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The US Stimulus has some extremely helpful legislation for small businesses written into it. And, there are certainly quite a few rumors floating around. If you don't have the truth, how are you supposed to know what to do?
The answer is, you can't. Unless you have all pertinent information, your decisions are sure to be ill-informed. But, the Stimulus may be your saving grace right now, so read on to find out.
What is the US Coronavirus Stimulus?
How will new legislation provide relief for small businesses?
How can you obtain an SBA 7(a) loan and have it forgiven?
Now, go grab a pen and paper because you're going to want to take notes.
First, What is the US Coronavirus Stimulus of 2020?
While many people are talking about the US relief legislation for COVID-19 as if it's a single document that will help individuals and small businesses get through this catastrophe, it's not that simple. In fact, thus far, the stimulus legislation has been rolled out in three phases.
Phase 1: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act passed on March 6, 2020
Phase 2: Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed on March 18, 2020
Phase 3: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed on March 27, 2020
And, while the second phase was important, it didn't focus on small businesses like the first and third. So, for this purpose, let's look at phases one and three.
Next, How Does the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act Help Small Businesses?
The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act or H.R. 6074 was made law in early March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill primarily outlined new funding rules and allocations for emergency response organizations and certain departments of government. And, it opened an existing SBA 7(a) loan, Disaster Assistance to individuals and small businesses that had been affected medically or financially by the Coronavirus.
SBA-guaranteed Disaster Assistance is now available to individuals and small businesses in a declared disaster zone to help pay for any damages that are not covered by FEMA. The low interest (3.75% for business and 2.75% for non-profit) loans can be used to pay for physical damage and economic injury caused by a given disaster.
Working capital loans of up to $2 million and economic injury relief loans up to $10K can be obtained through the program. When H.R. 6074 passed on March 6, 2020, the SBA opened this loan to the entire United States and outlying territories.
And, How Does the CARES Act Help Small Businesses?
The rate of unemployment skyrocketed in the month of March. And, the CARES Act was introduced on March 19 as a solution to keep employees paid during this critical time. An entire section of this bill is dedicated to small businesses.
The small business section of the CARES Act covers new legislation for the following:
SBA 7(a) loans for small businesses, deferment, forgiveness opportunities, and prepayment penalties
Entrepreneurial development for owners
Requirements for financing programs through the Women's Business Center and the Minority Business Development Agency
In a nutshell, what does this mean for you?
Paycheck Protection
First, the bill introduces SBA-guaranteed, low-interest (1%) "interruption" loans, which are now being called Paycheck Protection loans. These loans will be forgivable under certain terms (i.e. as long as you continue to pay your staff and use the funds primarily for payroll, you won't have to pay them back).
M&T Bank has a great visual infographic you can take a look at for the PPP Program here
M&T Created a great infographic for the Payroll Protection Pogram
Furthermore, if your loan does not qualify for forgiveness, payments are automatically deferred for six months — you won't start paying on a Paycheck Protection loan until six months after you obtain funds. And, you will receive no penalty if you are able to pay the loan off early.
Entrepreneurial Development
Next, new funding has been allocated to SBA partners for entrepreneurial development including help with navigation through the Coronavirus pandemic. Programs might include low-cost or free guidance on sanitation and health standards and will likely also involve new general business development training and resources.
Women and Minority-Owned Business
If you were interested in a business grant but did not have the means to meet the required 1:1 or 1:2 funds matching, you may have a new opportunity to rescue or grow your business. According to the new law, certain women and minority-targeted SBA-guaranteed funding programs will no longer require funds matching. These programs help female and minority entrepreneurs with grants and training on finance, management, marketing, and other operational aspects of a business.
So, you've repeatedly heard that economic development grants are unicorns. And, maybe the government was hiding them and has now released the mythical creatures to pasture in the SBA's front lawn. But, you shouldn't expect them to be easy to catch — they're still unicorns.
How to Utilize an SBA-Guaranteed Coronavirus Economic Disaster Relief or Paycheck Protection Loan
SBA 7(a) loans are not issued directly through the Small Business Association. Instead, the department partners with banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. They guarantee the funds so that if a business goes into default, the bank does not lose money.
If you ever had a federally-backed student loan, you may have an idea of how these programs work. You apply for a loan through a financial institution, often with the help of a broker. Then, the loans go into deferment so that you are not required to pay them back for a set time. For student loans, deferment typically lasts through the duration of your education.
You will need to find a bank or a broker with which to apply for a loan through one of these programs, which shouldn't be hard. Most major lending institutions will be able to help you.
Coronavirus Disaster Relief & Paycheck Protection Loan Eligibility
All small businesses in the US and outlying territories are eligible to apply for one of these SBA 7(a) loans at this time. You must be able to prove that you were in operation on March 1, 2020, and that you are considered a small business under the SBA's guidelines. Companies including Sole Proprietorships, Contract Workers, and Self-Employed persons may qualify.
Typically, a small business is a company with less than 500 employees. However, if you run a business with multiple locations that each employ less than 500 staff members, you could still qualify. Use the SBA's small business size standards tool to see if your company size might qualify.
So, How Can You Get a Coronavirus Economic Disaster Relief or Paycheck Protection Loan Forgiven?
Through the new guidelines laid out in the CARES Act, Coronavirus Economic Disaster Relief funds are eligible for debt relief. This will defer payments until the end of 2020. And, while interest will accrue, your principal payments and fees will be waived during this time.
And, Paycheck Protection loans will be eligible for forgiveness under certain terms. You can have your entire loan forgiven as long as at least 75% of the funds go toward payroll and the remaining 25% or less is used to pay for interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. "Payroll" includes salary, paid sick leave, and paid family leave for staff and self.
So, if you plan to use funds for operational costs that fall outside of the listed activities or for growth-related investments, look for a different type of funding.
Around the time that your Paycheck Protection loan is set to come out of deferment, you will need to apply for forgiveness. Again, this process will be similar to that of forgivable student loans that you might be more familiar with.
Additional SBA Resources
For more information about COVID-19 financial support for your business, see these resources from the SBA.
Coronavirus Economic Disaster Relief
Final Rules for SBA Business Loan Temporary Changes | Paycheck Protection Program
Women's Business Center Directory
It seems as though there may be a silver lining in this cloud. And, as long as your business credit qualifies you for funding, you might be able to take advantage of an unprecedented relief opportunity. If you need a guide to help you through the paperwork jungle, don't hesitate to reach out with questions.
Stay well and stay safe.
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23 Days of Monkey, Day 16 Audio Delights | Monkey Magic!
A short post here about some audio delights I've found for Monkey.
Second I'd firmly recommend the soundtrack to Kung Fu Hustle. Not only is this a rousing soundtrack of traditional Chinese music, it features many pieces that have featured in old classic Shaw Brothers films of the 1940s.
Finally there's Damon Albarn's (of Blur fame) take on the Journey to the West, which was a sound track to a stage production called Monkey Journey to the West, that premiered in Manchester International Festival in 2007 (which I missed even though I work in Manchester because it sold out quickly doh!) .
There's an album available of it, and Jamie Hewlett the comic artist who did the designs for the show did a live action video for the first single.
Day 16 of 23 Days of Monkey, Kickstarter opens in 7 days on 8th January 2017.


A week after we got back from Wisconsin, we went to the San Diego Chargers vs New England Patriots game on Sunday, 10/24. We had gotten tickets months ago. The previous week it was raining here the entire week, but it cleared up on Sunday just in time for the game!
The major attraction of going to one game every year is to tailgate with Lee, my friend from work. He puts on the BEST Chargers tailgates! My favorite is his marinated grilled chicken wings. Many have asked for his recipe, but Lee is very tight-lipped about it, LOL. I look forward to his chicken wings every year!
Todd in front of the large food table. Everyone brought something to share.
Todd made his famous homemade caramel popcorn (recipe here).
There were a couple of excited people who flocked to his popcorn, heh heh.
Lee took a photo of us in front of the stadium.
Flag and national anthem before the game.
Chargers getting ready to start on offense.
More shots during the game.
Tom Brady getting ready to snap the ball.
Some of the Patriots heading into the locker room at half time.
The Chargers ended up losing to the Patriots 23-20. We left a little bit early to beat the traffic out of the stadium. It was fun to see a game with the tailgating crew again this year!
What yummy food! I think one of my favorite things about football is tailgating!
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Taking Back Sunday (from left): Shaun Cooper, John Nolan, Mark O'Connell and Adam Lazarra. (Photo by Natalie Escobedo)
As the only member of Taking Back Sunday still living in Charlotte, guitarist John Nolan couldn't think of a better place to kick off the second leg of the band's North American tour; not just because it's Charlotte, but because it's The Fillmore.
Playing the Music Factory venue, as the band will do for two consecutive nights on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, is a change in perspective for Nolan. He's seen countless shows there with TBS singer Adam Lazarra, who lived in Charlotte until he moved to Raleigh earlier this year.
"It's a great thing to be able to start off a tour where you live, that's just always a fun thing to do," said Nolan, who still resides in the NoDa neighborhood. "We love playing The Fillmore. It's been good to us. We've got to see a lot of shows there, as well, since we've lived there, so that always makes it cool to go to a venue where you've seen a lot of bands you love. You think a little more about the company that you're in when you play a place like that."
The foursome is also in great company when it comes to longevity, as all year they've been celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band's formation, allowing them to accurately say their career together not only spans decades, but has touched on two different centuries — millennia even.
For each of this week's Charlotte shows, the band will perform two albums in their entirety, although which albums get played on which night is yet to be determined. While each performance will include a full performance of the band's 2002 debut Tell All Your Friends, they've created a special coin to flip on Thursday night to help them decide on which night they will follow up with 2004's Where You Want To Be and which night they'll end with 2006's Louder Now.
At the Oct. 4 show, the band will release a remastered vinyl reissue of Tell All Your Friends. Though the LP will be available as a wide release, a special edition pressed on iridescent color-morphing green vinyl and limited to 1,000 copies will be for sale exclusively on the band's website and on tour.
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In January, Taking Back Sunday released Twenty, a compilation album featuring selections from albums including Tell All Your Friends, Where You Want To Be, Louder Now, 2009's New Again, 2011's Taking Back Sunday, 2014's Happiness Is and 2016's Tidal Wave.
The band also recorded two new songs for Twenty, titled "All Ready To Go" and "A Song for Dan," the recording process for which was different than anything the band had done before, Nolan says. First, Lazarra engineered both and the band produced them, rather than hire someone for each role as they had in the past, but another major difference involved the fact that members of the band were hundreds of miles apart while they worked on the songs.
While drummer Mark O'Connell and bassist Shaun Cooper got things started in Long Island, New York, where they live, Nolan and Lazarra finished things up in Charlotte.
Lazarra explains how "All Ready To Go" was recorded from different locations: "It was an idea Mark and Shaun laid the bones down for in New York and then sent them down to Charlotte, where John and I continued to arrange and add our individual contributions. This made for a great demo and a fair amount of time for everyone to sit with it before we all were able to get in the studio together and hash out the different parts and details with one another.
"It sounds like a lot when I say it like that, but the process itself was a cohesive and relatively quick one," he continues. "Having the space to live and breathe with the idea before all coming together to shape it, and knowing where we can lean on one another as the song progresses is both insightful and exciting to all of us. It's one of my favorite parts of being in Taking Back Sunday."
According to Nolan, some separately recorded parts of the song made it on to the finalized version, which was a first in the band's 20 years.
"We've done some writing and demoing like that, this was the first time I think we actually used the tracks that were recorded separately for the finished product," Nolan says. "Because it was just two songs, you know, if we were doing a whole album, we wouldn't go through the whole thing like that, but we decided to try it out."
Lazarra believes the band's ability to record in such a piecemeal manner is a sign of how the members have developed a shared mind over 20 years.
"This song is a great example of how in tune we have become with one another, our collective musical instincts," he says.
For Nolan, those 20 years have come and gone in the blink of an eye, but also feel like forever. He calls it "surreal" and "hard to believe" that the band has been together for two decades, even if in some ways it seems even longer.
"In a lot of ways it doesn't seem like that long, but it's one of those things where you think about certain things and it seems like a lifetime ago, and then other things from 15 or 20 years ago seem like yesterday," he says. "It's very hard to really grasp that it's actually been that long in reality."
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The 11th somewhat annual SnakePitFest at the Arizona Fall League took place last night at Salt River Fields. In attendance were myself and Mrs. SnakePit, Jack Sommers and Mrs Sommers, megnetic and Mr megnetic, ish95 and ish95 minor. In contrast to certain previous years, the weather was just about perfect: high 60's at first pitch, and almost no wind to chill the bones. There was a surprisingly large crowd in attendance, whether due to Military Appreciation Night or for other reasons. We arrived to find ourselves parking in the second overflow parking lot at SRF. though it was a nice night for a walk. The official attendance was 2,667, which is far higher then expected.
As a result, there was a line at both the ticket-office and the gates [where, sadly, there were now metal detectors in place, just like at Chase Field - with the inevitable impact on entrance]. However, they paled in comparison to the concession stand lines: it looked very much as if the AFL had been caught unaware by the crowd, with only one concession stand and one beer stand open. I will forever be haunted by the face of Mrs. SnakePit when she realized her hopes of hot chocolate at the ballpark were going to remain unfulfilled. I can only apologize.
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As a result we missed the one triple off the D-backs' Bo Takahashi, who was the starting pitcher, which led to the Mesa Solar Sox's first run. Looking at the box-score, it was a rough night for most of the Arizona pitchers. Takahashi was charged with three runs in 2.2 innings, on three hits and a walk, with three strikeouts. But the last batter he faced hit a ball to third which seemed extremely playable, but went right past the fielder and was scored a rather hitter-friendly double. Instead of being out of the inning with one run over three frames, there were men on second and third with two outs; Takahashi was lifted, and the reliever who replaced him allowed both inherited runners to score. #PitchingLineRuined
Tyler Mark, who took the mound with one out and a man on in the top of the fourth, fared worse still. He loaded the bases on a pair of singles, although was able to escape that jam, starting a nifty 1-2-3 double-play on a comebacker to the mound. There was no such luck in the fifth, where he faced four batters, all of whom reached on two hits and two walks, though again, the final line was not helped by his replacement allowing two inherited runners to cross the plate. The final Arizona pitcher to appear was Kevin Ginkel in the eighth, and he did toss a scoreless eighth with a K. That improved his K:BB ratio to an impressive 17:1, over just 9.2 innings.
There were also better things from Jazz Chisholm, ranked #5 on Michael's prospect list. who was the starting shortstop for the Rafters. He went 1-for-3 with a very nice line-drive double and a walk, also making some excellent plays in the field and showed good awareness in taking third-base when he realized no-one was guarding it. On the downside, he did strike out in his other two at-bats, and clearly seems to have an issue handling any decent off-speed stuff. This is hardly surprising considering he's only 20, and in terms of overall play, there's a lot to be excited about for Chisholm. We just need to be patient at this point.
But, as ever, AFLSPF is as much about the non-baseball stuff. We arrived early enough that we were able to wander round the classic car show at the shopping center next door (above). This was much more Mrs. SnakePit's thing: she was all, "Wow, a V-8 super-induction hemi with supercharged woofers!" [I am vague on the technicals], while I was more "Ooh! That's a nice shade of blue..." Went to YC's Mongolian barbecue for dinner with the Sommers' before the game, where I loaded up on the highly-spicey meats and noodles. A decision which, it must be admitted, has me shuffling incomfortably in my seat this morning...
Even at the game, the chit-chat was as much random as baseball related, though Jack did provide a stream of info about the prospects we were watching. We also gained great amusement from a Facebook post Mrs. SnakePit found, which declared that your life was defined by the song that was #1 in the charts on your 14th birthday. In my case, that would be the Detroit Spinners' Working My Way Back To You. I'm not happy with that. [helpful links for US or UK readers, if you want to play along] And after the game, we went over to Zipps Sports Grill for a nightcap - and so Mrs. SnakePit could finally get her hot chocolate!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the event... Oh, the score? The Rafters lost 7-2, but as Jack's comment at the top suggests, it didn't really "matter" in any meaningful sense. Checking the standings, the Rafters are 11⁄2 up on the Solar Sox, with five to play, so have a good shot at making it to the championship game, which takes place Saturday afternoon at Scottsdale Stadium. If you have never been to an AFL game, I can only continue to recommend the experience: for $9 you get to sit anywhere you want in the park, and see some of the top prospects in action, in an atmosphere best described as "relaxed". It's truly one of Arizona's hidden gems, and the last chance to see pro-ball here until next spring.


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Truck driving on highway from Prague to Bratislava at average speed of 72 km/h. At the moment when the truck passes 54 kilometer from Prague passenger car departs from Prague which travel to Bratislava at speed 90 km/h. When and where (at waht highway kilometer) passenger car catch truck?
t = 3 h
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We, the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, watched with sorrowful hearts the horrific scenes of the brutal treatment of our clergy, people, and pilgrims in the Old City of Jerusalem during Holy Saturday last week. A day of joy and celebration was turned to great sorrow and pain for some of our faithful because they were ill-treated by some Israeli policemen who were present around the gates of the Old City and passages that lead to the Holy Sepulcher.
We understand the necessity and the importance of the presence of security forces to ensure order and stability, and for organizing the celebration of the Holy Fire at the Church of the Resurrection. Yet, it is not acceptable that under pretext of security and order, our clergy and people are indiscriminately and brutally beaten, and prevented from entering their churches, monasteries and convents.
We urge the Israeli authorities especially the Ministry of Interior and the police department in Jerusalem, to seriously consider our complaints, to hold responsibility and to condemn all acts of violence against our faithful and the clergy who were ill-treated by the police. We deplore that every year, the police measures are becoming tougher, and we expect that these accidents will not be repeated and the police should be more sensitive and respectful if they seek to protect and serve.
We also denounce all those who are blaming the churches and holding them responsible of the Israeli measures during Holy Week celebrations. On the contrary, the Heads of churches in Jerusalem condemn all of these measures and violations of Christians' rights to worship in their churches and Holy Sites. Therefore, we condemn all measures of closing the Old City and urge the Israeli authorities to allow full access to the Holy sites during Holy Week of both Church Calendars.


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On April 29th and 30th, 2010 about 300 stakeholders from all over Europe convened in Madrid for the 3 European Dialogue on Internet Governance - EuroDIG. Besides various plenary discussions one of the seven workshops was dedicated to children on the Internet and the responsibilities for keeping them save. The Workshop assembled a lot of stakeholders with different backgrounds. Two young representatives from the Finnish Children's Parliament opened up the discussion with a statement about the role Internet plays in their family communication. They stated: "My mom does know what I am doing on the Internet and on Facebook. We are talking quite a lot about the Internet at home."
Anders Johanson, from the Swedish Regulator PTS took up that point encouraging parents to ask their children not only "how was in school today" but also "How is it on the net today?". He explained that in his family it is usual since long to ask the children at dinner table about their online habits.
Jutta Croll, Digital Opportunities Foundation, followed the same path further with her statement: "Safeguarding children on adventurous digital playgrounds: Parenthood and responsibility for children in the information age means first and foremost understanding children's online behaviour. It means also digital literacy for adults in charge of minors and knowledge about supporting tools and educational measures." She stressed that nowadays children do not differentiate between real life and their life on the Internet. As long as adults do not understand completely what that means they will not be able to fulfil their task of educating properly. In addition not all families have the opportunity to meet up for dinner, and many parents are even not interested in the Internet so far.
Ana Luiza Rotta, eNACSO - European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online, Copenhagen added that not all parents are good parents and we shall take care not to loose children from those families where parents are to busy to take care for their children's Internet safety. She focussed also on the need to make parents aware and digital literate.
María José Cantarino, Telefonica, Teachtoday.eu explained what industry can do. To her opinion not only NGOs or teachers or governments have to play a role and a lot of joint work to do. Industry has to do a lot and can provide support. Industry has done a lot and has developed certain initiatives like Protegeles. But the situation is changing, Telefonica has set up an important alliance and they work together with competitors and with social networks. They are convinced that the digital gap between adults and minors has a deep impact on teachers because teachers are supposed to teach their students but they need support to fulfil that task and that is what Teachtoday provides.
Nadine Karbach, European Youth Forum stated the need to empower children and to enable them to cope with the challenges and risks the Internet poses on them.
Graham Ritchie, CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, London put the focus on social networks, that recently are of increasing popularity and esp. used by younger children. CEOP deals with what happens when the Internet goes wrong with children, they follow a child centred partnership approach. Graham stated: 'Industry and law enforcement must recognise their collective responsibility to uphold the right of children to a safe online experience".
From the remote participation hub in Moldova the following question came in: "In Moldova many parents have to work abroad and therefore can't take care for their children's online protection - what should they do?
Janice Richardson, INSAFE and European Schoolnet reported about the same problem in boarding schools that cannot provide that one-to-one-relationship to their students that parents could do ideally.
Yolanda Rueda, Fundación Cibervoluntarios reported about an safety internet program carried out for more than 2 years in different schools in Spain. This is a multistakeholder work between local public administrations, industry (Telefonica) and social entities (Fundación Cibervoluntarios). The program is named www.internetenfamilia.org and consists in offline workshops to talk to the children - but also to their families and their schools - about how can social media and internet help them, how can they use it in safe way.
Roberto Aparici, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain turned the view to the role of media in general and the role of teachers as educommunicators. An educommunicator is not a professional who only knows the instruments of information and communication; his objective is to form neither technologists nor computer scientists. This practice is closer to training than to an act of interaction in communication learning. An educommunicator is a mediator in the interaction processes of communication. According to Aparici there is no difference between dealing with other media like TV or radio and the Internet, although he acknowledged that today the majority of young people are prosumers, they are producing and consuming content on the Internet.
A question came from the audience about the effectiveness of filter technology as a tool for taking responsibility and if there is any information about that available so far. It can be answered referring to the SIP Benchmark, a benchmark of parental control tools carried out in 5 testing cycles over the next 3 years for which the European Commission appointed a consortium built of INNOVA Europe, Stiftung Digitale Chancen, Germany and Cybion, Italy., for more information refer to www.digitale-chancen.de.
Yuliya Morenets, TaC - Together against Cybercrime led the discussion back to young people themselves and stressed the question how to promote the cybersecurity culture among young people and children with migrant background using the Internet?
The representative form the Finnish Children's Parliament said that children should be encouraged to use the Internet because it enables them to participate.
This was replied by Javier Garcia, Madrid Office of the Ombudsman for Children who asked the question: "How can children participate in decision-making processes on certain aspects of the Internet that directly affect them, such as social networking, privacy, security and the risks linked to the use of new technologies?".
Georgios Kipouros from the European Youth Forum cut into the discussion and strongly recommended that it is time to act and not to talk. To his opinion politicians have waited for more then ten years and did not take any action. Not acting yet means to him "loosing another generation".
Finally Narine Khachatryan, Media Education Center, Armenia focussed again on the benefits of the Internet in her statement: "When it comes to youth and technology, issues of opportunities rather than of risks dominate the minds of people in our country. Breaking through the ideological curtain in late 80-ies, the country found itself in a geographical isolation and developed a competitive ICT industry. Throwing off the shackles of totalitarian and censored media only 2 decades ago, the nation has not yet lost its ability to read between the lines and separate the ideology from the facts. The country, where the number of broadband Internet users is growing rapidly with an ever-greater demand for high quality communication, the purely protective measures will not gain much support of the public: fears of dangers yield to tremendous opportunities for free communication, learning, creative expression and civic participation."
Conclusion of the workshop shall be done referring to its title as it was the purpose to discuss about opportunities and risks, rules and responsibilities.
This shall be done by a quote from María José Cantarino, Telefonica: "The increasing convergence of services and platforms is raising a series of challenges related to security, privacy and content which are new for consumers and service providers alike. The big challenge is to find the stable balance between the benefits that ICT brings to our lives and the fears of the risks associates to their misuses.
Children need to be empowered to be able to face problems in the digital world as much as in the real world and it is also necessary to empower parents and educators. To help them to achieve this objective it involves the efforts of all the stakeholders: governments, institutions, industry, NGOs, parents, educators and of course, children."
For the next IGF the message from this workshop is that all stakeholders should be involved in the development of a balanced approach focussed on the benefits of Internet usage but aware of the risks and threats. There must also be a balance between Children's rights on privacy and parents obligation to supervise their children's behaviour, a question that is not yet answered satisfyingly. Eventually the next IGF will provide for an outstanding platform to bring together the relevant stakeholders. But maybe discussions and workshops in Vilnius should not so much focus on what has been done in the past but on what should be done in the future, so - to speak with one of the workshop participants "not to loose another generation".


#LeBronWatch continues for the postseason.
Over the course of the 2018 NBA regular season, Nike created special pairs of the LeBron 15 for King James to rock on the floor. Each of the pairs painted LeBron's 15th signature model with colorways inspired by some of Nike's most iconic silhouettes. Today, LeBron starts his quest for a fourth championship against the Indiana Pacers in Cleveland and it looks like the #LeBronWatch will continue for the playoffs as well.
This latest pair uses Vince Carter's Nike Shox BB4 silhouette as inspiration. To mimic Vinsanity's classic sneaker, the 15's Battleknit upper is split into a black top and silver bottom. Other recognizable hits include familiar silver detailing on the toe and side panel, as well as a royal blue heel to represent the BB4's Shox cushioning.
If Bron's pair for Game 1 is any indication, it will be interesting to see what other pairs Nike has cooked up for him to wear throughout what will likely be another deep playoff run.


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Talent Night At York University!
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:45 am Post subject: Talent Night At York University!
Yung Spot will hold a talent night on Thursday March 28, 2013 at (:00pm to midnight. Tickets are 10 earlybird and twenty dollars for regular admission. Just go to the front doors of Stong College at the York University campus and follow the signs.


Our school community does a great job modeling and acting on our core value of kindness. Because of that, it's really important to be intentional that we also value being firm and direct so students learn to be accountable to their teachers and peers. We also want them to understand there are consequences when they do not live up to their responsibilities, something apt for student behavior as well as for a healthy academic life. This session will outline practices in class and at home that can help us teach children to own their behavior and to increase responsibility and trust in their relationships.


Proteor, major player in the design and production of orthopedic equipment, launches a brand new 3Dswipe application in Virtual Reality (VR) at the ISPO convention in Lille Grand Palais on the 17th and 18th of November.
"Immersive Xperience": designed to offer an innovative immersive experience at Proteor's booth and to draw visitors in to discover the brand's new product range.
Developed and optimized for the HTC Vive, the Virtual Reality (VR) application can easily be adapted for other headsets available on the market (Oculus Rift, Sony, Microsoft, etc.). The user has complete freedom of movement inside a zone of a few feet. The controller enables a wide range of interactions and its automatic spatial sensing system allows to virtually recreate human movements and recreate complex actions based on body dynamics (throwing, aiming, selecting, drawing, hitting, swiping, etc.).
3Dswipe VR for Proteor immerses the user at the heart of a futuristic workshop, inspired from Pixar's Vice Versa, hanging at the top of a geostationary station and in which the user can interact with the brand's product range.
While wearing the VR headset and holding the controller, the user experience is truly immersive: full 360° view, virtual environment discovery, movement and product physics and dynamics management, sound effects…, everything is specifically designed to create a captivating and immersive experience.
The application is an actual real time 3D configuration system with which the user can customize his selected product using the controller linked to the VR headset. Once the user is immersed in Proteor's futuristic workshop, his mission is to configure in real time a series of orthopedic corsets. On his left is shelved a wide range of designs and on his right the available series of auto-gripping straps.
Using the controller, the user can grab the corset and handle it from every angle just as if he had it in his own hands, and thus test out multiple configuration possibilities.
"They were able to apply our comments and propose new solutions with great responsiveness throughout the development process of the application.
The users' feedback on this immersive experience is excellent. We drew tons of attention and got the buzz going on the ISPO orthopedic tradeshow.
So as to emphasize the configuration's playfulness, the user is offered to first aim with the controller at the desired design in order to select it, and then throw it, with a wide arm movement, at the targeted corset for the design to be applied.
The application has been specifically developed for a user-friendly experience, while ensuring full immersion: gravity management, object interactions, etc. A "beginner mode" has been implemented in order to make it even simpler for VR-rookies: the aiming curve is displayed which makes the throw simple for everyone.
After the tradeshow, the immersive experience will be available at various Proteor shops spread around France in order to facilitate young patients' acceptation of the orthopedic equipments. Enabling them to customize their own corset in an interactive and playful way offers a drastically new approach.
Users will also be able to continue the immersive experience online, including from mobile devices, with the real-time 3D plugin-free web adaptation of the VR application. Later on, the application will also be deployed for professional use (any device: PC, tablet, Cardboard, etc.).
The Proteor VR application only shows the tip of the wide-range of possibilities offered by Virtual Reality.


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What type of graphics card is in the Dell Special Laptop and can it be used to play MMORPGS?
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Q: Yammer search V2 API I.m trying to use Yammer V2 search endpoint but couldn't find any article that can help with CORS error. When I try V2 search, it just keeps giving CORS error however I'm able to use V1 search without any issue - so can you tell me what I'm doing wrong here ?
V1 search -
yam.platform.request(
 {
 url: "https://api.yammer.com/api/v1/search.json"
 , method: "GET"
 , data: { 'search': 'test'}
 , success: function (msg) {
 console.log('success');
 }
 , error: function (msg) { console.log("Error..." + msg); }
 }
 )
 }
});

V2 Search -
yam.platform.request(
{
 url: "https://www.yammer.com/api/v2/search/models"
, method: "GET"
, data: { 'search':'test', 'start':0, 'size':20, 'model_types':'threads',
'_network':5225275392, 'relevance':'DEFAULT'}
 , success: function (msg) {
 Display(msg);
}
  , error: function (msg) { console.log("Error..." + msg); }
}
)
}
});

A: At the time of writing, this API is unsupported for use by external developers. The APIs under the V2 endpoint are primarily for first-party application use only. Support for searching is limited to the V1 endpoint. The supported APIs are listed in the main documentation.


Welcome to Jaetees Wicker and Rattan website.
We have a large selection of wicker and rattan furniture.
We also manufacture replacement furniture cushions in our factory in a selection of over 400 fabrics!
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We have a large selection of wicker and rattan seating sets, bedroom furniture and wicker and rattan accessories.
You will find wicker and rattan sofas, loveseats, chairs, swivel gliders, rockers, coffee tables, end tables, ottomans, dining tables and more.


The procedure known as 'social login', whereby users can register on third-party websites or sign up to apps and services by directly using existing identity information from their preferred social network without having to create a new login account, is being increasingly encouraged by web platforms ranging from e-commerce sites to newsletter services.
With the exponential growth of m-commerce, the use of 'social login' is becoming increasing popular as a means of user authentication on new websites and for new apps and services. Of course, when a new user signs up, s/he may still be asked to supply extra hitherto unpublished or confidential information such as a bank account number. Mountain View-based Gigya, which creates specialised software for companies wishing to engage more closely with customers online, argues that enabling social login from the various social networks allows companies and organisations to reduce traffic costs while obtaining huge amounts of customer information and detailed user analysis through data mining. A recent Gigya report, which synthesises the data it has acquired on the social login phenomenon, reveals that Facebook has become the leading digital identity provider, helping to streamline Internet browsing at a time when confidentiality is becoming a key issue, although the popular social network was not originally designed to provide such functionality. The current surge in social logins, which makes registering for apps or paid-for services much easier, is also driving companies' customer acquisition strategies.
The Gigya report indicates that social login is now a central feature of today's Internet traffic. Users who have already entered their details on Facebook, Google+ or other social networks no longer have to re-enter these details when logging in to a third-party site. Given its predominance among social networks, Facebook is best placed to help reduce the number of digital profiles and passwords which users – both individuals and companies – need to create. Facebook is the most used social network for registrations on many types of websites – e-commerce sites, blogs, educational platforms, and so on – boasting over 50% of social login preference compared with 30% for Google+ and 5% for Twitter. These ratios are pretty much the same when users use social login on their smartphones. However, authentication via Yahoo accounts has lost ground since the end of 2013, its total share of logins dipping 2% over this period.
The Gigya study goes some way to revealing the importance people in different countries place on privacy. In actual fact Facebook and Google+ are used proportionately less per head of population in wider Europe and the United States than in the developing countries, largely due to the lack of rival social networks in the developing world, which has allowed the giant US networks to corner the social media market. In a more subtle way, given the success of social networks inspired by Facebook in several of these countries – Renren in China, for example – the Gigya figures also reveal the superiority of Facebook and Google+ functionality over their local equivalents. In contrast with their 'cloned' versions, the two US giants have made great strides in enabling the social login approach, and in doing so have already gone way beyond the boundaries of what a social network was thought to be – for example forcing web page designers to make their login procedures uniform. The reason why e- and m-commerce sites are keen on identity authentication via Facebook also has a lot to do with the high-quality data they can obtain from it. In this era of Big Data the social login procedure allows them to collect 'clean' – i.e. very precise – data, which means they can target their customers much more accurately. Transaction costs can also be kept down with no adverse effect on the quality of the data obtained. Social login is of course not a brand-new means of increasing user engagement with a website or service: as long ago as 2011, according to a survey conducted by Portland, Oregon, US-based private technology company Janrain, fully 77% of all users preferred to use social login procedures.


Cold winter days make way-spring is coming! The worm sunny weather of the Israeli spring is a great opportunity to travel to north Israel. In this time of the year the atmosphere is one of a kind: flowers are blooming, the creeks are flowing, and allot of unique places are opening their gates to the public. If you are planning a vacation in the north of Israel, here are a few ideas for activities and attractions close to your zimmer.
Allot of Israelis are considering the north as the most desired place for vacation, and the reasons for that are numerous: the pastoral view, the wide variety of restaurants and places to stay, and the availability of unique attractions. The peaceful atmosphere is addicting and allows you to detach from daily worries. It's easy to find a zimmer in the north and just surrender yourself to the magic of the place. There is a wide variety of zimmers who are suitable for all types of vacations: There are family zimmers who are sutiable for vacation with the children, romantic zimmers for a pampering romantic vacation and even very large zimmers for organized group vacations. If you are planning your next vacation in the north keep reading, we will give you great ideas for activities to make your vacation perfect.
Explore the pastoral evergreen hiking trails of the north. There is a wide range of hiking trails in different levels of difficulty, suitable for all ages and are totally free. Some examples are: the Hexagon pool, Snir creek, HaShofet creek. Tel Dan nature reserve, and Keren Naftalie viewpoint. All of those are just a fraction of the beautiful and free hiking trails of the north.
If you are a bit adventures in nature you could choose from a variety of trips using all sorts of vehicles. Many places in the area are offering all kinds of motorized fun. You can take a ride on a sag way, jeep, ATV's, buggies and more. In addition you can rent bicycles and go horseback riding. If you don't like to stay "grounded" you can take a trip in an hot air balloon or take an airplane tour through the beautiful skies of Israel. If you prefer the water, we haven't forgotten about you: there is a wide range of rafting, kayaking and boat trips available.
For the families who are planning to travel in the area, know that there is an abundance of fun and enriching activities for your children. One of the most favorable activities for children is playing with animals. In the northern area there are allot of zoos, petting zoos and animal farms, and birdwatching facilities. These amazing activities could provide your children with hours of fun!
The north area is filled with attractions that will make you scream, in a good way. In different places in the north there is a variety of climbing walls, professional go-kart tracks, skydiving and paintball facilities, that you can explore with your family and friends for an extreme and adventurous vacation.
We wish you a great vacation in any zimmer or attraction you will choose, and most importantly, enjoy your quality time with yourself and your love ones.


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The Earth Is Not Fungible: How Capitalism Destroyed The Planet (Part 1)
"The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many." — Michael Parenti
We are living through a time of environmental crisis. Damage to the planet, its natural resources, and nearly all ecological life, has grown to an extreme degree. The deadly age of global deterioration owes its origin to the growth of colonialism and then capitalism, as the environment–everything from the land, to biodiversity and natural ecosystems, to the air we breathe–has been losing its once luscious and thriving (or simply liveable) state ever since colonial exploitation allowed for the sustainable cultivation of nature (the practices we owe to Indigenous nations) to be brutally disrupted.
Of course, capitalism also deserves gigantic credit for its straining toll on the world we live in — and it would be audacious to assume both the capitalist and colonist system as mutually independent. These forces have no loyalty to life and rely on one principle: profit above everything else, at whatever cost it takes.
Fossil fuel emissions and other pollutants continue to infiltrate the world's atmosphere and essential environmental systems. At the same time corporations slurp up the planet's land and resources to be sold and exploited, the majority of the population suffers the major consequences from the actions of the rich minority.
Rising temperatures and unethical use of the earth provokes a chain of disasters and atrocities. These events are the aftermath of when finite resources are used inconsiderately for an atypical purpose: Hoarding and manipulating a finite planet for the process of infinite accumulation. Capitalism disregards the mass death and destruction under its footsteps as its only priority is to expand money.
They say that something should not be sold for profit if its absence can be deadly, and this harshly applies to planet earth. The effects of climate change have already deeply harmed the Global South and its people (particularly agricultural and industrial workers exploited through outsourcing, the poor and impoverished, and various regions under the influence of Western imperial conquest), another example of disparity between the oppressing imperial core, colonizers and capitalists responsible for the unequal state of geopolitics and climate destruction, and the rest of the world.
Marginalized peoples have always been disproportionately impacted by global crises, which is why the climate fight requires a forefront of decolonization, anti-white-supremacy and anti-capitalism, and transcontinental anti-imperialist solidarity.
In part one, this piece will dissect the nature of capitalism and explain why it is ecologically unsustainable. In part two, this piece will comment on the fight for the environment and what needs to be done in order to be on the path for true global justice.
Capitalism must commodify everything in order for the capitalist class to accumulate wealth. Commodification is the process through which items are transformed into commodities. (These can include goods, services, nature, ideas, etc. to be bought and sold in the market).
Capitalism requires consistent growth of the market to survive. As a result, the commodification of new items (even if they are human essentials needed universally) is necessary for the capitalist economy to continue.
Under the free market, or the system of neoliberal capitalism, the market has little, if any, governmental regulation. This is because neoliberal capitalism relies on the foundation of as little restriction as possible in order to produce the most wealth. Consequently , the free market must meet the demand to endlessly produce commodities to be sold indefinitely, aiming for as much wealth accumulation as possible.
When something is commodified, it also becomes privatized, which is when something that was or could have been available universally or owned/controlled publicly is now at the hands of private individuals, under their manipulation and order.
When natural resources and essentials (such as land, food, forestry and habitat, water, etc.) are privately owned, commodified, they become at risk of being extracted, exploited, and taken away from the environments or people that need them to survive. Capitalist exploitation has superimposed itself on the natural environment as with nearly everything in mankind.
When the rich capitalist class owns an essential resource, practically dividing up the world for their own use, they also have the power to dictate the distribution of these resources. The idea that something can be bought and sold means that there will ultimately be people who cannot access that resource, as this is the basis for private ownership.
Capitalism is structured for the infinite gain of profit, depending on infinite commodities and infinite exploitation. From this a huge contradiction can be emanated that explains why capitalism is not ecologically sustainable. The earth is not fungible, so using it as if it is will no doubt lead to an environmental crisis, as it has already.
The free market can fluctuate extremely and earth's resources can not be regarded on those same standards. Ecological life and relentless capital accumulation are incompatible. The capitalists accumulate, accumulate, accumulate until there is nothing left to accumulate, until the world is completely devoured.
Of course, resource extraction is not the only action of capitalism that is responsible for killing the planet. The continual cycle of mass production, pollution, outsourcing, imperialist wars, and establishing such a large portion of our world for solely commercial use, leaving no room for natural wildlife to flourish, directly expands the climate disaster. The planet has lost a humongous amount of its greenery to the hands of corporations hoarding land to establish even more business locations, industrial plants, and other centers.
Politicians do not serve to alleviate this crisis, being lobbied and making policies in favor of big oil and pollution industries and other monopolies of the sort. According to the Carbon Majors Database, 100 companies in the world are responsible for 71% of carbon emissions.
While considerable damage has already been done to our planet, not all hope is lost in terms of mitigating the effects of climate change. In order to save or preserve our land, environment, or natural resources, we have to realize the root cause of the current atrocity–capitalism, imperialism, colonialism. What must be at the forefront of the fight for our planet? Let us break it down in Part 2.
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