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Ali Wong Doesn't Want To Work Anymore
By Seth Simons | May 6, 2016 | 11:00am
Comedy Features
Ali Wong started performing stand-up in San Francisco slightly over a decade ago. In that time she's taken two noteworthy breaks: the first, for two weeks during her honeymoon five years ago; the latter, for six weeks after giving birth to her daughter this past November. She passed a number of other milestones in those ten years, moving to Los Angeles, nailing roles on NBC's Are You There, Chelsea? and ABC's Black Box, and landing her current gig as a writer for Fresh Off the Boat. She got married, was named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch," and in September recorded her first special—while seven months pregnant. Now she's back to performing at least four nights a week, down from her usual five. Baby Cobra, which Netflix released today, is more than the product of a carefully honed craft. It is an unusual portrait of transition: from young adulthood to adulthood, single life to marriage, marriage into motherhood. It is also the first network special to feature a deeply pregnant comedian, which is not a gimmick but a very practical undertaking. Wong refuses to slow down for the simple reason that slowing down, especially for a woman and mother in Hollywood, is the first step in a long fade to obscurity.
And yet obscurity is not without its appeal. Baby Cobra's funniest moments—and there are many to choose from—find Wong dissecting the glittering allure of domestic life. In the five years she and her husband have been married, she jokes, she's packed his lunch every day. "I did that so he'd become dependent on me," she says. "'Cause he graduated from Harvard Business School, and I don't want to work anymore." This is a rather un-feminist position, though probably not an unpopular one, and she expresses it with characteristic bluntness: "I don't want to lean in, okay? I want to lie down. I want to lie the fuck down. I think feminism is the worst thing that ever happened to women—our job used to be no job. We had it so good!"
Wong's talent is in distilling such unpalatable tensions into tightly wound, crystalline jokes. Clearly she does want to work—she's standing onstage in her third trimester after performing virtually every night for ten years. But her yearning for a life outside the grind of stand-up comedy is palpable and resonant. The question she asks without asking is why: do we work so hard so we can keep working, or so we can stop? Many of her anecdotes deal with how bittersweet getting what you want can be—pursuing her husband for his earning potential, only to find herself paying off his $70,000 in debt; trying desperately to conceive, then miscarrying twins. This is sad and existential material, but the magic of Wong's performance is that it never feels heady or depressing; she has a controlled energy that moves breezily between the serious and the silly, often within a single story. "Don't feel bad," she says in that bit about her miscarriage. "They were the size of poppy seeds. I've picked boogers larger than the twins that I lost."
The darkness in Baby Cobra is softened by the looming optimism of her pregnancy, but even this is a complicated subject. In one of the hour's more fascinating segments, Wong says that many of her friends in comedy—women whom she describes as more successful and famous than her—discouraged her from having a kid. Their concern, she told me in a recent interview, was that motherhood would mean the end of her career. "It's very rare that stand-up comics have kids," she said, "because once they do, they stop doing stand-up. Because it's so tiring to take care of the kid that at night you don't want to do a shitty set in front of ten people, where they pay you in a sandwich or a cookie or an alcoholic beverage… but the thing is, you have to do those shitty shows to keep growing your material. And I think when stand-up comics take a break, you'll get stale. And then you're just kind of out of the game." This disproportionately affects mothers over fathers, as she explains in Baby Cobra:
Once they have a baby, they'll get up onstage a week after and be like, 'Guys, I just had a fucking baby, that baby's a little piece of shit, it's so annoying and boring!' And all these other shitty dads in the audience are like 'That's hilarious! I identify!' And their fame just swells, because they've become this relatable family funnyman all of a sudden. Meanwhile the mom is at home chapping her nipples, feeding the fucking baby and wearing a frozen diaper because her pussy needs to heal from the baby's head shredding it up. She's busy!
As much as she might long for the idealized life of a high-powered housewife ("I want to be like a Wendy Murdoch or a Georgina Chapman," she clarified), Wong wants to be a great comedian. Hence the relatively brief maternity leave, which would have been shorter if that were physically possible. "I just couldn't be away from her. Emotionally, yes, I could, but physically—because I chose to breastfeed—I couldn't be away from her. And I had a C-section, so I couldn't drive. Or laugh, for a while."
Now that the baby has a regular bedtime—eight o'clock—and Wong can resume the demanding life of a stand-up, she's found that motherhood has already affected her comedy. "I'm probably a lot more excited about the jokes that I'm doing," she said. "I feel like I have the same point of view—it's still me. But I used to do a lot of jokes about dating and sucking dick. And I don't do jokes about that anymore because I don't date, I don't suck dick. All of that rawness and honesty is now more applied to the reality of what it's like to be a new mom."
We'll have to wait until her next special to hear more about that reality. Until then, Baby Cobra is the most and best Ali Wong you'll find in one place—bold, bawdy, deceptively wise, and seven freakin' months pregnant. How about that.
Seth Simons is a Brooklyn-based writer, performer, and birdwatcher. Follow him @sasimons.
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My Mideast Punchlines: beast of burden …
My Mideast Punchlines: boo-hoo, didgeridoo….
My Mideast Punchlines: of chic and sartorial splendour ….
My Mideast Punchlines: ship ahoy, Mars bars on the way!
My Mideast Punchlines: Simples!
Cry of the Needle
High Heels & 18 Wheels: Confessions of a Lady Trucker
Schreiber's Secret
The Winds of Kedem
My Mideast Punchlines: Despicable Me….
My Mideast Punchlines: fuelling the flames….
My Mideast Punchlines: Good grief, Zarif..
My Mideast Punchlines: hang them out to dry…
My Mideast Punchlines: one-way ticket…please!
My Mideast Punchlines: plus ça change…
My Mideast Punchlines: whose news is a fake take?
Roger Radford Journalist & Author
Thrillers with a Twist
Author Interview: Roger Radford
by Annette Gisby on Books and Tales
I am a British thriller writer and former foreign correspondent in the Middle East. I am in the process of uploading my backlist (which was self-published way back when it wasn't fashionable) to Kindle. The Winds of Kedem was an international bestseller, and the film rights were sold for Schreiber's Secret. Cry of the Needle and High Heels & 18 Wheels will be available shortly. My blog and website (a work in progress) is at http://www.radford46.wordpress.com
I was a proud Indie 20 years ago, and now I am a proud Indie again, thanks to the ebook revolution.
Do you plan everything or just let the story flow?
I usually think of the end and work towards it. I have never suffered from writer's block.
Do your characters ever want to take over the story?
When writing thrillers, one must draw a line between too much characterisation at the expense of pace, and vice versa.
My wife's sesame-covered schnitzels.
Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Where do you dream of travelling to and why?
Tel Aviv, Israel, my second home and the city that never sleeps.
Do distant places feature in your books?
Yes, apart from my latest medical thriller, which is UK based.
Do you listen to music while writing?
Yes. Baroque, mainly Vivaldi or Bach.
Could you tell us a bit about your latest release?
Cry of the Needle: A polemical medical malpractice thriller, the inspiration for which is the need to outlaw unnecessary invasive spinal procedures, of which I am a victim.
This follows:
The Winds of Kedem: an Israeli spy's bid to thwart an Arab nuclear plot to destroy Israel;
Schreiber's Secret: a Nazi sadist who lives a double life in order to conceal his identity, the Jew who vows to bring him to justice, and two reporters chasing a double murder trail that leads to the Old Bailey and the 'trial of the century'.
What have you learned about writing and publishing since you first started?
Never to believe what most mainstream publishers tell you. The industry drowns in platitudes.
Is there anything you would do differently?
No. I became the most successful Indie publisher in the UK twenty years ago. I'm now trying to do it again on Kindle at the age of 66.
Who, or what, if anything has influenced your writing?
My English teacher at school, and Stefan Zweig, IMHO the finest author of the 20th century.
Anything you would say to those just starting out in the craft?
Draw from your experiences, and don't be afraid.
What are three words that describe you?
Confident, determined and altruistic.
What's your favourite book or who is your favourite writer?
Beware of Pity and everything else written by Stefan Zweig.
Blurb of your latest release or coming soon book.
When medical malpractice leads to violent revenge, Irish-style…
Kieran Kelly's world turns upside down when his wife's health is devastated by an epidural in childbirth. Incensed by damning evidence of medical and pharmaceutical misconduct, the tormented former IRA hit man plots revenge against those he deems responsible, including a government that doesn't seem to care.
Kelly's quest brings him face-to-face with an alcoholic physician, an altruistic scientist and a corrupt government minister – but not before the love of a stunningly beautiful but crippled Countess makes him question his motives. He meets Countess Magda von Esterhazy at a meeting of a self-help group for victims of the uniquely painful iatrogenic (doctor-caused) disease that struck down his wife. Magda awakens feelings that he thought he had lost forever.
Meanwhile, one of Kelly's targets, scientist Jonathan Tring, finds himself embroiled in the Machiavellian machinations of his boss, the gruff and corrupt owner of a pharmaceutical company, and the man's stunning young American wife. In all the mayhem, Tring, too, finds love – and desperately wants to live to enjoy it.
Cry of the Needle is a searing tale of love and vengeance. Revenge that is a dish best served Irish.
SCHREIBER'S SECRET: Most Nazi sadists went to the grave with their secrets. Who was Hans Schreiber – and what was his terrible secret?
Crime reporter Mark Edwards and his colleague Danielle Green wade deep in red herrings and a twisting and turning plot as they seek to discover the terrible secret of a Nazi sadist who has continued his murdering ways in modern London. The story switches from a wartime transit camp in Czechoslovakia to contemporary Germany; from a London suburb to the Old Bailey, the world's most famous criminal court, where two men strive to claim that the other is the real Hans Schreiber.
Schreiber's Secret is a gripping tale of unimaginable horror and hatred revolving around a question of identity. Who is the real Hans Schreiber?
FILM RIGHTS SOLD
THE WINDS OF KEDEM: Revenge and retribution in the Middle East. Only one man can save Israel from a nuclear holocaust…
Mossad agent David Katri is torn between duty to country and to conscience as he battles to prevent an Arab terrorist plot to destroy the House of Israel. His implacable foe, Rashid Sedawi, is determined to bring about the end of the Jewish state. The action switches between Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv and the Syrian Desert, between the teeming Shi'ite suburbs of Beirut and Pakistan's secret nuclear base near Islamabad. The streets of Stockholm and snow-bound Vienna also become soaked in blood as Katri finds himself tangled in a web of deceit spun by Arabs, Christians and Jews. A web where even love has a price.
The Winds of Kedem is a heart-stopping tale of vengeance, courage, love and betrayal …
International bestseller
Any websites/places readers can find you on the web.
rogerradfordcom
2 thoughts on "Interview"
Philip Caplan
Hello Roger. I'm the person who did the typesetting and cover picture of "Schreibers Secret" back in 1995. And I think my daughter who lives in Edgware might be a friend of one of your children.
radford46
Always great to hear from someone from those far off days. Got the idea of the red/black cover from Robert Harris' Fatherland..
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Q: Aligning an element of an Array to a bracket I am new to writing in Latex and I'm struggling with what is probably a simple formatting issue.
In essence, what I would like is for the left square bracket to be in line with the comma after -a in the array - exactly as in the picture below.

My current code (without the alignment) has been included below.
\begin{align}
\left (\left. \frac{t^{2}}{5x} \right| \begin{array}{ll}    0   \\  - a,\lambda+K,\lambda -\frac{1}{18}K  \\\end{array} \right)
\\ \notag \ \left[t>0, \quad 0<\lambda \right]
\end{align}

This produces the following:

As you can see, the left square bracket is not aligned with the comma above.
Does anybody have any ideas on how to fix this? I suspect that this is a rather trivial problem, but I cannot seem to find anything online which will help.

A: You can do that in a simple way with the blkarray package:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{blkarray, multirow}
\usepackage{mathtools}

\begin{document}

\[ \begin{blockarray}{cl@{}l}
  \begin{block}{(\BAmultirow{1em}|l@{}l)}%
    $ \dfrac{t^{2}}{5x} $ & 0 & \\
    & -a & ,\lambda+K,\lambda -\frac{1}{18}K\\
  \end{block}\noalign{\vskip 1.5ex}
  & &\left[t>0, \quad 0<\lambda \right]
  \end{blockarray} \]

\end{document}

A: Here's a solution that continues to use an align environment; it uses an \hphantom (a "horizontal phantom") at the beginning of the second row to achieve the required horizontal spacing offset.
In the first row, I would recommend making several adjustments to the code: (a) use \;\middle|\; to get a properly spaced vertical conditioning bar, (b) change the setup of the array environment to reflect the fact that it contains just one column, and (c) suppress the whitespace that's ordinarily inserted at the left- and right-hand edges of an array environment.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath} % for "align*" environment

\begin{document}
\begin{align*}
&\left( \frac{t^{2}}{5x} \;\middle|\;
   \begin{array}{@{}l@{}} 0 \\ -a,\lambda+K,\lambda -\frac{1}{18}K \end{array} \right) \\
&\hphantom{\left( \frac{t^{2}}{5x} \;\middle|\; -a\right.}
[t>0, \quad 0<\lambda ]
\end{align*}
\end{document}

A: I don't know, how important is vertical spacing, so I am leaving your original code and the vertical correction is  only a suggestion.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\begin{document}

\begin{align}
\left (\left. \frac{t^{2}}{5x} \right| \begin{array}{ll}    0   \\  - a,\lambda+K,\lambda -\frac{1}{18}K  \\\end{array} \right)
\\ \notag \ \left[t>0, \quad 0<\lambda \right]
\end{align}

\newlength{\arrcs}
\setlength{\arrcs}{2\arraycolsep}
\begin{align}
&\left (\left. \frac{t^{2}}{5x} \right| \begin{array}{ll}    0   \\  - a,\lambda+K,\lambda -\frac{1}{18}K  \\\end{array} \right) \\[-6pt]
%\\ \notag \ \left[t>0, \quad 0<\lambda \right]
&\phantom{\Biggl(5x  -a,\hspace{\arrcs} }[t>0, \quad 0<\lambda]\notag
\end{align}

\end{document}

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My Outrun Rare Story
Member Story
As Dave Proctor begins his historic record breaking cross-Canada run today, here's an account of my experience raising money for Outrun Rare during the Outrun-rare-a-thon held last March. My participation was graciously sponsored by the Calgary Roadrunners, and the club was a big part of how I came to be interested in the event!
The lead-up:
I first learned about Dave Proctor and his special brand of madness firsthand when I saw him cross the finish line of the Calgary Marathon 2017 150km solo event. I had been feeling pretty hardcore having ran a leg for the relay event on the CRR team in the wee hours of that morning. It goes without saying that seeing this absolutely dominating performance by Dave altered my perspective somewhat. I was curious how someone could accomplish such a feat, but the stark contrast between what he had done and anything I had personally experienced relegated this to a passing interest in something extremely impressive but ultimately unrelatable.
So, fast-forward to November 2017 when I heard Dave would be speaking at the CRR AGM: Here was my chance! I was going to figure this crazy person out. I came to the dinner and waited eagerly for Dave's talk expecting him to discuss things like the structure of his training regime, and itemize the ingredients to his resounding success. What I got instead was an extremely moving account of how Dave had been inspired by various events in his life to run with purpose and leverage his platform and ability as an elite athlete toward projects like Outrun Rare. Through his breezy demeanor and evident conviction I went from being impressed by Dave as an athlete toward respecting him as a person.
Following this I began to follow news related to Outrun Rare, and heard about the upcoming Outrun-rare-a-thon held on March 4 2018 at an indoor track near Calgary. This was an opportunity for runners to interact with Dave as well as raise money through pledges for distance completed. I knew I had to be involved, and to challenge myself I spontaneously signed up for the first half of the day, a four hour time block. Having never ran anywhere near this long at one time I promptly started to freak out!
Once the dust settled, I set toward the tasks of training for the event and collecting pledges. For the former the CRR training groups were a great help, and outside this I started increasing my distance including such memorable runs as 30k outside on a frigid Family Day. For the latter the CRR were incredibly generous by providing a pledge of one dollar per lap of the ~250m track. The challenge was set!
The Outrun-rare-a-thon:
I arrived at the track at 8:30 am on the cold morning of March 4 full of apprehension, unsure of how my body would respond over the next four hours. The event kicked off with some fanfare including music, an MC and the rhythmic pounding of about 50 runners' feet.
I started running with the lead group feeling strong and excited to be underway. Dave was on the track running intermittently between attending to various event commitments, and I was sure to be nearby whenever he was. After about 45 minutes of running he turned to me in warm greeting and asked how I was doing. I was a bit star-struck at this moment, but tried to keep it cool. I said I was doing pretty well, but would be there for a while. He asked me specifically how long a while was, and was surprised and happy to hear about the duration and pledge support for my run!
After Dave moved on I took stock of how I was feeling at the one hour mark and the situation was decidedly worse than anticipated. The surface of the track was very hard, and I was really feeling the impact with every step. Adding to this, the relative tightness of the short loop had my right outside hip in serious discomfort from the continuous turning to my left.
As I continued I talked with some of the other participants, some of which were part of Dave's team. Wayne Gaudet, Dave's road support during Outrun Rare, was particularly interesting and an exemplar for the many great people Dave has supporting him. We discussed his upcoming journey with Dave as well as his involvement in starting an athletic club for local kids in Okotoks. He was familiar with the CRR and appreciative of the support for Outrun Rare.
Running with Wayne
The event atmosphere was celebratory throughout, with many runners coming and going and several attractions down on the field level for kids. It was bracing to see so many people were there together in support of Dave's singular goal. As I talked to other runners it became apparent how much people with a wide diversity of backgrounds were invested in the project, and hopeful for Dave's success. Thankfully as time went on I started to adapt to the discomfort from the unusual running conditions of the track, and was sure to drink and eat regularly; I was lucky to have help from a special someone who kept track of my laps and handed me everything I needed so I didn't have to stop!
At the two hour mark the direction was reversed, which was a great relief. I began to feel confident that I would be able to finish the run, and settled into a steady running flow. Eventually Dave approached me again and asked me whether I was a regular ultra-marathon runner. Stifling a laugh I told him truthfully that I mostly race 10ks. He was a bit surprised and bemused at my attempting a personal longest run at the event, and reiterated his appreciation for my fundraising. I told him how important the CRR and its members had been in getting me involved, and how the club was in his corner and generously supporting my run. Dave was extremely grateful for the support, and was very frank in conversation about the challenges of a project like Outrun Rare in terms of publicity and outreach that were new to him and often daunting. In talking to Dave I discovered, not surprisingly, an extremely wholehearted individual who absolutely exudes positivity and excitement for life.
Running with Dave
Within the final hour I began to feel fairly worn down, and time dragged by slowly. With about 20 minutes to go Dave stepped out on the track in front of me and beckoned me on. It was a great feeling to have Dave there in solidarity at the painful end. To distract me we talked about various idle things like what I was going to eat after the run. He recommended a burger. Mustering all the speed I had left in my legs, I flew around the track in celebration for the last two laps with Dave and others cheering me on. In all I had ran 186 laps and about 48km to a best estimate; my first marathon plus some spare change! I tallied my pledge total and settled the donation with Dave's brother Dan before heading home satisfied with my effort.
The day after the event Dave sent a personal message of thanks, and let me know there was a unique prize for me to pick up at Gord's running store since I had raised the most at the event! I arrived to receive a 3L bottle of wine donated by one of his sponsors. Cool! I pondered what I could do with such a prize, and realized there was only one place it should be: with the people who helped me win it! I brought the bottle to the CRR XC awards night where I was happy to see it shared among the club, mostly in little plastic cups. Because we're classy like that.
So ends my recollection of the Outrun-rare-a-thon. As I watch Dave's real-time progress entering Mission BC I'm excited to follow his journey in the months to come and proud to have made a small contribution to Outrun Rare. This never would have been possible without the support of this amazing club, for which I will always be thankful!
Don Lee June 28, 2018 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for supporting Dave at the Outrun-rare-a-thon, Jackson, and also in sharing your winnings with us at Awards Night! We appreciate all you contribute to the Calgary Roadrunners!
Jennifer F July 3, 2018 at 3:58 pm
Great job Jackson! We were all impressed (though not surprised) that you hung in there for the full four hours and managed 48k. Thanks for the great write-up of your participation for Dave's cause.
Oleg Tabelev July 16, 2018 at 10:19 am
Nice write-up; thanks for supporting Dave's adventure, Jackson!


The ACCC's work in the telecommunications sector contributes to all three of the deliverables for Strategy 3, as it encompasses regulation, monitoring and enforcement.
We are responsible for the economic regulation and monitoring of the communications sector. Our role is to provide effective telecommunications regulation that will protect, strengthen and supplement competitive market processes to improve the efficiency of the economy and increase the welfare of Australians.
Access regulation reduces barriers for competing operators that seek to enter and compete in downstream markets and invest in new infrastructure. As a result of regulating access to monopoly wholesale communications services, new entrants are often able to grow and innovate. Consumers then benefit in terms of both price and service quality.
continuing to administer and monitor compliance with key aspects of the structural reforms of fixed-line telecommunications (including the Telstra structural separation undertaking).
promote competition for the long-term benefit of consumers and businesses.
The telecommunications access regime contained in the Act supports the development of a competitive telecommunications industry by allowing services to be 'declared'—a process that determines which services are regulated by the ACCC. Once declared, a service must be supplied, on request, to other providers.
accepting a special access undertaking from the provider of a service that effectively declares a particular service.
There is another method for declaring a service, which applies only to NBN corporations (such as NBN Co). Where NBN Co supplies or intends to supply a service and publishes a standard form of access agreement for that service on its website, that service is declared.
Networks covered by the declaration include the fibre-to-the-basement (FTTB) networks operated by TPG subsidiary AAPT, and Telstra's fibre networks in South Brisbane and Velocity estates.3 The SBAS does not include services that are, or soon will be, subject to other access regulations under Part XIC of the Act (for example, the NBN). It also excludes some services supplied exclusively to business, government and charity customers within the CBD of a capital city where competition appears effective.
The ACCC declared the SBAS because economic and potential technological barriers to entry mean that all superfast broadband networks are likely to display monopoly characteristics. The declaration also promotes regulatory consistency, allowing retailers to compete on their merits regardless of the technology used, when the underlying network was constructed or who operates it.
We expect that the declaration will facilitate entry and competition in superfast broadband retail markets and deliver long-term benefits to consumers.
On 3 February 2017 the ACCC decided to continue declaration of the wholesale asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service for a further five years. We consider that continued declaration of the wholesale ADSL service on a national basis will promote the long-term interests of customers during the transition to the NBN. Continued regulated access to the service will lead to a more competitive retail sector, which is likely to deliver greater choices for end users, in the form of better prices. There was a broad level of industry support for the ACCC's approach.
The wholesale ADSL service is a point-to-point service that enables retail service providers to deliver high-speed fixed-line broadband internet services to their customers, using another network provider's equipment. The wholesale ADSL service was first declared in February 2012, and the current access determination will remain in place until it expires on 30 June 2019.
The ACCC's inquiry has explored whether the difference in geographic coverage between Australia's mobile networks is leading to reduced competition or inefficient outcomes and whether declaring a domestic mobile roaming service would be in the long-term interests of end-users. Domestic mobile roaming allows consumers to access mobile services through another operator's network when outside the coverage area of their own service provider's network.
On 5 May 2017 the ACCC released a draft decision proposing not to declare a wholesale domestic mobile roaming service. The ACCC's preliminary finding is that the national retail mobile market is currently exhibiting signs of reasonably effective competition. Given this, there is insufficient evidence to suggest that declaration of a mobile roaming service in regional and rural areas would further lower prices or improve services, given the higher costs in servicing these areas.
The ACCC received over 130 submissions to its October 2016 discussion paper on the issue with many submissions from regional groups concerned about coverage. The ACCC examined the incentives for mobile network operators to upgrade their networks or invest in expanding coverage both with and without declaration.
On 2 June 2017, Vodafone sought judicial review of the inquiry. The ACCC is proceeding with its inquiry and expects to make a final decision later in 2017.
Under Part XIC of the Act, a carriage service, or service that facilitates the supply of a carriage service, can be declared. Once a service is declared, an access seeker can then obtain access to that service. There is no general right of access without declaration.
On 11 August 2016 the ACCC finalised a guideline for the Part XIC declaration provisions for telecommunications services. This guideline provides information about the processes for declaring a service, including an explanation of the differences between how an NBN service and non-NBN services can be declared. The guideline also outlines the key concepts we apply in considering whether to declare a service, including the long-term interests of end users test.
The guideline is an update to an earlier guide released in July 1999. It reflects changes to Part XIC that have altered the ways in which services can be declared, and provides discussion and more recent examples to illustrate how the ACCC will generally consider issues in deciding whether to declare a service.
The ACCC determined prices for the superfast broadband access service (SBAS) and the local bitstream access service (LBAS) on 26 May 2017. These are wholesale services provided on 'non-NBN' fixed line superfast broadband networks including those operated by Telstra (South Brisbane and Velocity estates fibre networks), TPG, Vocus, LBN Co, Opticomm, and OPENetworks.
The decisions specify the price and non-price terms for the supply of the SBAS and LBAS to retail service providers, in the absence of a commercial agreement. The final decision links LBAS and SBAS prices to NBN prices, while at the same time seeking to avoid setting prices below the reasonable costs for SBAS and LBAS providers. It also seeks to ensure that regulation is proportionate to the size of the non-NBN superfast broadband sector as a whole and networks within it.
The prices are expected to help drive better service performance for retail customers of superfast broadband providers as they will allow retail service providers to buy greater amounts of aggregation at a lower average price. The decisions run to 28 July 2021.
On 28 March 2017 the Federal Court dismissed Telstra's application for judicial review of the fixed-line services final access determinations (FADs) the ACCC made in October 2015. These FADs specified price and non-price terms of access to Telstra's declared fixed-line telecommunications services for the period 1 November 2015 to 30 June 2019.
In making the FADs, the ACCC had made adjustments within its pricing model in recognition of the arrangements Telstra had entered into with NBN Co regarding migration of its customers to the NBN, the leasing of its fixed-line assets to NBN Co, and the corresponding payments Telstra would receive over the regulatory period.
Telstra had challenged the FADs on the grounds that, in making these adjustments, the ACCC had allegedly made various legal errors that meant that the FADs should be set aside by the Court.
In its judgment, the Court found that it was open to the ACCC to make the adjustments that it made, and that it had not made any reviewable errors. It concluded that Telstra's grounds for review were impermissible attacks on the merits of the ACCC's decision, and that the ACCC had demonstrated consideration of all the matters it is required to take into account when making FADs.
The 2015 FADs will continue until 30 June 2019. The Act requires us to commence an inquiry to replace these FADs 18 months before their expiry and ending six months before expiry.
In September 2016 the ACCC commenced a market study into the communications sector. The purpose of the market study is to ensure that the implications of developments in the communications sector are well understood, to identify issues that prevent relevant markets from delivering economically efficient and competitive outcomes in the interests of consumers, and to identify options, if required, to address these issues.
the emergence of new technologies and delivery platforms.
We received more than 1100 submissions by consumers, businesses and smaller service providers, and held a successful stakeholder forum in Sydney on 4 July 2017.
The views and insights from consultation and the stakeholder forum will assist in further refining the ACCC's views. We expect to release the draft report in October 2017 and a final report in early 2018.
data downloads have increased 52 per cent for fixed broadband and 69 per cent for mobiles.
Accompanying this increase in data consumption, prices for telecommunications services have fallen overall by 1.5 per cent, while prices for internet services have increased by 2.7 per cent on average. This means that, while some consumers may be paying more, they are also getting much more in terms of data allowances.
Other findings include that competition is proving resilient to industry consolidation and the transition to new cost structures. Retail market shares have remained stable, while wholesale shares have moved as competitive carriers migrate services to the NBN and mobile virtual network operators swap over to other mobile networks.
The ACCC continued to release its quarterly reports on the NBN wholesale market. These reports provide a detailed view of the size and structure of emerging NBN wholesale access markets as NBN services become more widely available. The reports do not provide a view over the structure of emerging retail markets, however, as retail service providers can choose to acquire NBN access services or resell services offered by NBN access seekers.
Reports were issued on 29 July 2016, 2 November 2016, 2 February 2017 and 3 May 2017.
In May and June 2017 the ACCC reviewed the ongoing need for the Telstra Exchange Facilities Record Keeping Rule (RKR), reaching the view that it should expire on 14 July. This RKR was originally implemented in 2008 following a number of complaints from access seekers concerning delays in obtaining access to Telstra exchanges.
The RKR required Telstra to report monthly on a number of metrics in relation to access to its exchanges, including the number of exchanges with queued access seekers and exchanges that are 'capped' (out of space).
After considering submissions from stakeholders and other developments, including the rollout of the NBN, the ACCC determined that this RKR was no longer necessary.
In June 2017 the ACCC commenced a public inquiry into whether the NBN Services in Operation RKR (and associated disclosure direction) should be extended, varied or allowed to expire. This RKR requires NBN Co to provide information on the number of wholesale access virtual circuit (AVC) services in operation, the amount of connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) capacity being acquired and average CVC utilisation over the NBN. The disclosure direction requires NBN Co to provide the ACCC with extracts from the NBN RKR for publication by the ACCC in the NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report.
The ACCC sought views from interested parties as to whether additional information should be included in the NBN RKR and disclosure direction—specifically, whether expanded rules could include more detailed AVC and CVC reporting and whether reporting could be more frequent.
Carriers or carriage service providers (CSPs) who supply declared (regulated) services must lodge quarterly reports with the ACCC regarding all new, varied, cancelled and in-force access agreements in relation to declared services. These quarterly reports assist the ACCC in monitoring industry developments and fulfilling its responsibilities under Parts XIB and XIC of the Act.
During 2016–17, seven more parties provided reports on their access agreements than in the previous year. The increase is attributable to a review of non-reporting declared service suppliers conducted in 2015–16 and the ACCC decision to declare the superfast broadband access service in July 2016. The ACCC found that compliance was generally consistent with the requirements of the CCA. Where quarterly reports were not fully compliant, we worked constructively with carriers to resolve any deficiencies for future reporting.
On 7 April 2017, the government announced funding for the ACCC to implement a fixed broadband performance monitoring and reporting program. This will involve the ACCC publishing information about the speed at which services typically operate, and other metrics relevant to measuring broadband performance and applications consumers commonly use. The ACCC expects to be able to provide its first report by the end of the 2017 calendar year.
The program will use hardware-based devices to perform remote testing of around 4000 households to determine typical speeds on NBN services at various points throughout the day, including busy periods.
As at 30 June the ACCC was in the process of appointing an independent third-party testing provider to measure and report to the ACCC on the broadband performance of various broadband services, technologies, speed plans and geographical areas. On 19 June 2017 we also called for volunteers to sign up for the program.
retail service providers should have systems in place to diagnose and resolve broadband speed issues.
We have undertaken targeted consultation with stakeholders on implementation of the principles and will publish further guidance later in the 2017 calendar year.
We investigated 12 allegations of potential contraventions of the Act and of the Telecommunications Act specific to telecommunications markets.
These included complaints of misuse of market power under the telecommunications-specific anti-competitive conduct provisions in Part XIB of the Act. These complaints related to concerns that vertically integrated telecommunications providers refused to provide certain wholesale telecommunications services on appropriate terms, which it was alleged affected competition in downstream markets.
We also investigated allegations of non-compliance with the 'level playing field' provisions in parts 7 and 8 of the Telecommunications Act, which restrict owners of certain superfast telecommunications networks from using those networks to provide services directly to retail consumers. Additionally, we investigated allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct under the ACL.
The investigations were progressed and resolved consistent with the ACCC's compliance and enforcement policy.
In March 2017 the Federal Court ordered the corporations trading as SoleNet and Sure Telecom (the SoleNet/Sure Telecom companies) and Mr James Harrison to pay penalties totalling $250 000 and be restrained from carrying on a business or supplying services in connection with telecommunications for a period of two years. The Court also disqualified Mr Harrison from managing corporations for three years, and ordered consumer refunds and payment of the ACCC's costs.
These penalties followed a finding by the Court in December 2016 that the SoleNet/Sure Telecom companies had engaged in unconscionable conduct in connection with the supply of telecommunications services. This included customers being transferred from one SoleNet/Sure Telecom company to another without their knowledge or informed consent, and being subject to unjustified demands for payment of early termination or cancellation fees.
NBN Co's special access undertaking (SAU)—this is the key element of the regulatory framework that governs the price and non-price terms and conditions upon which NBN Co will supply its services to access seekers until 2040. The ACCC accepted NBN Co's SAU in December 2013.
Telstra's structural separation undertaking (SSU) and migration plan—together these outline how Telstra will progressively stop supplying telephone and broadband services over its networks and migrate those services to the NBN.
The ACCC has various roles as this transition occurs, including ensuring that the new monopoly NBN services are provided efficiently and support competition in retail markets, and that competition, efficiency and good outcomes for consumers are not compromised during the period of transition.
locking in provisions relating to 'co-existence' and 'remediation' for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) and FTTB services, which would allow NBN Co to provide services at lower data rates in certain circumstances for the remainder of the SAU term.
refinement of the 'co-existence' and 'remediation' clauses and limiting the period in which the provisions apply to Module 1 of the SAU.
The ACCC published the revised variation on 27 June 2017 and invited submissions from interested parties by 4 August 2017.
Under the NBN Co SAU, the ACCC must make annual determinations specifying the amount of revenue that NBN Co is allowed to earn for each financial year. On 23 June 2017, the ACCC issued its final determination report accepting NBN Co's submission on its revenue controls for 2015–16.
On 20 July 2016 the ACCC approved a variation to Telstra's migration plan. The variation reflects improvements resulting from Telstra's and NBN Co's experience to date in migrating end users to the MTM NBN.5 These changes provide greater assurance and certainty to end users that they will not prematurely lose their voice and broadband services before migrating to the NBN. The changes will also give retail service providers more time to complete their migration activities, to promote a more seamless experience for customers as they move to the NBN.
In September 2016 the ACCC released a report on the competition implications of Telstra's involvement in the rollout of the NBN. Under service delivery agreements between NBN Co and Telstra, Telstra will supply network activation and assurance services, and network planning, design, construction, and construction management services.
As set out in the report, the ACCC raised concerns that the agreements may give Telstra a 'head start' in connecting customers to NBN hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) broadband services, preferential service activation and/or repair of NBN broadband services for its own customers, and greater insight than its competitors into the NBN rollout. NBN Co and Telstra had also agreed a number of measures to mitigate the potential risks to competition.
Telstra subsequently commenced reporting to the ACCC each quarter on the number of new HFC connections. This provides visibility as to whether out-of-the-ordinary demand for Telstra HFC services is emerging in areas subject to HFC works. NBN Co has also commenced reporting each quarter to NBN access seekers on operational outcomes where Telstra is the service delivery partner.
NBN Co also advised the ACCC that it is supplementing its rollout reporting to access seekers to provide additional guidance on NBN construction progress in rollout areas subject to the NBN Co–Telstra HFC delivery agreement. As a result of this measure, all of the reporting measures recommended by the ACCC in its assessment of the NBN Co–Telstra service delivery agreements will have been implemented.
The ACCC continues to work with NBN Co and Telstra to establish suitable arrangements for monitoring the implementation of the agreements.
The ACCC must monitor and report to the Minister for Communications and the Arts each financial year on Telstra's compliance with its structural separation undertaking (SSU) obligations. The report, tabled on 27 April 2017, is part of the structural reform of the telecommunications industry.
The latest report shows that there has been a reduction in the number of breaches reported by Telstra during the year. The most common SSU compliance issue continues to be Telstra's failure to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of wholesale customer's confidential or commercially sensitive information. These breaches arise from incidents of inadvertent disclosure.
The ACCC also identified two additional breaches of Telstra's price equivalence and transparency obligations, relating to delays by Telstra in updating its rate card after the ACCC fixed-line services and domestic transmission capacity service determinations. Telstra disputes that these instances are breaches of the SSU.
Telstra generally complied with its migration plan obligations during the reporting period. Telstra reported minor breaches related to scheduled disconnections that did not occur within the required timeframes; delays in the notification of disconnection schedules; copper services being supplied to previously disconnected premises; and the connection of services that were not permitted under the 'cease sale' obligations or within the order stability period.
On 4 October 2016 the ACCC announced Telstra's completion of an information security remediation program, concluding a long-running project to achieve compliance with its SSU.
Following commencement of the SSU in 2012, Telstra reported a series of information security issues. These issues related to commitments to prevent the disclosure of sensitive wholesale customer information to Telstra's retail businesses. The issues largely arose from Telstra's legacy IT systems not being designed to deliver the outcomes required under the SSU. To meet its obligations, Telstra subsequently undertook a lengthy and complex program of remediation.
As part of this process, the ACCC engaged an independent expert consultant, Ovum, to conduct a thorough review of the remediation project. This led to Telstra conducting a further due diligence review of its remediation project that adopted a more rigorous approach to testing IT systems and identified a small number of additional issues to be remediated.
The ACCC is an observer or participant on a number of industry working groups set up to address practical issues that arise as part of the industry reform. These groups include the quarterly NBN Fire Alarm and Lift Phone Roundtable meetings convened by the Department of Communications and the Arts. The roundtable comprises stakeholders from the fire alarm industry, the elevator industry, NBN Co and the telecommunications industry.
During 2016–17 we also attended NBN Co's public information on migration briefings as an observer. NBN Co is responsible for funding an information and education campaign to inform consumers about the migration of copper services to the NBN.
We have also taken part in the Service Continuity Assurance Working Group, which includes NBN Co, Telstra, Optus, Communications Alliance and relevant government agencies. The purpose of the working group is to help resolve issues that may affect people's ability to rely on their telephones and internet as services are disconnected from Telstra's legacy networks and migrated to the NBN.
NBN Fibre Access Transfer Working Committee, which considers the processes to follow in transferring an active NBN service between retail service providers.
During the year, these working groups finalised an industry code for transferring NBN services between retail service providers and further developed the industry guideline for NBN migration processes with a view to incorporating further NBN technologies.
We have contributed to, or been asked by government to provide advice or assistance on, a range of projects affecting regulation of telecommunications. In our contributions we seek to promote competitive outcomes, including the efficient use of infrastructure and the long-term interests of consumers.
The ACCC provided a submission to the inquiry by the Productivity Commission (PC) on data availability and use. The PC's final report was tabled in parliament on 8 May and made wide-ranging recommendations on changes to how data should be used across the economy, with a strong emphasis on the benefits to competition and consumers from these reforms. The PC's proposals include the introduction of a new right that would allow consumers to direct service providers to supply data about the consumer to a nominated third party, such as a comparison website or alternative service provider.
The ACCC provided a high-level submission to the PC's draft report in January 2017. Our submission expressed support for the data transferability proposal and a role proposed for the ACCC. We noted the potential for the PC's recommendations to support greater competition between service providers and better outcomes for consumers.
Following a request from the Minister for Communications and the Arts on 5 October 2016, the ACCC provided advice on the appropriate allocation limits for an auction of two 15 MHz parcels of unsold 700 MHz digital dividend spectrum.
We recommended that the Minister impose an allocation limit on the unsold 700 MHz auction such that no person or specified group of persons would be able to hold more than two 20 MHz parcels in the 700 MHz band as a result of the auction.
Allocation limits are an important tool to ensure that competition considerations are taken into account in spectrum auctions. In this case, allocation limits are necessary to prevent the monopolisation of the spectrum and to help ensure that the results of the auction are in the long-term interests of end users.
The auction of the unsold 700 MHz spectrum occurred in April 2017, with the ACCC's recommended allocation limits imposed.
The ACCC and the Australian Communications and Media Authority signed a revised memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 15 December 2016. The MoU sets out a framework for engagement and consultation between the agencies, with key guiding principles. The document was developed with a view to reinvigorating consultation between the two agencies and demonstrates the agencies' commitment to effective engagement and the benefits of collaboration. It replaces an MoU from 1999.
1 Any-to-any connectivity refers to the principle that a person using a telephone service should be able to communicate with another person on a similar telephone service irrespective of the network each person is using.
2 Superfast access networks refers to access networks that provide a downstream data rate normally above 25 megabits per second (Mbps).
3 Telstra Velocity estates are housing estates served by a fibre access network operated by Telstra.
4 Multi-technology mix (MTM) refers to the fibre-to-the-node, fibre-to-the-basement and hybrid-fibre coaxial access networks used by NBN Co.
5 Multi-technology mix (MTM) refers to the fibre-to-the-node, fibre-to-the-basement and hybrid-fibre coaxial access networks used by NBN Co.


STARTS is an initiative of the European Commission to foster alliances of technology and artistic practice. As part of this initiative, the STARTS Prize awards the most pioneering collaborations and results in the field of creativity and innovation at the crossings of science and technology with the arts. The STARTS Prize of the European Commission is launched by Ars Electronica, BOZAR and Waag.
Grand Prize – Artistic Exploration Awarded for artistic exploration and art works where appropriation by the arts has a strong potential to influence or alter the use, deployment or perception of technology.
Grand Prize – Innovative Collaboration Awarded for innovative collaboration between industry or technology and the arts that opens new pathways for innovation.
Artists / creative professionals or the researchers / companies involved from throughout the world; STARTS is not limited to citizens of EU-member states.


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Q: How to make a cylinder with bottom that shows hidden part of edge as dashed curve I am learning a bit about TikZ and found a nice feature in its graphics, that I am having hard time duplicating with Graphics3D. It is making a Cylinder, where the bottom will have part of its edge, that is behind the current view, show up as dashed lines. Ofcourse the Cylinder will have to be a little transparent to see the edge (using Opacity).
Another obstacle I found, is that one can't Inset 3D object inside another 3D object in Mathematica. I hope this will become possible in future versions.
Here is the latex question that shows how this is done in TikZ. Here is screen shot of the final shape (the letter A is not needed)

This is what I tried: Make cylinder, remove its EdgeForm, make another cylinder to use for the bottom part, which is very thin, and have its edge be dashed.
But this does not really solve the problem, as I need to have the edge that is "behind" the current view be dashed.
The reason for asking, is not just for fun, but this will actually make the disk appear more real if it is possible to make the behind view edge dashed (or other color) from the front facing edge. So this can be useful feature for many other 3D objects making.
g1 = Graphics3D[{Opacity[.5], EdgeForm[], Yellow,
   Cylinder[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 1}}, 1]}]

g2 = Graphics3D[{EdgeForm[Directive[Thin, Dashed, Red]], FaceForm[],
     Cylinder[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, .01}}, 1]}]

Now combined
   Graphics3D[{First@g1, First@g2}]

Close, but no cigar.

A: Not just what you requested but perhaps a bit closer to the tikz  rendering.
g1 = Graphics3D[{Opacity[.8], EdgeForm[{Thick}], Glow[Pink], Black,
    Cylinder[]}, Boxed -> False];
g2 = Graphics3D[{Opacity[.8], EdgeForm[{Thick}], Glow[Pink], Black,
    Cylinder[]}];
GraphicsGrid[{{g1, g2}}]

A: Well, it was fairly quick for such a simple figure.  David Carraher's solution is simpler, except that the envelope is not drawn.
DynamicModule[{vv = {0, 0, 1}, vp = {3.2, 2., 4.}},
 Graphics3D[{{Opacity[.5], EdgeForm[], Yellow,
    Cylinder[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 1}}, 1]},
   {Directive[Thick, Dashed, Red],
    Line[Table[{Cos[t], Sin[t], 0}, {t, 0, 2 Pi, 2 Pi/60}]],
    Line[Table[{Cos[t], Sin[t], 1}, {t, 0, 2 Pi, 2 Pi/60}]]},
   {Directive[Thick, Red],
    Dynamic@
     With[{angle = ArcTan[vp[[1]], vp[[2]]], width = ArcCos[1/Norm[vp]]},
      {If[vp[[3]] > 0,
        Line[Table[{Cos[t], Sin[t], 0}, {t, angle - width, angle + width, width/30}]],
        Line[Table[{Cos[t], Sin[t], 0}, {t, 0, 2 Pi, 2 Pi/60}]]],
       If[vp[[3]] < 0,
        Line[Table[{Cos[t], Sin[t], 1}, {t, angle - width, angle + width, width/30}]],
        Line[Table[{Cos[t], Sin[t], 1}, {t, 0, 2 Pi, 2 Pi/60}]]],
       Line[Append[Through[{Cos, Sin}[angle - width]], #] & /@ {0, 1}],
       Line[Append[Through[{Cos, Sin}[angle + width]], #] & /@ {0, 1}]}
      ]
    }
   }, ViewPoint -> Dynamic[vp], ViewVertical -> Dynamic[vv]]
 ]

The dashed lines change as the object is rotated in the front end.


At times I find the need to re-home my adult dogs to a good pet home. This page is for our Adult dogs that are one year or older that are available.
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I am Emilie Labrecque. I go to St.Charles East high school and I am a sophomore. I am a part of many clubs at East including key club, French national honors society, and science national honors society.
I am passionate about kick-a-thon and raising funds for cancer charities because I know how cancer can effect a person's life. My friend's father lost his battle to kidney cancer. The amount of support they got from their community was unreal. I would like to be able to provide the support they were given to other families going through the same thing.
Participating in the kick-a-thon is an amazing thing to do. You get a great feeling knowing that you are helping families get through hard times and help in raising money for cancer research. No matter how big or small the donation made is, we are helping support and provide for families battling with cancer.


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Gothenburg boasts over 3,700 residents and is a charming city with tree-lined streets, lovely homes, manicured lawns, green parks, exercise trails and a quality of life desired by many. Opportunities for business, families, adults, children and the elderly are abundantly available in Gothenburg. Gothenburg, Nebraska should be the place for those who dream of the benefits of living, working and playing in a small town.


What are you shooting with? Lovely photos.
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> I was able to locate and photograph the snowy at the Knapp airport both Wednesday and Thursday.  I found the bird both days at around 3PM and it was still present when I departed 45 minutes later. On both occasions  the bird was spotted on the north side of the field,  yesterday he was right in front of the hanger on the west side of the north runway.
> I've posted a link for those interested in the images I captured.


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One other pragmatic kitchen decorating idea is adding a chalkboard to jot down notes, events, grocery lists or recipes, as well as a big calendar that the family can all contribute to. Adding a succulent association or herb garden to the windowsill livens up the space (actually) and may balance out designs that may feel too heavy in one factor or another.
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Ronald Lauder, president of New York's Neue Galerie, discusses the art museum's current exhibition, "Egon Schiele: Portraits."
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Ronald Lauder on his art collection and the Neue Galerie. 31:55
The co-founder of the Neue Galerie discusses Gustav Klimt's portraits and reflects on his efforts to return art confiscated by Nazis. 54:03
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Gary Tinterow, who has curated the museum's Pablo Picasso exhibition, discusses the works and fascinating life of the artist. 54:28
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New blog post on the Devon Coast to Coast Cycle Route – after riding it!
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United Way sets 2010 fundraising goal
Creating Community
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 5:01 PM
Updated: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:31 AM
United Way of Southwest Colorado's board of directors recently approved the fundraising goal for this fall and winter. United Way will attempt to raise $710,000 to support nonprofit programs that promote education, self-reliance and health.
Archuleta County's goal is $85,000. Montezuma and Dolores counties will try to raise $110,000. La Plata and San Juan counties aim to generate $515,000.
The fundraising drive will start in earnest after Labor Day, but several events already have been held.
The Durango Wine Experience took place in May. Thanks to coordinator Leah Deane, Karen Barger of Seasons and Joe and Pam Leder of Durango Wine and Liquor, this event generated $8,000 for United Way. That is more than double what the event produced last year.
The 15th annual United Way and Durango High Noon Rotary golf tournament was held July 16 at Dalton Ranch. Thanks to generous sponsors such as Wells Fargo Bank and Chevron and nearly 70 golfers, United Way and High Noon Rotary will split more than $15,000.
Archuleta County is gearing up for its annual golf tournament. Boot Jack Ranch has committed to being the title sponsor again, and more than $10,000 in sponsorships have been secured. There is room for golfers at this fun outing, to be held Aug. 21 at Pagosa Springs Golf Club. Call Teddy at (970) 731-0484 to learn more about playing or sponsoring.
United Way's best fundraising event each year is the annual Four Corners Broadcasting Radiothon. This year's radio auction will be broadcast Sept. 10. More than $40,000 in goods and services already have been donated. To learn how to get your business involved, call Krystyn at 247-9444.
The San Juan Brewfest, sponsored by Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, will be held the next day, Sept. 11, in downtown Durango. More than 30 breweries are expected to attend to showcase their finest brews. Visit CookMan Food.com/brewfest to learn more.
Fundraising events get the campaign going each year, but donations from individuals and employees through workplace giving are the bread and butter of the drive.
UPS is right in the middle of its workplace campaign. For the last several years, UPS manager Garth Hardy and his crew consistently have had one of the highest employee-participation rates when it comes to making donations to charities. In fact, last year, UPS was recognized by United Way Worldwide for its consistent, loyal support over the years. JC Penney, LPEA and Wells Fargo Bank all are gearing up for their workplace campaigns over the next few weeks.
Employees and board members of the agencies and programs that United Way raises funds for also are contributors. Last year, United Way's partners donated more than $45,000. All partners will conclude their drives by the end of September.
Where will all this money go? United Way has pre-qualified 77 programs across the region to receive the funds. Each program and the agency that operates it has proven to United Way's volunteer committees that its finances are in order, that its board and staff are ensuring the agency meets its goals and that the program can prove it is making a difference in the lives of local people in need or at risk.
All partner agency programs fall under the impact areas of education, self-reliance or health.
Call United Way at 247-9444 to learn how to support your community.
Tim Walsworth is President and CEO for United Way and a member of the Durango High Noon Rotary Club.
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It's always a delight to work with a child who is really motivated to practise their speech goals both within and out with sessions. To see them trying so hard, improving week on week and responding to feedback is hugely rewarding.
The role of the family is hugely important in carrying on practice outside of sessions. Creating opportunities on a daily basis to practice a specific sound or process can sometimes be a challenge. Here are my top tips for creating opportunities to practice which are fun and motivating.
Try and do a little bit everyday rather than mammoth practice sessions. Little and often will keep practice fun rather tham feelings like work. Maybe try to find a time everyday when you can do a bit of focused practice and use some of the suggestions below to keep it motivating. Alternatively use opportunities throughout the day to get short sharp bursts of practice, again, see some suggestions below.
Play games that involve lots of turns as these give many opportunities to practice the target sound. Have your child say the sound each time they take a turn.
Board games such Snakes and ladders are a fun way to takes turns for you to model and your child to practice their sounds.
Jenga is a great suspense-building game with lots of opportunities for practice.
Kerplunk or bubble bee (pictured) allows for a lots of turns, pulling out a leaf after every attempt whilst trying to avoid the falling bees.
Number 3 – Keep Motivation High with Technology.
Number generator – where you shake a mobile phone to generate a number and they you practice the sound/ word/ phrase assigned that number.
A recent and highly successful find is Lego Creator. The child gets to build something but has many chances to practice the target in the process (good old-fashioned lego will also work a treat of course!!).
Don't put pressure on your child for perfect productions every time. In order to keep motivation up, a child needs to feel success. Speech work takes time and practice and that will become really tricky if the child feels under pressure.
This entry was posted on October 15, 2017 by katygrow in Uncategorized and tagged children, phonology, play, slpeeps, speech and language therapy, speech therapy.


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The landscape of 16thand 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful 'daimyo' of the period. In this the most turbulent era in Japanese history, these militarily sophisticated structures provided strongholds for the consolidation and control of territory, and inevitably they became the focus for many of the great sieges of Japanese history: Nagashino (1575), Kitanosho (1583), Odawara (1590), Fushimi (1600), Osaka (1615) and Hara (1638), the last of the battles that brought an end to a period of intense civil war. This title traces their development from the earliest timber stockades to the immense structures that dominated the great centres of Osaka and Edo.
The nature of the first Japanese castles illustrates another factor that arose from Japan's isolation from continental Asia – the development of a very different tradition of defensive architecture from that of China and Korea. The biggest variation lay in the almost total absence from Japan of the walled town, which was where the wealth of Ancient China was concentrated.
With no barbarian hordes to fear on their islands, the threat to Japan came mainly from internal rebels, who tended to establish themselves in purely military strongpoints. As the Japanese landscape is predominantly wooded and mountainous, it is not surprising to find these two factors combined in the design of most of Japan's earliest fortresses. A multitude of hilltop sites provided both the defensive topography and the building materials that were needed to strengthen their natural positions. The result was the development of a style of castle known as the yamashiro (mountain castle), which was to continue being built in remote areas long after the introduction of stone castles, due to reasons of convenience and availability.
For the earliest yamashiro (and for simple fortresses right throughout the period) little was done to alter the overall shape of the existing mountain or hill other than stripping the summit of enough tree cover to provide building materials and to allow good fields of view and arcs of fire. The slopes of the steeply sided hill or ridge would be allowed to retain their forested cover to prevent soil erosion and to provide another defensive barrier. Firm footpaths would be constructed linking different peaks together, thus producing a yamashiro complex that consisted simply of a number of stockaded hilltops joined to each other.
There are several illustrations of yamashiro castles in the picture scrolls of campaigns and battles fought during the Later Heian Period, from about AD 950 onwards. In all cases the landscape has been used intelligently and economically. This leads to numerous variations of yamashiro depending on location, with great differences between those located in mountainous areas and those built in flatlands surrounded by rivers and flooded rice fields, where the castle would be referred to as a hirajiro (plain castle). A mixture of the two styles was known as hirayamajiro (a castle on mountain and plain). On the excavated hilltops there would be built quite intricate arrangements of wooden palisades, decorated wooden towers, gateways and domestic buildings. The solid wooden walls of the palisades were pierced with arrow slits, and in some cases rocks were slung by ropes through holes. In the event of an attack the rope would be cut, allowing the rocks to fall against an enemy. Towers were enclosed at the top with wooden walls or portable wooden shields, and from these vantage points archers fired longbows and crossbows, or simply threw down stones, the only other missile weapons available. Domestic buildings thatched with rice straw would also be built from wood, and acted as quarters for the garrison, reception and command areas for the general, as well as stables and stores.


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Deconstructing the UBC admissions process
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After months of careful review and consideration, universities nationwide are sending out offers of admission. Whether or not a student is accepted into their academic program of choice will impact the next four years of their life—possibly even the path their life takes. Naturally, each spring UBC fields many questions about how applications are evaluated, and how the university determines who to admit.
In 2012, UBC introduced the Personal Profile to its admissions model, which considers a more holistic set of criteria based on a student's life experience and how it's shaped their perception of the world. This year, UBC is further expanding its admissions model. Whereas the admission decision has historically been focused on achieving the highest grades on a minimum number of required classes, UBC will now look at everything the student has done in Grades 11 and 12. The message is clear: all learning is important.
Andrew Arida, deputy registrar of enrolment services at UBC, says the university has shifted its admissions framework to support a more comprehensive, merit-based process.
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"Academics is about more than getting the highest grades. It's also about how you challenged yourself in high school, how you've approached the opportunities in your life, and what you learned from these experiences," says Arida. "We think there's value in understanding how you make decisions about your education."
This enhanced approach also enables UBC to consider a broader set of differentiators as candidates increasingly look similar academically. Every year, Canadian secondary-school applicants demonstrate progressively higher grades. While this may look like the result of students doing better in high school, first-year performance at UBC has remained relatively constant.
"There's a perception that UBC and other universities set a high standard of admissions, and anyone who doesn't meet that standard is rejected outright," says Arida. "In reality, it's the applicants who set the standard. Admissions are fundamentally based on the demand of students and the supply of spots available. We evaluate all applicants, rank order their applications, and admit enough students to fill all of our seats; the last applicant admitted in the rank ordering essentially determines the competitive criteria required to gain admission."
The number of students UBC can admit is set by pre-established enrolment targets. For example, the Bachelor of Science program on the Vancouver campus receives more applications than any other program at UBC. In 2018, the domestic target for new student intake for the BSC was 1,620. This target was determined based on funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. In the same year, the target for new international student intake for the BSC was 535. This target was determined by the amount of additional students UBC believed it could accommodate while still offering all students the highest possible quality of education.
This means while domestic and international applicants have comparable competitive admission requirements, international students compete for spots against other international students, while domestic students square up against other Canadians. The admissions office assesses each group of applicants and offers of admission are made to independently achieve each target.
"UBC is committed to enroling the targeted number of domestic students each year," says Arida. "In fact, we often take in more than we are funded for. Our goal is to maximize access for all our applicants, while ensuring domestic and international students do not displace one another."
UBC considers as much information about applicants as possible, looking for signs that they will thrive in the rich and rigorous academic environment on our campuses.
"Once a student has met the basic admissions requirements, we dig into their applications to determine who they are, and this is where the personal profile and essay questions provide the most valuable insights," says Arida. "UBC's undergraduate admissions process is one of the most comprehensive in Canada. We want to set our students up for success, and we believe our approach ensures we do just that."
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With the introduction of overlay digital services, with MEF 3.0 SD-WAN services at the center, the integration of security into MEF's work has become a critical area of focus. MEF's portfolio of cybersecurity standards—application security for SD-WAN services (MEF 88) and SASE (MEF 117) with Zero Trust framework (MEF 118)—along with related certifications, programs, and tools allow service and technology providers to leverage the MEF baseline for common language and definitions, speeding up market adoption of SASE services and ultimately time to revenue. For the enterprise, MEF's SASE and cybersecurity standards simplify offerings and remove confusion, making it easier to compare and purchase SASE and secure SD-WAN services.
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The Old East End Neighborhood Coalition supports making Colchester Ave safe for all users. Safe for people walking, for people on bicycles and for people driving vehicles. We support removing parking in order to better utilize public space on the street for all users. As residents of the neighborhood we want to make sure if there are any issues associated with parking removal that the residents concerns are addressed.
I teach in Winooski and used to bike to work but no longer feel safe biking to and from Winooski with the traffic on Colchester Ave. The terrible road work has made the situation worse as cars swerve to avoid potholes. I'd be biking year-round if I felt safe.
I'd like to see city and hospital buses forced to stay in their lanes. They regularly take more than their lane, rather than slow down and follow the speed limit. Even if it is so narrow that motor vehicles need to slow down lower than the speed limit, that is fine, it is safer than speeding and not staying in the proper lane.


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package models

import "time"

type Nonce struct {
	T        time.Time
	S        string
	Endpoint string
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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=encoding utf8

=head2 Penetration-Testing-With-Perl

This project is a collection of the programs in the book L<Penetration Testing With Perl|https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/penetration-testing-perl-raw> by Douglas Berdeaux

I'm adding the programs as I work through the book, refactoring as I go.

=head2 PRE-REQS

Some of these programs require C libraries:

=over 2

=item * libpcap, libpcap-devel (Fedora/RHEL/CentOS package names)

=item * arpack, arpack-devel (Fedora/RHEL/CentOS package names)

=item * smbtree

Several of the Perl modules would not install because of test failures. I just
force installed them with C<cpanm>:

  $ cpanm -f Module::Name

=back

=head2 LICENSE

(C) David Farrell 2015

Licensed under the FreeBSD license, see LICENSE

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35 Fascinating Facts about Riots
12011 London riots
In the London riots of 2011, the looting and vandalism which took place throughout the city were almost totally avoided by bookshops. One man said his store would probably stay open during the unrest, stating: "If they steal some books, they might actually learn something."
2. During the riots in Ukraine in 2013, St. Michaels Monastery rang all of their bells at once to alert the sleeping city to the violence. The last time all the church bells had been rung at the same time was in 1240 when the Mongols were attacking.
3. In 44 A.D., a Roman soldier started a riot in Jerusalem by bending over and farting in the general direction of the Jews that were celebrating Passover. More than 30,000 people died in the riot.
4. In February 1335, two Oxford University students complained to the bartender of the Swindlestock Tavern about the quality of wine served. The argument turned into a brawl that escalated into a riot that lasted over three days, killing around 30 townsfolk and 63 members of the university.
5. In January 1997, the capital of Ghana rioted over accusations of penis snatching wizards. Several people were killed by mobs who accused them of using magic handshakes to kidnap penises and hold them for ransom.
6Ten Cent Beer Night riot
Ten Cent Beer Night was an MLB game promotion night on June, 4, 1974 during the match between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, at Cleveland Stadium. The match led to a riot between the teams and fans. Cleveland's manager sent his team on to the field, with bats, in order to protect the Texas team from drunken fans.
7. During the 1980 New Mexico prison riot, prisoners in protective custody waited for 5 hours while prison gangs cut their way into the cell block with blowtorches and then tortured and killed them. They could have escaped through a rear door, but the guards refused to open it.
8. In 2013, 3000 workers at a garment factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh went on strike, some even rioting, not for better pay or working conditions, but because they wanted something to be done about the ghost inhabiting the bathroom.
9. In 532 A.D. 30,000 rioters were killed and half of Constantinople was destroyed in the Nika Riots, over a conflict with chariot racing.
10. Battle of Brisbane was a 2-night riot between the US military and Aussie military and civilians. Afterward, US Sergeant Bill Bentson said: "It sort of settled down & you go into a pub & an Aussie would come & up & slap me on the back. 'Oh, wasn't that a good ruckus we had the other night? Have a beer on me.'"
11Harlem Riot
During the Harlem Riot of March 19, 1935, 3 people died and $2 million worth of property was damaged. It started over a complete misunderstanding about something that never happened.
12. In 1922, people rioted over whether it was okay or not to wear a straw hat past the "socially acceptable" date of September 15, in New York. The riot lasted 8 days and led to multiple arrests.
13. In 1921, the largest race riot in US history, the Tulsa riots, completely wiped out one of the wealthiest African-American communities in the country. The incident started and snowballed after a black man accidentally stepped on the foot of a white woman.
14. The Watermelon War was a riot in Panama City (1856) which started because a drunken American wouldn't pay 5 cents for a slice of watermelon. It led to the death of 15 Americans and 2 Panamanians.
15. On Christmas Day 1826, cadets at the US Military Academy at West Point including future Confederacy President Jefferson Davis threw a booze-fueled party, which eventually led to a mutiny that ended with 20 court-martials. It was known as the "Eggnog Riot."
16Borat riot
The cast and crew of Borat nearly started a riot during the filming of the rodeo scene where Borat sings the (made up) Kazakhstan National Anthem to the tune of the American national anthem.
17. The Southern Bread Riots started as protests mostly by women who were protesting huge surges in food costs during the Civil War. The protests culminated into riots in Richmond, Virginia with chants of "bread or blood!" Food prices had soared to prices ten times higher than normal in many instances. Among the items stolen were 500 lbs of bacon.
18. The New York City Police Riot of 1857 was a battle between the recently dissolved Municipal Police and the newly formed Metropolitan Police. Municipals fought Metropolitans attempting to arrest the corrupt Mayor Wood. The situation later required the intervention of the New York State Militia.
19. In Toronto, 1933, an amateur baseball game broke out into a massive race riot when a group of Nazi sympathizers, protesting the Jewish players, unveiled a crude Swastika flag. "A crowd of more than 10,000 citizens, excited by cries of 'Heil Hitler' became suddenly a disorderly mob."
20. During the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the gay rioters responded to the arrival of the tactical riot squad by forming Rockette style kick-lines, and shouting to the tune of Howdy Doody "We are the Stonewall girls/ We wear our hair in curls/ We don't wear underwear/ We show our pubic hairs."
21Cat burial riot
In 1885, there was a riot in a Scottish churchyard when an old woman tried to give her cat a "Christian burial."
22. In 1840, Russian Peasants rioted against attempts to make them grow potatoes, which they distrusted because potatoes were mentioned in the Bible.
23. In 1983, several riots broke out when people tried to buy Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, which were in high demand and low supply. Some people would attack others with handheld weapons such as baseball bats.
24. In Halifax, Nova Scotia celebrations for the end of World War 2 descended into a 2-day riot as servicemen looted the city. A reporter compared the scene to "London after the Blitz". 65,000 quarts of liquor, 8000 cases of beer, and 1500 cases of wine were 'liberated'. 2 men died of alcohol poisoning.
25. During the Astor Place Riot of 1849, 22-31 people died and over 120 were injured. The riot started over a dispute whether an American or a British actor was the best Shakespearean actor.
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So you're going to quit that soul-sucking desk job and travel the world like the free-spirited gypsy you know you were born to be? Four reasons why you should not go the nomad way.
e've all been there, sitting by the window of our air-conditioned offices that smell mildly of daal, looking out at the smog-filled horizon of the city and wondering, "What the hell are we doing with our lives?" In fact, you're probably reading this article at work while checking over your shoulder for your boss, while your phone shows you pictures captioned #wanderlust and #vanlife. This weekend, you're going to meet your friends and declare that it's time for you to live the dream. You're going to quit that soul-sucking desk job and travel the world like the free-spirited gypsy you know you were born to be. Allow us to tell you why that's the worst idea you've had since you got that Om tattoo after happy hours.
Quitting your job might sound tempting, but you don't want to find out that your family isn't exactly supportive about having a bum with hippie aspirations living in the house. If that's the case, then you'd better hope that you can make enough money selling dream catchers or doing fire-poi performances on the beach, because travel without money for decent accommodation is just plain vagrancy. Of course, the grass is always greener on the other side, so you might think a sleeping bag on the floor of a tent is preferable to a rickety swivel chair at an office desk. Just remember, the final destination of both paths is spondylitis.
The first thing you need to NOT want to quit your job to travel is a healthy sense of dread. Dreadlocks will only get you so far. You need to give a pause to those "Why am I wasting my life?" kind of questions and instead focus on questions like "How will I pay rent?" Or "Is this all just symptomatic of a quarter-life crisis?" Healthy paranoia regarding the future is what will give you the resolve to say no to the allure of a bohemian lifestyle where you eat only fresh fruit and smoke the best herbs.
Look past the #wanderlust and Instagram filters to see the grimy reality of life as a modern nomad. Behind every still-life shot of a hot cup of tea early in the morning at a remote hill station bus stop is a frantic, manic search for a clean restroom to take a dump in. A traveller's timeline will always show them playing with cute stray dogs. It will never show you the bored wait at the clinic while they wait for their rabies shots.
Where Will You Find WiFi?
If you make peace with your reality and your job, sure your social media feed won't be as attractive as your peers who've gone the nomad way, but at least you'll be able to update it without trying to find a café with free Wi-Fi. Additionally, instead of spending money on memorable experiences for your old age, you can bypass old age entirely by spending money on alcohol and cigarettes. Season it with a healthy dose of work-related stress, and you're looking at an early check-out somewhere in your 60s. Ideally, your PF will have matured by then and at least you can go out in style.
Here's the thing, giving up work to travel in your twenties is taking off your learning wheels before you've figured out how to ride your cycle – it's probably going to end in a spectacular crash. Sure, you've read a tonne of articles on the internet telling you that you can quit your job and travel the world. Before you go and believe them, however, stop and ask yourself if the writer knows how you spend the last week of the month eating exclusively Maggi and Parle G because you're broke until payday. Perhaps stop and ask yourself if your bank balance can survive a year-long vacation before you turn into Alex Supertramp. Until then, make do with watching Into The Wild.


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// Licensed under the MIT License.
// Code generated by Microsoft (R) AutoRest Code Generator.

package com.azure.resourcemanager.desktopvirtualization.generated;

import com.azure.core.util.Context;

/** Samples for MsixPackages List. */
public final class MsixPackagesListSamples {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file: specification/desktopvirtualization/resource-manager/Microsoft.DesktopVirtualization/preview/2021-09-03-preview/examples/MsixPackage_List.json
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     * Sample code: MSIXPackage_List.
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     */
    public static void mSIXPackageList(
        com.azure.resourcemanager.desktopvirtualization.DesktopVirtualizationManager manager) {
        manager.msixPackages().list("resourceGroup1", "hostpool1", Context.NONE);
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}


Talking about software product testing it should be underlined that the main requirement to testing is its effectiveness. That means that QA leads, Project Managers and testers should combine the allocated budget and testing procedures so as to achieve the maximum quality.
Each software testing company has experience of work with customers who allocate too meager budget on the project and expect too much from the test team. For example, the customer wanted the testing team to perform automated testing to reduce time costs. But after release the product still has bugs because automated testing is not always a panacea – manual testing is also very important.
Proper interaction. This point implies, that the customer accessibly outlines the main objectives to be achieved as a result of testing. The testing team performs necessary procedures and keeps in touch with the customer.
The correct emphasis. Every desktop or mobile application testing is oriented on discovering all the defects in the application, its part or aspect. But in some situations it is better to reduce time of the testing procedure in order to meet the deadline. Some projects are limited in budget and it is more preferable to spend less time but to save the expenses.
Professionalism. A professional software testing company always cares about its clients' interests. Before proceeding to verification of the software QA leads inform the clients about the best solutions taking into account the project peculiarities and clients' desires. But it is always up to the clients to make decisions.