I learned just about everything I know about business from selling millions of dollars worth of cars, trucks, and SUVs at a high volume regional automotive dealership in just under three years.
And that's saying a lot because my college degree is a Bachelor of Business and I majored in Entrepreneurship.
I learned a lot during those four years, but not even close to as much as I did selling cars during those other three years.
It's a tough business to make it in because people are spending a lot of money when they buy a vehicle, they've never met you before, and you will probably never see each other again.
And the car business created its own bad image and sowed the seeds of consumer distrust for decades before most dealerships cleaned up their act in the era of the informed customer.
So I learned very quickly how to build relationships and trust in a very short amount of time.
Sometimes in as little as three hours from the time I met a potential customer to the time they were signing the papers.
Sometimes over three days of visits to the dealership, test drives, phone calls, and emails.
And sometimes over a year of keeping in touch with someone.
I will never forget what a veteran car sales rep told me my first month in the car business.
In our busy world most people are so wrapped up in what they're doing and swirled around in the inertia of the daily demands on their attention, that it is easy to flake on new business relationships when you decide you need to triage.
Follow up and follow through are so rare, the world will stand on its head for the person who takes initiative, establishes rapport, and offers even the smallest commitment ("I'll send you an email with some information," "I'll call you later this week to set up a good time," "I've got some samples at my office- what's your mailing address?"), and then follows through on it.
Doing this in even the smallest way establishes that you are someone that others will want to work with, a known quantity, somebody who can be counted on.
Ideally the other business person will reciprocate with a small commitment and follow through (with a friendly, gentle reminder from you, Mr. or Mrs. Initiative, if they don't follow through).
This reciprocal arrangement of making and keeping commitments should escalate toward the kind of business partnership each party is seeking, with each show of commitment, trust, and follow through building on the last one.
When someone has spent money with you they are absolute VIPs for your business forever. They are customers now. Treasure them and treat them like VIPs.
Tell them you're going to mail them something, and then follow through with a nice hand written thank you note. People rarely get those these days, and such a small gesture means a lot.
And that's ultimately how to build business relationships: doing what you say you're going to do every time, and showing your care, and trustworthiness through the little things, the tokens of good will and attention that matter a lot to people.


Pump Court Chambers Inheritance, Wills & Probate team are pleased to announce their annual round of seminars, providing a valuable and in-depth update seminar for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions.
1975 Act case update – to include the cases following Ilott v The Blue Cross and Lewis v Warner in the Court of Appeal.
Keith is author of The Practitioner's Guide to Probate (7th Edition) and a contributor to Administration of Estates and The Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents (Wills and Administration), co-author of Probate and the Administration of Estates: The Law and Practice and A Step-by-Step Guide to Wills and Probate. Keith was appointed District Probate Registrar at Winchester in 1984 and he has presented on Probate Law since 1987.
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using namespace ConwayGameOfLife;
using namespace EventArchitecture;

HasGameReachedTerminalState::HasGameReachedTerminalState(::EventArchitecture::IPublish& bus) :
    _bus(bus),
    _previousGrid()
{}

void HasGameReachedTerminalState::handle(GameInitiated event) {
    _previousGrid = event.grid;
    _bus.publish(GenerationCompleted(_previousGrid));
}

void HasGameReachedTerminalState::handle(CellStateChangesAggregated event) {
    if (_previousGrid == event.aggregateState)
    {
        _bus.publish(StasisReached());
    }
    else
    {
        _previousGrid = event.aggregateState;
        _bus.publish(GenerationCompleted(event.aggregateState));
    }
}

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Week one down! The good, the bad, and the snotty.
Week one is complete. I thought I would take the time in this blog to highlight the good and bad of this week.
The evil scale says I am down 2.4 pounds this week. I am not relying too heavily on this, but it is still nice to see.
I stayed on plan every day, with the exception of a bite of hubby's birthday cake yesterday. I am grateful I stopped at a bite!
I got in every workout.
I need to drink more water every day. I did well on MOST days. I need to do better with water EVERY day.
I could be more active, but my body is adjusting.
So in summary, a pretty good week. I do ok with eating as long as the food is readily available. Batch cooking is the key for me to be successful. Well, that, and eating every 3 hours.
on the 2.4 lb loss! I am losing weight also. This challenge works! You have alot of willpower stopping at one bite of birthday cake...........not sure I could do it. Sounds like a great week overall! Hope your cold doesnt stick around for long.
CONGRATS ON THE 2.4 POUNDS!
THE MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES YOU EAT THAT ARE HIGH WATER CONTENT YOUR BODY IS BEING HYDRATED MORE NATURALLY AND YOU`LL FIND YOU DON`T CRAVE OR NEED TO DRINK AS MUCH WATER AS YOU THINK YOU DO!
AND HOW MUCH WATER DO I DRINK THROUGHOUT THE DAY....ONE 8-10 OUNCE GLASS JUST BEFORE MY MAIN MEALS AND ANY OTHER TIME I FEEL THIRSTY. THAT`S IT. NO MORE NO LESS.
AND IT`S ADEQUATE BECAUSE I HAVE TO RUN TO THE LITTLE LADIES ROOM SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SO TRY THAT FOR YOUR SECOND AND THIRD WEEKS AND SEE IF IT WORKS FOR YOU.
OH AND THE BENEFITS...HIGH DENSITY FOODS THAT KEEP YOU FULLER LONGER AND YOU JUST MIGHT LOSE 3-4 POUNDS!
Congratulations on your loss this week!
I just completed my 1st week as well and have noticed areas I need to improve on as well.


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Post-Nuclear: The future for Iran in its neighbourhood
The prospect of a less isolated Iran may not be welcomed by some of its hardline neighbours
Fatima Ayub
ECFR Alumni · Former Associate Fellow
Publication 11 December 2014
The outcome of talks on Iran's nuclear programme and the continuing conflict in Syria remain major stumbling blocks to improving Tehran's relationship with its regional neighbours, according to a new series of Gulf Analysis essays published by the European Council on Foreign Relations.
The centrepiece of the Rouhani presidency has been attempts to reach a deal with the E3+3 countries (Germany, France, UK, Russia, US and China) on Iran's nuclear programme. A resolution of the nuclear standoff and the dismantling of sanctions would be a victory for President Rouhani. However the prospect of a less isolated Iran may not be welcomed by hardliners in Riyadh or Jerusalem and reshaping Iran's relationship with these and other neighbours will be a key challenge for Tehran.
The E3+3 and Iran have managed to insulate nuclear negotiations from the conflict in Syria and Iraq. But the emergence of a common threat from ISIS, the West's desire for regional cooperation and bridge building with Iran has elicited mixed reactions in the Gulf. Authors contributing to the latest issue of Gulf Analysis assess Iran's relationships with Saudi Arabia, Israel, the smaller Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, Turkey and Hezbollah:
Kirk Sowell writes that Riyadh's initial cautious optimism about the new President Rouhani disappeared amid Saudi fears of a US rapprochement with Iran. The extension of the E3+3 nuclear negotiations has kept Riyadh-Tehran rivalries alive while the GCC has failed to present a united front against a purported Iran threat.
Shlomo Brom says Israel believes the extension of the deadline to mid-2015 is Tehran playing for time to build a nuclear weapon and that Rouhani is not in charge of Iranian security policy. The dominant Israeli government view opposes a nuclear deal and is actively working with a Republican US Congress to prevent further progress.
Andrew Hammond notes that the smaller GCC states have a less antagonistic relationship with Iran but look to the US for approval before pursuing closer ties. He points to the UAE's conciliatory approach to Tehran and improving economic links, Qatar's strategic ties through shared ownership of gas assets, Oman's shared sovereignty over the Straits of Hormuz and Kuwait's recent trade agreement with Iran.
Ziya Meral writes that Turkey's growing economic and security cooperation with Iran has not resulted in aligned political priorities in the wider Middle East. Syria's Assad regime is opposed by Ankara but supported by Tehran. However Turkey's border security concerns over ISIS could be central to its future relationship with Iran.
Aurelie Daher believes a shared commitment to the survival of the Assad regime and the fight against ISIS means Hezbollah's political and paramilitary relationship with Iran is unlikely to change significantly in the coming years. The group's critical link is to Iran's Supreme Leadership.
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Video recounts truck driver's death
By Jessica Nairn
Posted Tue 24 Apr 2012 at 5:20am Tuesday 24 Apr 2012 at 5:20am Tue 24 Apr 2012 at 5:20am , updated Tue 24 Apr 2012 at 10:44am Tuesday 24 Apr 2012 at 10:44am Tue 24 Apr 2012 at 10:44am
abc.net.au/news/inquest-into-truck-driver-death/3969850
The ACT Coroner's Court has been shown a video recreating the circumstances in which a Canberra truck driver was killed while using a crane three years ago.
Geoffrey William Blackfella Gowan, 57, was killed on his birthday in 2009 during an early morning job picking up large waste bins at the Evatt shops.
On Monday the court was shown graphic footage of how Mr Gowan was pinned to the truck by the boom of the crane.
He suffered severe neck and chest injuries as his feet were lifted off the ground.
Today the court watched another video focused on the crane involved in the accident.
In the video, the crane was positioned as it was at the time of the accident and the boom was dropped onto the position where Mr Gowan would have been standing.
The court also heard Mr Gowan had limited experience operating the crane when the fatal accident happened.
A worker who was with Mr Gowan at the time of the accident, David Milla, gave evidence.
In cross examination, Mr Milla was asked about his role on the day in January 2009.
He replied he was there to ensure the efficiency of the bin run and was not responsible for supervising Mr Gowan.
But lawyers for the employer disputed this pointing to a transcript of an interview with police taken shortly after the accident.
The hearing continues.
Posted 24 Apr 2012 24 Apr 2012 Tue 24 Apr 2012 at 5:20am , updated 24 Apr 2012 24 Apr 2012 Tue 24 Apr 2012 at 10:44am
Lack of training factor in workplace death, inquest told


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#ifndef __CONFIG_UTIL_H__
#define __CONFIG_UTIL_H__

#include "pandabase.h"
#include "notifyCategoryProxy.h"
#include "configVariableBool.h"
#include "configVariableSearchPath.h"
#include "configVariableEnum.h"
#include "configVariableDouble.h"
#include "configVariableInt.h"
#include "bamEnums.h"
#include "dconfig.h"

class DSearchPath;

ConfigureDecl(config_putil, EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL, EXPTP_PANDA_PUTIL);
NotifyCategoryDecl(util, EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL, EXPTP_PANDA_PUTIL);
NotifyCategoryDecl(bam, EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL, EXPTP_PANDA_PUTIL);

// Actually, we can't determine this config variable the normal way, because
// we must be able to access it at static init time.  Instead of declaring it
// a global constant, we'll make it a member of MemoryUsage.  extern
// EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL const bool track_memory_usage;

extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableInt bam_version;
extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableEnum<BamEnums::BamEndian> bam_endian;
extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableBool bam_stdfloat_double;
extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableEnum<BamEnums::BamTextureMode> bam_texture_mode;

BEGIN_PUBLISH
EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableSearchPath &get_model_path();
EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableSearchPath &get_plugin_path();
END_PUBLISH

extern ConfigVariableDouble sleep_precision;

extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableBool preload_textures;
extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableBool preload_simple_textures;
extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableBool compressed_textures;
extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL ConfigVariableBool cache_check_timestamps;

extern EXPCL_PANDA_PUTIL void init_libputil();

#endif /* __CONFIG_UTIL_H__ */


Consultant has been to many institutions of various sizes recently where examiners have written then up for not doing enough.
Over the past few years regulators and examiners concentrated their efforts on problems stemming from the recent financial crisis. The trend has now turned back to money laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act.


Made from torn canvas, these wall-hangings dispensed with notions of centralized composition, figure/ground separation, and pictorial frame. Their rich and intuitive array of colors stretches irregularly, extending to the floor, encompassing the surrounding space, and engulfing the viewer.
These collages, though abstract in form, recall the contemporaneous, ecstatic collages of Romare Bearden, a seminal figure of the Harlem art world of the 1960s. Bearden's figurative compositions are just as joyous and at times, musical, as Loving's and served as an important influence for the artist.
In the collage below, Wythe Avenue #26 (1993), Loving combined hundreds of pieces of cut and torn paper into rich and intuitive arrays of color. These swirls and jagged spikes stretch irregularly, spiraling outward, surrounding the space, and engulfing the viewer.
Born in Detroit in 1935, Loving relocated to New York in 1968. Unlike other African-American artists whose art focused on the racial politics of the era, Loving was a staunch abstractionist. His works were built upon strict yet simple geometric shapes—often hexagonal or cubic modules. Inspired by Hans Hoffmann (who taught Loving's mentor Al Mullen), Loving concentrated on the tension between flatness and spatial illusionism. He explored this tension using a hard-edged geometric vocabulary related to Minimalism—as in Untitled, 1969, which uses a strategic layering of cubic forms and juxtaposition of warm and cool colors to create an optical play of three-dimensionality.
Al Loving passed away in 2005. His most recent commission before his death was for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA Arts) a permanent installation that can be seen at the Broadway-East New York subway station in Brooklyn, entitled Broadway Junction. His estate is represented by Garth Greenan Gallery.


Being a 'Dad Cab' can seem like a chore, but it can also be an opportunity to talk, joke and have fun.
A regular part of my duties as a dad of two is to drive one or other to friends' houses, parties or weekend classes. I drive them to the pool – and back again. If they ever need, say, a Halloween costume at short notice, I drive them to the shop.
You probably do a lot of taxiing yourself, or will do once your kids get to an age when they start to do things away from the family home. In fact, one recent study found that the average parent will make 47 car journeys for their children each month, travelling 250 miles. If you charged your children an average taxi fare, you could make nearly £15,000 a year as their personal chauffeur!
That seems a little excessive to me, but there's no doubt that a lot of the time I have with my children is when they're strapped into the back seat of the car. This could feel like a chore, especially when we're stuck in traffic and I'm flicking through the mental notebook of all the other things I have to do that day. But it needn't. In fact, it's possible to put an altogether more positive spin on time spent as the cab of dad.
Driving can be boring, frustrating and even gruelling, especially during busy times. It's rarely the thrill of the open road the car ads would have us believe. But when you have the children with you, it's also the perfect opportunity to talk, play and bond.
In the study cited above, nearly half of parents said they enjoy time in the car with the kids, and two thirds said it helped them bond with the children. This must be especially true for dads who might be away at work for much of the week, and spend a large part of the weekend ferrying their kids to various sports matches and social events.
Another study came to similar conclusions. It found that dads spend an hour and 23 minutes per week waiting in the car for their children, 20 minutes longer than mums. But again, time spent in the car with the kids had one clear consolation. A third of parents said they didn't mind the drain on their time, because the trip back gave them the chance to talk to their children free from the distractions of TVs and games consoles.
Ban phones and tablets, for at least some of the journey.
Think of a conversation before you set off, so you have a starter for ten. Make it something they're interested in.
Make it light. If the children think they're going to be grilled every time they get in the car, they'll start to resent it.
With younger children, have a game of I spy.


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Impaired Driving Client rear-ended another vehicle on the interstate twice. When police arrive, client falls out of SUV and almost fell again into trooper's arms. Client admits to taking prescription anti-depressants before driving and is highly disoriented. Subsequent field testing by trooper and later by a drug recognition expert show client to be highly impaired on drugs. Blood test confirm very high levels of CSN Depressants outside of normal prescription ranges. Because client was on his 3rd DUI, and looking at two years in jail, he had to fight it all the way through trial. By the end of the 3-day trial, Mr. Cessna convinced the jury to find his client not guilty on all impaired driving counts. Client only had to pay a $100 fine for careless driving and walked free out of courtroom.
Third DUI Offense Client who was facing a full year in jail for his third DUI is acquitted by a jury. Mr. Cessna gets the acquittal on all DUI charges despite a police video showing bad driving, failed sobriety tests, and a blood test above the legal limit.
.185 BAC After client fires first attorney and later hires Mr. Cessna, Mr. Cessna gets the jury to acquit his client at trial despite a .185 BAC blood test, failed field sobriety tests and admission to drinking after police find liquor bottle in vehicle.
DUI Case Client's motion to suppress all evidence in a DUI case is granted after Mr. Cessna convinces the Court through legal arguments and appellate case law that the evidence is constitutionally inadmissible.
Trail Case Jury returns "Not Guilty" verdicts on all charges after Mr. Cessna exposes the government witness's lack of credibility during cross-examination.
DUI Charge After cross examining the arresting officers at a motions hearing, and persuading the judge to suppress all field sobriety test evidence, the DA offers Mr. Cessna's client (who had a prior DUI conviction) a deferred sentence, thus allowing all of the DUI charges to later be dismissed if the client completes certain court ordered terms successfully.
DUI Case Client stopped for speeding on New Year's Eve. Trooper observed several indicia of impaired driving and according to the trooper failed all of the field sobriety tests and arrested Mr. Cessna's client. The client subsequently refused a chemical test of his blood or breath. Mr. Cessna's client elected to fight this case all the way through trial. At the end of the two-day trial, Mr. Cessna convinced the jury to find his client not guilty on all charges except for the infraction of speeding which Mr. Cessna conceded in closing arguments.
Trail Case Client's case was dismissed after Mr. Cessna discovered through his investigation that the one civilian witness the prosecutor needed to convict his client had, a year earlier pled guilty to providing "False Information to Police," thus convincing the prosecutor that their main witness was not reliable and not credible, and would be thoroughly impeached in front of the jury if she took the stand.
DMV License Hearing At DMV license hearing concerning a felony vehicular assault, Mr. Cessna convinces DMV hearing officer to dismiss the case and return the client's full driving privileges despite the police forcing the client to submit to multiple blood draws against her will - all of which resulted in BACs above the legal limit.
DUI Case in Wyoming Retained to fight a DUI in Wyoming, Mr. Cessna was admitted to the Wyoming Bar for the purposes of litigating this one case (admitted pro hac vice). After months of negotiating with the DA, Mr. Cessna convinces the DA to offer a Deferred Sentence to his client – which means all charges can be completely dismissed in one year.
Third DUI Offense After cross examination of the arresting officer reveals possible tampering with the breath test results, the judge reverses her prior ruling denying Mr. Cessna's request for specific breath test documents, and orders the DA to now provide previously requested breath test documents. Instead of turning over the Court ordered breath test documents, the DA wisely dismisses the case after insisting for months that Mr. Cessna's client do a full year in jail for his third DUI offense.
DUI Case The Court throws out all evidence against Mr. Cessna's female client after cross-examination of the arresting State Trooper, and subsequent legal arguments by Mr. Cessna convince the judge that the prosecution had not met their burden of proof to justify the DUI arrest. The Court threw out all evidence despite the Trooper having to throw the client to the ground due to her being so uncooperative during the traffic stop.
Boating Under the Influence An out of state client was arrested on Lake Powell in Utah for boating under the influence; he had hired Mr. Cessna to represent him. Attorney Christopher H. Cessna was waived as pro hac vice (an attorney allowed to participate in a case out of his jurisdiction). After two months of negotiations, the county refused to give the client a deal. However, despite the over-zealous arguments from the prosecutor, the legal team managed to bar the expert from taking the stand (a fatal blow to the case), and they were able to show that the prosecutor had failed to prove jurisdiction. After convincing the judge that the prosecutor hadn't proven jurisdiction, the trial was won!
DUID Case Client who was arrested after an auto accident where marijuana was found in his possession, he admitted to smoking marijuana, and THC was later found to be in his blood, had his DUID case dismissed after Mr. Cessna cross examined the arresting officers at a motions hearing and persuaded the judge to suppress all evidence in the matter.
.285 BAC After causing a severe T-bone accident, client consents to a blood test, which later comes back at .285 BAC. Mr. Cessna gets the entire case dismissed at the motions hearing after the judge agrees to grant his motions to suppress all evidence.
DUI Case Judge suppresses all evidence of field sobriety tests after Mr. Cessna's cross-examination of the arresting officer, and subsequent legal arguments to the Court convince the judge that evidence was obtained in violation of the Constitution. The deputy district attorney then dismisses the case.
DUI Case Due to flaws in the blood test evidence, Mr. Cessna persuades DA to allow Client to plead guilty to only a traffic infraction despite the officer observing the Client to run numerous stop signs and driving on the sidewalk, including a subsequent blood draw being above the legal limit.
DUI Case Despite a .109 breath test and numerous other indicia of observed impairment, Mr. Cessna obtains a plea to the traffic infraction of Careless Driving after the DA cannot meet their burden of proof at a motions hearing.


Effectively Striking the Heart of the Foe.
The Wheel of Sharp Weapons Effectively Striking the Heart of the Foe was composed by the great Yogi Dharmarakṣita in his retreat in the jungle where many fierce animals prey.
He always practiced in accordance with this essence in his fearsome jungle retreat during the degenerate age in which he lived.
From among his many disciples, Dharmarakṣita transmitted these teachings to Atiśa; and Atiśa practiced them wherever he travelled in order to tame those who were most wild.
I met my true guru, Dharmarakṣita.
having memorized fully these words he has taught.
have been of great help in this age of decay.
From among his many unimaginably great disciples in both India and Tibet, Atiśa transmitted these teachings to Upāsaka Dromtönpa, who had been prophesied to be his most fitting disciple by many of Atiśa's meditational deities such as Tārā.
Atiśa transmitted these teachings to Dromtönpa in order to pacify the minds of the disciples of remote Tibet who were difficult to tame.
This work has been translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan by the fatherly Atiśa himself and his spiritual son Dromtönpa.
I pay heartfelt homage to you, Yamāntaka; your wrath is opposed to the Great Lord of Death.
though medicine gardens of beauty lie near.
but thrive on the essence of poisonous plants.
remain in the jungle of worldly concern.
but thrive in the jungle of suffering and pain.
thus since we are cowards, we are miserable still.
and gain from their courage a true lasting joy.
Now, desire is the jungle of poisonous plants here.
Only brave ones, like peacocks, can thrive on such fare.
because they are greedy, they might lose their lives.
take lust and such dangerous poisons for food?
he would probably forfeit his chance for release.
they live on delusions – those poisonous plants.
they thrive in the jungle of everyday life.
while destroying the poison of clinging desire.
is caused by our grasping at egos as real.
we want only pleasure and shun any pain.
and gladly take hardship for all others' sake.
of selfish delusions we heed and act out.
and smother our wishes of selfish concern.
we must blame our self-interest and feel it's our due.
returning full circle upon us from wrongs we have done.
hereafter let's take on what sickness is theirs.
hereafter let's take on this suffering ourselves.
we have plundered and stolen and lured people on.
hereafter let's take from them hunger and thirst.
with humble devotion of body and life.
we have slandered and caused many friendships to end.
hereafter let's censure all thoughtless remarks.
we have criticized others, seeing only their flaws.
and view our surroundings as stainless and pure.
hereafter let's never cause close friends to part.
with those who would turn us away from the path.
but give them full credit for virtues they have.
that rouse them to follow their negative traits.
but out of their presence have reverted to sin.
and take all the teachings sincerely to heart.
hereafter let's stop our offensive behaviour.
hereafter let's change and show only kind ways.
nor pretend to be kind while we harbour base aims.
offered to the Three Jewels of Refuge as if it were ours.
hereafter, let's shun such non-virtuous deeds.
to listen and think about what Buddha taught.
hindering our practice of virtuous acts.
we have sat on our books and left texts on the ground.
let's gladly endure all the hardships we meet.
(and see the impermanent nature of things).
hereafter let's practice with patience and strength.
and leave our non-virtuous actions behind.
his teachings and those in his fold.
hereafter let's banish all prejudiced views.
by evicting them cruelly from where they reside.
hereafter let's keep all our moral vows pure.
Till now we've been misers, reluctant to share.
hereafter let's give with a generous heart.
and not be short-tempered, but be of good cheer.
hereafter let's uproot self-interest completely.
so that others may thrive.


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Pixalate says it uncovered 'sophisticated' Android ad fraud potentially worth $75 million annually
Claire Connelly / June 14, 2018
Home > Digital Marketing > Pixalate says it uncovered 'sophisticated' Android ad fraud potentially worth $75 million annually
Claire Connelly 2018-06-14
Ad safety company Pixalate has uncovered what it says is a 'sophisticated' mobile app fraud potentially costing advertisers up to $75 million a year if allowed to run unchecked.
The company says it discovered that Android app MegaCast — which allows users to broadcast content to Google's Chromecast — was using 'mobile app laundering' to generate fraudulent ad impressions.
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MegaCast is developed by a company called Messamta which, according to Whois.com, registered its domain in Russia although the phone number seems to be Bulgarian. The postcode of 111111 does not inspire confidence.
Upcoming: Which-50 will feature a Cover Story on ad fraud next week
According to Pixalate, if a mobile device were left on for 24 hours, MegaCast was serving around 1400 impressions a day — around one ad per minute — 60 per cent of which were display at $US0.58 CPM, and 40 per cent video costing $US4.64 CPM.
The ads were being served up even if the app was not open, or the phone was locked.
"As soon as the phone turns on (even before it is unlocked) the MegaCast app appears to begin transacting ads in the background," Pixalate wrote on its web site.
MegaCast has been downloaded more than a million times, has more than 15,000 reviews and an average user rating of four stars, according to the Google Play Store. However, Shailin Dhar, founder, director and researcher at Method Media Intelligence, says those can also be manufactured at will to lend legitimacy and reduce suspicion.
"It gives them the scope to send as many ad requests as they want," he tells Which-50.
He says the mobile ad fraud being perpetrated is similar to the malware and viruses slowing down PCs during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
"People would get fed up with their PCs because they would get very slow over time, [and it happened] because people used to download a bunch of bulls*** software that was filled with viruses," he says. "That's how botnets were created initially. People would download a piece of screensaver software that would eat up CPU power and processing capacity because it would run invisible browsers in the background."
The same thing is now occurring in the mobile space. In the case of MegaCast, anyone can easily broadcast to Chromecast without the need for downloading a separate app.
Seriously, people
"[Ad fraud initiatives like this] rely on clueless people downloading apps like flashlights or QR code readers, as well as the apps sending a bunch of ad requests where seemingly legitimate or harmless ads come up in the domain reports on the buyer side," he says.
The security researcher describes it as a snowflake-in-an-avalanche type of problem where each individual buyer may only see 15,000 clicks, but across the market it adds up to tens of millions.
"With QR code readers or flashlight apps, it's really insane to have 50 million ads a day. Just the concept of people trying to use a flashlight, in the dark, and then 50 million people clicking on an ad they found interesting while using the flashlight? It just doesn't make any logical sense."
Dhar says there is not a lot of scrutiny over ad fraud in the Google Play Store.
"The malicious activity they're looking for is if an app is injecting something onto the user's machine, like a keylogger that waits to receive information," he says. "That would be detected. But MegaCast is only sending requests out to ad exchanges so it wouldn't catch the same red flags.
"The only people that can specifically do anything about this is Apple and Google. They control all the pipes. But there should also be some basic common sense applied by buyers."
We provided Megacast's developer with an opportunity to comment. It has not done so.
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Higher education digital content priorities
Paige Toomes
Copywriter and Digital Marketer
For many institutions, digital transformation is now a priority and you might be thinking about multi channel content for your website, apps, social media, and internal comms.
The coronavirus pandemic and shift to online learning has pushed universities to prioritise their overall digital strategy. It's an ongoing process, and as part of digital goals, many universities are now looking to:
design online learning for the future
redesign or refresh their websites
adapt to changes in how prospects and current students are using digital platforms
improve digital experiences and create a more unified experience
connect content more clearly to recruitment and retention efforts
As GatherContent's previous research has shown, higher ed institutions have a complex digital content environment, often having huge web estates with large amounts of content, some of it outdated, duplicated or inconsistent, to manage and govern properly.
When thinking about content for digital transformation, you need to think about content operations as a whole, and how this works with your new digital goals.
Content operations is the people, processes and technology involved in content creation and management, and how these work together to help you deliver your content strategy.
What were higher education content focuses last year?
We previously wrote an article on what content will look like for higher ed in 2020, which covered things like the 2020 IT trends report from EDUCASE on higher ed digital transformation.
This found that the key IT goals for universities were to "simplify, sustain, innovate" To do this, they needed to move to systemic, scalable, and repeatable approaches.
Other content priorities focused on improving user experience included:
Mobile-first content
Using social media to facilitate connection and community
Optimising for voice search and conversational AI
While these are still important factors in digital content, a lot has changed in the last year, especially with the coronavirus. In our survey of higher ed professionals on the impact of the pandemic on content creation:
58% of respondents said that content is now more business critical than before COVID-19
39% shared that there are now more people involved in content creation
43% said they now need to deliver content quicker
So, what are the key things universities should focus on for 2021? We run through the stats on four current and emerging digital content priorities:
1. Improved site search
Your website contains crucial information for prospective and current students, and to help people navigate your website, well-designed search functions are imperative. When you help visitors find what they want through optimising on-site search, they'll have a much better user experience.
eQAfy, who help higher education institutions improve website performance and effectiveness, did an interesting analysis of 160 university website home pages (you can access the webinar or transcript that goes through key results for free).
They found that while 100% of UK and US universities had general site search, only 70% of UK universities and just 4% of US universities had a prominent course finder search capability.
mStoner and Funnelback also led some very interesting research on institutions across North America. They ran an observational survey of the websites of the top 55 National Liberal Arts Colleges as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
Some key findings from the research include:
54 out of the 55 universities did not use site search filters
43.7% say site visitors use site search — this is a growing trend at the majority of institutions.
74% report website search as a top five website management pain point, citing old or irrelevant results as the leading issue.
71% note website search is more important to visitors today than in 2016.
70% say it's more important than 2 years ago
What they found was that poor site search is a pain point for many universities. When they asked college and university web and marketing professionals about the pain points for their websites, outdated design was much less of an issue than poor onsite search. The latter was identified as a pain point twice as often as outdated design!
Other pain points were:
poorly organised information architecture
poor on-site search results (directory, program and general search)
inconsistent and poorly written content
clunky technology and content management system
search returns old our outdated results, with Google returning better results
style of search is off-brand
Best practice recommendations for the next year include using structured content to facilitate detailed searches, and deliver results like related programs, using search suggestions, filters, and monitoring site search analytics. Read the full study for more in-depth advice on university challenges and improving UX with site search.
2. Accessibility and usability
This was on last years' list, but accessibility and usability are an even bigger digital priority in 2021 and an on-going one too.
Universities need to be paying attention to accessibility and presenting information in clear, plain, readable language on everything from their website and apps to things like hashtags on social media. Universities are also under pressure to make sure online learning is fully accessible to all students.
Key accessibility standards come from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which US university websites need to be compliant with, and new regulations and deadlines for compliance have recently come in for UK public sector websites and apps.
There are also certain consumer regulations that require institutions to use plain language in things like informational and legal content, policies and procedures.
Yet in February 2020, WebAIM conducted an accessibility evaluation of the home pages for the top million websites and over 100,000 additional interior site pages.
What they found was that 98.1% of home pages had detectable WCAG 2 failures. Although this was up from 97.8% in February 2019.
According to their research, these errors include:
Low Contrast: 85.3%
Missing alternative text: 68%
Empty links: 58.1%
Missing form labels: 52.8%
Missing document language: 33.1%
Empty buttons: 25%
If your university doesn't have accessibility as a top priority, now is the time. Not only is it a legal requirement, it's the right thing to do.
3. Faster loading speeds
Students are spoiled for choice online today, and loading speed is a key reason why you might be getting high bounce rates on your website. People will simply go elsewhere if it's slow to give them the information they need. In fact, millennials suffer 'load rage' if download speed is longer than a minute. In many cases this will tarnish your brand image for them.
And, as we said in last year's trends post, mobile-friendly content and web design aren't optional for universities anymore. Institutions need to go mobile-first with their digital content. Studies show that 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take over 3 seconds to load.
Another big issue that we've seen this year are pop-ups on mobile: either for things like GDPR, cookies or marketing. If these aren't working properly or are too big, it can really impact on the user experience. If a user can't close a pop-up, or end up viewing your page through a tiny screen on their phone, it's going to be a very frustrating experience.
4. User generated content
Social media usage is up since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with 44% of the world using social media more. This creates a significant opportunity for institutions to reach and engage students.
What's more, much of this content being created by students and young people themselves, which is known as user generated content (UCG). Millennials are the biggest content drivers — contributing over 70% of the world's UGC. This is something that universities should be taking advantage of, especially on social media.
This type of content is great for increasing brand authenticity and creates two-way relationships with students and prospective students. UGC can be utilised by reaching out to make connections with students through their content, using hashtags, or student takeovers where students run university social media accounts. Check out our article for examples of universities using user generated content successfully.
GatherContent helps universities create high-quality and compliant content
User expectations evolve over time and your website should, too. Meeting user needs is only possible with consistently high quality content. But, universities often have exceptionally large volumes of website content to create, manage and govern.
This is where GatherContent can help. It's a Content Operations Platform that can help universities plan, create and manage their content, and the people and processes around it too. The focus is on the content, which ensures it is high-quality, compliant and meeting organisational goals.
To find out how GatherContent can help future proof your content strategy, head to our higher education page, book a demo or 30-day free trial.
Establishing purposeful content operations in higher ed
An introduction to content operations in higher ed and advice to help you establish and optimise your own operations.
Paige is an English Literature and Media graduate from Newcastle University, and over the last three years has built up a career in SEO-driven copywriting for tech companies. She has written for Microsoft, Symantec and LinkedIn, as well as other SaaS companies and IT consulting firms. With an audience-focused approach to content, Paige handles the lifecycle from creation through to measurement, supporting businesses with their content operations.
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Bulgarian acquitted of using fake credit cards to steal money
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 16: The Cassation Court, headed by Judge Salem Al-Khudeir, acquitted a Bulgarian of stealing money from customers of banks by using fake credit cards which were forged through invisible devices put in ATM cards. Case files indicate the Bulgarian was part of three-member gang charged with falsifying bank papers with the aim of using them like the originals. These papers include the bank statements of customers and all their details.
According to the report, more than 3,000 ATM cards issued by 35 local and international banks were duplicated within four days only — from Feb 21 to 25. After leaving the country, the gang allegedly used the forged ATM cards in the Dominican Republic.
The Criminal Court then sentenced the three suspects, two of them in absentia, to seven years in prison with hard labor and immediate execution. Lawyer for the suspect arrested in Kuwait, Attorney Mohammad Ahmad Taleb, later filed a petition at the Court of Appeals against the ruling. The higher court amended the ruling by sentencing Taleb's client to four years in prison with hard labor and immediate execution to be followed by deportation.
In the Cassation Court, Taleb argued there is a similarity between the picture in the passport of his client and that of the other accused taken at the airport showing the three defendants leaving the country. He found loopholes in the technical report on his client's involvement and the arrest procedures so he demanded for acquittal of his client. The lawyer pointed out there is a big difference between the times when one of the suspects and his client left the airport, indicating his client must be acquitted due to the absence of incriminating evidence.
Paper remains shut: The Cassation Court, chaired by Judge Jamal Al- Eneizi, dismissed the lawsuit filed by Al-Watan newspaper, and upheld the decision of Commerce and Information ministries to shut down the newspaper. The court previously rejected the demand of the newspaper to stop the execution of the verdict issued by the Appeals Court to close Al-Watan and other newspapers. It can be recalled that a higher court upheld the ruling of the Court of First Instance to shut down the newspaper so the latter filed an appeal to the Cassation Court to nullify the ruling.
Ex-MP acquitted: The Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Mohammad Jaafar, acquitted former MP Mubarak Al-Duweila of attacking Egypt, while it refrained from imposing a sentence on his brother—Nasser Al-Duweila and Tareq Al-Suweidan. The court obliged them to sign a pledge of good conduct for two years with bail of KD 1,000. Case files indicate the Egyptian Embassy filed a State Security lawsuit against the three defendants accusing them of attacking Egypt when they expressed objection to the military coup there.
Hearing adjourned: The Criminal Court adjourned until Dec 14 the hearing on State security case against Dr Salah Al-Fadli who has been accused of attacking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to his Twitter posts regarding the Storm of Resolve Operation. The Public Prosecution had earlier released the defendant on bail of KD3,000. He was charged with participating in a hostile act against Saudi Arabia and interfering in the power of HH the Amir through his tweets on the Storm of Resolve Operation.
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Claude Terrin (ou de Terain) est un architecte du , Conseiller du Roi à Arles. Il prit part à une querelle savante qui l'opposa notamment à François Rebattu, également conseiller du Roi, sur le fait de savoir si la statue romaine d'une Déesse découverte à Arles en 1651 était bien une Vénus comme il le pensait (Vénus d'Arles) ou une Diane.

Publications
 « La Vénus et l'obélisques d'Arles, ou entretiens de Musée et de Calisthène », Arles, 1680
 « Lettres de Musée à Calisthène, sur les réflexions d'un censeur », Arles, 1697.

Architecte français du XVIIe siècle

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If you are interested in the ride, please request participation as there is no one on the wait list.
OVERVIEW We will start and end in Larkspur, California and cycle through San Francisco and through the vineyards, orchards, coastline, redwoods, and mountains just north of San Francisco Bay. We look forward to ideal cycling weather and scenic routes in the area renowned for gourmet food and fine wine. Cycle through sprawling vineyards lining the region's most famous wine valleys. The magnificent Russian River and Alexander Valleys are each distinguished by their unique terrain. Marvel at the majesty of towering and ancient redwood trees while cycling below their cathedral-like canopy. Take a ferry ride to San Francisco and ride through the city and over the Golden Gate Bridge back to your hotel. Enjoy a breathtaking bike ride down the coast while riding south with the wind at your back and the downhills in your favor to explore Point Reyes National Seashore with its fascinating light station by way of historic and pastoral ranch properties. This ride includes some routes from Bruce and Marilyn Dewey's successful 2017 California North Bay Tour. Our route was designed to avoid the 2017 wildfire-damaged areas. We will adjust the route prior to the ride, without making significant changes to the difficulty, to ensure we remain clear of fire damage and major repair areas.
RIDE RATING The ride is rated 2B with the five required travel days averaging 45 miles and 1,800 feet climbing. The only required ride outside the 2B rating is 51 miles. There are five layover days where there will be optional loop rides. There are sections of the tour on roads with no shoulder and some traffic. Riders should be comfortable with traffic and the intermittent absence of shoulders.
WEATHER Temperature ranges: Average lows are in the 40's degrees and average highs are in the 70's. Precipitation averages around two inches for the month of April depending on location. Expect the unexpected. Temperatures can range from cool and rainy to warm and dry. Be prepared for all kinds of weather.
LODGING & MEALS Lodging will vary depending on the location, such as Marriott, Best Western or local hotels. Trip fees will cover two night's dinners, four breakfasts, and "Happy Hour" each day.
LOGISTICS The ride will start at 5 PM on Saturday, April 6th with Happy Hour, and end the morning of Wednesday, April 17th. Both the start and the finish are at the Courtyard by Marriott in Larkspur, California. Scheduled transportation is available from the San Francisco (SFO, $22) airport (http://marinairporter.com/) to Larkspur Landing within a quarter mile of the hotel. The bus ride is less than an hour depending on traffic, tickets can be purchased online and the bus runs approximately every half hour. Bus service is also available from Oakland (OAK) airport, but is not as convenient or inexpensive as SFO. Bicycle rentals are available from nearby shops, one of which is Acme Bikes in San Rafael which has the largest selection of rental bikes in Marin County. Current rental rates for road bicycles run from $165-$295 per week. Acme Bikes is approximately four miles from the base hotel. Vehicles may be left in the hotel parking lot, and bike boxes in the hotel at no extra cost. The van's primary role will be to transport luggage and supplies. While it will be available to assist with any emergencies, it will not serve as a sag vehicle and participants are expected to complete the ride each day. Luggage is limited to two pieces. The larger piece is limited to 35 pounds with total linear inches not exceeding 54. One additional bag will be allowed that meets airline carry on size.
ITINERARY Our five point-to-point riding days take us from Larkspur(2) to Sonoma(2), then Calistoga(2), Windsor(2), Petaluma(2) and back to Larkspur(1).
COST & ADMINISTRATION The estimated cost for this tour is $2,300 and does not include the BAC registration fee nor ferry fares to San Francisco from Larkspur. Cost includes two dinners, four breakfasts, and Happy Hour each day, lodging, navigation aids (cue sheets, gps files and cycling maps) and luggage transfer by van. Emergency support will be provided if necessary. Riders are expected to print their own maps and cue sheets from the files provided. Riders will be asked to assist with Happy Hour setup and cleanup.
SINGLES & SOLOS POLICY Singles are welcome! It is recommended that singles who want a roommate, try to find their own. However, after receipt of the initial deposit, a single without a roommate will be placed on the ride and given until November 6, 2018 to find a roommate. If they are unable to find a roommate, they will have the option to receive a full refund (minus the BAC fee and credit card fees) or pay the $1,250 Solo supplement and stay on the ride. The Solo supplement is due at the time of the second payment, November 6, 2018. If a single pays the Solo supplement, they may continue to seek a roommate, but must plan to participate without a roommate if necessary. The Ride Leader will assist by attempting to match singles who apply for the ride.
CANCELLATION POLICY The BAC ride registration fee and credit card fees are not refundable unless the entire tour is cancelled. Refunds of tour payments will depend upon whether a replacement rider signs up, and on costs that can be recouped. The amount refunded will be based on the principle that the tour's remaining participants will not incur any additional cost as a result of cancellations. If the canceling participant is replaced, a refund will be made at that time. If the canceling participant can't be replaced, any refund will be determined after the ride and final expense report is completed. If a single participant cancels and another roommate cannot be found, in addition to other costs that cannot be recouped the canceling roommate may also be liable for the single supplement fee of the roommate remaining on the tour. BAC encourages members to purchase trip cancellation insurance.
RIDE PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITY Please remember that BAC Ride Leaders are volunteers, and that successful tours depend on participants providing much of their own support. Participants are expected to come to the ride well trained, in good health and ready to accomplish the required daily riding using well-maintained bicycles. All participants should accept responsibility for a safe and enjoyable tour. We encourage you to read the ride description carefully and respond to requests from Ride Leader. While on the ride, support your Ride Leader with offers to help with various tasks such as happy hour preparation and cleanup. Please do not interfere with the ride by inviting non-participants onto any portion of the ride or tour. Please keep the Ride Leader informed of any special request you might have and respect the Ride Leader's decisions. GPS tracks will be provided but it is up to the rider to know how to use his or her GPS.
SIGN-UP To register for this ride, use the sign-up links just above the Ride Description. After preliminary acceptance, you will be moved to the pending list and receive an email requesting you to go back to the BAC site to digitally sign the Release of Liability (ROL), and pay the non-refundable BAC fee ($50) and tour deposit ($1,300) by credit card. As soon as your deposit has been processed, your name(s) will be added to the Participant List. The second payment of $1,000 will be due November 6, 2018. Solo supplement payments need to be sent to the BAC office. Checks should be made out to "BAC" with a notation of the tour name included on the check. They should be mailed to: Bicycle Adventure Club, PO Box 23998, San Diego, CA 92193 and are due by November 6, 2018. BAC members with questions may contact the Ride Leader by "clicking" the name at the top of this Ride Description, or by calling John at 503-559-8932.


Millions of animal mummies have been found in the dark, carved stone tunnels beneath the location of Egypt's earliest pyramid, in the Catacombs of Anubis in North Saqqara. The astounding piles of preserved animal remains speak to the mammoth industry that operated to maintain a source of constant tributes to the gods.
The catacombs were initially mapped in 1897 by French engineer, archaeologist and director of antiquities in Egypt during the 19 th century, Jacques de Morgan. A project begun in 2009 and "directed by Dr. Paul Nicholson of Cardiff University's School of History, Archaeology and Religion in association with the Egypt Exploration Society [has made] a new, large scale, plan of the monument and work so far has shown that the original plan has major inaccuracies," reports a Cardiff University press release .
The Dog Catacombs are located on the eastern side of the Saqqara plateau and to the north of the Step Pyramid. The earliest references to the catacombs come from the de Morgan map. While the locations were documented more than one hundred years ago, it is not known who discovered the subterranean channels or when, nor why the French archaeologist believed the catacombs dated to the New Kingdom. While the location was well known to Egyptologists, little attention was paid to the finds and no detailed studies were performed, until recently.
Detail, Jacques de Morgan's map "Carte de la Nécropole Memphite" showing the two Dog Catacombs, "Tombe des chiens", A and B (center left). The map dates them to the New Kingdom (1550 – 1069 BC).
In a surprise to researchers, some of the tunnels showed evidence of at one time having been piled high with bodies, but at a point in relatively recent history they were inexplicably emptied. Investigations by mining geologists and engineers revealed that those tunnels which were empty also happened to contain the best rock. The conclusion was that the valuable stone was identified by past miners, the bodies were completely removed to be used as resources (for paper making or fertilizer), and the tunnels were further mined for stone. The chambers and passages which were weak or a danger to workers have remained sealed with mummies intact.
In this way, the catacombs served a threefold purpose. They were initially mined, then they were filled with votives to the gods, and finally they were quarried again as a source of both fertilizer and stone. Excavation of the mummy fertilizer eventually stopped and it's believed this was due to the rise in availability of chemical fertilizers and guano.
Rock collapses, earthquake damage, unstable tunnels, and sand drifts made some of the tunnels and chambers off-limits to researchers.
"The priests would sacrifice the animal for you, mummify it and then place it in a catacomb in your name. So this was a way of obtaining good standing in the eyes of whatever god it was," she noted.
It is entirely possible that pilgrims visiting the Anubieion Temple would have seen the healthy adult dogs kept there and assumed that a payment made for the burial of one of the god's representatives would secure the burial of one of these animals in due course, rather than the funds being used for a representative neonate burial. It is equally possible that pilgrims arrived at Saqqara with the tiny mummy of a neonate, having purchased it from a farm in the vicinity, and that this was entirely acceptable, regardless of its age, since the point of the exercise was to secure fitting burial for the god's representative. Its life may have been extremely short but its journey to the afterlife was to be a good one and the afterlife was forever; the animal cults cannot be interpreted within a framework of twenty-first-century sensibilities.
Researchers estimate the total number of animal mummies in the Dog Catacombs would have reached approximately 7,723,000, but the tiny size of neonates accounts for the incredibly high body count.
Various animal mummies from other ancient catacombs have been examined during a different study through the University of Manchester. The animals included wading birds, cats, falcons and shrews, and a five foot long crocodile. Scans revealed that the mummified crocodile contained eight baby crocodiles which had been carefully prepared and bound together, and wrapped with the mother in one big crocodile-shaped mummy .
That the catacombs served different purposes throughout time is of note, as it sheds light on the shifting priorities of Egyptian culture, religion, and society from ancient times till present day.


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The 2016 National Bioneers Conference will host the first-ever awards ceremony for the world's premiere biomimicry design prize, the $100,000 Ray C. Anderson Foundation "Ray of Hope" Prize. The prize will be awarded to one of seven finalist teams in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, a worldwide design competition that crowdsources nature-inspired solutions to climate change issues, like food systems, water management, and alternative energy.
"Ray Anderson believed wholeheartedly in nature as a model and a mentor, so it is incredibly fitting that this prize, which is intended to accelerate marketable solutions, be given in his honor," said John A. Lanier, executive director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.


On the 14th of March, schools in every state participated in a national walkout at 10 AM across different time zones. It lasted 17 minutes for the 17 students who were killed in the Parkland, Florida shooting earlier this year. Students all over united to get their message out: this should not happen again. Many students at Cottonwood High School and the attached charter school, AMES, took a stand with the rest of the nation, carrying 17 signs for the 17 deaths of Parkland.
The goal for this walkout was to raise awareness for gun control and to have a moment of silence for the students who had lost their lives to a school shooting. Did the national walkout raise enough awareness to finally change things? According to a New York Times article, some states have raised the age limit to buy guns and extended the wait limit to more than a couple of days, but on a national level nothing much has changed. "This week, President Trump abandoned gun control proposals that the Republican-led Congress had never even inched toward supporting," said a New York Times article in relation to gun control laws possibly being changed. Thousands of students all over the nation walked out to get these laws to change, and they won't stop until they have. Protests will continue and more have been planned for March 24 and April 20, the anniversary of the Columbine shooting. Students all over made statements such as,"Fix This Before I Text My Mom from Under A Desk," to urge their representatives to make a change, but will it be enough to end mass shootings?


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Q: Datepicker on Laravel I've searched for this problem and im still struggling to fix it.
Im creating my first project on Laravel and im trying to include a datepicker on my form.
At my App.blade.php i have the scripts from jQuery
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>

And after those i have my bootstrap scripts.
Before the footer i have this script to a JS file inside my Public/src folder:
<script src="{{ asset('src/js/main.js') }}" defer></script>

At my Welcome.blade.php i have this:
@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
<form action="" class="w-50 search-form">
      <label for="">Date</label>
      <input type="text" value="2012-05-15 21:05" class="datepicker">
</form>
@endsection

And at that external JS file i have this:
$('#date').datepicker();

Although when i run that on browser i get this error:
Uncaught TypeError: $.datepicker is not a function
Can anyone give me a hint what im doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.

A: Are you sure you didn't included Jquery Twice ? if not, maybe try to put your main.js import before or remove it just to see if DatePicker work after that

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Program Manager, Digital Safety and Free Expression
PEN America, a growing nonprofit organization that stands at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a dynamic and results-oriented program manager to lead our work to protect writers, journalists, artists, and activists from online abuse and bolster their digital safety. This is a full-time position based in New York; applicants based in Washington, D.C. will also be considered.
The program manager will work with PEN America's in-house expert to drive forward our online abuse defense work by managing and conducting online abuse defense trainings and giving public presentations; expanding our engagement with affected audiences in the creative and media sectors; forging new partnerships; following current developments in online abuse, content moderation, and digital safety; and conducting relevant research and analysis. The program manager will have ample opportunities for public speaking, national and international travel, and relationship building with writers, journalists, media organizations, professional organizations, and civil society organizations in the media, literary, and digital rights sectors.
The ideal candidate will be deeply committed to making online spaces safer and more equitable, passionate about protecting free expression rights online, possess an understanding of intersectionality, and be attuned to the challenges to digital safety in an era of rapidly evolving technology. The position requires an energized, highly organized, and collaborative work style; the ability to navigate complex and potentially fraught questions about identity, trust, and conflict in online spaces; and the drive to build PEN America's expertise and impact in this field. It offers substantial potential for professional advancement as PEN America''s programming in this area expands.
Online abuse—from violent threats and hateful slurs to sexual harassment and doxing—poses a direct and pressing threat to free expression. Writers, journalists, artists, and activists are targeted for their visibility, their profession, and their identity. When PEN America surveyed our constituency in 2017, we found that the majority of writers and journalists who had experienced online abuse feared for their safety and engaged in self-censorship. In response, we launched our program in 2018 with the development of our Online Harassment Field Manual and self-defense trainings, which have since reached over 300,000 people. In the years since, PEN America has deepened its commitment to fighting online abuse and making online spaces safer, more equitable, and more free by: 1) equipping those facing abuse with resources and training to defend themselves; 2) collaborating with news outlets and media organizations, universities, and other employers to protect and support staff facing harassment; 3) conducting research and advocacy to hold social media companies accountable for online harms; and 4) working in coalition with partner organizations to fight back.
The program manager will play a key role in moving this important work forward. The position will report to the program director of digital safety and free Expression and is part of PEN America's Free Expression Programs team.
Build sustained partnerships with media and literary organizations—including newsrooms, publishers, and professional associations—to develop stronger protection and support mechanisms for staff and freelancers facing online abuse
Conduct training for writers, journalists, and other creative and media professionals, as well as their allies and employers, and scale up the training program
Develop and grow materials and resources for digital safety and online abuse self-defense, including building new tools and drafting and updating content
Identify opportunities for innovative research projects, partnerships and collaborations, public-facing campaigns, and legislative advocacy
Attend and speak at conferences and other public events
Follow current developments in online abuse, anti-harassment, and digital content moderation and conduct relevant research and analysis
Research funding opportunities and draft proposals to sustain and build the program
Provide support on intern recruitment and management, recordkeeping, financial reconciliation, and other administrative tasks as appropriate
Creatively collaborate with other PEN America staff and programs to coordinate advocacy, public programming, membership activities, and other organizational initiatives as appropriate
Passionately support and advance PEN America's mission to safeguard free expression in the United States and abroad
A minimum of three to five years of relevant experience in journalism or media, communications, technology, and/or digital safety
At least one year of experience working on issues of online harassment, gender-based violence, and/or trauma and self-care preferred
Strong knowledge of free expression issues and familiarity with contemporary debates over online harassment
Experience and facility with public speaking, public education, or public programs/event organizing
Strong project management skills, including managing budgets, timelines, and short- and long-term deadlines for deliverables
General knowledge of grant writing and reporting
A diplomatic disposition and great facility with interpersonal communication and relationship building
Personal qualities of integrity, empathy, patience, respect for others, and a willingness to learn
Track record for independent problem-solving, innovation, creativity, and effectiveness
Excellent writing, research, and presentation skills
Salary and Benefits: PEN America offers competitive compensation and benefits, commensurate with experience.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, unedited writing sample, and the contact information for three references. Please submit the entire application to [email protected]. Please use "Program Manager, Digital Safety and Free Expression" and your name as the subject of your email (for example, "Program Manager, Digital Safety and Free Expression – Jane Doe"). Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
PEN America is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices, and in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.
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About PEN America:
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.


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The top 5 things that should be on your 'beginning of the year financial do-to' list
It's a new year—and while you might be sorting out whether or not an 'old acquaintance should be forgotten', there is a list of money-related things you shouldn't forget if you want to start this year on the right financial foot.
1. Top up your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
For 2023, the annual Tax-Free Savings Account contribution limit has increased to $6,500 (from $6,000).
That means if you have been eligible to contribute to a TFSA since its inception in 2009, as of January 1st of this year, you will have a total contribution room of $88,000.
For those of you that made a withdrawal from your TFSA in 2022, you can re-contribute the amount you withdrew last year in addition to your 2023 contribution.
For example, if you withdrew $2,500 from your TFSA in 2022, you can contribute up to $9,000 to your TFSA in 2023 (i.e., $2,500 for 2022 withdrawals + $6,500 for 2023 limit = $9,000).
2. Maximize your RESP contributions
When it comes to the Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), the turn of the calendar year means the benefit of cashing in on another 20% in matching government contributions in the form of the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG).
That's where the federal government will match your RESP contribution up to a maximum of $500 per child, per year. Naturally the earlier in the year you make that contribution, the more your child will benefit from the earning potential of compound interest.
Check out our 3-step guide to maximizing its total savings potential.
3. Get ahead of the March 1st RRSP deadline
You can make RRSP contributions for the 2022 tax year up until March 1st. However, you may want to get those contributions in sooner rather than later—considering how hectic life as an education member can be.
Which brings us to some educator-specific RRSP advice.
While the unused RRSP contribution allowed for the 2022 tax year is $29,210, keep in mind that may not be the maximum for you. Your individual maximum contribution will also reflect any pension adjustments and carry-forward of unused deduction limits from previous years.
4. Start preparing your 2022 tax return now
We're already halfway through the school year—before you know it, tax time will be here. Since you may have a little bit of administrative work to do when it comes to income tax filing (even before obtaining your T4 from your school board), it's always a good idea to get organized early.
A few tax-preparing details you can start taking care of:
Gather receipts for eligible school supplies (in order to take advantage of the Eligible Educator School Supply Tax Credit)
Print off interest statements from any investments
Take advantage of all income-splitting/pension-sharing opportunities
Don't forget to also gather receipts/information for other eligible credits such as childcare, charitable donations, and the First-Time Homebuyer's Tax Credit (which has increased in 2022 to up to $1,500)
5. Schedule a financial review
If you have significant capital gains in a non-registered portfolio that requires re-balancing, then early in the year may be a good time to do it (since capital gains tax is deferred for over a year). The start of a new year is always a good time to speak with your financial advisor to review whether or not you need to re-balance some of your holdings due to market fluctuations.
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The most sought after Gay Feet rock steady rarity. Johnny & The Attractions draws a clear line between them and rock steady artists back then ? diggin' deep into the sounds. Seems obvious that they were already doing the style later known as roots reggae.
Recorded at the same time as The Crashers "Musical Fight" and it's previously unreleased material. In early 1969 when the second press of Stranger Cole & Patsy's "True Love" came out, the version was pressed on the B-side. The reason this vocal never came out is still unknown. Backed with Sonia's favourite The Conquerors good 69' reggae.
If you mention Baba Brooks, most people would think this tune or "Shank I Sheck". Even though the recording tape itself was hard to come by these days, we managed to include a previously unreleased alternative take from the master tape.
The debut song from Carlton Manning - elder brother of Lynford and Donald of The Abyssinians and later known for his Carlton and The Shoes releases for Studio One. On the flip side it's a previously unreleased tune from The Soul Lads - later re-recorded and released on Treasure Isle with another cut which could be why this never saw the light of day.
Debut single from Junior Soul aka Junior Murvin for cat loving Sonia Pottinger before he went on to record with Derrick Harriott. Backed with previously unreleased take.
Recorded at the time when rocksteady was shifting to faster reggae music. The Victors showcasing a pair of fabulous vocals recorded straight from the mastertape.
Unsurpassable re-issue of this delightful double ten inch album, now on one essential disc, lovingly created by Kingston's marvellous musicians to entertain locals and tourists alike.
50's Jamaican mento at its best, reissue of a double 10 inch album into one solid disc.
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Important Considerations for Laying Off or Furloughing Workers in COVID-19 Crisis
April 8, 2020 /by Eric Spengler
During this unprecedented crisis, many small businesses in North Carolina will have no choice but to reluctantly furlough or lay off employees. If you are a small business owner, you should consider important legal issues before reducing the pay or hours of your employees. Proper consideration of these legal issues will ensure that businesses do not create unnecessary liability for violations of wage and hour laws—and, perhaps even more importantly, could help give your employees a leg up in successfully applying for unemployment benefits.
Some of the laws to consider have been on the books for decades. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), first enacted in 1938, requires that salaried workers receive their full salary for every week in which they perform *any* work. In practice, this requirement means that small businesses should communicate clearly with furloughed salaried workers: they are not allowed to perform any work while furloughed without the employer's consent. Even a routine task like answering work emails should be prohibited for furloughed salaried employees.
The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act—passed into law the year before the FLSA—requires advanced written notice to workers before any decrease in their pay.
Then much more recently, in March, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA) and Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order. Both the new law and executive order contain important provisions on unemployment insurance benefits in North Carolina. These new provisions seek to increase the availability of unemployment insurance benefits to workers—and to eliminate associated costs or penalties to employers.
The FFCRA increased federal funding to states for unemployment insurance benefits, requiring that states do not "charge" employers for unemployment claims related to COVID-19. In other words, the North Carolina Department of Commerce will *not* allocate charges to a company's unemployment insurance account for workers who are unemployed for reasons related to COVID-19. This means that a company's unemployment insurance rates will not increase as a result of claims filed for COVID-19 layoffs.
The FFCRA also expands the availability of unemployment benefits for laid off workers (from 26 weeks to 52 weeks). Governor Cooper's executive order issues a directive for the North Carolina Department of Commerce to "interpret flexibly or waive, as appropriate" certain requirements for unemployment insurance benefits, opening the door for unemployment claims of workers who have suffered reduced hours related to COVID-19.
The benefits of these new laws depend on employers documenting and communicating that COVID-19 is the reason for the reduction of hours or the termination of employment.
The liberalization of unemployment insurance is overdue and much needed in North Carolina. Even in normal times, it is challenging for workers to file unemployment claims. According to the News and Observer, steep budget cuts passed in 2013 forced North Carolina to the bottom of the pack (among the bottom 10 states) in both the duration of unemployment benefits and the average weekly benefit. Prior to Governor Cooper's executive order, only 10% of persons who applied for unemployment benefits were approved, the second-worst ranking of any state. Early reports in the COVID-19 pandemic have made clear that the North Carolina Division of Employment Security has struggled to keep up with the sharp increase in the number of unemployment claims, with workers reporting persistent problems with the website and phone lines.
Conscientious employers should want to give their employees the best chance of a successful unemployment claim in these dire times, especially since the claim will not be charged to the employer's account if it is COVID-19 related.
Employers that are considering laying off or furloughing employees should speak to a lawyer about how to provide clear written notice to employees. If properly drafted, this notice could help the employer avert liability for unpaid wages, assist employees with filing successful claims for expanded unemployment benefits, and avoid needless charges to the employer's unemployment insurance account.
Our employment and business lawyers are here to (remotely) advise your small business on all things COVID-19 related. Contact Spengler & Agans to schedule a video conference consultation today.
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La rue Bruller est une voie du  de Paris, en France.

Situation et accès
La rue Bruller est une voie publique située dans le  de Paris. Elle débute au 22, rue du Saint-Gothard et se termine au 37, avenue René-Coty.

Origine du nom

La rue porte le nom du propriétaire du terrain qui le fit lotir au début du , Louis Bruller, éditeur et père de l'écrivain Jean Bruller, dit Vercors.

Historique
Cette ancienne voie privée est classée dans la voirie de Paris par arrêté municipal du .

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Articles connexes
 Liste des voies du 14e arrondissement de Paris

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Agentka (ang. tytuł Spy) – amerykański film akcji z elementami komedii z 2015 roku. Reżyserią i scenariuszem obrazu zajął się Paul Feig, a w rolach głównych wystąpili Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney oraz Jude Law.

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Źródło.

Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) jest osobą skromną i niedocenianą pracującą w CIA jako analityk. Podczas jednej z tajnych misji jej partner Bradley Fine (Jude Law) zostaje zdekonspirowany. Jego miejsce zajmuje agent Rick Ford (Jason Statham), który również zostaje rozpracowany. Widząc okazję do wykazania się przełożonym, zgłasza się na ochotnika, by przeniknąć do świata handlarzy bronią. Od tej pory będzie pracować pod przykrywką.

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 Melissa McCarthy jako Susan Cooper/Penny Morgan
 Jason Statham jako Rick Ford
 Rose Byrne jako Rayna Boyanov
 Jude Law jako Bradley Fine
 Miranda Hart jako Nancy B. Artingstall
 Bobby Cannavale jako Sergio De Luca
 Allison Janney jako Elaine Crocker
 Peter Serafinowicz jako Albert/Aldo
 Morena Baccarin jako Karen Walker
 Richard Brake jako Solsa Dudaev
 Nargis Fakhri jako Lia
 Björn Gustafsson jako Anton
 Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson jako on sam
 Wierka Serdiuczka jako ona sama
 Will Yun Lee jako Timothy Cress
 Carlos Ponce jako Matthew Wright
 Michael McDonald jako Patrick
 Mitch Silpa jako Fredrick
 Steve Bannos jako Alan
 Jessica Chaffin jako Sharon
 Katie Dippold jako Katherine

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