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Immigration Planning for Chinese Parents with EB-5
The EB-5 Program provides a significant opportunity for investors seeking to immigrate to the US to create a better future for their children.
The EB-5 Program provides a significant opportunity for investors seeking to immigrate to the United States to create a better future for their children. The growth of the middle class combined with the stressors of increasing competition in education, pollution and other environmental issues, and the limits imposed by an authoritarian government have created a booming market for U.S. visas among wealthy Chinese families. As such, investors often base their immigration and investment strategies on the needs of their children.
The EB-5 Program is a promising option for these investors. Under the regional center model in particular, an investor must invest $1,800,000 in a new commercial enterprise, but this required amount drops to $900,000 if the enterprise is located in a targeted employment area, meaning an area with a low population or a high unemployment rate. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) maintains a list of designated regional centers, which are monitored to ensure they fulfill the goals of the EB-5 Program and comply with U.S. laws. The investment must result in the creation of ten fulltime jobs in the area, and the investor is not required to manage the enterprise directly but must play a role in policy formulation as a voting partner.
This model offers several advantages to Chinese investors who wish to immigrate to the United States for the sake of their children, as it requires little direct involvement from the investor and costs less than other investment programs such as the EB-1C visa. Although USCIS does not release its approval rates for the adjudication of EB-5 visa petitions, investors who work with experienced regional centers, counsel, and other partners to adhere to the program requirements can achieve permanent residence in the United States as well as a return on their investments.
This article outlines the factors affecting Chinese investors' decisions to emigrate and provides a case study to illustrate the type of situation in which the EB-5 Program could be a viable option to achieve a family's goals.
Why Investors Choose to Immigrate to the United States
Prior to choosing an immigration strategy, potential investors should consult with an attorney experienced in the requirements and benefits of U.S. visa programs to determine which might suit their unique goals and circumstances. The following points should be addressed as part of this exploration process:
Why do the investors hope to immigrate?
How much money can the investors access for this process?
Do the investors have children?
If so, how many, and how old are they?
Do the investors wish their children to attend school in the United States?
Do the investors wish to conduct business in the United States?
If so, do they wish to play an active or passive role in managing the business?
Are the investors familiar with U.S. cultural practices, and do they speak English?
The EB-5 regional center model, described above, is well suited to investors who wish for their children to be able to immigrate but who may not themselves wish to immigrate or directly manage a U.S. business. The case study below illustrates the circumstances under which this may be the best option.
The Case of Mei Chan
Mei is the CEO of a successful computer manufacturing company in Beijing which has multiple employees. She and her husband have an established social circle and lifestyle in China and do not wish to emigrate, and Mei additionally feels she would be unable to branch out successfully to the United States given her inability to speak English and her unfamiliarity with the business culture overseas. However, Mei and her husband have one son, Ling, who attends university in Los Angeles and wishes to remain in the United States after completing his studies. His parents want to help him achieve this goal.
Ling has majored in business, meaning he will face fierce competition for jobs after graduation as well as the additional hurdle of finding an employer who will sponsor his H-1B nonimmigrant visa and thereby allow him to remain in the United States. Also of concern are his chances of being selected as part of the annual H-1B lottery process USCIS uses to determine which visas will be adjudicated when demand outstrips supply, as it has done recently. Because of this, Ling would rather prefer to remain in the United States as a permanent resident and explore his own options for starting a business, so Mei has considered expanding overseas to allow Ling to apply for an L-1 visa and then permanent residence through the EB-1 Program.
However, this strategy is not ideal given that Mei would prefer to avoid doing business in the United States because of her unfamiliarity with that market. Ling and Mei would additionally have to build up the U.S. branch of the company for at least one year to allow Ling to qualify for a green card under the EB-1 Program, and doing so might not be possible given the challenges Mei would face in the initial expansion process. As Ling would have fairly little experience as a recent graduate at that point, Mei would likely have to make multiple trips to the United States to oversee the hiring of new employees, establish an office, and generally manage the launch of the U.S. branch. The cost of this expansion would be monumental, much more than the $900,000 or even $1,800,000 required for the EB-5 Program. However, direct investment through the EB-5 Program would pose similar issues, given that one of the requirements of that model is a willingness to directly manage the new commercial enterprise.
Given these circumstances, the EB-5 regional center model is the best option for Mei and Ling. To fulfill the requirements of the program, Mei can gift her son $900,000 to invest in a new commercial enterprise in a targeted employment area through a designated regional center, and Ling would therefore be able to file for an I-526 petition for conditional permanent residence. Taking on a more passive role in the management of the enterprise through the regional center would additionally allow Ling to gain valuable business experience and would avoid the issue of Mei having to take on a managerial role in the United States. If Mei and her husband later decide, perhaps in their retirement, that they wish to join their son in the United States, Ling could sponsor their green cards through an immediate relative petition.
Mei is representative of thousands of Chinese parents who wish to help their children achieve a better life in the United States. As a wealthy potential investor, Mei would have several options in terms of pursuing immigration, and she would most definitely consult with a qualified U.S. immigration lawyer to discuss which programs would benefit her and her son and allow them to meet their respective goals. Because the sole purpose of Mei establishing a business in the United States in this case would be to allow Ling to pursue a green card, the EB-1 and EB-5 direct investment options are not well suited to her needs, as she has no desire to immigrate herself or to manage a business abroad. A knowledgeable attorney would therefore recommend the EB-5 regional center model, which meets all Mei and Ling's investment and immigration criteria.
The regional center model is therefore ideal for the significant proportion of Chinese EB-5 investors who share these goals. Such investors can benefit from speaking with an attorney to learn more and further explore their options.


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Q: Pdf to Tiff file covert in vb.net using PdfSharp.dll i am using Pdfsharp.dll to convert tiff image to pdf file in vb.net, and it is successfull when i run in my machine, when i use it from other machine, which shows the Error like "Raw string contains invalid character with a value > 255.", please any one help me to fix error,
i using the PdfSharp.dll library and the following code
    Dim objDoc As PdfDocument
    Dim objPdfPage As PdfPage
    Dim objTiffImg As Image
    Dim objXImg As XImage
    Dim iPageCount As Integer
    Dim objXgr As XGraphics
    Dim sPdfFile As String = Nothing
    Dim objDir As DirectoryInfo
    Dim objFile As FileInfo()
    Dim objFileInfo As FileInfo

    Try
        objTiffImageSpliter = New TiffImageSplitter()
        objDoc = New PdfDocument
        iPageCount = objTiffImageSpliter.GetPageCount(sFileName)

        For iCount As Integer = 0 To iPageCount - 1
            objPdfPage = New PdfPage
            objTiffImg = objTiffImageSpliter.getTiffImage(sFileName, iCount)
            objXImg = XImage.FromGdiPlusImage(objTiffImg)
            'objPdfPage.Height = objXImg.PointWidth
            'objPdfPage.Width = objXImg.PointHeight
            objDoc.Pages.Add(objPdfPage)
            objXgr = XGraphics.FromPdfPage(objDoc.Pages(iCount))
            objXgr.DrawImage(objXImg, 10, 10)
        Next
        sPdfFile = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) & "\MY_FaxFile\"

        If System.IO.Directory.Exists(sPdfFile) Then
            objDir = New DirectoryInfo(sPdfFile)
            objFile = objDir.GetFiles()

            For Each objFileInfo In objFile
                objFileInfo.Delete()
            Next

            sPdfFile &= "MyFax.pdf"
        Else
            System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(sPdfFile)
            sPdfFile &= "MyFax.pdf"
        End If

       objDoc.Save(sPdfFile)   ' This Line shows the Error.
        objDoc.Close()
    Catch ex As Exception
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        sPdfFile = Nothing
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    Return sPdfFile

A: I'm not familiar with this library, but based on your code and error message, I would guess that your App Data folder contains non-ASCII characters and that the PdfSharp library does not support non-ASCII characters in the filename.

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Dylan Magaster shares an interview with Philippe LeBlond, a professional model who downsized to van life and isn't looking back.
Beverly Hills didn't make him happy, so he decided to leave the big house and move into the van and live a life of adventure. Philippe shares gives us a tour of his van and what he's learned from 3 years of #VanLife in the video below.
I think the same can be said about tiny house life! In fact a van can be as much of a tiny house in my book.
Be sure to follow Dylan on Youtube… he meets the most amazing people on the road.
Oh and don't miss out – follow Philippe on YouTube too. Below is a video from Philippe's channel.
Below are some photos from Philippe's Instagram.
Climbing, hiking, exploring. You make your own adventure.
Some sights can only be seen when you take to your feet. Hike on!
OK… who is his photographer? Nice one!
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Brawl, Britannia? Cruise fight 'blown out of proportion'
by Harry Kemble Aug 2nd 2019, 13:09
A fight on board P&O Cruises' Britannia, dubbed a "mass brawl" by UK mainstream media, has been dismissed by the industry as an "isolated incident" that was "blown out of proportion".
Six people were injured in the fight, which broke out in the early hours of last Friday, and two people were arrested at the end of its week-long round-trip cruise to Norway.
The fight reportedly broke out between two groups of passengers in Britannia's Horizon restaurant – one of 20 food and drink venues on the 3,647-capacity ship.
Hampshire Police said three men and three women suffered "significant bruising and cuts". P&O called it an "isolated and very rare incident".
Good Morning Britain journalist Richard Gaisford, who was on board, tweeted of a "violent late night brawl". He said witnesses described passengers using "furniture and plates as weapons".
Gaisford's comments were picked up by numerous national news outlets. Sky News and the BBC both called it a "mass brawl". Cruise specialist agents played down the incident. Senior cruise consultant Poppy Outram said "a very small number" of Bolsover Cruise Club's future cruise customers had expressed concerns following the incident, but none of the agency's more than 450 passengers on
board Britannia complained.
Phil Nuttall, chief executive of The Travel Village Group, said: "This incident was serious, but let's not get carried away."
James Johnson, of London-based Pure Holidays, who has previously worked selling future cruises on various P&O ships, said: "This is not usual behaviour from passengers. It's been blown out of proportion."
In response, Clia highlighted its website's information about onboard security and sent memos to agents.
A 43-year-old man from Ilford, Essex, and a 41-year-old woman from Chigwell, Essex, arrested on suspicion of assault, have since been released from custody. A police investigation is under way.
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Home Month 11 Buying a Home: Are you creditworthy?
Several months ago, Dawn and Darrell Swisher applied for a loan to refinance their home mortgage. ?My husband had a heart attack two years ago, followed by a stroke, leaving him disabled. I was able to take care of the regular household bills, but he had four credit cards and I couldn?t get anywhere with them. I went to Consumer Credit Counseling Services and they got the credit card companies to bring down the interest rates. Since then, I?ve been able to pay two of them off,? Dawn says.
She cannot work a steady job because she needs to care for her husband, who now receives Social Security disability benefits and insurance from his former employer. She also earns some money by baby-sitting and doing odd jobs for neighbors, as long as she can be available for her husband. When she got a notice from CCCS offering a way for them to refinance the house they bought five months before her husband?s heart attack and stroke, she jumped at the opportunity. ?Now my house payment is down $100, and I am able to take care of my other bills,? she says.
CCCS, of Canton and Akron, Ohio, has teamed up with Freddie Mac and Ohio?s National City Bank to help families with credit issues repair their credit and qualify for a conventional market-rate mortgage through its CreditWorks program. CCCS is a private nonprofit organization that has provided free and affordable financial counseling and education to the community for more than 30 years. A member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, as well as the Better Business Bureau, it is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services.
CreditWorks is a new mortgage loan program that helps people who have worked hard to restore their credit reputation to buy a home. ?Under the CreditWorks mortgage initiative, families with excessive debt and impaired credit can qualify by successfully participating in Consumer Credit Counseling?s Debt Management Plan for 12 months and taking part in the CCCS housing counseling program,? says Chery Hall, counselor supervisor for the Canton-Akron CCCS office. CreditWorks mortgages are 30-year, fixed-rate loans on single-family properties, with 97 percent loan-to-value ratios and flexible underwriting requirements. ?Without CreditWorks, people with similar credit issues would have to spend several years rebuilding credit to qualify for market-rate mortgages,? Hall says.
?Once the clients have been successful in the debt-management program through CCCS, they are eligible to apply for a market-rate mortgage through CreditWorks,? says Jonette Edmonds, community? reinvestment officer for National City Bank in Akron, Canton and Youngstown, Ohio. One of the requirements is attending a seminar where clients learn about the mortgage process. Then the client is put in contact with the mortgage originator [loan officer] at the bank.???
? What will my monthly payment be? Does it include taxes and insurance?
? How many payments will I make? Are the payment amounts the same for the entire term of the loan?
? Will the loan be fully repaid at the end of my payments?
? What fees am I paying, and what are they for?
? What is the interest rate? Is it the same throughout the loan?
? Can I pay the loan off early, and will I have to pay a penalty if I do?
? Am I sure I can afford the payments? Do I really need this loan?


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My previous posts dealt with some Project Euler problems and their algorithmic solutions.
So far I was real fuzzy when it came to talking about the performance of these algorithms. So I decided to do something about it.
I picked "The Pragmatic Programmer" from my book shelf and read through chapter 6/32 "Algorithm Speed", roughly seven pages about the basics of estimating algorithms, the O() notation, common sense estimation and algorithm speed in practice.
This chapter also includes a chart, that shows the O() notations for various algorithms like traveling salesman or selection sort.
Down the rabbit hole I go….
I decided to do some reading and writing about sorting algorithms, starting with insertion sort.
The algorithm consists of an outer for-loop and an inner while-loop.
The for-loop iterates over all elements in the list to be sorted starting with the second element.
Why starting with second element and not the first one? Because the assumption is that the first list element is already sorted by default.
The inner-while loop does the actual comparison of list elements and swapping if necessary.
The algorithm's for-loop iterates over the list elements from A to A.
The current position is stored in the variable j.
Now, while the value of j is greater than 0 AND the value of A[j-1] is greater than the value of A[j], the elements A[j-1] and A[j] get swapped and the value of j is decreased by 1.
Therefore swap A[j] = 3 with A[j-1] = 5.
And that is list A after the first swap: As j = 0 > 0 → false, we do not enter the while-loop another time but continue with the for-loop.
Again we do not enter the while-loop, but continue with the for loop.
The for-loop moves through the list from left to right, the while-loop backwards.
Let's implement the algorithm in Java.
So far so good. But what about performance? No answer yet. And I don't want to simply copy Wikipedia. So I will have to do some reading first.


Today we learned all about ice cream!
Who doesn't love ice cream?! We sure do.
I love when I can make something as fun as eating and making ice cream a complete lesson for school. This is the kind of schoolwork no one ever complains about!
It was the perfect mini unit for some summer fun.
My boys remembered me telling them on Thursday when we did groceries that I bought 1/2 and 1/2 to make our own ice cream and they asked if we could do that today. I had found (on Pinterest of course!) instructions on how to make your own ice cream in plastic baggies. They could not wait to try it.
Wanting to go a bit further into the subject though I googled "the science behind making ice cream" and found a great article at About.com on the chemistry behind ice cream making.
We made a quick trip into the library and found a few books on making ice cream. We read a books and talked about the article I had found. Then we made ice cream for dinner!
1. From Cow to Ice Cream-- This non fiction book is easy to read with just a sentence or two on each page with large colorful photographs.
2. Ice Cream: The Full Scoop-- We love all of Gail Gibbons book and this one was filled with all sorts of wonderful facts about ice cream.
3. Milk to Ice Cream- Another easy to read non- fiction book about making ice cream.
4. Should I Share My Ice Cream?-- We love any excuse to read an elephant and piggie book together!
5. The Sundae Scoop-- A great book that incorporates math and all the combinations that can be made using just 6 ingredients.
6. The Ice Cream King-- A wonderful book that teaches all about the importance of sharing.
7. From Milk to Ice Cream-- Another great non- fiction book that takes you through the process from cow to cone!
8. Splat The Cat; I Scream for Ice Cream -- We love Splat the Cat books! They're always so fun and cute.
9. Ice Cream Cones for Sale- This book takes readers through the great debate over who invented the ice cream cone. A fun look at history.
10. Ice Cream-- A fun look at important moments in ice cream history.
I'm not sure how much the boys actually understood about the science behind making ice cream, but I'm sure this is one science experiment we'll get to do over and over and over each year!
Put the first three ingredients in a small quart size Ziploc bag and make sure it's zipped tight. Then take a gallon zipper bag and fill 1/2 full with ice and 1/2 cup coarse or table salt (coarse works better but table salt works too). Put the qt. size bag in the gallon bag, zip shut and shake for about 5 min.
It will get very cold very fast and you want to either use oven mitts, towels, or a few sheets of newspaper to roll around the bag allowing you to hold it without getting freezer burn.
After 5 minutes, open it up and check to make sure the quart size bag feels like it has ice cream inside; if not shake a bit more (it really shouldn't take much more than 10 min though). Once you have ice cream rinse the salt off the quart size bag, open it and eat it!
We added sprinkles of chopped heath bar &/or Oreo cookie crumbs to make it extra yummy!
Hold a blind taste test and see if they can identify various flavors of ice cream without looking.
Write a short story about their favorite ice cream flavor or have the kids write up a recipe for making a banana split.
Make Ice Cream play dough; combine 1 can of pre-made frosting with 1 cup of cornstarch. It looks just like ice cream!


A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple's first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Mac. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. The following year, he introduced his Apple II personal computer, featuring a central processing unit, a keyboard, color graphics, and a floppy disk drive. The Apple II was integral in launching the personal computer industry.
After leaving Apple in 1985, Wozniak was involved in various business and philanthropic ventures, focusing primarily on computer capabilities in schools and stressing hands-on learning and encouraging creativity for students. Making significant investments of both his time and resources in education, he "adopted" the Los Gatos School District, providing students and teachers with hands-on teaching and donations of state-of-the-art technology equipment.
He founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and was the founding sponsor of the Tech Museum, Silicon Valley Ballet and Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose. Wozniak served as Chief Scientist for Fusion-io and is a published author with the release of his New York Times Best Selling autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon, in September 2006 by Norton Publishing. His television appearances include reality show "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" and season eight of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars". Woz is currently Chief Scientist at Primary Data.


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This is the story of Mr Strong. Mr Strong is the strongest person in the whole wide world. The strongest person there has ever been, and probably the strongest person there will ever be...
It all started with a tickle. Roger Hargreaves' son Adam asked him what a tickle looked like. In response, Roger drew a small orange man with extraordinarily long arms that could reach anywhere and tickle anyone. Mr Tickle, the first of the Mr Men, was born. Mr Tickle was soon joined by Mr Greedy, Mr Happy, Mr Nosey, Mr Sneeze and Mr Bump. The books were an instant hit and Roger went on to create many more Mr Men and Little Miss characters. What Roger really wanted was to make children laugh, which is probably why his own favourite character is Mr Silly.


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SurveyMonkey acquires web survey company Usabilla for $80M
SurveyMonkey announced today that it has acquired Usabilla, an Amsterdam-based website and app survey company, for $ 80 million in cash and stock.
Zander Lurie, CEO at SurveyMonkey, said Usabilla filled in a missing piece in its survey toolkit. "A key product that we identified that we really wanted to add to the portfolio, which is really adjacent to our VOC (voice of the customer) solution is a website feedback collector helping people on the web or on mobile apps really understand what users are doing on their site," Lurie told TechCrunch.
Usabilla CEO Marc van Agteren says his company is adding a complementary product to SurveyMonkey. "If you compare us to the SurveyMonkey enterprise solution where you create surveys that you need to send out via social media or email, our software sits on a website and instantly provides feedback," he said. For example, if there is a bug on the page, the user can click the Usabilla tool, capture the area of the page that's problematic as a screenshot and send it with a comment to the website or app owner for review.
Conversely the website or app owner could display a question for the visitor to answer before he or she exits. This provides a way to get immediate feedback about design or why they are leaving without finishing a transaction, as examples.
Qualtrics, another survey company, was about to go public last fall when it was acquired by SAP for $ 8 billion, but Lurie doesn't necessarily see this move as a reaction to that. He said that today's acquisition was really related to enhancing the company's enterprise product.
As for Qualtrics, he says that with the acquisition, it is more aligned with SAP now, and therefore really being marketed to SAP customers. He sees plenty of room in the survey market with customers of Adobe, Salesforce and Microsoft and others, whom he says probably aren't looking for an SAP solution.
With Usabilla, SurveyMonkey gains a stronger foothold in the EU as the company's headquarters in Amsterdam will become the SurveyMonkey's largest EU office. The transaction also adds 130 new employees to the SurveyMonkey family, bringing the total number to more than 1,000. In addition, it can now access Usabilla's 450 customers, which include Lufthansa, Philips and Vodafone. Lurie said there is some customer overlap, but given that the majority of Usabilla's customers are outside the U.S., there would likely be a net customer gain from the purchase.
SurveyMonkey was founded in 1999 and went public last September. This is the company's sixth acquisition and the first in three years, according to Lurie. Usabilla was founded in 2009 and raised a modest $ 1 million along the way.
The deal is subject to the normal regulatory approval process and is expected to close some time in the second quarter this year.
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THE NOT-SO-DISTANT FUTURE SERIES - Interview with M.K. Gilmour
M.K. Gilmour has written seven books. According to his website, he is an engineer, author and medical student. I've never had a talent for understanding medicine or math, so I can't imagine being all three, but M.K. is, and it's pretty impressive. What we're talking about today, however, is his seven published dystopian thrillers, The Not-So-Distant Future Series. Part Divergent, part Hunger Games, his interesting - and sometimes scary - books are all available in the Kindle Store. Want to know more about M.K.? Check out his interview below!
How many books have you published, total?
I've published 7 books in total. I'm currently authoring a new series, as well.
Why did you choose dystopian? What was the inspiration?
I didn't actually know my books would be 'dystopian' until I had already written the first one. I wrote all 7 books from 2006-2010, while I was studying Engineering and Psychology at my undergraduate university. I was thinking about what it would be like if we could read thoughts the way we read computer code--basically, if the human brain could be "mapped", and the idea of Choices was born. Choice Machines are able to interact with the subject while they read his thoughts. As I wrote these books, our nation underwent a lot of political changes, and I thought about what would happen if this technology got into the wrong hands. In the Not-So-Distant Future, most civil liberties have been lost and it is mandatory for citizens of the US to take "Choice Tests" in exchange for their freedoms. The result was a dystopian thriller series in which the people don't even realize they aren't free.
Why do you think dystopian/post-apocalyptic books are so incredibly popular?
From my perception, they echo current sentiments, worries, and fears of readers--especially Millennials. We have come of age in a time when the economy is poor, our freedoms and choices are somewhat restricted, and yet we simultaneously have access to the incredibly liberating and empowering Internet. Dystopian and post-apocalyptic books tend to concentrate on major societal loss and simultaneous free reign. They honor a kind of rugged individualism that we all crave, especially when we are forced for financial reasons to move back with our parents when we're 30 years old. They also tap into our inherent fears. We were all just the right age for 9/11/01 to have made a tremendous impact on our psyche, even if we don't consciously realize it. I think we are all well aware that danger can and does attack our homeland, and dystopian/post-apocalyptic books allow us to explore that aspect of our consciousness.
You were recently featured on Glenn Beck's program. What was that like?
My interactions with Glenn Beck's staff were awesome, and I am truly thankful for the opportunity to share my story with his audience. I received a call that they would like to do a short clip based on my story. I was on his show in 2011, and asked a question from the audience: what should people like me do, if the economy were to crash, since we are too young to have saved any money to buy land or gold? The answer was to invest in myself, and to ensure my skills and talents were needed by society. I knew that engineering was not my final career stop, and so I began praying about what to do. I became a volunteer EMT, knowing that this skill would definitely be useful to society. I fell in love with medicine, and decided to become a doctor. Meanwhile, I published the book series I had written in college, in the hopes that this series would enable me to offset the cost of med school, and that it would entertain and uplift readers. Glenn Beck's program helped me realize that if you have talents and you put yourself out there, and it's Heavenly Father's will, you *will* succeed. I am very thankful to his program for that, and for the opportunity to share my gratitude with his audience.
If there was one thing you hoped people would take away from your books, what would it be?
That a few good people can change the world. In my books, a few very determined individuals work to literally save the world's free will, which is at risk for extinction, thanks to a global conspiracy. It is their dedication, honesty, and faith in themselves and mankind that ultimately determines the outcome. Also...the ending is very open. That's for two reasons. First, there might be a sequel. Second...in any moral situation, you write the ending. Decisions determine destiny. Perhaps that in itself is the very core message of the books.
About M.K. Gilmour
M.K. Gilmour has been writing for as long as he can remember. The seven books of Gilmour's first published series, "The Not-So-Distant Future", were written between 2006 and 2010. Gilmour is an engineer by education, a volunteer EMT, and will be attending medical school soon. All proceeds from "The Not-So-Distant Future" go to support his medical school attendance.
As an engineer, Gilmour authored technical documents as well as project reports and professional letters. He wrote for two school newspapers while attending Northwestern University. He majored in engineering and psychology with particular interest in criminal psychology. Gilmour is an avid reader of science fiction and political thrillers. His passions are his faith, his family, and his country.
Connect with him online:
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If you could change one part of the criminal law, what would it be? The editors put this question to nine leading academics and practitioners. The first nine chapters of the collection present their responses in the form of legal reform proposals, with topics ranging across criminal law, criminal justice and evidence – including confiscation, control orders, criminal attempts, homicide, assisted dying, the special status of children, time restrictions on prosecution, the right to silence, and special measures in court. Each chapter is followed by a comment from a different author, providing an additional expert view on each reform proposal. Finally, the last two chapters broaden the debate to discuss criminal law reform in general, examining various reform bodies and mechanisms across England, Wales and Scotland. Criminal Law Reform Now highlights and explores the current reform debates that matter most to legal experts, with each chapter making a case for positive change.
1. Reflections on Proceeds of Crime: A New Code for Confiscation?
6. How Should the Criminal Law Respond to the 'Special Status' of Children?
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The Open App Markets Act is dead, long live the Open App Markets Act
The United States Congress has practically concluded its 117th term without passing the Open App Markets Act (OAMA) into law. But one of the key sponsors of the bill--Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)--has vowed to reintroduce it during the next term and that he and his sponsors would "redouble" their efforts:
Make no mistake: I am steadfastly committed to continuing the fight for reforms, keeping kids safe online & ensuring marketplace fairness. Next Congress you can bet that I will be reintroducing these bills & redoubling the work with my partners. 13
— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) December 20, 2022
The other key sponsors in the Senate are Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), but they haven't tweeted about the failure of the OAMA and the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) yet. Another tweet that I would like to show is from CNN's Jake Tapper:
"Bipartisan backers of a trio of proposals to rein in the power of Big Tech and stiffen antitrust enforcement have a simple question for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.): What's the deal?"https://t.co/O0g37S8J5I
There's some in-depth analysis out there of the nine-figure lobbying spend (mostly by Apple and Google) that got the OAMA blocked at this stage. Let me refer you to Techmeme for that. It is also a fact that astroturfing played a role. The Cash & Carry Industry Association--which calls itself Computer & Communications Industry Association, falsely claims to advocate open markets (in reality, they're just about protecting monopolies and enabling monopoly abuse), and has been officially accused of astroturfing by EU politicians--was particularly active: it is backed by Apple, Google, and Meta (which is in favor of open app markets, but not of the AICOA).
While I am in favor of the OAMA, I can see why some high-ranking politicians blocked a bill that actually came out of committee with overwhelming support (20-2). I don't want to engage in "(Majority Leader) Schumer-bashing" here. In the patent policy context I've seen how unprincipled he is: he wrote a letter trying to the influence the ITC in favor of a Kodak patent enforcement action (at a time when Kodak was simply a non-practicing entity) while pushing for legislation to protect other New York companies--i.e., banks--from NPE litigation. But politicians at that level usually can't be principled: they have to make tactical choices.
The decision to table the bill (for the British English speakers among my readers, I mean the term the way it is used in America, which is the opposite of how you define it) is somewhat understandable:
The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) won't actually impact the market until 2024 at the earliest (with a potential for litigation having a dilatory effect). If the OAMA had been voted on this month, it would likely have open up mobile app stores in the U.S. even before anything would really change in Europe. (Apple's App Store business is relatively small in Europe compared to the U.S., due to market share, purchasing power, and other factors.)
The Ninth Circuit is working on its Epic Games v. Apple appellate opinion, and while I know that many other observers believe Epic's appeal will be rejected due to a failure of proof, I got the impression that the appeals court is aware of the district court not having gotten the market definition right. In any event, that case won't be over after the Ninth Circuit panel opinion. We'll likely see a petition for an en banc rehearing and ultimately a cert petition.
The DOJ supports Epic, but may also bring its own case against Apple. The DOJ could bring that case anytime now, even before the Ninth Circuit panel has spoken, but it may also await the panel opinion in order to optimize its complaint accordingly.
As an app developer who is much more concerned about the app review tyranny than the app tax (though the latter is also unacceptable), I'm obviously disappointed about the OAMA not having come to fruition yet. But many roads lead to Rome, and 2023 is another year.
Sen. Blumenthal says he and his allies in Congress will "redouble" their work. That also applies to the companies pushing for the OAMA, and their organizations, above all the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF). On Twitter and LinkedIn, I often like and share the CAF's posts, though--to be honest--I sometimes find them repetitive. The CAF must get bigger and better. The problem with getting other companies involved in the fight is, of course, that too many are afraid of the two tyrants, especially of Apple. But possibly there are some companies that are truly suffering under the app story tyranny and thought they could stay on the best possible terms with the dictatorship, politically free-riding on other companies' efforts and courage to fight the good fight. Maybe some of the free-riders and cowards will now determine that they should play a more active role next time, or change won't happen.
I'm also disappointed that it often feels like there are only two people calling out those astroturfers: Epic Games CEO Sweeney, and yours truly. (To be fair, before I first called out ACT, NY-based attorney David Cohen had already done so on his KidonIP blog, but with a focus on patent policy as opposed to app store issues; and Bloomberg's Emily Birnbaum exposed ACT more than any of us did, but she's a neutral reporter and we need more anti-astroturfing activism.)
The Verge's Alex Heath interviewed Mr. Sweeney earlier this month. Strongly recommended. He's definitely not going to give up. I don't agree with Epic 100% of the time, but easily 80%, if not 90%. With more Epics, Apple and Google would lose this. And I do view Spotify's efforts more favorably now. It was reported in some media that Spotify founder Daniel Ek met with EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager a few months ago. A DG COMP ruling against Apple--provided that it's not too narrowly focused on the music streaming market--would be a huge milestone. But while Mr. Sweeney's criticism of the mobile app store mess is comprehensive and multi-faceted, I'd like to see such companies as Spotify and Match Group (Tinder)--the other key CAF founders--to tackle the problem from more angles as well.
I also believe that those advocating open app markets could do a better job explaining to journalists--and it shouldn't be hard when you look at the impact of App Tracking Transparency (ATT)--why we're effectively also fighting for their interests.
Some argue that a Republican House majority would make it hard or even impossible to bring back the OAMA. I don't think so. There are various ways in which it could still work, but those in favor of open app markets must get smarter and better. There's no denying that it's harder to build consensus between a Democratic majority in the Senate and a GOP majority in the House of Representatives.
Just learn your lessons from what didn't work out during this Congressional term and why, and then the OAMA may come back with a vengeance, either in 2023 or after the EU's DMA and the UK's DMU have made an actual impact and delivered proof that neither the security sky nor the privacy sky will fall if you allow third-party app stores and direct installs (aka "sideloading").
Labels: App Store, Apple, Digital Markets Act, Digital Markets Unit, European Union, Google, Open App Markets Act, Senator Amy Klobuchar, United Kingdom, United States Congress, United States Senate


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Хосни аль-Барази (; 1895, Хама — 1975, Турция) — сирийский политический деятель курдского происхождения, премьер-министр Сирии (19 апреля 1942 — 10 января 1943).

Учился в Стамбуле, имеет степень доктора сорбоннского университета.

Политическая деятельность
Во время французского мандата Аль-Барази принял участие в сирийской оппозиции против французского господства. В 1926 году он был арестован за свою оппозиционную деятельность и был выслан в Ливан. После возвращения в Сирию в 1928 году он баллотировался на парламентских выборах и был избран членом парламента Сирии.

Он был назначен министром культуры с 1934 по 1936 год, потом стал губернатором Искендеруна с 1936 по 1938 год. В апреле 1942 г. он был назначен премьер-министром, но был отстранён от занимаемой должности и изолирован со стороны французских властей в январе 1943 года, после чего он снова переехал в Ливан.

Падение, изгнание и смерть
Аль-Барази вернулись в Сирию в 1946 году и оставался членом парламента за все военные перевороты, которые имели место с конца сороковых годов до середины пятидесятых годов. Во время этого периода он был обвинен в заговоре против государства и несколько раз подвергался аресту.

В 1954 году, когда он находился в поездке в Турцию, он был обвинён в заговоре против Сирии и был приговорён к смертной казни. В конце 60-х Аль-Барази был помилован по старости, но никогда не вернулся в Сирию. Он оставался в изгнании в Ливане и Турции, где он и умер в 1975 году.

Ссылки
 http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/cames/interviews/husni_barazi/index.html

Премьер-министры Сирии
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People Picker is configured at the zone level for a farm by using the Stsadm setproperty operation. By configuring the settings for the control, you can filter and restrict the results that are displayed when a user searches for a user, group, or claim. Those settings will apply to every site within the site collection.
The information in this article applies only to Web applications that use Windows authentication in either classic mode or claims mode.
The People Picker control is used to find and select users, groups, and claims when a site, list, or library owner assigns permissions in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. People Picker is configured at the zone level for a farm by using the Stsadm setproperty operation. By configuring the settings for the control, you can filter and restrict the results that are displayed when a user searches for a user, group or claim. Those settings will apply to every site within the site collection. For more information about the People Picker properties, see Peoplepicker: Stsadm properties.
There are no Windows PowerShell commands to configure People Picker.
This article contains information about how to configure People Picker for specific scenarios. For more information about the People Picker control and how it works, its relationship to authentication and claim providers, and how to plan for People Picker, see People Picker overview (SharePoint Server 2010).
Verify that the account you use to run Stsadm is a member of the local Administrators group on the server on which SharePoint Server 2010 is installed.
Open the command prompt window as an administrator to perform the procedures in this article.
In the command prompt on the driver where SharePoint Server 2010 is installed, change to the following directory: %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft shared\Web server extensions\14\Bin.
For more information, see Peoplepicker: Stsadm properties (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263318(office.12).aspx).
You can remove the setting for a People Picker property by specifying the property name you want to clear, and using empty quotation marks for the property value.
For more information, see Peoplepicker-searchadforests: Stsadm property (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263460(office.12).aspx).
If the forest or domain on which SharePoint Server 2010 is installed has a one-way trust with another forest or domain, you must first set the credentials for an account that is allowed to authenticate with the forest or domain to be queried before you can use the Stsadm peoplepicker-searchadforests property.
The encryption key must be set on every front-end Web server in the farm on which SharePoint Server 2010 is installed.
For more information about querying additional forests or domains, see All you want to know about People Picker in SharePoint ( Functionality | Configuration | Troubleshooting ) Part-2 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=207666).
If the forest or domain on which SharePoint Server 2010 is installed has a one-way trust with another forest or domain, you must specify the credentials to be used to query the forest or domain, in addition to the names of the forests or domains to be queried. People Picker will only query the forests or domains that you specify in the peoplepicker-searchadforests property setting.
You do not need to include the encryption key password that you assigned to the account when you use the peoplepicker-searchadforests property. However, if you have not already set an encryption key for the account, en error message will be displayed.
If a Web application is using Windows authentication and the site user directory path is not set, the People Picker control searches the entire Active Directory to resolve users' names or find users, instead of searching only users within a particular organizational unit (OU). The Stsadm setsiteuseraccountdirectorypath operation allows the user's directory path to be set to a specific OU in the same domain. After the directory path is set to a site collection, the People Picker control will only search under that particular OU.
Only a single site user directory path can be set at a time for a site collection. Because this property specifies only one OU at a time, you should run the Stsadm setsiteuseraccountdirectorypath operation only once per site collection.
For more information, see Setsiteuseraccountdirectorypath: Stsadm operation (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263328(office.12).aspx).
Administrative user accounts are often located in a different OU from regular site users. If you have used the Stsadm setsiteuseraccountdirectorypath operation to force People Picker to only return query results from a specific OU, you must also set the Stsadm peoplepicker-serviceaccountdirectorypaths property so the administrator can manage the site collection.
Before the peoplepicker-serviceaccountdirectorypaths property will work, the Setsiteuseraccountdirectorypath operation must be set and contain a value.
For more information, see Peoplepicker-serviceaccountdirectorypaths: Stsadm property (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263012(office.12).aspx).
The People Picker control consists of a text box, and two buttons; the Check Names button and the Browse button. The Check Names button is used to resolve a user name, group name or e-mail address exactly as it was typed into the text box. The Browse button opens the Select People and Groups dialog box, which can be used to submit a query for a full or partial string. The important difference between the two is that the Check Names button only resolves exactly what is in the text box, whereas the Select People and Groups dialog box searches for the query string. You can force People Picker to only return users who have permissions in the site collection by using either the PeoplePicker-Peopleeditoronlyresolvewithinsitecollection property or the PeoplePicker-Onlysearchwithinsitecollection property. However, the property you use to configure this restriction will depend on whether you want to set the restriction for the text box (People editor) and Check Names button, or for the Select People and Groups dialog box.
For more information, see Peoplepicker-onlysearchwithinsitecollection: Stsadm property (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261988(office.12).aspx) and Peoplepicker-peopleeditoronlyresolvewithinsitecollection: Stsadm property (SharePoint Server 2010).
You can use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to create a custom filter for displaying query results. For more information about LDAP queries, see LDAP Query Basics (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=207670).
For an explanation of the user account control string used in this query, see Search Filter Syntax (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=210020).
Remember that every time you run the setproperty command for a specific property, that property's current values will be overwritten by the new values you specify. If you need to filter query results based on multiple criteria, you will need to build a compound LDAP query that includes all the values for which you want to filter.
For more information, see Peoplepicker-searchadcustomfilter: Stsadm property (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263452(office.12).aspx).
If your Web application uses forms-based authentication, you can prevent People Picker from returning Active Directory accounts in the query results.
For more information, see Peoplepicker-nowindowsaccountsfornonwindowsauthenticationmode: Stsadm property (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263264(office.12).aspx).


The church bells chiming across the street at the top of the hour made me miss the train horns and whistles that used to interrupt our days and nights. The trains didn't pass by our former home at the top of every hour—each chain of train cars rumbled along the tracks beside our house whenever it was time for them to rumble along the tracks beside our house, their intrusion a reminder that predictability can be elusive.
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Days of Being is a micro-memoir and micro-story project exploring memories and moments from our ordinary days. Multiple years are represented within the project celebrating what Madeleine L'Engle once said: "I am still every age that I have been." Today's micro-memoir is from one of my October 22s.


In an all-encompassing Christian (predominantly Catholic) world, Jews who believed in the one God and not a trinity, or who did not subscribe to an infallible Church were outsiders (i.e. not part of Christian society). Jews were alternately persecuted and protected, but always 'singled out'.
After the 17th century, in the wake of religious wars, religious discrimination was deemed less acceptable. The power of the Church declined, alternative forms of religious worship gained ground, and in the Age of Enlightenment (leading to the French Revolution), Jewish emancipation and the integration of Jews into European society gained support. This, however, aligned the issue of Jewish emancipation with radicalism (the revolutionary spirit), and thus both conservative and clerical forces vigorously opposed it.
Due to economic and social changes (particularly in Eastern Europe), Jews migrated from small rural settlements to major centres where they created communities of outstanding intellectual, social and economic quality. This, however, aroused the jealousy and antagonism of Christians - also similarly dislocated by these social changes. Members of the old craft guilds resented the competition of Jewish craftsmen, Christian money-lenders resented the historically strong position of Jewish bankers, and the intellectual middle class resented the dramatic success of Jewish intellectuals.
Radical philosophers considered Jewish attachment to religion as contrary to the spirit of enlightenment, while conservatives associated Jews with radicalism.
The notion that Jews were a distinct race has its roots in the racial theories propounded by British philosopher, H. S. Chamberlain, which depicted history as a struggle between Aryan and Semitic races. Prior to this, Jews who converted to Christianity were accepted as part of Christian society.
The idea of the 'Nation' and 'Nation State' was a product of the Napoleonic wars. Nationalist anti-Semites thought of Jews as outsiders with no share in the nation's heritage. Their influence in the arts was considered corrupting by, for example, German composer Richard Wagner, and others.


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Home » Rabobank reaches Libor settlement
Rabobank reaches Libor settlement
LONDON – Rabobank announced on Oct. 29 that it has settled the investigations into its role in setting global benchmark interest rates, and it has been widely reported that the bank will pay $1 billion in criminal and civil penalties.
Rabobank is the latest lender to settle charges over the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor). The settlement is the second-largest agreement after the $1.5 billion penalty imposed on UBS related to the interest-rate scandal.
Executive Board Chairman Piet Moerland resigned immediately and was replaced with Rinus Minderhoud on an interim basis. Moerland joined the Executive Board in 2003 and has been chairman since 2009. Minderhoud has been a member of the supervisory board since 2002.
"I understand the decision of our chairman, Piet Moerland, to resign immediately. I would have preferred that he continue to lead our executive board, but I have great respect for his personal decision. I want to emphasize that neither Piet Moerland nor any other member of the executive board had any involvement in these events. The supervisory board has accepted Piet's decision with regret," said Wout Dekker, chairman of the supervisory board. "Rabobank is grateful to him for his significant contribution to the bank during 10 years on the executive board. On behalf of the entire cooperative organization, I thank him for his dedication and expertise. I wish him all the best for the future."
Rabobank said 30 employees were in some way involved in inappropriate conduct, and that it did not sufficiently appreciate the risks associated with the Libor and Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor) submission processes.
Top management was not involved or aware of inappropriate conduct, the bank said, and it has taken strong disciplinary action. It has launched a comprehensive package of measures to enhance compliance, reduce risk and improve culture.
"I sincerely regret that a number of Rabobank employees acted in an inappropriate manner. This should never have taken place at Rabobank. The conduct of these individuals, and the language of some of the individuals' communications, has shocked me. Rabobank fully understands the sense of indignation that this will cause both within our organization and more broadly," Moerland said. "Such behavior is entirely contrary to our core values, of which integrity is the most important. The public has to be able to trust that Rabobank employees operate with our core values in mind. That is why I have today decided that, as a matter of principle, it is appropriate for me to resign as chairman of the executive board with immediate effect."
Rabobank entered into agreements with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch Public Prosecutor (DPP), the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA), in connection with their investigations into Rabobank's historical Libor and Euribor submission processes.
The investigation of Rabobank found that a number of employees inappropriately sought to influence certain Rabobank Libor and Euribor submissions between 2005-10. Some employees also inappropriately communicated with employees at other banks and brokers about certain Libor and Euribor submissions between 2005 and early 2011.
In total, 30 employees were involved in, aware of, or should have been aware of, the inappropriate conduct. Rabobank employs more than 60,000 people in 42 countries. During the period in which the inappropriate conduct occurred, Rabobank did not sufficiently appreciate the risks associated with the Libor and Euribor submission processes and did not have sufficient systems and controls in place.
"I am deeply disappointed that a number of Rabobank employees engaged in unacceptable conduct and that our systems and controls were not sufficient to prevent this. I recognize the substantial efforts made by the bank and its executive board, in full consultation with regulators, to investigate thoroughly our interest rate benchmark submission processes," said Dekker. "We have also improved our systems and controls, both in relation to our submission processes and more generally. The supervisory board will continue closely to monitor the implementation of the comprehensive package of remedial measures that has been adopted."
Dekker noted that the inappropriate conduct occurred in the international banking business and emphasized that no member banks were involved.
"Rabobank is, and always has been, a strong cooperative bank with values of respect, integrity, sustainability and professionalism. I therefore support the efforts within the bank to further embed these values into our business operations, in close consultation with DNB," he said. "The supervisory board has worked together with the executive board to bring the bank's remuneration structure into alignment with these values."
Rabobank said it has taken severe disciplinary measures against all of the employees who engaged in inappropriate conduct and who were still at the bank during the investigation.
"We are also rolling out improvement programs, including behavioral and cultural programs. I see it as my priority vigorously to lead the implementation of these measures, especially in the interests of our customers in the Netherlands and abroad," Minderhoud said. "The executive board is fully determined to have the core values — quickly — further embedded into all our business operations. I am fully confident that Rabobank will show resilience in the coming period and that all our clients, members and employees will again be proud of our bank. I will do my utmost to accomplish this."
Those employees who were involved in serious misconduct have had their contracts of employment brought to an end. Other disciplinary action has included, in different combinations, formal warnings, financial sanctions and the removal of managerial responsibilities. Bonuses have been partly or entirely reclaimed for the period 2009-12, in the total amount of €4.2 million ($5.8 million).
Rabobank implemented systems and controls to govern its interest rate benchmark submission processes that reflect industry best practices, consistent with the most recent regulatory and banking industry guidance. This includes a requirement that the bank's submission processes be subject to regular internal and external audits.
A program relating to conduct and culture, designed with the aid of external experts, has been rolled out globally within Rabobank International. This program is aimed at enhancing the bank's client-centered focus and strengthening its emphasis on integrity and compliance. A comparable program relating to conduct and culture will be implemented as soon as possible within Rabobank Nederland.
Even though no members of the executive board were aware of, or involved in, the inappropriate conduct, members of Rabobank's executive board have, as the leaders of Rabobank, voluntarily forfeited their entitlements to remuneration in an aggregate of €2 million ($2.7 million).
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Theresa Tetteh (* 1. Oktober 1986) ist eine ghanaische Badmintonspielerin.

Karriere
Theresa Tetteh startete 2002 und 2010 bei den Commonwealth Games. 2002 war sie im Mixed, Doppel und im Einzel am Start, 2010 im Mixed und im Einzel. Sie schied dabei jedes Mal in der Vorrunde der Wettkämpfe aus.

Sportliche Erfolge

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Badmintonspieler (Ghana)
Ghanaer
Geboren 1986
Frau
Teilnehmer an den Commonwealth Games (Ghana)


Dr. Tenley Rivera earned a doctor of medicine from the University of Utah Medical School in 2012. She completed a residency in psychiatry, spending a year as chief resident, and also finished a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the University of Washington Medical Center. She also holds a bachelor of science in biology from the University of Utah.
Dr. Rivera enjoys working collaboratively with patients to develop comprehensive treatment plans that address issues from multiple perspectives and involve more than a prescription. She strives to know her patients as individuals. She continues to be inspired by the people she cares for and the resiliency they show in the face of life's challenges.
As a geriatric psychiatrist, Dr. Rivera has specialized training in psychiatric issues that present later in life. She is particularly interested in working with people with memory disorders, such as dementia.
In her spare time, Dr. Rivera enjoys listening to music, watching her favorite shows, tinkering in the garage, gardening, and playing board games with friends.


>> I had a thought about packaging for FreeRADIUS. I can't see anywhere that offers really up-to-date packages for FreeRADIUS (we all know the distros drag their feet) so I was wondering if anyone on the team had considered setting up automated builds from tags in GitHub, that could be available either as downloadable artefacts from GitHub or even pushed to a repo somewhere like Packagecloud.
LDAPS auth? I remember there was some issue when using LDAP over SSL.
Currently I use LDAP but I'd like to change to LDAP over SSL.
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Pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers can potentially migrate into our drinking water supplies. Storm water runoff containing these chemicals can enter into water bodies, which will change the natural ecosystem of those water bodies by killing or damaging a wide variety of organisms. The chemicals can collect and accumulate (this is known as bioaccumulation) in the food chain, becoming more concentrated the further up the food chain they move. Fertilizers can disrupt natural biological communities by increasing plant and microbial growth, thus again disrupting the food chain. This condition is known as eutrophication and can drastically change natural water ecosystems and create a whole new set of problems or pollution concerns.
Improper application of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers can also have an impact on storm water infiltration into groundwater. When these contaminants dissolve in storm water they may infiltrate into the groundwater, which can then contaminate drinking water supplies or end up in surface waters.
Overuse of fertilizers can be detrimental to the intended use of an area. Too much nitrogen will cause plants to produce shallow roots. Applying unnecessary amounts of fertilizer is not only a waste of money; it can also be detrimental to water quality. Excess fertilizers can wash into waterways, stimulating nuisance weeds and algae growth. Excessive plant growth can choke slow moving waters, take up oxygen needed by fish and other aquatic life, and release ammonia which is toxic to fish. Before applying fertilizer, have the soil tested to determine what nutrients must be added.
Apply fertilizer at the proper time. Lawn fertilization programs should begin in early October, not early May. When applying fertilizers, follow the directions exactly and keep fertilizers off paved areas. If a liquid fertilizer is used, be careful to avoid overspray and drift. Sweep granular fertilizer back onto the grass to keep it from being washed into the storm water drainage system.
Healthy trees and shrubs do not require annual fertilizing. If woody plants appear unhealthy, it may be due to poor soils, insects, disease, or current weather patterns. Fertilizers should be applied only when a tree or shrub is growing poorly, and the problem can't be traced to other causes. If trees or shrubs do need fertilizer, apply it when the plants are dormant in late fall or early spring. Fertilizing in early fall or late spring stimulates growth that was previously limited by depleted stored food supplies, and the plant's inability to survive harsh winters and summers. Over-fertilized shrubs will actually produce more growth, and in turn require more pruning.
Use special care when applying pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer to yards. Carefully follow the manufacturer's directions.
Buy only the amount of product you need, because disposal of excess can sometimes be tricky. Apply only the recommended amount of each product.
Apply pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers only to grassy or landscaped areas and avoid driveways and sidewalks.
Sweep up excess product from driveways, sidewalks, etc. Never wash them into the street, alley, or storm drain.
Avoid applying pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer near waterways, or if rain is forecast, and irrigate only as directed on the label. Store leftover quantities of these products under a roof away from rainfall.
For healthy lawns and gardens, plant food must be applied in the correct form, at the right time, and correct amount. Excessive amounts are not healthy for plant growth or the environment.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) advocates a balanced combination of natural, chemical, and organic controls.
Pesticides are most commonly used to control insects, diseases, and weeds. When applying pesticides, always use the least toxic material to man and the environment to get the job done.
Always apply pesticides in accordance with label instructions. It is the law!
Organic, non-chemical alternatives also exist.
Carefully read product labels, which contain information about the persistence and toxicity of the chemical. The words "natural," "organic," or "biodegradable" do not guarantee that it is safe. Persistence refers to the length of time it takes to break down to one-half its previous concentration also known as half-life). The half-life should be printed on the product label.
Understand the problem you are trying to remedy. Avoid a "one size fits all" approach. Target the insect or disease specifically. Learn the life cycle to find the time when the pest is the most vulnerable, this is when the least amount of product will be required.
Avoid pesticides with half-lives longer than 21 days.
Practices to reduce pesticide runoff include monitoring of weather conditions and careful application of irrigation water.
Use a spray mix additive to enhance pesticide retention on foliage, and incorporating the pesticide into the soil.
Choose the correct pesticide – the one with the lowest toxicity that will safely and effectively control the pest. Read the label carefully. Obey all cautions. Do not use the chemical for uses or in mixtures other than specified on the label.
Transport the pesticide in the trunk of the car or in the back of a truck to avoid potential contamination problems should the container break.
Before applying the chemical, examine the area to be treated to determine if there are plants, animals, or pets that could be harmed by the pesticide.
Wear protective gear indicated on the label. Don't eat, drink, or smoke when using pesticides. Avoid wearing soft contact lenses when using pesticides.
Buy only the amount you will use. Avoid having large supplies of pesticides on hand. Store pesticides in their original containers with the original labels visible and intact. Mark the date on the containers and use the oldest first.
Store in a dry area to prevent corrosion of metal containers and caking of bagged dry materials. Check for temperature requirements.
Don't allow chemicals to become mixed with other chemicals. Dangerous and deadly interactions can result.
It is best to set pesticide containers in plastic tubs or bins to catch any spills and protect from corroded containers.
Dispose of chemicals properly. Do not flush them down the toilet or down the sink. Do not pour them out on the ground or down a storm drain. City storm drains flow to area lakes and creeks, not wastewater treatment plants.
Always wear appropriate protective clothing. Do not wash contaminated clothing with other clothing.
Take precautions to prevent spills. For example, close containers tightly after each use, even if you plan to reopen them soon.
Know what to do if a spill occurs.
Mix only the amount needed for the job.
Follow the directions on the label exactly.
Avoid spraying over impervious surfaces.
Do not spray on a windy day.
Do not apply to bare or eroding soil.
Do not apply near water systems such as wells, streams, and lakes. Reduce cleaning and waste by clustering jobs that use the same solution.
The best methods for cleaning containers and equipment are to triple rinse or pressure rinse in the field. To triple rinse: allow the concentrate to drain from the empty pesticide container for 30 seconds. Fill one-quarter of the container, replace the lid, and shake the container so that all interior surfaces are rinsed. Drain the rinse water into the spray tank for at least 30 seconds. Repeat the process twice for a total of three rinses. Rinse water must be collected and applied to a compatible site at or below the labeled rate. Empty pesticide and herbicide containers cannot be refilled, reconditioned, recycled, or sent back to the manufacturer. They must be crushed, broken, or punctured so that they cannot be used again. In general, small containers that are used in the home can be disposed of in the trash pickup after they have been rendered unusable and then wrapped in plastic.


A Wait is a site-specific piece inspired by the history and landscape of Alameda Point. This work takes place on the "lonely benches" and was presented as a part of the first Animate Dance Festival, on Oct 27th, 2018.
Photos by Maurice Ramirez and Joyce Chan, courtesy of Animate Dance Festival. All other photos by Henrik Meng.


I thought I'd make an appearance here before my AS level exams begin (ON THURSDAY – HELP) as you probably won't be seeing much of me until May the 20th. If you'd like to keep up with Emily antics on a daily basis you can follow my adventures over on Instagram – where I'm doing my 365 project! For now, though, let's talk about soup.
The best kind of recipes are the simple ones. Roast, blend, serve. Simple, fast, delicious. This soup is just that – with sweet roasted onions and butternut squash delicately balanced with the aromatic herb sage. Perfect for an easy dinner and just right for a revision dilatory tactic.
Prepare the butternut squash by cutting into chunks, and the spring onions by removing the green tops and the roots at the bottom.
Toss the squash and onions with olive oil and sage, then put in the oven to roast for 40 minutes.
When roasted, use a blender, food processor or hand-immersion blender to puree, then empty into a saucepan with a vegetable stock cube (if using) and thin down with water. Keep warm on a low heat or chill until serving.
My parents and I ate this soup for dinner tonight, accompanied by slices of the life-changing loaf of bread by My New Roots. I strayed from the original recipe and used a mix of seeds and nuts that I had to hand; also adding some chilli flakes for a little kick. The bread is moist, chewy, dense and outrageously good for you.
Well – next time I see you all again I may well be an exams free girl with a bunch of recipes up my sleeve.


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Decent work for all: six priorities for this week's UN summit
Written by Abigail Hunt, Mareike Schomerus, Richard Mallett, Andrew Shepherd, Alberto Lemma, Francesca Bastagli
This week, governments and high level stakeholders will gather at the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss decent work.
This is an important moment to review progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8): to achieve full employment and decent work by 2030, and to generate buy-in at the highest levels about what needs to change.
Ahead of the event on 10 April, our experts set out their priorities and recommendations for those attending.
Abigail Hunt: enough high-level summit commitments – workers need to see real change
This high-level summit can't come too soon. While the clock is ticking on the SDGs, evidence suggests that access to decent work is actually declining in many countries. And persistent inequalities mean that women are among those left furthest behind.
There is a large (and, in some regions, growing) gender gap in labour force participation. Globally just 48% of women were in the labour force in 2018, compared to 75% of men. Projections based on current trends suggest little or no overall improvement between now and 2030.
Women also face unequal access to decent work. Women are overrepresented in the most vulnerable forms of employment, notably in the informal economy. Informal workers often have limited access to labour and social protections, as well as the collective voice and bargaining rights vital to improvements in conditions. This harms their economic security, well-being and empowerment.
The UN General Assembly won't be the first to talk about this. In January, the International Labour Organization's Future of Work Global Commission provided its view on how to make sure the future is bright for workers. And with the High-Level Political Forum and SDG Summit later this year there will be plenty more opportunity for discussion.
It's great that decent work is on the agenda. But to achieve the SDGs, we need to see action. Positive examples abound – from minimum wages for domestic workers in South Africa to improving the safety of homeworkers in India.
Now is the time for high-level politicians to put their money where their mouths are and support the initiatives proven to improve decent work. Otherwise SDG8 risks remaining a distant dream, spoken of only in conferences far removed from the lives of the world's most marginalised workers.
Mareike Schomerus: bad jobs make for bad recovery from conflict
Employment is good, sure – but not just any kind of employment. It's a myth that after violent conflict, any work is better than what existed during the war because any job will spur economic growth.
When it comes to helping young people recover from a conflict and have a better life, bad employment is bad. Really bad.
What makes employment bad? Research by the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium spells it out: low and irregular pay, often coupled with dodgy employment terms and job uncertainty. To make matters worse, bad employment is 'socially undesirable' and exploitative.
The problem is that bad employment is the norm in a place recovering from conflict. But why should we expect crap jobs to help people and communities get better?
The World Bank argues that jobs are key to solving development problems – including economic recovery after a conflict. Yet the link between post-conflict recovery and employment is not straightforward.
Labour markets in low-income countries often do little to improve lives, particularly post-conflict. Rather, the 'bad work' situation can be so entrenched that it becomes part of a landscape of hopelessness, creating grievances that make a situation volatile. Being an entrepreneur is extremely difficult, particularly where cash is tight – paying back loans is, too.
Realising that opportunities are not leading to improvements means that people postpone taking action to improve their situation. This presents itself as 'laziness' or 'idleness' but is actually a rational response to a situation in which applying oneself brings little benefit.
Programmes for job creation need to support good job creation: work that makes lives better. This can only be achieved through a more informed perspective on what kind of job might be sustainable in the existing economic system. Making sure that people feel their employment terms empower, rather than exploit, is crucial. Because not any employment is good employment.
Richard Mallett: bad jobs undermine labour migration's ability to reduce global poverty
We already know that labour migration, especially across international borders, is one of the best ways of responding to global poverty and crisis. Remittances continue to dwarf aid flows, and temporary work visas have been shown to bring astounding economic gains for those fortunate enough to participate.
But take a closer look and the missed opportunities begin to reveal themselves. Migrants make up a significant share of the world's precarious workforce, disproportionately concentrated in low-skilled jobs that are not only badly paid but weakly protected and highly insecure.
In our recent stock-take of the evidence, we document how workplace characteristics like these undermine migration's poverty-reducing potential.
Recent cross-country estimates suggest that 'decent work deficits' deprive migrant workers of significant earnings – often equivalent to as much as double the initial recruitment and travel costs. In many cases precarious work both impedes migrants' ability to integrate into their new surroundings and leads to skills downgrading.
Punitive 'hostile environment' policies tend to aggravate these problems, creating a hyper-exploitable migrant workforce lacking voice, redress or viable exit options.
Agencies seeking to maximise the developmental impacts of migration therefore need to pay close attention to the terms on which migrants are incorporated into international labour markets.
What makes this particularly pressing right now is the fact that jobs are becoming increasingly central to policy debates about what effective migration management looks like. Think, for example, of the recent move towards 'jobs compacts' in countries hosting large numbers of refugees.
It is vital that these debates and initiatives go beyond the numbers alone. Creating opportunity or facilitating access is one thing; ensuring decent work and defending labour rights is quite another.
Andrew Shepherd: sustained escapes from poverty require 'growth from below'
As I walked into a meeting in the International Labour Organization (ILO) building in Geneva to review progress towards SDG8 on growth and jobs last week, I heard a recommendation that the informal sector should be formalised.
The ILO is pushing this agenda, which is also a target within SDG8. Some low-income and lower middle-income country governments are trying to implement it, or would like to.
But my message to the group was: take care. Including the informal sector in taxation and regulatory systems can be destructive of incomes, jobs and wellbeing. Policy-makers should consider how these efforts could negatively affect the poorest, and start with positive rather than punitive policies.
The broader message from our research on poverty dynamics is that sustained escapes from poverty depend largely on 'growth from below'. This includes small, usually informal investments in the urban informal sector. It also includes the rural non-farm economy, smallholder agriculture, natural resource-based activities like fishing and forestry, and migration.
This is not to say that 'growth from above' cannot produce jobs. Labour-intensive manufacturing has a good record of creating jobs, which have taken many people out of poverty in Asia. But even where labour-intensive manufacturing is happening, the evidence shows that sustained escapes from poverty are mostly through growth from below.
To promote this, governments and municipal authorities need to stop being hostile to the urban informal sector. Cities should become migrant-friendly. And policy-makers should focus on the rural non-farm economy, an overlooked area ripe for innovation.
Smallholder agriculture does better in terms of policy support, but should include the smallest farms and livestock development, and avoid punitive policies to small-scale fisheries and forestry. Wage workers across all these sectors are badly neglected; ministries of agriculture rarely focus on them, they are usually beyond the reach of ministries of labour.
Alberto Lemma: private investments can create decent jobs – if investors know how
Millions more young people are entering the labour market each year, and not enough jobs are being created to keep up – especially in low-income countries. An additional 35,000 jobs need to be created each day in sub-Saharan Africa; 13 million a year until 2030.
As the aid architecture tilts towards the private sector, firms need to include decent job creation as a core component of their investment strategies, taking inspiration from development finance institutions (DFIs).
DFIs co-invest with private firms, reducing risks for first movers in low-income countries, leveraging aid to promote further investment. They can help create decent jobs by promoting growth in their co-investors and suppliers, and through economy-wide effects.
DFIs can also provide a template for how investments can include decent work as a core impact – this is a strategic focus for both bilateral and multilateral DFIs. In 2016, ongoing investments by members of the European DFI group were estimated to have contributed to 4 million jobs. By 2017 this had increased by 1.4 million, with approximately 2 million direct and 3.4 million indirect jobs supported by these investments.
But for private investors to learn how to replicate decent job-maximising investments, these processes need to be well monitored. DFIs put a lot of effort into understanding their employment impacts, and often drive innovations in employment impact evaluations. Widening these practices towards private investors could help them focus on not only creating jobs, but creating decent jobs.
Francesca Bastagli: social protection is an essential part of decent work
Well-designed and implemented social protection policies and systems are key to transitions to improved work conditions and to tackling barriers to decent work. They're also critical to harnessing the opportunities for expanding decent work associated with migration, demographic change and new technologies.
Yet social protection coverage and adequacy remain low in many countries, especially in certain sectors and types of work.
Three issues need to be addressed as part of the decent work agenda: social protection policy design, financing and political will.
1. Get policy design right
Social protection policy design interacts with the reality of labour markets to determine work conditions and labour relations. Persistent inequalities in the distribution of unpaid work and the undervaluation of care work, high informality and the rise in non-standard employment pose challenges to social protection designed on assumptions of continuous, full-time employment.
Policy-makers should take effective measures to ensure the extension of adequate social protection to excluded groups and the promotion decent work, for instance among women and migrant workers.
2. Bring policy financing into the picture
Financial constraints are commonly cited as a barrier to adequate social protection. Yet there are a range of options for financing social protection, including through a combination of contributory and tax-financed schemes.
Policy-makers should discuss these options not just in terms of revenue-raising potential, but also in terms of the role they play in regulating labour relations and responsibilities for social protection provision – as well as related equity and sustainability outcomes.
3. Step up political will
This high-level summit provides an important opportunity for policy-makers to underscore the central role social protection plays in the decent work agenda. The time has come to step up support for global and national efforts to strengthen social protection systems, for instance through the historic Universal Social Protection USP2030 Initiative.
Abigail Hunt
Mareike Schomerus
Senior Research Fellow, Director of Programme, Research Director SLRC (leave of absence)
Richard Mallett
Andrew Shepherd
Alberto Lemma
Francesca Bastagli
Director of Programme - Equity and Social Policy, Principal Research Fellow
Jobs & livelihoods


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Traveller's Tales' latest addition to the Lego video game franchise, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, came out yesterday, and you can check out the full opening cinematic here. As usual, TT is on point with their references, poking fun at 2012's The Avengers, 2008's The Incredible Hulk, and maybe even making a slight reference to 2006's Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, with the opening containing Nick Fury vs. Doctor Doom.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, 3DS, PS Vita, and DS on October 22nd, 2013 and will be released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at their respective launches. You can check out the cinematic below.
A new Lego Star Wars video game is said to be in development, just in time for the upcoming movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.


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Liu Haiguang (chin. upr. 柳海光, pinyin Liǔ Hǎiguāng; ur. 11 lipca 1963 w Szanghaju) – chiński piłkarz występujący na pozycji napastnika.

Kariera klubowa
Liu karierę rozpoczynał w 1982 roku w zespole Shanghai FC. Grał tam przez sześć sezonów. W 1987 roku przeszedł do jugosłowiańskiego Partizana. W 1989 roku zdobył z nim Puchar Jugosławii. W tym samym roku wrócił do Shanghai FC. W 1991 roku zakończył tam karierę.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji Chin Liu zadebiutował w 1983 roku. W 1988 roku wziął udział w Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich, z których piłkarze Chin odpadli po fazie grupowej. W tym samym roku został powołany do kadry na Puchar Azji, który Chiny zakończyły na 4. miejscu. W latach 1983-1990 w drużynie narodowej Liu rozegrał łącznie 47 spotkań i zdobył 16 bramek.

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Reprezentanci Chin w piłce nożnej
Piłkarze FK Partizan
Ludzie urodzeni w Szanghaju
Urodzeni w 1963