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Step Carefully into Foreign Affairs
Published on: September 1, 2009
Jim Miller
PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management
PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-09-02-2009, Volume 5, Issue 9
As the pharmaceutical industry looks to emerging markets, corruption becomes an important issue.
Pharmaceutical companies have turned to Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe for their top-line revenue growth and cost-effective clinical trials. The appeal of these emerging markets is well-known: rising healthcare expenditures by an expanding middle class, the large pool of treatment-naïve patients from which to recruit clinical-trial subjects, and the relatively low cost of conducting trials in those countries.
As sales and research expand in these regions, so do the risks that the biotechnology company, pharmaceutical company, or contract service provider operating in them will face potentially compromising ethical business situations. In many countries, limited institutional and logistical capacity often leads to opportunities for government officials and business executives to demand bribes or engage in other corrupt practices to expedite a transaction like securing permission to conduct a clinical trial or getting clinical trial materials through customs.
The degree of corruption risk can be estimated based on the Corruption Perceptions Index maintained by Transparency International, a Berlin, Germany-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting corruption worldwide. The index ranks countries based on the perceptions of businesspeople and country analysts. In the 2008 edition, China ranked 72nd, Brazil 80th, and India 85th out of 180 countries (by comparison, the United States ranked 18th and the United Kingdom ranked 16th, with the country ranked #1 being the least corrupt).
Most Western countries have strict laws prohibiting companies headquartered in them from participating in improper business practices in other countries. In the United States, the applicable law is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which prohibits a US company from "directly or indirectly paying or giving a gift of any value to a foreign official in order to obtain or retain business, or secure any improper business advantage." The US and the 29 other member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have signed a convention that makes bribery illegal and allows investigators to access bank account and tax records in member countries.
My colleague at PharmSource, Laurie Pachter, recently wrote a series of articles about the FCPA focusing on government efforts to enforce the FCPA's anticorruption provisions The articles, based on interviews with leading experts in FCPA compliance, discuss the need for compliance efforts, what those compliance efforts should consist of, and the high costs for industry of failing to comply.
When working in emerging markets, the potential for violating the FCPA and laws of other countries is considerable. Whether a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company is selling products or conducting clinical trials abroad, the risk exposure is substantial. Consider these examples:
1. Much of the healthcare delivery system, especially hospitals and clinics, is government-owned and operated in emerging markets. Drug sales representatives seeking to place their products in the institutional pharmacy may be expected to provide inducements to procurement and pharmacy staff to make a sale.
2. Conducting a clinical trial abroad usually requires permissions from multiple government agencies and officials, including approval of the protocol by the relevant health or drug regulatory agency, permission to import clinical trial materials, and waiver or reimbursement of value-added taxes on clinical trial materials.
3. Executives of institutions recruiting patients for clinical trials may take advantage of their position to demand special compensation for allowing access to patients.
FCPA experts advise companies that assessing the risks posed by the number and nature of the interactions their employees have with government and business officials is the first step to establishing an effective compliance program. Key components of any compliance program include a clear corporate ethics policy, regular staff training, documentation of interactions with foreign officials, and regular audits of compliance activities. In many cases, extensive due diligence on the senior government officials with whom the company has regular contacts may be necessary, so that the biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical company or contract research organization (CRO) fully understands who they are dealing with. Often, other relationships beyond that of the supplier-customer have to be clarified as well. For instance, what if the local CRO office head is married or related to the director of a hospital or a government official?
Compliance with the FCPA and similar laws in other countries is expensive. It may require the appointment of a compliance officer to oversee the various compliance efforts and of outside auditors to affirm compliance, and compliance efforts are expensive. An even bigger cost could be the loss of business to less scrupulous or local companies that would result from effective compliance efforts.
On the other hand, the costs of failing to comply can be high as well. In her articles, Pachter cites a situation where a company was faced with millions of dollars in investigation and remediation costs for mishandling a $70,000 payment. Heavy fines are also a possibility: the US government has collected more than $4 billion in fines for FCPA violations to date. In this time of great pressure to cut costs, companies must be careful not to cut out muscle while trimming the fat in their compliance efforts.
The risks of violating FCPA and similar laws should loom especially large for CROs and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) looking to expand their presence in emerging markets in response to the globalization of their clients' research and marketing strategies. A plan for creating a significant foreign presence must go beyond simply opening or acquiring offices and sites in target countries. Such a plan must include a carefully thought-out and properly funded ethics compliance program. The high cost of establishing and maintaining a program may create a significant barrier to small CROs and CMOs trying to expand their global footprint.
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies need to be thinking about this issue as well. Even if a company is unaware of ethical violations committed by one of its CRO partners, the violations committed by a CRO acting on its behalf could come back to haunt it. At a minimum, it could jeopardize or invalidate trial results if the CRO conducting the trial were to be prosecuted for FCPA ethics violations. The CRO's actions could tarnish the pharmaceutical company's reputation, making it difficult to do business in that country again.
Jim Miller is president of PharmSource Information Services, Inc., and publisher of Bio/Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Report, tel. 703.383.4903, fax 703.383.4905, [email protected], www.pharmsource.com
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Learning about the world's habitats is fun and engaging with these interactive mini-books and manipulatives. Simple text and realistic art offer children a glimpse into coral reefs, deserts, caves, rain forests, and more, and give them an understanding of how various animals and plants are adapted to these habitats. Teacher pages include background information, easy how-to's, extension activities, and print and Web resources. A great way to introduce children to science and nonfiction For use with Grades 2-3.


Easy to access, this residential area of Puerto Vallarta has become a favorite site for expats due to its quiet atmosphere and safe ambiance. The Galerias shopping mall has become a Puerto Vallarta landmark anchored by the chic Liverpool department store and many other independent and high street brands. Here you can enjoy supermarkets like Wal-Mart and Soriana on your doorstep as well as close proximity to hospitals, pharmacies, restaurants, fitness clubs and many more attractions.
Aramara is a quiet residential area with the mountains as your backdrop in the distance. The neighborhood enjoys a number of conveniences as well as easy road access to other areas of the city, including Marina Vallarta, the Hotel Zone and Fluvial.
This area is a great choice for families and those looking for affordable real estate in a safe and comfortable neighborhood. Its convenient location also makes it attractive for retirees and couples looking for tranquility.
Aramara is a relatively small area that has been evolving to a purely Mexican national neighborhood to one which is quite diverse with many ex-pats now living in the area.


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Q: How can I build a composite video to scart converter? I'm interested in building a composite to scart adapter.
How can I?

A: Looking at the SCART pinout you either use pin 17&19 for Scart to composite or 18&20 for composite to SCART.
I assume you are using a RCA jack for composite, thus the ring of it would be GND and the tip the signal.

A: Scart includes connections for composite video.
All you have to do is to wire your composite video signal to pin 20 and the ground of your composite signal to pin 17.

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Welcome to the Monday group of the ALI NewsActivist club!
Welcome to the Wednesday group of the ALI NewsActivist club!
The Cegep de Jonquiere is situated in northeastern Québec. The college hosts the Media, Arts and Technology program among other Technical and Pre university programs in Engineering and the Sciences.
A college level communication course that explores reading and writing across the disciplines.
This course explores the potential different contemporary technologies might hold in promoting improved sustainability practices. Of focus are alternative energy sources and virtual collaborative spaces/platforms.
This course is designed to introduce students to the elements of critical thinking and the development of the field of cognitive science. Special attention will be given to language, animal cognition and artificial intelligence as each relates to descriptions of the mind.
This course requires students to develop individual portfolios about contemporary issues, sharing work with increasing depth as the semester progresses.
In class students have been debating the role that nuclear power plays in a low carbon economy. They have written either a short story or a blog to document their views.
The aim of this course is to place the subject of economic geography within the framework of globalization to illustrate the growing interdependence among regions with respect to economic, political, social and ecological issues.
Humanities Knowledge (345-101-MQ) course, dedicated to students registered in the Arts & Sciences (700.A0) program.
This is a writing class designed to promote critical thinking, and hone the craft of writing.
This NewsActivist "class" was originally created for students of Kristin Muller's Summer 2017 Biology Today course at SUNY New Paltz.
This NewActivist "class" was originally designed for students of Kristin Muller's summer 2017 Bio101 (SUNY Ulster) course.
This course examines the role of the state in environmental issues. We examine the rationales, challenges and pitfalls inherent in state-led resource management. Students will be blogging on media coverage of important environmental issues throughout the course of the semester.


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Home » World News » Bible teacher gets prison for sex acts with girl inside church
Bible teacher gets prison for sex acts with girl inside church
A former Bible school teacher who admitted to having oral sex with an underage girl inside a Florida church has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
Robert Russell Browning, of Jacksonville, was sentenced on Tuesday to 7 ½ years behind bars after pleading guilty last month to charges including lewd and lascivious battery and lewd and lascivious molestation in connection to the sex acts with a juvenile female inside Cedar Creek Baptist Church, the Florida Times-Union reports.
The 60-year-old, who surrendered to police in August, was listed as a Bible teacher at the Cedar Creek Christian School, which serves as a ministry of the church at the same location. Authorities said the sexual activity took place in July, according to the newspaper.
An image of male genitalia believed to depict Browning was found on the girl's cellphone and the image was sent from a number connected to Browning, according to an arrest warrant.
The girl's father told authorities that his daughter reported engaging in consensual oral sex with Browning inside the church as he fondled her, the warrant continued.
Text messages on the girl's cellphone also revealed conversations about the sex acts and Facetime chats while nude, the warrant states.
The girl was between the age of 12 and 16 during the illicit encounters, which were uncovered by her father while he perused her cellphone, according to a police report obtained by WJXT.
The church now intends to increase security measures at the facility, including to install additional security cameras, according to the station.
Browning will now be required to register as a sex offender and has been barred from contacting the victim.

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I answered a question on the validity of psychic powers on 8 July 2012. You can listen to or download the podcast of just this question below – or check out the whole episode of Philosophy in Action Radio.
Are psychic powers bunk? A friend convinced me to join him in visiting a psychic for a tarot card reading. Although I am opposed to mysticism, I didn't mind going and thought it would be funny. I was surprised to find this psychic knew things about me that (while vague) were very accurate descriptors, and could not have been known from my appearance (nor prior knowledge since it was an impromptu visit). It seems highly unlikely they could have guessed (and have guessed so accurately) correct character traits, issues and feelings. Is this evidence in favor of psychic powers? Or have I been misled?
My Answer, In Brief: Psychic powers are bunk, and psychics use a variety of well-known techniques to fool their clients.


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Corporate earnings update – S&P 500 earnings growth has slowed to zero – is q3 '12 the bottom for earnings ?
The forward 4-quarter estimate for the S&P 500 slipped to $109.01 this week, (per ThomsonReuters), but remains above the final estimate for June of $107.25, and continues to be close to the all-time high of $111.88 set the week of July 13th, 2012 despite the headwinds of Europe, and an uncertain business climate here in the US.
The point being that – even with the Apple miss – q2 '12 earnings are coming in better-than-expected as we thought they might over the last few weeks.
Utilities i'm still very puzzled by, in terms of the sector action relative to earnings growth.
Telecom was a positive surprise for the quarter. I think AT&T's and VZ's earnings were well received by the Street.
What does the 3rd quarter hold for S&P 500 growth estimates ? Current projections for the S&P 500 are that y/y growth will slow to -0.4%, exactly where q2 is now ex financials, and why we think q3 '12 could be the bottom for earnings.
With the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2012, S&P 500 earnings growth will be barely positive, and i believe will represent the trough in earnings from the post 2008 recession boom. Financials will return to a more normalized 5% y/y growth rate, in q3 '12 since there wont be the one-time issues from 2011, but more importantly, financials are still expected to grow faster than the S&P 500 as a whole.
Given the level of pessimism we saw coming into earnings season, expecting a bounce wasn't that hard of a call. Historically in election years, per Bespoke, the market continues to rally right into year-end, but the fiscal cliff complicates the issue this year.
Revenue growth for q2 '12 is still +1%, about where it has been the last few weeks.
So why has the stock market held up so well the last few weeks ? Check our trading update which follows.
Next week, we'll chart the pattern of S&P 500 earnings off the March '09 market bottom, and dig into the revenue numbers for some clarity.
Trading update – people forget that the S&P 500 is a "market-cap" weighted index, and one of the reasons that the market remains strong, despite the plethora of issues we hear about daily, is the resurgence, in large-cap and mega-cap stocks. We touched on this last week, but the topic was covered more thoroughly in the Sunday New York Times by Paul Lim, in his "Fundamentally" column. Per Paul, since the start of the year the Russell Top 50 stocks are up 14%, versus the S&P 500's roughly 8% – 9% return.
There are more positives to this market than you think. No one out there is wildly bullish ( a good contrarian indicator), even though according to Bespoke, economic data this week was positive: of the 14 indicators released this week, nine came in stronger-than-expected, while four were weaker and one was inline. Per Bespoke in their weekend review, "we dont remember any week in the last few months where the pace of economic beats was this strong".
The July payroll report is Friday morning, August 3rd and consensus is around 100,000 jobs created, versus the 80,000 from June. The central banks meet this week including the Fed and the ECB. Check Jeff Miller's "A Dash of Insight" as of Friday for insightful commentary on media punditry around the Fed. Most of it is bad.
Thanks for reading. Check back during the week as we develop more topics.


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Researcher to review how APD collects crime data
By Elise Kaplan / Journal Staff Writer
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2019 at 7:35pm
Updated: Friday, December 6th, 2019 at 8:49pm
Albuquerque Police Department officers investigate after an 8-year-old girl was shot and critically injured in Northeast Albuquerque on Sunday evening. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that the Dr. Peter Winograd who is conducting this study is the Peter Winograd who established the Center for Education Policy Research at the University of New Mexico.
After a revelation that the city had released flawed crime statistics over the summer that dramatically overstated improvements, the Mayor's Office said Friday that it will hire a researcher to oversee an independent review of the Police Department's data systems.
The review will be overseen by Peter Winograd, a retired professor with the University of New Mexico, who established the Center for Education Policy Research at UNM and has previously conducted studies for the city on crime rates. He also assisted in analyzing data and redesigning APD's use-of-force reporting and accountability processes to comply with a reform effort mandated by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Gilbert Gallegos, an APD spokesman, said Winograd's contract and pay are being negotiated. It's unclear how long the review will take. The city decided to hire him this week.
Winograd could not be reached Friday.
Last week, the city acknowledged to the Journal that midyear crime data the city released in July – comparing the first half of 2019 to the first half of 2018 – was missing thousands of incidents. For instance, the city initially said commercial burglary and aggravated assault had decreased 27% and 33%, respectively, but later said the declines were 3% and 7.5%.
In response to questions at the City Council meeting on Monday, city Chief Administrative Officer Sarita Nair said officials will review the past two years of data released quarterly under Mayor Tim Keller's administration.
Deputy Chief J.J. Griego, who oversees the Records Division, said Winograd's review will be broader.
"He's going to be looking at the whole process," Griego said in an interview Friday. "As far as a review of past years, I think that is probably in order to ensure that everybody knows we're being transparent and that there are no issues in the past that may raise its head later."
He said the hope is the review will increase both the ability of officers to fight crime and the public's trust in the department's statistics.
"I think essentially for us to fight crime we have to ensure that we have correct data and current data," Griego said. "Internally we have a process for addressing these issues and looking up that information. Externally we want to make sure that data is clean before we release it and I also think that having this review will give the public more confidence in what we're producing."
The review comes on the heels of the mayor's announcement Monday that the city is planning to ask the Legislature for $20 million – $13 million of which will go toward the computer-aided dispatch and records management systems.
"We want to take a look at everything before we move forward with any significant technology purchases or process changes with the actual data production," Griego said.
Councilor Pat Davis said he hasn't heard much about the specifics of what the review will cover but he's pleased the administration is going forward with it.
"I think the response of the administration to get a process started quickly does at least acknowledge that they see this as a serious issue and they see that we do need real data this quickly," he said.
In 2016, the city hired Winograd to analyze rising crime numbers, and his study concluded the high rates correlated directly with the reduction in the population at the county jail, due largely to changes within the criminal justice system.
The study's conclusions were questioned by other researchers, lawyers and judges when it was presented to them.
Gallegos said the review Winograd will be doing now aligns more closely with the work he did analyzing the department's accountability measures under the reform effort.
"That gets more to what we're trying to figure out here – not causes of crime and that sort of thing, but how does this flow and how do we get accurate information?" Gallegos said.


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Found these today on Ravelry/ Flickr. Aren't they just the cutest?
Thought y'all would like 'em!
Also, I'm having some professional photos of some of my work taken this weekend by my dear friend, and the very talented photographer/ artist/ graphic designer/ mom, Lauri Johnston.
So keep an eye out for the new photos, coming soon!


Monica Wolf and Kerry Scafidi competitors at the State Meet in Palatine in vault. Comments by coach Jennifer Pistorius. Wolf finished 30th on vault at the meet and Scafidi placed 33rd. Other gymnasts mentioned were Jeannie Round, Lauren Cannon, Katie Rake and Ashley Lipasek, Elena Benishay. Photograph Monica Wolf.


There was just the one field session on Day 6 of Caltex Socceroos camp in Antalya, Turkey as the players had the chance to spend the afternoon with their families.
Bert van Marwijk has been working his squad hard for the first week as he edged closer to selecting his final 23-man squad for the tournament in Russia.
It's just over three weeks before the Caltex Socceroos open their campaign at the FIFA World Cup against France in Kazan.


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Alternative Modes of Publication for Novice Researchers
Written by: Ali Shehadeh
Published on: Jan 10, 2022
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In recent years, academic publishing has become a top strategic priority for many higher education institutions around the world. For instance, many universities are striving for excellence in research and dissemination of knowledge by encouraging their faculty and research students to publish in top-tier research journals in their respective fields of specialty. In the fields of applied linguistics (AL) and TESOL, as in other fields of study, the main considerations advanced for publishing in top-tier research-oriented journals (ROJs) include (a) contributing to the body of knowledge in the field by expanding the knowledge base and adding to the literature, (b) increasing existing knowledge, and (c) creating an impact on the field (see, e.g., Casanave & Vandrick, 2003; Matsuda, 2015).
While this is a legitimate strategic goal for many higher education institutions, no doubt, exclusive focus on full-length articles (FLAs) that are data-driven or state-of-the-art review articles in top-tier ROJs constitutes a real challenge, in particular for graduate students and early career researchers (henceforth, novice researchers) (Matsuda, 2003). This challenge might force novice researchers, knowingly or unknowingly, to seek to publish in predatory journals or in publications with commercial rather than professional publishers. Predatory journals may appear respectable from their titles, which is an easy way to lure novice researchers. For instance, a quick search in Cabells Scholarly Analytics for Predatory Reports on predatory publishers and journals will show the magnitude of the spread of these rogue journals and publishers into virtually every discipline and domain of study. (For more information on these publishers and journals, see Cabells Scholarly Analytics for Predatory Reports on predatory publishers and journals, https://www2.cabells.com/.)
Alternatively, this challenge might result in frustration, as novices' manuscripts are often rejected by research-oriented journals, leading many novice researchers to giving up on academic publishing altogether. This is true whether these novice researchers are native speakers (NSs) or nonnative speakers (NNSs) of English (Flowerdew, 2001). However, given that many of the AL and TESOL novice researchers are NNSs of English, and given that most contemporary academic publishing is in the English language (Polio & Williams, 2009), the difficult task facing nonnative English speaking researchers when publishing in English is exacerbated, resulting in even more frustration (see Flowerdew, 2001, 2008, for detailed discussion of the difficulties facing NNSs when attempting to publish in English).
To address this issue, I describe in this article alternative modes of publication that are practitioner-oriented and suited to novice researchers in the fields of AL and TESOL to disseminate knowledge beyond ROJs. These are conference proceedings and university working papers series, newsletter articles, specialized magazine articles, and practice-oriented articles or small-scale studies.
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Smart Time Management in ELT: 21st-Century Considerations
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PRO BONO? U BET!
January 29, 2007 | 10:00am
DURING the final concert of U2's world tour on Dec. 9, Bono, the Irish rock band's lead singer, launched into "One," a song about a love affair gone sour.
"Did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth?" he sang to 47,000 U2 fans at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
At Bono's command, some of the fans held aloft their cell phones and sent text messages of support to ONE, the U.S.-based group that's lobbying the U.S. government to donate an additional 1 percent of the federal budget to ending poverty.
Bono made the same tie-in for the lobbying group during most of the 131 concerts on the Vertigo tour, which began in March 2005 and was seen by 4.6 million fans in Europe, North America and Asia. They sent about 500,000 text messages of support to ONE, according to the group.
While Bono was making his appeal, U2 was racking up $389 million in gross ticket receipts – making Vertigo the second-most lucrative tour of all time, according to Billboard magazine.
No. 1 is the Rolling Stones' current tour, which by the end of 2006 had received $425 million.
Revenue from the Vertigo tour is funneled through companies that are mostly registered in Ireland and structured to minimize taxes. "U2 are arch-capitalists – arch-capitalists – but it looks as if they're not," says Jim Aiken, a music promoter who helped stage U2 concerts in Ireland during the 1980s and 1990s.
"Bono's campaigns reflect a great amount of concerns that U2's audience also has, such as AIDS and malaria in Africa, and that can't help but have a beneficial effect on record sales," says Simon Garfield, author of "Expensive Habits: The Dark Side of the Music Industry" (Faber & Faber, 269 pages, 1985), a book about the business of rock.
U2 has sold about 9 million copies of the album linked to the Vertigo tour, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," for which it owns all rights. In addition, U2 sells merchandise at the concerts, such as a $30 T-shirt with a photo of the band on the front.
With his trademark wraparound sunglasses and cowboy hat, Bono is as famous for exhorting world leaders – from President Bush to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern – to give money to Africa as he is for his music.
He was awarded an honorary knighthood in December by Queen Elizabeth II, and his name has been mentioned as a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize in the British and U.S. press. And this past weekend, he joined U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair and South African President Thabo Mbeki at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in a plea for African aid.
The 46-year-old Dublin native, born Paul Hewson, is also focusing on his investments. Bono declined to be interviewed for this article.
"We can move into business, and let's bring our idealism into whatever piece of the world we happen to be standing in," Bono told interviewer Michka Assayas in "Bono on Bono"(Riverhead, 336 pages).
The most recent example is Product(RED), a marketing agreement with a half dozen companies that are selling a special RED line of clothing, cell phones and other merchandise and donating 40 percent of the profit they make from the products to a charity that pays for AIDS drugs for HIV-infected Africans.
But Bono's own dealings haven't always followed the altruistic ideals he espouses, says Richard Murphy, a Downham Market, U.K.-based adviser to the Tax Justice Network, an international lobbying group.
MURPHY points to the band's decision to move its music publishing com pany to the Netherlands from Ireland in June 2006 in order to minimize taxes. The move came six months before Ireland ended an exemption on musicians' royalty income, which is generally untaxed in the Netherlands.
"This is somebody who's exceptionally rich taking the opportunity to shift his tax burden to somebody else, but then asking governments around the world to spend that tax take in the way that he would like," Murphy says.
U2's move to the Netherlands is wrong, says Dick Molenaar, senior partner at All Arts Tax Advisers, a Rotterdam-based tax consulting firm for artists and musicians. "Everybody needs to pay his fair share of taxation to the government, and therefore we have roads and education and everything," he says.
During the 1990s, U2 used nonexecutive directors who were resident in an offshore tax haven to limit the amount paid by the four band members – in addition to Bono, they're lead guitarist The Edge, 45, whose real name is David Evans, bass guitarist Adam Clayton, 46, and drummer Larry Mullen, 45.
"We pay a great deal of tax around the world and in Ireland we don't pay any more taxes than we have to," says Paul McGuinness, U2's manager. "We're like any other business."
"U2 were never dumb in business," Bono says in "Bono on Bono." "We don't sit around thinking about world peace all day."
What a business it is. Bono's empire encompasses real estate, private-equity investments, a hotel, a clothing line and a chain of restaurants.
Along with fellow band members, he also owns a stake in 15 companies and trusts, including concert-booking agencies, record production firms and trusts that are mostly registered in Ireland. U2 was one of the first successful bands in the world to have obtained all rights to its own music.
In addition, Bono shares three homes with his wife and four children, including a house near Nice in the south of France, a duplex apartment overlooking Central Park that he bought from Apple Inc.'s Steve Jobs, and a gated estate in Killiney, 10 miles south of Dublin, with a panoramic view of the Irish Sea.
What's more, Bono's foray into private equity, via Menlo Park, Calif.-based Elevation Partners LP, has clashed with his ideals at times.
Elevation's first investment was a stake in two video-game companies, Edmonton, Canada-based BioWare Corp. and Los Angeles-based Pandemic Studios LLC. BioWare makes a war game called "Destroy All Humans 2." Pandemic's catalog includes a war game called "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames," depicting a mercenary invasion of Venezuela.
While Bono promotes charitable causes, he doesn't disclose whether he personally gives any money to them and, if so, how much. These include Amnesty International, the Burma Campaign U.K., DATA, which stands for Debt, AIDS, Trade and Africa, the environmental group Greenpeace and ONE.
"It's actually, I think, more honest to say we're rock stars, we're havin' it large, we're havin' a great time and don't focus on charity too much – that's private; justice is public," he told the Dublin-based Sunday Independent newspaper in June 2005.
DATA is a nonprofit organization co-founded by Bono that does try to raise money. Among the high-profile people who've given large amounts to the Washington-based group are John Doerr, partner at Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Susie Buffett, the daughter of investor Warren Buffett; and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to Kathy McKiernan, a spokeswoman for DATA.
BONO has not said how much, if any, of his money he gives to DATA, of which he is a board member.
Bono also doesn't invest his own money in RED, the U.S.-based marketing venture he introduced at the Davos meeting last year. Bloomberg
JEANS PAIR COULD BE SPLITTING


What would be your reaction if this were to happen on Monday Night Raw!?
Mines will be: OH MY GAAWWWWDD ! W00t!!!
I would say OMG too.
Those 7 would probably try to run to the hills.They would probably run overseas to China or Japan,yes I mean run just to get away.Goldberg would probably spear David Otunga and Skip Sheffield for being muscular,yet being punks and having to gang up on everybody.
They would be beating on Cena and then they hear the music hit and see who it is,they would probably be afraid.I could see the look on all of theirs faces right now.
I would jump out my seat.
I'd be like oh my GOD no!


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Raising the roof
Local architect says preservation approach lets him look back at what a home was like when built
By Natalie Clemens
Published: November 18, 2005 12:00 am
Brian Nicholson, Deseret Morning News
Architect Rod Mortensen of Bountiful stands in front of his newly built "historic" home.
BOUNTIFUL — The Fergusons didn't know quite what to do. Their roof was leaking and the seven-member family was outgrowing its four-bedroom home.
But they didn't particularly want to leave their Bountiful neighborhood.
"We love the area that we are in," Craig Ferguson said. "We love our neighborhood and our neighbors. So when we looked at the possibility of building our roof, we knew we would probably get the itch and want to build a new home."
Rather than build in a new area, the family decided to add onto their 2,000-square-foot home. And with the help of professional architect Rod Mortensen, they came up with a plan that fit their style.
"We decided to add another whole floor," Ferguson said.
In May, Ferguson began tearing the roof and ceiling off of his 1963 international-style home. When finished, the home will have a new floor and 1,400 additional square feet to move around in.
"It's just a midsize normal home that now with the design elements, I think that when it's done it will be pretty nice," Ferguson said.
Mortensen helped the Fergusons design the addition, which will include a bedroom, master suite, bigger kitchen and living room. Ferguson said that his family will definitely have the space they needed.
"Even as the family goes away, the house and the space will be able to be utilized," Ferguson said. "We'll be able to have game rooms and family rooms."
He said that the addition has been designed for the future. As he and his wife get older, they could potentially live on one floor.
And Ferguson likes the fact that the home will keep its international style.
"Rod knows his stuff when it comes to remodels and style," Ferguson said.
Mortensen specializes in preservation architecture. He has designed thousands of projects since becoming a professional architect in 1987.
"It started out by just watching and seeing old buildings — neat old houses and the character," he said.
Mortensen said he also enjoys seeing what someone has done to a home in an attempt to fix it.
"It's a challenge," Mortensen said. "It's fun, especially when it's really messed up."
While other designers may relish the opportunity to tear a structure down and design something from scratch, Mortensen said he prefers the task of preserving buildings' histories. Preservation architecture, he said, allows him to look back and imagine what life would have been like when a home was originally built. He has helped many people re-create the original style of their homes.
"He has an incredible eye for design, and he really does a good job for designing a practical home that's still the same style," Ferguson said. "There are so many homes that are built these days that are nice, but they are kind of cookie-cutter homes."
Mortensen said that older homes have more character and are more friendly. He said that small changes, like adding a porch or an eave over a garage, can drastically change the feel of a home.
"Most people think that restoration has to be outrageous and totally expensive," Mortensen said, mentioning that many people try to make their house look like it did when it was first built. "They think they've got to make it look like it's 1892. But they're supposed to look old."
Mortensen said that there are several historic districts in Utah where if people do the right kind of improvements on their homes, they can receive tax credits.
"A historical district is an area where there's a high concentration of historic buildings that retain their architecture integrity," said Cory Jensen, National Registry coordinator for the Utah State Historic Preservation Office.
Jensen said that the homes in the National Registry must be 50 years or older.
In nationally registered historic districts, people can make any changes they wish to their homes, Jensen said. But local historic districts sometimes have regulations on what types of improvements people can make. Jensen said that people may have to make a proposal to a local landmark division before changing their home.
But Jensen said that historic districts help raise interest in historic buildings and artifacts.
"We encourage communities to do them mainly to educate citizens about the history and preservation of their area," Jensen said.
Although he specializes in preservation architecture, Mortensen said he will design a new home on occasion. But even his new homes have a historic look about them. In 1997 he designed his own home to blend in with older homes on his street. It includes a large front porch.
"A big porch can make a home so much more friendly as you come in," Mortensen said. "Some homes have little fake porches, maybe 2 or 3 feet. They're not livable."
The Fergusons' new plans call for a 9-foot-by-30-foot balcony.
Because architects have to do a lot schooling, Mortensen said many of their services are relatively expensive.
"I found a way to make architecture affordable for regular people," he said.
By working out of his home, Mortensen said he is able to keep his costs down, generally charging $50 for a first one-hour consultation.
"In one hour they can find out where their bearing wall is, if they can add a front porch, finish off a basement or make a home bigger," he said.
Mortensen said that most homes and additions are not designed by architects anymore but by home designers. But, he added, his education allows him to better utilize space.
Mortensen has won several awards for his preservation work, including the Award of Merit from the Salt Lake City Historic Landmark Commission for a home he redesigned on South Temple in Salt Lake City.
Mortensen also has experience in designing larger commercial projects.
But he said one of the best things about his job is helping people transform their OK homes into great homes.
"The thing I love so much is, the home to me is a neat place," Mortensen said. "It's where the family is. I love to help people have more of what they want for the family."
E-mail: nclemens@desnews.com


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KLH panels - which can be used for all elements of a building's superstructure - are produced from kiln-dried finger jointed spruce/fur planks which are sorted and cut into sheets. These sheets are then stacked at right angles and glued under a high pressure bonding system in perpendicular layers.
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Graph of the week: the trackside view of defence spending
3 Jul 2015|Mark Thomson
My first exposure to defence economics came from a wonderful book called The Cost of Sea Power by Phillip Pugh. Among its many insights was a clever way of displaying the relative defence efforts of countries—see the yellowed picture above. By graphing both GDP and defence spending on logarithmic axis, Pugh managed to compare the economies and defence spending of nations large and small. (Without logarithmic scales, the graph collapses into a jumble of points near the origin, with the United States pushed off in the upper right-hand corner.)
The lines at 45% to the axis represent constant ratios of defence spending to GDP. As you can see, most countries in the sample spent between 2% and 6% of GDP on defence back in 1982 when the data for the chart was collected.
I've produced a similar chart for the annual ASPI Budget Brief (see chapter 5) since 2006, including data on more than 140 countries. The pattern remains the same as it was in 1982, except that most of the data now fall between 1% and 4% of GDP. The downward shift presumably reflects the peace dividend following the end of the Cold War.
Like Pugh's graph for 1982, my more recent versions are static snapshots. But as economies grow, you'd expect the data points to move upwards and to the right—defence spending grows as GDP grows, all other things being equal. In effect, the boundaries of 1% and 4% of GDP delineate a racetrack upon which most countries are moving. Some will move faster than others due to more rapid economic growth, and some will veer towards higher or lower GDP share as their strategic and financial circumstances change.
Using the SIPRI military expenditure database, I've captured the action on the track for the period since the end of the Cold War for selected countries. Here are the results.
Although shifts in exchange rates affect the results for most countries, I believe that the picture broadly captures a number of key strategic trends (with the caveat that the Russian data commences in 1993, well after the end of the Cold War). Three things are immediately clear.
First, the emerging economics of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and South Korea have all experienced strong economic growth which has allowed commensurate (i.e. at a constant proportion of GDP) growth in defence spending.
Second, non-US NATO countries have experienced relatively slower economic growth while substantially reducing their defence effort (as measured by GDP share) since the end of the Cold War.
Third, the US still spends a lot more on defence than any other nation, but its defence effort has lessened from Cold War levels—much like their European allies. Japan's defence effort has strengthened from 0.9% to 1.0% of GDP, but in terms of US dollars its economy and defence expenditure has fallen (due to sluggish growth and depreciation of the yen).
Australia's economy and defence spending have grown strongly compared with other Western countries. In part, this reflects an appreciation of the Australian dollar. More importantly, our defence effort towards the end of the Cold War was relatively modest (~2% of GDP) compared to our allies. That is, although we've more-or-less maintained our defence effort, it was and remains at a low level in terms of GDP share.
Returning to the racetrack analogy; emerging economies—and especially China—are flying down the track while our friends and allies are pulling into the pits. The race isn't over, and the logarithmic scale distorts the gap between emerging economies and the established powers. In effect, 'objects in the rear view mirror appear closer than they actually are' on a logarithmic scale. Nonetheless, it still looks to be only a matter of time before the reigning champion is overtaken.
Mark Thomson is senior analyst for defence economics at ASPI.
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Voting Is Open To Find Liverpool's Best Young Artists
A PUBLIC vote to find Merseyside's best young artists is now open.More than 900 pupils entered this year's Dot-Art Schools competition and are hoping for your votes to see their artwork on display in a free public exhibition at St George's Hall later this spring.Almost 1,000 pieces of art from 53 primary and secondary schools across Merseyside were entered in to this year's competition, making it the largest to date.The online inter-school art contest, which is now in its fourth year, gives both Year 6 and Year 9 pupils across the Liverpool city region the opportunity to showcase their artistic talents and have their work displayed in the exhibition.The judges have narrowed it down to their top three entries from each school ready for the public vote. The artwork with the most votes from each participating school will form part of the two-week exhibition, which opens in May.The shortlisting panel includes representatives from some of Merseyside's best-known arts and cultural institutions, including Polly Brannan from Liverpool Biennial, Sandra Penketh from National Museums Liverpool and Metal Liverpool's Jenny Porter.Polly Brannan, education curator at Liverpool Biennial, said: "It is a privilege to be part of the shortlisting panel for Dot-Art Schools this year. The standard of work is outstanding and that made my job extremely difficult. I am so encouraged by the number of talented young artists we have in Liverpool."Dot-Art Schools project manager Carolyn Murray added: "The competition is designed to celebrate the creative and artistic talents of young people in Merseyside to nurture and develop the next generation of rising stars."It is a fantastic chance for pupils to showcase their skills and artwork to their parents, family and the wider community in a free public exhibition in one of Britain's most iconic buildings."Last year more than 3,000 votes were cast with pupils from Rainhill High School, West Kirby Residential School, Cardinal Heenan Catholic School, St Patrick's Primary School, Gwladys Street Community Primary School and Springwood Heath Primary awarded prizes.Posters with images of the top three entries from each school will displayed at selected Merseyrail train stations nearest to the schools to encourage people to vote for their favourite.The overall winners will be chosen at a prize-giving ceremony by special guest judge Susan M Coles, a former president of the National Society for Education in Art & Design (NSEAD).Following the exhibition at St George's Hall, artworks will also be displayed at one of Merseyrail's city centre train stations.View the shortlist and vote for the work you would like to see on show at St George's Hall at http://schools.dot-art.com/votenow. Voting will close at midnight on Saturday 30 April.
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Discussion in 'Character Profiles' started by Equinox, Apr 15, 2019 at 3:13 PM.
From the moment Mordha Kur came into being, he was alert, his big dark eyes drinking in the world around him with a startling alertness. As any infant, he cried and fussed and babbled, but there was something about him that struck those who met him as someone to watch.
Mordha's first word was "why" and his parents would later claim that question was the root of his being. As a child he was incessantly curious, greedy for all the knowledge he could draw out of the adults around him. He loved stories, especially those about the history of his people and his planet, and his memory for detail was sharp and unfaltering. The elder Kiffar adored him for it - even when the other children his age ran off to play at soldiers, he would stay and ply them for more stories.
His life changed dramatically when he was in his thirteenth year. A Sith emissary came to his community on a diplomatic mission (he wasn't entirely sure what that meant but despite his best efforts he couldn't get any more information out of anyone). For the duration of the emissary's stay, Mordha followed at her heels, pummeling her with questions about herself, her people, her adventures on far-off planets, and the Sith. After a time, she left, as emissaries do, but before too long she had returned with an offer for his parents. She had sensed both his presence in the Force and his capacity for learning, and with the leave of the powers that be within the Sith she would like to bring him to the Academy where he could learn to harness his drive and his Force sensitivity to become something far greater. He begged his parents to let him go, and they ultimately agreed.
His apprenticeship was a series of challenges like none he'd faced growing up on Kiffu. At first he was discouraged, certain he would never be able to match his peers in combat prowess or sheer power. But before long he learned to use his failures to spur himself on, and while he would never be the strongest fighter in terms of physicality, he learned to draw on the Force and his keen observational skills to keep him a step ahead of his opponents. The fighting was never his favorite part of his lessons, though. The true joy of his training was the same as it had always been growing up - learning the history and legends of the Sith. His lust for knowledge was encouraged by his mentors, one of whom taught him about the power of psychometry. Inspired by the thought of having such an ability himself, he turned his mind to the task of learning to use the Force to draw history out of anything he could touch, throwing himself into the practice with a fervor.
Mordha is as curious at 21 as he was as a boy, but over the course of his training he has focused in on history and legend as his primary area of interest. Developing his psychometric abilities has allowed him to fill in a few of the gaps in the Sith archives - only small things like how a particular artifact came to be where it was when it was discovered, but still enough to give him a sense of accomplishment and a thirst for more. His greatest ambition is to join the Dark Council and establish himself as a true authority on the ancient knowledge and mysteries of the Sith.
Now that his time as an apprentice is complete, Mordha spends much of his time in the depths of the Sith archives, learning everything he can about everything he can. Few things can tear him away from his endless quest for knowledge, but one thing that can do so is the chance to travel. He'll jump at the opportunity to visit new worlds, particularly ones on the fringes of known space where he thinks there may be history not yet known to the Empire. One of his truest joys in life is discovering some new tidbit of ancient knowledge or legend to bring back to the Academy on Korriban; he also has a reputation among the younger apprentices as being one of the best storytellers around.


Reading about how the Francis-Barnett pre-dated all trail bikes (OBM April) took me back to 1953, when the specification for the 197cc Falcon trials bike listed a 'four-inch' rear tyre and a four-speed gearbox.
Before this, the general view was that two-stroke bikes of 122 and 197cc would have only the capability to pull a three-and-a-half-inch tyre, and all Villiers engines supplied to manufacturers specified three gears only. This meant that every trials section could be ridden only in bottom gear.
Those were the days! Roger Hayes guides his rigid rear-end Francis-Barnett trials Falcon in the Minety Vale MC trial near Cirencester during the 1950s.
Francis-Barnett transformed the performance of lightweights in trials, and I well remember the many super rides that the well-known works rider George Fisher achieved while competing with the best of heavyweights.
James and other manufacturers all demanded these updated specifications for the 1954 season.
I purchased my trials Falcon 65 on a special order which cost £127. It had no lighting and only a rigid frame was available, so these first machines were intended for competition use only.
The Francis-Barnett was a marvellous little bike to ride, and still brings back memories of trials riding in the 1950s, when the winters were really cold and wet!
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Q: Apollo Client mutation values evaluate to null Trying to send a mutation but I get only null values in the database
    const handleNext = async () => {
      if(activeStep === steps.length-1){
        let cleanData;
        await fetch("https://geolocation-db.com/json/key")
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        .then(data => {
          const objData = toCamelCase({...data, ...stepValues})
          const clean = Object.entries(objData).reduce((acc, [key, val]) => {
            return {...acc, [key.replace(/\?/g,'')]: val}
          }, {})
          cleanData = clean
        })
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        console.log(cleanData) #VERIFIED THE DATA IS THERE
        await mutate({variables: {...cleanData}}) #SEND MUTATION
      }else{
        setActiveStep((prevActiveStep) => prevActiveStep + 1);
      }
    };

I verified the data is all there and conformed to the shape of the mutation document
        export const CART = gql`
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                $cartUid: String!,
                $countryCode: String!,
                $state: String,
                $city: String,
                $description: String!,
                $price: String!,
                ...
            ){
                cart(
                cartUid: $cartUid
                cart:{
                    countryCode: $countryCode
                    state: $state
                    city: $city
                    description: $description
                    price: $price
                    ...
                }

                ){
                    success
                    payload
                }
            }
        `;

Now, I have two more longer mutations than this and they are working fine.
My question is: Am I doing something wrong here or is Apollo putting limits on my mutations?


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How To Download Resident Evil 2 Remake Demo
Now the Resident Evil 2 Remake gets the RPD demo, which is essentially the 1-Shot demo minus the time limit. First reported by True Achievements, the Resident Evil 2 Remake RPD demo download size is 7.02GB on the Xbox One. Safe to say the PC and PS4 versions would be roughly the same. Earlier it was speculated that Resident Evil 3 Remake's. Jan 11, 2019 It's not long now until the release of Resident Evil 2. Can't wait to step back into Raccoon City? Well, in anticipation of the game's release we're happy to announce the 1-Shot Demo, available for free from January 11. Download the demo to play through a specially tweaked version of the game's opening section. Resident Evil 2 '1-Shot Demo'. Content posted in this community. May not be appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work. Don't warn me again for Resident Evil 2 '1-Shot Demo'.
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Resident Evil 2 Rpd Demo
The much-anticipated demo for the horrifying Resident Evil 2 remake is finally available on PlayStation 4, and fans are eager to get their hands on the limited-time fun. However, some players have been having trouble finding the demo on their own PS4. If you're one of those players, continue reading to learn how to find and download the Resident Evil 2 demo on PS4 so you can jump into the demo and see what Capcom has in store for the remake.
The RESIDENT EVIL 2 R.P.D. Demo is a demo of the Resident Evil 2 remake. It was released on December 12, 2019. The demo is identical to the RESIDENT EVIL 2 1-Shot Demo but lacks the time limit, awards for play time, and while exploring outside the police station, the player can hear Nemesis saying 'STARS'. The RESIDENT EVIL 2 R.P.D. Demo is a demo of the Resident Evil 2 remake. It was released on December 12, 2019. The demo is identical to the RESIDENT EVIL 2 1-Shot Demo but lacks the time limit, awards for play time, and while exploring outside the police station, the player can hear Nemesis saying 'STARS'. Two new notices were also added, one.
How to Find and Download the Resident Evil 2 Demo on PS4
The Resident Evil 2 remake demo released on the PlayStation Store earlier today, yet many players who searched for the game in the store came up empty handed, causing a bit of frustration. Luckily, it isn't that hard to find the Resident Evil 2 demo if you just follow these simple steps.
Here's what you need to do to find and download the Resident Evil 2 remake demo on PS4:
Launch the PlayStation Store on your PS4.
Scroll to and select the Games category on the left.
In the Games section, select the Demos category on the left.
Find the Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo on the squares on the right.
The Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo is what you're looking for in the Demos category of the PlayStation Store. Once you've found the demo, click on it and select the download option on the left to begin downloading and installing the demo on your PS4.
The reason it's called a "1-Shot Demo" (cue Eminem) is because you only get one 30-minute opportunity to complete the demo before it essentially locks you out. You can play the game as many times as you like within the 30-minute window, but once that time period expires, so will the demo.
You can play through the demo casually, or try to speed-run through so that you get multiple chances to try different strategies. The choice is yours, but just keep in mind that your time is limited. The Resident Evil 2 remake is scheduled to launch on January 25 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC.
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Resident Evil 2 for the PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is a complete remake of the 1998 classic that originally released on the PS1. With the full game out on January 25, Capcom announced a Resident Evil 2 demo to give fans an idea of what to expect. Officially labelled as the Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo, players have 30 minutes to clear it before time runs out. The demo will be available on the PS Store, Microsoft Store, and Steam for download. From its system requirements to game modes, here's what you need to know.
Resident Evil 2 demo release date
The Resident Evil 2 demo release date is January 11 and will be available for download until January 31. Its timed availability is nothing new for Capcom, following the same approach with the Devil May Cry 5 demo for Xbox One that was removed on January 8, a month after it debuted for the console.
Resident Evil 2 demo download size
The Resident Evil 2 demo download size is 7.91GB according to a listing on the Australian PS Store. Safe to say the Xbox One and PC demos should be of similar size The full game is 26GB on PC and 21GB on Xbox One.
Resident Evil 2 demo platforms
You can play the Resident Evil 2 demo on PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. These are all the platforms the full game will be available on as well.
Resident Evil 2 demo PC system requirements
With the PC version of the game hitting Steam, here's what you need to know before downloading the demo.
Resident Evil 2 demo PC system requirements (minimum)
OS: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD FX 6300 or better
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260X with 2GB VRAM
Resident Evil 2 demo PC system requirements (recommended)
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 3GB VRAM
Do you need to be online play the Resident Evil 2 demo?
In order to play the Resident Evil 2 demo, you need your PS4, Xbox One, or Windows PC connected to the Internet. You won't be able to play it without an Internet connection. Capcom has put this restriction in place to ensure the in-game 30-minute timer isn't circumvented by any means. The full game won't have this restriction however.
Resident Evil 2 demo gameplay
Being a remake of 20-year old game, Resident Evil 2 does away with fixed camera angles featured in the original. Instead, it sports an over-the-shoulder view like Resident Evil 4, which many believe to be the best game in the franchise. Furthermore, all the action in the Resident Evil 2 demo takes place in Racoon City Police Station, putting you in the role of Leon Kennedy, one of the full game's two protagonists. In the demo, you'll have to finish the mission objective in 30 minutes. You have unlimited tries and you can't repeat it when you're done.
Does progress from the Resident Evil 2 demo carry over to the full game?
Finishing the Resident Evil 2 demo unlocks a new trailer for you to watch. Progress does not carry over to the full game, meaning you'll be starting from the very beginning.
Resident Evil 2 PS4 and Xbox One X frame rate and resolution
Resident Evil 2 for the PS4 and Xbox One X will be playable at 30fps in 4K resolution as well as 60fps in full-HD. You'll be able to switch between the two. Oddly, it doesn't have any HDR support to speak of.
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The Casio Exilim EX-Z60 has a 6.37 megapixel, 1/2.5 inch CCD that delivers 6.0 effective megapixels. There are a range of image sizes (2,816 x 2,112; 2,816 x 1,872 (3:2); 2,304 x 1,728; 2,048 x 1,536; 1,600 x 1,200; 640 x 480) and 3 different quality levels (Fine, Normal, Economy). Images are recorded as JPEGs. The camera's 3x optical zoom lens is equivalent to a 38-114mm lens on a 35mm format camera. There is also a 4x digital zoom should you feel the need to use it. The camera has just 8Mb of built-in memory, but also supports SD Memory Cards or Multi-Media Cards (not supplied).
The Casio Exilim EX-Z60 offers an Auto exposure mode plus 33 different scene modes in the Best Shot menu. Easy Mode allows you to take good photos in every situation without having to check presets - it effectively limits the menu choices that you can make. The maximum aperture is f3.1 (wide) – f4.4 (tele) and the shutter speed range is 1/2000 - 1/2 secs (maximum of 4 secs in Night Scene mode). There are 4 ISO speeds ranging from 80 to 400 and an Auto option. There are 6 different White Balance presets to choose from (Daylight, Overcast, Shade, DayWhite Fluorescent, DayLight Fluorescent and Tungsten), plus an Auto setting and Manual White Balance. The camera offers exposure compensation in ± 2 in 1/3 EV steps.
The Casio Exilim EX-Z60 has a normal shooting mode, Self-timer (2 secs. or 10 secs. and a Triple option) and 4 different Continuous modes - Normal Speed (0.8fps), High Speed (3fps, but only at Normal quality) and Flash Continuous. There are 8 filter effects (black and white, sepia, red, green, blue, yellow, pink, purple). Sharpness, Saturation, Contrast and Flash Intensity can all be altered from -2 to +2. Anti Shake DSP is an electronic image stabilisation system designed to prevent blurred images, whilst Quick Shutter turns off the camera's auto-focus system so that you can take a shot more quickly (just 0.002 seconds if the flash is off).
There is a choice of 3 different metering systems - Multi pattern, Center weighted and Center spot. The camera uses a Contrast Detection Auto Focus system, either Spot or 9-point Multi, and offers a selection of different modes (Auto Focus, Macro mode, Auto Macro, Pan Focus, Infinity mode, manual focus). The Macro setting allows you to focus on subjects that are as close as 10cms at the wide-angle lens setting. There is an AF assist lamp to help achieve focus in low-light situations. The built-in flash offers 5 different modes (Auto Flash, On, Off, Red eye-reduction, Soft Flash) and has a range of 0.1 to 3.7 meters (W) and 0.6 to 1.9 meters (T). With the Rapid Flash function, three photos are taken with flash in the space of just one second.
To compose your images, you can use the LCD monitor - there is no optical or electronic viewfinder. The Casio Exilim EX-Z60 has a 2.5 inch TFT LCD Display which has 115,200 pixels. The Casio Exilim EX-Z60 supports the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) and PictBridge printing standards, and it connects to a computer via USB 2.0. You can use the Button Customizer to assign one of five functions to the EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z1000 cursor keys (exposure compensation, white balance, ISO speed, metering and self-timer). The EX-Z60 has an RGB Histogram in both shooting and playback modes. Also when the shutter release button is pressed down half-way, an onscreen exposure warning is activated which draws your attention to under or over exposed areas.
The Casio Exilim EX-Z60 can record movies at 640 x 480 pixels (high quality) and 640 x 480 pixels (normal quality) at 30fps or 320 x 240 pixels at 15fps, all with sound. Movies are recorded in the AVI (Motion JPEG) format. The length of the video is only limited by the size of the memory card that you are using. You can also cut and edit your movies in the camera. As this is a Casio camera, the time can be set for 162 cities in 32 time zones.
The Casio Exilim EX-Z60's dimensions are 95.2 (W) x 60.6 (H) x 19.8 (D) mm, and it weighs 118g without the battery and storage card fitted. The camera is powered by a Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery, which has an approximate battery life of 180 shots. There is a plastic tripod mount in the left of the bottom of the camera.
Finally, the standard box kit contains a Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery, Battery Charger, USB cable, AV Cable, Hand Strap, and a CD-ROM containing the full User Guide (PDF), USB driver, Photo Loader and Photohands software (but only Photo Loader for Macintosh). Note that you can only store 2images at the highest quality JPEG setting on the 8Mb built-in memory. You will therefore need to invest in some memory cards to store your images on.
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DITF: Flame-retardant polyamides for textile applications
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Flame-retardant polyamides for textile applications
08.08.2019 The intrinsically flame-retardant polyamide fibers developed at the DITF are suitable for a wide range of textile applications. In addition to the primary objective of achieving a high and permanent flame-retardant effect for polyamide 6 (PA 6), the textiles obtained from these fibers show very good material properties. Good dyeability with different dye classes combined with a high dye absorption as well as high abrasion resistance and rub fastness prove that the flame-retardant components do not influence the material properties. In addition, their incorporation into the polymer chain prevents them from migrating to the fiber surface, which has been clearly demonstrated by skin compatibility tests. Further investigations with regard to the production of a textured flame-retardant textile and the determination of the changed fire behavior in relation to the textile made of plain yarn are the subject of current research.
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Fig. 1 Color charts of the different dyeing tests; 1) acid dyeing 2) dispersion dyeing 3) metal complex dyeing 4) sulfur dyeing 5) dyeing with basic dyestuffs; R = reference U = flame-retardant textile with Ukanol RD, H = flame-retardant textile with 3-HPP
Georgios Mourgas, Michael R. Buchmeiser
German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF), Denkendorf/Germany
PA 6 is one of the most widely used plastics today. The good mechanical properties, high thermal and oxidative stability and chemical resistance predestine PA 6 for its use in various applications such as microelectronics, transport and textile applications. The use of technical textiles made of PA 6 places high demands on flame retardancy in many areas. Due to its molecular structure, PA 6 is highly flammable and must therefore be equipped with flame-retardants in order to meet the fire protection class of the respective application. Flame-retardant finishing is particularly difficult in the fiber sector, where process-related difficulties also arise. Typical methods are based on the addition of additives during fiber production in the spinning process or the subsequent finishing of the textile in the course of coating processes. However, both methods have disadvantages: high additive concentrations are needed to achieve the required flame retardancy. The physical and physiological properties of the textiles become significantly worse and, as in the case of red phosphorus, undesirable side reactions can occur. In addition, the flame retardancy is not permanent, since it is only introduced into the polymer in particulate form and released again through aging and washing processes. Halogen-containing flame-retardants, which have been used for a long time, are increasingly being replaced by more environmentally friendly alternatives due to the harmful or toxic secondary products they generate in a fire and are also increasingly being driven out of the market by the REACH regulation. Newer methods provide the use of flame-retardant organophosphorus compounds, which are added during synthesis to achieve permanent flame retardancy. However, the examples for the direct production of flame-retardant PA 6 fibers are rather rare.
The DITF has succeeded in implementing such an approach by chemically integrating the flame-retardants into the polymer chain of PA 6. In this way, PA 6 could be equipped with intrinsic and therefore permanent flame retardancy. 2 organophosphorus compounds were selected as flame-retardant components, Ukanol RD and 3-HPP (3-hydroxyphenylphosphinylpropanoic acid). The components are added directly before the start of the polycondensation reaction and thus enable easy and uncomplicated reaction control. The obtained molecular weights and viscosities of the flame-retardant polyamides are high enough to be processed into multifilament yarns in the melt spinning process. The resulting plain yarns showed strengths of up to 55 cN/tex and Young's moduli in the range of 260-300 cN/tex. In order to investigate possible areas of application, circular knitted fabrics were produced, which were subjected to various test procedures.
Dyeing behavior
In order to investigate the dyeing behavior, different dye classes were examined using the exhaust method and evaluated on the basis of colorimetric measurements (Data-color measurements). In addition to the acid dyes, which were typically used for polyamide dyeing, dispersion dyes, metal complex dyes, sulfur dyes and basic dyes were also investigated. The measurement of the dye concentration in the residual liquor showed that the textiles almost completely absorbed the dye. As can be seen in Fig. 1, the color fastness is almost identical. Only the dyeings with the basic dyestuffs are more intensive for both flame-retardant textile samples. Here, the excess of carboxylic acids, which resulted from the manufacturing process of the polyamides, cause an increased dye uptake and thus color intensification
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Fig. 2 Combustion images of the examined flame-retardant textiles, HPP-containing (left) and Ukanol RD-containing (right) flame-retardant textiles
Burning behavior
The burning behavior of the textile samples was also investigated. For this purpose, the textiles were conditioned for 88 hours in a climatic room at 23 °C and 50 % humidity. LOI measurements were carried out according to the ASTM 2863-06a protocol. Horizontal and vertical burning tests were performed according to DIN IEC 60695-11-10 (HB) / 20 (VB), which correspond to the UL94 standard.
Both samples show high LOI values and are very similar in their burning behavior. Before the required oxygen concentration is reached, which is needed to ignite the textile, the fabric melted, but could not be ignited even after several ignition tests. The burning distance could not be reached thereby, instead charred polymer drops formed at the appropriate places. At O2 concentrations >35 vol.%, the textile samples were ignited and burned within the intended burning distance in 22-28 seconds, forming drops. This is in stark contrast to the PA 6 reference sample, which was ignited after 2-3 ignition tests and burnt immediately with burning melting drops.
The horizontal and vertical combustion tests of both specimens also confirmed the improved flame retardancy, which can be assessed as category V-0 according to the UL94 test specifications. Despite several ignition tests, both flame-retardant textile samples did not burn. The textile withdrew at the point which came into contact with the Bunsen burner flame and could not be ignited. No burning or dripping of polymer material was observed in all burning tests, instead charring took place at the respective location. Both samples required constant support from the flame of the Bunsen burner to be burned. If the Bunsen burner was removed, the flame extinguished with a small afterglow of the textile samples after 2-3 seconds.
Fig. 3 Results of the Martindale tests – the upper row shows the PA 6 reference sample, the lower row the flame-retardant textile with Ukanol RD
Martindale tests
The Martindale method is one of the most frequently used methods for determining the abrasion resistance of textile fabrics (e.g. in the upholstered furniture sector). Both flame-retardant textile samples showed no damage at 50,000 and 100,000 cycles (Fig. 3). Even after 100,000 cycles, the textiles showed no great tendency to defibrillate or major surface damage.
For textile applications, resistance is an important indicator. The resistance of the paint to abrasion is defined by the rub fastness. The evaluation takes place in 5 steps (authenticity numbers), whereby step 5 means a very high rub fastness and step 1 a very low one. Both the dry and wet rub fastness of the differently dyed textiles was examined. All dye classes achieved ratings between 4 and 5. Only the textile samples dyed with sulfur dyes achieved a wet rub fastness rating of 2 or 3.
Due to the textile application and the proximity to the skin it was necessary to examine the textiles for body compatibility. Such tests on body compatibility also provide further indirect proof as to whether the flame-retardants used were actually incorporated into the polymer chain and therefore do not migrate to the surface of the textile. An Mtt test was carried out to check skin compatibility (DIN EN ISO 10993-5:2009-10). The cytotoxicity is tested at 2 different sample concentrations after wearing simulation. If the vitality of the cells drops to the test is considered as failed tested textiles reached values of 92-98 and impressively proved that flame-retardants are firmly integrated into polymer chain not released.
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Vitcord, the application that allows users to publish stories on video, such as debates or challenges and which unlike any other application allows users to interact with threads created by the entire community, has raised $2 million from different funds and business angels. The fresh capital will help Vitcord to scale up, improve the product and UX and prepare for future growth.
Founded in 2014, Vitcord allows users to increase their sense of belonging, by allowing them to move from the role of being a spectator to being the protagonist of other stories, interacting directly with what happens around them. You can respond with a video to an influencer, or add what happens in an event to a story created by another user. Through its investments, Vitcord demonstrates that there is a market and wants to accelerate growth by focusing its efforts mainly on the evolution of the product. There is a double objective: to work with data models and scaling up at the backend level, and to transform the user experience and the way it interacts with the application, all to improve long-term retention and increase the content creation index in the app. The Vitcord application is currently available through The App Store and Google Play.
The total amount raised thus far has been $2 million from funds and business angels such as Gate 93, based in the US and specialized in helping European startups to enter the American market, Banc Sabadell BStartup fund, Alfonso Rodés, president of Havas Media Group, and Zarranz Group, founders of Las Provincias Publishing Group. These new investors join old ones like the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation and Sebastien Lefebvre, Twitter's former director of growth.
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After moving back into their family's San Francisco mansion, sisters Prue, Piper and Phoebe discover an ancient text in the home's attic that reveals the latent supernatural powers they possess.
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Witches can't run away from their legacy, at least not the Halliwell sisters -- Prue, Piper, and Phoebe. They will be agents for good, not evil. Watch as they take command of their unusual charms in this first season of this runaway hit.
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Female wardrobes emphasize bare skin and cleavage; sexual innuendos.
Frequent battling of demons, many of whom die gruesome deaths. The sisters and their loved ones are often in peril.
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The sisters often put themselves at risk to protect other people and each other. But given the show's fantasy nature, it's difficult to call them good real-life role models.
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