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Intelbrief / IntelBrief: The Incalculable Costs of the Iraq War
IntelBrief: The Incalculable Costs of the Iraq War
Local Iraqis flee from Basra in southern Iraq as smoke looming over the city (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus).
On March 20, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq; 15 years later, the repercussions are still unfolding.
The consequences of the war have been immense, ranging from personal loss and injury to regional instability and global terrorism.
Issues that are consuming policy-makers now—the rise of the Islamic State, as well as the increased regional influence of Iran—stem directly from the Iraq War.
Presenting a picture of an unstoppable Iran and giving concessions to Saudi Arabia on nuclear technology would give the world a new Iraq war–this time in Iran.
On March 20, 2003, the United States began its military campaign in Iraq to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein and reduce the threat that Iraq posed to the U.S. and the region. The threat to the U.S. was inflated and distorted, with the issue of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and the specter of state-sponsored terrorism presented to the public as casus belli. The war removed the threat of Saddam—a very real threat to the Iraqi people and the region—but created a new threat, that of terrorism for the U.S. and others. 15 years on, the U.S. is still fighting the Iraq war; now it just goes by other names.
The financial costs of the Iraq War for the U.S. are difficult to accurately assess, given how the budgets are created with emergency funds and the costs in other military operations that are directly linked to the original invasion– such as the current coalition to fight the so-called Islamic State. A 2013 study by the Costs of War Project at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University assessed that the Iraq war had cost the U.S. $2 trillion, a figure that would balloon to $6 trillion over the next four decades when interest and health care costs get factored in. Those figures do not include the ongoing costs of fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and in Syria, or the massive costs associated with counterterrorism in the U.S. and elsewhere to fight the persistent risk of Islamic State terror attacks and plots.
The human costs are even harder to assess. The U.S. lost 4,424 service personnel in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and another 31,952 were injured, many quite severely. The U.S. has been struggling to provide adequate health care to veterans of the Iraq War. The hidden costs of lives negatively impacted by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are impossible to quantify but are devastating. Estimates of Iraqi civilians killed in the war range from 180,807 to 202,757 according to the site 'Iraq Body Count' that works to provide accurate accounting of deaths related to the war. The personal and emotional costs to Iraqis are beyond measure–and are ongoing. The destructive toll the war took on communities was repeated again with the rise and then fall of the Islamic State.
The repercussions of the original invasion have not faded in the 15 years since the U.S. kicked-off the war with 'Shock and Awe' and expectations of a quick victory. The region is far less stable and safe than it was on March 19, 2003—though the removal of the violent and repressive Saddam regime undoubtedly helped large parts of the Iraqi population. The threat and the reality of terrorism is also far greater in the region and beyond, the exact opposite of what was intended with the invasion. Yet, polls show that some Americans still believe that the Iraq war was justified and that the mistruths posited by the Bush administration about Saddam Hussein's nuclear weaponry and WMDs were not simply warmongering to get a nation on board with invading Iraq, but the truth. We are in danger now of repeating this pattern with Saudi Arabia and Iran. There are those in the Trump administration who are intent on countering Iran's influence by force. Presenting a picture of an unstoppable Iran and giving concessions to Saudi Arabia on nuclear technology would give the world a new Iraq war–this time in Iran.
There has been no accountability for the Iraq war. Those who outright lied or bent the truth beyond recognition in order to achieve their geopolitical aims, and even those who were simply gravely mistaken in their analysis of the threat Saddam Hussein posed to the global community, have never been held to account. This is the outcome: a war that decimated a population and gave rise to terrorist groups– and came at an incalculable cost to the American military. The reality of what happened in both Washington and Iraq should be front-of-mind on March 20, 2018, so that future operations are undertaken with far greater care and accountability.
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/* TEMPLATE GENERATED TESTCASE FILE
Filename: CWE122_Heap_Based_Buffer_Overflow__cpp_CWE805_int_loop_21.cpp
Label Definition File: CWE122_Heap_Based_Buffer_Overflow__cpp_CWE805.label.xml
Template File: sources-sink-21.tmpl.cpp
*/
/*
 * @description
 * CWE: 122 Heap Based Buffer Overflow
 * BadSource:  Allocate using new[] and set data pointer to a small buffer
 * GoodSource: Allocate using new[] and set data pointer to a large buffer
 * Sink: loop
 *    BadSink : Copy int array to data using a loop
 * Flow Variant: 21 Control flow: Flow controlled by value of a static global variable. All functions contained in one file.
 *
 * */

#include "std_testcase.h"

namespace CWE122_Heap_Based_Buffer_Overflow__cpp_CWE805_int_loop_21
{

#ifndef OMITBAD

/* The static variable below is used to drive control flow in the source function */
static int badStatic = 0;

static int * badSource(int * data)
{
    if(badStatic)
    {
        /* FLAW: Allocate using new[] and point data to a small buffer that is smaller than the large buffer used in the sinks */
        data = new int[50];
    }
    return data;
}

void bad()
{
    int * data;
    data = NULL;
    badStatic = 1; /* true */
    data = badSource(data);
    {
        int source[100] = {0}; /* fill with 0's */
        {
            size_t i;
            /* POTENTIAL FLAW: Possible buffer overflow if data < 100 */
            for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
            {
                data[i] = source[i];
            }
            printIntLine(data[0]);
            delete [] data;
        }
    }
    ;
}

#endif /* OMITBAD */

#ifndef OMITGOOD

/* The static variables below are used to drive control flow in the source functions. */
static int goodG2B1Static = 0;
static int goodG2B2Static = 0;

/* goodG2B1() - use goodsource and badsink by setting the static variable to false instead of true */
static int * goodG2B1Source(int * data)
{
    if(goodG2B1Static)
    {
        /* INCIDENTAL: CWE 561 Dead Code, the code below will never run */
        printLine("Benign, fixed string");
    }
    else
    {
        /* FIX: Allocate using new[] and point data to a large buffer that is at least as large as the large buffer used in the sink */
        data = new int[100];
    }
    return data;
}

static void goodG2B1()
{
    int * data;
    data = NULL;
    goodG2B1Static = 0; /* false */
    data = goodG2B1Source(data);
    {
        int source[100] = {0}; /* fill with 0's */
        {
            size_t i;
            /* POTENTIAL FLAW: Possible buffer overflow if data < 100 */
            for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
            {
                data[i] = source[i];
            }
            printIntLine(data[0]);
            delete [] data;
        }
    }
    ;
}

/* goodG2B2() - use goodsource and badsink by reversing the blocks in the if in the source function */
static int * goodG2B2Source(int * data)
{
    if(goodG2B2Static)
    {
        /* FIX: Allocate using new[] and point data to a large buffer that is at least as large as the large buffer used in the sink */
        data = new int[100];
    }
    return data;
}

static void goodG2B2()
{
    int * data;
    data = NULL;
    goodG2B2Static = 1; /* true */
    data = goodG2B2Source(data);
    {
        int source[100] = {0}; /* fill with 0's */
        {
            size_t i;
            /* POTENTIAL FLAW: Possible buffer overflow if data < 100 */
            for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
            {
                data[i] = source[i];
            }
            printIntLine(data[0]);
            delete [] data;
        }
    }
    ;
}

void good()
{
    goodG2B1();
    goodG2B2();
}

#endif /* OMITGOOD */

} /* close namespace */

/* Below is the main(). It is only used when building this testcase on
   its own for testing or for building a binary to use in testing binary
   analysis tools. It is not used when compiling all the testcases as one
   application, which is how source code analysis tools are tested. */

#ifdef INCLUDEMAIN

using namespace CWE122_Heap_Based_Buffer_Overflow__cpp_CWE805_int_loop_21; /* so that we can use good and bad easily */

int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
    /* seed randomness */
    srand( (unsigned)time(NULL) );
#ifndef OMITGOOD
    printLine("Calling good()...");
    good();
    printLine("Finished good()");
#endif /* OMITGOOD */
#ifndef OMITBAD
    printLine("Calling bad()...");
    bad();
    printLine("Finished bad()");
#endif /* OMITBAD */
    return 0;
}

#endif

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One genre that we are seeing less and less of these days is the heist genre. Some of the greatest films of all time like Dog Day Afternoon, Reservoir Dogs, and The Killing are films in the heist genre. To me what is most interesting about the genre is how a heist film can be done in so many different tones. A heist movie like The Killing can be very serious and focused on the heist itself, while others like Ocean's Eleven are more comedic and have more of a focus on the characters.
While it sounds like it would be easier to make, the heist comedy is a tough balancing act. Unlike a regular heist movie, the team behind the film has to give an equal focus to the characters, the heist itself, and also to giving the audience some big laughs. Trying to make this balance is what ultimately prevented heist films like Ocean's 12, The Perfect Score, and Tower Heist from ever coming together. Luckily enough, Art of the Steal is able to make that balance, and be an enjoyable caper.
Art of the Steal follows Crunch Calhoun, a former thief and motorcyclist who is returning from jail. Trying to make his mark on history, Calhoun along with his old team try to pull of their biggest heist yet.
Usually when a big cast like this is assembled together, most of the actors are just there for a paycheck. Even the greats like George Clooney and Brad Pitt made their attempts at a cash grab with Ocean's 12. In Art of the Steal, the cast actually gives it their all, and does a fine job.
I don't even think they remember making the movie!
To be honest, I was beginning to miss seeing Kurt Russell in movies. He has always been a great talent, and played a huge role in classics like The Thing. Here, Russell is not stretching himself very much out of his comfort zone, but brings his natural charisma to his role as the leader of this group of thieves. The other standout in the cast has to be Jay Baruchel. Like Russell, Baruchel is not asked to stretch himself very much as an actor, but he is one of the great funnymen in the industry. Both Russell and Baruchel share the screen for a significant portion of the film, and have great comedic timing together.
Other ensemble members like the leads are not stretching themselves, but do a good job with their respective roles. From character actors like Jason Jones and Kenneth Welsh, to well-known talents like Matt Dillon and Terence Stamp, everyone is bringing their best effort to the film. Most importantly, it seems like all of the actors here are having fun with their roles, which translates well to the audience.
Terence Stamp, or as I like to call him, the OG Zod.
Everyone in the cast also has a great deal of chemistry together. All of these actors play really well off each other, even with most of these actors possessing very different skill sets. It's easy to spot the camaraderie this group has from their first frame together, as they just bounce dialogue off each other with great ease and fluidity.
Managing this giant cast is director Jonathan Sobol. For Sobol, Art of the Steal is his directorial feature film, and he does a rather impressive job with it. Sobol does a great job of the balancing act between making a comedy, while still keeping focus on the heist itself. He also does a fantastic job of adding some nice stylistic touches, with each most of these touches being unique for a film of this nature.
Sobol also had the task of writing the film, and gave a solid effort. Fueling this great connection between the cast is a really sharply written script. Throughout the film, there were a surprising amount of laughs that really caught me off guard, with a few of them even being really hardy laughs. There are not so many laughs to where it takes away from the heist element itself and makes the film a straight comedy, but enough spread through the film to entice the audience.
While the screenplay excels when it comes to the dialogue, it's not nearly as strong as when it comes to the story. The heist itself is rather interesting, but the details about the heist do get a bit convoluted. There are several changes about what the final end goal is for the heist itself, and it just makes the story itself seem really unfocused. This all leads to an ending which is satisfying, but a bit predictable.
Predictability is another issue that plagues the film. Present here in the film are a lot of cliches that have been seen and done before in a heist film. It just feels like after awhile, the film was borrowing a bit too heavily from other heist films, and could have been a bit more original with its script and even its character arcs.
Another minor issue: Art of the Steal runs on a bit too long. After the heist ends, there is still a good thirty minutes left of aftermath, and that in general felt a bit too long. Maybe adding more details to the heist or just cutting down the third act in general really could have helped in balancing the pacing.
Even with the film ultimately stealing a bit too much from other heist films, Art of the Steal is a consistently fun watch thanks in larger part to its great cast, snappy dialogue, and stylish direction.
Do a Shot: for Kurt Russell: welcome back to making movies!


Whiskies from the Island of Islay make up for some of the best single malts in the world. Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Ardbeg and Bowmore can be seen to be the most famous in many markets, whilst Caol Ila, Bunnahabhain and Bruichladdich are also producing the best peated whiskies out there. Kilchoman is the newest distillery which sits unique by being farm based. The Closed distillery on the island is Port Ellen, although their maltings is still active by supplying to others on Islay.
A spectacular release from the prevalent Bowmore distillery on Islay. This liquid was initially distilled back in 1965, it was then matured for over four decades in a single sherry hogshead until 2008. This Premier Range bottling was released for the travel retail market and only 57 bottles were produced from the cask. This is bottle number 46.
Bowmore from the 1960's is enough to make most whisky collectors weak at the knees. This is the 1969 vintage, aged for 40 years and just 50 bottles made it out at 44.8% ABV. A rare treat indeed.
A very rare single cask release of Ardbeg bottled by Douglas Laing for the Plowed Society of Las Vegas and originally released for the USA market. Distilled in October 1972 and aged for 29 years in a single Sherry cask before being bottled in November 2001 at 48.4% ABV with only 227 bottles released.
Released for the celebration of 500 years of Scotch Whisky by Speymalt Whisky Dist ltd. This Ardbeg was distilled in 1974 and bottled in 1994 and limited to 454 bottles.
This is sure to delight any serious Ardbeg collector - bottled in 2000, this is the epic Ardbeg 1975, a very well-known release among long-time fans of the distillery. It was released shortly after Glenmorangie resurrected the distillery.
A 36 year old from Wemyss Malts Autumn 2017 releases, distilled at Caol Ila! Carpaccio Salsa Verde is the oldest release from the twelve bottlings brought to us by Wemyss. Distilled in 1981, this rather peaty single malt Scotch whisky was drawn from a single hogshead cask and bottled at 46% ABV.
Released by Duncan Taylor as part of the Tantalus range, this is quite something from the Bowmore distillery. A 31 year old single malt Scotch whisky presented in a hand crafted case, made from the cask itself that matured this exact Spirit! Independent bottlers Duncan Taylor have done a fine job with the Tantalus bottlings.


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Q: Keydown event not working on option in Angular I have the following code and need to trigger a function when the user presses enter to choose from an option.
If I use (click) event, everything works as expected, however this will only execute the function on click, which is not great for UX.
<form (ngSubmit)="onCreatePost(formData.value)" #formData="ngForm" autocomplete="off" class="form">
    <select name="name" ngModel>
        <option value="" disabled selected>Choose language</option>
        <option *ngFor="let language of languageList" (keydown.enter)="getLanguageCode(language.code)">{{ language.name }}</option>
    </select>
    <input type="text" name="code" [ngModel]="langCode">
    <button type="submit" class="button-primary" [disabled]="!formData.valid">Submit</button>
</form>

A: Try to use (keydown.enter) on select instead of each option. I used it on form and works fine.

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var app=angular.module("myapp",[]);

app.directive('myEnter', function () {
    return function (scope, element, attrs) {
        element.bind("keydown keypress", function (event) {
            if(event.which === 13) {

             alert("Enter is Pressed");
             event.preventDefault();
            }
        });
    };
});

    <input type="text" my-enter="doSomething()">

alternative is to use standard directive ng-keypress="myFunct($event)"
  $scope.myFunct = function(keyEvent) {
  if (keyEvent.which === 13)
alert('I am an alert');
 }

A: try adding on onchange event listener on the select element. The onchange event should trigger irrespective of whether you are using a mouse or keyboard to select the options.

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Lions News Reports
Texans come calling for OC Ben Johnson
By Jeff Bilbrey
Inside the Article:
What they are saying about Ben Johnson
According to a tweet from Tom Pelissero, the Texans, who fired head coach Lovie Smith on Sunday, requested an interview with the Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson for their head coaching job.
In his first season as the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions, Ben Johnson made a significant impact, helping the unit improve in various metrics and finish the regular season with the fifth-highest scoring average in the league.
via PFF
As a result, Johnson is expected to be a hot commodity in the offseason, with several teams needing new head coaches potentially considering him as a candidate. Despite having only one year of experience as a coordinator, Johnson has shown creativity and the ability to get the most out of the team's best players, earning praise from head coach Dan Campbell.
Why it Matters:
The success of the Lions' offense under Johnson's guidance is significant because it demonstrates his potential as a play-caller and leader. His performance this season has likely caught the attention of other teams around the league, who may be looking for fresh ideas and a fresh approach to turn their offenses around. Johnson's background and experience may make him an attractive candidate for a head coaching or coordinator position, especially if he can continue to develop and evolve as a coach.
The Texans, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, and Arizona Cardinals currently have head coaching vacancies.
"I have not gotten anything yet, but no, I would certainly not be shocked," Campbell said. "He would be worthy of that, I think a ton of Ben, I said it before, I just think he's extremely bright, he's creative, he's organized, he's a great communicator. I mean, he's got it, and I would do anything I can to help him. That's the bottom line. Of course, I don't want to lose him, but I'm not gonna hold him back either. I would help him any way I can help him."
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From thigh gaps to bikini bridges, a number of problematic body shape trends have increased in popularity of late. But the newest movement to blow up on social media is, fortunately, a positive one.
The "hip dips" hashtag is celebrating the distinctive curve between the outer upper thigh and hip bone that many of us have.
Thousands have taken to social media to share images of their "hip dips", with messages embracing the natural and normal body part that so many women feel self conscious about.
"I used to effing HATE my hips. SO much," one Instagrammer wrote. "No matter how much I dieted or went to the gym they would never go away! I have only recently learned to embrace them and realised it's the structure of my body and that's not going to change. Love your body, embrace your flaws. Focus on being healthy, whatever what means to you."
We couldn't be happier to see this body-positive movement take off.


Renowned nuclear physicist and father of China's hydrogen bomb Yu Min died at the age of 92 on Wednesday, according to Chinese media China Daily News. His theoretical research led to China becoming the fourth country in the world to successfully develop a thermonuclear weapon.
Born in Tianjin, north China on August 16, 1926, he studied in the Department of Electronics of Peking University in 1944, before transferring to the Department of Physics in 1946 where he majored in theoretical physics.
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced an agreement with Tianjin municipality to set up a specialised nuclear technology university in the northern Chinese city.
After graduating in 1949, he continued his postgraduate research in Peking University for a couple of years. He then became an assistant researcher and associate researcher at Modern Physics Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, joining Chinese physicists Qian Sanqiang and Peng Huanwu.
From 1961, Yu was involved in the theoretical research of nuclear weapons and contributed solutions to a series of fundamental and critical problems, such as proposing a nuclear coherent structure model that filled the gap in China's nuclear theory.
In a 2007 story by People's Daily, Yu recalls that they obtained an important reference number from foreign sources, but wondered how the number came about. After pondering the problem for days, he awoke from a nightmare and held his wife's hand shouting, "I got it, I got it, it's clear to me, it's clear to me."
Codenamed 'Test No.6, China's first hydrogen bomb was successfully detonated on June 17, 1967 at Lop Nur Test Base in Malan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The test, which yielded 3.3 megatons, came just 32 months after the country's first atomic bomb test.
The weapon tests were so highly classified that even Yu's wife Sun Yuqin had no idea of his involvement until his retirement in 1988. In interviews, he revealed that his involvement with the Chinese nuclear programme was not in line with his interests, but driven by patriotism.
In the years since the declassification of his work, Yu Min began to receive recognition for his contributions including receiving the country's top science and technology prize, the National Supreme Science and Technology Award, from Chinese President Xi Jinping in January 2015.
Film of China's hydrogen bomb tests from 1966 (starts 09:00) and another test.


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Meek Mill Moves Closer to New Trial — With Unlikely Support from the Philadelphia D.A.
Before premiering his upcoming, Jay Z-produced Amazon series, "Free Meek," on August 9, Philadelphia-based rapper Meek Mill had a far greater show to deal with. And one with twice the drama and character arcs.
On Tuesday, Mill and his lawyers stood before three Pennsylvania Superior Court judges in a Philadelphia courtroom to ask that his 2008 conviction on gun and drug charges be tossed out and a new trial be set. Even before Tuesday's hearing, lawyers on both sides had already agreed that the most damning testimony during the initial 2008 conviction was based on poor evidence from, and credibility issues with, "a bad cop," in the words of Mill's appellate attorney, Kim M. Watterson — and that such testimony be thrown out going further. The sole witness at the original trial was the now-retired Reginald Graham, who later was placed on the Philadelphia district attorney's office "do not call" list due to his history of misconduct.
Though clearly pleased and smiling, Mill and his lawyers did not speak on the way out of the Center City courthouse. Instead, Van Jones, the CEO of REFORM Alliance, spoke for Mill and on behalf of REFORM, stating confidently that Mill's conviction would be overturned completely within two months.
"I have been in criminal justice for 25 years, and I have never seen a district attorney's office be calling for a new trial at the same time the defendant is calling for a new trial," said Jones. "We are one step closer to justice. This hearing was an extraordinary moment where you have attorneys on both sides saying that a new trial should go forward."
Also in the mix at the July 16 hearing: a long held request for fresh adjudication. Mill's original 2008 judge, Genece Brinkley, sent Mill back to prison in 2017 after she found he'd violated his probation with minor technical probation violations and returned him to prison for 2-4 years. Brinkley had also denied Mill's continued bids for a new trial, stating in court papers that she did not believe Mill's lawyers or the D.A.'s office had sufficiently proved the evidence used to secure his original 2007 arrest was tainted.
State prosecutors have been on Mill's side for some time, as they did not oppose his release on bail after the rapper got thrown back in prison for a few months in late 2017, and even argued that Brinkley had exhibited bias against the entertainer.
What made the July 16 hearing fascinating was that the prosecuting body, the Philadelphia District Attorney's office — led by controversially liberal D.A. Larry Krasner — also agreed that the police officer was an unreliable witness, and that Brinkley had repeatedly shown bias in her decisions. One of the three Pennsylvania Superior Court judges even told Mill (resplendent in an all-black suit and Dior pin) and his attorneys that if the appellate court ruled the rapper should be granted a new trial, procedural guidelines required that his case would be transferred to a judge other than Brinkley.
In keeping with the mission of the REFORM Alliance to dramatically reduce the number of people who are unjustly under the control of the criminal justice system, Van Jones said outside the courthouse that Mill wasn't just doing this for himself but for countless other incarcerated souls victimized by that same system.
It ain't over yet, but it's far closer to having Mill remove the stain of a decade-plus conviction from his record.
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Do you think war is inevitable?	It is not.
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The steering committee of the Peace and Security Funders Group unaimously and enthusiastically approved the Jubitz Family Foundation's application for membership to the Peace and Security Funders Group.
The central purpose of Peace and Security Funders Group is to enhance the effectiveness of the network of grantmakers supporting work in the area of peace and security by: 1) facilitating the exchange of information and ideas among funders regarding emerging issues of international security, and innovative approaches to the problems of peace and security; 2) providing opportunities for strategy development and collaboration; 3) providing a forum for funders to receive in-depth analysis of developments in the field; and 4) encouraging funders not currently making grants in the peace and security field to work in this area and to participate in PSFG.
Promoting Nonviolence, Addressing Hate & Preventing Global Conflicts: The Role of Media Outlets
Dr. Joseph G Bock and Dr. Abbee Corb headline a special one-day event for change agents and stakeholders held at Portland State University on May 31, 2013. Attendance of this event is free and open to the public, but online pre-registration is required.
Oregon Arms Spending Alternatives Project Discussed
The War Prevention Initiative of the Jubitz Family Foundation and University of Oregon Law School's Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center co-sponsored an exploratory brainstorming session to discuss a possible campaign in Oregon inspired by the Minnesota Arms Spending Alternatives Project (MNASAP).
Nobel Peace Laureate José Ramos-Horta participates in panel on global war prevention
At the 2012 General Conference of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) in Mie, Tsu, Japan, War Prevention Initiative director Patrick Hiller organized and chaired a plenary panel discussion on the topic "Global War Prevention – Are we at a turning point in history?"
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War Prevention Initiative Director Patrick Hiller met with Professor David Cortright, Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. In their discussion on the initiative's commitment to war prevention, Cortright emphasized the need for a comprehensive campaign strategy for preventing war in Iran. A recently published report by the Iran Project – a non-governmental organization that seeks to resolve differences between the United States and Iran -supports arguments for avoiding military approaches.
War Prevention Initiative hosted "Parkdale Peace Gathering 2"
Under the theme of "Bridging gaps and next steps in war prevention" the Parkdale Peace Gathering 2 brought together a group of scholars, practitioners, Rotarians and other individuals dedicated to peace. We were glad to host conflict resolution experts such as Harry Anastasiou, Rob Gould and Tom Hastings from Portland State University, Tim Hicks from the University of Oregon and Elaine Hallmark from the organization "Beyond War" and the manager of the Rotary Peace Centers, Brad Lauman.
War Prevention Initiative met with author Karl Marlantes
On July 11, 2012 core team members of the War Prevention Initiative Al Jubitz and Patrick Hiller, as well as invited guest Jim McCobb met with New York Times Top 10 Bestseller Karl Marlantes in Seattle. He is the author Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War and the recently published non-fiction work What It Is Like To Go To War.
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The Hopeful Alternative – A Global Peace System, by War Prevention Initiative's Executive Director Patrick Hiller was featured in the Shift Network's "The Catalyst".
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An international team led by researchers of the Leiden University Medical Center and Lund University in Sweden propose that selection of random epigenetic differences causes particular embryos to survive under adverse conditions in the womb. The embryos that survive may, however, end up with poor health as adults. The scientists report their findings in Cell Reports.
The conditions encountered in the womb can have life-long impact on health. Scientists have previously assumed that this is because embryos respond to adverse conditions by programming their gene expression. Now researchers propose a radically different alternative. Rather than being programmed by the environment, random differences in gene expression may provide some embryos with a survival advantage, in particular when conditions are harsh. By studying DNA methylation, an important mechanism to control gene activity, the researchers found that a specific part of the DNA methylation pattern was missing among famine-exposed individuals.
The new research was motivated by the observation that people conceived during the Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944-1945 suffer from reduced cardiovascular health in their sixties. This can be attributed to persistent changes in how genes are expressed, through so-called epigenetic modification of the DNA. "We know that a lack of nutrition decreases the likelihood of an embryo to survive. Our new study indicates that surviving famine in the uterus hinged on having a DNA methylation pattern allowing continued growth of the embryo in spite of limited resources. But those same methylation patterns may have adverse health effects much later in life", says Bas Heijmans, epigeneticist at the Leiden University Medical Center.
To understand the interplay between epigenetics and survival of the embryo, the researchers took inspiration from evolutionary biology. In evolution, random genetic variation is filtered by natural selection, resulting in accumulation of variants that best 'fit' the environment. A computer model showed that random epigenetic variation between embryos is inevitable, just like genetic mutation. Some of the random DNA methylation variants may enhance an embryo's chance to survive on low nutrition. As a consequence, those epigenetic variants will become more common in cohorts that were exposed to a famine as embryos. "We have always struggled to explain how early embryos would be able to modify specific epigenetic marks in response to nutrition. It is fascinating that selective survival based on random epigenetic variation fits the data best", says Tobias Uller, evolutionary biologist at Lund University.
The full article 'Selective survival of embryos can explain DNA methylation signatures of adverse prenatal environments' can be found at the Cell Reports website. The study was a collaboration between the Leiden University Medical Center (The Netherlands), University of Lund (Sweden), Wageningen University and Research (The Netherlands) and Columbia University (USA).


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Колки — множественное число от слова коло́к.
 Набор колков на струнных музыкальных инструментах.

Топонимы
 Россия
 Колки — деревня в Кромском районе Орловской области.
 Колки — деревня в Невельском районе Псковской области.
 Колки — посёлок в Кинельском районе Самарской области.
 Колки — село в Петровском районе Саратовской области.

 Белоруссия
 Колки — деревня в Петриковском районе Гомельской области.
 Колки — деревня в Борисовском районе Минской области.
 Колки — деревня в Клецком районе Минской области.
 Колки — деревня в Ушачском районе Витебской области, Веркудский сельсовет.

 Украина
 Колки — посёлок в Маневичском районе Волынской области.
 Колки — село в Чудновском районе Житомирской области.
 Колки — село в Дубровицком районе Ровненской области.
 Колки — село в Теофипольском районе Хмельницкой области.

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Solo opera 'Mordake' engaging, but elusive
Entertainment // Performance
OPERA REVIEW
Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic
May 26, 2008 Updated: Feb. 11, 2012 6:14 a.m.
1of2John Duykers rehearses for "Mordake," a one-man opera by local composer Erling Wold, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in Oakland, Calif. Photo by Noah Berger / Special to the ChronicleNoah Berger/SFCShow MoreShow Less
"Mordake," the solo opera by composer Erling Wold and librettist Douglas Kearney that had its world premiere as part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival, starts with a terrific premise. It's about a guy with a second face - a woman's face, no less - on the back of his head, who whispers evil nothings into his ear.
There are a lot of theatrical directions you could go with an idea like that. You could opt for the drama of split personality, a meditation on image and reality, an exploration of gender issues, a family gothic or even the reliable old carnival freak show combined with the ever-enthralling spectacle of madness.
"Mordake" tries them all - and takes no more than an hour to do it.
The result, heard during Thursday's opening performance at the tiny Shotwell Studios in the Mission, is every bit as engrossing and twitchingly uncentered as that sounds. Buoyed by tenor John Duykers' bravura performance in the title role and Wold's cagy, restlessly lyrical electronic score, the piece holds the listener's attention forcefully throughout a series of brief, disconnected segments.
But Mordake and his demon double never come fully into focus. Like their protagonist, the opera's creators - including director Melissa Weaver and computer engineer and sound designer Frieder Weiss - wind up squirming this way and that in an attempt to get a clear fix on their subject, which remains stubbornly elusive.
What comes through instead is a fragmentary assortment of partial views. Mordake, the scion of a noble family, expounds on the symbolism of the panther at the center of the family crest. He studies phrenology; he rages at his alter ego; he reminisces about his early family life; he scourges himself.
Along the way, a manservant is evidently murdered, although the details are fuzzy. There may be other murders in the past as well, although the details there are even fuzzier. At the end, he lays himself out, under either a blanket or a shroud, and sings the curtain down.
None of this adds up to much of a dramatic shape, and the constant thrashing of theatrical modes - from literal to stylized, from frenzied to lyrical, from baroque to austere - quickly grows disorienting.
What the opera does boast, though, is a number of striking set pieces and a score that at least adapts itself deftly to the ever-changing stylistic landscape. In "Mordake," Wold builds upon the luscious, rootless minimalism of such earlier works as "A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil" and "Queer," injecting it with a newly anguished urgency.
At some points, it is the Expressionist harmonies (Expressionist, that is, by Wold's standards) that carry that mood; at others, as in the expansive phrenology aria, it's the tense, burbling, synthesized accompaniment. Now and again, electronic wizardry creates a duet between Duykers' voice and its feminine counterpart - a wonderful sonic image that cries out for a firmer theatrical context.
Then there are the memorable passages where Wold indulges his melodic bent, as in the final lullaby. In the opera's most striking scene, Mordake presents his story as a ghoulish children's tale ("Once there was a boy who ate his family") sung with a keening melodic simplicity that is heartbreaking.
None of this would work even as well as it does without the virtuosic efforts of Duykers, who commands a nearly bare stage with just his vocal and theatrical bravura (along with a few props and some video effects) to keep him going. He storms, he blusters, he bewails his fate - and, when necessary, he taps into reserves of sweetly tuned lyricism. It's a dynamic, affecting performance.
Mordake: Erling Wold and Douglas Kearney's opera runs through June 7. Shotwell Studios, 3252-A 19th St., San Francisco. Tickets: $16-$20. Call (800) 838-3006 or go to www.sfiaf.org.
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Joshua Kosman has covered classical music for the San Francisco Chronicle since 1988, reviewing and reporting on the wealth of orchestral, operatic, chamber and contemporary music throughout the Bay Area.
In his spare time, he is the co-constructor of a weekly cryptic crossword puzzle in The Nation magazine, and has repeatedly placed among the top 20 contestants at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.


This post is designed to help de-mystify the hundreds of analytics metrics available into a smaller number of important metrics for digital marketing campaigns.
It is designed for analysts and is taken from a presentation given at Measure Camp in 2013. It may seem basic to some, but should still offer a useful reference guide for many (I hope!).
NB: whilst doing this, it was essential to use advanced segments for organic traffic and also for separating out branded keywords for each of them.
These worked well as key metrics on these types of campaigns as strong trends in all three of the above areas helped to prove that there were increasingly more pages that were optimised for more keywords. You could also gain insights into how well offline initiatives were working when analysing branded traffic and probably, most importantly, long term trends for increases in organic traffic.
One of the best tips I learnt from a practitioner with over ten years worth of analytics experience was to set up goals around both time on site and the number of page views. We used, as a baseline, 3-5 pages and 3-5 minutes time on site, but it would vary quite a lot depending on the vertical and would require tweaking for each project.
This worked really well when analysing traffic sources, channels and keywords. It's one of the most actionable analytics techniques I know and can work well on additional profiles in order to help reduce noise depending what platform your using (e.g. if some are aggregating goals like Analytics SEO).
This is worth really reviewing as I have seen a lot of different analytics accounts and would expect that 90%+ I've seen should be reviewing their goals more frequently and are probably missing some useful goals.
Some more advanced goals we use at GPMD are to set goals around how much visitors are worth on certain pages in certain scenarios and to also set goals on moving around the site in different ways to aid usability and conversion.
Another massively under-utilised feature I have seen over and over again is not setting values for organic goals. This is a really simple thing to do which is incredibly effective. The most obvious example is you should be trying to make sure values exist for newsletter sign ups, which I have rarely seen. These are the kind of conversions that can make a huge difference to ROI analysis on digital campaigns and could be the difference between determining if they are successful or not.
Events on ecommerce projects are really important to us as an agency, especially on projects like The Watch Gallery where we are working on both design and marketing. These work really well to use liberally on key pages around the site to test for user engagement such as more info, calls to action, thumbnails, social sharing icons, finance information and many other features on particularly product and category pages.
It's particularly useful to see which elements of key pages are working and whether they being used or not. This is really actionable when designing pages and confirming that the right decisions have been made.
It can make every single marketing activity you do instantly more profitable.
If you strive to be the best converting site in your vertical and can achieve even a small ROI on each channel than you can be in a situation where you can aggressively outspend your competitors to attack traffic acquisition with confidence.
For SEO campaigns often the organic search assists can drastically increase the amount of ROI you can deliver for clients.
The thing I love most about improving the speed of pages is that it's guaranteed to improve both user experience and conversion rates. There are also compelling case studies from Google, Bing, Amazon and Zappos. There have even been direct correlations with sales and average page speed at Amazon and it's been a key focus for all of these companies. You can read more about the data here.
I was lucky enough to work with an amazing team at Analytics SEO and our experiments included accessing data from Open Calais, Wordnet and Freebase which can offer deep analysis into relevancy. In recent years this has become a massive factor for Google (since Penguin especially, the relevancy of your backlink profile has become hugely important).
One metric which is tipped by many of the worlds top search practitioners is the increase of bounce rate as a ranking factor. Google is able to track if you click another link in quick succession after visiting a site or run another search i.e. determining a type of engagement metric / bounce rate if they clicked on your site. Google are massive on user engagement and I think we will see an approach where Google puts pressure on webmasters to build sites for users and will expect the best ranking sites to offer a strong user experience.
Out of all of the metrics I have used over the years I have seen "referring domains to domain" and "referring domains to page" correlate with Google rankings more closely than anything else; although, it's worth noting trying to chase algorithms too much is becoming increasingly pointless.
Something I am seeing a shift in from my own experience is domain authority and brand signals causing powerful domains from large companies to rank better and better. There are a number of terms I have been tracking recently where brands seem to be ranking for very competitive terms with traditionally weak landing pages in terms of links. A gradual trend over the last decade has been for Google to become increasingly more biased towards brands (I believe largely because they are less likely to rip you off!).
Social engagement is also definitely becoming a stronger ranking factor, although interestingly due to the churn on social media they tend to provide only short term benefits. However, there are increasingly more case studies of sites ranking purely on social signals, with Charlie Sheen's affiliate partners ranking off the back of his viral activity on Twitter. There are also case studies that suggest that you can benefit from better rankings from paid coverage on social platforms.
Local SEO has become more and more important. Something Google has focused on throughout its existence is trust and returning results that are reputable to users. Having a physical location is one of many ways Google can trust you more; and citations and reviews can also offer strong brand signals. I believe this to be especially powerful if you are a large company with many locations and "authorised dealer" type links from other major brands.
Since Google released Penguin, anchor text has been a huge consideration for SEOs. Previously, I was always surprised how sites could throw exact match anchor links for competitive terms like "pay day loans" with 80-90% exact match anchor text and rank well. It was an obvious aspect of Google's algorithm that has been gamed for many years. Since this update having a "natural" link profile and monitoring the number of branded anchor text links you acquire in a tool like Analytics SEO or Majestic SEO has become essential.
Some of my favourite metrics are Majestic SEO TrustFlow and Alexa Rank. The logic behind these are TrustFlow gives you a six degrees of separation type score for how close a domain is to a trusted, human reviewed resource.
Alexa Rank (and to be fair all similar metrics) is never as accurate as I would like. This is because the data is always based on samples of either users or keywords. However, if a site is highly likely to be generating organic traffic, it is also far more likely to be a link prospect you would want to approach. Unfortunately, identifying low quality links is highly subjective and difficult to do without actually looking at them. Nevertheless, these two metrics are the ones I have found to be most interesting.
1. Brand signals and search volumes to continue to become major factors, as they are difficult to game.
2. Local SEO, as I've touched on, can be used as a measure of how trustworthy a business is through citations, reviews and having physical locations.
3. Citations in particular, due to all the manipulation of links over the years, will also become a really strong and possibly a more reliable signal than links.
4. Authorship to become more important and a focus on who links to you.
5. Automated network analysis e.g. forums and social activity I think will increase a.k.a. Coolhunting.
6. Social signals are really interesting as traditionally social was really easy to game in comparison to Google, such as creating large volumes of Twitter accounts, but there has been a focus on spam detection on social networks and it's come a long way. This will make social metrics much more reliable in the future.
7. Spam signals and Penguin will certainly continue to iterate as there are still plenty of examples of spam, despite the large changes we have seen.
8. Impossible algorithms – there have been periods where I have seen Google's algorithm being chased and reverse engineered with obvious areas of success such as anchor text. In recent years its becoming far more pointless to try and spend too much time on this and creative ideas for content and outreach in the future will almost always prove to be time better spent.
Steve Lock works and blogs for GPMD as Head of Search. In his spare time he is the UK Co-Chair for SEMPO and a Search Awards judge. You can follow him on Twitter via @stevejlock.


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Personal Loan Agartala, 21 January 2022 from Indian Overseas Bank
How does one get a Personal Loan in Agartala?
As on 21 January 2022 You can get the personal loan in the Agartala by going to mymoneykarma.
Agartala, a rapidly developing city, is the state capital of Tripura. The name Agartala is derived from two words - "Agar" refers to an oily and valuable perfume tree, and the word "tala" refers to a storehouse. It refers to the abundantly available Agarwood trees in the region. Located on the bank of the Haora River, Agartala is located 2 kilometers away from the Bangladesh Border. The city experiences a humid climate, with heavy rainfall throughout the year except during the dry winter days. The city has around half a million population and is divided into 49 wards for effective administration. Most of the residents of Agartala are employed in government-owned enterprises. The Public Sector Units that provide employment in Agartala are ONGC, GAIL, Powergrid Corp. Of India Ltd, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and BSNL among a few others. The economy of Agartala developed at a very slow pace until about the year 2000. A few MNCs have recently entered the city and the city is gradually picking up the developmental momentum. NIT, Tripura Medical College, Tripura University, MBB College, ICFAI UNIVERSITY, etc. are some of the prominent academic institutions in the city. Hinduism is the most common religion and there are plenty of temples in the city. There are many churches as well since Christianity is also a widespread faith. There are several spectacular places of tourist interest such as Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala Amusement Park Amtali, Venuban Buddha Vihar, Jagannath temple and College Tilla, apart from the numerous parks and gardens that beautify this city.
How to get personal Indian Overseas Bank Personal Loan in Agartala
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In 1964 the head office of Indian Overseas Bank was inaugurated at Mount Road. The Indian Overseas Bank has been the first public sector bank to introduce mobile banking services using Wireless Application Protocol(WAP). On 29 August 2003, the Indian Overseas Bank has opened an extension counter at Bambalapitiya, Ceylon. In 2005, the IOB began a representative office in Guangzhou; China followed which the bank opened another representative office in Kuala Lumpur and Dubai, UAE. In 2007 The bank took over Bharat Overseas Bank. After three years, Malaysia granted a commercial banking license to a local bank jointly owned by Bank Of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank, and the Andhra Bank. The new bank named, India International Bank (IIB Malaysia), began its operations in 2012 in Kuala Lumpur and had a large population of Indians. The Andhra Bank has a 25% stake in its joint-venture, BOB owns 40%, and remaining 35% is with IOB. On 31 August 2013, the Indian Overseas Bank has incorporated an offshore banking unit in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The bank also converted its existing Extension Counter at Ceylon into a full-fledged branch. In 2014-15, the IOB bank has crossed the target of 3000 ATMs as on 2014.IOB also launched m passbook app as a new mobile banking initiative.


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https://celticswire.usatoday.com/2017/12/11/numbers-show-celtics-thriving-on-late-game-comebacks-and-clutch-play/
Numbers show Celtics thriving on late-game comebacks and clutch play
The Celtics have been playing from ahead most of the season, but there's a reason why they have the best record in the NBA. Even when they're down they manage to right the ship at a surprisingly impressive level.
Also interesting (I thought): At 6-3, @celtics are the only team over .500 when trailing or tied entering the 4th quarter. They're 11-5 when behind or tied at the end of the half, second only to Golden State (9-2).https://t.co/nhv1GRYDGZ
— Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) December 11, 2017
Brad Stevens' teams had a tendency to either play from behind or give up huge leads, usually the sign of an overachieving team that will fall flat int he playoffs. But this year, they are blitzing teams in the third quarter. Their 18.1 net rating in the third trails only Golden State, who is all the way up to 27.6 per NBA Stats.
Boston has played more clutch scenario games than anyone and are 23-5 in those games. However, they are just fourth in net rating at 6.5, half of the Warriors' league leading 12.8. Houston, Golden State and even Toronto are ahead of them. These numbers show how they
Their players reflect their impact in the clutch, as Kyrie Irving is third in the league in clutch scoring at 4.5 points per game. He is trailing only LeBron James and the GOAT Dion Waiters.
Boston has passed the eye test in their ability to establish their footing in the third, or get back on track in the fourth. The data continues to back it up, showing they can come back from halftime and kick butt, while also being able to get it together in the fourth. These are the clear markings of a consistent team, which eventually leads to being an elite team come playoff time.
With Marcus Morris set to miss several weeks and now Irving dealing with a thigh contusion that kept him out Monday, it will be interesting to see if the Celtics can continue to hold up this trying methodology.
Could the James Harden deal open up other trade targets for Boston?
The Boston Celtics may have elected to pass on trading for disgruntled Houston Rockets star James Harden, but that doesn't mean the deal will not end up generating potential trade targets for the team.
Sometimes, it makes more sense to build up an already-solid roster around the margins instead of going for the big splash of a trade. With two young rising stars on the wing, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, locked up for several seasons beyond 2020-21, dealing for a star with the baggage and age of Harden probably wasn't the right move for the Celtics.
But who...
Who might return to action in what games for the Boston Celtics?
The Boston Celtics have had a LOT of players either testing positive (Robert Williams III, Jayson Tatum) or in the league's health and safety protocols as a precautionary measure (Tristan Thompson, Grant Williams, Javonte Green, Semi Ojeleye, Jaylen Brown) in recent days.
They've had to postpone games because of it, and may yet have to kick down the road at least another while players return to available status -- particularly given Kemba Walker and Romeo Langford remain out while recovering from injury. How long will the Celtics be in such a position? That depends on when players...
Could the NBA's approach to COVID-19 safety be built off of a faulty premise for play outside of a bubble environment?
That's exactly the question raised by the Athletic's Tim Cato and Jared Weiss, who note the surging case numbers around the league and the related necessity of placing players adjacent to them for too long or without masks into the league's health and safety protocols for contact tracing. With a growing number of games either being played with a skeleton crew of players or being postponed when the number of available players dips below the NBA's...


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Dickinson Morris – firma założona przez Johna Dickinsona w 1851 roku. W 1886 roku Joseph Morris dołączył do firmy jako praktykant, a w roku 1901 firma zmieniła nazwę na Dickinson & Morris. W marcu 1992 roku po pożarze firmy Samworth Brothers kupił nieruchomości i przeprowadził gruntowną restrukturyzację.

Obecnie firma Dickinson Morris jest jedną ze spółek korporacji Samworth Brothers notowanej na londyńskiej giełdzie papierów wartościowych.

Dickinson Morris zajmuje się produkcją ciast z mięsem oraz produkcją 20 odmian kiełbas.

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Segment Reporting [Abstract]
NOTE 22. OPERATING SEGMENTS
Operating segments under GAAP are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Cummins' chief operating decision-maker (CODM) is the Chief Executive Officer.
Our reportable operating segments consist of the following: Engine, Components, Power Generation and Distribution. This reporting structure is organized according to the products and markets each segment serves and allows management to focus its efforts on providing enhanced service to a wide range of customers. The Engine segment produces engines and parts for sale to customers in on-highway and various industrial markets. Our engines are used in trucks of all sizes, buses and recreational vehicles, as well as in various industrial applications, including construction, mining, agriculture, marine, oil and gas, rail and military equipment. The Components segment sells filtration products, aftertreatment systems, turbochargers and fuel systems. The Power Generation segment is an integrated provider of power systems, which sells engines, generator sets and alternators. The Distribution segment includes wholly-owned and partially-owned distributorships engaged in wholesaling engines, generator sets and service parts, as well as performing service and repair activities on our products and maintaining relationships with various OEMs throughout the world.
We use segment EBIT (defined as earnings before interest expense, taxes and noncontrolling interests) as a primary basis for the CODM to evaluate the performance of each of our operating segments. Segment amounts exclude certain expenses not specifically identifiable to segments.
The accounting policies of our operating segments are the same as those applied in our Consolidated Financial Statements. We prepared the financial results of our operating segments on a basis that is consistent with the manner in which we internally disaggregate financial information to assist in making internal operating decisions. We have allocated certain common costs and expenses, primarily corporate functions, among segments differently than we would for stand-alone financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. These include certain costs and expenses of shared services, such as information technology, human resources, legal and finance. We also do not allocate debt-related items, actuarial gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, changes in cash surrender value of corporate owned life insurance, flood damage gains or losses, divestiture gains or losses or income taxes to individual segments. Segment EBIT may not be consistent with measures used by other companies.
Summarized financial information regarding our reportable operating segments at December 31, is shown in the table below:
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Depreciation and amortization as shown on a segment basis excludes the amortization of debt discount and deferred costs that are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income as "Interest expense."
Segment EBIT included restructuring and other charges for each business segment of $20 million (Engine), $6 million (Components), $12 million (Power Generation) and $14 million (Distribution). See NOTE 19, "RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES," for additional detail.
Distribution segment EBIT for the year ended December 31, 2013, included a $7 million gain and $5 million gain for the fair value adjustment resulting from the acquisitions of a controlling interest in Northwest and Rocky Mountain, respectively. Distribution segment EBIT for the year ended December 31, 2012, included a $7 million gain on the fair value adjustment resulting from the acquisition of a controlling interest in Central Power. See NOTE 2, "ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES," for additional detail.
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Net assets for operating segments
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Total long-lived assets
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The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has made a shocking prediction about the 2019 elections in Nigeria.
The cleric revealed that it would be "one of the greatest miracles" if Nigeria pulled through the 2019 elections successfully.
"It will be one of the greatest miracles if we pull through the election successfully," he said.
"I do not see how we are going to conduct these elections if nothing urgent is done to increase a sense of national cohesion."
He said there was heightened tension in almost all states in the country, making it difficult to have a peaceful election.
"It would be difficult to find out single state where you do not have tension that could boil over," Kukah said.
Read also: New set of Arewa pastors brands Buhari 'Godsent', vows to 'hand over' anti-peace pastors to security
"If you multiply this by the number of states in Nigeria and the little sense of urgency, it would be difficult to talk about 2019 without a sense of foreboding.
"I have never felt this way. I prayerfully hope the government will wake up to appreciating how bitter people feel."
He said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has to do an "extraordinary work" to convince Nigerians of its readiness to be neutral during the general elections.
Kukah said this in an interview published in the April edition of The Africa Report magazine.
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17 May 2016, 10:54 pm EDT By Vincent Lanaria Tech Times
Google is going to incorporate Shopping ads on the mobile image search results page, giving both shoppers and non-shoppers a good look at sponsored products.
As for what this entails exactly, whenever a user types in a search query for an item, Images will yield links to websites where they can buy the item. On top of that, they'll also have the option to filter them out by color, type and location.
According to Google, the reason why it's implementing ads is because users usually ask the questions "What's the price of this?" and "Where can I buy it?" on Images.
"Whether they're looking for a new sofa or the perfect pair of earrings, people who search and shop on their smartphones at least once a week say that product images are the shopping feature they turn to most," Google says.
In other words, the Mountain View-based company is simply meeting the users — or at least a good portion of them — halfway with this.
While Google says that this is to help shoppers get the product they're looking for, this looks like a way to get them to use its services instead of typing directly on retailers such as Amazon.
Meanwhile, that's not all that the company has up its sleeves, as it's beefing up its local inventory ads. For the uninitiated, it's a feature that allows stores to list down the products they currently hold at specific locations.
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— U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin, first elected two years apart, are at near-opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to voting on key issues in line with President Trump.
That's according to FiveThirtyEight's Trump Score, a running tally showing how often national lawmakers' votes align with Trump.
The site shows Johnson's "Trump Score"' is 100 percent, similar to most other GOP senators. Meanwhile, Baldwin sits at 23.8 percent, showing she's more often aligned with Trump than seven other senators, including Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Logging the worst score, at 9.5 percent, is U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York.
As a Dem senator in a state that went to a Republican for the first time since 1984, Baldwin has recently been made a target by conservatives and other GOP-backing groups hoping to knock her off in 2018.
Among the groups after Baldwin is the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which launched ad campaigns last month knocking the Madison Dem over her opposition to the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and her "nearly identical" voting record to Warren.
In the House, U.S. Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner, Glenn Grothman, Mike Gallagher, Sean Duffy and Speaker Paul Ryan all logged a Trump Score of 100 percent, while U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan and Gwen Moore, among national lawmakers, registered a score of 0 percent. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, on the other hand, sits at 7.1 percent.
— Baldwin joined U.S. Reps. Glenn Grothman and Gwen Moore at the Jewish Community Center in Milwaukee on Monday to speak out against the bomb threats that Jewish schools and community centers have gotten.
.@MayorOfMKE, @RepGrothman, @tammybaldwin, @RepGwenMoore & @SenDarling visiting JCC in Whitefish Bay this AM. pic.twitter.com/0VdTuzg8sY
— Pete Zervakis (@PeteZervakisTV) February 27, 2017
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— Baldwin has introduced a bill with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., aimed at helping Holocaust survivors and their families.
The bill would make the State Department report on whether European countries are progressing in returning or compensating people for items that were wrongfully confiscated or transferred during the Holocaust.
Also introducing the bill were Reps. Joe Crowley, D-New York, and Chris Smith, R-New Jersey.
US. Sen. Ron Johnson is co-sponsoring the bill.
See more on the bill: https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/just-act-2017
— Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson told the committee Johnson chairs that insecurity on the border helps drugs flow into his community and in some cases lead to death.
Severson testified yesterday at Johnson's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which had a hearing on the "effects of border insecurity and lax immigration enforcement on American communities."
Severson, who's on the board of the National Sheriffs Association, said Mexican-produced drugs make up "the lionshare of controlled substances" in the area. In the last 10 years, 387 people have died from overdoses in the county.
And people's addictions can sometimes lead to more violence, such as home invasions or burglaries, he said.
"Our communities' drug enforcement officers must face the dangerous realities of the drug trade in Wisconsin," Severson said.
Watch the hearing: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/the-effects-of-border-insecurity-and-lax-immigration-enforcement-on-american-communities
— Eric Borgerding, CEO and president of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, says any replacement for the Affordable Care Act must fairly reflect Wisconsin's health care improvements.
"Here we are again on the brink of upheaval in health care," Borgerding told WisBusiness.com. "When that happens remains to be seen. What is certain is uncertainty."
See more from the WisBusiness.com interview: http://wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=385797
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Today I visited with families and leaders at @jccmilwaukee. I'd like to thank them for all they do to build a stronger community. When we turn a blind eye to intolerance and discrimination against any community or group, we allow the things that fuel hate crimes to go unchecked. Together, we must all stand up and speak out against anti-Semitism.
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Grothman on 'UpFront': Trump should take the lead on federal budget https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/grothman-on-upfront-trump-should-take-the-lead-on-federal-budget/
Have Gavel, Will Travel: Wisconsin's Jim Sensenbrenner has held the most town halls this year
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Democratic Rep. Ron Kind leads from the center http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democratic-rep.-ron-kind-leads-from-the-center/article/2615477
Waukesha County sheriff tells U.S. Senate of Mexico's drug threat http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/waukesha/2017/03/01/waukesha-county-sheriff-tells-us-senate-mexicos-drug-threat/98546084/
Hundreds gather to support Planned Parenthood at Milwaukee rally http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/hundreds-gather-to-support-planned-parenthood-at-milwaukee-rally
Duffy: Trump's address gives Americans reason to be optimistic http://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/03/01/duffy-trumps-address-gives-americans-reason-optimistic/98571378/
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin: Workers need Buy America commitment http://host.madison.com/ct/opinion/column/u-s-sen-tammy-baldwin-workers-need-buy-america-commitment/article_c72fb59e-b667-5edf-a3ab-5547c82a854b.html
Trump says 100% tariffs hurt Harley-Davidson sales in other countries http://www.jsonline.com/story/money/2017/03/01/trump-says-100-percent-tariffs-hurt-harley-davidson-sales-other-countries/98575588/
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Sydney – To mark the start of Santorini's peak tourist season, PETA activists descended on the Greek Consulate General in Sydney today to call for an end to Santorini's notoriously inhumane donkey rides. The protest was part of an international week of action, with similar demonstrations by PETA affiliates held at Greek embassies and consulates around the world, including in Berlin, London, The Hague, and Washington, DC.
A PETA exposé revealed that donkeys and mules are used as "taxis" in Santorini's scorching heat, forced to transport tourists up more than 500 steep steps to the old town of Firá, even though a cable car has been operating nearby for decades. Many animals were tethered in the blazing sun without access to water or shade – and some were even forced to continue working at night, hauling bags of rubbish.
A new law passed this year prevents owners from burdening their donkeys with weights exceeding 100 kilograms, even though, according to veterinary recommendations, donkeys shouldn't carry more than 20% of their body weight – approximately 50 kilograms.
"It's a disgrace that gentle donkeys are being marched into the ground as they're forced to work day in and day out with no relief from the hot sun," says PETA spokesperson Aleesha Naxakis. "PETA is calling on tourists to avoid these cruel rides while urging Greek authorities to step up and stop this abuse."
PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that "animals are not ours to use for entertainment" – opposes speciesism, which is a human-supremacist worldview.
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MONTELL MARTIN
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BY Sagaboi WORDS BY Cristian Burbano PHOTOGRAPHY BY Ekua King
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Montell Martin is a grounded, happy fellow and everybody loves it. With Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton and Raf Simons on his resume, the 21-year-old British model has made quite a splash in the two short years since kicking off his modelling career.
Martin was snapped up by Select Models in 2015 while working as a promoter for a few London nightclubs. His first season, AW'16, saw him book12 shows in Paris and London, not an easy feat for a new face. In between booking Burberry campaigns and evolving as a regular and favourite at fashion week, the Londoner dabbles in fashion design himself, with his label, Stop Snitching Clothing. Carried by retailers such as Harvey Nichols, the streetwear label is proving to be a successful endeavour for the young, "model-preneur" on the rise. Montell is all about making moves and moolah.
What's your heritage?
MM: I'm from Jamaica, Barbados & Antigua.
How did you get discovered?
My friend was a model at select and told me to walk in, and the rest was history.
If you can chill with anyone, dead or alive, who would that be and why?
Sean Combs, so I can speak to him about mentality.
If you would be a song which would you be?
"Mo' Money Mo' Problems" by The Notorious BIG feat. Mase & Puff Daddy.
Animal, Disney character, or superhero, which one would you be if you could be one?
A Super Hero because I've always wanted to be one.
What are you uncomfortable with?
Discrimination!!!
What would you like to change in the world?
Young people's mentality on a whole. "
What's your greatest wish for yourself?
To get everyone to believe they're great.
What do you offer that no one else does?
No clue.. hahaha. My personality, perhaps?
What's your greatest accomplishment?
When Harvey Nichols started selling my clothing line.
What would you do if you would not be modelling?
Figuring out how to get rich quick. Hahaha.
Scariest moment of your career?
Falling just before I had to walk my first fashion show.
What's your greatest strength?
Staying cool in the majority of stress filled situations
Happiest moment in fashion?
Landing the Burberry Campaign and the Raf Simons Campaign
What do you want to see change in the fashion industry?
Appropriate make up and hair stylists.
What does model behavior mean to you?
Depends on my mood, haha.
What do you want people to know about you?
That I've got a clothing Line (Stop Snitching Clothing Company, Ltd.), Give it a follow: @stopsnitchingclothing
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