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'''
Created on Jun 14, 2014

@author: $Author: tho $

This Library implements Date and Time manipulations in a convenient way.

License : GPL
'''
import datetime
import os
import time

#Issue 44 Disable temporary usage of pyqt to check if conda-forge feedstock will pass
#from PyQt5.QtCore import QDate
#from PyQt5.QtCore import QDateTime
#from PyQt5.QtCore import QTime

def is_date(stamp):
    '''
    This function will return True or False, depending if the supplied stamp
    can be interpreted as a date string of format DDMMYYYY
    '''
    if type(stamp) == str:
        if len(stamp) == 8:
            if stamp.isdigit():
                DD = int(stamp[:2])
                MM = int(stamp[2:4])
#                YYYY = int(stamp[4:])
                if DD > 31 : return False
                if MM > 12 : return False
                return True
            else:
                return False
        else:
            return False
    else:
        return False

def is_datecode(stamp):
    '''
    This function will return True or False, depending if the supplied stamp
    can be interpreted as a date-code string of the format YYWWD
    '''
    if type(stamp) == str:
        if len(stamp) == 5:
            year = stamp[0:2]
            if not year.isdigit():
                return False
            week = stamp[2:4]
            if week.isdigit():
                week = int(week)
                if (week < 1) or (week > 53):
                    return False
            else:
                return False
            day = stamp[4]
            if day.isdigit():
                day = int(day)
                if (day < 1) or (day >7):
                    return False
                else:
                    return True
            else:
                return False
        else:
            return False
    else:
        return False

def iso_year_start(iso_year):
    "The gregorian calendar date of the first day of the given ISO year"
    fourth_jan = datetime.date(iso_year, 1, 4)
    delta = datetime.timedelta(fourth_jan.isoweekday()-1)
    return fourth_jan - delta

def iso_to_gregorian(iso_year, iso_week, iso_day):
    "Gregorian calendar date for the given ISO year, week and day"
    year_start = iso_year_start(iso_year)
    return year_start + datetime.timedelta(days=iso_day-1, weeks=iso_week-1)

def url_datetime_string_to_epoch(url_datetime):
    retval = url_datetime
    print(retval)
    retval = retval.split(',')[1].strip()
    retval = retval.replace('GMT', '').strip()
    retval = datetime.datetime.strptime(retval, "%d %b %Y %H:%M:%S")
    return int((retval - datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)).total_seconds())

def micronas_time_structure_to_epoch(Datum=0, Uhrzeit=0):
    '''
    Micronas uses the following legacy structures:

    Datum : YYYYYYMM MMDDDDD0 (2 bytes)
                YYYYYY --> Year  6 bit, range = 0..63, offset is 2000
                MMMM ----> Month 4 bit, range = 0..15, 0=january .. 11=december
                DDDDD ---> Day   5 bit, range = 0..31, 0 is not used, 1=first day of the month and so on

    Uhrzeit : HHHHHHHH MMMMMMMM (2 bytes)
                HHHHHHHH --> Hour    8 bit, range = 0..255 only 0..23 is used
                MMMMMMMM --> Minutes 8 bit, range = 0..255 only 0..59 is used

    This function returns the seconds since epoch for the given Datum and Uhrzeit as an initializer for the DT objects
    '''
    year = (Datum & (0b111111 << 10)) >> 10
    month = (Datum & (0b1111 << 6)) >> 6
    day_of_month = (Datum & (0b11111 << 1)) >> 1
    hours = (Uhrzeit & (0b11111111 << 8)) >> 8
    minutes = Uhrzeit & 0b11111111
    dt = DT("%2s%2s%4s" % (day_of_month, month+1, year+2000))
    return dt.epoch+(hours*60*60)+(minutes*60)

class DTOerror(RuntimeError):
    '''
    module exception
    '''
    def __init__(self, arg):
        self.args = arg

    def __str__(self):
        return ''.join(self.args)

    def __repr__(self):
        return ''.join(self.args)

class TD(object):
    '''
    Time Differnce Object
    '''
    def __init__(self, diff):
        self.diff = diff

    def seconds(self):
        return self.diff

    def minutes(self):
        return self.diff/60

    def hours(self):
        return self.diff/(60*60)

    def days(self):
        return self.diff/(60*60*24)

    def weeks(self):
        return self.diff/(60*60*24*7)

    def months(self):
        return self.diff/(60*60*24*365/12)

    def years(self):
        return self.diff/(60*60*24*365)

    def __str__(self):
        '''
        3 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 4 days 15 hours 20 min 3 seconds
        '''
        retval = ''
        if self.years()>=1:

            retval+="%d year"

        return retval

class DT(object):
    '''
    Date and Time Object
    '''
    def __init__(self, stamp=None):
        loct = int(time.time())
        self.tz = (time.mktime(time.gmtime(loct)) - loct) / 3600
        self.dst = time.localtime()[8]
        self.__call__(stamp)

    def __call__(self, stamp=None):
        if stamp == None:
            self.epoch = int(time.time())
        elif isinstance(stamp, int) or isinstance(stamp, float):
            self.epoch = int(stamp)
        elif isinstance(stamp, str):
            if is_datecode(stamp): # YYWWD
                # set epoch to the beginning of the datecode
                # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5882405/get-date-from-iso-week-number-in-python
                iso_year = int(stamp[:2])
                if iso_year > 70: # epoch = 1 Jan 1970 ;-)
                    iso_year += 1900
                else:
                    iso_year += 2000
                iso_week = int(stamp[2:4])
                iso_day = int(stamp[4])
                temp = iso_to_gregorian(iso_year, iso_week, iso_day)
                self.epoch = int((datetime.datetime(temp.year,temp.month,temp.day) - datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)).total_seconds())
            elif is_date(stamp): # DDMMYYYY
                DD = int(stamp[:2])
                MM = int(stamp[2:4])
                YYYY = int(stamp[4:])
                self.epoch = int((datetime.datetime(YYYY, MM, DD) - datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)).total_seconds())
            elif os.path.exists(stamp): # file path
                self.epoch =  os.stat(stamp)[6]
            else:
                raise Exception("can not interprete the string '%s' as an initializer " % stamp)
#Issue 44 Disable temporary usage of pyqt to check if conda-forge feedstock will pass
#        elif isinstance(stamp, QDateTime):
#           self.epoch = stamp.currentSecsSinceEpoch()
#        elif isinstance(stamp, QDate):
#            DD = stamp.dayOfWeek()
#            MM = stamp.month()
#            YYYY = stamp.year()
#            self.epoch = int((datetime.datetime(YYYY, MM, DD) - datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)).total_seconds())
        else:
            raise Exception("Don't now how to handle type(%s)=%s" % (stamp, type(stamp)))
        self._populate()

    def _populate(self):
        t = time.gmtime(self.epoch)
        d = datetime.date(t.tm_year, t.tm_mon, t.tm_mday)
        self.datecode = "%4d%02d%1d" % (d.isocalendar()[0], d.isocalendar()[1], d.isocalendar()[2]) # YYYYWWD
        self.datecode = self.datecode[2:] # YYWWD
        self.min = t.tm_min # minute of the hour [0 .. 59]
        if self.min < 15:
            self.qhour = 1
        elif self.min < 30:
            self.qhour = 2
        elif self.min < 45:
            self.qhour = 3
        else:
            self.qhour = 4
        self.hour = t.tm_hour # hour of the day [0 .. 23]
        self.sec = t.tm_sec # seconds of the min [0..59]
        self.wday = d.isocalendar()[2]
        if self.wday == 1:
            self.wday_name = 'Monday'
        elif self.wday == 2:
            self.wday_name = 'Tuesday'
        elif self.wday == 3:
            self.wday_name = 'Wednesday'
        elif self.wday == 4:
            self.wday_name = 'Thursday'
        elif self.wday == 5:
            self.wday_name = 'Friday'
        elif self.wday == 6:
            self.wday_name = 'Saturday'
        elif self.wday == 7:
            self.wday_name = 'Sunday'
        else: # should never reach this point
            raise DTOerror
        self.mday = t.tm_mday # day of the month [1 .. 31]
        self.yday = t.tm_yday # day of the year [1 .. 365/366] depending on leap year
        self.week = d.isocalendar()[1] # week of the year [1 .. 52/53] aka 'Work Week'
        self.month = t.tm_mon # month of the year [1 .. 12]
        if self.month == 1:
            self.month_name = 'January'
        elif self.month == 2:
            self.month_name = 'February'
        elif self.month == 3:
            self.month_name = 'March'
        elif self.month == 4:
            self.month_name = 'April'
        elif self.month == 5:
            self.month_name = 'May'
        elif self.month == 6:
            self.month_name = 'June'
        elif self.month == 7:
            self.month_name = 'July'
        elif self.month == 8:
            self.month_name = 'August'
        elif self.month == 9:
            self.month_name = 'September'
        elif self.month == 10:
            self.month_name = 'October'
        elif self.month == 11:
            self.month_name = 'November'
        elif self.month == 12:
            self.month_name = 'December'
        else: # should never reach this point
            raise DTOerror
        if self.month in [1, 2, 3]: self.quarter = 1
        elif self.month in [4, 5, 6]: self.quarter = 2
        elif self.month in [7, 8, 9]: self.quarter = 3
        else: self.quarter = 4
        self.year = t.tm_year # year
        self.datetime = datetime.datetime(self.year, self.month, self.mday, self.hour, self.min, self.sec)
        self.date = datetime.date(self.year, self.month, self.mday)
        self.time = datetime.time(self.hour, self.min, self.sec)
#Issue 44 Disable temporary usage of pyqt to check if conda-forge feedstock will pass
#        utc_offset = (-self.tz*3600)+(self.dst*3600)
#        self.QDateTime = QDateTime()
#        self.QDateTime.setOffsetFromUtc(int(utc_offset)) # timezone + day light saving
#        self.QDateTime.setSecsSinceEpoch(self.epoch)
#        self.QDate = self.QDateTime.date()
#        self.QTime = self.QDateTime.time()

    def boh(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) for the Begin Of the Hour from the underlaying epoch.
        The epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        return int((datetime.datetime(self.year, self.month, self.mday, self.hour) - datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)).total_seconds())

    def eoh(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) for the End Of the Hour from the underlaying epoch.
        The underlaying epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        return self.boh()+3600-1

    def bod(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) for the Begin Of the Day from the underlaying epoch.
        The epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        return int((datetime.datetime(self.year, self.month, self.mday) - datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)).total_seconds())

    def eod(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) for the End Of the Day from the underlaying epoch.
        The underlaying epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        return self.bod() + (24*60*60)

    def bow(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) for the Begin Of the Week from the underlaying epoch.
        The underlaying epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        temp = iso_to_gregorian(self.year, self.week, 1)
        return int((datetime.datetime(temp.year,temp.month,temp.day) - datetime.datetime(1970,1,1)).total_seconds())

    def eow(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) for the End Of the Week from the underlaying epoch.
        The underlaying epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        return self.bow() + (7*24*60*60)

    def bom(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) of the Begin Of the Month from the undelaying epoch.
        The underlying epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        return DT("01%2s%4s" % (self.month, self.year))

    def eom(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) of the End Of the Month from the undelaying epoch.
        The underlying epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        if self.month == 12:
            return DT("0101%4s" % (self.year + 1)).epoch -1
        else:
            return DT("01%2s%4s" % (self.month + 1, self.year)).epoch - 1

    def boy(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) of the Begin Of the Year from the underlaying epoch.
        The underlying epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        return DT("0101%4s" % self.year).epoch

    def eoy(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) of the End Of the Year from the undelaying epoch.
        The undelaying epoch of the object remains unchanged.
        '''
        return DT("0101%4s" % (self.year + 1)).epoch -1

    def local(self):
        '''
        Returns the epoch (is thus gmt based) for the LOCAL time.
        The underlaying epoch remains unchanged.
        '''
        return self.epoch - (self.tz * 3600) + (abs(self.dst) * 3600)

    def __sub__(self, other):
        if self.__class__.__name__ == other.__class__.__name__:
            return TD(self.epoch - other.epoch)

        return NotImplemented

    def __lt__(self, other):
        if self.__class__.__name__ != other.__class__.__name__:
            return False
        if self.epoch < other.epoch:
            return True
        else:
            return False

    def __le__(self, other):
        if self.__class__.__name__ != other.__class__.__name__:
            return False
        if self.epoch <= other.epoch:
            return True
        else:
            return False

    def __eq__(self, other):
        if self.__class__.__name__ != other.__class__.__name__:
            return False
        if self.epoch == other.epoch:
            return True
        else:
            return False

    def __ne__(self, other):
        if self.__class__.__name__ != other.__class__.__name__:
            return False
        if self.epoch != other.epoch:
            return True
        else:
            return False

    def __gt__(self, other):
        if self.__class__.__name__ != other.__class__.__name__:
            return False
        if self.epoch > other.epoch:
            return True
        else:
            return False

    def __ge__(self, other):
        if self.__class__.__name__ != other.__class__.__name__:
            return False
        if self.epoch >= other.epoch:
            return True
        else:
            return False

    def __repr__(self):
        #Monday, January 6 2014 @ 13:22:11 (Q1 2014)
        return "%s, %s %s %s @ %02d:%02d:%02d (Q%s %s)" % (self.wday_name, self.month_name, self.mday, self.year, self.hour, self.min, self.sec, self.quarter, self.datecode)

class ChronoMeter(object):

    def __init__(self):
        self.reset()

    def reset(self):
        self.lap = 1
        self.scoreboard = {}

    def start(self):
        self.TimeStart = time.time()

    def stop(self):
        self.TimeStop = time.time()
        self.scoreboard[self.lap] = (self.TimeStart, self.TimeStop - self.TimeStart)
        self.lap =+ 1

    def laps(self):
        return self.Laps

    def time(self):
        return self.TotalTime

    def laptime(self, lap):
        return self.scoreboard[lap][1]

    def averagelaptime(self):
        pass #TODO: Implement

    def __repr__(self):
        print(self.__str__())

    def __str__(self):
        return "Timed %f sec for %d laps (%f sec per lap)" % (self.time(), self.laps(), self.laptime())

if __name__ == "__main__":
    now = DT()
    print("now (UTC) = %s" % now)
    print("now (local) = %s" % DT(now.local()))
    print("now tz = %s" % now.tz)
    print("now dst = %s" % now.dst)

    print("begin of week = %s" % DT(now.bow()))
    print("end of week = %s" % DT(now.eow()))
    print("begin of day = %s" % DT(now.bod()))
    print("end of day = %s" % DT(now.eod()))

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Ugandan president calls for regional effort to defeat ADF
KAMPALA – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in his New Year message on Sunday called for a joint regional effort to defeat the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) operating in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Museveni said that Great Lakes actors need to pacify eastern DRC where ADF has continued to recruit and train its fighters.
The Great Lakes states include Uganda, DRC, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.
Museveni said Uganda is ready to cross into DRC's North Kivu Province to assist in hunting the rebels if the authorities in Kinshasa give the mandate to do so.
"If the Congolese government so decides we can assist them uproot the ADF from that area," said Museveni.
Uganda is seeking authorization from the DRC government to allow its troops to cross into eastern DRC to pursue the rebel group currently causing havoc in North Kivu.
On Dec. 22, Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) used its jet fighters and artillery fire to attack the outfit's bases in the jungles of DRC's North Kivu, according to the Ugandan military.
The army said over 100 rebel fighters were killed in the operation sparked by the group's attack on the UN peacekeepers, which killed 15 Tanzanian blue helmets and five DRC troops.
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Will You Allow Yourself to be 'Marked' by the World System? 30-year-old Prophecy Foretold of Vaccine
Date: June 3, 2021Author: lance goodall 0 Comments
There is an obscure prophecy from a pious Greek Orthodox monk who served at Mount Athos monastery until his death in 1994 at the age of 69.
A few years before his death, around 1990, Elder Paithios foresaw a time when globalist elites would use a mandatory vaccine to push their evil agenda forward.
Elder Paisios of Greece lived from 1924 to 1994.
These evil doers long to create a one-world order where everyone's every move is watched and their lives are run by digital algorithms and artificial intelligence. We will "own nothing and be happy," as Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum said.
This plan for total control has been associated over the centuries with various Masonic sects and secret societies. But the idea that man can build his own private heaven on earth, independent of God, dates back to the Tower of Babel [See Genesis Ch. 11]. It is Luciferian at its core and will lead to destruction.
Here is the prophecy of Elder Paisios, which speaks of a final Luciferian power play on Earth:
"…now a vaccine has been developed to combat a new disease, which will be obligatory and those taking it will be marked…
Later on, anyone who is not marked with the number 666 will not be able to either buy or sell, to get a loan, to get a job, and so forth.
My thinking tells me that this is the system through which the Antichrist has chosen to take over the whole world, and people who are not part of this system won't be able to find work and so on — whether black or white or red; in other words, everyone he will take over through an economic system that controls the global economy, and only those who have accepted the seal, the mark of the number 666, will be able to participate in business dealings." —p.204, Holy Monastery of Mount Athos / Distributed by Athos; 1st edition, January 1, 2012
Fr. Peter Heers unpacks this prophecy with an insightful analysis in the 11-minute video below:
Just as there have been many antichrists throughout history leading up to The Antichrist, there will be many "marks" of the world that people will accept, leading eventually to the final mark, the Mark of the Beast.
Those who take the vaccine accept the "mark" of the world system because they are "trusting in the saviors of this world." They believe the propaganda they hear from the establishment, corporate media over the solid advice from thousands of truth-telling watchmen on the wall, including many accomplished scientists and medical doctors.
Rather than believe a wise scientist like Dr. Peter McCullough, the most highly cited doctor on how to successfully treat COVID-19, people who get the shot would rather believe sketchy characters like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates.
Many have just ignorantly followed the herd, which is heading over a cliff. I truly pity these folks because most were never exposed to the truth. They only heard one side, the lies.
But others have heard the truth. They weighed both sides and chose to follow the way of falsehood. They chose to believe the world system as presented by the dominant voices, either not listening to their more informed friends and family members or not believing those wise medical doctors which have been erased from major platforms by evil Big Tech oligarchs and ignored by the corporate media.
These people are not beyond hope. They can reclaim their minds and souls from these evil oligarchs. But they need to wake up and stop making bad choices. The more you choose to align yourself with those marked by the world, in opposition to those aligned with God, the more difficult it will be to reject that final mark, the mark of the Beast, should it arrive during your lifetime.
Consider the words of Schwab, speaking to the Chicago Economic Forum, where he boldly proclaimed that the Great Reset and Fourth Industrial Revolution, two global paradigm shifts promoted by his organization, will lead to transhumanism — the gradual merging of man with machine.
"At the end, what the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to is a fusion of our physical, our digital and our biological identities," said Schwab, who is also a promoter of "vaccines for all" under the Great Reset and U.N. Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development [See U.N. Agenda 2030 Goal 3.8].
Watch video clip below of Schwab making this grand pronouncement.
The world, if we follow its humanistic leaders, will lead us to a dark place where we don't want to end up.
Transhumanism is an affront to Almighty God. It is represented by gene editing, embedded microchips, human cloning, chimeras and the bio-engineering of the human body.
Globalist power elites are setting up their satanic "beast" system right now. At some point, this system will be handed over to an Antichrist figure, who is possessed by Satan himself.
If these elites succeed in vaccinating the vast majority of the world population, say 85 to 90 percent, they will then turn their attention to identifying and persecuting those who refuse to get the shot. These resisters will be blamed for the horrific health consequences of the shots as those who take these injections will destroy their natural God-given immune systems, as predicted by brilliant scientists like Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche, Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi and Dr. Lee Merritt.
Those rejecting the shots will be barred from entering more and more businesses until eventually they are shut out of the economic system all together. Many churches will also close their doors to the unvaccinated.
All of this will be accomplished through digital health passports, which allow the evil ones to "mark" those they declare as clean and obedient, separating them from those deemed unclean and disobedient.
We will be left with a two-tiered society. For those unable to show proof that they are up to date on their shots, there will be no jobs, no buying and selling, no freedom of movement allowed.
We don't know when the final "mark" will be rolled out but the health passports look like the perfect precursor to such a system, conditioning the public to accept that they can be denied basic rights and access to services unless they submit to a bizarre new normal.
If you accepted the world's current mark, the jab, what are the chances that you would have the courage to reject the final mark — the mark of the Beast?
So, listen to the above video and decide for yourself if the current health passports being mandated by major corporations and universities with the tacit approval of almost all governmental leaders matches up with what Elder Paithios prophesied 30 years ago.
Help me continue to wake up the sleeping masses about the dangers of digital health passports and the globalist Great Reset. We operate free from any corporate influence, depending instead on reader contributions. You may send donations of any size c/o Leo Hohmann, PO Box 291, Newnan, GA 30264 or via credit card
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The Helicopter Bunny
by Elizabeth Hoey
Once there was an overprotected little bunny who wanted some space, so he said to his mother, "I am running away."
"If you run away," said his mother, "I will run after you with a stainless steel container of organic strawberries, for you are my exceptional little bunny."
"If you run after me," said the little bunny, "I will go to the playground — the one you call the 'trashy playground' — and play with kids you don't like the look of."
"If you play with the kids in the trashy playground," said his mother, "I will follow you around and offer to help you with anything that seems too tricky."
"If you follow me around," said the bunny, "I'll run into the field and hide behind a tree."
"If you hide behind a tree," said his mother, "I will organize all the other parents into a search party and find you, then put you on a leash next time."
"If you put me on a leash," said the little bunny, "I'll refuse to leave the house with it on."
"If you refuse to leave the house with your leash on," said the mother bunny, "I'll strap you into a giant stroller that you're clearly too old for."
"If you strap me in a giant stroller," said the little bunny, "I'll start school early with the neighbor kid."
"If you start school early with the neighbor kid," said his mother, "I'll volunteer in your class twice a week, just to make sure everything is being handled optimally for your development."
"If you volunteer in my class twice a week," said the little bunny, "I'll pretend I can't hear you when you try to help me with stuff."
"If you pretend you can't hear me when I try to help you with stuff," said the mother bunny, "I'll have you referred for a speech and language assessment."
"If you have me referred for a speech and language assessment," said the bunny, "I'll pass with flying colors and make you look paranoid."
"If you pass with flying colors and make me look paranoid," said his mother, "I'll put you in a school for gifted children."
"If you put me in a school for gifted children," said the bunny, "I'll fail on purpose so I can go back to regular school with my friends."
"If you try to fail on purpose," said the mother bunny, "I'll check your grades and do your homework for you when you're asleep."
"If you check my grades and do my homework when I'm asleep," said the little bunny, "I'll change my login."
"If you change your school login," said his mother, "I'll contact the dean and get the password reset. I'm SURE she'll believe me when I tell her that you forgot it again."
"If you contact the dean and change my password," said the bunny, "I'll only apply to colleges on the other coast."
"If you only apply to colleges on the other coast," said his mother, "I'll buy a condo near the one you choose and spend long weekends there checking up on you."
"If you buy a condo near my college and come visit all the time," said the little bunny, "I'll change my phone number and hide out in my friends' dorm rooms."
"If you change your phone number and hide out in your friends' dorm rooms," said the mother bunny, "I'll know the new one because I still pay your phone bill. I'll locate you on Find My Friends, and I'll bang the freaking door down and that won't make you look very cool, will it?"
"If you bang my friends' door down," said the little bunny, "I'll drop out from all the stress of you bothering me and having to actually do my own homework."
"If you drop out," said his mother, "I'll buy a bigger condo and the latest PlayStation just in case you want to move in. Your dad is staying in the old house, and I've pretty much moved out here now."
"Shucks," said the little bunny, "I might just as well stay where I am and be your little bunny." And so he did.
"Have an organic strawberry," said the mother bunny.
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When teeth require repair and reconstruction we can offer the most modern and technically advanced solutions. From tooth coloured composite fillings to the latest ceramic crowns, veneers, inlays and bridges. If damage is through to the nerve of the tooth then we can offer root canal treatments too.
Composite or tooth coloured filling material is the filling material of choice now in most situations where we used to use silver amalgam. Composite is essentially ceramic particles in a resin and so can mimic the aesthetics of a tooth very nicely. These fillings actually bond into the tooth structure and so become part of the tooth hence enhancing the inherent strength of the tooth.
Composite materials are used as part of Minimally Invasive Dentistry or MID which we are very keen on at Heaton Moor Dental. This enables us to retain as much of the tooth tissue as possible and the more we retain we know the longer the life span of the tooth.
Composite materials can also be used on the front surface of the front teeth to improve aesthetics if teeth are discoloured or misshapen. Equally composite can be strong and can be used on biting surface fillings on the posterior teeth. If fillings are very large it is sometimes preferable to repair with inlays or crowns but on the whole composite can be used in many places in the mouth.
Crowns are used to restore form and function either because there is not enough tooth structure left to restore with composite or because we want to improve the aesthetics and shape of the tooth. Crowns can be made in ceramic, EMax, or a combination of ceramic and precious metal or in gold.
The first stage is the decision of which type of crown and then your tooth will be prepared to accept such a crown. Impressions are then taken which are transferred to our highly skilled dental technician who then constructs the crown in the dental laboratory.
We then receive the crown to fit in the practice to restore your tooth back to it's natural beauty and excellent function. Crowns can give many year of service when maintained and looked after and we encourage all our patients to visit the dental hygienist regularly for maintenance.
A bridge will restore form and function. They are constructed by our very skilled dental technician following impressions of the teeth being taken. Bridges are generally made out of aesthetic ceramics plus some precious metals and once made are "glue" into place back at the dental practice. With good maintenance and good oral hygiene they can last many years an be very successful.
We do our upmost to save your teeth and when they are damaged or diseased to such an extent that simple repair is not possible there may only be two options.
One is removal of the tooth and the other is Root Canal Treatment or Endodntics. We will offer you choices and work with you to decide which is the best course of action for you.
Root Canal Treatment is needed when the blood or nerve supply of the tooth is infected through decay or injury. You may complain of an existing pain or in the early stages of infection not even feel any.
In some cases, your tooth could darken in colour. The infection may spread through the root in bone and lead to an abscess if left untreated.
The aim of the treatment is to remove all infection from the root of the tooth and fill the root canal to prevent any further infection As a dead tooth is more brittle, it will be necessary to restore the tooth with a crown to provide extra support and strength to the treated tooth.
Root canal treatment is routine but a skilled and time-consuming procedure and in most cases will involve two or more visits.


A luggage assembly useful for safe, secure and easy transport of carry-on items, offering electronically-dependent business travelers a convenient and business-friendly means of traveling. The luggage system comprises a main housing having one or more compartments, a customizable extendable handle, wheel assembly, power and/or power storage device, a folding tray, and means for remote tracking of the luggage assembly. The luggage assembly may additionally include a wheel assembly having one or more pairs of wheels thus allowing the main housing to be wheeled over a surface. The wheeled luggage assembly may further include an integrated wireless communication device.
The present invention relates to the field of wheeled luggage assembly suitable for carry-on, such as small luggage cases, business cases, computer cases and the like which include a fold-out surface for supporting a laptop computer and means for remote tracing of the assembly.
The demands and environment of airline travel have become increasingly challenging and complex due to changing regulations, restrictions and surveillance. Existing luggage falls short of the changing demands and environment of airline travel. Carry-on luggage has become harder and more complex with heightened regulations while the concern of mishandled baggage pushes in the direction of carrying on rather than checking in luggage. Millions of bags are lost or mishandled annually. In addition to the risk of lost or stolen baggage, checking luggage is expensive and time consuming.
The present invention relates generally to wheeled luggage assembly, in particular wheeled luggage having dimensions suitable for use as a carry-on case. The wheeled luggage assembly is generally of a rectangular container shape formed by a main housing within which is a central compartment having a width, depth and height dimension. The assembly includes a customizable extendable handle, a fold-out tray suitable for supporting a laptop computer, at least one pair of wheels spaced along a width dimension of the main housing, and an integrated remote tracking device. The main housing is comprised of a top wall, bottom wall, a first and a second side wall, a rear wall, and a front wall, together which define an interior main compartment. The fold-out tray has a top side, a bottom side, and a longitudinal edge disposed along an axis perpendicular to the top and bottom sides.
In one aspect, the invention comprises a main housing which includes a frame component, a power-charging device having a retractable cord, a wheel assembly and an extendable handle. The frame is disposed within the interior aspect of the main housing so as to provide rigidity and structural support to the main housing. The frame has a first edge that is continuous with a second edge, which is further continuous with a third edge wherein the second edge is disposed between the first and third edges. The power device(s) provide a charging station for multiple devices including, but not limited to a portable computer, music player, cell phone, PDA, other portable electronic device.
In another aspect, the invention comprises a wheeled luggage assembly having a main housing which includes a frame component, a wheel assembly, a fold-out tray and an extendable handle having an automatic wireless communication system connectable with a separate and discrete portable and/or fixed electronic device.
FIGS. 1 A & B illustrate general perspective views in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates a general perspective view in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates a general perspective view in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates a general perspective view in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a general perspective view in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Various embodiments of the wheeled luggage assembly are illustrated in FIGS. 1-5.
FIGS. 1(A & B) includes front and back perspective views of an embodiment of the wheeled luggage assembly 10 illustrating the outward appearance and general structure of various features of the assembly. The wheeled luggage assembly 10 preferably includes a covering which defines a body portion comprised of an external top 12 and a bottom wall 14 and a first 16, a second 18 side wall and a front facing 19 and back wall 17, together which form a generally rectangular parallelepiped-shaped wheeled assembly 10 having an internal main compartment 21. Additional sections may also be included wherein a section comprises one or more expandable pocket(s) 29, 31. See also, FIG. 2A, 29 31, 33, 35, 37, 39.
Alternatively, in an additional preferred embodiment (FIG. 2B), the wheeled luggage assembly is shaped such that it has an upper region having an overall linear width dimension that is less than its lower region overall linear width dimension or such that the surface area comprising the top 12 wall is less than the surface area comprising the bottom 14 wall. For example, a wheeled luggage assembly may be shaped so that it narrows or tapers toward the top wall 12 of the assembly such that the bottom wall has a longitudinal edge 103 continuous with a longitudinal edge of a side wall 101 wherein the length dimension of the bottom wall edge is greater in than a the length dimension of the top wall edge. (FIG. 2B). Such shaping allows easier fit of the luggage assembly into a temporary travel storage compartment such as, for example, the overhead compartment of an airplane, aircraft, train, bus, subway, metro-rail or other modes of human transport. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the wheeled luggage assembly 10 may readily fit in a storage area below a passenger's seat and/or in a overhead storage area above a passenger's seat. The luggage assembly is preferably made of relatively lightweight, durable materials and is easily portable for ease of use by a frequent traveler.
Referring to FIG. 3A, the wheeled luggage 10 assembly includes a frame 100 and at least one pair 20 of wheels located at the base region and coupled to the body portion. Optionally, the wheels may be coupled to a generally horizontally disposed structure or connecting rod 22 located between each of the first pair of wheels (See FIG. 1A). An optional support means may be disposed substantially along an edge of the bottom wall 23. (FIG. 3B). Referring to FIG. 2, in an alternative embodiment, the wheel assembly includes two pairs of wheels, a first back pair 20 (back left wheel not depicted) and a second front pair 50. One or more of the wheels may rotate in a multi-directional and/or 360° rotation. An extendable and retractable handle 15 is disposed at and through the top wall 12 of the wheeled luggage assembly.
As depicted in FIG. 3 in an additional preferred embodiment, the wheeled assembly include a body frame. The body frame has a first 104 and second 106, and optionally a third 108 and/or fourth 110 support means having sufficient rigidity such that the body of the wheeled luggage assembly substantially maintains an overall shape when in upright or horizontal (prone) positions or when stored, wheeled or stationary. Exemplary frame members include one or more rigid bar or rod. The frame is constructed of a lightweight solid, rigid material such as fiberglass, wood, aluminum, titanium, steel, composite metals, composite synthetics, plastics and the like, or any combination or equivalent material thereof. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the wheeled luggage assembly includes a power strip 101 and/or power storage means (not shown) coupled to the frame 100.
Referring to FIG. 1B, the internal main compartment is defined by a front facing internal wall 123, a first 121 and a second internal side wall (not shown) and an internal top 127 and bottom wall 129. Additionally, the wheeled luggage assembly includes an internal region or space disposed adjacent an interior aspect of the body walls of the luggage assembly wherein a remote tracking device is located therein (described further below). The tracking device (for example, a RFID tag or a GPS chip) is configured so as to include synchronization capability thus allowing its electronic communication ("syncing") with a second electronic device such as for example, a cellular phone or other portable electronic device having a suitable application. Systems and methods for transceiver devices and their use for electronic identification and communication are known in the art and described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,248,167; 7,126,470; 7,580,678; 7,484,662; 7,385,476; 6,246,882; 6,016,322 and US Patent Application Publications US2009/0291668 and US2011/0068978 each of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. A remote tracking device having such synchronization and communication capability will allow a user to locate and/or track the luggage assembly. As will be known by one of ordinary skill in the art, this feature will allow a user to employ options such as geo-fencing, which would alert the owner, by, for example, text or other mobile or remote methodology, if his/her luggage is out of a pre-determined or pre-selected allowable range.
The tracking device may be secured upon any interior surface of a luggage wall. For example, a tracking device may be sewn into any one of the luggage walls and disposed behind a first layer of lining such that the device is obscured or not readily viewable. Additionally, the device may be accessible via zippered or Velcro™ compartment, wherein such compartment may comprise one or more space between layers of one or more product inner lining. It is preferable that the tracking device be disposed within the luggage assembly so that it is hidden from apparent view. Obscuring the visibility or concealing the location of the tracking device aids in preventing discovery of the tracking device should the luggage assembly be lost or stolen. Access to the internal main compartment is provided via one or more zipper(s) 40. One or more zipper 18 disposed along a longitudinal edge of the first and second side walls and top wall allows access to the internal main compartment 21. The zipper(s) may also be disposed along the edge of the body of the main compartment so as to allow expandability of the internal storage space between two or more internal storage volumes when zipped closed.
The luggage assembly may include one or more auxiliary storage compartments or pockets 29, 31, 33 disposed at an external 19 wall, or adjacent to any wall of the assembly. As depicted in FIG. 2A, a first external storage compartment 29 attaches immediately adjacent the luggage assembly side wall 16. A second storage pocket 31 may be additionally attached to the first storage pocket 29. Any one or more of the auxiliary storage comparments may be detachable and/or expandable. For example, a detachable auxiliary storage bag may be disposed adjacent the front exterior 19 wall of the luggage assembly 10, the auxiliary bag detachably coupled to the assembly by means of a hook, zipper, Velcro, straps, magnetic means, or any other suitable mechanisms which allows stable attachment along with removal of the bag from the luggage assembly system. Any one or more of a storage bag or pocket may be comprised of a mesh or stretchable material, or integrated with the body of the wheeled assembly so as to provide greater ease of access and breathability for items stored therein.
An auxiliary front storage 23 compartment may optionally be included and thereby disposed adjacent the front 20 wall of the luggage assembly 10. Additionally, as a further embodiment, any one or more of the auxiliary storage bag(s) may be detachably coupled to the main housing by zipper(s) see for example, FIG. 5 reference numeral 180, and/or one or more Velcro strap(s) or any other similar type connecting or sliding means. The straps allow items coupled or hung externally from the handle's grooves to be attached to the luggage while in the upright position and in motion (i.e. a garment bag hung with a hanger). One or more pair of straps may also be located within the internal compartment and are attached to at least one internal compartment wall. The straps aid in maintaining items disposed in the internal compartment in place, particularly when the assembly is in an upright position.
One or more covering encloses portions of the frame to form a body cavity or internal compartment as illustrated in FIG. 3. The covering is preferably constructed of a durable, lightweight, synthetic and/or natural fiber fabric material. Suitable fabric materials include for example, but are not nylon, limited to ballistic-type nylon, polyester, urethane, cordura, Kevlar™, cotton ducks, leather, suede, organic fabric, vinyl, laminates and the like. The fabric may additionally be coated for water resistance and/or waterproofing. The covering of the wheeled luggage assembly includes fastening means such as, for example, zippers and/or other fasteners associated with auxiliary storage bags or pockets for controlling access thereto. The covering may be constructed of material to form a hard-cover or soft-cover casing.
Referring to FIG. 4 the assembly includes a customizable extendable handle 15 and a fold-out tray 80 to provide a workspace. Such workspace provides support and is suitable for use with any portable device or portable electronic device such as for example, a laptop computer, tablet, notebook (electronic and non-electronic), mini display, electronic reader, reading, writing and/or drawing material, book, magazine, and the like. The handle will be customizable to varying lengths so as to best fit the height of the specified user. The fold-out tray 100 has a top side 102 and a bottom side 104, and a longitudinal edge 106 disposed along an axis perpendicular to the handle 15 when the fold-out tray is in the open position FIG. 4A. The fold-out tray includes one or more support arm 108 coupled to the extendable handle by means of a coupling member 110. The coupling member aids in attaching the support arm to the extendable handle and maintaining the support arm in a desired or preselected location along the extendable handle. The attachment member may be for example, a clamp able device, a rubber ring, a piston, a spring rod, a locking arm, etc. The support arm may be moved from a closed (stowed) position (see FIG. 3) to an open (deployed) position (see FIG. 4A). The one or more support arm 108 supports the tray when the tray is in the open (deployed) position (see FIG. 3). A lip may be included in the longitudinal edge to prevent a portable device or portable electronic device such as for example, a laptop computer, tablet, notebook (electronic and non-electronic), mini display, electronic reader, reading, writing and/or drawing material, book, magazine, and the like from sliding or slipping off the workspace. Other means such as for example, a grippable, pressure-sensitive adhesive surface, rubberized or other material may be used to aid in keeping the device stationary while on the deployed tray.
The assembly 10 has overall dimensions of about 45 linear inches (the total of the height, width, and depth of the bag) or less, or as restricted by the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA" guidelines or regulations or other state, national or international guidelines or regulations, commercial space transportation administration, or other regulatory authority guidelines or regulations. For example, for use of the wheeled luggage assembly on an aircraft within the United States, the wheeled luggage assembly has a dimension of about 45 linear inches (the total of the height, width, and depth of the bag) or less. Thus, the wheeled luggage assembly will comply with luggage carryon restrictions as defined by the U.S. Federal Aviation Association and as may be redefined by time to time. (See http://www.faa.gov/passengers/prepare_fly/baggage/).
In one aspect, the invention comprises a main housing which includes a frame component, a power-charging device having a retractable cord, a wheel assembly and an extendable handle. The frame is disposed within the interior aspect of the main housing so as to provide rigidity and structural support to the main housing. The frame has a first edge that is continuous with a second edge, which is further continuous with a third edge wherein the second edge is disposed between the first and third edges. The power device(s) provide a charging station for multiple devices including, but not limited to a portable computer, music player, cell phone, PDA, video game console, Smartphone, printer, digital camera, digital video camera, and/or other portable electronic device.
In another aspect, the invention comprises a wheeled luggage assembly having a main housing which includes a frame component, a wheel assembly, a fold-out tray and an extendable handle having an integrated automatic wireless communication system connectable with a separate and discrete portable and/or fixed electronic device. Wireless communication systems suitable for use in the present invention include, but are not limited to, Bluetooth technology, WiFi™, or other personal area network (PAN) means and/or wireless local area network (WLAN) or any other wireless means of communication such as use of radio frequency (RF), infrared light, laser light, visible light, acoustic energy, and the like. Upon activation (e.g. receipt of a call, txt or email), the device will actuate and alert a user. Alert means include vibration of the extendable handle, emitting an audible sound, or a flashing light on the bag/handle.
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the extendable handle has a length dimension which may be of various lengths to accommodate users of various heights and/or preference and/or may be customized according to the user's specification. As shown in FIG. 5 the extendable handle may include one or more grooves 200 to which accessory or other items may be hung via coupling to the grooves, such as for example, clothing hangers, baggage clips, strap mechanisms, and the like). Additionally, the foldable tray may include compartments or pockets 202 allowing for storage of desired items. The wheeled luggage assembly may also include one or more accessory such as, for example, a cup holder, a latchable hook or built-in clip from which additional luggage can be attached to the assembly. A wheeled luggage assembly of the present invention may also include a cooler section comprised of insulating materials.
In a further aspect, the invention includes a remote tracking device allowing reliable location and if desired, time and/or other identifying information of the wheeled luggage assembly. Methods for providing such system include, for example, a Global Positioning System (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), Compass navigation system, and/or other wireless identification system. The afore-mentioned methods are synced through the use of a portable mobile device, such a mobile phone, using a downloadable software application program such as for example, applications suitable for use with cellular mobile phones, smartphones, personal digital assistant, tablets, personal computers, and other internet multimedia-enabled device. Remote tracking systems are known in the art and described for example in USPN . . . . Thus, the present invention includes an assembly having a device or means for use in a method for remote tracking or identification of the assembly.
A yet further aspect of the invention, a wheeled luggage assembly includes a power strip 201 and/or power charger (means for power storage). The power strip and/or power storage is disposed along an external aspect of the main compartment as depicted, for example, in FIG. 3. Optionally, the power strip and/or power charger includes a retractable cord able to extend from a position that is flush with the wall of the bag (0 inches) up to a length of about 300 inches or greater.
The foregoing description of certain embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. All references cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
a power supply and/or power storage device wherein the power supply has a retractable power cord; and wherein the body of the wheeled luggage assembly has an overall dimension of less than or equal to about 45 linear inches.
2. The wheeled luggage assembly of claim 1 further wherein the handle has grooves integrated along its exterior surface.
3. The wheeled luggage assembly of claim 1 further including one or more storage pockets disposed on the bottom surface of the fold-out tray.
4. The assembly of claim 1 further including a means for remote identification and/or tracking of the assembly.
5. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the means for remote identification and/or tracking is suitable for use with a Global Positioning System (GPS), a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system and/or a compass navigation system.
6. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the remote tracking system includes use of a Global Positioning System (GPS), a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system and/or a compass navigation system.
7. The wheeled luggage assembly of claim 1 further including an integrated wireless communication device.
8. The device of claim 8 wherein the device is suitable for use in a wireless communication system employing use of Bluetooth technology, WiFi™, a personal area network (PAN) means, a wireless local area network (WLAN), radio frequency (RF), infrared light, laser light, visible light and/or acoustic energy.
9. The wheeled luggage assembly of claim 1 wherein the retractable cord has a length of about between 12 inches and 600 inches or about 24 inches and 300 inches.
10. The wheeled luggage assembly of claim 1 further including a cup holder.
11. The wheeled luggage assembly of claim 1 further including one or more auxiliary storage compartments disposed adjacent to the body of the assembly.
12. The wheeled luggage assembly of claim 1 further including one or more attachment means disposed along the exterior surface of any of one or more wall of the body of the assembly.
14. The wheeled luggage assembly of claim 1 further including a zippered pocket disposed on the back wall or side wall.
GB2397512A (en) 2004-07-28 A carrying bag for a computer having at least one transparent section.


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I'm back…. and meaner than ever!
All went well according to the doc! Hope he's not joking this time.
Hey wow, Frank, feel better soon!!
Trying! Today the stitches will come out… then one more month of hopping around with a plaster cast… real fun!
How is your leg going?
Still hurts but healing. Wanted to post photos of the scars for Halloween but it's just too ugly!


First: I know Action! supports HDR and down-converts it to SDR. Has the option been added to pass HDR straight through to the file yet? Or has that not been implemented? If it hasn't, are there any guesses or ETAs?
Second: Is there a way with supported file formats to just add extra audio tracks (IOW, > 2) from other sources? I don't mean the separate .WAV file, but make it part of a single output file? There are a few file formats (eg: MP4) that support > 2 tracks; I find it hugely helpful to have a single output file and then manage the audio in an NLE.
At this moment only microphone can be recorded in a separate audio track, but we are working on something new.
Ok, then there are plans to implement this feature But currently we are working on other things.


Vodafone also chose to stay mostly true to stock Android, which will please Google purists. The Smart Prime 6 has a smattering of branded apps, but it's otherwise raw Lollipop. The bundled apps are quite basic: you can use them to check your Vodafone account, download Vodafone apps, or make contactless payments with SmartPass.
Unfortunately, you can't actually uninstall any of the Vodafone apps. You have the option to disable them, but they'll still be contained within the phone's memory. That's not great on a smartphone that only ships with 8GB of built-in storage.
For £79, you'd half expect the Smart Prime 6 to pack the processing power of a Nintendo GameBoy. Fortunately, Vodafone squeezed every last penny of its budget into this phone. The handset runs on a quad-core Snapdragon 410 chip clocked at 1.21GHz, an Adreno 306 GPU for gaming, and 1GB of RAM. There's also 8GB of built-in storage, which you can expand by a further 64GB using a microSD card. You'll want to do that as well, as there's only around 4GB of storage free after the Android install.
We tested the Vodafone Smart Prime 6 using the Geekbench 3 benchmark. While it's not a definitive metric for judging a smartphone's power, it does give us a rough idea of how a smartphone fares against its rivals. Over five tests, the smartphone scored an average result of 1,445. That's what we expect from a low-power processor.
How did that translate to real-world performance? We find that once apps are running, they tend to operate without too much complaint. Booting up heavy apps like Spotify, Facebook, or RunKeeper is a sluggish affair, however. Our set-up launch of Spotify was particularly stressful; the handset became inoperable for about three minutes.
Hence, the biggest problem with the Smart Prime 6 is how lethargic it is at times. It will be fine one minute, and then cripplingly slow the next. Using this smartphone everyday is a frustrating experience when you're trying to get simple daily tasks done.


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Around a third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook, according to the latest study from Pew Research Center, whose surveys aim to better understand the current media landscape in the U.S. In the updated report, Pew Research found that around half of U.S. adults, or 53%, said they "often" or "sometimes" use social media to get their news. This is spread out across a number of sites, but Facebook is at the top of the list. The study found that 36% of U.S. adults said they "regularly...
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Reporters at the Toledo Blade are boycotting bylines after they say management manipulated coverage of Capitol riots 'to alter the reality of what occurred'
Supporters of President Donald Trump take over balconies and inauguration scaffolding at the United States Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Matt McClain/The Washington Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Reporters at the Toledo Blade are on a byline strike after management "manipulated wording in headlines, stories, and photo captions" in coverage of Capitol riots Wednesday. Reporters also noted a Facebook comment from the publisher's wife calling Vice Presid...
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CEOs are firing employees who stormed the US Capitol after seeing their photos and videos on social media
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After 2020 election, how does a divided nation come together?
Michael Dunn understands the importance of reaching across the political divide. He and his own brothers are on opposite sides. "But it's so hard," said the Riverside resident and a founding member of the Inland Communities Fellowship of Reconciliation, a local chapter of a 90-year-old, national interfaith organization that advocates for nonviolence, disarmament and peace. "The emotions are so strong." Dunn, who has advocated for peace and reconciliation all his life, said even he has trouble un...
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Facebook will temporarily stop all political ads after US polls close on Nov 3; MediaNama's take
Facebook is prepping to deal with an unprecedented problem: a US president who may refuse to peacefully transfer power in case he loses. And to mitigate its own role in that situation, Facebook has announced that after US polls close on November 3, Facebook will temporarily stop displaying all political, electoral and social issue ads in the US. And to prevent a candidate (read: Trump) from dictating the narrative, Facebook will place notifications on top of the News Feed telling users the offic...
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Reframing the Story
Dr. Bertice Berry is a sociologist, author, storyteller, and inveterate volunteer who is currently devoting herself to making and donating masks. She and her family have made 9,000 so far. She also records a daily story each morning, sharing it both on YouTube and Facebook. In this recent story she talks about reframing the … Continue reading Reframing the Story
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Newly surfaced emails show how ruthlessly Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google built their businesses and ate up smaller companies
New documents surfaced through a Congressional investigation into Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook show how the companies pursued acquisitions and fought off perceived competitors. The documents provide a rare glimpse into the actions taken by top executives including Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs at crucial moments for their company. Lawmakers said the documents are evidence that companies engaged in anticompetitive behavior, but CEOs defended their companies' actions and said they conti...
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These 3 moments from Big Tech's blockbuster antitrust hearing could come back to haunt the companies, according to Wall Street analysts
The CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google were grilled during a five-hour congressional hearing on Wednesday. The hearing followed an antitrust investigation into the power and size of the Big Tech companies. Analysts at Wedbush identified the three moments from the hearing most likely to come back and bite the companies. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Over the course of five hours on Wednesday, the CEOs from the world's four biggest tech companies were grilled by ...
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Rising calls to ban TikTok in the US are great news for homegrown tech giants like Facebook that would prefer less competition and regulatory scrutiny (FB, GOOG, AMZN)
The US government is considering banning TikTok as nationalist "security" concerns about the Chinese app grow. That's great news for American tech companies like Facebook. In recent years, there has been increased political and regulatory scrutiny of the American tech giants. But the companies are able to leverage concerns about foreign tech's influence to ward off unwanted regulation. In 2019, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued that "the future of the global internet" is at stake. On Friday...
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In leaked audio, LinkedIn said it would 'restrict' Trump if he used the platform to incite violence or spread misinformation
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D&I Summit: Driving Holistic and Systemic Change
"Diversity and inclusion is one of the filters that is going to help us accelerate our transition out" of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Antonio Lucio, chief marketing officer of Facebook. In conversation with Tiffany R. Warren, Omnicom's chief diversity officer and founder of Adcolor, Lucio impressed upon the point that without real action, it's just...
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Facebook's Giphy Acquisition Sounds Antitrust Alarms In Congress
A bipartisan group of senators are sounding the antitrust enforcement alarm Friday over Facebook's newly announced acquisition of Giphy, a GIF-making and sharing website. The Verge reports: On Friday, Facebook announced that it would acquire Giphy for the reported price of $400 million. Giphy is one of the largest GIF sites on the internet and social media and messaging services like Twitter, Tinder, Slack and iMessage already have Giphy integrated into their apps. In a Friday blog post, Faceboo...
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$967 million startup DataStax laid off 15+ employees last week — its third round of job cuts since its new CEO joined in October
The $967 million data management startup DataStax laid off about 15 employees last week, two sources told Business Insider. This is DataStax's fourth round of layoffs in the past year and third since Chet Kapoor replaced Bill Bosworth as CEO in October 2010. DataStax was reportedly heading towards an IPO in spring 2019, but the year since has been marked by management shake-ups and job cuts. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. DataStax, an enterprise software startup valued...
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How their San Fernando restaurant became a mini-market to help the community
The coronavirus outbreak complicating shopping for many of their customers, Chris and Magaly Colelli, owners of Magaly's Tamales in San Fernando, listened to many complain that they were having a hard time finding rice and beans, staple items for the predominantly Latino populated city. "Beans and rice were the first things we started out with because we saw that there was a need for that," said Magaly, who described how they'd sell key uncooked ingredients for the entrees they'd generally prepa...
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What's new on the Chromebook App Hub
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Jesus Film partners with TWR for audio drama
International (MNN) – Trans World Radio (TWR), in collaboration with Jesus Film, is airing the audio drama The Story of Jesus this December. The audio drama is an adaptation of The JESUS Film. In year three of the joint project, TWR is utilizing its network to reach people with this valuable tool from Jesus Film. (Photo courtesy of Jesus Film) TWR's Brandon Neal tells us a bit more about the project. "A lot of people in the world has seen The JESUS Film, but not a lot of people ha...
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Wistia Relaunches New Channels with a Small Business Focus
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The privacy paradox: why do people keep using tech firms that abuse their data? | John Naughton
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Scammers Are Buying Thousands Of Fake 5-Star Amazon Reviews -- on Facebook
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WhatsApp adds new privacy settings for Groups to prevent people from adding you to a group
The instant messaging platform WhatsApp has come a long way and continues to thrive despite being owned by Facebook. In fact, WhatsApp has grown from being a messaging platform to becoming an important aspect of our life. Thanks to frequent updates and useful features. Notably, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been seeing some changes lately. Recently, the company has introduced a new privacy setting and invite system to help you decide who can add you to groups. To enable it, go to Settings in y...
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Facebook sucks for privacy, but how good are advertisers at targeting me?
Amid the massive hue and cry about Facebook's utter disregard for data privacy, and the illicit use of personally identifiable information, I thought I'd take a step back and examine the company's data handling from a new perspective. Facebook sells a bunch of targeting methods to advertisers, but are the companies successfully targeting my profile? To find out, I decided to conduct an informal and, admittedly, subjective data analysis of the companies that are using my personal information to g...
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TopRank Marketing's Top 6 SEO Predictions & Trends for 2019
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Internal emails show Mark Zuckerberg saying what's good for the world is not necessarily what's good for Facebook
What's good for the world isn't the same as what's good for Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a leaked email. The British Parliament released a trove of confidential internal emails from the social networking giant on Wednesday. The documents provide an unprecedented window into Facebook's ruthless approach to growth. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg once privately made a stark admission: What's good for the world isn't necessarily what's good for Facebook. On Wednesday, the UK Parliament re...
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'Deeply misguided and dangerous': George Soros group slams Facebook as a threat to democracy in open letter to Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook, as part of an effort to boost its image this summer, hired Republican-linked PR firm Definers Public Affairs in an attempt to blame liberal billionaire George Soros for the rise of anti-Facebook groups, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. At Facebook's request, Definers Public Affairs reportedly tried to find financial connections linking Soros to activists groups critical of Facebook, including Freedom from Facebook. In response to the report, Soros' Open Society Foundations s...
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Facebook confirmed Mark Zuckerberg's beef with Apple CEO Tim Cook in an official company statement (AAPL, FB)
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg have traded insults and barbs over the years. The latest example is that Zuckerberg even asked his employees to use Android phones and not Apple phones after Cook criticized Facebook in a televised interview. Facebook confirmed the conflict in a public statement and said that Zuckerberg asked his employees to use Android because it's a more widely-used operating system. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might run tw...
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Mark Zuckerberg to the governments of Canada, UK, Australia, Ireland and Argentina: "Go fuck yourselves"
Mark Zuckerberg has told the governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina, Australia and Ireland that he is "not available" for a planned hearing on political disinformation and Facebook. In his letter to the intergovernmental group, Mr Zuckerberg declined to elaborate on why he was "not available." In a letter to the UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the company declined to say why Zuckerberg couldn't attend, but said it remains "happy to cooperate" with the inq...
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One man's redemption and hope for revival on college campuses
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What Is Going On Here? Is Facebook Dead for Marketers?
"Facebook's algorithms require you to pay for an audience you already own and that's utter bullshit (...) Make the exodus. Start supporting small social media networks. Start promoting peoples' websites again. Start subscribing to their blogs. We need to shift the consolidation of power that the major Social Media Networks have back to us again", Kira Leigh in Art+marketing"Facebook's algorithm isn't surfacing one-third of our posts. And it's getting worse", Kurt Gessler in Medium"The Facebook a...
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Facebook, Corporate Bad Actor
Here is a story about an on-going lawsuit by a group of advertisers against Facebook. It all seems fairly technical and distant from most of our concerns. But it's actually something that has had a huge impact on the evolution of the news publishing industry over the last few years, and something that seems to have been based in large measure on Facebook's fraud. In other things I (or others) have written about the publishing industry, you've probably heard about the so-called "pivot to video....
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A group of marketers is suing Facebook alleging ad fraud, after digging through 80,000 pages of internal documents
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Here's what you need to do the next time you hardly hit the feathers slaving away at a bleak future: after final submission don't go straight crashing into bed, go drink a harmless cocktail and WATCH AVATAR 3D AGAIN. I promise you won't need the 3D glasses; you won't even need much imagination. That, or spend £6.50 for a very deep yet somehow unsatisfying post-deadline sleep in a huge dark room full of strangers.
love the sweater. the boots, the sweater, and bag are to die for and complete the look without making it look like too much.
Every single time I look at one of you posts, I'm always reminded of how perfect your photos are. Lately I've actually found myself wondering, while browsing though my photos for my blog, "do these have that Shini-quality?" I realize that might sound a little freaky, but it's nothing stalker-like at all, just plain ol' admiration. Who does your photos, and does (s)he have a blog? And does (s)he do the post production, or do you do it yourself?
I love these pictures ! These are so amazing. Your outfit is perfect.
I really love the leg warmers, btw. The colors and lighting of these photos are crisp and pale, winter-perfect!
I love how you've matched your nail color to your blouse, and the combo of seafoam and light grey is gorgeous.
I'm reeaaally flattered, because I don't think my photos are the definition of great photography, they're just clear and easy on the eyes! So thank you so so much.
Susan took these photos, she doesn't have a blog but she's defo thinking of one – and of course on opening one I'll be linking to it furiously ;) and I do the post-production!
£6.50? I don't even live in london and it's £9.90! Still, that is a marvelous suggestion, and think I might be doing that tomorrow evening. Solo cinema going can be so soothing… As is you outfit. I love love love the first photo.. its the tonality or something.
i love love the sweater. congrats on being done w/ the final project!
Peeerdy!! Not only the outfit – the photos as well. That cardi looks great!
did u get a subtle hair cut? ANYWHO, i can really use that coat… its FREEZING where i am. fashionable & effective.
Haha, I'm sorry you had to pay for an unsatisfying nap. I hope you've gotten some better rest since then! I love the colors of the photos. And that little wire bird! Too cute.
The future is not bleak, it's neon bright!
That bird is just sooo prettyyy! I love your chunky knitwear, too!
You look great as always! Loving the jacket.
i love the color combination and the socks over the shoes.
it's sophisticated and looks incredibly comfy.
i really like the jacket. and your photos are always so good!
the little birdie is so cute too!
I adore the long knit coat and the Loeffler Randall boots, but especially how you paired them together. It's definitely not something a lot of people can pull off and did it very well. Your style is always so unique and inspirational.
That sweater coat looks so warm.
I know what you mean about falling asleep in public places like that, after uni, some days I fall asleep on the bus…I can't help it! Love this outfit, you look nice and cosy!
That sweater is the most montrously beautiful knit I have ever seen.
Ahh did you now, was it ASW (the one in the middle of a huge field :P) or the one near loads of flats? I did go to the American School since I was very little, I guess thats the reason for the English. I guess it's also the reason for no Polish hehee. Oh my, Munich is a dream city for me.
is it bad that i want to hug you?
I love that outfit especially the long grey wooly "coatigan". It reminds me my boyfriend's U-NI-TY one, so cosy, so warm, so perfect for today (it's freezing here in Paris).
I love the colours – i love a soft grey & soft pink ensemble! that zara fringe bag is one of my biggest regrets!
That huge crochet coat is insane! In a good way, of course!
Where did you find that little wire birdie?
this is orgeous! love your cardigan. The colours in the photos look so pretty!
I love that cardigan and boots!
I love your cardigan!! And the pictures are so perfect!! Good work!
i think i'm the tenth person saying this but I'll say it again.
Ah, wicked sweater and socks. God knows we need that kind of clothing in this weather!
FANtastic outfit! I love your blog, Its so diverse, I especially love your little tutorials on making a shawl and such.
I love that cocktail/avatar idea, and I will have to get on that asap! I also love that jacket-wooly coat you are wearing. Great texture.
OMG those greys, these photos are very near perfect. Like really.
FYI I have totally just added you on twitter.
Just discovered your amazing blog. Love the pictures!
I'm following you, follow me too?
I took the IB! Gosh I remember my senior year, you're close to exams aren't you, good luck with all the studying!!
Khabirpour did you say :D? Nabil or Aziz or Neysan? Hhaaaa oh my this is indeed a tiny world! I went to school with Nabil!
Hey Shini, I don't usually comment, but I am curious…. and this is slightly off the topic of this post, but… did you end up going to the Angels Retro sale??
The texture in that sweater is to die for.
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the birdie photo is so cute :) that coat looks like it could really help me out here. heater fan and hot water bottle just aren't cutting it right now.
the way you photographed the texture on this coat is just mind-blowing. I'm home with a fierce cold and now I think I'll just look around for any sheepskin blankets I may have lying around to try and replicate how cozy you look haha.