board level diversity and to building a pipeline for ethnically diverse board candidates. As far as measurement and transparency are concerned, companies are urged to report fully on their ethnic diversity policies and activities as part of their Section 172 reporting requirements and in complying with Principles J and L of the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code. It is also recommended that executive recruiters, in terms of building a pipeline, should be much more proactive in marketing highly talented ethnic minority candidates.
The update report includes "companies' success stories" and a "directors' resource toolkit," developed by Ernst & Young, which sets out key questions companies should ask themselves to drive a top down strategic approach, which looks at broader aspects of an inclusive culture.
At the same time, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) issued a press release stating that most UK companies' approach to board ethnic diversity is unsatisfactory. They note that over half of FTSE 250 companies fail to mention ethnicity in their diversity policy and most of the FTSE 350 do not set measurable ethnicity targets. The FRC notes that it expects to see better quality commentary on all aspects of diversity in future reports.
(BEIS: Update report from The Parker Review, Ethnic Diversity Enriching Business Leadership, 05.02.20)
(FRC, Most UK companies' approach to board ethnic diversity is unsatisfactory, 05.02.20)
On February 5, 2020, the Investment Association published a document setting out the expectations of its members on four areas that its members believe can be critical drivers of long-term value. These are responding to climate change, audit quality, stakeholder engagement and diversity. The document outlines why investors consider these four areas to be important areas of focus for companies and it also sets out their expectations for change in 2020. It notes that for companies with year-ends on or after December 31, 2019, IVIS, the Investment Association's Corporate Governance research service, will assess the progress made and highlight where companies are not meeting investor expectations.
Comments on the four areas covered by the document include the following:
Responding to climate change – IVIS is to introduce a new section to its ESG report, highlighting to investors whether the company has made climate change-related disclosures. The Investment Association believes that all listed companies should disclose in line with the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations by 2022. The new section in the ESG report will be informed by four questions aligned with TCFD, including whether the company describes its governance of climate-related risks and opportunities. The Investment Association notes that companies are still trying to fully comprehend the impact of climate change on their long-term viability and how best to communicate their response to investors. As a result, IVIS will not be introducing any colour top for these disclosures in 2020 but this will be kept under review for future years.
Audit quality – IVIS is to ask two revised questions of companies to encourage a better focus on audit quality and company disclosure. It will be looking at whether the audit committee has demonstrated how it assessed the quality of the audit, including how the auditor demonstrated professional scepticism and challenged management's assumptions where necessary. It will also look at whether the audit committee has demonstrated how it challenged management's judgements and what has happened as a result.
Stakeholder engagement and employee voice – Investors expect companies to identify and engage the key stakeholders and factor their interests into the board-decision making process. IVIS is to introduce two new questions to its report. The first is whether the board has identified the company's material stakeholders in its engagement with them in the year under review? The second is which of the four options for workforce engagement outlined in the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code have been adopted by the company?
Diversity – So far as gender diversity is concerned, IVIS is to red top any FTSE 350 company with women representing 20 per cent or less of the board, where there are one or less women on the board (unless the one-third target is achieved, i.e. a board of three directors) or where women represent 20 per cent or less of the executive committees and their direct reports. So far as FTSE small cap companies are concerned, IVIS will amber top any company with women representing 25 per cent or less of the board, where there are one or less women on the board (unless the one-third target is achieved) or where women represent 25 per cent or less of the executive committees and their direct reports. So far as ethnic diversity is concerned, IVIS will ask a question of all companies, namely whether the company has disclosed the percentage of its board that comes from an ethnic minority background.
(Investment Association, Shareholder priorities for 2020 – supporting long-term value in UK listed companies, 01.20)
On February 5, 2020, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its draft Strategy 2020 for consultation. This sets out the FRC's initial response to the report of Sir John Kingman but it notes that this strategy will be replaced in 2021 with a longer-term strategy once the Government's final positions on several key public policy issues are finalised.
The FRC proposes to move forward with a revised business model that will be reorganised into four divisions. These are Regulatory Standards and Codes, Supervision, Enforcement and Corporate Services. Priorities for each of these divisions for 2020 are set out in the consultation document.
The consultation ends on February 28, 2020.
(FRC, Draft Plan and Budget 2020/21, 05.02.20)
(FRC, FRC Plan for greater regulatory oversight, 05.02.20)
On January 30, 2020, the European Commission published a consultation document relating to possible revision of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (2014/95/EU). This requires certain companies to report information regarding the environment, social and employee issues, human rights, and bribery and corruption, on an annual basis and it applies to large listed companies, banks and insurance companies with more than 500 employees.
The consultation document notes that there is inadequate publicly available information about how non-financial issues and sustainability issues in particular impact companies and about how companies themselves impact society and the environment. For example, reported non-financial information is not sufficiently comparable or reliable and while companies do not report all non-financial information that users think is necessary, many companies report information that users do not think is relevant. In addition, companies incur unnecessary and avoidable costs related to reporting non-financial information. The consultation document also notes that the reporting requirements in the Non-Financial Reporting Directive are not detailed, are difficult to enforce, leave a lot of discretion to reporting companies and do not apply to some companies from which users say they need information. As a result, the objectives of the consultation are to ensure that investors and others have access to adequate non-financial information from companies and to reduce unnecessary burdens on business related to non-financial reporting.
The European Commission has identified three policy options on which it seeks views:
Continue the current approach of non-binding guidelines to assist companies when reporting in line with the Non-Financial Reporting Directive - Non-binding guidelines were published by the European Commission in 2017 to help companies and in June 2019 the European Commission published additional guidelines on how to reporting climate-related information. The 2017 guidelines could be revised and/or additional guidelines on particular themes issued.
Explore the use of standards – For example, the EU could endorse an existing or possible future standard on non-financial reporting which would remain voluntary for companies to use if they wish to.
Revise and strengthen the provisions of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive – For example, specifying in more detail what non-financial information companies should report and requiring some or all companies under the scope of the legislation to use a non-reporting standard.
Responses are requested by February 27, 2020. Feedback will be summarised in a synopsis report along with the European Commission's response. The European Commission proposes to organise a further online public consultation in the first quarter of 2020.
(European Commission, Inception Impact Assessment, 30.01.20)
(European Commission, Proposal for revision of Non-Financial Reporting Directive, 30.01.20)
On January 31, 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Handbook Notice No 73 which covers, among other things, the impact of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Withdrawal Act) on the FCA Handbook rules and Binding Technical Standards (BTS).
The FCA notes that during the implementation period to 11pm on December 31, 2020, EU law will continue to apply in and to the UK. As a result, the Withdrawal Act automatically defers the commencement of amendments that have already been made to FCA Handbook rules and BTS in connection with the UK's exit from the EU from exit day (11pm on January 31, 2020) to 11pm on December 31, 2020 (IP completion day). To the extent that the Withdrawal Act does not defer the commencement of the exit instruments the FCA made in 2019, or certain provisions within them, such as in relation to guidance, the FCA has now made a further Instrument, "Exiting the European Union: Implementation Period (Guidance) Instrument 2020" that does this. It introduces a new chapter GEN 2A to the General Provisions in the FCA Handbook. This states that during the implementation period, the entire FCA Handbook and other documents issued by the FCA should be read in light of section 1B of the Withdrawal Act. Section 1B of the Withdrawal Act makes cross-cutting provisions to ensure that UK legislation gives effect to the implementation period at Part 4 of the Withdrawal Agreement.
The FCA has also published a further Instrument, "Exiting the European Union: Deferral of Commencement and Miscellaneous Fees Instrument 2020", which defers until the end of the implementation period the commencement of Handbook guidance.
The FCA notes in the Handbook Notice that it has not yet amended all references to "exit day" in the annexes of the exit Instruments it made in 2019, or certain provisions within them, but it plans to address this later in 2020.
(FCA, Handbook Notice No 73, 31.01.20)
(Exiting the European Union: Implementation Period (Guidance) Instrument 2020)
(Exiting the European Union: Deferral of Commencement and Miscellaneous Fees Instrument 2020)
On January 28, 2020 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a guidance document to explain how the UK's exit from the EU affects its powers and processes for competition law enforcement, merger control and consumer protection law enforcement during and after the transition period until the end of December 2020, following the UK's departure from the EU on January 31, 2020.
The guidance also explains the treatment of "live" mergers and "live" competition law cases which are those cases that are being reviewed by the European Commission or the CMA during and at the end of the transition period.
The press release accompanying the guidance notes that at the end of the transition period, on January 1, 2021, the CMA is expected to take on responsibility for larger and more complex merger, cartel and competition enforcement cases that were previously reserved to the European Commission. It also notes that it is for the UK Government to decide how any new UK subsidy control or state aid rules will operate in the future, including whether the CMA has a role to play in a new regime.
(CMA: UK exit from the EU: Guidance on the functions of the CMA under the Withdrawal Agreement, 28.01.20)
(CMA: UK exit from the EU: Guidance on the functions of the CMA under the Withdrawal Agreement – Explanatory Note, 28.01.20)
(The UK's withdrawal from the EU – the CMA's role post-Brexit, 28.01.20)
On January 29, 2020 the European Commission published the Work Programme that it has adopted for 2020. This sets out six policy objectives and a total of 43 new initiatives that relate to those policy objectives.
The policy objectives are as follows:
European Green Deal – This includes a review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive
Europe fit for the digital age – This includes a review of SME strategy as part of a new industrial strategy for Europe
An economy that works for people – This includes an action plan on the Capital Markets Union
A stronger Europe in the world
Promoting our European way of life
New push for European democracy
The European Commission has also set out the 34 proposals currently awaiting decision by the European Parliament and the Council that it is proposing to withdraw and repeal, together with a list of proposals for regulatory simplification.
(European Commission, 2020 Work Programme, 29.01.20)


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Johannes Hoff
Professor Johannes Hoff
Johannes Hoff (* in Trier) is a German Christian philosopher, theologian and university professor.
He completed his doctorate and habilitation at the University of Tübingen in 2006 and is currently Professor of Philosophical Theology at Heythrop College (University of London) and Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham. Previously he has been teaching at St David's College in Wales and at the University of Tübingen.
His research builds on the performative turn of the phenomenological tradition and the emergence of a 'natural realism' in the post-analytic tradition of Anglophone philosophy and theology. Hoff interprets the loss of orientation in today's late modern societies as the symptom of a spiritual crisis that can be traced back to the technological and artistic revolutions of the Renaissance and late medieval Scholasticism. His arguments extend the genealogical hermeneutics of Michel Foucault, Michel de Certeau, Henri de Lubac, John Milbank and Charles Taylor. The aim of his work is to retrieve the unity of spiritual practice, science and culture found in philosophers of the premodern and particularly the Dominican tradition (e.g. in Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart).
In line with this aim, he argues in his most recent publications that we need to develop a 'post-digital rationality' that is consistent with the spiritual and virtue ethical cultivation of our intuitive intelligence, and governed by our natural desire for the true, the beautiful and the good. The IT technologies of our present time are more than mere tools; they have a magic life on their own. According to Hoff, this requires us to recover our ability to distinguish between malevolent objects, that are designed to engender idolatrous attachments, and benevolent objects, that support our desire to transform our life to the better. In the wake of the confessionalization of religions in the post-Reformation era we have, according to Hoff, unlearnt the art of discernment. Yet, the modern conviction that we are 'autonomous subjects' disguised that fact that our life has become increasingly governed by bureaucratic strategies of surveillance and control. According to Hoff, the digitisation of these strategies reveals their true character: The 'disenchantment' of the Enlightenment tradition has turned into a kind of 'bad magic' that needs to be counterbalanced by a sacramental re-enchantment. Since we had stopped inhabiting a 'disenchanted' world, we would need to rethink the old tradition of the Discernment of Spirits.
Johannes Hoff's earliest publication build on the philosophies of Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault (Spiritualität und Sprachverlust, 1999) as well as on the Renaissance philosophy of Nicholas of Cusa (Kontingenz, Berührung, Überschreitung, 2007). This stream of his research culminated in his book "The Analogical Turn: Rethinking Modernity with Nicholas of Cusa" (2013), which was publicly discussed in 2016 in an online-symposium of the 'Syndicate Theology'.
Related to this research are his publications on the concept of performativity in Augustine, Dante, the Renaissance, Romanticism and modern avant-garde art, and his collaboration with leading representatives of contemporary art, such as Christoph Schlingensief. In accordance with the above spiritual tradition, Hoff rejects in these writings the modern 'myth of the given' and argues that the truth has always the character of a 'truth event'. While it could never be secured, it could always only be gradually actualized whilst we are speaking and acting.
Selected publicationsEdit
The Analogical Turn. Re-thinking Modernity with Nicholas of Cusa. Series 'Interventions'. Eerdmans Publishing Company: Grand Rapids 2013.
Kontingenz, Berührung, Überschreitung. Zur philosophischen Propädeutik christlicher Mystik nach Nikolaus von Kues Alber: Freiburg/Br. 2007 (Contingency, Tangency, Transgression. A Philosophical Propaedeutics of Christian Mysticism subsequent to Nicholas of Cusa)
Spiritualität und Sprachverlust. Theologie nach Foucault und Derrida Paderborn, München, Zürich: Schöningh 1999 (Spirituality and the Loss of Language. Theology after Foucault and Derrida).
ArticlesEdit
The Eclipse of Sacramental Realism in the Age of Reform. Re-thinking Luther's Gutenberg Galaxy in a Post-Digital Age. In: New Blackfriars (2018), pp. 248–270.
Iconicity and the Anamorphosis of Social Space. Retrieving Nicholas of Cusa's Political Pneumatology. In: Dürr, Walter; Vergauwen, Guido; et al. (Ed.), Veni, Sancte Spiritus! Theologische Beiträge zur Sendung des Geistes.Contributions Contributions to the Mission of the Spirit (Münster: Aschendorff 2018).
Die Rückkehr zur Realität: Freundschaft, Politik und Spiritualität in einem post-faktischen Zeitalter. In: Internationale Katholische Zeitschrift Communio 46/3 (2017), 299-312 (Returning to Reality: Friendship, Politics and Spirituality in the 'post-truth era').
Diesseits von Theismus und Pan(en)theismus: Orthodoxie in einer Post-digitalen Welt. In: Nitsche, Bernhard; Stosch, Klaus von, Tatari, Muna (Ed.): Gott – Jenseits von Monismus und Theismus? (Paderborn: Schöningh 2016) (Re-thinking the False Dualism between Theism and Pantheism: Orthodoxy in a Post-digital Age), 291-309.
Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. Dante's Comedy and the Forgotten Truth of Apocalyptic Dreamworlds. In: Mara Ambrožič, Simon Njami (Ed.), The Di-vine Comedy Revisited by Contemporary African Artists (Berlin: Kerber Verlag 2014), 66-81.
Self-Revelation as Hermeneutic Principle? The Rise and the Fall of the Kantian Paradigm of Modern Theology. In: Conor Cunningham; Peter M. Candler (Ed.), The Grandeur of Reason: Religion, Tradition and Universalism, London: SCM 2010.
Hampson, P. J.; Hoff, J., "Whose self? Which unification? Augustine's anthropology and the psychology-theology debate." In: New Blackfriars (2010) (Abstract)
"German Theology in Contemporary Society." In: Modern Believing (Special Issue, ed. by Johannes Hoff) 50/1 (2009), 2-12
http://www.heythrop.ac.uk/prof-johannes-hoff.html
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Parents are often surprised to learn that accomplished readers, when questioned about particulars of a story, have 'missed the point.' Catholic reading comprehension materials, in addition to providing exposure to faith and character-building stories, train the child to analyze what he reads. This analysis leads to a greater understanding of the material read.
As your student is exposed to history and science, which demand deeper analytical reading, he moves from the idea of reading as entertainment to reading as a means of expanding his knowledge about God's world. He begins to see a need to understand what he reads. Parents can increase a child's ability to think about what has been read by questioning him in depth about the material. However, demands on the parent's time often make such questioning difficult. Reading comprehension books provide a practical alternative. As the student answers questions about the stories, he becomes aware that the purpose of reading is often to inform, rather than merely to entertain.
Finally, as the child becomes more adept at analyzing what has been read, he realizes the additional benefit of improved reading scores on standardized tests.


Dr. Brown speaks with Rabbi Evan Moffic, author of a new book on the Jewish Jesus; he shares some thoughts about Purim; then speaks with Gen. Jerry Boykin about radical Islam. Listen live here 2-4 pm EST, and call into the show at (866) 348 7884 with your questions and comments.
Jesus Christ founded Christianity in the sense that He ratified the New Covenant in His blood. He wasn't just hanging around being Jewish. He did establish something, the Church, and he did establish what was not previously in place, grace and truth, salvation, etc. Hello?! "He lived and died a Jew." Well, He was and is the eternal Son of God, who became incarnate in the covenant people. Saying "Mm Hmm" to statements that can have a meaning and comport with orthodoxy in the Jewish Christian perspective yet have a totally different meaning in the Talmudic Jewish perspective is not good enough. When a Jewish person says, "Yeah, Jesus was a Jew who practiced Judaism," a Christians have to qualify what that means, because it doesn't mean what they are implying.


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Zac Efron sells glam LA mansion for $ 5.9 million
"High School Musical" star Zac Efron has graduated from his home in Los Angeles. The actor is letting go of the Los Feliz residence, Variety reported. It's available for $ 5.9 million.
The California native bought midcentury modern real estate in 2013 for $ 4 million and hopes to raise some money for the investment.
Efron has spent the last few months in South Australia filming the movie "Gold". Maybe he will extend his stay if he has a home less to worry about back in the US.
The stylish home has panoramic city views and radiates Hollywood glamor. The modern connection comes in from a long, fenced driveway that opens onto views of the city center to the sea, visible from every room in the house.
Inside, the open floor plan has warm wood, glass walls and an indoor-outdoor flow, with decks running across the property.
Based on the status of a friendly hangout on the A-list, the listing description notes that the property "recently remodeled"
; offers "a perfect celebrity paradise."
Color us impressed.
With five bedrooms and five bathrooms, 5,455 square feet of layout has a living room, dining room and a kitchenette located next to a family room.
In addition, the home offers a master suite and spalike baths on the main level, plus three additional bedrooms with baths downstairs, along with a separate guesthouse with one bedroom, one bath.
Facilities include a gym, media room, games room, wine room and security cameras. In the modern interior, skateboards, works of art and sports monuments hang from the large gallery walls.
Exterior views have deck with space for outdoor dining and relaxing.
The newly remodeled pool and spa with a waterfall take advantage of privacy and views.
Now 33, the hunky actor and singer became acquainted with the trilogy of "High School Musical" movies. He has also starred in the "Neighbors" movies, "New Year's Eve", "17 Again" and "The Greatest Showman." His Netflix travel series "Down to Earth With Zac Efron" was a streaming sensation this summer.
Kathrin Nicholson with The Agency has the listing.


If you really want to like El Capitan but can't actually complete the download due to error messages, your current version of Yosemite is probably causing trouble. Remember that for a new download, especially a large one, Mac OS X needs to shut down various programs and processes. If Yosemite is already working on other updates or various ongoing processes, it may produce error messages instead of completing El Capitan.
One of the easiest solutions for this problem is to fully reboot your computer and clear any current issues that Yosemite is experiencing. Visit theApple Menu (the button in the top left of your screen with the apple logo), and select the option Restart. Sometimes if Yosemite has really hit a wall this will freeze your computer instead of restarting it. If this happens, press Control key-Command key (⌘) -Power button at the same time. This will force the restart – just be sure that your programs are closed and your data saved before you attempt this.
If restarting doesn't work,try opening in safe mode to stop any annoying apps. Safe mode allows you to open a limited version of the Mac OS X that can be very useful when locating problematic apps or other issues with your computer. To begin, go to the Apple Menu and select Shut Down. You can also hold down the power button to force a shutdown if necessary. Wait until your Mac is completely turned off, then wait about 10 seconds and press the power button to start your computer up again. Pay careful attention: When you hear the Mac startup sound as the computer gets ready to launch, hold down the Shift key. A gray Apple logo screen will appear – when it does, release the Shift key. This will start your computer in safe mode.
If Yosemite runs correctly in safe mode, then you probably have a problem with an app or startup item. Disable all your startup items by going to System Preferences, Users & Groups, and selecting your User ID. Under Login, you can choose what apps automatically start with Yosemite. Disable all of them and try installing El Capitan again.
It's important to save all your important data through a site or an external hard drive before you start to install El Capitan. Things can go wrong, and if they do you may lose valuable data. Always be safe instead of sorry.
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Eminem: The Way I Am
Alex Altman
Eminem with Sacha Jenkins
Dutton; 208 pages
The Gist:
Since he swaggered into America's living rooms nearly a decade ago, Eminem has been a fixture not only of the hip-hop world but of popular culture: the tortured white rapper of prodigious talent who can't quite come to grips with his fame. His dizzying rise made him the subject and star of the movie 8 Mile and the target of critics, who assailed him for spouting bigoted, misogynistic lyrics. All along, Eminem has griped that neither fans nor foes really understood him. In The Way I Am, a recently released "self-portrait" unmediated by movie avatars or record company censorship, he sets the record straight.
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1. His was truly a hardscrabble upbringing. Abandoned by his father, he bounced from school to school, finally cutting his losses after failing the ninth grade three times. Two of his uncles committed suicide. Forced to forge new acquaintances so often, he found himself torn "between being the class clown and being the shy kid" bullies pounded on — and wound up inhabiting both characters. Out of the struggle to continually remake himself sprang three distinct on-stage personas: Marshall Mathers (his real name), who raps earnestly about the joys of fatherhood and the oppression of celebrity; Eminem, "the emcee who goes onstage sober and spits his metaphors"; and alter ego Slim Shady, "the guy who shows up after a few shots of Bacardi — and wants to fight." Repressing this last figure is a battle whose victory only comes with maturity. "We've all got Slim Shadys up inside of us," he writes. "Most responsible adults know how to ignore that dude or chick. I'm a lot better at it these days."
2. Eminem has a "fascination" with the movie Rain Man. He considers the Dustin Hoffman character a kindred spirit: whereas Hoffman boasted a facility with numbers, he is the rapper-savant. "This is all I know how to do," he says. "I can get in my car and drive, but I don't know how to get places." He sells himself a bit short: in addition to being a devoted father, he's a talented graphic artist, and the book contains a series of impressive sketches depicting the superheroes of rap (Tupac Shakur, 50 Cent, himself) and comic books (the Incredible Hulk, Spiderman).
3. The book includes images of the white loose-leaf pages on which he jotted down the similes and metaphors from which his lyrics originate. But his range of talents doesn't include organization. Instead of revealing the inner turmoil of a twisted genius, these scratchings just seem like a jumble of non-sequiturs, like a word-association game played among asylum residents. (A characteristic sequence of "thoughts": Without Me, Mom, Let us Live, Violence, I Am, Kim, Hell Freezes, Kill You.) In part, he says, this haphazardness is by design. "Reading my lyric sheets even gets confusing for me sometimes," he admits. "I'll skip words so people can't ever figure out where I'm going, just in case my written words slip away into the wrong hands." Frustrating as that may be for readers, this safeguard against creative theft illuminates the tooth-and-nail feistiness required to reach the pinnacle of rap.
4. Even after word of his talent began to spread, his road to success was plagued with potholes. He split with one manager over a Burger King Whopper — Eminem couldn't afford one and figured any manager unwilling to shell out for a client's lunch wasn't serious about the rapper's prospects. And while the opening scene in 8 Mile — in which his character suffers stage fright during a rap battle — may have been cinematically embellished, he "choked" in the finals of a 1997 battle in Ohio, returning to Detroit "depressed and totally broke."
The Lowdown:
If you saw 8 Mile, you're familiar with much of Eminem's story already, and unfortunately the narrative is crisper on the silver screen. Though sprinkled with anecdotal gems, this tangled history veers closer to "annotated picture book" than autobiography and crumples under the weight of too many half-baked attempts at introspection. The book's structure, it seems, was dictated not by laziness but by personal philosophy: he's not much of a reader. ("If there are no pictures in a book, forget it.") But he doesn't seem much for writing, either. Die-hard fans will be eager for the backstage access, but all others should take a pass — we've seen this song-and-dance before.
The Verdict: Toss
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Q: `cf push -c null` does not work as expected I was using cf push -c null to clear the command of application running in Bluemix. Recently I noticed that cf push -c null does not clear the command. It resets it to the first one being used.
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*I create an app without command

*I set command using cf push -c "node app.js"

*I try to reset it using cf push -c null
The app command was reset to null some time ago.
Now, it is changed to node app.js.
Was this changed on purpose? Is there a different way to set command to null?
Note that REST calls made by cf cli did not change. It still sends command: "" to reset the app command.

A: I cannot reproduce the problem. What I did is:

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*cf push myapp -c "node app.js"
The output says: App myapp was started using this command node app.js

*cf push myapp -c null
The output says: App myapp was started using this command ./vendor/initial_startup.rb

*If I set CF_TRACE=true, and do "cf app myapp", I can see "command":null in one of the responses.
Is it possible that your repush was picking up a manifest.yml that you have in the app root folder and that is setting the command?

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Jun 8, 2011 | 01:37
Goolsbee says goodbye
June 7 - Summary of business headlines: White House is losing top economic adviser as recovery sputters; French Finance Minister Lagarde goes to India, but fails to get backing for IMF job. Conway Gittens reports.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL Austan Goolsbee, head of the White House team of economic advisers, is calling it quits, less than a year after taking the top spot. According to the White House he's leaving to go back to teaching. But his departure comes at a critical time: there are signs the economy is weakening again - and the President has yet to convince Americans that he's on the right track when it comes to reviving the economy. The economy could be a weak spot as Obama enters his re-election campaign. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is in India lobbying for the job as the next head of the International Monetary Fund. But Pranab Mukherjee, India's Finance Minister didn't exactly give her a ringing endorsement, saying the tradition of giving a European the top post at the IMF is not the best way to fill the job. SOUNDBITE: PRANAB MUKHERJEE, INDIA'S FINANCE MINISTER, (ENGLISH) SAYING: "I explained to her our positions that we want selection of the managing director of IMF or that of the World Bank should be on the basis of merit, competence, in a transparent manner." Lagarde is seen as the frontrunner for the position left open when Dominique Strauss-Kahn was forced to resign due to charges he sexually assaulted a New York hotel maid. Conway Gittens, Reuters


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H-SAM: "What were you doing on your third birthday?"
BROWNSTONE: a reddish-brown sandstone, used extensively as a building material
GLOBAL: a way of thinking that goes beyond one's local issues
FAIR: free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice
DIVINE RIGHT: The doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule
LONGSHOT: an attempt or undertaking that offers much but in which there is little chance for success
OUTLIER: someone who stands apart from others of his or her group
Burglar in the House : story
DARN: to mend, as torn clothing, with rows of stitches
In the 18th Century a conflict arose over the ability of the British Parliament to be able to govern over the monarch. It highlighted a theory proposed that said that the monarch is established DIVINE RIGHT by God, and therefore has a Divine Right to rule. It wasn't the first time the concept had been raised* but it was time for there to be some resolution to the issue. As some have pointed out, it is called a theory, using the term that is used in science. However, in science there must be evidence to support the point being made. There are no scientific evidences to support the theory…only tradition.
The British demonstrate the theory of Divine Right of Kings in a number of ways:
The monarch is invested by the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose investiture is seen as ecclesiastically authoritative.
The new monarch is identified using a tradition of generational succession. Thus, if the deceased monarch was selected as the rightful successor in a line of monarchs, then this person chosen as successor is believed to have been a part of God's choice in previous generations.
The monarch cannot be removed (without armed intervention) by Parliament.
There is much ceremonial around the monarch, in this case Queen Elizabeth II, which refers to her as being chosen by God to reign. This is evident today on the 90th birthday of Elizabeth II. Her reign has been long (the longest in British history) and she has "ruled" effectively, given the establishment of a government which shares the governance with Parliament. There are specific responsibilities which are delegated to the Queen, and others to Parliament. There is no stated opportunity for either to adopt the others' designated charges.
This posting is stimulated by the royal birthday (an official one follows in the summer) and by the growing curiosity as to whether Elizabeth will withdraw from the throne at some point and designate her son, Charles, to be the King. It is more and more likely that this vibrant, seemingly-healthy woman will not do so in the immediate future. Her mother survived until the age of 101. It seems likely that she has inherited her genes.
In any case, Happy Birthday, Ma'am.
← LONGSHOT: an attempt or undertaking that offers much but in which there is little chance for success OUTLIER: someone who stands apart from others of his or her group →
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The Urban Community of Bordeaux (CUB) and MVRDV present the master plan for Bastide Niel, a 35ha extension of Bordeaux' city centre onto the right bank of Garonne River. The dense urban master plan will offer 3200 homes, offices and urban amenities, respect the existing fabric of the city and become one of the largest zero energy neighbourhoods in the world. The project Bastide Niel, with an envisioned urban program of up to 375.000m2 is regarded the most significant contemporary urban intervention in Bordeaux. But the character of the new neighbourhood will be intimate: a 'capillary city': A contemporary update of the European city: Combining history, human scale and individualism with density and sustainability. Construction is to start in 2014.
Bastide Niel will become a lively extension to the city centre with a mixed program of 3200 homes, 25.000 m2 retail , 25.000 m2 offices, 15.000 m2 crafts and 58.000 m2 public facilities such as a university building, the municipal archives, a cultural building, a community centre, schools, day care centres and sport facilities, such as a skate park.
The 35ha site near the Garonne River lies within walking distance from the historic UNESCO listed centre of Bordeaux and is currently occupied by warehouses, redundant barracks and rail embankments. The question was how to create a vibrant neighbourhood in tradition of but as well as an update of the European city: historic, mixed and intimate; light, green and dense.
The existing historic structures have served as basis for the master plan which follows the rail tracks and the lay-out of the barracks. All historic structures, railways, and platforms will be maintained and maximally densified, this new interpretation of the history makes the existing an active part and starting point for the new. Around these artefacts a network of 6 to 10 meter narrow streets is created leading to a safe traffic system with equal rights for cars, public transport, bikes and pedestrians. Most streets are one-way, serviced from the riverside or from the opposite avenue, whilst the tramway will be safely isolated on a special lane.
This road, alley and lane network results in an intimate, capillary city with 144 city blocks. Inhabitants will live in an urban environment comparable to a historic city centre. The envelopes developed by strictly applied light rules allow flexibility: ground floors may accommodate either residences, offices or shops.
In-between and inside the blocks is space for small parks, pocket gardens and squares which add additional green to the large riverside Parc aux Angéliques designed by Michel Desvignes.
Due to the vicinity of the river, parking will be solved above ground level. The plan suggests research into a UNESCO-friendly pedestrian glass bridge following the former main axis of the barracks, Allée cavalière.
To achieve rich architectural variety the 144 blocks will be commissioned to 144 different architecture offices, an alternative IBA emerges. The existing buildings on site, among them the former Caserne Niel will be preserved, transformed or extended and become part of the neighbourhood. The immediate neighbours have been engaged in a public participation process, this resulted among others in collective responsibility for communal gardens and a respectful small scale neighbourhood adjacent to the existing homes at Rue Hortense.
The zero energy ambition is reached through a series of interventions: A geothermal installation will pump up heat from 1 km depth. On the roofs and south facades of the buildings solar panels will be placed to produce electricity. The roof height allows each building to receive sun light at ground level whilst the volumes are restricted to 15 meters depth allowing natural ventilation from two sides. Based on these roof parameters a contemporary European city roofscape emerges.
In 2014 the project will start with pilot projects including the cultural building, a mix use city block, a restaurant and the first gardens conceived in public participation. The former rail embankments will be temporarily used as orchard to grow trees for the neighbourhood. The development is divided into 6 phases.
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This campground is next to a lake created by a reservoir. I'm sure this campground can be very crowded in the summertime, but we had lots of elbow room with only a few other RVs and a group of tent campers. It was so peaceful and the light at sunrise and sunset plays across the mountains like watercolors.
There are houseboat rentals, fishing and boating. Bird watching was fun too, as the lake is a draw for migrating birds, as well as natives. I saw Canadian Geese, American White Pelicans, large groups of Coots, a few Cormorants and I witnessed two Blue Herons doing an air battle for a choice spot along the water.
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Thoughts on her entire look? What do you think about fringe?
My closet's already got a few pieces, and I can't wait to break them out when all the snow around my place starts melting.


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11 Ways To Get a Letter from the White House
All it takes is planning and a little patience.
by Cara Giaimo August 1, 2016
President Barack Obama, potentially writing to you. (Photo: Pete Souza/Public Domain)
As we all know, citizens of the United States enjoy certain unalienable rights: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, festive balloon drops, and the ability to leave our dogs millions of dollars.
But according to recent tradition, Americans receive certain unalienable courtesies, too—like the occasional birthday card from the Commander in Chief, typed out on impressive stationery so that we can show it off to our friends. It turns out that, with planning and a bit of patience, it's not terribly hard to get snail mail sent to you from the White House.
The last 15 presidents have responded to fan mail with branded stationery—in the late 1870s, Rutherford B. Hayes took to sending admirers a simple card emblazoned with "EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON," and signed and dated in his loopy hand. Over the next century or so, as the duties of the office grew, presidents started farming out their signatures to volunteers and autopens. These days, such requests are handled by the White House Greetings Office, who have the whole thing down to a science, sending out congratulation cards 'from' the First Family "in accordance with long-standing guidelines," as it says on their website.
If you know those guidelines, though, the rest is easy. Essentially, the White House is like a considerate great-uncle, dutifully tossing a card in the mail for traditional milestones and leaving the rest to those who know you better. Here are some good ways to get mail from the White House Greetings Office—including some you may not have thought of.
Note: The White House is currently (and pretty much always) swamped with mail, and recommends requesting greetings at least six weeks ahead of the relevant occasion.
The Obamas, demonstrating their love for weddings, in 2012. (Photo: Pete Souza/Public Domain)
If you have a couple of open seats at your wedding, consider inviting the First Couple. They might not show up, but they'll definitely send their respects via a classy card, complete with their two signatures standing side by side. If you don't feel like putting the White House mailroom through the whole save-the-date, pick-a-meal rigamarole, you can also request a wedding congratulations via this handy form. (Greeting cards for many other occasions on this list can be requested by the same form.)
Welcoming A Baby
Everyone loves saying hey to babies, and the President is no exception. If your family has welcomed a child within the past year, either via birth or adoption, let the White House know, and they'll send over a congratulatory note. Make sure you're clear about exactly when the baby arrived, or you could end up like Benjamin Shosted, a youngster from Utah who accidentally received a 101st birthday card from the Obamas last year.
Impressive Birthdays
President Harry Truman on his 67th birthday, in 1951. (Photo: Abbie Rowe/Public Domain)
If you actually turn 101, you can look forward to a note from the First Family. You don't even have to get that far, though —the White House will send birthday cards to citizens turning 80 (and veterans turning 70), and then follow up at 85, 90, 95, 100, and every year after. The cards name recipients an "integral part of the American narrative." You can request one for yourself or a loved one.
(Bonus: If you flip the script and send President Obama a birthday card, he might send you a thank you note in return. Quick—his birthday is Thursday, August 4, and your mom probably won't remind you about it.)
50th Anniversaries
If your marriage ends up lasting half a century—perhaps thanks to your lucky White House Wedding Card—you can look forward to more kudos from whatever Presidential pair is currently in office. Of all the form messages available, these cards might provide the most insight into their signatories' true values. While George W. and Laura Bush focused on "love and devotion," the Clintons preferred to namecheck "success and personal growth." The Obamas are currently congratulating long-lasted couples on marriages built on support and endurance, calling them "truly golden." Clever!
Eagle Scout and Girl Scout Gold Awards
A pile of Eagle Scout greeting requests in the Office of Correspondence, circa 2014. (Screenshot: Youtube)
You don't reach the upper scouting echelons by going halfway, and the U.S. Scouting Foundation has a long list of people from whom high-achieving teens can request congratulations, including cabinet members, astronauts, the Marine Corps, the Joy Ice Cream Cone Company, and Survivorman Les Stroud, along with the President. You might as well have the complete set.
Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, or equivalent religious occasions
This may be the best White House swag option, as it is basically a sanctioned way to let the President know you've hit puberty and are now a force to be reckoned with. Plus, if you order the card long enough ahead, you can blow up the letter on huge cardstock and have people take selfies with it during your party.
Although the official guidelines do not specify other coming-of-age occasions that might merit a card, presumably confirmations, quinceañeras, and other religious celebrations also fit the bill. More staid occasions deemed cardworthy by the White House include faith leaders' 25-year marks, and the anniversaries of places of worship.
Expressing Actual Political Opinions
Sure, you can wait for an important occasion to remind Washington that you exist. If you'd rather get down and dirty, though, sending a letter (or email) to the White House is still a legitimate way of making your concerns known, and getting a response in turn.
As of 2014, the White House was receiving 65,000 paper letters each week, along with 100,000 emails and a thousand or so faxes. But that doesn't necessarily mean your message will get drowned out. Obama reads 10 letters a day, selected from the incoming piles by the Office of Correspondence. Of these, he personally responds to three or four.
"These letters do more to keep me in touch with what's happening around the country than just about anything else," the President said in 2014. Even if your particular letter doesn't end up on Obama's desk, it will eventually receive an individual response from the correspondence team.
This is also the only type of White House swag the author can personally vouch for—at age 6, I wrote a letter to Vice President Al Gore regarding the protection of the endangered Choctawhatchee beach mouse. I received a postcard reply about six months later, and said beach mouse is still (for now) holding on. Postal democracy works!
Which is fancier: diploma paper or White House cardstock? Only one way to find out.
Theodore Roosevelt and family in 1903. (Photo: LC-DIG-ppmsca-35741/Public Domain)
It's fine to bring potato salad to a family reunion, but it's slightly cooler to bring a congratulatory note from the President of the United States. If your fam has been getting together annually for at least 25 years, the White House deems your dynasty worthy of an official acknowledgement. Who's the First Family now?!
The White House sends out felicitations to the recently retired, a milestone likely close to the Obamas' hearts this year. It's not entirely clear how long you have to stay with your job before you get recognized, though it's much longer than eight years—some sources list 20 years, while others say 30. Probably best not to plan your retirement around that anyway, though.
Cat Birthdays
The Clintons' cat, Socks, takes the podium in 1993. (Photo: Barbara Kinney/Public Domain)
While this species of occasion does not show up on official lists, it has worked at least once—Granpa the cat, once the oldest living cat in the world, invited then-President Bill Clinton to his 34th birthday party. The president declined, but sent along a card with his best wishes. If you are planning a cat (or dog, or fish, or lizard) party this year, why not try inviting the Obamas? It can't hurt, and you could end up with the rarest of two-dimensional accomplishments—a truly unique White House greeting.
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and the ear on the right (multiple auxiliary ears) would be scored as serious damage.
Let me hear from you, if you agree or disagree with this guideline.
Why would the USDA spend the time to make a visual aid and not even assign scoring criteria to it? What good does it do anyone?
What is also missing is a definition of damage. I'd say the closer the aux ear is to the main ear, the more chance for damage by growing too near the main ear. Therefore, the left example would promote more damage than the center or right examples, where the aux ear is clearly separate from the main one.


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Augharan Pipe Band have available places on their coach which includes one-night accommodation leaving Friday 6th July 18 and returning Saturday 7th July 18 to the All Ireland Pipe Band Championships in Newross Co. Wexford.
Craigavon & District Pipe Band Championships.
Please note that entry to this year's competition is free.
Drum Major Dress Time - Mid Ulster Championships.
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