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"The in-house advisory role enables a lawyer to go deeper into the mysteries of the banking business and experience the life of a transaction, not just observe it from a distance. I elected to pursue an in-house practice at the beginning of my career, and even though I was tempted to switch to private practice many times, I remain loyal to the in-house life."
CEELM: Can you walk us through your career leading you up to your current role?
Stefan: As far as I can recall, I have always seen myself as a clerk in a commercial bank. This perception has not changed during my legal studies either.
I graduated from law school at the P.J Safarik University in Kosice, in the eastern part of Slovakia, in the city where I was born. Shortly after finishing my studies, I took my first job as a Contract Legal Specialist for the Slovak Air Force Academy. That appointment lasted a year and two months, from October 2002 to November 2003. Although working for the military was exciting, I did not give up on my dream to work in a bank. In January 2004, I seized the opportunity to take a position as Investment Services In-House Legal Advisor Junior at HVB Bank Slovakia and moved to the capital of Slovakia.
At that time, HVB Bank Slovakia, a subsidiary of Austrian BA-CA and German Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank, was a modern, flexible, dynamic commercial bank leading the then-developing market of financial transactions. I acquired most of my knowledge in Corporate Financing, Structured Financing, Real Estate Financing, Treasury Business (including investment services), Custody Services, and various types of business with securities, bank guarantees, and letters of credit. In addition to supporting the bank´s business, I played an advisory role in transforming the Slovak Central Securities Depository to meet international standards for the booking of securities held in custody by intermediaries. During this appointment, I assisted with the March, 2007 merger of the bank´s custody and treasury business into UniCredit Bank Slovakia (which was part of the consolidation of the whole banking business), and I remained at UniCredit as an in-house counsel for the next few months. My appointment with HVB Bank Slovakia – including succeeding UniCredit Bank Slovakia – lasted for almost four years, from December 2003 to September 2007. I was an active member of various working groups and commissions helping the market to implement MiFID.
In October, 2007, my experience providing investment services advice brought me to Slovenska Sporitelna, a major Slovak bank, where I was active as the in-house legal advisor on the project of setting up a trading infrastructure on the Austrian Erste bank group level. During my short appointment there, I chaired a working group for the revision of the corporate client financing documentation templates and actively advised the bank on transitioning from the Slovak national currency to the euro. Here I learned a lot about Corporate Financing.
In August 2008, I took a position as the Deputy General Counsel of Volskbank Slovensko, a small subsidiary of the Austrian bank, which was very active in financing small and medium sized clients. In April 2011, I was appointed General Counsel of the bank. I led a small but ambitious legal department, through its acquisition by Sberbank of Russia, until the end of 2012. These were very exciting times from an organizational and cultural point of view. I learned a lot about the management of internal legal services, the management of legal risks, internal legal affairs, regulatory issues, risk management, and work-outs.
In spring of 2013 I became General Counsel of a small local bank, Prima Banka Slovensko, which was owned by local private equity group PENTA. The Prima Banka brand had only recently appeared on the market. Prima Banka is a mid-sized commercial bank providing banking services to retail, municipality, and SME clients. For the first time, I added management of Anti-Money-Laundering and Fraud Prevention to my duties. As of March 2020, I have been in this position for seven years.
CEELM: You've never worked in private practice. Did you know, even in law school, you wanted to work in-house?
Stefan: Oh, yes. I always wanted to work in a bank. At the same time, I wanted to be a lawyer. Becoming an in-house counsel was the perfect combination of both my dreams. Practicing banking law in a law firm has, in comparison to in-house advisory, various benefits – but it has some limitations as well. The in-house advisory role enables a lawyer to go deeper into the mysteries of the banking business and experience the life of a transaction, not just observe it from a distance. I elected to pursue an in-house practice at the beginning of my career, and even though I was tempted to switch to private practice many times, I remain loyal to the in-house life.
CEELM: What are the most significant changes you've seen in Slovakian Banking law over your 17-18-year career?
Stefan: There have been a few – both positive and negative. Changes in the Banking laws always depend on the government of the country. Liberal governments have made a few very positive and constructive amendments to the laws. For example, the law of securing claims was completely redrafted, enabling creditors to effectively secure their claims for loan agreements. Various new public registers, especially those held by the Chamber of Notary Publics, were established. A brand-new Bankruptcy law, clearly based on the equality of claims of all creditors and prioritizing secured claims, was adopted. Close-out netting provisions have also been recognized by that law in Slovakia. Voluntary auction as an instrument was instituted, which enables secured creditors to foreclosure.
On the other hand, for the last couple years, lots of legislation aiming to protect consumers was adopted. Expressing my private opinion in general, no positive effect to consumers' rights can be seen. Aside from mandatory provisions of EU consumer protection legislation (which have indisputably improved consumer protection), tremendously adverse effects on the clarity of general private law principles have resulted. This led to the inability of the courts to apply any reasonable legal explanatory rules or even to read the law at all. Emotional arguments of hurt consumers began to prevail in litigation. In addition, due to the inability of the courts to absorb robust consumer protection legislation, many new executive bodies have been established, usurping the judiciary of jurisdiction over disputes between banks and consumers.
CEELM: Are there changes you would like to see in the country's Banking law that would make things easier for Prima Banka Slovensko?
Stefan: As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, there are many things that can be done to make life easier for both banks and their customers. The majority of them are macro-economic, and I do not feel competent to comment on them.
From a purely legal perspective, there is a wide range of measures the government could take to simplify banking business and services for the sake of all parties – including clients. One long-lasting problem of doing business in Slovakia is delays in court procedures. Although every government for the last couple of years has taken some measures, the problem as a whole has not been solved yet. Recently, an express procedure has been established for issuing judicial awards where there is no dispute between litigating parties – and this procedure truly works well.
There is a need to improve the substantive law as well. Much could be done in terms of predictability and simplicity. All Slovak legal practitioners are expecting a new Civil Code within the next few years, replacing the Socialist Civil Code of 1964, which will finally to come to an end.
All Slovak legal practitioners are expecting work on a new Civil Code, designed to supplement the Socialist Civil Code of 1964, finally to come to a successful end within the next few years.
If I were able to give one simple bit of advice to legislators, I would recommend that they apply common sense and set all new laws as simple to be understood as possible.
CEELM: Tell us about Prima Banka Slovensko, and about the company's legal department. How big is your team, and how is it structured?
Stefan: Clients of Prima Banka are paramount to us. When the deal is done, they must be left with a sense of satisfaction. This applies to external as well as internal clients. This rule is very clear to my legal and compliance team and this is the basis for its establishment and functioning. My team is split into two functional and geographically distant parts. A total number of five lawyers provide legal advice to 23 head office departments, 8 regional business centers, and 121 branches. It is located in our head office in Bratislava. A compliance staff consisting of five people is located in Zilina, two hours away from the capital. I split my working hours evenly between both of them, so I travel a lot.
CEELM: What is your typical day at work like? How has that changed during the recent COVID-19 crisis?
Stefan: As my team is split into two locations, my days spent with lawyers differ from those I spend with the bank´s compliance staff. As a principle, we all work in open spaces as we believe information flow and prompt reactions are very valuable.
My life has not changed much during the coronavirus outbreak. There is still a lot of stuff that in-house lawyers have to handle, regardless of the external circumstances, although judicial proceedings have been postponed. Every single day I start by researching for new acts and measures of the government, public health services, and parliament. I also perform this same activity at the end of the day, before I leave my office. New laws and measures pop up so often that being vigilant in these days is more important than ever before.
CEELM: What do you consider your biggest single personal success or greatest achievement with Prima Banka Slovensko?
Stefan: My greatest achievement as an in-house counsel is the way I helped Prima Banka, in 2017, handle the acquisition of a competing Slovak midsize wholesale bank and its merger into Prima Banka. Despite the general perception that a merger of two banks must be a painful, difficult, long lasting, and expensive project, in Prima Banka we took a different approach. Leaving all external advisors outside and instead vesting trust in the abilities of the internal staff allowed that staff to feel fully involved – and this strategy paid off, contributing heavily to what we call the fastest and best banking merger in Slovakia yet. Since that final decision was made, through all regulatory approval processes, we reached commercial register confirmation of the merger within nine months. Another advantage of the full internal solution was maintaining coherence between individual agendas. Movements in product unification were compatible with movements in changes in IT solutions, legal developments, and technical movements. Everything fit together. I am proud that I could be part of the core team and contribute.
Additionally, in 2019, Prima Banka came to the market with its inaugural issue of covered bonds. It was both the first ever bond issue with a negative yield in Slovakia and the first ever covered bond issue with a negative yield in CEE. Again, I am proud to have been part of the core team.
CEELM: What one person would you identify as being most important in mentoring you in your career – and what in particular did you learn from that person?
Stefan: My biggest role model is Jan Rollo, the General Director of Prima Banka, who, with clearly-defined vision, made a big impact in my everyday activities as well as in much of my decision-making. His strict adherence to set goals proved a key strategy in providing the simplest and most easily-accessible products and services to clients, while still helping the bank develop and into the fastest-growing bank in Slovakia. It is very easy to understand why he was able to achieve this. Simplicity in products that are tailored for literally every category of clients are easier to develop – but at the same time clients are happier to pay a bit more them than they are for products and services that are very complicated to access.
CEELM: On the lighter side, what is your favorite book or movie about lawyers or lawyering?
Stefan: There is not much time left when I am off duty. On weekends I try to spend some time with my family outdoors. John Grisham's books are probably my most favorite, especially the older ones. The Runaway Jury and The Firm fascinated me the most.
This Article was originally published in Issue 7.5 of the CEE Legal Matters Magazine. If you would like to receive a hard copy of the magazine, you can subscribe here.
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Q: Trying to filter an ng-repeat generated table using Protractor I have the following structure that represents a table and am trying to filter based on the  text and then
 text:

      Some text

  ...

Some other text

  ...

So far, I've tried using element.all(by.repeater('a in apples') but from there I don't know if I should be using .filter or should be chaining element(by.css()) until I get down to the  and
. If the texts match a certain value I'd like to return true and evaluate that with expect().
I've also tried looking at documentation but most of the examples only show something like the following:
element.all(by.css('.items li')).filter(function(elem, index) {
  return elem.getText().then(function(text) {
    return text === 'Third';
  });

A: You can find all row by element.all(), then get text of desired  and
 inside each tr,  if the both texts are as desired value, return true.
recommend to use await/async to make code simple.
# Use promise.then(), have to loop all rows, even matched row is not the last row

element.all(by.repeater('a in apples'))
    filter(function(tr){
        let linkText = tr.element(by.css('td:nth-child(1) a')).getText()
        let pText = tr.element(by.css('td:nth-child(3) p')).getText()

        return Promise.all([linkText, pText]).then(function(texts){
            return texts[0] === <link text> && texts[1] ===

        });
    })

# Use await/async, end loop once find match row, not loop all rows

match = false
rows = element.all(by.repeater('a in apples'))
rowCount = await rows.count()

for(let i=0;i<rowCount;i++) {
  let linkText = await rows.get(i).element(by.css('td:nth-child(1) a')).getText()
  let pText = await rows.get(i).element(by.css('td:nth-child(3) p')).getText()

  if(linkText === <link text> && pText ===
) {
    match = true
    return
  }
}

Protractor guide of using await/async

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"Our opponents have strengthened over the summer and now we need to bring a sense of humility and equilibrium in our approach. During a season, we know that everyone makes mistakes, but we won't lack respect for our rivals and we will show the desire to gain victories through sacrifice and without ever underestimating the other teams.
"Cardiff must be forgotten and fans must be proud of this team. We've played in two finals in three years, against Barcelona and Real Madrid.


The traditional landfill operations will be replaced with the Clarenville Transfer Station at the same location. Waste and recyclable material should be sorted at home and will be collected at the curb through the weekly collection service. For details on your waste management services, including garbage collection, recycling and items accepted at the waste recovery facility, please visit easternwaste.ca. A booklet with the relevant information will also arrive via mail in mid-December.
If a holiday falls on a Monday, Clarenville garbage will be picked up on Tuesday and Shoal Harbour garbage will be picked up on Wednesday.
Garbage must be at curbside no later than 7:00am. Waste and recyclable material is to be sorted at the home and collected at the curb through the regular collection service. Garbage must be in a garbage bag (regular black is acceptable), not kitchen catchers or super-market sized bags. Each bag should not weigh more than 50 lbs. A limit of 6 garbage bags can be set out each collection day. No limit for recyclables. Household Hazardous Waste SHOULD NOT be amongst your garbage. Annual collection programs will be in place for HHW.
Curbside Recycling program occurs every second week after that (as per schedule sent out and found at http://easternwaste.ca. Recyclables MUST be in clear blue bags. Most local retailers have the proper bags.
There will be a bulk clean-up FOUR times a year. Bulk items must be at curbside no later than 7am on the day collection begins. A limit of 500 lbs or one pick up load (whichever is less) will be collected from each household. Individual items should be no more than 50 lbs. The Clarenville Transfer Station will also accept residential bulk waste that cannot be placed at the curb for weekly collection. All materials must be offloaded by hand.
A waste recovery facility is located at the old landfill site. The facility is open Monday to Saturday: 8am – 4pm. It accepts bulk household waste such as appliances, furniture, mattresses, hot water tanks, electronics, metals, propane tanks, car and truck tires (rims removed), ATV and motorcycle tires, construction and demolition material, shingles, brush, etc. We will not accept anything that is recyclable or materials that decompose, including cardboard, clothing, food items, leaves, grass clippings, ash, and fishnets.
Permits are required from Eastern Regional Service Board's office. Permits must be permanently attached to vehicles.
Vehicles will be weighed at the facility.
The fee is $87.60 per metric tonne for domestic waste and $40.00 per metric tonne for recyclables.
Metals will be accepted free of charge. Other items may have to be taken directly to the Regional Waste Management Facility at Robin Hood Bay.
Commercial haulers are encouraged to call our office before arriving at the site to ensure material will be accepted.


The HMG® Hostage Flapper System allows the shooter to add additional targets to the popular full size IPSC shape to truly test accuracy under pressure. Both the head and torso feature 5″ gong like targets which when shot will rotate to the other side of the target. This allows the shooter to engage in a simulated hostage scenario drill as well as disabling hip shots which has become a popular training medium for LE/MIL professionals around the globe.
The Hostage Flapper System also features a large A-Zone target area should the shooter also want to train center mass shots.
This target system is perfect for all ranges of training distance and skill level. From practicing fundamentals or CQB drills up close, to mid range engagements with a rifle and even at extreme distances with a precision weapons system, the reactive nature of these targets allows for hit identification no matter what the range.


German chemist August Kekule created a written model to visualize the chemical structure of atoms. This 2:47 video explains the way this was done and the problems that had to be overcome.
This unit has been been designed as a taster for the Open University's short course W150 An introduction to law in contemporary Scotland. Over four months the course covers a range of topics which introduce students to law making in Scotland, the structure of the Scottish court system, court procedure before moving on to look at some specific areas of law: Child Law, Employment Law, Human Rights and Unlawful Conduct.
April 6, 2011 -- Chrystia Freeland interviews President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick.


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In the mood for a Philly? Take a bite of our cheese steak and you'll think you're back in Philly! Want the BLT? We've got you covered. Want the sub, pizza, and wings? Hey, we don't judge in George's kitchen. This food is so good, we know you'll be coming back for more.


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A. Drew Ferguson & Val Demings
Compare the voting records of A. Drew Ferguson and Val Demings in 2017-18.
A. Drew Ferguson
Represented Georgia's 3rd Congressional District. This was his 1st term in the House.
Val Demings
Represented Florida's 10th Congressional District. This was her 1st term in the House.
A. Drew Ferguson and Val Demings are from different parties and disagreed on 67 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
But they didn't always disagree. Out of 1183 votes in the 115th Congress, they agreed on 395 votes, including 13 major votes.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment to House Amendment
Dec. 20, 2018 — First Step Act of 2018
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment
March 22, 2018 — TARGET Act
Oct. 12, 2017 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2266, with an amendment
July 14, 2017 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Dec. 21, 2018 — National Flood Insurance Program Extention Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — Correct Enrollment to S. 3628
Dec. 21, 2018 — Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — Space Frontier Act of 2019
Dec. 20, 2018 — To reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes
Dec. 20, 2018 — Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
Nov. 29, 2018 — National Flood Insurance Program Further Extension Act
Sept. 13, 2018 — Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
Sept. 13, 2018 — Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act
Sept. 12, 2018 — To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska
Sept. 12, 2018 — Every Kid Outdoors Act
Sept. 12, 2018 — Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
July 16, 2018 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, as the "Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building".
July 16, 2018 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1075 North Tustin Street in Orange, California, as the "Specialist Trevor A. Win'E Post Office
July 12, 2018 — Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
June 25, 2018 — Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018
June 25, 2018 — Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act
May 24, 2018 — National Defense Authorization Act FY 2019
May 23, 2018 — Engel of New York Amendment No. 43
May 23, 2018 — Tenney of New York Amendment No. 19
May 23, 2018 — McKinley of West Virginia Amendment No. 13
May 23, 2018 — McGovern of Massachusetts Amendment No. 10
May 23, 2018 — Gabbard of Hawaii Amendment No. 3
May 23, 2018 — Nolan of Minnesota Amendment No. 2
May 21, 2018 — Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018
May 21, 2018 — Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress Act
May 15, 2018 — Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcment community and the public they serve
May 15, 2018 — To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes
May 15, 2018 — Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act
March 13, 2018 — Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017
March 5, 2018 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 Macombs Place in New York, New York, as the "Tuskegee Airman Post Office Building"
March 5, 2018 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13683 James Madison Highway in Palmyra, Virginia, as the "U.S. Navy Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby Post Office"
Feb. 27, 2018 — Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act
Feb. 26, 2018 — Action for Dental Health Act of 2017
Feb. 26, 2018 — Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
Feb. 14, 2018 — Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States
Feb. 14, 2018 — Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act
Feb. 13, 2018 — To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program
Feb. 13, 2018 — Lexington VA Health Care System
Feb. 5, 2018 — Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018
Dec. 19, 2017 — Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017
Nov. 30, 2017 — Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act
Nov. 14, 2017 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Nov. 2, 2017 — Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
Oct. 2, 2017 — Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act
Oct. 2, 2017 — Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act
Sept. 7, 2017 — Castro of Texas Part B Amendment No. 75
Failed by a margin of 8 votes.
July 11, 2017 — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, and for other purposes
July 11, 2017 — To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes
June 29, 2017 — Kate's Law
June 23, 2017 — Krishnamoorthi of Illinois Amendment No. 4
June 12, 2017 — J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act
June 12, 2017 — To extend a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involving the Cannonsville Dam
June 7, 2017 — Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act
April 28, 2017 — Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes
April 26, 2017 — Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act
April 26, 2017 — Deutch of Florida Amendment No. 1

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Is March Madness Legal Madness?
Basketball is on my mind this week for two reasons.
First, my seventh grader's basketball team won the Dallas area Catholic schools championship game. Go Mustangs! If you saw how short my daughter is and the athletic prowess of her parents (or more accurately, the lack thereof), you would know what a a big deal this is for my girl.
Second, this Sunday (March 11) is Selection Sunday when the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee reveals which 68 teams have made the field for this year's championships.
Second in betting popularity only to the Super Bowl, it is predicted that as much as $3 billion will be bet in workplace bracket pools during March Madness this year.
Here's a fun fact. The average American worker will spend up to six paid hours filling out their brackets, watching games live, and trying to keep up with the latest scores and Cinderella stories. Based on the country's average hourly wage of $25.35, employers will lose an estimated $1.3 billion in pay to slacking employees per hour of distraction.
Before you fill out your bracket and pat yourself on the back for figuring out a way to cheat the man out of six hours of work this month, let's consider whether this is all legit.
I've talked about office gambling before in the context of Super Bowl Squares. If you missed that post, click here.
I'll give you the 30 second recap. Yep, it's illegal. Really illegal. Like three federal laws and multiple state laws illegal. Are you and your co-workers headed to the slammer? Not likely. The feds have bigger fish to fry.
Let's go over a few rules on how you get better increase your odds of NOT getting into trouble over the next three weeks.
Win big? Woohoo! Now don't forget to report your winnings to the IRS. Whether you earn it gambling or working 9-5, it's all income as far as the IRS is concerned.
Win big but the organizer is refusing to pay out? Your SOL. Remember, your engaging in an illegal activity. You have no legal recourse against the organizer.
You're skating on thin ice at work? Check your employee manual to see if your employer has a policy against workplace gambling. You don't want a $10 bet to sink your job.
Don't be the organizer. If a background check is in your future, don't leave any trace of your participation on-line (e.g., social media posts, e-mail, using an on-line site to run your pool, or using a site like Venmo or PayPal to pay your buy-in).
Who do you think will be the big Cinderella story this year? Leave a comment or send me an e-mail.
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Rapper Ice Prince has made his 2019 debut and it is an absolute bop. The Phyno and Falz featured track is titled, Feel Good.
As the title suggests, the Willis produced track found the three rapping about the good things of life from girls to booze and of course money. Ice Prince opened the song with a catchy chorus and opening verse. Phyno and Falz also took turns, delivering impressive bars.
The song comes with a Moe Musa directed video that was shot at a leisure spot in Lagos. Feel Good might not be a percussion-heavyor dance-esquerecord, but it carriesan infectious vibe that makes it an absolute bop.


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Interview: Kaysar
By Chris Horton in Features on March 24, 2011
The music of the Uighur people of Xinjiang in northwest China is rich and complex. It evolved out the Uighurs' indigenous musical traditions but was also influenced by the music and instruments of people who came from faraway lands via the old Silk Road.
To the outsider, it is understandable to think that Uighur music today comes in only two flavors: traditional or disco. Uighur musician Kaysar (凯撒) is neither of these. Rather than play traditional standards or rock a Casio keyboard, the 26-year old native of Karamay plays a fusion of traditional Uighur with jazz, flamenco and bossanova.
Kaysar is currently touring China and will take the stage Friday night at Laba for his first performance in Kunming. We sat down with him to find out more about his experiences as a Uighur performer touring China:
GK: How long have you been working as a musician?
Kaysar: I've been performing for 10 years now, first in Karamay when I was a teenager, then in Beijing when I was in university from 2001 through 2005. I moved back to Karamay in 2005 and have been based there since.
GK: Is this your first national tour?
Kaysar: It's actually my second. My first national tour was last year... I played in around 30 cities. I also released an EP at that time.
GK: What sticks out from that first tour for you?
Kaysar: I never thought I'd meet so many brilliant musicians and make so many friends.
GK: Why are you calling this tour "Musical Journey" (音乐之旅)?
Kaysar: My first tour was solo, it was always just me onstage. This time around I'm trying to incorporate local musicians of whatever background. In Kunming I'll be accompanied by piano and trumpet. I love jazz trumpet, it's great. Oh, there'll be congas too.
I want to use the stage as a platform to interact with the communities I pass through and to show people that there are young Uighurs out there making original music.
GK: Uighur culture is not very well understood by the average Chinese person, do you sometimes feel that you're not just a performer but also a cultural ambassador?
Kaysar: Absolutely. Last year on my first tour I found that a lot of people had misconceptions about Uighurs. After performing before crowds and making new friends I had many people come up to me and tell me that they now look at Uighurs in a completely different way. Music is a great way to break down these barriers of misunderstanding. On this tour I feel like I'm not just representing myself but also Karamay and the Uighur people.
GK: After one and a half national tours do you find that you like any cities more than others?
Kaysar: I've actually enjoyed everywhere I've gone, but of course some places have more vibrant musical scenes than others. Cities like Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi'an. Beijing is my second home, so I always like playing there. I like Chongqing too, Nuts Club is a great venue.
GK: Are you playing anywhere else in Yunnan aside from your show tomorrow at Laba?
Kaysar: Yeah, I'll be playing in Lijiang, probably Dali and Yuxi as well. I'll also be playing at Summer Lotus on Wenlin Jie first week of April.
GK: Are there any performers who have influenced your development?
Kaysar: I'm a big fan of Sting, whether you're talking about The Police or his solo stuff. I also have a lot of respect for Tony Bennett. I think it's great that they can still sing at their ages.
GK: As a performer do you have any goals for the coming years?
Kaysar: I love languages and want to learn more Turkish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, any Latin language... they're so beautiful when sung.
I'm not a man of great plans or big dreams, I would be happy if I could make my living by singing for the rest of my life. It's what I love most.
GK: It's probably safe to say that most people in the audience tomorrow night won't understand the lyrics of your Uighur songs. What kind of territory do your lyrics cover?
Kaysar: I have a passion for nature and the outdoors, so I write about that. A lot of my lyrics talk about everyday life. (Smiles.) There are a few love songs in there too.
GK: When you look out at an audience, what do you see?
Kaysar: A lot of performers separate themselves from their audiences and remain distant. I prefer to sit down with my audience before or after a performance and share a drink or some tea. This is the best way to get to know what people want. I love interacting with the audience and learning from them. I want friends, not fans.
Kaysar will play Laba on Friday night at 9pm. Entry is 30 yuan. Visit his MySpace page to listen to MP3s of his Chinese and Uighur songs.
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Remember that "Friday night" is not really very precise! Noting the date as well would be a good idea.
• September 9, 2011, 6:11am
This makes two albums that I want but can't get! Anybody willing to send this Kaysar and anything by Tang Ren ti to me in Suzhou?
• September 24, 2011, 8:03pm
I'm really excited to see Kaysar play tonight at Wenlin Memory, just wanted to say @ Chicanohek if you want some of his music, check out his page on douban.com use his Chinese name and there are a few great tracks to download.
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Allen West to Challenge Abbott in Texas Governor's GOP Primary Next Year
July 5, 2021 Georgia Star News Staff
Allen West, a retired Army officer, former congressman and Texas GOP chairman, used Independence Day to launch a Republican primary challenge to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
West released a YouTube video and made an appearance at Sojourn Church in Carrollton, Texas, to announce his 2022 bid, saying he was focused on illegal immigration, the Democrat assault on energy resources and human trafficking.
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Congress' Antitrust Legislation Avoids Regulating Many Big Tech Companies
July 5, 2021 July 4, 2021 Georgia Star News Staff
Last-minute changes to major antitrust legislation working its way through the House appears to exempt several Big Tech companies from being affected by its regulations.
The legislation, which has been months in the making and was crafted to take on Big Tech monopolies, targets a handful of companies while excluding others that also have massive market power, a leading expert told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Existing federal and state antitrust law already prohibits a wide range of anticompetitive business activity across all industries like unlawful mergers and monopolization.
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Commentary: It is Time to Fight for the Rights of Independent Businesses
As a very young man, I was fortunate enough to start my own company out of my apartment using a small amount of investment capital from friends and family. Over time, that business grew to have over 6,000 employees and revenues in excess of $2 billion. Over nearly a 40-year span, my team and I built what some would consider a remarkable track record, as measured by both sales and profits.
Because of my experience growing that business, I feel a special kinship with small, privately owned businesses and their owners. I also come from a middle-class background, one that shaped me into the person I am today. It is through both the lens of entrepreneur and member of the middle-class that I look through when reflecting upon this Independence Day.
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Workers' Coronavirus Fears Hit Pandemic Low
U.S. workers' fear of contracting coronavirus while on the job has hit a pandemic low as the economy continues its steady recovery.
The number of Americans not working due to their fear of getting the virus while at their job dipped to 3.05 million by the end of June, according to the Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey released Wednesday. The figure hit its peak in July 2020 when 6.24 million unemployed Americans reported not looking for a job due to coronavirus fears, Axios reported.
"People are feeling safer about returning to work, which should help businesses staff-up to meet the tremendous demand we're seeing right now," Wells Fargo senior economist Sarah House told Axios.
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Republicans Embrace Immigration Restriction with Trump Border Visit
With President Donald Trump paying his first visit to the southern border since leaving the White House, numerous Republicans in Congress and various state offices solidified their support for his agenda of immigration hawkishness, as reported by Politico.
President Trump had been invited to the border by Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas), and after weeks of preparation, the president finally made his visit on Wednesday. Governor Abbott, in his introduction of the president, pointed out that he had done "more to secure the border than anybody and any president ever has."
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The State Department will allow people to choose their gender on passports, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday.
The State Department will let people "self-select their gender as 'M' or 'F'" and will waive the required medical certification for individuals whose gender on their citizenship or ID doesn't match their "self-selected gender," Blinken said.
Blinken also said his department was also working toward adding "non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons" gender markers for passport applicants.
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A few weeks ago, I offered commentary on wokeism as a new iteration of Karl Marx's notion of religion as the opiate of the people. Specifically, I made the case that wokeism is not so much Marxism but a heretical Christian construct that oligarchs exploit for the sake of their own preservation and dominance. Wokeism hoodwinks labor—those we often call the forgotten middle class—into serving the interests of monopolistic Big Tech and Wall Street capital, and its handsomely compensated technocrats (those Marx called the petty bourgeoisie).
Other recent pieces, including "The Art of Spiritual War," by Michael Anton (which discusses wokeism as a parallel to the corrupted Christianity of Machiavelli's day) suggest a growing consensus that wokeism, rather than something new under the Sun, has characteristics of something old, namely religion. Understanding wokeism as a religion, cult, or spiritual phenomenon may help us challenge and defeat it.
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Facebook Is Spamming Conservative Users With Messages About a Support Group for 'Extremists'
Facebook users are expressing shock and dismay after being spammed with messages touting a support group for people concerned about "extremists."
"Are you concerned that someone you know is becoming an extremist?" the message begins. "We care about preventing extremism on Facebook. Others in your situation have received confidential support," the message continues.
The Facebook message goes on to suggest that "you can help" by joining their support group. "Hear stories and get help from people who have escaped violent extremist groups," the message concludes.
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A slew of left-wing politicians and activists continue to push the rhetoric that Derek Chauvin's sentence does not show justice, but only "accountability."
Chauvin was sentenced to 22½ years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. In April, a jury found him guilty on all charges, which included second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.
Following his sentencing Friday, Rep. Ilhan Omar released a statement implying that the U.S. justice system does not promote "true justice."
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Big Tech Cracks Down on Robert Malone, mRNA Vaccine Pioneer Who Warns About Their Risks
A scientist who credits himself as the inventor of mRNA vaccines, and has warned that they carry risks downplayed in the COVID-19 pandemic, said this week that LinkedIn "shut down" his personal account without explanation.
"The historic record of what I have done, stated, figured out (and when) etc. over time is a key part of establishing my credibility and track record as a professional," Robert Malone tweeted Wednesday. "And that has been erased completely and arbitrarily without warning or explanation."
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House Appropriations Committee Votes to Prohibit Funding to Wuhan Institute of Virology
The House Appropriations Committee voted to include an amendment to prohibit funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for the upcoming fiscal year on Thursday.
The amendment was introduced by Republican Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania for the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill. "It is deeply disturbing that American taxpayers footed the bill for over $1 million to support dangerous and potentially deadly research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a laboratory run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and tied to military biological research," Reschenthaler said in a press release Thursday.
"I thank my colleagues for including my amendment to end the flow of federal dollars to the WIV. We must ensure Americans' hard-earned money never again funds risky experiments in labs operated by our adversaries," he added.
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University of North Carolina Grants Tenure to '1619 Project' Author Nikole Hannah-Jones
The University of North Carolina's Board of Trustees voted on June 30 to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the "1619 Project," who will be the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism.
It is rare for a university to grant tenure to someone who has not climbed the academic ranks through teaching and research. Tenure, which virtually guarantees job security, is usually the result of a multi-year process, not a privilege granted before a professor teaches a single class.
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McCarthy: Maybe Cheney Is 'Closer' to Pelosi Than GOP Conference After Joining January 6 Committee
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that Republican Rep. Liz Cheney accepting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's nomination to the Jan. 6 Select Committee is "unprecedented" and "shocking," suggesting that the Wyoming congresswoman might be "closer" to Pelosi than the GOP conference at this point.
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Republicans Demand Biden Include Historic Bipartisan Pro-Life Protections in Budget Request
Over 170 Republican members of Congress called on President Joe Biden Thursday to include pro-life protections in his budget request, warning that the current budget is "an affront to the majority of Americans who do not want their tax dollars funding abortion on demand resulting in the death of children in the womb."
The Daily Caller News Foundation first obtained the letter warning the president that his fiscal year 2022 budget request will remove bipartisan pro-life protections such as the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of federal funds for abortions and has been included in appropriations legislation every year since 1976.
Republicans emphasized that Americans who oppose abortion should not be forced to see their taxpayer dollars fund a "brutal procedure that ends the lives of unborn children."
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Georgia U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter Accompanies Donald Trump to Border, Describes Mayhem
July 5, 2021 July 4, 2021 Chris Butler
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) traveled with former U.S. President Donald Trump to the U.S.-Mexico border last week and said he saw "the opposite of progress." "When Vice President Kamala Harris claimed the Biden Administration, 'made progress,' during his visit to our southern border last week, I was intrigued. I was appalled by what I saw when I visited the border in May and hopeful that the Biden Administration was finally taking this situation seriously," Carter told his constituents in an emailed newsletter Sunday.
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Intel debuts smoky, dramatic teaser for upcoming discrete graphics card
Intel plans to set its graphics free in 2020.
Dan Thorp-Lancaster
That Intel is cooking up a discrete graphics card is anything but a secret, but the company stoked the hype for fans of team blue today with a smoky sizzler of a teaser. Released as part of the ongoing Siggraph 2018 conference, the teaser filled with a smoky blue atmosphere and plenty of nods to Intel's previous work with integrated graphics. But now, Intel says, it's ready to set its graphics free from their integrated confines.
We will set our graphics free. #SIGGRAPH2018 pic.twitter.com/vAoSe4WgZX
— Intel Graphics (@IntelGraphics) August 15, 2018
Intel is clearly looking to drum up the hype as it prepares to become a potentially big player in a market currently dominated by NVIDIA and AMD. We even get a brief look at the card in question, draped in shadows and backlighting.
Teasers aside, Intel has been setting the stage to enter the discrete graphics market for some time. Last November, the company brough Raja Koduri, who previously led AMD's Radeon Technologies Group, on board as the company's new vice president of its Core and Visual Computing Group. Upon his hiring, Intel touted Koduri as the figure that would help it step up to the plate with "high-end discrete graphics solutions for a broad range of computing segments."
In any case, expect to see more information and, potentially, teasers out Intel in the coming months as it approaches its 2020 target for release.


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In-Depth Reviews and Peer Review Groups
Max Griffin
There is no right way or wrong way to write an in-depth review.
The goal of this article is not to give a list of obligatory or forbidden elements of a review. One of the purposes of a peer review group is to provide us, as authors, with multiple perspectives on our fiction. In turn, when we review something, we will bring our own individualized styles, values, and expectations to a work. It is in this stew of diversity that we thrive as authors and improve our craft.
Still, we all know there are some reviews that are more helpful than others. Partly, it's that some reviews are more informed. They can be from authors who are more experienced, or have studied craft more deeply, or teach us something new. But there's more than just the specific content of a critique that makes it helpful. The purpose of a review is to communicate. A review can have brilliant content, but if the if its delivery obscures the message, it's useless, or at least the utility is debased.
What I'd like to address in this essay, therefore, are some things that make an in-depth review helpful communication.
The most important single thing, from which all else flows, is respect. As with any piece of art, a work of fiction is an act of courage. It exposes a slice of the author's soul to the world. That act, those words on the page and the person who put them there, deserve our respect.
Writing fiction is deeply personal. Respectful reviews are careful to separate the fiction--the words on the page--from the author. Tone matters. Email famously has no tone, and reviews often fall in the same category. But we're all striving to be authors. We should use our craft to create reviews that are not hurtful but are still helpful.
Respect means reinforcing and praising the things the author has done well. It means understanding the author's artistic goals. It means finding specific ways to help the author achieve those goals. It means being honest. It means being specific. Sometimes it means digging into the nuts-and-bolts of the sentences and paragraphs. Sometimes it means delving into the psychology and motivation of the characters. It could involve a discussion of the interaction between setting, character, plot, and pacing.
Respect could be many things.
Reviews that gush about how fantastic a work is or that snipe about how much it sucks are equally unhelpful. If it's "fantastic," it's because character, setting, plot, hook, tension, theme, psychology, sociology, prose, cadence--everything!--work together to create a holistic work of art. If it's fantastic, you've got plenty of ways to illustrate with specifics. If the work fails in some or even all of these areas, it still doesn't "suck." It just could be better. That's respecting the works and the authors, who have taken a huge risk exposing themselves to the world.
In an author critique group, we are reviewing with a purpose in mind. Our primary goal is to help our fellow authors achieve their artistic goals and, ultimately, be published. It requires that we think critically and deeply about the author's artistic goals, as revealed in the words before us. It requires that we reason through how those goals interact with creating a story that will engage readers and ultimately sell books. We do this not merely because we'll get reviews in return. We do this because we become better writers by critiquing other authors. We are acquiring a skill, that of critical reading. This whole process of thinking things through, reasoning what works and what doesn't in the context of varied artistic goals, helps us craft better stories.
Of course, there is also an element of trust in sharing and reviewing. For this reason, everyone should respect the group's confidentiality rules. ▼
Do not share another author's chapters with anyone outside this group.
Do not post your reviews to the public review page.
Do not share your reviews with anyone outside this group.
Violating confidentiality is a significant breech of respect and trust, and could result in expulsion from the group.
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If you've got the stomach for a heavy dose of gastronomic surrealism, here is Czech animator Jan Svankmajer three part movie called Food (Jidlo). Svankmajer made it in 1992, employing his trademark stop motion techniques with human actors and clay prosthetics.
Jan Svankmajer frequently uses some animation techniques but i prefer pronouncing him as a surrealist artist instead of a film maker, a puppeteer or animator. His authentic style and film language combines different disciplines and art forms.


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New York Times Got a Huge Number of Views on Facebook Live
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Presidential politics and celebrity interviews helped The New York Times surpass 100 million views for its Facebook Live videos, the company said on Wednesday.
Facebook launched its livestreaming platform in August of 2015 and it is in its infancy. The New York Times has used Facebook Live to showcase its journalism, hoping to reach potential subscribers as the newspaper publisher relies more heavily on digital to grow its revenue.
It was not clear how much revenue The New York Times has derived from producing these videos.
Multiple media outlets reported that Facebook was paying certain media companies to produce Live videos through a one-year period from March 2016 to March 2017. The Wall Street Journal also reported that The New York Times was being paid around $3 million for the one-year period.
A New York Times spokeswoman declined to comment on any financials or the Wall Street Journal report. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the company has been offering "temporary financial support" to a "relatively small number of companies" to produce videos.
The Times said it reached the 100 million views benchmark earlier this month. Comparative figures were not available for how the New York Times ranks against similar publishers, including The Washington Post.
The Times got more 5 million views on its livestream of the first presidential debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. There were 3.9 million views for a concert by Erykah Badu and another popular Times livestream featured singer-actress Kristin Chenoweth.
For more about Facebook Live, watch:
Digital is becoming more important for many major U.S. media companies, particularly the New York Times, where print advertising revenue has been in freefall. During its most recent quarter, ad revenue from print slid 18.5% from the previous year, accounting for just 22 percent of its total revenue, said chief executive Mark Thompson during the Nov. 2 earnings call.
Digital ad revenue, which saw a 21.4% rise, now accounts for 35.5% of revenue at the New York Times. During that same earnings call, chief revenue officer Meredith Kopit Levien said video was becoming more of a factor in growing digital ad revenue.


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At least two other men who also may be gang members are being sought, police said.
Charged with three counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm are Brandon Simpson, 27, who was wounded in the leg and abdomen, and Kehinde Riley, 20, who was shot in the leg.
The men are friends and reputed members of the same East Oakland gang, authorities said.
Simpson remains hospitalized. Riley is being held at Santa Rita Jail.
According to police and court documents, the two were among a large crowd outside a club in the 400 block of 14th Street about 12:15 a.m. Saturday when they got into a dispute with another man who authorities believe was gang related.
Within moments a gun battle erupted involving Simpson, Riley and the two men being sought.
Simpson and Riley and six other people, including a 17-year-old boy and four women, were wounded in the gunfire.
The shooting was captured on video surveillance and that led to Simpson and Riley being identified as suspects, according to court documents. Simpson was arrested at Highland Hospital and Riley at Kaiser Hospital where they had gotten rides to for treatment of their wounds.
According to court documents, Simpson has five prior felony convictions between 2005 and 2015 for grand theft, possession of cocaine for sale, vehicle theft, assault, and accessory after the fact. He received prison terms for the grand theft, cocaine and vehicle theft convictions, according to the record.
Riley has a prior robbery conviction from 2013 when he was a juvenile. He was incarcerated at a juvenile facility for the conviction, the records show.


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text: Interviewees and discussion members in the documentary are: Konstanty Gebert, former Editor of the Midrasz Monthly. The b.m. Nathan Cywiak, member of the Warsaw Jewish community, died April 1st 1999 Helena Datner, Jewish Education Center, a leader of the Warsaw Jewish community Michal Bilewicz, Editor of the Jidele Monthly Dominik Lau, Jidele Kuba Spiewak, Journalist and member of the Warsaw Jewish community Jonah Bookstein, former Director of The Ronald S.Lauder Foundation in Poland Simcha Binem Skrzypczak, the youngest character of the film and member of the Warsaw Jewish community.


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Find the right plugins, configure it and maintain the server running in a low-end machine is a difficult task until I found Cuberite, an awsome peace of sorftware, really, a very good work, I read the some peace of code to understand how it work and is very easy to understand, you do a VERY GOOD WORK!!.
So, here we are, we are trying to create our own RGP system, with races like WereWolf, Vampire, Humans with professions like Hunter, to track and take the other down, etc, so far hoy plugin has only little peace of code barely working.
I manage to create some new items using the LoreTable to save a line with special texts that can be used in a CIT file (Optifine) to replace the texture and show the correct one, perhaps is not the best way but the workaround work very well to place textures for new items and the server does almost nothing of extra work.
Now, I'm looking for a way to change the texture of the players and some mobs, after read a lot, I have an idea but non a clue about how implement it.
I open to suggestion, help, ideas.
I believe it's possible for a server to suggest a texturepack. You could check if it's possible to use that as it's much simpler. If you have to use a plugin you could try Plugin channels to communicate with a mod. I also used it for WorldEdit to communicate with WECUI. There also seems to be an API inside cServer to communicate with mods.
I hope this helps. I don't think we have allot of plugins which communicate with Forge mods.
(01-23-2018, 05:49 PM)NiLSPACE Wrote: Hi, welcome to the forum.
I agree with you, the texturepack is much easier, in fact, we already create a book and a weapon as a test and work great but I can found a way to do de same for user texture because the json file for texture has a limited access to data and I can't found any property in cPlayer that I can use to save a string (the cItem has LoreTable and json config of texture pack can be configure to read it without an issue).
I'll check the WorldEdit and cServer today, I'll be back with the results.
Hi NiLSPACE, I do not forget this topic, right now I'm busy with others points, I'll be back to this in some time.


Taipei, Taiwan: First they came for Winnie the Pooh. Now, it appears China's censors may have their sights on another cuddly cartoon character turned subversive symbol: Peppa Pig.
Peppa Pig: agent of chaos.
Over the weekend, more than 30,000 videos of the pink-snouted British character abruptly vanished from Douyin, a popular Chinese app that streams short videos, according to the English-language edition of the state-owned Global Times newspaper.
On Tuesday afternoon, searches on the streaming platform for the term "Peppa Pig" yielded no results. The hashtag #PeppaPig also appears to have been banned.
Douyin, which is owned by the Chinese technology company Bytedance, has not commented on why it decided to ban videos about the children's cartoon, which is meant for preschoolers but which some teenage fans have adopted as a sign of rebellion.
On Tuesday, "Peppa Pig" episodes were still available for viewers to watch on popular streaming websites like Youku and iQiyi.
Speculation was rife that Douyin's decision to delete the videos was a case of pre-emptive self-censorship rather than a government-ordered ban. Recently, Chinese state media began to take notice of Peppa Pig's viral fame.
There have been numerous incarnations of the cartoon dubbed in Chinese dialects as well as a craze for everything from Peppa Pig temporary tattoos to candy-dispenser watches and, soon, even theme parks.
Last week, an editorial in the state-run People's Daily newspaper expressed concern about whether the proliferation of counterfeit Peppa Pig merchandise and the constant chasing of fads would have a negative influence on China's young generation.
"These are elements that are not conducive to the healthy development of cultural industries and we must be vigilant," said the editorial.
"After all, no matter how gangster Peppa Pig is, it cannot be allowed to destroy children's youth and go beyond the rules and the bottom line."
In an article about Douyin's deletion of the videos, Global Times said the porcine character had become an "unexpected cultural icon of shehuiren subculture in China." The term is often used to refer to counter-cultural behavior, including teenage rebellion.
"Shehuiren literally means 'society person,' but in the online context, it refers to people who run counter to mainstream values, and are usually poorly educated, with no stable job," said the article.
The decision to take down the Peppa Pig videos comes as Bytedance, one of the world's most highly-valued technology startups, has been tightening operations amid growing government scrutiny.
Just last month, the company saw several of its video-sharing apps either shut down or pulled from app stores. In response to the setbacks, Zhang Yiming, the founder and chief executive of Bytedance, announced that the company would be expanding the team that monitors content to 10,000 people from 6000.
"Content had appeared that did not accord with core socialist values and was not a good guide for public opinion," Zhang wrote in a statement.
"Over the past few years, we put more effort and resources toward expanding the business, and did not take enough measures to supervise our platform."
On the surface, Peppa Pig seems like an ideal fit for the Chinese government's vision of an orderly harmonious online environment aligned with "core socialist values." The show, which was first introduced in China in 2015, is centered on the themes of "friendship, coordination, and feelings," according to Nick Jr, the children's television channel.
Each five-minute episode is humorous and lively, the family is close and loving, and there are no villains.
Ironically, in Australia, the show faced criticism by News Corp columnist Piers Ackerman for having a "weird feminist agenda," and being part of the ABC's left-wing bias. Another controversy was that, in some of the show's earlier episodes, Peppa and her brother George were seen sitting in the car without seatbelts.
It is the show's wholesomeness that has made Peppa Pig's reincarnation as an edgy symbol of counterculture and youth in China all the more surprising.
As one person on Sina Weibo, China's microblogging service, wrote: "Peppa Pig probably never imagined she would become this popular on Douyin."
Winnie the Pooh is periodically banned, incidentally, because subversives were apparently using his image to depict China's president, Xi Jinping.


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Thin Line between Love and Hate, A (United States, 1996)
A movie review by James Berardinelli
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is muddled to the point of tedium. The screenplay is credited to four writers, and its unevenness argues that none of them were on the same wavelength. Subplots start but never finish, characters come and go, and even the main storyline can't decide whether it wants to be a comedy, a morality play, or a thriller. Lead actor Martin Lawrence (in his directorial debut) has a degree of screen presence, but not even his charisma can rescue this cliched film from sliding into oblivion.
Darnell (Lawrence) is the kind of character who it's easy to dislike. He's a classic womanizer -- the kind of man who keeps a stream of girlfriends waiting at the other end of the phone for his call. For Darnell, the harder a woman is to get, the more she entices him. So when Brandi (Lynn Whitfield), a wealthy real estate agent, turns her nose up at his come-ons, Darnell goes after her with the tenacity of a pit bull. Employing every trick in his book -- flowers, a hired limo, classy presents, and even a horseback riding excursion -- he sets out on a coldly-plotted plan of seduction. Eventually, he succeeds, but he gets more than he bargained for. When he tries to break things off with Brandi to prove his affection for the high school sweetheart who has come back to town (Regina King), he discovers that Brandi isn't willing to let him go. She'll try anything, including bodily harm, to keep him.
Mix Eddie Murphy's Boomerang with Fatal Attraction, and you get an idea how confused A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is. Although Lawrence, who's wearing half-a-dozen hats for this film (Executive Producer, Music Supervisor, Story, Screenplay, Director, and Star), includes a few humorous scenes, there's not enough comedy to leaven the film's slower portions. The dreary setup takes forever, the thriller elements are disappointingly pedestrian, and the climax is formulaic.
There is the core of an interesting story here -- what happens when a lothario becomes a victim -- but Lawrence never does more with this plot strand than superficially trace it. There should be a lot transpiring on a psychological level, but the script is content with unbelievable transformations and simple labels. Darnell is the repentant sinner and Brandi is the psycho scorned woman. The film's message -- don't say you love someone unless you mean it -- doesn't have any resonance because, aside from a few cuts and bruises, Darnell never pays a real price for his actions. The ending doesn't have the guts to demand a meaningful sacrifice.
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate boasts several solid performances. Lawrence is energetic, but never so completely out-of-control that he loses the audience the way Jim Carrey does. Lynn Whitfield occasionally manages to bring hints of humanity to Brandi (the almost- invisible tear on her cheek when Darnell breaks off the relationship is a nice touch). Regina King and Della Reese (as Darnell's mother) are effective in supporting roles.
With a more clear notion of what it was trying to do and a shorter, tighter script, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate could have been worthwhile as a comedy or a thriller, although doubtfully as both. In its present form, however, the only line that this film treads is the ugly one between mediocrity and pointlessness.
Director: Martin Lawrence
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown, Della Reese, Roger E. Mosley
Screenplay: Martin Lawrence, Bentley Kyle Evans, Kenny Buford, and Kim Bass
Cinematography: Francis Kenny
Music: Roger Troutman
U.S. Distributor: New Line Cinema
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Violence)
Subtitles: none
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Three...better movies of this genre
Princess Bride, The (1987)
City Lights (1931)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
worse movies of this genre
Dumb and Dumberer (2003)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Three...better movies of Martin Lawrence
Death at a Funeral (2010)
(There are no more better movies of Martin Lawrence)
worse movies of Martin Lawrence
Wild Hogs (2007)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Three...better movies of Lynn Whitfield
Eve's Bayou (1997)
(There are no more better movies of Lynn Whitfield)
worse movies of Lynn Whitfield
(There are no more worst movies of Lynn Whitfield)
Three...better movies of Regina King
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
worse movies of Regina King
Miss Congeniality 2 (2005)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde (2003)
Ant Bully, The (2006)


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Episode 06: Hyping Census 2020: My Family Matters, My Family Counts!
We're talking all about the upcoming Census 2020, and the "My Family Matters, My Family Counts" campaign!
In this episode, Maria Dautruche, Vice President for Foundation Partnerships at the National Urban League joins Hiba, Chevon, and Elana Needle, to talk about her work in fundraising, racial equity, civic engagement, and discusses her role in the reproductive justice field as co-founder of New Voices For Reproductive Justice.
Maria describes the framework of the "My Family Matters, My Family Counts" campaign, answers questions about families being accurately counted on Census Day, and talks about the impact of the census on communities of color in the next decade.
We preview "What is Energy Democracy?", our new video available on YouTube, that uplifts the events of the 2019 Strategic Energy Democracy Convening. Thirty-six energy democracy leaders from across the nation convened to build collective power around the mission of advancing the movement to democratize energy, while placing an important emphasis on the centrality of race to energy issues.
*Producer's note: In this episode there are references to in-person organizing for Census 2020. In the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, we encourage all organizing to take place by phone or online. Please see our official statement below.
RACE FORWARD STATEMENT ON THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY, OFFICIAL RESPONSE AND ITS IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
Resources (by order of mention)
My Family Votes, My Family Counts
https://makemyfamilycount.org
Census Website (take the census online)
https://my2020census.gov/
What Is Energy Democracy? (Video)
https://bit.ly/2IMsGt5
https://www.wkkf.org/who-we-are/overview
https://nul.org
New Voices For Reproductive Justice
http://www.newvoicespittsburgh.org
Racial Equity Anchor Twitter
https://twitter.com/REAnchors
Maria Dautruche Twitter
https://twitter.com/MariaDautruche
Maria Dautruce Instagram
My Black Counts Instagram
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