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The Week's Best Global Photos
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The Best Photos From Around The World This Week
Meg O'Donnell
It's never been easier to keep up with what's going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and go to bed. But the tide of global affairs is often more upsetting than uplifting and it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand. As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so to offer a different perspective we've rounded up some of the most memorable images of the week's events, captured by the best photojournalists on the planet.
The Best Photos Trending This Week
written by Meg O'Donnell
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Email: mdavid@d.umn.edu
Subjects:American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Citation Styles, Communication, Criminology, Environment and Sustainability, Geography, Government, Law and Statistics, Journalism, LGBT Studies, Philosophy, Sociology, Tribal Administration and Governance, Urban and Regional Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Indigenous Law Resources
"Mapping American Indian Constitutions and Legal Materials" and links to other resources, developed by the Library of Congress
Indian Affairs and Treaties (Kappler)
From govinfo.gov
Kappler's Indian Affairs Law and Treaties
Produced by Oklahoma State University Library. Contains full-text of laws and treaties from 1902-1971.
National Indian Law Library
The National Indian Law Library (NILL) is a law library devoted to American Indian law. It serves both the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and the public.
National Indian Law Library - Tribal Law Gateway
Find tribal law materials by tribe.
Westlaw (Thomson Reuters)
Westlaw, a Thomson Reuters product, provides access to federal and state case law statutes regulations law reviews and journals American Law Reports, and the American Jurisprudence 2nd Ed. legal encyclopedia. This resource also provides access to more than 4,900 news and business information publications.
American Indian and Alaska Native Health
A source for information about the health and well-being of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. It is freely available, and offers access to evaluated and authoritative resources for individuals, health educators, and healthcare professionals.
American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817 - 1899
Database of scanned United States government documents. The Serial Set contains House and Senate Documents and Reports from Congressional committees dealing with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. It also includes materials from the executive branch.
Use the search box in the left column to "search in this series."
Center for Indian Country Development
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Centre for First Nations Governance
The Centre for First Nations Governance is a non-profit organization that supports First Nations as they develop effective self- governance.
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Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
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Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
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Indigenous Digital Archive
The Indigenous Digital Archive is here to help you explore the history of US government Indian boarding schools in the 19th and 20th centuries. Explore, annotate and learn from over 500,000archival documents about Santa Fe Indian School, 1920, all kinds of boarding school records, and letters. Covers primarily southwestern tribes.
Indigenous Governance Database
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Indigenous Studies Portal Research Tool - University of Saskatchewan
The Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) is a database of full-text electronic resources such as books, articles, theses and documents as well as digitized materials such as photographs, archival resources, maps, etc. focusing primarily on First Nations and Aboriginals of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.
My Tribal Area Data Tool
U.S. Census Bureau launched the My Tribal Area data tool that allows easy access to select demographic and economic statistics for each of the nation's tribal areas. These U.S. Census bureau tool includes data from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey, including statistics on population, jobs, housing, economy, and education.
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National Congress of American Indians - NCAI Policy Research Center
NCAI's Policy Research Center is a national, non-profit think tank dedicated to generating research and policy analyses that advance tribal sovereignty and emphasizes the strengths of American Indian and Alaska Native cultures.
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A project of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute.
Tribal Law and Policy Institute
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Tribal Self Governance
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Q: Is it possible to use ArrayAdapter and ListView to create fragments? I am learning Android myself. I have knowledge on using listView using Arrayadapter. Now I am heading to learn Fragments.
Is it possible to create fragments using ArrayAdapter and listView?
Here first fragment on the list should be people name clicking on which the fragment on the right appears with detail contact details of that person.On clicking that detailed contact address it opens email app to send email to that contact.
I have this question because when i tried to add ListView on the xml for the fragment it showing errors that says invalid attributes used
Contact Activity (this is activity to host fragments)
public class ContactActivity extends Activity {
    ListView listView;
    //TextView textView;
    ArrayAdapter<Contact> cAdapter;
    private Contact[] myContact = {
            new Contact("Rabin", "Awal", "+405-315-2027", "rawal@yahoo.com"),
            new Contact("David", "Gilmour", "+455-315-2827", "david@gilmour.com"),
            new Contact("James", "Hetfield", "+455-315-0026", "james@metallica.com"),
            new Contact("Kirk", "Hammet", "+445-315-2227", "kirk@metallica.com"),
            new Contact("Tom", "Morello", "+415-315-2497", "tom@tommorello.com"),
            new Contact("Ron", "Thal", "+405-315-2007", "ron@ronthal.com")

    };

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_contact);
        //listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.contact_list_fragment_container);
        //textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.contact_frag_list)
        cAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(getApplicationContext(), R.layout.contact_list, myContact);
        listView.setAdapter(cAdapter);

    }

Pure Java Class
public class Contact {

    private String fname, lname, phone, email;

    public Contact(String fname, String lname, String phone, String email){
        this.fname = fname;
        this.lname = lname;
        this.email = email;
        this.phone = phone;
    }

    public String getFname() {
        return fname;
    }

    public String getLname() {
        return lname;
    }

    public String getEmail() {
        return email;
    }

    public String getPhone() {
        return phone;
    }

    public void setFname(String fname) {
        this.fname = fname;
    }

    public void setLname(String lname) {
        this.lname = lname;
    }

    public void setPhone(String phone) {
        this.phone = phone;
    }

    public void setEmail(String email) {
        this.email = email;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return super.toString();
    }
}

contact activity's xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/activity_contact"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="edu.uco.rawal.p5rabina.ContactActivity">

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/contact_list_fragment_container"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/contact_detail_fragment_container"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />

</RelativeLayout>

A: Yes in this case there is ListFragment that can be used. Here is how to do
public class ContactListFragment extends ListFragment {

    ArrayAdapter<Contact> cAdapter;
    //ArrayAdapter<String> cAdapter;

    interface ContactListListener{
        void itemClicked(long id);
    }
    //add listener to fragment
    private ContactListListener listener;

    public ContactListFragment() {
        // Required empty public constructor
    }
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    cAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(inflater.getContext(), simple_list_item_1, myContact);
.....
setListAdapter(cAdapter);
        cAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

        return super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
    }

}

them in activity we need to implement it
public class ContactActivity extends Activity implements ContactListFragment.ContactListListener{

     @Override
    public void itemClicked(long id){
        //method also defined in the listener

        View fragmentContainer = findViewById(R.id.fragment_detail_container);
   //here instanciate the fragment and commit

    }

}

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Finally I caught 'Persepolis'. Had heard so many good things about the film and it still managed to surpass all my expectations. It has taken me years to realize the importance of animation movies. I have never found myself fascinated by the idea. As a result I never opened myself to this genre. Deciding to watch an animation was difficult. But whenever I went for it, I was satisfied, and impressed. It was only after 'WALL-E' although, and then 'Ratatouille' that I realized the importance of these films. Animation empowers you with the ability to tell stories that you could never imagine otherwise. It empowers the storyteller in you to go beyond all conventions and create a world nobody would have thought of. And then I saw 'Persepolis', an animation all right, but more than that, a political film, close to a social satire, semi-autobiographical and a treat for any lover of meaningful cinema. It is an important film, not just because of its political statement, but also for the future of cinema in general, and the animation genre in particular. Soon, I hope, the already diminishing line of divide between films will end. And instead of labeling a film as 'art' or 'commercial' or into a genre, we will all accept films as just good or not-so-good films. It is high time, an animation film gets nominated in the 'Best Picture' category as well, apart from the less celebrated 'Best Animation Feature' category.
By the way, 'Waltz with Bashir' is already with me, and I should be watching it soon.
Also saw Wim Wenders' 'Alice in the Cities'. Beautiful movie. It is one of those movies that make your day. It was sad to know that Yella Rottlander, who plays the little Alice in this 1974 film did not have much of a career as an actor afterwards. But in this film she was more than wonderful, one of the performances you are not likely to forget.
Among the first Sci-Fi films of cinema history.
Inspite of being a silent film, it took two years to shoot.
Thankfully, this gem has been restored and we now have a version close to the original. I wish something like that could be done for our very own 'Neecha Nagar' (1946).
P.S. Reportedly, 'Metropolis' was one of Hitler's favourite films. See, the power of cinema- one thing that both we and these historic personalities could share!


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In most cases the period of research would commence with the attainment of a PhD.


Commerce that is transacted electronically, as over the Internet.
The buying and selling of goods and services over the Internet.
The ideas are simple; buy and sell, transfer funds. But how is it done over the Internet? Where do you start? At Triton Web Studios we can help your business or company make the jump from "brick to clicks" effectively and painlessly.
Payment Gateway: A service to handle the transfer of funds from an end-users account to the store account in real-time processing. Gateway providers charge based on the number of transactions your site does per month and will typically charge more for additional transactions beyond a specified number. This system is very similar to the way cell phones work.
SSL Security (Certificates): Secure socket layer (SSL) security requires the purchase of a certificate that will encrypt data on your site. This is required whenever critical information is taken on-line such as credit card or social security numbers. The purpose is to deter "sniffing" of the data while it is being passed to the site. "Sniffing" is similar to someone listening in on a phone conversation. SSL encryption works so that even if someone is listening, all they will hear is garbage. Triton Web Studios offers both 40-bit and 128-bit certificates as well as a secure shared environment.
Encryption: The method by which readable data such as numbers or addresses are modified in such a way as to be unreadable. This allows for critical data to be transferred and stored in a way that removes the dangers of data theft. Typically, there will then be a decryption process which requires a security key that will then return the unreadable data back to its original format for viewing by autorized personnel.
Electronic shopping carts are the applications that make E-Commerce possible. The main pupose of a cart is to collect an order from the user, tally all costs including associated fees for shipping and taxes, collect payment information, and provide both the store and the customer a record of the transaction.
What differentiates different applications is the feature set that they offer beyond the basics. Some features include customer tracking, advanced shipping options, bulk discounts on items, inventory control, payment processing methods, etc... It may seem a daunting task to find the right solution, but we at Triton Web Studios are committed to working with our customers to simplify the process without sacrificing the results that are required.
Processing transactions on-line can be risky if your site design team doesn't provide top-notch security. This typically requires a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate to encrypt the data that is transferred from the end-users browser to the server. To secure the data on the server requires a second level of encryption to remove the threat of data theft.
At Triton Web Studios we take your sites security seriously. We staff a number of experts in the field and work with only tier-1 providers to ensure that your site will offer the same guarantees on customer privacy and realiability that your store or business offers when they walk in your doors or call on the phone.
Do you want to collect payment information on-line?
Do you require inventory control in your cart application?
Do you want to automate the payment processing?
Do you currently have a database of you inventory?
Do you currently have images or digital pictures of you inventory?
These questions will help us understand your business and its needs, the critical first step in opening an on-line store.
Processing refers to the act of taking payment for goods or services and the verification of the payment. At Triton Web Studios, we break down these methods into three categories, each with their own advantages to allow our customers a range of options. See the chart below for more detailed descriptions.
Offline processing is perfect for a small business that wants to keep overhead as low as possible while still maintaining the ability to present goods and services on their site. A site using the offline method simply presents items for end-users and expects them to call or email regarding purchase. The cost advantage to this approach is that site security and the shopping cart application are unneccessary since no transaction information is being taken on-line.
Online/offline processing is typically the method of choice for most small to medium size businesses and the best solution for organizations that can handle the bandwidth of orders they receive, but are simply looking for a way to offer service 24 hours a day. This solution can be thought of as two parts, the end-user places orders on-line where they are stored, then the store owner collects those transactions from the database and processes the payment off-line, typically through a touch pad. SSL security and a shopping cart application are requirements of this method.
Realtime processing is a fully automated solutions for sites that have a large bandwidth of end-users making purchases. This method requires the greatest investment for SSL and a shopping application as well as on-going charges for payment gateway services. However, the benefit is that this solution handles itself. The site will process payments, and the gateway will transfer funds. All you need to do is handle shipping if applicable.
Take some time and fill out our quick and easy quote request form. We will contact you with in two business days and at your convenience.


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Survey: Vacation Rental Hosts Are Least Concerned About the Biggest Risks
on July 4th
/ Survey: Vacation Rental Hosts Are Least Concerned About the Biggest Risks
Earlier this year, Lodgify and specialist UK holiday rental insurers Schofields asked their respective audiences what their biggest concerns were in owning or managing a short-term rental property. We wanted to get to the bottom of what kept hosts up at night.
Here's what we discovered from the survey results, along with some insights from the experts at Schofields about whether hosts biggest concerns are accurate.
Above all else, owners are worried about guests injuring themselves
Perhaps it's no surprise that at the top of the list of concerns was 'injury or accidents' – with 51% of survey respondents citing this as their biggest worry.
From Schofields' experience, claims of this kind aren't the most common. But, when they do occur, the average claim amount is £11,000.
Holiday rental business owners' next biggest fears were accidental damage to their property and theft. This may well be because particularly long-established holiday rental owners have already experienced one (or both) of these incident types in their properties and have needed to claim in the past.
According to Schofields, however, claims of this kind aren't actually that common – with the average cost of claims coming in the lowest.
"Interestingly, we quickly picked up from the survey results that hosts aren't too concerned about water leaks and burst pipe claims, but they are in fact the most common claim type," said Phil Schofield. "Incidents of this kind can be very expensive and also take a long time to repair," he added.
Hosts also weren't too worried about being impacted by storm damage, but again, they are one of the most routine claims made. Although flood and fire claims are rare, they're also 'up there' as a most destructive and expensive claim type.
Survey results in full
Injury or accidents (51% concerned)
The reality: Not the most common, but in the top three. Claims can be expensive when you take into account the cost of legal fees and compensation. Owners should be concerned and check they have adequate public liability insurance.
Accidental damage (44% concerned)
The reality: Not as common as most owners think – and the cost of the claim is usually nominal. It's still important to have insurance, but there's typically a low claim cost.
Theft (35% concerned)
The reality: Theft claims also aren't as habitual as you might assume. It's important to have insurance, but again, the cost of theft claims are low.
Fire (18% concerned)
The reality: Claims of this kind aren't common, but it's essential to have proper cover because fire claims are the second most expensive.
Storm (16% concerned)
The reality: Claims of this kind are the second most common, and they can be expensive too.
Water leaks/burst pipes (7% concerned)
The reality: Are the most common claims, but the ones that owners are least concerned about! Claims can be also expensive. Check you are insured and for any conditions that apply to your policy e.g. turning the water off when the rental is unoccupied.
Flood (7% concerned)
The reality: The least common claim, but the most expensive. It's therefore essential to have insurance which covers you against flooding.
To put all of this into perspective, this table shows a breakdown of the most common claims Schofields deal with.
Claim type % of claims Average cost of claim % of survey respondents concerned
Escape of water (burst pipe) 38% £5,500 7%
Storm 33% £6,000 16%
Injury or accidents 10% £11,000 51%
Accidental damage 8% £1,600 44%
Theft 7% £2,700 35%
Fire 3% £13,500 18%
Flood 1% £35,000 7%
Examples of expensive holiday letting claims
As one of the leading insurers for short-term rentals in the UK and abroad, Schofields have dealt with more than their fair share of expensive rental incidents. Let's take a look at some of their recent proceedings.
£130,000: A river burst its banks in Scotland due to excessive rainfall, with the water level reaching one meter and taking 36 hours to recede. The claim was made for damage to buildings, contents and loss of rent.
£100,000: A rural forest fire in Portugal, where there was a total loss of property and its contents.
£26,000: A guest slipped on decking. The owner had placed a warning sign at the back door that the decking could be slippery when wet. The guest claimed for personal injuries, time off work and legal fees.
£26,000: The roof of a property in Spain was damaged by winter storms which lifted the tiles – allowing water ingress. A claim was made for damage to buildings, contents and loss of rent.
£24,000: In Norfolk, a pipe to the header tank in a loft froze and burst in March – even though pipes were lagged and insulated. As a result, there was water damage to ceilings, walls, electrics, flooring and the kitchen.
£20,000: In Spain, a property was emptied of its contents by thieves. The holiday home also sustained damage to its patio doors during the break-in, and malicious damage was caused to fittings.
As well as the expensive, there are the outright weird and wonderful claims Schofields have dealt with, too!
Advice for holiday rental hosts
"It's clear that what hosts are most concerned about are actually insignificant compared to the most common and expensive claims. We can say this based on our own experience at Schofields, where we successfully insure over 10,000 holiday homes," commented Phil Schofield.
"Insurance is one product we all buy, but hope we never have to use. However, when you need to rely on your insurance, it's essential that you, your buildings and its contents are appropriately covered. We recommend that you always check the terms and conditions of your policy thoroughly to ensure you are protected," he added.
Schofields is a specialist insurance provider for holiday homes, cottages and holiday lets in the UK, Spain, France, Portugal & Italy. They provide cover for vacant and let properties.
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A retired professor from the UK says he might have pinpointed the location of Camelot, the legendary castle where stories claim that King Arthur held court some 1,400 years ago – if he actually existed.
According to Arthurian literature expert Peter Field, Camelot used to stand at the site of an ancient Roman fort called Camulodunum in Slack, West Yorkshire in the UK, which would have been an ideal spot in 500 AD, when King Arthur is argued to have existed as a real-life military expert tasked with defending Briton from invaders.
"It was quite by chance. I was looking at some maps, and suddenly all the ducks lined up," Field, who taught at Bangor University in the UK from 1964 to 2004, told the BBC back in 2016.
Field presented his findings two years ago during the official launch of Bangor University's Stephen Colclough centre for the history and culture of the book.
His hypothesis hadn't been peer-reviewed, so to be clear, a whole lot more research needs to be done before we can read too much into it.
It's also important to note that, despite more than 1,000 years of research, historians and archaeologists have been unable to confirm if King Arthur and Camelot existed outside of the legends at all.
But if we take a big leap and assume Camelot did exist, where was it?
Previous research has suggested that it could have been in places like Caerleon in South Wales or Cadbury Castle in England. But so far, there's not been enough archaeological evidence to tie any physical place to the legend.
So Field did additional research based on the historical forts of the time and compared them to the legend of King Arthur. He says the site that best fits Camelot was the modern-day village of Slack.
Looking at Slack today, you'd be hard-pressed to find a reason why someone would want to build a stronghold in what looks to be a mere clearing, but Field says the location was once of great military importance.
Back in 500 AD, Celtic-speaking Britons held back Anglo-Saxon invaders who flooded into the country from the north and west coasts.
It turns out that Slack, which is seemingly in the middle of nowhere, could have been the ideal spot to set up camp to quickly funnel troops to either coast to defend the nation. Its middle-of-nowhere-ness, it turns out, was important.
To add to Field's hypothesis, in Roman times, the fort at Slack was thought to be named Camulodunum, which researchers think might have changed linguistically over the years to become Camelot.
And that could explain why the first mention of Camelot only surfaced in literature many years after King Arthur's suspected rule.
"If there was a real King Arthur, he will have lived around [500 AD], although the first mention of him in Camelot is in a French poem from the Champagne region of France from 1180 [AD]," said Field.
Without some type of physical proof in the form of archaeological remains, we won't be able to confirm if Field is onto something here. But he's not the only researcher seeking out the legendary artefacts.
Earlier this year, a team of British archaeologists uncovered a series of massive walls that appear to be from the Dark Ages at a location thought to be tied to the Arthurian legend.
The researchers suggested that these walls were once part of the palace where King Arthur was born, and they're currently excavating the site to uncover more details.
But while it's fun to think that the King Arthur of legend – who had a roundtable and hung out with a wizard named Merlin – did actually exist, some experts claim that the Arthurian legend might actually be a hodgepodge of different British rulers coming together into a single, unified story.
So far, Field – who's been researching Slack for the past 18 months – hasn't mentioned taking his idea further into a physical dig at the site.
But hopefully, his hypothesis will prompt further archaeological study at this site or others like it, so we can finally get some real clues into the enduring mystery of King Arthur, or the real-life kings who inspired the legend.
An earlier version of this story was first published in December 2016.


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Sunday Seoul & Busan: Race-By-Race Preview (September 18)
There is plenty to get stuck into this Sunday as Seoul runs an 11-race card from 10:45 to 18:00 while Busan has 6 races from 12:15 to 16:40. Here are the previews:
Two weeks after Winner's Man won the Korea Cup, racing returns to Seoul (Pic: KRA/Ross Holburt)
Juvenile filly maidens with eight of the twelve racing for the first time. We will side with experience and (10) RAON FOREST, who has two starts under his belt, having run 2nd on debut in July before following up with a 5th place on August 13th both over this distance and both in decent times. He draws a touch wide again but can settle handy and it can be third-time lucky. The pick of the first timers is (6) MAESTRA. She ran a solid 2nd in her heat in a fair time and Moon Se-young's presence on board is in her favour. (4) FOUR ACE finished 6th of eight on debut on August 14th, however, the time was fast and the margins not big and he should have benefitted from the experience. Returning to the debut makers, (12) ARA MOA and (2) SMART SOCKS are others to consider.
Selection (10) Raon Forest (6) Maestra (4) Four Ace (12) Ara Moa
(7) JAKDUKONG is yet to finish in the top two but enters with her recent form reading well with a 3rd and two 4th place finishes in her latest three and has good times for this distance. She has tended to get a bit far back in her races but can be ridden handy here and can win. (9) TOP POSITION has hinted at ability over six starts so far. She finishes off her races well so the wide draw shouldn't be too problematic, and she can be aiming for a career-best showing. (1) FLYING GOLD returns to action for the first time since April. His best run to date came on his final run before the layoff when runner-up over 1200M. He looked well in his trial in late August and should go well first-up here. (2) BOLD AGAIN and (6) GENTLE RULES are among others who can go close.
Selection (7) Jakdukong (9) Top Position (1) Flying Gold (2) Bold Again
(7) ROSE GOLD will be the favourite here based on his last start effort on August 14th when he sat handy and then ran on strongly, denied by the favourite by a narrow margin on the line. That continued a run of improving results and he can crown that with victory here. (9) DAESEUNG GAON is yet to finish in the top two but comes in off a solid 3rd place at this distance on August 13th when coming from well back. A good apprentice takes 2kg off her back and that can bring her into contention. (5) GOLD KAISER returns to action for the first time since January. She has two 3rd places from her four starts but will be backed here based on her good trial on August 26th when she crossed the line 2nd in a good time. If she brings that form to the races, she won't be far away. (6) SECRET KING should be on pace and can improve on his debt performance while (8) CHEONMA CHAT is another in the hunt.
Selection (7) Rose Gold (9) Daeseung Gaon (5) Gold Kaiser (6) Secret King
Juvenile maidens open proceedings on the south coast and four of the twelve are racing for the first time. There is some useful experience entered though and (9) THUNDER FURY will be the favourite. After a good trial showing, he ran a solid 3rd place on debut in a good time over 1000M on August 7th. He settled back and ran on that day and the additional furlong should be to his benefit. (12) MOTHER MOUNTAIN also put in a good 3rd on debut on August 21st. She must contend with the outside gate today, but the same apprentice keeps the weight very low, and she can be competitive again. (11) ADELE HORANGI also comes in off a 3rd place on debut. He was a long way behind the first two home but should have come on for the experience and can get closer this time. The pick of the newcomers is (5) WONDERFUL VOW. She led for most of the way around in her trial, crossing the line in front in a fair time. (10) I'M KING IJI another who can improve on his debut effort.
Selection (9) Thunder Fury (12) Mother Mountain (11) Adele Horangi (5) Wonderful Vow
(8) KINGS EYE has been consistent across his four starts so far with a 3rd place at 1200M his best. Last time out on August 20th he overcame gate ten to beat a couple of today's rivals on his way to 4th in a good time over this distance and he could well have too much for this lot. (5) GOMANARU showed significant improvement at start number two over this distance at the very end of July, coming from midfield to run 4th. She can settle back again here and be running on strong at the business end. (11) SHOOTING REVERSE has a 2nd place to her name among three starts so far. She has been doing her best work late on in her races so far so the wide draw shouldn't be a problem and the slight step up in trip may assist. (3) TANSAN and (6) GEUMA WITTY among plenty of others with placing claims.
Selection (8) Kings Eye (5) Gomanaru (11) Shooting Reverse (3) Tansan
(8) GOLDEN POINT has been going close in his latest efforts including a runner-up finish over this distance two starts back when settling back in the pack and running on strongly. He has the fastest time among those who have tackled the 1300M before and he looks to be the one to beat here. (1) HALLA BAEKDU pulled out a much-improved 2nd when returning from a couple of months off on August 21st. He was ridden on pace for the first time that day and from a great draw and under the same apprentice claiming 4kg, he can go close again. (2) ETERNAL ACE comes in off a decent 4th place at this distance on August 7th. He too will probably be on the speed from an inside draw, and he should be competitive. (4) INSATIABLE and (6) ECTON POWER are others in the placing frame.
Selection (8) Golden Point (1) Halla Baekdu (2) Eternal Ace (4) Insatiable
(9) CHAPEL PRINCESS was a winner over 1200M at class 6 level two starts back before running a good 2nd at big odds over this distance on her first try at this class on August 14th with a couple of today's rivals back down the track behind her. She can settle on pace or handy here and has every chance. (7) BURUI YEOWANG comes back in trip following two solid 4th place finishes over 1400M in July and August, both in good times. A good apprentice keeps the weight down here and she will surely be close again. (12) K N TIZWON is yet to finish in the top two but is up in class here following three consecutive 3rd place finishes, the latter two over this distance in good times. Moon Se-young is aboard and despite the wide draw, he can be competitive. So too (4) DIVINE FUTURES, who beat K N Tizwon on his way to 2nd place on August 20th. He is up in class but down in the weights. (3) P N S VILL ran 5th behind Chapel Princess last time out but is a winner at this distance and is another to keep safe.
Selection (9) Chapel Princess (7) Burui Yeowang (12) K N Tizwon (4) Divine Futures
(7) ART KELLY was sent off as favourite over 1300M at this class on August 7th but stumbled coming out of the gate and struggled to get going. That was her first start since March, and she had certainly shown enough ability before that to warrant another chance here. (8) GRAPHENE KING also needs a line drawn through his latest just two weeks ago when from gate eleven he broke well but found himself stuck several wide for most of the race and saw his challenge wilt. An apprentice takes the weight down today and with a bit less early speed on his inner this time, he can go much better. (10) SUPER CRACK comes up in class following a couple of near misses in his latest two. He comes down in the weights and should be able to measure up in this company. (1) EAGLE STAR and (11) TWO TWO COIN among others in the hunt.
Selection (7) Art Kelly (8) Graphene King (10) Super Crack (1) Eagle Star
(10) COMPLETE LEVEL ran out a gate-to-wire winner on debut over 1000M on August 13th, showing good acceleration to move clear of the field in the final furlong to score by a comfortable five-lengths. He comes up in class and in distance here, but neither should be an issue and he can maintain his 100% record. The most credible danger looks to be (11) HIGH RUNNER. She won at this distance at class 6 level two starts back before finishing a good 2nd on her first try at this class on July 31st, albeit a long way back behind a good winner. She overcame gate ten that day so the wide draw shouldn't be a problem and she can push the favourite here. (1) STARLET and (2) WHIZ UP both come up in class following their respective maiden wins last time out, the former over 1000M and the latter over today's trip. Both should measure up at this level. (4) GREEN DRAGON is another with placing claims.
Selection (10) Complete Level (11) High Runner (1) Starlet (2) Whiz Up
(10) GREEN PAPAGO settled right back from a wide draw and then ran on strongly to beat three of today's rivals on her way to 3rd place over a mile on August 19th. Like most of these, she steps up to 1800M for the first time, but it may suit, and she has as good a chance as any here. (1) BARBELL POSEIDON was 5th behind Green Papago in that August 19th race, running on strongly. He too tackles two-turns for the first time and while he is up significantly in weight without the benefit of an apprentice claim, that's balanced somewhat by an inside draw, and he can go close. (4) CHAMP GO returned from five months out to make all to win over 1400M on August 7th. He comes up in class here and while he isn't favoured by today's set-weight conditions, he looks to have potential for more development. (9) KING BID and (2) DIA FORCE among others who can enter the calculations.
Selection (10) Green Papago (1) Barbell Poseidon (4) Champ Go (9) King Bid
Competitive race. (4) MARUMA has only finished outside the top five on one occasion from seven starts and has posted good times at the shorter distances. He is tactically versatile and the step up to two-turns could be what he needs to make his breakthrough. That step up certainly worked for (2) MUSTANG POWER, who made all to get his maiden win at this distance in March and then followed up with a runner-up finish, again at this trip but this time at this class, in May. This is his first start in sixteen weeks, but he has solid claims to score again. (12) TTEOOREUDA is another who tries 1700M for the first time. Her recent work at 1400M has been solid and she finishes off her races well. (10) ONE PUTT warrants respect having won at class and distance on August 14th while (8) GEUMSEONG SEGYE is another with placing credentials.
Selection (4) Maruma (2) Mustang Power (12) Tteooreuda (10) One Putt
(3) UNJU OCEAN is a winner of two from four and ran a good 3rd on his first try at this class over this distance on August 7th. From a good draw, he can be on pace here and looks to be the one to beat. (2) RAON THE FIGHTING is not to be confused with his very similarly named counterpart from the same ownership group, but he is building a decent record himself. He weakened over a mile last time out but should be happier back at seven-furlongs today. (12) SEOGWI POINT ran 4th behind Unju Ocean on that August 7th race. She has been very consistent since being promoted to this level and despite the wide draw, she can go close again. (6) DAEHO JEONSEOL and (10) HALLA NURI are others in contention for the minor money.
Selection (3) Unju Ocean (2) Raon The Fighting (12) Seogwi Point (6) Daeho Jeonseol
The ultra-consistent (6) ACE HAMSEONG is going to be favourite here. He has a super record with eighteen top-four finishes from twenty-three starts and he has won at this distance. He can settle either handy or back and a repeat of his regular performance could be enough to see him home here. (12) BEOLMAL DAEJANG comes up in class following back-to-back wins at class 4 level at 1700M and 1800M. Those two wins have been from on the speed so the draw isn't great, but he comes down significantly in the weights and a hat-trick can't be ruled out. (10) BYEOLUI SUNGAN was an also-ran in the Korean Derby before returning to shallower waters to score at class 4 level over 1400M on July 10th. He has had a couple of months off and comes up in class but down significantly in the weights and he can be a danger here. (9) DREAM MAX came from off the pace to win over this distance at class 4 level in July and can measure up here. (3) GREEN DARC, a winner at this class over distance last time out is another who shouldn't be ignored.
Selection (6) Ace Hamseong (12) Beolmal Daejang (10) Byeolui Sungan (9) Dream Max
This is pretty much a do-over of race 15 on the bumper Busan program on August 7th at class and distance. Conditions today favour that day's 3rd-placegetter, (2) BUSANHANG GALMAEGI, a winner of six of thirteen so far and who was tackling class 2 for the first time. He is nicely weighted, nicely drawn and the one to beat. The upset winner on August 7th was (9) ONNURI JILJU, who settled back before striking the front up the inside and running on. He is penalised a full 5kg for that win but warrants respect all the same. (5) HAPPY FEVER was 2nd on August 7th having been on pace throughout. He comes up 2.5kg but should still be competitive. (4) COPY THAT and (8) DOCTOR FASHION came home 5th and 8th respectively in that race and both can be aiming to get closer this time.
Selection (2) Busanhang Galmaegi (9) Onnuri Jilju (5) Happy Fever (4) Copy That
(6) ALEXANDER ONE looks ready to win. The Dialed In four-year-old has secured three placings from four starts so far and was beaten into 2nd when favourite at this latest start at the end of July. He gets a slightly better draw today and this time can get it right. (12) IRON MUSKET is certainly not favoured by the draw but ran a strong 2nd on his latest start in a fast time at class and distance on August 14th. He may need a bit of luck at the start but if he can find a decent position, he can finish strongly. (9) MUNHAK STORM is yet to win in seven attempts but has plenty of near misses. Though drawn a touch wider than ideal, he should have enough speed to get to the lead and can be in this a long way. (2) HANGANG MAGIC, up in class after a good win at the distance last time, and (5) BEST TIME, a class and distance winner, are among others to take into account in a competitive race.
Selection (6) Alexander One (12) Iron Musket (9) Munhak Storm (2) Hangang Magic
Seoul Race 10: Class 1 (1400M) Handicap / KRW 110 Million
(8) SOUL MERIT saw his four-race winning streak come to grinding halt in June's SBS Sports Sprint in June, but while he was 7th of ten, it was by no means a bad run as he was within five-lengths of the winner at level weights against the country's best sprinters. He has had a couple of months off since and comes into regular class 1 company for the first time beautifully weighted. He should return to winning ways. (2) MIGHTY GO ran a good 3rd in a super-fast race over 1200M on August 14th. He doesn't benefit from an apprentice claim this time but draws nicely and should be in the mix again. (1) IRON SOCKS comes back in trip after recent work over 1800M which has included a class 1 win. He draws well and can be competitive. (4) MENI HERO and (5) WANG BEOTKKOT others in the frame.
Selection (8) Soul Merit (2) Mighty Go (1) Iron Socks (4) Meni Hero
Seoul Race 11: Class 4 (1400M) Allowance / KRW 60 Million
A competitive race to conclude. (1) K FRENZY finally broke through at the thirteenth time of asking with an emphatic score over this distance on August 20th when settling right back and running on strongly. While up in class, he is fairly weighted here, draws well again, and has every chance. (3) WONPYEONG COD has been getting a bit far back in his races, but he has the joint-fastest time of any of these at the distance looks sure to be competitive again here. (4) QUICKLY RUN did exactly that in his first two outings to be rapidly promoted to this level. He has run 2nd in fast times in two subsequent outings at this level at 1700M and 1300M and while he is up 3kg in the weights today, he should be on pace and be in this a long way. (2) WHITE CHARM and (12) ENERGIZER, the latter a class and distance winner who is up in weight, are others to take into consideration.
Selection (1) K Frenzy (3) Wonpyeong Cod (4) Quickly Run (2) White Charm
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The big disaster of 2016
Ready your rain boots and clever weather portmanteaus: there's an environmental apocalypse coming and no, it's not snowmageddon or #blizzard2016.
Last year was the hottest year on record, and even though 2015 hosted historic climate talks, scientists say the results are not enough to stymie warming at 2 degrees Celsius a year, widely acknowledged as "the goal for preventing a climate catastrophe." Those living on the Pacific Islands are facing permanent relocation, along with the literal washing away of their traditions, cultures and lifestyles due to rising sea levels. Findings out of Davos last week pointed out that every minute, a garbage truck of plastic is emptied into the ocean. Times that number by four and welcome to 2050, where plastic in our oceans outweighs fish. Add in drought, fresh water scarcity, the upheaval of vital ecosystems in the Arctic and we are still just scratching the surface.
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In order to give citizens the ability to inform themselves during the 30 inches of snow that struck Maryland City recently, "multiple newsrooms in cities bearing the brunt of the storm allowed readers to browse an unlimited amount of content without asking for a credit card number." I support The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun in their decision to temporarily lower their paywalls. But there is a hard limit to how much weather-related news can be consumed before it morphs into Snowzilla fanfare, and that limit arrives long before "unlimited". Unless readers are starved for something to do, endless content – which includes the features, and feel good stories, and Instagram snaps – decreases in relevance as it increases in prominence and en masse. It loses newsworthiness too as we mourn our losses and find people to blame and eventually, move on to the next American environmental disaster.
There exists a Doomsday Clock, and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has it set at three minutes to midnight. What has it wound so tightly are insufficient attempts to address the coming impacts of climate change. (That, and general nuclear armament.)
Why don't we address the slow-to-boil crises that are starting to boil with the alarm we bring to other-than-average American winters? If newspapers owe their readers information in times of crises, and have a responsibility to act in the public interest, why isn't there more accessible coverage of the ever-pressing, shocking and global environmental crises of the 21st century (accessible in understanding, in prominence, for free)?
In this globalized world we all contribute to everything. But the biggest contribution, the one that needs to change and is arguably the easiest to change, is how and where we divert our attention. Unfortunately for the environment, that attention seems directed more at extreme weather than extremism in our environmental choices and behaviours. And ironically, that's what leaves us with #snowmygod, gawking and tweeting at the effects of ignoring, minimizing or challenging the cause.


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What is The Future of Mobile Payments in a Post-COVID-19 World?
by Amelia Scott — 2 years ago in Mobile Apps 4 min. read
For many years, the payments industry has shown remarkable growth: dizzying valuations and double-digit growth rates. There is also an increasing speed of technological advancements on a scale that is not seen in any other industry.
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on consumers' shopping habits and driven retailers to bankruptcy. It also shines a light on the importance of digital capabilities which have been a tremendous catalyst in a fast-moving payments industry.
The Future of Mobile Payments in A Post-COVID-19 World
Although many people believe that everything has changed, we don't think this new normal will last. The changes are only going to get more severe and will have far-reaching consequences for the business strategies of players across the entire payment value chain.
Payment methods for consumers are changing rapidly, and they are reshaping payment systems all around the globe.
This was especially evident during the COVID-19 epidemic when transactions moved to online stores as they were forced to close. The technology we have available and our culture all influence how we pay.
The digital payments industry is growing rapidly in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic. People's perceptions of financial services and payments have changed due to the crisis. Cash use has declined and contactless adoption has been promoted by many countries.
All aspects of the cashless society are affected by this shift: consumers, retailers, merchants, and governments as well as financial institutions and service providers.
According to Market Research Future (MRFR), global mobile payments will reach USD 3,300 Billion by 2023 at a CAGR of 32% (forecast period). The market for mobile payments is expected to grow rapidly in today's market.
For day-to-day transactions, mobile payments are a cashless medium.
This technology allows users to instantly make cashless payments with their smartphones. According to the study, the key driver for the mobile payment market is technological advances that are taking place in the world today. The popularity of near field communications (NFC), an advanced technology, is growing.
NFC is a way to connect two electronic devices such as smartphones by simply touching them. Other factors that make NFC attractive include its ease of use, security, speed, and associated offers.
The Worldpay Global Payments Study shows that mobile payment will continue its growth in 2020. This will make shopping easier and more convenient. Already leading e-commerce payment preferences in 2019, with 42% spending, up from 36% in 2018.
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We all know that the commerce and banking sectors are constantly innovating in order to offer a wide range of payment options that can be customized to meet the specific needs of consumers.
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Cash will continue to flow?
Deutsche Bank believes that cash will remain, but the next decade will see rapid growth of mobile payments. This will lead to a decline in plastic card use. Mobile payments will account for nearly half of all in-store transactions in the United States over the next five-years, quadrupling current amounts.
Mobile payments are available from retailers-specific apps to wallets provided worldwide by technology platforms, financial institutions, device makers, and technology platforms. They offer convenience and protection for customers and businesses around the world. Over one billion mobile payment users used mobile payments in 2020.
Similar growth is expected in other emerging countries. However, cash and plastic card shrinkage rates will vary between countries. The impact of the changes in emerging markets can be felt earlier. These consumers are switching from cash to mobile payments in many countries without ever using a credit card.
The future of payments would also be influenced by Generation-Z, which is today's children as well as young adults.
Nearly 26% of the world's population is part of this technology-savvy generation. They were born and raised in a mobile-first society. Gen-Z is looking for more personalized, higher quality content and better performance from businesses.
Brands who want to appeal to Gen-Z will need to appeal to their mobile-friendly, flexible and digital payment preferences if they are to win. This generation is rapidly adopting the ubiquitous smartphone as their wallet of choice.
Customers prefer to store their cards on their smartphones rather than carry physical c
ards. This is leading to major changes in global point-of sale payment acceptance. It has increased from 16% in 2018 and 22% in 2019.
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China is the market leader in digital wallets
The development of the mobile payment infrastructure in China can provide a wealth of information about the future payments, especially during the pandemic. The value of online payment accounts to nearly three quarters of the GDP (71%), almost double the percentage in 2012.
Today, less than half of all transactions made in China's stores are done using a mobile phone. This is far higher than the levels in developed markets like Germany (25% and 24% respectively).
In 2019, mobile payments accounted for 22% global point-of sale spend. They are expected to account for almost a third (30%) customer payments in the next five-years. Mobile payments will continue to grow in popularity due to the declining physical use of debit cards and credit cards.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 is expected to have a significant impact on the mobile payment industry. Contactless payments seem to be safer and more hygienic. The commerce industry is driving this trend by claiming that contactless transactions increase safety and security.
Global contactless adoption is expected to increase by 6 to 8% compared to pre-COVID-19 projections. In 2020, 110 million additional contactless payment cards are expected to be available.
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Mastercard's global transactional information
Mastercard's market analysis and global transaction data show that mobile payments are on the rise. The poll results show that mobile payments to supermarkets, grocery stores, and pharmacies in March 2020 as a percentage of all face-to–face card payments increased by 25% over the previous year.
Contactless is cleaner — this is evident
79% of the world's population use mobile payments, while 91% live in Asia Pacific. They do so for security and cleanliness. This data shows that people prefer mobile payments to cash, keyspads, or pennies when searching for alternative shopping options.
According to an April 2020 survey, contactless payments and mobile payments are on the rise in America and Canada even though the coronavirus pandemic has begun to ease.
Nearly one-third of US customers used mobile payment during the pandemic. The majority plan to use mobile payments even after COVID-19. The United States is expected to double mobile payments between 2020-2024. Contactless card payments are also on the rise.
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Our economic and social well-being has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is true, however, that it has been a powerful force in global digitalization.
Businesses and enterprises can now operate in the post COVID-19 new norm using digital payments, especially mobile payments.
One thing is certain after discussing the impact of COVID-19 in all payment industries: If any company wants survive the pandemic and all the other "things that may come down on the "human-existencepipeline", it must use mobile payments methods.
Companies must offer their customers easy, convenient and socially distancing-friendly ways to pay.
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COVID-19 epidemic1
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Time can be crippling. It weighs over us, forever looming. In New York's Union Square, fifteen giant illuminated digits ring up some mysterious tally from the façade of a shopping center, prompting both tourists and locals to wonder what final calculation this ominous installation heralds. Winds up it's just a novel reinvention of the clock, with the seven numbers on the left counting the hours, minutes, and seconds that have lapsed since midnight, while the seven numbers on the right count down to the next midnight. In the middle, a digit spins in a blur, counting off hundredths of a second. It's an art piece meant to make us ponder time and it's relation to the city. But mostly, it just makes people anxious.
Shana Cleveland is a rare artist who seems dismissive of time. She's been performing with a rotating batch of musicians tagged as The Sandcastles for over six years, and yet Oh Man, Cover The Ground is their first proper album. It would be easy to chalk up the delay behind the debut to a slacker lifestyle—Oh Man, Cover The Ground's laid-back vibe certainly suggests an extremely casual approach to songcraft. But Cleveland is no slacker. In the years since she first started playing out under her own name, she's helmed a number of other music projects; most notably her revered Girls In The Garage-inspired band La Luz. In her downtime, she's crafted a set of 37 trading cards dedicated to obscure acoustic guitarists and a calendar of drawings depicting rock bands of yesteryear. The glacial pace of Oh Man, Cover The Ground's development has little to do with work ethic and everything to do with doing things in a way that feels right. "I don't really think of it as a proper band," says Cleveland. "The line-up has been different for almost every show depending on which arrangements I thought would be best for the atmosphere. Some shows I played alone; some with bass, clarinet, and backing vocals; some with the addition of drums, cello and piano. We've played shows really selectively throughout the last few years—just sticking to shows that I thought sounded really interesting. Like, I'd rather play these songs for people in their bedrooms or in a field at night than on a three band bill at a bar." In an industry fixated on striking while the iron is hot, getting an artist in front of as many people in as short of a time as possible, Cleveland's insistence on atmosphere over arbitrary numbers is a bold move.
Oh Man, Cover The Ground's softly-stated melodies and breezy air operates on it's own sense of time. Though the songs still settle comfortably into three-minute parcels, their gestation bucked at the convention of pop music's stringent time format. "I'm really into meandering, fingerpicked open-tuned acoustic guitar, like John Fahey and Robbie Basho," says Cleveland. "I started playing guitar in that style during a year right before I moved to Seattle when I was lonely and bummed out in the San Fernando Valley and found solace in spending long afternoons fingerpicking slow moving improvisations." This casualness is evident in the music—you can hear it in the airy ambience of album opener "Butter & Eggs", the gentle piano and strings accompaniment on the title track, the particularly Fahey-esque explorations of "Itching Around" and "SPATM". But even the timeline of the album's development seems to defy the ephemeral haste that permeates so much contemporary music. The bulk of Oh Man, Cover The Ground was recorded in 2011 in Shana's basement. "I wanted it to sound casual and kind of loose like my favorite folk albums, so we didn't practice much before recording and a few of the musicians were playing the songs for the first time." Four years later, Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to announce that these recordings will finally be available to the public.


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LaborFest Hawaii participates in the 2016 Global Labor Film Festival!
New documentary capturing Hawaiian/Japanese plantation history and music.
Subversive comedy in which Moore visits a host of nations to learn how the US can improve.
Mahalo Cosponsors! UNITE HERE, Local 5 – AIKEA; Pride@Work Hawai'i; Center for Labor Education & Research; ACLU Hawai'i; Hawai'i People's Fund; I.A.T.S.E. -Local 665; Musicians' Association of Hawai'i; Laura Ruby.
View the event on livestream here!
On August 7, 2012 Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson spoke at a University of Hawaii event co-sponsored by the William S. Richardson School of Law, and the Shidler College of Business on the topic of "Ethics in Education".
As we entered the venue, there were notecards and pens for people to write questions on. We suspected immediately, and correctly, that this was a way to weed out questions the moderator did not want Rhee and Johnson to have to deal with. Sure enough, every single question asked at the end of the evening was either framed in a pro-Rhee way, or an anti-union way. For example: "How can one teacher make a difference in a system protected by the union?" And then there was: " How can we do in Hawaii what was done in Washington D.C.?" The latter sent a shudder down our spines, but their answers even more so. Rhee and Johnson noted that in Hawaii, there is only one school district for all public schools, which makes the political structure more conducive to "aggressive" reforms. They stated that since Hawaii is "at the back-end of reforms" one way to move to the front end would be for Hawaii's Governor to invite Rhee's "Students First" organization (as other states' Republican Governors have done) to push through reforms. Johnson noted that Hawaii has a strong presence of Teach For America (TFA) teachers, (big round of applause) which should translate into TFA school board members, principles, and political candidates at "every key position" where they could shape policy.
TFA's concentrated efforts in districts with high drop out rates have only exacerbated the teacher attrition rate in those struggling districts' schools. TFA programs and their accompanying accelerated teacher preparation programs have received tremendous financial backing from anti-union foundations in Hawai'i. The majority of TFA candidates are not from Hawai'i but have a genuine desire to help the poor. Imagine the political climate that manipulates their goal to add TFA experience to their resume, their genuine altruistic notion (and youthful naiveté) that a two year commitment in a poor community benefits a struggling school, and their willingness to undermine labor gains made by traditionally licensed teachers. This scenario positions TFA candidates as unknowing union-busters within a neoliberal framework. The Hawaii DOE has guaranteed 80 teaching jobs to TFA candidates, in addition to 32 more Special Education teaching jobs over the next two years. Local teacher candidates who are paying tuition and taking additional education courses in traditional teacher preparation programs at the University of Hawaii, Chaminade University, Brigham Young, Hawaii Pacific University have not been guaranteed jobs within the DOE system, and will be competing for the remaining positions.
Rhee gave several examples of a "parent trigger" scenario. One was in Los Angeles, in which the parents were threatened with deportation, although she did not indicate how the teachers or unions would have been behind the threat. In Sacramento, Johnson said there had been a 161 point gap in student achievement between Latino and Black versus White students. He said once the school was chartered the gap vanished, due largely to students, teachers, and parents signing a contract to turn a school around. We were not able to find the documentation of this incredible sounding turn around, but are open to seeing it.
Johnson pointed to several factors for the success of his charter. Teachers could be called at 8 or 9pm to help with homework, and that every party was committed to helping students in any way possible. No one in the audience chafed at the idea of a teacher being on call during any and all of their waking hours, and many were nodding in approval at this idea. Rhee also promoted the idea of teachers being assessed by how many extra-curricular unpaid "community contribution" hours they put in, for example, math tutoring after school, coaching a sports team, or other unpaid service after school hours. This would be combined with value added assessments utilizing standardized scores to determine how "effective" teachers are. Rhee explained that they had corrected for economic, social, and other aspects that could be factors in why some students did better than others, in order to leave these value added assessments as purely reflective of the effectiveness of teachers. It was never explained how this works, what research backs up their model, or what institutions or studies support their methods.
The moderator, Will Weinstein, who created the "ethics" series of which this presentation was a part, fawned over Rhee and Johnson all night long. His sarcasm was apparent whenever he asked a "tough" question of the couple. They obviously charmed him and the audience, made up seemingly of law and business students and faculty. This was apparent, when, after about an hour of their promoting union busting, attacks on collective bargaining, and their marveling and wonder at why Republican politicians seem so much more supportive and knowledgeable about their progressive school reforms, Weinstein jokingly asked them why they were "such right-wing conservatives" eliciting a ripple of knowing chuckles throughout the audience. They responded that they had been given a bum rap, with Michelle playing the victim of political Democrats who were in bed with unions.
This was a major theme of the evening, the obstruction that unions present to meaningful reform. Johnson gave a powerful telling of his work to convert Sacramento High from a public school a charter. He stated that the unions stepped in to oppose this, spending vast sums of money to fight against it. No context was given as to why, leaving the audience to assume it was because they opposed poor and minority children receiving a quality education. The flip side of the demonization of unions throughout the night was the way in which the actual results of Rhee's programs were blatantly whitewashed, or barely addressed. No mention of a D.C. test cheating scandal, of the lackluster performances of charter schools, of the billionaires that back up Rhee's attacks on teacher unions, of the lack of effective teacher training for TFA graduates (who are assumed to be better than the "bad" experienced public school teachers), and no mention of the corporate funding of the anti-union films they were promoting. Rhee also promoted the corporate model of merit pay for the "best" (according to flawed assessment models) teachers, and punishment for the bottom-performing percentile. This corporate model known as "stack ranking" or "rank and yank" is a perfect example of how Rhee sees schools as indistinguishable from businesses. She and her husband both portrayed themselves as progressive liberals stating that charter schools needed to be heavily regulated and that failing charters needed to be closed. This qualification was obviously too little too late to establish any semblance of "balance" in their ideology.
The authors of this report-back are among the founders of a new annual event called LaborFest Hawaii, a celebration and examination of working class and labor history and current events, and a place where working people can assess present conditions to better organize. Our first event will focus on education with a screening of the Grassroots Education Movement made documentary "The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman." This film is a counter-argument to Davis Guggenheim's "Waiting for Superman" which targeted teacher unions and pushed privatization, charter schools, and the business model of education. Guggenheim advocates the same austerity-based, anti-union, anti-teacher, and ultimately anti-student reform regime championed by Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan, Bill Gates, and others.
The new media venture from billionaire philanthropist Pierre Omidyar will enlist the muck-raking talents of Glen Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill. Omidyar's record of promoting and funding "free-market solutions" to social problems is a good indicator of what the limitations of the project will be.
Omidyar's latest project is to launch a media group whose roster of reporters will include the muckraking talents of Glen Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill. To assess the potential for this new project, it is important to know his basic ideological outlook, which we can find in the projects he has participated in.
The Omidyar Network states on its website that it "is a philanthropic investment firm dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create opportunity for people to improve their lives." Omidyar is often identified as an "economist," perhaps explaining his profoundly distorted idea of what markets do and how capitalism works. For him, markets seem to act as avenues which unleash people-power and democracy, especially when noble-minded entrepreneurs are navigating them.
But the misguided nature of Omidyar's philanthropy comes into sharpest focus when looking at his projects around education. He has given ten million dollars to the Skoll Foundation, a major backer of Teach For America", which specializes in placing undertrained Ivy League idealists in classrooms in underperforming neighborhoods. They commit to two years on the job after graduation, and are (perhaps unwittingly) deployed as part of an end run around teachers unions. TFA promotes legislation that seeks to undermine tenure, and "reward good teachers" while making it easier to fire "bad" ones. They promote charter schools as inherently superior to public ones, and advocate for a business-model-of-education with school principals acting more like CEOs than head teachers.
TFA plays a key role in developing and connecting personnel, political support, and financial backing for neoliberal and market based policies, specifically charter school reform, the deregulation of teacher education, and accountability policies.
While TFA uses the rhetoric of justice and equity, these reforms in fact stifle democratic processes and are used to justify budget cuts and the takeover of public institutions by privately funded and privately run companies.
The Omidyar Network is behind "Teach For All," the globalized version of the Teach For America model. A look at the Board of Teach For All, provides a clear illustration of both its detachment from the educational field, and the corporate world view it embodies. Its members include top brass from Rolls Royce, Visa, Goldman Sachs, the founder of Teach For America, and Dr. Rufus Black a "theologian and ethicist" who is presumably there to provide rationalizations for their atrocious attacks on working teachers, students, unions, and communities.
Especially appalling is the push by Omidyar and other corporate education "reformers" to link teacher assessments to their students' scores on standardized tests, and then to utilize those assessments in determining whether a teacher retains employment or not. This correlates to the "business model of education." A profile on the Omidyar Network states that "[t]he model of investing in social change organizations requires that measurable good flows from the investment, just as accounting methods tell executives whether a for-profit investment is producing profits." This is the lens through which corporate reformers like Bill Gates, the Broad Foundation, and Omidyar see the world. Numerical data will reflect the "measurable good" provided by a teacher, but the data will be detached from factors like poverty, student access to nutrition, problems at home, the level at which particular schools are funded and the educational resources they have access to, etc. These aspects will be abstracted out, as is the fashion in the neoliberal economics that underpin Omidyar's crusades to create social value. Teachers with students who are learning English as a second language, who have learning disabilities, or who face issues stemming from poverty, still the main determinant in negative educational outcomes, are assessed as "failing" if their students' scores are low.
Property rights are the keys to economic security, identity, and wealth creation. …Societies that enforce these rights benefit from greater economic growth, transparency, and political stability, as they encourage investment, promote the rule of law, and give people a stake in the future.
Any grounding of capitalism in history shows that, while it unleashed productive powers never before dreamed of, it cannot be a truly liberating force for humanity. Beyond whatever role it had in overturning feudal social relations, it came with inherent problems of its own, and the concept of "property rights" is one of them. From the English enclosures carried out by the landed gentry, enabled by laws created by the parliaments they owned, to the hangings of thousands of "vagrants" who had become criminalized via this process, capitalism's beginnings were brutal by design. Property rights as enshrined in law has mainly to do with preserving the ownership of the "means of production" in a very few hands while the masses own little more than their own labor power, which they must sell to a boss. For every gain made via capitalist production, so to have these inequalities of the class system been reproduced. The hangings were part of a ruling class pedagogy, because people had to be taught to respect the new restrictive capitalist property relations which made it so hard for them to survive. With this in mind, its hard to get on board with Omidyar's goal of creating value for society, when the system of value production he promotes as a panacea is the same one that reinforces the process of alienation.
To introduce multi-million-dollar homes sitting on top of the ridge looking down on Black Pot, would break the hearts of the thousands of people who live here and also those who come to visit and enjoy the tranquility and beauty of the River and the Bay. A resort development on this massive scale on the Hanalei River Ridge opens the door to letting it become more like Laguna Beach and less like Hanalei; this Garden of Eden that so well defines Kauai.
Despite the fact that his projects consistently put him at odds with the poor and working-class, Omidyar still sees himself as a benefactor of the people. The new venture, he explains "was fueled by his 'rising concern about press freedoms in the United States and around the world'." Natasha Vargas-Cooper hit what is perhaps a more telling note about Omidyar's interest in independent media when she wrote of Glen Greenwald in a profile of him for The Advocate. She believes that Greenwald's "obsession with surveillance and privacy issues have made him into an ideological pillar of the rather sterile, unfriendly world of civil libertarian politics, a group not known for its warmth and humanism." Omidyar's union-busting politics, his focus on private sector saviors, his backing of disruptive land developments, and his misnomered "social entrepreneurship" put him in that world.
Reading Omidyar's description of how his private sector experience will create success for his new media outlet, one would be justified in suspecting the blind spot toward working-class issues, so glaring in Civil Beat, will be replicated in the new venture: "Companies in Silicon Valley invest a lot in understanding their users and what drives user engagement. …That process got me thinking about what kind of social impact could be created if a similar investment was made in something entirely new, built from the ground up. Something that I would be personally and directly involved in outside of my other efforts as a philanthropist." Omidyar's idea of a community of readers empowered by truth is again seen through a commodified lens: "Users," (themselves a product to deliver to advertisers and others who can utilize information they generate about themselves) are driven to engage with his product, in this case news.
For the working-class, Omidyar's pursuit of freedom of both information and markets cannot be seen as inherently progressive. His top-down billionaire philanthropist/savior antics are as insulting as Andrew Carnegie's public infrastructure campaigns, which created public libraries and parks from the private fortune he'd amassed repressing wages and workers' movements. In Omidyar's world a classless civil society fights the powers that impede the market's ability to liberate human potential. In the real, historically grounded world there is an employing class and a working-class that "have nothing in common". No billionaire media mogul is ever going to be in the service of working people, no matter how much rhetoric about freedom of speech is deployed in the promotion of his or her product.
David Carr is an organizer with LaborFest Hawaii and a History instructor at Leeward Community College.


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How to Become a Clinical Research Associate
January 2, 2023 Michael James
We asked some senior CRAs to share their experiences and advice on what gave them an "in," and helped them land sought-after CRA positions. What are some other strategies that you can use to gain an edge, how can you stand out, and make recruiters take notice?
How To Become A Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
What does a clinical research associate do?
Some of the primary responsibilities for clinical research associates include:
What is a clinical research associate?
A clinical research associate is a member of the medical community who conducts medical research, manages clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of drugs, and certifies their safety before allowing consumers to purchase them. Clinical research associates (CRAs) are typically employed by a contract research organization that collaborates with several pharmaceutical companies or by a single pharmaceutical company, and they work with both new and existing drugs.
Average salary for a clinical research associate
The fundamental actions you ought to take to pursue a career as a clinical research associate are listed below:
1. Pursue a bachelors
Candidates need to have a bachelor's degree in a field related to health for the majority of clinical research associate positions. If there are degrees available, you might want to think about biological sciences, health sciences, medical technology, life science, or clinical research if you're interested in working as a clinical research associate.
2. Gain experience
Most employers prefer people with some industry experience when hiring entry-level candidates for clinical research positions. Search for part-time positions in a lab or internships to gain experience. You might even be able to locate fellowships looking for assistance with research.
3. Consider a masters
Consider earning your master's degree if you want to be prepared for positions in management or supervision. Many masters programs are offered online, giving those who are employed full-time as clinical research associates more flexibility.
4. Consider certification
You might want to think about pursuing a certification as a Certified Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) after gaining some experience as a clinical research associate. Applicants must be able to show proof of their independence from the investigating staff while conducting research, their employment with a sponsor such as a pharmaceutical company or academic department, and their performance of all CCRA essential duties in order to be considered.
These crucial responsibilities include things like following a monitoring plan when monitoring studies, making sure all reporting is complete, and checking the accuracy of site records. Clinical research associates must take continuing education courses to keep their certifications in good standing, though the amount of continuing education needed varies depending on the certifying body.
Frequently asked questions about being a clinical research associate
Inquiries about a career as a clinical research associate frequently include the following:
Whats the job outlook for a clinical research associate?
Medical scientists, which includes clinical research associates, are expected to see an 8% increase in employment between 2018 and 2028. This is faster than the 5% average for all occupations. The spread of new and existing diseases could increase due to population growth, rising population density, and an increase in international travel. To help with the development of new medications and vaccines to combat these illnesses and diseases, this will increase the demand for clinical research associates.
How can you increase your salary as a clinical research associate?
You can do a few things as a clinical research associate to boost your pay, such as:
What skills should a clinical research associate have?
Some of the fundamental abilities a clinical research associate should possess are listed below for maximum success in that career:
How long does it take to become a clinical research associate?
Research site management, clinical research management, research protocol design, introduction to ethics, and clinical research terminology are among the topics covered in the 20–21-month program.
Is it hard to become a clinical research associate?
Finding your first job in clinical research can be difficult, and many recent graduates may become frustrated by the "catch 22" situation in which they are unable to find employment due to a lack of experience and are unable to obtain experience because they are unable to locate employment.
How do you become a clinical researcher?
A four-year bachelor's degree in a field related to biology, mathematics, or physics is typically required for a career in clinical research to start during undergraduate studies. Given how competitive medical and doctoral programs are, having a strong academic record is crucial.
How do I get certified in CRA?
Candidates must verify that they have 3,000 hours of professional experience performing the knowledge and tasks listed in the six content areas of the CRA Detailed Content Outline in order to be considered eligible for the CRA Certification exam. Any experience older than ten years will not be considered.
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My first simulation, I took a photo of a lower extremity injury from the internet, printed it in color, and took a pair of pants, blood soaked them and allowed them to dry. Also had a pad under the manikin's leg that I had soaked in simulated blood and let dry. This was an ER patient, with fairly new students. They were reluctant, but DID cut the pants, and found the pretty realistic "wound". The photo worked well, with the other items used.
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I'll admit it; curiosity got the best of me.
I've been seriously considering adding the new Nikon 180-400mm F/4 lens to my kit ever since the announcement. And that's the problem - "considering." I wasn't 100% sold on it just yet (and, truthfully, I'm still not 100% sure I'm ready to pull the trigger even after testing it, but I'm closer).
Online information is limited to say the least with no comparison tests as far as I could find. Sure, there are a number of reviews that will tell you it's built like a tank and that you could probably press it into service as a hammer if the need called for it. However, nothing really comparing sharpness between various lenses.
Plus, sharpness wasn't the only aspect of this lens I had questions about.
So, I decided to do a brief rental with the lens and do my own evaluation. I took it out shooting, I tested it against the 200-500, 80-400, 300 PF, and 600 F4. I played with all the switches and buttons. And the video below will tell you everything I've discovered so far.
That said, please note this is NOT one of my full-on field reviews, but more just a video to discuss what I feel are the best aspects of the lens and, of course, to compare it to some of its siblings. I figured since I was testing it for myself anyway, might as well share what I've learned.
As I mentioned, my time with the lens was very limited, but I did want to share a couple shots I captured with it. Not contest winners or anything, but they do hint at what the lens can do.
PS - After the video, check out the blog post at my site if you want to see out the test images for yourself. Plus, there are lots of other videos and articles hanging around over there, along with my e-books, Secrets To The Nikon Autofocus System and Secrets To Stunning Wildlife Photography.
More sample photos are available on Steve's website.
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