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Understanding disability and older age inclusion in humanitarian response
Although disproportionately at-risk, people with disability and older people have long been excluded from humanitarian response. While this is starting to change with new commitments, such as the Charter on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action, thereis still uncertainty about how best to ensure people with disability and older people are fully included in responses to conflict and disasters.
Nossal's Disability Inclusion team, in partnership with Elrha's Humanitarian Innovation Fund and Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, are conducting a Gap Analysis on the Inclusion of People with Disability and Older People in Humanitarian Response. Gaps in current evidence will be identified through a comprehensive literature review, interviews with humanitarian professionals, and consultations with people with disability and older people who have experienced a humanitarian response.
A range of stakeholders, including Organisations of People with Disability and Older People's Associations, are contributing to the design and delivery of the Gap Analysis. The findings will inform future research, policy and practice on the inclusion of people with disability and older people in humanitarian response.
Elrha's Humanitarian Innovation Fund supports organisations and individuals to identify, nurture and share innovative and scalable solutions to the challenges facing effective humanitarian assistance.


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OMG! Disney Channel scoops viewers crown
Disney Channel and USA Network had been in a neck-and-neck race for the 2007 total-viewers crown among basic cable networks, but final numbers released Thursday put Disney just ahead.
By AP, Kimberly Nordyke
January 4, 2008 4:00am
UPDATED 9:55 a.m. PT Jan. 4
It came down to only 15,000 viewers.
Disney Channel and USA Network had been in a neck-and-neck race for the 2007 total-viewers crown among basic cable networks, but final numbers released Thursday by Nielsen Media Research put Disney just ahead of USA (2.69 million vs. 2.68 million).
Disney took the honor for the first time ever thanks to such programming as "High School Musical 2" and "Hannah Montana." After factoring in Live+7 data, the Aug. 17 premiere of "HSM2" was the most-watched cable telecast of the year, averaging 18.6 million total viewers (based on Live+SD data only, the musical movie pulled in 17.2 million).
Just behind was sister network ESPN's Dec. 3 "Monday Night Football" game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens, which averaged 17.5 million total viewers (the number didn't change much with Live+7 data included). "MNF" telecasts actually accounted for eight of the 10 most-watched cable telecasts of the year. Rounding out the top 10 was the Aug. 17 episode of "Hannah Montana" (11.2 million), which aired after the premiere of "HSM2."
Disney researchers said that its total-viewer number marks the biggest annual primetime audience for any cable network ever. The 2007 figures also mark a 6% improvement compared with 2006 for Disney and a 2% increase for USA.
"We have been building this record-setting year for the last decade, with a foundation of 'must watch' original movies and series created by an extraordinary team," Disney Channels Worldwide president Rich Ross said. "We are on a first-name basis with America — they know Disney, but they also know Troy, Sharpay, Hannah, Zack, Cody and Raven," he added, referring to the characters of various Disney programs.
Rounding out the top 10 behind Disney and USA were TNT (2.2 million, down 7% from 2006), ESPN (1.95 million, down 11%), TBS (1.84 million, up 12%), Lifetime (1.53 million, down 1%), Fox News Channel (1.45 million, up 4%), A&E Network (1.35 million, up 20%), Cartoon Network (1.34 million, down 10%) and Nick at Nite (1.31 million, down 12%).
While Nos. 3-6 stayed the same as in 2006, A&E jumped up from No. 14 last year to enter the top 10 (FX fell out, dropping from No. 10 to No. 12) and Cartoon and Fox News switched rankings.
Meanwhile, USA took the primetime crown in the key adult demos of 18-34 (564,000), 18-49 (1.2 million) and 25-54 (1.2 million) for a second consecutive year. In addition, USA said it marks the first time in 10 years that an entertainment cable network has won all four quarters in 18-49 and 25-54.
With "Burn Notice," USA boasted the most-watched new scripted series in total viewers for the second year in a row ("Psych" topped the 2006 list), while "Burn Notice" and "The Starter Wife" ranked as the top two new cable series in 18-49 and 25-54.
In addition, USA had more scripted series in cable's top 10 among 18-49 and 25-54 than any other network ("Burn Notice," "Starter Wife," "Monk," "Psych" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent").
Rounding out primetime's top 10 in 18-49 were TBS (1.03 million, up 10%), TNT (979,000, down 8%), ESPN (963,000, down 5%), FX (739,000, up 2%), Discovery (687,000, up 13%), Spike TV (648,000, down 3%), A&E (634,000, up 10%), Comedy Central (621,000, up 4%) and MTV (610,000, up 11%).
In the kids demos, Nickelodeon won in total-day numbers with the exception of tweens 9-14, falling behind Disney, which dominated in the demos in primetime. Nickelodeon ended the year in total-day with 1.2 million kids 2-11, 674,000 kids 6-11, 858,000 kids 6-14 and 498,000 tweens 9-14 (compared with Disney's 518,000). In primetime, Disney averaged 1.5 million kids 2-11, 1.1 million kids 6-11, 1.5 million kids 6-14 and 988,000 tweens 9-14.
Disney's "Hannah Montana" was the most-watched scripted series of the year among kids 6-11 (1.1 million) and tweens 9-14 (1 million), followed by the network's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (1.1 million kids 6-11, 942,000 tweens 9-14).
— With help from December miniseries "Tin Man," Sci Fi Channel had its best year ever among adults 18-34 (232,000, up 21%) and ranked in the top 10 in 25-54 (657,000, up 6%). Night 1 of "Tin Man" (7.1 million viewers) was the most-watched program in Sci Fi's history.
— In a year marked with controversy over the star of its series "Dog the Bounty Hunter," which the network yanked from the schedule, A&E showed the biggest percentage gain in total viewers among the top 10 networks. It also grew 10% in 18-49 (634,000), 10% in 25-54 (639,000) and 11% in 18-34 (282,000).
— History Channel, boosted by the success of series including "Ice Road Truckers" and such specials as "The Lost Book of Nostradamus" and "Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed," saw its total viewership (1.1 million) grow by 3% and its 18-49 number (469,000) increase by 10%.
— HGTV, which continues to see success with "Design Star," saw a 6% jump in total viewers (1.1 million).
— Original holiday movies helped boost both Hallmark Channel and ABC Family to year-over-year growth in total viewers. Hallmark was up 7% to 1.25 million, while ABC Family was up 5% to 1.17 million. ABC Family had its most-watched telecast ever with "Holiday in Handcuffs" (7 million).
— Court TV, which has been undergoing a makeover that culminated Jan. 1 with its rebranding as truTV, saw its total viewership rise 27% year-over-year to 1.18 million.
— Discovery Channel, which scored a hit with its "Planet Earth" series, was up 13% from 2006 to 1.28 million total viewers.
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One of the best ways to keep yourself from getting sick is to keep your hands clean. You should also encourage friends and family members to keep their hands clean. Let's take some time to learn more about when and how to wash your hands.
Before and after treating a cut or wound or before caring for your catheter, port or other access device.
The medicine that you are taking to treat your cancer has an effect on the way the cells in your body make new cells. When the healthy cells in your mouth are affected, this can lead to a number of side effects.
Tongue: Your cancer medication can reduce the number of infection-fighting cells in your blood for a short period of time, and during this time your body's ability to combat infection may be lowered. Because of this, you are more likely to get an infection in the lining of your mouth. The most common of these infections is a fungal infection called thrush. Thrush usually appears as a white coating in the mouth and on the tongue.
Gums: There are times that the medicine you are taking may cause your gums to become sore and bleed.
Soft palate: Because of your medicine, your mouth may become very sore, causing small ulcers to form. This soreness is called mucositis and can be very painful.
Mouth: Just as your medicine may affect the lining of the mouth, it can also have an impact on the glands that make your saliva. This can cause you to have dry mouth.
Brush your teeth and clean your dentures when you wake up, before you go to bed, and after every meal.
Get a new toothbrush every 3 months.
Use the mouthwash your doctor or nurse recommends to avoid getting mouth sores.
If you do develop mouth sores, speak to your doctor about whether to substitute mouthwash for salt or plain water mouth rinses, as this will cause less discomfort.
Check with your doctor or nurse before flossing your teeth because your chemotherapy may increase your chances of bleeding when you floss.
Try to stay away from things that may irritate your mouth: alcohol, tobacco, spicy food, garlic, onion, vinegar, crunchy foods, and acidic drinks (e.g., orange and grapefruit juice).
Keep your lips moist by using lip balm.
Try to drink at least eight glasses of fluid a day.
Check your mouth daily for redness, swelling, sores, white patches, or bleeding, and let your doctor or nurse know if any of these signs of infection are present.
The medicines that you take to treat your cancer may cause your skin to change in a number of ways. These changes, like dry skin and irritation, can lead to openings in the skin where germs can enter and infection can set in. A few changes to your daily hygiene routine as soon as chemotherapy begins and throughout your treatment can help to keep your skin healthy and lower your risk for infection. An important part of this routine is bathing.
Bathe every day and use warm water.
Avoid soaking in spas or hot tubs.
Use a mild soap for bathing.
Use a soft towel to gently wash skin.
Be sure to clean feet, groin, underarms, and other sweaty areas well.
Do not rub skin with the towel, instead pat it dry.
Do not share bath towel with other family members.
Use unscented lotion or moisturizing cream on skin after it has dried completely.
While you are going through chemotherapy, your body will not be able to fight germs off as well as it normally would. At every step of your treatment, it is important to protect yourself from getting an infection. One of the ways you can do this is by protecting your skin from cuts and scrapes because these are easy ways for germs to enter your body.
Use an electric razor instead of a blade when shaving to prevent nicks.
Be careful when handling sharp items.
Wear gloves when gardening to protect your hands from cuts and scrapes.
Use caution when exercising to avoid grazing or scraping your skin.
Use caution when walking on wet or slippery surfaces to avoid falling and scraping your skin.
Do not cut, tear, or bite cuticles.
Do not squeeze or scratch pimples.
Wear clothing that is appropriate for the type of activity you plan to do (for example, wearing long sleeves and gloves when gardening).


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New York Sues EPA, Disputing Claim That GE Completed Hudson River Cleanup
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation says the cleanup of the PCBs GE dumped in the New York river isn't complete.
Tony Owusu
Aug 21, 2019 3:51 PM EDT
New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation sued the Environmental Protection Agency, disputing the agency's certification that General Electric (GE) - Get Report had completed its cleanup of the Hudson River.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Albany, N.Y., challenges the EPA's Certificate of Completion that it issued to GE on April 11.
That move certified that the Boston industrial company completed its cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, from the Hudson River, despite what New York says is evidence that concentrations of the industrial waste remain dangerously high in portions of the river.
"We will not allow the EPA to let big polluters like General Electric off the hook without a fight," New York State Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.
"The facts are clear: Hudson River fish remain much too contaminated with PCBs to safely eat, and EPA admits they don't know when -- or if -- they ever will be. EPA can't ignore these facts -- or the law -- and simply pronounce GE's cleanup of PCBs complete."
In an e-mailed statement, GE said that "EPA conducted a comprehensive review of the Hudson River dredging project and concluded that dredging successfully reduced PCB levels, no additional dredging is warranted, and GE met all of its obligations.
"New York state's data showed that 99% of locations sampled in the Upper Hudson met the cleanup standard that EPA set. Environmental conditions in the Hudson will continue to improve and GE will continue to cooperate with both EPA and New York State."
The Hudson River PCB Superfund site involves a nearly 200-mile stretch of the river that runs from Hudson Falls, N.Y., to the Battery in Lower Manhattan.
The state claims that monitoring data demonstrate that fish in the river remain too toxic to eat.
"In humans," the lawsuit says, "PCB exposure is associated with cancer as well as serious non-cancer health effects, including effects on the immune system, reproductive system, nervous system, endocrine system, and others."
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Vivo Y66 With Snapdragon 430 Processor Is Now Official!
Home / mobile / news / vivo / Vivo Y66 With Snapdragon 430 Processor Is Now Official!
After showing up on TENAA certification last month, Vivo's Y66 was officially launched yesterday in China. It's the upgrade of Vivo Y55 with bigger screen and better specs.
The Vivo Y66 sports a slim metal body with 5.5 inch TFT HD screen and 2.5D curved glass. Checking what's inside, the phone runs with the same 64 bit Snapdragon 430 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz paired with Adreno 505 graphics card. It has an enhanced 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB storage, and 2,930 mAh of battery capacity.
This phone also now boast a 13 MP f/2.2 lens w/ LED flash behind and a front camera w/ 5 MP f/2.2 lens for selfies. Then it has WiFi, LTE w/ VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.1, OTG, GPS, A GPS, dual SIM card slots.
In China, the phone has a suggested retail price of 1,498 Yuan which is roughly around PHP 10.7K out of straight conversion.


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Home Votewatch » Why Schulz's return to Germany is good for the European Union
Published in: EP Plenary, Insights, News, Society EPEuroscepticismInfluence AssessmentMartin SchulzMEPsNGOs
A President of the European Parliament goes back to national politics. Martin Schulz has spent 22 years in EU politics, being contemporary with events that have torn apart Europe. He experienced the adoption of euro, the failure of the Constitutional Treaty, as well as the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, the Greek debt crises, the migration crisis, Brexit and rise of nationalism in Europe. He witnessed how compromises had to be made and, even though he does not hold a university degree, he now owns a master in European pluralism and returns to his country to put this knowledge to work. However, this is an isolated case and we need to do much more to link national and European politics.
This article talks about how the MEPs and political parties can work with the think tanks and NGOs to promote EU level democracy.
Martin Schulz understands that Europe is much bigger than Germany and that there are no big countries on this continent anymore. His understanding of the diversity of Europe has been emblematically displayed in one of his "famous" meetings with Matteo Renzi.
This is, however, a skill that is not very common in the national politics of the EU member states. Despite the growth of the internal market, despite the accelerating globalization, national political elites, even those of the centrist mainstream parties, still hold the seeds of nationalism within their ranks. Most national politicians can tell you why their country is the best and when their country is being criticized they say that the others do not understand it. This discourse fuels, of course, a similar mindset within the population thus planting the seeds of opposition to greater political projects and, ultimately, to situations like Brexit.
Former MEPs and commissioners, however, have a much broader horizon. They have seen the bigger picture of the world and they understood that nowadays a European country on its own, even a big one, is becoming less and less relevant on the global stage. As some dare to say it, if Europe does not unite and work together, we will soon become a museum of recent history compared to other parts of the world that are moving ahead at an amazing pace. Those who have spent time in Brussels and have represented the EU in foreign delegations have seen which way the world is heading and understood what needs to be done if Europe wishes to stay ahead of the international game. Consequently, the (senior) MEPs and the Commissioners are Europe's best ambassadors in their own countries.
Martin Schulz will perform this role in Germany, and this is good for Europe. But Europe needs much more than this, it needs many more competent and motivated communicators, who believe in the necessity of the European project not because someone has told them to do so, but because they have reached this conclusion empirically, through personal experience in international politics.
Commissioners are told to conduct dialogue in their countries and in recent times they have regular communication sessions in their national capitals with the local politicians. This is positive, but there is only one commissioner per country and Europe needs more than that to create a critical mass of loyal supporters among the national influencers.
The MEPs, for their part, are fighting an uphill struggle with the national politicians in trying to show that European Parliament is relevant and that their own work is important. Many MEPs have pointed out that they find it very difficult to communicate to their own constituents the importance of the work that they do in Brussels and Strasbourg. For this reason, MEPs argue that their contributions are not fully recognised by the local/national public arenas, hence their own leverage in the debates "at home" is sometimes disproportionally small compared to the local/national politicians' ones. This process affects the European construction as a whole.
This is why the MEPs need the support of those who believe in the European project, including the successor of Martin Schulz as EP President. The MEPs also need to understand the enormous role that they hold in deciding the future of the EU and of Europeans' prosperity. The MEPs are important not only because they make the laws that apply to over half a billion citizens, they are important also because their image is inexorably linked to that of Europe in the eyes of their constituents. If they perform badly, then Europe is perceived as bad. If they are alleged to spend tax payers' money in the wrong way, then this has an impact on the perception of Europe. Hence, the MEPs carry a huge responsibility and the public should watch and stimulate them to perform and be accountable.
However, there is more. The media and the public tend to focus mainly on the negative aspects of the activity of an MEP, which are more likely to make an appealing piece of news. For this reasons, the most known MEPs across the EU are probably Farage and Le Pen (and not Martin Schulz).
Consequently, (even the decent and hardworking) MEPs seem to have developed a rather high level of sensitivity every time someone is scrutinizing their activity. They have developed a defensive reflex, assuming that the purpose of the questioning is to find information to make them look bad.
Very few positive pieces of news about the work of the MEPs penetrate the national information arenas. We need, however, to find ways to communicate Europe through the work of the MEPs (and Commissioners) in a way that it is critical, but fair and balanced. We need to create quality information that appeals to a broader public. There are out there, in the Member States, people who are interested in Europe and who would like to know more about the EU than about Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen. Promoting the good work and the results of the MEPs, when this happens, is one way of going about this. We need to put human, locally-known faces, in relation to the decisions made by the EU. This way, the citizens will understand that the EU is not some cold machinery out there that takes decisions on its own, but that they, the citizens, are being part of the whole machinery.
To this end, we, at VoteWatch Europe, are being increasingly active in emphasizing the roles of the MEPs and who the most active or the most influential MEPs are, sector by sector and country by country. Our initiatives also aims at providing the public with tools to get to know better the work of the MEPs, the areas they are active on and the level of influence they hold (other reports done by VoteWatch also show the actual views of the MEPs on all subjects).
However, we need to join forces to ensure that this type of information reaches the relevant audience. MEPs and political parties cannot do this work on their own. They need to see the opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue and create coalitions with the think tanks, the NGOs and other societal groups in order to test and convey their messages.
Only in this way we can ensure that the European decision-making is truly democratic and we can regain the trust of the public in the European project.
If you are interested in joining forces with us for providing better insights into EU politics in the member states, write us at [email protected].
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Excellent analisys! I could not agree more with your understanding of the challenges MEPS are confronted with. Europeans need more Europe, not populism and nationalism!
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Olivier De Groote (TSE), "Subsidies and Time Discounting in New Technology Adoption", TSE internal seminars, TSE, November 20, 2018, 15:30–16:15, room MS001.
Sébastien Houde (University of Maryland), "Heterogeneous (Mis-) Perceptions of Energy Costs: Implications for Measurement and Policy Design", Environment Economics Seminar, Toulouse: TSE, November 5, 2018, 11:00–12:15, room MS 003.


Life can be nasty, brutish and short for Edmonton's street trees, stuck growing in small tree pits between a sidewalk and a heavily-compacted road.
Starved of space to spread their roots, 85 trees on 124 Street died in the past three years alone, 40 per cent of the tree canopy. The others are scrawny. Planted years ago, they still give almost no shade or any of the other benefits that come with a mature canopy such as cleaner air, increased oxygen and reduced stormwater runoff.
Fortunately, new technology is starting to make a difference elsewhere. Small plastic tables stacked underground and filled with good, un-compacted soil can give the trees the space they need, even under the sidewalk or parking space.
Edmonton made a new commitment this spring to at least triple the amount of soil it requires for street trees in city projects.
All that's needed now is the will to make that upfront investment.
But these alternative technologies can cost up to $16,000 per tree. That has to be found in each road project budget.
"They plant trees (in small tree pits) and you're putting them in a position to fail," said Joel Beatson, executive director for the industry group Landscape Alberta.
Trees compete for budget dollars against drainage and transportation needs. But a well-planted tree and mature canopy brings many surprising benefits.
A mature tree increases the life expectancy of the pavement in its shade by at least 10 years by reducing the surface temperature, he said. It absorbs 54 to 110 kilograms of small particles and air pollution each year, which is particularly useful next to roads. A good canopy reduces stormwater runoff dramatically and two mature trees produce enough oxygen for a family of four.
Edmonton has experimented with new soil cell technologies along several streets, including Stony Plain Road, 112 Avenue in the Highlands and 96 Street downtown. There's even a system to use run-off from 96 Street and its sidewalk to water the trees like an underground rain garden.
This spring, the city formalized that commitment, rewriting the rules to give 17 cubic metres of soil to each elm or oak-sized tree. Smaller species should get at least 10 cubic metres. It's been written into the 2016 Design and Construction Standards, the rule book that governs each engineer as they design city projects.
Engineers used to believe trees would find their own room to grow, said Crispin Wood, head of Edmonton's urban foresters. With new road designs, that's no longer true. Now construction crews compact soil as much as possible to create a good surface for the pavement and tree roots can do nothing with it.
The new soil cells that look like plastic tables work by giving a compacted surface for parking or sidewalks, while protecting uncompacted soil underneath. It can create long soil vaults between trees, or soil bridges underneath the sidewalk to let roots reach into front yards.
What benefits can mature trees bring?
• Strategically planting trees around a building can reduce the heating bill by 10 to 50 per cent, and air conditioning by 25 to 30 per cent.
• Shade from a mature tree canopy can reduce the surface temperature of pavement by up to 20 C, increasing its life expectancy by at least 10 years and cutting maintenance costs by half.
• For every five per cent of tree cover added to a community, run-off is reduced by seven per cent.
• A well-landscaped property can add up to 20 per cent to the value of a house.


Each year in January the Legislative Committee of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce travels to Tallahassee to meet with State Legislators to lobby for the upcoming issues that affect our quality of life and the business climate in our local area as well as the state and the nation. This year as Chairman elect I will be going along to join in their efforts. This year we will be meeting with David Hart, the executive vice president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, as well as approximately 10 different State Senators and Representatives and with Governor Rick Scott.
The Manatee Chamber's focus in 2012 is economic development, technical school funding equity, taxation, health care / reform and infrastructure. On January 31, 2012 the Florida Legislature convenes the state legislative session. Each year, the Manatee Chamber of Commerce adopts a Business Agenda which it lobbies for in Tallahassee and in Washington.
Our Chamber of Commerce is constantly working to attain their mission of "To build a positive business environment while enhancing our community's quality of life.


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'Daddy don't': Son begs father to stop calling police on black man who he thinks is a trespasser in his building but is simply visiting his disabled friend
The white man accused the black visitor of trespassing and called the police
His son tugged at his jacket and pleaded with him to stop while the men argued
The footage of the argument was filmed in California and has been shared online
Do you know the man on the phone? Get in touch - tim.stickings@mailonline.co.uk
By Tim Stickings For Dailymail.com
Published: 07:34 EDT, 8 July 2019 | Updated: 09:33 EDT, 9 July 2019
A father called police on a black man in California despite being begged to stop by his tearful son.
The white man accused the visitor, a black software engineer, of trespassing and called the cops - but the guest insisted he was just visiting a friend.
While his father was on the phone, the little boy tugged at the man's jacket and pleaded with him to stop, saying: 'Daddy, don't'.
Footage of the row, filmed in the Bay Area, is believed to have been taken by Wesly Michel, the engineer at the center of the row, and was shared online by film producer Tariq Nasheed.
Nasheed claimed the white man was a YouTube employee who has since deleted his social media accounts, although his identity has not been confirmed.
DailyMail.com has approached YouTube's owner, Google, for comment.
The video shows the white man standing by a door with his son while the black man is filming him.
At the start of the clip the white resident pulls out his cell phone and says he will call police on the 'trespasser'.
Dramatic video shows moment NYPD cops shoot suspected car... Bike ends up wedged under police SUV when officer swerves in...
Warning him not to, the black man says: 'I'm recording you right now and you're going to be the next person on TV. Just remember that, and you have your son with me.'
The white resident retorts: 'You don't need to threaten me, you just need to get out of the building.'
As he tells police that 'there's a trespasser in my building', his son wails: 'Daddy, don't. It's for better. I agree with him, daddy.'
Suspicious whether the black man's friend really exists, the caller says he is willing to 'hold the door here for you while you call your friend'.
Footage of the row, filmed in the Bay Area, is believed to have been taken by Wesly Michel (left), showing the white man (right) calling police despite his son's pleas
Speaking to police, he says the visitor is 'filming me and refusing to leave' and claims he 'tailgated through the door, as I left he walked in'.
The black man mocks his concern, saying sarcastically: 'I'm just here to rob a mailbox'.
Describing the visitor, the caller says cautiously that he 'appears to be African-American' - a statement mocked by the black man.
Asked to provide the friend's name, the black man said: 'I don't have to tell you s***.'
'Listen to your son, walk away, I will stop this. I will stop the recording.'
The son tugs at his father's jacket again and says: 'Yeah, I agree, let's go daddy. Let's go now, I don't like this.'
Off screen, the man's friend arrives and is warmly greeted before the white man finally puts his phone down.
Argument: This man called police on a black visitor he believed was a trespasser, despite his son begging with him to stop (the son is pictured speaking to his father, right)
In a similar video which circulated widely in February, a white woman appeared to call Massachusetts police on a black man because of an altercation between their dogs.
Nicknamed 'Dog Park Diane' by viewers online, the woman depicted in the video apparently summoned cops because the man's dog 'aggressively' humped hers.
According to Franklin Baxley, who filmed the video, the unnamed woman decided to involve police after she believed his dog 'assaulted' hers with an 'aggressive' hump.
Last October, an audio recording of a 911 call in Atlanta revealed how a woman called police with a 'funny feeling' after seeing a black man with two white children.
The man, Corey Lewis, had merely been babysitting the two children while their parents went out for dinner.
The parents their youngsters were 'scared' when cops arrived because they thought their babysitter might get arrested.
In a similar video which circulated widely in February, a white woman appeared to call Massachusetts police on a black man because of an altercation between their dogs
'Daddy don't': Son begs father to stop calling police on black man


Starting on the 2nd because the 1st is too mainstream.
First thing I drew this year. I like it.
My chosen challenge for the month. Female Anatomy.
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Working on a Kamen Rider for MM Link. Other forms to come in the following days.
To transform he places a mask on the small face of his belt.
Deku Form For mah Linken Rider.
Past 2 days working on a good pose/design....blah, just blah. I'm done for now, Fierce Diety is for another day.
.....i give you a cactus with a mustache and sombrero.
I decided to draw myself, like Tetromino yelled at me to do at one time.
Here it is, I may colour it later.
Nice work, BeeX, but...YOU NEED TO COLOR IT. TODAY.
And it was only like three days ago that I yelled at you. Gosh, such a short memory for a time-wizard. Tsk.
In 20 minutes before midnight I made a Froakie.
I tried to use the whole realism idea, and decided that the cloudy parts could essentially be frog spawn.....so that's a thing.
Something I decided to try working on. Worked on it slowly so hopefully it'll be done soon.
Also something I worked on for a friend. Zero with a Zero Gardna from Yugioh.
I don't really know anything about Kamen Rider, but I really like those Zelda Kamen Riders.


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The map in Bee supports real time presentation of tens of thousands of concurrent landmarks. Top-notch optimization was used here to prevent any lags in the map usage.


Magna-Power Electronics, a world leader in high-power programmable dc power supplies, released their new high slew rate output option, which meets the demands of fast-performance dc applications. The option, available on the company's entire product line from 2 kW to 600 kW+, improves the products' slew rate and bandwidth by nearly two orders of magnitude.
With the high slew-rate option, Magna-Power Electronics power supplies standard output stage, designed to provide the lowest possible output voltage ripple, is exchanged for low capacitance film and aluminum electrolytic capacitors and lower loss bleed resistors. As a result, faster voltage and current transitions can be realized: voltage slew rate down to 4 ms and bandwidth up to 60 Hz. Applications for the high-slew rate option include battery charging, photovoltaic emulation, power waveform generation, medium speed power pulsing, and laser diode powering.
All Magna-Power Electronics power supplies come standard with isolated digital and analog programming, enabling voltage and/or current to be driven by a 0-10 V analog signal. It is possible to superimpose waveforms or produce a medium speed pulse on top of the dc output and expect normal capacitor life. With standard models available up to 4000 Vdc and currents up to 24000 Adc, the new option enables high performance at the cost and size of switched-mode power processing.
For more information, visit the high slew rate option page.


Part of the East Asia program, the Stimson Center's China program examines the political, security, and economic challenges that face the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan. Additionally, the China program assesses cross-Strait relations and the United States' impact and role, as well as China's relations with the neighboring region and developing countries.
The Stimson Center's China program provides expert perspectives on the critical roles of the PRC and Taiwan in a shifting world order. While cross-Strait tensions have lessened in recent years, the PRC's dramatic rise continues to cause concern in Taiwan, as well as the broader region. Beijing's relations with its other neighbors are therefore important topics of focus. The program looks extensively at China's relations with neighboring countries as a part of its broader foreign policy. The project "Great Powers and the Changing Myanmar" particularly examines China's role in Myanmar's development since the beginning of its democratic reform process.
Through a multifaceted approach to foreign policy analysis, the Stimson Center's China program produces effective and innovative analysis on a wide range of challenges in the Asia-Pacific. Stimson's experts make frequent trips to the region, holding dialogues with government officials and leading academics in order to better understand the salient issues and perspectives in the region. The topics cover a wide range of issues, from foreign investment to the changing regional architecture. Upon return, the program disseminates findings and research by convening private workshops and public seminars, as well as releasing publications on the topic. Through such events and publications, the program is able to provide academics and policymakers both in Washington, D.C. and East Asia a pragmatic perspective on the foreign and security policy challenges facing China.
The Stimson Center's China program has produced substantive analysis on current issues facing China's foreign and security policies. Through in-depth comprehensive analysis, the East Asia program informs the policymaking community and makes recommendations not only for the U.S. but also for the two cross-Strait actors. Additionally, by providing an informed, objective perspective on China's bilateral relationships with the U.S., Myanmar, Africa, and numerous other key players in the Asia-Pacific, Stimson's expert analysts have provided pragmatic solutions for today's global security challenges.
Monographs by the China Program explore China's growing interests and involvement in the Arctic and the corresponding speculation and concern from other countries about the potential and ambitions of China's Arctic footprint.
There have been no dramatic developments in cross-Strait relations of late. Instead, Beijing continues its steady pressure on the Taiwan authorities while courting private interests. President Tsai's bid for acceptance of reciprocal responsibility for the improvement of cross-Strait relations was pushed aside by the Mainland and Taiwan's hopes to attend WHA were unrealized. Meanwhile, President Trump seemed to be marking time on Taiwan while seeking Xi Jinping's support on North Korea.
As Tsai Ing-wen continued to struggle with implementation of her ambitious reform programs—losing public support in the process—Beijing maintained pressure to accept the "1992 Consensus" or some other expression of "one China." Everything became substantially more complicated with Tsai's congratulatory phone call to Donald Trump and Trump's subsequent tweets and media statements putting the U.S. "one China policy" on the auction block.
These monographs by the China Program explore China's growing interests and involvement in the Arctic and the corresponding speculation and concern from other countries about the potential and ambitions of China's Arctic footprint.
On the eve of the second summit between the top leaders of the US and North Korea in Hanoi, most attention is focused on what might be the concrete substance/steps of North Korea's denuclearization and the reciprocal measures that the US will offer in return that come out of the summit.
On Jan. 2, 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a major policy speech to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan. The speech is widely interpreted as Xi's policy platform for cross-strait relations for years, or even decades, to come.
With reports claiming that Bashar al-Assad's regime has recaptured more than 90 per cent of Syria and the announcement of a joint Russia-Turkey demilitarisation zone in Idlib – ostensibly neutralising the conflict's final frontier – it appears as though the war may formally soon end.
Recent developments concerning Pakistani involvement in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highlight the growing unease many Pakistanis have with the project's potential effects on their economy.
In recent weeks China has offered indications of a future role in Syria, comprising not only infrastructure investment and trade as the conflict appears to wind down, but also a novel desire to increase cooperation on the counter-terrorism front.
Is China Increasing Its Military Presence in Syria?
On August 1, Al-Watan, a pro-Assad regime newspaper, ran a story that described a dialogue held with Chinese Ambassador to Syria Qi Qianjin and China's military attaché, Wong Roy Chang.
For 60 years, successive Chinese governments have stood doggedly by an official policy of "nonintervention" in the internal affairs of other states.
Can Abe Help Trump Prepare for the North Korea Summit?
The visit by the mysterious North Korean visitor on Monday raises wide speculation about what China and North Korea are jointly planning ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's summits with South Korean President Moon in April and with US President Trump in May.


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Senior Class Home Page
Senior Calendar 2021-2022
Senior Information and FAQs
Senior Announcements
As the 2022 graduating class from Moore High School, each senior student has a responsiblity to represent this school with honor and dignity. Moore High School stands with the elite high schools in the state, and each student should take pride in this school that values tradition and honor and dignity. As the leaders of MHS, each senior is expected to carry on these traditions of excellence.
Throughout this school year, each senior will have the opportunity to participate in several memorable events, some that are exclusive to seniors only. In addition to Moore War, Homecomings, the Senior Circle after the last home football game, spirit days, and ordering caps and gowns, three of the most memorable events are the Senior Banquet in February, the Senior Breakfast in May, and, of course, Commencement. Your class officers work very hard to make these occasions special. The administration and staff urge each of you to participate in these once in a lifetime experiences and continue to build upon the traditions that have been established.
Please feel free to ask your class officers or sponsors any questions you may have regarding activities this year.
Follow the official Class of 2022 Twitter account for regular updates: https://www.twitter.com/moorehsseniors


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Multi-Function Universal Remote Control: there are "ON""OFF" buttons to turn on or turn off candles at the same time; Timer "4H" "8H" to set the candles turn off automatically after 4 hours or 8 hours. Mode button can set them to flickering candles or glowing light. The last two buttons is for brightness adjustment.
Battery Operated, NO Dripping Wax, NO Smoke, Mess or Dirt, NO Fire Hazard: each candle requires 1xCR2450 Battery (Included). Long lasting battery lifespan saves you a lot of money. The batteries have 100+ hours of light-time and can be replaced easily via the tab at the bottom. you no longer have to put up with the annoyance of cleaning candle drips or worry about falling asleep without blowing the candles. Real flame is very easy to catch fire.
Wide applications for many occasions: You will find them so versatile in everyday life and events, for anniversary, marriage proposal, outdoor candlelit banquets, promotional products, hotels, bars, home decoration, and church, Christmas or other occasions. They're suitable for all kinds of events and can be used outdoors.
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Keep it real wax!!! These are traditional burning candles combined with LED technology.
Their retro outlook is so realistic that practically indistinguishable from traditional burning candles. It comes with remote control and timer to automatically turn off after 4 or 8 hours (as you selected) is very convenient to use.
No Chemical Odor, Fragrance-free and Hand-Carved making a truly stunning addition to your home.
1. Please pull out the plastic insulation sheet in the bottom battery compartment of each candle before use.
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3. Batteries exposed to prolonged heat will shorten its battery life.
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Parliament of India has invited applications for the post of Junior Clerk and Translator. Last date to submit online application is 09th August 2017 and 14th August 2017.
Age Limitation – Job hunter should be within age limit of 27 years as on 09th August 2017.
Educational Qualification – Job Seekers should have qualified Graduation in any stream with typing speed of 40 words per minute in Hindi and English.
Age Limitation – Job hunter should not exceed age limit more than 27 Years as on 14th August 2017.
Educational Qualification – Job Seekers should have qualified Post Graduation in Hindi from the recognized University.
Selection Process – Job hunter will be selected on the basis of Interview or on the basis of Skill Test.
Job Seekers wants to apply for the post of Junior Clerk can apply online through the official website of the organization – loksabha.nic.in. before last date.
Job hunter interested to apply for the post of Translator are required to send the prescribed format of the application form to the postal address before the last date. Candidate need to attach the relevant document photo copy and passport size photo.
An Application has invited for the potential Job Seekers to fill up the vacant position of Executive Officer and Research Officer by the Parliament of India. Total no. of seats is 28 described by the organization. Interested Job Seekers may apply online. Final Submission of Online Application can be done before 10 July 2017.
Job Seekers should have Master's Degree in any field from the recognized University/ LLB Degree/ 02 years PG Diploma with work experience of minimum 03 years.
As on 10 July 2017, age should be within 27 Years.
Job Seekers do not need to pay any application fee.
Selected Job Seekers will get posted in any region of India.
Procedure of Selection: Job Seekers will get hire on the basis of Written Examination which will be followed by Personal Interview.
1) Interested Job Seekers may visit to the official website of the Parliament of India – loksabha.nic.in.
2) Download the link of online application form and get registered for the post.
3) Fill the form after going through entire terms & conditions carefully.
5) Make the payment of online application fees and then proceed for the final submission of the application.
6) After final submission Job Seekers are required to take the print copy of the form.


Heather Bearfield, National Technology Assurance Services Practice Group Leader, Quoted in The Wall Street Journal Article "The Overlooked Cyber Threat: An Unlocked Door"
As companies become increasingly attuned to the vulnerability of their computer systems to cyberattacks, many may be overlooking a more obvious hole in their protections: The front door.
While the threat of a hacker cracking the company firewall is real, cybersecurity experts say that a would-be data thief is just as likely to gain access to the company jewels by convincing an employee to hold open a locked office door.
Less common, but equally as important, are so-called "physical penetration tests," in which an outside firm is hired to actually infiltrate a company's facility. Heather Bearfield, national leader of the Technology Assurance Services Practice Group at Marcum LLP, said about 50% of her clients hire the New York City-based consulting firm to do social engineering tests, like phishing emails, and a smaller subset of that 50% will ask for a physical penetration test.
According to Ms. Bearfield, some penetration tests involve simply observing employee habits. A client company might present a Marcum tester to employees as a temporary worker. The tester could then observe potential vulnerabilities in the office - passwords written on sticky notes, unlocked work stations - and then report back to the company, Ms. Bearfield said.
"We've even found an employee's personal wireless router hidden in a potted plant," Ms. Bearfield said.


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A Momentous Oberlin Meeting: Martin Luther King and James Lawson
Posted by Lynne Giacobbe on March 3, 2014 at 9:15 AM
The following was written Kendal at Oberlin resident John Elder and was originally published on The Oberlin News Tribune.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made several visits to Oberlin, Ohio, but his first, in February 1957, proved momentous for the future of the Civil Rights Movement. The 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, during which King began to make a name for himself in the movement, had just ended. King spoke at First Church on "Justice Without Violence" and "The New Negro in the South" and at a Finney Chapel assembly on "The Montgomery Story." After one of these lectures, theologian Harvey Cox, then the YMCA-YWCA Secretary at Oberlin College, arranged for King to meet an African American first-year student at the Oberlin Graduate School of Theology, James M. Lawson, Jr.
Lawson, the son of a militantly anti-racist Methodist minister and his pacifist wife, had declared himself a conscientious objector at the age of 19 and was sentenced to federal prison. After his release in 1951, Lawson returned to his BA studies at Baldwin-Wallace College, but also spent time meeting with Methodist student groups, including at Oberlin, to talk about pacifism and non-violence.
Following graduation, Lawson traveled as a short-term Methodist missionary to India, where he continued his study of Gandhian nonviolence. On his return in 1956, Lawson enrolled in the Oberlin College "Theolog," which at the time probably enrolled more black students than all other seminaries combined. Among the courses Lawson took was "The Pacifism of the Early Church: Jesus through Constantine." When Lawson and King met at the beginning of the second semester, King was so impressed by Lawson's knowledge of the theory and practice of non-violence that he insisted Lawson must immediately come south to help the movement.
Lawson decided to transfer to Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee. The Fellowship of Reconciliation employed him as Field Secretary to teach local groups about Christian peacemaking and reconciliation in race relations. Soon Lawson was building the base for the Nashville lunch-counter sit-ins of 1960. Central to this process was the workshops in nonviolence Lawson offered in local churches and attended by students from the several historically black academic institutions in the area, as well as Vanderbilt ministerial students.
In Lawson's workshops, the participants explored the roots of segregation and how to apply the Gandhian theory of non-violence, blended together with Christian principles, in actions toward what Lawson called "constructive social change." In the sit-ins Lawson was arrested, along with many others who became leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, including present Georgia Congressman John Lewis. The lunch-counters were successfully de-segregated, but because arrest violated Vanderbilt's code of conduct, the racially conservative Board of Trust and the Chancellor had an excuse for expelling Lawson. Many Vanderbilt faculty members tendered their resignations in support of Lawson, and he was re-admitted, but decided instead to complete his studies at Boston University.
Julian Bond, then active in student protests, says, "Lawson was like a bad younger brother, pushing King to do more, to be more militant, to extend non-violence – just to do more…He envisioned a militant nonviolence…You didn't have to wait for the evil to come to you, you could go to the evil." King himself called Lawson "the greatest teacher of non-violence in America" and "the mind of the movement."
In 1962, Lawson became pastor of Centenary Methodist Church in Memphis, where he continued his activism, most notably in the 1968 strike by black sanitation workers. Union leader Jerry Wurf recalled that the Memphis city leaders "feared Lawson for the most interesting of all reasons—he was a totally moral man, and totally moral men you can't manipulate and you can't buy and you can't hustle." Lawson persuaded King to come to Memphis to support the strikers, and it was there that King was assassinated. In 1974, Lawson accepted the position of senior pastor at Holman Methodist Church. Although retired from that ministry, he continues to be active as a teacher and in movements for labor rights, immigrant rights, civil rights and international peace.
Oberlin College awarded James M. Lawson, Jr. an honorary doctorate in 2010. Dr. Lawson returned to Oberlin last week for a week's residence as Distinguished Visiting Lecturer through Wednesday, March 5. At an Oberlin College Convocation at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 3, at First Church, where James Lawson and Martin Luther King had their initial meeting in 1957, he will speak on "The Impact of Plantation Capitalism on Today's Human Rights." The public is invited to hear this man of extraordinary integrity, wisdom and vision for our time.
For more information about Dr. James Lawson and his visit to Oberlin College, see this article on The Plain Dealer website.
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CIA dirty hands all over the violence in Hong Kong: Analyst
Sunday, 24 November 2019 8:19 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 24 November 2019 8:51 AM ]
Political analyst Stephen Lendman
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "dirty hands" are "all over the violence" in Hong Kong, which has been gripped by protests, rocking the autonomous Chinese city, says a political analyst.
Stephen Lendman, an author and a radio host in Washington, made the remarks in an interview with Press TV when asked about Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who Saturday lashed out at the United States over its one-sided approach to world politics and its adversarial attitude towards Beijing.
Wang said Washington has used its domestic law to "crudely interfere" in China's internal affairs, trying to damage "one country, two systems" -- Beijing's reference for the ruling mechanism it applies to Hong Kong -- and compromise the Chinese region's stability and prosperity.
China: US 'world's biggest source of instability'
China's foreign minister lashes out at the US over Washington's one-sided approach to world politics.
The US has vocally backed anti-Beijing protests in Hong Kong. Earlier this week, the US House of Representatives passed two bills to back the protesters and issued a "warning" to China about alleged human rights issues.
"China criticized the US for what I criticize this country about repeatedly, the greatest source of violence and instability in the world. (A) statement by China's Foreign Ministry made the criticism (that) relates to what is going on in Hong Kong with CIA dirty hands all over the violence," Lendman said Saturday.
"China has certainly a right to criticize this. A concern that China has and a concern that I have is the US just may overstep one day and something can happen that I don't think either side wants, the idea of a war between these two superpowers."
Beijing has time and again named the United States and Britain, the former colonial power in Hong Kong, as the main provocateurs of the protesters through statements of support.
China says US after 'destroying' Hong Kong, threatens retaliation
China says the US is seeking to "destroy: Hong Kong and threatens to retaliate.
Hong Kong's protests have taken on an increasingly violent form, with masked individuals vandalizing public and private property and attacking security forces and government buildings.
The anti-government demonstrators now want complete separation from mainland China.
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Cango Inc. operates an automotive transaction service platform that connects dealers, financial institutions, car buyers, and other industry participants in the People's Republic of China. It facilitates automotive financing services that include facilitating financing transactions from financial institutions to car buyers; automotive transactions between automotive wholesalers, dealers, and car buyers; and after-market services to car buyers. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
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SectorComputer and Technology
Current SymbolNYSE:CANG
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Webhttp://www.cangoonline.com/
Phone86-21-3183-5088
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Cango (NYSE:CANG) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cango's stock symbol?
Cango trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CANG."
How often does Cango pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Cango?
Cango announced a special dividend on Wednesday, April 24th. Investors of record on Friday, May 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share on Tuesday, May 28th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 9th. View Cango's Dividend History.
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Cango Inc - (NYSE:CANG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 14th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $49.15 million for the quarter. Cango had a return on equity of 6.43% and a net margin of 24.94%. View Cango's Earnings History.
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Cango is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 25th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Cango.
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Cango updated its fourth quarter 2019 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $$53.164-55.962 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $$57.08 million.
What price target have analysts set for CANG?
1 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Cango's stock. Their forecasts range from $7.80 to $7.80. On average, they expect Cango's stock price to reach $7.80 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for Cango.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cango in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Cango.
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News articles about CANG stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Cango earned a daily sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Cango.
Who are some of Cango's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Cango include Nuance Communications (NUAN), Konami (KNMCY), RealPage (RP), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Smartsheet (SMAR), Micro Focus International (MFGP), Cyberark Software (CYBR), LogMeIn (LOGM), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), New Relic (NEWR), Pivotal Software (PVTL), AppFolio (APPF), Q2 (QTWO), Blackbaud (BLKB) and Descartes Systems Group (DSGX).
What other stocks do shareholders of Cango own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cango investors own include Gilead Sciences (GILD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Adaptimmune Therapeutics (ADAP), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Eiger Biopharmaceuticals (EIGR), E*TRADE Financial (ETFC), Alphabet (GOOG), Heron Therapeutics (HRTX) and Motus GI (MOTS).
Who are Cango's key executives?
Cango's management team includes the folowing people:
Mr. Xiaojun Zhang, Co-Founder & Chairman (Age 47)
Mr. Jiayuan Lin, Co-Founder, CEO & Director (Age 49)
Mr. Yongyi Zhang, CFO & Director (Age 46)
Ms. Caroline Li, IR Director
Ms. Yun Ye, Head of Legal Division & Director (Age 41)
When did Cango IPO?
(CANG) raised $138 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, July 26th 2018. The company issued 12,500,000 shares at a price of $10.00-$12.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs (Asia) acted as the underwriters for the IPO.
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Shares of CANG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Cango's stock price today?
One share of CANG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.15.
How big of a company is Cango?
Cango has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion and generates $158.74 million in revenue each year. The company earns $44.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.31 on an earnings per share basis. Cango employs 3,327 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Cango.
What is Cango's official website?
The official website for Cango is http://www.cangoonline.com/.
How can I contact Cango?
Cango's mailing address is 18F BUILDING 2 YOUYOU CENTURY PLAZA 428 SOUTH YANGGAO ROAD PUDONG NEW AREA, SHANGHAI F4, 200127. The company can be reached via phone at 86-21-3183-5088 or via email at [email protected]
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Stephen D. Mundt
From Leadership Profile: Vertiflite Spring 2011
Brigadier General Stephen D. Mundt (US Army, ret.), Chairman, Vertical Lift Consortium and President, American Helicopter Society
After 30 years in the United States Army, Stephen Mundt brings the Vertical Lift Consortium a high-level perspective on US military rotorcraft requirements and acquisition. He chairs a diverse collection of 93 US aerospace and defense entities joined to identify and advance next-generation vertical lift technologies. "The problem we have in the rotorcraft industry today, in my personal opinion, is we have continued to evolve our platforms, and we're not designing new platforms," he says. "If you want to get into the next-generation aircraft, you've got to get back into the think tanks and look at what's the art of the possible."
Retiring as Army Aviation Division Chief, Gen. Mundt became vice president of business development for EADS North America, a VLC Large Traditional Defense Contractor delivering the UH-72 Light Utility Helicopter to the US Army. Separate from his corporate role, he serves as AHS President and chairs the Combat Survivability Division for the National Defense Industries Association. "I have not lost my passion for this business, nor my passion for insuring that the men and women who serve this nation in uniform get the very best product possible."
With roots in Mobridge, South Dakota, Steve Mundt grew up in an Army family but had no burning interest in either an Army career or aviation. "We kind of moved all over the world. We'd been to Germany and back and around the United States." While his one-time infantry-officer father, Colonel James A. Mundt, served as the Judge Advocate General at Fort Carson, Colorado, the restless student majored in political science at the University of Colorado. "I was a marginal undergraduate student," General Mundt admits. "I realized Law School would require me to go to school for three more years. I wasn't having a lot of fun in undergraduate, and I didn't see myself studying for three more years."
The future Director of Army Aviation recalls, "I went through ROTC, so I was not a West Pointer. I wasn't what they called a Regular Army officer – you were a Reserve Officer back then. I was going to go in for six months, train, and go back home." Steve Mundt recalls a conversation with his father and visiting General Livsey. "They said, 'You're going to go in the Army and love it.' I looked at them like they'd both lost their minds."
Early training at Fort Benning and Fort Carson brought a change of heart. "I ran into soldiers for the first time, and I found out that I absolutely loved being a soldier." Several infantry commanders at Fort Carson were also aviators. "Back then, you could be in a branch, go off and do a job in Aviation, and come back to another job in your branch."
Aviation On The Side
Application to flight school brought orders to Fort Rucker in 1979, against solemn advice from an infantry battalion commander who warned, "You're ruining your career; you'll never be successful." Flight school graduation in 1980 nevertheless put then-Captain Mundt in Germany with the 8th Infantry Division flying UH-1 Hueys. The aviation platoon leader went on to a company commander's slot in Division Support Command and then to the armor officer's advanced course at Fort Knox. "Back then, it was about Combined Arms and how much can you learn," recalls General Mundt.
Return orders to Fort Rucker made the young Captain an Operational Research Systems Analyst. "They're really the kind of guys who do problem-solving. They do strategic-level work for war planners." The Fort Rucker analyst was subsequently tapped as the aide to the Commanding General Donald Parker. General Mundt recalls, "When Aviation became a branch, Don Parker was the guy who was there. I kind of look at him as the Godfather of Army Aviation."
An assignment as a Huey Instructor Pilot at Fort Rucker was followed by a tour in Korea. Then-Major Mundt returned again to Fort Rucker as Chief of Aviation Proponency and was attending the Command and General Staff College when Operation Desert Shield broke out. The fast moving Desert Storm ended before he joined the 1st Infantry Division. Follow–on assignments made him a Battalion and then a Brigade training and operations officer. He said "I thought I was going to go a million different places when I got a call that said 'You've been selected to come to the Army Inspector General.' Nobody I knew of back then wanted to be in the Inspector General's office. In hindsight, it was a very, very good learning experience about the way to solve issues in the Army."
In 1996, orders came to be a battalion commander and ultimately commander of the Aviation Task Force within Task Force 21 – the Army's Digitization experiment. TF XXI had organic cavalry, attack, and utility helicopters, and attached Chinooks. "We really had a multi-function battalion which now you call a Multi-Functional Brigade or Full-Spectrum Brigade." With highly capable Black Hawks, Apaches, Kiowa Warriors and Chinooks in the Army, digitization was a necessity. General Mundt notes, "The issue that aviation had was here's a force not given a specific sector – you've got to cover the Division sector. You had to have the same level of cognizance of what was going on as the Division, so you could keep your crews updated as to where the enemy was and the rest. We were working a lot of major issues about how you stay responsive to the force."
The networking power of the Comanche scout/attack helicopter remained a distant promise. General Mundt recalls, "When I was a Captain, it was 'There's going to be a Comanche in your company.' Then they said, 'By the time you get to be a battalion commander, you'll have Comanches in your battalion.' Then 'By the time you get to be a Brigade commander, you'll have Comanches.' The Comanche program was terminated when I was an assistant Division Commander in Iraq in the second Gulf War."
Around the time of the cancellation, General Mundt returned to the Pentagon, ultimately to become the Director of Army Aviation. "The Comanche started off as an aircraft for the Plains of Europe fight, and by the time we were starting to field it, we weren't fighting on the Plains of Europe. That all said, it was a great, great aircraft. It just was too late, took too long. We had mortgaged too much aviation structure that a decision had to be made if we were going to fix the Aviation Branch. When the Comanche program was terminated, the Army was allowed to keep the $14.7 billion dollars and re-invest them back into Aviation to fix our issues."
The Comanche's successor, the ARH-70 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, succumbed to its own climbing price tag. "First of all, we let out a low-cost request for bids that we knew was undervalued and underpriced. The reason we did that, and it was a strategy, was because we had just terminated Comanche, and if we weren't careful, we were going to buy another Comanche if you allowed everyone to come in without some price ceiling." The strategy failed as the government found itself paying growing costs to certify a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) helicopter.
The failure of the RAH-66, RAH-70, and other rotorcraft programs requires a new approach, according to General Mundt. "People talk about acquisition reform. We've got enough rules on the books to choke a horse, and yet they're not leading to better results. The question is, why would you continue to do development the same way you've done it in the past?"
"We have entered way too many contracts with not enough insight on the level of technical risk and the cost of doing some of these things." With industry, academia, and government players, the VLC offers a mechanism to investigate and mature next-generation Science and Technology (S&T). "Really, it's about supporting technology. How do you build a better transmission? How do you end Controlled Flight Into Terrain? Eighteen years from now, where are we going to be with directed energy? Where are we going to be with a lot of other technologies? Part of it is you've got to be able to reach out and look for those emergent technologies and ask, 'What am I really capable of doing?' At the same time, look at where are your technologies today that you can mature or grow and take advantage of whatever one works best."
"That's why AMRDEC and DARPA, all those guys, are so important getting into the early stages of S&T, looking into what's the art of the possible. What's the level of technical risk? How hard would it be to transition from this to an Engineering and Manufacturing Development program?"
On the industry side, General Mundt notes, "There is over a billion dollars in industry IRAD. You can't take all these companies and tell them what to do. It's not legal. The "I" in IRAD is "Independent"; so how do you leverage industry in what they do in their commercial development programs? They're going to build for what they think the customer is looking for, and they want to be able to compete and they want to have the best product there."
VLC focus is now on the JMR – the Joint Multi-Role rotorcraft expected around 2025. "JMR has really come down to the light, medium, and heavy platforms. When you're talking medium weight, you're talking thousands of platforms because you're talking something that could replace the Huey, the Cobra, the Black Hawk and the Apache. From a business case, most people would say the Sweet Spot to go after in Joint Multi-Role is in the medium category first."
The VLC looks to share cost and risk. "Government has to put money in a matching way with industry to answer the questions," explains Gen. Mundt. "It's more of a technology push at that point rather than a pull. You've got to have a roadmap. You've got to put money against it, because if you're not willing to invest, why should industry?
"We continue to tell ourselves we cannot afford competition, so we down-select way too early in the process. I'm a firm believer that if you're not competing with somebody, you're not running your best race. We've got to come up with a way that allows industry to come up with FAA experimental-type aircraft which are cheaper to do. While you're doing that, you want to have as many people as possible take part in the experimental design piece. You want to down-select, but you still want to keep competition to two or three different vendors, and you want to lead them to a production decision to reduce risk in that."
Gen. Mundt adds, "I also disagree with folks who say COTS is a failure. That is not true if you look at where Sikorsky is going with the X2, or where John Piasecki is going with the X-49, if you look at the things that other companies are doing, even Eurocopter with the X3. Companies will develop technologies just like airplanes. What the government has to recognize is you can't do it by yourself."
"The issue with industry is not that industry is not capable. We have got to get over this idea of it's-not-invented-here. What we get into is this situation where 'I'm competing, so I can't look outside.' The same is true about how we look external to the United States. "
Gen. Mundt concludes, "We have got to find ways to put that competitive edge back in industry. We want to grow and maintain that capability. We can't allow our capability to atrophy, because you can't recover from that."


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