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First 6 Months at Blinkit: Drishti Makhija
Drishti Makhija works as a Software Developer Engineer (SDE) at Blinkit. She joined us about six months ago and is now a part of the tech team within the Product Listing and Search pod. She's always had the inclination to work at scale while making an impact and shipping a customer-first experience. In this post, Drishti recounts her journey with Blinkit and the lessons she learned along the way.
From Customer to Employee
This year on my friend's birthday, about 3 hours from midnight, I failed to get the ideal bouquet of flowers. Moreover, nobody was offering same-day flower delivery. Thanks to Instagram's recommendations, I found an advertisement for "Grofers is now Blinkit, delivering in minutes." I didn't think flowers belonged on this platform, but there's no harm in giving it a shot. To my delight, Blinkit offered a fantastic selection of flowers. That day, Blinkit gained another devoted customer. However, I wanted to learn what made the company tick and contribute to this fantastic product, not just be a customer.
Initial days at Blinkit
I always desired to work in a team with a direct line of sight to the end customer during my two years of experience in software; therefore, when given the option to select a vertical, I opted for Consumer. I joined the Product Listing (PLP) team as an SDE-1.
Coming from an MNC, I was astonished by the team structure here. Everyone here comes from a diverse range of disciplines, including design, data, product, and software. Yet, they all shared the same objective: "How can we serve the customer and the business by enhancing discovery?" My teammates' commitment and ownership inspired me to join the same boat immediately.
Things were going quickly initially, and it was a little daunting. However, my manager Mohit helped me adjust to this new environment. Rather than spoon-feeding me answers, he asked the right questions so I could figure out the best solution to any issue.
Sancheeta, as well as other team members from the Innovation Hub (IHUB), joined us a few days after I joined the team, and I collaborated with them on one of my first projects, "People also buy" and "Buy more, save more."
People also buy is a feature that recommends products bought along with the product added to the cart while Buy More Save more is for nudging the customers to buy more quantities of specific products and save extra. Throughout these projects, I gained knowledge about the power of data and how to leverage it to develop a consumer-focused product while attaining business goals. We approached these initiatives with an experimental perspective, so if we fail, we fail soon–as opposed to waiting months for the complete feature to roll out. My manager, Sancheeta, has always held the conviction that if it's an experiment, we should swiftly deliver a smooth experience to the customers and let the data determine whether the idea is worthy of further iteration. In addition, even though it goes against our instinct as engineers, we should never over-engineer any problem.
After its initial incarnation, "People also buy" was discontinued due to poor results. At that point, among the most crucial teachings I learned as an engineer, was that failures shouldn't hold us back; instead, we should move on without dwelling on the setbacks. Contrarily, "Buy more, save more" was one of the projects I worked on up until this point, and it produced impressive results by raising the Average Order Value (the amount a customer spends per order).
Looking at the product via a new lens
Around my second month, one of the designers in our team invited us for a UX research interview with a customer. It was the first time I had the chance to hear the other end of the story. I realized that we work on problem statements day in and day out and look at the Blinkit app all the time, so sometimes we take the customer for granted–we feel that consumers will notice and use our feature as we do, but that is not always the case. This interview experience also taught me that I didn't want to be another engineer who just codes, but I want to be a Product Engineer who can ship an experience to the customer.
Over the following months, I did a couple of cross-team and business-critical projects. One such project was during the festive season. Due to some chaos, it dawned on me that I should start anything with "why" & "what" and then figure out the "how"–instead of directly working on a feature, figure out why I need to work on it.
There have been some ups and downs in these six months, but my learnings were exponential at every step. I came here to make an impact, and I did. My parents, who never trusted online shopping, now use Blinkit for every small and big thing they need. I, along with the PLP team, recently started working in collaboration with the Search team, and I am looking forward to exploring a new set of problem statements. I would like to thank Sancheeta, Mohit, Siddhant, Harsh, Himanshu, and the PLP & IHUB team for giving me such a rich experience.
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The 2019 Rams Reflect is the third in a series of annual collections. Senior captains and representatives of Suffolk teams have been invited to contribute viewpoints based on personal experience from both their senior seasons and full varsity careers at Suffolk.
Suffolk volleyball's Talia Lombardo capped off her collegiate career with all-conference accolades as the senior setter was named to the All-GNAC Third-Team, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Suffolk volleyball team's historic run came to an end Thursday night as the Rams fell to No. 2 Johnson & Wales, 3-0, in the GNAC Semifinals inside the Wildcat Center. The season-ending setback came by set scores 25-12, 25-16 and 25-13.
Suffolk volleyball will make its first-ever appearance in the GNAC semifinals Thursday, Nov. 1 when the Rams travel to No. 2 Johnson & Wales. The tournament's fifth and first seed are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. first serve at JWU's Wildcat Center.
The Suffolk volleyball team rewrote history twice Tuesday night as the Rams defeated Lasell in the GNAC Quarterfinals with both the win over Lasell and in the league quarterfinals a first in program history. The victory came in straight sets by scores 25-20, 25-21 and 26-24.
The quest for GNAC glory begins Tuesday, Oct. 30 as the fifth-seeded Suffolk volleyball team makes the trip to fourth-seed Lasell. The quarterfinals contest is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
After posting the most conference victories since 2005, the Suffolk volleyball team punched its ticket to the 2018 GNAC Tournament as the field's fifth seed the league announced as it unveiled the tournament bracket.
The Suffolk volleyball team faced its first known nationally ranked opponent in recent history and could not overcome the powerhouse of No. 2 Johnson & Wales as the Wildcats took care of business in straight sets Saturday afternoon at the Wildcat Center. The Rams' GNAC setback came by set scores 25-15, 25-16 and 25-12.
The Suffolk volleyball team forced a fourth frame with a thrilling third set, but could not complete the comeback as Saint Joseph's (Maine) put the match way 3-1 at the Wildcat Center. The decision came by set scores 27-25, 25-15, 25-27 and 25-20.
With playoff position on the line, Suffolk volleyball makes the trip to Providence, Rhode Island, Saturday, Oct. 27 for a tri-match at No. 2 Johnson & Wales featuring Saint Joseph's (Maine). The Rams will take on national powerhouse JWU to get the day going at 12 p.m., before capping off regular-season action at 2 p.m. versus the Monks.
Talia Lombardo joined elite company Thursday night as she collected her 1000th career assist to anchor Suffolk volleyball to a sweep over Becker at Leicester Gymnasium. The victory, the Rams' last non-conference contest of the season, came by set scores 25-21, 25-18 and 25-22.
The Suffolk volleyball team caps off its 2018 non-conference calendar Thursday, Oct. 25 when the Rams travel to Becker for a 7 p.m. battle.
Despite owning the lead in each set the Suffolk volleyball team could not hold off rallies from the University of Southern Maine as the Huskies came back in each frame to secure a non-conference sweep Tuesday night inside Regan Gymnasium. The out-of-league decision came by set scores 25-15, 25-18 and 25-22.
Suffolk volleyball takes a break from conference competition Tuesday, Oct. 23 when the Rams welcome Southern Maine to Regan Gymnasium. Prior to the 7 p.m. first serve, Suffolk will honor its seven members of the Class of 2019: Bridget Allison, Heidy Barriero, Emma Feeney, Talia Lombardo, Dorothy Mensah, Chidera Nwankwo and Leah Pedersen.
Double-doubles from Kayla Barbera and Talia Lombardo paced Suffolk to a volleyball 3-1 win over Regis Saturday afternoon at Norwich's Andrews Hall.
The Suffolk volleyball team captured its sixth-straight GNAC contest behind a thrilling 3-2 triumph over Norwich at Andrews Hall Saturday afternoon. The victory came behind set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 15-25, 24-26 and 16-14.
The Suffolk volleyball team remains on the road Saturday, Oct. 20 for a tri-match at Norwich featuring the Regis Pride. The Rams will first take the court in Northfield, Vermont, at 1 p.m. versus the Pride, before squaring off with the Cadets at 3 p.m.
Kayla Barbera paved the way for Suffolk volleyball in a thrilling four-set victory over Simmons Wednesday night at Moore Gymnasium. The GNAC victory came by set scores 25-17, 25-21, 25-27 and 25-20.
A mid-week GNAC match-up is on the schedule for Suffolk volleyball Wednesday, Oct. 17 as the Rams make the short trip across town to visit Simmons at 7 p.m.
The Suffolk volleyball team rides a three-match win streak into Monday's meeting at Gordon. The non-conference clash is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The Suffolk volleyball team saw its three-match win streak come to an end Monday as the Rams fell in three sets to Gordon at the Bennett Center. The setback came via set scores 25-16, 25-21 and 25-18.
The Suffolk women's volleyball team kept its foot on the gas pedal in GNAC outing to open a home tri-match with a convincing straight set victory over Anna Maria Saturday afternoon inside Regan Gymnasium. The decision came by set scores 25-6, 25-12 and 25-20.
The Suffolk volleyball team coasted past Curry in straight sets Saturday afternoon to conclude its final home tri-match at Regan Gymnasium. The non-conference victory came by set scores, 25-13, 25-7 and 25-19.
The Suffolk women's volleyball team wraps up its home tri-season slate Saturday, Oct. 13 when it entertains Anna Maria and Curry. The Rams get the action going at 12 p.m. against the AMCATs with the day wrapping up at 4 p.m. with the blue-and-gold pitted versus the Colonels.
Talia Lombardo sealed her spot as Suffolk volleyball's all-time greatest threat at the service line to lead the Rams past the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) in straight sets Wednesday night at Regan Gymnasium.
A midweek match has Suffolk volleyball hosting the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) inside Regan Gymnasium Wednesday, Oct. 10. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Down 2-1, Suffolk volleyball rallied a comeback with four different players recording double digit kills to seal a thrilling 3-2 victory over Emmanuel Saturday morning at the Jean Yawkey Center. The GNAC victory came by set scores 25-23, 19-25, 21-25, 28-26 and 15-12.
The Suffolk volleyball team closed out a tri-match Saturday afternoon with a non-conference straight set loss to the University of New England at Emmanuel's Jean Yawkey Center.
The Suffolk women's volleyball team makes the short time across town for a tri-match at conference foe Emmanuel. The Rams and Saints will tangle in the first match of the day at 10 a.m., with the blue-and-gold wrapping up action at 12 p.m. versus the University of New England.
The Suffolk volleyball team dropped an out-of-league outing in straight sets to Framingham State at the Athletic Center Thursday night. The defeat came by set scores 25-21, 25-12 and 25-15.


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Why is the Rolex Rainbow Daytona So Expensive?
ByLily Wordsmith Posted on November 11, 2021 November 10, 2021 Updated on November 10, 2021
The Everose gold Rolex Rainbow Daytona set precedence by using so much color that it inspired other horologists to follow suit by becoming more creative with precious stones. The watch retails at $97,000, making it a product that only a few can afford; you might have spotted it on the wrists of celebrities like Kevin Hart or singer Post Malone. That is a lot of money to spend on a watch which makes you wonder what makes the Rolex Rainbow Daytona so expensive. We have researched a few reasons to explain the hefty price tag, and you can read more about them below.
1 The Limited Production
2 It is for The Chosen Few
3 Its Value Increases with Time
4 It's a Status Symbol
The Limited Production
According to Watches by SJX, the Rolex Rainbow Daytona was introduced in 2012 in white or yellow gold. Unfortunately, the watches were discontinued after a while, leaving the desirable watch's price to soar. Even after reviving the model in Everose gold, only a handful is made each year. The limited production is due to the challenges in finding the 36 perfectly-matched colored sapphires that give the timepiece its unique beauty. As a result, the Rolex Rainbow Daytona's supply is low, making it one of the watches that play hard to get; thus, pushing the price up significantly. The funny thing is that the Rolex's Daytona was not always a desirable watch. People mocked it for its bold dial comprising three sun-dials. However, the perception of the watch changed when Paul Newman endorsed it, changing the timepiece into one of the coveted worldwide. However, the unpopularity led to Rolex maintaining the production to low numbers and has retained this even with the Rolex Rainbow Daytona models. The watch manufacturer never releases the exact number it produces, but it is known that steel Daytona references were produced in much higher numbers than the precious metals references.
It is for The Chosen Few
The limited number makes the watch available to a few customers, yet the demand for the timepieces is quite high. According to Barrons, when the Rolex Rainbow Daytona was released, it was an unexpected yet playful move by Rolex, and soon the watches became hard to find. One person even said that getting one would entail an interview by a Rolex executive to determine if you are worthy of the honor of calling it your own. As the article further explains, not every authorized dealer gets to have the watch; the prestige is reserved for the most loyal and successful Rolex authorized dealers. Once in stock, the dealers are very selective about who can take the watches home. They prioritize their VIP customers with thick wallets. Due to the high demand and low supply, most Rolex watches have a waitlist, and the Rainbow Daytona is no exception. However, some dealers believe it is unfair because most customers interested in the timepiece want to resell it. Therefore, dealers assess the seriousness of a prospective buyer by ensuring that the person will appreciate the watch. The bottom line is, no matter how much you want the watch, the likelihood of taking it home is low unless the dealer considers you a VIP customer. Otherwise, they do not mind showing you alternatives that can interest you. Besides, even the dealers do not necessarily have the timepieces in stock. Customers who do not understand the rarity of the watches are enlightened on what it takes to get a hold of the Rainbow Daytona. Still, if you manage to be on the waitlist, the better for your bank account. Even if it takes years before you get your prized possession, the price will be significantly lower than if you buy it in the open market. For instance, the rose gold model priced at $97,000 sold for $310,000 during a Sotheby auction a year later. This trend is not exclusive to the Rainbow Daytona; even a Cerachrom Rolex Daytona that cost $13,150 in retail goes for double the price in the secondary market.
Its Value Increases with Time
If you are torn between investing in real estate and watches, perhaps you should settle for the latter. According to South China Morning Post, a US Air Force veteran bought a 1971 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Oyster for about $350 and 50 years later, the watch was appraised at 2,000 times the price; it is now worth $700,000. Due to the peak in popularity of luxury watch investments, the timepieces have continued to be priced at astronomical figures. A professional watch expert, therefore, advised luxury watch investors to invest in watches whose prices set them apart from the rest. Of course, the Rolex Rainbow Daytona at $97,000 qualifies for this type of investment. Usually, for the Rolex Daytona, the collectors are willing to pay a premium price to get their hands on one without waiting for years on the waitlist. Luxury Activist advises that the hefty price should not be a turn-off for anyone willing to wait for the watch to appreciate. A well-maintained pre-owned watch can fetch high prices in the future because it holds and increases its value.
It's a Status Symbol
All Rolex Daytona watches are regarded as status symbols if we go by what Bob's Watches tells us. According to the article, the moment Rolex decided to start fitting the watches with precious stones, the timepieces became a status symbol. The Rolex Rainbow Daytona is arguably the most in-demand precious metal Daytona currently. The Everose gold case has 56 brilliant-cut diamonds in the crown guard and lugs, while the dial has 11 baguette-cut sapphires hour markers, each matching the color of the corresponding point on the bezel. The bezel has 36 multi-colored baguette-cut sapphires; the watch derives its name from these rainbow-colored gemstones. The middle case is made from 18 carats solid block of Everose gold and the crystals crafted from virtually scratchproof sapphire.
The Five Best Rolex Explorer II Models Money Can Buy
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Ryan has released 4 full-length albums FREE LOVE, IMMORTAL FOR NOW, COMEDY WONDER TOWN & HOW TO GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS, was a recurring character as himself on IFC's MARON, been seen on Seeso and is the creator and host of one of the top Science & Medicine podcasts on iTunes, ME & PARANORMAL YOU, conducting in-depth interviews with people who possess paranormal abilities or have had extraordinary experiences. His most recent album FREE LOVE was selected as on of the Top 10 Comedy Albums of 2018 by Vulture.com. He was selected by LA Weekly as one of "10 LA Comics to Watch" for 2014, was mentioned in NY Magazine as a "Comic to Watch," was one of 4 finalists in the original CMT's Next Big Comic Contest, is a frequent guest on the WTF Podcast w/Marc Maron and the Bob & Tom Show, and his joke "United Snacks of America" has over 9 million listens on Pandora.
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Lead Poisoning & Children | Natural Health Blog
Written by: Hiyaguha Cohen
Lead Poisoning Still a Problem
Back in the 1970's, lead poisoning was a leading topic of conversation, along with the war in Viet Nam and post-mortem Elvis sightings. Back then, researchers discovered that an astonishing 77 percent of children in the US had high levels of lead in their bloodstream. Since lead can have a profound and harmful effect on children's developing brains, an alarm was sounded. The primary source at that time was household paint. Lead was a common ingredient back then, because it helps paint adhere to walls, last longer, dry faster, and resist water better. Unfortunately, the wonder ingredient also allows paint to chip off walls over time, and apparently, it tastes great to toddlers, 77 percent of whom enjoyed paint-chip snacks growing up.1 Letzter, Rafi. "1.2 million children in the US likely suffer from lead poisoning—but half are undetected." 3 May 2017. Business Insider. 9 October 2017. http://www.businessinsider.com/lead-poisoning-states-us-2017-5
Lead exposure isn't great for anyone, but it's particularly damaging to children who absorb up to five times more lead than adults after ingestion. While high doses can cause convulsions and even death, lower levels of exposure can cause problems that at first glance seem less dramatic and not immediately noticeable. And yet, these effects can be devastating—lowered IQ, learning problems, ADHD, behavioral issues, and health problems including hypertension, anemia, reproductive problems, and renal impairment. In fact, a convincing study earlier this year linked childhood lead exposure to elevated crime rates, even after controlling for other factors.2 Doleac, Jennifer L. "New evidence that lead exposure increases crime." 1 June 2013. Brookings. 9 October 2017. http://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/06/01/new-evidence-that-lead-exposure-increases-crime/
It's distressing to note that experts in the US knew about the dangers of lead poisoning in the early 1900s, and did nothing about it for so many decades.3 Lah, Katerina. "History of Lead Use." 8 May 2011. Toxipedia.9 October 2017. http://www.toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/History+of+Lead+Use In Europe, several countries banned lead from paint by 1909, and in fact, the League of Nations (the predecessor to the United Nations), banned lead from paint in 1929, but following a pattern that unfortunately still persists, the US declined to comply with the rest of the developed world. The result was that generations of children—perhaps your parents or even yourselves—chomped on paint chips and suffered varying degrees of brain damage and neurological injury without necessarily ever knowing it, or knowing why.
Once parents got the word about the situation, an alarm was sounded. Awareness at that time resulted in measures that slashed the incidence of lead poisoning, but by no means eradicated it. Even though lead was banned from both paint (in 1978) and gasoline (late 1980's), the official word is that 1.6 percent of US kids still have elevated blood levels of lead, with some experts insisting that there are at least twice that many cases going undetected. Plus, some areas of the country have far higher lead-poisoning rates.
A notorious example is Flint, Michigan, where the city switched water sources in 2014 and began piping improperly treated water into homes. In 2016, after at least 100,000 residents were affected, it was discovered that municipal water contained lead content up to hundreds of times higher than Environmental Protection Agency safety standards.4 "Flint Water Crisis Fact Facts." 4 March 2016. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/flint-water-crisis-fast-facts/index.html At that point, residents started using bottled water, and still need to do so. Meanwhile, fertility rates plummeted and fetal deaths skyrocketed in the area, a recent study confirmed.5 Ingraham, Christopher. "Flint's lead-poisoned water had a 'horrifyingly' large effect on fetal deaths, study finds." 21 September 2017. Washington Post. 9 October 2017. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/21/flints-lead-poisoned-water-had-a-horrifyingly-large-effect-on-fetal-deaths-study-finds/?utm_term=.9a97f72d2162 The extent of resulting cognitive and health damage to residents and particularly, children, in the area won't be known for many years, if ever.
And such spikes are hardly limited to Flint. According to very recent data from the California Department of Public Health, in 29 communities in California, children tested higher for lead poisoning than in Flint.6 Schneyer, Joshua and Pell, M.B. "Exclusive: Lead Poisoning Afflicts Neighborhoods Across California." 22 March 2017. US News and World Report. 9 October 2017. http://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2017-03-22/exclusive-lead-poisoning-afflicts-neighborhoods-across-california In Fresno, for instance, 13.6 percent of children under six years old tested high for lead content in blood, compared to only five percent in Flint.
Just today, the Philadelphia media announced that high levels of lead had been discovered in 75 percent of the soil in the area. This came after investigations last year revealed that 2700 local children had excessive levels of lead in their blood. Children don't need to ingest lead to suffer consequences. Playing in lead-laden soil can also have an effect, as can inhalation or any environmental exposure.7 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphia-high-lead-levels-in-soil-raise-parents-concerns/
For those who assumed that the lead-poisoning crisis was long over, this may come as a surprise. But in fact, a study by Reuters last year found 3000 US neighborhoods with elevated rates of childhood lead poisoning. And according to the World Health Organization, lead poisoning even now causes 12.4% of developmental intellectual disability worldwide.8 "Lead Poisoning and Health." August 2017. World Health Organization. 9 October 2017. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs379/en/
In honor of Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Week, which is coming up October 22-28, here are four related issues you might wonder about. 9 "In Philadelphia, high levels of lead in soil raise parents' concern." 9 October 2017. CBS News. 9 Octtober 2017. http://www.nchh.org/Policy/NationalSafeandHealthyHousingCoalition/LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek2017.aspx
What causes lead poisoning now that lead is gone from paint? It's true that all paint sold after 1978 is lead free, but some older buildings still have the original paint, either inside on the walls or outside. A new coat of paint might make everything look updated, but it can cover up layers of original lead paint that will eventually chip and crumble.
And, as mentioned above, some areas continue to have high levels of lead in the soil, water, and air. This is especially a concern in places where there's been heavy industry, as such contamination results from years of fumes from leaded gasoline and industrial waste leeching into the earth and water supply. Water also becomes contaminated from aging lead-coated pipes. Lead-based paint and materials can leech lead into the soil near the foundations of home, and residues of pesticides that once contained lead also affect soil and water.
It's also possible to be exposed to lead in products such as toys, cosmetics, or even food and nutritional products that come from countries without strong lead regulations. Also, ceramics may still be coated with lead-based paint.
How Does Lead Affect Adults? While children are far more vulnerable to the harmful effects of lead, adults can also suffer health and neurological consequences after exposure. Problems associated with adult exposure include hypertension, joint and muscle pain, mood disorders, headaches, kidney problems, reduced sperm count, miscarriages, memory impairment, and abdominal pain. In other words, you don't want lead in your life. And it's probably worth mentioning that high levels of lead have been found in many wines.
What Can You Do to Insure Safe Levels of Lead Exposure for Yourself? If you live in an area with lots of past or present industrial pollution, have your soil and water tested. Use air filters and high-quality, whole-house water filters. In older homes, make sure lead remediation has been completed. And finally, make sure to regularly do a heavy metal detox on a regular basis, just in case.
Letzter, Rafi. "1.2 million children in the US likely suffer from lead poisoning—but half are undetected." 3 May 2017. Business Insider. 9 October 2017. http://www.businessinsider.com/lead-poisoning-states-us-2017-5
Doleac, Jennifer L. "New evidence that lead exposure increases crime." 1 June 2013. Brookings. 9 October 2017. http://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/06/01/new-evidence-that-lead-exposure-increases-crime/
Lah, Katerina. "History of Lead Use." 8 May 2011. Toxipedia.9 October 2017. http://www.toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/History+of+Lead+Use
"Flint Water Crisis Fact Facts." 4 March 2016. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/flint-water-crisis-fast-facts/index.html
Ingraham, Christopher. "Flint's lead-poisoned water had a 'horrifyingly' large effect on fetal deaths, study finds." 21 September 2017. Washington Post. 9 October 2017. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/21/flints-lead-poisoned-water-had-a-horrifyingly-large-effect-on-fetal-deaths-study-finds/?utm_term=.9a97f72d2162
Schneyer, Joshua and Pell, M.B. "Exclusive: Lead Poisoning Afflicts Neighborhoods Across California." 22 March 2017. US News and World Report. 9 October 2017. http://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2017-03-22/exclusive-lead-poisoning-afflicts-neighborhoods-across-california
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphia-high-lead-levels-in-soil-raise-parents-concerns/
"Lead Poisoning and Health." August 2017. World Health Organization. 9 October 2017. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs379/en/
"In Philadelphia, high levels of lead in soil raise parents' concern." 9 October 2017. CBS News. 9 Octtober 2017. http://www.nchh.org/Policy/NationalSafeandHealthyHousingCoalition/LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek2017.aspx
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Another source of lead poisoning are the old Revere ware whistling tea kettles with the copper bottom. My lead levels were off the charts when I was tested. I used my tea kettle for 18 years.
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Salford Civic Centre is on Chorley Road (A6) in the centre of Swinton at its junction with Partington Lane (B5231), approximately a quarter of a mile north of the East Lancashire Road (A580) in north west Greater Manchester.
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Council offices on and around Chorley Road in Swinton are well served by public transport. During working hours bus numbers 36, 37 and 38 operating between Bolton and Manchester every 15 minutes, proving links between Swinton and Little Hulton, Walkden and Salford University.
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Average Bollywood revenge dramas thrive on predictability. They rarely, if ever, tamper with the bad guy-good guy construct. Badlapur is an exception. Sriram Raghavan's neo-noir crime thriller is about vengeance and forgiveness all right, but one thing that the film isn't is conventional.
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Not everything that Badlapur comes up with clicks into place without a problem. There are several elements in it hat stick out of the frame rather awkwardly. But overall the film packs quite a punch. The screenplay (Arijit Biswas, Sriram Raghavan) does not resort to the standard practices of the genre, and the principal characters aren't black and white cardboards. Badlapur toys with many shades of grey, significantly enhancing the effect of its pivotal dramatic conflict. The plot hinges on an angry young man on the trail of a fugitive bank robber who he believes killed his wife a decade and a half ago. The jagged framing and lighting by cinematographer Anil Mehta and the elliptical cutting by the editor, Pooja Ladha Surti, add to the unusual mood and tone that underlines Badlapur. The film does have its share of flaws. Many contrived passages tend to slow down the pace of the narrative.
A couple of scenes in which the vengeful protagonist turns upon women with the intention of humiliating them border on the cheesy. One question that must certainly be asked: why are the women in Badlapur treated with such contempt? If one can ignore the overt misogyny on show all through the film, Badlapur throws up enough surprises to hold the viewer's interest right until the bitter end. Badlapur has a tagline that exhorts the audience not to miss the beginning. But it is in its final five minutes that the film delivers the biggest twist of them all.
The stage is set by the startling opening sequence itself. A young mother (Yami Gautam) and her son lose their lives in a random, senseless act of crime – a bank heist – in Pune. The woman's gutted husband, adman Raghu (Varun Dhawan), is reduced to a mental and emotional wreck. One of the two criminals, Liak (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), is nabbed and interrogated.
The seemingly harmless Liak puts the blame for the murder on his accomplice but refuses to name him. He is sentenced to 20 years in prison. Raghu, unable to come to terms with the tragedy, chucks up his job and shifts to a place called Badlapur. There, he works as a factory foreman while he awaits the release of the only man who can reveal the identity of his wife's killer. Revenge is of course the principal thematic leitmotif here, but along the way the film also incorporates other strands revolving around crime and punishment, the question of mercy and even terminal illness. Violence is always one scene away in Badlapur , but it erupts only intermittently. Much of the drama unfolds in the minds of the characters and through the means of innocuous but fraught exchanges. Apart from the slain wife, Badlapur has four principal female characters – Liak's mother (Pratima Kannan), sex worker Jhimli (Huma Qureshi), social activist Shobha (Divya Datta) and the wife of a restaurateur, Kanchan (Radhika Apte).
Both Liak and Raghu treat these women like useless chattel, with the latter, who is supposed to be the righteous hero, reveling in forcing them to disrobe and do his bidding. It is his way of settling scores with the men that he wants to punish. The criminal's mother, too, is at the receiving end of constant apathy from a son who could not care less about her feelings. But for all its failings, Badlapur allows most of its actors, even those that play inadequately developed roles, an opportunity to make a mark. Varun Dhawan sheds his lover boy garb and sports a perpetual scowl to express inner turmoil.
He pulls it off for the most part. The trouble is that he is up against an actor of the natural calibre of Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who stamps his class even on the most unremarkable moments. Badlapur has a strong supporting cast, with Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte getting enough footage to make the best of a bad deal. In conclusion, Badlapur might not be in the Ek Hasina Thi and Johnny Gaddar league, but it is a happy sign that Sriram Raghavan has left Agent Vinod behind. -ndtv
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McKinsey & Company, the prominent management consultancy, has stopped working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the disclosure last month that the firm had done more than $20 million in consulting work for the agency. The revelation prompted questions from employees at the firm.
McKinsey's decision was conveyed in a note from the firm's new managing partner, Kevin Sneader, to former employees. He said the contract, which was not widely known within the company until The New York Times reported it in June, had "rightly raised" concerns.
Complaints about the contract come at a time when McKinsey is under fire in South Africa for its role in a vast government corruption scandal that led to the resignation of the country's former president, Jacob Zuma. The resulting crisis at McKinsey, the most serious in its 92-year history, was the focus of The Times's article. On Monday, in a speech to a business school in Johannesburg, Mr. Sneader apologized to the nation for McKinsey's handling of the episode.
McKinsey's decision to end work with ICE comes amid widespread anger, across the political spectrum, over the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy on illegal immigration that led to the separation of children from their parents — a practice that was ended in June. While Mr. Sneader acknowledged the concerns about McKinsey's contract, a spokesman said the firm had already finished the job.
However, when asked about the contract before the story was published, McKinsey did not say that the work was ending. What's more, federal records show that the contract was modified three days after The Times's story.
While several government agencies are involved in carrying out Mr. Trump's immigration policies, ICE, which oversees detention centers across the country, has come under the most criticism. At least three other consulting companies — Deloitte Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Booz Allen Hamilton — have also advised ICE, according to federal contracting records.
James Fisher, a spokesman for Booz Allen, said in a statement that the company's work with ICE involved "information systems, data integration and analytics," and that it did not involve "the separation of children from adults." Deloitte declined to comment, and PricewaterhouseCoopers did not respond to a request for comment.
McKinsey's contract is for "management consulting services" for the agency's Enforcement and Removal Operations division, though neither McKinsey nor ICE gave details on what that meant.
"Our support, which has ended, has never been focused on developing, advising or implementing immigration policies, including the child-separation policy," Mr. Sneader said in the note to former employees, whom McKinsey, adopting the practice of universities, calls "alumni." The note was sent to The Times by a former employee.
McKinsey's current contract with ICE began during the Obama administration. Most of the work was done after Mr. Trump took office, records show.
McKinsey's involvement in the South African corruption scandal stemmed from its consulting contract with Eskom, the state-owned electricity provider. McKinsey came under fire because of the size of the payout and because its partner was linked to a business associate of three Indian immigrant brothers who have been accused of using their relationship with Mr. Zuma's family to siphon money from the state.
McKinsey has paid back the 1 billion rand (about $74.7 million) in fees it took for its work with Eskom. In his speech in Johannesburg on Monday, Mr. Sneader said the contract went against McKinsey's policy of putting the client's interests ahead of its own.


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Is the NFL Really that Homophobic? Because Michael Sam and Being Gay are not the Issues
February 11, 2014 by Jill Ettinger
Michael Sam—the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and NFL hopeful—announced last week that he is gay. His candor has shaken the football world. If drafted, he would be the first openly gay player in NFL history.
Yes, in case you thought you stepped into that Doritos Super Bowl commercial time machine, this is still 2014. Seventy-five years ago, Michael Sam's name might have been Jackie Robinson. And yet, today, we're more comfortable allowing a convicted dog abuser to take the ball than we are with a gay man making tackles.
While Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced that the Justice Department would recognize same-sex couples, regardless of whether or not individual states do, why is it still so awkward for there to be gay men in professional sports?
Despite being an award-winning football player, Sports Illustrated reports that Sam is likely to have a harder time in the NFL—if he makes it at all—based on anonymous sources from the league. "In blunt terms, they project a significant drop in Sam's draft stock, a publicity circus and an NFL locker room culture not prepared to deal with an openly gay player."
One source told SI "I don't think football is ready for [an openly gay player] just yet," adding that, "In the coming decade or two, it's going to be acceptable, but at this point in time it's still a man's-man game. To call somebody a [gay slur] is still so commonplace. It'd chemically imbalance an NFL locker room and meeting room."
The official response from the NFL was one of support. John Elway, former quarterback for the Denver Broncos (and Super Bowl XXXIII MVP) and now the executive vice president of football operations for the Broncos, offered kind words of support to Sam. "I applaud Michael Sam and wish him the very best as he continues the pursuit of his NFL dream," he said. "As we look toward the combine and draft, we will evaluate Michael just like any other draft prospect – on the basis of his ability, character and NFL potential. His announcement will have no effect on how we see him as a football player." But, an NFL assistant coach called Sam's decision "not a smart move," as he said it "legitimately affects [his] potential earnings."
Even after NBA center Jason Collins shook the sports world last spring by coming out, Sam's case is clearly being received differently. Collins is a veteran basketball player closer to the end of his career than the beginning. And basketball, even in all its splendor, is no NFL. It's (quite literally and figuratively) a different ball game. Basketball, we love it, of course. But it's for the freakishly tall. The scoring is ridiculously uneventful. It loses its power in a way that football doesn't. Football is for gladiators. They weather extreme weather and the burden of lugging around heavy gear. They go to battle every week in front of tens of thousands of screaming fans. These men are our modern warriors. That's not as glorious as it sounds, though.
And for Sam, a rookie stepping into the intensity of the NFL as the first openly gay man, the situation is notably different. At least it is from the executive perspective. "There are guys in locker rooms that maturity-wise cannot handle it or deal with the thought of that," an assistant coach told SI. "There's nothing more sensitive than the heartbeat of the locker room. If you knowingly bring someone in there with that sexual orientation, how are the other guys going to deal with it? It's going to be a big distraction. That's the reality. It shouldn't be, but it will be."
That attitude is partly because football is, like one anonymous source told SI, still perceived as a "man's man" kind of game. (Even though this writer is just one of many dedicated and knowledgeable female fans. Go Steelers.) Worshiping those modern warriors comes at a cost. Just watch the Super Bowl and all the inglorious commercials that appeal to machismo and male insecurity. Drive faster cars. Drink better beer. Eat more meat for god's sake, you're a man! For the gay or straight viewer, the culture that surrounds football does more to defeat a man's confidence than to boost it up. Everything about football, except for the game itself, tells men they're not good enough. The last thing those men can handle is someone on the field making them consider their own sexuality—whether they're gay or not. Nor do they want to have to consider the sexual preference of their friends, brothers, fathers, sons.
Why? Because even though we shame Russia for Sochi's ridiculous attitude towards gay people, we allow our culture to do the same. We're happy to "tolerate" or "accept" gayness as long as it occurs outside of the places we seek sanctuary. And football, for some men (certainly not all), is probably the only place where they feel comfortable touching another man—whether that's a tackle on the field or a high-five at the bar watching it happen. That's not a fault of football. Or gay men. It's a deep-rooted problem in our culture that needs to go away. Men—like women, like gay men, like transgender people—are humans first. They're flesh, blood, and everything that holds us together. Who we love doesn't matter nearly as much as why we love. It's just what humans do. We can't explain it, so why do we judge it?
When Jackie Robinson stepped out onto the baseball field as the first black man in the major leagues, true Dodgers fans eventually came to see him as just a player, because a "black player" was proven irrelevant. As a fan, there was simply no logic, no statistic that factored in the color of his skin. All that could be measured was whether he was good or bad at the game. And once his talent became obvious, despite the decades of segregation in sports, Robinson's achievements stood on their own. And then they rewrote history.
So perhaps the coaches and executive personnel who spoke with Sports Illustrated have it wrong. And perhaps it's why they hid their opinions anonymously. After all, today's young NFL players, they're coming to the game from respectable universities where diversity—in race and sexual preferences—is widely varied, and has been for decades. That's maybe not the case for some of the coaches and administrative staff who still believe it's a "man's man" sport. But, just like the Super Bowl commercials this year failed to impress most viewers, perhaps old views about what constitutes a qualified player fail to serve the league too. Maybe the locker room culture actually isn't that insecure. Maybe the fans aren't either.
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The History Channel's dramatization of Alex Haley's 'Roots: The Saga of an American Family' began last night. The series presents an historical portrait of American slavery through the story of one family.
The History Channel's website for the new television series includes an interactive map visualizing the 350 year history of the Transatlantic slave trade. Mapping Slave Journeys uses data from the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database to show slave ship journeys across the Atlantic from 1525 to 1865.
The timeline running along the bottom of the map includes a number of interesting stories that the History Channel has picked out from the data, including details about individual ships, ship rebellions and the slave ship which Alex Haley believed that his ancestor, Kunta Kinte, had been transported on.
This isn't the first mapped visualization of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database. Last year Slate released the Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes, a map which animates the journeys of the slave ship journeys over 315 years.
This map visualizes the scale of the transatlantic slave trade over the centuries. It also reveals the patterns of the trade routes used and the destinations of the slave ships. The size of the ships on the map are scaled to represent the number of slaves on board. You can also click on each ship to find out under which country's flag the ship sailed.
Professor Adam Rothman and Matt Burdumy of Georgetown University have also created a series of heat maps using data from the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database.. These heat maps visualize the most important central locations in over 35,000 slaving voyages (from 1500 to 1870).
Their visualization of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database consists of three animated heat maps showing the cumulative frequency of slave ship points of departure, the principal ports where slaves were purchased and the principal ports where the slaves were sold.
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Actel Corp. wants to hire more engineers, but it faces two employment dilemmas: getting software people for a hardware company in Silicon Valley, and obtaining visas for foreign grads from U.S. universities.
"Because silicon has been king, one of the great struggles we have is to encourage software professionals that a career at a computer hardware company is worthwhile," says Jim Robertson, director of staffing at the Mountain View, Calif.-based company. Actel designs, manufacturers, and sells nonvolatile antifuse- and flash-based FPGAs.
Hiring the last few years was nearly zero. This year, Actel is looking to recruit up to 70 engineers to complement its employment base of 500 plus. "We spend a lot of time in universities and conferences, extolling the virtues of software in silicon," says Robertson. "That is going to be one of the biggest thrusts in what differentiates FPGA companies like ours."
"We make integrated-circuit silicon chips, so hardware engineering an IC design is still a skill very much in demand. But software tools are so critical to our company. Engineers with software skills and C++ programming are becoming a constant part of our employee search," he says.
The second employment challenge, according to Robertson, is a government cap on the H1B visa awarded to foreign nationals coming to work for technology companies. "The U.S. has installed a cap of 65,000 people. That cap was met this March for the entire year," he says."Many young people graduating today from universities with science degrees are foreign nationals. They are unable to work at an American company without that visa," he adds. "Companies are unable to apply for additional visas until October of this year. That means the entire hiring season for new college grads, from March through summer, has been complicated. We are unable to hire many of the interesting new college grads coming out this year."
Why are so many of the engineering grads foreign nationals? "I wish to heaven I knew," says Robertson. "This country must figure out ways to motivate more American students to enter engineering schools to develop the people we need, because these issues cannot stop our industry."


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Doubles routine at Bondi Beach. Poppy Starr Olsen and Steve Caballero.
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using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
using Windows.Foundation;
using SDKTemplate;
using System;
using Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation;
using Windows.Storage;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace AssociationLaunching
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed partial class LaunchFile : Page
#if WINDOWS_PHONE_APP
        , IFileOpenPickerContinuable
#endif
    {
        // A pointer back to the main page. This is needed if you want to call methods in MainPage such as NotifyUser().
        MainPage rootPage = MainPage.Current;
        string fileToLaunch = @"Assets\microsoft-sdk.png";

        public LaunchFile()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
            SizePreference.ItemsSource = MainPage.ViewSizePreferences;
            SizePreference.SelectedIndex = 0;
        }

        private async Task<StorageFile> GetFileToLaunch()
        {
            // First, get the image file from the package's image directory.
            var file = await Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current.InstalledLocation.GetFileAsync(fileToLaunch);

            //Can't launch files directly from install folder so copy it over
            //to temporary folder first
            file = await file.CopyAsync(ApplicationData.Current.TemporaryFolder, "filetolaunch.png", NameCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);

            return file;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Invoked when this page is about to be displayed in a Frame.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="e">Event data that describes how this page was reached. The Parameter
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        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
        {
            if (Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons"))
            {
                // Disable scenarios that are not supported in Phone.
                LaunchFileOpenWithPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                LaunchFileWithWarningPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                LaunchFileSplitScreenPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        // Launch a .png file that came with the package.
        /// </summary>
        private async void LaunchFileButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // First, get the image file from the package's image directory.
            var file = await GetFileToLaunch();

            // Next, launch the file.
            bool success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(file);
            if (success)
            {
                rootPage.NotifyUser("File launched: " + file.Name, NotifyType.StatusMessage);
            }
            else
            {
                rootPage.NotifyUser("File launch failed.", NotifyType.ErrorMessage);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        // Launch a .png file that came with the package. Show a warning prompt.
        /// </summary>
        private async void LaunchFileWithWarningButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // First, get the image file from the package's image directory.
            var file = await GetFileToLaunch();

            // Next, configure the warning prompt.
            var options = new Windows.System.LauncherOptions();
            options.TreatAsUntrusted = true;

            // Finally, launch the file.
            bool success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(file, options);
            if (success)
            {
                rootPage.NotifyUser("File launched: " + file.Name, NotifyType.StatusMessage);
            }
            else
            {
                rootPage.NotifyUser("File launch failed.", NotifyType.ErrorMessage);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        // Launch a .png file that came with the package. Show an Open With dialog that lets the user chose the handler to use.
        /// </summary>
        private async void LaunchFileOpenWithButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // First, get the image file from the package's image directory.
            var file = await GetFileToLaunch();

            // Calculate the position for the Open With dialog.
            // An alternative to using the point is to set the rect of the UI element that triggered the launch.
            Point openWithPosition = GetOpenWithPosition(LaunchFileOpenWithButton);

            // Next, configure the Open With dialog.
            var options = new Windows.System.LauncherOptions();
            options.DisplayApplicationPicker = true;
            options.UI.InvocationPoint = openWithPosition;
            options.UI.PreferredPlacement = Windows.UI.Popups.Placement.Below;

            // Finally, launch the file.
            bool success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(file, options);
            if (success)
            {
                rootPage.NotifyUser("File launched: " + file.Name, NotifyType.StatusMessage);
            }
            else
            {
                rootPage.NotifyUser("File launch failed.", NotifyType.ErrorMessage);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        // Launch a .png file that came with the package. Request to share the screen with the launched app.
        /// </summary>
        private async void LaunchFileSplitScreenButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (!(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons")))
            {

                // First, get a file via the picker.
                var openPicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker();
                openPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add("*");

                Windows.Storage.StorageFile file = await openPicker.PickSingleFileAsync();
                if (file != null)
                {
                    // Configure the request for split screen launch.
                    var options = new Windows.System.LauncherOptions();
                    options.DesiredRemainingView = (Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ViewSizePreference)SizePreference.SelectedValue;

                    // Next, launch the file.
                    bool success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(file, options);
                    if (success)
                    {
                        rootPage.NotifyUser("File launched: " + file.Name, NotifyType.StatusMessage);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        rootPage.NotifyUser("File launch failed.", NotifyType.ErrorMessage);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    rootPage.NotifyUser("No file was picked.", NotifyType.ErrorMessage);
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        // Have the user pick a file, then launch it.
        /// </summary>
        private async void PickAndLaunchFileButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // First, get a file via the picker.
            var openPicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileOpenPicker();
            openPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add("*");
            Windows.Storage.StorageFile file = await openPicker.PickSingleFileAsync();
            if (file != null)
            {
                // Next, launch the file.
                bool success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(file);
                if (success)
                {
                    rootPage.NotifyUser("File launched: " + file.Name, NotifyType.StatusMessage);
                }
                else
                {
                    rootPage.NotifyUser("File launch failed.", NotifyType.ErrorMessage);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                rootPage.NotifyUser("No file was picked.", NotifyType.ErrorMessage);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        // The Open With dialog should be displayed just under the element that triggered it.
        /// </summary>
        private Windows.Foundation.Point GetOpenWithPosition(FrameworkElement element)
        {
            Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.GeneralTransform buttonTransform = element.TransformToVisual(null);

            Point desiredLocation = buttonTransform.TransformPoint(new Point());
            desiredLocation.Y = desiredLocation.Y + element.ActualHeight;

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Source(s): Billboard. 07/29/2000, Vol. 112 Issue 31, p10. 2p.
Abstract: Reports on the plans of Sony Music Entertainment (SME) to lay off 500 employees worldwide. Factors affecting the decision, including efforts to reduced costs and maximize profits; Details of the termination of a number of United States employees of SM...
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Source(s): Billboard. 06/03/2000, Vol. 112 Issue 23, p69. 2p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
LOFTHUS, KAI R.
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Source(s): Billboard. 04/08/2000, Vol. 112 Issue 15, p1. 2p.
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Profits pinched at Sony Japan.
Source(s): Billboard. 11/16/96, Vol. 108 Issue 46, p10. 2p.
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Wherehouse execs look to the future.
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«Час Волдо» - третій епізод другого сезону науково-фантастичного телесеріалу-антиутопії Чорне дзеркало. Сценарій написав творець серіалу Чарлі Брукер, режисером виступив Брин Гіґґінс. Прем'єра епізоду відбулася 25 лютого 2013 на телеканалі Channel 4.

Епізод отримав стримані відгуки критиків, особливо у порівнянні з іншими епізодами серіалу.

Сюжет
Джеймі Солтер (Денієл Риґбі) — комік-невдаха, який грає роль анімованого синього ведмедя на ім'я Волдо. Цей персонаж має власне шоу на телебаченні у форматі інтерв'ю із відомими людьми, які вважають, що йдуть на дитячу передачу, а насправді інтерв'ю записується для програми в жанрі Late night. Волдо стає дуже популярним і телеканал замовляє спеціальне шоу для нього. Попри успішність свого персонажа, Джеймі розчарований та незадоволений своїм життям.

Під час мозкового штурму щодо концепції нового шоу продюсер Джек Напієр (Джейсон Флемінґ), якому належать права на Волдо, жартома пропонує висунути Волдо кандидатом на справжніх виборах у Стентонфорді, щоб він міг мати багато часу для дошкулянь кандидату консервативної партії Ліама Монро (Тобіас Мензіс), у якого раніше брав інтерв'ю. Джеймі неохоче погоджується, переживаючи щодо входження до світу політики. Продюсери винаймають фургон із великим екраном на кузові, на який проєктується зображення Волдо, цей фургон їздить по тих самих місцях, де проводить агітацію Ліам Монро. Під час дебатів Джеймі зустрічає Гвендолін Гарріс (Хлоя Піррі) — кандидатку від лейбористської партії, яка, не маючи жодного шансу на перемогу, все одно балотується заради своєї подальшої політичної кар'єри. Джеймі та Гвендолін проводять ніч разом, проте після цього керівник кампанії Гвендолін застерігає її від подальшого спілкування з Джеймі.

Джеймі та Напієр зустрічаються із Джеффом Картером (Девід Аяла) — членом неназваної американської агенції, який запевняє, що Волдо, навіть як нереальна особа, має потенціал стати найвпливовішим політиком у світі. Джеймі не подобається ця ідея, і в останній день агітації він публічно просить не голосувати за нього. Напієр перехоплює управління персонажем і починає збиткуватися з Джеймі. У день виборів Джеймі спостерігає за оголошенням результатів з лікарні: Монро перемагає, Волдо (якого тепер озвучує Напієр) фінішує другим, Гвендолін — третьою. Напієр намагається спровокувати людей на повстання.

Під час фінальних титрів показано, що Джеймі став безпритульним. Волдо зображено на багатьох екранах, показуючи, що план американського агентства було втілено. Джеймі намагається розбити один з екранів, і за це його побили поліціянти.

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Епізод отримав стримані оцінки експертів, найнижчі в історії Чорного дзеркала. Видання The A.V. Club поставило епізоду «C+», заявивши: «Немає жодної причини, з якої "Час Волдо" мав би тривати понад 15 хвилин, та й навіть персонажі із цим згодні».

Den of Geek стверджує, що: «Це був найменш чорнодзеркальний епізод з усіх, але, мабуть, через занадто високу планку, підняту попередніми епізодами».

The Telegraph поставив епізоду оцінку 3/5, написавши: «Брукер не переборщив, принаймні до останньої сцени, де Волдо стає володарем думок світу».

Деякі оглядачі, зокрема з The Washington Post, порівняли президентську кампанію Дональда Трампа з епізодом. У ніч виборів, коли перемога Трампа стала очевидною, обліковий запис Чорного дзеркала у Твіттері написав: «Це не епізод. Це не маркетинг. Це реальність».

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Disha Salian was the manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The news of the death of 28-year-old Disha Salian came to light 5 days before Sushant's body was found. The CBI was probing the matter by linking it to the SSR death case.
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Entertainment Desk. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has made a big disclosure regarding the death of Disha Salian, who was the manager of late Sushant Singh Rajput. According to the investigating agency, Disha was neither murdered nor committed suicide, but she died due to falling due to loss of balance under the influence of alcohol. Actually, CBI is investigating to solve the mystery of the death of late Sushant Singh Rajput and Disha Salian's death case is also a part of this investigation. The CBI did not register a separate case in the Disha case, rather they have investigated the matter linking it to the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
Disha Salian was under the influence of alcohol: CBI
According to reports, the CBI investigation has revealed that Disha was under the influence of alcohol at the time of her death. During this, her balance deteriorated and she fell from 14th. Let us inform that on the intervening night of June 8 and 9 in 2020, Disha Salian died after falling from the 14th floor of a building named Galaxy Regent located in Malad area of Mumbai. Just 5 days later, on 14 June 2020, Sushant Singh Rajput's body was found in the bedroom of his rented house in Bandra.
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Militants attacked a market in Burkina Faso's Sanmatenga province, killing at least 36 people and wounding several others, the government said Tuesday.
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Attacks intensified in 2019 across northern Burkina Faso, and jihadists have gained more ground.


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