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Carlos Salinas reportedly offering $20 million to assassinate Mexican president
There is big news breaking across Mexico on social media and in the Mexican media today.
A known personality, "Comandante Cobra", is reporting that the former President of Mexico, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, has offered Mexican cartels a $20 million bounty for the murder of the current President of Mexico, Manuel López Obrador (known to the Mexican people by his initials, AMLO).
Comandante Cobra is a well-known figure in the Mexican press and on social media in Mexico, who claims to be a "human rights activist." His real name is Iván M. Riebeling. He often appears in viral videos in Mexico commenting on topics of national interest.
In the video, "Comandante Cobra" says he is not afraid of Carlos Salinas.
Comandante Cobra says he filed a report with authorities in Mexico City that members of one of Mexico's most important cartels approached him with the offer, a few days ago.
Comandante Cobra calls Salinas "an ex-President with a lot of experience murdering presidential candidates", referring to the world-famous murder cases of Luis Donaldo Colosio and José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, who many Mexicans suspect were assassinated on orders of Salinas.
The Comandante Cobra news is currently circulating on social media in Mexico and on websites of several of Mexico's top news publications.
Here are a few links:
"Comandante Cobra" Video on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/status/1090395892950155264
http://ndsnoticias.com/carlos-salinas-ofrecio-20-millones-de-dolares-por-matar-a-amlo-comandante-cobra/
https://vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/carlos-salinas-ofrece-20-mdd-por-cabeza-de-amlo-aseguran-en-video-que-circula-en-redes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_WysLqqD94
According to reports, – on the same day – perhaps to save his own life – President López Obrador announced he has plans to put an "end to the war on drugs" in Mexico. According to AMLO, the Mexican Government will no longer pursue cartel bosses.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/31/mexican-president-amlo-no-more-war-on-drugs/
http://time.com/5517391/mexico-president-ends-drug-war/
YouTube video Comandante Cobra al descubierto! 20 Millines de Dolares por AMLO
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It's too soon to tell whether or not Obrador is yet another PRI puppet —cow-towing to the cartels in real or in mock fear of his life from Salinas hit men.
The real death to the black market cartels is the legalization of marijuana in the USA, in fact, world-wide.
Mexico could get legit, export tax its product and just maybe shore up its infrastructure and middle class OR we can always rely on Dennis Burke-style sting ops to track down foreign drug lords while KAR-types protect the populace from violence through "Rational Inquiry."
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"Mexico could get legit, export tax its product and just maybe shore up its infrastructure and middle class"
Sorry lady, Mexico could have done that when they were a major oil producer. The simple fact is that the cartels are in cahoots with the Salinas crime syndicate. Marijuana has very little to do with it. Have you noticed the opioid crisis in America? They'd just replace the legal product with stronger and more deadly product. You need to get more of your democrat buddies on board with getting a border wall
I'm surprised no one's mentioned this, maybe it's taboo on here, but what good is a wall if illegals of all Nations are flying, sailing, swimming, walking in from Canada, the coasts, every air and sea port across the Country?
Or if our own CORRUPT officials ALLOW illegals to enter and stay to do the dirty work for private corporations, black market operations, and even private citizens who prefer cheap, extortable, expendable (in their view) labor…or "fuck toys"?
Albany, NY — THIS CASE ITSELF — is an example of how dozens, maybe hundreds over the decades, of illegals hailing from even among the wealthy elite of their native Nations — Mexico and Canada — were rounded-up, fleeced, imprisoned, tortured, branded, trafficked, extorted, robbed and raped by mostly spoiled and entitled "American" tyrants (KAR, the Salzman's & Bronfman sisters, etc.) aided by political clout on the local, national and international (at least re: Mexico) level.
No wall could have or will prevent this from recurring so long as those "public servants," those politicos who facilitated this criminal activity, go unpunished.
How disgustingly ironic that some of them seem to think they can still not only get away with it by simply lying but can still claim the highest office in land — the Presidency of the United States — despite their involvement in and continued failure to stop such crimes and the corruption that breeds it?!
Drain the swamp, first!
Salinas time is about up. He had better be keeping an eye on Venezuela, as his time in the barrel is coming.
what's the latest about emiliano salinas in Nxivm? have there been any new rumors or developments?
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Two Northwest scientists say that large releases of hatchery steelhead From the Snake River Basin may hinder recovery of wild chinook salmon. Their analysis was published recently in Conservation Biology (Volume 16, No. 6, December 2002).
"Our results suggest that the release of millions of steelhead from hatcheries in the Snake River Basin was not related to wild steelhead. In contrast, we observed a strong negative association between releases of hatchery steelhead and smolt-to-adult survival of wild chinook salmon," say authors Phil Levin and John Williams, NMFS researchers from Seattle.
The paper theorizes that hatchery steelhead, nearly 10 times bigger than migrating wild spring chinook, may have a competitive advantage. The authors cite a 1986 paper (Dawley et al) that found many chinook with empty stomachs during peak migration periods while steelhead did not.
They also suggest that being barged with steelhead may raise stress levels in chinook that later may increase their susceptibility to predators. Large colonies of Caspian terns and other avian predators feed mostly on hatchery steelhead during the spring. Levin and Williams say the high hatchery steelhead numbers "may help maintain higher populations of predators than would be possible in the absence of hatchery-reared fish. Consequently, chinook may suffer greater rates of predation than they would experience in the absence of hatchery steelhead."
The authors say that any effect hatchery steelhead may have on wild chinook is likely to occur in the river or estuary, rather than in the ocean because the two species have different ocean distributions. Since the negative association is maintained during EL Nino conditions offshore, they say large shifts in ocean productivity "do not dramatically affect the interaction."
The scientists suggest that conventional steelhead hatcheries "may actually exacerbate extinction risks in some cases," but whether such facilities can be reformed "to aide rather than hinder recovery remains unanswered."


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'Call of Duty Modern Warfare II' developers shelter Ukrainian refugees
It was the tail end of February when Bogdan Vuitsik turned on the television and realized he was in a real life nightmare. Russia had invaded Ukraine. Vuitsik, a Ukrainian native, living and working in Krakow, Poland, needed to get his family to safety.
Vuitsik's aunt, cousins, and mother-in-law all made the trek across the border. Seeking shelter for them, Vuitsik, a senior artist at video game developer Infinity Ward, heard from his boss, studio head Michal Drobot, that Activision would help with rent and hotel accommodations for a few weeks, until they could find a more permanent solution. But help from the developers at Infinity Ward's new Krakow studio, opened to aid in the development of the popular war sim franchise Call of Duty, did not end there.
For nearly two decades, the Call of Duty franchise has digitally immersed hundreds of millions of players around the globe into increasingly realistic digital worlds of war. From the cartel-controlled streets of Brazil to the castles of Scotland, the first-person shooter game has featured numerous action-packed settings carefully crafted by the title's development team. Now, the team in charge of creating some of the largest, most realistic battlefields in the gaming industry weren't far from a real one, mere miles away.
'Warzone 2.0' may be the most ambitious release in Call of Duty history
Back in 2018, Infinity Ward announced the opening of the Krakow studio to focus on research and development for Call of Duty alongside a team based in Los Angeles. Drobot, then a principal rendering engineer, was tapped to lead the new office, which was full of eastern European talent. History has made it more challenging than anticipated. After the team's early years were disrupted by the covid-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion presented another challenge: the Poland studio is just over 500 miles from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
At the start of the invasion, Infinity Ward engineer Wiktor Czosnowski recalled the narrative being one in which Russia, "the second-greatest army in the world," would overtake Ukraine in a matter of three days. Seven months later, the fighting continues with an endgame still hard to predict.
Shortly after the invasion began, hoards of scared, displaced Ukrainian refugees flooded across the borders of Poland. Drobot and his team of more than two dozen sprang into action, offering up their homes and resources, including those of the company, to protect people who left nearly everything behind. Drobot has seen blooms of fire from artillery explosions in the distance when working with refugees at the border.
Associate Principal Software Engineer Andrew Shurney and his Russian-born wife, Aleksandra Poseukova, lived near a train station where thousands of refugees had encamped. The engineer, originally from Seattle, said he felt little hesitation allowing refugees to utilize their apartment as long as necessary, offering up supplies and a friendly smile when he could. Despite chaos around them, hospitality was the least the couple felt they could offer to provide a bit of hope to those reeling from the conflict.
"Big picture-wise, there's not much I can do, but I can at least help the person that's sitting across from me, which maybe isn't much, but it's something," Shurney said in a video interview with The Washington Post.
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Until a few weeks ago, Shurney hosted an expecting mother, nine-months pregnant, along with her seven-year-old son. When the mother, Katya, was preparing to go into labor, the couple was asked to do something Shurney never anticipated when moving to Europe weeks earlier: take care of a child.
"[Katya] knew us for two weeks and she had to trust us to take care of her seven-year-old while she was at the hospital giving birth to her daughter," said Poseukova. "We bonded quite quickly, but by force. It was a major adjustment for everyone."
After returning with the newest addition to her family, Katya named Shurney and Poseukova the child's godparents. The couple cracked a smile during a video interview as they shared their new title, given by a woman with whom they had no prior relationship.
Shortly after Katya gave birth, Shurney and Poseukova relocated to a larger apartment with a guest bedroom. Shurney didn't hesitate inviting Katya's now family of three to stay with them in their new place until they could get settled more permanently elsewhere.
"The amount they're having to suffer is so much bigger than anything I can take on," Shurney said in an interview on Activision's website last month. "If someone needs something, we're going to do what we can. We're giving them a room."
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Infinity Ward's Czosnowski has taken comfort in how the people in Poland have responded to their new guests.
"This is the thing that is beautiful in this whole situation," Czosnowski said. "How naturally two nations merge together from the beginning. From day zero people started helping and maybe there were voices based on some historical issues between our countries, but it was drowned out by people who would like to help."
Despite the small moments of happiness members of the Krakow office experience from time to time, the gaps are filled with numbness, anger and at times, a sense of hopelessness as civilians try to cope with the impact of the Russian invasion.
"There was a lot of fear and depression when the war started. I was personally afraid how it was going to roll out," said Czosnowski, whose tone darkened when discussing civilian victims in Mariupol from an attack called a "war crime" by the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe. "Now, six months after, I think there is more anger with how things are going on and how Russia as a country is behaving."
The tragedies of the invasion have continued to hound Ukrainians who have escaped across the border.
A family taken in by Czosnowski came to Poland because the son had previously lived in the country, but his mother was undergoing chemotherapy and needed to return to Kyiv for her treatment.
"A week ago she passed away [while in Ukraine]," Czosnowski said. "And now [her son] cannot even go to her funeral because if you go [back into Ukraine], he cannot come back here [due to a declaration of martial law]. It's [expletive] horrible. When you see how people's lives go upside down and it's a war without any bigger reason from the Russian-side, it makes me angry."
Read The Washington Post's full coverage of the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Poseukova echoed that sentiment. For her part, she's trying to offer whatever work she can to help refugees earn money.
"I'm trying to hire Ukrainian people for different types of services, whether it's tailoring or watching after the dog or cleaning. Every week, I have people who come in to help with cleaning. One individual was a relatively successful travel agent, another one was a manager at a mortgage company and another one is a high school teacher. So it makes you humble to see how life can just crumble."
Multiple individuals who spoke to The Post said that despite opening up their homes to complete strangers, offering up their own resources and donating dozens of hours to helping at fulfillment centers, they felt could be doing a lot more to make a difference.
"I think it's just kind of an Eastern European thing," Drobot said, regarding the views of his employees. "We don't always take as much pride as we should with things we do."
Despite the horrors the Infinity Ward team members have seen firsthand or heard by word of mouth, Czosnowski said he's taken heart in some of the things he's seen recently at the macro level (he referenced the budding friendship between Poland President Andrzej Duda and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky) and the societal level. As he walks his dog each day, he said he sees books now being printed in Ukrainian to help those experiencing a language barrier.
"Sasha, the 13-year-old boy who lived with us, goes to the local school now and was invited by the class," Czosnowski said. "It was very, very lovely. [The students] started to learn a few sentences in Ukrainian before he came. When they knew that he was coming, the kids were waiting for him to help him and to treat him not like someone from the outside, but a real insider."

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OWI Attorneys in New Baltimore, MI
In New Baltimore, drunk driving is charged as Operating While Intoxicated, or OWI. Most other states call it DUI (driving under the influence) or DWI (driving while intoxicated), but MCL 257.625, Michigan's drunk driving law, uses the term "operating" rather than "driving."
If you are looking for the best New Baltimore OWI attorneys, trust Grabel & Associates. Our knowledgeable, dedicated team of criminal defense lawyers will help you carefully sift through the facts of your case, formulating the best possible challenges to the case against you.
Proving a defendant was "operating while intoxicated," Michigan statute requires prosecutors present strong evidence defendant met at least one of the following criteria:
Was under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance or some combination of those;
Had an alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, 210 liters of breath or 67 milliliters of urine;
Was visibly impaired due to consumption of alcohol and/or drugs;
Had any amount of a Schedule I controlled substance in their body.
As a small, historic community in Macomb County, New Baltimore has a police department with a road patrol unit consisting of a dozen police officers and three sergeants. The smaller department is also sometimes assisted by the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, which has more extensive resources. Officers looking to make an OWI arrest will look for evidence a driver is:
Weaving in their lane;
Wandering from one lane to another;
Running of the paved area of the road;
Stopping too slowly or too quickly;
Driving too slowly or too fast;
Failing to obey traffic signs and signals;
Driving on the wrong side of the road.
Drivers in these scenarios arouse even more suspicion when they are operating their vehicle at night or early in the morning (especially from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.), on weekends, on holidays or near bars or other businesses that sell alcohol.
However, these actions alone, while they may constitute a moving violation, don't necessarily prove OWI. For that, police will work to gather more evidence, usually in the form of field sobriety tests or chemical tests.
Although many people arrested in Michigan may feel they have no choice but to plead guilty if these tests come up positive, there are in fact numerous ways to challenge the results.
All drivers operating a vehicle on a public highway or other place open to the general public and generally accessible to motor vehicles (including parking lots) are considered to have given consent for chemical testing, per MCL 257.625c. Failure to do so results in an automatic one-year license suspension, among other penalties. However, that only includes blood, urine or breathalyzer tests. Field sobriety tests are completely different.
No person is legally required to comply with an officer's request to administer a field sobriety test. In fact, because these tests are often so subjective but can be damaging in court, our OWI attorneys in New Baltimore often advise to politely refuse participation.
Standardized field sobriety tests were designed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to be used by law enforcement when conducting a DUI stop to determine whether an arrest should be made.
However, field sobriety tests have often proven quite unreliable. In the event we find evidence the test results are inadmissible in court, we may also be able to assert there was no reasonable cause for an arrest based on those results.
Some of the common field sobriety tests administered in Michigan include:
Walk-and-turn test. This test involves taking heel-to-toe steps on a line, pivoting, and then walking heel-to-toe back, all while counting each step. The officer will be looking for a suspect's inability to balance, starting too soon, stopping, stepping off the line, using arms for balance or taking the wrong number of steps.
Horizontal gaze nystagmus test. This measures involuntary eye movement, which becomes more obvious when a person is under the influence. The officer will ask you to keep your head still and follow a small object or light with your eyes. The officer will be gauging whether you jerk your eyes involuntarily jerk or if the movement is smooth. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in the 1996 case of People v. Berger that the HGN test was generally accepted and reliable as a scientific test It should be noted that while a nystagmus test can indicate alcohol impairment, it can also be an indication of eye strain, glaucoma, the flu, consumption of caffeine or even a hereditary condition.
One-leg stand test. In this test, the officer asks suspect to keep their feet together, arms at their side and then stand on one leg while lifting the other foot a few inches off the ground while counting to a certain number. To look for clues of intoxication, the officer will check to see whether you are using your arms to balance, if you are hopping, swaying or if you put your foot down before the test is over. Of course, some people have medical conditions that may preclude this. Fatigue also can mirror symptoms of intoxication.
These tests are standardized and very specific with the hope of maximizing accuracy. Our OWI attorneys know the precise criteria these tests must meet to be considered reliable, and any deviation can be grounds for a motion to suppress that evidence.
Chemical Tests
Chemical tests are a key piece of evidence in most Michigan OWI cases. MCL 257.625 stipulates a per se limit of alcohol
There are three kinds of chemical tests commonly used in OWI/ DUI cases. These are:
Blood draws are largely considered to be the most accurate, though they are not without issue. We can often challenge the legitimacy of a DUI blood test by questioning the qualifications of the person performing the test, the chain of custody of the sample (unexplained gaps could raise the argument of potential tampering) and the calibration of equipment. Also in most cases, per the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Missouri v. McNeely, officers usually must first obtain a warrant before carrying out an involuntary blood draw. If there is no warrant, that could be an opportunity to challenge the charge. Additionally, individuals with individuals with diabetes, hemophilia or on anticoagulants is not required to consent to blood testing due to potentially dangerous medical implications. Forcing someone to do so anyway would likely constitute a constitutionally unreasonable search.
Breathalyzer tests are the most common means of ascertaining alcohol concentration. According to the Michigan Drunk Driving Audit, nearly 65 percent of the 2,180 DUI arrests made in a single year in Macomb County involved a breathalyzer test. Law enforcement agencies in Michigan use a device called the DataMaster DMT. These machines must be properly calibrated (with testing every 120 days), and their operators properly trained. There must also be two samples. In some cases, medical conditions, such as hypoglycemia, diabetes or even recent vomiting could skew the results, raising a potential defense. Also, "borderline" breath cases – those involving results that hover just around the 0.08 mark – must be closely scrutinized.
Urine tests in OWI cases are becoming more common, however, in the wake of challenges to breathalyzer tests. But these too are not above challenge. There have been some scientific studies (including one published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology) indicating alcohol concentration results in urine testing may deviate – in some cases substantially – from a person's true blood-alcohol level.
If you are arrested for OWI in New Baltimore, your case will likely be handled in the 42-2 District Court, which has jurisdiction over New Baltimore, Chesterfield Township, New Haven and Lenox Township. Let our experienced criminal defense attorneys help you craft a strong defense.
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Q: How to generate coins and different obstacles in a 3D unity game using a c# sript? I am making a 3D game in unity, i would like to know as to how I could generate coins and different obstacles randomly using a c# script.

A: You can use Instantiate Method along with Random Class to do this thing.
For Example:
 public class InstantiateExample : MonoBehaviour
    {
        public GameObject prefab;

        void Start()
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                Instantiate(prefab, new Vector3(i * 2.0f, 0, 0), Quaternion.identity);
        }
    }

In this example, we instantiate 10 copies of a prefab object in a line along the x axis.(More)
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You can specify random position like this
    var position = Vector3(Random.Range(-10, 10), 0, Random.Range(-10, 10));
   Instantiate(prefab, position, Quaternion.identity);

while prefab is your object (like coin, obstacle, enemy etc).

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London, UK - 13 February 2004, 11:30 GMT - Microsoft has announced that portions of its Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 code have been made available on the internet illegally. This development has some long term strategic ramifications even though only a fraction of the source code has been revealed.
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The Carroll County Agricultural Land Preservation Program is accepting applications for the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program through April 9.
Owners of farmland of any size that has development potential and is adjacent to lands already preserved may call the Carroll County program at 410 386-2214 to see if their property might qualify for preservation, according to a county release Monday. Owners of farmland that is not adjacent to other preserved land but is at least 50 acres and has development potential will also be eligible to apply.
The program will have funding available but the amount is not yet known, Carroll County Program Manager Deborah Bowers said.
"It's important that we have qualified applications for the state program to take advantage of any available state dollars," she said.
The county has preserved 74,218 acres of its long-established 100,000-acre goal to date — about 75 percent — and the program will assist in preserving even more land this year.
The county's farmland preservation effort, which began in 1980, ranks among the top five most successful locally operated programs in the United States, and is the top program in Maryland, according to the release.
Agriculture is the county's No. 1 industry and farmland preservation is key to investment in family farms and all agriculture related businesses, Bowers said.
For more information on the program or how to apply, Bowers can be reached by phone at: 410 386-2214.
Carroll County operates four land preservation programs: the County Ag Land Preservation Program — which is now processing FY19 applications and offers two payment options, the Critical Farms Program — which provides purchase assistance of 52.5 percent of fair market value to buyers of qualified farms, the Rural Legacy Program — which is funded through grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) program.


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The Minnesota Department of Health reported today that tests showed a second person in the state has the same condition as a resident in Wyoming, where an environmental sample showed high concentrations of radiation.
An elderly woman, who lives in the city of Farmington, near St. Paul, died after exposure to radiation, and she left behind a daughter, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.
The woman's daughter, Heidi Fagan, 65, was shocked by what she viewed as a sweet, little girl who liked to play cribbage and win prizes. But the girl's "auntie" told her about a tumor that was pushing on her nalpinea, or lower intestines.
"In the years she was going to remission we called her the 'cancer girl' for years because she was so regular," Ms. Fagan said. "But for a long time I called her 'drama queen,' because she had all the activity. She thought we were mad at her."
The disease progressed quickly in young Ms. Fagan, who said the family was not treated with radiation. She said doctors, ultimately, believe cancer may have been caused by radiation exposure.
In October, the Minnesota Department of Health was briefed about a blood test on a resident in Wyoming, who was sickened by radiation from fallout from a nuclear blast in Manhattan.
"Both of these cases fit an evidence-based estimate of the exposure," Dawn Fitzpatrick, a forensic epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health, said in an email to The Washington Post. "Minnesotans know that radiation exposure from the Manhattan incident can cause health problems, and now we know that cancers associated with that exposure can cause death."
Radiation impacts are often associated with greater doses on the West Coast, where residents in Los Angeles and San Francisco had relatively small doses of radiation during the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
The Department of Health shared its announcement on social media:
However, several experts said the disease was a rare but treatable form of cancer and may have been caused by a lower-level of radiation exposure.
"This is the first well-documented case of this subtype of cancer associated with the fallout from the Cold War," a Minnesota physician told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "People have been told for decades to ignore higher radiation doses for these cancers, but I don't know any other way to think about it."
The woman who died in Farmington had been diagnosed in September with a soft tissue sarcoma, a cancer found in connective tissue, The Associated Press reported. Radiation therapy is generally considered ineffectual against a tumor in the lower part of the chest, The Star Tribune said.
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Hurriyat leaders continue to hail OIC's support for Kashmir
In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), Hurriyat leaders continued to hail the statement of Council of Foreign Ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation in support of the Kashmiris' right to self-determination.
In a statement issued in Jammu, Chairman Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement Mir Shahid Saleem said although India tried to remove Kashmir from the OIC agenda but it did not succeed.
He said the strongly-worded statement by the OIC in Niamey has strongly rejected the unilateral move of India in Kashmir on August 5, 2019.
Mir Shahid Saleem called upon New Delhi to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute as per the wishes and aspirations of the people of the territory.
Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Political Movement Khawaja Firdous in a statement issued in Srinagar said India is frustrated by the adoption of the OIC resolution on Kashmir.
Hurriyat leader Javed Ahmed Mir while addressing a meeting in Srinagar also welcomed the adoption of the OIC resolution on Kashmir.


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Upcoming Will Smith Movies You Need To Know About
By Patrick Phillips/Dec. 1, 2020 8:26 pm EST
Though Will Smith has hit something of a rough patch in the last few years, most folks would agree he's had one of the more blessed careers in Hollywood. In fact, during his first decade or so in front of cameras, the rapper-turned-actor was legitimately one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, going from fronting the hit NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to reaching superstar status on the strength of blockbuster hits like Bad Boys (1995), Independence Day (1996), and Men In Black (1997).
Along the way, he also earned critical raves for powerful turns in smaller-scale films like Enemy of the State (1998) and Ali (2001) before spending the bulk of the 2000s genre-jumping between sci-fi spectaculars (I Robot and I Am Legend), romantic comedies (Hitch), animated flicks (Shark Tale), and would-be prestige fare (The Pursuit of Happyness). He even snuck in a wicked little cameo for Will Ferrell's Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
So, even as the recent past has found Smith landing more misses (After Earth, Collateral Beauty) than hits (Bad Boys for Life), it's hard to feel bad for an actor who has so many classics to his name. That's especially true when said actor has an impressive slate of movies on the horizon, as well.
And rest assured that the former king of July 4th really does have some intriguing projects currently in the works. Here are a few upcoming Will Smith movies you won't want to miss.
Will Smith will play a would-be tennis monarch in King Richard
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Like pretty much every other actor on the planet, the hell year that is 2020 forced Will Smith to press the pause button on an anxiously-anticipated big screen endeavor. For Smith, the project in question was none other than his high-profile sports biopic King Richard.
Culled from a 2018 Blacklist screenplay by Zach Baylin, and directed by up-and-coming auteur Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men, Joe Bell), that film follows the meteoric rise of Venus and Serena Williams from little known contenders to dominant superstars on the pro tennis circuit. While the talent was all theirs, the duo's rise to court superiority was famously engineered by their impetuous father Richard, the titular would-be monarch.
By all accounts, that relationship was complicated, largely due to Mr. Williams' fierce drive to make his daughters the best of the best. That he helped push them to become arguably the greatest female tennis players of all time is a testament to how hard he undoubtedly pushed, and you can bet every high and low will make for fine dramatic fodder, in what should be a distinctly non-traditional sports biopic. And needless to say, it should be fascinating to see Smith portray such an emotionally rich, complex character.
Thankfully, we won't have to wait that long to see him in action as King Richard is currently back in production and slated for a November 2021 release.
Will Smith will portray an underground kingpin in The Council
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King Richard isn't the only biopic in Will Smith's future, as it happens. And the flick he's got lined up in its wake is easily one of the most intriguing the actor has booked in the past decade or so. It's called The Council, and it'll find Smith stepping back into the 1970s to portray infamous Harlem kingpin Nicky Barnes.
For those who've never heard that name, Nicky Barnes was a key figure in a notorious crime syndicate that ruled the Harlem underworld for much of the 1970s and 1980s. That syndicate saw Barnes working with six other individuals (who dubbed themselves "The Council") as they rose up in the ranks of New York's tumultuous heroin scene. Barnes was the most prominent figure in "The Council," even earning the nickname "Mr. Untouchable" from The New York Times for his uncanny ability to avoid prosecution for his many crimes ... though said misdeeds eventually landed him a lengthy prison term.
Look, if the thought of Will Smith dodging about in full seventies garb doesn't get you hyped for a movie, well, it's likely nothing will. Either way, you really should get hyped about The Council, even if the film is still very much in the early stages of production, and likely won't hit theaters until 2022 at the earliest.
Will Smith will go buddy cop crazy in sequels to Bad Boys and Bright
In case you were worried that Will Smith might be leaving his days of action-packed sequels and buddy cop flicks in the past, you should know he's actually got a pair of big-time buddy cop sequels on the horizon. And as much as they seem like largely unnecessary retreads, we're still sort of excited about both.
First up in Will Smith sequel-land is the follow up to the surprise Netflix hit Bright, which (in spite of a sound critical drubbing) was almost universally adored by viewers upon release. In fact, those viewers helped make Bright one of the most viewed Netflix movies of that year.
While Bright is not great cinema, it really is a clever, decently executed sci-fi fantasy with some welcome real world grittiness you don't often see in the genre. It also features solid performances from Smith and a heavily made-up Joel Edgerton, as a pair of L.A. beat cops who get wrapped up in a magical turf war the likes of which hasn't really been seen before. And even if we're not quite sure where things will go for the duo in the sequel, we're actually quite eager to revisit Bright's weird and wondrous world.
As for the other buddy cop flick in Will Smith's future, it is indeed another chapter in the trash-talking shoot-em-up Bad Boys saga, 'cause apparently Smith and franchise co-star Martin Lawrence are actually looking to ride together until they die together. That's not a bad thing, and even if nobody knows what Bad Boys 4 is about, we're guessing nobody cares, so long as we get some more of that quip-tastic Smith and Lawrence rapport we've come to know and love over the years.


Palau Rental Shack prepared two sets of TS-570S, ALS-600 (500W Output Linear Amplifier) and FC-901(Antenna Tuner).
The details of all Radio Equipments are as follows.
2 sets It is a 100W Output All Mode Transceiver for HF and 6m band. It is the transceiver which is easy to treat. AF-DSP, high-speed automatic antenna tuner, and 500Hz CW filter are built in.
1 set It is a 500W Output Solid State Linear Amplifier for HF band. It can be used only by changing a band switch.
2 sets It is a generous 30A Switching Power Supply. It can be used as a DC Power Supply of TS-570S. Since there is a margin like 8A even if it connect TS-570S, it can be used also as a power supply of radio equipments which you had.
1 set It is the antenna tuner of manual tuning type. It copes with output 500W. Use if necessary.
1 set for Roof Tower [ 1 ] It is a Rotater Controller for rotating 6m 5ele Yagi, 17/12m bands 2ele HB9CV and 20/15/10m bands 3ele Yagi.
1 set for Roof Tower [ 3 ] It is a Rotater Controller for rotating 40m band Diople, 80/75m bands Diople, 20/15/10m 2ele HB9CV.
The installation of the antenna is completed for 160-6m Bands on three roof towers now.
5ELE YAGI It is a 5elements Yagi for 6m band.
2ELE HB9CV It is a 2elements HB9CV for 17/12m bands.
3ELE YAGI It is a 3elements Yagi for 20/15/10m bands.
75m Inverted-L It is a fullsize Inverter-L. SWR is littlebit high. Can use with FC-901(Antenna Tuner). Maximum input is 2kW-pep.
40m Inverted-V It is a fullsize Inverter-V(diople). SWR is littlebit high. Can use with FC-901(Antenna Tuner). Maximum input is 2kW-pep.
30m Inverted-V It is a fullsize Inverter-V(diople). SWR is littlebit high. Can use with FC-901(Antenna Tuner). Maximum input is 2kW-pep.
2ELE HB9CV It is a fullsize 2elements HB9CV for 17m band.
In the Palau rental shack, the following vessels are not prepared. Please bring it according to your operation plan.
Headpone jack of TS-570S is 6.3mm jack.
The backside of TS-570S is a right picture.
If you bring the paddle, it is possible to connect it with TS-570S. --- It is 3.5mm jack.
There is no message keyer. Please bring it if you use message keyer for opetation. --- It is 6.3mm jack.
There is a conversion plug of 3.5mm and 6.3mm.
If you do not stick to, it is preparatory made in China paddles. However, there is no massage keyer.
The Microphone of TS-570S is only Handmaicrophone NC-43S. No, desktop microphone.
If you connect Internet. It is Wi-Fi only. No ready cale Internet. Please bring the notebook computer that applies to Wi-Fi. You will be able to buy the card of Wi-Fi immediately. Please hear it in detail at the hotel. The rental shack can't support the Internet.
Please do not operate RTTY, PSK31, SSTV using TS-570S of the rental shack.
Please bring your rig if you hope for the operation of RTTY, PSK31, SSTV.


It's interests cover a multitude of areas such as magazines, newspapers, radio, television, printing, and digital platforms.
Aroon Purie, the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, and Ashish Bagga, the CEO of the group, are industry veterans.
1.1 The Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in a fair and transparent manner by adopting highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behaviour. Towards this end, the Company has adopted the Code of Conduct for Directors and Senior Management Personnel, which lays down the principles and standards that should govern the actions of the Company and its employees.
1.2 Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013, which has been notified to be in force w.e.f. April 1, 2014, requires every listed company and such class or classes of companies, as may be prescribed to establish a vigil mechanism for the directors and employees to report genuine concerns in such manner as may be prescribed.
1.3 Pursuant to the above mentioned, all companies which are required to constitute an audit committee are now compulsorily required to establish an adequate and functional Vigil Mechanism & Whistle Blower Policy to enable Employees, Directors and Stakeholders to report instances of unethical behaviour, actual or suspected, fraud or violation of the company's code of conduct. The mechanism should also provide for adequate safeguards against victimisation of the directors/employees using the mechanism.
2.1 The Company is committed to adhere to the highest standards of ethical, moral and legal conduct of business operations and strives to develop a culture where it is safe for all Employees and Stakeholders to raise concerns about any poor or unacceptable practice and any event of misconduct without fear of punishment or unfair treatment.
2.2 The Vigil Mechanism & Whistle Blower Policy provides a channel to the Employees, Directors and Stakeholders to report to the management concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Codes of conduct or policy.
2.3 The mechanism provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of Employees and Directors to avail of the mechanism and also provide for direct access to the Chairman/CEO/Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases.
2.4 The mechanism neither releases Employees, Directors and Stakeholders from their duty of confidentiality in the course of their work, nor is it a route for taking up a grievance about a personal situation.
2.5 The Vigil Mechanism & Whistle Blower Policy shall ensure that interests of a person who uses the mechanism are not prejudicially affected. It is a mechanism for an individual to report violations without fear of victimization.
This Policy covers malpractices and events which have taken place/suspected to have taken place, misuse or abuse of authority, fraud or suspected fraud, violation of company rules, manipulations, negligence causing danger to public health and safety, and misappropriation of monies.
All Employees of the Company.
Any Consultant of the Company.
All Stakeholders, viz. banks, financial institutions and other lenders of the Company.
Audit Committee means a committee of Board of Directors of the Company constituted in accordance with provisions of Section 177 of Companies Act, 2013.
Code means the Code of Conduct for Directors and Senior Management Executives, as adopted by Thomson Press (India) Limited.
Company means Thomson Press (India) Limited and all its offices.
Complainant means any Employee, Consultant or Stakeholder associated with the Company or a group of any or all of such persons, making a Disclosure under this policy.
Consultant means any professional engaged by the Company, in the field of Accounts, Audit, Taxation, Legal etc. or otherwise in other areas on a regular basis or on an assignment basis, by whatever name called, who is neither an Employee of the Company.
Disciplinary Action means any action that can be taken on the completion of/during the investigation proceedings including but not limited to a warning, imposition of fine, suspension from official duties or any such action as deemed fit considering the gravity of the matter.
Disclosure means any communication in relation to an unethical practice (including anonymous disclosures, if any) made in good faith by the Whistle Blower to the designated personnel under this policy.
Employee means any employee, officer or whole-time director of the Company (whether working in India or abroad).
Policy means this Vigil Mechanism & Whistle Blower Policy and all the provisions contained herein.
Stakeholder means any bank, financial institution or such other lender of the Company, who seeks to obtain effective redressal of violation of its rights that are established by law or through mutual agreements.
Subject means a person against or in relation to whom a Disclosure is made or evidence is gathered during the course of an investigation.
Vigilance Officer means an officer appointed to receive disclosures from complainants, maintaining records thereof, placing the same before the Audit Committee for its disposal and informing the Complainant the result thereof.
Terms that have not been defined in this Policy shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Companies Act, 2013 or as amended from time to time.
7.7 Take steps to minimize difficulties, which the Complainant may experience as a result of making the Disclosure. Thus, if the Complainant is required to give evidence in criminal or disciplinary proceedings, the Company will arrange for the Complainant to receive advice about the procedure, etc.
8.1 Bringing to light personal matters regarding another person, which are in no way connected to the Company.
8.2 While it will be ensured that genuine Complainants are accorded complete protection from any kind of unfair treatment as herein set out, any abuse of this protection will warrant disciplinary action.
8.3 Protection under this Policy shall not be taken to mean protection from disciplinary action arising out of false or bogus allegations made by a Complainant, knowing it to be false or bogus or with a mala fide intention.
8.4 Complainants, who make any Disclosures, which have been subsequently found to be mala fide, frivolous or malicious, shall be liable to be prosecuted as per the Company policy.
Any Employee, Consultant or stakeholder associated with the Company, who observes any unethical & improper practices or alleged wrongful conduct shall make a disclosure, in legible handwriting or typed, duly addressed to the Vigilance Officer, as soon as possible but not later than 30 consecutive calendar days after becoming aware of the same. The Disclosure should be submitted in a closed and secured envelope.
FC-8, Sector 16A, Film City Noida-201301.
9.1 Alternatively, the same can also be sent through email to the Vigilance Officer at puneet.jain@aajtak.com who shall be supported by the Audit Committee on such terms as he may deem fit, for the implementation and reporting under this policy.
9.2 It is strongly advised that the Complainant disclose his/her identity in the covering letter for ensuring timely resolution of the issue and also for ensuring that adequate protection is granted to him/her under the relevant provisions of this Policy. The Vigilance Officer shall detach the covering letter bearing the identity of the Complainant and process only the Disclosure.
9.3 Anonymous/Pseudonymous disclosure shall not be entertained by the Vigilance Officer.
a) The Disclosures made should bring out a clear understanding of the issue being raised.
b) The Disclosures made should not be merely speculative in nature but should be based on actual facts.
c) The Disclosure made should not be in the nature of a conclusion and should contain as much specific information as possible to allow proper conduct of inquiry/investigation.
e) Recommendations of the Audit Committee/other action(s).
9.7 The Vigilance Officer shall compile the list of Disclosures, along with his comments & views and present the final report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee for his decision.
10.1 The Vigilance Officer is duly authorized to oversee any Disclosures reported under this policy.
10.2 The Disclosure made shall be supported by adequate information to support an investigation.
10.3 Any inquiry/investigation conducted against any Subject shall not be construed by itself as an act of accusation and shall be carried out as a neutral fact finding process, without presumption of any guilt.
10.4 The inquiry/investigation shall be conducted in a fair manner and provide a reasonable opportunity for hearing to the affected party and a written report of the findings should be prepared for submission to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
10.5 The Investigators shall have right to call for and examine any information/document of the Company, as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of conducting inquiry/investigation under this policy.
10.6 The investigation shall be completed normally within 90 days of the receipt of the disclosure and is extendable by such period as the Audit Committee deems fit.
10.7 Where the results of the inquiry/investigation highlight that the allegations made against the Subject are eventually dismissed as non-tenable, the investigation shall be deemed to be closed.
11.1 All Subjects shall be duly informed about the disclosures of unethical practice(s) made against them at the commencement of the formal inquiry/investigation process and shall have opportunities for providing explanations during the course of the inquiry/investigation process.
11.2 Subject(s) shall have a duty to co-operate with the Vigilance Officer and Audit Committee or any of the officers appointed by it in this regard.
11.3 No Subjects shall directly/indirectly interfere with the investigation process, till the completion of the inquiry/investigation.
11.4 The Subjects shall not withhold, destroy or tamper with any evidence, nor shall influence, coach, coerce, threaten or intimidate any witness.
11.5 During the course of the inquiry/investigation process, all Subjects shall have a right to consult any person(s) of their choice, other than the Vigilance Officer and/or officers and/or members of the Audit Committee and/or the Complainant, at their own costs and to represent them in such investigation proceedings.
11.6 All Subjects shall have a right to be informed about the results of the investigation process and shall be so informed by the Company after the completion of the inquiry/investigation process.
11.7 All Subjects shall be given an opportunity to respond to the findings of the inquiry/ investigation as contained in the investigation report. No allegation of wrongdoing against any Subject shall be considered as tenable, unless the allegations are duly supported by valid evidence in support of the allegation.
12.2 If an investigation leads the Vigilance Officer/Chairman of the Audit Committee to conclude that an improper or unethical act has been committed, the Vigilance Officer/Chairman of the Audit Committee shall recommend to the management of the Company to take such disciplinary or corrective action as he may deem fit. It is clarified that any disciplinary or corrective action initiated against the Subject as a result of the findings of an investigation pursuant to this Policy shall conform to the applicable personnel or staff code of conduct and disciplinary procedures.
12.3 In case the Subject is the Vigilance Officer or Chairman or CEO of the Company, the Chairman of the Audit Committee, after examining the Disclosure, shall forward the protected disclosure to other members of the Audit Committee, if deemed fit. The Audit Committee shall appropriately and expeditiously investigate the Disclosure.
12.4 If the report of investigation is not to the satisfaction of the Complainant, the Complainant has the right to report the event to the appropriate legal or investigating agency.
12.5 A Complainant who makes false allegations of unethical and improper practices or about alleged wrongful conduct of the Subject to the Vigilance Officer or the Audit Committee shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action in accordance with the rules, procedures and policies of the Company.
14.1 The Company, as a policy, condemns any kind of discrimination, harassment, victimization or any other unfair employment practice being adopted against Complainant. Complete protection will, therefore, be given to the Complainant against any unfair practice like retaliation, threat or intimidation of termination/suspension of service, disciplinary action, transfer, demotion, refusal of promotion, discrimination, any type of harassment, biased behavior or the like including any direct or indirect use of authority to obstruct the Complainants right to continue to perform his duties/functions including making further Disclosure. The Company will take steps to minimize difficulties, which the Complainant may experience as a result of making the Disclosure.
14.2 A Complainant may report any violation of clause 5.1 to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, who shall investigate into the same and recommend suitable action to the management.
14.3 The identity of the Complainant shall be kept confidential as permitted under law.
14.4 In the event of the identity of the Complainant being disclosed, the Audit Committee is authorized to initiate appropriate action as per extant regulations against the person or agency making such disclosure. The identity of the Complainant, if known, shall remain confidential to those persons directly involved in applying this Policy.
14.5 Any other Employee assisting in the said investigation or furnishing evidence shall also be protected to the same extent as the Complainant.
14.6 Provided however, that the Complainant before making a complaint has reasonable belief that an issue exists and he has acted in good faith. Any complaint not made in good faith as assessed as such by the Audit Committee shall be viewed seriously and the Complainant shall be subject to disciplinary action as per the rules/certified standing orders of the Company.
d) Keep the electronic mails/files under password.
All Disclosures made by the Complainant in writing or documents obtained during the course of inquiry/ investigation, along with the results of investigation relating thereto, shall be retained by the Company for a minimum period of seven (7) years or such other period as specified by any other law in force, whichever is more.
17.1 All departmental heads of the Company are required to notify & communicate the existence and contents of this Policy to the Employees of their department.
17.2 Every departmental head shall submit a certificate duly signed by him to the Vigilance Officer that this Policy was notified to each Employee of his department.
17.3 The new Employees shall be informed about the Policy by the Human Resources Department and a statement in this regard should be periodically submitted to the Vigilance Officer.
17.4 This policy, as amended from time to time, shall be displayed on the official website of the Company http://www.thomsonpress.com.
The Company reserves its right to amend or modify this Policy, in whole or in part, at any time, without assigning any reason whatsoever. However, no such amendment or modification will be binding on the Employees and Board unless the same is notified to them in writing.


I don't remember when was the last time both of us (Jo and I) were this excited. And the reason?
Nakshatra and Nishanth have started taking their first steps last week !!!
So I asked myself, "What is a good way to celebrate this without looking like a super-excited dad?" and I got my answer in 72 milli-seconds.
I have created 10 short (<10 min) videos helping you to take baby steps in Excel world. Each video introduces you to one new functionality of Excel and shows you some nice examples.
Before jumping straight in to the videos, I want to share a short clip (30 seconds) of our kids taking their baby steps.
I have neatly structured all the videos in Excel Tutorial page.
How to Make a Chart in Excel?
Start with first one and slowly graduate to next steps. No need to hurry, just take one step at a time.
Keep Excel open and play as you go along.
Don't worry if you fall down or didn't understand something. It is bound to happen, the sooner you fall, the faster you learn.
Not about my kids walking. But about the awesome training material at Excel Tutorials page. Tell your friends or colleagues by dropping an email or sharing the URL. Just copy paste the below line.
Hey, check out http://chandoo.org/wp/excel-tutorial/ for some awesome excel tutorials.
It's fun when they start walking. Although, you've got 2....be prepared for double the "OH MY GOD STOP HIM/HER FROM DOING X" moments.
Hi Chandoo! Your twins look really cute! Congratulations on this new milestone 🙂 I agree with Dan, pretty soon you'll be running around after them. It may be nerve racking but I'm sure you'll still have fun!
Another thing, thank you so much for sharing this online training 🙂 Aside from being a great dad you are also a really good teacher.
That is very Awesome Chandoo - Both you and Jo are obviously very proud.
It will be very interesting watching them grow as twins - whether they will learn quickly from seeing the other one do things they may not have thought of themselves, or out do each other in competition.
The moments of parenting when words are not enough! Congrats Nakshatra and Nishanth now you can ask Chandoo how many steps to walk before we post in your blog! Happy parenting Jo and Chandoo.
I recently found your website and it has been very very helpful - Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge.
I would like to bring to your notice that the two of the video links are swapped - the 'Printing Your Workbook' link opens the 'Keyboard Shortcuts' video and vice versa.
Keep up the great work and happy parenting!
@Dan... We are already there. Last night we were both amazed and worried that our daughter is standing on her own and walking randomly only to fall down every 10 steps.
Congrats on the baby steps!!! it just means they were handful before now they have just got out of hand. The excel baby steps are very thoughtfully put up, could we have something similar in excel macros please?
Congrats - now they take over the house 🙂 The next big milestone will be talking..watch out. Once again thanks for the excel blog. Wish I had time to follow to follow and remember the info on your blog.
That was so cute. Proud parents eh!
Now with your twins walking, methinks that you might not have as much time to record these videos! 🙂 And just wait until you leave your laptop unattended!
But congratulations on this special moment in your family's life.
Thanks for taking the time to produce them, but there is one video you might want to correct, however.
The audio and video are out of sync in Video #3, Writing Simple Formulas in Excel, and this occurs whether watching it embedded or from within YouTube (and with all resolutions). I immediately thought something was wrong when your voice sounded lower than it normally does - and I should know after listening to you for over 22 hours during Excel school! 🙂 I believe your audio was compressed somehow because it lags behind the video by about 10-15 seconds.
@Chandoo: Correction - it's Video #4 (Writing Simple Formulas in Excel), not #3 as I wrote above.


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WaveOptics Raises $26m to Scale Business and Support International Expansion in Its First Stage of Series C Funding
11.12.2018 11:00:00 EET | Business Wire
WaveOptics, the world leading designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides for use in Augmented Reality (AR) wearables, has raised $26 million (£20m) from existing shareholders and new investors. The capital raised will be used to scale up the business operations on a national and international basis.
This round was led by Octopus Ventures, one of WaveOptics' largest shareholders and one of Europe's most prominent venture capital firms. The fundraise was supported by other existing shareholders including IP Group, Robert Bosch Venture Capital and Gobi Partners, as well as new investors Goertek and Optimas Capital Partners.
David Hayes, WaveOptics CEO, commented:
"We have made excellent progress over the last year with our high performing, manufacturable, and versatile waveguides. We are now working with a wide range of leading global OEMs and ODMs as they ramp up the development of their products.
"These additional funds will enable us to scale up rapidly around the world, particularly in Asia and the US. This will include our ability to manage and support an increasing number of customers across different sectors. The market is gathering pace with AR wearables expected to become available in volume by the end of 2019.
"Securing Goertek as a shareholder is a key strategic development for us and a major endorsement of our technology. Their global market position will significantly expand our reach.
"We have seen a recent surge in interest from potential shareholders and strategic partners and anticipate closing further funding in the coming months."
About WaveOptics
WaveOptics is the world leading designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides, the key optical component in wearable augmented reality (AR) devices. WaveOptics technology is designed to be used for immersive AR experiences in industrial, enterprise and consumer markets.
AR wearables, such as smart glasses, enable users to see computer-generated images overlaid on top of the real world. There are two key elements that allow these images to be seen – a light source such as a minute projector and a means of transferring the image from the projector into the user's eyes. WaveOptics' waveguide technology transfers the light waves from the light source and projects them into the user's eye.
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LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today launched its innovative arterial femoral cannula, Bi-Flow, designed to prevent limb ischemia during cardiac surgery. LivaNova Bi-Flow received CE Mark earlier this year and is the only bidirectional arterial cannula designed to prevent leg ischemia during cardiac surgery procedures requiring femoral artery cannulation. In a clinical study, Bi-Flow was easily inserted and removed without complications and was proven to provide simultaneous systemic and distal perfusion of the limb in a safe and reproducible way.1 Leg ischemia is caused by compromised blood flow to a lower limb and can affect up to 11% of patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery procedures.2 Consequences can include higher mortality, higher morbidity and longer hospital stays.3 The first procedure in Europe using a Bi-Flow cannula was performed by Patrick Perier M.D., FACS, at the Cardiovascular Center of Bad Neustadt, Germany. "I truly bel
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Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has agreed to sell its Moody's Analytics' Knowledge Services (MAKS) business to Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone), a European private equity firm. MAKS is a leader in knowledge process outsourcing services, providing high-value research and analytical support to organizations worldwide. Through delivery centers in India, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka and China, the business serves over 250 banks, asset managers and consulting firms with more than 2,500 subject matter experts working as an extension of its clients' teams. "We are confident that Equistone will be a strong partner for the MAKS business and its customers," said Mark Almeida, President of Moody's Analytics. "Equistone provides a platform to support the growth of the business and its continued evolution as a technology-enabled provider of high-quality, cost effective services to global enterprises." The transaction is expected to close later this year, subject to cus
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PCOD (polycystic ovarian disease) is a known identity since 1935 when Stein and Leventhal first described a case series of seven women who presented with oligo/amenorrhea, obesity, hirsutism, and bilateral polycystic ovaries. Due to complexity of this disorder and various controversies, three sets of diagnostic criterion have been proposed to diagnose PCOS in last three decades [Table 1].
Diagnosis of PCOS is crucial at adolescence because hormonal and reproductive transition of normal puberty may mimic features ofthe syndrome. Different diagnostic criteria have been proposed in this respect[Table 2].
Although the etiopathogenesis of PCOS is not clearly understood, it is known to be a multifactorial disorder with genetic, endocrinological as well as environmental factors having a role to play [Figure 1]. According to Franks et al., PCOS is a genetically determined ovarian pathology characterized by androgen overproduction and manifest heterogeneously depending on interaction of genetic predisposition with other environmental factors. PCOS may be due to epigenetic reprograming of fetal reproductive tissue following in utero exposure to androgens which may trigger hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian axis of fetus leading to altered folliculogenesis., It has been found that there is 20–60% of familial occurrence of PCOS in first-degree relatives. According to most of the studies, PCOS has polygenic transmission, but few have postulated autosomal transmission with single gene defect.
PCOS women have genetic predisposition of diabetes. Other associated abnormalities seen are obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, fatty liver, sleep apnea, endometrial carcinoma, cardiovascular diseases, and depression. Upto 47% women with PCOS have metabolic syndrome categorized by adult treatment panel III and include ≥3 of the following: waist circumference >88 cm, triglyceride level ≥150 mg/dl, high-density lipoprotein −<50 mg/dl, blood pressure ≥130/80 mmHg, and fasting blood glucose level ≥100 mg/dl.
As per Green-top Guidelines 2014, all women, who have been diagnosed as PCOS, should have accurate diagnosis based on Rotterdam criteria OGTT is must in PCOS women with BMI >25, lean PCOS with advanced age, personal history of gestational diabetes, and family history of type II diabetes. All of them have to be assessed for obesity (BMI and waist circumference) and blood pressure at every visit. Along with life-style modification, the psychosocial issues are to be discussed with every women [Table 3].
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President Barack Obama called Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve to congratulate her and the team on winning the WNBA title. Obama said he was proud of the way the Lynx played and all of the hard work they put in en route to winning the title.
The Minnesota Lynx swept the Atlanta Dream to win the WNBA championship almost a year ago, but had to wait until today to finally get their official congratulations from President Barack Obama at the White House.
The Lynx will go to the White House next Tuesday to meet President Barack Obama and receive official recognition for their 2011 WNBA title. Minnesota is currently leading the Western Conference with a 24-5 record.
The Minnesota Lynx begin their WNBA title defense against the Phoenix Mercury at Target Center. Coach Cheryl Reeve said her players won't get distracted by pregame ceremonies, which include the distribution of their championship rings.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin has agreed to a one year contract extension with the Minnesota Lynx. The 41 year old played a pivotal role during the Lynx' run to the WNBA title last season. Head coach Cheryl Reeve says McWilliams-Franklin's value to the Lynx is "immmeasurable."
Sid Hartman in a Lynx T-shirt? Maybe not in real life, but his statue outside Target Center has been modified to celebrate Minnesota's WNBA playoff run. One more win, and the Lynx are the WNBA champs.
The Minnesota Lynx are hoping luck goes their way during Thursday night's WNBA draft lottery. Despite winning the WNBA title, the Lynx have the second best chance to secure the top overall pick in next April's draft.


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How 2020 Became the Year of Black Is Beautiful
"Never in my life did I think I would get into social activism."
By Marcus Baskerville
Published on 12/10/2020 at 11:23 AM
Photo courtesy of Marcus Baskerville
After experimenting with home brewing, Marcus Baskerville started his own brewery, Weathered Souls, in San Antonio, Texas in 2016. Though the brewery had seen a lot of success and was poised for a great year ahead, Baskerville had no idea what 2020 had in store for him. As the creator of Black is Beautiful—an international campaign that tasked craft breweries with making a stout with a common label whose total proceeds benefit Black organizations—he shares the story of how it all began. As told to Jess Mayhugh.
2020 was going to be a really exciting year. San Antonio was going to host the Craft Beer Conference, which was going to be huge. Weathered Souls was supposed to host a lot more events and a few different beer releases that had locals here pretty excited. When COVID hit, it shut everything down. We had to close the taproom, and then we were able to open temporarily. Now we're open at 50 percent.
Never in my life did I think I would get into social activism. I listened to Breona Taylor's mom talk about how she found out her daughter was murdered, and that conversation hit me especially hard. I have two young daughters. I started listening to a lot of the conversations in protests in Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin. I was disappointed with myself for not participating in the protests, but with COVID times, I didn't want to go out in a large group. I was taking it really seriously. My family has been quarantining and we're taking multiple tests.
Over that weekend, I was thinking about some ways I could give back, given the platform that I have. Originally I was going to release a standalone beer and donate money, but I started having conversations with Jeffrey Stuffings of Jester King Brewery in Dripping Springs. We were talking about Trump and race relations and I sent him a mockup of the first Black is Beautiful label. He was the one that first said, 'You know, you should turn this into a collaboration.' I really took that conversation to heart and started to formulate a mission statement to create this beer release and sent it off to a couple other Black people in the industry. I basically couldn't sleep that night. I got up at 3 am and went to the brewery and wrote out the entire initiative front to back. I had my first meeting at 11 am and was in contact with KD Designs that afternoon. I told him I wanted to highlight the different hues of black and how they connect—linking the puzzle pieces together to show the one image.
Weathered Souls Brewing Co.
Basically, the ask is that breweries produce a stout, use the same label, and can get creative as they want with the recipe. From there, donating 100 percent of proceeds have to go to organizations that promote equality. The other big requirement is long-term goals. You look at some of these things and people just do it for clout and fanfare, and you don't want the efforts to be lost. What long-term goals are you making to support inclusion? Some breweries have created internships for people of color. For Weathered Souls alone, we've donated close to $60,000 to 100 Black Men of San Antonio, other breweries have donated $40,000. It's all adding up. I told my staff originally that my goal was to get 200 breweries to partner with us. We got 300 the first day. From there, I adjusted my goal to around 700. Once we hit that, I was done setting goals. Now we are almost close to 1,200 breweries in 22 countries and they're starting to get other industries involved: liquor, coffee, wine, hopefully these numbers will continue. I've only tried about 30 of them, but actually pretty excited I got to sample that many.
One of the breweries said the reason he participated was because he's a Jewish guy, has mainly white friends, and really hadn't had many conversations about race. As he researched more about the Black is Beautiful project, he said he realized these are discussions he should have been having a long time ago. He now understands the things we've gone through and wants to make a difference in his community. I get letters from individuals like that all the time.
Racial inequality isn't going anywhere any time soon. This can go beyond beer, just the overall message started in craft beer but it doesn't have to end there. We're about to start a partnership with Wal-Mart with Black is Beautiful to go coast-to-coast. There's a commercial coming out, a TV show we're going to be on. I have become a mentor to young kids. I was in a very similar program as a youth. Especially with my two young daughters, we look at how important these times are with police brutality and such a critical election year. They'll look back and ask, 'What was daddy doing at this time? My dad was out here making a difference.'
Baskerville recommends these beers from around the country:
Black is Beautiful by Pontoon Brewing
Sandy Springs, Georgia
They recently won a Gold in the U.S. Open for their rendition. It has a good body with nice roasted character and hints of chocolate.
Black is Beautiful: Gold Edition by The Answer Brewpub
The Answer was so creative. They used Rwandan coffee from a local, Black-owned company and blended it with vanilla beans, cacao nibs, gold flakes, and glitter.
Black is Beautiful by Claimstake Brewing
Rancho Cordova, California
This one is near and dear to my heart. They did a mega-collaboration with multiple breweries in the Sacramento region and featured my pops on the can.
Black is Beautiful by Weathered Souls Brewing
We chose the stylistic approach of a stout because it can vary from a milk chocolate brown to abysmal black and that aligns with different hues of people of color.
Jess Mayhugh is a Cities Editor for Thrillist, who loves the Black is Beautiful version done by Jailbreak Brewing—a Russian imperial stout with flavors of chocolate, dark raisin, and bitter coffee—which benefits Black Lives Matter DC and Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle in Baltimore.


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SOC-JR-B: D8 junior boys soccer all-star team announced
WATERLOO REGION (December 11, 2014) – District 8 Athletic Association announced its junior boys soccer All-Stars on Thursday with the 2014-15 champion St. Mary's Eagles leading the way with three nominations. Grade 10's Marko Maletic and Marko Mandekic, both grade 10's highlighted Eagles contingent and were joined by rookie Lukas Cimermancic. The Eagles finished the season with a perfect 13-0 record with 10 of those victories coming at the District…
SOC-JR-B: Eagles soar to back-to-back titles
WATERLOO, Ont. (October 24, 2014) – The St. Mary's Eagles captured their second straight District 8 junior boys soccer championship on Friday as they dumped the Resurrection Phoenix 3-0 at St. David's Field. Ryan Amorim and Marko Mandekic provided the goals for St. Mary's while Sami Moussa secured the shutout for the Eagles. While the Eagles successfully defended their championship it also marked the 10th junior boys soccer title in…
SOC-JB: Semifinals set for junior boys soccer
WATERLOO REGION, Ont. (October 21, 2014) – The St. Mary's Eagles roll into the District 8 junior boys soccer playoffs as the team to beat holding a perfect record and the No. 1 seed after play concluded on Monday night. The Eagles scored 47 goals and allowed just nine goals en route to a unblemished 8-0 season this year. They enter the playoffs as the top seed aiming to repeat…
Playoffs set for junior boys' soccer
WATERLOO, Ont. (October 21, 2013) – The Monsignor Doyle Mustangs claimed the last District 8 playoff spot on the final day of the regular seasons knocking off rival St. Benedict's 4-2 at home. Doyle was powered by Dan Bodi who scored a hat trick, while Kyle Mars added another. Sam Puglise had two goals for St. Benedict's in the loss. With the win, Doyle edged St. Benedict's for the final…