Wheel Love, a local skate shop collaborated with Full Circle to create a truly unique photo opportunity for the Reebok ZigTech media launch event. Confined to a makeshift dark room, Full Circle's Sanjitpaal Singh and Ravinder Kaur, alongside with Wheel Love's Khoo Wei Yeng, Lynda Chean and Chee Su Keats worked together to produce the images below.
An awesome phenomenon known as light graffiti or light painting, one uses a torch light to 'draw' words or symbols, which eventually appears on the image.
During this event, the media were given the opportunity to express their creativity, to produce their very best 'zig' through light graffiti. The best zig of the night picked up a brand new pair of Reebok ZigTech shoes. The images were also printed on the spot as souvenirs for the participants.
Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company recently launched their new drug, Pristiq 50mg at the Spread, Gardens Mid Valley Mega Mall on the 16th July 2010. The event took place from 7pm to 10pm.
The house was full, with participants from various professional backgrounds making enquiries in regards to the drug and its use. This event was covered by two of Full Circle's photographers, Greg and Sanjit.


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Queensboro Hill
Ritz Theatre
Northern Boulevard and 154th Street,
Architects: A.E. Richardson
Previous Names: Murray Hill Theatre
UA Quartet
Town Theatre
Century's Prospect Theatre
RKO Keith's Theatre
Victory Theater
The Murray Hill Theatre was opened in May 1910. It served Flushing's Murray Hill district, which includes the Broadway station of the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington line. It was later renamed Ritz Theatre. The small cinema fell victim to the post-war recession and became an auto repair garage until 1923, when the owner of the Janice Theatre in downtown Flushing took over and converted it back into a cinema.
The latest movies opened at the Janice Theatre and then moved to the Ritz Theatre for a brief run. The Ritz Theatre closed permanently in 1927 due to fierce competition from the larger and more luxurious Roosevelt Theatre, which opened only seven blocks away in 1926.
Contributed by Warren G. Harris
jflundy on August 20, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Warren G. Harris has provided this link to the Queens Chronicle for August 20, 2009, featuring an article about and photo of the Ritz Theatre:
View link
Ziggy on August 20, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Please thank Warren for providing this post. I'm glad he'll still be contributing links for us, even though he won't be on the board any more.
bobster1985 on August 6, 2013 at 8:38 am
It seems that the Ritz Theatre was called the Murray Hill Theatre in 1915. I found a clipping in the Flushing Daily Times on October 9, 1915 which I just posted in the photos section.

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text:
require 'rails_helper'
require 'webmock'
require 'webmock/rspec'
require_relative '../support/vcr_setup'

RSpec.describe QuotesApiWrapper do
  subject do
    QuotesApiWrapper.new
  end

  let!(:today) { Date.today }

  before do
    allow(Date).to receive(:today).and_return(Date
      .strptime('2017-05-23', '%Y-%m-%d'))
  end

  describe '#url' do

    context 'given an invalid currency code' do
      it 'returns nil when empty' do
        expect(subject.url('')).to be_nil
      end
    end

    context 'given a valid currency code' do
      it 'returns url' do
        expect(subject.url(:AUD)).to eq('https://sdw-wsrest.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/EXR/D.AUD.EUR.SP00.A?startPeriod=2017-05-15&endPeriod=2017-05-23')
        expect(subject.url(:BRL)).to eq('https://sdw-wsrest.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/EXR/D.BRL.EUR.SP00.A?startPeriod=2017-05-15&endPeriod=2017-05-23')
        expect(subject.url(:USD)).to eq('https://sdw-wsrest.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/EXR/D.USD.EUR.SP00.A?startPeriod=2017-05-15&endPeriod=2017-05-23')
      end
    end
  end

  describe '#get_rates' do
    context 'given an invalid currency_code' do
      it 'returns nil' do
        expect(subject.get_rates(nil)).to be_nil
        expect(subject.get_rates('')).to be_nil
      end
    end

    context 'got invalid response' do
      before { VCR.turn_off! }
      after { VCR.turn_on! }
      it 'returns nil' do
        stub_request(:get, 'http://sdw-wsrest.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/EXR/D.BRL.EUR.SP00.A?endPeriod=2017-05-23&startPeriod=2017-05-15')
          .to_return(status: 404)
        expect(subject.get_rates(:BRL)).to be_nil
      end
    end

    context 'given a valid url and got sucess response' do
      it 'returns correct json' do
        json_hash = YAML.load_file('spec/support/json_hash.yml')

        VCR.use_cassette('brl_quotations') do
          returned_hash = subject.get_rates(:BRL)
          expect(returned_hash).to eq json_hash
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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Many options Intentionally create a closed system, which can be tedious to maneuver away from as soon as you begin. However, with a platform called Ecwid, you no longer have to worry about this. In fact, the entire goal of the business, which started in 2009, is to quickly and quickly create an online store system on your present websites.
That increased my Attention, because I understand the struggles that come along with trying to migrate websites, especially when it comes to ecommerce. So, I needed to put together a comprehensive review of the Ecwid system to see if it's worth the time.
It is quite Remarkable what Ecwid has achieved since 2009, with over 1 million merchants getting signed up. What's even more cool is that the Ecwid retailers span over 175 distinct countries, showing that this isn't only a platform for people in the US or Europe. Even companies in developing nations have a opportunity to get an internet store heading, and you do not even have to squander your prior website in case you have one.
The usership Continues to grow, especially considering Ecwid is now PCI DSS Level 1 accredited. If you're not sure what this is, it is pretty much the gold standard for security in the ecommerce world. You can rest easy knowing you and your clients' information is safe and protected.
Along with The total merchant count, over 20,000 active users are using the Ecwid Shopping Cart for WordPress. The gap between that 20,000 and also the 1 million is the simple fact that you don't need a WordPress site to implement Ecwid. So, the 20,000 simply refers to WordPress users using the plugin.
Ecwid is a hosted Solution for building an internet shop. Unlike competing products like Shopify, Bigcommerce and Volusion, which allow you to build a fresh website with e-commerce performance, Ecwid is geared more towards people who already have a website and simply want to add an online store to it.
Much like other E-commerce platforms, Ecwid lets you install'catalogs' of products, and include photographs, pricing, weight etc. . each. You are able to define shipping prices, accept credit card payments etc — all of the crucial stuff that you would expect to be able to perform using an e-commerce solution.
However it differs Apart from competing products like Shopify, Volusion, Squarespace and Bigcommerce since it is not actually designed to let you create a fully-featured, standalone e-commerce website; rather, it's designed to allow you add an online store to an existing online existence.
The Product operates by providing you a widget which gets placed on other sites — hence the name Ecwid: it's short for'E-commerce Widget'. You receive a few lines of HTML code (the widget) to add into an present website or societal media profile, and your store is displayed wherever you have inserted this code.
Ecwid makes Strides in the market by catering to companies that don't want to start a brand new website. The main attribute is that you can choose your old site and immediately integrate the Ecwid system inside a few minutes.
You can also Mirror the system on several other sites if you plan on selling elsewhere on the web. Manage all of these websites from 1 place instead of switching between multiple dashboards.
Another nice Feature is the syncing between multiple devices. Sell on-the-go with your smartphone. This means you could go to a tradeshow to generate a number of sales and each one these sales are represented on the back part of your site.
The system is Also designed to integrate nicely with social networks, so that you may sell your items on Facebook if desired. One part of Ecwid we especially enjoy is the shipping facet. With real-time shipping integrations you constantly know what's happening with your requests and where they're being sent to.
Thanks Into Ecwid's point-of-sale (POS) functionality, you can use your Ecwid store to market not just online but in bodily locations too — in stores, market stalls, in concerts and so on.
With Ecwid's POS Functionality, regardless of whether a customer buys a product in store, online, on their phone or through Facebook, everything remains in sync – i.e., the merchant's catalog, inventory and client / trade info.
There is a couple of methods you can use this attribute: the easiest is probably to use'Paypal Here.' This involves downloading the Ecwid iOS app from the Apple's App shop, connecting it to the Paypal Here service, and then taking payments utilizing a mobile card reader (pictured above).
If you are located outside That the US / UK, or need to work with another mobile device kind, the fantastic thing is that Ecwid also works together with the Vend, Clover, NCR Silver and Square POS systems. These all facilitate using a larger range of hardware in a physical retail location (full-sized card readers, receipt printers, cash drawers pill stands etc.) and are usable in more countries.
Although you can avail Of this Paypal Here POS option on most of paid-for plans, you'll need to be to the most expensive'Unlimited' plan if you would like to avail of a Vend, Clover, NCR Silver or Square admin.
Ecwid Storefronts are responsive, meaning that they will display properly across devices — desktop, tablet and mobile. In a age where smartphone internet surfing is eclipsing desktop surfing, this is vital.
Granted, it is a fairly Standard plan, where features such as discount vouchers and support aren't available, and it merely allows you to sell up to ten products in 2 classes — but this may actually be sufficient for some customers, and using it's a good way to try the system out.
However, A key point to note about the free program is the fact that it is not great from an SEO point of view — you have to be on a paid plan to make certain your product pages speak to search engines correctly (more on SEO below).
Ecwid is ahead of the Pack because its storefronts can be automatically translated into nearly 50 distinct languages — clients can see your store in their own language, without you having to worry about producing alternate versions of it. Ecwid provides this functionality by detecting visitors' language automatically according to their browser settings / IP address.
Competing products such as Shopify And Bigcommerce are nevertheless to supply this sort of functionality — they force you to rely on third party apps, the production of numerous shops or Google Translate to supply different language versions of your shop, which can be less than perfect. Therefore a definite win for Ecwid here.
Search engine Optimisation (SEO) in Ecwid is a fairly straightforward affair. You are able to edit the title of your webpage and its meta description; the relevant fields are pre-populated for you automatically, however you can tweak them to match your SEO objectives.
As far as I could tell But you can't manually change the URL of a product — you need to make do with the one that Ecwid generates for you. This is not ideal because keywords in URLs are used by some search engines to categorise content during indexing.
1 area where Ecwid doesn't perform quite so Well on the search engine optimization front entails AMP — accelerated mobile pages. As its name implies, AMP pages load faster on mobile devices. This encourages people to stay longer on your webpage, thus increasing'live time' –something that's considered by many search engine optimization experts consider to be rewarded with Google with preferential treatment in search results. Furthermore, Google sometimes highlights AMP pages in carousels in search results, providing AMP articles an extra little boost.
The Export option permits you to export product data, orders and customers (in CSV format) and means that should you feel the need to migrate your store to a different e-commerce platform, then you shouldn't have any major difficulties doing so.
WordPress doesn't Supplied any e-commerce functionality out of the box, so anyone wishing to sell on the platform will require a third-party solution like Ecwid. There is an Ecwid plugin available, therefore adding an Ecwid store to your WordPress site is very simple — you can get up and running with a couple clicks.
Squarespace comes with Increasingly excellent e-commerce features, but the number of payment gateway options is very limited — you have to use Stripe or Paypal. (And with Stripe only functions if you are selling products from certain countries). The other principal issue with the built-in Squarespace marketing software is they don't facilitate dropshipping, and full export of merchandise isn't currently possible.
Integrating Ecwid with Squarespace permits you to bypass these limitations, and adding it to some Squarespace site is very simple: it is a simple matter of including a code block to a page and pasting some HTML into it.
As With Squarespace, there's currently no dropshipping choice for Wix users, so again Ecwid can offer a good workaround. A dedicated app is provided by Ecwid to enable you integrate the product onto a Wix store easily.
Ecwid provides a pretty Limited number integrations with other well-known apps. Integrations do exist with key services Mailchimp, Xero and Freshbooks; but to be honest the assortment of integrations could be more extensive — competing products like Shopify provide a much wider assortment of apps. Notable omissions from the Ecwid store include Quickbooks and Zendesk, for example (that said, a Quickbooks integration is coming soon).
Ecwid's Interface is pretty easy to use. Like many similar online store builders, you get a vertical menu on the left which allows you to access key performance, and the area on the right is used to edit or display related products, website reports and content.
As with any e-commerce tool, you will have to Spend a fair amount of time getting your head around creating catalogues and product variations, establishing shipping prices etc…but there isn't anything here that should represent too much of a learning curve.
If You are stuck nonetheless, you could always get in touch with Ecwid's support team — more on that later — or, if you're on a'Business' or'Unlimited', you can make the most of the included customization service (you get 2 hours and 12 hours customization time from Ecwidon these programs ).
I am not a Attorney, so please note that the below observations should not be interpreted as legal information, but I am going to do my very best to spell out some of the key GDPR problems facing Ecwid users under.
With the introduction of The EU's new GDPR legislation, there are many legal measures that site owners now should take to ensure they are adequately protecting EU customers' and visitors' privacy. There are severe financial penalties for not doing so (to the point where it is typically a great idea to consult a lawyer on what to do); and even when your company is not based in the EU, you still will need to obey the regulations where any site visits in the EU are worried.
There does not seem to be Whatever stops you fulfilling the first three requirements easily enough with Ecwid, although you will need to spend time and possibly money creating adequate notices and crafting data capture forms so that they are GDPR compliant.
So for example, if you Use a Facebook Ads cookie in conjunction with your Ecwid store, you'll be breaking GDPR laws unless you have a banner in place which does all of the above.
Nowout of the box at Least there isn't a way to deal with the cookie approval issue with Ecwid. Nor is there a decent app available from the Ecwid app store (the only option on this front I can locate, the'EU cookie banner', does not seem to supply the essential performance — even though costing $1.99 a month to use).
It Appears to me that the only alternative available to Ecwid users would be to use a specialist product like CookiePro, which does supply all the necessary performance to generate cookie approval fully GDPR compliant. Despite being a powerful product nonetheless, Cookiepro does need quite a lot of configuration and you'll want to set quite a great deal of time apart to set this up.
I really like The simple fact that you're able to run a website without paying for anything. This makes the setup process that much easier, since you simply need to punch in your email and make a password to go right to the backend interface.
The machine has Wizards for every platform that you would like to place your store on. If you have a WordPress site, simply walk through three steps to get up and running. You could even click on choices like Facebook and Joomla, based on where you want to sell.
The backend Design is perfect, because it walks you through each site creation and integration measure with a few fine text and photos. As soon as you obtain your shop implemented on a site or social page it looks fairly sleek.
The design Depends somewhat on the subject you have on your site, but as you can see below, it shows photos well and appears clean and easy to navigate. I especially enjoy the Shopping Bag area, which can be outstanding and easy to locate for customers when they wish to checkout.
The final Design item which makes sense to mention is the vocabulary instrument. Since running an online store generally requires one to reach out to individuals from throughout the world, you are bound to stumble upon a few clients who'd love to read product pages and other content in their native tongue. Ecwid supports 45 languages, so when a user would like to translate from English to Spanish, that is no problem in any respect.
Some of the programs Can help you out with rating and reviews, rewards programs, automated advertising tools, analytics, customized design topics and much more.
Ecwid is a Third-party remedy to your present site, so you'd normally need to employ additional SEO and advertising tools to really get out the word. Nevertheless, Ecwid supplies quality SEO features to help merchants increase their visibility in Google searches.
Moreover, Google now indexes AJAX websites, therefore all Ecwid shops are indexed by Google without any extra effort. It gets better with WordPress websites, as you gain access to additional search engine optimization plugins as well as the default search engine functionality on the dashboard.
The Ecwid Inventory system is as simple as they come, because it doesn't seem to incorporate any of the unnecessary bells and whistles you may find on other ecommerce platforms.
Each measure is Concise and clear, so that you may just go in there and type in a product name, price and picture then save the merchandise for afterwards. Of course you could always open up the Powerful Options, however they different these for when you're all set to get started ramping up your store.
As an example of the inventory Rich management toolset, you obtain access to things like out of stock product tracking, mobile device inventory management, barcode scanning and much more.
Ecwid provides A Chat With Earnings attribute which is always one of my favourite ways to converse with companies. Only send them a query and you are able to work on something else until they respond.
It is not always Easy to find an ecommerce platform that doesn't charge transaction fees, but that is exactly what you get with Ecwid. They never control any sort of trade fee with any of the programs they provide, making it desirable for any store that is hoping to keep costs down and also to improve margins.
Remember that Ecwid isn't a payment processor, so you've got to setup something like PayPal or Stripe to process all the transactions that come through your website. It is pretty easy to implement one of these systems, since Ecwid incorporates with over 40 international payment choices. However, each one of those processors have their own trade fees so that you have to prepare for these.
Ecwid comes With four plans, one of which is completely free. They promote the free plan like crazy, and mention that many other platforms drag you into a free trial, where you will finally need to pay.
The Free plan Allows you to sell 10 products, whereas the Venture plan ups that depend to 100 goods and you get items like an iPhone management program. The Business plan goes up to 2500 merchandise for a wonderful price and you also get live chat support. Priority support comes alongside the Unlimited program and you might also market an unlimited number of merchandise.
Ecwid is one of The cheapest solutions on the market. You may see that it is actually more affordable than many of the other programs we have reviewed in the past, so if you're looking for value, this could be the right plugin for you.


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White & Case Ranked Number One Global Law Firm by Law360
White & Case was ranked the top global law firm by legal publication Law360 in its annual "Global 20" list of law firms with the greatest global reach and expertise. According to Law360's profile, "White & Case long ago forged a reputation as a globe-trotting firm expanding overseas while attracting top international talent."
Chairman Hugh Verrier was quoted as saying, "Where others are saying 'We might want to visit,' we're already building."
The Firm is continuing to expand, said Law360, and quoted Verrier as setting the Firm's sights on Jakarta, Indonesia, where the Firm hopes to affiliate with an Indonesian law firm as an inroad. "At the same time, the strategy isn't just about location, location, location," Law360 quoted Verrier as saying. "It also involves a global culture among attorneys—one that spans time zones and even pay grades."
In concluding its profile, Law360 noted that "For White & Case, a firm with a wealth of global talent, the next year promises another wave of prominent international work—and perhaps a few new offices." It quoted Verrier as saying, "To me, having the finest firm in Russia or Turkey or France is a laudable and unique goal, but it's not enough when the global economy requires skills that transcend any international boundary. That itself is its own journey, and that's the stage of our journey now."
The profile also featured comments from partners Mark Gidley, Carolyn Lamm and Peter Finlay.
Hugh Verrier
J. Mark Gidley
Carolyn Lamm
Project Development and Finance


RITA Ora and Liam Payne sent temperatures soaring as they performed their duet, For You, at an awards show in Germany tonight.
The pop stars looked cosy as they got up close on the stage at the Echo Awards in Berlin.
Rita looked stunning in a white and silver sparkly crop top that showed off her impressive cleavage as she performed with Liam.
The former One Direction star is fresh from his 'make or break' holiday to Maldives with Cheryl and their baby Bear.
Rita teamed her top with a revealing skirt which had an extremely high split that revealed her thigh.
The pair looked like they had plenty of stage chemistry as they gazed at each other.
Liam put a friendly arm around her as the pair embraced after their track For You.
Their cosy performance was a far cry from their show at the Brit Awards this year, where they kept their distance on the stage, with Cheryl watching in the audience.
Meanwhile, all eyes were on Rita as she led the glam in a plunging green gown during arrivals for the plush awards ceremony.
The Hot Right Now singer was the envy of the red carpet as she flashed her legs.
Rita looked incredible as she showed off plenty of thigh in her revealing dress.
The floaty number featured ruffled sleeves that added plenty of drama to her look.
She wore a diamonte studded belt that nipped her in at the waist.
Rita swept her hair up in a high ponytail with curls cascading down her neck.


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TV academy's first black chair to step down after 2 years
Entertainment Latest Stories
By Editor October 10, 2018
The TV academy's first African-American chairman is stepping down after two years.
Hayma Washington told Variety he decided against seeking a second two-year term so he could focus on his work as a producer and promote diversity.
Washington also has served as chief executive officer of the academy, which administers the Emmy Awards.
An academy spokesman said Tuesday that Washington's replacement will be chosen at upcoming elections for new officers and governors.
Washington was elected in November 2016. He succeeded Bruce Rosenblum, who held the post for five years.
Under Washington, the academy reached a new eight-year contract with the four major networks that air the Emmys in rotation. Viewership hit a record low with last month's ceremony.
Washington won seven Emmys as an executive producer of "The Amazing Race."
From Catholicism to Camp: New Met Gala theme revealed
Lawyer: Police haven't interviewed passenger about shooting
Poignant win for Klassical Dream's owner at Cheltenham
Gretzky: NHL players in Olympics 'much better for everyone'
Editor September 13, 2018
Syrian official says S-300 defenses will give Israel pause


Digital Insurance World 2016 will be a one day Conference on 18 Oct 2016.
The scene of the Conference will be Business Design Centre which is one of the wonderful location for such a critical event.
It will be a trend-setting Conference, notable as one of the most innovative meetings within the Insurance, Insurance Industry, Insurance Technology, Insurance Systems and Digital Insurance aspects.
Post"s Digital Insurance World Conference is once Conference.
Incisive Events is the PCO of Digital Insurance World 2016, Post"s Digital Insurance World Conference.


On January 18th, CompTIA will host a webinar to discuss drones and their ability to deliver services more rapidly and more efficiently to residents.
Horizon 2020 Transport Info Day The info day will take place in the morning of 13 December 2017 in Brussels.
This year's Annual Polis Conference "Transport innovation for sustainable cities and regions" takes place on 6-7 December 2017 in Brussels.


A little more than thirty years ago Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it "the perfect yarn." From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013.
Mark Greaney has a degree in international relations and political science. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Tom Clancy Support and Defend, Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect, Tom Clancy Commander in Chief, and Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance. With Tom Clancy he coauthored Locked On, Threat Vector, and Command Authority. He has written six books in his own Gray Man series: Gunmetal Gray, Back Blast, Dead Eye, Ballistic, On Target, and The Gray Man. In his research for these novels, he traveled to fifteen countries, and trained alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close-range combat tactics.


Halloween is never complete without so foo ol' trick or treat! Make this spookily fun tradition a little more epic with this fun Prank Halloween Doorbell. Let this creepy doorbell fella take your visitors by surprise with a little spook as they press on your doorbells!
This epic doorbell will surely give kids and adults one hell of a good time! Get it just in time for Halloween!
Halloween is a fun holiday, and this wierd little device makes it even more so. The "tongue" that drops down doesnt hurt your finger.
Fabulous! Kids will love it!
This is a cute but very loud doorbell.
After I put the batteries in to this doorbell, my daughter was ringing the doorbell, she was so happy,this doorbell is very funny.
Exactly as described. Good sound. Good quality. I placed this doorbell at the bottom of my front porch stairs. I blocked off the steep stairwell to keep kids from getting hurt . I put a 4" pcv pipe along the railing and when the kids rang the doorbell I put candy in the pvc pipe and it landed in a bucket at the bottom of stairs.
cannot wait for Halloween! This is a great door bell!! I definitely love it and recommend you to buy and play with it. the only concern now is, should I put it outside for Halloween? no doubt those kids will keep playing with it.... probably too annoying for me. ha, we will c.
I hope the kids have fun with this. Thanks!
This is really cool. All the tricker treaters will love it too.
Very spooky., loud sound great prop.. would highly recommend..
Absolutely funny! It is exactly as the description says. Quick shipping, great package. Highly recommended!
This is a really fun doorbell for Halloween! I literally could not wait until someone came to the door to ring it!! Love this!!
Very fun addition to our halloween decorations.
Love it. Very cool. Can't wait till next Halloween.


"We're somewhat obsessed with each other" the groom told me. It shows in how Matthew looks at Crystal, and how she did not stop laughing all day, snuggling in his arms. Her soft silk gown whispered in the tiny bits of breeze we felt that crazy hot day and she loved showing off her sparkly blue shoes. Their day finished atop the Juno Tower at Statacona, with a rockin dance and killer cupcakes.


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Beyonce's Party Video: The Fashion Scoop
With all its bold, loud, colorful scenes, Beyoncé's "Party" video is a fashion fest, bringing together some of the industry's most fun brands and personalities for one heck of a jam.
March 30, 2011 March 30, 2011 Sueann Tannis
Beyonce Brand Joins Twitter
Beyoncé has never tweeted a day in her life. But her fragrance has got the ball rolling.
The singer's brand, Beyoncé Parfums, launched its Twitter account Monday.
February 14, 2011 February 14, 2011 Sueann Tannis
Beyonce Attends Grammys, Skips Red Carpet
Was Beyoncé at the Grammys?
It seemed to be the question on everyone's minds after the red carpet closed and the show began; all the while, not a single sighting of Bey.
Known for heating up the red carpet with iconic style, it turns out Beyoncé was, in fact, present and accounted for.
January 28, 2011 January 28, 2011 Sueann Tannis
Gwen Stefani on Set with L'Oreal!
About two weeks ago, L'Oréal Paris announced that Gwen Stefani would join its spokesperson lineup.
It looks like the "No Doubt" singer has wasted no time fitting into her new role.


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Олег Александрович Берестецкий (14.02.1943 — 19.01.1986) — советский учёный в области почвенной микробиологии, член-корреспондент ВАСХНИЛ (1983).

Биография
Родился в с. Карасиха Белогорского района Хмельницкой области. Окончил Житомирский СХИ (1964, с отличием, некоторое время работал там же младшим научным сотрудником) и аспирантуру Украинского НИИ садоводства (1966—1969).

В 1969—1971 младший научный сотрудник Института микробиологии и вирусологии АН УССР. В 1971—1974 заместитель директора по научной работе Украинского НИИ с.-х. микробиологии.

С 1974 директор ВНИИ с.-х. микробиологии (1974—1986). В момент назначения — самый молодой директор академического НИИ.

Доктор биологических наук (1982), профессор (1982), член-корреспондент ВАСХНИЛ (1983).

Руководил исследованиями по использованию биологических факторов в условиях интенсивного
Под его руководством и при непосредственном участии создана коллекция клубеньковых бактерий, которая вошла в мировой каталог Rhizobium и обеспечивает выпуск препаратов клубеньковых бактерий; создан новый высокоэффективный препарат клубеньковых бактерий — ризоторфин.

Получил более 20 авторских свидетельств на изобретения.

Похоронен на Казанском кладбище в Пушкине.

Источники
 Берестецкий Олег Александрович, Биографическая энциклопедия РАСХН, ВАСХНИЛ

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Nathan Adrian tops 100 free prelim field at Arena GP in Mesa
Bremerton's Olympic champion Nathan Adrian was the top qualifier in the 100-yard freestyle Thursday morning at the...
Nathan Adrian tops 100 free prelim field at Arena GP in Mesa Bremerton's Olympic champion Nathan Adrian was the top qualifier in the 100-yard freestyle Thursday morning at the... Check out this story on kitsapsun.com: http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/sports/blogs/the-blog-stroke/2013/04/11/nathan-adrian-tops-100-free-field-at-arena-gp-in-mesa/94379224/
Kitsap Published 11:35 a.m. PT April 11, 2013
Bremerton's Olympic champion Nathan Adrian was the top qualifier in the 100-yard freestyle Thursday morning at the Arena Grand Prix meet in Mesa, Ariz.
Adrian finished with a time of 49.68 seconds. Ricky Berens of Longhorns Aquatics, and Olympic teammate, was second in 50.09 while Darian Townsend of Tucson Ford rounded out the top three spots (50.25.
Also making tonight's finals were the recently-married Matt Grevers (he and Annie Chandler were married in San Antonio last weekend) and Adrian's Cal teammate Anthony Ervin.
The finals are at 5 p.m. and can be viewed live here.
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Kelly+Partners has been recognised as a Winner of Employer of Choice in The Australian Business Awards 2021.
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Home inFocus Offshore floating turbines offer a compelling means of harnessing the massive resources...
Offshore floating turbines offer a compelling means of harnessing the massive resources available in deeper waters
Offshore floating wind turbines offer a compelling means of harnessing the massive resources available in deeper waters, but you must understand the physics that underlie their behavior.
Matthew A. Lackner, Ph.D.
Most utility-scale wind turbines look the same: three blades, tapering in spanwise chord and twist from root to tip, rotor located upwind relative to the nacelle. This apparent convergence of designed form implies a thorough understanding of the aerodynamically-derived forces acting on a wind turbine. In reality, wind turbine aerodynamics are exceptionally complex. These complexities are further compounded when wind turbines are placed offshore as part of an integrated floating system.
The long-term survivability of floating platforms has been demonstrated by their continued use in the oil and gas industries. Drawing from this precedent, the three dominant offshore floating wind turbine concepts to arise out of the wind industry are the spar-buoy, the tension leg platform (TLP), and the barge. Each platform type possesses inherent positive and negative attributes that play a significant role in floating wind turbine design and siting.
Despite the significant potential benefits of offshore floating wind turbines (OFWTs)—access to better wind resource and increased placement flexibility—there remain significant engineering challenges. Of particular interest is the impact of platform motions on rotor aerodynamics. Some critical questions that must be answered include: What do the additional dynamics of these systems, and the resulting changes in the flow velocity seen by the rotor, mean from an aerodynamic perspective? How will wind turbine performance differ compared to a conventional offshore turbine of similar size? Will platform-motion-induced loading require changes in blade and rotor design? University of Massachusetts researchers at the Wind Energy Center have set out to investigate the aerodynamics of offshore floating wind turbines and answer these important questions.
Thomas Sebastian—whose doctoral thesis spurred this work—and I characterized the unique operating conditions that make aerodynamic analysis of OFWTs a challenge via reduced frequency analysis of the NREL 5MW turbine. Platform modes and turbine operating conditions that may result in unsteady flow were identified via a series of aero-elastic simulations and reduced frequency analysis. Additionally, operating conditions that may result in a breakdown of the momentum balance equations were identified for the various platform configurations. This study demonstrated that OFWTs are subjected to significant aerodynamic unsteadiness compared to fixed-bottom offshore turbines, and indicated a need for higher-fidelity aerodynamic analysis approaches.
Momentum balance approaches are conceptually simple, but rely on a number of ad hoc, empirically-derived corrections. Recognizing that the external flow of a wind turbine is nominally inviscid, incompressible, and irrotational permits the use of potential flow methods. These assumptions are global, physically consistent descriptions of the flow rather than experimentally limited extrapolations. Time-marching free vortex wake methods (FVMs), a subset of potential flow, numerically advect the wake lattice, which is composed of Lagrangian markers connected by vortex filaments. This approach has been used for a number of decades, in particular in rotorcraft aerodynamic analysis. Recognizing this, Sebastian and Lackner developed the Wake Induced Dynamics Simulator (WInDS) code, a lifting-line theory (LLT) based FVM developed for OFWTs and validated via comparison to analytical models and experimental data.
WInDS simulations of OFWTs were conducted, using observations from the earlier reduced frequency study to determine which platform modes and operating conditions warranted a closer look. Wake evolution as well as wake-induced loading on the rotor was studied and clearly demonstrated the effect of the platform motions on the wake, which in turn had a significant impact on rotor loading as far as four rotor diameters downstream. Transitions between windmill and quasi-propeller states were also observed. Comparisons to unsteady momentum balance methods indicated that the time lag associated with these approaches is artificially short and that these simple methods may be insufficient for OFWT simulations.
In conclusion, OFWTs offer a compelling technology solution to exploit the massive wind resource available in deeper waters. But to have confidence in the ability of OFWTs to operate reliably and efficiently, it is extremely important to understand the physics that underlie their behavior. In particular, the aerodynamic behavior of these systems is complex, and differs in several important ways from the more easily modeled behavior of fixed bottom and land-based wind turbines. The analysis performed by Sebastian and Lackner quantified how OFWTs aerodynamically differ from fixed bottom turbines, and utilized FVM simulations—of higher fidelity than traditional momentum balance approaches—to investigate the aerodynamic performance of floating wind turbines. The results indicated unique aspects of OFWTs aerodynamics, and future opportunities for improvements in the design and modeling of OFWTs.
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Revolver reveals plans for new cans, a new beer and New Mexico
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Changes are afoot at Revolver Brewing, as the Granbury-based company has a number of new things in the works as it prepares for the coming year.
Perhaps chief among these changes is the move to cans. Blood & Honey, Sidewinder, Full-Tang IPA (now a year-round offering) and the brewery's new Long-Range Pils will be canned, with beers in the new format set to go on sale statewide on February 19.
"These beers will be available in six-pack sleeved boxes at most retail stores that carry craft beer," says Grant Wood, brewmaster at Revolver. "This makes it so much easier to bring your favorite Revolver beers to the river, the poolside, the golf course - all those places where bottles are not welcome."
Speaking of Long-Range Pils, on top of being a new addition to the brewery's portfolio for 2018, that beer represents Revolver's first commercial foray into lagers. Bringing together ingredients from both at home and abroad, Long-Range Pils is a German-style pilsner with a little touch of America that's designed to go the distance with you.
"As a brewer, I am very excited that we have moved into the lager side of the brewing family tree," says Wood. "We're brewing Long-Range Pils with Bohemian Pilsner malt from Germany, along with U.S. Mosaic, Czech Saaz, and German Saphir hops. Bavarian lager yeast brings all the ingredients together. With an alcohol level under 5% by volume and bitterness units in the high 20's, it's a sessionable lager with some depth of flavor to keep it interesting."
Long-Range Pils will debut on draft ahead of the package release to give consumers a taste of what's to come in cans a few weeks later. The first kegs will tap at the brewery this weekend, with draft accounts seeing deliveries beginning January 29.
Wood also shared the news that Revolver is planning to venture outside of Texas for the first time in its history. Come spring, the company will begin shipping beer to New Mexico. All four of the aforementioned core products will be making the trip west, as Revolver looks to introduce its brand of beer to the Land of Enchantment.
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True North Initiative: News Scan 06 27 17
Liberal government waiting for details on Trump's travel ban
The Trudeau government is waiting for more details after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday partially reinstated President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from six mainly Muslim countries. But a spokesman for Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said dual nationals from the affected countries travelling on their Canadian passports would not be subject to the restrictions. (Toronto Sun)
Thousands of illegal immigrants who fled to Canada in fear of Trump are trapped in legal limbo without jobs, permanent homes or schools for their kids
Thousands of people who fled to Canada to escape President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal migrants have become trapped in legal limbo because of an overburdened refugee system, struggling to find work, permanent housing or enrol their children in schools. Refugee claims are taking longer to be completed than at any time in the past five years, according to previously unpublished Immigration and Refugee Board data provided to Reuters. (Daily Mail) (Reuters)
'Before tragedy strikes': Liberals launch centre to prevent homegrown terrorism
The federal government has launched a new centre tasked with preventing the radicalization of Canadian young people. A special adviser will be named in the coming months to oversee the local outreach and research projects funded through the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence. The centre will have dedicated staff, but will be located within the existing Public Safety Canada space. (Yahoo) (CBC)
Canada keeping mum as Iraqi Kurds prepare for independence referendum
As the federal government considers the future of Canada's military mission against Islamic State militants, there are growing concerns about a new battle brewing in Iraq. The feared new conflagration revolves around the question of Kurdish independence, which has been bubbling for years but appears ready to boil over. Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government announced earlier this month that after years of promising a referendum on independence, it would finally hold a vote on Sept. 25. (CTV)
Canada and China sign no-hacking agreement to protect trade secrets
Canada and China have agreed not to engage in state-sponsored hacking of each other's trade secrets and business information. The two countries reached the agreement during a meeting last week that was part of their new high-level national security dialogue. "The two sides agreed that neither country's government would conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors," says a communique from the Prime Minister's Office. The two sides also had "candid" discussions about a possible extradition treaty, said the statement — something China wants, but that Canada has said is a long way off. (Toronto Sun)
U.S. Supreme Court allows partial travel ban to take effect pending appeals in October
The Supreme Court is letting a limited version of U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries take effect, a victory for Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency. The justices will hear full arguments in October in the case, which has stirred heated emotions across the nation. In the meantime, the court said Monday that Trump's ban on visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen can be enforced as long if those visitors lack a "credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States." (CBC)
Pentagon to review contracts with Norsat after Chinese takeover
The U.S. defence department will review all its business dealings with Norsat International Inc. after the Vancouver-based satellite technology company closed a deal that will allow it to be swallowed up by a Chinese telecom giant. The Pentagon's re-evaluation could have serious repercussions for Norsat and its new Chinese owner, Hytera Communications Corp. of Shenzhen, China. Norsat sells communications equipment to branches of the U.S. military and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (Globe and Mail)
White House: Syria could be preparing another chemical weapons attack
The White House has warned there are "potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack" by the Syrian regime and told the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, he would face a "heavy price" if one is carried out. The announcement comes amid rising tensions in Syria between the US-led coalition and Russia, which is backing the Assad regime. (CNN)
Dueling protests remain peaceful Friday night at City Hall (Calgary)
The site was originally given to the Al-Quds rally, a group demanding peace for the oppressed and protesting what they see as the "Zionist occupation" of Palestine. Quds is Arabic for Jerusalem and it's typically held on the last day of Ramadan. A second group which involved members of the Jewish Defense League and the Worldwide Coalition Against Islam or WCAI Canada protested what they called a "hatefest" being allowed to take place on municipal property. (660) (Global)
OTHER STORIES (Domestic and International)
CBC Investigates: 'They were very persistent': CBC finds more cash-for-jobs immigration schemes
After a CBC iTeam investigation revealed that a Saskatchewan business owner was offered cash in exchange for a job offer to a Chinese national, three other people have come forward to report similar experiences. Last week, CBC reported that Barb Reid, owner of a Fabricland in Prince Albert, had been approached by a representative of a Vancouver-based immigration consulting firm.) (CBC)
Legal aid for refugees in B.C. being cut Aug. 1
The Legal Services Society of B.C. will stop paying lawyers to represent refugees as of Aug. 1 because it has run out of money and has not received promised funding from Ottawa to deal with the fallout from a global humanitarian crisis. The non-profit legal aid organization handled 860 refugee contracts in 2016-17, compared to 350 in 2013-14, and it expects to accept around 1,400 of 1,900 applications this year. (National Post)
Refugee health clinic sees surge of uninsured pediatric patients
Mariam Tadesse felt weak and had a dry mouth for a week before staff at a Toronto refugee shelter found out and urged the 12-year-old girl's father to take her to a doctor. The father and daughter, newly arrived for asylum from Eritrea, were hesitant to seek medical help because they were still waiting for their interim health care coverage from the federal government to kick in — a process that can take weeks. By the time Mariam was taken to the Canadian Centre for Refugee & Immigrant Health, a community clinic in Scarborough for people without health care coverage, in early September, she was entering a coma. She suffered a diabetic attack and was immediately taken to a hospital, where she remained in intensive care for four days. (Toronto Star)
Canadian soldier from Etobicoke first female infantry officer to command Queen's Guard
A Canadian soldier from Etobicoke has made history as the first infantry female officer to command the Changing of the Guard ceremony at London's Buckingham Palace. On Monday, Capt. Megan Couto, 24, led her unit, the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, as it participated in the ceremony, which is popular among tourists. "I am extremely honoured to have the privilege of commanding one of the five Queen's Guards here in the United Kingdom," Couto said Monday in a statement. "Celebrating Canada 150 as part of the Queen's Guard is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (Inside Toronto)
Shrapnel wound to the head killed Canadian man while fighting ISIS: autopsy report
Nazzareno Tassone, the Canadian killed while fighting the Islamic State in Syria six months ago was fatally struck in the head by shrapnel, the Ontario coroner's office told his family on Monday. Tassone, 24, was buried in Niagara Falls, Ont. last week but the preliminary autopsy results released to his mother offer a new explanation of his death. (Global)
'It's absolutely going to be chaos,' lawyer says of new U.S. travel ban ruling
Lawyer Mark Doss says he expects more chaos at U.S. airports after the nation's top court gave a temporary green light to President Donald Trump's so-called "travel ban." The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday it will allow a limited version of the ban on travel from six majority-Muslim countries to take effect until the justices can hear full arguments in October (CBC)
Big win for Trump and his travel ban
Donald Trump just got his travel ban. At least, most of it... Although the Supreme Court left parts of the lower-court-ordered suspension of his travel ban intact, and agreed to consider the merits of the case in October, a considerable portion of it can now go into effect. (BBC)
Russia, upping pressure on Telegram app, says it was used to plot bombing
Russia's FSB security service said on Monday that terrorists had used the Telegram messaging app to carry out a deadly suicide bombing on Russian soil, increasing pressure on the app days after the authorities accused it of breaking data laws. Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it would block Telegram soon unless it handed over information needed to put the app on an official government list of information distributors. (Reuters)
Donald Trump and Narendra Modi vow to fight terror together
US President Donald Trump and Indian PM Narendra Modi have met for the first time in Washington DC, vowing to fight terrorism together while issuing a warning to Pakistan. The two leaders, who hugged each other in front of reporters, also praised their countries' warm relations. They discussed increasing trade links and security co-operation. (BBC)
HK handover predictions: Golden geese and democracy 'infections'
In July 1997, more than 150 years of British rule came to an end in Hong Kong with its handover to China, a historic event viewed with a mixture of uncertainty and hope. We asked observers how their predictions turned out 20 years on. Would Hong Kong remain China's 'golden goose'? (BBC)
U.S. travel ban ruling leaves myriad questions unanswered
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to partially reinstate President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban has left the effort to keep some foreigners out of the United States in a murky middle ground, with unanswered questions and possibly more litigation ahead. The justices ruled Monday in an unsigned opinion they would hold a full hearing on the case in October. In the meantime, the administration can bar travellers from six majority-Muslim countries from the U.S. if they don't have a "credible claim of a bona fide relationship" with someone or some entity in the country. (CTV)
EDITORIAL AND OPINION PIECES
Anthony Furey: Trudeau's frivolous take on Obama's call for 'more Canada'
It's been a year since President Obama threw down the gauntlet to Justin Trudeau in his speech to the House of Commons, repeating the slogan that "the world needs more Canada." The Brexit vote was only a few days old. And the RNC convention confirming Donald Trump as the nominee was still to come. But Obama clearly knew the world was changing. The outgoing president used his visit to Ottawa to pass the torch to Trudeau, telling him he would bear great responsibilities after Obama left office, becoming the world's new progressive-in-chief. (Toronto Sun)
Mark Bonokoski: Trump's travel ban gets lift off from U.S. Supreme Court
While it is no doubt bile in the throats of progressives and the blinkered, U.S. President Donald Trump can claim victory with the Supreme Court's decision Monday to allow his travel ban to go ahead. He got elected on protecting Americans from outside threats, and keeping the homeland safe from terrorism's intrusion. Critics considered it flamboyant bluster, until he pulled the pin on it with an executive order. (Toronto Sun)
Toronto Sun: Of course populism on the rise in Canada
Canadian Press reveals the public believes there's a "northern populism" movement growing in Canada. The elites predictably will react with fear and alarm to this story and inevitably try to convince regular Canadians into thinking that's a bad thing. It's what they do every time their agenda is threatened. (Toronto Sun)
New York Times: Canada's Secret to Resisting the West's Populist Wave
As right-wing populism has roiled elections and upended politics across the West, there is one country where populists have largely failed to break through: Canada. The raw ingredients are present. A white ethnic majority that is losing its demographic dominance. A sharp rise in immigration that is changing culture and communities. News media and political personalities who bet big on white backlash. (New York Times)
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Yale University, USA: Using patient-specific neurons
Using patient-specific, iPSC-derived neurons to model neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis
Principal Investigator: David Pitt, M.D.
Institution: Yale University School of Medicine
Disease progression varies greatly among people with MS. The reason for this is unknown, but may be related to genetic differences in the susceptibility of nerve cells to injury. Glutamate is a compound that is normally found in the brain that can cause injury to neurons when it is present in excessive amounts. This team proposes to use neuron stem cells that have been derived from skin cells from individuals with MS to test if there are genetic differences in their neurons' sensitivity to injury from glutamate. Several medications have been developed that modulate glutamate, and these could be potential new therapies for people with MS if it can be determined who may have glutamate sensitivity.
If some people are genetically predisposed to sensitivity to glutamate, this subset of individuals may benefit from therapies that address excessive glutamate to slow or stop disease progression.
Principal Investigator David Pitt
David Pitt, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Marburg, Germany in 1998. Subsequently, he received postdoctoral research training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, where he later completed a neurology residency and served as a chief resident. Dr. Pitt went on to complete a three-year fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology at Washington University in St. Louis. At Yale, he conducts basic and translational research focusing on neurodegenerative aspects of multiple sclerosis. Dr. Pitt is funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (USA) and the NIH and collaborates with several companies on various research projects.


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'Tax the Hell Out of Me,' Says Young Millionaire Google Exec at Prospect of a President Bernie Sanders
Channeling Sanders' call from earlier this month, Michael Sayman said that "sometimes you have to be willing to fight for someone else, fight for someone you don't know."
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"People are dying cuz they don't have healthcare, those are people worth fighting for," Michael Sayman said in an early Monday tweet. (Photo: Facebook)
Michael Sayman—a young millionaire Google executive—openly embraced Monday the prospect of a Bernie Sanders administration that would "tax the hell out of me" as he invoked the campaign's recent rallying cry to "fight for someone you don't know."
"While I live in luxury, most Americans are working harder than I'll ever work in my life, and get paid scraps for it," tweeted 23-year-old Sayman, who works as senior product manager at Google. "It ain't right. Tax me whatever's necessary."
The Twitter thread underscored a key platform of the Sanders campaign: guaranteeing healthcare as a human right.
Being in the top 1% of income, my taxes will go sky-high under a Bernie Sanders administration, but sometimes you have to be willing to fight for someone else, fight for someone you don't know.
People are dying cuz they don't have healthcare, those are people worth fighting for.
— Michael Sayman (@michaelsayman) October 28, 2019
I see a lot of comments thanking me. Please don't.
I didn't earn these tax breaks.
I didn't earn these capital gains.
There is nothing to thank me for. I do not deserve so much of what I have.
Demand what is just, and don't stop till you get it, please. I'll be there with ya.
Less than two weeks ago, Sanders addressed a 33,000-strong campaign rally in Long Island City, Queens and closed out his speech with a series of questions including, "Are you willing to fight for that person who you don't even know as much as you're willing to fight for yourself?"
Those questions became a rallying cry for his supporters, with Twitter users quickly responding over the following hours with affirmations that they were willing to do so.
Among those supporters was Sayman, who tweeted at the time: "I am grateful that I don't have student debt, but I will fight for you. I am grateful that I don't have any health issues and have decent healthcare, but I will fight for you. I am grateful that I don't live in poverty, but I will fight for you."
Sayman's comments regarding taxes are in line with another group of wealthy Amercians'—the Patriotic Millionaires.
In a statement last month, Morris Pearl, a former managing director at Blackrock, Inc., and chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, said, "The wealthiest people in this country haven't been paying their fair share for a long time, and part of that problem is because our tax code only taxes the wealthy based on how much income they choose to take each year."
"The very rich get money not from earning it each year, but from spending wealth that they have already made," said Pearl. "If our tax laws only target one without touching the other, then rich folks like me will continue to find ways to game the system and our inequality crisis will continue to get worse."
A first generation American, Sayman began making money from the first app he created at just 13 years old, is the creator of one of the world's top apps—4 Snaps—and was hired by Facebook at just 18 before moving on to Google.
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Former Fox News Anchor Laurie Dhue Joins TheBlaze
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Laurie Dhue is officially joining Glenn Beck's TheBlaze as an anchor and host. She will continue to host "For the Record," an original documentary series, as well as anchor primetime news updates and breaking news coverage.
Dhue spent eight years at Fox News, where she anchored the weekend edition of "Fox Report" and appeared weekly on "The O'Reilly Factor" and "Geraldo at Large." She has also worked at CNN and MSNBC. In 2011, she publicly revealed her struggle with alcoholism.
"In typical fashion, Glenn continues to go boldly where very few have dared, taking traditional broadcast journalism and turning it on its ear. I relish this rare opportunity to be on the ground floor of an organization that could change the industry as we know it," Dhue said in a statement.
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COVID-19: Series of Fake News Targeting Muslims in UP Exposed by Police, District Admin
Abdul Alim Jafri | 07 Apr 2020
The fake news reports emerged after members of Tablighi Jamaat were evacuated from the Nizamuddin Markaz by Delhi Police following an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among those belonging to the Jamaat.
Lucknow: Following the evacuation of members of the Tablighi Jamaat from the Nizamuddin Markaz by the Delhi Police, a trend has emerged within a certain section of the media of targeting the entire Muslim community for the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been further aggravated by the alleged proliferation of fake news. Several such reports have poured in, few claiming that the quarantined Jamaatis had asked for non-vegetarian food while others have accused them of misbehaving with hospital nurses. Some other media outlets even reported that members of the Tablighi Jamaat had spat on doctors in several districts.
Such reports of alleged misbehaviour with staff at quarantine facilities by Tablighi members have emerged from districts including Saharanpur, Bijnor, Agra, Kanpur, Kushinagar, Rampur, Allahabad and Ghaziabad.
However, in several of the cases, these fake reports were exposed by the district administration after which the media outlets were asked to withdraw their reports.
Meanwhile, in the backdrop of these fake reports, the Uttar Pradesh government has launched a crackdown on misinformation and fake news, and asked its social media cells of all zonal and district police units to keep an eye on social media platforms and news publications.
On April 5, 2020, the Hindi daily Amar Ujala carried a report on the front page alleging that members of Tablighi Jamaat had demanded for non-vegetarian food and defecated in the open inside a hospital where they have been quarantined.
"After Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor, a new case of Jamaatis has also come to light in Saharanpur. When they did not get non-vegetarian food, the Jamaatis here threw away the food and defecated in the open," the report claimed.
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Soon after, the Saharanpur Police used its official Twitter account to reply to the tweet with a statement that the claims of the media outlets were investigated and were found to be "wrong and untrue".The police also advised the newspaper to check before posting any such thing on social media.
JAMAAT'S LINK IN PRAYAGRAJ MURDER CASE FOUND FAKE
That is not the only case. This is the second case in the last 24 hours in the state in which fake charges were made against people from the minority community that were later exposed by the police.
In Prayagraj, an alleged conflict between two families had led to the killing of a person name Lotan Nishad. However, following the news of his alleged killing, a number of TV channels and media persons have reportedly posted on social media claiming this person was killed by a person who had links with Tablighi Jamaat. On Sunday, Prayagraj police came forward through social media to refute these allegations and clarified that neither the victim nor the accused had any links with the Jamaat.
In Firozabad, Zee Media was allegedly caught spreading fake news against the Tablighi Jamaat. The media group was forced to delete its tweet containing the fake news after a strict warning from Firozabad police.
In its tweet, now deleted, Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand had said, "Four Tablighi Jamaati test corona positive in Firozabad, stones pelted at the medical team that came to pick them up."
आपके द्वारा असत्य एवं भ्रामक खबर फैलायी जा रही है जबकि जनपद फिरोजाबाद में न तो किसी मैडीकल टीम एवं न ही एम्बूलेंस गाडी पर किसी तरह का पथराव नहीं किया गया है । आप अपने द्वारा किये गये ट्विट को तत्काल डिलीट करें ।
— Firozabad Police (@firozabadpolice) April 6, 2020
However, Firozabad Police were swift in their response to expose the lies allegedly spread by Zee News. "False and misleading news is being spread by you while neither medical team nor ambulance vehicle has been pelted in any way in Firozabad district. Immediately delete the tweet that you have made," Frirozabad police tweeted from its official Twitter handle.
Following which the media organisation took down the tweet.
In another incident, the Hindi daily Amar Ujala and another local publication had carried out a sensational article alleging that 14 suspected Tablighi Jamaatis who had come from Nizamuddin were arrested from Kushinagar.
Refuting the allegations, Kushinagar Superintendent of Police Vinod Kumar Mishra while interacting with media persons said, "Those who were arrested from Kushinagar were not associated with Tablighi Jamaat. They do not have any link with Nizamuddin Markaz rather they were from neighbouring country Nepal and are daily wagers. Due to lockdown, they were stranded here and are now quarantined."
Another daily Hindusthan reported that 13 people, including eight Indonesian citizens, who were kept in the quarantine of the district hospital of Bijnor, on the suspicion of being infected with the novel coronavirus after participating in the Tablighi Jamaat program, created a ruckus at the hospital and demanded eggs and biryani.
A news channel Sudarshan TV wrote from its Twitter handle that people of Tablighi Jamaat quarantined in the district hospital misbehaved with sanitation workers and abused them.
However, the Bijnor Police have denied these allegations.
Meanwhile, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, a prominent Muslim body, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, accusing a section of the media of spreading hatred against Muslims in the name of last month's Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, seeking directions from the Centre to curb dissemination of 'fake news' and action against those spreading it.
The petition, however, has drawn flak from several groups. Responding to the move, senior Delhi High Court lawyer Farrukh Khan told NewsClick, "Hatred related media reports could have been dealt with as individual cases by filing defamation proceedings and by lodging FIRs. Don't understand why Jamiat wants direction from SC? SC, as usual, would only caution media- if at all it intends to pass any order - however, given the settled judicial position, SC won't pass any blanket ban order against media. Anyways, Jamiat Ulema Hind will gain some media attention by some more 'prime time' debates."
"And remember- any adverse observation by SC would only jeopardise the fate of individual cases which could be filed later under relevant provisions of law. I don't understand why there is so much haste to approach SC these days for any issue given that litigants have alternative remedies available at their disposal. Jamiat using its network could have filed multiple criminal defamation cases against media houses through its members... but wait ... we want an immediate attention of media - against which we portray to fight in accordance with law," Khan added.
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