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ATLANTA, April 16, 2020 (Newswire.com) - Trust Stamp, a global provider of AI-powered identity services, is pleased to welcome key Executive Advisors to its team. Daryl Burns and Dr. Niel Kempson are formerly of Government and Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the U.K.'s cyber, intelligence and security agency, and will be focused upon cybersecurity and technology capability. Both advisors bring unmatched technical expertise and experience and will be guiding innovation at a time of rapid internal growth and expanded partnerships for the company, alongside recent unprecedented global transformation.
Daryl Burns, former Chief of Research and Innovation and Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor for National Security, joins Trust Stamp as an Executive Advisor after a 34-year-long career at GCHQ. With a core career focus on cryptologic research and design, Daryl was responsible for steering GCHQ's extensive innovation initiatives, including engineering for large-scale, national infrastructure.
As an expert on cryptography and quantum technologies in cybersecurity, Daryl stresses the need for forward-thinking solutions that are designed with evolution in mind, saying, "Legacy applications store encrypted authentication information including password hashes, personal public certificates, and biometric templates, linked to sensitive identity information. How do we then protect that sensitive information with a potential useful life of over 80 years? Adding to the uncertainty, it's a problem of unknown unknowns with two challenges. First, quantum computers that can break existing public-key cryptography will be available soon, conservative estimates predicting 2030 and quantum evangelists predicting as early 2025. Second, we evidently don't know what's around the corner, and paradigm shifts occur every 40 or so years. Therefore, we cannot set too much store in existing security algorithms and their measures of complexity."
Daryl joins Trust Stamp alongside Niel Kempson, also an established expert, who served GCHQ for 42 years. Niel was the highest-level cyber technologist in the U.K. government during his seven-year tenure as the Director General for Technology at GCHQ. At the heart of British intelligence, Niel guided GCHQ's success in implementing data analysis protocols as a frontline component of intelligence and cybersecurity missions, improving outcomes and expanding the agency's capabilities to this day.
Having also served as an Executive Advisor for a multi-billion dollar IT services giant, Niel's experience crosses sector lines into the commercial cybersecurity industry. Like Daryl, Niel is a strong proponent of public-private partnership across government, industry, academia, and allies as a fundamental aspect of growing technical abilities while maintaining the highest ethical and regulatory standards.
On joining Trust Stamp, Niel commented, "There are too many cases of having to choose between a system that is easy to use or one that is secure. Biometric authentication can be simple and convenient to use but it does come with significant risks. I can change my passwords or credit card details quickly but my biometric information is with me for life. I need to be confident that, if it's lost or stolen, it can't be misused for the rest of my life. Trust Stamp's EgHash technology offers a biometric solution that is both simple to use and will continue to protect personal information even as technology advances. With its world-leading technology and a strong mission to improve and secure financial inclusion, I'm very pleased to be joining Trust Stamp."
About Trust Stamp:
Trust Stamp applies advanced cryptographic techniques and AI-powered presentation-attack detection tools to biometric and other identity data to create a proprietary non-PII Hash™ (EgHash™). An EgHash is unique to the subject and provides a tokenized identity that cannot be reverse engineered, can be matched and deduplicated using Trust Stamp's probabilistic AI, and verified via zero-knowledge-proofs. Trust Stamp technology is used in multiple verticals, including humanitarian and development services, banking, FinTech, KYC/AML compliance, real estate, and law enforcement. Trust Stamp is a graduate of multiple global programs including QCFintech, 630 Cybersecurity, Plug and Play (Silicon Valley and UAE), NAR REach, Mastercard Startpath, the Georgia Advanced Technology Development Center and the U.K.'s GCHQ/NCSC incubator.
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Getting and Staying Focused – Are You Going to Do This All By Yourself?
There is a real difference in being focused on a goal and dedicating your life to it versus living a balanced life with family, friends and pets and time for everyone.
Living with a congenial group has many rewards at the cost of conforming to the group's interests and purposes.
Striking out on your own toward a goal that most others will not understand is incredibly exhilarating, but you may find it difficult to find anyone you can share your discoveries with. Breaking new trails means that you may be ignoring established routes and signposts and will have to backtrack now and then because your route is blocked.
There will always be suggestions to take the established routes, or to drop the quest and do something that is immediately useful, like take up a real job and settle down and get married.
If you are going to be an artist, writer, musician or spiritual counselor, you need to understand what focus really is. Focus is being able to put ALL of your attention on doing what you are doing or planning what you will be doing next.
During those moments when you are in the "zone", you are focused and nothing else matters but what you are doing at that moment. It is during those moments that you get your best work done.
You SRT students know that there are "mystic forces" which intrude on your concentration with worries about paying your bills, fears of being unsuccessful, and resentment at being misunderstood. There are other mystic forces which make it difficult to envision real success at all and make you want to take a nap or turn on the TV to distract yourself from further agonizing effort.
These "mystic forces" are the spirits around you who are suffering from deja vu because of your efforts to do something new. You can either address the incidents which are still troubling them or you can continue your efforts using reach and withdraw until these spirits leave of their own accord or wake up and begin to cooperate.
There is a third alternative for those who are good communication with their spiritual companions, and that is to discuss the desired objectives and to creatively reorganize your spiritual team so that it can operate without going out of present time and achieve the objectives in a way that everyone wins.
This is an area that deserves more investigation and we will be discussing it Sunday during the webinar on What It Means To Be Focused.
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I'm playing Foresight, a real-time strategy game by Strides Interactive and KISS Ltd.
The game features three ten-mission single player campaigns and twelve maps for a skirmish mode that can be played online or against the AI. Most maps feature sectors connected by wormholes to introduce chokepoints. Foresight features only a handful of buildings (resource collectors, ship builders, and overpowered turrets) and units (scouts, fighters, bombers, and carriers) to choose from. Officers can be hired to lead fleets of ships, which increases the population cap in exchange for making the units somewhat autonomous. Units are produced rather quickly, which impacts game balance. Units will automatically gather resources and attack nearby enemies, reducing micromanagement. However, the AI isn't quite smart enough to handle fleet automation. The enemy AI is nothing special either, launching poorly organized, intermittent groups of ships. Although the use of fleets is intriguing, the gameplay of Foresight has been hindered by lackluster AI, a lack of strategic depth, and issues with game balance.


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Interview: Artist's Valley: Tim Allen
By Jason Meyers on	 March 20, 2015 Featured Interviews
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Some things in life go unnoticed unless they're awful. That's often the case with board game illustration. While the box always prominently displays the designer's name, often the artist is only listed in the rule book's credits. Sure, great illustrations can be noticed, but usually they work on a more subconscious level – making sales, attracting players, and immersing them in the game's theme. More than the aesthetics, though, board game art is also a science. It must be functional and intuitive. Distracting artwork can be just as damaging as bad artwork. It requires a delicate balance. And even when praised, artists rarely receive enough credit. The Artist's Valley series hopes to shed insight on the world of tabletop illustration and shine light on those who "bring a game to life."
Today Tim Allen (no, not that Tim Allen) "sits down" with iSlaytheDragon to discuss his work in the board gaming hobby. Armed with Photoshop, dedicated self-training and a war gamer's heart, he brings yet another intriguing aspect to our series on board gaming illustration…
First off, tell us a little about yourself.
Okay, but only a little (and only because there is so little to tell). My name is Tim Allen and I live in the wintery wilds of Canada. Well, it's not that wild, really…but it is cold. I have played board games for as long as I can remember, and a war gamer since high school, so that's about 35 years or war-gaming or 50+ of just gaming. By day I work in a library, but by night I am a player of games and maker of war game maps and graphics.
So, how did your career as an artist/illustrator develop?
Like most things in my life, I stumbled into game illustration. One day back around 2004 I was given a copy of Photoshop and told to learn it, so that I could make up maps for the library where I work. At about the same time a friend of mine living across the country wanted to start playing some games via email and Cyberboard. One of the games we played was an old Avalon Hill game called War At Sea. It was a great game, but the map was hideous. After some prodding I took on the project of redesigning the map over my lunch hours and coffee breaks, so we could enjoy a better gaming experience. That was my first foray into map making.
Now we need to jump ahead to 2007 where I found Alan Emrich and his little company called Victory Point Games. The very first game they published was Crisis 2020. I ordered it online and when I got it I immediately saw a map that I wanted to improve; so I fired up Photoshop, and a couple of days later had a map that I thought might be good enough for Alan to show off and have on his site as a freebie or something. I sent the map off to him and much to my surprise he liked it so much he swapped it out for the original. I have been making maps for them ever since. I have also made, in increasing amounts, graphics for game cards and counters. So, basically I have no formal training in graphics and it's not my day job.
Do you delve into any non-gaming projects or other work?
I don't really have any non-gaming, art-related projects. I do this because it's fun, and I would do it even if I wasn't paid. Although maybe not as much as I do now, since I get almost no time these days to actually sit down and play.
Let me also just say that I don't really consider myself an artist. I think of myself as more of a graphic engineer. I have managed to educate myself enough so that I can use Photoshop to build maps and manipulate existing images, but I can't actually create illustrations from scratch.
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So describe the general process when designing one of your maps. Where do you begin, how does it evolve, and what determines that it's finally finished?
Well Jason, I usually like to begin at the beginning, since starting at the end or in the middle means I have to back-track a lot.
Okay, I walked into that one!
All kidding aside, that is actually a good question. I haven't talked to any graphics people in the broader gaming hobby, but I would think that designing a war game map is easier than a regular game map. War gamers are pretty forgiving in terms of graphic presentation if the game system itself is good. Early war games had very basic graphics and there are still many old gamers in the hobby who are immediately suspicious of a game that has a lot of flash and style.
Usually when someone wants me to make up a map, they will send me an image of the beta test map they have been using, and give me a few instructions on size and layout. If they have the rest of the components ready to go it's usually a good idea to look at them too, but often these haven't been finalized yet, either. I will then take the beta, open it in Photoshop, and begin to trace out the parts of the background needed for my map. Sometimes I can do this right off the beta but more often I have to do some google searches for maps with more detail. After that it's a matter of layering on and working my way "up." First the landmass and oceans, then rivers, then textures for the land, a hex field or other area movement regulator, then anything else the game needs like forests, mountains and towns.
I usually run thru about 15 to 20 versions of a map, with changes becoming ever more incremental. Getting the text and charts on are usually my final steps. Once that is done to the satisfaction of the designer/developer, it's finished.
Start (top) to finish (bottom_.
What are some of the more difficult terrain features to render?
The hardest terrain for me to get right is rough. It's not mountains, it's not hills, and it's not plains; it's something in between. I have usually managed to make something that looks okay, but so far I have as yet to find a definitive look or texture that says "Rough Terrain." Cities can also be a challenge. Trying to create something that looks like a bunch of buildings with roads that are in a semi-grid pattern is never easy.
Do you do any historical "research" regarding a battlefield before or during the process?
I will usually do a quick google search of a battle before I start building a map for it. Generally though, I would only do more in-depth research if the topic interested me. I usually assume that the designer and developer have already done the necessary research, so there is no need for me to do more just to make up the map.
What do you hope to achieve with a map/illustration? What's your goal, so to speak?
I treat this as a hobby. I am a map-a-holic. I just like maps. I like looking at them, playing on them, and now making them. If it ever stops being fun and more like work, I won't do it anymore. So far that hasn't happened.
How about speaking more broadly, do you see the map/board in a war game as purely functional? Or do you think it can or should bring some aesthetics in to enhance the game's experience? If so, any example from your own work?
Ah, form vs. function! This is an age old war game question that will likely never be answered to everyone's satisfaction. The current style in the hobby is pretty basic and functional, while I tend to layer on more style…probably more than the average grognard would like.
An example of an early map I made up was for Soviet Dawn, a solitaire game where multiple threats are moving towards the center of the board. At the time I liked the idea of using old Soviet posters as part of the map. Now I find the whole thing a bit ugly. Interestingly, the main source of criticism I got from that map was the use of a faux Cyrillic font to add more theme. People who could actually read Cyrillic hated it, while those who couldn't said it was too hard to read it as English.
A map that I think works well and does not go overboard with the graphics is the one I did for Cuba: The Splendid Little War. Now both of those had large amounts of blank area to work with. A typical hex-based map does not, so I usually have fewer embellishments on those. The map for Leuthen is a good example of them. You have to build the theme into the map terrain and background. It's always difficult to get a good balance between art and functionality. I like to think that my later maps succeed in this.
Leuthen hex-based tactical map.
I've played and reviewed Cuba: The Splendid Little War. Spatially, it's an interesting map, because it's essentially linear point-to-point movement, without blatantly appearing so or slapping it in your face. Do you like the more regional maps pertaining to strategic games? Or single, tactical-oriented battlefields? Or at least, what was your favorite map to work on and why?
Tactical battle maps are not that interesting to me. I love a map with strategic scope and area movement, probably due to playing too much Risk and Diplomacy as a kid. My favorite map I have worked on? Hard to say. Maybe the maps that went into the Star Borders series by VPG. Those were great fun to work on since, being science fiction, there were no limitations or expectations on what it should look like. I can definitely tell you which was my least favorite – the map for Deluxe Fortress Europa by PKG games. That map drove me nuts. It was large, fiddly, and the designer kept changing what he wanted on it.
I see most of your work is with Victory Point, though you are also credited on some titles with a couple of other companies. What are the relationships with those?
Yes, I work mostly with Victory Point Games. I like the style of games they put out. The game maps are usually of a manageable size. They are usually 1 or 2 11×17 sheets. I have made larger maps, but I find that to be more work than fun, so now I shy away from them. Of course there are exceptions. I am always ready to lend a hand to designer Hermann Luttmann. He is a great guy and we make a good team. Right now we are working on a game on the First World War for Compass Games; that map will be a more regular 22×34 size.
Do you work exclusively with maps? Or have you designed traditional style game boards, also?
Well, maps are my thing, so I mostly stick to that. I have not had an opportunity to do anything with non-war game related graphics.
How about counters, tokens, cards and other bits? Can you explain the process in designing or illustrating some of those?
I have recently had opportunities to branch out a bit and make up cards and counters to go with the maps. I was given the chance to do all the graphics for Greyhound vs. Bear by High Flying Dice Games. It was a small game so making up the counters and doing the artwork for the game cover and cards was fun without being overwhelming. I made cards along with the map for A Spoiled Victory by White Dog Games and will also be making up the cards and counters for Hermann's WWI game.
Do you find designing and illustrating cards and counters easier or more challenging? Do they tend to serve even a more practical purpose than the maps?
To me, illustrating cards and counters is easier, since there are fewer limitations on what you can and can't do. Sure you have to get all the card text on them, but usually you then have some room for flavor text and graphics, and you can put just about anything you can think of on them, as long as they conform with the theme of the game and the rule on the card.
I would not say that cards have a more practical purpose than maps, but they certainly ease play by allowing the transfer of rules from the rule book to the cards. Anything that cuts down on the number of pages in a rulebook is good.
You mention being a long-time gamer. What first got you into the hobby, what kind of war games have you traditionally gravitated towards, and what to you usually play now?
I played all the usual family games growing up, like Monopoly and various card games. I got into Risk in junior high and then discovered board war games in high school. Back then, when I had tons of free time, I was into large complex games. But now, 30 years later, I find I simply do not have the time or energy to figure those out anymore. These days games like Memoir '44 or Fortress America, with simple rules and fun plastic bits, or the small – in terms of the number of parts, amount of time needed to play, and footprint – war games from VPG are more my speed. Oh, the irony! Back then I had tons of time, few games and no money. Now I have money, tons of games and no time.
And just to put you on the spot, what is your favorite game?
My favorite game is probably Russian Campaign. It was one of the first games I owned and even though I am not particularly good at it, I would still play it anytime, anywhere. It was the first war game where I was able to internalize the rules and play in an optimal manner, instead of just randomly moving units around to see what would happen.
Finally, everyone likes to know where any "artist" gets his/her inspiration! Is there anything particular you like to do to "get in that zone" before hammering out a map at the computer?
I can't think of anything off-hand that gets me into the Graphic Zone. I do like to put on a pot of coffee and have it handy before I start in on a map, but once I get going that coffee will most likely get cold. I do like a good sized screen. We have one on our main computer but more and more these days my kids are doing their homework or playing games on it, so I am reduced to using my laptop. That can be frustrating because there is simply not enough room on the laptop screen to show everything. Having to constantly scroll through my layers in Photoshop really takes me out of The Zone. On the bigger screen I can just glance over and pick the one I want to work on.
iSlaytheDragon would like to thank Tim for spending time with us and providing some insight into board game illustration – a fascinating, but often over-looked, aspect to our diverse hobby. We can certainly see his passion in bringing war games to life, even if just a little! If you'd like to see more of Tim's game maps, check out the link below:
Board Game Geek Page: Tim Allen
Consim World Blog: Tim Allen
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Jeremy March 20, 2015 9:50 am
Great read! Big fan of Tim's, especially the map he made for VV
https://boardgamegeek.com/image/2327254/villainous-vikings-second-edition
Hjalmar March 20, 2015 3:23 pm
Tim, I think you're very close to that sweet spot on the intersection between function and form. Your art has just gotten better with time, and there is a lot you can teach may of the other artists. I wish you a lot more time.
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Report: Adrian Peterson indicted for beating son with tree branch
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted for child abuse in North Montgomery County, Texas, and will not play Sunday, according to a new report.
Sources told TMZ Sports the alleged victim is Peterson's 4-year-old son from Minnesota, who was reportedly visiting his father back in May at his home in Texas.
Law enforcement sources reportedly told CBS Houston that Peterson described the incident as a "whooping," and that it occurred after his son pushed another boy of a motorbike video game.
Peterson then grabbed a tree branch, which he referred to as a "switch," according to law enforcement sources, removed the leaves and struck the child with it repeatedly.
The beating reportedly resulted in cuts and bruises to the child's back, buttocks, ankles, legs and scrotum, along with defensive wounds to his hands.
Though Peterson indicated via text to the 4-year-old's mother that he felt bad about several wounds the boy sustained, he also wrote "Never do I go overboard! But all my kids will know, hey daddy has the biggie heart but don't play no games when it comes to acting right," according to law enforcement sources.
CBS Houston also reported the child later told his mother that Peterson "likes belts and switches" and "has a whooping room."
TMZ reported the child returned home to his mother in Minnesota, who noticed injuries and took the child to a doctor. A short time later, the doctor contacted authorities in Texas to report Peterson.
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Earlier on Friday , Peterson posted the following message on Twitter, though it's unclear if it's related to the case.
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Q: Limit Records fetched in Android (Sqlite database) I am trying to fetch sms messages from inbox, sent items and drafts. I would like to do a pagination for my list view for that it's imperative that I fetch records in pages/chunks.
I am not familiar with sqlite which is the database I understand android use to store the data. Can someone tell me how can I restrict the number of records I am fetching by using contentResolver.query?
Also what is the way to pull the sqlite database file onto my machine and browse/query it locally to experiment or see data on my machine?
Are there any other better ways to implement pagination in android??
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A: According to the Sqlite website, you can use a LIMIT ... OFFSET ... clause in your query:

A: For anyone stumbling across this answer looking for a way to use a LIMIT clause with an OFFSET, I found out from this bug that Android uses the following regex to parse the limit clause of a query:

In framework/base/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java:
LIMIT clause is checked with following sLimitPattern.
private static final Pattern sLimitPattern = Pattern.compile("\\s*\\d+\\s*(,\\s*\\d+\\s*)?");

Note that the regex does accept the format offsetNumber,limitNumber even though it doesn't accept the OFFSET statement directly.

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A: There doesn't seem to be any way to limit your results from the SmsProvider. However you shouldn't really need to, given that you use CursorAdapter and don't try to read the contents into your own data structures. Have you tried this?

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3:1Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.3:2And a certain man that was lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful,1 to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 3:3who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. 3:4And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us.2 3:5And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them. 3:6But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk. 3:7And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength. 3:8And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 3:9And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 3:10and they took knowledge of him, that it was he that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
What is the meaning of the Scripture passage, "And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us"? Peter symbolizes faith and John symbolizes love. The command really means: Look on faith and love. Faith is Spirit, and is always at hand; love is the very substance of being. We "look upon" them by concentrating our minds upon these essentials of the spiritual man.
3:11And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 3:12And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk? 3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. 3:14But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you, 3:15and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 3:16And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
3:17And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 3:18But the things which God foreshowed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled. 3:19Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord; 3:20and that he may send the Christ who hath been appointed for you, even Jesus: 3:21whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of His holy prophets that have been from of old. 3:22Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you. 3:23And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. 3:24Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days. 3:25Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 3:26Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.


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Elton John partners with TikTok for World AIDS Day special; Sam Smith to perform
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Elton John and his AIDS Foundation are teaming up with TikTok to raise awareness of the goal of ending AIDS by 2030.
On World AIDS Day, December 1, Elton's TikTok channel will host a special presentation starting at 2 p.m. ET. Elton and his husband David Furnish will appear, as well as TikTok stars and celebrity guests. Elton's pal Sam Smith will perform, as will critically-acclaimed young British artists Sam Fender and Rina Sawayama.
As part of the campaign, which officially kicks off tomorrow, the TikTok community will also be able to access donation stickers for @eltonjohnaidsfoundation.
In a statement, Elton said, "I'm excited to recognize World AIDS Day with TikTok and my Foundation this year to celebrate progress that we've made and mark what we can do collectively to end the AIDS epidemic. HIV may seem a disease of the past, especially with COVID-19 in the headlines but it still affects everyone."
He adds, "There's a great line-up for our TikTok Live to break down the myths around HIV, talk about safe sex and ensure that young people know how to protect themselves and others."
In related news, Elton's close friend Victoria Beckham has created World AIDS Day T-shirts that feature an image of an autographed Polaroid shot of Elton on his 1974 tour, standing in front of his private plane. Fifty percent of proceeds from sales of the shirts, which cost $130, will go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.


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Prophecy For USA
God's glory shall return to America as a continent.
Great scholars shall rise up and confess Jesus as Lord in the American countries. This will save America. An understanding of the vital sciences of life shall be given to them. The theories of evolution shall be countered at every stage putting an end to them for God's glory. God is the creator of all mankind and shall remain to do so.
God grants His authority and power to all people who believe in His authority to govern humanity. Such people shall be given authority to administer the nation and they shall bring justice in the lives of all people.
Supernatural miracles shall God do through them again.
America shall have no shelter because it has refused to find shelter under My Word in the company of My saints. But because of its compassion to the neighbours of the world, I will surely bless it and bring resources to make it have influence. God shall reign supreme upon its larger interests in energy and its deposits of coal in the environment.
Great wealth and power shall come to it again from its northern shores as it diligently seeks friendly terms with its neighbors of influence.
Negligent attitude in America towards God's commandments will cease. American citizens shall then become radiant as people of influence travelling the far seas again from Portsmouth to Benin city.
Scouts shall go all over the north to find great resources of power. South & North Carolina(States of USA) will support God greatly and will carry the Word and Bible to the World. God's people shall reign forward from the shores of California.
In the days to come, surely My presence shall fall upon the east coast of the United States of America says the Lord.
Greater the damage, greater the trouble, greater shall be My grace. My power will come upon the east coast of the United States of America.
I will send My spiritual fire upon the people who thirst for Me there.
The "Power of Knowledge" even in the east coast of USA shall now bow before Me. Those people shall now acknowledge Me as the Lord.
And the Lord says, that He will fill the young people and the little children with His Holy Spirit all across the USA. They will get tired in their spirit over the filth and unrighteousness found in their families, schools and society.
They will become desperate and will feel that they have no hope because of these unrighteous acts of the elders of the nation as well as in society. It is at that time that the Holy Spirit would be poured out upon them. And these children who would be filled with the Holy Spirit by the Almighty God himself shall stand up against unrighteousness in society and among the members of the family and even in the nation. They shall address the social issues.
Those who had been harassed by the devil until now for the sake of Christ in the nation till now, shall now rise up to leadership positions in the nation. They shall be filled with the Holy Spirit.
The nation will go through a cleansing due to their influence in leadership. "They will be My ambassadors," says the Lord.
USA shall gain power and wealth again.
But then it will begin to fail in its policies for success as it would give up its stand on Biblical beliefs.
It is then God's hand will be taken away from its Governance.
Infighting shall lead to its destruction and political correctness and gender issues shall set in again.
Everyone's hope will then be shattered, there will be evils among the people even molestation in large numbers.
But it is then the Holy Spirit will come up on the nation to rid America from all uncleanliness.
The Children shall cry out to God and the Holy Spirit shall fill them and they shall rise up with great authority under the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome these evils that come upon them.
Super domes shall crash in the United States.
Lord showed me even the US Dollar will be shaken.
But then the Money power shall be only with those elect who carry the name of the Lord.
Then the nation shall humbly acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord will inch closer to them through all these
Then the nation shall humbly acknowledge Me. I'll inch closer to them through all these.
Truly this is going to be a year when the evil shall rise all across the world. The evil will stand up against God's will and against those who are committed to do God's will, but then the Lord will show a clear difference between those who seek him and those who do not.
And this year the Lord will provide everything to make those who seek him to survive in this world according to Philippians 4:19.My God shall supply all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.


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Q: Split one column in SQL into multiple based on value in the column I need to separate (split) a column into multiple columns with TSQL.
I am using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
Example:

Let's call it portfolio with bunch of stocks. Some dates might be overlapping (holding more than 1 stock at certain date).
I have multiple portfolios with different amount of stocks in each, so I need something like
for stock in stocks:
    select stock

And each stock (A, B or C) would go into its own column - if it's possible to dynamically change the name that would be great as well. So I'll have "stock - A", "return - A", "stock - B", "return - B", "stock - C", "return - C".
I will then do a simple arithmetic manipulations like column "sum".
Added:
The names of stocks and the quantity could be different portfolio-to-portfolio so it should be dynamic.
Thank you.

A: You can use conditional aggregation:
select date,
       'A', max(case when stock = 'A' then return end) as return_A,
       'B', max(case when stock = 'B' then return end) as return_B,
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Stephen Robbins  (born 1953) is a British Church of England priest and former British Army officer. He is bishop's chaplain to Nick Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury. He was previously the most senior military chaplain in the British Army, serving as Chaplain-General from 2008 to 2011.

Honours and decorations
Robbins was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service 'in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland during the period 1 October 1998 to 31 March 1999'. In the 2011 New Years Honours, Robbins was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), military division.

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Jupiter Sprites Announce Holographic LP
August 14, 2020 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
As I continue to stay mostly locked inside my house with my family, I've definitely adjusted, embracing musical pieces that encourage calm and wonderment. Such is the new pieces accompanying the announcement of Olympia's Jupiter Sprites new LP, Holographic. In the presser for this one, the band share a story that forced them to go back and peel back layers of texture in the track in order to come to this final version. For me, it seems they hit the perfect note, as it's got just enough elements blanketing the track to give it a hint of mystery, but never coating the song's pop tendencies; it's unassuming in nature, but not passive…more of a subtly captivating number that takes over your headspace as you gaze into your crystal ball of the world. Holographic drops October 16th.
Holographic by Jupiter Sprites
Turn Up This Bad Sleep Tune
This might be one of the last songs we post in 2018, and honestly, I think I would be super happy if that's the case. It's an energetic pop rock tune from Olympia's Bad Sleep, and I can't get it out of my head. The vocals have this innate hook, even whilst being shouted at the top of the lungs. The rhythm section really keeps the song jumping up and down, and the guitar work is gritty and explosive. If you're looking for a band who sounds like they're having a hell of a time playing together, then look no further! You can grab the band's self-titled LP from the folks over at Square of Opposition; it drops in January.
Song off LP "Don't Have To" by Bad Sleep
Fresh Tunes from VEXX
September 19, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
Just because Seattle gets all the love, doesn't mean you should ignore Olympia. Its got the history, and more importantly, its got VEXX. The four-piece rock n' rollers are prepping another mini-LP, Wild Hunt, which is going to be released in early November via M'lady's Records and Upset the Rhythm. If this tune were shorter, I don't know if I'd love it as much, as there seem to be two ideas smashed into one another, creating this cacophonous rabble that's as enchanting as it is energetic. Sometimes it seems to me like the world can use more bands like this…just bringing home great no-frills rock.
Wild Hunt by VEXX
A New Tune from A Novel Resort
This track's been quickly making its way around the indiepop circles, seeing as it features M from Northern Portrait, one of the genre's revered current acts. It's an interesting song from A Novel Resort, wrapping electronics around the stereotypical sound…filling in the gaps with strings and horns. Quite a special moment, though we're still waiting to hear whether an album will be in the works from the group (rumor says Dufflecoat might make a grab!). Anyways, a pretty good song for you to enjoy while you're sitting at your desk.
Rambunctious New Single from the Maxines
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In the midst of everything out there, you gotta look hard to find catchy gems like this new number from the Maxines. The Olympia duo are releasing their Drugstore EP on the eclectic K Records next week, and while it may be a bit short in length it definitely packs a nice little punch for your ears. For a band with only two members, there's definitely a loud sound coming out, harkening back to the bratty riot-girl efforts from back in the day. The EP also features guitarist Matt Maurillo on vocals, so be sure to pick this one up when it hits your stores next week.
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A new poster for Zack Snyder's Justice League reveals an intimidating look at the Lord of Apokolips himself, Darkseid.
It's fair to say that one of things DC fans are most excited to see in Justice League is the Dark Lord of Apokolips, Darkseid, brought to life in a stunning way that matches the rest of Zack Snyder's vision for the DC Extended Universe. Voice actor Ray Porter has spoken at length at how excited he is for audiences to finally see the villain in action, and now a new poster puts him in the spotlight that he definitely deserves.
'Justice League': New Teaser Highlights Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman
The poster was revealed by HBO Max on Twitter, matching the same black and white tone that we've seen in the rest of the posters from the film so far. Admittedly, it's a moody interpretation of Darkseid's original, cosmic character design in the comics from Jack Kirby, but it's great to see the classic DC villain get the focus next to the rest of the DCEU characters. Take a look at Darkseid in the new Justice League poster below.
The Lord of Apokolips. The Dark God. #Darkseid #SnyderCut pic.twitter.com/aBBvXWOfaf
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§ 1396h
State false claims act requirements for increased State share of recoveries
§ 1396h.
Notwithstanding section 1396d(b) of this title, if a State has in effect a law relating to false or fraudulent claims that meets the requirements of subsection (b), the Federal medical assistance percentage with respect to any amounts recovered under a State action brought under such law, shall be decreased by 10 percentage points.
For purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of this subsection are that the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, determines that the State has in effect a law that meets the following requirements:
(1) The law establishes liability to the State for false or fraudulent claims described in section 3729 of title 31 with respect to any expenditure described in section 1396b(a) of this title.
(2) The law contains provisions that are at least as effective in rewarding and facilitating qui tam actions for false or fraudulent claims as those described in sections 3730 through 3732 of title 31.
(3) The law contains a requirement for filing an action under seal for 60 days with review by the State Attorney General.
(4) The law contains a civil penalty that is not less than the amount of the civil penalty authorized under section 3729 of title 31.
Deemed compliance
A State that, as of January 1, 2007, has a law in effect that meets the requirements of subsection (b) shall be deemed to be in compliance with such requirements for so long as the law continues to meet such requirements.
No preclusion of broader laws
Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a State that has in effect a law that establishes liability to the State for false or fraudulent claims described in section 3729 of title 31, with respect to programs in addition to the State program under this subchapter, or with respect to expenditures in addition to expenditures described in section 1396b(a) of this title, from being considered to be in compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) so long as the law meets such requirements.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XIX, § 1909, as added Pub. L. 109–171, title VI, § 6031(a), Feb. 8, 2006, 120 Stat. 72.)
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Fitch closes in on ECC boys track title
Marc Allard
May 8, 2013 at 12:01 AM May 8, 2013 at 8:01 AM
There was only one event left in the boys track meet between the host Falcons and the Wildcats, and the outcome already was determined. But there, around the high jump, the entire NFA team congregated.
All for one and one for all.
It was the feeling that Norwich Free Academy senior Kyle Liang got as the sun began to dip below the horizon on Tuesday afternoon at Fitch High School.
"There's not a single kid sitting down, or if they are, they're cheering sitting down. It's a great thing to see," Liang said. "It's something I've been waiting four years to see."
Liang thought back to his freshman and sophomore years, when the Wildcats were a dominant force in the Eastern Connecticut Conference Large Division. While winning was great, camaraderie was lacking.
"I kind of secretly wished to myself that the meets were closer so that we could feel closer as a team," Liang said. "I got my wish this season."
That teamwork didn't produce a win on Tuesday — the Wildcats fell to the Falcons, 87.5-62.5. That essentially gives Fitch, which has one meet left, with New London, the ECC Large title for the second straight year.
"I thought we deserved to lose last year, I didn't really care. We got a taste of the medicine we deserved," NFA head coach Chad Johnson said. "This year, I feel bad that we lost, because 90 percent of the kids have bought in, are working hard and improving."
Johnson had been working hard on the meet with Fitch (6-0, 4-0 ECC Large), trying to calculate a way to win. The same could be said for Fitch coach Rich Kosta, who said he was looking at the meet with NFA since the indoor season ended.
"Beating someone by 110 points is good, but Chad is a great coach who is good with strategy and he made moves (Tuesday) to try and get us," Kosta said. "He got a lot of points."
Kosta took one of his top athletes, Tyler Latham, out of the javelin, where Fitch could win without him, and moved him to the 200 meters, where he finished second. Latham also competed in the 110- and 300-meter hurdle events, winning both, and the 4x400-meter relay.
"Between the 300 hurdles, the 200 and the 4x4, (it) was like a five-minute break," an exhausted Latham said. "It was run, stretch, drink water (and) run, but it was (really) worth it."
Liang had a similar four-event day. He won both the 400- and 800-meter races, and ran in both the 4x800 and 4x400 relays, but an early deficit made it impossible for Liang to catch Latham in the final leg of the 4x400.
"Coach has been breaking it down all week and we knew the relays would be important," Liang said. "We were practicing (Monday) and weren't getting the best of handoffs. Coach told us that he hoped we were getting it out of our system, because there was no way if we lost the 4x100 and 4x400 that we would win the meet."
NFA (5-1, 3-1) went into the 4x400 with a four-point lead, but Johnson saw the writing on the wall. The Falcons swept two of the last three events, the triple jump and javelin, and took two of the three spots in the high jump.


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Videos- Post Game Media
Game highlights and below are Dylan Larkin and Derek Lalonde.
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Thank You Givani Smith
Quick Recap- Detroit/Washington
from Nolan Bianchi of the Detroit News,
"In reality, I think at any other time, this is probably a really good point," Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde told Bally Sports Detroit. "I think the fact that we're sitting on an 0-4-1 stretch and we had some good chances, it's a little frustrating. ... But in reality, probably a pretty good point."..."Instead of just going and playing, playing free, playing with confidence, we're thinking a lot," Larkin said. "I really think what we worked on in practice. Tonight, it was much better. We generated much more and it's just sometimes the way it goes. They get one shot and it's in our net. So, it is what it is."..."Our five-on-five game was probably better in our last game out, but we lost the special teams battle," Lalonde said. "So, we win the special teams battle tonight and it gives us an opportunity and overtime and obviously, a point on the road."
more on the game...
Seider, Larkin and Lalonde.
via the Detroit Free Press,
They haven't won a game since they played the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 6; now the Wings face the Bolts Wednesday on a six-game winless streak. The Wings' 4-3 overtime loss against the Washington Capitals was something to build on — but ultimately it was bit tiresome to yet again explain falling a point short.
"It's really frustrating," defenseman Moritz Seider said after the game at Capital One Arena. "We want to win every single game. It's frustrating."...
"We played much more to our identity," captain Dylan Larkin said. "We were hard to play against, we forechecked hard, we battled. It goes to overtime, we don't get the extra point. It's frustrating, but we are trying not to get too down on this effort because we feel it was a positive effort."
Larkin had a hand in David Perron's goal, which gave the Wings a 1-0 lead. Oskar Sundqvist made it 2-0 before the first period ended. Even after giving up two goals 11 seconds apart in the second period to Nic Dowd (Lalonde said afterwards the Wings were adamant the puck hit the netting on the second one before going in, but didn't have a conclusive replay available), Lucas Raymond scored early in the third period to make it 3-2.
"I think we showed a lot of will, a lot of compete," Seider said. "We won a lot of battles, which wasn't the case in the last game, so there are a lot of positive to take away. Our PK was really solid against one of the top power plays in the league, and we found a way to contribute on our power play."


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Marketing Done the Old-Fashioned Way
Heidi Koontz is a "foodie." As such, she likes all things culinary. Her website, www.intiutivefare.com, describes her as having, ". . . an undying passion for food and wine with 20 years of experience as manager, promoter, sommelier, wine buyer and server in the hospitality industry."
Not only does Koontz have experience in the food industry, but she also spent several years in California handling public relations for corporate giants such as Visa and Charles Schwab.
"It was a job [doing public relations], but my heart was in food and wine. My friends said, 'Why don't you open a restaurant? You're such a foodie,'" Koontz said.
Running a restaurant wasn't quite what she had in mind, but she realized that by handling public relations for restaurants, she could have that food connection.
"I found a way to get back into the restaurant business using my marketing [skills]," Koontz said.
She calls her new venture "Intuitive Fare" and describes her marketing as grassroots because she uses low-cost publicity and word-of-mouth advertising.
Koontz takes marketing to the next level by developing new and innovative events for her clients. She's currently working on a campaign for King Street Blues in Kingstowne. Because Kingstowne is such a growing area, Koontz thought that realtors might need a place to catch up on paperwork and make phone calls. With that in mind, she approached Doug Harvey and Martin White, the owners of King Street Blues and suggested that they make their place available from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. During this time, Realtors can stop by, grab a cup of coffee and use the space to write their contracts. King Street Blues has also started hosting a Realtor's Open House the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
The third service they offer for Realtors is an Open House in a Box. Koontz said that a Realtor just has to call up and say how many people they expect and what their budget is. King Street Blues will prepare a package that can be opened and ready to serve.
"She's wonderful, I think she's very creative," said Doug Harvey, co-owner of three King Street Blues locations. "We were two operator/owners who were fortunate enough to grow from one to three restaurants. What we didn't do well was marketing; we needed somebody like Heidi."
Harvey said that while they're waiting for the Kingstowne Realtor program [to get underway], Koontz is working on a program to target prospective customers in Crystal City apartment buildings for their Crystal City location and keeping on eye on opportunities for their Stafford location.
KOONTZ IS CURRENTLY working with Founder's Restaurant and Café Marianna, both in Alexandria. She also put together a Champagne Dinner, a Tuscan Wine Dinner and a New Zealand Wine Tasting and Dinner for Bullfeathers Restaurant on King Street in Alexandria.
With Koontz's help, Founder's has hosted several events, including an Inaugural Beer Dinner, a fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria and a Benefit Dinner for the Leukemia Society. This month, they are planning a Wine Tasting and Four-Course Dinner Pairing featuring Barboursville wines.
The first course will feature grilled scallops and the second course will be a summer greens salad. For the main course, guests will have a choice of chilled Ahi tuna, pan seared pork or flank salad. The dinner will end with a fruit Bavarian cake with grand Marnier vanilla sauce. Each course will be paired with a select Barboursville wine.
"If we can educate people on Virginia wines, that's what it's all about," said Steven Winterling, chef and owner of Founder's Restaurant & Brewing Company. "There are so many good Virginia wines to try, I don't think they get as much credit as they deserve."
Winterling serves only Virginia wines (from 11 different vineyards), and said that he likes working with Koontz. The beer dinner Founder's hosted in February went well, according to Winterling.
"It was a small intimate group; I was able to sit down and have dinner with them," he said.
CAFE MARIANNA has been doing some innovative events as well. In February, they held a New Orleans-style cooking class and wine dinner. Chef Charles Oppman, proprietor of the restaurant, showed guests how to make a Mardi Gras dinner and shared ideas on entertaining New Orleans-style. After the class, guests were treated to a four-course dinner and a wine tasting of three estate wines from Siema Imports.
"The New Orleans cooking class was great. We sold out, with four extra. The guests learned a lot and laughed a lot, Charles told fun stories about working in New Orleans and preparing for Mardi Gras. Afterwards, we dined on the great food, and then we all had a piece of King Cake. Charles also gave everyone the raw dough for a King Cake, so they could all take it home and bake a fresh king cake the following week for Fat Tuesday," Koontz said.
Coming up this month is Old Town Alexandria's 1st Bastille Day Waiter's Race, an event Koontz hopes will be an annual one. Sponsored by Café Marianna, it will be held on Wednesday, July 14 at 3 p.m. in Market Square, Alexandria. Proceeds from that event will benefit Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the National Capital Area, as will 100 percent of the proceeds from a special four-course dinner that will be served that evening at Café Marianna.
Koontz spent this past weekend visiting local restaurants with flyers to encourage waiters to join the fun. There is a $25 entry fee/donation and the grand prize will be a trip to Paris, [Virginia, of course.] The winning waiter and a guest will spend an evening at the Ashby Inn and enjoy an elegant dinner for two and a country breakfast the next day.
Bistro Europa, La Bergerie and Le Gaulois will also donate a portion of the evening's dinners to the cause.
Koontz is coordinating a different type of charity event to be held at Moore Cadillac Hummer in Reston, on July 16. The event, which is designed to raise money for Joe Gibb's Youth for Tomorrow, will feature food and wine from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Clyde's, Silver Diner and Oasis Vineyards.
Never at a loss for ideas, Koontz is connecting another client, Goodstone Inn & Estates in Middleburg, with a friend of hers who gives polo lessons. Guests who visit the inn during the week can elect to participate in a polo workshop. They can also take advantage of a limousine wine tour, which includes a ride to the estate, an overnight stay and a wine tour.
On a different tack, Koontz has started promoting Cheesetique. This new gourmet cheese shop, which is due to open in the Del Ray section of Alexandria this summer, is the idea of an aspiring female entrepreneur, Jill Erber. Koontz said that they have been giving out samples at First Thursday, which is held in Del Ray the first Thursday of the month. Cheesetique will feature artisan cheeses from around the world and the United States, exotic cured meats and specialty non-perishable items.
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On his quest to become a better person, Kevin helps a young couple plan their wedding. In doing so, he sees the consequences of lies – both his own and the couple's. Meanwhile, Yvette attempts to organize the other celestial beings, and Reese witnesses her uncle's strange new talents firsthand.


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How should men conduct themselves in today's workplace?
It's a question I've heard gradually bubbling up as reports of harassment, bullying, and abuse against women in the workplace, across industries, has culminated with the #MeToo movement. Could what happened to Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Mario Batali, and others happen to me? There have been male executives who have even gone so far as to swear off meeting privately with female co-workers to reduce their risk of exposure to allegations of inappropriate behavior.
Let's start by clarifying a few facts. First, let's be clear, it wasn't meeting privately with female co-workers and acting collegially that costed those men their jobs and reputations. They were brought down by numerous, credible claims of sexual misconduct and a pattern of inappropriate behavior that, in some cases, spanned decades.
Secondly, as a man who has been working in the area of workplace rights and professional conduct for the past 40 years, I can confidently say that if you're worried about being falsely accused of sexual misconduct, your chances are about as slim as being struck by a meteor. Is it possible? Sure, but the risk is so negligible you don't let it stop you from walking outside and going about your day.
1. Don't avoid the issue. Be an example and be engaged.
The most important piece of advice for men in leadership roles concerned with how to approach issues of misconduct in the workplace is to not avoid interacting with others. By avoiding interactions, particularly with female colleagues, or shirking the topic of sexual misconduct as a strictly HR matter, you're showing your colleagues and employees how you prioritize this issue personally and professionally. Instead, you should be leading the conversation around workplace conduct.
By shirking the topic of sexual misconduct as a strictly HR matter you're showing your colleagues and employees how you prioritize this issue personally and professionally. Instead, you should be leading the conversation around workplace conduct.
2. Be open to all feedback, concerns, and complaints.
Do your part to ensure you are creating an environment where staff members feel comfortable raising concerns and complaints about workplace misconduct without fear of retaliation.
A common thread, in many of the narratives about blatant sexual harassment and misconduct by senior executives in their fields in recent months, is the fear on the part of the victims that if they had said something sooner (or at all) there would have been negative consequences to their personal lives and careers.
It is by fostering cultures that do not welcome complaints and grievances, and, at worst, give way to a "shoot the messenger" policy, that you actually, whether directly involved or not, end up participating in the systems of oppression that allow harassment and misogyny to persist.
Further, when a welcoming environment is in place, many issues that are often minimized or ignored– meaning technically-legal-but-uncivil forms of conduct-can be brought forward and dealt with openly.
3. Legal compliance is mandatory, but not enough.
My previous point raises another important issue: one side effect of using illegality as your only standard to define unacceptable behavior is that people then focus on identifying the boundaries of the law rather than its overall goals.
Just because conduct may be "legal" doesn't mean it's respectful or inclusive. Instead of simply complying with the law, focus on modeling a culture of civility.
My response: "Why would you ever want to find out? What is the benefit to your organization if you define a boundary between a dirty joke or too personal a physical touch that may border on harassment and words or actions that don't?
After all, just because conduct may be "legal" doesn't mean it's respectful or inclusive. Instead of simply complying with the law, focus on modeling a culture of civility that is centered on building trust and nurturing professional growth.
4. If you're not sure what to say or do, get help.
Yes, there may be grey areas where you're not sure what to say or do, or whether you need to apologize about a comment or action you regret. On these occasions, consult with your human resource colleagues or others in your organization before the situation gets worse. Don't ignore it or hope the issue in question simply goes away. Doing so is potentially disastrous to you and to your company.
As leaders, business community members and professionals, we, men, have a responsibility to work productively with every one of our colleagues, in a way that maximizes their contributions and helps them, whatever their gender, to perform their best work.
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Babies and women may be protected against developing diabetes disease through breast feeding, according to new research. This current study states that the longer women nursed, the lower the risks of developing diabetes.
Diabetes as a medical condition characterized by varying or persistent raised blood sugar levels, especially due to ingestion, is a severe disease which symptoms are extremely similar for all kinds of diabetes.
Breast feeding is when a woman feeds a baby or a young child with milk produced from her breasts. The best thing for feeding a baby is breast milk, as experts say, if the mother doesn't have transmissible infections.
Although research findings aren't conclusive, researchers clarify that breast-feeding may change metabolism of moms that might help keep blood glucose levels stable and make the body more sensitive to the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin.
This concept is based on some signs that show that in rodents and humans who are breast-feeding, mothers have reduced blood-sugar levels than those who didn't breast-feed.
According to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, women who breast-fed for a minumum of one year were about 15 percent less likely to develop diabetes Type 2 than people who never breast-fed. For every extra year of breast-feeding, there was an additional 15 percent decreased risk.
A total of 157,000 nurses participated in the new study. They replied periodic health questionnaires and were followed for 12 or more years. During the study, 6,277 participants developed type 2 diabetes.


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Q: Where in Snow White does it explain how the Queen knows Snow white? In the 1937 film Snow White, the Queen asks the Magic Mirror "who is the fairest of them all":

Queen: Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summon thee. Speak! Let me see thy face.
Magic Mirror: What wouldst thou know, my Queen?
Queen: Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?
Magic Mirror: Famed is thy beauty, Majesty. But hold, a lovely maid I see. Rags cannot hide her gentle grace. Alas, she is more fair than thee.
Queen: Alas for her! Reveal her name.
Magic Mirror: Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow.
Queen: Snow White!

Despite demanding a name, the mirror remains cryptic, giving only more description. However, the Queen is still able to determine who it is.
Having recently re-watched the film, I don't see where the Queen would have encountered Snow White well enough to know her name. The first time we see her she is a maid in a castle, but no link is made that this is the Queen's castle or otherwise.
In the film, how does the Queen make this logical leap?

A: This is explained in the opening of the film where a book opens up, setting the scene, and explains that Snow White lives with her Stepmother who forces her to work as a scullery maid.


Bitcoin core (BTC) is currently trading for $6,344 per coin and has seen a loss of around 2% over the last 24 hours. Following behind is ethereum (ETH) , as markets have seen a 3.5% loss during the morning trading sessions. One ETH is being swapped for $197 at the time of publication. The third largest market capitalization held by ripple (XRP) lost 3.5% and each token is trading for $0.44. The morning dip has erased 4.7% off the overall eos (EOS) capitalization and each token is trading for $5.14. On Oct. 29, at 12:15 p.m., the market valuation of all 2,000+ cryptocurrencies is around $206 billion. Just before the dip, dwindling cryptocurrency trade volumes started to reverse and now many traders are scrambling to find new positions.
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