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This Crazy, Cheap Technology Can Turn Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
Scientists are working on a new method for creating carbon-neutral fuel that sounds like science fiction.
By Laura Yan
Carbon Engineering
It sounds a bit like an environmental dream: a factory that sucks carbon dioxide from the air itself (cheaply, too), and converts it into fuel that can be used for cars and planes. But it's an actual project developed by scientists from Harvard University and Carbon Engineering, a Bill Gates funded company. If the new process is successfully implemented at scale, it could mean a more "optimistic" future for climate change.
In 2011, experts estimated that it would cost at least $600 to remove a metric ton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The new approach could remove the same amount for as little as $94. And it mostly relies on pre-existing processes and techniques, like what's already being used cooling towers and paper mills.
The technique involves three major steps: first, outside air gets sucked into a factory "contactor" and exposed to an alkaline liquid. When the air meets the strong base, it turns into water liquid containing carbon dioxide. In a factory, it undergoes a number of chemical reactions that then separates the base from the acid — a technique commonly performed in paper mills. Lastly, carbon dioxide gets combined with hydrogen, and converted into liquid fuels, including ones that can be used to power cars and planes (meaning that someday, the company could produce truly carbon-neutral fuels for vehicles). Researchers are optimistic and hopeful about the technique.
Scientists have already tested it in a pilot plant in Squamish, British Columbia, and the team is seeking funding to build an industrial-scale version of the plant. If it's successful, it could mean a solution to some of the hardest to decarbonize parts of the economy: steel and cement manufacturing, or long distance air travel. All it would come with is a price tag: the removal of CO2 would amount to something between three to five percent of the global GDP (at $100 a ton for removal). "This puts an upper bound on how expensive it could be to solve the climate problem, because there are lots of ways to reduce emissions for less than $100 a ton," Ken Caldeira, a senior scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science told The Atlantic.
Laura Yan Laura Yan is a writer in Brooklyn.
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When I first did the math, I was blown away. Then I did the math for ten years. Do you realize that over the past ten years you've spent 5,256,000 minutes? Over the past twenty years you've had over 10 million minutes. The number becomes nearly inconceivable when you understand that you may live over 100 years. If you reach your hundredth birthday, you will have lived a grand total of 52,560,000 minutes. That's a lot of minutes!
Your minutes are your currency. They belong to you, and how you spend them will determine the quality of your life going forward. Every minute you spend represents a choice—whether you made it with full awareness or not. Take charge of your minutes.
When you are young and starting a job, you may not have as much control over how you spend your time—at least you think you don't. For the most part, you will be working for other people. You may have a young family. There are many demands on your time that may not be of your choosing. But as you mature and develop a little more financial stability, personal and professional confidence, you'll need to rethink the way you approach time. Time is both a tool and a resource. The good news is that there are more opportunities than ever to achieve the ultimate balance through the Quality Time Living strategies of The 100 Year Lifestyle.
There are many great opportunities in this new economy for people who are smart enough to see and capitalize on them. These days, the most financially successful people are not being paid by the hour, by the month, or even by the year. They are being paid for their talent and by the results they produce. In order to produce greater results for yourself, it will be helpful to change your strategy with respect to time. Time management is a very important component of The 100 Year Lifestyle.
There are examples everywhere of people who have not figured out how to capitalize on time. We see this horrible imbalance very often today with two-income families who never get to see each other. They are working all the time and are typically all work and no play. They talk about business morning, noon, and night. They lose themselves in the process. Work is not simply a part of their life—work is their life. When parents are trying to figure out a way to balance their busy schedules, in the process, they miss out on the quality time that they deserve as a family.


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I have tried every product imaginable for dry lips. I never found one that worked. I had awful, awful dry lips which were constantly bothering me. I had about 3 that I would switch between (without knowing that the ingredients were actually drying my lips out more!) I gave this product a go as I had tried everything else and wanted to try natural and see if it worked. I find now that my lips are not constantly dry and I do not constantly need to apply this! One jar lasted me nearly 6 months and I am now on my second jar. I refuse to use anything else on my lips now.
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The purpose of this study is to see if oral liquid glutathione treatment, has any effect on improving health-related cellular protection, muscle size and strength, and fatigue, weakness, and quality of life in older adults with a history of malnutrition who have been hospitalized. Persons enrolled in this study will be those initially admitted to Emory University Hospital (EUH) in Atlanta, GA, but recovering and ready to be discharged home or to an assisted living facility to eat an oral diet. A combination of nutritional measures, blood markers and imaging tools will assess body composition. Study participants will complete questionnaires about quality of life and physical health, and do simple testing for physical strength and stamina. Information from this pilot study will increase understanding of a simple intervention which may prevent or reduce health risks related to hospital recovery in older adults.
This is a single-center randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, intent-to-treat clinical trial to test the impact of oral administration of liposomal glutathione (GSH) in initially hospitalized, malnourished, older adults after discharge to the home setting. Study subjects will be clinically stable and able to complete serial study endpoint investigations. A total of 50 clinically stable subjects will be block-randomized to receive either oral liposomal GSH or identical placebo product for 90 days after discharge from Emory University Hospital (EUH). Plasma GSH redox status over time will be the primary study endpoint. Secondary study endpoints will include other thiol/disulfide indexes of oxidative stress, body composition, and measures of physical function, mobility, fatigue, frailty and quality of life. All endpoints will be determined at baseline (just prior to hospital discharge) and repeated at 30, 60 and 90 days after hospital discharge to the home or assisted living environment.
Participants will be randomized to receive two teaspoons containing 840 mg GSH (420 mg/tsp) twice daily for 90 days after discharge from Emory University Hospital (EUH).
Two teaspoons (containing 840 mg GSH, 420 mg/tsp) liposomal GSH (ReadiSorb®) will be taken orally twice daily for a total daily dose of 1680 mg GSH/day. Liposomal GSH will be refrigerated until use and mixed in ≈ 250 mL water or juice for oral intake. The study product will be consumed daily for 90 consecutive days after hospital discharge.
Participants will be randomized to receive a placebo product identical to liposomal glutathione (GSH) twice daily for 90 days after discharge from Emory University Hospital (EUH).
Two teaspoons of placebo product will be taken orally twice daily. The placebo will be refrigerated until use and mixed in ≈ 250 mL water or juice for oral intake. The placebo will be consumed daily for 90 consecutive days after hospital discharge.
Plasma concentrations of GSH will be collected via blood draw.
GSH concentrations will be compared to glutathione disulfide. Concentrations will be collected and analyzed via blood draw.
The DEXA scan will assess body composition by defining lean body mass, total fat mass, and visceral fat mass.
Waist circumference will be measured in centimeters. Change is defined as the difference in measurements from baseline to 90 days post discharge.
Hip circumference will be measured in centimeters. Change is defined as the difference in measurements from baseline to 90 days post discharge.
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. A BMI below 18.5 = Underweight; 18.5 - 24.9 = Normal; 25.0 - 29.9 = Overweight; 30.0 and Above = Obese.
Body water is the water content that is contained in the tissues, the blood, the bones and elsewhere. The average TBW% ranges for a healthy adult are: Females - 45 to 60%, Males - 50 to 65%.
Intracellular water volume refers to water located within the cell. This will be measured by BIA, a method used for estimating body composition.
Extracellular water volume refers to water located outside of the cell. This will be measured by BIA, a method used for estimating body composition.
Phase angle is an indicator of cellular health and integrity. A low phase angle is consistent with an inability of cells to store energy and an indication of breakdown in the selective permeability of cellular membranes. A high phase angle is consistent with large quantities of intact cell membranes and body cell mass.
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a tool to assess lower extremity physical performance status.The scores range from 0 (worst performance) to 12 (best performance).
The Timed Up and Go Test assesses mobility. Participants are asked to walk to a line 9.8 feet away, turn around at the line, and walk back at a normal pace. An older adult who takes ≥12 seconds to complete the TUG is at high risk for falling.
The Life Space Assessment Questionnaire assesses how much the person gets out and about and the spatial extent of the person's typical life space, i.e., what is the usual range of places in which the person engages in activities within the designated time frame.
The Iowa Fatigue Scale assesses fatigue over the past month. General fatigue is a score between 30 and 39. Severe fatigue is a defined as a score between 40 - 55.
The Edmonton Frail Scale assesses and stratifies frailty. Scores range from 0-5 "not frail", 6-7 "vulnerable", 8-9 "mild frailty", 10-11 "moderate frailty", and 12-17 "severe frailty".
The Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI), is a 14-item self-report measure designed to assess the severity, frequency, and daily pattern of fatigue as well as its perceived interference with quality of life.
Plasma concentrations Cysteine (Cys) will be collected via blood draw.
Plasma concentrations CySS will be collected via blood draw.
Cys concentrations will be compared to CySS. Concentrations will be collected and analyzed via blood draw.


I rise to speak on behalf of the Blackfriars Parish in Watson, who have organised this petition to advocate on behalf of the family that they have come to accept as important contributors to their community. It is one of the strengths of our system of representative democracy that private citizens can petition a minister directly when they disagree with the result of a ministerial decision. The organisers of this petition describe a humble and hardworking family that are making a valuable contribution to the disability support sector in our city.
I pay my respects to the Blackfriars parishioners and to the many members of the broader community who have joined their cause on behalf of the Ingram family. I acknowledge the value of this earnest and spontaneous expression of the community's shared values. On behalf of Jacquie Cortese, Carmel Lewis, Lucy Esau and others who have written to me about the Ingram family, and on behalf of all the signatories to this petition, I seek leave to table this document petitioning the House of Representatives regarding permanent residency for Mr Clive Ingram and Family, which was found to be in order by the petitions committee.


First Steps for First Time Home Buyers | The Chris & Claude Co.
I was once a first-time home buyer. And I was the one figuring out a budget and searching for a house, unsure of what I wanted. Luckily for me, my father-in-law was a real estate agent. And he helped me walk through all the steps, right down to the decision to buy an old, victorian home in Honey Brook. See, I knew I wanted to live in Honey Brook, but that's about it. I had looked at old ranchers and ugly two-unit apartment buildings. But one day, we stepped inside a foreclosed, victorian home and I knew this was the one. My father-in-law said, "This is what you want." And boy, was he right. I don't know if I would have ever gotten into real estate or renovations without buying this house.
Buying your first home is not an easy process. However, there are several things you can do to make the process as smooth and focused as possible. There are also several things you should not do. I've learned through trial and error- so you may as well hear before you make the same mistake.
My mistake- when I bought my first house, that old Victorian on main street, I didn't realize how much money it would take upfront. My lender would have let me buy a more expensive house- but getting started with a home is more expensive than you think. Houses are an expensive investment that needs to be made wisely. If I could go give myself some advice, I'd tell myself that it takes more money upfront than what it may seem.
As I said, there are also several things you can do to ensure a good experience the first time you buy a home.
First, Trust your agent. For me, that was easy, seeing he was my father-in-law and one of the best realtors around. He was an expert in the market and apparently, an expert in knowing what I needed.
Second, Be patient. Take the time to figure out exactly what you want. Then take the time to explain that to your agent so he/she knows what you're looking for. Being able to define your needs/wants will go a long way in lessening the amount of time spent in home searching.
Third, have fun with it. Treat this process like a great adventure, because it is. This is your own quest for your own space- a place that you will spend a lot of time and make a lot of memories in.
Fourth, visit a lot of homes. I strive to not just be an expert in the market myself but to train my clients to be experts themselves. Educate yourself through this wonderful tool we have called the internet, find a knowledgeable agent, ask questions and look at multiple properties.
So, what about the nuts and bolts of actually buying a home? We have a seven step outline for you to check out that describes what each step is in the home buying process. We'll hit the first three here, and then let you take a look at how the rest of the process develops.
The first step is to be approved by a mortgage lender. This will be based on your debt to income ratio. I advise clients to pay off those credit cards and get as much cash on hand as possible. Your mortgage lender will be looking at those things. Be prepared and ready before meeting with a mortgage lender.
The second step is to choose a good real estate agent. This agent doesn't just need great credentials, they need to be someone who "gets" you. One thing that my father-in-law has exemplified is the importance of honesty as a real estate agent. If an agent encourages you to bend the rules, find someone else. These same agents will bend the rules on you, before you know it. Finding a home is not a brief or easy process- so find someone who'll walk through it with you the whole way.
The third step is nailing down what you need in a home. This is often hard to do when you are purchasing your first home. One of the best ways to do this is to tour multiple homes. Compare the layouts, main features, curb appeal and defining characteristics. What catches your eye? What do you dislike? Be specific with what stands out to you and what turns you off. You can also discuss this with your real estate agent. Remember that these agents have seen hundreds of homes in your neighborhood. They know the ins and outs of good spaces. They know the cost to benefit of different features. For example, kitchens make a home, but you will pay a lot more for a really nice kitchen. Take loads of notes and intentionally observe the houses around you. There's no cut and dry way to get past this step. Sometimes it'll take weeks to nail it down. Other times, you will know as soon as you step inside a house that it is the right one for you.
To view the rest of the steps in this process, head over here.
Claude and I are not just about being your real estate agents. We are about you finding a home, through whatever means works best. So, whether you choose to go further with us or not, we wish you the best in your home buying process.
Instead of cringing at the thought of buying a home, may you be encouraged. This is an adventure that's just waiting to happen.


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Schools don't usually group all disadvantaged pupils together and deliberately teach them badly. A lack of progress by this sub-group maybe a result of more generic issues across the school; disadvantaged children are just impacted on more.
It's always interesting to visit other schools. Increasingly I'm being asked to support schools that have fallen on hard times due to an Ofsted inspection. The Pupil Premium Review is one such support device; I tend to operate from an ABC perspective as I'm digging around and chatting to people.
Let's start with the basics; if the pupils aren't in the building it doesn't matter how great your teaching is they are not going to benefit from it. Attendance has to be step 1. There is often, understandably and rightly, a lot of focus on reducing persistent absence but not so much on the below average attenders. The 90-95% group's attendance is not bad enough to attract attention but not good enough to really help accelerate their progress. This group needs strategies that impact with minimal effort; they are a large group – see here.
On average disadvantaged pupils' attendance is below their more advantaged peers. There's a double affect here: they miss more lessons and potential learning opportunities leading to more gaps in their learning. As the years go by the gaps become cumulative and exponential. This may explain why their attainment, over time, diverges from pupils from more affluent backgrounds. New knowledge is being built on increasingly fragile and disconnected prior learning; too much of it falls through gaps in prior knowledge.
Assessment becomes the vital tool in your armoury. Problem is for the school under intense external accountability pressures that leaders become obsessed with grades, letters or numbers; in fact, anything that might show progress is being made. Often the systems show nothing of the sort in reality but it may just convince an inspector or two to buy the school some precious time.
Teachers are so worn out creating and feeding data up though the system this data they don't have time to do the basics. Identify the learning gaps, find out what pupils don't know and teach them it. The "don't know" might be the pre-requisite knowledge needed for a new topic.
It won't happen overnight and people will need to work together but imagine building a set of start and end of unit assessments. Gaps in learning for all pupils, on average more prevalent for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, can be addressed at the start and end (and hopefully in the middle) of a scheme of learning in a systematic way.
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are a diverse lot but then so are those from more advantaged backgrounds. Maybe our current obsession with sub-groups, driven by data analysis and accountability systems, isn't actually that helpful. Might be worth thinking about how we can get all children to attend more and then ensure they know what they should and need to by continually filling those gaps in learning.
I've put this under "C"; looking at attitude and aspiration in terms of curriculum and character (just a means to balance the three posts); you're spot on.
Nice. I like the idea of aspiration and attitude being part of a school's curriculum!


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The Final Trailer For 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Released
by Angela L.
The final chapter of the Skywalker saga will be released this year. The trailer is already out and the official twitter account of "Star Wars" shared the news.
They wrote: "The saga will end, the story lives forever. Watch the final trailer for @StarWars: #TheRiseOfSkywalker in theaters December 20. Get your tickets now: http://Fandango.com/TheRiseOfSkywalker…"
The saga will end, the story lives forever. Watch the final trailer for @StarWars: #TheRiseOfSkywalker in theaters December 20. Get your tickets now: https://t.co/MLbzRXrCJb pic.twitter.com/RLllQGme76
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 22, 2019
And, fans agree – the story will live forever. All they need now is another incredible episode. Everyone is excited.
The official trailer for "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" — Disney's latest film in the massively popular "Star Wars" franchise — debuted during halftime of ESPN's Monday night NFL matchup between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets.
The focus in the trailer is on the final battle between good against evil. Light against Dark. And, the final words in the trailer are Hamill's Skywalker, who says, "the Force will be with you."
A second voice adds, "Always."
We'll be able to watch the movie on December 20. However, there's still some time left, and here's what you need to know before the final episode is released.
Check out the new poster for @StarWars: #TheRiseOfSkywalker. In theaters December 20. Get your tickets now: https://t.co/MLbzRXrCJb pic.twitter.com/4jwGJOaFZi
The saga began in 1977 with the original Star Wars. After more than 40 years, it finally ends. For real this time!
The franchise has been on tenuous footing since its 2012 purchase by Disney and several box office shortcomings including Episode XIII: The Last Jedi (2017) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
So, where's the problem?
According to an opinion published in the Washington Examiner, the films are so far beyond the basics at this point. I mean, every viewer, no matter how hardcore knows the infamous Darth Vader line "I am your father". However, the trailer itself revealed so many things, that's might be hard to follow for some people that haven't watched since the beginning.
We see Carrie Fisher saying goodbye, the Resistance riding horses on top of Star Destroyers, Lando Calrissian, and so much more.
What's really important?
If you watched carefully you might have noticed the single shot in the trailer that shows Rey and Kylo destroying a mantle that holds Darth Vader's mangled mask, seemingly in cooperation. Does this mean they work together? People believe that The Force is bringing Rey and Kylo together to create balance. The reason for this is because balancing the force has been a theme throughout all of Star Wars.
Another important moment from the trailer is bringing back Emperor Palpatine. "Long have I waited, and now your coming together is your undoing," we hear him say. Just like other characters that were killed off only to later resurface, Emperor Palpatine is back. Fans believe that Palpatine reemerging would address one of Star Wars' largest plot holes
What do you think about the trailer? Have you watched it?
It's the final trailer before the final episode. It's almost unimaginable to grasp that the saga is really ending.
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Q: Django multiple sites using nginx and gunicorn I am serving multiple websites using nginx and gunicorn and I would like to add another one. Sadly my lack of experience is limiting me, I have some experience with webdesign but always struggle on the server side...|-( (I am using Django because of my Python preference in scientific analysis).
My problem: The new site seems to refer to the port used by another. Checking the gunicorn status I see that the site is running although nginx seems to be unable to refer to the correct Django folder. Could someone point me in the right direction? I have been looking around for the last hour or so...
(I didn't include any code for now as I am not sure where the error might lie at this point...)
Next day update: So I finally came across a post mentioning that the origin of the error might lie on the browser side. I deleted my recent history, this has fixed the error. I believe I somehow loaded a https certificate belonging to one of the other sites, this is no longer the case!

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Some of the most common types of auto shipping services to Spain are: containerized auto shipping; Roll-on Roll-off (RO-RO) auto transport (enclosed or on the deck); other possibilities are door-to-door auto transport, terminal-to-terminal automobile shipping, specialty vehicle shipping services (exotic auto transport, non-operational auto transport, enclosed automobile transport etc); delivery to a specified location, storage needs etc. Containerized shipping to Spain is the most common way to ship an automobile, personal belongings and/or household goods. Shipping container can be delivered to your home and you can load the car yourself. In addition you can ship your personal items with your auto. Keep in mind that loading the vehicle in the container is not easy and it is advised to employ professionals. The ocean container sits on chassis about four feet above the ground, has no platforms, lift gates or ramps. The car needs to be secured, blocked, and braced inside the container. If you choose not to pack the container yourself, your auto can be picked up at your door and delivered to our nearest warehouse, where it will be loaded into the shipping container. This option is chosen by our customers most often, as in this case our company would take care of EVERYTHING since the moment your auto is picked up. Once the container is loaded and delivered to the U.S. port, it will be transferred onto a ship going to a specific port in Spain. Another thing to consider is that you can often only collect marine insurance if the container is professionally packed. On the brighter side, the loading charges will only be a small portion of your total shipping cost. The other most popular option in international auto shipping to Spain is RO-RO, which stands for Roll-On/Roll-Off service and basically means that your car will be "rolled on" the ship at the port of origin and "rolled off" at the port of destination. This service is limited to only a select group of ports in US and Spain - please contact us for this information.
Most countries, including Spain, require you to present a bill of lading, showing how, when and by what means of transport the vehicle was shipped (USAC will provide this document).
If necessary, winterize your auto to protect the radiators and battery from freezing.
If shipping a boat to Spain, it is a good idea to shrink-wrap it, to prevent moisture accumulation and unauthorized access. It may also prevent small damages, such as scratches.
There are many international auto transport companies out there today competing for your dollar, however it could be a difficult task to locate a small reliable company that has the highest safety records, excellent customer service and is ready to do business with you. If you choose USAC International, not only we will provide you with an experienced customer service representative to guide you through every pitfall of international auto shipping, but also provide you with free shipping quote estimate, so that you will know all your shipping costs upfront, without hidden fees or charges.
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Walmart and Amazon's Biggest Challenge is Here
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) have enjoyed a virtually free run in the Indian e-commerce space thanks to their financial muscle and the absence of major competition. But that's set to change now as Asia's richest man — Mukesh Ambani — has now officially unveiled his e-commerce venture: JioMart.
Ambani's Reliance Retail has been slowly laying the groundwork for the launch of a hybrid e-commerce business involving both online and offline channels. From pulling its products from Amazon and Walmart's marketplaces to reaching out to local mom-and-pop stores through its mobile app, Reliance Retail has been preparing itself to carve out a big piece of the lucrative market for itself.
JioMart arrives with a bang
JioMart will initially be launched in three major suburbs of India's financial capital Mumbai, according to a report in Indian financial daily Mint. During the pilot phase, Reliance Retail will offer more than 50,000 grocery products online to shoppers.
What's more, JioMart is going to provide free home delivery to customers regardless of order value. The fact that consumers won't have to meet a minimum order value and are also being promised fast delivery times could turn the heat on Amazon and Walmart in India.
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JioMart is also going to make product returns easier for customers with a no-questions-asked policy. Reliance Retail plans to gradually expand this service into more markets to include more products. And doing so won't be a big deal for the Ambani-led company, thanks to its existing physical footprint.
Scaling up won't be a problem
Reliance Retail eventually plans to connect 30 million offline retailers in the country with more than 200 million households across India through its e-commerce platform. This indicates that Reliance is aiming to corner a huge portion of India's e-commerce market in the long run. The target might seem ambitious right now, but Reliance has a ready network of supermarkets, online portals, neighborhood stores, and hypermarkets that will come in handy.
In all, Reliance Retail has more than 10,000 stores in India — covering over 6,600 cities and towns — that add up to more than 22 million square feet. JioMart can use this extensive network to quickly expand into more cities and bring quick deliveries of groceries and other items to millions of customers.
But the biggest weapon in JioMart's hand is a huge database. Reliance's telecom arm is the second-largest telecom service provider in India with a market share of nearly 31% and a subscriber base of more than 364 million. Not surprisingly, Reliance is using its massive telecom subscriber base to promote JioMart.
The Mint report points out that Reliance Retail has started sending invites to Jio subscribers for signing up to JioMart. What's more, customers pre-registering for JioMart can save up to 3,000 rupees (approximately $42 at current exchange rates), which will lure more users into its ecosystem before operations begin.
As such, JioMart has the potential to quickly build up a customer base running into the millions across several Indian cities once Reliance starts scaling up this venture.
Amazon and Walmart's free run in India is almost over
Amazon and Walmart have been vying for the e-commerce crown in India for some time now, cornering more than half of the overall market in the absence of a major third rival. But the American giants have been hit hard by regulatory changes in India's e-commerce rules, and they're also facing the wrath of millions of small merchants.
The Indian government has been probing Amazon and Flipkart — Walmart's Indian e-commerce arm — for accusations of predatory pricing. India's commerce minister Piyush Goyal pointed out in Oct. 2019 that the likes of Amazon and Walmart have "no right to offer discounts or adopt predatory prices" as that would cause losses for the country's small retailers.
But Reliance might not be facing such scrutiny. We have already seen that JioMart is offering a nice sign-up bonus to customers, and it could bring more lucrative offers in the future to boost its customer base. And the Indian government might not put any obstacles in Reliance's path given the proximity of Mukesh Ambani to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After all, Ambani was able to launch his telecom service for free back in 2016 and didn't charge a single penny to subscribers for three months for calls and high-speed data services. This allowed Reliance to build a massive telecom subscriber base in India in a short time, upsetting the established order.
If Reliance decides to follow a similar playbook with JioMart, it could get off to a great start and derail the momentum Amazon and Walmart have been enjoying in India's consumer discretionary space so far.
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By Bobby Allyn • Sep 16, 2020
A plan to save popular video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. is taking shape behind closed doors in Washington, though President Trump cast fresh doubt Wednesday that the deal as it stands would satisfy the White House.
The urgent talks are happening with only days to go before Trump's executive order to shut down TikTok's business in the U.S. will take effect.
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More than smart strategy, or good timing or simply luck, Hastings credits the company's unorthodox workplace culture for its meteoric rise.
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In his new book, "No Rules Rules," Hastings discusses his guiding principle: The Keeper Test.
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TikTok is planning to sue the Trump administration, challenging the president's executive order banning the service from the United States.
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Families are suing TikTok in what has turned into a major legal action in federal court.
Dozens of minors, through their parents, are alleging that the video-sharing app collects information about their facial characteristics, locations and close contacts, and quietly sends that data to servers in China.
Microsoft In Talks To Buy TikTok As Trump Threatens A Ban
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Updated at 11:51 a.m. ET Saturday
President Trump has announced he plans to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app, from operating in the U.S. as early as Saturday.
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Four Big Tech CEOs spent Wednesday being grilled — virtually — by House lawmakers, creating a first-ever spectacle that was by turns revealing and, inevitably, awkward.
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TikTok is contemplating ways to distance itself from its Chinese parent company as threats from Washington grow louder.
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Apple landed a major victory on Wednesday when the second-highest court in the European Union declared that the tech giant does not have to pay $14.8 billion in taxes to Ireland that regulators in Europe claim the company owes.
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By Bobby Allyn • Jul 9, 2020
About a year ago, former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci got a call from an executive with the celebrity video-sharing startup Cameo.
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Reddit Bans The_Donald, Forum Of Nearly 800,000 Trump Fans, Over Abusive Posts
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Reddit announced on Monday that it is shutting down a forum dedicated to President Trump's most ardent fans, saying it repeatedly violates the online platform's rules against harassment, hate speech and content manipulation.
'The Computer Got It Wrong': How Facial Recognition Led To False Arrest Of Black Man
Updated 9:05 p.m. ET Wednesday
Police in Detroit were trying to figure out who stole five watches from a Shinola retail store. Authorities say the thief took off with an estimated $3,800 worth of merchandise.
Investigators pulled a security video that had recorded the incident. Detectives zoomed in on the grainy footage and ran the person who appeared to be the suspect through facial recognition software.
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Facebook Removes Trump Ads With Symbol Used By Nazis. Campaign Calls It An 'Emoji'
Facebook on Thursday said it removed campaign posts and advertisements from the Trump campaign featuring an upside down red triangle symbol once used by Nazis to identify political opponents.
The posts, according to a Facebook spokesperson, violated the social network's policy against hate.
"Our policy prohibits using a banned hate group's symbol to identify political prisoners without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol," the spokesperson told NPR.
Study Exposes Russia Disinformation Campaign That Operated In The Shadows For 6 Years
For the past six years, an obscure disinformation campaign by Russian operatives has flooded the Internet with false stories in seven languages and across 300 social media platforms virtually undetected, according to new report published on Tuesday by social media researchers.
TikTok Pivots From Dance Moves To A Racial Justice Movement
By Bobby Allyn • Jun 7, 2020
When Raisha Doumbia, a 20-year-old swimming instructor in Roswell, Ga., first downloaded the video-sharing app TikTok, she made lighthearted posts, like her lip-syncing and dancing to a song by the British girl group Little Mix.
But Doumbia paused the playful routines after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. Now she is using her TikTok feed to urge followers to march for racial justice.
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As Trump Targets Twitter's Legal Shield, Experts Have A Warning
President Trump has a new rallying cry in his escalating crusade against Twitter. As he put it in a tweet Friday: "REVOKE 230!"
Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies
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President Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at limiting the broad legal protections enjoyed by social media companies, two days after he tore into Twitter for fact-checking two of his tweets.


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endemic to eastern Australia.

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See also
 List of Odonata species of Australia

References

Telephlebiidae
Odonata of Australia
Insects of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard
Insects described in 1907

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Home ▶ Vol 30, No 2 (2009) ▶ Kwatsha
Some aspects of gender inequality in selected African literary texts
L.L. Kwatsha
Literator | Vol 30, No 2 | a82 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/lit.v30i2.82 | © 2009 L.L. Kwatsha | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 16 July 2009 | Published: 16 July 2009
L.L. Kwatsha, Department of Language & Literature, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
This article focuses on gender inequalities in selected African literary texts. I explore the way in which some African writers view gender inequalities and stereotypes in their characters. We will also be able to see who is involved and affected by these gender inequalities and how. Gender theory will be used as a framework. The aspects of gender that are discussed, include gender stereotypes, gender roles, gender identity, the superiority of men, inequality in polygamous marriages, sex roles, the sexual division of labour and arranged marriage. This study will also include the views of writers from other part of Africa. These views have a lot in common but sometimes they vary because of the influence and different ideologies of the society concerned.
Gender; Patriarchy; Polygamy; Stereotype


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The event took place in Khorog, the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast and brought together religious leaders from all over the country, which was a rare opportunity for the two main branches of Islam to discuss issues relevant to their communities.
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Q: saving data as a file in mac osx Basically, i want to save NSData as a file using NSSaver. what do i add into my if statement to save it/what corrections should i make to this method?
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NSMutableArray *storage = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:[[arrayController arrangedObjects] count]];
for (int i = 0; i < [[arrayController arrangedObjects] count]; i++) {
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[storage addObject:dict];
}
NSData *data = [NSKeyedArchiver archiveDataWithRootObject:storage];
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Q: how can i show a different window depending on the option i choose from a selection combo? I have this code
And I want to show a different message when I click in one of these options.

    document.getElementById("specialityAppointmentSelection").addEventListener('onchange', function(){
         let specialityAppointmentSelection = document.getElementById("specialityAppointmentSelection");
         let specialityOption = specialityAppointmentSelection.value;
         console.log(specialityOption);
        if(specialityOption === "1"){
            console.log("medicina");
        } else {
            console.log("enfermería");
        }
     });

Selecciona el tipo de cita que desee:

        <select id = "specialityAppointmentSelection">
          <option value = "1">Medicina</option>
          <option value = "2">Enfermería</option>
        </select>

But I can't show anything in my console.log, what is the problem?

A: You should use change rather than onchange like so .addEventListener('change', function(){

document.getElementById("specialityAppointmentSelection").addEventListener('change', function(){
         let specialityAppointmentSelection = document.getElementById("specialityAppointmentSelection");
         let specialityOption = specialityAppointmentSelection.value;
         console.log(specialityOption);
        if(specialityOption === "1"){
            console.log("medicina");
        } else {
            console.log("enfermería");
        }
     });

Selecciona el tipo de cita que desee:

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In the early hours of Tuesday, emergency services reported that a small plane travelling from Nantes in France to Cardiff had gone missing near the island of Alderney.
French news agency AFP is reporting it has been informed by police sources that the 28-year-old was on board.
Authorities say the Piper Malibu aircraft, which is believed to have had two people on board, disappeared from radar near the Casquets lighthouse at about 8:30pm on Monday.
In a statement, Guernsey Police said: "Guernsey Coastguard received an alert at 20:23 from Jersey ATC, that a light aircraft had gone off their radar approximately 15 miles north of Guernsey, initiating a major search and rescue operation involving both St Peter Port and Alderney lifeboats. Air Search 1 and 2 HM Coastguard helicopters are also involved in the search.
"The search was terminated at 02:00, with all search and rescue assets being stood down, due to strengthening winds, worsening sea conditions and reducing visibility.
"At this time no trace of the missing aircraft had been found.
Tragic news, with the inevitable, worst fears, to be confirmed in due course. Thoughts go out to all those affected. Is there need for inquest into private/non-commercial aviation services?
That is a sad development.
Scary. Only 2 9n plane, but looks grim. Sad indeed.
Sala says: "Hello, little brothers, how are you crazy people?
"Brother, I'm dead, I was here in Nantes doing things, things, things, things and things, and it never stops, it never stops, it never stops.
"Let's see what happens, so, how are you brothers and sisters, all right?
Yes, there is need for inquest, regulation moving forward and without doubt, accountability in this instance. Who, if anyone, guaranteed the air-worthiness of the plane?
Sad. Looks like its now a recovery effort, as opposed to a rescue.
The plane in question (N264DB) is a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu (310 HP Continental Piston Engine - which was known to be notoriously problematic and the root cause of many crashes in the US). This particular plane is said to be 35 yrs old. Apparently, the pilot supposedly requested to fly lower that the assigned 5000 ft (quite strange, flying this low altitude for an over-the-water flight). It could be a Weather phenomena, Mechanical problems or Spatial disorientation that caused it, but its really tough trying to speculate on the root cause.
Also, why Cardiff's $15M record signing felt compelled to fly in a piston engine plane is befuddling, especially when people signed for less fly in jets.
Maybe they had no money left so they put him on a cheap flight.
My body shook reading these messages.
It took the plane 4 take-off tries to get in the air. I would have gotten off that plane.
Fly a single engine at 5,000 feet? must have been shaking like madness.
Nothing more to say - my the souls of the departed RIP, hopefully this loss is not in vain and better care is taken next time ..4 tries to take off !! Thats really really sad.
...where did it say there were four failed attempts? BTW, all incidents like his are automatically investigated.
RIP to the guy, it's been 3 days, no one can survive in those difficult freezing water conditions, the question is why did they use that yeye plane?
...sad that this club will invest such huge money and expose it so badly, and on a rickety aircraft.
Why not commercial passenger plane on a first class at least, many flights between France and the UK daily.
Emiliano Sala remains missing and feared dead after the plane he was travelling in disappeared over the English Channel on Monday night.
And as frightening details about the tragic flight continue to come to light, reports say the plane needed four attempts to successfully take off.
According to The Sun, the plane failed to properly leave the ground on three occasions in Nantes before eventually setting off on the flight which was taking Sala to Cardiff to link up with his new club.
The new Bluebirds signing, 28, and the pilot were travelling in a small Piper Malibu aircraft which eventually reached heights of 5,000ft before descending to 2,300ft when it vanished at 8:30pm.
It wasn't the club that paid for his trip, from what I understand Cardiff wanted to book him on a commercial flight but he declined and made his own arrangements. I'm hearing it was his agent that booked this plane for him.
...well that's sad. Another yeye agent, made a good deal signing him but poor decision to put him on that kind plane.
Could it be the club insisted he has to be in Cardiff at a certain time (urgent that is) so as to join the club.
According to his messages to friends, said he was "yawning and tired" and looking forward to practice.
Yep. And was the only plane available to take him to Cardiff at the time.
Poor guy (Sala), his life has just been wasted.


According to a story from The Daily Beast, though, A&E has quietly pulled the episode. A delay had previously been agreed upon back in 2017 after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office reportedly expressed some concern that airing the episode could impact its investigation, but similarly outspoken Scientology critic Tony Ortega said that the network had recently decided that it had waited long enough and that the episode would air this month. Now, A&E says that it never actually scheduled the episode, which Ortega and unnamed Masterson accusers say is proof that a targeted campaign from Scientology (involving a number of possibly phony letters to the network and parent company Disney) has scared the network off of the Masterson story.
Whether or not that's true, this was a story that already seemed to be the subject of a conscious cover-up, was put on a shelf for over a year, and is now being hit with more cover-up accusations. No matter what's happening, it's not a great look for A&E.


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"An open house in the bustling new district on Boulevard Reyers"
Nearly thirty years after its design had been produced in 1933, the building of the National Institute for Radio Broadcasting (NIR-INR) on Place Flagey in Ixelles was obsolete: it no longer served the needs of radio broadcasting, and still less those of the new, burgeoning television broadcasting. The idea was therefore conceived of a new functional complex in which Dutch- and French-language public radio and television broadcasting operations would be accommodated together. Numerous activities would take place there, ranging from the development of programmes to the manufacture of sets, film editing and broadcast archiving.
To carry out this project, the Tir National (National Shooting Range) on Boulevard Reyers was transferred to the public broadcasting operator by the Royal Decree of 3 November 1960. The shooting range installations were demolished by explosion in April 1963, after which the construction of the broadcasting complex could begin.
Fifty years on, the current building is badly out of date, very expensive to run and ill-suited to the needs of a modern media company. After considering various options, the Board of Directors of VRT decided in 2013 to remain at this unique location in Brussels and construct a new building on the site of the old one. VRT plans to assume its social responsibilities by financing the project itself, opting for a new sustainable building and ensuring a flexible and inspiring working environment for more than 2,000 employees. Moreover, VRT wants, together with the other partners, to open up the site to the public.
Between Flanders, Brussels and Europe, the Reyers site is the perfect place for the Flemish public broadcaster to fulfil its roles. VRT's ambition is to become an open house in the bustling new district on Boulevard Reyers.


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Tuscany: Slow train to Siena
Tuscany is a different place when you see it from a meandering train line, says Lee Marshall.
By Lee Marshall 30 June 2010 • 10:56 am
Madonna di San Biagio, Montepulciano
Platform five at Chiusi station is where things slow down. The other four platforms are reserved for long-haul Intercities or the workhorse regionale trains that ply the busy Rome-Florence route. On platform five, a two-carriage train – of the old, dependable Italian sort, with panels inside the carriages the colour of gelato di crema and sturdy aluminium luggage racks, seven bars wide – waits patiently for the guard's peremptory toot.
A few minutes out of Chiusi, the line skirts the vast Margheriti nurseries: rows of dwarf olives and cypresses, walnuts and bay trees, like a Tuscany In Miniature visitor attraction. Near Montallese, a scarecrow in a faded baseball cap keeps watch over a field of sunflowers. The vines are so close to the platform at Montepulciano station that, come September, you could manage a pretty decent harvest between trains.
Outside Sinalunga, the plucky little electric train starts to climb a green valley of holm oak, juniper and arbutus, and from a lowland Tuscany of kitchen gardens, patchwork grain fields and smears of light industry you emerge, at last, to the vision of a pretty, walled hill town – Rapolano Terme – which the line brushes up against before taking off into the sort of cypress-tufted hillscape that seems straight out of a Lorenzetti fresco.
At one point the train runs along a ridge and for a moment you are suspended in mid-air, eroded Crete Senesi hills to the left, farmhouse-dotted wine country to the right.
I love this line. When I'm rushing down to Rome or up to Florence from Chiusi – my local station – I feel the pull of platform five and the meandering branch line it serves. And riding it is a joy. I could drive to these places, of course, but it wouldn't be the same. Tuscany seen from the train is a different place.
It does, however, involve a little preparation. Never assume, for example, that stations are anywhere near the towns whose names they bear. From Montepulciano station, you can just make out the towers and rooftops of lofty Montepulciano through the heat haze; it's a good seven miles away. Sometimes there are buses, sometimes not. Welcome to Slow Tuscany.
My most recent jaunt took me and a few friends to Asciano, the last regular stop before Siena. This must be one of the few country stations in Tuscany that is higher than the town it serves; you walk down to the centro storico past a huge grain silo, and enter one of those Tuscan small-town high streets that so sensibly gathers together all the sights you really need to bother with.
There's a fine Romanesque church, Sant'Agata, at the top of a lofty flight of steps; a pretty piazza with a Renaissance fountain and a civic palazzo studded with heraldic shields; and if you ask in the farmacia, someone will take you to see a house with a mosaic floor from the second century AD.
There's also one of those little Tuscan museums – the Museo d'Arte Sacra – that one enters with trepidation, having been disappointed so many times by desultory collections on desultory display. But it turns out to be terrific, with an exquisite 15th-century Birth of the Virgin and a polychrome wooden Annunciation in which the faces of the Virgin and the angel are so delicately real they appear to be breathing.
Siena is the hub for three of Tuscany's most rewarding rural railway lines. There's the Chiusi route, described above; the Elsa Valley line, which heads northwest via Certaldo to connect with the Florence-Pisa route at Empoli; and, perhaps the most scenic of all, the Siena-Grosseto line, of which more below.
Other lines worth exploring include the one that heads north from Lucca up the wild Garfagnana Valley, and the two lines run out of Arezzo by the private operator LFI – the Monte San Savino route to the south and the spectacular Casentino Valley line to the north, which leads up a single-track line to the ancient mountain-ringed textile town of Stia.
For me, country railway lines are most fascinating when they leave the roads behind. This is what happens to the Siena-Grosseto line after Buonconvento. For more than 20 miles it threads down the Ombrone valley west of Montalcino, which, through some lucky fluke, was never visited with a motorway, or indeed any kind of road.
I had long wanted to ride this line and was fascinated above all by Murlo, the only station where we actually stopped in this wild, sparsely inhabited valley.
From Siena to Murlo. The Grosseto line. This time it's a proper Trenitalia regionale train, six carriages long – too long for most of the platforms en route. If you want to get off at Murlo, as I do, you have to make sure you're in the front carriage.
Out of Siena, the line follows the Via Cassia through small towns, past allotments (in one, a plum tree is wrapped in netting against the birds).
And at Monteroni d'Arbia, distended marrows hang from the fencing at the edge of the platform, which has become a trellis.
It's beyond Buonconvento that things really start to get breathtaking. A valley full of sunflowers; Montalcino shimmering in the distance. You enter the Ombrone valley here: a wide and fertile sweep, a Tuscan postcard; even the industrially bundled bales of straw look pretty in this context.
Murlo station seems semi-abandoned; when I was there it had been taken over by wasps. It doesn't even have an asphalted road serving it: just a track, what Tuscans call una strada bianca. I walked up it towards the cluster of houses I could see in the distance, flushing out a pheasant on the way.
Just by the first house I stopped to read the useful introductory panel explaining something of the history of La Befa. La Befa? It's a frazione of Murlo, it turns out – which is five miles away. Some sort of low, intermittent engine noise made me turn round. It was a snoring guard dog.
Miraculously, this ragged rugby line-out of rural houses turned out to have a bar-restaurant, Osteria La Befa (0039 577 806255, closed Wednesday). Even more miraculously, it was open.
Nobody was around except two local hunters, eating a plate of roast goose and exchanging interesting venatory titbits – such as the fact, mind-boggling to them, that the Syrians hunt turtle doves.
When the cook-owner-waitress appeared, I ordered a plate of pinci al pomodoro and a mixed salad. Both were excellent – the pinci resiliently al dente, as they should be, and coated with fresh, spicy, basil-spiked tomato sauce.
The bill came to 14 euros – including a huge lump of delicious Val d'Orcia pecorino cheese that I bought to take home. Then a single-carriage train took me back to Siena. Slowly.
For excellent advice and tips on rail travel to Italy, see the website run by The Man in Seat Sixty-One (www.seat61.com) Rail Europe (0844 848 4070; www.raileurope.co.uk), Simply Rail (0870 084 1414; www.italiarail.co.uk) and Ffestiniog Travel (01766 772957; www.festtravel.co.uk) sell international tickets and passes for local rail travel. Single second- class tickets on local railways in Italy are very cheap, so if you are only planning one or two journeys while visiting Tuscany it isn't worth buying a rail pass.
On the state train site, www.trenitalia.com, you can buy and print tickets.


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HOME » Politics » Trending » Jethmalani and Salve blast Congress for Chief Justice impeachment bid.
Jethmalani and Salve blast Congress for Chief Justice impeachment bid.
by Akshay Narang
The Congress seems to be facing flak from all quarters for trying to pass a politically-motivated impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. The petition has been dismissed by Vice-President of India, Venkaiah Naidu on technical and legal grounds. The Congress, which was desperate to at the least initiate the cumbersome process in order to project itself as the beacon of democracy, has only harmed itself by making this poor move. They are no more recognised as a democratic power but a power-hungry party which can go to any extent in order to grab attention. This move has been criticised at all levels for attempting to cut the judiciary to size and unnecessarily involving such a significant office in political mud-slinging.
This time around, two of India's most popular jurists, Ram Jethmalani and Harish Salve, have come out all guns blazing against the objectionable petition drafted by seven political parties and led by the Congress.
While speaking exclusively to Arnab Goswami at Republic TV, India's renowned jurist, two time union minister for law and justice, sitting Rajya Sabha MP and undoubtedly the most popular advocate across India, Ram Jethmalani threw all his weight behind the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. He has also gone hammer and tongs after the Congress for unnecessarily meddling with the judiciary. Ram Jethmalani wondered what wrong the Chief Justice of India had committed that an impeachment motion has been brought against him. According to him, the alleged incidents that were made a matter of contention took place way before the sitting Chief Justice of India even became a judge. Ram Jethmalani seemed to have been pained by the time that must have been wasted to investigate matters that transpired before the sitting Chief Justice Dipak Misra even assumed office. He made it clear that the allegations advanced by the opposition were baseless and mere political gimmick.
Ram Jethmalani even laughed off Rahul Gandhi's '#SaveTheConstitution rally' and the allegations by the Congress president that the Supreme Court is being trampled. Ram Jethmalani remarked, "He's (Rahul Gandhi) too small a person to comment on these big events in our history and you should ignore anything he says. He's just not qualified to make any of these comments." This suggests that the nonagenarian has seen through the façade of judicial independence propounded by the Congress. Jethmalani has seen through the fact that the frivolous motion has been presented purely for political reasons. While going into the details of its rejection, the eminent jurist explained that since the MPs presenting the outrageous petition were unsure about their own case, the entire motion was based on mere suspicion or assumption. The same does not amount to 'proof beyond reasonable doubt'. Therefore, the motion was rejected on the face of it due to such a glaring error.
Another eminent jurist, Harish Salve, has also ripped the Congress apart for the way it has politicised the office of the Chief justice of India. When the impeachment motion came into force on 21st April, the former Solicitor General of India, Harish Salve drew analogy with the supersession of three senior Supreme Court judges by the then Indira Gandhi government as they did not pronounce favourable verdicts in the landmark Kesavananda Bharti case. The Congress' approach towards the judges was high-handed to such an extent in those days that it did not even hide its malicious motive of downsizing the judiciary. While treating the Supreme Court judges as ordinary government employees, the government had opined that some judges are not "in-sync with the thought process of the government.
Harish Salve had come up with an even sharper attack on Monday after Rahul Gandhi's close aide and social media in-charge of the Congress, Divya Spandaba shamefully levelled baseless allegations of 'bench-fixing' against the Chief Justice of India. Harish Salve seems to have been infuriated by this shameful and political remark against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. In fact, she tweeted a list of cases which according to her involved bench-fixing. It is unsurprising that she failed to provide even an iota of evidence suggesting any bench-fixing by the Chief Justice of India. This irresponsible statement evoked a strong reaction from Harish Salve who called for invoking contempt of court in such extreme cases and taking those involved in such crimes to the task.
The fact that two of India's most popular jurists and legal experts had to give sharp and critical reactions to the impeachment proceedings show what kind of damage the Congress intends to inflict on the institution. The theory of misconduct is a façade and the real object is to avenge the unfavourable verdicts rendered by the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. However, the leading jurists have exposed the nefarious designs of the Congress party. No matter how hard the Congress tries, it will not be able to change the poor perception it has created for itself after this fiasco.
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Long before the internet was invented, the defining axiom in print was that "content is king." Today, where online content dominates print content, many of the world's top SEO and web marketing experts still say that "content is king."
Why is this the case? That even after decades, no matter the medium, content is still the crux of good marketing?
Businesses aren't built on first-time visitors. Companies like the Wall Street Journal don't make most of their money from people picking up their papers for the first time.
They make money from people who've read their content and then decided it was good enough that they either want to purchase again or subscribe to a subscription. If the business had to get a new customer every time in order to get paid, they'd all have gone under by now.
Yet many online publications approach their business that way. Instead of focusing on repeat visitors, they focus on optimizing for search engines so they get more new customers.
At the end of the day, however, the really famous and successful blogs like Huffington Post or TechCrunch ultimately still get most of their traffic from repeat visitors. Yes, search engines love them - but their businesses would be a fraction of what they are today if they didn't have great content.
For many years Google and other search engines have worked towards making their search results pull up better and better results. They want people who search on their engines to find the best content possible in relationship to what they're looking for.
As search engines get smarter, marketers who focus primarily on marketing tactics rather than actual content will die away.
Google has proven this repeatedly by continually downgrading the importance of low-quality links and upgrading the importance of usage statistics and other metrics to actually measure the content of a website.
If you build your website around great content while having a decent understanding of basic SEO, your site will flourish. If you put all your attention on SEO and don't pay much attention to your content, you'll always be trying to stay one step ahead of the search engines.
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Accumulo has the following configuration files which can be found in the conf/ directory of the Accumulo release tarball.
Configures Accumulo server processes using server properties. This file can be found in the conf/ direcory. It is needed on every host that runs Accumulo processes. Therfore, any configuration should be replicated to all hosts of the Accumulo cluster. If a property is not configured here, it might have been configured another way. See the quick start for help with configuring this file.
See the quick start for help with configuring this file.
Configures the Java classpath and JVM options needed to run Accumulo processes. See the [quick install] for help with configuring this file.
Configures logging for most Accumulo services (i.e Master, Tablet Server, Garbage Collector) except for the Monitor.
Configures logging for the Monitor.
Configures logging for Accumulo commands (i.e accumulo init, accumulo shell, etc).
The accumulo-cluster script uses the host files below to determine where Accumulo processes should be run. These files are not in conf/ directory the Accumulo release tarball by default. They can be created by running the command accumulo-cluster create-config.
Contains a list of hosts where Garbage Collector processes should run. While only one host is needed, others can be specified to run standby Garbage Collectors that can take over if the lead Garbage Collector fails.
Contains a list of hosts where Master processes should run. While only one host needed, others can be specified to run on standby Masters that can take over if the lead Master fails.
Contains a list of hosts where Monitor processes should run. While only one host is needed, others can be specified to run standby Monitors that can take over if the lead Monitor fails.
Contains list of hosts where Tablet Server processes should run. While only one host is needed, it is recommended that multiple tablet servers are run for improved fault tolerance and peformance.
Contains a list of hosts where Tracer processes should run. While only one host is needed, others can be specified to run standby Tracers that can take over if the lead Tracer fails.


We are thrilled to announce that the world's leading angel investing expert Dr. Robert Wiltbank (US) will visit Finland and Estonia November 3-6.
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We are happy to announce that on Friday, November 4 the world's leading angel investing expert Dr. Robert Wiltbank (US) will visit Estonia and give a training session to EstBAN members to kick off the Angel Investment Program.
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