Despite efforts in Washington to sideline action on climate change, a growing number of Fortune 500 companies are taking increasingly ambitious steps to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, procure more renewable energy and reduce their energy bills through energy efficiency, according to a new report released Tuesday by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Ceres, Calvert Research and Management and CDP.
Sure, many of my friends in the climate change movement can't wait to forget 2016, the year when an incoming Trump presidency brought new meaning to climate uncertainty. But there is a movement taking hold that is far bigger than the U.S.—I've seen it in the last year in Africa, in Europe and the U.S.
Here are 10 shining lights for the irresistibility and inevitability of the low-carbon future. It's here—and there is no turning back.
Solar costs keep plummeting, the latest record low being a 120-megawatt solar project in Chile whose power will be sold for $29.10 a megawatt-hour, less than half the coal plant bid. Solar photovoltaic costs are dropping the fastest compared to other renewables, which helps explain the record 4,300 megawatts of new solar PV capacity installed in the U.S. in third quarter '16. (That's 60 percent of new generating electric capacity installed in the US last quarter). We also saw the opening of the world's first one-kilometer road paved with solar panels, dubbed the "Wattway," this month in France.
Companies bottom line is money and they need to provide better information about the financial risks they face from changing climate trends and government responses. This month, a task force convened by the G20 Financial Stability Board issued final recommendations on the types of disclosure companies should be providing to investors about climate risks and opportunities. Among the highlights: all companies, especially oil & gas firms, should say how their business strategies align with the global goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, the benchmark goal of the Paris climate agreement.
Wind power is often cheaper than solar, the result of more efficient and less costly turbines. In some states, including Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Texas, new wind turbines can generate electricity at a lower cost, without subsidies, than any other technology, according to a new University of Texas report. Texas is the king of wind, with 18,000 megawatts of capacity that on some windy days supply nearly half of the state's power.
Pay-as-you-go solar companies, made possible by mobile phones, are the rage in Africa. M-Kopa Solar has leveraged the mobile money phenomena to sell more than 425,000 household solar systems in East Africa. With a $30 deposit and daily 50-cent payments, all by cell phone, customers get a solar panel, a couple of lights, a cell phone charger and a solar powered radio. After the first year of payments, customers own the system outright. Similar off-grid solar companies are now sprouting up across Africa and they've attracted hundreds of millions of dollars in financing.
Clean energy expenditures in emerging nations in South America, Africa, the Middle East and Africa eclipsed those in wealthier OECD countries for the first time. Some of the biggest jumps, especially for big utility-scale solar projects, were in countries like Chile, Mexico and South Africa. We also saw notable improvement in the investment environment for clean energy in many developing countries, with the top five scorers in a new Climatescope report being China, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and South Africa.
More than 365 businesses and investors, from more than a dozen Fortune 500 firms to small, family-owned businesses across more than 35 states, sent a strong message today to President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump and other elected U.S. and global leaders, reaffirming their support for the historic Paris climate agreement and the need to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy at home and around the world.
"Implementing the Paris climate agreement will enable and encourage businesses and investors to turn the billions of dollars in existing low-carbon investments into the trillions of dollars the world needs to bring clean energy prosperity to all," wrote the powerful business group, in a statement of support at a press conference at the COP22 climate negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco. "Failure to build a low-carbon economy puts American prosperity at risk."
Among the diverse and iconic large and small U.S. businesses signing the statement are DuPont, Gap Inc., General Mills, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hilton, HP Inc., Kellogg Company, Levi Strauss & Co., L'Oreal USA, NIKE, Mars Incorporated, Schneider Electric, Starbucks, VF Corporation and Unilever.
"Now more than ever, Levi Strauss & Co. believes it is important to reaffirm our commitment to address climate change by supporting the Paris climate agreement," Michael Kobori, vice president of sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co., said. "Building an energy-efficient economy in the U.S., powered by low-carbon energy will ensure our nation's competitiveness and position U.S. companies as leaders in the global market—all while doing the right thing for our planet."
The U.S., China, India, Brazil, European Union and more than 100 other nations representing more than three-fourths of global emissions formally ratified or joined the agreement, and it entered into legal force on Nov. 4. The agreement is the first-ever global, legally binding framework to tackle climate change.
In the statement, the large and small businesses pledged to do their part, in their own operations and beyond, to realize the Paris climate agreement's commitment of a global economy that limits global temperature rise to well below two-degrees Celsius.
"The enormous momentum generated by the business and investment community to address climate change cannot be reversed and cannot be ignored by the Trump administration. That train has left the station and to stand in its way is folly," Matt Patsky, CEO of Trillium Asset Management, said.
"Nevertheless, we know that now is the time to remind the incoming administration that virtually every company in the Fortune 500 and over $100 trillion in investor assets has acknowledged the reality of climate change and the need to address it head on," Patsky concluded.
Just north of Denver lies Colorado's most productive agricultural region, Weld County. Its rolling hills, grasslands and South Platte River system provide fertile ground for dairy cows, beef cattle, corn, sugar beets and forage crops.
But Weld County also sits on top of the Niobrara (DJ Basin) shale formation and that makes it the number one hotspot in the U.S. for new hydraulic fracturing activity. Over the past five years, close to 7,000 wells were drilled within its 3,996 square-mile area.
Among the myriad impacts of fracking on county residents is stress on their water supply. To recover the natural gas unevenly distributed throughout the shale formation, the hydraulic fracturing process blasts large volumes of water, fine sand and chemicals into the ground to crack open the formations.
Weld County's nearly 7,000 fracking wells, in fact, used 16 billion gallons of water over the past five years, more than any other county in the U.S., according to new research by Ceres. And that's a concern because Weld County is a region with extremely high water stress, according to the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Map. Extremely high water stress means that more than 80 percent of the county's available water resources are already allocated for municipal, industrial and agricultural uses.
The top three shale plays by water use were the Eagle Ford in Texas, Marcellus in Pennsylvania and Midland Plays in Texas, with the Eagle Ford and Midland Plays being of particular concern given both their high water use and exposure to high water stress, drought and declining groundwater supplies.
Chesapeake, EOG Resources and Anadarko Petroleum were the biggest water users overall, while Pioneer Natural Resources and Encana were especially active in regions with extremely high water stress.
A total of 358 billion gallons of water was used for hydraulic fracturing over the 5-year timeframe, equivalent to the annual water needs of 200 mid-sized cities.
While overall fracking-related water use peaked in 2014 along with the slowdown in oil and gas production and plummeting prices, average water use per well doubled since 2013, from 2.6 million gallons per well to 5.3 million gallons per well at the end of Jan. 2016. This is likely due to modifications in drill site activity.
Even though oil and gas production have slowed, local communities at the epicenter of fracking—many in the country's most water-stressed regions—still face significant long-term water sourcing risks.
Our research found that, in seven of the top 10 counties for fracking activity, annual water use for hydraulic fracturing reached more than 100 percent of each county's domestic water use.
That high level of demand for water from shale production companies can potentially drive up the price of water for everyone else, or make supplies harder to come by.
Several years ago, for example, Kent Peppler, a fourth-generation Weld County farmer, told The Associated Press that he was fallowing some of his corn fields that year because he couldn't afford to irrigate the land for the full growing season, in part because energy companies were driving up the price of water.
"There is a new player for water, which is oil and gas," Peppler said. "And certainly they are in a position to pay a whole lot more than we are."
Local communities also face the issue of wastewater disposal, with its potential impacts on drinking water supplies and earthquake activity. The enormous volumes of wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing are disposed of in underground deep well injection sites, which has been linked to both surface and groundwater contamination and to earthquakes.
But the companies themselves face long-term water sourcing risks in these regions with high water stress, as well as an emerging regulatory risk related to wastewater disposal. Oklahoma, for example recently ordered the shut down of 37 wastewater disposal wells after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the state.
Investors with oil and gas companies in their portfolios are taking note. As Steven Heim, managing director for Boston Common Asset Management, recently put it, "Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas extraction, which used to be 'unconventional,' is now a part of most conventional energy company portfolios in the U.S. and Canada. This has made water management a critical liability or competitive advantage for companies and their investors."
There are certain operational practices and other steps that oil and gas companies can take to lessen their water impacts and lower their risks. For example, shale operators can consult with local communities on water needs and wastewater plans before starting operations, collaborate with industry peers and other industries on local water sourcing challenges and develop local source water protection plans. You can find a full list of our recommendations here.
Innovative financing and pricing flexibility are key to preparing the nation's aging freshwater systems to handle growing demand and environmental challenges, according to a Charting New Waters report released Jan. 26 by The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, American Rivers and Ceres.
Presently, about 6 billion gallons of expensive, treated water is being lost in the U.S. each day due to leaky and aging pipes—some 14 percent of the nation's daily water use. This pervasive water waste is underscored by the fact the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the nation's water systems a D-, the lowest grade of any infrastructure including roads and bridges.
The report concludes that rebuilding and operating our water systems as they are presently built would be enormously inefficient. One major problem is the very nature of the systems themselves—where drinking water, stormwater and wastewater are built, financed and operated as entirely distinct units rather than as more efficient, interconnected systems. Another major problem is myopic, inflexible water-pricing systems that fail to distinguish between various water uses and generally undervalue water.
• Less reliance on state and federal funding and more reliance on private, market-based financing mechanisms that can support local, customer-supported solutions.
The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread is dedicated to serving as a catalyst for change by bringing together leading thinkers and inspiring new solutions on major environmental and regional issues. For additional information about Charting New Waters, or to learn more about The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, visit www.johnsonfdn.org.
Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership. It leads a national coalition of investors and public interest groups working with companies to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change and water scarcity. Ceres also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of 100 institutional investors with collective assets totaling about $10 trillion. For more information, visit www.ceres.org.


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Doing our part to end the pandemic: vaccination for team members and residents
Calgary-based real estate company requiring COVID-19 vaccination for employees and residents
Strategic Group commits to doing its part to end the pandemic
Strategic Group, a Calgary-based real estate company that owns multi-family residential communities in Alberta, now requires that all employees, residents, and prospective residents be vaccinated.
"Vaccination of everyone in our community is the only way we are going to get through this pandemic and back to a sense of normalcy," said Riaz Mamdani, CEO of Strategic Group. "The safety of our team and our residents is a top priority, so ensuring full vaccination across the board is the least we can do."
Any individual who wishes to tour a Strategic Group property must show proof of vaccination prior to a tour. All new residents must also show proof of vaccination prior to moving into their new home. Current residents must show proof of vaccination to access indoor amenities such a fitness centre or party room. Anyone unable to be vaccinated (i.e.: children under the age of 12) is exempt until able to receive a vaccine.
These rules apply to all of Strategic Group's residential communities in Alberta which represent more than 1,500 one and two-bedroom suites in Edmonton and Calgary.
"Our residents are telling us that they value knowing that all their neighbours are vaccinated—they feel even safer in their own homes," said Mr. Mamdani. "We have had no pushback from prospective residents when we ask for proof of vaccination prior to doing tours. Knowing they are walking into a community that cares about their health is feature for them."
All Strategic Group employees and contractors are fully vaccinated.
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This was not your usual Rotary meeting, so this will not be your usual bulletin! President Peggy and the board decided to have an awards night to celebrate all the work that Rotarians do for our club. First of all this was an evening meeting and the food was kicked up a notch at the Flamingo for the event. About 6:45 PM President Peggy started the festivities with Jim Johnson leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Dapper Ray Dorfman was then introduced as the emcee.
Awards were handed out by board directors Jack Tolin (Membership), Robert Pierce (Club Meetings), Doug Johnson (Fund raising), Cathy Vicini (Member Activities and Community Service), Matt Fannin (Records and Out Reach), Debra Dorfman (Youth Services) plus International Service and Member Involvement to their teammates. In between we were entertained by the Rotary Band (Karen and Dennis Ball, Chip Rawson, Darren Elliott, Layne Bowen, and Don McMillan) and Dan Schell told some stories and sang for us.
1. Community Service Excellence – for our Charitable Project Grant Program that annually donates $24,000 to local non-profits for projects they are developing or are in need of support. Our Club and our Club's Foundation each contribute $12,000 to make this happen. Congratulations again to Will Haymaker and Ted Wilmsen!
2. Our Club Public Image Excellence – Our club now has several state of the art websites, a branded digital weekly bulletin, a number of social media pages & groups, and a robust email system. This award is truly due to the work of Wayne Rowlands. Congratulations, Wayne!
3. Vocational Service – RMB – Rotary Means Business encourages Rotarians to support the success of their fellow Rotarians by doing business with them, and by referring others to them. Our club's RMB began attracting Rotarians worldwide and eventually, due to Mark Burchill's work,our RMB became recognized as an official Fellowship of Rotary International. So, congratulations, Mark, for bringing this recognition to our Club!
4. Top Club Project – Giro Bello – This is our club's top fund raiser and has grown from its first year in 2010 to a very successful and fun event for both Rotarians and bikers alike. It's an event that receives money from the public (riders, sponsors), and the proceeds support the Club's charitable projects. Congratulations, to our initiator, Carmen Sinigiani, to Diane Moresi, our second Chair, and Doug Johnson, our chair last year and this year.
5. Quiet Rotarian Award – Our Club's choice for the District's Quiet Rotarian Award this year was Wayne Rowlands.
Wayne is more able than most to see the big picture and he works accordingly to make us a better club. Although not his career field, Wayne recognized the need for, and future value of, our online presence. He has used his talents to create, develop and maintain the club's outstanding websites. Unlike even some professional web site firms, Wayne makes additions and changes to our site at a moment's notice. He also manages the websites for both club fundraisers, our local Rotary Means Business and the Rotary Means Business International Fellowship.
If that isn't enough work to keep a Rotarian busy, Wayne has chaired the Program Committee and the new club fundraiser, the PillowFights. He donates generously to the Club and its Foundation. He hosts Rotary gatherings at his home. He is active in the community outside of Rotary, especially with the Salvation Army, and truly exemplifies the Rotary Motto "Service Above Self". Congratulations, Wayne!
Mark Burchill's first meeting as president of our club will be July 2nd! President Elect Mark is promising an exciting first meeting. Surprises galore!
Steve Marburger, who is employed in the field of Information Technology. Jack Abercrombie is his sponsor. Steve is a new Sonoma County resident, moving here from Santa Fe, New Mexico where he was a Rotarian in the Del Sur Club.
The 2014/2015 roster book will be going to print early next month. Please send any changes to your information to me soon. Also, new members need to have your photo taken and forwarded to Dan Johnston at dan@ajprinting.com. There are some older members who need to have their photo updated. Check with our club photographers to get an updated photo taken.


We are excited to be launching our new Fall 2018 Catalog. For this catalog we created three new collections; Scandinavian, Modern Farmhouse and Mid-Century. The goal of these three collections was to match modern home decor trends with beautiful eco-friendly products. We believe that we have successfully done just that. Each collection features baskets, planters, vases and trays made from seagrass, bamboo, water hyacinth, and rattan.
With these collections you will find pieces that will work seamlessly in rooms styled in these trends but also beautiful pieces that can stand on their own. We have dedicated much time to insuring our innovative designs find the perfect balance of function and beauty.
In addition to researching modern design trends, we also researched color and patterns for each collection. For each collection we pulled actual colors from different Autumns from around the world to insure the natural beauty of Fall would be preserved in our color palettes. The Scandinavian Collection gets its color from the Darnala, Sweden forests, the Modern Farmhouse pulls colors from the trees of Blue Ridge Parkway, USA, and our Mid-Century collection uses colors from Quebec's beautiful fall.
Ultimately these collections are the result of many months of Research and Development. Analyzing consumer design trends and developing new solutions for storage, flowers and plants. We are excited to offer these three new collections and know your customers will be excited too.


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Q: Efficient Algorithm for Generalized Sylvester's Equation Is there an efficient computational algorithm for solving the generalized Sylvester's equation:
$\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^{n}A_{i}XB_{i}=C$
The conventional Kronecker product approach to solve this equation is to vectorize both $X$ and $C$, and solve the linear equation
$\displaystyle (\sum_{i=1}^{n} B_{i}^{T} \bigotimes A_{i})\textrm{Vec}(X)=\textrm{Vec}(C)$. But, a direct solution of this linear equation is computationally infeasible due to the large size of the Kronecker product matrix appears on the left side. So, efficient methods are available for similar problems which use Kronecker products. Two common such problems are $AX+XB=C$ and $AXB=C$ (Solve for $X$ in both cases). I could see efficient methods proposed for both of these problems, but I could not find such an efficient algorithm for the above mentioned problem which involves the sum of matrices.
It would be greatly helpful for me if someone can point out an efficient algorithm for this type of matrix equations.

A: Here is a paper that addresses the problem you are looking at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0096300308006693
It uses Global FOM/GMRES, a generalization of Arnoldi process applied to blocks of vectors using a different inner-product.
It requires A and B to be sparse, or operators for which fast products are possible.

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Women at Work
...in the Home or in the Marketplace
John StonestreetBrooke B. McIntire
Brooke B. McIntire
Many modern feminists insist that if women were given the same education and opportunities as men, they would almost certainly choose careers over family. It's an attitude reflected in the comments by French President Macron a couple of years ago that educated women don't have large families. In addition to the good bit of Twitter backlash Macron received then, studies continue to debunk the idea now.
Seventeen years ago, reporter Lisa Belkin wrote an article titled "The Opt-Out Revolution" based on a study that indicated how vast numbers of educated and highly successful women were giving up their careers to be stay-at-home moms. Last month, a follow-up study showed that, in large part, these same women who took a break from work to focus on momhood ended up wanting to stay home a lot longer than they originally expected—often until their kids graduated high school. Even after their kids graduated, these moms were less likely to return to their old careers as they were to find work at schools, nonprofits, philanthropies, or as consultants in their previous fields.
According to the study's authors, these women were "seduced by the patriarchal bargain of privileged domesticity." Apparently, these women who were in a strong position to further the feminist cause were expected to do their part in promoting the narrative of the "freed" woman embodying equality by succeeding in realms previously dominated by men. Despite the rhetoric of the movement, whether or not they achieved individual fulfillment was irrelevant. No, these women were expected to advance the feminist agenda.
This agenda was on display at last weekend's Women's March. My colleague Joseph Backholm attended the march and interviewed a cross section of those women championing its modern feminist values. I'll let the video, which you can see here at BreakPoint, speak for itself, but I will just say that as the dad of daughters, I was deeply saddened to hear women justify their existence only in their opposition to men. Even worse, having bought the new sexual orthodoxies of our day, they went on to say that the only thing that makes a woman a woman is self-identification. The confusion is palpable.
Early feminism was about correcting social injustices in pursuit of equal rights for women. Modern feminism went wrong by adopting the very framework that devalued women in the first place. In seeking to liberate women from sexism, modern feminism too often presumes that a woman's value is in how she compares to and competes with men. According to my colleague Brooke Boriack, this means that modern feminism only devolves into another form of sexist tyranny. By elevating a male-dominated value system, women are forced to operate within a framework that devalues skills they alone can contribute to the world.
Or as Eric Metaxas wrote in the introduction of his terrific book "Seven Women," "The lesson in all this is that to pit women against men is a form of denigration of women, as though their measure must be determined by masculine standards (strength, power, i.e. the woman who was annoyed by men lifting things for her)… How ironic that modern culture, by so often intimating power as the highest good, should force women to accept what amounts to nothing less than patriarchal thinking, in the most pejorative sense of that adjective."
Thankfully, there are many women willing to resist the message that says they must act like men to make a difference. I highlighted eight of them in a Breakpoint commentary a few weeks ago, women who are changing the world in ways men cannot. Their experiences, talents, positions, and voices as women set their work apart.
The highly educated women in that recent study did not choose to exercise their power by doing something as well as men—they're doing something men can't do at all.
Not to mention, a pivotal point in all of human history was when a young woman said "Yes" to God, agreeing to do something that no man could have done. She became the mother of our Lord.
Healthy cultures support women as women, allowing them to thrive according to their unique gifts and talents—in business, in government, in the home, or in any realm—without fear of belittlement, and without pressure to support political agendas that inadvertently devalue them.
New Sexual Orthodoxy
They Don't Wanna Work
Naomi Schaefer Riley | Commentary | December 19, 2019
Eight Women You Should Know
John Stonestreet & Shane Morris | BreakPoint | December 4, 2019
7 Women and the Secret of Their Greatness
Eric Metaxas | Thomas Nelson | 2015
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Cyber law Offences & Penalties
The faster world-wide connectivity has developed numerous online crimes and these increased offences led to the need of laws for protection. In order to keep in stride with the changing generation, the Indian Parliament passed the Information Technology Act 2000 that has been conceptualized on the United Nations Commissions on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law.
The law defines the offenses in a detailed manner along with the penalties for each category of offence.
Cyber offences are the illegitimate actions, which are carried out in a classy manner where either the computer is the tool or target or both.
Cyber-crime usually includes the following −
Unauthorized access of the computers
Data diddling
Virus/worms attack
Theft of computer system
Denial of attacks
Logic bombs
Trojan attacks
Internet time theft
Web jacking
Email bombing
Salami attacks
Physically damaging computer system.
The offences included in the I.T. Act 2000 are as follows −
Tampering with the computer source documents.
Hacking with computer system.
Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form.
Power of Controller to give directions.
Directions of Controller to a subscriber to extend facilities to decrypt information.
Protected system.
Penalty for misrepresentation.
Penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy.
Penalty for publishing Digital Signature Certificate false in certain particulars.
Publication for fraudulent purpose.
Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India Confiscation.
Penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.
Power to investigate offences.
Offences Under The It Act 2000
Section 65. Tampering with computer source documents
Whoever knowingly or intentionally conceals, destroys or alters or intentionally or knowingly causes another to conceal, destroy or alter any computer source code used for a computer, computer program, computer system or computer network, when the computer source code is required to be kept or maintained by law for the being time in force, shall be punishable with imprisonment up to three year, or with fine which may extend up to two lakh rupees, or with both.
Explanation − For the purpose of this section "computer source code" means the listing of programs, computer commands, design and layout and program analysis of computer resource in any form.
Object − The object of the section is to protect the "intellectual property" invested in the computer. It is an attempt to protect the computer source documents (codes) beyond what is available under the Copyright Law
Essential ingredients of the section
knowingly or intentionally concealing
knowingly or intentionally destroying
knowingly or intentionally altering
knowingly or intentionally causing others to conceal
knowingly or intentionally causing another to destroy
knowingly or intentionally causing another to alter.
This section extends towards the Copyright Act and helps the companies to protect their source code of their programs.
Penalties − Section 65 is tried by any magistrate.
This is cognizable and non-bailable offence.
Penalties − Imprisonment up to 3 years and / or
Fine − Two lakh rupees.
The following table shows the offence and penalties against all the mentioned sections of the I.T. Act −
Bailability and Congizability
65 Tampering with Computer Source Code Imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to Rs 2 lakhs Offence is Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC.
66 Computer Related Offences Imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to Rs 5 lakhs Offence is Bailable, Cognizable and
66-A Sending offensive messages through Communication service, etc… Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine Offence is Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC
66-B Dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device Imprisonment up to 3 years and/or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh Offence is Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC
66-C Identity Theft Imprisonment of either description up to 3 years and/or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh Offence is Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC
66-D Cheating by Personation by using computer resource Imprisonment of either description up to 3 years and /or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh Offence is Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC
66-E Violation of Privacy Imprisonment up to 3 years and /or fine up to Rs. 2 lakh Offence is Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC
66-F Cyber Terrorism Imprisonment extend to imprisonment for Life Offence is Non-Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of Sessions
67 Publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form On first Conviction, imprisonment up to 3 years and/or fine up to Rs. 5 lakh On Subsequent Conviction imprisonment up to 5 years and/or fine up to Rs. 10 lakh Offence is Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC
67-A Publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc… in electronic form On first Conviction imprisonment up to 5 years and/or fine up to Rs. 10 lakh On Subsequent Conviction imprisonment up to 7 years and/or fine up to Rs. 10 lakh Offence is Non-Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC
67-B Publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act etc., in electronic form On first Conviction imprisonment of either description up to 5 years and/or fine up to Rs. 10 lakh On Subsequent Conviction imprisonment of either description up to 7 years and/or fine up to Rs. 10 lakh Offence is Non Bailable, Cognizable and triable by Court of JMFC
67-C Intermediary intentionally or knowingly contravening the directions about Preservation and retention of information Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine Offence is Bailable, Cognizable.
68 Failure to comply with the directions given by Controller Imprisonment up to 2 years and/or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh Offence is Bailable, Non-Cognizable.
69 Failure to assist the agency referred to in sub section (3) in regard interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource Imprisonment up to 7 years and fine Offence is Non-Bailable, Cognizable.
69-A Failure of the intermediary to comply with the direction issued for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource Imprisonment up to 7 years and fine Offence is Non-Bailable, Cognizable.
69-B Intermediary who intentionally or knowingly contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2) in regard monitor and collect traffic data or information through any computer resource for cybersecurity Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine Offence is Bailable, Cognizable.
70 Any person who secures access or attempts to secure access to the protected system in contravention of provision of Sec. 70 Imprisonment of either description up to 10 years and fine Offence is Non-Bailable, Cognizable.
70-B Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response. Any service provider, intermediaries, data centres, etc., who fails to prove the information called for or comply with the direction issued by the ICERT. Imprisonment up to 1 year and/or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh Offence is Bailable, Non-Cognizable
71 Misrepresentation to the Controller to the Certifying Authority Imprisonment up to 2 years and/ or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh. Offence is Bailable, Non-Cognizable.
72 Breach of Confidentiality and privacy Imprisonment up to 2 years and/or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh. Offence is Bailable, Non-Cognizable.
72-A Disclosure of information in breach of lawful contract Imprisonment up to 3 years and/or fine up to Rs. 5 lakh. Offence is Cognizable, Bailable
73 Publishing electronic Signature Certificate false in certain particulars Imprisonment up to 2 years and/or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh Offence is Bailable, Non-Cognizable.
74 Publication for fraudulent purpose Imprisonment up to 2 years and/or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh Offence is Bailable, Non-Cognizable.
As per Section 77-A of the I. T. Act, any Court of competent jurisdiction may compound offences, other than offences for which the punishment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding three years has been provided under the Act.
No offence shall be compounded if −
The accused is, by reason of his previous conviction, is liable to either enhanced punishment or to the punishment of different kind; OR
Offence affects the socio economic conditions of the country; OR
Offence has been committed against a child below the age of 18 years; OR
Offence has been committed against a woman.
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MURFREESBORO – The woman who is believed to be the oldest person in Rutherford County, according to Family Staffing Solutions, turned 104 years old Tuesday.
Born in Murfreesboro in 1910, Dora Rucker grew up Sulphur Springs community of Rutherford County and has lived here her entire 104 years.
"She was 102 when we first met, and what a character she was. If we mentioned her name to anyone, the reply was always 'I know Dora!' From County Mayor (Ernest) Burgess to business leaders and (business) owners, church pastors and the majority of their congregation to the average person walking down the street," said Becci Bookner, president of Family Staffing Solutions in July at its annual Centenarian Celebration Day.
Rucker was honored at the event by Family Staffing Solutions, which established the Century Club in July 2012, along with 14 other Rutherford countians who had broken the century mark.
A licensed cosmetologist, Rucker was married to her husband, Chester, for 40 years.
"Though they did not have any children, she has a large family of nieces, nephews and cousins," Bookner said, "in addition to the many people and friends that love her very much."
When Rucker was born in 1910, electricity and telephones were just entering homes as were vacuum cleaners and washing machines.
Radio technology was still in its infancy with regular broadcasts were still several years away. Ford's Model T was only two years old and the Wright Brothers' historic flight at Kitty Hawk was only seven years in the past.
1910 also saw the advent of Bakelite plastic, escalators, teabags, instant coffee, disposable razor blades and Wrigley's Gum.


A recent bestseller offers this tale of family life. The author's parents were too poor to buy a house, so they rented an apartment. Her elder brother was a phenom in basketball, a potential star in the city's public school leagues. Instead, the working class parents saved up to enroll him in a private school which focused on academics with a sideline of sports. Un-athletic but brainy, their daughter attended a magnet school to prep for college. She excelled in all classes, including French.
One semester, her French teacher announced plans for a class trip to Paris — for all whose parents could afford the steep travel costs. Our young scholar knew her parents' finances were humble. To spare them any worry, she made no mention of her class' Paris plans.
One evening just weeks before that excursion, her parents called her away from homework to speak in the living room. Her Mom asked, "Why didn't you tell us your class is going to Paris?" She replied she reckoned they couldn't afford it. Using her nickname, her Dad said "That's actually not for you to decide, Miche."
Her parents, you see, had worked and scrimped all their lives so they could provide just such an opportunity to their scholarly daughter. So on she went to Paris, and later to Princeton, Harvard, and even the White House as our nation's First Lady.
No, Michelle Robinson's parents couldn't make her a child millionaire, nor stake her $10 million to begin a business. So she made do with their gifts of discipline, work, and love.
March 19, 2019, 9:02 a.m.


When you are riding around Copenhagen on a bicycle it is clear that residents enjoy the use of the city and its spaces – both public or private, and in company or on their own. From an early age the people of the city are involved in urban policies that are aimed at updating the look of the city through a contemporary language which never aims to destroy memories of the past.
The transformation of the area still has a very long way to go, but the early results, in both social and architectural terms, are beginning to bear fruit. For example, the 3XN studio has already built UN City, the new regional offices of the United Nations in Copenhagen, COBE has designed The Silo, which once stored cereals and today contains 38 flats and a restaurant with a panoramic terrace on the top floor, C.F. Møller has recently completed an international school, PRAKSIS has turned another silo into a block of flats, JAJA Architects has constructed a multi-storey car park interwoven with vertical greenery and with a playground on the roof and SLETH has created Sandkaj Boardwalk, a public space with an oak wood deck that runs along the seafront, for use by pedestrians and cyclists.
Each of these places overlooks the sea and, when the sky is clear, it almost seems possible to touch the Swedish coast. We are still in the city, but the inhabitants here sunbathe on the quays, go for a dip on the doorsteps of their houses or their offices during the lunch break (as in the meantime the water has been made suitable for swimming again) and eat picnics in the parks that are gradually beginning to fill with vegetation.


With changes to the ICD-10 code scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2015, it is important to understand the ICD-10 code sets that are scheduled to replace it. ICD-10 is divided into two general categories for the purposes of reporting medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures. ICD-10-CM covers coding for diagnostics across all healthcare service providers in the United States. ICD-10-PCS is applicable to inpatient hospital procedures in the United States. ML Medical Billing is prepared to tackle on the changes in the coding structure.
There are several things to keep in mind when becoming familiar with the ICD-10 coding structure. ICD-10 diagnosis codes are made up of a 3-7 character structure, depending on the type and location of the condition.
Three character codes serve as headings in the ICD-10-CM grouping for specific categories. In cases where a diagnostic category can be further subdivided into several branch categories, the 4th, 5th, and 6th characters are added to the code for further differentiation. The second set of characters are used to denote more detail about the diagnosis, including severity, etiology, and anatomical location. The 7th character is optional and typically reserved for instances where more granular specifications are needed, such as in cases of certain injuries or fractures.
It is important to note that codes that do not use all of the required characters are invalid. Certain diagnostic codes allow for a placeholder "X" in cases where a need for further expansion of the code may arise.
External cause codes are not required under ICD-10-CM if they were not previously reported under ICD-10-CM, unless mandated by a new State or payer-based requirement.
To make viewing a specific conversion accessible to you, the ML Medical Billing website has an ICD-10 to ICD-10 converter. The tool is a convenient way to get a glimpse of what to expect once the transition is finalized on October 1.
To use the ICD-10 Code Conversion, type in the medical code and select the form of code you are converting from and want to convert to.
If you have any questions about converting from ICD-10 to ICD-10, contact the account executives at ML Medical Billing, they have all of the answers for you. They are ready and anticipating the transition which will take place in a few months.


Get excited about the 2016 Dodge Journey. It features an automatic transmission, front-wheel drive, and a 2.4 liter 4 cylinder engine. Dodge infused the interior with top shelf amenities, such as: front and rear reading lights, adjustable headrests in all seating positions, a trip computer, front bucket seats, power windows, remote keyless entry, and cruise control. You and your passengers will enjoy the stereo system, which includes a CD player with MP3 capability, steering wheel mounted audio controls, and 6 speakers, enhancing the audio experience throughout the interior. Dodge ensures the safety and security of its passengers with equipment such as: head curtain airbags, front side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, anti-whiplash front head restraints, a panic alarm, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. With electronic stability control supplementing mechanical systems, you'll maintain precise command of the roadway. This vehicle has achieved Certified Pre-Owned status, by passing Dodge's rigorous certification process. Our team is professional, and we offer a no-pressure environment. We'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. We are here to help you.


sorry, here is the next bridge graphic error. Three of four ramps are not really correct at the picture you see a half height bridge and a full hight bridge with one ramp on a higher level (both 70kmh).
Yes it looks like the one ramp is physically too low. It could possibly be a game engine graphic error since the sprite itself looks like it would align if it was raised slightly.
I will look at it in a week or two. Thanks for reporting.
I made the sprites for these ramps (70 and 90 road bridge soft ramps), they will be in the nightly build r1492. There is still work to do with the canal bridge, then I will upload a new release of pak128 including all of this.
... then I will upload a new release of pak128 including all of this.
By the way: Before you upload a new release, the scenarios "cars" and "trammadness" in the pak128 source can be updated too, see scenario page for new versions "produce cars" (complete new, old is unplayable) and "trammadness" (new version, update to new ways and vehicles of pakset).
I absolutely don't know how scenarios work, I juste have to replace some files, right ?
Yes. Okay, in one case to rename/replace the folder name of "cars" to "produce cars".
canal bridge + scenario updates commited revision 1493.
pak128 2.5.2 with all these updates is uploading, should be available in one or two hours.
Work's all fine. canal bridge, 70kmh bridge and both scenarios. Thanks!
For the two big scenarios 'New York' and 'Swiss Mountains', the scenario update (to the new landscape) will need much more of my time (weeks up to month) to find a useful way for the half height use in the scenario script and the new climate "water" e.g. as mountain lakes.


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Survey results favor high school renovation or replacement
Coshocton City Schools in early stages of considering what to do about aging building
COSHOCTON – The majority of individuals appear to be in favor of renovations or replacement of Coshocton High School, according to a recently completed survey.
Coshocton City Schools have received answers from a survey circulated by SPH Leading Design, a design and architectural firm from Columbus specializing in educational facilities. According to results, most people agree the high school should be replaced or renovated, and lags behind the new elementary building in most regards.
The high school building houses grades seventh to 12th and opened in 1970. The elementary building has grades kindergarten through sixth. Coshocton Elementary School started classes in October 2013 and houses about 1,000 students. About 67 percent of funding came from the state with the remainder from a 3.16 mill bond issue approved by district voters in May 2010 for construction.
The survey had 492 respondents with 87.8 percent living in the district and 43.3 percent having children currently enrolled in the district. Participants were asked to reply to questions on a one to five scale where one was totally disagree and five was totally agree. Superintendent David Hire said more than half of people participating not being current parents of school-aged children was good for results, as parents can be a bit biased regarding their own children's education.
"A school is the people, but you've got to have the right structure, the right infrastructure for kids to reach their potential," Hire said. "We want to continue to look at what we need to do to keep up with how fast things are changing in society. Our facilities are going to be extremely important. We've got to take care of them."
Another survey or community meetings to discuss matters further could come in the next few months, but nothing has been finalized yet. An idea on cost would not be determined until it's decided to pursue renovations or replacement, and what state funding assistance might be available for either at that time. Hire said they're on no deadline and anything probably wouldn't be pursued for a few years yet.
"This verified we need to do something and that's the reason we did the survey, to figure out what are the community's thoughts about that," Hire said. "The only thing we can't do, is do nothing. We have to put a lot of money into that facility just to maintain it."
Questions on if creating the new Coshocton Elementary School was a good decision and if a need was seen to renovate or replace the high school received an average rating of 3.96 each. Supporting a plan to renovate or replace the high school in the near future received an average rating of 3.80.
When comparing the elementary building to the high school building, the newer facility scored much higher in all categories. The biggest margin was if the facility impresses visitors and can attract new families to the community. The average rating for the elementary school was 4.02 and for the high school was 2.83. Does the facility serve education and learning goals was 3.97 to 3.38, is the facility a safe and healthy environment for students was 4.08 to 3.12, and does the facility operate effectively and efficiently was 3.91 to 3.18.
Those who completed the survey were also big on extracurricular facilities. The importance of having a large auditorium and gymnasium similar to what is in place now scored an average rating of 4.40 and having a swimming pool scored an average rating of 3.93. Hire said the planetarium was not included in the survey as any plans would include the facility, which opened in spring 2018 for student and public programs.
Hire said state funding would not be available for the extra facilities, but he found it telling people were still interested in having the type of gym, auditorium and pool the high school has now for any new building.
"We're in a very early stage. It's just gathering information and see what the community thinks and the board (of education) using that information," Hire said. "There are no preconceived notions. It's just we know we have to do something one way or the other."


TAMPA, FLORIDA/USA - NOVEMBER 19, 2016: Unidentified people enjoy Tampa Bay Riverwalk and cafes. Tampa ranks as the fifth most popular American city, based on where people want to live.
4k00:09Miami, United States - July, 2016: People at Bayside Marketplace in Miami, USA.
hd00:15ORTA SAN GIULIO, ITALY - 17 SEPTEMBER, 2017 : View of San Giulio from the water. Italy.


Williams (back/illness) is not on the injury report for Thursday's game against the Bucks.
Williams had missed the last two games before the All-Star break due to back soreness and an illness, but the time off seems to have gotten the rookie back to full strength. Williams, however, has seen the court just twice in the past 15 games, and he is expected to remain outside Boston's rotation for the foreseeable future.


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class AuzoUserCommandTest extends AuzoTestCase
{
    public function test_auzo_user_assign_artisan_command()
    {
        factory('TestUser')->create();
        factory('TestUser')->create();
        $role = AuzoRole::create(['name' => 'testRole']);

        $this->artisan('auzo:user', [
            'operation' => 'assign',
            'users'     => '1,2',  // multiple users ids separated by ,
            'role'      => 'testRole', // role name or id
        ]);

        $user1 = AuzoUser::find(1);
        $user2 = AuzoUser::find(2);

        $this->assertTrue($user1->hasRole($role));
        $this->assertTrue($user2->hasRole($role));
    }

    public function test_auzo_user_revoke_artisan_command()
    {
        $user1 = factory('TestUser')->create();
        $user2 = factory('TestUser')->create();
        $role = AuzoRole::create(['name' => 'testRole']);

        $user1->assignRole($role);
        $user2->assignRole($role);

        $this->assertTrue($user1->hasRole($role));
        $this->assertTrue($user2->hasRole($role));

        $this->artisan('auzo:user', [
            '--no-interaction' => true,
            'operation'        => 'revoke',
            'users'            => '1,2',  // multiple users ids separated by ,
            'role'             => 1, // role name or id
        ]);

        $user1 = AuzoUser::find(1);
        $user2 = AuzoUser::find(2);

        $this->assertFalse($user1->hasRole($role));
        $this->assertFalse($user2->hasRole($role));
    }
}

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You look so pretty!!! LOVE this coat, so chic!!!
Love all pieces but especially the coat!!
Stunning. That coat is amazing.
Super girly and adorable. I love the combinations of pinks.
What a great outfit! That coat is officially on my Wish List!
This is beautiful. I love the lighter pastel shades during the winter, and the coat is gorgeous!
Beautiful outfit. Love that coat.
I love the soft colors. The coat is amazing!
Gorgeous! I love the collar of your shirt.
Your coat is so cute, I love the big buttons.
Love that look, as always:) coat is fab!!!
omg...the skirt is perfect! I´d love to have the same!
I love the light color palette, it's so romantic. You look beautiful!
Love this look! Neutrals are so pretty!
I need that coat in my life.
Your coat is beautiful! The perfect winter light color!
Love this look! esp. the sparkles and gems on the top!!
I absolutely love this outfit- I would buy it all! SO cute!
That coat is so pretty and it goes so well with all the soft colors and textures of the rest of the outfit.
This coat is absolutely beautiful!
Loving the neutrals in this outfit, especially that coat! fabulous.
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That coat is absolutely amazing! I love it!


Especially for the Star Wars Armada Wave II foam tray. There is enough space to store two big Bases from the Home One and/ or the Imperial-Class Star Destroyer. In addition, there is enough space for accessories.
The 30 mm thickness for this foam tray is the result from 10 mm foam base and foam tray with 20 mm effective height.


Rome, ca. 145-161 AD. AU aureus, 7.38 gr.
Obv: ANTONINUS AUG PIUS P P TR P COS IIII; laureate head of Antoninus Pius to the left.
Rev: Minerva standing to the left, holding Victory and resting hand on shield; spear against left arm.
Ref: RIC 158; Calicò 1460 (this obverse die); BMC 587 note.
Very rare. A superb portrait of fine style, original lustre. Good extremely fine.


Happy Monday! I'm posting the 2nd in a series of 3 commercial photography shoots today. This project was a little different from the marketing and advertising angle which usually comprises commercial work. Sometimes, like my work with the UCF College of Medicine, a client simply needs event coverage. While these images might not be used for standard advertising, they are very useful for documenting important events within the company, press release and social media reach.
In December, I photographed this holiday party and retirement celebration for Gresham, Smith and Partners, an architecture, engineering and design firm in Jacksonville. The party was held at their beautiful new location comprising the entire top floor of the Enterprise building downtown.


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News Sports Business Opinion Features Obituaries E-Edition Legals
Castle's Wilkinson won't have to share the spotlight with anybody
Gordon Engelhardt
gordon.engelhardt@courierpress.com
PARADISE – This season, Castle High School's Triston Wilkinson won't have to share the receiving spotlight with anybody.
Wilkinson had a solid, if unspectacular, junior season, making 46 receptions for 504 yards and eight touchdowns. He was quarterback Dayne Keller's second option, behind Noah McLean, who ended his career fifth on Indiana's all-time receiving list with 3,517 yards.
While Keller and McLean are reunited as freshmen at Marian University, Wilkinson will be the first option for new quarterback Brycen Moore.
"I learned from Noah McLean to work hard all the time," Wilkinson said before Monday's practice. "I learned to be more physical and aggressive. He was a great player. It will be nice to be getting the ball a lot more. I'm coming out of his shadow."
Castle football coach Doug Hurt said Wilkinson has become more athletic, more physical and a much better blocker.
"He's made a great leap compared to where he was at this point last year," Hurt said. "Noah McLean made circus catches in practice (and now Wilkinson is doing the same). He's a much better blocker. That's something that leaps out at you on the edge."
Wilkinson said Knights receivers coach Jake Bennett is big on blocking, noting it will be great to block for such talented running backs as Noah Taylor and Jadrien Higginson.
Wilkinson will be kept out of Friday's scrimmage against Memorial because of a hernia issue. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Harrison's Romain Stadium.
"I go back to the doctor on Thursday," said the 6-foot-2, 170-pound wide receiver. "It's a hernia or muscle strain. I'll try to be good for the first game against Terre Haute (South on Aug. 18). It's a frustrating situation. I'll get back out there as soon as I can."
Castle will become much more run-oriented this year. Taylor gained 1,154 yards rushing on 200 carries, including 17 touchdowns. Higginson is equally gifted as a back running on the perimeter or as a receiving threat out of the backfield. Along with Wilkinson, they lend a wealth of experience to the offense. Hurt also returns five starters on defense from an 8-4 team that finished 4-3 in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. He said Central is the most talented team in the conference, with Reitz a close second and Memorial a close third.
"Nobody wants to talk about Mater Dei, but all they do is win," Hurt said.
He hopes his team will be in the mix for the upper division "with these great teams. There's a lot of parity. There are no weeks off."
Wilkinson has heard all the hype surrounding Central, Reitz and Memorial.
"We're not looking at all that stuff," he said. "We know we will be talented. We will focus on our own squad. We're not focusing on all the hype."
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AND he has King's blessing!
While the world wonders about his potential involvement in the Obi-Wan Kenobi movie that looks more and more likely in the wake of Solo's release, Ewan McGregor might have just bagged a huge role in another franchise entirely.
According to Variety, he is set to play the adult Danny Torrance in Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining which is coming to film courtesy of Mike Flanagan (Hush, Before I Wake, Gerald's Game) and which picks up with Danny in his 40s as he struggles not to follow the same path as his father.
The ghosts of the Overlook still want him as he battles his demons and gets sober, allowing his Shine powers to return, which he puts to use easing the minds of dying patients in a hospice he finds work at. Unwittingly he becomes embroiled in the story of Abra Stone - another psychic - and the True Knot (a group of quasi-immortals who feed on the pain of those who shine when they die in pain). It's a great story and one ripe for adaptation.
What do you think of this casting?


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Q: A Rough Estimation for the number of square free integers
Show by a sieve argument that the number of square free integers not exceeding $x$ is less than $$x\prod_p\left(1-\frac{1}{p^2}\right)+o(x),$$where the product extends over all primes.

I happened to see this exercise this morning, and still fail to prove it. Could you give me a proof?

A: Rough sketch:  Have you seen the Wikipedia section on the distribution of squarefree integers?  It essentially gives your solution.  All you need to notice is that for large $n$, the "probability" that an integer has $p^2$ as a factor is $\frac{p^2-1}{p^2} = \left( 1 - \frac{1}{p^2}\right)$.  Since the probability that $n$ has $p^2$ as a factor is roughly independent of the fact it has $q^2$  where $p$ and $q$ are distinct primes, this implies that
$$
\frac{Q(x)}{x} \approx  \prod_p \left( 1 - \frac{1}{p^2} \right).
$$
I will leave it to you to make this precise.


Aston Villa have been linked with a £10m move for Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Adam Reach, with Dean Smith desperate for more creativity in the squad. The Midlands outfit have struggled for form in recent weeks – picking up just one win in their last seven in all competitions – so some fresh faces may be needed.
Goals have been hard to come by of late too, with Villa scoring one or less in three of their last four outings, and Jack Grealish's injury may be partly the cause. Conor Hourihane hasn't managed to step up in the playmaker's absence and Smith may feel he needs to dip into the transfer market to rectify the situation.
Reach is regarded as a left-sided midfielder, but he's operated in a central role for Wednesday this season. The 25-year-old has scored and created nine goals in 25 league games, in addition to making 23 successful dribbles and creating 42 chances. His arrival might be down to the uncertain futures of existing players, however.
Grealish has been linked with a move away from Villa for some time. He might be considering a change in scenery if the Midlands club miss out on promotion for a third consecutive campaign. Hourihane may not be sold this month or next summer, but his place in the side could be up for grabs due to his poor form. Reach wouldn't be a bad replacement for either player.
Adam Reach does look a good target, but I am sure we would have to sell to acquire.
Hourihane's goals often cover up for his performances. In all honesty, I don't think he's a number 10, but probably lacks the grit to be a number 6, so is he competing with McGinn? If so, there is only one winner and he ain't Irish.
I realise I will get in hot water for suggesting Grealish has failings, but they are there. Too few goals and assists for a player in an advanced role. He had to improve, but I have my doubts he will.
The funds would be more likely realised from selling the floppy haired one, but would Smith really want to upset the Holt End?
I feel Grealish upsets the opposition even if he doesn't score, he creates panic. I don't know much about Adam Reach, but if we rely on Tammy completely, at the end of the season he'll go back to Chelsea or get sold to a Prem outfit. Even if we get promoted, I don't think we can afford him. So we have to get another classy forward or we just won't progress.
We've been lucky to date as Tammy never gets injured. If he does, it doesn't look like Scot Hogan is the answer. TBH I had more faith in Gabby! I always put Hogan on the same level as McComack. Nothing to choose between them. So if the one isn't good enough, neither is the other. I'd be happy to be proved wrong.
Adam reach would be a cracking signing but with cabbage Bruce in charge now really can't see that happening.
Obviously they will need to sell a couple of players and they desperately need to get rid of some dead wood and the players who are just there for a free ride.


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Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (ur. 7 października 1946 w Palmirze, zm. 11 stycznia 2021 w Santa Marta) – kolumbijski duchowny rzymskokatolicki, od 2014 do swojej śmierci w 2021 biskup Santa Marta.

Życiorys
Święcenia kapłańskie otrzymał 29 października 1972 i został inkardynowany do archidiecezji Cali. Pracował przede wszystkim jako duszpasterz parafialny. Był także m.in. wykładowcą w archidiecezjalnym seminarium, wikariuszem sądowym oraz wikariuszem biskupim dla południowej części archidiecezji oraz dla rejonu Zona 3.

19 lipca 1999 został prekonizowany biskupem pomocniczym Cali ze stolicą tytularną Centenaria. Sakry biskupiej udzielił mu 8 września 1999 ówczesny metropolita Cali, Isaías Duarte Cancino.

3 lipca 2007 papież Benedykt XVI mianował go biskupem Apartadó.

5 sierpnia 2014 otrzymał nominację na biskupa Santa Marta, zaś 8 października 2014 kanonicznie objął urząd.

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Bibliografia

Kolumbijscy biskupi katoliccy
Urodzeni w 1946
Zmarli w 2021
Zmarli na COVID-19 w Kolumbii
Ludzie związani z Apartadó

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Cass Rural Water District was formed by a grass roots effort of rural Cass County residents. A group of area farmers met in July of 1973 to discuss developing a rural water system. Fay Waxler, who served as chairman of the original temporary board of directors remembers that meeting as well as over 150 other meetings that were held throughout the summer and fall of that year.
In November of 1973, Cass Rural Water Users, Inc. was officially formed as a non-profit corporation. At that same time a board of directors was appointed. In addition to Mr. Waxler the original board members were Charles Albright, Donald Brakke, Harley Hanson, James Miller, Paul Pratt, Fred Selberg, Oscar Simonson and Clarence Solberg.
One of the first official acts of the board was to hire Houston Engineering of Fargo to prepare a feasibility study and develop engineering plans for the rural water system.
The organization benefited from the assistance of representatives from Cass County Electric Cooperative, including Manager Willard Grager and Lawrence Moderow. Mr. Moderow helped greatly with the initial membership drive that resulted in nearly 1,600 sign ups. The first annual meeting held in January 1974 in Fargo attracted nearly 300 people.
Financing development of a rural water system was the major concern of the board. After completion of the engineering study a financing plan was developed with assistance from the Farmers Home Administration. In November of 1975 the members of Cass Rural Water Users voted unanimously to authorize the board of directors to obtain funds from FmHA. The project was constructed in three separate phases.
Construction of the first phase, the Hickson system, began in 1976. Located mostly in the eastern part of the county, this system started supplying water to about 375 members just before Christmas of 1976. It now provides water to the communities of Mapleton, Davenport and Kindred.
Phase II, the Leonard phase in southwestern Cass County, was completed in late 1977 at a cost of $2.7 million. The Page system or Phase III of the project which is located in the northern and northwestern part of the county was completed in 1978 and cost about $3.0 million.
Each of the three phases that make up Cass Rural Water Users has a separate water source and separate treatment plants. Phase I is served from the West Fargo Aquifer through a treatment plant near Saint Benedict. The Phase II plant is located south of Leonard and uses water withdrawn from the Sheyenne Delta Aquifer. Phase III is served by a treatment plant located south of Page and takes its water from the Page Aquifer. Other features of the system include nearly 2,000 miles of pipeline and 13 water storage facilities/pump stations. The system currently serves approximately 3,300 rural users and 13 communities including Casselton, Buffalo, Amenia, Hunter, Arthur, Argusville, Gardner, Grandin, Tower City and Page.
In 2002 the members of Cass Rural Water Users, Inc. voted to convert from a non-profit corporation to a water district. This was done primarily for financial reasons since a water district qualifies for lower interest financing and can set up special assessment districts to finance certain improvements.
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This was the first type of film like this I saw. It was sort of dark but not in a horror type of way. Manglehorn is a man played by Al Pacino who owns a key shop and lives an unfulfilling life. He has this obsession over a woman he had previously known and cannot shake it off. He also is a frequent visitor of the bank and likes the cashier played by Holly Hunter. He has a son who became estranged from him and is a successful business man in a high rise. The story looks at this sort of tormented mind of Manglehorn and how he is trying to break free from his loneliness. His obsession with the woman is brought to us at a level just below insanity. The compulsive thinking of Manglehorn about this past love is solidly put on screen. I think this script did a good job of taking that mindset of a person that may not be as uncommon as one thinks. There is a moment where Manglehorn wants to be with the specific cashier even though there is an open one already. I really thought that that early revealing of interest to Hunter's character was a smart move. Both characters are around the same dating age and Hunter is a pretty woman so it was a realistic potential relationship. Manglehorn also has an old student in his life who is an ex-drug addict and is annoying to him. There's a scene where Manglehorn just asks him to shut up while he just keeps on talking and talking. That was a time when the lead's unsatisfied feeling of living is stated. It was perfectly shot at a slot machine in a dimly lit bar which provided the backdrop for Manglehorn's conscience. He also has a violent fit of rage triggered by a bowl breaking during the first time the audience sees his house. He is in such a rut in his mind. Pacino actively turns on a melancholy attitude for this role and it fits in just like a key. During a scene when Pacino and Hunter's characters date for the first time Hunter says that she has a love of people. She says one of the best lines of the film that goes something like "When I see the water out of the faucet, I am happy." Unfortunately because of Manglehorn's attitude the woman feels upset and leaves straight up from the table. When I saw that I just thought about the missed opportunity for companionship that the lead blew off. This is a well written story that is gloomy and dispirited. During the whole film one hopes for clear skies to enter Manglehorn's life.


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Mama's Last Hug
Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves
Written by: Frans de Waal
Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
Mama's Last Hug opens with the dramatic farewell between Mama, a dying 59-year-old chimpanzee matriarch, and biologist Jan Van Hooff. This heartfelt final meeting of two longtime friends offers a window into how deep and instantly recognizable these bonds can be. So begins Frans de Waal's whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions, based on his renowned studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees, bonobos, and other primates.
4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
Price: CDN$ 35.08
The Wealthy Barber
Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent
Written by: David Chilton
A frequent guest on national TV and radio shows, David Chilton is widely praised for his ability to combine humor and common sense to show people the simplicity of sound financial planning. This updated edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books will help you straighten out the complex twists and turns of personal finance on the road to monetary independence. Chilton shows you how to get rich slowly and steadily - even if your salary is average!
American version
By Arthur A. on 2018-11-22
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns, 10th Anniversary Edition
Written by: John C. Bogle
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market Index such as the S&P 500.
Never to late...
By Don on 2019-03-12
Written by: Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer (translator)
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories.
Doesn't translate well into an audio format
The Making of Behavioral Economics
Written by: Richard Thaler
Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans - predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth - and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world.
Sales Management. Simplified
The Straight Truth About Getting Exceptional Results from Your Sales Team
Written by: Mike Weinberg
Why do sales organizations fall short? Every day expert consultants like Mike Weinberg are called on by companies large and small to find the answer - and it's one that may surprise you. Typically the issue lies not with the sales team - but with how it is being led. Through their attitude and actions, senior executives and sales managers unknowingly undermine performance. In Sales Management. Simplified. Weinberg tells it straight, calling out the problems plaguing sales forces and the costly mistakes made by even the best-intentioned sales managers.
Sales Manager Bible
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Feel Better Fast and Make It Last
Unlock Your Brain's Healing Potential to Overcome Negativity, Anxiety, Anger, Stress, and Trauma
Written by: Daniel G. Amen MD
Is it possible to feel better - and make it last? Renowned physician, psychiatrist, brain-imaging researcher, and founder of Amen Clinics Dr. Daniel Amen understands how critical it is for you to know what will help you feel better fast, now and later. In Feel Better Fast and Make It Last, you'll discover new, powerful brain-based strategies to quickly gain control over anxiety, worry, sadness, stress, and anger, strengthening your resilience and giving you joy and purpose for a lifetime.
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
Written by: Matt Ridley
Life is getting better at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down all across the globe. Though the world is far from perfect, necessities and luxuries alike are getting cheaper; population growth is slowing; Africa is following Asia out of poverty; the Internet, the mobile phone, and container shipping are enriching people's lives as never before.
Good but Agenda-Laden, biased.
By xeea on 2019-11-18
Written by: Bob Proctor, Sandra Gallagher
With this audiobook, the listener will become a student of Bob Proctor as he teaches lessons and presents jewels of wisdom on living an extraordinary life. Listeners will marvel at Proctor's miraculous way of disseminating his decades of business wisdom into easy-to-understand parables and learn lessons on what our creative faculties are and how to use them, why we need to unlearn most of the false beliefs we've been indoctrinated with our whole lives, and how our intellects have the ability not only to put us ahead in life but also to be our biggest detriment.
The Chris Farley Show
A Biography in Three Acts
Written by: Tom Farley, Tanner Colby
Narrated by: Therese Plummer, L. J. Ganser, Mark Boyett
The New York Times best-selling biography of an American comedy legend. After three years of sobriety, Chris Farley's life was at its creative peak until a string of professional disappointments chased him back to drugs and alcohol. He fought hard against them, but it was a fight he would lose in December 1997. Farley's fans immediately drew parallels between his death and that of his idol, John Belushi. Without looking deeper, however, many failed to see that Farley was much more than just another Hollywood drug overdose. In this officially authorized oral history, Farley's friends and family remember his work and life.
By affleck on 2018-08-15
Talking to Crazy
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Written by: Mark Goulston MD
Let's face it: We all know people who are irrational. No matter how hard you try to reason with them, it never works. So what's the solution? How do you talk to someone who's out of control? What can you do with a boss who bullies, a spouse who yells, or a friend who frequently bursts into tears? In his book Just Listen, Mark Goulston shared his best-selling formula for getting through to the resistant people in your life. Now he brings his communication magic to the most difficult group of all - the downright irrational.
exactly what i need
By Jaime Guevarra Jr. on 2019-02-05
Written by: James Frey
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An uncommon accounting of a life destroyed and reconstructed, and a provocative alternative understanding of the nature of addiction and the meaning of recovery, A Million Little Pieces marks the debut of a bold and talented literary voice.
Void Moon
Written by: Michael Connelly
In L.A., Cassie Black is another beautiful woman in a Porsche: except Cassie just did six years in prison and still has "outlaw juice" flowing in her veins. Now Cassie is returning to her old profession, taking down a money man in Vegas. But the perfect heist goes very wrong, and suddenly Cassie is on the run - with a near-psychotic Vegas "fixer" killing everyone who knew about the job.
The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child
Written by: Alan Kazdin
Most child-behavior books are filled with advice that sounds reasonable, fits with what parents already believe about child-rearing, and isas Dr. Kazdin proves guaranteed to fail. The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child makes available to parents for the first time Dr. Kazdins proven program, one backed up by some of the most long-term and respected research devoted to any therapy for children.
Best parenting book ever.
By Rick Vos-Wiebe on 2018-08-31
Mafia Prince
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Written by: Phillip Leonetti, Scott Burnstein, Christopher Graziano
Mafia Prince is the first-person account of one of the most violent eras in Mafia history - "Little" Nicky Scarfo's reign as boss of the Philly family in the 1980s - written by Scarfo's underboss and nephew, "Crazy" Phil Leonetti. The youngest-ever underboss at the age of 31, Leonetti was at the crux of the violent downfall of the traditional American Mafia in the 1980s when he infiltrated Atlantic City after gambling was legalized, and later turned state's evidence against his own.
From Cold War to Hot Peace
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Written by: Michael McFaul
As President Barack Obama's adviser on Russian affairs, Michael McFaul helped craft the United States' policy known as "reset" that fostered new and unprecedented collaboration between the two countries. And then, as US ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014, he had a front-row seat when this fleeting, hopeful moment crumbled with Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency. This riveting inside account combines history and memoir to tell the full story of US-Russia relations from the fall of the Soviet Union to the new rise of the hostile, paranoid Russian president.
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The Mote in God's Eye
Written by: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Narrated by: L J Ganser
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Classic science fiction story.
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A Lot Like Christmas
Written by: Connie Willis
Narrated by: Eliza Foss, L. J. Ganser, Lori Gardner, and others
No one could ask for a better present than a collection of Connie Willis Christmas tales. These are amazing stories, representing all the best of the Connie Willis experience: true Christmas gifts to her many fans. They are full of humor, absurdity, human foibles, tragedy, joy, and hope. They both send up and embrace many of the best Christmas traditions, such as the Christmas newsletter, Secret Santas, office parties, holiday pageants, and Christmas dinners (both elaborate and spare).
Narrated by: Eliza Foss, L. J. Ganser, Lori Gardner, John Keating
Written by: Robert Conroy
The year is 1901. Germany's navy is the second largest in the world; their army, the most powerful. But with the exception of a small piece of Africa and a few minor islands in the Pacific, Germany is without an empire. Kaiser Wilhelm II demands that the United States surrender its newly acquired territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. President McKinley indignantly refuses, so with the honor and economic future of the Reich at stake, the Kaiser launches an invasion of the United States, striking first on Long Island.
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was a resounding success - except for one detail: A second bombing mission, to destroy crucial oil storage facilities, was aborted that day. Now, in this gripping and stunning work of alternate history, Robert Conroy reimagines December 7, 1941, to include the attack the Japanese didn't launch, and what follows is a thrilling tale of war, resistance, sacrifice, and courage. For when Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sees how badly the United States has been ravaged in a two-pronged strike, he devises another, more daring proposal.


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The 1959–60 Lancashire Cup was the forty-seventh occasion on which the competition had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 5-4.

Background

With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one "blank" or "dummy" fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round

Competition and results

Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with no bye but one "blank" fixture) and 14 clubs

Round 1 - Replay
Involved  1 match

Round 2 - quarterfinals
Involved 3 matches (with one bye) and 7 clubs

Round 3 – semifinals
Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs

Final
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 39,237 and receipts were £6,424. This is the last time the attendance at a Lancashire Cup final would approach 40,000.

Teams and scorers

Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points

The road to success

Notes and comments
1 * The first Lancashie Cup match to be played since the stadium was renamed after the former chairman James Hilton
2 * The fixture date was given in the official St. Helens archives as Wednesday 30 September - but RUGBY LEAGUE review gives the date as Tuesday 29 September
3 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959

See also
1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season
Rugby league county cups

References

External links
Saints Heritage Society
1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com
Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897
Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97
The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org

RFL Lancashire Cup
Lancashire Cup


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Sealaska Heritage Institute to sponsor lecture on old Alaska-Canada travel routes
Thursday, August 11th, 2022 2:38pm
The Chilkat Trail approaches Kusawa Lake in the Yukon Territory, where it connects with trails that ultimately lead to Dawson.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a free lecture next week on old travel routes between northern Southeast Alaska and Canada.
Through the lecture, Trails from Long Ago: the Deishu-Chilkat Trail to the Yukon, Tim Ackerman of the L'uknax.ádi clan will give an overview of trails in Chilkat/Chilkoot country that led into the Yukon and served as important trade routes for the Tlingit people.
Ackerman, who grew up in Chilkat/Chilkoot country in the Haines and Skagway area, has devoted many years to conducting research on the trails and documenting the routes through first-hand observation as well as through oral history.
"I have spent the past 15-20 years researching and re-tracing these routes, combined with collecting oral history in the United States and Canada. I have travelled along the trails from both directions and will show photos of the existing trails, including the intersection as the Chilkat Trail approaches Kusawa Lake (Yukon Territory) where it connects with trails that go to Carcross, Champaign, or continues along the Talkini River to Kusawa Lake and finally to Dawson," he wrote.
The lecture is scheduled at 12 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the clan house at Sealaska Heritage Institute. A question-and-answer session will follow.
SHI will livestream the lecture on its YouTube channel.


text: Q: Holzer reduction of solutions of quadratic ternary forms Suppose $(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0})$ is a solution to the equation $ax^2 + by^2 + cz^2 = 0$. The solution is said to be Holzer reduced if $x_{0} < \sqrt{|bc|}$, $y_{0} < \sqrt{|ac|}$ and $z_{0} < \sqrt{|ab|}$. It is a proven fact that given any solution $(x, y, z)$ to the above equation, we can construct a solution $(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0})$ which is Holzer reduced. Does anyone know of a better algorithm for this? I found one here in page 8 but it's a mere sketch. Thanks in advance.


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Mysterious Russian Realism: International Conference "Effects of Verisimilitude: Modes of Russian Realism"
Professors from Stanford and New York Universities speak of the Conference at School of Philology
Research&Expertise professors Reporting an event partnerships
HSE Partners with International Project in Humanities
The Higher School of Economics is the first Russian university to become an associate member of a key project run by the Dahlem Humanities Center at the Free University of Berlin – 'The Thematic Network Principles of Cultural Dynamics'. The project is aimed at strengthening international cooperation in the humanities.
Research&Expertise partnerships humanities
Alexey Vdovin's Talk at Russian and East European Institute (Indiana Univeristy, Bloomington, USA)
Professor of the School of Philology spoke about the Russification of Patriotism during the Crimean War, 1853-56
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HSE Expanding International Cooperation in the Humanities
In 2016, the Higher School of Economics will be the first Russian university to become an associate member of a large project being carried out by the Freie Universität Berlin's Dahlem Humanities Center. The project, entitled the Thematic Network Principles of Cultural Dynamics, aims to strengthen international cooperation in humanities research. Its objective is to study the factors that affect the cultural processes in the history of humanity's development.
Research&Expertise new at HSE partnerships Berlin humanities
Report by Alexey Vdovin at Humboldt University of Berlin
On November 11th, Alexey Vdovin, Associate Professor at the School of Philology presented a report 'Between Hegel and George Sand: How Russian Critics and Writers Invented Peasants in the 19th Century Fiction' at the Institute for Slavic Studies.
Research&Expertise conferences & seminars Reporting an event partnerships
Lectures by Joachim Küpper (Freie Universität Berlin)
November 17th, 17.00. «Flaubert, L'Education sentimentale — Balzac, Le Père Goriot. On the French Realists' Transformation of the Bildungsroman»
November 19th, 18.00. «Network theory of cultural production».
Both lectures will be in English.
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Konstantin Polivanov at Conference in Stanford
Konstantin Polivanov, Associate Professor at the School of Philology took part in the international conference 'Poetry and Politics in the 20th Century: Boris Pasternak, His Family, and His Novel Doctor Zhivago'.
Research&Expertise conferences & seminars partnerships
Gasan Gusejnov at Congress of Slavists at Giessen University
Gasan Gusejnov, Professor at the School of Philology presented a report at the opening ceremony of the Congress of Slavists at Giessen University, Germany.
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Transnational Russian Culture
On August 28-29 the international seminar 'Transnational Russian Culture' was held at the University of Helsinki. The researchers from Finland, Estonia, Germany, the USA, Israel and Russia took part in the event.
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The Holy Fools Symposium in Munich
Sergey Ivanov, Professor at the School of Philology took part in the international symposium 'The Holy Fools' as co-organizer of the event. The symposium was held on September 11-12 at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Ivanov presented the report 'Holy Foolery as an Ambiguous Sanctity by Nicon of the Black Mount'.
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Video advertising will continue to be a dominant form of content promotion in 2014, supported by opportunities provided by multichannel distribution. As the new year dawns, it's a good time for network operators and service providers to invest in infrastructure solutions that can facilitate advanced advertising techniques such as real-time digital ad insertion. Video ads are expected to increase substantially in the next few years as integration techniques and cross-platform opportunities improve. Overall, 2014 should see the continued evolution of a more nuanced, personalized form of digital advertising that continues to provide opportunities for network and service providers to produce revenue.
Banking advisory firm Evercore Partners forecasted that the U.S. online video advertising market will rise to $8.1 billion by 2016, representing a compound annual growth rate of 37 percent between 2014 and 2016, according to Street Insider. Digital advertising on both on-demand and traditional video transport options will be driven by the increased use of data for an "unprecedented" level of targeting and personalization, Evercore analyst Ken Sena told the source.
"Video content is becoming more about immediacy and on-demand, the seconds-long clip formats of Vine and Instagram have unleashed a new wave of [user generated content], and YouTube steamrolls on for most everything video (with notable professional exceptions)," stated Sena.
Devices such as live streaming transcoders will be essential to creating sufficient video transport architecture for content delivery on this level. Network operators will need to splice commercials into live television as well as on-demand content sent to any device, wrote Light Reading contributor Alan Breznick. These next-gen devices come with software that enables adaptive bitrate video streaming, which is integral for the type of granular, multiscreen video delivery that can drive the incentivization of video advertising content. Sencore's live streaming transcoder offers ABR support for Adobe HDS, Apple HLS, MPEG-DASH, RTMP and other protocols. It also offers robust workflow integration and allows for organizations to reduce their hardware footprint while optimizing their current technologies for the advertising revenue opportunities ahead.
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Trump Rushes to Finish His 'Big, Beautiful' Border Wall Before He Leaves Office
Marie Solis
Photo: Saul Loeb (Getty Images)
Though Trump has not—and does not—plan to concede the presidential race to Biden, he's spent the weeks since the election working to cement his legacy, a tacit admission that he will one day leave office.
Recently, these preparations have included scrambling to deliver on his signature campaign pledge to build a wall along the southern border of the United States. The Trump administration must complete an additional 48 miles of wall to meet its goal of building 450 miles of new border wall during Trump's term: According to the New York Times, 402 miles of it had been finished as of earlier this month, the result of government-contracted construction teams "nearly doubling" the rate of construction in 2019.
As the Times crucially points out, only 25 of the 402 miles completed had no border wall in place before; the vast majority of the border wall constructed under Trump has merely involved replacing portions of the existing wall that were in disrepair. But of course the extreme rhetoric and policies that have accompanied Trump's wall mandate has been immensely harmful to migrants. And Trump's eleventh-hour attempt to finish the job means the incoming Biden administration will have a harder time reversing such measures.
Biden plans to immediately halt border wall construction upon taking office and roll back Trump's travel ban on seven countries, most of which are predominantly Muslim. Biden's immigration plans also include placing a 100-day freeze on deportations, and reinstating DACA, the Obama-era program that protects immigrants brought to the U.S. without documentation as children.
But immigrants rights advocates are looking for Biden to do more than undo Trump's policies and return to norms established under Obama, whom they called "deporter-in-chief" during his re-election bid. They know that Trump has put Biden in a difficult position (which may become more difficult if Democrats don't regain the Senate majority), but they're determined to hold him accountable.
"Hell yeah, I'm optimistic. I don't know what the hell we were going to do if Trump won again," Marisa Franco, the executive director of Mijente, told Politico last week. "But then the other side of me is like, 'I know how this works. ... I think it's very possible for things to get lost and that's what our job is: To make sure it doesn't."
Night blogger at Jezebel with writing at The Baffler, The Nation, Vice, Gothamist, The Awl, and more.
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As I recall, aren't chunks of the "big, beautiful wall" already falling apart? But hey Trump never promised it would be an actual functional wall. Kinda like his shitty buildings. And could someone remind us....how much has Mexico paid for, wall-wise?