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AAP to give privilege notice against Rajnath for 'misleading' Parliament
August 9, 2018	National News 1 Views
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday said it will submit a privilege notice in the Lok Sabha against Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for what it called "misleading" Parliament on its demand for Delhi's full statehood.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday claimed that it had received no request from the city government to grant Delhi full statehood.
AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj wrote in Twitter, "Our party's member of Parliament will give privilege notice to initiate contempt proceedings against the Minister for deceiving Parliament and Delhi people."
Earlier in the day, Congress party's professor K V Thomas had asked in the Lok Sabha the Home Minister three questions. First, is there a demand for statehood to Delhi; second, if so, what is the policy of the Central government; and third, what is the time by which a decision
may be taken.
To this, Bharadwaj had said that Rajnath Singh had "lied" because "they (BJP) have themselves been demanding full statehood for the last 70 years and now, even after they have a majority in the Lok Sabha, they are sitting over the matter".
Bharadwaj, who is MLA from Greater Kailash constituency of Delhi, said a special session of the Delhi Assembly had demanded full statehood. "The proposal was not a private Bill, it was the Delhi government's resolution."
"Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had made this proposal. The resolution was passed and sent to the Central government," he said.
He further said that on June 11, 2018, a letter about Delhi's full statehood was sent to the Union Home Ministry from the Delhi Assembly and copies of that letter were also marked to Lt Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
In this backdrop, it is clear that the reply given in the Lok Sabha amounted to "cheating the people of Delhi", he said.
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So, today I begin my tenure as the chair of our college's IRB. I've written before on IRB's (here and here). Orgtheory has quite a bit on IRB's that's worth checking out as well. In general, I think it is safe to say that social scientists, and likely researchers of virtually all ilks, do an unfair amount of kvetching and gnashing of teeth about IRB's and human subjects committees. I've starting brainstorming about ways to alleviate the causes of the frustration that many of us, including me, experience with the IRB process. So far, I can see two places for improvement. First, most reviews that spend a prolonged amount of time in the machine do so because researchers inadvertently leave out requirements (e.g. supervisor approvals), fail to attach important documents (e.g. informed consent forms), or fail to provide enough detail about their protocol. A little more attention to detail at the front end can dramatically reduce the time to approval. Second, reviewers need to be regularly reminded to be mindful of the level of risk involved in proposed research. Clarification and revision is often unnecessary when it is clear that the protocol will only pose minimal risks to human subjects. We reviewers can often and easily lose sight of our purpose in the haze of our own institutional bureaucracy. I'm going to try to make these points-of-emphasis early in my stint as chair. I'll report back on how it all goes.


For David Ortiz, this qualifies as an epic slump. He has gone hitless since August 18, making five starts in which he's worn an oh-fer -- matching the most consecutive starts without a hit he's ever had in his career, and representing the longest such rut he's endured since an 0-for-17 stretch over five starts in 2008. He is 0-for-18 in 20 plate appearances (the other two plate appearances yielding an intentional walk and a sac fly). He still leads the Sox in every significant offensive category. Ortiz is hitting .313 with 24 homers and 79 RBI, along with a .393 OBP and .563 slugging mark.For the year, he has been one of the elite hitters in the game, a fact reflected by his 18 intentional walks . So what gives with the slump? "He's gotten some pitches that he's missed," noted manager John Farrell. "At times, he might get a little pull-conscious where he's pulling off the ball at times and making the swing a little bit long. He's going through some early work on the field right now to address some of those situations. It's more than anything maybe getting a little bit overaggressive at times. We've all seen when he's been at his best is when he's driving the ball to left-center field. I know he's working to get back to that right now." The slump coincides with the start of the Sox' trip to the West Coast, during which Ortiz spent time playing first base. He did at one point exit a game last Wednesday due to tightness in his lower back -- a condition, it is worth noting. But Farrell -- who noted that Ortiz was available all weekend -- said that the offensive struggles were not a byproduct of any physical ailment. "As far as the low back affecting the swing, he's not indicated anything along those lines," said Ortiz. OTHER RED SOX NOTES -- Farrell on whether he sees Xander Bogaerts as a shortstop or third baseman: "Xander's going to tell us, more than anyone just taking a quick look at him to say where his best position is on the field," said the Sox manager. "He's most comfortable at shortstop. He's 20 years old. He's got a big frame. He's certainly going to be a big person when he reaches his maturity probably in another five years. To rush to a judgment, he'll determine by his play where he's best suited. Bogaerts has been learning third base on the fly both in Triple-A and the big league level. Farrell said that he was impressed with the phenom's aptitude and ability to remain calm and confident in the big league environment, something that is allowing him to learn at the game's highest level rather than being overwhelmed by it. "This environment and these games are much different than spring training," said Farrell. "To see the same temperament, to see the same ease with which he goes about things, the genuine confidence that'€™s there, we might be more anxious for him than he is for himself in this setting, just because of the limited experience. He's a pretty special person." -- The Aug. 31 deadline for making trades for players who are either claimed off of waivers or clear waivers is nigh. Just two days remain for teams to add players from outside the organization who can be eligible for the postseason roster. The Sox have already acquired outfielder Quintin Berry from the Royals (for Clayton Mortensen) -- Berry will make his first start in Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday -- and Farrell suggested that the team will continue to explore the possibility of an upgrade, though he suggested that there is not an acute need to add a right-handed pitcher. "If there are ways we can improve, I know that those steps will be taken," said Farrell. "Concern [about the limited number of right-handed options in the bullpen]? No, not really. We've got left-handers, in [Craig] Breslow's case, that can get right-handers out. Now, to say that we'd go up against four right-handers in the eighth inning with a left-hander, we wouldn't. But in a short period of time, [Brandon] Workman has gained a lot of responsibility, or is continuing to. I know he hasn't been on the mound in a little while. But if there's someone out there that makes sense for us to acquire, we might see that."


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Individual baseball cards are original in their own unique way, but imagine thousands of today's small, rectangular pieces of cardboard cut and placed just so in order to transform them into a wholly original piece of art.
Such was the case for one of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's most recent donations, an artifact specifically solicited from the artist this year in order to help tell the story in the upcoming Shoebox Treasures exhibit dedicated to the story of baseball cards.
The work in question, "1955 Topps Sandy Koufax," was created by Tim Carroll in 2018. On a 28-inch by 20-inch canvas, the South Carolina-based artist recreated a collaged image of the Hall of Fame southpaw, Class of 1972, based on the iconic baseball card.
"While planning out the Shoebox Treasures exhibit, we decided to have a wall displaying a variety of art that has been inspired by and/or created from baseball cards," said Hall of Fame Assistant Curator Gabrielle Augustine, who was tasked with approaching Carroll for the artwork. "In doing research for this wall, the team came across Tim's work and we all thought it was fantastic and the medium so unique. We specifically asked for the Koufax piece because it's based on a fairly well-known baseball card and a favorite in the curatorial department.
To say Carroll was overwhelmed by being asked to donate a piece of his artwork to the Hall of Fame would be an understatement.
"It sounds cliché, but it truly is a dream come true," wrote Carroll in an email. "I've been a diehard baseball fan since I was little, but I knew early on I didn't have the talent to stick around the game as a player. Having my work included in the Hall is the pinnacle.
According to Carroll, his process in creating these singular pieces of art is rather straightforward.
Asked for his memories of "1955 Topps Sandy Koufax," the 40-year-old artist wrote of how a weather emergency proved the impetus for its completion.
"The 1955 Topps Koufax has always been one of my favorite cards because of the vibrant color and the subject," he wrote. "I started this particular piece several months before it was completed. It was put on the backburner to get to commissions, but then the calendar flipped to September 2018.
After stating that donating the Koufax baseball card collage to the Museum "was the easiest and quickest decision I have ever made concerning the art," Carroll admitted committing to his current brand of artistic expression – with an origin story dating back 10 years - took some convincing.
"My wife was finishing her doctorate and I was presenting at a science conference in New Orleans back in March 2009," he wrote. "We were checking out all of the unique art galleries within the French Quarter – everything from bodypainting to abstract oil paintings – when it started to rain. We stopped at a convenience store on the way back to the hotel and I picked up a magazine that mentioned the T206 Honus Wagner. I jokingly mentioned to my wife that I needed to trade the common cards in my closet for a single million dollar Wagner.
Carroll's "1955 Topps Sandy Koufax" artwork can be seen beginning on Saturday, May 25, as part of the Shoebox Treasures baseball card exhibit.
Charles Fazzino's "The House That Ruth Built" sheds vibrant light on all of the Bronx Bombers greats who took roll call on that diamond.


We covered the glasses and the shirt; with this post we will cover the rest of the outfit. To finish the Kip Dynamite Outfit off, you'll need a few more items. Specifically, the shorts, socks and shoes. Check out those links to finish the outfit.


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Goldgroup Announces Arbitration Confirmation
Vancouver, British Columbia (May 14, 2019) – Goldgroup Mining Inc. ("Goldgroup" or the "Company") (TSX:GGA, OTC:GGAZF, BMV SIX:GGAN.MX) is very pleased to announce a final judgment in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (the "Court") confirming Goldgroup's previously announced favorable award in the arbitration against DynaUSA, Inc. ("DynaUSA") in the news release dated August 31, 2016. The order accompanying the final judgment, dated May 9, 2019, rejected every argument DynaUSA raised since the favorable result Goldgroup reached in the 2016 arbitration.
Following the arbitration, DynaUSA filed thousands of pages of briefing and exhibits in an attempt to convince the Court to vacate the arbitration award. The May 9th order denied DynaUSA's motion to vacate the award and rejected the recommendation of a United States Magistrate Judge, who had agreed with DynaUSA that the arbitration award should be thrown out.
In granting Goldgroup's application to confirm the arbitration award, the Court set forth a detailed history of the matter, including DynaUSA's practice of filing similar actions in different forums to reach an outcome it deemed favorable. The Court pointed out a jurisdictional ruling from a Denver federal court that was unfavorable to DynaUSA and a later jurisdictional ruling from a Mexico City court that benefitted DynaUSA. Because DynaUSA had initiated both of those actions, the Court found DynaUSA's conduct and arguments, in seeking the same determination from two different courts, to be "disingenuous." The conflicting rulings DynaUSA received in those actions were, according to the Court, "of its own making."
The Court's order confirms all of the relief outlined in the August 2016 arbitration award, including DynaUSA having to: pay Goldgroup USD$403,913.92 in costs and attorney fees; pay Goldgroup USD$85,613.00 in separate fees and expenses; and pay DynaResource de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("DynaMexico")—an entity in which Goldgroup owns a 50% equity interest—USD$1,044,952.46 for various legal and other expenses that DynaUSA improperly caused DynaMexico to incur.
In addition, the jurisdictional ruling from a Mexico City court that benefitted DynaUSA was challenged in Mexico by Goldgroup and is still pending resolution.
Keith Piggott commented: "We are extremely pleased that the arbitration award has finally been confirmed. We have waited a long time, however, now have a clear definition and legal direction confirmed by the court to pursue the recovery of Goldgroup's interest in DynaResource de Mexico, S.A. de C.V."
Further legal proceedings might occur in the U.S. or Mexico. As of the date of this release, however, Goldgroup has a final judgment and detailed order confirming the expansive relief set forth in the arbitration award.
About Goldgroup
Goldgroup is a Canadian-based gold production, development, and exploration Company with a significant upside in a portfolio of projects in Mexico and Ecuador, including a 50% interest in DynaResource de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., which owns 100% of the high-grade gold exploration project, San José de Gracia located in the State of Sinaloa. The Company operates its 100%-owned Cerro Prieto heap-leach gold mine, in the State of Sonora, Mexico, and is continuing the environmental assessment and permitting processes to advance to production the El Mozo property in Ecuador.
Goldgroup is led by a team of highly successful and seasoned individuals with extensive expertise in mine development, corporate finance, and exploration in Mexico and Ecuador. Goldgroup's mission is to increase gold production, mineral resources, profitability and cash flow, with a view to building a leading gold producer.
For further information on Goldgroup, please visit www.goldgroupmining.com
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Mr. Keith Piggott, Chairman and President
Toll Free: 1-877-655-ozAu (6928)
Certain information contained in this news release, including any information relating to future financial or operating performance, may be considered "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities law) and "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Actual results could differ materially from the conclusions, forecasts and projections contained in such forward-looking information. These forward-looking statements reflect Goldgroup's current internal projections, expectations or beliefs and are based on information currently available to Goldgroup. In some cases forward-looking information can be identified by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "projects", "potential", "scheduled", "forecast", "budget" or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology. Certain assumptions have been made regarding the Company's plans at the Cerro Prieto project. Many of these assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of Goldgroup and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to materially differ from those reflected in the forward-looking information, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors including, without limitation: uncertainties related to actual capital costs, operating costs and expenditures, production schedules and economic returns from Goldgroup's projects; uncertainties associated with development activities; uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral resources and precious metal recoveries; uncertainties related to current global economic conditions; fluctuations in precious and base metal prices; uncertainties related to the availability of future financing; potential difficulties with joint venture partners; risks that Goldgroup's title to its property could be challenged; political and country risk; risks associated with Goldgroup being subject to government regulation; risks associated with surface rights; environmental risks; Goldgroup's need to attract and retain qualified personnel; risks associated with potential conflicts of interest; Goldgroup's lack of experience in overseeing the construction of a mining project; risks related to the integration of businesses and assets acquired by Goldgroup; uncertainties related to the competitiveness of the mining industry; risk associated with theft; risk of water shortages and risks associated with competition for water; uninsured risks and inadequate insurance coverage; risks associated with potential legal proceedings; risks associated with community relations; outside contractor risks; risks related to archaeological sites; foreign currency risks; risks associated with security and human rights; and risks related to the need for reclamation activities on Goldgroup's properties, as well as the risk factors disclosed in Goldgroup's Annual Information Form and MD&A. Any and all of the forward-looking information contained in this news release is qualified by these cautionary statements. Although Goldgroup believes that the forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on reasonable assumptions, readers cannot be assured that actual results will be consistent with such statements. Accordingly, readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking information. Goldgroup expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise, except as may be required by, and in accordance with, applicable securities laws.
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Lavelle Networks releases CloudStation App
The first ever SD-WAN Mobile App for Network Monitoring, which is an extension of its Software Defined Network Orchestrator.
Lavelle Networks offers software-defined networking solutions that enable unprecedented levels of scale and stability, network performance, simplicity, and reduction in overall total cost of ownership for enterprise IT teams. Lavelle Networks today has the largest install base for SD-WAN in India, and a rapidly growing market share of close to 20% in its domestic market, with some of the marquee customers in retail, E-commerce, manufacturing and BFSI. Recently, Lavelle Network was also named as Gartner Cool Vendor for Digital Disruption and Innovation in India and as a 'Vendor of Note', in the WAN Edge Infrastructure Magic Quadrant by Gartner.
"We work closely with our customers and are aware of the challenges faced by their IT teams during critical times. They had to be in NoC center, 24 X 7 to monitor the network. And they mostly come to know about problems only after a user reports an issue. This provided us with an idea to use technology and get network status proactively on mobile. With the CloudStation App, network engineers can now observe network patterns on their handsets and act proactively, to avoid downtime," said Nitish Abrol, Director Products, Lavelle Networks, when talking about the idea behind the CloudStation App launch and the motivation behind bringing it to the market.
He added, "Now IT teams do not need to be in the Network to troubleshoot their Network. This is a great step in empowering them and making them more efficient and proactive in monitoring and resolving network issues, instead of reacting to them. CloudStation App, now helps our customers keep their network, literally in their pocket, where they can easily monitor and troubleshoot enterprise networks proactively, from Anywhere, Anytime."
Lavelle Networks believes that the launch of its CloudStation App will reduce network downtime, enable fast monitoring, and ensure an always on Network. This is in line with its ScaleAOn architecture, on which the SD-WAN solution is built. "CloudStation App caters to the AOn of ScaleAOn and reaches the end user. Always up networks are critical for accelerating digitization," continued Nitish, when speaking about the product vision and overall direction of the product.
ScaleAOn, which stands for Networking at Scale- Always On, achieves network segmentation using an intent-driven user interface, and fast REST API based transactions. It hides all the network protocol complexity from the user, allowing unprecedented speed of control operations. IT administrators can connect, disconnect users, locations, applications within seconds. It provides huge scale with dramatic simplicity for Hybrid and enterprise WAN use cases.
"We knew that from an engineering view, the right technology to use, to track thousands of WAN events, is the same technology we use to track thousands of social media updates every day in our lives. So we went ahead and built our inaugural SD-WAN mobile application, so that our customers can monitor their networks the 21st century way, with the swipe of their thumb on their phone touchscreen," said Harish Kumtakar, Director Engineering, Lavelle Networks.
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CloudStation App
Harish Kumtakar
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SD-WAN Mobile App


Because we all can't wait for the weekend!
The week saw the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) unveiling the Gilas Pilipinas 16-man pool for the upcoming 28th FIBA Asia Championships, with a handful of Pinoys shaking their heads on what they deem as sub-par lineup. And although the Calvin Abueva-led Manila North squad came up short in winning the 2015 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Manila Masters leg, aerial artist Rey Guevarra gave us something to cheer about by defending his slam dunk crown in the competition.
Spicing up the week were Maja Salvador and Ella Cruz engaging in an unofficial dance-off; an introduction to (and even a selfie with) the newly-formed Star Magic Angels; and a look at the first-ever Victoria's Secret fashion show!
We also brushed up on ways to annoy manong barbero, spot a high-maintenance girl, body type fashion, and tips on upgrading our favorite pulutan—really, these are all must-knows!
For now though, you may want to hit pause and just chill. Read on for this week's edition of the FHM Gimik Guide!
WHEN: August 7, 9 p.m.
WHAT'S UP: Just some of the best local indie musicians—previously only heard on Russ Davis' show on Jam 88.3—live! Featuring Hey It's Your Birthday, Tether, Paranoid City, We Are Imaginary, Japsuki and Cinema Explosion, this shindig promises to be a satisfyingly good one!
WHAT'S UP: The Russian-German EDM icon returns to Philippine soil for the fourth time to once again drop the beats and pump up the Pinoy crowd. If you and your peers are planning to go clubbing this weekend, don't you want to be DJ-ed by only the best?
WHAT'S UP: Only the country's premiere independent film festival on its 11th year, with special focus on short films this time around. Witness some of the best indie productions the land has to offer and get a chance to rub elbows with the actors themselves!
Tickets priced at P150 each. For more information and the festival's complete schedule, click here.
WHEN: August 8, doors open at 6 p.m.
WHAT'S UP: The hip resto-slash-bar-slash-gallery event celebrates its seventh year with an assortment of DJs—DMaps (Diego Mapa), Major Chi (Chie Castañeda), James Grr, and many more! See you there, artsy peeps!
WHAT'S UP: The renowned komikero wall-mounts his latest materpieces for a larger audience to see. Hint: If you fancy Philippine mythology, this is definitely the place to be.
For more information, contact Vargas Museum at (+632) 928-1927 (direct line), (+632) 981-8500 loc. 4024 (UP trunkline), (+632) 928-1925 (fax) or send an e-mail to vargasmuseum@gmail.com.


A Q&A with Kira Talent co-founder Emilie Cushman. The Toronto-based startup, which has built an application that facilitates video-based interactive interviews for companies and college admissions, has completed a $1.2 million Seed funding round, which it revealed earlier this month. Investors include Relay Ventures, the Business Development Bank of Canada and Angel investors. The company was founded in 2012 by Cushman and CTO Konrad Listwan. The team previously raised an initial $2 million in Seed funding back in 2013.
SUB: Please describe Kira Talent and your primary innovation.
Cushman: I started Kira Talent with the belief that people and talent are the most important components to any successful business or organization. My team and I developed our video interviewing platform to change the way companies recruit, and we're here to help talent-forward organizations connect with top talent around the world.
Using Kira, hiring managers are able to record a series of video interview questions that are sent to the candidate. Next, applicants log on and use a webcam to record video responses. Once the hiring manager receives the responses, they're able to work with their team to collaboratively rate, share, and compare top candidates. It not only eliminates the phone interview from the hiring process, but it does so while ensuring that you're giving every applicant a fair assessment.
One segment that really embraced our platform was higher education institutions—they quickly realized it was perfect for making their admissions process more robust. By adding a video component into their admissions application, teams are able to see a side of the applicant that they just can't see by reviewing written applications.
Cushman: For Kira Talent, we focus on talent-forward businesses of any size. We started by targeting companies with smaller HR teams that still had a global reach and attracted thousands of applicants. Over the past couple of years, we've really expanded our reach and have been able to recruit some big names in over 80 countries, including Ernst & Young, Klick Health, Uberflip, and Steam Whistle Brewing.
Since we launched Kira Academic, our target audience has moved to the higher education space. We've found that programs that require students to have strong communication skills, like MBA programs, tend to be the most excited to adopt our platform. We have an incredible roster of top schools from around the world, including Yale, Northwestern, University of Toronto, and Cambridge.
SUB: Who do you consider to be your competition, and what differentiates Kira Talent from the competition?
Cushman: When we formed Kira Talent a few years ago, there were a few players in the video interviewing space, but at that time, only about 11 percent of companies were using video in some way—now that number is more than 60 percent.
While there are many companies in the video interviewing space, we believe that what we offer is unique and [we] prefer to be known as a 'talent assessment platform.' First, we do more than just video—we also support timed written questions. For example, a school can ask their MBA applicants to write down their thoughts on any number of topics, or an engineering school can have applicants complete a math question directly from within the platform. This opens up the platform to any number of interesting use cases, especially when you combine video and written questions in the same interview.
SUB: You just announced that you've raised $1.2 million in Series A funding. Why was this a particularly good time to raise more funding?
Cushman: This is the first time we've raised funding since launching Kira Academic. It's an ideal time for us to raise capital since we've switched gears to focus on the academic platform and are working to refine the admissions process as a whole. The funding will help us further enhance Kira Academic for the admissions space.
Cushman: We believe the current university admissions process is outdated, and we have the solution to fix it. We plan to use the funding to add new features and gain the attention of colleges and universities in this space. In addition to developing the Kira Academic platform, we're planning to invest in sales and marketing services focused on the academic channel.
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Cushman: A few years ago, my co-founder, Konrad, and I were accepted into The Next 36 program in Canada. The program is a nationwide initiative that brings fresh university graduates from across the country together and assigns them high-profile mentors from Canada's business elite to help them develop a product or service, then build a business and run it.
It was actually the process of applying to the program that sparked the idea for Kira Talent. All of the applicants were asked to send in a 60-second YouTube video explaining why we should be chosen. I'm convinced that video was the reason I was accepted into the program. I probably looked the same as almost every other applicant in the process on paper, but the video provided me an opportunity to stand out in the crowd. I wanted to help find a way for companies of all kinds to gain better insight into applicants, as well as give the applicants a chance to shine outside of paper applications.
Cushman: After we received our initial round of funding we built the first iteration of our platform by sitting down with clients and saying: "What can we do to help you connect with top talent?" We listened, we took notes, and then we took action. We've always been an extremely focused company, mostly a product of having limited resources, and this focus on helping develop a platform that our clients will love has made us stand out in the market.
Cushman: 'Kira' means 'ray of light,' and we believe that our platform helps to shine a light on talented people all around the world. Our clients always tell us that it's incredible to see their applicants 'come to life' on video, and many have hired people that would have been overlooked if they had just screened their resume.
Cushman: We face many of the same challenges that any young company does, but for us finding our niche was one of the most important challenges that we overcame. When you have a product with such wide appeal, you tend to get all sorts of different companies adopting it, all with very different use cases. For us, it was really deciding where we thought our platform fit the best, and we unanimously agreed that it was the higher education space.
Cushman: We generate revenue through our annual service contracts. We've experimented with all sorts of pricing models in the past but found that clients that invest in annual plans always get the most value out of our platform, mostly because they're so invested in it.
We're a full-service company, so our clients don't just pay for our platform; they also pay for our expertise. For example, our clients in the higher education space rely on us to determine which questions they should ask their applicants, as well as the best format for the interview. Since we've worked with so many prestigious schools, we've developed a formula to consistently produce great results.
SUB: What are your goals for Kira Talent over the next year or so?
Cushman: For the company as a whole, we hope to grow our client base as well as expand internally. After our first financing round, we were able to grow our team by five employees. A year later, our team now consists of 16 extremely talented employees, including engineers, designers, as well as those on our growth team.
We truly want to redefine the admissions process. We're looking to expand our Kira Academic platform, providing more ways for academic institutions to evaluate applicants, while remaining dedicated to delivering an incredible experience for applicants using the platform. Our mission is to eventually mark our place as the best talent assessment tool for higher education admissions.


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Dan Halutz Biography
Title: Former Israeli Defence Forces Chief of General Staff
No position found as of Sep. 7, 2007
18th Israeli Defence Forces Chief of General Staff, 2005-2007
Deputy Chief of the General Staff, 2004
Commander of the Israeli Air Force, 2000
First Commander of the Operations Branch, 1999
Aide to the Chief of the General Staff, 1998
Chief of Staff of the Israeli Air Force, 1995
Head of the Israeli Air Force squadron, 1993
Commander of the Hazor Air Force Base, 1991
Served in the Israeli Air Force
War in Lebanon, 1982
War of Attrition, 1969-1970
BA, Economics, Tel Aviv University
Was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1948


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«Схватка» — советский фильм 1972 года режиссёра Степана Пучиняна, продолжение вышедшего тремя годами ранее его фильма «Повесть о чекисте».

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О дальнейшей судьбе советского разведчика — главного героя фильма «Повесть о чекисте».

1944 год. Под именем инженера Груббе в немецком тылу работает советский разведчик. Его задание — достать чертежи новой секретной подводной лодки типа «Вальтер». Неожиданным помощником Груббе становится немецкая инженер Ханна Эккер, к которой он испытывает глубокую и взаимную симпатию. Но этими же чертежами интересуется инженер Иохим, желающий с ними совершить побег на сторону Англии, продать английской разведке данные и затем обосноваться в Новой Зеландии. Груббе удается получить документы, но он не может вынести их с верфи. Это может сделать только Ханна…

С героем этого фильма зрители уже знакомы. В картине «Повесть о чекисте» он действовал под фамилией Крафта, теперь его имя — Груббе. Тогда советский разведчик находился в оккупированной гитлеровцами Одессе, сейчас он попадает в один из немецких портов, где испытывается новый тип подводной лодки «Вальтер». Задача Груббе достать и передать в Центр принципиальную схему «Вальтера». Всё что связано с выполнением задания, и составляет сюжетную основу фильма, который следует канонам приключенческого жанра.

В ролях
 Лаймонас Норейка — Груббе, инженер, начальник механического отдела, советский разведчик
 Людмила Чурсина — Ханна Эккерт, инженер-судостроитель
 Юрий Яковлев — Иоахим, немецкий инженер
 Борис Иванов — фон Эрбах, директор судостроительного завода
 Гедиминас Карка — Лемке, связной, хозяин гаштета
 Улдис Лиелдидж — Фоглер, инспектор департамента кораблестроения
 Константин Желдин — майор Крафт, гестаповец
 Раиса Лунёва — секретарь Эрбаха
 Витаутас Эйдукайтис — начальник отдела секретной документации

Критика
Исполнитель роли Груббе артист Л. Норейка, как и предыдущем фильме, стремится создать на экране тип смелого, мужественного разведчика, глубокий, психогически интересный человеческий характер. Драматургия и режиссура фильма не во всём соответствуют этому. Структура картины больше тяготеет к движению событий, чем к развитию характера.

Рецензии
 Шацилло Д. — Воплощение темы (Худож. фильмы «Человек с той стороны», «Вид на жительство», «Схватка» // Правда, 23 ноября 1972
 Прокопьев М. — «Схватка» (Худож. фильм. Режиссёр-постановщик С. Пучинян) // Советская Чувашия, 25 февраля 1973

Литература
 Схватка // Советские художественные фильмы: 1972—1973. — М.: Нива России, 1996. — стр. 101
 Схватка // Домашняя синематека: отечественное кино 1918—1996. — М.: Дубль-Д, 1996. — 520 с. — стр. 434

Фильмы СССР 1972 года
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We're honored and excited to also host Piptook and GumGum for an interactive panel on the innovative use of Twitter's APIs. Of course we'll have some tasty food, drink and the usual fun socializing, as well!
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1 January 2010 Implantation of Human Bot Fly Larvae in Host Skin
A.C.R. Leite, M.F.A. Nascimento, L. R. Serafim
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J. of Medical Entomology, 47(1):95-98 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1603/033.047.0113
Adult males of Mus musculus each infested with four first-instar (L1) larvae of Dermatobia hominis (Linneaus, Jr.) were used as donors of larvae to other mice (recipients). Larvae at four (L1), six (early L2), 12 (L2), or 20 (L3) days postinfestation (dpi), were implanted into the skin of each recipient. Only two of 38 mice (5.3%) were refractory to implants and three died after implantation. Developmental times (pre- plus postimplantation) of implanted larvae were of similar duration to those in larvae that completed their development in the original mice. The L3 that emerged from implanted hosts developed to pupae and fertile adult specimens, whose L1 descendants were used to maintain the D. hominis life cycle in our laboratory. The model described here has several potential applications, including studies of the host relationship with specific instars and the development of management and control measures to combat this Neotropical myiasis.
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Q: how to accept multiple jsonarray in android
My Java Code is
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                        JSONArray queries_arr = result.getJSONArray("queries");
                        JSONArray teacher_arr= result.getJSONArray("teacher");
//                      JSONArray Res_teacher = result.getJSONArray("respective_teacher");

//                      System.out.println("---->"+Res_teacher);
                        init1(teacher_arr);

                        init(queries_arr);

                    //  init1(queries_arr);

                    }

A: Try this
int sp = json.indexOf("}{");
String json1 = json.substring(0,sp+1);
String json2 = xy.substring(sp+1);

JSONObject result1 = new JSONObject(json1);
JSONObject result2 = new JSONObject(json2);
JSONArray queries_arr = result1.getJSONArray("queries");
JSONArray teacher_arr= result2.getJSONArray("teacher");

A: You need to Make different jsonobject for getting different array from your response .
JSONObject jsonObjQuery = response.getjObj();
JSONObject jsonObjTeacher = response.getjObj();

Then,
JSONArray jsonQueryArray = new JSONArray(jsonObjQuery .getString("queries"));
JSONArray jsonTeacherArray = new JSONArray(jsonObjTeacher .getString("teacher"));

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Dreaming of a dark, narrow alley represents your life has come to a standstill. It is stagnating. It represents how you may feel about your life. Making a detour indicates to stay flexible for there are surprises coming soon. Remain open minded to new opportunities that cross your path. You are following your intuition when traveling down a dirt road. This can also mean old habits return. Someone lost to you previously returns to your life.
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Dreaming of a black road means there are tough times ahead, particularly in regards to money. These issues are like to arise suddenly. Slipping on black ice in a dream indicates you need to remain organized or you will fall behind in your commitments.
You can overcome anything life throws you when you dream of going up a one-way street the wrong way. Roadworks indicate your own life is being overhauled. It is a time to go easy on yourself. You may be going through much change and need to make allowances for any mistakes that happen around you or that you make. Witnessing an accident on the road is a sign you lack direction in your life. Is your life a wreck? Is it heading in that direction?
Running out into the road can mean you are trying to succeed against the odds. Now is the right time to create whatever you dream about. A mountain road is a sign you like to do things differently to others. You may even love a lifestyle far removed from a city lifestyle where you are self-sufficient. You may want to avoid mainstream society. It may be time to reconnect with mother nature and her gifts of life.
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JoJo fans have been waiting years for a new album. To thank them for their continued patience, the singer performed a mini-concert from her keyboardist's living room and broadcast it live online via Stageit.
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She also threw in a cover of Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait" and dueted with her BFF Leah on John Legend's "Ordinary People" (Part 3).
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Стра́упе (); ранее Ли́елстраупе (Lielstraupe), Рооп () и Гросс-Рооп (Groß-Roop) — крупное село в Цесисском крае, Страупской волости Латвии. Расположен на берегах реки Брасла у автодороги , в 2,5 км от волостного центра — села Плацис, в 24 км от Цесиса и в 70 км от Риги. С 1356 года до XVII века у Страупе были права города, который в своё время входил в Ганзейский союз.

В Страупе находятся: основная школа (в Мазстраупском дворце), народный дом, библиотека, почта, аптека. Главная достопримечательность села — Лиелстраупский замок.

Происхождение названия
Вероятно, название Страупе происходит от ливского слова raupa, что означает «текущая вода».

История
В Ливонской хронике Генриха Латвийского 1227 года Страупе назван центром Идумеи () — исторической области ливов и латгалов. Возможно, от слова Vidumaa произошло название Видземе.

В 1206 году в край пришли крестоносцы с иереем Даниилом, а с 1213 года Страупской волостью управлял брат рижского епископа Алберта Теодорик, которого называли также Индриком Страупским. В этом же году он отправился в Германию, а в Страупе начал править его тесть — изгнанный князь псковский Владимир, которого позже изгнали и из Страупе. В отместку, в 1218 году князь напал на Страупский край.

Во второй половине XIII века рижский архиепископ пожаловал Страупский край (Roop) роду Розенов. Возле построенного в XIII веке Лиелстраупского замка вырос город. Первое письменное упоминание о нём датируется 1325 годом. В 1356 году Страупе стал Ганзейским городом, а в 1374 году городу присвоены Рижские права. В то время это был четвёртый по величине город Латвии. Герб города был аналогичен родовому гербу Розенов. Страупе процветал в XV — XVI веках, этому способствовало судоходство по реке Брасла. Как город Страупе перестал существовать после опустошительной Польско-шведской войны (1600—1629), а после эпидемии чумы в нём осталось только 115 жителей.

Страупе как значительный населённый пункт возродился в советское время, когда он стал центром колхоза им. Ленина.

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Литература
 Волости Латвии. Энциклопедия. A/S Preses nams, Rīga, 2001—2002. ISBN 9984-00-412-0

Населённые пункты Цесисского края
Страупская волость
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Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) have introduced the Deceptive Experiences to Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act, a bill that would make it illegal for large online operators to design, modify or manipulate their user interface to subvert a user's decision making or ability to give informed consent about what the company can do with their data.
The bill would also ban experiments on users under 13 for the purposes of driving more compulsive engagement and place stricter limits on how these companies conduct real-time experiments, requiring informed consent for tactics like A/B testing.
"For years, social media platforms have been relying on all sorts of tricks and tools to convince users to hand over their personal data without really understanding what they are consenting to," said Warner in a statement, later adding "Our goal is simple: to instill a little transparency in what remains a very opaque market and ensure that consumers are able to make more informed choices about how and when to share their personal information."
The lawmakers rolled out the bill with statements of support from a number of companies and consumer rights organizations, including as the Electronic Privacy and Information Center, Common Sense, Microsoft, the Center for Humane Technology and Mozilla, the non-profit responsible for creating the Firefox web browser.
The bill's provisions would only apply to a handful of social media platforms: any online service that has more than 100 million authenticated users within a thirty-day period and subject to FTC jurisdiction.
"Maybe most straightforwardly it is squarely aimed at YouTube video autoplay for kids under 13," said Tom Lee, a Policy Lead for the mapping platform Mapbox on Twitter. "The act covers other compulsive-behavior-enabling patterns, but autoplay is specifically called out and the generous exemption [for companies with less than 100 million users] makes it clear who's being targeted."
For years, companies like Google (which owns YouTube) and Facebook have been criticized by tech and consumer rights groups for using so-called "dark patterns," a series of design tricks that confuse or push users into compulsive or addictive behavior or provide "consent" for platforms to take free reign over their data.
The website darkpatterns.org has a Hall of Shame dedicated to exposing the seemingly endless examples of companies leveraging such tactics, such as providing fake notifications to lure users back onto their websites, hiding settings options that limit the sharing of user data or making it overly difficult to cancel a paid subscription to a service.


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It's not your imagination: Coffee is addictive. Caffeine is a substance that can lead to addiction; you may end up slowly, subtly draining cash from your budget as you purchase yet another espresso drink to get your fix. But unlike some other addictive substances, caffeine isn't all that bad for you - unless you drink too much.
Some research suggests that there is no such thing as drinking too much coffee - that the benefits of the drink linked to its antioxidants outweigh any drawbacks. Of course, there is a point when coffee consumption becomes dangerous. But the average person would have to drink, like, a ton of coffee to have a seriously life-threatening effect. Everyone's body reacts differently to caffeine. All in all, your coffee habit is probably healthier than relying on other sources of caffeine, such as soda or energy drinks.
Regardless, there are reasons that have little to do with your longevity that you may want to cut back; weaning yourself off of the drink can help you cut costs, maintain a better sleep schedule, and reduce uncomfortable side effects of drinking too much. But how can you tell when you're overdoing it? Giving up caffeine is not easy, and you don't want to have to go through it unless you have to. Here are 10 things that may happen when your body has had too much coffee.
You can't sleep at night
Insomnia could be caused by a number of things, some of which are out of your control. But overloading on coffee can keep you up at night - even if you only drink it in the morning. Everyone's caffeine tolerance is different. But large amounts of caffeine are associated with a decrease in sleep time and quality, according to some studies. Moderate amounts of caffeine, on the other hand, don't seem to have any effect; studies show that normally "good sleepers" are not influenced by an occasional cup of coffee.
You have worsening anxiety
Coffee triggers the release of adrenaline, which functions as your "fight or flight" hormone. This can make you feel more energized - but it can also make you anxious. In fact, caffeine-induced anxiety disorder is listed in the DSM-5, the leading diagnostic tool for psychologists, along with other substance-related diagnoses. If you start to feel anxious when you hadn't before, or your normal anxiety symptoms begin to worsen, you may want to cut back by a cup or two. (And you may want to take a look at your other habits, too, since they may have an effect.)
You're constantly dehydrated
Coffee is actually not a diuretic, despite popular belief. But it does cause frequent urination. And if you're not staying hydrated with water as well, too much coffee can make you feel dehydrated as a result. Coffee is not a sufficient substitute for water, so make sure you're drinking the required number of glasses of water per day. If you don't and you're relying on coffee instead, this is what may happen to your body as a result.
You're experiencing stomach pains
For a long time, people believed that coffee caused stomach ulcers. That's not actually true - at least, science hasn't shown a correlation between the two. However, coffee has been correlated with gastrointestinal distress, specifically in terms of acid reflux. If your stomach hurts after you have your morning cup of joe, it might be a sign you should cut back.
You feel jittery
Caffeine is a stimulant, which is why it can be so effective in helping you feel awake. But drink too much caffeine from your coffee and you could end up with the jitters. Studies show that drinking over 1,000 milligrams of caffeine in a day causes jittery behavior in many people; and for those with a high sensitivity to caffeine, even moderate amounts can have the same effect.
You have frequent headaches
You probably won't experience a headache while you're drinking coffee, but you might get a nasty headache when you're not. People who drink caffeine regularly can develop an addiction - meaning that when you go too many hours without getting your fix, you can experience withdrawal. One of these withdrawal symptoms is a headache. A quick fix for getting rid of the pain is to guzzle down another cup. But the headache may soon return. Your long-term fix? Cutting back on caffeine.
You have diarrhea
Coffee, whether caffeinated or decaffeinated, has a laxative effect. This is due to the release of gastrin that occurs in your stomach when you drink it; the hormone speeds up activity in the colon, making you need to use the bathroom more quickly than you would otherwise. Drink too much coffee, and you may get diarrhea or otherwise experience some discomfort.
Your blood pressure is increasing
Caffeine stimulates the nervous system, which can impact blood pressure if you overdo it. Studies have shown that caffeine intake before exercise has an elevating effect on blood pressure during exercise - and that for people who are not used to drinking coffee regularly, it can elevate blood pressure in the short-term. If you have a sudden spike in blood pressure when you didn't have problems with hypertension before, too much coffee may be to blame.
You are irritable or moody
Coffee is actually a mood booster in many cases. But if you are feeling overstimulated and jittery, you may start to feel irritable and erratic instead. The stimulant effect of caffeine causes a heightened sensitivity to things happening around you - noises, stressors, and other unpleasant sensations included.
Your teeth are turning yellow
Is your smile starting to discolor? If you're displeased with this effect, a decrease in your coffee consumption could help. Coffee contains substances called tannins that stick to your teeth and can leave behind a yellow hue. There are ways to combat this while still getting your fix: teeth whiteners, brushing with baking soda, and using special toothpaste, for example. But turning to one of these coffee alternatives to energize you in the morning may do the trick.
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The time to learn more about the benefits of chiropractic care on mobility and other physical disabilities is now; National Chiropractic Health Month in October promotes moving more and learning about the ways chiropractic treatment works. Talk to your providers about how to introduce and implement chiropractic care into your lifestyle to improve mobility and preserve autonomy.
As fall approaches, do you find issues with mobility and access? When looking for solutions to accessibility issues, make time to talk with mobility experts; however, when considering your options for improving overall health that could be contributing to physical limitations, consider consulting with a chiropractor. It is estimated that around 22-million Americans seek chiropractic treatment or adjustments each year. Talk to your provider or physician about incorporating chiropractic care into your healthcare regimen.
What better time than National Chiropractic Health Month, in October, to learn more about whether you are a candidate for chiropractic treatment. This national observance is a time to encourage the public to move more and preserve their musculoskeletal health and well-being. Through workshops, seminars, and demonstrations, chiropractors hope to share the many health advantages of chiropractic care. In the event of an injury, chiropractic treatment contributes to a regimen that is conducive to healing and recovery for patients of all ages.
For chiropractic patients that have mobility issues or physical limitations, the advantages are multi-fold. Chiropractic care shows great promise at effectively increasing range of motion among these clients, while potentially reducing the need and dependence on pharmaceuticals. Since many prescription pain medications have severe side-effects and the potential for dependence, chiropractic care could be an integral element of a holistic and healthful treatment regimen.
Speeds recovery of sports-related injuries. Chiropractic care assists with athletic injury, helping sports-related injuries heal much faster. Without physical therapy and chiropractic follow-up, muscular injuries can cause prolonged issues, particularly for seniors. Stay active but treat your injuries with chiropractic aftercare.
Promotes moving and mobility. Movement is an integral component of overall health and wellness. It is imperative for you to monitor and protect the health of bones and muscles as you get older; this will ward-off potential falls, helping maintain balance and mobility. Regular activity also helps reduce the severity and frequency of joint, back, or muscle pain.
Lowers inflammation. One of the main objectives of chiropractic treatment is to lower inflammation in your muscles and joints, which helps to repair and restore the body faster. When the swelling goes down, it is easier to move and recover from your injury or affliction.
Reduces stress and tension. Regular chiropractic care lowers stress and muscle tension throughout the body.
Alleviates back pain. Back pain is purported to be one of the most common and debilitating conditions that you can have; the purpose of chiropractic care in many cases is to manipulate the spine with a variety of techniques and keep your musculoskeletal system moving.
Improves breathing. Regular chiropractic treatment improves respiratory health and also provides insight into deep-breathing techniques.
Relieves headaches. Chiropractic care helps reduce headaches, including migraines and tension or stress-related headache pain.
Lowers blood pressure. Chiropractic care lowers overall blood pressure – especially important for seniors.
Boosts immunity. Chiropractic treatment boosts immunities, which helps to fend-off illnesses. Seniors, in particular, are at risk of picking up illness which can have debilitating impacts on independence and life quality.
Prevents digestion issues. If you suffer from acid reflux, chiropractic treatment combats indigestion and heartburn.
Helps pulmonary function. Chiropractic adjustments can improve pulmonary function and promotes good heart health. This is beneficial for chiropractic patients of all ages!
Increases energy. Did you know that chiropractic treatments boost energy? This is a great way to battle fatigue, which has serious health repercussions. Besides, who doesn't want to feel alert and energized?
Chiropractic treatment is lauded for reducing pain, particularly back, neck, and sciatica pain. Subsequently, this may foster more movement and rehabilitation, while reducing the need for medications. This sets up a scenario that promotes healing and hastens recovery.
Chiropractic medicine first emerged around 120 years ago, but it has only been embraced for the last 30-plus years. It is no longer difficult to find a qualified chiropractor widely in the United States, and there are likely practitioners in your region. Know that after your first chiropractic appointment or adjustment, you may feel some soreness initially; don't worry. This should alleviate and lessen in a couple days; if it persists, talk to your chiropractor about discontinuing or delaying treatment.
Don't live another day struggling with mobility issues and physical limitations that impact your overall quality of life. Talk to your physician about how chiropractic care could help your condition and reach out to the mobility experts in the area for equipment and aids to make every-day living much easier and more accessible.
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Hazem Ziada is a Senior Lecturer and BA(Hons) Programme Director at Birmingham School of Architecture (UK). He has taught in UK and US schools of architecture for over thirteen years, mostly design studio and History-Theory of Architecture and Urbanism. He received his doctoral award in 2011 at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research agenda and publications pursue the dissertation questions on the polticla dynamics of space, particularly communal spaces in early Soviet and modern architecture, as well as in contemporary urban spaces. He also explores such issues in the ritual spaces of different faith traditions.


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Gore Not Interested In Solutions To Climate Change That Don't Line His Pockets
(INFOWARS) Al Gore has been on the defensive over his financial motives for pushing for a cap and trade system to reduce CO2 emissions, arguing that he is merely putting his money where his mouth is, however, a startling revelation in a recent Newsweek article proves that Gore is only interested in solutions to environmental problems that line his pockets.
For argument's sake, let's accept the highly contentious premise that the life-giving gas that humans exhale and plants absorb, carbon dioxide, is a dastardly evil threat to the planet, despite the fact that Al Gore himself admits CO2 is not the major driver of global warming.
If there was a solution to neutralize CO2 emissions that didn't involve devastating the economy, taxing the citizens into oblivion, de-industrializing the west and giving government huge regulatory powers over our private lives, would Al Gore, Maurice Strong and the rest of the kingpins of the globalist environmental movement be interested?
You can bet your bottom dollar they're not interested.
One of Gore's global warming advisors, CEO Timothy LaSalle, told Gore's team that CO2 emissions could be neutralized completely by clever use of agriculture and technology, without the need for a global carbon tax or the use of cap and trade systems that Gore, along with people like the Rothschilds, Maurice Strong and Barack Obama,have a huge financial stake in promoting.
The Newsweek article states:
"If we feed the biology and manage grasslands appropriately, we could sequester as much carbon as we emit," says Timothy LaSalle, CEO of the Rodale Institute, who presented at two summits. The political clash is this: if you tell people soils can be managed to suck up lots of our carbon emissions, it sounds like a get-out-of-jail-free card, and could decrease what little enthusiasm there is for reducing those emissions—as one of Gore's assistants told LaSalle in asking him to dial down his estimate. (He didn't.)
So there you have it – LaSalle proposed a way of solving the CO2 issue but was basically told to shove it by Gore's team because the methods he advocated would eliminate the need for what Gore and his cronies are really pursuing, nightmare regulation, taxation, and control over American's lives, along with billions of dollars flooding into the coffers of Gore and the rest of the "carbon billionaire" globalists via the carbon trading systems they own.
"Could it be that Mr Gore and his team want the US economy and its free market system to be overturned regardless of the science? Could it be that they do not want to know about any science that does not allow them to tax and interfere in the lives of every American?" ask Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer.
"This is an outrageous interference in science for a political purpose. But what is the political purpose? Al Gore has called for stopping the use of fossil fuels and the complete restructuring of the economy in the US within ten years but when offered a chance to remove "harmful" CO2 from the atmosphere his team tries to change the science."
That's because Gore doesn't give a damn about the science and he doesn't give a damn about the environment. Like the rest of the vultures circling around the rich pickings of the global warming fraud, his only interest is in feasting on the corpse of the U.S. economy and the American taxpayer once he manages to ram though the cap and trade scam that will enrich the very carbon trading systems he owns.
http://www.infowars.com/gore-not-interested-in-solutions-to-climate-change-that-dont-line-his-pockets/


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Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be one of the most difficult times in a person's life. How o get through this time is something we all look for at some point. We have all heard about the different stages of grief Denial, Pain, Anger, Depression and Acceptance. Getting to the last one is not always easy. We talk about taking things one day at a time and working our way from one step to the next. The truth is the path is not always a straight one. More often it is filled with taking 2 steps forward and 1 or 2 steps backward. Sometimes it can feel like we are in two stages at once, even on the same day.
What we have to realize is the grieving process is different for every individual. There is no one blueprint that works for everyone. There is no time line as to when someone should move from one step to the next. Each individual is different, each relationship is different and hence forth the process will be different each time. Realizing there is no normal should actually be the first step.
Having family and friends around to help us through the process can be a great comfort. Using them when you need to is perfectly normal. You shouldn't feel guilty for asking for help when you need it. Family is often more than happy to help in any way that they can.
If you do not have that kind of relationship with your family there are other sources of help out there. Churches and communities often have support groups that you can attend. There are different types of groups to attend, ones for spouses, young or old, ones for loss of a child, or ones for loss of parent. Individual counseling can also be of benefit for some people. Whatever you feel most comfortable with to help you through this journey.
At times your grief can seem so overwhelming that you need more help then what has already been mentioned. Sometimes we need the help of medications to get us through the process, this is completely normal. No one should feel guilty or embarrassed by the need for medication. It is not a sign of weakness, it is just another option for treatment on the journey. Even when medication is needed it does not mean that it will be forever. Often medication is used to help get over the hump and stopped when no longer needed.
The stages of grief are a process that is different for each of us. No one can tell you what is the timeline or normal for you. It's an unfortunate journey that we all have to go through at some point. When we get to the last stage acceptance, it does not mean we have forgotten our loved one or that we aren't sad that they are gone. It means we are able to think about our lost loved one without the pain, are able to anticipate good times to come and find enjoyment in the experience of living.
For those currently dealing with the loss of a loved one, our thoughts and prayers are with you.


Terry Goldberg, a partner in our Sydney office is currently representing the former wife of a partner of EY Australia for failing to comply with the terms of a trust deed of which she was nominated as the beneficiary by her ex husband. Read full article below.
The former wife of an EY Australia employee is suing the accounting and advisory company for failing to comply with the terms of a trust deed of which she was a beneficiary.
Dana Segelov, the former wife of EY partner Asher Joseph, is seeking almost $439,419 in compensation, alleging that EY Services breached a fiduciary duty by failing to notify her she was a beneficiary of a trust deed and giving payments under the deed to her husband.
Ms Segelov married Mr Joseph in December 1994, and alleges when her husband became a partner of the firm in June 2006, he nominated her as a beneficiary of the EY Service Trust without her knowledge.
Mr Joseph, however, was allegedly using the trust payments purportedly made to Ms Segelov between August 2006 and April 2012 to fund his gambling habit.
The trust made payments to two bank accounts, the first a joint account Ms Segelov believed had been closed.
Up to $51,625 was paid into the joint St George Bank account between August 2006 and June 2007, and further payments of $439,419.68 were paid into a Westpac account from July 2007 to April 2012, after Mr Joseph completed and submitted forms altering the details of where the payments were to be made to EY.
Ms Segelov's barrister, Terry Goldberg, argued in the NSW Supreme Court trial last Thursday that she was never informed she was a beneficiary and receiving income from the trust, and EY was instead taking instructions concerning the payments from her then husband.
Mr Goldberg told the court separate family court proceedings were on foot, and Ms Segelov had discovered the trust only after enquiries were made by her accountant concerning her tax returns.
Ms Segelov had never been provided with a statement of income from the trust or information concerning the payments for tax purposes, Mr Goldberg said.
And the firm, as trustee, breached its fiduciary duty to act in good faith and for Ms Segelov's benefit, and went beyond the scope of its power when it took instructions from Mr Joseph without her knowledge.
EY Services director McGregor Dixon, who was in charge of managing the trust since July 2010, said in evidence he accepted there was no procedure at EY for checking or verifying information in a nomination form filled out by Mr Joseph concerning payments from trust.
Mr Dixon said the company was indifferent as to where the trust's income was paid and once a beneficiary was nominated, there was no procedure for corresponding with them.
"We provide the relevant details and income to the beneficiaries from the trust; our procedure is to make that available to the partner for them to provide to the beneficiary as appropriate," Mr Dixon said.
He accepted there was a risk Mr Joseph had no authority to act on the nominated account and had not told the plaintiff of changes.


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Design competition to give birth to John Street Square
As part of a master plan to ensure that the long term development of Toronto's Entertainment District unfolds "in a predictable and coordinated manner," the BIA of the same name recently launched a design competition for the revitalization of the pseudo-square located on the southeast corner of King and John streets. Currently a rather anonymous bit of space, the BIA hopes that an innovative design will help to "create an interface between the John Street cultural corridor and King Street's surrounding uses and attractions."
Given the prime location, it's an exciting idea. While the area in question may not be ugly, it's certainly boring -- and boring is something that Toronto has in a bit too much supply. So, even though I'm not a fan of all of the designs, I suspect that each would represent a significant improvement over the present use of the space.
As is becoming more common these days, the BIA has decided to involve the public in the competition by asking individuals to vote for their favourite designs via the web. The voting period extends until January 7, which means not only that there's plenty of time to weigh in, but that one can exert a little extra influence by casting a vote each day, which is within the competition rules. I should also note that the voting process itself is pretty quick and painless, two qualities that are necessary for me to participate in contests like this.
Although the shortlisted proposals announced last Thursday (November 18) were selected by an appointed jury, the final selection will be made on the basis of a 50/50 split between its preferences and those of the public, which sounds like a pretty fair deal to me (web-based voting can get hijacked pretty easily).
Here's a look at the finalists, with links to the BIA's website (via the project titles), where you can read full descriptions of the proposals and vote on the one that you like best. I'm partial to the staircase, but I'd be interested to hear what others have to say about the designs.
Urban Ballroom
King St. Terrace
Oracle Square
King St. Staircase
Doug Ford tells Ontario to stay home in 22 languages after people make fun of his French


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'A different culture all together': Migrants boost employers
Tom McIlroyPolitical reporter
Jun 14, 2019 — 1.46pm
Niru Gosavi knows a thing or two about being rebuffed. The qualified civil engineer collected 100 rejection letters from employers after migrating from India, eventually taking work as a labourer just to get his foot in the door.
Melbourne Water's Niru Gosavi has championed the recruitment program. AFR
"It took me a long, long, long time to get a position and to help make a change," he said.
"I came here with 10 years of experience, with a degree from a very reputable university in India. I made a joke that I would work for the company of whoever sent me my 100th rejection letter."
That company was engineering giant Downer Group, so Mr Gosavi targeted the firm's subcontractors and eventually impressed bosses enough to get a professional position and become a country manager.
Now with Melbourne Water, he is part of a growing project by companies to hire newly arrived migrants with critical skills and experience, saving others the long fight.
One study suggests the efforts return as much as $4.64 in social and economic value for every $1 spent by firms.
Organisations including Qantas, National Australia Bank, the Tax Office and John Holland are among those taking on corporate diversity programs, including working with agencies like Jesuit Social Services to connect with newly arrived communities.
A Jesuit Social Services program connecting African-Australians with hiring managers has seen more than 450 people placed in employment.
Melbourne Water's latest pathway program gets under way next week, with eight participants offered year-long placements as project engineers.
'Completely unaware'
"As managers here, we are completely unaware of the hardship people come through and how much they have spent and worked to come here," Mr Gosavi said.
"Just because English is not someone's first language or they don't talk the way we talk, it doesn't mean their contributing skill isn't high. We should value that."
Melbourne Water managing director Michael Wandmaker said the company wanted to connect with socially disadvantaged workers, but recruiting staff from different backgrounds benefited the wider workforce.
"It gives us access to a great pool of people that have struggled to find roles for some time but are very, very smart people, who are well qualified engineers and technical people," he said.
"One of the things we've been doing is rebuilding our project management capability and the people we're bringing in are helping us lift our skills and capabilities in this area."
Mr Wandmaker said the more diverse his workforce was, "the better we are".
"You've got to make sure you're prepared for it and that you've got structure and resources available to support the people who come in.
"The key message for large organisations who are able to cope with these programs is that it's a lot easier than most people think. We developed this with major construction contractors and, once we got in there, people started saying we should have been doing it for ages."
Melbourne Water managing director Michael Wandmaker, Niru Gosavi and colleagues Ahmed Abouzaid and Elie Twagirimana. AFR
Jesuit Social Services boss Julie Edwards said pathway programs had benefited companies with vision and imagination, and those seeking to contribute towards a kinder society.
"We do believe it's an easy model for other organisations to take up and be involved in," she said.
"We are privy to stories about people who've applied unsuccessfully for hundreds of jobs in Australia, despite holding professional qualifications.
"When we connect these candidates with our partners, they are continually surprised by not only the high calibre of applicants but also of the unintended barriers posed by traditional recruitment processes that have previously excluded them."
Tom McIlroy is a political reporter for The Australian Financial Review in the federal press gallery at Parliament House. Connect with Tom on Facebook and Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
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LA County reports 15,413 new COVID cases over holiday weekend
Los Angeles County health officials Monday reported 15,413 new cases of COVID-19 and 18 additional deaths linked to the virus over the three-day Fourth of July weekend.
The county Department of Public Health reported 5,865 cases for Saturday, 6,020 cases for Sunday and 3,528 cases for Monday. Ten of the fatalities were reported for Saturday, five for Sunday and three for Monday.
The latest figures bring the county's cumulative totals to 3,140,615 cases and 32,361 deaths since the pandemic began. A majority of the deaths occurred in people with at least one underlying health condition, mainly hypertension, diabetes and heart disease.
The county's daily test positivity rate, on a seven-day average, was 13.7% as of Monday, up from 12.2% last Tuesday.


Because Christ died on the cross and rose from the dead, I have the aroma of Christ about me. Paul wanted the Ephesians, and us too, to think about the effect we have on others when we are around them. You can tell if someone bathes regularly, uses special soap or shampoo or is wearing a fragrance, but you can also smell one who does not bathe regularly, who ate garlic or onions recently or who is wearing an offensive fragrance. Paul says we have the 'smell' of Christ. "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life." 2 Corinthians 2:14-16a This is a sobering thought that to other believers or those who are open to Christ we the aroma of Christ. This aroma is pleasing to God and reminds them of life and brings knowledge of Christ to them. However, to the unbeliever the aroma of Christ and His presence in our life through His indwelling Holy Spirit smells of death, condemnation and judgement.
Today as we consider our presence in the lives of others, let us ask ourselves, Do I have the aroma of Christ about me? Can others smell His presence in my life? How strong or weak is my fragrance? If you think you are only fragrant enough for God to smell you, spend some time in His Word or in prayer or with other Christians or in worship or listening to Christian music. All of those will strengthen your fragrance towards God and others.
Suggestion: spend some time today in a fragrance a building activity- in the Word, prayer, worship, fellowship or listening to Christian music. Remember your presence speaks to others.
I love the suggestion you included. Very inspirational! You gave us both a reminder to be aware of our fragrance and taught us how to grow in this area. I love it! Thank you for sharing.


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The Arizona Diamondbacks will have a mandatory 10-minute autograph session before every night home game.
Owner Jerry Colangelo said all team members except that night's starting pitcher will be required to sign for the fans.
After batting practice ends, approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes before gametime, players and coaches will be available to sign. The Bank One Ballpark scoreboard will count down the 10 minutes, and the visiting team will then be allowed to start batting practice.
Colangelo said Tuesday the autograph sessions are designed to help the team better connect with fans at time when the economy is soft and 10 percent of last year's season-ticket holders declined to renew.
"You better reach out, you better extend yourself, because it's the right thing to do. At this time and place, it's a requirement," he said.
There was some grumbling about disrupted pregame routines, but players generally endorsed the idea.
"I don't mind," closer Matt Mantei said. "I sign anyway."