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What Are the Humanities?
Part of the liberal arts, the humanities promote critical thinking, analysis, and creativity.
Unlike the social sciences, the humanities focus more on qualitative analysis.
Popular humanities majors include English, foreign languages, and history.
A humanities degree can prepare you for careers in writing, teaching, and advertising.
Humanities students learn about the rise and fall of empires, ancient and modern languages, and poetry of the Romantic era. As a core part of a liberal arts education, the humanities investigate literature, the past, culture, and human values. While learning about these topics, humanities majors also strengthen their research, writing, and critical thinking skills.
But what are the humanities? And what kinds of jobs can you get with a humanities degree?
What Is "Humanities" Exactly?
The humanities entail the study of the human world and society from a critical perspective. This field includes popular majors like English, history, and philosophy. In these disciplines, students investigate humanity itself (hence the name), applying critical methods to help them understand literature, art, and the past, as well as human morality, culture, and values.
Each humanities discipline relies on unique interpretation methods. Historians use the historical method, which can be further divided into branches like cultural history, quantitative history, and oral history.
Meanwhile, English and foreign languages use textual criticism to interpret sources, and philosophy applies conceptual analysis and experimental approaches.
How Do Colleges Define Humanities?
Most universities break down the humanities into different majors and group them together in a humanities division within a College of Arts and Sciences.
Here are some examples of humanities majors you could pursue:
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Area/ethnic studies
Drama and music
Some colleges combine artistic majors with the humanities, meaning visual and performing arts majors like music, painting, and dance would fall under the "arts and humanities" umbrella.
Certain humanities disciplines may even straddle the boundary between humanities and social sciences. For example, many universities consider history and linguistics social sciences rather than humanities subjects. But how exactly do these two fields differ?
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Humanities vs. Social Science: How Do They Differ?
The humanities and social sciences are two components that make up the liberal arts (along with the arts and natural sciences). Although both disciplines investigate the human world and society, each relies on different methods and poses different types of questions.
Whereas English and philosophy majors critically analyze literature and ethics, economics and anthropology majors study society using more quantitative approaches. Unlike social science majors, humanities majors rarely use mathematical or statistical data in their analyses. Rather, they make interpretive and theoretical arguments about their subjects.
Unlike social science majors, humanities majors rarely use mathematical or statistical data in their analyses.
That said, some fields blur the line between the humanities and social sciences. History, for example, is a core humanities discipline that often relies on quantitative research and methods normally used in sociology and political science.
The humanities also boast a longer history than the social sciences. While social science disciplines date back to the 19th century, the humanities were studied long before then by the ancient Greeks and other classical-era scholars.
During the Renaissance, the studia humanitatis ("studies of humanity") became an integral part of the European education system. With a focus on classics, philosophy, history, and rhetoric, the humanities aimed to transform students into educated citizens.
What Are the Most Popular Humanities Majors?
Well over 100,000 students earn a bachelor's degree in a humanities subject each year.
Popular humanities majors include English, history, religious studies, philosophy, and art history.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 40,000 English language and literature majors graduated in 2018. That same year, 17,000 students majored in a foreign language, and just under 10,000 students earned a degree in philosophy and religious studies. General liberal arts and humanities degrees accounted for another 44,000 majors.
Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce ranks all majors by their popularity. After business and education, humanities and the liberal arts make up the third most popular area of specialization for college students.
Within the humanities, most students major in English, history, religious studies, art history, philosophy, a foreign language, or area/ethnic studies. Many also pursue a general humanities or liberal arts major.
The Role of the Humanities in Higher Education
The liberal arts consist of the humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences. The humanities focus on critically interpreting culture and humanity and teach valuable skills, making them a central component of most colleges' general education requirements.
Humanities Classes as General Education Requirements
Colleges require general education courses in part thanks to Renaissance-era humanists who promoted the humanities. These people argued for a well-rounded, balanced curriculum that fostered critical thinking and other key intellectual skills.
Most U.S. universities require multiple humanities courses in their gen ed curriculum.
Today, colleges use gen ed requirements to introduce students to a variety of disciplines and strengthen their analytical and problem-solving skills.
Most U.S. universities require multiple humanities courses in their gen ed curriculum. UCLA's gen ed requirements include classes in literary and cultural analysis, philosophical and linguistic analysis, and historical analysis.
In comparison, Williams College requires at least three courses each in the humanities, social sciences, and science/math, as well as two writing-intensive courses that often come from the humanities.
The 5 Essential Skills Gained From Humanities Courses
Humanities courses teach students about far more than just the French Revolution and William Shakespeare's plays. Students gain valuable skills from humanities courses, such as the ability to communicate effectively, work independently and in teams, and interpret information.
The following transferable skills have been shown to aid humanities majors on the job market:
Humanities majors write a lot of essays, which helps them learn how to form evidence-based arguments, communicate clearly to their audience, and write persuasively. With research papers, students must thoroughly evaluate the information and present it logically and concisely.
Research Abilities
Research and writing go hand in hand. Humanities students learn to identify relevant details, analyze sources, and draw useful information from their research; they must also present logical and cogent conclusions. Students work with a variety of sources, including primary sources, analytical texts, surveys, and images.
Literature and history majors examine texts, whereas foreign language and English majors analyze grammatical constructions and rhetorical techniques. A humanities degree can help students develop strong analytical skills, as they must think critically about sources and build logical arguments based on their analyses. While the social sciences and natural sciences rely more on quantitative sources, critical analysis in the humanities primarily uses qualitative sources.
Humanities classes promote creativity, teaching students to think in complex, nuanced ways and set aside assumptions. Being able to propose innovative solutions or come up with new ways for communicating ideas can help professionals in all types of fields, including business and STEM, which heavily emphasize creative problem-solving.
The humanities are known for their focus on building critical thinking skills. Coursework that asks students to analyze numerous sources, synthesize the material, and construct a persuasive argument trains them to approach information with a critical eye. Students also learn to identify bias and use logical reasoning.
Employers in many industries prioritize candidates with the above humanities skills. According to a 2019 report by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a majority of employers experienced trouble finding job candidates with strong critical thinking, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Additionally, around 75% of employers believe these essential "soft" skills can help employees progress into leadership roles.
Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges & Universities, claims that a humanities major teaches these exact skills.
"I was a philosophy major," Pasquerella told SHRM. "We composed arguments about issues, responded to objections, developed a capacity to imagine what it's like to be in the shoes of someone different, to listen critically, and to consider points of view that might call into question your fundamental beliefs."
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The Professional Value of a Humanities Degree
Research from Georgetown shows that at the start of their careers, humanities degree-holders earn around $29,000 per year, or slightly below the median salary for all college majors ($33,000). This median income for humanities majors increases to $52,000 for graduates with five or more years of work experience.
These wages may look low compared with other majors, but they're not set in stone.
One way humanities majors can increase their earning potential is by obtaining a graduate degree. These days, over 40% of humanities majors pursue advanced training. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences reports that a graduate degree in any field can increase a humanities major's earnings by as much as $20,000 per year.
What Jobs Can You Get in the Humanities?
Unlike graduates with career-focused degrees, humanities majors do not graduate and apply for a job as a humanist. That said, many humanities majors pursue careers in fields that are closely related to their major.
Many humanities majors pursue careers in fields that are closely related to their major.
English majors, for instance, often establish careers in writing or editing, while foreign-language majors may choose to put their language skills to the test as an interpreter or translator.
Archivists and museum workers tend to have humanities backgrounds as well, though some positions may require a graduate degree. If you wish to work as a historian for an archive, government agency, or research organization, you'll most likely need at least a master's degree.
On PayScale's 2019 College Salary Report, some of the highest-paying jobs for humanities majors include communications director, content marketing manager, instructional designer, and technical writer, with mid-career salaries of over $65,000 per year. Each of these positions closely aligns with the skills you gain in a humanities degree program.
Median Humanities Salaries
Technical Writers: $72,850
Historians: $63,680
Writers and Authors: $63,200
Human Resources Specialists: $61,920
High School Teachers: $61,660
Editors: $61,370
Public Relations Specialists: $61,150
Interpreters and Translators: $51,830
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Workers: $49,850
Additional Career Paths for Humanities Degree-Holders
The versatility of a humanities degree prepares graduates to work in a number of fields, such as education, business, government, library science, and law.
One popular career for humanities majors is teaching, as several secondary school subjects draw directly from the humanities. For example, English majors may work as language arts and literature teachers, whereas history majors can teach social studies, world history, or civics. Note that you'll likely need to complete additional educational requirements to obtain a teaching license.
Public relations, advertising, and communications are also common paths for humanities majors since these fields require strong persuasive, analytical, and communication skills. What's more, several of these fields offer six-figure salaries at the managerial level. Advertising managers and public relations managers can each earn over $115,000 a year.
"As computers behave more like humans, the social sciences and humanities will become even more important.". Source: — Brad Smith and Harry Shum, "The Future Computed"
A background in the humanities can even provide a solid foundation for law school. A 2018 study found that English, history, philosophy, and the general arts and humanities were among the top 10 majors for law students.
The tech industry, too, likes to hire humanities majors. In their 2018 book on the future of artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft president Brad Smith and former executive vice president of AI and research Harry Shum argue, "Languages, art, history, economics, ethics, philosophy, psychology, and human development courses can teach critical, philosophical, and ethics-based skills that will be instrumental in the development and management of AI solutions."
Although professionals with a humanities degree must think creatively about how to apply their abilities to different industries, soft skills like research, communication, and critical thinking are guaranteed to appeal to employers in every sector.
Should You Get a Humanities Degree?
Humanities majors study great works of literature, complicated philosophical questions, and ancient civilizations. While earning a humanities degree, students also develop critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills.
One report states that 87% of humanities majors are satisfied with their jobs, a figure that rises to 90% for those with an advanced degree. Humanities majors also boast a relatively low 4.3% unemployment rate.
Furthermore, 60% of humanities majors work in managerial or supervisory roles, meaning that most humanities graduates will eventually progress into leadership positions, earning them more money in the long run.
Clearly, for many students, a humanities degree can really pay off. But as is the case with any major, you must be willing to work hard and take risks if you hope to be successful.
Additional Humanities Resources
BestColleges Humanities & Social Science Careers
BestColleges Liberal Arts & Humanities Rankings and Program Information
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È primo ballerino presso il Royal Ballet di Londra dal 2009.

Biografia
Nato e cresciuto in un sobborgo di Sydney, Steven McRae cominciò a danzare all'età di sette anni. Nel 2003, all'età di diciassette anni, vinse il Prix de Lausanne, che gli valse una borsa di studi per la Royal Ballet School. Dopo il diploma McRae si unì al corpo di ballo del Royal Ballet, prima di essere promosso solista nel 2006, primo solista nel 2008 e principale nel 2009. Nel corso della sua carriera con la compagnia londinese McRae ha danzato diversi dei grandi ruoli maschili del repertorio classico e moderno, tra cui Albrecht in Giselle, Romeo in Romeo e Giulietta, Des Grieux in Manon, Florimund ne La bella addormentata e Sigfrido ne Il lago dei cigni.

Vita privata
Nel gennaio 2008 la sua carriera subì una brusca ma temporanea interruzione dopo un infortunio al tendine d'Achille. Nonostante la prognosi che non avrebbe più danzato, McRae si sottopose a chirurgia e fisioterapia e tornò a calcare le scene nel dicembre del 2008. Nel 2019 si infortunò nuovamente al tendine d'Achille durante una rappresentazionie e, dopo un lungo percorso di fisioterapia, è tornato a danzare a Covent Garden nell'ottobre del 2021.

McRae è sposato con la ballerina Elizabeth Harrod e la coppia ha avuto tre figli: Audrey Bluebell (2014), Frederick Charles (2016) e Rupert George (2019).

Filmografia

 Cats, regia di Tom Hooper (2019)

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Studenti della Royal Ballet School

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Q: rsync multiple directories with quoted paths I am trying to rsync multiple directories in a single call inside of a bash script and am running into trouble with the syntax for quoting the paths.
Here is what I am trying:
backuppath='/path/to/backup/folders/'
declare -a backupitems=('folder1' 'folder2')
backupitems=(${backupitems[@]/#/\"$backuppath})
backupitems=(${backupitems[@]/%/\"})
backup=${backupitems[@]}

rsync ${backup} /path/to/destination

I get a link_stat error saying no such file or directory for "/path/to/current/directory"/path/to/backup/folders/folder1"" and then the same error for folder2.  So it seems like it is generating the quoted path like I want it to, but rsync is interpreting the paths as relative and adding on the path to the current directory at the front.  rsync works correctly if I do
backuppath='path/to/backup/folders/folder1'
rsync "${backuppath}" /path/to/destination

putting the quotes into the rsync command, but I can't do this with multiple folders within one variable because it treats the multiple directories as a long single path.  I got the script to work using the second method by looping over the folders and calling rsync on each one, but this method is slightly more awkward because of the way other parts of the script handle the folders so I would like to get the first method to work if there is a quick fix.
Edit:
For the top version above, with no spaces in any of the directory names, I see the following command using set -vx:
    rsync '"/path/to/backup/folders/folder1"' '"/path/to/backup/folders/folder2"' /path/to/destination
and I get the following error message:
rsync: link_stat "/path/to/current/directory/"/path/to/backup/folders/folder1"" failed: No such file or directory (2)

If I use the version suggested by @kdubs, then everything works when there are no spaces in the paths.
When there are spaces in the path, kdubs version results in the command:
rsync /path/to/back up/folders/folder1 /path/to/back up/folders/folder2 /path/to/destination
and the errors:
rsync: link_stat "/path/to/back" failed: No such file or directory (2)
rsync: link_stat "/path/to/back up/up/folder1" failed: No such file or directory (2)

My first version needs an additional tweak to work with spaces because expanding the array with [@] and creating a new array by enclosing the expansion with () causes the spaces in the path to break up the path into multiple array elements (see Tonin's answer below).

A: Embedding quotes in your variables doesn't do anything useful. The best way to do this sort of thing is to put double-quotes around your variables when expanding them, and expand arrays as "${arrayname[@]}" -- that way bash will treat each element of the array as a separate word, even if they contain spaces or other shell metacharacters. The tricky thing is prefixing each element of the array with $backuppath, but you have the right approach to that (other than putting quotes around it, rather than in the value):
backuppath='/path/with spaces/'
backupitems=('folder 1' 'folder 2')   # declare -a is optional
backupitempaths=("${backupitems[@]/#/$backuppath}")

rsync "${backupitempaths[@]}" /path/to/destination

A: The issue in your script lies in the way bash defines the elements of an array.  Elements are separated by spaces.  So when you re-assign the modified array elements back to the array, you're actually creating more elements than you had in the first place.  You can see that by adding an echo ${#backupitems[@]} after the array declaration and each assignment.
And at the end, when you flatten the array in the $backup variable, bash is even worsening the situation by making rsync believe it's given relative paths.
To solve this, I'll use the following script which works with spaces in file names (or anywhere in the path):
backuppath='/path/to/backup/folders/'
declare -a backupitems=('folder 1' 'folder 2')
PIFS=$IFS
# prevents creating new elements from the original array
IFS=''
backupitems=(${backupitems[@]/#/$backuppath})

rsync ${backupitems[@]} /path/to/destination
IFS=$PIFS

The script redeclares the IFS variable which changes bash behavior regarding records separators when creating an array.  There is a slight difference from your script though, in that the $backup variable cannot be used anymore, otherwise you'll flatten the array before actually putting it to use.  Let's hope it was not a requirement.

A: Get rid of those quotes:
backuppath='/path/to/backup/folders/'
declare -a backupitems=('folder1' 'folder2')
backupitems=(${backupitems[@]/#/$backuppath})
backup=${backupitems[@]}

rsync ${backup} /path/to/destination

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package com.fhc25.percepcion.osiris.mapviewer.model.location.query;

import com.fhc25.percepcion.osiris.mapviewer.assemblers.model.location.GeometryAssemblerImpl;
import com.fhc25.percepcion.osiris.mapviewer.common.geojson.GeoJSONParser;
import com.fhc25.percepcion.osiris.mapviewer.common.log.Lgr;
import com.fhc25.percepcion.osiris.mapviewer.dto.location.GeometryDTO;
import com.fhc25.percepcion.osiris.mapviewer.model.location.query.api.IMongoGeospatialQueryParser;

import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

public class MongoGeospatialQueryParser4Building implements IMongoGeospatialQueryParser {

    static private final String TAG = MongoGeospatialQueryParser4Building.class.getName();

    @Override
    public String toJSON(MongoGeospatialQuery query) {

        String jsonString = "";

        if (query instanceof MongoGeospatialNEARQuery) {
            jsonString = toJSON((MongoGeospatialNEARQuery) query);
        } else if( query instanceof MongoGeospatialGEOQuery) {
            jsonString = toJSON((MongoGeospatialGEOQuery) query);
        }

        return jsonString;
    }

    private String toJSON(MongoGeospatialNEARQuery query) {

        JSONObject root = new JSONObject();

        try {
            GeoJSONParser gjson = new GeoJSONParser();

            GeometryDTO geometryDTO = null;
            GeometryAssemblerImpl geometryAssembler = new GeometryAssemblerImpl();
            geometryDTO = geometryAssembler.createDataTransferObject(query.getGeometry());

            JSONObject jsonGeometry = gjson.geometryDTO2JSON(geometryDTO);

            JSONObject geometry = new JSONObject();
            geometry.put("$geometry", jsonGeometry);
            geometry.put("$maxDistance", query.getMaxDistance());

            JSONObject operator = new JSONObject();

            String searchOperator = "";

            if (query.getSearchType() == MongoGeospatialNEARQuery.SearchTypeNEAR.NEAR) {
                searchOperator = "$near";
            } else if (query.getSearchType() == MongoGeospatialNEARQuery.SearchTypeNEAR.NEAR_SPHERE) {
                searchOperator = "$nearSphere";
            }

            operator.put(searchOperator, geometry);
            root.put("geometry", operator);

            JSONObject roleBuildingPart = new JSONObject();
            roleBuildingPart.put("properties.@role", "buildingpart");

            JSONObject roleShell = new JSONObject();
            roleShell.put("properties.@role", "shell");

            JSONObject roleDoor = new JSONObject();
            roleDoor.put("properties.door", "yes");

            JSONArray orArray = new JSONArray();
            orArray.put(roleBuildingPart);
            orArray.put(roleShell);
            orArray.put(roleDoor);

            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "room"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "office"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("door", "node", "sliding"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("door", "node", "hinged"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "corridor"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "elevator"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "level"));

            root.put("$or", orArray);

        } catch (JSONException e) {
            Lgr.e(TAG, e);
        }

        return root.toString();
    }

    private String toJSON(MongoGeospatialGEOQuery query) {

        JSONObject root = new JSONObject();

        try {
            GeoJSONParser gjson = new GeoJSONParser();

            GeometryDTO geometryDTO = null;
            GeometryAssemblerImpl geometryAssembler = new GeometryAssemblerImpl();
            geometryDTO = geometryAssembler.createDataTransferObject(query.getGeometry());

            JSONObject jsonGeometry = gjson.geometryDTO2JSON(geometryDTO);

            JSONObject geometry = new JSONObject();
            geometry.put("$geometry", jsonGeometry);

            String searchTypeOperator = "";

            if (query.getSearchType() == MongoGeospatialGEOQuery.SearchTypeGEO.GEO_WITHIN) {
                searchTypeOperator = "$geoWithin";
            } else if (query.getSearchType() == MongoGeospatialGEOQuery.SearchTypeGEO.GEO_INTERSECTS) {
                searchTypeOperator = "$geoIntersects";
            }

            JSONObject operator = new JSONObject();
            operator.put(searchTypeOperator, geometry);

            root.put("geometry", operator);

            JSONObject roleBuildingPart = new JSONObject();
            roleBuildingPart.put("properties.@role", "buildingpart");

            JSONObject roleShell = new JSONObject();
            roleShell.put("properties.@role", "shell");

            JSONObject roleDoor = new JSONObject();
            roleDoor.put("properties.door", "yes");

            JSONArray orArray = new JSONArray();
            orArray.put(roleBuildingPart);
            orArray.put(roleShell);
            orArray.put(roleDoor);

            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "room"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "office"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("door", "node", "sliding"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("door", "node", "hinged"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "corridor"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "elevator"));
            orArray.put(createJsonObjectType("indoor", "way", "level"));

            root.put("$or", orArray);

        } catch (JSONException e) {
            Lgr.e(TAG, e);
        }

        return root.toString();
    }

    private JSONObject createJsonObjectType(String property, String type, String name) throws JSONException {

        JSONObject wayObj = new JSONObject();
        wayObj.put("properties.@type", type);

        JSONObject typeObj = new JSONObject();
        typeObj.put("properties." + property, name);

        JSONArray array = new JSONArray();
        array.put(wayObj);
        array.put(typeObj);

        JSONObject andObj = new JSONObject();
        andObj.put("$and", array);

        return andObj;
    }

}

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//snippet-sourcedescription:[ListDatasetGroups.java demonstrates how to list Amazon Personalize data set groups.]
//snippet-keyword:[AWS SDK for Java v2]
//snippet-service:[Amazon Personalize]

package com.example.personalize;

//snippet-start:[personalize.java2.list_dsgroups.import]
import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.personalize.PersonalizeClient;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.personalize.model.ListDatasetGroupsRequest;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.personalize.model.ListDatasetGroupsResponse;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.personalize.model.DatasetGroupSummary;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.personalize.model.PersonalizeException;
import java.util.List;
//snippet-end:[personalize.java2.list_dsgroups.import]

/**
 * To run this Java V2 code example, ensure that you have setup your development environment, including your credentials.
 *
 * For information, see this documentation topic:
 *
 * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/get-started.html
 */
public class ListDatasetGroups {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Region region = Region.US_EAST_1;
        PersonalizeClient personalizeClient = PersonalizeClient.builder()
            .region(region)
            .build();

        listDSGroups(personalizeClient);
        personalizeClient.close();
    }

    //snippet-start:[personalize.java2.list_dsgroups.main]
    public static void listDSGroups( PersonalizeClient personalizeClient ) {

        try {
            ListDatasetGroupsRequest groupsRequest = ListDatasetGroupsRequest.builder()
                .maxResults(15)
                .build();

            ListDatasetGroupsResponse groupsResponse = personalizeClient.listDatasetGroups(groupsRequest);
            List<DatasetGroupSummary> groups = groupsResponse.datasetGroups();
            for (DatasetGroupSummary group: groups) {
                System.out.println("The DataSet name is : "+group.name());
                System.out.println("The DataSet ARN is : "+group.datasetGroupArn());
            }

        } catch (PersonalizeException e) {
            System.err.println(e.awsErrorDetails().errorMessage());
            System.exit(1);
        }
    }
    //snippet-end:[personalize.java2.list_dsgroups.main]
}


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What is the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA)?
Tricia Christensen
The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) is a model act that provides information on how long trade secrets can be maintained as well as information regarding the judicial process to which one is entitled if someone knowingly violates or misuses trade secrets. Model acts are drafts of legislation that US states can use as an example for their own laws. A trade secret, as proposed by the UTSA, can be many different things: an idea, a product, a formula, a piece of writing, or other things that if stolen could reasonably deter the profits of a company. In addition to defining the term, the UTSA outlines what it means to misappropriate, or misuse, a trade secret and what remedies are available for such misappropriations.
A confidentiality agreement is sometimes signed.
A trade secret can be any piece of information that should be kept private, because it's publicity could potentially cause financial ruin for a company. Some examples of trade secrets include such information as a company's sales methods, distribution methods, customer profiles, or advertising techniques. A trade secret does not, however, have to be used as part of the business of the person who holds it to be considered misappropriated.
The UTSA defines a trade secret with three pieces of criteria:
It cannot be so general that others could easily arrive at the same knowledge.
The person holding the secret must take reasonable means to protect it.
The secret must have an economic value, as this last is the only means by which others can be held liable for obtaining and using the trade secret.
Violation of the Act
Jail time is one possible consequence for committing trade secret theft.
The UTSA may be violated in several ways. First, a person may willingly steal trade secret information or accept information that is known to be stolen. According to the UTSA, it is illegal to use protected information that is gathered from a friend, deliberately stolen, or obtained through blackmail. If a trade secret is stolen, then persons benefiting from the theft may need to reimburse the company that initially possessed the secret. Such theft is not only punishable by civil law, but is also now criminal behavior as defined by the Economic Espionage Act of 1996; punishment for stealing trade secrets include paying fines and serving jail time.
How to Protect Trade Secrets
Trade secrets can be protected for an unlimited amount of time because there are no procedures or registrations necessary to provide protection. Instead, trade secrets are protected by a bond of trust between employees of a company and understanding of the definition and misuse of trade secrets. There are some steps to take in order to protect trade secrets:
Do not make trade secrets known to everyone; they should only be made known to as few people as possible, and only when necessary.
When telling others a trade secret, they should be informed that the information is confidential. It can also be beneficial for secret holders to understand what a trade secret is and what it means to misappropriate such information.
One way of ensuring that a person is aware of the need to keep information private is to sign all parties involved sign a confidentiality agreement. This agreement should go over the definition of a trade secret as well as the need to keep the information confidential.
Remind those involved often of what information is considered confidential.
The UTSA first came into being in the 1970s, and was written by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law. It was particularly important to propose a law that could be applied uniformly across the states, since sometimes trade secrets would be illegally used in state that made no provisions for their misuse. When no provision were made, some companies were able to willfully steal and profit from the inventions of others, thus the act has helped reduce the amount of violated trade secrets.
Revisions to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act have been made several times, largely to expand of the original definitions. As of 2011, 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands have adopted this act. The five states that have not adopted the act include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming. States that do not incorporate the act follow common law principles, or laws that come from other state laws and court decisions.
Tricia has a Literature degree from Sonoma State University and has been a frequent UnitedStatesNow contributor for many years. She is especially passionate about reading and writing, although her other interests include medicine, art, film, history, politics, ethics, and religion. Tricia lives in Northern California and is currently working on her first novel.
What is a Uniform Law?
What is a Need to Know Basis?
What is International Trade?
What is Espionage?
Has There Been Any Progress Towards Flying Cars?
What is a Tattletale?
What is the USPTO?
Re: LinkedIn. It depends. Customer lists are often considered a trade secret. In fact, an Ohio case (Al Minor & Associates, Inc. v. Martin) found that a list of customers that wasn't written down (it was instead memorized) was protected by trade secret law.
However just because it's a list of customers that doesn't necessarily mean that it *is* trade secret, just that it might be. An attorney would help explain the distinction.
"The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) is a US Federal law that provides for information on how long patents can be maintained, and for the judicial process to which one is entitled if someone knowingly violates or misuses patented trade secrets." -- Absolutely nothing in this sentence is accurate. Always consult a qualified attorney before relying on anyone's legal advice.
I have a company stating that a previous employee is violating the UTSA by keeping their LinkedIn profile and connections, though the profile has changed to show their new place of employment. Can a networking site and the connections within it qualify as trade secret information?
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Jack Cohen (biologist)
(Redirected from Jack Cohen (scientist))
For other people named Jack Cohen, see Jack Cohen (disambiguation).
Jack Cohen, FRSB (19 September 1933 – 6 May 2019)[1] was a British reproductive biologist also known for his science books and involvement with science fiction.
LifeEdit
Cohen was born 19 September 1933 in Norwich[2], but grew up in Stoke Newington.[3] His father was killed shortly after the end of the Second World War, 1 September 1945. His grandfather was a rabbi and he himself was an observant Jew, but later became an atheist. Nevertheless, he continued to attend the synagogue for cultural reasons.[3] He was married three times, and had six children.[3]
Academic careerEdit
Cohen studied at University College, Hull, where he obtained a BSc (external degree of the University of London) in 1954. He obtained his PhD in Zoology at the same institution (by then Hull University) in 1957.[4] He went to the University of Birmingham for post-doctoral work, and was appointed Lecturer in the Department of Zoology and Comparative physiology in 1959. He worked for a year at Harvard Medical School then returned to Birmingham as a Senior Lecturer in 1968, a position he held until 1987. His former students include Sir Paul Nurse, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Medicine. In 1974 the University of Birmingham awarded him a DSc for his work.[5]
From 1987 to 1989 he was Senior Embryological Advisor and Manager of Laboratories at the IVF/Infertility Clinic of a London private hospital. From 1995 to 1996 he was Visiting Professor at the Weizmann Institute, Israel. From 1996 to 2000 he was a consultant at the University of Warwick, jointly to the Ecosystems Unit of the Biology Dept and the Mathematics Institute. He was an Honorary Professor at the Mathematics Institute of the University of Warwick[6] and a Visiting Professor at Durham Business School.
He published in prestigious journals such as Nature and wrote textbooks such as Living Embryos – an Introduction to the Study of Animal Development (1967) and Reproduction (1977). His theory of sperm redundancy[7] was important in studies of fertility and treatment of infertility. He was a Fellow of the Institute of Biology.
Other activitiesEdit
Cohen worked as a consultant for science fiction television shows and science fiction novels regarding the creation of plausible aliens. The writers who acknowledged his assistance included Anne McCaffrey for the Dragonriders of Pern; Harry Harrison for his Eden trilogy; Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes for their Legacy of Heorot; James White of Sector General fame;[8] David Gerrold for the Chtorr ecology; and Terry Pratchett for several works.
Cohen and fellow University of Warwick researcher Ian Stewart, a mathematician, collaborated with Terry Pratchett to write four Science of Discworld books, which accompany his Discworld series. Pratchett made them both "Honorary Wizards of the Unseen University" at the same 1999 ceremony where the University of Warwick gave Pratchett an honorary degree. Anne McCaffrey dedicated All the Weyrs of Pern (1991) to Jack and Judy Cohen and credited Jack with making fact of her fiction.
Cohen and Stewart also co-authored books on epistemology.
Cohen was a member of the high IQ society Mensa.[9] He was one of the small group of British Mensans who persuaded science fiction author Isaac Asimov to visit the United Kingdom in June 1974.[10]
He had a long-standing interest in the design and natural balance of (particularly manmade) lake ecosystems, having designed new filtration systems but also led in reinstating Victorian designed systems at various locations around the UK.
In 2009, he became a patron of the anti-circumcision charity NORM-UK.[11]
His hobbies, according to the author profiles in his books, included boomerang-throwing and keeping strange animals.
BooksEdit
The Science of Discworld, with Ian Stewart and Terry Pratchett
The Science of Discworld II: The Globe, with Ian Stewart and Terry Pratchett
The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch, with Ian Stewart and Terry Pratchett
The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day, with Ian Stewart and Terry Pratchett
Figments of Reality, with Ian Stewart (non-fiction)
The Collapse of Chaos, with Ian Stewart (non-fiction)
Evolving the Alien: The Science of Extraterrestrial Life, with Ian Stewart. The American and second editions were published as What Does a Martian Look Like? The Science of Extraterrestrial Life
Wheelers, with Ian Stewart (fiction)
Heaven (fiction), with Ian Stewart, ISBN 0-446-52983-4, Aspect (May 2004)
Living Embryos, Pergamon (1967)
Reproduction, Butterworths (1977)
Spermatozoa, Antibodies and Infertility (1978) with W. F. Hendry
Living Embryos (1981) with B. D. Massey
Animal Reproduction: parents making parents (1984) with B. D. Massey
The Privileged Ape (1989)
Stop Working and Start Thinking (2000) with Graham Medley
^ Stewart, Ian (3 June 2019). "Jack Cohen obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
^ "Jack Cohen shorter CV". Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
^ a b c The Jewish Chronicle 6 July 2005 "Not only connections"
^ Cohen, Jack (1957). "The inter-action between pigment cells and other feather germ components in the production of some colour patterns in feathers" (PhD thesis). University of Hull Library. University of Hull. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ Cohen, Jack (1974). "Published Work in Developmental Biology" (DSc thesis). University of Birmingham Library. University of Birmingham. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ "Professor Jack Cohen". University of Warwick. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ Cohen, Jack (19 August 1967). "Correlation between Sperm "Redundancy" and Chiasma Frequency". Nature. 215 (5103): 862–863. Bibcode:1967Natur.215..862C. doi:10.1038/215862a0.
^ An interview with Dr. Jack Cohen Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Astrobiology: The Living Universe
^ Mensa Archived 23 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Frequently Asked Questions
^ Andrew May. "Isaac Asimov's First Visit to Britain". Andrew-may.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ "NORM-UK welcomes Professor Jack Cohen". NORM-UK. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
Dr. Jack Cohen official website
Jack Cohen: books and SF Convention talks
Terry Pratchett Receives Honorary Degree from University of Warwick —with his "Wizard Making" of Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart at the University of Warwick
The kohanim: interview with Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart on the kohanim and genetics
Podcast of debate at University of Warwick on Intelligent Design between Steve Fuller and Jack Cohen
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'The 15:17 to Paris' Stars Talk Being Real-Life Heroes and Clint Eastwood
Kit Bowen February 8, 2018 1 like
Imagine having Clint Eastwood first tell you he was making a movie about you and your experience and then asking you to star as yourself. Welcome to the world of Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler and Spencer Stone, the courageous real-life stars of Eastwood's latest film, The 15:17 to Paris.
These three life-long friends, who in 2015 were having a fun vacation together in Europe together, found themselves taking center stage when they thwarted a terrorist attack on a train bound to Paris. The film follows their friendship, which started with the boys in middle school, through their struggles trying to find their footing in life.
At the time of the attack, Skarlatos was an Oregon National Guardsman, Stone was a U.S. Air Force Airman First Class, while Sadler was a college student, but their tremendous bond had never wavered. The world watched in stunned awe as the media reported that these three young men stopped a heavily armed gunman and saved the lives of over 500 train passengers.
Stone, Sadler and Skarlatos ended up writing a memoir about their experience, their friendship and the faith and values they hold dear, and Clint Eastwood came calling. The rest is history.
At the recent press day, We Live Entertainment joined in a great conversation with Sadler, Skarlatos and Stone, as they talked about the attack, playing themselves in a major motion picture – and of course, Clint Eastwood.
Was there ever a time when you guys thought, "I'm sort of reluctant to share this. I'm sort of reluctant to be labeled a hero"?
Alek Skarlatos: "Definitely reluctant to be labeled a hero because we feel like we were just doing what we had to do to survive. But as far as sharing it, we had no problem talking about it. It wasn't really a negative experience for us and, Anthony said before, it kind of changes the narrative on terrorist attacks and I think it's definitely a positive story and should be told, because it just goes to show that just because someone is willing to die doesn't mean they'll always win."
Anthony Sadler: "I was reluctant to play ourselves because basically it was out of the realm of possibility for us. It just seemed so unheard of. So when Clint presented it to us, we said, 'Yes, of course," but then when we left the room I was like, "I don't know. I don't want to risk the success of our story, having not acted before.' You know. Actors can do it. That's normal. The normal way to do it. But then, it being hindsight, I'm glad he chose to do it that way because I think the picture needed that sense of authenticity. But I was definitely reluctant for sure."
Was there a moment that was kind of difficult to revisit?
Sadler: "The situation, a lot of people think it's traumatic for us, but it's really not. It's unique in the way that nobody died, so I think we have the advantage of that. It's kind of snowballed and blossomed in the past two years into such a blessing in our lives. We just feel like, especially being cast in the roles to play ourselves, it's kind of like our responsibility to tell the story so people can draw positive themes in their own lives out of it at this point."
It's still hard to believe no one was killed, not even the terrorist.
Skarlatos: "Well, we tried [to kill the terrorist]… I tried to shoot him with the handgun twice and the AK once, but the AK was on safety and the handgun was empty. So. That's kind of the role of like, you know, fate or God watching out for it. Because that's just kind of the way it played out. I mean, nobody died that day, not even the terrorist."
Sadler: "I said it was actually a blessing for three of us that we didn't have to watch or one of us had to kill him. You know what I mean? Because that would have been pretty … That was the moment that slowed down for me, like a movie scene when Alek went down to pick the gun up. They didn't really depict that in the movie, but when he picked the gun up he basically charged it, and he was going to fire it. But Spencer was right there and it was kind of like, 'Shoot him, but don't, 'cause Spencer is right there.'"
Spencer Stone: "I mean, in the moment, obviously I was just seeing red. I was just going to kill him. He tried to kill me multiple times, and that's what I'm going to do to you. I remember doing it and hearing things. I don't remember any visuals because I'm pretty sure I closed my eyes or I blacked out or something, 'cause I just was fully expecting to get shot. But I do remember just feeling really slow when I was running at him and then hearing him work the gun. I heard him pull the trigger and then mess with it some more and then I made it to him. But looking back, and like Anthony said, it's a blessing that we didn't have to [kill him], and we honestly would have just been giving him what he wanted."
What did you guys think when you first saw the movie?
Skarlatos: "I loved it. Because we wanted nothing more than it just to be accurate and to be exactly what happened and nothing else. And that's what it is. So, I mean, we're extremely happy with it."
Stone: "Yeah, especially the fight sequence. I mean, that's what we really wanted to get right. You know for a time, and our families in general, it's just exactly to the tee what happened."
Sadler: "The one thing we wanted was to be happy with the picture no matter how it was reviewed, or received or anything like that. So, when we finished it, we all looked at each other and we were like, 'That was it.' So at the very least, that was our story, so take it or leave it basically is how we feel."
What was the most meaningful reaction you got from someone afterwards?
Skarlatos: "The French actor that was on the train wrote an article in People about how basically he felt like we saved the lives of his kids. That was the first like a real story because, before that, I had just thought, 'Oh, you know. We saved a bunch of people, and we did what we did to survive. And that was that.' But that was kind of the first actual like a human story that I heard of. 'You didn't just save people, you saved my sons.' It was just a father, basically saying how we saved his children and that to me was very heavy and personal and it kind of put a face to when they say you saved hundreds of people or whatever. That really puts a face to it and makes it more human."
Sadler: "For me, I spoke to a Boy Scout troop. They just invited me… and then they were probably no older than seven-years-old. I told the story and then it was time for them to ask me questions and for the first time, that's how I realized what it means to children. They really think we're superheroes. They made me a cape and everything. They thought I had powers or something. That's when it hit me that this story is bigger than us. I thought it meant a lot to adults who understand the gravity of the situation, but we're actually role models to a younger generation with this story. So that was the first time it really hit me about how far of a reach the story had, even to children like that."
Stone: "That just reminded me of something I almost completely forgot about. It was right after the terrorist attack. I was in Germany recovering from my injuries and stuff, and we met this really nice family that took us offbase to this nice German restaurant. They had like three younger kids, and I guess they were all fighting in the car, like who gets to sit next to me at the table. The girl, the oldest one, won I guess. So she's sitting next to me and she's just asking me, legitimately asking me, 'Can you fly?' It just broke my heart. The same thing – made me realize what it means to kids."
What do you believe has kept you grounded in all of this success?
Stone: "Friends and family."
Skarlatos: "Our friendship, because we all keep each other humble. And then, our families for sure love keeping us humble. It's like their favorite pastime."
Sadler: "It's like, we did that for sure, 100 percent, but we were there and we know how we should not be here today. Just from the list of circumstances that put us there. Things that tried to prevent us from being successful, or the gun not going off. Whatever you want to list. It's just like, we can't even get big heads about it, 'cause we know it wasn't just us. It wasn't just within our own power. It was really God. That's really what it was, and we identify that so it kind of prevents us from getting too big-headed, because we know it wasn't just in our own abilities that we did it."
How do you feel that faith and military service works hand in hand?
Skarlatos: "I'm not entirely sure that they are that related just because I know a lot of people in the service that aren't religious at all. But at least for us, it was kind of more of like, more just like faith that we were on the right path because I know Spencer said this, that a lot of times we didn't feel like we had direction, and so a lot of times we turned to God for direction. We definitely joined the military hoping that it could kind of give our lives some structure and direction. And I think in our personal story, that's kind of why it all played out the way it did. The military definitely helped give us the skills that we needed in the aftermath of the train attack, so I don't think that it was an accident that we just happened to be in the military."
How was it working with Clint Eastwood?
Skarlatos: "It took us a little bit to get used to it in the beginning, for sure. But I think, by honestly the second or third week we were just only getting maybe like three or four takes per scene, per camera angle, or whatever. But, yeah. It definitely sped the process up a lot."
Sadler: "You have to learn his style 'cause he doesn't say action or cut."
Skarlatos: "He'll just say, like, 'That's enough' or 'Go ahead.'"
Sadler: "We'd finish a scene and you'd look over at him, and he has a very neutral face, so it's like, does he hate it? Does he love it? I can't tell. It could be either. We learned that if he's moving on that means he got it."
Stone: "I felt like we picked up on it pretty quick. I mean, a quarter of the way through the thing we were pretty much getting as many takes as seasoned actors. A couple of times, he said, in his Clint Eastwood voice, 'I'm proud of you, old boy.' And I said, 'Thanks.'"
When you met Clint Eastwood for the first time, what were your thoughts?
Stone: "Man. It was weird. I was just sitting on my mom's front porch, and he called me. I mean, obviously there were things before, like meeting him at the award show, sending him the book, but that was like when things were getting real. When he told me he was going to put one of the projects he was currently working on down to do ours, I was like, you don't get to do that. Dang, you know. That's serious."
Skarlatos: "I mean, honestly every time when we are around him, we're just trying to listen to everything he says, 'cause he doesn't talk a lot on his own. When he's being asked a question, or whenever he does talk to you, you really want to pay attention. He's a man of few words, but everything he says is just horribly relevant, and just so much wisdom… I mean he's had a long, very productive life, and he has lived a lot of experiences, so we're just trying to gain as much wisdom as we can by listening to him and, you know, learning from him, especially as a director and hopefully as actors."
Sadler: "It's just like, you know, our lives have been such a whirlwind the past two years that a lot of stuff flies by us and we forget we even did some things, but if there is one time I tried to be attentive and in the moment, it was during the set, like shooting. Because, I was like, our time is limited with him, I just need to soak everything I can. So I just found myself just watching him do nothing, even if he was doing nothing.
And to hear the backstories. A lot of his crew has been working with him for 20, 30 years. They would just come up and encourage us or they'd give us a tip about how we operate. Or a tip about previous movies and big actors, like they tell us about how Morgan Freeman gets directed by Clint Eastwood or whoever it may be. Angelina Jolie. So it was like good to hear that information having no exposure to the world before that. You know?"
What's your favorite Clint Eastwood movie?
Skarlatos: "I got Bridges of Madison County and High Plains Drifter."
Really? Bridges of Madison County? I would think Unforgiven…
Skarlatos: "That's what I like about [Bridges of Madison County], though. Because it's not a stereotypical Clint Eastwood role. I watched it after we did the movie and I was like, 'Damn, I didn't know he could do that.' You know. It was almost like a surprise because you always see him in these typical Western-type roles, like a hero, and then he does that."
What do you hope audiences walk away from this with?
Sadler: "I think the movie just does a good job of showing how ordinary we are. Often times, like in the headline, people hear about off-duty servicemen stopping a terrorist act, they're like, 'Of course they would.' The movie does a good job at showing the three of us, that none of us have seen anything like that before. We're just three young ordinary guys, and it shows the dynamic of our friendship. It shows also that it's just not extraordinary. It's not something that's just in the three of us because a lot of people think it's some trait that we have why we acted. I think the movie does a good job at showing, depicting that anybody is capable of the extraordinary. You just don't know until you find yourself in that situation. So hopefully that inspires people to overcome obstacles in their own life."
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Świergotka złotoskrzydła (Psephotellus chrysopterygius) – gatunek średniej wielkości ptaka z podrodziny dam (Loriinae) w obrębie rodziny papug wschodnich (Psittaculidae). Występuje jedynie na półwyspie Jork w północno-wschodniej Australii. Jest zagrożony wyginięciem.

Systematyka
Gatunek ten po raz pierwszy zgodnie z zasadami nazewnictwa binominalnego opisał John Gould, nadając mu nazwę Psephotus chrysopterygius. Opis ukazał się w 1858 roku na łamach
"Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London". Jako miejsce typowe autor wskazał miejsce w Australii o przybliżonych współrzędnych . Obecnie gatunek zwykle umieszczany jest w rodzaju Psephotellus. Nie wyróżnia się podgatunków.

Morfologia

Czoło bladożółte, wierzch głowy od oka czarny, zwężający się ku tyłowi do cienkiego paska w dół karku do grzbietu; reszta głowy i części podogonowych turkusowo-niebieska; szeroka czerwona plama od brzucha do pokryw podogonowych; grzbiet płaszcza i pokrywy skrzydeł lekko brązowe, ale ze środkowymi pokrywami złotożółtymi; ogon ciemnozielonkawy z niebieskim obrzeżem; kuper turkusowo-niebieski. Samica bladozielona z bladobrązowym wierzchem głowy i bladoniebieskim kolorem na przedniej części głowy i dolnej części brzucha; blada pręga podskrzydłowa.

Dorosłe osobniki osiągają 26 cm długości ciała i masę 54–56 g.

Zasięg występowania
Świergotka złotoskrzydła występuje w środkowej i południowej części półwyspu Jork w północno-wschodniej Australii (północna część stanu Queensland).

Pożywienie
Dieta świergotki składa się głównie z nasion traw (w szczególności schizachyrium), uzupełniana roślinami strączkowymi.

Rozmnażanie
Okres lęgowy: kwiecień–czerwiec, czasami również lipiec–sierpień.
Gniazdo: budowane w kopcach termitów.
Jaja: 3–6.
Wysiadywanie: około 20 dni.

Status zagrożenia i ochrona
Ze względu na zagrożenia powodujące szybko zmniejszającą się populację, szacowaną w 2022 roku na 780–1100 dorosłych osobników, gatunek został wpisany na listę IUCN ze statusem ochronnym zagrożony (EN, Enadangered). Gatunek ten jest ujęty w I załączniku konwencji waszyngtońskiej (CITES).

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Bibliografia

Linki zewnętrzne

Ptaki Australii
Papugi wschodnie
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1858 roku


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Twelve of Africa's 40 richest people are billionaires from South Africa, Forbes' second annual list of Africa's 40 Richest showed on Thursday.
South Africa's Nicky Oppenheimer (pictured) was second on the list, Johann Rupert third.
Christo Wiese was sixth, and Patrice Motsepe eighth.
Desmond Sacco and Stephen Saad are in the top 20, while Cyril Ramaphosa, Lauritz Dippenaar and Raymond Ackerman are in the top 30.
Gerrit Thomas Ferreira, Koos Bekker and Jannie Mouton also feature on the list.
The combined net worth of those listed in the top 40 is R652.6 billion, up 12 percent over last year.
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The average age was 63, Forbes said.
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Denver and Washington, D.C., March 2, 2021 – Cozen O'Connor is pleased to announce that former Consumer Protection Division Chief and Assistant Attorney General Meghan Stoppel has joined the firm's Denver and Washington D.C., offices as a member in the State Attorneys General Practice. Stoppel has served in high-level public roles and led and resolved multistate investigations in key industries including education, financial services, health care, and pharmaceuticals. She also understands the regulatory challenges facing general counsels, having served in a privacy and marketing compliance role for a multibillion dollar consumer-facing corporation.
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She supported the Nebraska Attorney General in his role as co-chair of the National Association of Attorneys General's Antitrust Committee and as co-chair of NAAG's Consumer Protection and Charities Committees. Stoppel's deep relationships in the state attorneys general community, and her commitment to ensuring Cozen O'Connor's clients understand their consumer protection obligations, makes her a valuable addition to the Cozen O'Connor State Attorneys General Practice.
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A new television ad critical of Wal-Mart says that the huge retailer's business practices are far from Christ-like, a reporter on Channel 4's newscast informed us the other night, but she quickly added – lest anybody get the wrong idea about Wal‑Mart or Channel 4 — that "religious leaders" had concluded the ad's labor-union sponsor was only attempting to appropriate the banner of Christian values for the union's own secular purposes. Those "religious leaders" she mentioned turned out to be Jerry Cox, the head of the Arkansas Family Council, a right-wing lobby group. All one of him.
Conservative pundits profess to see major mistreatment of Wal-Mart in the media. They see what they want to see, just as that Channel 4 reporter saw a band of Jerry Coxes. Wal-Mart has many friends and protectors in the media, especially the Big Media. Wal-Mart is, among other things, an advertiser, much more of an advertiser than any labor union or consumer group, and no cow is so sacred to most of the media as an advertiser.
When ABC's "World News Tonight" focused its attention on a class-action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the show ran a segment quoting one plaintiff, then went to three sources for criticism of the case, including Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott. Steve Bokat of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, another member of the defense team, echoed Scott, calling the suit "fundamentally unfair." ABC reporter Geoff Morrell advised that "economists say [the lawsuit] could have a chilling effect on big retailers, forcing them to raise prices and implement stricter policies for promotion." For affirmation of Morrell's remarks, the network turned to Tim Kane of the right-wing Heritage Foundation, who said the lawsuit would "make the management risk-averse; that adds cost to you and me." No other economists were quoted. E pluribus unum.
Wal-Mart roughs up the media as much as the other way around. Among the largest sellers of media products, Wal-Mart denies shelf space to those it deems inappropriate, such as "America (The Book)," a satirical look at politics and government by Jon Stewart and Comedy Central's Daily Show. Too irreverent for Wal-Mart.
It was widely reported that Time magazine had intended to select Osama bin Laden as its "person of the year" for 2001, but backed down under pressure from Wal-Mart, which did not officially confirm the reports, but didn't deny that pressure had been applied either. Editor Wal-Mart at work.
Time had no hard feelings that it dared show, if it wanted to stay on the shelves of the company that accounts for 15 percent of all single-copy magazine sales in the U.S. In June 2005, Time did a cheerleading piece on Wal-Mart's Chinese enterprises. It found that Chinese employees and customers alike were delighted with Wal-Mart, the big softy.
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