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Divisions evident in Islamic Mideast, N. Africa
Bin Laden: Islamic countries differ on how to deal with him.
By Graham Jones
CNN London Bureau
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Nearly all Islamic countries of the Middle East and North Africa have condemned the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington -- but key differences have emerged.
Foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council States -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman -- pledged at a meeting in Jeddah on Sunday "complete cooperation" with moves to bring the perpetrators to justice.
They did not say how much military support they would give Washington in hitting back at the attackers, and at the same time they urged the international community to halt "terror acts" by Israel against Palestinians.
This qualified support for the United States has highlighted that even among close neighbors subtle but firm disagreements exist -- especially from those governments embarrassed by the existence of popular support in their countries for Osama bin Laden.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's regime has been fighting Islamic militants for 10 years and swiftly seized the chance to cooperate with the United States in the fight against terrorism -- while insisting it must be a war against individuals and not countries, religions or peoples.
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State media reported that Algerians had handed over a list of 350 Islamic militants overseas whom Algerian intelligence had linked to bin Laden's al Qaeda network.
Crown prince Sheik Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa denounced the attacks on the United States as "unjustifiable under any conditions." The island nation is home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet and is seen as a key ally.
Sheik Salman said Bahrain had received no requests for help from the United States, "but in a time of need, we stand by our friends." Prominent clerics, while expressing deep sorrow for the terrorist atrocities, have criticized the prospect of attacks within Afghanistan.
President Hosni Mubarak is seen as a key figure in rallying Arab support for Western-led initiatives. He denounced the attacks on the United States as "horrible and unimaginable" and pledged his intelligence and security services would help in tracking down those responsible.
But a newspaper publisher close to Mubarak urged caution by the United States on how it responded to the attacks and wrote that Israel's actions in the Middle East had created "an atmosphere that is encouraging terrorism."
This week Mubarak's foreign minister will deliver an appeal to President Bush for a U.N.-sponsored international conference on terrorism -- a Mubarak initiative he has pushed for 10 years.
A noted opponent of the Taliban, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami responded to the attacks by denouncing terrorism as an ugly and horrifying phenomenon which had to be rooted out and saying he felt "deep regret and sympathy with the victims."
This softened line towards the west had even before the attacks on the United States cleared the way for a groundbreaking visit by UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, the first by a British leader since the Islamic revolution in 1979.
But although Iran could benefit internationally from supporting action against the terrorists, Islamic fundamentalism remains strong in the country and support is unlikely to be unequivocal.
Foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi said Iran would join a U.N.-led anti terrorist coalition but Tehran would not allow its airspace to be used to launch attacks against Afghanistan. Iran also closed its 562-mile border to prevent refugees crossing from Afghanistan in the wake of U.S. attacks.
President Saddam Hussein said the attacks were the result of aggressive U.S. policies and Americans should feel and learn from the pain they had inflicted on other peoples, including Iraqis and Palestinians. "The American cowboys are reaping the fruit of their crimes against humanity," an official statement said.
Hussein urged the United States to use wisdom rather than "a futile war of revenge" in responding to the attacks. He said Iraq was not afraid of a U.S. military buildup.
A firm backer of U.S. action, King Abdullah and his ministers were among the first to condemn the attacks and Abdullah said he believed "the steps undertaken by the American armed forces will have the full support of the international community."
Jordan pledged intelligence help in locating terrorist cells "working closely with the United States." Abdullah is due to visit Washington later this week and his foreign minister traveled to Damascus with a message for Syria's President Assad urging coordinated international efforts "to eliminate the sources of tension in the region."
The Council of Religious Scholars, the religious authority in Jordan, have issued a fatwa saying it could not condone any party's effort to "terrorize or attack any people on Earth" and considered doing so "a heinous crime."
A leading supporter of the United States, not least for its help in liberating the country from the Iraq invasion in 1990. Defense Minister Sheik Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah pledged to work "hand in hand with the United States against terrorism" though officials said Washington had not requested any extra facilities.
Muslim fundamentalist groups -- influential in Kuwait -- also condemned the attacks but said the world should not forget "the suffering of our Palestinian brothers from Jewish terrorism."
President Emile Lahoud condemned the attacks. Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said the tragic actions "contradicted all human and religious values" and said he would support U.S. action against those proved to be behind them.
The Hezbollah guerrilla group also expressed regret for the killings but warned against "taking advantage of the attacks to practice aggression and terrorism against those who have committed aggression and terrorism."
President Moammar Gadhafi -- his country once on the receiving end of a U.S. anti-terrorism attack -- surprised many for his readiness to condemn the U.S. attacks.
Gadhafi called the attacks "horrifying" and urged international Muslim aid groups to join other international aid agencies in offering assistance to the United States "regardless of political considerations or differences between America and the peoples of the world."
Libyan officials hinted later they were disappointed their softened stance had not been as publicly appreciated in the West as in the case of Iran.
Sultan Qaboos condemned the attacks and said the country would stand "side by side" with the United States in its fight against terrorism. A foreign ministry statement said Oman was ready to cooperate with the United States, although it was not specific on what form this help would take.
Foreign Minister Sheik Hamand bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani said in a phone call to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell that his country condemned the attacks and would cooperate in the fight against terrorism.
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had cut all relations with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement for continuing to harbour "terrorists," according to Saudi Press Agency reports.
The move further isolates the Taliban after the United Arab Emirates severed ties with the movement on Saturday, and leaves Pakistan as the only nation recognizing the Taliban regime.
After the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa, Saudi Arabia had downgraded diplomatic links to charge d'affaires level.
While condemning the attacks, Saudi officials told The Associated Press that Riyadh would refuse to allow the United States to use its Prince Sultan air base near the capital for an offensive against Osama bin Laden -- a marked difference from the Gulf War and the operation against Iraq's Saddam Hussein.
Day-to-day ruler Prince Abdullah also warned against blaming all Arabs for the attacks. Bin Laden has strong links with Saudi Arabia; 80 percent of his recruits come from there. The Saudis said the attacks were partly the result of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.
For its part, the U.S. State Department continued to praise Saudi military cooperation and said it looked forward to continued assistance. Diplomats told Reuters that negotiations were continuing.
Named by the United States as one of the seven state sponsors of terrorism (with Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Cuba, and North Korea). Bin Laden lived there for five years in the 1990s before being asked to leave in 1996. The Sudanese government said he was an investor, but a former associate told a U.S. court he was involved in training terrorists and even tired to buy material for a nuclear bomb.
Sudan was hit by a U.S, missile strike in 1998 on an suspected bin Laden chemical weapons factory after the U.S. embassy bombings in Africa in which he was implicated.
President Omar al-Bashir's government was quick to condemn the attacks, a foreign ministry statement saying Sudan rejected "all kinds of violence." It was made plain that bin Laden would not be welcome back, although el-Bashir said the attacks showed that no nation, even the powerful United States, was completely secure.
The president said he had assured the United States that no one connected with the September 11 terrorist attacks was on Sudanese soil and he was relatively confident Sudan would not be a target of retaliation.
One of the seven state sponsors of terrorism, according to the United States, but President Bashar al-Assad was one of the first to denounce the attacks -- although he noted the attack was as bad as attacks he said Israel had carried out against Palestinians.
According to the Iranian Press Agency IRNA, Assad told Iran's President Khatami in a phone call, "If the U.S. attacks Afghanistan, the crisis will grow." Arab League Secretary Amr Moussa was in Damascus on Monday to discuss the possibility of calling for a meeting of Arab foreign ministers to discuss an anti-terrorist coalition.
In the first diplomatic victory for the United States since the attacks, the UAE withdrew its recognition of the Taliban over the weekend. It damned the attacks and offered to help the United States fight terrorism, although President Sheik Zayed bin Sultan warned in a letter to NATO ambassadors that terrorism could not be eradicated without Middle East peace.
The country has bin Laden sympathizers, but its media have emphasized the potential financial losses to the UAE from the U.S. attacks.
Foreign Minister Abubakr al Qirbi said his country rejected terrorism and would fight against it. Yemen is home to many Arabs who fought in the war in Afghanistan and some set up guerrilla training camps there, but the government promised a crackdown and said it had arrested 21 suspected militants.
Yemen said it will join an international coalition against terrorism but that it must be led by the United Nations. On Sunday Yemen said it would allow U.S. warships to refuel in the southern port of Aden where 17 U.S. sailors died in an attack on the USS Cole last year -- an incident widely blamed on bin Laden.
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Superhero brother turns against superhero brother as the bonds of friendship and loyalty are stretched to their breaking point in the deeply satisfying colossal adventure, Captain America: Civil War.
Since the superheroes have fought to save the world, there has been tons of collateral damage, known and unknown. From stop-to-stop around the globe, The Avengers have thwarted evil but at what cost to the civilian population? The question is never more apparent than when several of the world's elite crime-fighting unit find themselves in Lagos trying to stop Brock Rumlow/Crossbones (Frank Grillo) from stealing a biological weapon. Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) are hot on his trail until an unexpected tragedy occurs that leaves dozens of civilian casualties and is the final straw for the world community.
Under the direction of the Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross (William Hurt), he informs them that the United Nations is prepared to pass the Sokovia Accords, which will establish an international governing body to monitor and police the rapidly growing superhuman population. As expected, this revelation splinters the formidable team into two factions, one that feels that stronger oversight is needed, led by Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) and those who feel that government intervention is only the beginning of stricter control that will prohibit them from acting freely, a view championed by Rogers.
While The Avengers are sorting through the complex issues that divide them, a mysterious figure, Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl) is hatching an unknown plan to further divide them will use information that occurred 25 years earlier using someone close to one of the Avengers that will lead to a severe case of a house divided. As pressure mounts from Stark trying to convince Rogers to support the initiative, the death of someone close to him leads Cap to an important revelation that further strengthens his position to operate outside of the system that his friend, Tony supports.
Fast forward to Vienna as the accord is preparing to be ratified further tragedy strikes when a bombing kills King T'Chaka of Wakanda in front of his grief-stricken son, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) who vows to kill the bomber, who security footage indicates is Bucky Barnes. Rodgers immediately goes into protection mode trying to locate the source that is creating the mayhem. Along with himself and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Captain America recruits The Falcon (Mackie), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and The Scarlet Witch (Olsen) as anti-accord supporters opposed by Iron Man (Downey), War Machine (Don Cheadle), The Black Panther (Boseman), Vision (Paul Bettany), Black Widow (Johannson) and Spiderman (Tom Holland).
From Civil War through Winter Soldier to this story, Anthony and Joe Russo have explored Cap's journey from patriot to insurgent, placing him in various situations that challenge his morals and internal makeup. Veteran screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, and Civil War, Thor: The Dark World) have created a muscular yet layered screenplay that builds on the continuity of the two previous films but also successfully incorporates the entire history of relationships between the crime-fighting supergroup that feels not just familiar but draws you in because of the various relationships that have explored over the past eight years.
Their complete understanding of these characters, as well as their continuity, gives this franchise a familiarity unlike any other standalone character in the MCU. While the film deals with all of the interpersonal drama that each Avenger brings, Markus and McFeely don't forget the action, which is absolutely jaw-dropping. There are several notable sequences where fans will almost jump out their seats at the sheer audaciousness of The Russo Brothers, who direct this story with plenty of reflection, zeal, and glee. Despite having twelve superheroes on screen, simultaneously, the Russos never give you the sense that any of them is minimized as they superbly capture the not just the action but humor as well between the combatants, creating the single best action sequence of the year.
This de facto Avengers Three story, not just strikes all of the right notes but has produced arguably the two best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that were NOT Avenger films. Their screenplay may be Marvel's The Dark Knight as it explore friendship and loyalty in ways that DC Comics can only dream of achieving.
While the pairing of DC's signature superheroes registered just a ripple on the excitement Richter scale, the Russo's introduction of both The Black Panther AND Spider-Man to this franchise provides an electric jolt of excitement, not just in their appearances but the expanded role each played in moving this fantastic story along.
While the climatic battle of the titans was an awesome display to witness, the face-off between two friends and leaders, Cap and Iron Man, brought a certain sense of sadness. The uneasy feeling of division between two characters that have stood side-by-side for so long is a wonderful tribute to the work of not just the incredible screenwriters but the Russo Brothers, who have the audience so emotionally invested in the well-being of each character.
As each company fights for dominance with their superhero characters, one thing is clear, Marvel may not possess the star power of DC's universe but they have mastered how to tell and frame the exploits of their heroes. To quote a famous comic book line, "you either die the hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." While it never quite reaches that level for Cap, Captain America: Civil War is a wildly entertaining cinematic dynamo, that is a visual feast as well as a triumphant and fitting celebration of one Marvel's most popular characters.


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Högström är ett svenskt efternamn, som den 31 december 2013 bars av 1794 personer bosatta i Sverige.

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 Anders Högström (född 1975), tidigare nazist
 Carl Johan Högström (1880–1956), slipare och politiker, socialdemokrat
 Elisabeth Högström-Löfberg  (1894–1940), författare
 Erik Högström (1894–1963), arkitekt
 Georg Högström  (1895–1976), höjd- och stavhoppare
 Ivar Högström (1913–2001), bostadsdirektör och politiker
 Jesper Högström (född 1965), journalist, författare och översättare
 Jonas Högström  (född 1956), skulptör
 Kenth Högström (1952–2005), företagare och politiker, socialdemokrat
 Kjell Bertil Högström  (1930–2012), konstnär och tecknare
 Leif Högström (född 1955), fäktare
 Marcus Högström (född 1989), ishockeyspelare
 Martin Högström  (född 1969), poet och översättare
 Pehr Högström (1714–1784), präst
 Sally Högström (1863–1939), gymnastiklärare
 Sven Högström (1908–1995), finländsk ämbetsman och politiker
 Theodor Högström (1827–1884), arkitekt och byggmästare
 Tomas Högström (född 1954), politiker, moderat
 Ulf Högström (född 1932), meteorolog

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More than half of top firms renegotiate outsourcing terms
Almost two-thirds (60%) of FTSE 350 companies have had to exit or re-negotiate an outsourcing contract before the end of its term, typically due to poor service from the supplier.
Antony Savvas
The finding is the result of a survey conducted by law firm Addleshaw Goddard, which questioned sourcing and legal experts at 68 of the FTSE 350 companies.
The survey also showed that one in three UK organisations have taken or intend to take a business function that has been outsourced back in-house.
Over half of those companies have cited service quality problems as the main driver and two fifths said that the failure to deliver cost savings was the reason behind their decision.
The firms questioned in the survey were mainly operating in the financial and retail sectors, markets that have seen widespread outsourcing. The survey explored organisations' approaches to managing the outsourcing contractual process and the key issues that companies face at each stage.
The study found that the main risk associated with exiting was inadequate exit planning – 24% of respondents said that their company had been significantly impacted by inadequate exit planning.
Exiting was the area where companies felt the least confident in their abilities as part of the whole outsourcing process.
The survey also found that high profile outsourcing disasters do not appear to have increased concerns about outsourcing risks.
Only one fifth (21%) of respondents said that problems, such as the recent Gate Gourmet and BA dispute, have prompted their boards to take a closer look at outsourcing risks.
Board involvement in outsourcing is directly correlated to the size of the deal – although 91% of respondents said some contracts were signed off by the board.
Regarding the perception of outsourcing risks, 21% thought that the deterioration in the quality of the outsourced service process was the factor most likely to cause the failure of outsourcing.
Lack of control was cited as the second largest risk, by 18%. Hidden costs associated with outsourcing contracts were deemed less risky, with 13% citing this risk.
With regard to the outsourcing lifecycle, transition is seen as the riskiest phase. Lack of internal resource to affect transition (cited by 69%) and lack of supplier skills (41%) were seen as the main risks in transition.
Margaret Harvey, head of the technology and outsourcing team at Addleshaw Goddard, said, "The research has uncovered a number of hidden outsourcing truths. Companies often embark on outsourcing with rose-tinted spectacles – they don't adequately anticipate what could happen when outsourcing goes wrong."
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Have you ever been curious about the inner workings of marketing for SEGA in the early 90's without having to read the "Console Wars" book?
Rogen and Goldberg have both moved into executive producer roles to include Vogt-Roberts, Mike Rosolio (who will be writing the pilot episode), James Weaver of Point Grey Pictures, Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, along with Julian Rosenberg, then Harris and Jonah Tulis' Flying Penguin Pictures.
"Console Wars" chronicles SEGA's battle against Nintendo in the early '80s and '90s to gain market share in the video game industry with the SEGA Genesis. SEGA of America's former President Tom Kalinske and Marketing Director Al Nilsen are prominent figures in the book, and I personally am interested in seeing who's cast to play them.
Any guesses as to who they might be?


Building a good reputation and earning mutual respect is extremely important in the corporate world. Different activities are of often included as a mandatory part of the organization like team building workshops, seminars and conferences, parties and casual meetings and so on.
A premium pen set from a top-notch brand is not only an appropriate gift for the corporate world but also quite stylish. But most importantly, it is something that can be gifted to anyone and on any occasion. Whether it is your boss's birthday or the closing of a deal with a new client, a nicely wrapped box of glamorous pen set will never let you down.
It might sound like an unconventional gift, but it is quite useful. Personalized umbrella gifts are ideal in the executive level of management, especially if the personnel have to spend a lot of time outdoors for the company. Custom umbrellas with logos can be a perfect corporate gift for any occasion.
Electronic devices are very popular as a corporate gift item. From creatively designed USB drives to digital organizers to branded watches – nothing can beat the appeal of a stylish electronic gadget. In case of a pen drive or desk clock, the logo of the company can be personalized with the product as well.
Leather products are a really sophisticated and quite an exemplary corporate gift idea. If you want to keep your budget low, you can go for wallets and purses, card holders or mobile cases. And if it is higher, laptop bags, totes, satchels are really great ideas.
Since corporate offices have strict dress codes, a tiepin or a pair of cufflinks would not only be an excellent corporate gift, but also something the receiver can make use of every day.
You can never go wrong with a hamper of goodies, along with confetti and ribbons. The best part about hampers is that it will not be something they will shove away as yet another corporate gift they can't use. Everyone loves a big basket of delicious snacks or heart-warming sweets.
These gifts can help you choose help you find some good choices for your employees as well as business partners.


[Dinar Chaser] JESTER I'm not sure how to ask this, so here goes. I know about the authorized group contracts with the treasury department. Then I hear about a currency revaluation scenario. Are the two related or the same thing? Can you help bring clarity to both scenarios?
[MarySunshine] JESTER Will the exposure of the treasonous actions of so many who were part of the Coup to take out the POTUS, and the fact that there will be no indictments against Trump, will this make the window open ?
[JESTER] MarySunshine EVERYONE IS HOPING FOR A WINDOW... THERE IS A SCENARIO THEY ARE FOLLOWING... THEY ARE NOT GIVING US ANY WINDOWS..
[MarySunshine] JESTER I do have a question about the sanctions the US Treasury wanted to put on N Korea and Trump said no to. Does that perhaps indicate that there still some DS peeps in the US Treasury that would make it too risky to do a deal like what will be done with dinar and China?
[truth] Jester you have exciting news for us?
[JESTER] I HAVE FED THE WOLF SOME OF THAT INFO AND HE HAS TAKEN OFF WITH IT... THE WOLF BRINGS UP SOME VERY GOOD DISCUSSION POINTS... PROBABLY SOME OF WHAT HAS BEEN FLOATING AROUND..
[Betsy Ross] JESTER Are we there yet?


The operator of the Australian Securities Exchange, ASX, will complete an assessment of blockchain-style distributed ledger technology (DLT) as a replacement for its CHESS system by the end of the year, the company said today.
CHESS — Clearing House Electronic Subregister System — has provided clearing, settlement and asset registration services since 1994. Although it continues to function effectively, the ASX has been seeking a replacement that will bring added benefits to users.
In its full-year results presentation this morning, the ASX said development of enterprise-grade DLT software is expected to be ready for assessment in December which would be informed by a third-party specialist review of the technology. A technical committee working on global standards for the system's messaging is on track.
The technology had "potential for significant operational efficiency and new service offerings for the entire industry" said ASX CEO Dominic Stevens this morning.
"The more we investigate the more we see potential for the technology across a wide range of applications," he added. "Can we go to the next level with DLT? At the moment that looks very promising."
Over the last six months the ASX has been busy with stakeholder engagement efforts around DLT it added, running more than 60 demos to 110 companies, with further workshops and webinars in progress. Some 450 visitors have passed through the ASX's DLT presentation suite in Sydney.
A consultation around 'day one functional scope' for DLT-backed equity clearing and settlement is expected in March next year.
"Taking a step back one of the reasons we are exploring the use of DLT is the potential to help our customers reduce the cost of their back office technology and general operations. Remember if we can provide our customers with a single source of truth on which they can rely then a whole range of service are possible," added deputy CEO Peter Hiom.
The ASX shared details of its new futures trading platform, which was implemented over a single weekend in March this year as a replacement for the proprietary SYCOM platform introduced in the late 1990s.
The rollout of the new platform has resulted in seven systems, comprising 17 separate applications, being decommissioned and 20 databases across multiple environments being eliminated, the ASX said.
"Unless you were close to the industry you would not have realised that in the coming weekend it was going to be anything but normal. At that point the culmination of two years of planning, testing and hard work, not just from ASX but from the industry went into action," Stevens said.
"At 8.20am on Monday orders started pouring into the pre-market, and at 8.30 trades began to match, and with that we entered a new era for the Australian Futures market… All this has led to a substantial upgrade in the way our customers conduct the business of futures," he added.
The platform was delivering improved latency, real-time monitoring, enhanced risk management and faster resolution of issues for its 820 users, Stevens explained.
The company also saw growth in its information and technical services offerings, with increased uptake of automated data feeds and data analytics products.
There was also growth in the number of companies utilising the ASX's purpose-built finance data centre, The Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC) and eight new customers had been added to the ecosystem. An upgrade of a secondary data centre is underway.
The company plans an upgrade and expansion of its ASX Net product, a managed network for the financial markets community which provides a direct connection to alternative liquidity venues, brokerage firms, data vendors and application service providers.
It is also exploring the use of artificial intelligence both internally and as an offering to customers, Stevens revealed.
"We're also spending time examining the opportunities for making more of the substantial amount of data ASX collects available to our customers," the CEO said. "And we're at the early stages of investigating opportunities to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to better understand this data to enable us to create value for our customer and enhance how we manage our business," he added.
The ASX reported capital expenditure was flat at $50.3m, thanks to its continued investment in technology. Net profit rose 1.9 per cent to $431.1 million in line with expectations.
The exchange is fast developing a "critical mass" of technology listings the ASX said, with 40 new listings from the sector in the 2017 financial year, including superannuation, insurance and investment software provider Bravura Solutions and mobile payments app-maker Pushpay.
Technology is now the third-largest sector by number of listings and continues to grow.


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Stan Webb was at the heart of the British Blues Boom as he led his band Chicken Shack around the Blues club circuit in the late 60s. When the band signed for the new Blue Horizon label in 1967, they were called Chicken Shack and consisted of Stan on guitar, Christine McVie on piano (who later played with Fleetwood Mac), drummer Dave Bidwell, and bassist Andy Sylvester, who later played with Foghat.
In 1968, they released their album '40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve', and opened a big tour for labelmates Fleetwood Mac. Their most popular number was a version of 'I'd Rather Go Blind', the Etta James standard, sung by Christine McVie. Stan himself had a true Blues sensibility, and an excellent guitar technique, closely modeled on Freddie King.
In 1974, Stan dissolved Chicken Shack and joined another British Blues band, Savoy Brown, but returned a year later with Stan Webb's Chicken Shack.
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Regardless of whether you love or hate the New York Yankees, you couldn't help but follow the 14-year saga of Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees. Like a car accident, you just had to slow down and see what was happening.
Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner during one of the lighter moments during their 14-year relationship.
It all started 45 years ago when it was announced on August 1, 1975 that manager Bill Virdon was being replaced by the already flamboyant and controversial Billy Martin. Though owner George Steinbrenner was technically suspended by MLB at the time for making illegal campaign contributions to the campaign of President Richard Nixon in 1972, he was in reality still the top decision maker for the organization and believed that Martin would provide a fire that was lacking under Virdon.
Martin was familiar to Yankee fans from his time as part of Casey Stengel's squad during the hey day of the 1950s. During seven seasons as an infielder with the Yankees, the scrappy Martin won four World Series rings and made one All-Star team, but was perhaps better known as a party partner for all-time great Mickey Mantle.
Many believe that it was his negative influence on Mantle that led to the Yankees trading Martin to the Kansas City Athletics during the 1957 season. He later played for the Tigers, Indians, Reds and Twins before retiring following the 1961 season.
He became a major league manager at the age of 41 in 1969 with the Minnesota Twins. He led the Twins to 97 wins and the first AL West Division title. However, the Twins lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs and a number of disagreements with management and off the field issues ultimately led to his dismissal following the season.
Tags: Billy MartinGeorge SteinbrennerNew York YankeesReggie Jackson
Category Baseball, Sports History
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After having his home run reversed, George Brett had to be physically restrained from umpire Tim McClelland.
It is hard to believe that it was 30 years ago, July 24, 1983, when New York Yankees manager Billy Martin set off "Volcano Brett" after Kansas City Royals star George Brett launched what appeared to be a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning of the final game of a four-game series between the two teams at Yankee Stadium.
The scene of a totally unhinged Brett erupting out of the dugout and having to be restrained from home plate umpire Tim McClelland by the other umpires and his teammates is a familiar one that has been replayed extensively over the last three decades.
However, the entire incident is an amazingly interesting time capsule for baseball from an era before steroids, corked bats and other unlawful tricks to get an edge completely changed the game of baseball.
In re-watching the video, it is almost comical to think anyone would take Martin's argument seriously and legitimately consider that having a little pine tar more than 18 inches up the handle of the bat would play any role in Brett's home run off Goose Gossage.
However, after Martin spent time pointing out the indiscretion to McClelland and the other umpires, they actually measured the bat against the plate and then McClelland famously signaled that Brett was out, thus launching one of the most famous tirades in baseball history.
Of course while the Yankees technically "won" the game on that afternoon with Brett being the third out, the victory was overruled by American League President Lee MacPhail. He ordered the game to continue following the Brett home run with the Royals now leading 5-4.
Tags: Billy MartinGeorge BrettKansas City RoyalsNew York YankeesPine Tar Gamepine tar game video
Category Baseball, Great Moments, Sports History
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Posted on October 08, 2010 by Andrew Jeromski
On October 8, 1956, New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen arrived in the clubhouse, and much to his alleged surprise, found a baseball tucked into one of his shined cleats. Placed there by pitching coach Jim Turner, the ball was the signal that Larsen would be the starting pitcher that afternoon–game five of the World Series.
Halladay pitched the second no-hitter in postseason history
What happened next was one of those magical moments in sports when the near-impossible, the utterly implausible is dragged into reality through little more than sheer force of will. Larsen set down 27 Brooklyn Dodgers in a row, and recorded the first perfect game and the first no-hitter in postseason history. His was the only such feat ever accomplished until 53 years and 363 days later, when Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy "Doc" Halladay no-hit the Cincinnati Reds in game one of the National League Divisional Series with an epic one-walk performance during a 4-0 win.
In the spirit of remembrance, I thought I would share with you a piece of family lore that concerns Larsen's perfecto; but first, a little more background.
Charlie Manuel played for Billy Martin
Interestingly enough, when Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel was a player, the only two managers he ever played for were Billy Martin (Min 69-72) and Walter Alston (LAD 74, 75), both of whom were present for Larsen's perfect game. Alston, of course, as the Brooklyn Dodgers manager, and Martin as the Yankees starting second baseman that afternoon.
Larsen maintains to this day that he had no idea he was to start game five. The claim is a bit dubious simply because he was listed as the starter in most national newspapers that day, but former Yankee teammates like Bill "Moose" Skowron have backed his assertion.
"I still can't believe the look he had on his face when he saw the ball," said Skowron, "… shock or something."
Larsen had performed poorly in game 2, lasting less than two innings and surrendering four runs on four walks, but his control didn't desert him that way in game five. Larsen needed just 97 pitches to complete his perfect game, a supremely economical performance.
"I had great control," recalls Larsen, "I never had that kind of control in my life."
"His stuff was good, good, good," agreed hall of fame catcher Yogi Berra. "Anything I put down he put over."
There were several close plays in the contest, and Larsen surely benefitted from luck to some extent, as must any pitcher who throws a perfect game.
Tags: 1956 World SeriesBilly MartinBrooklyn DodgersCharlie ManuelDon LarsenGil HodgesGil McDougaldJack KerouacLarsen perfect gameLowell MassachusettsMoose SkowronNew York YankeesRoy Halladay no-hitterToots Shor'sWalter AlstonYogi Berra
Category Baseball, General, Sports History, World Series
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Posted on May 19, 2010 by Don Spieles
In the fifth inning of Tuesday night's Red Sox/Yankees game, his team down 5-1, Josh Beckett's plant foot slipped a bit on the wet mound of Yankee Stadium. That pitch resulted in a pop up for Alex Rodriguez, and Beckett faced the next batter. Once that batter, Robinson Canoe, had hit a two-run double, Beckett was pulled for an injury. The Yankees bench, stating that he was not hurt but that the injury was being faked so that a reliever would be given ample time to warm-up, played the remainder of the game under protest.
Joe Girardi protested Josh Beckett's 5th inning exit from Tuesday night's game stating he did not really have an injury.
Given the fact that Josh Beckett was placed on the 15 day disabled list, it seems unlikely that the umpires decision to allow time for Manny Delcarmen to warm-up would be questioned seriously by the league, even considering that the Yankees went on to lose the game, 7-6.
So what exactly is the deal with protests in baseball? Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: Billy MartinGeorge Bretthistorypine tarRed SoxrulesRyoalsYankees
Category Baseball


This month we take an indepth look at diabetes, examining its healthcare implications, highlighting some examples of good practice from HCPs in the UK and looking at how behavioural economics could help when it comes to adherence.
Our diabetes theme continues as we look at biosimilars and the winding regulatory pathway they must follow as authorities work out how to apply their assessment criteria to this still relatively new area.
We hear from Celgene's Tuomo Pätsi about company culture, marketing and access - the latter of which he says is the role of everyone at his company.
In our cover feature - A Sharper Focus - Professor Brian Smith asks how a highly-effective brand team differs from the industry standard?
This month's PME also has the latest Heart of the Matter supplement, produced in association with McCann Complete Medical, which this month tackles innovation.
And in 10 Ways … to meet event disclosure rules, Ashfield Meetings & Events provide a practice guide to the forthcoming European rule changes on pharma to healthcare professional/organisation spending.
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Privacy is back on my radar after the latest Facebook Data Breach and Cambridge Analytica events and I wonder, has Privacy become a myth in the Digital Age?
There is danger in getting too comfortable with the known because it means we let our antenna for danger down.
The point was driven home a few days back when I received an email from Tumblr informing users that 84 accounts had been closed and their posts cleaned up for propaganda activity by Russians and IRA. Even though we were not in trouble, we were informed about the steps taken for our protection.
It reminded me of how Buffer and Tumblr had sent alerts after millions of user emails and passwords had been breached and made users change their passwords as a security measure even if they had joined after the period of the breach.
I appreciate these sites for taking proactive steps to ensure the safety and privacy of its users.
The truth is, Social networking through sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn is flourishing like never before, and many of us have now become comfortable with communicating online.
However, before we relax too much into this new way of interacting, we may need to take a closer look at the issues regarding safety and privacy in order to protect ourselves both online and offline.
The onus to protect our privacy lies with us.
In this post I'll share what I believe are important issues regarding privacy, in addition to providing strategies and tips for communicating safely and effectively while online.
Social networking and sharing on the web is fun but provided the conversation stays between the intended participants and is not taken out of context or used by others to manipulate our decisions or choices based on our alleged behavior.
It means being circumspect when posting on social media. Could an innocent tweet lead to a defamation suit? Or posting a photo without permission on Facebook that doesn't show the other person is a positive light?
Circumspection includes considering how much information you are sharing in your online profiles.
Sharing too much information like your address, birthday and other information like saving your credit card details is manna from heaven for cyber criminals. If you can't control who sees the information, don't post it.
It's a known fact that many social media as well as commercial sites collect data from your online activity to determine your preferences and enhance your user experience. However, when social media sites have 3rd party apps that ask you for permission to view information from your profile, your data is transferred to them.
For example, you see a friend has taken a quiz on Facebook that tells you what you were in your previous life. It's late in the evening and you're chillaxing and decide to take the test too for fun. You get the results but before that, the quiz asks for permission to view your profile and you agree.
Without realizing it, you've transferred not only your information to that app developer but also details about your friends and the works.
That's the reason a number of social media experts are advising their audience in the wake of the latest Facebook saga to go into their settings and remove any unnecessary apps and games. I've got a resource to help you do this further down in this post.
If the game belongs to Facebook, all the stored data will be removed but if it belongs to a 3rd party, you will need to contact the party yourself to get the personal data removed.
You can't change the past but there are steps going forward that allow you to continue being social on networking sites.
There's a lot of guidance on this topic available on the internet but here are my top 7 that I use as part of my routine maintenance of privacy and social media presence.
Once you've finished reading this post, I recommend you visit each social media platform where you are active and review your privacy settings and customize it to suit your needs.
For example, we might have given an app permission to post tweets for us on Twitter. If you are fine with it, that's great. But what about apps you might have used once and then forgotten about it?
It's time to withdraw permission. Likewise for Facebook. Check what permissions you have given and if they are no longer required or used by you, then delete them.
Many sites regularly update their privacy settings as well as policies and a good practice is to review them every 6 months.
It's not enough to have read these policies when you first joined. It's equally important to understand how your information is displayed and used.
I've written about this in my blog post Are You Game to accept the Karmic Ally Coaching Google Yourself Challenge? and shared what results I came up with in regard to my name and business.
Google is a tool used by recruiters and businesses to learn more about people and you want your information to be reliable.
Both posts have tips on next steps to protect your information.
Some sites require basic information like an email and password to set up an account while others might need a little more details.
Having signed up, a visit to the Accounts Setting shows you can provide more information. There is no rule that says you need to complete the entire account information. Provide only as much as is needed unless there is a business need to provide more.
Connect only with people whom you know in real life or with whom you have interacted in a Group setting whether on Facebook or LinkedIn to ensure these are real people and not fake profiles created by spammers and malware writers.
Once you post online, the information is recorded forever. It doesn't disappear. At the most with the passage of time, your posts may get buried but they are permanent. If you are in the job search market, you don't want recruiter and potential employers getting the wrong impression about you.
Also that information becomes part of public domain and can be used for scams and identity theft.
This tip is based on the recent experience of a friend who had not used an old movie subscription account for some time and had forgotten about it. She was alerted to an identity theft when she received intimation from an online grocery store about a purchase of Nutella that she hadn't made.
Her investigations led her to the old movie subscription account that had been hacked!
She's plugged the leaks but the shock that someone could 'steal' her identity is not one that she has taken lightly. Don't let that happen to you.
This is a tip I picked up from Pinterest where the guidance was to make sure that the pin led to an authentic site related to the pin and not an adult site or other not so savory rogue site.
You might want to take your own research and actions further and here are 4 resources I found that I recommend you read.
Do you know any other good privacy tips? Let me know in the comments below!
What a concise and clear guide to this topic which all of us would do well to verse ourselves in, thank you so much for this treasure trove of information on online privacy Vatsala.
Vatsala, it gets trickier and trickier. Conversations happening in too many places (texts, emails, FB messages, etc etc). Now you remind me about accounts I no longer use. If I only remembered what and where they are!
I am reviewing privacy settings everywhere, the Cambridge Analytica thing kicked me into action.
Welcome to the club, Sue, I reviewed my privacy settings on all locations where I am active. I even went and changed my passwords on the ones where I had been less active.
brilliant Post Vatsala- I am with Sue on where are all those accounts????
There's always a silver lining to every dark cloud and in this case, an essential maintenance task is going to be given priority by all of us.


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Loss of voice is often due to inflammation of the larynx. Acupressure is often successful in speeding up the recovery. Sit comfortably or lie down, close your eyes and breath deeply when massaging the active points.
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Isiah Gilliam was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 20th round of the 2015 draft out of Chipola College in Marianna, FL. The switch-hitting outfielder was signed for an above-slot bonus of $550,000.
He was part of the same draft class as Kyle Holder, Chance Adams, and Drew Finley.
To start off his career, the Yankees sent Gilliam to the Yankees 2 team in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He played in 42 games and put up a .296/.359/.415 slash line. He also hit one home run with 11 doubles and one triple. He ended up driving in 23 runs. Gilliam split time between left field (11 games) and right field (17 games).
Gilliam was moved up to the Rookie-level Pulaski Yankees where he played in 57 games. He produced a .239/.301/.440 slash line with 10 home runs, 14 doubles, and 33 RBI. With the P-Yanks, Gilliam played mostly right field (45 games) while playing sparingly in left field (5 games).
Gilliam was promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs of the low Class A South Atlantic League. Gilliam would spend the entire season for the RiverDogs and was the most consistent hitter in the lineup.
In 125 games, he posted a .275/.356/.468 slash line with 15 home runs, 33 doubles, and four triples. He also knocked in 85 runs. Gilliam spent most of his time in right field with 74 games played while playing 10 games in left.
Gilliam was named South Atlantic League player of the week three times.


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Q: Arrays, pointers, and memory management toy example question in C I was playing around with C memory and pointers, and I had some questions:
int* foo(){
  int a[100] = ...;
  int* b = malloc(100 * sizeof(int));
  ... do something ...
  return b
}

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*Is the memory consumed by a freed immediately after exiting the function?

*Would changing the definition to int b [100]; be equivalent?

A: Remember that a is scoped to the function and as soon as the function exits it falls out of scope meaning any references to it, like pointers, are invalidated. Understanding scope is really important, so be sure to learn more about this before you end up introducing undefined behaviour into your programs inadvertently.
Changing b to be the same as a would subject it to the same problems. malloc() is used to dynamically allocate something and it will be valid until explicitly released with free().
Don't forget that allocating memory comes with the responsibility of releasing it. You need to have a plan to deal with that allocation.

A: This declaration
int a[100] = ...;

declares a local object with the automatic storage duration. So after exiting the function the array will not be alive and its memory can be used for other purposes.
Returning from the function the array
int b [100];

like
return b;

makes the returned pointer invalid because as it has been said above the array b will not be alive after exiting the function
As for the dynamically allocated memory
int* b = malloc(100 * sizeof(int));

then it will be freed only when you will implicitly call the function free or when the process will stop its execution.
You could return the array if it had static storage duration. For example
static int b[100];

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On their last day of school, students from DeDiego, Duprey and Von Humboldt Elementary Schools came together not to dwell on an ending, but to celebrate a new start.
On Monday, approximately 1,000 students, many of them with their parents, gathered at DeDiego to meet and get to know each other in an informal setting. Prior to this cultural integration event, the students had communicated as pen-pals and had crossed paths on walking field trips, but this was the first time that all three schools had come together in one place.
Each member of the DeDiego faculty was on hand to greet and speak with students and their families, and all newcomers to DeDiego were invited to participate in an interactive school tour.
The day also marked the unofficial opening of DeDiego's new playground – a recreation area that includes modern play structures suitable for children in grades Pre-K – 8 and modified playground equipment for students with special needs.
Other integration events planned for this summer include school beautification projects such as the planting of a new learning garden and the creation of a ceramic mural to be added to the school's side wall.
"We're not sure exactly how the mural will look yet, but we know we want all of our students to be a part of creating it, because we want them all to take ownership of the art," said Principal Vera.
The goal of these events and activities is to ensure that by this fall, the start of school at DeDiego Elementary is just like the start of school anywhere in CPS.


For decades, the California Wage Orders have required employers to provide employees "with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats." Following passage of the California Private Attorney General Act of 2004 ("PAGA"), so-called "suitable seating cases" have become a common feature of California's employment litigation landscape, with plaintiffs' lawyers filing dozens of cases addressing thousands of employees, all seeking recovery of substantial penalties for failure to comply with the seating requirement. Despite the apparent simplicity of the Wage Order language, lower courts have failed to reach any consensus as to how it should be construed.
The California Supreme Court has now clarified the "suitable seating requirement, furnishing substantial guidance to courts – and to employers – in its April 4, 2016 decision in Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., — P.3d —-2016 WL 129610116 (Cal. Supreme Court, April 4, 2016). In Kilby, the California Supreme Court responded to questions posed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which had sought its assistance in resolving competing interpretations of the seating requirement argued by the parties in two consolidated appeals.
1) What is the "nature of the work" that should be considered?
In determining whether or not to provide seating, the employer should focus on the actual tasks performed, or reasonably expected to be performed, by the employee. Job titles or descriptions have limited relevance, since they may or may not reflect the actual work performed.
Where an employee works in different locations within the workplace, the inquiry should focus on each location where provision of seating may be feasible. The court rejected a "holistic" approach, which would have permitted employers to consider all of the employee's tasks and responsibilities together. Instead, employers should consider the tasks to be performed at a particular location in determining whether seating should be provided at that location.
Tasks performed more frequently or that are longer in duration have greater significance.
2) How should employers determine when the employee's work "reasonably permits" sitting?
For each location where the employee works, the employer should determine 1) whether the tasks can be performed while seated, or require standing; and 2) the feasibility of providing a seat.
In considering the feasibility of providing a seat, employers may consider such factors as whether providing a seat would unduly interfere with tasks performed while standing; how often the employee would transition from standing to sitting at the location; whether the frequency of the transition would interfere with the employee's work; and whether seated work would impact the quality and effectiveness of overall job performance.
3) Who has the burden to show that suitable seating is available?
In answering this question, the court referred to the "unambiguous" language of the Wage Order stating that employees "shall be provided with suitable seats." Where an employer seeks to be excused from this requirement because it is not feasible to provide suitable seating, the employer bears the burden of proof.
While the Supreme Court's decision leaves room for further debate and interpretation, it resolved the most vexing issues dividing the lower courts in seating litigation. California employers should undertake a careful compliance review, in light of the guidance furnished in Kilby. The stakes are high. Under PAGA, a plaintiff could seek recovery of penalties on behalf of all aggrieved employees, consisting of $100 for each aggrieved employee per pay period for the initial violation and $200 for each aggrieved employee per pay period for each subsequent violation. As the Ninth Circuit panel stated when it referred Kilby to the California Supreme Court, a "conservative estimate" of the damages in the cases before it is "in the tens of millions of dollars." Employers are well-advised to be proactive in ensuring that they are providing the "suitable seating" required under the Wage Orders, as construed and clarified in Kilby.
Christina A. Jacobson is a member of the Labor and Employment group.
While in law school, Christina served as a judicial extern for Hon. Terrence Lavin of the Illinois Court of Appeals. She was also a judicial intern for Hon. Marvin Aspen of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.


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All You Need To Know About Johnny Mathis Including His Age, Career, Family, Relationships, And More!
ByMeera
Nov 13, 2022 singer
Marriage was not a way of life or a necessary for Johnny Mathis, an American crooner. He never felt the desire to create his own family because he was surrounded by such a large family.
The Texas-born California native is a famed singer and musician who stands among Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, and other American music greats. Johnny Mathis has been active in the music industry since his debut, with 73 studio albums under his belt, the most recent of which being Jonny Mathis Sings The Great New American Songbook.
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Johnny Mathis' biography: Ethnicity, Age, and Family
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Johnny was born on September 30, 1935, in Gilmer, Texas, to an African American family. He grew up in San Francisco, California, with his six siblings, three brothers, and three sisters.
His mother, Mildred, taught him how to cook and other life skills, while his father, Clem, taught him how to play the piano. Johnny's father was a vocalist who could also play the piano, and he taught him to enjoy music at a young age.
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Today Jonny Mathis does not require an introduction, yet there was a time when the great crooner was only starting out. Mathis made a career singing in nightclubs during those early years, and his first album, a 1956 jazz record, was a slow seller.
But that would soon change when two of his most famous songs, It's Not For Me To Say and Wonderful! Wonderful!, were released in 1957. Johnny went on to create 73 studio albums, 3 live albums, and 26 compilations, selling over 360 million albums worldwide.
Johnny not only received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, but also a mind-boggling net worth of $ 400 million for his unrivaled contribution to the music industry.
In terms of his personal life, Johnny is openly gay and has never been married. Johnny didn't come out publicly as gay until 1982, but close friends knew; he had came out as a gay with his father when he was just 17 years old.
When asked why he hasn't married yet (after all, being gay isn't a barrier to marriage), Johnny explained that he already has a large family, including many nieces and nephews who are like his own children.
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