Elon Musk wanted to escape the control of public investors. Instead, he made a play of himself.
Over 17 volatile days spellbound by two startling and unconventional announcements on Twitter, Musk overturned the trajectory of its electric car company, Tesla ( TSLA ) questioned and raised public concerns about his leadership. Late on Friday, he announced that he would not take Tesla privately by reversing his announcement on August 7 that he was "considering the move" and securing funding for it.
Over the past decade, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has been hailed as one of the industry's most dynamic technology innovators. He has gained loyal followers for his hardworking leadership style and has been trying to disrupt the rocket, automotive and energy industries.
But he has repeatedly raised his eyebrows with his antics. Especially the past year was characterized by erratic behavior. Musk fired nightly tweets, dismissed analysts, vilified a man who helped save boys trapped in a cave in Thailand, and saved with journalists. He vowed to found a website called Pravda to criticize the media.
Recently, in an emotional interview with the New York Times, he spoke of his personal turmoil.
From a business perspective, the past few weeks have been among the best studied in Tesla's history.
Aug. 7 : In the middle of the trading day, Musk says on Twitter that he "was considering" taking Tesla privately at $ 420 a share. "Financing secured," he wrote.
0% higher at $ 380.
A Musk blog post stated that he wants Tesla to be free of stock market bills and short sellers (or investors wagering) against Tesla) that Musk has been thinking about for a long time.
Musk's movement broke with the Wall Street Convention. Businesses typically make big announcements for timely press releases.
Aug. 8 : The Wall Street Journal reports that the regulators of the Securities and Exchange Commission are asking the company about the actual basis for Musk's tweets.
Tesla shares dive and erase some of the gains of the previous day.
August 10 : Two lawsuits are being filed against Tesla and Musk for class action lawsuits in which he and his company are accused of violating federal securities laws.
The lawsuits claim that Musk was trying to artificially boost Tesla's stock price to hurt short sellers with the privatization announcement.
Musky Naughty tweets about "short shorts" on Tesla's merchandise.
13. August : Musk revealed in a blog post that he is referring to talks he had with the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund when he said the funding was "secured" for the company to go private. He says he has "no question" that an agreement can be concluded, but must "get the process moving".
It leaves wide room for interpretation and suggests to some that a privatization agreement was not as developed as Musk initially believed.
Musk also says in a tweet that Goldman Sachs ( GS ) and the investment firm Silver Lake will provide financial advice.
Analysts continue to express concerns. Musk's plan to take Tesla off the exchange could cost around $ 24 billion, one of the largest deals ever made. And Tesla is facing obstacles because of its liquidity bottlenecks, high debt and production problems.
Aug. 14 : Tesla's board announces that he will study Musk's proposal by clarifying that directors have not endorsed the plan.
Aug. 15: The Journal reports that the SEC has summoned Tesla regarding Musk's plans to take the company privately, signaling agencies are conducting a formal investigation.
Executives must not make false public statements that affect the stock price.
The company's stock closes at $ 339.
Aug. 16 : The Journal reports that since last year, an SEC investigation into Tesla is underway. Investigators are reportedly investigating whether the company has misled investors about the Model 3 production problems.
It is possible that the probe shows nothing. But the SEC has the authority to punish Musk or banish him from the C-Suite.
The company's stock drops slightly to $ 335.
Aug. 17 : The stock market responds to a New York Times interview with the CEO published the day before, describing the high personal strain his companies have taken. He admits to work 120 hours a week and rely on Ambien to sleep.
Investors are not sympathetic. Tesla shares fall to $ 306, down about 17% in 10 days.
August 20 : A JP Morgan analyst interrupts his forecast for Tesla's stock price and predicts he will drop to $ 195 by December. The previous prediction was $ 308.
August 22 : A Tesla investor writes an open letter to Musk urging him not to take the company privately. She suggests that Tesla could be worth $ 700 to $ 4,000 a share in five years.
Musk thanks her for the letter.
24. August : In a dramatic reversal, Mosch returns a link to a blog entry at 10 am pm ET announces that he has abandoned plans to take Tesla privately.
Musk admits he has realized it would be harder to take the company privately than he originally thought.
"I knew the process of becoming private would be challenging, but it's clear that it would be more time-consuming and distracting than originally thought," Musk said in the blog post.
In an interview with our public investors, most of them supported the optimization of long-term value added compared to the quarterly result. This was also a factor in the public.
Tesla's shares closed at $ 323, 6% over five days, but less than 15% on Aug. 7, ahead of Musk's latest announcement conclude.
-CNNs Chris Isidore, Jethro Mullen and Matt Egan contributed to this report.


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Peace Leadership & Research Institute (PLRI) is an institution of higher learning affiliated with the Thabyay Education Foundation. Established in 2018 with the aim to cultivate a culture of responsible leadership and evidence-based decision making in the search for peace and national reconciliation in Myanmar, PLRI offers high quality training in conducting social science research to students and fellows from all over the country and equips them for leadership roles they are expected to play in the peace process.
This course will introduce students to fundamentals of different research techniques. Students will look at the definition for a research method and examine some of the most common research methods used in the field of social science, both quantitative and qualitative.
This course will explore the techniques and approaches used by most social science researchers to answer difficult questions about the social and political world. How does 'society' function? What does a 'culture' group consist? What trigger conflicts? What factors contribute to economic development? How do we define development? What are the relationship between a peaceful society and economic progress? These are crucially important questions that can help us better understand the most pressing issues that Myanmar society faces today.
This course will explore different perspectives (and narratives) in some of the world's contemporary major conflicts. The role of history, imagination, political power dynamics and international influences will be explored. Participants in this class will be asked to conduct a case study on Myanmar, and will be encouraged to discuss their own roles and biases in conflicts through self-assessment and develop their understanding of a specific conflict and propose possible strategies toward peace and national reconciliation in the country.
This course will explore various theories and approaches in international peace building. It aims to strengthen students' abilities to listen and communicate, recognize and promote diversity, develop their vision and values. Emphasis will be placed on engaging the ordinary public in dialogues and designing as well as promoting participatory decision-making process.
Negotiation for peace often includes multiple players and stakeholders – political parties, government officials, military leaders and diplomats. This course will explore the different roles these parties can play and how they can work together to establish common objectives and find a resolution. This course will also investigate the different approaches to negotiation – hard-bargaining vs. problem-solving approaches, interests vs. positions, short-term agreements vs. long-term relationships, and other considerations towards developing effective overall negotiating strategies.
This course will explore the impact of civil war and social conflicts over women in particular and the issue of gender equality in general. Possible ways and means to close gender gap for leadership role in the peace process will be studied. We will look at the issue from both access and empowerment perspectives in the context of civil war and peace process in Myanmar.


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Melanie – New single from a broken heart brings hope!
Music Video:
After being heartbroken, Melanie was able to write about this experience first-hand and now with her brand new single, Your Love Don't Bother Me, she wants to convey a message of hope – and assure those with broken hearts that they will feel free again.
Your Love Don't Bother Me has just been released and is a pop song about the aftermath of a relationship that did not work out. Melanie sings about the desire that the strong hold that this relationship has, can go away.
"I never want to carry so much pain and hurt from a relationship that didn't work out, and I hope that with Your Love Don't Bother Me I will help people realize that there is always hope for something better," says Melanie.
According to her, people sometimes seek comfort in music in their most painful time.
Melanie was in a relationship but when her partner immigrated, the relationship could not stay live. She bravely says she gave her heart enough time to heal.
"I want to give listeners that comfort and safe feeling – and I know they will be able to understand it well," she explains.
In the music video, which will be released on Friday, October 23, an intense story takes place where Melanie's relationship is ended via a telephone message.
"After that, I show my growth process. I am first sad and then find inner happiness and freedom," she says excitedly about the video.
Melanie has been in the music business for a year now after winning in PACISA's senior vocals division. Earlier this year, she released her first single, Verdwaal, and this song – from the award-winning writer Rudi Claase's pen – was on Bosveld Stereo's Top 20 for three months, where it also peaked at number one.
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Why? Because it is about to be empty. Just at the time when we should be ensuring that people don't get dumped on the street, we are looking at an unemployment fund that is reaching back for its last pennies. From the always informative Josh Richman's Political Blotter a few days ago:
"Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Chairman Sandre Swanson, D-Alameda, says lawmakers are going to have to work across the aisle to fix California's unemployment insurance fund, which will be broke by January.
"He apparently means lawmakers should be talking about raising the payroll tax that employers pay on each worker to bankroll the state unemployment fund. And for Legislative Republicans presumably still smug about preventing any tax increases in this year's budget fiasco, that's going to be a tall order….
"Swanson cited a report showing the state unemployment fund will be $1.6 billion in the red by 2009's end of 2009 and $3.5 billion short a year after that. But the situation might be even more dire: That report assumed a 6.4 percent unemployment rate and a 6.6 percent rate for 2009, but unemployment already had risen to 7.7 percent as of August."
As David Dayen pointed out a while back, our unemployment is getting to Rust Belt post-factory days. Yes, that bad. And now we can't even count on unemployment insurance to be there.
And don't you think that the Republicans will be lifting a finger to prevent this disaster. Because to do so would require California to pull itself out of the race to the bottom on taxes. Again from Josh Richman:
"California has the lowest taxable wage base allowed by federal law – $7,000, a figure that hasn't changed since 1983 – but 42 states now tax more than the first $7,000 of employee earnings. In fact, federal law requires a base maximum tax rate of at least 5.4 percent for state unemployment insurance taxes; California is right at that federal minimum."
We have some the highest costs of living, yet our unemployment fund takes in money like we are in Mississippi, and then can't do anything to help those who are laid off.
There are two ways to fix this problem. One would be to drastically reduce the number of unemployed Californians between now and January. But with all the bad economic news flying at us, not even the Republicans could say that's a reasonable solution with a straight face.
And then there's reality: increasing the taxes for unemployment insurance. You can do that by either increasing the cap to something reasonable ($7,000? really?) or by increasing the rate. I'd prefer we get cracking on the former, but a balanced solution would involve adjusting both.
Just Fix It
Brian Leubitz runs Calitics.com, the leading California progressive blog covering California politics and policy, and is a candidate for Vice-Chair of the California Democratic Party. He holds a law degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Public Policy (M.P.P) from the Goldman School at The University of California, Berkeley. After practicing law in San Francisco, Brian transitioned into politics and launched Calitics .com in 2005. He has worked on several campaigns in the state, including the Yes on 93 (term limits reform) and the No on 98/Yes on 99 (eminent domain and property rights) campaigns. He currently is a member of the Democratic State Central Committee, serves on the CDP's resolutions committee, and is on the boards of the San Francisco Young Democrats and the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club.
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As in previous years, members of the ACAP Secretariat last month attended as observers annual meetings of the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and its Scientific Committee, held last month in Hobart, Australia.
CCAMLR was established by international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life. This was in response to increasing commercial interest in Antarctic krill resources, a keystone component of the Antarctic ecosystem and a history of over-exploitation of several other marine resources in the Southern Ocean (click here).
A paper presented to the 18th Meeting of the Scientific Committee's Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment (WG-FSA) by the CCAMLR Secretariat (WG-FSA-18/13 Rev. 1), which met immediately prior to the Scientific Committee, noted that seabird bycatch levels registered during the last season were the lowest on record, a fact welcomed by the ACAP Observer. This is attributed in part to a significant decrease over the last decade in seabird bycatch observed within France's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around its sub-Antarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean.
Dr Marco Favero, ACAP Executive Secretary, presented a paper to the 37th Meeting of the Scientific Committee (SC-CCAMLR-XXXVII) that gave an update on the conservation status, distribution and priorities for albatrosses and petrels within the CCAMLR area.
In its preliminary report* the Scientific Committee noted ACAP's paper and stated that it welcomed its ongoing collaboration with the Agreement. It also thanked the outgoing ACAP Executive Secretary, noting it was his last year in the position. Ms Christine Bogel, from New Zealand, takes up the role at month end (click here).
ACAP Secretariat 2018. Update on the conservation status, distribution and priorities for albatrosses and petrels in the CCAMLR area. SC-CAMLR-XXXVII/BG/010. 6 pp.
CCAMLR Secretariat 2018. Summary of incidental mortality associated with fishing activities collected in scientific observer and vessel data during the 2018 season. WG-FSA-18/13 Rev. 1. 8 pp.
*Reports of CCAMLR Scientific Committee annual meetings are made publicly available online once the text has been adopted by Parties inter-sessionally (click here).
**Papers submitted to CCAMLR meetings, including those to its Scientific Committee and working groups, are password-protected and are thus not publicly available.


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License.

package com.microsoft.azure.eventhubs.impl;

import com.microsoft.azure.eventhubs.ProxyConfiguration;
import com.microsoft.azure.eventhubs.TransportType;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.Proton;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.amqp.Symbol;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.amqp.transport.ErrorCondition;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.engine.BaseHandler;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.engine.Connection;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.engine.EndpointState;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.engine.Event;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.engine.SslDomain;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.engine.SslPeerDetails;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.engine.Transport;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.engine.impl.TransportInternal;
import org.apache.qpid.proton.reactor.Handshaker;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;

public class ConnectionHandler extends BaseHandler {

    private static final Logger TRACE_LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ConnectionHandler.class);

    private final AmqpConnection amqpConnection;
    private final String connectionId;
    private final SslDomain.VerifyMode verifyMode;

    protected ConnectionHandler(final AmqpConnection amqpConnection, final String connectionId,
        final SslDomain.VerifyMode verifyMode) {
        add(new Handshaker());
        this.amqpConnection = amqpConnection;
        this.connectionId = connectionId;
        this.verifyMode = verifyMode;
    }

    static ConnectionHandler create(TransportType transportType, AmqpConnection amqpConnection, String connectionId,
                                    ProxyConfiguration proxyConfiguration, SslDomain.VerifyMode verifyMode) {
        switch (transportType) {
            case AMQP_WEB_SOCKETS:
                final String id = StringUtil.getRandomString("WS");
                if (proxyConfiguration != null && proxyConfiguration.isProxyAddressConfigured()
                    || WebSocketProxyConnectionHandler.shouldUseProxy(amqpConnection.getHostName())) {
                    return new WebSocketProxyConnectionHandler(amqpConnection, id, verifyMode, proxyConfiguration);
                } else {
                    return new WebSocketConnectionHandler(amqpConnection, id, verifyMode);
                }
            case AMQP:
            default:
                return new ConnectionHandler(amqpConnection, connectionId, verifyMode);
        }
    }

    protected AmqpConnection getAmqpConnection() {
        return this.amqpConnection;
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionInit(Event event) {
        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onConnectionInit hostname[%s], connectionId[%s]",
                    this.amqpConnection.getHostName(), this.connectionId));
        }

        final Connection connection = event.getConnection();
        final String hostName = new StringBuilder(this.amqpConnection.getHostName())
                .append(":")
                .append(this.getProtocolPort())
                .toString();

        connection.setHostname(hostName);
        connection.setContainer(this.connectionId);

        final Map<Symbol, Object> connectionProperties = new HashMap<>();
        connectionProperties.put(AmqpConstants.PRODUCT, ClientConstants.PRODUCT_NAME);
        connectionProperties.put(AmqpConstants.VERSION, ClientConstants.CURRENT_JAVACLIENT_VERSION);
        connectionProperties.put(AmqpConstants.PLATFORM, ClientConstants.PLATFORM_INFO);
        connectionProperties.put(AmqpConstants.FRAMEWORK, ClientConstants.FRAMEWORK_INFO);

        final String userAgent = EventHubClientImpl.USER_AGENT;
        if (userAgent != null) {
            connectionProperties.put(AmqpConstants.USER_AGENT, userAgent.length() < AmqpConstants.MAX_USER_AGENT_LENGTH
                ? userAgent
                : userAgent.substring(0, AmqpConstants.MAX_USER_AGENT_LENGTH));
        }

        connection.setProperties(connectionProperties);

        connection.open();
    }

    protected void addTransportLayers(final Event event, final TransportInternal transport) {
        final SslDomain sslDomain = Proton.sslDomain();
        sslDomain.init(SslDomain.Mode.CLIENT);

        final SSLContext defaultSslContext;

        if (verifyMode == SslDomain.VerifyMode.ANONYMOUS_PEER) {
            defaultSslContext = null;
        } else {
            try {
                defaultSslContext = SSLContext.getDefault();
            } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Default SSL algorithm not found in JRE. Please check your JRE setup.", e);
            }
        }

        if (verifyMode == SslDomain.VerifyMode.VERIFY_PEER_NAME) {
            final StrictTlsContextSpi serviceProvider = new StrictTlsContextSpi(defaultSslContext);
            final SSLContext context = new StrictTlsContext(serviceProvider, defaultSslContext.getProvider(),
                defaultSslContext.getProtocol());
            final SslPeerDetails peerDetails = Proton.sslPeerDetails(amqpConnection.getHostName(), getProtocolPort());

            sslDomain.setSslContext(context);
            transport.ssl(sslDomain, peerDetails);
            return;
        }

        if (verifyMode == SslDomain.VerifyMode.VERIFY_PEER) {
            sslDomain.setSslContext(defaultSslContext);
        } else if (verifyMode == SslDomain.VerifyMode.ANONYMOUS_PEER) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.warn("{} is not secure.", verifyMode);
        } else {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("verifyMode is not supported: " + verifyMode);
        }

        sslDomain.setPeerAuthentication(verifyMode);
        transport.ssl(sslDomain);
    }

    protected void notifyTransportErrors(final Event event) {
        // no-op
    }

    /**
     * HostName to be used for socket creation.
     * for ex: in case of proxy server - this could be proxy ip address
     *
     * @return host name
     */
    public String getRemoteHostName() {
        return amqpConnection.getHostName();
    }

    /**
     * port used to create socket.
     * for ex: in case of talking to event hubs service via proxy - use proxy port
     *
     * @return port
     */
    protected int getRemotePort() {
        return this.getProtocolPort();
    }

    /**
     * Port used on connection open frame
     *
     * @return port
     */
    protected int getProtocolPort() {
        return ClientConstants.AMQPS_PORT;
    }

    protected int getMaxFrameSize() {
        return AmqpConstants.MAX_FRAME_SIZE;
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionBound(Event event) {
        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onConnectionBound hostname[%s], connectionId[%s]",
                    this.amqpConnection.getHostName(), this.connectionId));
        }

        final Transport transport = event.getTransport();

        // Set IdleTimeout to 60 seconds to automatically detect and abort dead TCP sockets
        transport.setIdleTimeout(AmqpConstants.TRANSPORT_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);

        this.addTransportLayers(event, (TransportInternal) transport);
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionUnbound(Event event) {

        final Connection connection = event.getConnection();
        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onConnectionUnbound hostname[%s], connectionId[%s], state[%s], remoteState[%s]",
                    connection.getHostname(), this.connectionId, connection.getLocalState(), connection.getRemoteState()));
        }

        // It is important to call free even if connection is uninitialized, because that
        // triggers the onLinkFinal handler on half-open links that cleans them up.
        connection.free();
    }

    @Override
    public void onTransportError(Event event) {

        final Connection connection = event.getConnection();
        final Transport transport = event.getTransport();
        final ErrorCondition condition = transport.getCondition();

        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isWarnEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.warn(String.format(Locale.US, "onTransportError hostname[%s], connectionId[%s], error[%s]",
                    connection != null ? connection.getHostname() : "n/a", this.connectionId, condition != null ? condition.getDescription() : "n/a"));
        }

        if (connection != null && connection.getRemoteState() != EndpointState.CLOSED) {
            // if the remote-peer abruptly closes the connection without issuing close frame
            // issue one
            this.amqpConnection.onConnectionError(condition);
        }

        // onTransportError event is not handled by the global IO Handler for cleanup
        transport.unbind();

        this.notifyTransportErrors(event);
    }

    @Override
    public void onTransportClosed(Event event) {

        final Connection connection = event.getConnection();
        final Transport transport = event.getTransport();
        final ErrorCondition condition = transport.getCondition();

        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onTransportClosed hostname[%s], connectionId[%s], error[%s]",
                    connection != null ? connection.getHostname() : "n/a", this.connectionId, (condition != null ? condition.getDescription() : "n/a")));
        }

        if (connection != null && connection.getRemoteState() != EndpointState.CLOSED) {
            // if the remote-peer abruptly closes the connection without issuing close frame
            // issue one
            this.amqpConnection.onConnectionError(condition);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionLocalOpen(Event event) {
        final Connection connection = event.getConnection();
        final ErrorCondition error = connection.getCondition();

        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onConnectionLocalOpen hostname[%s], connectionId[%s], errorCondition[%s], errorDescription[%s]",
                    connection.getHostname(), this.connectionId, error != null ? error.getCondition() : "n/a", error != null ? error.getDescription() : "n/a"));
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionRemoteOpen(Event event) {

        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onConnectionRemoteOpen hostname[%s], connectionId[%s], remoteContainer[%s]",
                    event.getConnection().getHostname(), this.connectionId, event.getConnection().getRemoteContainer()));
        }

        this.amqpConnection.onOpenComplete(null);
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionLocalClose(Event event) {

        final Connection connection = event.getConnection();
        final ErrorCondition error = connection.getCondition();

        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onConnectionLocalClose hostname[%s], connectionId[%s], errorCondition[%s], errorDescription[%s]",
                    connection.getHostname(), this.connectionId, error != null ? error.getCondition() : "n/a", error != null ? error.getDescription() : "n/a"));
        }

        if (connection.getRemoteState() == EndpointState.CLOSED) {
            // This means that the CLOSE origin is Service
            final Transport transport = connection.getTransport();
            if (transport != null) {
                transport.unbind(); // we proactively dispose IO even if service fails to close
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionRemoteClose(Event event) {

        final Connection connection = event.getConnection();
        final ErrorCondition error = connection.getRemoteCondition();

        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onConnectionRemoteClose hostname[%s], connectionId[%s], errorCondition[%s], errorDescription[%s]",
                    connection.getHostname(), this.connectionId, error != null ? error.getCondition() : "n/a", error != null ? error.getDescription() : "n/a"));
        }

        this.amqpConnection.onConnectionError(error);
    }

    @Override
    public void onConnectionFinal(Event event) {
        final Connection connection = event.getConnection();
        final ErrorCondition error = connection.getCondition();

        if (TRACE_LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
            TRACE_LOGGER.info(String.format(Locale.US, "onConnectionFinal hostname[%s], connectionId[%s], errorCondition[%s], errorDescription[%s]",
                    connection.getHostname(), this.connectionId, error != null ? error.getCondition() : "n/a", error != null ? error.getDescription() : "n/a"));
        }
    }
}

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The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man for impersonating the Nigerian Police and extorting people in Oshodi.
The suspect, Gregory Anyasodo, 47, from Owerri North, Imo State, was arrested on Thursday after stealing N125,000 from one of his victims, a trader in Oshodi.
The unsuspecting victim, Emmanuella Joseph, had approach RRS officials stationed in Oshodi to report Anyasodo's threat to arrest her and the confiscation of her hand bag containing N125,000.
A search around the area led to the arrest of Anyasodo and the recovery of a radio that appeared a walkie-talkie and a Police Identity card, which portrayed him as an Inspector with the number 14873, attached to Lagos Taskforce and Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
Confirming the crime, the suspect acknowledged seizing the traders bag, but did not steal her money as alleged by the victim.
Anyasodo said: "I have been in the trade since December 2016. I came to Lagos before Christmas in preparation for The Lord's Chosen convention in Lagos, which was held in February, 2017 at Ijesha.
"My early coming for the programme was for me to seize that opportunity to look for job in Lagos. When I couldn't get a job, I ventured into impersonating the police.
"I have been arrested six times in Owerri for impersonation. I have impersonated WAEC and JAMB officials. I have been arrested thrice by Shell Camp police, Owerri for impersonation.
"I am a father of six. I left my wife with six children when I was coming to Lagos. I have been sleeping in hotels since I got to Lagos.
"Occasionally, people allow me to sleep on the balconies and corridors of their houses after I had convinced them that am a stranger. I make between N10,000 to N15,000 daily parading myself as police officer and extorting innocent people.
"What I do is move closer to them and tell them, mostly traders. I show them my identity card and I threaten to invite my colleagues if they failed to settle me. I collect the money and I move away.
Also arrested with Anyasodo were the graphic artist who designed Police Identity Card for him and the owner of the business centre.
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Moonshiners - Season 10
Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
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The conference is being held at the McCormick Place Convention Center from Monday, September 19, 2005 through Wednesday, September 21, 2005. According to the itSMF, this event is designed to educate professional IT managers on how standardized processes and best practices can increase the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of providing IT services while simultaneously reducing their costs and their risks.
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Hiawatha, IA, April 3, 2019 – This week marks the launch of a new patent-pending technology, xDIM™ Mobile Dimensioning software, for use on mobile devices. It's engineered to measure package dimensions using a specialized 3D camera and then uploaded to a cloud-based dashboard. This will provide companies in warehousing, logistics, supply chain management, shipping and receiving, and courier industries with a more efficient solution for managing packages and arm them with a more rapid return on investment.
MobileDemand is famous for identifying and solving customer challenges with the combination of rugged tablets and the software technology they develop. Not only will xDIM™ Mobile Dimensioning lead the industry to save time, improve efficiencies, and reduce cost (and chargebacks), it also presents companies with an opportunity to increase revenue by charging according to dimensional weight rather than actual weight.
But the "game changer" compared to the fixed (stationary) scanners available in the market today is that users can carry the "scanner", a MobileDemand rugged tablet armed with an Intel® Real Sense depth camera D415, with them to wherever the packages are located for immediate measurement. No need to relocate them to a scanning station! There's also no need for a tape measure.
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From there, instantly pass data to the business apps where you need it most via an API.
This isn't a new concept – volume dimensioning. It's been around for several years. Stationary volume measurements are static. They don't go anywhere. The packages must come to the device, which makes for a slower, clunkier, more time-consuming process. But companies like MobileDemand are pushing the envelope. The product development team asked themselves, "Why not bring the technology to the warehouse or shipping floor where it's most useful?" – thus eliminating a step in getting a shipment ready to send. Beyond that, why not incorporate this new technology into the rugged tablets these workers already use to do their jobs every day? That's exactly why the team moved forward in developing this innovative technology. It just so happens to work seamlessly with the rugged xTablets MobileDemand is known for.
xDIM Mobile Dimensioning has several advantages over static, stationary dimensioning competitors.
Packages don't move. Our solution does. MobileDemand brings the ability to measure packages wherever they sit, rather than bringing them to a stationary device. By building a software that integrates with Intel's RealSense 3D camera on one of our rugged tablet solutions, the volume dimensioning "scanner" is now mobile and very simple to use.
Improve efficiencies with space and time. It gives workers the ability to eliminate space waste while also saving time. Getting accurate measurements without manual physical processes, while also eliminating the need to move packages around before staging or putaway, saves an abundance of time. And having accurate dimensions of packages makes it simple to stack for shipping without wasteful gaps.
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Enable operational and performance insights. Capture data immediately on xDIM Mobile from your rugged tablet, see results in real time from xDIM Insight, the cloud-based analytics dashboard, to easily collaborate with value chain partners.
For anyone working in an industry like warehousing, logistics, shipping or supply chain who has a good use case for xDIM Mobile Dimensioning reach out to us! MobileDemand is now accepting beta testers from a number of industries. Apply today!
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but i'm getting the error:
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I don't know any function who can do the same.

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How Maggie Returns in The Walking Dead Season 10 Finale
By Cameron Bonomolo - October 4, 2020 09:45 pm EDT
After years away, Lauren Cohan's Maggie Rhee has returned to The Walking Dead. Stepping back into the saddle just in time for the Season 10 finale, "A Certain Doom," her reappearance raises more questions than answers — including the identity of a metal-masked mystery man — but brings with it the start of a new chapter for Maggie and son Hershel. Sometime after the presumed death of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and a subsequent falling out with Alexandria leader Michonne (Danai Gurira), Maggie followed Hilltop benefactor Georgie (Jayne Atkinson) "someplace far" to assist with a new community. Years later, she reunites with Judith Grimes (Cailey Fleming) and the survivors at the climax of the Whisperer War.
Back in Virginia, a western-styled Maggie unearths a letter penned by Carol (Melissa McBride), warning her about Alpha (Samantha Morton) and the Whisperers. The enemy group, who disguise themselves in fleshy masks made from the skin of the dead, have already murdered many of Maggie's friends — including Enid (Katelyn Nacon) and interim Hilltop leaders Jesus (Tom Payne) and Tara (Alanna Masterson).
In the time since Carol wrote the letter — before the start of this season — several events have transpired, including Alpha's death at the hands of Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). It was Carol who released Negan from prison to carry out the deed, unilaterally ending the life sentence handed down in part for the murder of Maggie's husband Glenn (Steven Yeun).
On the top floors of a hospital tower surrounded by the walker horde set loose by Beta (Ryan Hurst), it's Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) who elects to stay behind and hold off the pack of Whisperers just seconds away from breaching a blockade. It gives Judith time to escape with Scott (Kenric Green) and Rachel (Avianna Mynhier), but three Whisperers overpower the shotgun-wielding priest and pin him to the floor.
Answering Gabriel's prayers is a hooded and masked fighter who makes short work of the Whisperers with his deadly kama weapons. Finishing them off is a crossbow-wielding Maggie, who fires a bolt into the heart of the final attacker.
"He's with me," Maggie says of the unidentified savior, helping up a relieved Gabriel and wrapping him in a hug. It's the third time the masked mystery man dispatched a group of Whisperers to save Maggie's friends, earlier rescuing Aaron (Ross Marquand) and Alden (Callan McAuliffe).
The identity of Maggie's companion, as well as other answers about her time away, will come in the six new episodes extending the tenth season into 2021.
"We're gonna deal with some of the aftermath of this Whisperer War, and obviously Maggie is back and she has this mysterious companion in a metal mask," showrunner Angela Kang said of the Extended Season 10 episodes during the Walking Dead Universe Preview Special. "Who is that, and what does that mean, and where do they come from? We kind of start the story from there and keep going."
It's all part of a new chapter for Maggie, who will come to learn about the destruction of the Hilltop and Negan's newfound freedom. After appearing as a special guest in the season finale, Cohan rejoins as a series regular in the eleventh and final season of The Walking Dead due out in late 2021.
The Walking Dead returns with six new Season 10 episodes in early 2021 on AMC. For all things TWD, follow the author @CameronBonomolo on Twitter.
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Share this Story: B.C. small businesses fight to get noticed on Black Friday amid COVID-19 restrictions
B.C. small businesses fight to get noticed on Black Friday amid COVID-19 restrictions
People are shopping online more and turning to larger retailers during the time of year when small businesses are struggling to catch up.
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Jake Giammarino, owner of Discover Dogs, in his Kingsway store in Vancouver on Nov. 26, 2020. Photo by Mike Bell /PNG
Jake Giammarino likes to think of the business he owns with his wife, Tanya, as a support system for dog owners — a community-minded hub where people can drop in to chat, ask questions and buy supplies.
So, it feels strange to be running Black Friday promotions that push shoppers to the Discover Dogs online portal, which was beefed up after the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of drawing them to their Vancouver storefront.
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"It's a weird thing where we're trying to keep both our staff and community safe while trying to ensure that we can keep the business operating," said Giammarino.
It's a balance many B.C. businesses are trying to strike heading into Black Friday and the busy Christmas shopping season as pandemic-related restrictions tighten.
According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, just one-third of small businesses are making normal revenue for this time of year, while big-box retailers are making more money.
"Maybe if they got through the first wave they were not anticipating that we would have these kinds of restrictions on movement and travel heading into shopping season," said Amy Robinson, founder and director of LOCO B.C., a non-profit that supports independent business. "November to December is a critical time, particularly for retail stores who make a lot of their revenue during those two months, so they're struggling."
Shoppers at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in Richmond pose for photos with the Christmas tree on Nov. 23, 2020. Photo by Mike Bell /PNG
At the same time, shoppers are also focusing their efforts online more than ever, thanks to COVID-19-related restrictions. Statistics Canada reported that between February and May, retail sales fell 18 per cent while retail ecommerce sales nearly doubled and some retailers relied more on this outlet. Black Friday is expected to be no different.
James Blackwell, spokesman for Small Business B.C., said local businesses have been upscaling their online operations thanks to COVID-19, but they struggle to get noticed in shoppers' online searches. That's one reason why his group set up B.C. Marketplace. Small businesses also have tighter margins and can't slash prices like major retailers.
"If you are shopping on Friday, shop local. Keep it within the local economy and buy from somewhere in your neighbourhood, support that local business owner, someone that you know has a relationship with the community," Blackwell said.
Giammarino said they wouldn't normally focus on Black Friday, but the business wanted to stay relevant to customers and show up in their social-media feeds when they were looking to buy.
A man holds the door as his companion ducks under his arm going into Pacific Centre mall in downtown Vancouver on Nov. 26, 2020. Photo by Mike Bell /PNG
Shopping centres, on the other hand, are still expecting to see crowds for Black Friday sales — properly spaced and taking COVID-19 precautions.
Charles Fleck, general manager for B.C. and Metropolis at Metrotown for Ivanhoe Cambridge, said many retailers extended their sales to disperse customers, and mall hours have been extended. Virtual lineups have been introduced and there will be crowd monitoring and outdoor lines when possible to allow for physical distancing. Holiday programs like gift-wrapping and Santa photos have been cancelled.
Similar measures — extended sale dates and longer hours of operations, recommendations to visit at quieter times, cleaning and sanitizing — will be in place at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet, said marketing manager Ally Day.
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PHL celebrates comeback of boxing hero Pacquiao
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Manny Pacquiao lands a left hand to the head of Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 12, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (MNS photo)
MANILA (AFP) – The Philippines united in celebration on Sunday as its boxing hero Manny Pacquiao cemented his comeback by avenging his 2012 loss to American Timothy Bradley to regain the World Boxing Organization welterweight world title.
Crowds watching the fight, which was broadcast live from Las Vegas in several parks, squares and public stadiums around the archipelago, erupted in cheers as Pacquiao was declared winner in a unanimous 12-round decision.
"The people of the nation are united in cheering on the victory of the nation's fist, Congressman Manny Pacquiao. He is the symbol of the excellence of the Filipino in all endeavors," said President Benigno Aquino's spokesman Herminio Coloma shortly after the victory.
He said Pacquiao's latest victory was symbolic of the way Filipinos can recover from the worst disasters, an apparent reference to Super Typhoon Haiyan and the earthquake that struck the country last year, killing thousands.
Street sweeper Fernando Baque 52, one of the thousands who watched the fight on a giant screen in a park in suburban Manila, said: "I was happy to see him win. He can still take it. He isn't that old. He really controlled the fight. His punches really rocked Bradley.
"He shouldn't retire yet. The country still needs him," he told AFP.
Questions about whether Pacquiao had grown too old to fight surfaced after he suffered two consecutive defeats: first a decision to Bradley in June, 2012 and then a knockout to Juan Manuel Marquez in December that year.
But since then, Pacquiao has appeared to be regaining his old form, winning an overwhelming points victory over Brandon Rios to win the World Boxing Organization international welterweight championship in Macau last November.
While he failed to knock out Bradley, his Filipino fans were not disappointed by his performance.
"I really prayed for this. He really looked strong this time. As long as his body can take it, he should keep it up," said 50-year-old carer, Elsie Vinluan.
However 72-year-old retiree, William Saraste said Pacquiao should retire after just one more fight.
"He already has enough money and he can't go on for much longer. I wish he would fight (American Floyd) Mayweather. That should be his last fight," he said.
A match between Pacquiao and Mayweather, both once considered among the best fighters of their generation, has long been hoped for but has also been repeatedly scuttled due to various conflicts.
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Tekstaro de Esperanto (, Эсперантский текстовый корпус) — корпус текстов языка эсперанто, коллекция разнообразных текстов для лингвистических исследований эсперанто. По состоянию на 2017 год объём корпуса составляет 4,8 млн словоупотреблений.

Проект был начат в 2002 году Фондом исследований в области эсперанто (ESF). Планированием и реализацией первого этапа проекта, который завершился в конце апреля 2003 года, занимался швед Бертило Веннергрен совместно с Илоной Кутни, Йоуко Линдстедтом, Карло Минная, Кристофером Гледхиллом и Мауро Ла Торре.

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May was sunniest and warmest ever recorded in the UK
Friday 1 June 2018, 3:48pm
People enjoy the sunshine on the beach in Brighton, East Sussex, on May 15 (Gareth Fuller/PA) Credit: PA Wire/PA Images
The UK has enjoyed its sunniest and warmest May since records began, provisional figures show.
A total of 245.3 hours of sunshine were measured across the country last month, according to the Met Office.
This is more than any May since current records began in 1929.
It was also the warmest May on record.
The average daytime maximum temperature was 17.0C (62.6F), just beating the previous all-time high of 16.9C (62.4F) set in May 1992.
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Despite thunderstorms bringing showers and flash floods to parts of the country at the end of the month, rainfall across the UK in May was less than two-thirds (64%) of the level expected.
Rainfall in England was 72% of the long-term average for the month, while in Wales it was 62% and in Scotland just 55%.
Northern Ireland's rainfall was 80% of the average.
Tim Legg, of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre, said: "Increased sunshine during the month has helped to keep daytime temperatures high, leading to it provisionally being the warmest May since records began in 1910.
"It is also likely to be the sunniest May since 1929 too."
Derbyshire, Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and the Isle of Wight all recorded daytime maximum temperatures 3C or more above their long-term average temperatures for May.


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O2 network suffers major service problems
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Millions of smartphone users in the UK have suffered issues with their services due to technical issues with the O2 network.
Network outage
The firm has as many as 25 million customers in the UK, while it also provides services for a range of other brands, including the likes of Sky, Tesco, Giffgaff and Lycamobile, but a problem with a third-party supplier triggered the outage earlier today (06.12.18).
O2 said: "We believe other mobile operators around the world are also affected. Our technical teams are working with their teams to ensure this is fixed as quickly as possible.
"We'd encourage our customers to use wi-fi wherever they can and we apologise for the inconvenience caused."
In September, meanwhile, EE - which is the biggest mobile network in the UK - announced that it will be the first network to provide 5G in the country.
Marc Allera - the CEO of consumer business at BT, which owns EE - said: "Our customers want a fast and reliable 4G connection, and that's what we're working to give them.
"We are using the investment we made in 3G spectrum nearly 15 years ago to give customers today a great experience with the latest smartphones on 4G, and build our foundation for 5G in 2019.
"We're constantly evolving, and the customer experience of 5G will be dictated by the quality of the 4G network underneath."
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Q: Android WebView file:// urls with SameSite cookies I'm having a cookie issue upgrading my app to Android API level 31 (Android 12). My file:// URLs are unable to access remote cookies, even when I set them to SameSite=None.
One of the major documented changes in API Level 31 is a change in cookie behavior.

Modern SameSite cookies in WebView
Android's WebView component is based on Chromium, the open source project that powers Google's Chrome browser. Chromium introduced changes to the handling of third-party cookies to provide more security and privacy and offer users more transparency and control. Starting in Android 12, these changes are also included in WebView when apps target Android 12 (API level 31) or higher.
The SameSite attribute of a cookie controls whether it can be sent with any requests, or only with same-site requests. The following privacy-protecting changes improve the default handling of third-party cookies and help protect against unintended cross-site sharing:

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*Cookies without a SameSite attribute are treated as SameSite=Lax.

*Cookies with SameSite=None must also specify the Secure attribute, meaning they require a secure context and should be sent over HTTPS.

*Links between HTTP and HTTPS versions of a site are now treated as cross-site requests, so cookies are not sent unless they are appropriately marked as SameSite=None; Secure.

My app includes embedded HTML files in the assets folder, which I display using a WebView via URLs like file:///android_asset/myfile.html.
Prior to API level 31, the WebView was able to communicate to my remote server, receive cookies, and send those cookies back in responses, but when I target API Level 31, the WebView refuses to retransmit the cookies that my server sends, even when I set SameSite=None.
Here's a trivial sample PHP file reproducing the issue.
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header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: " . $_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN']);
header('Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true');
header('Access-Control-Max-Age: 86400');    // cache for 1 day

// Access-Control headers are received during OPTIONS requests
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'OPTIONS') {

    if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD']))
        header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, POST, OPTIONS");

    if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_HEADERS']))
        header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers: {$_SERVER['HTTP_ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_HEADERS']}");

    exit(0);
}

setcookie('x', "1", [
    'expires' => time() + 365*24*60*60,
    'path'=> '/',
    'secure' => true,
    'httponly' => true
]);

Header( "Content-Type: application/json");
echo "{\"hello\": \"".$_COOKIE['x']."\"}\n"
?>

And here's a sample HTML file, pointing to my domain www.choiceofgames.com for the time being (but you should use your own domain for testing):
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body></body>
<script type="module">
const url = 'https://www.choiceofgames.com/test/test.php';

let response;
response = await fetch(url, { credentials: "include" });
console.log(await response.text());

response = await fetch(url, { credentials: "include" });
console.log(await response.text());

</script>
</html>

When targeting API Level 30, the first console.log would return {"hello": ""}, and the second console.log would return {"hello": "1"}. Inspecting the WebView, I can see that the cookie gets sent in the second request.
When targeting API Level 31, it logs {"hello": ""} both times; the cookie isn't sent on the second request.
"OK," I thought. I'll just set SameSite=None on my cookie." I did it like this:
setcookie('x', "1", [
    'expires' => time() + 365*24*60*60,
    'path'=> '/',
    'secure' => true,
    'httponly' => true,
    'samesite' => None
]);

(I've made this version available as https://www.choiceofgames.com/test/test2.php for the time being.)
Adding SameSite=None made my Android WebView problem worse. It didn't fix my file:///android_asset/myfile.html WebView in API Level 31, but it did break my WebView in API Level 30; adding SameSite=None broke my old version, and fixed nothing in my new version.
As far as I can tell, SameSite=None just doesn't work at all in Android WebViews from file:// URLs.
That brings me to my questions:

*

*Can others repro the problem I'm having? Is it true that file:// URLs in Android WebViews just don't send cookies with SameSite=None, in both API Level 30 and in API Level 31? (Is this a fileable bug? Does anyone read or fix Android bugs filed by ordinary mortals like myself?)

*Is there a WebView WebSetting or something I can use to workaround this issue? (I'm currently using setAllowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs(true).

*Can you suggest another way I can workaround this issue?

A: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/1d127c933a4a39c65dc32cbd35bd511fd68ea452/android_webview/browser/cookie_manager.cc#317
// There are some unknowns about how to correctly handle file:// cookies,
// and our implementation for this is not robust.  http://crbug.com/582985

It looks like the "best" way to load asset files in Android is not to use file:///android_asset/myfile.html, but to use a WebViewAssetLoader.
WebViewAssetLoader intercepts WebView requests, making all of your asset files appear on a fake HTTPS domain URL https://appassets.androidplatform.net/assets. Instead of file:///android_asset/myfile.html you'd load from https://appassets.androidplatform.net/assets/myfile.html.
The browser will treat that like a "real" HTTPS domain. SameSite=None will work normally, CORS will have a conventional non-null Origin, and there won't be any weirdness around sharing cookies between file:// URLs.
(But, even better than SameSite=None would be to use a fake subdomain of your actual domain. WebViewAssetLoader has a builder parameter allowing you to set the domain to a domain you control, e.g. if you own example.com, you could host assets on https://appassets.example.com, allowing you to share cookies with your website even with SameSite=Strict.)


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Home » 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows (AAAS)
Four UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty members have been selected as 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Professors Heather Maynard, Carla Koehler, Xiangfeng Duan, and Neil Garg are among 416 members to be honored this year by the association their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
New fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin, representing science and engineering, on Feb. 16, 2019, at the association's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Fellows will be formally announced in the "AAAS News & Notes" section of the journal Science on Nov. 29.
2018 AAAS Fellows Professor Xiangfeng Duan, Neil Garg, Carla Koehler, and Heather Maynard
UCLA's Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry's newest AAAS fellows are:
Excerpted from UCLA Newsroom (by Meghan Steele Horan):
Xiangfeng Duan, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry. Duan is being recognized for his contributions to the field of materials chemistry, particularly for designing, synthesizing and integrating diverse nanoscale structures for functional electric, photonic and energy devices.
Neil Garg, Kenneth N. Trueblood Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Garg is being recognized for his breakthroughs in methods development, achievements in natural product total synthesis, and transformative chemical educational initiatives.
Carla Koehler, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry. Koehler is being recognized for her contributions to the field of biochemistry and cell biology, particularly for characterizing mechanisms of protein and RNA transport in mitochondria.
Heather Maynard, is the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Professor in Polymer Science. Maynard is being recognized for her contributions to the field of polymer chemistry, particularly for synthesis and application of protein-polymer conjugates, hydrogels, and nanomaterials to treat human disease.
The UCLA honorees are among 416 members to be named fellows this year by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which was founded in 1848 with a mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education, public engagement and more.


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Liam Fox's department forced to pay £2.6m for crash trade training
Published: 11:09 PM August 16, 2018 Updated: 6:03 PM September 17, 2020
Disgraced former defence secretary Liam Fox
Accountancy giant Deloitte has been handed £2.6m to give Liam Fox's officials a crash course in how to handle trade disputes.
The Department for International Trade is set to pay the external consultants roughly £325,000 a month to prepare officials working at the country's trade authority.
The contract, unearthed by news website Politico, commenced in June and runs until the end of February 2019 - a month before the UK's exit from the EU.
The government's online contracts archive stipulates that the programme will be split between core modules for all employees and technical modules for around 100 investigations staff.
The summary document states that Deloitte, one of the Big Four accountancy firms, will "undertake all aspects of design and delivery to enable the Trade Remedies Authority to be operational in time for the UK's exit from the EU".
A Department for International Trade spokesman said the TRA "will be ready to carry out reviews and investigations ahead of the UK beginning to operate its own independent trade remedies framework.
"An extensive training programme is being developed and delivered by specialists which draws heavily on the department's expertise and knowledge. This will ensure staff have the correct skills to defend UK industry against unfair trade practices."
A Deloitte spokesman said: "Leaving the EU presents a series of challenges and opportunities, never experienced before. Firms such as ours can help add vital capacity, expertise and insight supporting Whitehall and public services as they prepare and position themselves for the post-EU environment."


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The Pointer Sisters: How Long; Betcha Got a Chick on the Side (1975)
Graham Reid | Sep 7, 2011 | <1 min read
Long before they became a smooth soul-pop machine in the mid Eighties and beyond, the Pointer Sisters (then a quartet of June, Bonnie, Anita and Ruth), delivered some slashing r'n'b funk such as this self-penned (Anita and Bonnie, with producer David Rubinson) single which went to number one on the soul charts and 20 on the main Billboard charts.
A stunning all-in production of guitars, strings, layered vocals and funky bass and percussion, it was a very long way from what they later did in their career on Planet Records then RCA.
There are some interesting mixed moods and messages behind the machine-gun guitar stutters from Wah Wah Johnson and Chris Michie: the singer wants to walk away from the betraying lover and there is anger, but then it purrs with lasciviousness and ends with a pure orgasmic energy.
It is tension and release, then tension again.
The Pointer Sisters rarely matched the energy of this period when they blended tough r'n'b and funk, and this song is always worth hearing.
It was of course sampled (by Salt'n'Pepa) and covered (Queen Latifah and, somewhat improbably by the band lead by jazz drummer Buddy Rich) -- but this is the real oil.
For more oddities, one-offs or songs with a backstory see From the Vaults.
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Johnny Guitar Watson: Funk Beyond the Call of Duty (1977)
By the time Johnny Guitar Watson made the album of which this was the title track, he was 42, had been on about 15 different labels and had really paid his dues: he'd started recording at 17, been... > Read more
ROBIN GIBB INTERVIEWED (2010): To Bee Gee, or not to Bee Gee
Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees – younger brother of Barry and twin to Maurice who died in 2003 – is on the road again, this time singing the Bee Gees' classics as a solo artist. And he's... > Read more
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Daniel Hart: Three Day Bank (2018)
In August 2018, Robert Redford announced the film The Old Man and the Gun would be his last. He was 82 and went out with a very low-key and wry story about the real life recidivist... > Read more
Hotlegs: Neanderthal Man (1970)
It's not unusual for studio experiments to end up on records, less common that they become the record itself -- as was the case with this single. To backtrack a bit. The successful British... > Read more
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Arabic Jazz (Rough Guide/Southbound)
Here's a double disc -- a customary, intelligently compiled Rough Guide collection plus a bonus disc -- which might just as easily have been filed under our extensive World Music pages. But... > Read more
PRIME ROCKS; BUDDY HOLLY – RAVE ON (2018): And the songs will not fade away
It's probably taking it a bit far to say (as someone inevitably does in this doco) that Buddy Holly's influence is still evident today. Nothing in the charts would support that contention. But... > Read more


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Wiwisekcja – album koncertowy wokalisty Kazika Staszewskiego i formacji Kwartet ProForma. Wydawnictwo ukazało się 27 marca 2015 roku nakładem wytwórni muzycznej S.P. Records. Na płycie znalazły się piosenki m.in. z repertuaru Silnej Grupy Pod Wezwaniem, Nicka Cave'a, Toma Waitsa i Kurta Weilla. Płyta była promowana teledyskiem do utworu "Gwiazda szeryfa". Wideoklip został zrealizowany w standardzie rozdzielczości 4K, była to pierwsza tego typu produkcja w Polsce.

Album dotarł do 11. miejsca polskiej listy przebojów OLiS.

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Albumy muzyczne wydane w roku 2015
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Republicans are pledging to keep a lid on the tax rates for investment income and maintain a prized tax break for charitable donations, as part of their party's election platform set to be voted on in Tampa, Florida, this week.
The platform, a version of which was made available to news organizations, backs a 15 percent tax rate on capital gains and dividends and calls for eliminating these taxes for lower and middle-income taxpayers, in line with the stance taken by Republican presidential candidate Romney.
The position is less bold than one that has been put forth by Congressman Paul Ryan, Romney's pick as vice presidential running mate. One option in Ryan's 2010 policy blueprint known as the "Roadmap for America's Future" would kill these investment taxes altogether.
The platform - a statement of principles that is not binding on Republican candidates - will be voted on, and likely approved, later in the week by delegates to the Republican National Convention.
President Barack Obama and many Democrats want to let the tax rates on capital gains rise to 20 percent, from the current 15 percent, in 2013. They see it as a small bump that can help raise revenue while Washington focuses on deficit reduction.
Obama has called for pushing taxes on investment dividends back to ordinary income rates, which now go as high as 35 percent, when the 15 percent tax rate expires in December.
Conservatives generally favor low or no taxes on investment income, arguing that such taxes impede economic growth by driving capital and potentially jobs overseas.
Romney himself has benefited because the money he still earns from his time at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he co-founded, is taxed at investment income levels and not the individual income tax rate, which would be much higher.
About $13 million of his Bain income over the last two years was subject to the preferential 15 percent rate, according to his campaign.
The Republican party platform also says that donations to charitable organizations should continue to be tax deductible. That deduction is worth about $52 billion annually, according to the Congressional Research Service.
The capital gains tax break amounts to about $71 billion a year, according to CRS.
The Republican party platform is silent on many of the hot-button tax issues expected to come up during a tax reform debate which may take place in 2013.
"There's still enormous uncertainty over which tax breaks Romney would retain and which ones he'd abolish," said Greg Valliere, an analyst for investors at Potomac Research in Washington.
"Can Romney and Ryan stonewall on this subject through the election? They probably can, but this is frustrating for investors," Valliere said.
Taxes in general are a flashpoint in the election with big changes looming at the end of the year if lawmakers fail to act.
Low federal income and investment tax rates enacted in 2001 and 2003 by Republican President George W. Bush and renewed for two years by Obama will expire on Dec. 31, setting up a showdown some are calling "taxmaggedon" after the elections.


Welcome to the Kids Saving the Rainforest School Sponsorship page of our website.
Check back here soon as we'll be adding more project ideas and activities that will help you and your school help us save the rainforest and protect the natural wonders of our world. In the coming year we look forward to including more useful information for teachers to help educate about the rainforest and will provide examples on how your school can raise money to help the animals in the rainforest.
We provide educational resources that help you plan simple, fun lessons about the importance of the rainforests.
We get students actively involved.
Create your own School Fundraiser and have your students get creative with fundraising.
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Alexander Calder was born on July 22, 1898 in Lawnton Pennsylvania. His art career did not begin as headstrong as other artists. Due to his parents worries he would suffer a challenged life as an artist, he decided to study mechanical engineering instead. From then on he held a mix of jobs including hydraulic engineer and draughtsman. However, while living with his sister in Aberdeen, Washington, he was inspired by the beautiful mountain scenery and wrote home to request his paints and brushes back. From here, Alexander moved to New York and enrolled in the Art Students League where he first became fascinated with the circus. In 1926, Calder journeyed to Paris and established a studio in the Montparnasse Quarter, however, he eventually settled into a studio in the valley of the Lower Chevriere. He died unexpectedly in 1976 due to a heart attack.Calder produced a large variety of works. His most famous are his many types of sculptures. He first created sculptures, inspired by the circus, that moved: some by the wind and slightly unbalanced sides which he called mobiles. Others were motorized. He also produced static sculptures he called "stabiles". In addition, Calder made stage sets for more than a dozen plays. He even tried his hand at painting and printmaking which often featured thin lines around brightly colored geometric shapes. Finally, in the 1950's Calder focused on monumental sculptures for mass public viewing in areas such as airports and the 1968 Olympics. Most interestingly, he once painted and entire aircraft for Braniff international airways in 1972.I will be modeling my design off of Calder's two prints: Untitled, 1973, and La Memoire Elementaire 9, 1970. I enjoy the simple moon, star and circle shapes as well as the variety in how they are filled in. They also have a very youthful vibe to them, like a child made them, which I think my bracelet might turn out like.
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Sunday morning in a refugee camp
The Revd Canon Dr Stephen Spencer
14 November 2018 6:24PM
The Director for Theological Education in the Anglican Communion, the Revd Canon Dr Stephen Spencer, recounts a recent visit to an Anglican church in the South Sudanese Diocese of Kajo-Keji, in exile in Uganda.
In January 2017 the people of Kajo-Keji in South Sudan fled from fighting between rebels and government forces. They crossed the border with Uganda and were settled in refugee camps by the UNHCR. There were many Anglicans among them and they set up three churches in the camps. One of them now meets in a large shelter constructed with a wooden frame and covered in UNHCR tarpaulin.
The congregation had constructed the frame themselves, adding sections one by one and then persuading the UN agency to let them have enough tarpaulin, normally used for tents and shelters, to cover the frame. I was invited to preach at their Sunday morning service. When it started the shelter was less than half full. By the time it ended three hours later the place was full.
In classic Anglican fashion the backbone of the service came from Book of Common Prayer Mattins, though in the Bari vernacular, with introductory sentences, confession, responses, Bible reading, creed, collects, sermon and grace. But within this structure there were hymns and songs accompanied by a sonorous variety of drums and much exuberant singing and dancing.
The young people's choir sang in English and Bari, the Mothers' Union choir sang in gentle harmonies about resisting the attacks of the devil, and individuals came forward for prayers of blessing, healing and reconciliation (including, movingly, an abusive son and his elderly mother).
The offertory was a moment of sheer exuberance with great lines of people bringing forward their gifts while dancing, singing and sometimes just jumping around. It went on for around twenty minutes with the drumming raising the temperature all the while.
The Sunday School had their turn at the end, leading the recessional song, with the only issue being that their procession involved taking three steps forward and then two steps back with each line of the song. At this rate it seemed they would never actually leave!
The clergy looked around worriedly at each other wondering when on earth they would get out. But the joy of the congregation was triumphant and a wonder to behold.
The profound paradox of the Christian life was plain to see: here was a community of people who had been traumatised by flight from their homes and exile in another country. Yet here they were lifting hearts and souls to God in praise and thanksgiving. It was moving beyond words.
As I prepared the sermon I had looked at the set passage of scripture and was taken aback. It was the first part of Isaiah 54, written by the prophet when he and the people of Judah were in exile in Babylon. They had suffered the destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Babylon and had been forced into exile.
As I read through its words of consolation and hope it came alive in a remarkable way. Here were words that spoke directly to the people of Kajo-Keji living in their own exile. As the preacher all I had to do was convey these words in a clear and direct way. I began by telling the story of the people of Israel, from their good times when David and Solomon were kings and they were settled in the own land, through the bitter division of the tribes under King Rehoboam, which connected with the tragic divisions of the tribes of South Sudan, to the disaster of the invasion of foreign powers and exile.
Having set the scene the words and images of Isaiah 54 then spoke for themselves, images of the people's tent being enlarged to accommodate others, of God being their husband and redeemer, of his great compassion that would gather them together, of these days being like the days of hope for Noah after the flood, of God's covenant of peace that shall not be removed, and of how he would rebuild their houses to be more beautiful than before, with the ringing conclusion 'in righteousness you shall be established, you shall be far from oppression, you shall not fear, terror shall not come near you' (54:14).
Finally I was able to add that Isaiah's hopefulness was later vindicated when the people did indeed return home, rebuild their houses and plant their fields. This was the Lord's promise to all his people including this congregation. With the help of a passionate interpreter it became clear that the sermon was being taken to heart by the congregation. It was exciting for me to see scripture come alive and speak into such a challenging situation in this way.
It was also clear from all this that being a disciple does not remove the hardships and traumas of life but, with the help of scripture and a community of faith, wonderfully finds the gift of hope and encouragement within them. The greater the hardship, it seems, the greater the potential for life transforming joy and love. The people of Kajo-Keji diocese in exile in the refugee camp in Uganda had become light and salt to the world.


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Karin and her lab members seek to understand the role of behavior in the origins, maintenance, and distribution of diversity. Our work is particularly focused on the evolution of mate choice and its role in the formation and maintenance of species boundaries.
We study mate choice, because mate choice is one of the most critical behaviors affecting lifetime fitness. As such, it is both under strong selection and is a potent selective force. Mate choice is therefore ideally suited for studying the evolution of behavior and its evolutionary and ecological consequences.
We believe that "tomorrow's solutions are founded on today's basic research" and that basic research can help solve pressing issues confronting us. Our research provides insights into the links between an individual's environment and their behavior.
We also seek to understand how behavior contributes to gene exchange between species and the role this plays in population persistence and the spread of species into novel habitats. This work has implications for understanding problems ranging from the role of physical health in behavioral disorders to understanding invasive species spread.
Karin and members of the lab are committed to public engagement, enhancing K-12 education, and undergraduate training for careers in science. We feel strongly that science and the opportunity to pursue science careers should be broadly accessible to all.
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Karin Pfennig's UNC Biology Department Lab Page


Ride-hailing app Uber had a rough couple of months, to say the least.
I for one have been an über Uber brand advocate from day one and have had a lot of defensive conversations (with cab drivers, my parents, and other naysayers alike) on behalf of the brand I so loved.
Loved, because there is love no more.
Uber came in to disrupt a commodity and monopoly service, the cab industry. Today it may be taking their place and share the same fate with the very companies that used to be the enemy. By focusing solely on the next round of funding and speedy economic growth, the company seems to have left behind what matters the most, what literally drives their business: People.
First, the people who actually make Uber a functional business model, its drivers. Continuously lowering of wages and surpassing employee laws turned into a burden for the early Uber drivers, the ones that actually loved the brand the most, as they are now being forced to leave Uber or work hours that may seem unsafe for drivers and passengers alike.
The effect this has on passengers has been noticeable over the past 6 months: The brand experience of a cool, novel, inexpensive service in nice cars with fun and educated young drivers that cared about making your ride enjoyable changed completely. Today, the only brand attribute left is 'cheap' and the Uber brand took a massive hit because of greed and a one-track mind that left the life force of a functioning company behind.
New ride-hailing services that care about more than simply profit (ranging from a company offering female drivers for female riders – to a nonprofit that pays its drivers well) will gain momentum quickly as the Uber brand perception is changing with scandals continuing to hit the mainstream press.
Uber may be getting disrupted by empathy.
People first and profit will follow.
Fabian Geyrhalter's bestselling step-by-step guide to branding for startups. Now available as audiobook and workbook.
I find that it's the most easy to put people first when I work on projects that I like personally. I like myself and products that I can connect with in some way make this part just a little bit easier.


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