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Protecting Privacy and Confidentiality for People Living with HIV
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The right to privacy and confidentiality for health information is deeply rooted in American history and tradition and in federal and state law. People living with HIV also have special concerns in keeping their health information private. These individuals have long faced harassment, discrimination, and stigma from society because of their HIV infection, and they still face this in today's society. HIV also disproportionately affects marginalized populations such as gay and bisexual men, people of color, people engaged in sex work, and people who use drugs, and these groups face increased stigma.
In recent years, there has been increased concern with companies and new technologies not keeping HIV status information private. This blog post will discuss the Aetna privacy breach last year where 12,000 customers of Aetna had private information about their HIV status exposed. It will then explore the recent news that the dating application Grindr provided HIV status information to third party companies. Finally, it will look at the new field of molecular HIV surveillance, which can be used to identity and target effective HIV prevention interventions but also raises some privacy concerns for people living with HIV.
Aetna Privacy Breach
In July 2017, the insurance company Aetna mailed letters containing information about changes in pharmacy benefits and access to HIV medications and accidentally exposed customer HIV statuses in clear envelope windows. The plastic window on the envelope not only revealed patients' names and addresses but also referenced filling prescriptions for HIV medications. The implication of this was that whoever saw the letter was able to see individuals' protected health information.
The letters were sent to Aetna customers taking medications for HIV treatment as well as for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which involves people at high risk for HIV taking a pill containing two HIV medications to prevent HIV infection. In August 2017, attorneys from the Legal Action Center and the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania wrote a letter to Aetna demanding that Aetna stop sending customers mail that illegally exposes that they are taking HIV medication. Sally Friedman from the Legal Action Center said at the time that this disclosure of HIV status information by Aetna "creates a tangible risk of violence, discrimination, and other trauma."
Aetna ended up settling a class action lawsuit related to this breach and agreed to pay $17 million to the individuals impacted. The settlement included a provision that Aetna institute a new "best practices" policy to prevent such a privacy breach from happening in the future.
Grindr Privacy Breach
Grindr is a dating app for LGBTQ individuals and has more than 3.6 million daily active users worldwide. The app has recently worked to address the stigma surrounding HIV and encourage users to get regularly tested for sexually transmitted infections. The app also offers free ads to remind users to get tested by showing HIV testing sites and has an option to remind users to get tested every 3 to 6 months.
News broke in April 2018 that Grindr was providing two other companies, Apptimize and Localutics, with information from the dating profiles of Grindr users. This information included an individual's HIV status and a last tested date where users could list the date they were last tested for HIV. Grindr sent this information to the third party companies with GPS data, phone IDs, and individuals' email addresses. This made it possible to identify specific users and their HIV status. Grindr claimed the information was being sent to these companies because they are software vendors hired to improve the app, but Grindr agreed to no longer provide HIV status as part of the data sent to third party companies.
Molecular HIV Surveillance
In the fight to end the HIV epidemic, there is now more of a focus on interrupting HIV transmission within clusters of people. There is an emerging field of molecular epidemiology that is using phylogenetic analysis to examine mutations in HIV strains to identify transmission patterns within communities and sexual and drug-using networks. The application of these tools offers an exciting way to effectively identify and intervene in places where HIV transmission is occurring. But there are some limitations and concerns with this type of information that must be considered. While the information can give a probability that two persons with HIV are closely linked, perhaps suggesting HIV transmission from one person to another, it does not show who transmitted HIV to whom. This technology also raises numerous unresolved privacy issues. These issues include potentially exposing individuals to criminalization, employment discrimination, or physical harm.
The O'Neill Institute will conduct a stakeholder convening in June 2018 that will bring together people living with HIV, federal, state and local health officials, ethicists, medical providers, and other stakeholders to identify and understand critical issues and facilitate a dialogue for how to proceed with the development and exploration of this technology in the way that maximizes HIV community support and minimizes harm. An appropriate investment in policy development to protect individuals will be critical to effectively using this technology to prevent HIV transmission.
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In our summer issue's supplement "Europe and the Middle East" György Tatár comments on the attitude of liberal leftists towards Israel: "Since anti-Semitism attacks individuals as a "fictitious" collective identity, it is immoral and unacceptable. Because anti-Zionism attacks a "fictitious" collective identity, and apparently not individuals, it is to be approved of. This explains the origins of vulnerability of leftist and liberal thinking in the face of hatred against Jews focusing on Israel. Modem western liberalism is actually the continuation of the Enlightenment through new means: emancipation was offered in exchange for giving up a collective identity at the time. The philosophy of the Enlightenment considers collective Jewish identity as a medieval and unenlightened idea, and it tends to look at Israel from the same perspective."
László Seres reports on a disappointing exchange of letters: "l sent the following letter to three organizers of the anti-Israel campaign in Europe:" Dear Sir, as a Hungarian Jew I protest against the anti-Semitic action called "a cultural boycott against Israel". This reminds me of a German politician in the nineteen thirties who initiated the boycott of Jewish shops. We have seen the outcome." One of the three, James Hughes, a British professor replied promptly: 'This means that the moves of the Israeli army in Jenin will have reminded you of the day when the Waffen SS overthrew the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising." In my reply I explained professor Hughes that I was a journalist and I asked him for a permission to publish his letter as a typical example of anti-Semitism of leftist academics in the West. I was given the permission."
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Q: How consume REST service to expose it in oData I have a REST service that I call from my client app. The service use JSON to manage data.
I want insert SAP NetWeaver Gateway between client and REST server to expose the REST data as oData.
The REST service have get and put methods to read and write data from/to db.
Now  I have to decide the way in which starting:

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*Translate data from/to REST server using ABAP code to serialize data in the two ways (get REST data and create oData in response to a url  get oData call  and  create the REST call in response to a url post oData call)

*Use SMP - SAP Mobile Platform (Eclipse plugin) to write integration code (in javascript) to consume REST service in reading and writing exposing this service ad oData. http://scn.sap.com/community/developer-center/mobility-platform/blog/2015/04/08/integration-gateway-rest-data-source-overview-of-blogs
The 2nd solution seems to be the best way (no-require ABAP programming, use js high level language, parse-libs to manage oData and json ...) but i don't know if SMP was created to do this work.
And what is the result of the 2nd method? It seems to be a zip file (similar to a war) that I  can push to the SAP Gateway to deploy the integration-logic. Right? How can I test my code without deploy every time the zip on SAP Gateway?

A: The recommended approach is to create a create Odata service in SAP Gateway and consume it in your app using SMP 3 or HCPms (SAP's mobile solution on cloud).
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Q: Replacing NA by preceding date + 7 Days Actually, I have converted data something like this
code  name  returns  year  week
1     A     0.66     2000  01
2     A     0.32     2000  02
3     A     0.66     2000  03
4     A     0.99     2000  04
5     A     0.55     2000  05

To a dataframe which looks something like this
code  name  returns  date
1     A     0.66     07-01-2000
2     A     0.32     14-01-2000
3     A     0.66     21-01-2000
4     A     0.99     NA
5     A     0.55     05-02-2000

This was done by following command
setDT(weekly)[,date:=as.Date(paste(year, week, 5, sep="-"), "%Y-%U-%u")]

But, I dont know why last week i.e., 52nd week... last date is missing.
I want to replace NA with preceding date + 7 days.
Output should look something like this
code  name  returns  date
1     A     0.66     07-01-2000
2     A     0.32     14-01-2000
3     A     0.66     21-01-2000
4     A     0.99     28-01-2000
5     A     0.55     05-02-2000

**Note- Here, year 2000 is just an example. Actually, NA occurs whenever month changes from Thursday.**

A: If you always add 7 days to the last date, you can try something like that:
library(tidyverse)
library(lubridate)

df %>%
  mutate(new = as.Date.numeric(ifelse(is.na(date) == TRUE, lag(date) + days(7), date),
                               origin =  "1970-01-01" ))

Output:
  code name returns       date        new
1    1    A    0.66 2020-01-07 2020-01-07
2    2    A    0.32 2020-01-14 2020-01-14
3    3    A    0.66 2020-01-21 2020-01-21
4    4    A    0.99       <NA> 2020-01-28
5    5    A    0.55 2020-02-05 2020-02-05

Sample data:
df <- read.table(text = "code  name  returns  date
1     A     0.66     07-01-2000
           2     A     0.32     14-01-2000
           3     A     0.66     21-01-2000
           4     A     0.99     NA
           5     A     0.55     05-02-2000
           ", header = TRUE) %>%
  mutate(date = as.Date.character(date, tryFormats = c("%d-%m-%y")))


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Jean Wendling est un footballeur français né le  à Bischheim (Bas-Rhin). Il était arrière droit. Il mesurait  pour .

Biographie

Carrière de joueur
  SC Schiltigheim (formation)
 1951-1957 :  RC Strasbourg
 1957-1959 :  Toulouse FC
 1959-1965 :  Stade de Reims
 1965-1966 :  Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg

Palmarès
 International A (26 sélections de 1959 à 1963)
 Champion du Monde Militaire en 1957 avec l'équipe de France
 Demi-finaliste du Championnat d'Europe 1960 avec la France
 Champion de France en 1960 et 1962 avec le Stade de Reims

Statistiques
 311 matchs en Division 1
 26 matchs et 1 but en Division 2
 8 matchs en Coupe d'Europe des Clubs Champions

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
 Alfred Wahl, « Jean Wendling », in Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne, vol. 40, p. 4178

Liens externes

Footballeur international français
Joueur du Stade de Reims
Joueur du Racing Club de Strasbourg
Joueur du Toulouse FC (1937)
Dirigeant français de football
Dirigeant du Racing Club de Strasbourg
Naissance à Bischheim
Naissance en avril 1934

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Chris Cuomo Shared Intel on Brother's Accuser, Text Messages Show
CNN anchor leaned on friends in media for heads-up on negative stories about 'Luv Guv' bruv
Chris Cuomo and then-New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D.)
Chuck Ross • November 29, 2021 5:40 pm
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo offered his brother's advisers information he thought might discredit one of the former governor's accusers, according to text messages released Monday.
The trove of messages, released as part of New York attorney general Letitia James's investigation of Andrew Cuomo, show Chris Cuomo contacted friends in the media industry to find out when news organizations planned to publish stories about his brother's alleged victims. He also texted with advisers in the governor's office, saying he had a "lead" on one of the alleged victims. The exchanges were largely with Melissa DeRosa, a longtime aide to Andrew Cuomo.
The attorney general's office is investigating nearly a dozen claims of sexual harassment against the disgraced former governor. The probe has had significant political fallout. Cuomo and DeRosa resigned from office in August. The heads of two social justice organizations—Time's Up and Human Rights Campaign—resigned after the attorney general's investigation found they advised Cuomo while he faced misconduct allegations.
Chris Cuomo has escaped the controversy relatively unscathed, though the documents released Monday show he played a more significant role advising his brother than he has publicly acknowledged. The primetime anchor, who was accused this year of making unwanted sexual advances against an ABC News executive in 2005, claims he encouraged his brother to apologize to his accusers. Cuomo also denies trying to discredit any of the governor's accusers, though his exchange with DeRosa may call that claim into question.
Cuomo told DeRosa in a message on March 4 he had a "lead on the wedding girl," a reference to Anna Ruch. Ruch told the New York Times on March 1 that Cuomo touched her inappropriately and asked to kiss her during a wedding reception in 2019. When asked about the text messages at a deposition on July 15, Chris Cuomo testified he had heard from a friend that Ruch accused Andrew Cuomo of wrongdoing because "she had been put up to it." Cuomo said he did not pursue the matter further after speaking with DeRosa, who said Ruch had complained about the incident soon after it happened.
Cuomo collected other information for DeRosa and the governor's team, he told investigators with the attorney general's office. "I would—when asked, I would reach out to sources, other journalists, to see if they had heard of anybody else coming out," he testified.
Cuomo said he contacted sources to find out when Politico and investigative journalist Ronan Farrow would publish stories about Cuomo's accusers. Cuomo expressed relief upon learning that Farrow was writing a story about just one of Cuomo's accusers, Lindsey Boylan.
"If Ronan has nothing better than Boylan that's a great sign," Cuomo wrote DeRosa on March 14, four days before Farrow published his story.
CNN did not respond to a request for comment.
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I'm still trying to learn how to get by on very little & broken sleep. Just the previous night Dylan didn't finally properly settle until 3am, and I know I am certainly not the same person because of being exhausted and tired all the time, and it's hard. So many people comment how tired he looks but for some reason to him sleep is the enemy. I get better nights when he only wakes up twice but for a long time now he refuses to sleep in his cot or only manages a very short period in there, and the rest of the night I'm being kicked in the ribs. Both me & Dylan manage to sleep a lot better when he actually does go down in his cot (that's the nights he only wakes twice) but they do not happen nearly enough.
I have to double check the washing machine before I put on a wash.
He's looking so grown up!
and even tries to dress himself!
I have been battling the clutter in our flat. It's something that has needed to be done for a long time. I read "the life changing magic of tidying up" and started taking a few tips for now just to get things in order to make moving a little easier, when we do move. Then once we have moved we will have a better idea of where things will go and if we need to rid even more things.
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Q: IPtables Config to Passthrough Internet 16.04 I am struggling to finish the config on my Ubuntu 16.04 fileserver to pass on the internet connection to my HTPC. See the network layout below:
[Internet] <--> [DHCP Router] <--> (eno1).[Fileserver].(eno2) <--> [HTPC]
The goal is such that the DHCP router will assign an unique address and to HTPC and the fileserver will pass through any necessary network traffic. Can someone take a look at the below and help me figure out what I am doing wrong?
 sudo sysctl -a | grep ip_forward
 net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1

 sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eno1 -j MASQUERADE
 sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i eno1 -o eno2 -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
 sudo iptables -A FORWARD -i eno2 -o eno1  -j ACCEPT

A: After a bit of searching I figured out that I wanted to use a Bridge instead of IPTables. Otherwise, the connection would require another NAT/DHCP. The configuration of the Bridge is trivial, more detail can be found: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkConnectionBridge


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IN PICS: Australia's record streak of 18* wins in WODIs
After their win over Sri Lanka in the third and final game on Wednesday, Australia claimed a record 18th ODI win on the trot
Their last loss in the format came against England back in October 2017
Since then, they have won 18 straight ODIs, breaking the record set by Belinda Clarke and her side in 1999. Let us look at some highlights from this winning streak.
The record includes 3-0 series sweeps against India, Pakistan, New Zealand, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka
Highest margin of victory (runs): A 194-run victory over England in Canterbury on 7 July 2019.
Highest margin of victory (wickets): A nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Brisbane on 9 October 2019.
Leading run-scorer: Alyssa Healy (998 runs at 58.70, three centuries and six half-centuries)
Leading wicket-taker: Jess Jonassen (31 wickets at 13.29, three four-wicket hauls and one five-wicket haul)
Five players featured in all 18 wins: Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney
Meg Lanning skippered in 17 games, while Rachael Haynes took over the reins once in West Indies


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We lost 6 soldiers to miscreants in North-west in six months -Army
….While there are over 500 widows in 1 Div
By Shola Ojo, Kaduna
General Officer Commanding, 1 Division of Nigeria Army, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade has revealed that the command lost six soldiers, missed two others in the ongoing 'Operation Sharan Daji' and other operations in the North-west region between June and December 2015. He said there are about 500 widows in Division 1 alone.
The Army boss said though the Operation has been eventful and successful as the troops had arrested 294, recovered 37,675 livestock and destroyed over 200 rustlers' camps in different hot spots in the region.
Maj-Gen Oyebade, who revealed these while addressing newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday, added that the 37,675 livestock recovered from the rustlers have been handed over to various committees set up by Kaduna State government. He quickly added that 101 of the bandits were killed in the operations that spread across 7 states covered by the Division.
The GOC further hinted that Army also recovered 103 arms from the bandits while 294 of them were arrested and has been handed over to relevant security Agencies for prosecution.
"The recovered livestock have been handled over to the agencies responsible for distributing the livestock to their owners.
"We also have casualties as we lost six soldiers while many sustained various degrees of injuries and two others missing."
He however urged the public to avail the division with useful information that can lead to arrest of hoodlums anytime, anywhere. The 1 Div Desk Officer can be reached through these mobile phone numbers; 08098081122, 08023177699, 09099704475.
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AEG Ogden to manage BCEC for further five years
AEG, which also operates the Brisbane Entertainment Centre arena, will take over a new five-year lease next July
By IQ on 07 Dec 2016
image © BCEC
The government of Queensland has reappointed AEG Ogden, AEG's Asia-Pacific venue-management operation, as the operator of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) in eastern Australia.
AEG Odgen will extend its management of the publicly owned venue by a five-year term, with an option for a further five years, on 1 July 2017.
In addition conventions and exhibitions, the 8,000-capacity BCEC (pictured) regularly hosts sporting events and concerts (upcoming shows include Puscifer, an experimental collective led by Tool's Maynard James Keenan, and Australian harmony-pop group Human Nature).
AEG Ogden also operates the nearby Brisbane Entertainment Centre (14,500-cap.) arena.
"The reappointment of AEG Ogden as managers heralds an exciting new era for the centre," says AEG Ogden chairman and CEO Harvey Lister, "shaping a future BCEC and building on 21 years of experience, excellence and culture of innovation with a strategic plan for growth to enhance our industry leadership."
Ogden was recently appointed manager of the 20,000-capacity Dubai Arena, set to open in 2018.
Paul Sergeant rejoins AEG Ogden
After striking out on his own with Paul Sergeant Events, ex-Etihad Stadium boss Sergeant is "coming home" to AEG as director of special projects
AEG granted permission for residential high-rise next to O2
The owner of the O2 Arena has announced plans to build more than 262 homes adjacent to its popular entertainment venue in Greenwich, London.
Tramlines to move to Hillsborough Park for 2018
Following the withdrawal of a crowdfunded bid to buy the Sheffield festival, Tramlines has a new home for its 10th year
AEG poaches Apple digital marketer for first CDO
Ex-Apple Music head of digital marketing Brooke Kain will oversee AEG Live's digital strategy as its first chief digital officer
AEG to manage new Las Vegas stadium
AEG Facilities is adding to its Vegas portfolio with a new 65,000-seat sports and entertainment venue, to be home to the Raiders NFL team
Koko London roof damaged by fire
A fire broke out on the roof of the under-refurbishment Camden venue last night, though damage to the rest of the building is reportedly minimal


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Hokej na lodzie był jedną z konkurencji rozgrywanych podczas igrzysk olimpijskich. W turnieju wzięło udział 16 zespołów.
W dniach 27 - 28 stycznia rozegrano rundę kwalifikacyjną, która wyłoniła podział drużyn na grupę finałową i grupę pocieszenia.
Zwycięzcy meczów kwalifikacyjnych awansowali do grupy finałowej (A) w której rywalizowano o miejsca 1-8.
Pokonane zespoły utworzyły grupę B. W obu grupach rywalizowano systemem każdy z każdym.
W klasyfikacji kanadyjskiej zwyciężył Szwed Sven Tumba zdobywca ośmiu bramek i trzech asyst.
Turniej olimpijski był równocześnie mistrzostwami świata.

Runda kwalifikacyjna
Wyniki

Grupa finałowa

Wyniki

Grupa pocieszenia

Wyniki

Statystyki
 Zawodnicy z pola
 Klasyfikacja strzelców –  Sven Tumba: 8 goli
 Klasyfikacja asystentów –  Gary Dineen: 6 asyst
 Klasyfikacja kanadyjska –  Sven Tumba: 11 punktów

Nagrody
 Najlepsi zawodnicy na pozycjach
 Bramkarz:  Seth Martin
 Najlepszy obrońca:  František Tikal
 Najlepszy napastnik:  Eduard Iwanow

 Skład gwiazd turnieju
 Bramkarz:  Seth Martin
 Obrońcy:  Rod Seiling,  Aleksandr Ragulin
 Napastnicy:  Roger Bourbonnais,  Wiktor Jakuszew,  Josef Černý

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Dyscypliny rozgrywane podczas Zimowych Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1964
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First Beaux Arts Bal raised money for fine art acquisition in Little Rock on December 12, 1958
Posted on December 12, 2019 by Scott
Snow covered highways throughout the state on Friday, December 12, 1958. However, the 400 guests at the Fine Arts Club's first Beaux Arts Bal braved the roads and made their way to the blue drape bedecked ballroom of the Country Club of Little Rock. (Note, the event used the French spelling of Ball using only one "l.")
Proceeds from the evening would be used by the Fine Arts Club to build up an acquisition fund for the Museum of Fine Arts. At the time, the club was in the process of launching an effort which would lead to the creation of the Arkansas Arts Center.
With the theme "bal de tete" (or "Head Ball") guests were encouraged to come in their finest evening wear while sporting elegant and/or creative chapeaus atop their crowns.
Gege Darragh
Among the revelers were:
Elsie Stebbins, president of the Fine Arts Club, wearing a papier-mache silhouette of Arkansas adorned with the five flags which had flown over it
Howard Stebbins, president of Ducks Unlimited, wearing a replica of a duck blind complete with Mallard ducks
Daisy Jacoway, beneath a white Christmas wreath
Cooper Jacoway, clad in a black and white bear's head with eyes flashing on and off
Carrie Dickinson, wearing a hat made of pink and red roses
Mayriann Hurst, bedecked in an epergne holding Christmas ornaments and fresh white orchids (as befitting the owner of Tipton Hurst florist)
Gege Darragh won a prize as "Most Artistic" hat which included lighted candles on a styrofoam base intermingled with white glitter oak leaves and silver balls. Her prize was a portrait by noted Arkansas artist Edwin Brewer.
The Hamiltons (as Marie Antoinette and her executioner) and the Kreths (as Siamese dancers)
Dr. and Mrs. K. M. Kreth won the prize for "Best Hats" which were a matching pair of elaborate gold peaked headdresses in the style of Siamese dancers. Their prize was a trip to Nassau.
The "Most Creative" prize went to Jeane and Jim Hamilton who wore hats depicting Marie Antoinette and her executioner. They received a Swedish crystal masque.
The headgear was judged by a triumvirate of notables: Little Rock hotelier, restaurateur, and raconteur Sam Peck; future Arkansas First Lady Jeannette Rockefeller, and architect Edward Durrell Stone.
Among the many women serving with Elsie Stebbins on the planning committee were Jane McGehee, Daisy Jacoway, Raida Pfeifer, Buff Blass, and Kula Kumpuris.
Just as the Museum of Fine Arts made way for the Arkansas Arts Center, so too did this event change. In 1971, the annual Beaux Arts Bal was replaced by Tabriz. In 1976, it became a two night event which took place every other year.
Peck, Rockefeller, and Stone judging the head wear
Posted in Design, History, LR Look Back, Museum, Visual Art	| Tagged Arkansas Arts Center, Beaux Arts Bal, Buff Blass, Carrie Remmel Dickinson, Cooper Jacoway, Country Club of Little Rock, Daisy Jacoway, Edward Durell Stone, Edwin Brewer, Elsie Stebbins, Feetie Hurst, Fine Arts Club, Gege Darragh, Howard Stebbins, Jane McGehee Wilson, Jeane Hamilton, Jeannette Edris Rockefeller, Jim Hamilton, Kula Kumpuris, Museum of Fine Arts, Raida Pfeifer, Sam Peck, Tabriz, Tipton Hurst
Little Rock Look Back: MacArthur Returns
Posted on March 23, 2019 by Scott
General MacArthur and Mayor Remmel
On Sunday, March 23, 1952, General Douglas MacArthur made his only post-infancy visit to Little Rock. He had previously been scheduled to visit Mississippi, and Little Rock Mayor Pratt Remmel had persuaded him to add a visit to Little Rock to the agenda. The fact that Little Rock now had a Republican mayor had apparently piqued the General's interest.
General MacArthur, accompanied by his wife and son as well as several journalists and members of his military retinue, arrived at Little Rock Airport at 10:40 am. He was met by a delegation of civic leaders including Mayor Remmel. Alderman James Griffey made welcoming remarks on behalf of the city. Then the General and Mayor boarded an open car and led a motorcade from the airport to downtown.
The motorcade's destination was Christ Episcopal Church at Capitol and Scott streets. It was at this church that MacArthur had been baptized as an infant. The delegation was greeted by the Episcopal Bishop R. Bland Mitchell, Rector J. Hodge Alves, and Rector Emeritus W. P. Witsell. (While he had been Rector, Dr. Witsell had garnered national attention by issuing an Easter blessing to Gen. MacArthur as he had been evacuating the Philippines at the height of World War II.) In order to gain admittance to the church that morning, church members and guests had to have tickets.
Following the worship service, the General and his party went to three events in the park named in his honor. The first was a tour of the Museum of Natural History (now the Museum of Discovery and located in the River Market; the current tenant of the building is the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History), which was located in the building in which the General had been born. After the tour, he spoke at a dedication of a small rose garden adjacent to the museum. It was sponsored by the Little Rock City Beautiful Commission and the Garden Clubs of Greater Little Rock.
Though every stop of the General's visit had featured crowds, the largest was at the third location in MacArthur Park. A crowd of several thousand greeted the General as he spoke from the Foster Bandshell in the park's southwest corner. Chamber of Commerce president Richard C. Butler (brother-in-law of Mayor Remmel) was the master of ceremonies. Following an invocation by Methodist Bishop Paul Martin, the only other speaker was the General. In his remarks he spoke of his Southern heritage and of his appreciation for the support of the citizens of Little Rock over the years.
Several gifts were bestowed upon the MacArthurs at the ceremony. The City of Little Rock presented Mrs. MacArthur with an engraved silver serving tray.
Following the events in MacArthur Park, the family retired for a brief respite to the Hotel Marion. They then attended a luncheon buffet in their honor at the home of Howard and Elsie Stebbins on Edgehill Road. The General and Mrs. MacArthur circulated through the house greeting guests and then eschewed a special table in favor of balancing their plates on their laps and sitting in wingback chairs. Meanwhile Arthur MacArthur stayed upstairs and discussed stamp collecting and other hobbies with the Stebbins' two teenage sons.
Following the luncheon, the MacArthur party went back to the airport and by 4:00pm, the plane was in the air.
Though this visit was coming at the end of a whirlwind of activities, by all accounts, the General and Mrs. MacArthur were very gracious and accommodating. The General was being mentioned as a potential GOP candidate for President, but purposefully steered clear of any political comments in his remarks. He and Mrs. MacArthur dutifully posed for photos not only for the media but also for amateur photographers. At lunch, the General even asked a Gazette photographer to take a photo of him with his Little Rock Police motorcycle escorts so that they could have a souvenir of the visit.
Posted in Government, History, LR Look Back, Museum	| Tagged Arkansas Gazette, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Bishop Paul Martin, Christ Church, Christ Episcopal Church, City Beautiful Commission, City of Little Rock, Douglas MacArthur, Elsie Stebbins, Foster Bandshell, Garden Clubs of Greater Little Rock, Hotel Marion, Howard Stebbins, J. Hodge Alves, James Griffey, Little Rock Police Department, Little Rock Regional Chamber, MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, MacArthur Park, Museum of Discovery, Pratt C. Remmel, R. Bland Mitchell, Richard C. Butler, William Postell Witsell
MacArthur Returns to Little Rock
Though this visit was coming at the end of a whirlwind of activities, by all accounts, the General and Mrs. MacArthur were very gracious and accommodating. The General was being mentioned as a potential GOP candidate for President, but purposefully steered clear of any political comments in his remarks. He and Mrs. MacArthur dutifully posed for photos not only for the media but also for amateur photographers. At lunch, the General even asked a Gazettephotographer to take a photo of him with his Little Rock Police motorcycle escorts so that they could have a souvenir of the visit.
Posted in Government, History, LR Look Back	| Tagged Arkansas Gazette, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Bishop Paul Martin, Christ Church, Christ Episcopal Church, City Beautiful Commission, City of Little Rock, Douglas MacArthur, Elsie Stebbins, Foster Bandshell, Garden Clubs of Greater Little Rock, Hotel Marion, Howard Stebbins, J. Hodge Alves, James Griffey, Little Rock Police Department, Little Rock Regional Chamber, MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, MacArthur Park, Museum of Discovery, Pratt C. Remmel, R. Bland Mitchell, Richard C. Butler, William Postell Witsell
Little Rock Look Back: MacArthur Returns….to Little Rock
Little Rock Look Back: General MacArthur Returns to Little Rock
General MacArthur addressing several thousand in MacArthur Park.
Posted in History, LR Look Back	| Tagged Arkansas Gazette, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Bishop Paul Martin, Christ Church, Christ Episcopal Church, City Beautiful Commission, City of Little Rock, Douglas MacArthur, Elsie Stebbins, Foster Bandshell, Garden Clubs of Greater Little Rock, Hotel Marion, Howard Stebbins, J. Hodge Alves, James Griffey, Little Rock Police Department, Little Rock Regional Chamber, MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, MacArthur Park, Museum of Discovery, Pratt C. Remmel, R. Bland Mitchell, Richard C. Butler, William Postell Witsell


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Arizona Man Used Iowa Nursing Homes to Launder $3 Million
Posted by PKSD Law Firm on September 5, 2018 in Nursing Home Abuse
According to state and federal court filings, an Arizona real estate developer used two nursing homes in Keokuk, Iowa to launder $3 million in Medicaid payments. While the developer was collecting this money, residents complained about neglect, including being left to lay in their own urine.
At one of the facilities, residents sometimes waited 30 or 40 minutes for their call lights to be answered by a staff member. Last fall, after a contractor was sued for allegedly installing a call-light system that was defective, an official from the facility said residents were put in great danger because of faulty call lights.
The developer has now been banned from managing or setting foot in either nursing home. The developer also owes $2 million to the people of Iowa, yet he lives in a home in Paradise Valley, Arizona that is worth $1.3 million. Paradise Valley is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Phoenix.
The Iowa attorney general sued the developer three years ago for $17.4 million. The attorney general alleged the developer's two nursing homes were stealing money from taxpayers through fake Medicaid claims.
The attorney general claims the developer has been committing Medicaid fraud since January 2010. The state alleges the developer promised the director of nursing at one facility that he would give her $204 per month to make payments on her new camper trailer if the facility passed inspection.
The facility passed inspection and the developer made the payments. However, he then filed a Medicaid report, claiming the money was spent on supportive care for residents. This triggered an increase in Medicaid payments to the facility. Just one month before this, the administrator of the nursing home said she was frustrated with cash shortfalls at the facility.
The developer is also being prosecuted in federal court – the Department of Justice accused him of bank fraud for obtaining federally backed loans for one health care facility and spending the money elsewhere.
He told an Iowa judge he could not pay a $2,000 court-ordered penalty because he lacked steady income or employment. He also said he was renting his house in Arizona using money loaned to him by his family. However, the developed was able to pay $1 million toward a $3 million settlement with the attorney general. Last year, a bank in Iowa said a $2.6 million debt with them had been paid.
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Beneath is een thriller/horrorfilm uit 2007 van regisseur Dagen Merrill. Het was de eerste horrorproductie die distributielabel Paramount Vantage uitbracht samen met MTV Films.

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De veertienjarige Christie Wescot (Brenna O'Brien) zit achter het stuur van de auto waarin ze samen met haar oudere zus Vanessa (Carly Pope) een ongeluk krijgt. Christie wordt uit de wagen geslingerd, Vanessa raakt beklemd in de auto, die vervolgens in brand vliegt. Ze overleeft het ongeval, maar verbrandt van top tot teen. Haar man John Locke (Matthew Settle) verzorgt haar bij hem thuis samen met verpleegster Claire Wells (Eliza Norbury). Christie krijgt last van black-outs, dag- en nachtmerries over haar zus en kan niet meer zonder antidepressiva. Een half jaar later ontvangt ze bericht dat haar zus aan haar verwondingen bezweken is.

De volwassen Christie (Nora Zehetner) krijgt jaren later een uitnodiging voor de begrafenis van Joseph (Don S. Davis), die vroeger voor de zusjes zorgde. Hiervoor moet ze terug naar haar vroegere woonplaats, waar ze allesbehalve welkom is. Op de begrafenis van Vanessa wierp ze zich op de kist en gilde ze dat deze nog leefde, omdat ze haar zus in haar nachtmerries steevast aan het deksel van de kist ziet krabben. Dat wordt haar nog steeds kwalijk genomen. Christie heeft al die jaren uit haar hoofd schetsen getekend van beelden die ze nu in realiteit overal tegenkomt. Ervan overtuigd dat ze niet gek is, wil ze niet vertrekken voordat ze heeft uitgevonden hoe het zus verlopen is destijds.

Horrorfilm
Thriller (film)
Film uit 2007


The media situation continues to suffer from an oppressive environment where legal restrictions, self-censorship, and the risk of retribution hamper independent reporting. Kazakhstan's constitution guarantees freedom of the press but also provides special protection for the president. The authorities allow limited press freedom but safeguard the existing power structure against the dangers that truly independent media might pose. There were fewer examples of government pressure against independent media in 2006 than in 2005, when the country held a presidential election, but new legislative restrictions were passed during the year. Amendments to media legislation signed into law by President Nursultan Nazarbayev in July imposed costly registration fees for journalists, broadened criteria for denying media outlets registration, required news outlets to submit the names of editors with their registration applications, and necessitated reregistration in the event of an address change. The amendments drew widespread condemnation from nongovernmental organizations and media watchdog groups.
Journalists continued to face obstacles in the form of criminal and civil libel suits and occasional physical assaults. Kazis Toguzbayev, a journalist and activist in the unregistered opposition party Alga, faced criminal charges under Article 318 of Kazakhstan's criminal code, which imposes penalties for "undermining the reputation and dignity of the country's president and hindering his activities." Toguzbayev had published two articles on the internet in April and May criticizing Nazarbayev's actions in the context of the February murder of opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbayev. The cases against Toguzbayev, still pending at year's end, underscored the special protections Kazakh legislation extends to the country's leader. In April, Kenzhegali Aytbakiyev, an editor for the opposition newspaper Ayna-Plus, which had reported on corruption allegations against Nazarbayev, was badly beaten by unknown assailants. Despite calls from Parliament for an investigation, prosecutors failed to take any substantive action after the assault. Ayna-Plus had begun publication after a court in February shut it down under its old name, Zhuma Times.
As in previous years, prominent broadcast media were either state run or controlled by members or associates of the president's family. For example, Nazarbayev's daughter ran several television channels and controlled two of the nation's leading newspapers. Nominally independent media often had ties to the state through subsidies or holding companies. This had several deleterious effects. Media outlets avoided aggressive coverage of sensitive issues, in particular allegations of improper conduct by the president and his family, and provided tendentious coverage according to the interests of the groups that controlled them. This was evident after Sarsenbayev's murder, when various factions within the country's elite used media they controlled to leak compromising information of dubious veracity. Against this backdrop, Culture and Information Minister Yermukhamet Yertysbayev said in May that the state would restore full control over the Khabar Media Holding Company, controlled by Nazarbayev's daughter. The state had not followed through on the move by year's end. Independent print publications were hampered by low circulation and government influence over printing and distribution facilities. In January, the printing company Dauir—directed by the president's sister-in-law—briefly refused to print seven Almaty-based opposition newspapers. The internet provided a refuge of sorts for Kazakhstan's beleaguered independent press, although there were reports of government interference in the form of monitoring and blocking of opposition websites. Moreover, less than 3 percent of the Kazakh population had internet access, and as the Toguzbayev case indicated, the authors of internet publications were as vulnerable to the country's strict libel laws as other journalists.


Jorge González Velázquez third solo show at Aldama Fine Art. The exhibition comprises paintings and sculptures created in the past 3 years.
Mexican artist Jorge González Velázquez (1966) presents his most recent creations at Aldama Fine Art. His third solo show at the gallery comprises 21 paintings, 13 works on paper and 15 sculptures cretaed in the past 3 years. An illustrated catalogue was published, including an essay by celebrated art historian and critic Lelia Driben. The show will be open from October 3rd to 31st, 2018.


The Sommelier: Produced from grapes of Malvasia of Candia.
The view has a straw yellow color, persistent perlage. The scent of almond blossom, the intense smell of nectarines. In the mouth it is immediately fresh, young, with long and pleasant aftertaste. Moderate alcohol content 11% vol.
Food pairings: Excellent as an aperitif, canapés; served with soup of lake fish eel, eel; delicate dishes, risotto and cheese.
Uncork at the time and serve in a chalice, Tulip, served at a temperature between 8°to 10 ° C.


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Growing Poorer II
by Lowman S. Henry | May 09, 2005
Ballot initiative will hurt PA business climate
The name has a mom and apple pie sound to it, but do not be fooled by the so-called "Growing Greener II" initiative that will appear on the May 17th Primary Election ballot. It is just the latest in a growing line-up of big government-style borrowing projects that Pennsylvania taxpayers can ill afford.
Voters statewide will be asked to approve a $625 million bond issue that would be used for such nice sounding projects as open space and farmland preservation, mine reclamation, preserving state parks, and a variety of other environmental purposes.
Many of these projects, to some degree, are worthy. But, given the fact the Rendell Administration has raised just about every fee and tax imaginable, if these environmental projects are so important why wasn't money placed in the state budget to pay for them rather than plunging the commonwealth further into debt?
The Rendell Administration has been on a borrowing binge since the moment it took office. First, there was the $250 million borrowed under Growing Greener I for "investment" into water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Then, there was the nearly $2 billion borrowed last year for "economic development"purposes. Now comes another $625 million for Growing Greener II.
As voters decide how they will cast their ballot on the Growing Greener II question, they should keep in mind the cost of such borrowing. As a general rule, for every one dollar borrowed taxpayers will have to pay back two dollars to cover fees and interest on the debt. These costs make such bond issues poor investments. A pay-as-you-go system would just about double the money that actually goes to the project involved.
Proponents also like to pretend taxpayers won't actually have to repay the money. In the current instance, the Growing Greener II bond issue would be repaid by higher tipping fees on trash dumped in landfills. The average homeowner will see little increase in his or her monthly trash bill. But the cost to manufacturers and business will be high, and will ultimately be reflected in the price of goods produced in Pennsylvania.
Our state's business climate is already expensive and uncompetitive. Adding the financial burden of Growing Greener II to the cost of doing business here will help undo whatever small amount of good last year's $2 billion economic development bond issue may have accomplished.
These conflicting policies are a prime example of what is wrong with Pennsylvania's fiscal policies. Policymakers in Harrisburg simply do not understand that they cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity with economic development grants. What must be changed are the underlying tax, labor, and regulatory policies which cause our state's economic climate to rate near the bottom of just about every economic index imaginable. Plunging the state another $625 million in debt for Growing Greener II only takes Pennsylvania's business climate further down the path of ruin.
To be fair, Ed Rendell said during his campaign for the governor's office that Pennsylvania's debt load was "too low" and there was room for substantial borrowing. He has made good on his pledge to increase our debt. Unfortunately, our children and grandchildren will be paying for his largess.
That leaves us to wonder why Republicans in the General Assembly have gone along with all this spending and borrowing. Republican votes helped to pass the second-largest tax increase in state history in December of 2003. Republican votes moved the economic development bond issue, and the Growing Greener II bond issue onto the ballot. Apparently neither party is willing to stand up and say "no" to the spending interests.
Therefore, it is up to voters to put the brakes on Harrisburg's spending orgy. The time to start is on May 17th by voting "no" on Growing Greener II. That will send a message to Governor Rendell and to the General Assembly that they need to live within our means, and to stop mortgaging Pennsylvania's future.
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The Old Courthouse of 1750 is located at 130 Main Street in downtown Smithfield. Originally modeled after the Capitol Building in Williamsburg, this served as the courthouse for Isle of Wight County for the last half of the 18th century. Adjacent to the Courthouse are the original 18th century Clerk's Office, Jail, Gaming House and the Smithfield Inn, buildings which have served as the core of the Town throughout its history.
The Courthouse will be decorated for the season and open for free tours throughout the Antiques Show and Historic Homes Tours weekend.
The proceeds of the Antiques Show and Homes Tours will be used to restore, maintain and interpret this important building, which witnessed the birth of our nation. $200,000 in repairs to the building were completed this year. The next phase of the repair/restoration/interpretation project will include new interpretive displays and the construction of an outbuilding appropriate to the period of the Courthouse's 1750-52 construction.
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Carrier experience as a differentiator: why the carrier assigned matters to your customer
Carriers, or the delivery service provider assigned to deliver ecommerce orders, have long been seen as a mere logistical detail in the overall shopping experience. However, as consumers become savvier and more conscious online shoppers, they are looking for a journey that aligns with their values at every stage. If your carrier experience doesn't match up to your customers' needs, you could be losing them.
Metapack recently conducted research into the post-purchase experience, that is everything that happens between clicking "buy" and receiving your order. We surveyed 3,000 consumers in Europe, and 88% say a range of delivery options is important to the quality of their experience. Of these, 39.3% say it is very important.
What's more, 70.2% of shoppers say they notice the carrier assigned to deliver their order and it has an impact on their experience. Of these, 19.3% say the carrier assigned has a strong impact. That's why at Metapack, we integrate with over 350 carriers representing a range of value propositions to appeal to different consumers in different regions.
Carriers for customers whose heart beats for the environment
Homerr is a carrier that has tapped into the desire for sustainable and innovative delivery, allowing consumers in the Netherland and Belgium to collect and return parcels through gig economy pickup and service point locations.
Here's what Homerr have to say about its carrier experience:
"The growth of online orders is putting pressure on last-mile capacity (the last part of the transport, often from the depot to the final delivery address). This creates more delivery vans and crowded streets. Since 2016, Homerr has been investing in innovative solutions to make last mile delivery more efficient and sustainable.
By using existing routes and solely making use of parcel points it can save up to 79% CO2 emissions per parcel. Together with local shops and neighbors, we make sending and returning online purchases easier and more sustainable, all while contributing to social cohesion. Last year alone we were able to save up to 621 tons of CO2 emissions – the equivalent of 31,000 trees a year. By involving neighborhoods and reducing the CO2 emissions rather than compensating them, we aim to make ecommerce greener and more social.
The collaboration with Homerr reduces travel distance to drop-off points for Dutch and Belgian customers and contributes to reducing CO2 emissions from return shipments. Thanks to Homerr consumers will pick up, receive or return packages absolutely hassle free."
Carriers for customers seeking the cutting edge
Zedify, on the other hand, is a carrier that has harnessed smart technology to get parcels to urban customers in the UK within the most efficient timeframes while maintaining sustainability, innovation and customer experience.
We asked Zedify about their cargo bike courier service:
"Zedify's fleet is 95% cargo bikes which operate from a network of micro hubs across 10 UK cities, with 8 more locations opening this year. Their same-day, next-day and 'greenday' deliveries save 92% of carbon emissions per kilometer compared with using electric vehicles (EVs).
However, EVs still represent a small chunk of the UK's combined van fleets. Each diesel van on the road typically emits over 16 kilograms of CO2 per day, so switching to a zero tailpipe emission model brings big cumulative savings for hitting net zero goals.
Zedify's model utilizes smart technology to optimally consolidate parcels headed to the same neighborhood. Plus, cargo bike deliveries have been proven to be 60% faster than vans (EV or not) in cities, so parcels get to the doorstep without delays to agreed time windows.
Retailers might have been wondering how they can tap into the growing trend for urban cargo bike deliveries without having to break away from their plug and play integrations. Now they don't have to wonder any more. It's as simple as using any other carrier at their disposal. But now, instead of a diesel van pulling up outside their shoppers' homes, it's a stylish, fast, clean cargo bike; the kind of last mile delivery that's fit for the future."
Homerr, Zedify, and many other carriers are all available on the Metapack Shipping API. Discover Metapack's full network of carriers here.


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Each new year, we celebrate the opportunity to wipe the slate clean and begin again. This new year, the criminal defense attorneys at Joseph, Hollander & Craft are celebrating a client's opportunity to do just that. Thanks to Christopher Joseph's appellate advocacy, his client's 10-year sentence has been vacated, and she has the opportunity to be resentenced to a lesser term.
In United States v. Johnson, Case No. 16-3280, Joseph challenged a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence imposed on his client, a low-level participant in a large drug conspiracy. Before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Joseph argued that Johnson's Sixth Amendment rights were violated because the drug-quantity determination that triggered the mandatory minimum sentence was not submitted to the jury under a beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard. A unanimous Tenth Circuit panel agreed. It entered an opinion reversing the district court, ordering that Johnson's sentence be vacated, and instructing that Johnson be resentenced.
With the entry of this appellate decision on December 22, 2017, Ms. Johnson's sentencing slate was wiped clean. At resentencing, the district court will not be restrained by a mandatory sentence; it will be free to impose a sentence better suited to Ms. Johnson's unique circumstances. Congratulations to Ms. Johnson and Mr. Joseph for their appellate success!
If you or your loved one is facing a criminal charge or investigation or needs to appeal a criminal conviction or sentence, contact the criminal defense attorneys at Joseph, Hollander & Craft. With attorneys in Wichita (316-262-939), Topeka (785-234-3272), Lawrence (785-856-0143), and Overland Park (913-948-9490), we serve clients from the Oklahoma border to the Kansas City area.


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Алексей Эмильевич Спориус (1907—1978) — инженер, лауреат Сталинской премии.

Родился 29 января 1907 года в Казани.

Окончил Казанский государственный университет, химический факультет (1930).

С 1929 по 1937 год работал на заводе № 40 им. В. И. Ленина (Казань): инженер-химик, начальник мастерской № 5.

Арестован 8 июля 1937 г. Обвинение: 58, п. 7, 58, п. 9, 58, п. 11. («участник троцкистской, террористической, диверсионно-вредительской организации, подрыв оборонной мощи»).
Военной Коллегией Верховного Суда СССР 31 мая 1940 г. приговорен к 10 годам лишения свободы. Работал главным конструктором ОТБ (Особом техническом бюро)-98 в 4 спецотделе НКВД («пороховая шарашка», п. Дзержинский Московской области). С декабря 1941 года — на заводе № 512 в г. Молотов (производство пороха). Освобождён 13.8.1943 со снятием судимости, продолжил работу в прежней должности.

В 1945—1948 гг. начальник технического отдела 3-го Главного управления НКБ. В 1948—1951 гг. работал в Энергетическом институте, с 1951 г. в институте горючих ископаемых Академии наук.

В 1962—1977 гг. руководитель группы НИИ-125 (п/я 14, с 1966 г. Научно-исследовательский химико-технологический институт, НИХТИ).

Сталинская премия 1946 года — за коренное усовершенствование технологии производства порохов.
Награждён орденом Трудового Красного Знамени.

Брат — Спориус, Андрей Эмильевич.

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Shekhar Suman says Sushant Singh Rajput case has been 'strangulated to death'
Actor Shekhar Suman, who has been campaigning for 'justice' in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, has tweeted that the matter has been 'strangulated to death'. Shekhar had previously expressed disappointment after the AIIMS panel tasked with re-evaluating Sushant's post-mortem report concluded that the actor died by suicide, and not murder, as many were suggesting.
He wrote in a tweet, "Sushant's case has been strangulated to death.Asphyxia? or Aise fix kiya?" The tweet has been 'liked' over 8000 times, with many of Sushant's fans taking his side.
Sushant's case has been strangulated to death.Asphyxia?or Aise fix kiya?
— Shekhar Suman (@shekharsuman7) October 10, 2020
After Sushant's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, his house manager Samuel Miranda and others got bail recently, Shekhar said it was difficult to fight a system. He wrote: "Rhea gets bail out of jail.No contradiction in CBI and AIIMS report.Miranda n Dipesh granted bail.No second forensic team to be formed.THE END. Ghar Chalein? Murder theory put to rest next to SSR.The rest don't matter.Rest in peace SSR."
Also read: Shekhar Suman refuses to believe AIIMS report on Sushant Singh Rajput's death, says 'in our heart of hearts we know the truth'
He had also expressed a reluctance to accept the findings of the AIIMS panel. In a series of tweets last week, he wrote, "AIIMS report has come negative. I knew this would happen. It was a foregone conclusion. I've been warning for a long time that the case has been hijacked, diverted, mutilated. Disappointed, dejected, despaired, disheartened to so say the least." He continued, "We all fought for Sushant's justice for so long selflessly, relentlessly, fearlessly, continuously. Sadly, the case went all over the place.There were so many loopholes. And some section of the media used it for its purpose. We have been taken for a ride by so many."
Also read Sushant Singh Rajput मामले की जांच अभी भी जारी है, केस बंद करने की खबरें गलत- सीबीआई
Shekhar has long been crusading for 'justice' for Sushant. He visited the actor's family days after his death on June 14, and was one of the foremost voices demanding a CBI inquiry in the case, after the Mumbai Police ruled Sushant's death a suicide.
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Do Anti-Gay Laws Impact Tourism Markets? Part I
LGBTQ	International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Paul Heney November 29, 2017
PHOTO: LGBTQ Egyptians marching in a US pride parade. (photo via Flickr/Steven Damron)
There's plenty to celebrate right now for queer travelers, from October's legalization of same-sex marriage in Germany to the recent vote in Australia that is paving the way for marriage equality down under.
For sure, attitudes are changing across much of the world—and for the better.
However, there are still entire swaths of the globe that range from unfriendly to downright dangerous for the community: Much of the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa and Asia remain as question marks for LGBTQ travelers, whether single or coupled.
Changes Afoot in Egypt?
Over the past two months, there has been a wave of anti-LGBTQ activity in Egypt, with police and federal authorities arresting dozens of gay and transgender citizens and even sentencing some of them to prison. Gays in Egypt have always faced a bit of a limbo situation, with laws not specifically outlawing homosexuality, but with morality provisions that make occasional crackdowns possible and legal.
Robert Sharp, Owner of OUT Adventures—which conducts luxury tours in locations as varied as Cuba, Thailand and Antarctica—said they don't travel to Egypt as a company, due to the current climate for LGBT people.
"In October, Egyptian lawmakers introduced a bill to recriminalize homosexuality," Sharp said. "The police are using dating aps such as Grindr, Hornet and Scruff to lure LGBT individuals and ultimately arrest them. There have been anal probes, and the government is using the people they catch to find others. This is not a safe place for LGBT people, and at this point I feel it would be a shame to see LGBT travelers spend their money in the country."
However, Sharp said that his company doesn't treat all countries as black or white when it comes to anti-gay legal issues. For example, they run trips in Morocco where there are laws that prohibit same-sex sexual activity. The difference there, he explained, is that it is extremely rare for those laws to be enforced.
"We feel we are able to experience the culture in a respectful manner while maintaining the safety of our passengers, and supporting businesses that share our values," he said.
"We typically recommend that travelers stay away from dating apps while in these countries and refrain from any public displays of affection. This is also a very flexible approach that can change very quickly. If a government changes its stance or starts enforcing old laws, we will quickly adapt—ensuring our client safety is the number one priority."
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IGLTA's President/CEO, John Tanzella, warned that the recent events in Egypt represent a bad move for the country's tourism industry.
"The violence perpetrated against the LGBTQ community of Egypt is an affront to human rights and an insult to the tourism industry that supports its numerous historical sites—an industry that includes people of all orientations and gender identities," Tanzella said.
"Data shows, time and again, that destinations endorsing discrimination suffer socially and financially; Egypt needs to rethink its actions if it wants to maintain its standing with global travelers."
Philip Sheldon, President of HE Travel, said that his company has offered gay tours to Egypt nearly every year since the late 1970s when founder Hanns Ebensten led the first gay tour there.
"The only exception was the first three to four years after the Arab Spring, when the political situation was too unstable for us to ensure our standards there," Sheldon said.
"For the third year in a row, we have a tour in Egypt that includes Cairo and a week on the Nile, which has been our traditional itinerary. Unfortunately, we do not feel comfortable offering our extension to Alexandria and to the Siwa Oasis that we ran for several years following our main tour. Instead, we have an extension to Petra and Amman on Jordan."
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Sheldon noted that during the 17 years he has owned HE Travel, every few years the Egyptian government has made anti-gay gestures, such as when 52 men were arrested on the Queen Boat floating gay nightclub in 2011.
"When these incidents have hit the news [and] we are publicizing our Nile in Style tour, we have received a handful of angry calls and emails asking us to boycott Egypt," he said.
"We do not boycott Egypt because we are able to be discreetly out while in Egypt in a way that local men often cannot be. Egyptian gay contacts have told us that because we dress and behave respectfully when visiting their conservative land, it actually helps them, and we can be discreet models for young Egyptian men—and occasionally women, although lesbians have not been harassed as much as gay men there."
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Smart Homestead > Is A Smart Home Practical in 2018?
The practical uses of smart home automation and integration systems are much different than our sci-fi imaginations. And while you might think that smart home technology is simply a way to boost the wow-factor in your home, it can actually make your home life more efficient, more relaxed, and eliminate some elements of stress in your home.
In this article, we're going to explain what home integration means, how you can make your home compatible, and why some versions of smart homes can be incredibly pragmatic. We've laid out costs, logical smart home devices, and reasons we believe that smart homes can be practical in 2018.
If you're looking for practical home automation that won't break the bank, does more than just provide your home with the "cool factor" and can make your life easier, read on!
It's hard to set aside romantic, technologically-advanced ideas about what a futuristic smart home would be like, but what we're referring to is really more of pragmatic home automation and integration system.
Think about being able to control your washing machine, sound system, window treatments and thermostat all from your phone. That's a smart home.
Everything is connected and communicates to the other connected items.
A home that is equipped with network-connected products (i.e., "smart products," connected via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or similar protocols) for controlling, automating and optimizing functions such as temperature, lighting, security, safety or entertainment, either remotely by a phone, tablet, computer or a separate system within the home itself.
The home must have a smart security feature or a smart temperature feature in addition to a reliable internet connection. It then must include at least two features from a list of smart options, including appliances, entertainment, lighting, outdoor sensors, and safety detectors.
Smart homes give you control, communication, comfort, and convenience, allowing you the options to control almost all aspects of how your home functions.
Essentially, smart homes allow you to use digital devices to perform tasks that are traditionally done manually.
How you design your home automation system is entirely up to you. If you're looking for impractical, cool-factor things, you can certainly build them into your home automation systems.
However, there are a few very practical home integration systems available on the market that are designed to simplify your life, save you money, and help your life move along at a smoother pace.
What kinds of devices? Consider products like the Amazon Cloud Cam. The Cloud Cam is one the most functional, practical, home automation tools. This security cam can provide a live feed of your home, protecting your family and belongings even when you're not there, sending you motion notifications and free, 24-hour clip storage.
Somfy allows you to motorize and automate blinds, shutters, awnings, solar screens, and much more. Once you've implemented Somfy's system, you can control all these things with the touch of a button or even your voice.
LED smart bulbs that you can place in your light fixtures and control with a remote allow you to easily control the light levels in your room.
A smart hub can be paired with a smart home app to automate, schedule, and control various elements of your home. Consider a smart hub like the Amazon Echo Speaker or the Wink 2. These speaker hubs allow you to vocally control most of your other home automation devices.
Want to control the thermostat? Give your speaker a holler. Want to dim the lights or shut the blinds? Let your speaker know.
If you're not interested in a voice-controlled hub, consider a universal remote like the Logitech Harmony Elite. This remote connects to the Harmony Home Hub to control other bluetooth, wi-fi, and other infrared devices in your home.
Other examples include things like the Amazon Dash buttons, which allow you to reorder products with the push of a button. These buttons connect to your wifi network and immediately place an order with Amazon when you press the button.
Is a Smart Home Actually Practical?
Our answer to this complicated question? Absolutely. A smart home can be incredibly practical. Because the design and functionality is completely up to you, it can be as practical as you want it to be.
You can also save significant amounts of energy by implementing home automation technology. Smart technology allows your home to act intuitively and automatically. Think about how your house heats up in the summer with the additional solar rays entering your home through your windows.
Adding motorized window treatments like retractable awnings, solar shades, and blinds that you can control through a smart hub allows you to set a specific schedule for the blinds to close, eliminating additional heat entering your home throughout the day.
Adding home automation is also practical because it dramatically increases the value of your home. According to a study done by Coldwell Banker, about 64 percent of current buyers are interested in automation, and that number is expected to continually increase.
More than that, implementing home automation can provide a much better, more advanced security system that works in your favor regardless of where you are. Smart surveillance cameras that you can control from anywhere via your smartphone allow you to view live footage of your home at any time.
You can use smart locks on your doors and windows, full control to your home's security system from anywhere, and set up a combination of alerts that can keep you, your family, and your belongings safer than ever.
It's also convenient and practical to have simplified control of your home at the touch of a button. Close all your shades at one time, set up scheduled feeding times for your animals, shut and lock your doors with the touch of a button. In an integrated home, you can experience customization and comfort on a practical level.
Home automation, home integration, and smart home tweaks for your house can be pretty cool, but more than that, they can be incredibly practical. Home integration features can help you to save costs on lighting and air conditioning, keep your home perfectly controlled, and even protect your home from intruders when you're not there.
Sure, you can implement all the wow-factors if you're looking to make your home as cool-as-can-be, but remember, there are always practical solutions in the form of security, light bulbs, voice automation, scheduling and timing mechanisms, and much, much more.


In 2010, the Lake Michigan States Section of the Air & Waste Management Association established a scholarship for graduate students studying in the environmental field in memory of a long-time member and supporter, Stephen H. Rothblatt who passed in December 2007.
Advisor to the Governments of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and India related to air quality management programs.
Advisor to the Republic of Korea, leading a team of air quality experts twice to Seoul where they developed a strategy to deal with the reduced visibility/fine particulate problem of the Seoul-Inchon metropolitan area.
Chairman of the Lake Michigan States Section of the Air & Waste Management Association, 1987-1988.
In 1989 he was detailed to U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation in Washington, DC to work with the Headquarters' team developing what became the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act.
Mr. Rothblatt earned his Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and the Juris Doctorate degree from DePaul University's College of Law.