This medicine inhibits Factor Xa as the convergence point of the extrinsic and intrinsic blood coagulation pathways, resulting in the prevention of the conversion from prothrombin to thrombin further downstream, and shows direct anti-coagulant effects and indirect anti-platelet effects.
It is usually used for treatment and prevention of recurrence of venous thromboembolism (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism).
If you have bleeding symptoms.
If you have abnormal blood clotting.
If you have liver disease with a risk of bleeding.
If you have renal failure.
If you are in the early period of post-spinal epidural anesthesia or post-lumber puncture.
If you are scheduled to receive a surgery.
In general, for adults, take 10 mg of the active ingredient at a time twice a day for the first 7 days. Subsequently, take 5 mg of the active ingredient at a time twice a day. Each tablet contains 2.5 mg of the active ingredient. Strictly follow the instructions.
If you miss a dose, take a dose as soon as possible, then take the medicine twice a day as usual. You should never take two doses at one time.
Take extra care when participating in exercise or work associated with a risk of injury and brush your teeth and blow your nose gently to prevent bleeding.
Do not take Saint John's Wort since it may diminish the effect of the medicine.
The most commonly reported adverse reactions include nasal bleeding, bloody urine, contusion and hematoma. If any of these symptoms occur, consult with your doctor or pharmacist.


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It's seen as a sort of cause and effect; a universal system of justice against your crimes.
But I'm here to potentially burst your bubble. If you're waiting for karma to dish out punishment to people who have done wrong, you're going to be waiting a long time.
If you're waiting for your lying, cheating ex to die and come back as a sea slug, don't hold your breath.
Karma does not work that way despite people hoping and wishing it did.
People don't get what they deserve, they get what they attract.
This is why some people can walk through the world hurting people and never be caught, punished, or even feel bad about it. Because they were, in fact, a vibrational match for their behavior.
But this is also why some people commit crimes and are caught, because they are a vibrational match for getting caught or being stopped.
No. That's also not how karma works.
In this life, in all your lives, you will always get what you are a vibrational match for. Whether that's an amazing life of happiness and joy, or a depressing life of pain and misery.
To the universe, we are children, playing in the sandbox of life.
If a child throws his cup of milk on the floor do you expect swift and immediate justice to swoop in and throw HIM on the floor? Wouldn't that be fair? Wouldn't that teach him not to throw his cup?
Instead what happens? A kind and gentle parent explains to the child what the consequences are of throwing your milk on the floor. And then it is up to the child to decide if he will do it again. If he enjoyed the experience and doesn't care about the loss of his drink, he might do it again. If he instead realizes that throwing things away causes them not to be there anymore AND it's important for him to keep the things he values, he will not throw the milk on the floor again.
The universe gives you the same opportunities to learn and to decide if you will change your behavior or keep it the same. But there is no judgment. You must be clear about this.
No matter how "bad" you think you've been, or how damaged you think you are, or how undeserving you think you must be, the universe will not punish you for your behavior. If YOU feel you deserve to be punished you will attract something that feels like punishment.
Does this mean that you are free to hurt people if you want to?
You've always been free to hurt people if you want to. And you always will be. At some point you may not like how you feel when you hurt people and you'll stop. It might be in this lifetime or another. The universe is patient.
Karma is about being given the opportunity to change your vibration and attract something different. No one is going to inflict that upon you, but the universe will bring you ample opportunities to choose a different path.
Karma is not punishment, it's not revenge, it's not justice. Karma is the universe giving you opportunities to alter your vibration. Do with that what you will.


Obesity correlates with increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
The two maps of London correspond closely.
His achievements have never been paralleled.
Their strengths in memory and spatial skills matched.
There is no evidence to connect him to the robberies.
I wouldn't have connected the two events if you hadn't said that.
We've got the idea of associating progress with the future.
Officials visited the earthquake zone to coordinate the relief effort.


When he was nominated by President Richard Nixon to serve as US ambassador to the Court of St. James's in 1969, a post he held until 1974, Walter H. Annenberg had won the 1951 Alfred I. Dupont Award for pioneering education through television, founded a graduate school dedicated to the study of communication, assembled an Impressionist and Postimpressionist art collection considered among the finer in the world, and made a fortune from media holdings, including Seventeen, TV Guide, the Daily Racing Form, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and sixteen radio and television stations in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and California, including WFIL in Philadelphia. Throughout his time as a magazine, newspaper, radio, television, and cable owner, Annenberg's media shaped teen culture through Seventeen magazine and the televised after-school dance show American Bandstand. His TV Guide shaped the public's understanding of the emerging medium of television, and on the editorial pages of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News Annenberg boosted the fortunes of mayoral and presidential candidates he favored while blasting those he opposed. In 1969 Annenberg sold the two Philadelphia papers to Knight Newspapers; in the following years he parted with his television and radio stations. Capital Cities Communications used that acquisition to help build what is now the ABC television network. For $3 billion in 1988 Annenberg sold TV Guide, Seventeen, and the Daily Racing Form to Rupert Murdoch's News America Corporation. Using some of the proceeds to fund the Annenberg Foundation, the former ambassador to Great Britain devoted the rest of his life to making major gifts to culture and arts organizations, to colleges and universities, to the prep school from which he had graduated, and to projects designed to improve public schools. At the time of his death, the Annenberg Foundation had given away over a billion dollars. After Annenberg's death, his widow, Leonore, assumed the reins of the Annenberg Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, a 501(c)3 fund they established just after the turn of the 21st century to support programming tied to their California estate, a modernist home that passed into the trust at her death in 2009. Across the Annenbergs' lifetimes the Annenberg Foundation dispensed over $4.2 billion.
The three biographies differ in focus and scope. Whereas Cooney 1982 and Ogden 1999 situate Annenberg's life in the context of that of his father, Moses Annenberg, Fonzi 1970 concentrates on the son's time as editor and publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Ogden 1999 is the definitive account of the lives of both father and son. Cooney 1982 is a less comprehensive work that provides an insightful account of the development of the Annenberg media empire. By contrast, the footnote-free volume Fonzi 1970 covers Annenberg's life through to his nomination to the Court of St. James's and, for aspects of Annenberg's life other than his work as publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, relies heavily on unacknowledged secondary sources.
Cooney, John. 1982. The Annenbergs: The salvaging of a tainted dynasty. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Tracing Walter Annenberg's life through to the early days of 1980, when Leonore Annenberg was serving as President Ronald Reagan's chief of protocol, Cooney's work, whose first 169 pages focus on Moses Annenberg, is organized to advance a narrative of suffering and attempted redemption. This unauthorized biography is important for its interviews with Richard Nixon and with those who knew Walter Annenberg as a young man.
Fonzi, Gaeton. 1970. Annenberg: A biography of power. New York: Weybright and Talley.
Covering Annenberg's life from birth to the sale of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News to John S. Knight in October 1969, this unauthorized biography's value is its detailed, albeit hostile and anonymously sourced, account of the failings of Annenberg's Philadelphia Inquirer, including what Fonzi describes as Annenberg's "vicious editorial campaigns" against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Milton Shapp.
Ogden, Christopher. 1999. Legacy: A biography of Moses and Walter Annenberg. Boston: Little Brown.
Ogden mined court records, divorce files, and newspaper archives from across the country as well as the personal correspondence of Walter Annenberg and Moses Annenberg to create a nuanced view of the lives of the Annenbergs and a carefully detailed account of the media empire they created. Legacy was written with the cooperation of Walter Annenberg and Leonore Annenberg.


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[Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website][1]: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin (1969)
One of my favorite novels is The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K Le Guin. For more than 40 years I've been recommending this book to people who want to try science fiction for the first time, and it still serves very well for that. One of the things I like about it is how clearly it demonstrates that science fiction can have not only the usual virtues and pleasures of the novel, but also the startling and transformative power of the thought experiment.
In this case, the thought experiment is quickly revealed: "The king was pregnant," the book tells us early on, and after that we learn more and more about this planet named Winter, stuck in an ice age, where the humans are most of the time …
In this case, the thought experiment is quickly revealed: "The king was pregnant," the book tells us early on, and after that we learn more and more about this planet named Winter, stuck in an ice age, where the humans are most of the time neither male nor female, but with the potential to become either. The man from Earth investigating this situation has a lot to learn, and so do we; and we learn it in the course of a thrilling adventure story, including a great "crossing of the ice". Le Guin's language is clear and clean, and has within it both the anthropological mindset of her father Alfred Kroeber, and the poetry of stories as magical things that her mother Theodora Kroeber found in native American tales. This worldly wisdom applied to the romance of other planets, and to human nature at its deepest, is Le Guin's particular gift to us, and something science fiction will always be proud of. Try it and see – you will never think about people in quite the same way again.
[1]: www.theguardian.com/books/2011/may/14/science-fiction-authors-choice
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Anthropological sci-fi thought experiments; a big chew for relatively little pages.
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Una reflexión sobre las relaciones humanas, el género, el poder, el nacionalismo, la guerra y la política dentro de un marco de ciencia ficción, en un planeta inhóspito y frío, que invita al recogimiento. Los mensajes que deja el libro son como el frío de Invierno, se filtran hasta los huesos. Una vez lo empecé no pude parar. Cualquiera diría que es de 1969, con cuestionamientos y reflexiones muy actuales.
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191 F. 2d 492 - American Broadcasting Co v. Federal Communications Commission
191 F2d 492 American Broadcasting Co v. Federal Communications Commission
89 U.S.App.D.C. 298
AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., Inc.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION et al.
Nos. 10496, 10570.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
Argued June 26, 1951.
Decided July 19, 1951.
James A. McKenna, Jr., Washington, D.C., with whom Andrew G. Haley and Vernon L. Wilkinson, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.
Max Goldman, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C., with whom Benedict P. Cottone, Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Richard A. Solomon and Mary Jane Morris, Attys., Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee. Dee W. Pincock, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellee in No. 10570.
W. Theodore Pierson, Washington, D.C., with whom Vernon C. Kohlhaas, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for intervenor. Thomas N. Dowd, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for intervenor.
Before WILBUR K. MILLER, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
These cases raise the question whether the Federal Communications Commission has acted fairly, expeditiously and within the framework of its legal powers in dealing with a complex problem relative to the allocation of radio frequencies to certain broadcasting stations.
The American Broadcasting Company appeals from two orders of the Federal Communications Commission granting successive 'special service authorizations' to the Albuquerque Broadcasting Company, permitting the latter to operate station KOB on a frequency of 770 kilocycles, unlimited time, at 50 kilowatts during the day and 25 kilowatts at night. A 'special service authorization' is a form of temporary permit, of a nature to be described in detail later in this opinion. The basis of appeal by the American Broadcasting Company is its claim- admitted by both the Commission and the Albuquerque Broadcasting Company, intervenor- that operation of station KOB as thus authorized substantially interferes with the protected secondary service of station WJZ, New York, an affiliate of the American Broadcasting Company which operates as a Class I-A station on 770 kilocycles with power of 50 kilowatts, unlimited time.1
Before turning to the specific contentions of the parties, we find it necessary to set out in some detail the factual background. Station KOB, Albuquerque, was operating under a license of the Department of Commerce as early as 1922. In 1928 the Federal Radio Commission assigned KOB the frequency of 1180 kilocycles, at a power of 10 kilowatts. In May 1940 a permit was issued by the Communications Commission to KOB permitting an increase of power to 50 kilowatts and designating it as a Class I station. KOB was at that time the only station licensed to operate at night on 1180 kilocycles.
In 1941 the United States negotiated a treaty with several other countries in the North American area, including Canada and Mexico, which was designed to allocate certain frequencies to each country free of interference from the other countries, thus facilitating better service in each. This treaty (the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement)2 did not permit of assigning an American station to the frequency on which KOB operated. As the Agreement itself did not provide upon what frequency a station such as KOB would thereafter operate, a serious problem confronted the Communications Commission. In an effort to solve it, the Commission in September 1940 proposed to assign KOB to the frequency 1030 kilocycles, at a power of 50 kilowatts, operating unlimited time as a Class II station. At that time station WBZ, Boston, was operating as a Class I-A station on that same frequency, and in order to permit the change, the license of WBZ would have had to be modified from a Class I-A to a Class I-B status. WBZ opposed this change and Commission engineers made a study of another proposed frequency, that of 1200 kilocycles. The use of that frequency, however, was found not to be feasible. In February 1941 the Commission proposed assigning KOB to 1030 kilocycles (as the only frequency then available) at 10 kilowatts power, unlimited time, and further provided for an increase of power to 50 kilowatts upon construction of a directional antenna and proof of performance. KOB objected, as did WBZ, but both withdrew their objections when it was made clear that the assignment to 1030 kilocycles was a temporary one. Accordingly, in March 1941 KOB was so licensed, the Commission stating that 'consideration of the question as to which frequency should be permanently assigned this station (will) be deferred until an appropriate application presents that issue.' Shortly thereafter KOB applied for a special service authorization to operate on 1030 kilocycles at 50 kilowatts day and 25 kilowatts night, unlimited time, which was granted in June, 1941.
While these proceedings were going on, the Commission began a survey to determine on which frequency KOB could best operate, and made field recordings of interference at various points. Some measurements taken in 1941, before atmospheric conditions rendered additional surveys impossible, indicated that KOB would have a wider area of interference-free operation on 770 kilocycles than on 1030 kilocycles, where considerable interference to both KOB and WBZ existed. On October 14, 1941, the Commission on its 770 kilocycles in lieu of 1030 kilocycles. Further measurements were taken, but before anything conclusive could be determined the United States entered World War II and the work was necessarily suspended.
WJZ protested the assignment of KOB to 770 kilocycles. WJZ was classified as a clear channel station and under its license was entitled to interference-free operation. Acting on this protest, the Commission held in late 1941 and early 1942 that the operation of station KOB on 770 kilocycles was temporary, and that if at any later time a permanent assignment was made, the party aggrieved could then protest. Again, as in the KOB-WBZ dispute, upon the understanding that the assignment was temporary, until a permanent billet could be found for KOB, and also having regard to the outbreak of war, WJZ did not press its objections to the action of the Commission in maintaining the status quo by successive renewals of KOB's special service authorization.
In early 1944 KOB requested a construction permit and regular license for 770 kilocycles, unlimited time. WJZ intervened in these proceedings, and sought a continuance for about three months. In order to get KOB's consent to the delay, WJZ agreed not to oppose any further extension of KOB's special service authorization on 770 kilocycles during the pendency of the litigation. After several further delays a hearing was finally held and the record closed on January 12, 1945. Before decision of that case, the Commission initiated the so-called 'clear channel hearing' to determine the appropriate classification and best use of all clear channel frequencies in the United States, of which 770 kilocycles was but one. At first WJZ requested that the KOB proceedings be held up until determination of the clear channel proceedings. This motion was never acted upon by the Commission. However later in 1945 WJZ requested a prompt decision in the KOB case and in early 1946 filed a motion requesting dismissal of the KOB applications. These motions were denied in April and May 1946. In August 1946 the Commission issued a notice entitled 'Statement of Procedure to be Followed by the Commission in Connection with Applications to Operate on I-A Channels,' in which it set forth that its policy would be not to consider applications to operate on clear channels until after the determination of the clear channel proceedings. It accordingly put the KOB application in the pending file.3
The clear channel proceedings have not as yet been concluded. They were apparently delayed (at least at one stage) by the request of a Senate Committee that these proceedings not be determined until the completion of a new North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, and then perhaps further delayed so that the matter could be considered by the Senate itself.4 The Commission evidently considers that some congressional action along these lines may be forthcoming, and should be awaited. The new North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement has been negotiated but has not as yet been ratified. Accordingly, the status of the clear channel proceedings is quite uncertain, and the future status of the KOB application for permanent licensing on 770 kilocycles is equally unclear.
It is in this background that we must view the two appeals here before us. Both of them are from further extensions by the Federal Communication Commission, each for a six months period, of applications by KOB for special service authorizations to permit it to continue operating, as it has been since 1941, on 770 kilocycles. The Commission granted those authorizations, stating on December 14, 1949, after oral argument en banc, with regard to the first application:
'Since the question of KOB's permanent assignment involves the classification of two important clear channels, 770 kc and 1030 kc, it cannot be determined until after a decision in the Clear Channel Hearing. The latter proceeding contemplates a possible reclassification of all of the clear channels and cannot be decided piecemeal. In fact, WJZ itself has recognized and strongly argued that the solution of the KOB problem is subsidiary to and dependent upon a decision in the Clear Channel Hearing.
'Thus all that can be decided now is the question of how KOB should operate in the interim period until its permanent assignment can be determined. Upon consideration of all of the facts we are of the opinion that the status quo should be maintained. A change in the KOB frequency, which could only be another temporary expedient, should not be undertaken in the absence of a compelling reason; and we find no such reason here. WJZ has suggested that KOB should return to the facilities specified in its license, 1030 kc with power of 10 kw. There is no question but that this would result in severe interference to WBZ and at least some loss of service to KOB. The Commission recognized in 1941 that KOB's assignment on 1030 kc was unsatisfactory and determined that it should be placed on 770 kc until a final solution of the problem was found. WJZ has advanced no satisfactory reason why this determination should be disturbed at this time. Moreover maintenance of the status quo would be in accord with the agreement freely entered into by WJZ in 1944.
'We therefore deny WJZ's motion and grant KOB's application for extension of Special Service Authorization.'
The American Broadcasting Company took an appeal from this order, which appeal is one of the two now before us. On February 23, 1950, a further special service authorization requested by KOB was granted by the Commission, which stated: 'That the aforesaid petition has not alleged any changes in the material facts or circumstances surrounding the operation of station KOB on frequency 770 kc under special service authorization and has advanced no new and satisfactory reason why previous determinations with respect to such operation should be disturbed at this time and that therefore the status quo of KOB operation should be maintained pending the outcome of the appeal of the American Broadcasting Company, Inc. from the Commission's Order of December 14, 1949 * * * .'
This order was also the subject of appeal.
At this point, it is well to emphasize certain fundamentals. 'The policy of the (Communications) Act is clear that no person is to have anything in the nature of a property right as a result of the granting of a license.' Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio Station, 1940, 309 U.S. 470, 475, 60 S.Ct. 693, 697, 84 L.Ed. 869. 'No licensee obtains any vested interest in any frequency. The Commission for specified reasons may revoke any station license pursuant to the procedure prescribed by Sec. 312(a) and may suspend the license of any operator on the grounds and in the manner specified by Sec. 303(m). It may also modify a station license if in its judgment 'such action will promote the public interest, convenience, and necessity, or the provisions of this chapter * * * will be more fully complied with.' Sec. 312(b). And licenses for broadcasting stations are limited to three years, the renewals being subject to the same considerations and practice which affect the granting of original applications. Sec. 307(d). But in all those instances the licensee is given an opportunity to be heard before final action can be taken.' Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. Federal Communication Commission, 1945, 326 U.S. 327, 331-332, 66 S.Ct. 148, 150, 90 L.Ed. 108. Further, it must be recalled that 'In granting or withholding permits for the construction of stations, and in granting, denying, modifying or revoking licenses for the operation of stations, 'public convenience, interest, or necessity' was the touchstone for the exercise of the Commission's authority. While this criterion is as concrete as the complicated factors for judgment in such a field of delegated authority permit, it serves as a supple instrument for the exercise of discretion by the expert body which Congress has charged to carry out its legislative policy.' Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co., 1940, 309 U.S. 134, 137-138, 60 S.Ct. 437, 439, 84 L.Ed. 656.
Turning to the problem of the present case: we think that however it be labeled, a special service authorization is a form of license, and one within the power of the Commission to grant. Section 1.325 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, under which such authorizations are issued, provides:
' * * * (a) Special service authority may be issued to the licensee of a standard broadcast station * * * for a service other or beyond that authorized in its existing license for a period not exceeding that of its existing license.
'(b) * * * a satisfactory showing must be made in regard to the following, among others:
'(1) That the requested operation may not be granted on a regular basis under the existing rules governing the operation of standard broadcast stations;
'(2) That experimental operation is not involved as provided for by Section 3.32 of the Rules and Regulations;
'(3) That public interest, convenience, and necessity will be served by the authorization requested.' 1 Pike & Fischer, RR, par. 51.:325.
That section was promulgated pursuant to the general rule-making power of the Commission set forth in section 303(r) of the Communications Act.5 In performing its functions under that Act the Commission is given a broad discretion. The statute contemplates that the Commission will 'take the lead in exploring the possibilities of radio, and we think it unlikely that Congress had in mind a particular method to this end.' Crosley Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission, 70 App.D.C. 312, 315, 106 F.2d 833, 836, certiorari denied 308 U.S. 605, 60 S.Ct. 142, 84 L.Ed. 506. The purpose of Congress in establishing the Commission was to set up an expert agency capable of coping with the ever-changing and constantly-increasing problems of a booming industry. 'The Communications Act is not designed primarily as a new code for the adjustment of conflicting private rights through adjudication. Rather it expresses a desire on the part of Congress to maintain, through appropriate administrative control, a grip on the dynamic aspects of radio transmission. * * * Underlying the whole law is recognition of the rapidly fluctuating factors characteristic of the evolution of broadcasting and of the evolution of broadcasting and of the corresponding requirement that the administrative process possess sufficient flexibility to adjust itself to these factors.' Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co., supra, 309 U.S. at page 138, 60 S.Ct. at page 439, 84 L.Ed. 656.
In the absence of specific restrictions in the Act we find no basis for saying that special service authorizations permitting temporary operation on a frequency other than that specified in a station's license are illegal per se as being outside the Commission's authority. There is no showing that such authorizations are not in proper cases a reasonable means for implementing the purposes of the Act. That being true, the question before us is not so much the general substantive power of the Commission, but rather the propriety of its exercise in this case and of the procedure which the Commission has here followed. And the answer to that turns primarily on the application of section 312(b) of the Communications Act to the facts before us. That section provides: '(b) Any station license after June 19, 1934, granted under the provisions of this chapter or the construction permit required hereby and after such date issued, may be modified by the Commission either for a limited time or for the duration of the term thereof, if in the judgment of the Commission such action will promote the public interest, convenience, and necessity, or the provisions of this chapter or of any treaty ratified by the United States will be more fully complied with: Provided, however, That no such order or modification shall become final until the holder of such outstanding license or permit shall have been notified in writing of the proposed action and the grounds or reasons therefor and shall have been given reasonable opportunity to show cause why such an order of modification should not issue.'6
The Supreme Court has interpreted that section in Federal Communications Commission v. National Broadcasting Co., 1943, 319 U.S. 239, 63 S.Ct. 1035, 87 L.Ed. 1374, the KOA decision, a case somewhat similar to the one now before us, in that the modification there involved was the licensing of another station to operate on the same frequency as a pre-existing licensee (KOA), causing objectionable interference. The Court, in holding that KOA must be made a party to the proceeding, said: 'We can accord no other meaning to the language of the proviso which requires that the holder of the license which is to be modified must have notice in writing of the proposed action and the grounds therefor and must be given a reasonable opportunity to show cause why an order of modification should not issue. * * * A licensee cannot show cause unless it is afforded opportunity to participate in the hearing, to offer evidence, and to exercise the other rights of a party.' 319 U.S. at pages 245-246, 63 S.Ct. at page 1038, 87 L.Ed. 1374.7
The American Broadcasting Company contends that under the KOA decision whenever the Commission seeks to modify, directly or indirectly, an outstanding license, it must give the licensee an opportunity to present its side of the question and to introduce evidence, and that the Commission must base its decision on the record before it. Since WJZ was never accorded such a hearing on issuance of the special service authorizations, and the Commission's action was not based on such a record, it is argued that the grants were improper. Two immediate differences appear, however, between the KOA case and the instant proceeding. First, a treaty is involved here, and was the cause of relocating station KOB. Second, in the KOA case a regular license was issued the new station whereas here a temporary special service authorization was granted. As to the effect of the treaty, it is sufficient to say that to the extent reasonably possible a treaty and an earlier statute should be interpreted as consistent; that the hearing requirements of section 312(b), by their terms, apply to modifications resulting from a treaty; that the original treaty (NARBA) did not by its terms or by implication require the procedure here followed; and that in fact the Federal Communications Commission in its general order implementing NARBA complied with section 312(b). Thus the fact that a treaty is involved is not determinative of the issues here presented. The problem with regard to the status of the special service authorizations is more complex.
It will be recalled that in 1941, when the Commission first issued what it denominated a 'special temporary service authorization' to KOB to operate on 770 kilocycles, the Commission said in overruling WJZ's request for a hearing that the authorization was 'temporary,' for the purpose of ascertaining 'by actual operation on a temporary basis what facilities to be used by Station KOB on a regular basis would best serve public interest, convenience and necessity.' The Commission further said 'that if and when any assignment on a regular basis is made * * * which, in any way, aggrieves or adversely affects petitioner's (WJZ's) interests, petitioner will have 20 days * * * within which to file a petition for rehearing.' Measurements were to be taken with a view to determining KOB's future location on the spectrum.
Were the original authorization here in issue, there would appear to be little difficulty. Section 312(b) and the KOA decision only require that a reasonable opportunity to be heard be afforded, and do not necessarily require that the same type of hearing be held in every proceeding before the Commission concerning modification of licenses. Throughout the entire field of Anglo-American jurisprudence it is recognized that the word 'reasonable,' like the phrase 'due process,' is one of changing content, varying with the particular circumstances and context in which it is used. Federal Communications Commission v. WJR, 1949, 337 U.S. 265, 69 S.Ct. 1097, 93 L.Ed. 1353. To require a full-dress hearing for the issuance of a temporary short-term, emergency license would be in effect to negate the power of the Commission to deal with a large variety of exigent situations. While the burden would have been on the Commission, if its action had been challenged, to justify its original failure to grant a full hearing, we think that under the circumstances as they existed in 1941 the Commission might well have succeeded in sustaining that action.8
But the propriety or impropriety of issuing the original special service authorization is not the question before us. The question with which we are primarily concerned is whether, almost ten years after the first temporary license for a six months period was issued, and after similar licenses successively have been issued to permit operation over that long span of time, the Commission can still limit hearings on the renewals to the summary procedure which it originally followed. The Commission argues that the American Broadcasting Company has waived any such claim of error because it did not appeal from the original grants. The very expression of this argument demonstrates its untenability. The original grants involved no more than temporary authorizations which expressly, and under the circumstances of their issuance, negated the idea that they would continue for any substantial period of time, or that the American Broadcasting Company would not have the right to a hearing at a later date. No one contemplated the long delay which has since occurred. In Radio Station WOW v. Federal Communications Commission, 87 U.S.App.D.C. 226, 184 F.2d 257, this court permitted one radio station to oppose renewal of another station's license, though it had failed to oppose the original grant, where 'all parties, acting in good faith upon a factual matter, were in error and * * * the error is asserted to have resulted in an unauthorized impingement upon an existing license.' (184 F.2d at page 260). Although the error there was with regard to the amount of possible interference between the two stations, we think like principles control here where the error is as to duration of the interference.9
Turning to the question whether the proceedings before the Commission on the two authorizations now here on appeal satisfy the requirements of section 312(b), we must answer that question in the negative. There comes a point when what has been designed a 'temporary measure' lasts for so long, and shows so little sign of being terminated in the foreseeable future, that to continue to categorize it as 'temporary' is to ignore the realities of the situation. A license itself, under the Act, can only be granted for three years duration. Thus, the special service authorizations here in question have lasted for almost three times the term of the modifying license which was held invalid in the KOA case.
We cannot agree that the Commission can maintain the status quo indefinitely and in effect semi-permanently by offering the argument that the ultimate determination of KOB's status must depend upon the outcome of the clear channel proceedings. It is true that those proceedings may ultimately lead to very different conclusions regarding KOB than those which might be reached in this case. And that in turn might result in KOB having to incur additional expenses and frequency changes. But even if this would have been a valid argument in 1945, when the clear channel proceedings were first commenced, it cannot be controlling now. Until that time delay had been due primarily to the war, and all parties had acquiesced. Further, it then appeared that the clear channel proceedings would be disposed of promptly. But that is not the situation now before us. The Commission has made no showing of even a reasonable possibility that the clear channel proceedings will be completed shortly.10 And apparently it has conducted no further tests to determine where KOB should be located. WJZ has thus been required to bear a large part of the loss resultant from the original NARBA treaty arrangement eliminating frequency 1180. Interference caused by the operation of KOB causes the loss of approximately 23,000,000 possible listeners to WJZ. The Commission has in effect permitted this substantial loss to occur and to continue.
We recognize that the Commission's task is most difficult. The vast number of complex problems in radio, television, and wire communications imposes a heavy burden- often presenting situations well-nigh impossible of solution. And of course the courts cannot compel solutions where none exist. But on occasion the courts must act to make certain that what can be done is done. Agency inaction can be as harmful as wrong action. The Commission cannot, by its delay, substantially nullify rights which the Act confers, though it preserves them in form. Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission, 1945, 326 U.S. 327, 334, 66 S.Ct. 148, 90 L.Ed. 108. 'Proper administration of the law by governmental agencies such as the Communications Commission requires careful observance of the procedures established by Congress. For the protection of the people generally, to say nothing of the agencies themselves, convenience of administration cannot be permitted to justify noncompliance with the law, or the substitution of fiat for adjudication.' Heitmeyer v. Federal Communications Commission, 68 App.D.C. 180, 189, 95 F.2d 91, 100. There would appear to be many possibilities for action in this case.11 The Commission has never made a determination based upon a thorough study of those possibilities. We think it is incumbent upon the Commission so to do. Whether it would reach the same or a different conclusion upon a proper hearing is something about which we need not speculate.
We cannot, even if we wished to do so, determine the ultimate disposition which should be made of the WJZ-KOB controversy, or direct the Commission how to exercise its discretionary powers.12 But we can provide 'a remedy against inaction';13 we can direct the Commission to exercise its discretion in accordance with law. We have power to reverse, and to 'remand the case to the Commission to carry out the judgment of the court.'14
Reversal, without more, will not meet the needs of this case. For KOB has been operating on the frequency of 770 kilocycles for ten years. And there may be some doubt as to whether it can feasibly be returned to operation on its licensed frequency of 1030 kilocycles, since station WBZ, Boston, withdrew opposition to that grant on the understanding that it was a temporary, stop-gap measure. Certainly KOB should not be forced off the air or unduly compelled to limit service. An immediate withdrawal of its special service authorizations might well produce that result. Accordingly, greater flexibility is necessary in disposing of this case. United States v. Morgan, 1939, 307 U.S. 183, 191, 59 S.Ct. 795, 83 L.Ed. 1211; Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, supra, 322 U.S. at page 621, 64 S.Ct. 1215, 88 L.Ed. 1488. We think the Commission should be given an opportunity to consider anew the difficult practical problem which confronts it. If appropriate proceedings are promptly begun and expeditiously carried forward, we would not regard it as inconsistent with our holding here if the Commission were to preserve the status quo for such reasonable period as may be necessary to make 'a valid determination * * * with all deliberate speed'. Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, supra, 322 U.S. at page 619, 64, S.Ct. at page 1222, 88 L.Ed. 1488; Lambros v. Young, 79 U.S.App.D.C. 247, 145 F.2d 341.
Accordingly, we reverse the orders of the Commission and remand the cases for action not inconsistent with this opinion.
Reversed and remanded.
The Commission's 'Standards of Good Engineering Practice Concerning Standard Broadcast Stations (550-1600 kc)', 4 F.R. 2862, et seq., July 8, 1939; 1 (Pt. 2) Pike & Fischer, Radio Regulation, par. 81:3, et seq., provide the following definitions:
'Class I stations are dominant stations operating on clear channels as follows:
'(1) Class I stations operate with powers of not less than 10 or more than 50 kw. These stations are designed to render primary and secondary service over an extended area and at relatively long distances, hence have their primary service areas free from objectionable interference from other stations on the same and adjacent channels and secondary service areas free from objectionable interference from stations on the same channels.
'(2) From an engineering point of view, Class I stations may be divided into two groups:
'(a) The Class I stations in Group 1 are those assigned to the channels allocated by section 3.25, paragraph (a), on which duplicate nighttime operation is not permitted * * * .
'(b) The Class I stations in Group 2 are those assigned to the channels allocated by section 3.25, paragraph (b), on which duplicate operation is permitted; that is, other Class I or Class II stations operating unlimited time may be assigned to such channels * * * .
'Hereafter, for the purpose of convenience, the two groups of Class I stations will be termed Class Ia or Ib in accordance with the assignment to channels allocated by section 3.25(a) or 3.25(b).
'Class II stations are secondary stations which operate on clear channels with powers not less than 0.25 kw. or more than 50 kw. These stations are required to use a directional antenna or other means to avoid causing interference within the normally protected service areas of Class I stations or other Class II stations. These stations normally render primary service only, the area of which depends on the geographical location, power, and frequency * * * .'
United States Treaty Series 962, Department of State, 1937; 55 Stat. 1005; 1 Pike & Fischer RR, Par. 41 et seq
New applications for clear channel frequencies were dismissed but the KOB application was retained because a lengthy hearing had already been held on it
Hearings on S. 2231, 80th Cong., 2d Sess., pp. 2-4 (1948); Sen. Rep. No. 49, 81st Cong., 1st Sess., pp. 5-10 (1949)
That section empowers the Commission to: 'Make such rules and regulations and prescribe such restrictions and conditions, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, or any international radio or wire communications treaty or convention, or regulations annexed thereto, including any treaty or convention insofar as it relates to the use of radio, to which the United States is or may hereafter become a party.' Act of June 19, 1934, c. 652, Sec. 303, 48 Stat. 1082, as amended May 20, 1937, c. 229, §§ 5, 6(a, b), 50 Stat. 190, 191, 47 U.S.C.A. § 303(r)
Act of June 19, 1934, c. 652, Sec. 312, 48 Stat. 1086, 47 U.S.C.A. § 312(b)
See also L. B. Wilson, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, 83 U.S.App.D.C. 176, 186, 170 F.2d 793; Woodmen of the World Life Ins. Soc. v. Federal Communications Commission, 70 App.D.C. 196, 198, 105 F.2d 75, 77, certiorari denied 308 U.S. 588, 60 S.Ct. 112, 84 L.Ed. 492; Journal Co. v. Federal Radio Commission, 60 App.D.C. 92, 95, 48 F.2d 461, 464
' * * * the terms of Sec. 312(b) must be read in the light of the Act's general procedural authorization in Sec. 4(j), which empowers the Commission to 'conduct its proceedings in such manner as will best conduce to the proper dispatch of business and to the ends of justice.'
'In this wording Congress was mindful not only of the ends of justice but also of the proper dispatch of the Commission's business, a matter not unrelated to achieving the ends of justice, and left largely to its judgment the determination of the manner of conducting its business which would most fairly and reasonably accommodate those ends.' Federal Communications Commission v. WJR, supra, 337 U.S. at page 282, 69 S.Ct. at page 1106, 93 L.Ed. 1353.
This is equally true of the claimed estoppel arising out of the 1944 agreement not to oppose further special service authorizations. At that time all parties thought that those proceedings would be determined in the near future and did not anticipate that they would be shunted to one side pending negotiation and ratification of a new treaty, then possible congressional consideration of the issues raised in the clear channel proceedings
See footnote 4, supra, and related text
For example, there has been a lengthy record compiled before the Commission with regard to the frequency on which Kob should permanently be authorized to operate. If it is out of date, bringing it up to date to cover current issues should not be difficult. It may be that a hearing would show that by means of a directional antenna and more limited power at nighttime the interference caused by KOB to WJZ's secondary service could be greatly diminished, or that by similar devices KOB could effectively operate on its licensed channel 1030 kilocycles
This court is not 'entitled to revise the Commission's decision'. Federal Radio Commission v. Nelson Bros. Bond & Mortgage Co., 1933, 289 U.S. 266, 276, 53 S.Ct. 627, 632, 77 L.Ed. 1166. Such a determination would be administrative or legislative rather than judicial in character. Federal Radio Commission v. General Electric Co., 1930, 281 U.S. 464, 50 S.Ct. 389, 74 L.Ed. 969. And while such powers, permissibly under the Constitution, may be vested in this court, Congress has not chosen to do so under the Communications Act
Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, 1944, 322 U.S. 607, 623, 64 S.Ct. 1215, 1224, 88 L.Ed. 1488. Though of course this court 'cannot direct in advance the order of precedence in the Commission's calendar.' WJR v. Federal Communications Commission, 84 U.S.App.D.C. 1, 6, 174 F.2d 226, 231, affirmed in this regard, reversed on other grounds, 337 U.S. 265, 69 S.Ct. 1097, 93 L.Ed. 1353
The Act provides: 'At the earliest convenient time the court shall hear and determine the appeal upon the record before it, and shall have power, upon such record, to enter a judgment affirming or reversing the decision of the Commission, and in event the court shall render a decision of the Commission, it shall remand the case to the Commission to carry out the judgment of the court: Provided, however, That the review by the court shall be limited to questions of law and that findings of fact by the Commission, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive unless it shall clearly appear that the findings of the Commission are arbitrary or capricious.' 47 U.S.C.A. § 402(e)


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To pass the last test you might find the
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Problems arising from running code concurrently are often intermittent because they depend on the order the code is
executed. Therefore the last test runs many [threads](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Thread.html)
several times to increase the chances of catching a bug. That means this test should fail if your implementation is not
[thread safe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_safety), but there is a chance it will pass just because there was
no concurrent modification attempt. It is unlikely that this will occur several times
in a row since the order the code is executed should vary every time you run the test. So if you run the last test a
couple of times and it passes every time then you can be reasonably sure that your implementation is correct.

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Bytemark launches Cloud Server Backups!
We are delighted to announce that Backups for Cloud Servers based in York are available from today in the Bytemark Panel and in version 2.4 of the Command Line Client.
This means that you can now take a backup of your root disc and restore your Cloud Server from a backup at any time. You can also setup schedules for backups to be taken automatically at a time of your choosing, keeping a maximum number of backups at any one time.
We are launching this service with a two month Free Beta Period. There will be no charge for backups up until August 31st 2017.
We would very much appreciate your feedback on this new service. There is a feedback form in the panel and a forum post for discussion.
Are there any restrictions during the Beta Period?
Schedules can retain a maximum of 4 backups, before the oldest is deleted when a new one is taken.
There is a limit of 4 manually taken backups.
How much will backups cost?
Backups will be priced based on the storage cost of the size of disc being backed up. Monthly costs for a server with backups will then be dependent on the number of backups you choose to keep.
We are still finalising pricing. However we expect storage costs to be similar to Archive grade storage (25GiB for 50p per month).
What happens at the end of the Beta Period?
We will announce pricing and email all customers in advance of the end of the beta period to give you notice of any costs you might incur after the beta period ends.
When will backups be available for Cloud Servers in Manchester?
This is expected shortly after the beta period finishes in September 2017.
Can I rely on this service?
We've focused on making a reliable backup and restore process for Cloud Servers. Your backups are stored on separate hardware to your server and the restore process takes a couple of minutes as a result, as your backup is migrated over.
How can I get individual files from a backup?
We are working on a file recovery appliance which will allow you to browse and select files from your backups for download. This will be available from the panel or the command line (on your server or other computers). This is scheduled to launch later in the year.
Will there be any other new features in the near future?


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Piracy threat prevents passenger line from leaving Maldives
An American luxury passenger line en route to the Seychelles is stranded in the Maldivian waters due to "piracy risk", while the passengers depart to the Seychelles through airline flights.
Secretary General of Maldives Association of Yacht Agents (MAYA), Mohamed Ali, told Minivan News on Sunday that the passenger line had arrived on December 29 and was scheduled to leave the same day after a brief stop near Male'.
However, he said the cruise captain had decided not to leave with the passengers on board due to "security reasons", as there have been several attacks by pirates near the Seychelles.
"To avoid the risk, the 67 passengers on board were taken to Seychelles via Qatar Airways and Emirates last week," Ali said.
As the passenger line is subjected to a daily fee of US$600 as long as it stays in Maldivian waters, he continued, "we are trying to send off the passenger line as soon as possible."
He noted that the crew is taking the necessary security measures to ensure safety from a possible pirate attack.
"There are some maritime security companies which provide security to large cruises or shipping vessels like these. So the passenger line is arranging security before departure," he said.
Pirate activity is predicted to be higher during November to February, with the increased number of cruise ships and yachts travelling this time of the year, according to Ali.
Meanwhile, due to increase in the pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean and the frequent encounters with Somali castaways in Maldivian territory, maritime experts have speculated that the piracy threat is growing in Maldives.
However, the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) has steadily countered that the country's territorial waters have not come under direct attack from piracy originating in Somalia.
MNDF Spokesperson Major Abdul Raheem earlier told Minivan News that despite small vessels originating from Somalia washing up in the Maldives' territorial waters – often with engineering problems – no reported attacks or activities linked to piracy were believed to have occurred in the country.
According to the Foreign Ministry, 37 Somali "castaways" are under police custody and are waiting for repatriation. They had been joined by three other Somalis, discovered last month on board a small dinghy drifting near Gaaf Alifu Atoll.
Potential pirate threats remain a major problem in ensuring the security of the archipelago, which depends on tourism for as much as 90 percent of its economy.
Delegates discuss maritime security
MNDF plays down immediate piracy dangers despite UN fears for Indian Ocean
Piracy and the Maldives: special report
Maldives included in United Nations' US$2 million anti-piracy project
Somali piracy spreading to Asian waters, says US military official
UN security council favours anti-piracy court formation
Posted on January 8, 2012 Author Hawwa LubnaCategories PoliticsTags maldives, maldives news, piracy, Tourism
4 thoughts on "Piracy threat prevents passenger line from leaving Maldives"
Salim Waheed says:
Somali pirates have been successfully charged with "intent to commit piracy" and it is time that the Maldives enact laws to do the same. Tourism is our golden egg, our life blood. We need to expand into the Yacht market by revising the system. And dealing with the piracy issue is part of what that revision calls for.
As for a supposed "threat." No, there is no direct threat to the Maldives. But there is the indirect threat of this affecting our tourism options. Its time we stop ignoring these problems and approach them head on.
Omar Headset says:
Oh good! They're near Seychelles? Excellent.
David Caple says:
Stop calling it 'piracy'! ... it's terrorism at sea, no less than the downing of a plane or the bombing of a town or city. If we could get governments to look upon it as terrorism they may increase their response and hunt these people down ... either that or hope they attack an Israeli vessel and give them an excuse to sort it out!!
Sheikh Imran Abdullah says:
Al-Shabab are freedom fighters, and if they just happen to be sailing around Maldives, why shouldn't we invite them? Afterall, they are pious muslims who implement the shariah to its full extent in their country mashallah.
I invite all Somalians to come and enjoy Maldives.
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Many Bureaucrats Tried, But Only Pyari Babu Excelled In Politics
Bhubaneswar: How many IAS officers wish to join mainstream politics after retirement and navigate the choppy waters of politics? The answer is, of course, very less. Isn't it?
If at all any one of the genre dips in, how many of them come off with flying colours in the adventurous and arduous expedition.
A glaring case in point is 1979 Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Dr Jatish Chandra Mohanty.
The former top bureaucrat of the then undivided Andhra Pradesh opted for a voluntary retirement from the plum post and chequered career in a bid to try his luck in politics. Thus, the sagacious son of soil on August 23, 2007 floated a new political party 'Samruddha Odisha' ahead of the 2009 general elections. The party had even fielded seven candidates in the Lok Sabha elections, but to no avail.
He aimed at eradicating poverty from Odisha in five years if his party came to power in the assembly election.
Dr Mohanty had even claimed that he might not be in next election if he failed to utilise the Central funds in the first year of power and they would also not fight election if they failed in five years to eradicate poverty from Odisha.
Perhaps, he failed to strike the right chord among his fellow electorate and now 'Samruddha Odisha' and its founder Dr Mohanty have apparently relegated into oblivion.
But, as there is always an exception in every field, Odisha had got one and he is called Pyari Mohan Mohapatra – once BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik's eyes and ears and the brain behind blockbuster Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha.
He came, he saw, he conquered. This what Pyarimohan Mohapatra, born to a modest family in Talcher of Angul district, did throughout his life both as a bureaucrat and politician.
Mohapatra, a political strategist, was often referred to as 'Chanakya' of Odisha politics for making the BJD an unstoppable political force in the State, had learnt the nitty-gritty of Odisha polity when he was the principal secretary to former CM Biju Patnaik between 1990 and 1995.
Mohapatra, a 1963-batch IAS officer, exercised super power after Naveen Patnaik started taking notes from the former bureaucrat as Patnaik was alien to politics. The former IAS officer was believed to be the brain behind throwing Bijoy Mohapatra, a founding member of BJD, from the party smelling the latter could be a challenger to Naveen after the Assembly polls in 2000.
Over time, Mohapatra, gained confidence of Naveen by teaching him ABCD of Odisha politics and acquired a larger-than-life image in the party with bureaucrats queuing up before his house at 111 Sahid Nagar in Bhubaneswar for orders on some policy issues.
"What Amit Shah is to (Narendra) Modi, Pyari babu was to Naveen. He changed the DNA of BJD and made it a politically well-oiled winning machine," said political analyst Rabi Das.
Senior politician from Odisha Bijoy Mohapatra in his comments said, "Be it an administrator or a leader, coming out successful depends on his dedication. He (Pyari Babu) whatever has been entrusted with has done with utmost sincerity."
Mohapatra, had surprised many when he single-handedly convinced Naveen to go solo by dumping Bharatiya Janata Party, an ally of BJD just before the 2009 assembly polls citing the national party might bring name to BJD in the wake of Kandhamal riots in 2008.
The BJD won 103 seats in the 147-member House in 2009 Assembly polls and it helped to lift Mohapatra's image to a new high.
As every success story has an end, the same finally came for Mohapatra, who was considered the second powerful man after Naveen in the State.
May 29, 2012, the date associated with Odisha politics will never forget as Mohapatra allegedly tried to engineer a coup in the party while Naveen was in London on his first overseas trip after becoming CM.
Knowing about the alleged coup attempt, Naveen got furious and suspended Mohapatra and a few others from the party.
"He is a beimaan (traitor) and backstabber," said Naveen, who was once calling "Pyari uncle"
Now, the most trusted man of Naveen had turned his biggest enemy.
Mohapatra swore revenge promising that he would reveal explosive details about Naveen when the time comes.
Mohapatra formed the Odisha Jana Morcha in 2013, but in the 2014 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls but it proved to be a damp squib.
And, with this, the man who was once calling the shots of Odisha politics receded to further political oblivion last year when his Rajya Sabha tenure ended.
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That unlovely phrase "the quantified self" has become well known as more of us equip ourselves with wristwatches, wristbands and other devices packing pulse readers, heartbeat monitors, GPS systems and so on. These are tools for revealing how fit, fast, hale and hearty we are, and at the very least they provide an impetus for continued physical fitness and a healthy diet. Is something similar happening in business?
VoloMetrix certainly hopes so. This three-and-half-year-old Seattle-headquartered company started by ex-Bain consultants is using analytics into how people work – their use of email, calendaring, sales calls, internal meetings and brainstorming sessions, for example - to create what amounts to an ongoing healthcheck system for organisations. "The quantified enterprise," if you will.
The aim of VoloMetrix is to provide a "single source of the truth" about what staff are up to by looking at their everyday activities and parsing those activities for effectiveness in achieving company goals, almost like a modern, digitised version of the old, clipboard-based time-and-motion studies that studied organisational processes.
Available on cloud or on premise, VoloMetrix can tell you how long your staff spend on email, for example. It sounds a recipe for providing HR and CFOs with unbridled power to fire underperformers, I suggest to CEO Ryan Fuller when we spoke recently by phone.
Not so, he counters. Data is anonymised and the aim is to discover the truth about team effectiveness – "who [as a team] is super-bloated, rather than person by person and we never touch message content," he says.
The results are practical and stimulating, he says, with many teams shocked by how much time they spend on email, for example.
With $17m in VC, 30 staff and exponential growth, Fuller says that interest in this fledgling project is such that he is being pursued by interesting companies rather than having to actively sell its service.
He calls VoloMetrix a "new organisational science with unbelievable potential" but adds that "we're only about two per cent of the way into what's possible".


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ollowing my post last night I stayed at church until 2am then decided it was time for me to go home rather than risk falling asleep at the wheel. I got home and booted up my Mac – I stayed online till about 3am then it was time to crash.
At first I slept through til 9am and thought about getting up and being productive but alas I fell asleep again and next thing I knew it was 10 to 12. I sat around and read for a bit then logged back onto the stream. Our internet wasn't that great and it kept cutting out – didn't quite beat actually being in the room. I guess I'm kinda live blogging the event lol.
I'm sat here now Rikki is playing Crash Bandicoot, I'm not sure what Becca is playing as I'm sat in the wrong place at the moment, it looks like Sonic but I'm not entirely sure. We're aiming to hit £400 by the end of the time, if we hit £1000 then Rikki will have his head shaved or Becca will be pelted with balloons with random concoctions inside them (so angel delight, water, milk etc).
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Shades of Benga Online – Episode 2: The Congo Connection & Nairobi Social Halls
We're back again this Wednesday 23 September @ 8:00PM EAT (+3GMT) with #shadesofbenga online episode 2. We travel back in time and see how a couple of Congolese guitarists influenced Kenyan popular music in the 1950s. Join us on our YouTube channel KETEBULMUSIC and Facebook page ketebulmusic to watch this episode. CLICK HERE to schedule and to view the episode.
Tribute To The Late Achieng' Abura
Tabu Osusa: The Making of an International Music Champion
By Isaac Otidi Amuke
Osusa and I are sitting at La Belle Époque, the ground floor café at Nairobi's Alliance Francaise on Monrovia Street. Soon, our conversation becomes untenable when music from Straight Line Connection, a Nairobi indie rock/metal band gets too loud. Osusa, an avid French speaker and board member at Nairobi's Alliance Francaise, informs me that the performance is part of ShowCase Wednesday, a monthly shindig where artists experiment with an eye on building audiences. That's how Osusa and I, once again, make for the relatively quieter Sippers pub in Hurlingham, a hideaway we both frequent to listen to Congolese Rhumba, a musical shrine of sorts which Osusa has since christened The Church.
READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://thelagosreview.ng/tabu-osusa-the-making-of-an-international-music-champion-isaac-otidi-amuke/
COVID-19 funding for artists/activists
The Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) at the University of York's, through a grant from Open Society Foundations, invites artists and activists to apply for COVID-19 funding of up to $3,750.
Ugandan music activist Bobi Wine.
The funding intends to support artists and activists in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak and its implications for human rights defenders.
Expected Outputs
Activists could write a diary, make a weekly podcast, write a blog, etc.
Artists could work in their chosen media to respond to the activist's contribution and/or to wider developments in their country/region. The CAHR is open to innovative suggestions on the nature of the collaboration between activists and artists.
The document, monitor and analyse events in real-time.
Reflect on well-being, both your own and that of your communities/organisations.
Go beyond a reactive response to imagine new, alternative futures. This future-oriented work could assess how crises and disruption open up new possibilities for creativity and innovation, as well as for regressive and repressive measures, and/or build on positive responses to the virus itself (local and global forms of solidarity).
Project Proposals
Activists and artists should apply by presenting a single collaborative project proposal that does not exceed two pages in length and includes the following:
A brief profile/bio of the artist(s) and activist(s) involved.
A brief description of the project/programme of work, highlighting in particular how it responds to the COVID-19 emergency and its links to activism and civic/political space; which of the three objectives set out above it responds to; any safety, security and ethical concerns, and how these will be addressed. Whether it builds on existing initiatives or is a new collaboration, and through which media/methodologies it will be carried out.
The main beneficiaries and audiences of the project/programme of work and why the methodology/medium is appropriate for the local context.
Details of additional sources of funding or contributions.
The envisioned output(s) of the project/programme of work, for both the activist(s) and artist(s).
The amount of funding you are applying for, and a brief justification for the specific amount requested. This is to be in the form of a basic budget and justification of resources (subsistence/salary costs can be included). Most of the grants will be between £1 000 and £2 000. Additional justification will be required for larger awards, up to £3 000 if the application involves groups of activists and/or artists.
One appendix featuring examples of artistic work can be included in the application. The appendix can be added to the two-page application.
While applications need to be in English, activist and artist outputs that are in part or completely in local languages are welcome.
Criteria for Assessment
A clear description of the link between COVID-19, and responses to the virus, on the one hand. As well as threats to activism and civic/political space on the other, affecting either the artists/activists making the application and/or their country.
Evidence of a strong working relationship between the artist(s) and activist(s).
Feasibility and relevance of the project is challenging and difficult circumstances (including consideration of safety, security and ethics).
Evidence of innovation and creativity.
Artists and activists will have to provide a timeline for outputs in their application, between now and 31 December 2020. Artists and activists will also need to submit a short joint report (two pages). This will detail the activities undertaken as well as all expenses incurred, by 31 January 2021.
All inquiries and submissions will go to Piergiuseppe Parisi piergiuseppe.parisi@york.ac.uk and Pippa Cooper at pippa.cooper@york.ac.uk(link sends e-mail).
Ketebul Music: Statement on CNN's Inside Africa program
During the first week of January 2019, the Inside Africa program by CNN featured two Kenyan musicians: Olith Ratego and Ogoya Nengo. Although the program was captivating, it fell far short of the mark of excellence required for journalistic research.
According to the program, the two artistes were discovered in their respective villages and their genres of music (Dodo and Ohangla) introduced to the world for the first time by Kenyan DJ Suraj and South African producer Emile Hoogenhout.
The facts in the program were blatantly incorrect, as both artistes have been recording and are contracted to Ketebul Music since 2004; hence they are not the village- trapped musicians they were purported to be. Olith and Ogoya are among the most traveled artistes in Kenya through musical tours arranged by Ketebul Music, Jojo Records and Planet Rock (Berlin, Germany).
The year 2005 saw Ogoya initial international exposure when she was introduced by Ketebul Music to Opiyo Okach, a Kenyan mime dancer based in Montpellier (France). The two paired up that same year and extensively toured continental Europe, South Africa and Brazil.
Furthermore, viewers of the program were made to believe that the two musicians were being introduced to electronic music for the first time by the two DJs. That impression was false since both Olith and Ogoya have previously recorded experimental electro-dance music with Ketebul Music back in 2004, under music producer Gabriel Omondi.
It is therefore imperative that Suraj and Emile should conduct due diligence as to who the holders of the copyright are, before sampling their musical works. Ogoya and Olith have also worked with German musicians Stefan Schneider and Sven Kacirek on a project titled; The Kenya Sessions, released on Pingipung label on 7 July 2011.
This musical endeavor featured in The New York Times edition of 22 March 2011 on the subject: Next generation of partnerships between Western labels and African artists.
Presently, Olith and Sven are working on an electronic album, Odd Okoddo, to be released later this year; not to mention his recording with No-Nation, an independent record label based in the UK.
In 2009, 'Matatu' by Ogoya, produced by Ketebul Music was featured on the French label Marabi Africa vol. 2, and another of her songs 'S.M. Otieno' was part of a compilation put together by the Norwegian label Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
The producers of Inside Africa gullibly took it that the talking head on the program was an authority in the musical genres of the Luo people of Western Kenya. The illusion created is highly disingenuous because Mwalimu Greg Tendwa, although a music enthusiast and DJ is not an expert on traditional music of that region.
CNN was further duped its viewers into believing that they were making news by being the first to record in Ogoya's homestead. To the contrary, Ketebul Music and its partners Abubilla Music Foundation, through the Singing Wells program, visited the village on 28 November 2011 and recorded Olith and Ogoya with their percussionist Oloo Maombo, at the very same location.
Olith and Ogoya admitted that they were not fully aware of what they were being interviewed for and, as neither is fluent in English, there was obviously a communication breakdown given that their management team at Ketebul Music were kept in the dark.
Ketebul Music appreciates efforts by CNN and would like to encourage other international media platforms who are interested in supporting and promoting all forms of Kenyan music to do so.
However, credibility is the hallmark of journalism. Therefore, a respected network such as CNN ought to have consulted an ethno-musicologist with the requisite knowledge of the landscape of Kenya's diverse music traditions before broadcasting that episode of Inside Africa.
Tabu Osusa
Founding Executive Director, Ketebul Music
Below is an abridged list of European festivals and concerts at which Olith and Ogoya have performed:
Zanzibar Sauti Za Busara
Hamburgsund, Clandestino Botnik Festival (Sweden)
Nasaker Urkult (Sweden)
Bruxelles Recyclart (Belgium)
Wuppertal Café Simonz (Germany)
Hamburg Stubnitz (Germany)
Berlin Sommerloft (Germany)
Praha Palac Akropolis (Czech Republic)
Katowice Off Festival (Poland)
Eberswalde Jazz (Germany)
Wuppertal Sommerloch (Germany)
Eupen Junglingshaus (Germany)
Brussel Ancienne Belgique (Germany)
Dusseldort Kit Café (Germany)
Koln Stadtgarten (Germany)
Utrecht Moira (Netherlands)
Weikersheim Club W71 (Germany)
Leipzig Fruhauf (Germany)
Berlin Kiezsalon (Germany)
Glass Glad Café (UK)
Bradford Delius Arts and Culture Centre (UK)
London Café OTO (UK)
Hamburg New Hamburg Festival (Germany)
Hamburgsund Clandestino Botnik Festival (Sweden)
Bruxelles Recyclart (Germany)
Berlin Luftus Hall (Germany)
Dusseldorf Carhartt WIP Stage (Germany)
Lisboa Jardim da Bibiotecandos Coruscheus (Portugal)
Coimbra Salao (Brazil)
Olith Ratego
Ogoya Nengo
Sauti za Busara 2019 Call for Artist Application
The 16th Sauti za Busara, one of Africa's top music festivals, is scheduled to take place in Stone Town, Zanzibar during 7 – 10 February 2019.
Sauti za Busara showcases diverse, original and live music from across the African Continent and diaspora. Artists representing music from the Arab World and Indian Ocean are also welcomed to apply
The Call for Artists is open only until 31st July 2018. Follow the link below for application details:
Sauti za Busara 2019 Application
Shades of Benga: The Story of Popular Music in Kenya
We recently released our long-awaited publication, Shades of Benga: The Story of Popular Music in Kenya 1946 -2016. The 652-page book was launched at an event preceded by a photo exhibition, of pictures extracted from the book, at the Alliance Française de Nairobi on 12 July 2017.
Tabu Osusa and Ford Foundation East Africa Office Representative Maurice Makoloo
Tabu Osusa and John Githongo
Stefano Sita Nne of Ketebul Music and Dave Omari of Eklektiks
This was followed by a presentation by the books principal authors, Ketebul Music Founding Director Tabu Osusa and Bill Odidi. They discussed the concept behind the book and gave an overview on topics covered in the 14 chapter publication.
Peter Akwabi, Bill Odidi and Tabu Osusa
The launch culminated with performances by some of the pioneering musicians whose profiles can be found in the book: John Nzenze & Peter Akwabi, and Ochestre Les Mangelepa.
John Nzenze, Lucy Ilado and Peter Akwabi
Orchestre Les Mangelepa
Shades of Benga: The Story of Popular Music in Kenya delves into the foundations of modern Kenyan music, examining external influences from the English waltz to Afro Cuban Rumba and how they helped mould new music styles across Africa. Rumba was brought to Eastern Africa via the itinerant Congolese musicians Edouard Masengo and Jean Bosco Mwenda who's intricate guitar-picking styles largely shaped the present Kenyan sound, with the Benga playing a dominant role.
Currently, you can get advance copies from Ketebul Music Studios or place your order.
#shadesofbenga
#legendarykenyans
THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR VISA FOR MUSIC 2017 IS NOW OPEN!
The call for applications for the 4th edition of Visa For Music is now open! This year, the professional music market for African and Middle-Eastern music will be held 22-25 November 2017 in Rabat, Morocco.
Artists and bands have the possibility to apply to have the chance of being selected and perform in front of thousands of music professionals who come to the Kingdom's capital to discover the talents of our territories. Everyone can apply including those who applied for previous editions and were not selected. The call for applications for the showcase program is open until April 15, 2017.
After the call for application has closed, 30 artists or bands will be selected by a qualified jury of music industry professionals who represent different musical aesthetics and the concerned regions (West Africa, East Africa, Portuguese-speaking Africa, North Africa, Middle East). To ensure diversity in the selection of the artists programmed for Visa For Music, jurors come from diverse horizons.
Information available at www.visaformusic.com
Ketebul Music Founding Director Tabu Osusa Nominated as One Of The IMC Five Music Rights Champions
Ketebul Music Founding Director Tabu Osusa has been nominated as one of the IMC Five Music Rights Champions.
Ketebul Music Founding Director, Tabu Osusa
Mr Osusa was nominated alongside Dame Evelyn Glennie, a Scottish percussionist and the first person in history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist and Ramy Essam an Egyptian musician known for his appearances in Tahrir Square in Cairo during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
Scottish percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie Photo Credit Caroline Purday
Egyptian musician Ramy Essam - Photo Credit Inaki Marconi
The International Music Council (IMC) was founded under the UNESCO chatter in 1949 and is the world's leading membership-based professional organization dedicated to the promotion of the value of music in the lives of all peoples.
The core values of the International Music Council are embodied in a set of Five Music Rights,
First Right – Musical Expression for all:
'For all children and adults to express themselves musically in all freedom'
Second Right – Musical Education for all:
'For all children and adults to learn musical languages and skills'
Third Right – Musical Involvement for all:
'For all children and adults to have access to musical involvement through participation, listening, creation and information'
Fourth Right – Opportunities for Musical Artists:
'For all musical artists to develop their artistry and communicate through all media, with proper facilities at their disposal'
Fifth Right – Recognition for Musical Artists:
'For all musical artists to obtain just recognition and remuneration for their work'
15 years after the proclamation of these rights, the IMC gives new impetus to their promotion by appointing IMC Five Music Rights Champions, with the purpose of increasing the visibility of these core values and putting them 'on the radar' of musicians and music-lovers around the world.
Tabu Osusa is a key player in the East African music industry. He is the Founding Executive Director of Ketebul Music and for the last 30 years has been involved in the music industry as a promoter, producer, composer and band manager.
In his words: "I feel that the fourth right is the most fundamental because it touches on the basic need to promote the diverse musical traditions of the world and at the same time giving all the artists an equal opportunity to be heard and promoted within a global platform."
Safari Ya Eriko Mukoyama! Anyango Tours Nairobi
Japanese nyatiti diva, Anyango arrived in Kenya on the 19th of August 2016 on a mission to promote her new album, Anyango: The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama. The visit entailed a number of shows in Nairobi aimed at promoting her brand new album.
Anyango's arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi
Rehearsals Day 1… A group of multi-talented musicians converged at Ketebul Music Studios to join Anyango in the first step of the journey.
With Kasiva Mutua on percussions, Ricky Nanjero on bass guitar, Michael Okinyo on the keyboard, Gervais Katumba on drums, Boaz Jagingo playing the orutu; a single-stringed traditional instrument and background vocalist Lydia Ogoti on board… Anyango's new band was complete!
Rehearsals day 1
Keyboardist Michael Okinyo
On the 25th of August Anyango had her first show at Thursday Nite Live @ Choices where she wowed the crowd with her brilliant live act.
The four-hour live performance, filled with beautiful nyatiti sounds and the angelic harmonies of Anyango and her band doubled up as the official launch of Anyango's album, Anyango: The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama.
The album consists of 15 songs in total including a collaboration with Kenge Kenge Orutu System, a traditional band from Kenya.
The song entitled 'Anyango Nyar Japan Meets Kenge Kenge' is a song Anyango wrote right after the Fukushima earthquake tragedy in Japan. It is meant to encourage the human spirit of resilience. Kenge Kenge infuse a strong traditional musical element to this song, expressing the same sentiment in Dholuo; a local language from Nyanza, Kenya.
Anyango Nyar Siaya at Thursday Nite Live @ Choices
Anyango live on stage at Choices
On the 26th of August Anyango performed at the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Reception at The Hilton Hotel in Nairobi.
The Prize is awarded to individuals with outstanding achievements in combating various infectious diseases in Africa or in establishing innovative medical service systems. It is awarded after every five years.
Anyango at The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Price Reception
Left-Right: Kasiva Mutua, Ricky Nanjero, Anyango, Gervais Katumba and Lydia Ogoti at The Hideyo Noguchi Peace Prize reception
27th of August 2016, Anyango performed at a symposium held for the First Ladies of Africa at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi during the Tokyo International Conference of African Development (TICAD IV)
The event was hosted by H.E. Margaret Kenyatta, First Lady of the Republic of Kenya and H.E Akie Abe, First Lady of Japan.
Anyango at TICAD
H.E Margaret Kenyatta, First Lady of Kenya enjoying performance by Anyango at TICAD IV
Anyango Nyar Siaya playing her Nyatiti at TICAD IV
On 2nd September 2016 Anyango appeared on The Trend Live with Larry Madowo, a live entertainment television show aired every Friday on NTV Kenya. She was interviewed and did a short performance with an all-girl 3-piece band consisting of Kasiva Mutua, Lydia Ogoti and herself.
Anyango and her band performing Weche Ng'eny at The Trend Live
Anyango during an interview at The Trend Live with Larry Madowo
During the interview Anyango did an impromptu collaboration with Jua Cali, a renowned Kenyan hip-hop artist. Jua Cali rapped impressively over Anyango's nyatiti sound.
Jua Cali rapping to Anyango's Nyatiti sound
Larry Madowo host of The Trend with Anyango Nyar Siaya
To wrap it all up Anyango,s final show was at The Alchemist, Muthurukishion 3: Strings of The East. This went down on the 3rd of September 2016.
This 3rd edition of Muthurikishion featured Anyango who plays the nyatiti as well as DBass Ganun from Tanzania who plays the ganun, both string instruments from East Africa and the Middle East respectively, hence the name 'Strings of The East'.
Anyango on stage at The Alchemist
And if the music is good… You dance!!!
Anyango had everyone on their feet at The Alchemist
Female percussionist Kasiva Mutua doing what she knows best
Patrick Ondiek from Ketebul Music
Gervais Katumba on drums
Boaz Jagingo with Ricky Nanjero


Triad is a national program that promotes safety and crime prevention for seniors.
Locally, RSVP partners with the Dane County Sheriff's Department, local police departments, senior agencies, and others in the community to bring vital health and safety information to Dane County seniors.
Yearly – Vehicle winterization clinic along with Hometown Auto.
We are always looking for people to serve on our Triad committee.
The mission of Triad is to enhance the quality of life of older adults through education and active participation in statewide programs and projects by partnering with Law Enforcement, Senior Serving Agencies, and Seniors to help reduce criminal victimization of older adults.
Would you like to help decide what Triad programs will be offered at the Verona Senior Center in 2019? Join our committee! We meet just one time a month and plan one event a month. Contact Julie Larson if you are interested.


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Apply knowledge of mathematics, engineering sciences and contemporary developments in the field to perform analysis and design to desired engineering specifications.
Use engineering processes to identify and analyze problems, formulate solutions, design simulations and experiments, and interpret results.
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Students not meeting the requirements for experiential education may take other course options with Dept. Chair and Dean approval.
Students that do not place in MATH1040 Calculus I will need to take an extra course, MATH1020 Fundamentals of Algebra, as prerequisite. If needed this will count as an A&S elective.


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