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Nandan Nilekani and Tanuj Bhojwani's New Book Will Help You Reset Your Relationship with the Intrenet
January 13, 2021 January 13, 2021 - by Khurshid Alam - Leave a Comment
New Delhi, Penguin Random House India announces the acquisition of Nandan Nilekani and Tanuj Bhojwani's new book The Art of Bitfulness: Keeping Sane in the Digital World. The book is a must-have practical guide on taking back control of our own lives from the Internet. The book will be published under the Allen Lane imprint in April 2021.
Other than future pandemics and climate change, there is another existential crisis humanity must tackle—the Internet. While the authors are great believers in technology for societal good and the positive digital transformation of enterprises, they are troubled by some of the internet's current manifestations. From its hold on our attention to its effects on our elections, the internet is upending the way we do everything. This third crisis combines the worst aspects of the other two—it grows exponentially, while its effects are pernicious and imperceptibly slow. In its current form, the internet threatens to bring surveillance risks, polarize societies, and even fracture relationships in our private sphere.
COVID-19 has only accelerated the adoption of digital everywhere. Today, we are living in a world where three-year-olds attend school on Zoom and a grandmother meets her only grandchild virtually. From office meetings to weddings, everything is happening online. While there are efforts underway to better regulate the Internet, these efforts are slow-moving. They are unlikely to provide immediate relief to the daily anxieties of our always-connected personal lives. What can an individual do in such a scenario?
The pandemic has imposed on us some basic guidelines like washing our hands, wearing a mask, and maintaining social distance. Climate change, too, makes us adopt certain practices for our benefit, such as conserving water and using solar energy. It is high time that the Internet too had a set of basic rules that we could follow to ensure that the digital space does not compromise our safety or sanity.
Nandan Nilekani says, 'We can learn to engage with the internet in a way that is thoughtful, enriching and safe. You can carve a space for being yourself, without becoming the product. To not be overwhelmed in a world that prizes "hacking" attention, one needs to be mindful about the data one absorbs, and mindful about the data one emits. We call this deliberate engagement with technology, Bitfulness.'
–Nandan Nilekani
The primary experience for most people on the internet today is that of feeling utterly overwhelmed. We are glued to our phones and computers and cannot seem to look away. Very few of us can honestly say we know how to thrive in this new, noisy normal. This book acts as a personal guide that will enable us to do so.
Tanuj Bhojwani says, 'We understand that, for most people, entirely disconnecting is impossible. Instead of railing against social media, we show you privacy strategies that let you be yourself online and simultaneously undercut their constant need for your attention. Bitfulness, like mindfulness, requires a modicum of self-awareness, and an initial investment of time. We focus on principles and techniques that help you set your own boundaries effectively. With practice, the result is a calmer, more meaningful experience on the internet on your own terms.'
We have heard that on the internet, we are the product. But do we really understand how we are processed, packaged, and sold? The authors help us understand how exactly convenience weaponizes our human instincts against our own economic and mental well-being. Rather than merely raising alarm, the authors propose perennial principles to help maintain equanimity in our digital life.
Commenting on the book, Meru Gokhale, Publisher, The Penguin Press Group, says, 'The Art of Bitfulness is exactly the book we need right now. It goes to the core of the anxieties and conversations at the heart of the Indian digital experience. It will change your relationship with the internet.'
Nandan Nilekani is the co-founder and chairman of Infosys Technologies. He is also the Co-founder and Chairman of EkStep, a not-for-profit effort to create a technology-based platform to improve basic literacy and numeracy for millions of children. He was most recently the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the rank of a Cabinet Minister. His earlier books with Penguin Random House India include the bestseller Imagining India (2008), Rebooting India (2015) with Viral Shah.
Tanuj Bhojwani is a Fellow at iSPIRT Foundation. He works on architecting and implementing foundational digital infrastructure for India. His primary research areas are financial inclusion and data privacy. Most recently, he helped the design of an air-traffic management platform for commercial drones. Currently, he's working on LokOS – a collection of open technologies that brings women self-help groups into the formal financial system.
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Molly, Andrea, Avery, Michael and Max Price at St. George's fall fiesta.
More than 250 people attended the annual Fall Family Festival at St. George's Preschool in La Cañada Flintridge on Oct. 20.
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The Aswang Phenomenon is the first in-depth documentary regarding the aswang myth - discovering where manifestations of the creature came from and how they evolved and embedded themselves in Filipino society. Learn how Filipinos have been transformed by the myth and are now evolving the aswang to fit into their developing cultural identity.
The YouTube video above features the full 77-minute documentary, not just a few minutes. If you would like to obtain a free copy of the DVD for your library, please email your mailing address (with information about your institution) to info-at-aswangmovie-dot-com.
The documentary is written and directed by Jordan Clark and features Maricel Soriano and Peque Gallaga.
"Filipino Blogs as Evidence of Reading and Reception," a revised version of a conference paper I delivered at the 2009 SHARP conference in Toronto, has been published in the third volume of The History of Reading: Methods, Strategies, Tactics.
Copies of the 3 volumes of The History of Reading (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) will be sold at a 50% discount at the book launch in London on Tuesday, 25 October 2011. If you happen to be in London and would like to attend, send me an email at von-dot-totanes-at-gmail-dot-com. There may still be time to get you on the guest list.
If you are based in the Philippines (or anywhere "outside Australasia & North America"), you can also avail of the 50% discount, provided you order directly from Palgrave Macmillan before 31 December 2011 using the flyer below. Note that only individuals may avail of the discount. So if you would like to order the books for your library, I suggest you ask your "Friends of the Library" group—or any generous friend—to order the books and donate it to the library.


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SkaDate is owned by Skalfa and has been going strong since 2004. The software is developed by a full team and staff that maintains regular updates so that you are always using dating software that is using the latest web and mobile technologies.
If you are thinking about using SkaDate for your dating website, you can get the basic web only dating software setup package for $999. This is their new pricing, it is a bit higher but the software has been updated quite a bit over the past year. It's still a great price point to get started considering some of the features that are included.
You will have to setup your own hosting which would be an additional fee separate from the dating software cost itself.
So what about all of the rest of the online dating software programs out there? I'll include all the ones that I know of and have tried in a list with information about what they offer or you can scroll and view my comparison chart at the end.
I'll start with my #1 recommendation; SkaDate.
Probably the most all inclusive option out there with the best support and features for the money. Also keep in mind that SkaDate is a very active company. They make regular updates to their software so you can always feel confident that you are getting the latest technology to offer your daters. With cool technical specs like mobile responsive and an android and IOS app component, you can compete with just about any other dating company out today for less than $1000. $849 will get you (1) site license and the android or IOS app component to get your online dating business started in style. SkaDate is self hosted; so you will need to purchase a hosting account. SkaDate offers assistance with installation and setup on your hosting server. They offer email and phone support. Whenever they update the software you get the new version Free.
Very good platform and simple php based online dating software. PG Dating Pro includes all the basic features you need to launch a nice niche dating website. This company also provides support setting up your site and with customizations. Add-ons are extra but most other software packages charge extra as well. They have a customer service line that you can call chat before you sign up. It may be a bit confusing choosing a package because they offer so many options. If you are considering them go with the Dating Pro Start for $399 – keeping in mind you will have to purchase hosting as well to get started.
This online dating script has a ton of features. I'm not sure if all are relevant or usable; but you will be able to build a community with may options for your daters. Features include video, music, and blogs for your daters. DatingScript is based on php and is downloadable after purchase. You have to have your own hosting account and they offer Free installation. Like other online dating software platforms, they offer other packages a professional and business package depending on what features you want included.
I have not used these other services and from the looks of some I'm not sure how well customer service is and of how mobile compatible they are. Beware of cheap software packages. If you are serious about getting starting in the online dating business do your homework before making a purchase.
Please email me or post a comment if you have any questions.


The Ducktrinors; what's next? | Between Sisters, SVP!
Shafiya in Book 3 of course. Check her out!
Summary: Known as the girl with the henna tattoos, Shafiya is a knowledgeable contumacious Muslim girl who has always been overshadowed by her siblings. Named after Imam Shafi, her personal Sheikh is her older brother Malik also known as Imam Malik. The two are really fond of one another until a Mufti election threatens that great relationship. In short, Shafiya rather go on time travel missions than to teach at her brother's newly established C.O.R.A.N school. Will the siblings find a common ground? Will Shafiya get to be the free bird she desires? Read to find out!
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Will you be ready when the carbon reduction team comes calling?
Dr Stu Redshaw, EkkoSense
Dr Stu Redshaw is founder and CTO of EkkoSense
In today's post-Extinction Rebellion world it's simply no longer tenable for organizations to knowingly operate data centers that are inefficient and wasteful of energy
June 25, 2019 Comment
In the last few months we have seen an unprecedented focus on climate issues, largely triggered by the ten days of Extinction Rebellion protests in London that successfully disrupted the capital. At the same time, the Swedish schoolgirl campaigner Greta Thunberg came to London and accused MPs of not acting in time to address climate issues.
Since then both the UK and Irish parliaments have declared national climate emergencies, with the debate now focusing on the precise time window required for countries to reach net zero carbon emissions. Extinction Rebellion want the UK to hit net zero by 2025, while the government's Committee on Climate Change believes that by using known technologies, the UK can end its contribution to global warming by reducing emissions to net zero by 2050.
– Pixabay
Climate is now top of the social, political and corporate agenda, and commitments are being made. This re-alignment is already seeing politicians and business leaders flexing to make sure they end up on the right side of the debate. Environment Secretary Michael Gove says 'it's inescapable that we have to act', while Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has been more specific, warning big businesses that they will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange if they don't take 'adequate steps' to tackle climate change.
BEIS, the UK Government's Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has also stated that moving to a low carbon economy and cutting energy is central to the country's modern industrial strategy. The Department has been asking for input for its consultation around 'Designing the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund'. It's great that they're asking for help, and so far they're asking nicely, however it's probably not going to be too long before Government starts replacing the carrot with the stick.
That's likely to happen quicker when we think as policy-makers face the reality of world that's on track to miss its emissions reduction targets. In Germany, for example, the shift away from nuclear power means that the country's coal mining is expanding. In the European automotive sector, the quest for lower CO2 has stalled with average CO2 emissions per car rising 2.4 g/km to 120.5 g/km in 2018 – the highest it has been for four years – largely due to Governments shifting their attitude towards diesel cars.
And in our own data center industry, there's debate now around whether average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) numbers are actually going up, with Uptime reporting a rise from 1.58 in 2018 to 1.67 this year. And while there are a number of reasons for this – 2018's exceptionally hot summer, reduced data center capacity levels due to the continued shift towards public cloud services, and the move towards less efficient edge centers to name just three – there's a risk that the data center sector could quickly find itself under the green spotlight.
Data centers can't keep hiding from the issue
Given this, businesses increasingly recognize that they can no longer treat climate change as just a Corporate Social Responsibility issue, perhaps merely meriting a page in the annual report. With politicians inevitably seeking out new ways to tax organisations that aren't seen to be contributing to net zero carbon targets, you can be sure that improved climate performance is moving quickly towards the top of the boardroom agenda.
In fairness many organisations are already working hard to achieve results, especially in more visible areas such as transitioning towards hybrid vehicles, increasing green energy usage and working to cut unnecessary travel and airline usage. While changes in these areas are welcome, the reality is that businesses will need to move beyond incremental improvements if they are serious about supporting the move towards net zero. And that means there's going to be heavy scrutiny across organisations to identify and resolve incidences of heavy energy usage.
It's therefore not going to be very long before the corporate carbon teams come knocking, and data center teams will find themselves under serious pressure to justify why they keep consuming more and more energy when the rest of the organisation is being asked to make do with less and less.
Clearly increased demands on data center services are a factor behind this, but it's also true that for years now data center operators have been able to play their critical facilities card to avoid serious corporate scrutiny. It's completely understandable that DC teams prioritize risk avoidance for their critical services, but by simply adding more and more expensive cooling hardware to handle escalating capacity demands this has created a serious carbon issue for organisations.
And what makes this challenge worse is that data centers aren't yet doing enough to optimize their energy performance. For smaller rooms this might be because the business has never really asked them to, while for larger co-location operations there hasn't been the commercial pressure as increased energy costs are simply passed on to the end customer.
I would suggest that this lack of optimization will quickly prove unacceptable as businesses compete to show their customers, regulators and government officials that they're doing all they can to cut carbon.
The data center sector isn't doing enough. When we recently surveyed some 128 UK data center halls, we found that the average data center cooling utilization level was just 34 percent. Indeed our software-driven thermal optimization analysis suggests that, without taking active steps to monitor, manage and maximize data center performance, our data centers will continue to waste more than 20 percent of the energy they consume.
That's why data center operations teams need to be treating Extinction Rebellion's activities as a wake-up call. Some of the smarter data center teams are already using the latest software-driven thermal optimization techniques to secure an average 25-30 percent data center energy saving, and they're also successfully removing 100 percent of thermal risk from their facilities. The best practice bar has shifted, and traditional data centers are going to find it harder and harder to persuade their CIOs and CFOs to support further capital expenditure when they ask for the next round of data center cooling hardware.
Dr Stu Redshaw
EkkoSense

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Have you been putting off a trip to Germany due to the freezing Berlin winters? Now that it's thawed out a little bit, take advantage of Air Berlin's spring sale and jet off to Germany during prime beer garden season. Fares starting from just $558 (all taxes included!) can be found March 28 through June 30 for round-trip flights from New York City to Berlin or Dusseldorf. Flights from other U.S. cities, including Miami and Ft. Myers and to other destinations in Germany and Europe are also available for an extra $100+. This sale is only on through March 13th, so book soon.
THE VALUE: Airfare to Europe often skyrockets in the spring, and round-trip flights under $600 are rare. Plus, taxes usually add an extra $100 or more to already high ticket prices, but these sale fares already include them!
THE CATCH: Flights must be booked by March 13th, so request your vacation time now.
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— японский идол, участница 9-го поколения японской поп-группы Morning Musume.

Биография

2010
Впервые появилась на телевидении как одна из пяти финалисток прослушивания в 9-ое поколение группы Morning Musume.

2011
2 января 2011 года на концерте Hello! Project 2011 Winter «Kangei Shinsen Matsuri» Цунку, продюсер Morning Musume, представил Икуту как одну из трёх победительниц прослушивания, вместе с Рихо Саяси и Канон Судзуки. Четвёртой участницей Morning Musume 9-го поколения стала Мидзуки Фукумура.

Группы и юниты Hello! Project
 Morning Musume (2011 — настоящее время)
 Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011)

Дискография

Студийные альбомы
 Morning Musume
 [2011] 12, Smart
 [2012] 13 Colorful Character
 [2013] The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~
 [2014] Morning Musume '14 Coupling Collection 2
 [2014] One・Two・Three to Zero
 [2014] 14shou ~The message~
 [2017] 15 Thank you, too
 [2018] Hatachi no Morning Musume

Синглы
 Hello! Project Mobekimasu
 «Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku» (16 ноября 2011 года)

Фильмография

Театр
 Re-born: Inochi no Audition (8–17 октября 2011, Space Zero Hall, Токио)
 Stacies - Shoujo Saisatsu Kageki (6-12 Июня 2012, Space Zero Hall, Токио)
 TRIANGLE (18-28 июня, 2015, Ikebukuro Sunshine Theater, Токио)
 Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa (11-12 июня 2016, Kyoto Gekijo in Kyoto, Киото) (16-26 июня 2016, Ikebukuro Sunshine Theater, Токио)
 Pharaoh no Haka  (2-11 июня 2017, Ikebukuro Sunshine Theater, Токио)
 Pharaoh no Haka ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~ (1—10 июня 2018, Ikebukuro Sunshine Theater, Токио; 15—17 июня 2018, Mielparque Hall, Осака)

DVD & Blu-ray
 Сольные DVD & Blu-ray

Фотокниги
 Сольные фотокниги
 Erina (22 октября 2016, Odyssey Books)
 if (20 января 2018, Odyssey Books)

 Совместные фотокниги
 Alo-Hello! Morning Musume 9ki Member Shashinshuu (16 декабря 2012, Kids Net, ISBN 978-4-0489-5474-7)
 Morning Musume '14 BOOK "Sayumin no... Oshiete Kouhai!" (20 января 2015, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4715-2)
 Morning Musume '17 Shijou Drama "Haikei, Haru-senpai! ~Higashi-Azabu Koukou Hakusho~" (11 декабря 2017, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4982-8)
 Morning Musume 20 Shuunen Kinen Official Book (19 июня 2018, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-8125-5)
 Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY , BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.1" (14 сентября 2018, Tokyo News Service, ISBN 4863368216)
 Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY , BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.2" (14 сентября 2018, Tokyo News Service, ISBN 4863368224)
 Morning Musume '18 Micchaku Documentary Photobook "NO DAY , BUT TODAY 21 Nenme ni Kaita Yumetachi VOL.3" (14 сентября 2018, Tokyo News Service, ISBN 4863368232)

См.также
 Morning Musume
 Список участниц Morning Musume
 Дискография Morning Musume

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальный профиль Morning Musume на сайте helloproject.com
 Профиль на сайте Oricon

Идолы (японские артисты)
Музыканты Morning Musume
Дети-певцы Японии
Певцы и певицы в жанре J-pop

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Public Safety Secretary Alfonso Durazo confirms maximum security prison was controlled by Jalisco cartel
By Yucatan Times on October 1, 2020
Alfonso Durazo (Photo: Notimex)
(Associated Press).- Mexico's top security official announced Thursday what many Mexicans had suspected: the Jalisco drug cartel had long controlled the infamous "Puente Grande" federal prison where convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán staged his first escape in 2001.
The prison had become known for such lax standards that it earned the nickname "Puerta Grande," or "Big Door."
Public Safety Secretary Alfonso Durazo said, "it was a myth that it was a high-security prison." The penitentiary in the western state of Jalisco was actually ruled by the cartel of the same name, which is often known by the initials "CJNG."- ADVERTISEMENT -https://s.yimg.com/rq/darla/4-5-0/html/r-sf-flx.html
"For inmates who belonged to the CJNG, being at the Puente Grande prison meant having all the conditions to continue ruling themselves, and part of the goal is precisely to disperse these criminals among other prisons to eliminate the possibility of them repeating their self-rule."
On Monday, the federal Public Safety Department, which Durazo leads, announced it was closing the prison but did not give a specific reason, other than saying it was part of a modernization effort to ensure prisoners' rights and rehabilitation, and a government cost-cutting campaign.
The department said Monday all inmates currently at the prison will be transferred to other facilities. The complex, near the western city of Guadalajara, also houses at least one other state prison; it was not clear if that would remain open.
Guzmán was serving a 20-year sentence when he escaped from the prison in 2001, purportedly in a laundry cart. According to other versions, he simply paid off prison staff and walked out.
Guzmán would remain on the lam for another 13 years before being re-arrested and escaping another Mexican prison through a tunnel. He was finally re-apprehended, extradited to the United States in 2017 and sentenced to life behind bars in 2019.
The Puente Grande complex continued making news earlier this year. In May, inmates fought each other with fists and guns at the prison, leaving seven prisoners dead and nine wounded.
Officials did not explain how the inmates got the two guns used in the fight. Of the seven dead, three were shot to death and four were beaten to death.
The killings followed a prison baseball game, but it was not clear if that was related to the dispute. Nor was it clear if allegiance to rival drug gangs could have been involved in the dispute.
Source: Associated Press
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New Centre to make Sevilla the "entrepreneurship capital" of Southern Europe
Speeches • 07/06/2022
Home/New Centre to make Sevilla the "entrepreneurship capital" of Southern Europe
ICC has launched a new Centre of Entrepreneurship in Seville, Spain, to support and mobilise the next generation of entrepreneurs in Southern Europe.
The Seville hub of the ICC Centre of Entrepreneurship was officially launched today during an event held at Seville Chamber of Commerce, attended by over 100 Spanish leaders and representatives of regional chambers of commerce.
Following the establishment of hubs in Accra, Beirut, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Istanbul, Jakarta, Lagos, Nairobi, Bogota and Ukraine the latest addition to the ICC Centre of Entrepreneurship brings the number of hubs helping entrepreneurs and small businesses worldwide to eleven.
The launch event focused on a new partnership between the International Chamber of Commerce and the Seville Chamber of Commerce, and the programmes already available in the region. The event included a visit to "Empresate", the new facilities within the Seville Chamber of Commerce made available to local entrepreneurs.
Francisco Herrero León, President of the Seville Chamber said that establishing an ICC Centre of Entrepreneurship in Seville was paramount: "At the Seville Chamber of Commerce we are working intensely with all our partners to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem and make it a driver for development and innovation in Seville and the region. We also promote entrepreneurship to increase the number of entrepreneurs every day."
The new Centre of Entrepreneurship will work with various stakeholders in the Spanish and the Southern Europe entrepreneurship ecosystem, including businesses, chambers of commerce, academic institutions, intergovernmental and governmental agencies, to connect local entrepreneurs to global markets and enhance regulatory conditions for SMEs to thrive.
From developing the skills of young people who face uncertain employment prospects to mentoring local start-ups and entrepreneurs, the Seville Hub is devoted to preparing the next generation of business leaders in Southern Europe.
The Centre will further serve as a platform to scale globally the most successful local and regional entrepreneurial initiatives driven by chambers of commerce and innovative partners. It will leverage digital connectivity to pair entrepreneurs with experts from the Seville Chamber and ICC's global network to provide virtual mentoring and coaching.
In Seville for the launch of the Centre, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO said: "In close coordination with Sevilla Chamber of Commerce and ICC Spain, we will bring the world to the Spanish city. We will work together with Sevilla to open its doors to global entrepreneurs and markets, creating a unique ecosystem that will benefit the economic development of the city and Southern Europe."
The mission of the Centre of Entrepreneurship in Seville is to foster a favourable entrepreneurial ecosystem and make the city the "entrepreneurship capital" of Southern Europe. Its programmes include:
INTECMED – Incubators for innovation and technological transfer in the Mediterranean. Development of actions to support researchers and entrepreneurs to launch spin-offs and technology advanced start-ups. The project is enriched by a cooperation approach between Research and Business organisations from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Spain and Tunisia (ENI CBC MED 2014-2020).
Programa España Emprende. Service offering entrepreneurship assessment on business planning, financial support and bureaucracy for more than 1,000 entrepreneurs every year only in the Province of Seville.
PAEM – Programme of Entrepreneurial Support to Women. Promotion of entrepreneurship and business creation launched by women, through information, assessment, bureaucracy processing for the creation of the company, support in the elaboration of the business plan, support in the search of financial resources, organisation of workshops and seminars for women.
ATHENA – Approaches To valorise the high entrepreneurial potential of migrant women to contribute to their social and economic integration (AMIF Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2014-2020). Promoting the economic and social integration of migrant women in the EU society by improving the services of entrepreneurship support oriented to migrant women and creating a specific entrepreneurial path for them. The project is developed by a multinational consortium from Belgium, Greece, Lithuania, German, Italy and Spain.
Coworking Digital – programme based on a digital Accelerator of three months. It aims to accelerate technological start-ups. During this period, the Chamber of Commerce of Seville will offer visibility to the beneficiary start-ups in addition to its acceleration process, with the support of specialised mentors with experience in each sector. *To be available shortly.
The ICC Centre of Entrepreneurship's goal is to support, prepare, connect and mobilise the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders, enabling people with opportunities to build meaningful livelihoods.
In line with ICC's mission to make business work for everyone, every day, everywhere, the ICC Centre of Entrepreneurship focuses its work along four key tracks:
Inspiring future entrepreneurs
Digitalisation of SMEs
Scaling up start-ups
Fostering Inclusive Entrepreneurship
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Featured Event: CPSI International Football Tournament
Peamount United FC, Newcastle, South Dublin.
5th-11th May, 2013
Republic of Ireland, USA, Scotland and The Netherlands
About CSPI Sport:
CSPI is the National Governing Body in Ireland for people with Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland was founded in 1978 to offer sporting and recreational opportunities to individuals with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities. They are also the governing body for football 7-aside and Boccia. They develop sports programmes in athletics, swimming, cycling, boccia and football 7-aside.
Event History:
This was the inaugural Dublin Gathering CP International Tournament, although the Republic of Ireland are no strangers to hosting International CP Tournaments having organized the CPISRA European Championships in UCD in 2006 and The St. Patrick's Day Cup International Tournament in 2011, hosted by this years venue Peamount United FC.
This was a relatively small event with 4 international teams competing in 3 matches each against the other teams with a 3rd/4th place playoff and then a final for the two top teams. Admission to all games was free of charge and all were encouraged to come along, cheer on the 'boys in green' and welcome our visitors to South Dublin for what was an action packed week of top class CP football in the spirit of Gathering Ireland 2013.
The Tournament is supported by South Dublin County Council, South Dublin County Tourism Ltd, Fingal LEADER Partnership and Gathering Ireland. There was also huge support from the FAI and the Football for All programme manager Oisin Jordan. The Dublin Gathering International CP Tournament forms part of the overall strategy of getting Ireland's global diaspora home (and contributing to the local economy) while enjoying a first class international tournament and experiencing the best of local hospitality and attractions at the same time.
The Dublin Gathering CP International Tournament was launched last October in South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght by Michael Ring TD the Irish Minister of State, at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Peamount United Club shop was open for the tournament where hot, cold drinks and confectionary were sold.
Mileno Sports were organisers of the event with Managing Director, Philip Behan, being the manager of the event. The company was formed by Philip Behan and Terry Behan who with 20 years of combined experience and excellent relationships in the Sports Business, branding and sponsorship worlds have created an exciting proposition for clients worldwide.
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4 International teams: Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, USA. Admission to all games was free of charge and the public were encouraged to come along. The event mainly saw Irish supporters attending the with each match seeing close to 150-200 people spectating. A strong family support was also present at all matches.
What next for CSPI in 2013?
Boccia-European Championships in Portugal from the 15th-23rd of June, Cheshire International 26th-28th July, National Boccia League-16 teams-runs from June-September, National Boccia Championships-October 2013.
Football-Intercontinental Cup in Barcelona from the 26th July-10th of August, Home Nations Development Championship from the 5th-8th of September.
….and for the Irish CP FootballTeam?
As Republic of Ireland came out victorious at the end of this tournament, they will look to win tournaments of a higher stature from now on like the Paralympics, World championships, World cup and European championships.
How the event went:
After many months of planning and preparation, Republic of Ireland were victorious after a 4-2 win on penalties against The Netherlands at Peamount United FC on Saturday 12thof May. The teams could not be separated following a 3-3 draw after extra time and the responsibility fell to Republic of Ireland's Gary Messett to take the decisive penalty to send the home crowd into raptures and keep the trophy in Dublin for another year. The trophy was presented by Gino Kenny, Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County Council
Mr Kenny said 'It has always been a very successful event for us and helps us to showcase the sport of CP football. The younger players are given the chance to see CP Football being played at its highest level and helps to encourage new players to get started. The team itself are extremely dedicated to the programme and their commitment see's them put in 100% all of the time. They are strongly supported by Manager Mick Doyle and HP Programme Manager Paul Carrin.'
A BIG thanks must go to the FAI (Football Association of Ireland) and the Irish Sports Council for the funding that they invest in the programme and the event.
For more information please contact the office of CPSI at: info@cpsi.ie or 01 6251160


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FDA and CDC bureaucrats stopped private and academic diagnostic tests from being deployed.
Ronald Bailey | 3.11.2020 11:25 AM
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The United States is home to the most innovative biotech companies and university research laboratories in the world. That fact should have given our country a huge advantage with respect to detecting and monitoring emerging cases of COVID-19 caused by the new coronavirus outbreak.
Instead, as The New York Times reports in a terrific new article, officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stymied private and academic development of diagnostic tests that might have provided an early warning and a head start on controlling the epidemic that is now spreading across the country.
As the Times reports, Seattle infectious disease expert Dr. Helen Chu had, by January, collected a huge number of nasal swabs from local residents who were experiencing symptoms as part of a research project on flu. She proposed, to federal and state officials, testing those samples for coronavirus infections. As the Times reports, the CDC told Chu and her team that they could not test the samples unless their laboratory test was approved by the FDA. The FDA refused to approve Chu's test on the grounds that her lab, according to the Times, "was not certified as a clinical laboratory under regulations established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a process that could take months."
In the meantime, the CDC required that public health officials could only use the diagnostic test designed by the agency. That test released on February 5 turned out to be badly flawed. The CDC's insistence on a top-down centralized testing regime greatly slowed down the process of disease detection as the infection rate was accelerating.
A frustrated Chu and her colleagues began testing on February 25 without government approval. They almost immediately detected a coronavirus infection in a local teenager with no recent travel history. Chu warned local public health officials of her lab's finding and the teenager's school was closed as a precaution. The teen's diagnosis strongly suggested that the disease had been circulating throughout the western part of Washington for weeks. We now know that that is likely true.
Did the FDA and CDC functionaries commend Chu for being proactive? Not at all. Washington state epidemiologist Scott Lindquist recalled, "What they said on that phone call very clearly was cease and desist to Helen Chu. Stop testing." On February 29, the FDA finally agreed to unleash America's vibrant biotech companies and academic labs by allowing them to develop and deploy new tests for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The Times notes:
The Seattle Flu Study illustrates how existing regulations and red tape—sometimes designed to protect privacy and health—have impeded the rapid rollout of testing nationally, while other countries ramped up much earlier and faster. Faced with a public health emergency on a scale potentially not seen in a century, the United States has not responded nimbly.
Due to red tape, the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. will be worse than it should have been.
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George H W Bush, the 41st president of the US who led America during the collapse of the Soviet Union and the turning back of an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, died on Friday. He was 94. President Bush was suffering from Parkinson's disease that forced him to use a wheelchair in recent years, and he had been in and out of hospitals in recent months as his health declined.
"America has lost a patriot and humble servant in George Herbert Walker Bush. While our hearts are heavy today, they are also filled with gratitude," former president Barack Obama said in a statement.
His death, which was announced by his office, came less than eight months after that of his wife of 73 years, Barbara Bush.
"Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro, and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died," George Bush Jr, who went on to serve as the 43rd US president, said in a statement.
He was "a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens," Bush Jr added.
There were fears that after his wife, Barbara, died in April, Bush might die, too. He was admitted to a hospital with a blood infection on April 23, one day after the funeral for the former first lady, and remained there for 13 days. George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts. He was the second oldest child in a family of four boys and one girl. Having graduated from Phillips Academy six months after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Bush soon became the youngest combat aviation officer in the war.
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Amtrak is in the business of ordering more new rolling stock and locomotives in 2019. Hard on the heels of that $850 million contract for 75 new Tier 4 locomotives from Siemens Mobility in December 2018, Amtrak issued an RFP (Request for Proposals) in January 2019 for a new fleet of single-level passenger cars. These are to be replacements for the 40+ years old Amfleet I and ex-Metroliner cars, with an initial order/orders to include "75 trainsets or their railcar equivalents". The responders to this RFP will be required to provide options for equipment for Washington D.C.-New York-Boston Northeast Corridor, Northeast Regional services, and adjacent state-supported routes.
Weather-tight doors and vestibules as well as freedom to move throughout the train conveniently.
The modernized fleet will also feature large picture windows, improved climate control systems for passenger comfort and completely new designs for restrooms and passageways between cars.
What might be known as Amfleet III will feature bi-directional operating capability, to minimize turn round times and improve operating efficiency. In addition, the new railcars and trainsets will include all necessary equipment for Positive Train Control technology. This technology follows from the 2008 tragedy, when a Metrolink commuter train crashed head-on into a freight train, with 25 fatalities. In the same year, the US Congress enacted the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which decreed that Positive Train Control (PTC) systems be installed on all main-line tracks. PTC is a safety system that automatically slows down or breaks the train if the engineer misses a signal or goes over the speed limit, thus eliminating the possibility of human error.
Early days for an Amfleet II coach interior. This image dates from the 1970s.
The original Amfleet cars were purchased in 2 series by Amtrak, initially in the 1970s for the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (NECIP), with Amfleet II appearing later in the 70s and early 1980s on longer distance runs. Locomotive hauled passenger cars were being replaced by Amfleet equipment, designed for 120 mph running. By 1979 there were over 300 such cars in use on the NEC. Fixed formations of mainly six Amfleet cars were planned, hauled by AEM7 type locomotives, reducing the operating cost by avoiding the need to break up and re-form consists at stations or yards. To provide the hourly interval service that was proposed, nine of these train sets were required, five made up from the 34 upgraded Metroliner cars, and the remaining four, of Amfleet and AEM7 locos. Three sets are kept in reserve, in the event of a failure of any of the others used on the New York to Washington workings. There was some difference in capacity between Metroliner and Amfleet equipped trains, since the former had only 398 revenue earning seats per train, as compared with the 493 of the Amfleet consists.
Classic NEC working, albeit with only a 4-car consist, but this time of the new Amfleet II cars from Budd. Head end power this time is 'Might Mouse' Class AEM7 locos, based on the ASEA design from Sweden. Hard to believe this is 40 years ago.
Three orders to the Budd organization in 1973, 1974 and 1975 were for six different designs totalling 492 of the new Amfleet cars. They were initially intended fror short haul services in the North East, but were soon put to work on medium and long haul routes, substituting for the older heavyweight cars, by then described as the "Heritage Fleet". Unlike the new generation of passenger cars, these were only equipped with steam heating – a factor that was remedied by Amtrak a few years later, when many of the older designs were re-equipped with electric heating systems.
The idea was to improve passenger comfort beyond the ageing "Heritage" fleet, and they appeared at the same time as the long distance "Superliner" cars. These started life in 1973, when Amtrak put out a tender for 235 (283 in service by 1983) multi-use bi-level, multi use passenger cars, from a design by Louis T. Klauder Associates. In contrast to the Metroliner cars used on the Northeast Corridor, these new cars were built by Pullman Standard, with the order placed in February 1975, for delivery between December 1976 and June 1978.
In 1980, Amtrak ordered its new Amfleet II cars from Budd for long-haul passenger services, for which the Corporation had previously converted a number of the ageing 'Heritage Fleet' cars. Amfleet II was based on the 85ft long 'Metroliner' design, just as the first generation, but provided a single level car for those long-haul routes, at about 70% of the cost of the huge new "Superliner" vehicles.
Alongside these locomotive hauled passenger cars, Amtrak had embraced both a major electrification project, with European style motive power, and revisited turbine propulsion with the ANF Industrie design of 'Turbotrain' for high speed passenger workings.
These latest orders, and the RFP for new Amfleet stock is another step along the upgrade path for Amtrak, its motive power, rolling stock, and infrastructure, across the network. It will be interesting to see what the new designs look like, and how they perform in service.


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A new age of radical thinking begins this month at the Manchester Jewish Museum
By Gemma Bradley
Manchester Jewish Museum has this week announced the launch season of its 'Reimagine – Reset – Reconnect' Trailblazers season in preparation for its reopening in Spring 2021.
The news comes following capital development in the museum – with plans to allow the public more access to its archives so they can reconnect with history.
Creative Producer Laura Seddon said: "Through our trailblazer season, we are thrilled to give audiences a taster of what's to come in our Thursday Lates when our new museum reopens next year.
"We will be inviting diverse and innovative artists to connect with our audiences in our stunningly renovated synagogue performance space each week."
The headline event for this month is a quiz night hosted by Chanukah Lewinsky, a proud Jewish Drag Queen with a history of activism in the community.
Founder and host of queer Jewish cabaret 'Homos and Houmous', Lewinsky aims to reconnect people with their Jewish history through song, dance and fun, and describes herself as like "Julie Waters on speed."
Dex, who embodies Chanukah Lewinsky, said: "Jewish and Yiddish theatre has always been really close to street theatre, it's all about audience engagement and making people feel part of it. So I am excited to bring the history of the museum to life with camp and chaos and revelry. It's going to be a new way of attaching that history."
Chanukah Lewinsky photographed by Ray Filar
This series flies in the face of the suggestion that religion and queerness cannot be safely and positively intertwined, all whilst keeping you entertained and educated.
Dex said: "I went to an orthodox Jewish secondary school, and I found that people valued discussion and were on the whole really open and supportive and the two identities of being queer and being jewish should not feel at odds."
Once reopened, the Manchester Jewish Museum will continue to expand this cultural programme with 'Thursday Lates', consisting of live and online experiences throughout the rest of the year.
More information can be found online.
Thursday 26 November 2020 – Chanukah Lewinsky's Big Quiz Night
Price: pay what you feel, all funds go to supporting the museum's community art program and re-development of the museum.
A combination of camp quiz rounds and a 'guess the celeb' beamed straight into your living room, hosted by the fabulous Chanukah Lewinsky this one is a must-not miss. Including guest appearances from drag king wrestling duo Men Brûlée and Glasgow's emerging queer, yiddish café Pink Peacock, and drag poet 'That Ray'.
Thursday 10 – Monday 14 December 2020 – What does the future sound like?
A series of musical digital conversations about the British Museum music scene, with musician Francesca Ter Berg and the Museum's Creative Producer Laura Seddon, with special guests Carol Isaacs, Anna Lowenstein, Polina Shepherd and Ana Silvera. An exploration of history and music, made even better by a daily musical film gifted straight to your email for the first five days, and the opportunity to join the conversation on social media and the chance to get an extra gift in the post.
Thursday 28 January 2021 – After School Activists
An opportunity for the next generation of artists aged 16-18 to respond to the theme of 2021's Holocaust Memorial Day: 'Being a light in the darkness'.
Described by the Manchester Jewish Museum as: "A powerful piece of collaborative action that considers how we learn from history whilst looking to the future. A generation is standing up – why not join them?"
Thursday 25 February 2021 – Eat the Archives
Theatre Chef Leo Burtin leads a cooking and eating journey in person and online, and will be teaching and telling the food stories of times past via the museum's archives for example why many Jewish evacuees became vegetarians.
Thursday 25 March 2021 – Historic Jewish Quarter Experience
The Bare Project Theatre Company lead you on a multi-sensory walk around Manchester historic Jewish quarter and Cheetham Hill Road. With the area still remaining one of the most diverse in the country, discover areas of worship, work and play on this walk.
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It took a while, but Wonder Woman has finally made it to the big screen. Despite being around comic book land for nearly as long as Superman and Batman, who have had countless tv and movie adaptations since their beginnings, America's favorite Amazon princess has never quite made it past a live action television show from the 1970s and a couple of cartoon incarnations. Yes I know, another superhero movie in a long line of superhero movies that seem to be everywhere these days, but I like a well made superhero movie and this one fits the bill.
As with most origin stories, it starts off a bit slow but then really begins to build until finally exploding in a grand finale of action. I believe that director Patty Jenkins has proven that women can do superheroes just as good as any man. Definitely worth a watch if you like comic book based movies. I give this one an 8 out of 10. Solid action sequences, good directing, good set and costume design, could use a little bit more character development but origin stories are tricky as you don't want to bog them down too much, and they do throw in a few pieces that allude to the bigger DC universe that is forming as they compete with the successful Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Q: st_clip and gdal_translate: "Error browsing database for PostGIS Raster properties" - Why? I'm using shell-script, PostGIS 2.0 and GDAL for trying to clip raster apart, using an overlapping raster and a the_geom-object. At first I create a view to clip the overlapping part of the raster. It gives me several raster-tiles as results, which I bundle with st_union as one raster. It works all fine and I can see results in the tables.
psql -h localhost -p 5432 -d testlauf -U postgres <<EOF
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW profilschnitt.cliptest AS
SELECT st_union(st_clip(a.rast, b.the_geom))
FROM rastertable a
JOIN tiletable b
ON (st_envelope(a.rast) && b.the_geom);
EOF

Now I want to see how the unified raster looks in GIS and try to export the raster via gdal_translate into SAGA-rasterformat:
gdal_translate -ot Float32 -of SAGA PG:"host=localhost port=5432 dbname=testlauf user=postgres password=postgresdb schema=profilschnitt table=cliptest mode=2" ~/Desktop/cliptest.sdat
Problem is, that GDAL tells me the following:

ERROR 1: Error browsing database for PostGIS Raster properties
  GDALOpen failed - 1

My db-connection is set up correctly and gdal-translate already worked with other raster-views/-tables too. So I assume that the problem must be somewhere within the query-view...

A: Okay, i found my mistake: it seems helpful to create a, additional column "rid" in the view. Now export works fine. I added the correct query:
psql -h localhost -p 5432 -d testlauf -U postgres <<EOF CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW profilschnitt.cliptest AS SELECT 1 as rid, st_union(st_clip(a.rast, b.the_geom)) FROM rastertable a JOIN tiletable b ON (st_envelope(a.rast) && b.the_geom); EOF
Regards,
knutella

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Boise, Idaho has a large amount of wildlife in it's untamed surrounding Rocky Mountain environs, so motorcycle riders must learn to always be on-guard when they are out on the road. Animals can unexpectedly dart out into the road which could cause an accident at any time, resulting in damage and minor injury at the very least, if not much worse. While this is a problem year-round, deer season is an especially dangerous time, as deer tend to be more prevalent than any other time of year. Hitting one on a motorcycle is dangerous, so there are a few things that motorcyclists should concentrate on when riding in Boise, Idaho during deer season.
First, don't go way over the speed limit, even if you know the roads. This is because you may have to suddenly slam on the brakes if a deer runs out in front of your bike and excessive speed may not allow you to stop in time. Second, always wear a helmet. While this is state law anyway, many riders don't wear helmets, endangering themselves in general but even more so when they have to stop when avoiding hitting a deer. Third, make sure you have a good insurance policy during deer season that will cover both you and your bike in the event you hit a deer. The Fuhriman Insurance Agency will cover you and your motorcycle on this front, as they serve the greater Boise, Idaho area. And last, make sure you know the warning signs when there are more deer that may cross the road. As deer travel in groups, watch out for others following close behind who might dart out in front of you. Just because you avoided one, doesn't mean there aren't more crossing nearby.
Having a motorcycle is more than a means of transportation. It is a way of life. So, if your motorcycle is stolen, it is a punch in the stomach. That is why you need to understand why motorcycles are stolen and what you can do to prevent this from happening. If your bike is stolen in Boise, less than a third of motorcycles are recovered. This is because most are moved out of state or sent to chop shops. At Fuhriman Insurance Agency, we are also motorcycle owners and want to make sure you never have to deal with this kind of a situation. Of course, our motorcycle insurance can protect you, but it is always best to skip out on this issue all together.
When parking your motorcycle, you might first think to hide simply it away. The problem with this is if someone sees the motorcycle and wants to steal it, nobody is going to see them taking it. It can be easy money when stolen. That is why you need to park the bike close to a point of entrance and by security cameras.
Most motorcycles are not locked down. It might not seem to be the coolest thing to do, but if a bike isn't locked down through the wheel, a skilled thief knows how to bypass the steering lock and, more or less, roll the bike out and take it. That is why you need to lock the wheel down whenever you park the bike. It makes it less of a target and harder to steal.
The main reason motorcycles are taken is because it is easy money. A bike can be chopped and sold for thousands of dollars. So, protect your bike to avoid this kind of issue.


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Using the new EU standard clauses to enable cross-border data export
27 June 2022 16 June 2021 by Rob Bratby
From 27 June 2021, organisations will be able to adopt new 'standard contractual clauses' (SCCs) to permit lawful export of personal data from the EU to 'third countries'. This post:
recommends what companies should do now
describes the background to the EU's data export rules
explains how the new SCCs differ from prior versions
Organisations should:
use the new SCCs for all new contracts entered into after 27 June 2021*.
review all existing agreements using SCCs and formulate a plan to replace the old SCCs with new SCCs by 27 December 2022.
*Whilst the old SCCs can be used for new contracts until 27 September 2021, they will become invalid after 27 December 2022, so the new SCCs should be used for new contracts as soon as possible to minimise the number of contracts needing to be updated.
Transition timelines
Existing (old) SCCs:
can validly remain in place until 27 December 2022
be entered into until 27 September 2021
New SCCs:
can only be used after 27 June 2021
Background to personal data export from the EU
If your business operates both in and outside the European Union (EU), you will likely want to move (i.e. export) personal data from the EU to a 'third country' (note: the UK is now a 'third country', EEA countries are not).
However European privacy law (specifically articles 44-50 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)) prohibits the export of personal data from the EU to a third country unless the data exporter can ensure that 'the level of protection of natural persons' is the same after export as within the EU.
GDPR sets out alternative ways in which the legally required protection for exported personal data can be achieved:
first, the EU could find that the third country's laws provide adequate protection (article 45 GDPR) and personal data may be exported on that basis. The EU has made an adequacy decision in respect of data export to Andorra, Argentina, Canada (commercial organisations), Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Israel, Isle of Man, Japan, Jersey, New Zealand, Switzerland, the UK and Uruguay.
second, personal data may be exported where appropriate safeguards are put in place with enforceable data subject rights and effective legal remedies for data subjects are available (article 46(1) GDPR). GDPR specifies what appropriate safeguards may be used:
a legally binding and enforceable instrument between public authorities or bodies (art 46(2)(a))
binding corporate rules (art 46(2)(b))
use of standard data protection clauses adopted by the EU Commission (art 46(2)(c))
use of standard data protection clauses adopted by national regulator and approved by the EU Commission – i.e. SCCs (art 46(2)(d))
an approved code of conduct together with binding and enforceable commitments of the controller or processor in the third country to apply the appropriate safeguards, including as regards data subjects' rights (art 46(2)(e))
an approved certification mechanism together with binding and enforceable commitments of the controller or processor in the third country to apply the appropriate safeguards, including as regards data subjects' rights (art 46(2)(f))
subject to approval by a national regulator, contractual clauses and/or cross border administrative arrangements (art 46(3)
Finally, there are limited derogations (art 49) which allow the export of personal data in the following circumstances. However, EDPB regulatory guidance makes it clear that these are 'exceptional' and should not be relied on for routine 'business as usual' data export.
Whilst SCCs (standard data protection clauses approved by the EU Commission) are only one of a variety of measures that can be used to enable lawful data export from the EU, in practice they are the most widely used by multi-national companies and organisations. The update to SCCs will therefore impact many international companies.
New EU standard contractual clauses from 27 June 2021
'Old' SCCs (2001, 2004 and 2010) currently in use
EU privacy law has a long history. Before GDPR came into force in 2018, the 1995 European Data Protection Directive prohibited data export unless the exporter could ensure an adequate level of protection. The European Commission published various sets of standard contractual clauses which, if adopted, provided companies with a presumption that they had ensured adequate protection for their data exports.
The 'old' SCCs, implemented to enable lawful data export under the Data Protection Directive, but still currently in use, are:
2001/4 SCCs: controller-controller model clauses
2010 SCCs: controller – processor model clauses
Despite GDPR coming into force in 2018 (and court cases on data export such as Schrems and Schrems II), the SCCs were not updated until 4 June 2021, when the European Commission published revised SCCs (2021 SCCs).
Differences between old SCCs and 2021 SCCs
So, what has changed? In short, quite a lot:
a new 'mix and match' modular structure catering for processor to controller and processor to processor data exports in addition to the controller to controller and controller to processor exports permitted under the old SCCs
provisions to address issues raised by the Schrems II court decision:
both parties to carry out and document an assessment of the data importing country's laws and practices, with ongoing notification obligations on data importer
data importer to provide a point of contact to data subjects
GDPR updates
the 'to processor' modules include all provisions required by GDPR, which should mean the end of supplemental 'data processing addenda' (DPA)s
technical and organisational measures to be adopted by the data importer should be included as a detailed description in the new SCCs
joint and several liability with indemnity provisions mirroring GDPR requirements
prescriptive requirements for importing data controllers with regard to the purposes for which they process data, their obligations to actively notify data subjects and onwards data transfer
Categories Cloud computing, Data protection, EU, ICO, UK Tags dataexport, EU SCC, GDPR, SCC
EU finds UK has adequate protections for personal data


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Toys for Tots drive honors Councilor
By Raydoffa Braziel, Reporter|December 19, 2019
The Schanick family coordinated a Toys for Tots drive in honor of Mr. Edward Councilor after his first-hour class came up with the idea.
IMAGE / Raydoffa Braziel
Mr. Edward Councilor left a long-lasting legacy on the Kearsley community with his selflessness and giving.
The Schanick family started a Toys for Tots drive after Councilor's first-hour class came up with the idea.
Councilor showed his Christmas spirit every year, wearing his Christmas suit and even dressing up as Santa Claus.
His students believe that the donation is a great way to honor him.
Sophomore Brendan Schanick coordinated the Toys for Tots donation so students and the community could give children a chance to have a great Christmas.
The program ran from Monday, Dec. 2, to Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Donated toys for children young children up to the age of 12 were taken to a collection box in the main office.
Schanick felt the donation drive was the right way to honor Councilor.
I am glad that our community is coming together to make a positive change in the name of Mr. Councilor. He will forever be missed by the whole community."
— Katia Traeye-Encarnacion
"We wanted to do something to honor Councilor," Schanick said, "so I contacted Toys for Tots and they were happy to give us posters and boxes to fill up."
Schanick is hoping to keep the drive going every year as a tradition.
"Mr. Councilor would always hold toy drives to help our community," Shanick said, "so doing this is a great way to honor him and to keep up what he would do. Hopefully we can make this a yearly event."
Senior Katia Traeye-Encarnacion loved the idea of the toy drive.
"I think Toys for Tots is a great idea to give back to those who do not have the means to get gifts for themselves," Traeye-Encarnacion said. "I am glad that our community is coming together to make a positive change in the name of Mr. Councilor. He will forever be missed by the whole community."
Raydoffa Braziel, Reporter
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Michigan Movie Theaters, Gyms Could Be Reopening Next Week
Pat Published: August 20, 2020
I'm not going to lie to you - out of everything, I've missed going to the movies the most.
During a press conference yesterday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that her administration is considering opening up more businesses, such as gyms, movie theaters, and bowling alleys, that have been closed for five months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whitmer said that her administration is currently working with the health department to "drill down" into businesses that have been closed, "where we can do another assessment on risk mitigation and determine if we might consider making some improvements in the policy."
Casinos in Detroit opened two weeks ago with a 15% capacity limit; however, more businesses up north have been allowed to reopen.
Some of the businesses that have remained closed include amusement parks, arcades, bingo halls, indoor dance areas, skating rinks, trampoline parks, water parks, etc.
It was announced last week that some Michigan bowling alleys have come together to sue Governor Whitmer in an attempt to reopen. Part of their argument is that, if restaurants are allowed to open at a limited capacity, why shouldn't bowling centers be allowed to open?
Whitmer's administration is currently doing risk assessments for the above businesses to determine if it's safe for them to open in a limited capacity. An announcement could come as early as next week.
I totally get both sides of this discussion, but I'm also selfish - I wanna go to the movies, ONLY IF IT'S SAFE TO DO SO. I'll be interested to see what happens next week.
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To all Pennsylvania Highlands Community College students I extend a hearty welcome. We are the community college of the Southern Alleghenies, and we serve a much greater region with our Accelerated College Education (ACE) program and Online Campus.
Pennsylvania Highlands is truly becoming the public college of the region with a mission to serve the educational and workforce training needs of the Southern Alleghenies. We have brought together a highly dedicated faculty and staff whose primary objective is to ensure that you receive a quality education in our classrooms and laboratories and excellent customer service from all of the auxiliary areas of our institution. We are dedicated to the task of broadening the mind - to getting you ready, not only for a place in America's workforce, but also to getting you ready to face the myriad challenges that the rest of your life has waiting for you. We now serve more than 3,000 students annually in our credit programs at our locations in Richland, Ebensburg, Huntingdon, Somerset, Blair, and our Online Campus. We serve as many as 1,600 students in our Accelerated College Education (ACE) classes in high schools in twelve Pennsylvania Counties, and we serve nearly 1,000 students each year in non-credit training opportunities through Continuing Education. We also have many students who enjoy education, training, and social opportunities through our community education classes.
As Pennsylvania Highlands' fourth president, I have made it my goal to make Pennsylvania Highlands a household name throughout the Southern Alleghenies. I would like it to be difficult for anyone to work in the region without coming into contact with a Penn Highlands' graduate. I believe that our graduates understand the value and importance of hard work and have prepared themselves to be successful. Your time at Penn Highlands will be the catalyst for a lifetime of achievement.
The Pennsylvania Highlands Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa boasts a strong group of honor students ready to meet all academic challenges. Membership in this organization signifies that you are a student who has achieved success in the classroom and the community. Being a Phi Theta Kappa at Penn Highlands signifies that you have accepted the challenges of high academic standards and embraced your responsibilities as a community member. Phi Theta Kappa membership links our students to more than $35,000,000 in scholarships that can pay your way to four-year colleges and universities after you complete your degree at Penn Highlands.


To the ancient Canaanites, the terebinth was sacred. And then there's that symbiosis the tree has with a bug.
The Atlantic pistachio tree is not only a source of food and a lesson in mutuality, thanks to a very strange symbiotic relationship it has with an insect. It was also a goddess, at least once upon a time.


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package com.tonychen.trainingapp;

import android.app.ActivityManager;
import android.app.Application;
import android.content.Context;
import android.util.Log;

import com.orhanobut.logger.AndroidLogAdapter;
import com.orhanobut.logger.FormatStrategy;
import com.orhanobut.logger.LogcatLogStrategy;
import com.orhanobut.logger.Logger;
import com.orhanobut.logger.PrettyFormatStrategy;
import com.tonychen.trainingapp.presenter.InitBusinessHelper;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by TonyChen on 2017/08/01;
 * Email : chenchenyanrong@163.com
 * Blog : http://blog.csdn.net/weixin_37484990
 * Description :
 */

public class DemoApplication extends Application {
    private static final String TAG = DemoApplication.class.getSimpleName();

    public static DemoApplication getInstance() {
        return mInstance;
    }

    private static DemoApplication mInstance;

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        mInstance = this;

        /**
         * 解决多进程,重复初始化application的问题
         */
        int pid = android.os.Process.myPid();
        ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
        List<ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo> runningApps = am.getRunningAppProcesses();
        if (runningApps != null && !runningApps.isEmpty()) {
            for (ActivityManager.RunningAppProcessInfo procInfo : runningApps) {
                if (procInfo.pid == pid) {
                    if (procInfo.processName.equals("com.tonychen.trainingapp")) {
                        initApp();
                        Logger.i("process name is " + procInfo.processName);
                    } else if (procInfo.processName.equals("com.tonychen.trainingapp:daemonprocess")) {
                        FormatStrategy formatStrategy = PrettyFormatStrategy.newBuilder()
                                .showThreadInfo(false)  // (Optional) Whether to show thread info or not. Default true
                                .methodCount(0)         // (Optional) How many method line to show. Default 2
                                .methodOffset(0)        // (Optional) Hides internal method calls up to offset. Default 5
                                .logStrategy(new LogcatLogStrategy()) // (Optional) Changes the log strategy to print out. Default LogCat
                                .tag("TonyDebugLog")   // (Optional) Global tag for every log. Default PRETTY_LOGGER
                                .build();
                        Logger.addLogAdapter(new AndroidLogAdapter(formatStrategy));
                        Logger.i("process name is " + procInfo.processName);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void initApp() {
        InitBusinessHelper.getmInstance().initInMainThread(this);
        InitBusinessHelper.getmInstance().initInSubThread(this);
    }

    @Override
    public void onTrimMemory(int level) {
        super.onTrimMemory(level);
        Logger.i("DemoApplication onTrimMemory level = " + level);
    }

    @Override
    public void onTerminate() {
        super.onTerminate();
        Logger.e("DemoApplication onTerminate ");
    }

    /**
     * 销毁虚拟机
     *
     * @param status 退出状态
     */
    public final void exitApp(int status) {
        Logger.e("销毁虚拟机" + Log.getStackTraceString(new RuntimeException("call exitApp status = " + status)));
        System.exit(status);

    }
}

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The Beavers are the real deal -- No. 14 in the AP poll, consecutive road wins against quality opponents including a gutsy 38-35 victory over the Arizona Wildcats a week ago [highlights], and a quarterback who's edging into the Heisman conversation. Washington State is 2-3 overall and still looking for its first conference victory. But with Mike Leach at the helm and change in the air in Pullman, the Cougars are always interesting. WSU at OSU Saturday at 3 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Networks has national appeal.
This blog post is meant to connect as many fans of both teams to the game as we can find. We'll update it through kickoff, too; if you have information you'd like to share with fellow fans about restaurants carrying the game or channels in your area, tweet it to @pac12 or post it to our Facebook page and we'll add it to this post.
Of course we understand there are still fans without access to Pac-12 Networks, and share your frustration. We continue to work hard to reach agreements with as many providers as we can including DirecTV, to whom we've made a fair offer. If you don't get Pac-12 Networks according to our Channel Finder tell your provider to reach a fair agreement, or switch to one of the more than 40 cable and satellite distributors that offer Pac-12 Networks already. Every fan has at least one option in your area.
Here again is our Channel Finder, and list of cable and satellite distributors that offer Pac-12 Networks by state.
In order to watch Pac-12 Networks broadcast content on the Web or iPad, you must get a Pac-12 channel as part of your pay TV service with Brighthouse, Cox, Time Warner Cable, Frontier, Crestview, or Canby. Comcast/Xfinity TV customers can watch all 7 Pac-12 channels live at http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/specials/Pac-12. We're working closely with other partners including DISH, SuddenLink, Bend Broadband and more to facilitate authentication as soon as possible. We're also negotiating with new distributors.
*Only a sample list -- and do call before heading out to confirm.
Do you have information you'd like to share with fellow fans about restaurants carrying the game or channels in your area? Tweet it to @pac12 or post it to our Facebook page and we'll add it to this post.