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Chinese consumers cancel Sam's Club membership over removal of Xinjiang products
By GT staff reporters Published: Dec 29, 2021 08:52 PM
Sam's Club store in Yizhuang area of Beijing Photo: Li Hao/GT
Chinese consumers' anger toward US supermarket brand Sam's Club are fermenting further, as they moved to cancel their memberships, in large numbers in certain cities, at the high-end membership store of Walmart, which has been found to have removed certain products from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
This wave of membership cancellations is taking place in multiple cities in China, including Xiamen, Hangzhou and Ningbo, with pictures and videos circulating on China's twitter-like Weibo showing people in long lines at Sam's Club stores to return their membership cards, according to media reports.
Sam's Club is facing a backlash from Chinese customers after the firm apparently moved to rid their shelves of products that were made with parts from Xinjiang, following the US government's action to ban imports of all products made from regions with so-called forced labor.
The Global Times searched for products related to Xinjiang in Sam's app and found no results.
Several people told the Global Times that they had applied to cancel their memberships at the supermarket, as they felt offended by the company.
"They reject Xinjiang, and I reject them," said one Shanghai customer surnamed Zheng. He cancelled his card a few days ago and vowed that he would not take one step into the store again, even if Sam's Club puts Xinjiang products on its shelves again or makes an apology at some point in the future.
"If overseas companies want to make money in China, they should abide by Chinese rules honestly," he told the Global Times on Wednesday.
Chen Miao, a 25-year-old teacher at a local training center for language learning in Southwest China's Chongqing, told the Global Times on Wednesday that she planned to suspend her about six-year-old membership at Sam's, after she saw reports about the retail giant removing Xinjiang-related products.
"This reminds me of the last incident when some foreign companies boycotted Xinjiang cotton, which is just another typical example of the US unilaterally cracking down on the Xinjiang economy and the Chinese economy, " Chen said.
She noted that she would not consider resuming the membership one day as this retail chain can be replaced by many other supermarkets.
Another consumer in Kunshan of East China's Jiangsu Province surnamed Li said she was angered by the store's decision to remove Xinjiang products and will consider cancelling her membership soon.
"Sam's Club is behind other supermarkets like Hema in my choices, as I find some problems with the supermarket, including that its frozen food is not very fresh, and its food ingredients are not natural/healthy enough.
"Now that it has removed Xinjiang products, my impression of the store is even worse," she told the Global Times.
A Global Times reporter visited one Sam's Club store in Shanghai and found no products were being sold that were produced in Xinjiang. In particular, neither the cantaloupes nor grapes, popular Xinjiang specialties, were being sold.
A salesperson in the store told the Global Times that it used to sell Xinjiang cantaloupes, but wouldn't sell them now. She said she was not sure about the reason.
However, there were only two people applying to cancel their memberships when the Global Times visited, and one of them said that he decided to cancel the membership because the store is too far away from his home.
In total, Sam's Club has 27 stores in 20 domestic cities, the shop's official website showed.
The Global Times also visited a Walmart store in Beijing and found that some products from Xinjiang are still being sold in the shop. For example, a melon produced in Hami City, Xinjiang, named "28 Degree Northern Latitude" is being sold in the store.
Some clients also opted not to draw a line with the retailer as they still have a need for the shop's goods.
An anonymous Sam's Club user from Shanghai told the Global Times on Wednesday that she decided not to quit her membership, as the process is too complex, and she still has a demand for the supermarket's goods.
"I saw the reports that Sam's Club removed products from Xinjiang in the search trend of Sina Weibo, but I'm not clear about the cause and effect, therefore I decided not to follow the others," she said.
Dong Shaopeng, a senior research fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, said that it's a "tragedy" that US companies would follow political orders that are based on totally "groundless" allegations.
"Overseas companies might get away with such disrespectful action for a time, but when they repeatedly trample on local customers' emotions and principles, their business will face a severe blow in the end," he told the Global Times.
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Fox Teases a SIMPSONS Character Death, FUTURAMA Crossover
Posted by Charles Webb on July 21, 2014
Someone is about to die in Springfield.
The Simpsons, which returns for its 26th season on September 28 on Fox, is set to lose a new character – and according to series executive producer Al Jean it will be "an emotional story." So who could it be? Jean dropped a couple of hints about the episode, "Clown in the Dumps," teasing that the actor known for providing the voice of the character won an Emmy for their role, and that the character appeared in more than two episodes of the series.
Along with the character death, season 26 will not only feature the previously-announced Family Guy crossover (actually taking place in that show's season premiere), but we'll be seeing a Futurama crossover on November 9 when Bender travels back in time to kill Bart in "Simpsorama." So that officially puts the Simpsons and Futurama in the same timeline, right? The latter series hasn't been shy about splitting off into different timelines in the past.
But back to the character death, I have my guess. I think among the list of Emmy-winning character performances on the show, only one makes sense, and that's Sideshow Bob. Or maybe Apu.
Nope, it's definitely Sideshow Bob, I think. The murderous clown has been a favorite of the series for nearly 25 years now, appearing as recently as last year's "The Man Who Grew Too Much," getting a dose of super powers (and a budding friendship with Lisa) after splicing his own DNA seventy ways to Sunday. Kelsey Grammer won an Emmy for the character with the 2009 episode "The Italian Bob," and I could see the series' writers or the actor wanting to hang up Bob's enormously-large shoes.
Whatever the case, we'll find out which character will meet their end when The Simpsons returns in September.
[Source: Entertainment Weekly]
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LongBottomLeaf says:
holy shit what a good sign of Futurama getting picked up again.
42 says:
Krusty's Dad
They already killed Sideshow Bob once.
I vote Krusty. There's nothing new they can do with him anyway.
Sideshow Mel.
Its a known thing that Simpsons and furturama are on the same timeline..
Heywood U. Cuddleme says:
At first, my thought was Sideshow Bob…but then, I realized they already sorta did his death (though it was an elaborate ruse), and my next thought was Rabbi Krustofsky. Would definitely fit with the title of the episode. That's a shame. I always enjoyed Jackie Mason's work on the show!
HughJazz says:
Jackie Mason as Krusty's Dad. Won an emmy for it the first time around and has returned several times after, if only for bit lines.
Bob makes sense since Kelsy has a new series that looks like it might do well
Krusty's Dad?…
That was my thought as well.
Bondo says:
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Many f2p players believe they cannot level up their crafting high enough to craft level 80 Exotic gear. This is not true. You can craft level 80 Exotic gear on a free-to-play account, although it will be more difficult than on a paid account.
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Extract from an old club newsletter. Thanks to Late Tiny ZS2GN for finding this page in his archives.
THE FIRST EAST LONDON A.G.M.
The following information of a first Annual General Meeting of the East London and District Amateur Radio Society was kindly supplied by OM Eddie Havernick ZS1DH of Pine lands Cape, a foundation member of the above Society.
One wonders if there are other Branches with such a long history of existence? If there are, we would certainly like to hear from you. It is difficult to speculate, but East London must certainly hold the record as being the oldest radio club in South Africa, here follows the report.
"East London and District Amateur Radio Society.
Report for the year, 1922.
The Annual General Meeting of the above Society took place at. Cuthbert's Buildings at 8pm. on the 15th January 1923.
Gentlemen, I have the honour of submitting to you my Annual Report, recording the work of the Society for the year 1922. The Society having been in existence but five months, I am slightly erroneous in terming this an Annual report, but the Society have decided to commence the New Year's work with the new Calendar Year. At the same time, this gives us an opportunity to ascertain the true position of the Society's affairs financially and otherwise.
The following is a brief record of the Society's work during its existence of five months: The Society was founded by four members in August last. We now number (30), 18 of whom hold experimental station licences. This increase and activity is very gratifying. During the five months the following gentlemen lectured, as undermentioned. They are to be most highly commended for their painstaking and patient explanation of every detail. The members found the lectures most helpful, and congratulated the lecturers upon their excellent work on behalf of the Society.
Mr. H.H. Battye, electricity and Magnetism. Mr. P.E. Card, elementary principles of wireless telegraphy. Mr. E.P. Havernick, experimental station design. Mr. P.E. Card, condensers and inductances. Mr. Battye, telephones and condensers. Mr. E.P. Havernick, elementary theory of the 5 electrode thermionic valve. Mr. P.E. Card, essentials of a Crystal receiver. Mr. W.H. Battye, The Wavemeter. Mr. E.P. Havernick, Wireless minus aerial. Mr. P.E. Card, description of V.N.O. Mr. .W.H. Battye, reaction.
The Treasurer then presented his financial statement, which was readily adopted as highly satisfactory.
The following gentlemen were duly elected as office bearers for the ensuing year: President. Mr. P.E. Card; vice President Mr. W.H. Battye; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer Mr. E.P. Havernick; Committee, Mess. J.E. Avery, P.A. Barraud, J.E. Carrington, H.A. Colon, and A.M. Newman."
The photo below is thought to be the AGM Photo.
Front Row: C. Harris, G. H. A Lewis, W. H. Battye, P. E. Card, E. P. Havernick, H. E.
Thanks to Colin ZS2CR for this extract from an August 1964 Feedback magazine.
"As mentioned in this publication last month a photograph was presented to the Branch of members of this now defunct society. It has been shown to several old-timers and some interesting facts have been brought to light.
The site is now occupied by Messrs, Werner Brothers and the old building has disappeared.
OM Percy E. Card, President, now, Living in retirement at Vincent.
OM Eddie Havernick now ZS1DH of Pinelands Cape, and still, very active.
The late A.Y. Newman father of Mr. N.E.M Newman a well Known business figure in this city.
OM A, Starkey recently retired as inspector, E.L.M. Electricity Dept. and living in East London.
Late OM B. Segall Brother of Dr. Segall practicing in East London.
OM H.E. Colon retired and living in East London.
Any further information concerning these old-timers and activities of the Society will he much appreciated."
If you know anything about anyone in the photo or about the "East London District Radio Society"
Please contact me @ zs2cli@qwest.co.za This Photo was taken in 1923.
It would be great to learn more about the history of our club.
Click on the photo to download a full size picture.
The "SARL East London Branch" stand at the Border Agricultural Show 1948.
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when branch matters are discussed."
Phil, ZS2NP back in 1973.
OM Charles Scott, ZS2CL in Vincent, East London.
ZS2CO - Gordon Glasgow, ZS2VA – Les Barker, ZS2CL – Charles Scott (Our Chairperson, better known as Scotty), ZS2CR – Bernard Cowan.
ZS2BD – Late Heinz Buggert and ZS2D – Peter Dietrich.
Gordon, ZS2CO and Karl Heinz, ZS2BC, remained in East London.
Scotty, ZS2CL and Peter, ZS2D became silent keys.
Hennie, ZS2BM was last heard of in Prieska.
Ray, ZS2RE moved to Port Elizabeth and on to Newcastle in KZN.
Les, ZS2VA is in Knysna.
Bernard, ZS2CR emigrated to Australia.
Late Heinz, ZS2BD moved to Grahamstown where he married and changed his surname to Jasson. He then went to Cape Town and his call sign became ZS1HJ. Heinz returned to East London in December 2003.
OM Hans, ZS2JH, e-mailed the photo to me, many thanks to Hans.


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	BasicMaterial::BasicMaterial(MaterialPass& material) :
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			m_basicOptionIndexes = s_basicOptionIndexes;
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			ImageType::E2D
		});

		settings.sharedUniformBlocks.push_back(PredefinedInstanceData::GetUniformBlock(4, nzsl::ShaderStageType::Vertex));
		settings.sharedUniformBlocks.push_back(PredefinedViewerData::GetUniformBlock(5, nzsl::ShaderStageType_All));

		settings.predefinedBindings[UnderlyingCast(PredefinedShaderBinding::InstanceDataUbo)] = 4;
		settings.predefinedBindings[UnderlyingCast(PredefinedShaderBinding::OverlayTexture)] = 3;
		settings.predefinedBindings[UnderlyingCast(PredefinedShaderBinding::ViewerDataUbo)] = 5;

		settings.shaders = options.shaders;

		for (const std::shared_ptr<UberShader>& uberShader : settings.shaders)
		{
			uberShader->UpdateConfigCallback([=](UberShader::Config& config, const std::vector<RenderPipelineInfo::VertexBufferData>& vertexBuffers)
			{
				if (vertexBuffers.empty())
					return;

				const VertexDeclaration& vertexDeclaration = *vertexBuffers.front().declaration;
				const auto& components = vertexDeclaration.GetComponents();

				Int32 locationIndex = 0;
				for (const auto& component : components)
				{
					switch (component.component)
					{
						case VertexComponent::Position:
							config.optionValues[CRC32("PosLocation")] = locationIndex;
							break;

						case VertexComponent::Color:
							config.optionValues[CRC32("ColorLocation")] = locationIndex;
							break;

						case VertexComponent::TexCoord:
							config.optionValues[CRC32("UvLocation")] = locationIndex;
							break;

						case VertexComponent::Unused:
						default:
							break;
					}

					++locationIndex;
				}
			});
		}

		// Options

		// HasDiffuseMap
		if (options.basicOptionIndexes)
			options.basicOptionIndexes->hasDiffuseMap = settings.options.size();

		MaterialSettings::BuildOption(settings.options, "HasDiffuseMap", "HasDiffuseTexture");

		// HasAlphaMap
		if (options.basicOptionIndexes)
			options.basicOptionIndexes->hasAlphaMap = settings.options.size();

		MaterialSettings::BuildOption(settings.options, "HasAlphaMap", "HasAlphaTexture");

		// AlphaTest
		if (options.basicOptionIndexes)
			options.basicOptionIndexes->alphaTest = settings.options.size();

		MaterialSettings::BuildOption(settings.options, "AlphaTest", "AlphaTest");

		return settings;
	}

	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<UberShader>> BasicMaterial::BuildShaders()
	{
		auto shader = std::make_shared<UberShader>(nzsl::ShaderStageType::Fragment | nzsl::ShaderStageType::Vertex, "BasicMaterial");

		return { std::move(shader) };
	}

	auto BasicMaterial::BuildUniformOffsets() -> std::pair<BasicUniformOffsets, nzsl::FieldOffsets>
	{
		nzsl::FieldOffsets fieldOffsets(nzsl::StructLayout::Std140);

		BasicUniformOffsets uniformOffsets;
		uniformOffsets.alphaThreshold = fieldOffsets.AddField(nzsl::StructFieldType::Float1);
		uniformOffsets.diffuseColor = fieldOffsets.AddField(nzsl::StructFieldType::Float4);
		uniformOffsets.totalSize = fieldOffsets.GetAlignedSize();

		return std::make_pair(std::move(uniformOffsets), std::move(fieldOffsets));
	}

	bool BasicMaterial::Initialize()
	{
		std::tie(s_basicUniformOffsets, std::ignore) = BuildUniformOffsets();

		std::vector<UInt8> defaultValues(s_basicUniformOffsets.totalSize);

		BasicBuildOptions options;
		options.defaultValues.resize(s_basicUniformOffsets.totalSize);
		options.shaders = BuildShaders();

		options.basicOffsets = s_basicUniformOffsets;
		options.basicOptionIndexes = &s_basicOptionIndexes;
		options.basicTextureIndexes = &s_basicTextureIndexes;
		options.uniformBlockIndex = &s_uniformBlockIndex;

		s_basicMaterialSettings = std::make_shared<MaterialSettings>(Build(options));

		return true;
	}

	void BasicMaterial::Uninitialize()
	{
		s_basicMaterialSettings.reset();
	}

	std::shared_ptr<MaterialSettings> BasicMaterial::s_basicMaterialSettings;
	std::size_t BasicMaterial::s_uniformBlockIndex;
	BasicMaterial::BasicOptionIndexes BasicMaterial::s_basicOptionIndexes;
	BasicMaterial::BasicTextureIndexes BasicMaterial::s_basicTextureIndexes;
	BasicMaterial::BasicUniformOffsets BasicMaterial::s_basicUniformOffsets;
}

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Amazon Aims to Put Digital Wallet in Stores at Wall Street Journal. "Amazon is working to persuade brick-and-mortar merchants to accept its Amazon Pay digital wallet, according to people familiar with the matter…To start, the company is looking to work with gas stations, restaurants and other merchants that aren't direct competitors." WSJ subs.
Canada Post warns of delivery delays during holiday season and into January at Toronto Star. "Is this going to lead people to do their shopping in bricks and mortar stores rather than online? Sure," said Karl Littler, vice-president of public affairs for the Retail Council of Canada." Tiered subs.
Rep. Bobby Rush says Target 'wants the Christmas money from the very community it's turning it's back on' by Lisa Donovan at Chicago Tribune. "Rush has organized a Black Friday protest and boycott at Target's 85th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue store, hoping to hit the retailer in the wallet. He said he's puzzled about the claim the store isn't doing well." Tiered subs.
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We did move a lot of inventory in second quarter, and we did it at a higher cost. Do you guys all know there's transportation pressure out there?
We will find ways to offset that incremental cost through other ways as we go forward.
We have seen a measurable incremental lift in the second year of the remodels we completed more than a year-ago.
Drive-Up continues to receive the highest Net Promoter Score of any service we provide.
Our inventory position was up about 18% compared with last year.
We have achieved our goal to hire 120,000 seasonal team members.
Shipt: I think the metric I look at gets me most excited, if you look at…markets that have been open for over a year still continue to see triple-digit growth in sales, in GMV.
In Apparel, we saw particular strength in Baby as well as Jewelry and Accessories and Men's.
Growth in Home was led by outstanding comps in our home decor assortment.
Hardlines saw even stronger performance, comping in the high single-digits this quarter.
This was led by Toys, which saw comp growth of more than 20%.
We saw particular outstanding performance in Essentials and Beauty, which grew faster than the company average.
In Food and Beverage, comp sales grew about 4% in the third quarter.
Double-digit comps again in adult beverage.
We've recently rolled out new shipping boxes on target.com. These boxes are unmistakably Target and feature our iconic Bullseye Mascot.
We intend to exit our retail operations in Mexico and our Alacrity Renovation Services and Iris Smart Home businesses.
These actions send a clear message that we'll no longer pursue ventures that dilute our return on capital.
Comparable sales growth of 1.5%, driven by a 2.3% increase in average ticket, partially offset by 1% decline in transactions.
12% comp growth on lowes.com.
Out of stocks continued to pressure sales.
Our inefficient reset process continued to create disruption in our stores and contributed to out of stocks.
All of our categories with negative comps – millwork, paint, fashion, fixtures and flooring – were pressured by fully executed resets.
Our store processes are too complex, our labor management system is primitive, and our associates are burdened with too many tasks.
Our project specialists and install sales business is too complicated.
We're in a $900 billion fragmented home improvement marketplace…if you combine us and our chief competitor, that's less than $200 billion in revenue…there is a lot of market share up for grabs.
Seasonal and outdoor living led the way with high single-digit comps, driven by double-digit comps in grills and lawnmowers.
For the ninth quarter in a row, we drove above-average comps in appliances.
Our kitchen department also posted above-average comps, with strength in organization and shelving as well as cabinets and countertops.
Millwork was pressured by supply and reset challenges.
Our paint business was impacted by brand transitions, along with supply disruption, as we transitioned into our exclusive partnership with Sherwin-Williams.
Our fashion fixtures department was negatively impacted by reset challenges in light bulbs and commercial lighting.
The under performance in our flooring business continued and was driven by reset disruption in hard surface.


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LA PASSIONE in a Tuscan Hilltown
Two years ago I'd never even heard of Castiglion Fiorentino, a postcard-pretty town near Cortona, but when I arrived for my first visit, everyone seemed to know my name. Posters featuring the cover of LA PASSIONE: How Italy Seduced the World dotted the streets.
"Is that the American writer" a girl asked her mother as we walked by. "The one who wrote about San Filippino?"
A chapter in LA PASSIONE entitled "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" highlights the story of Rita Morgan Richardson, an Italian-American spearheading a campaign to rescue an abandoned baroque chapel in Castiglion Fiorentino. The Friends of San Filippino, the nonprofit organization that she created, has garnered support from Italophiles across the United States. But the response of the townspeople themselves has been even more dramatic.
Earlier this year teachers and administrators at the local middle school were so moved by the Save San Filippino project that they launched an initiative called "Only Steps Away: Discovering Nearby Treasures." Students learned about their town's cultural riches by studying the twelve churches within Castiglion Fiorentino's medieval walls.
Classe Seconda Effe (2F) focused on San Filippino, dedicated to St. Filippo Neri, the patron saint of joy. Inspired by both the saint and the sad state of the endangered chapel, they decided to "adopt" it. On their own, the students banded together to create artworks inspired by San Filippino, which they sold to raise funds to preserve and restore the small church.
During the presentation of LA PASSIONE in Castiglion Fiorentino, five of
the students read the story of the Save San Filippino campaign, translated into Italian from my book by Silena Faralli, a teacher at their school. I was deeply touched to hear them bring my words to life before a standing-room-only crowd of local residents in the splendid setting of the San Letucce chapel.
Also inspiring were the remarks of Mariarita Signorini, president of Italia Nostra, an Italian non-profit dedicated to preserving Italy's cultural patrimony, and of the town's Mayor Mario Agnelli, who invites visitors to come to Castiglion Fiorentino and discover its charms.
After the formal presentation, the padlocked doors of the chapel were opened for viewing. Just like the town's residents, my family and I were captivated by San Filippino's still-splendid frescoes, cherubs and coffered ceiling.
During my visit, I met a local woman whose parents were the last couple to be married in San FIlippino in 1947. She radiated the newly re-ignited pride the people of Castiglion FIorentine feel for the architectural, cultural and spiritual jewel just "steps away" from their homes.
I extend heartfelt thanks to Rita Richardson and the Friends of San Filippino, to Italia Nostra, which co-sponsored the day's events, to Alfeo Tanganelli of the charming Residence Le Santucce, to Alberto Nocentini, owner of Nocentini bookstore, and to the residents of Castiglion Fiorentino, who embody la passione italiana.
Dianne Hales is the author of LA BELLA LINGUA: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language, MONA LISA: A Life Discovered and LA PASSIONE: How Italy Seduced the World. For more information, visit diannehales.com.
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FCC Awards First Quarter of $100 Million Connected Care Pilot Funds
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has chosen 14 pilot programs over 11 states for the Connected Care Pilot Program, awarding applicants $26.6 million for their proposed projects.
The program started taking applications for a projected $100 million in awards in November. To be eligible, applicants needed to be nonprofit and public eligible health care providers that fit into the categories deemed "health care provider" in section 254(h)(7)(B) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, whether rural or non-rural.
The projects are designed to provide connected care services, particularly for low-income and veteran patients. The funding is part of the Universal Service Fund program. The awards are intended to help defray the costs of connected care services for eligible health care providers, including patient broadband internet access services; health care provider broadband data connections; other connected care information services; and certain network equipment.
The first 14 awards include projects proposed by four universities, two community health centers and eight other organizations. The largest award was $5.8 million for the OCHIN Consortium with 15 sites in Ohio, 16 in Oregon and 13 in Washington. An OCHIN pilot project will provide patient broadband internet access and wireless connections to approximately 3,450 low-income patients to access connected care services.
The largest award to an individual entity was $4.46 million to the University of Virginia Health System to expand remote patient monitoring and telehealth services to an estimated 17,000 patients across Virginia, nearly 30% of whom are low-income.
"The events of the past year have highlighted that connectivity is critical to address current and future health challenges in this country, from chronic disease to COVID-19, in particular for our nation's veterans and low-income Americans," said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, in a prepared statement. "Today's announcement lays the groundwork for this connected care future as these projects will help us better understand how telehealth can reduce costs and increase the quality of care, in areas of the greatest need across the country."


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More information, photos from past Vallarta Folkloric Festivals, and a complete schedule of this year's events can be found on the Festival Vallarta Azteca del Folclor Internacional Facebook page.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - From April 28 through May 5th, more than 750 dancers from seven Mexican states and five guest countries will participate in the 13th Puerto Vallarta International Folkloric Dance Festival, an annual event organized by Grupo Folklorico Vallarta Azteca and endorsed by the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF), a partner organization of UNESCO.
According to event organizer Juan Antonio Salcedo, who is also the director of the Ballet Folklorico Azteca Vallarta, the festival's goal is to create bonds of peace and brotherhood between the groups and countries involved, as well as provide Puerto Vallarta residents and visitors with a celebration that brings the colors, music and traditions of Mexico to life through dance.
Out all of the dance troupes that auditioned, only thirteen were selected, with the national groups coming from Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Sonora and Zacatecas, and the international dance companies coming from Italy, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Chile.
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More information, photos from past Vallarta Folkloric Dance Festivals, and a complete schedule of this year's events can be found on the Festival Vallarta Azteca del Folclor Internacional Facebook page.


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Q: Out Of Memory error while parsing SOAP response I am getting a large SOAP response with around 10000+ rows of data and am extracting the relevant data from within CDATA and inserting into a Database.
The code looks as :
DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
dbf.setCoalescing(true);
DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(resp.getBytes());
Document doc = db.parse(is);
XPathFactory xPathfactory = XPathFactory.newInstance();
XPath xpath = xPathfactory.newXPath();
XPathExpression expr = xpath.compile(fetchResult);
String result = (String) expr.evaluate(doc, XPathConstants.STRING);

resp contains the SOAP response
fetchResult is
String fetchResult = "//result/text()";

I'm getting OutofMemory error in the last line. I did try with incresing heap size to 1.2 GB , but that also didn't work.
Could any of you please help me out?

A: Process the document as a stream, rather than consuming the entire response as a Document.  The code you have at the moment builds the structure representing the document in memory, and then attempts to evaluate an XPath expression upon it.
A more memory efficient approach would be to use a SAX parser instead (see here).  By using a SAX parser, you'll stream the through the document as needed keeping only a tiny part of the document in memory at any one time.


Many of us loathe having to speak in public and would avoid it if we could, even though we also care about our public speaking performance. To overcome this conflict and fear, Psychology Today suggests we tap into our bodies' primeval systems.
As the article explains, everyone has a physical "Stop" and "Go" system — also known as "Behavioural Activation System (BAS)" and "Behavioural Inhibition System (BIS)". These are subsystems in our brain that regulate our behaviour and motivation. As you might expect, when the Stop system is activated, we're more inhibited and likely to have avoidance behaviours, while an activated Go system would encourage feelings of excitement or hope, helping us to act.
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Lamar Tigers win 8th state championship over St. Pius X
by: Shea Schrader
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Lamar Tigers are the new Class 2 state champions once again.
The Tigers played the St. Pius X Warriors in Jefferson City for the title.
The game was stagnant going into halftime, with a 0-0 score.
The game remained scoreless until Joseph Wilson scored a 40-yard field goal for the Warriors. However, they didn't hold the lead for long. Joel Beshore sent a 74-yard touchdown pass to Mason Gastel. The Tigers took a 6-3 lead at that point.
An Austin Wilkerson interception put the game on ice, at which point the Tigers ran down the clock. They got the win, 6-3.
Jared Beshore, Lamar head coach, says, ""They all feel great. This one feels extremely special because of where these guys come from and what they have to overcome. Coming up through the ranks, they haven't had as much success as a class. And they've had to overcome and build and build and grind and grind to become what they are."
Case Tucker, Lamar senior quarterback says, "One of our big goals was to get those young guys a state championship so they know how it feels and they can get older in the program and get one for themselves."
This marks Lamar's 8th state championship, and their first with new head coach Jared Beshore.
The Tigers had previously won seven straight titles under Scott Bailey, until the streak was snapped in 2018.
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Trey Geiman led all scorers with 19 points to help lead Washburn (10-1, 10-1 MIAA) to the win. Bobby Arthur-Williams Jr. scored a team-leading 17 points for Pitt State (5-6, 5-6 MIAA), while Ryan Pippins added 15 points.
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The X Factor is ITV's premiere talent show, created by music mogul Simon Cowell in 2004 in the UK. The show auditions singers and musicians with four judges mentoring a different category to get them to the final. This year the show kicks off 1st September at 8pm, the judges line-up sees Simon Cowell joined by a brand-new panel – Robbie Williams and wife Ayda Field along with former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson. Watch this space for the latest news and gossip from the judges and contestants from X-Factor 2018.
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Thomas Tuchel: Coach Watch
Chelsea, 2021–
Pursuing a manager capable of transforming the expensively assembled squad led in 2018 by Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Ángel Di María into contenders for the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain turned to the respected Thomas Tuchel. Admired for his influence when succeeding Jürgen Klopp at Mainz and then Borussia Dortmund, and for reshaping what was so distinctive a team, the then-44-year-old inspired an improvement that for the first time took PSG to the final of the Champions League.
Like Julian Nagelsmann, Tuchel was identified by none other than the influential Ralf Rangnick as a coach of promise and quickly became one of Europe's leading managers. "He's a fantastic coach, you can really see his influence," Klopp said of his compatriot. "I know many people who have worked with him and respect him immensely. You cannot aim for the Champions League only by spending money, it does not work. It takes a good organisation, all the other clubs are not blind, we also do our job well so we need the right tools at the right time. Thomas obviously has them."
Chelsea, perhaps in a similar position to PSG following their recruitment of Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech and more, took advantage of his departure from the French capital in December 2020 to appoint him as the successor to the popular Frank Lampard. Like José Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Carlo Ancelotti before Lampard, the German will also unquestionably be tasked with delivering the Premier League.
Playing style
In his two previous high-profile positions, at Dortmund in 2015 and then PSG, Tuchel was appointed to succeed two respected and successful managers in Klopp and then Unai Emery, and his task was therefore to evolve the strong teams he was inheriting. He retained Klopp's 4-3-3, which also often became a 4-2-3-1, but where Dortmund had been a transitional side, under Tuchel they placed an increased emphasis on possession. With the lengthier build-up play that involved, their players had more time to rotate into different areas of the pitch and to maintain fluidity in their attacks.
Their central attacking midfielders, playing in front of a single defensive midfielder, were particularly influential. Marco Reus relished operating in an advanced position, and he would rotate with Christian Pulisic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who remained fixed as their central attacker. Aubameyang was consistently supported by their two wide forwards and two attacking central midfielders; Dortmund's full-backs would also advance, but didn't necessarily provide overlapping runs.
Their improved grasp of possession meant that they often succeeded in restricting opponents to their defensive half, and was complemented by an energetic press, which contributed to them regularly encountering lower blocks (above). When, from towards the conclusion of his first season there, Tuchel began to experiment with the use of a back three, he demanded regular changes in shape – occasionally mid-match – but at the risk of their wing-backs sometimes becoming stretched.
In Paris, Tuchel similarly retained Emery's 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1. As at Dortmund, he demanded rotations from those in central areas, but their attacking width was instead provided by their advancing full-backs, encouraging Neymar, Mbappé and others to remain in narrower positions, closer to Edinson Cavani, their central striker. His central midfielders also therefore had to offer greater dynamism, and to demonstrate an awareness of the spaces that their full-backs had left, as well as when to withdraw into central defence and temporarily form a back three – largely because so many Ligue 1 opponents could only threaten them during moments of transition. Marco Verratti, Adrien Rabiot and Marquinhos each proved capable of doing so.
During his first season there he also adopted the use of a more defined back three, wing-backs (above) – Dani Alves, Thomas Meunier and Juan Bernat were most commonly those wing-backs – and a double pivot. Further forwards, Cavani was supported by number 10s in Neymar and Mbappé. When Mbappé advanced into a position alongside Cavani, one of those forming their double pivot advanced into the space he had vacated to ensure that both inside channels remained covered.
Regardless, Tuchel consistently favoured a back four as PSG progressed to the Champions League final in 2019/20. They defended with either a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3, and attacked with a 4-2-2-2 in which Neymar and Di María operated as number 10s in front of a double pivot and behind the penetrative Mbappé and the focal point provided by either Cavani or Mauro Icardi.
Since arriving at Chelsea, Tuchel has almost entirely favoured a back three, and either the use of two number 10s in support of a lone striker, or a front two (above) supported by one fewer attacking midfielder. The options at his disposal and opponents applying tactics intended to negate, specifically, the system Tuchel has overseen have prompted him to regularly change his attacking personnel and their positioning.
Werner has benefitted from a narrower starting position because of the increased number of runs it encourages him to make through the centre, and often as Chelsea's leading penetrative runner. Ziyech, Havertz, Mason Mount and Pulisic move to towards the ball from between the lines. There therefore remain occasions when Chelsea lack sufficient sources of penetration behind opposing defences, but their attempts to build possession are improved, particularly given their defensive midfielders are often aggressively pressed. One attacking midfielder withdraws into the spaces vacated by that press being applied, creating forward passing options, and a method of resisting it.
Retaining possession for lengthier periods away from that pressure has also been used as much as a defensive strategy intended to undermine opponents' attacking potential as it has to enhance their own. Chelsea's wing-backs are increasingly advancing to alongside or even ahead of their attacking midfielders (above), both providing a crossing threat from wide territory and drawing opposing full-backs out of position, in turn creating increased space through the inside channels for their attacking teammates' runs in behind.
Their two wider central defenders have instead become those expected to provide secondary wider support. César Azpilicueta continues to feature as their right-sided central defender from where, as under Conte, he advances through the inside channel; towards the left Antonio Rüdiger demonstrates greater caution and, unlike Azpilicueta who does so while under pressure and seeks to support into the final third, instead only carries possession forwards when space exists. The two defensive midfielders consistently selected provide support from behind the relevant wing-back, but are instructed to prioritise central play when possession is being built in the defensive half. They have consistently impressed in their judgement of when to move into defence or adopt wider positions; combinations between them and the wing-backs and wider central defenders alongside them have regularly contributed to progressing possession, as have more direct passes to those between the lines.
Towards the end of 2020/21, as his squad continued to adjust to his methods, Tuchel introduced rotations between his wing-backs and attacking midfielders (above). Reece James, Marcos Alonso and Ben Chilwell increasingly advance into attacking, central positions where they often rotate with the 10 closest to them in addition to, similarly to a traditional wing-back, continuing to provide width, crosses, and support through wide territory – an attacking pattern that creates space in central areas by drawing opposing midfielders or central defenders from their defensive positions. Complemented by Chelsea's defensive midfielders playing passes from midfield and into Romelu Lukaku or those making supporting runs, they are proving more successful at accessing their central striker and therefore providing a greater threat on goal.
When possession is built towards one side of the pitch, the far-side wing-back often proves capable of advancing with freedom into the final third because of the defensive attention being given to their front three. Those same rotations also contribute to increased space for Chelsea's wider central defenders to carry the ball into or to provide support from to those in the inside channels – Rüdiger, from the left, and Trevoh Chalobah, from the right, have both proved effective at doing so – and to drawing opposing full-backs infield, in turn giving Tuchel's team greater potential when wide.
Defending and pressing
Tuchel's flexibility with his teams' shape has inevitably contributed to further variety when they are out of possession. That his full-backs didn't advance at Dortmund meant them instead prioritising covering the inside channels, and with the single pivot at the base of their midfield remaining central, their wide forwards and attacking midfielders being given freedom to attack.
If they instead used a back three and wing-backs, those wing-backs' higher positioning meant reduced cover around that single pivot during turnovers of possession; even if the additional central defender made them stronger there, their reduced numbers in midfield made it harder to regain the ball further forwards and to prevent their opponents from advancing. Their double pivot (above) gave them increased defensive strength, but came at the expense of an additional attacker, and therefore did little to prevent defensive transitions.
PSG's previous defensive structure relied on their central midfielders preventing transitions in the central areas of the pitch and then covering the spaces that were vacated by their advanced full-backs. Their ability to restrict many opponents to their own half for lengthy periods meant that that tactic proved effective, but their strongest domestic and European rivals succeeded in progressing through their mid-block because of how easily they overcame their first line of pressure. Opponents playing around or over PSG's shape troubled them; relatively straight passes over their full-backs (above) or inside them regularly led to their opponents getting in behind. They also struggled when defending against crosses from wide areas, when their full-backs were too isolated in pressing the wide areas.
Before Mauricio Pochettino's appointment, their more recent use of an out-of-possession 4-4-2 offered improved cover for their full-backs, which particularly counted when they resisted pressing high and instead remained in a mid-block. That shape also evolved into a 4-3-3, through one of their wide midfielders advancing when Tuchel demanded that they apply a high press and attempt to force opponents into longer passes. That 4-4-2 similarly complemented their in-possession 4-2-2-2. Their full-backs advanced, and their wider midfielders adopted narrow positions to support through the inside channels. The double pivot, aided by the increased cover in wide areas, made them harder to break down, and the personnel in there gave them more aggression.
Chelsea's out-of-possession shape often involves them defending with a back five, via their wing-backs – most consistently James and one of Alonso or Chilwell – withdrawing into deeper positions (above). That their double pivot is retained ensures that they have numbers during periods of building possession in the defensive half, meaning losses of the ball are swiftly followed by it being surrounded with defenders, whether wide or in central areas.
Their attacking structure, similarly, means them being able to offer sufficient cover when the ball is conceded in the attacking third, and therefore being difficult to counter. Their three central defenders are capable of both pressing and delaying wider transitions without sacrificing cover in their defensive line, and their two defensive midfielders cover and support the territory in front of them, blocking potential switches of play – those attempted via shorter passes – and remaining available to withdraw further. That double pivot also covers, if required, the wider spaces when there is already a back five behind them, via one covering across and the other remaining in a central position, increasing Chelsea's defensive strength.
As when they have the ball, their front three have been used in a variety of positions that determine whether they are defending with a 5-4-1, 5-3-2 or 5-2-3 – as demanded by the nature of their opponents' attempts to build play. There are times when they withdraw to as far as alongside their defensive midfielders; most commonly, they work to force the ball wide, and to screen and cover access into their opposing defensive midfielders while providing secondary cover from behind the ball, particularly from the centre of the pitch.
When Chelsea defend and press from further forwards (above), two attacking players prioritise their opposing defensive line and are supported in doing so by their wing-backs, who take the full-back opposite them. When those wing-backs advance, their defensive midfielders move to cover the wider spaces, so the spare attacking midfielder works to block access into midfield. An alternative approach involves one of their defensive midfielders advancing and being joined in doing so by a wider central defender, and therefore the wing-back alongside that defender remaining deeper and the other defensive midfielder covering behind him.
A pressing trap more recently introduced has proven effective because of the compactness they offer in central territory, and because of the numbers that work to force possession wide, regardless of their defensive shape. Typically their wing-backs press, with aggression, towards the wings, and the closest central defender follows them while remaining braced to move through the relevant inside channel. Against attacks through the inside channels, Chelsea's wider central defenders assertively stray from their defensive line to press alongside the double pivot in front of them, and their wing-backs therefore tuck infield to provide defensive cover.
Against wider play, however, their defensive midfielders move across to cover against attacks infield and to between the lines. With the furthest of Chelsea's two central midfielders ready, when required, to withdraw into defence to provide additional cover from behind the central defender who has advanced to press, the closest 10 moves across to negate backwards passes and force possession wide, where others then swarm the ball and the in-possession player to make regains.


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Loop Media, Inc. Announces 2020-21 Virtual Music Festival Series, Championing Emerging Artists Globally
Given the success of its first festival, streaming media company Loop Media will be presenting a series of streamable virtual music festivals, launching a global emerging artist program.
GLENDALE, Calif.–Loop Media, Inc., an innovative streaming media company focused exclusively on premium short-form video and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interlink Plus, Inc. (OTC: ITRK), is announcing an on-going quarterly music festival platform for emerging artists from around the globe.
Coming off the overwhelming success of its first "Loop.tv Virtual Music Festival" on April 25, 2020, hosted on Twitch for the benefit of MusiCares, Loop Media will continue hosting a series of virtual music festivals over the course of 2020 and 2021. The festivals will stream live on Loop.tv and will be simulcast to multiple online platforms for audiences around the globe.
The recent Loop.tv Virtual Music Festival featured rising and well-known artists including American Authors, Hanson, Lindsey Stirling, NETTA, AJ Rafael, Louis York, Francesco Yates, Shawn James and many others. The festival featured 35 artists for over 12 hours from seven different countries across the globe, including an opening performance by China's DJ, LIZZY and a closing set by the UK's Waiting for Smith. The upcoming Loop.tv Virtual Music Festival series will feature some of the same amazing acts, new incredibly talented breakout artists, more established acts and will continue to be one of the premier virtual platforms for championing rising artists during and beyond COVID-19.
"We knew the talent would be great, but we certainly exceeded our own expectations with the quality of production and the viewership for the first in a series of live streamed virtual music festivals. This event brought an audience together for a great charitable cause during this pandemic. It also gave numerous emerging artists access to a platform where they can instantly play to a passionate audience of thousands of people–many more than they might normally see in a club or smaller venue," said Jon Niermann, CEO and Co-Founder of Loop Media. "The outstanding success of this festival demonstrates how, if given the right platform, audiences will come to find incredible artists they'll soon love, and rising musicians will be given the break into the industry they were always looking for. We really believe that virtual events such as these are the future of artist engagement, and we want Loop to be front and center of that."
Loop Media will be launching its new Global Emerging Artist Program in June 2020 for all upcoming Loop.tv Virtual Music Festivals. This competition will allow artists to send in 90 second auditions through the Loop™ app, giving rising artists anywhere in the world a chance to showcase their work to an audience of thousands.
Artists and fans are welcome to send submissions for future festival performances to artists@loop.tv. The next festival in the series will occur late July 2020. Check the Loop.tv website for updates in May on the Global Emerging Artist Program and for additional information on the upcoming festivals.
Loop Media
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Q: Django validate column combination existence (Unique with boolean field) I'm on Django 1.9. I've a simple model with:
#Goods
class Goods(models.Model):
    code = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    decription = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    ...etc

#Vendors
class Vendors(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    address = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    ...etc

And a class to define the multiple vendors to obtain a good.
#Purchase_options
class PurchaseOptions(models.Model):
    preferred_vendor = models.BooleanField()
    vendor = models.ForeignKey(Vendors)
    good = models.ForeignKey(Goods)

Here's is the question:
How can I make sure that only one vendor for a particular good can be set as preferred?.
Accepted values on table:
**Vendor | Product | Preferred**
  V_01   | Good_01 | True
  V_02   | Good_01 | False
  V_03   | Good_01 | False
  V_02   | Good_02 | True
  V_04   | Good_02 | False

Wrong values on table:
**Vendor | Product | Preferred**
  V_01   | Good_01 | True
  V_02   | Good_01 | **True**  <-There's already a preferred vendor.
  V_03   | Good_01 | False
  V_02   | Good_02 | True
  V_04   | Good_02 | False

I'm using Django's admin interface to fill-up the data on Puchase_Options.
I tried this:
1) Define a validator that, given the Preferred value and the product id, checks if this combination exists in the table:
def validator(preferred, id):
    if Purchase_Option.objects.filter(good.id=id,preferred_vendor=preferred).exists():
        Raise ValidationError("There's already a preferred vendor defined for this product")

But it's telling me that object Purchase_Options doesn't exist. I believe I can't actually query the database or handle querysets within a validator function.
2) I tried using the meta property unique-together("preferred_vendor","good_id"). That would work except that I must allow multiple combinations of False + Good_Id (because I've many Non-Preferred vendors for a good)... but only just 1 combination of True+Good_id.
I don't really know what else to try and I'm really looking forward to hearing your ideas. You saved me in multiple occasions before :D

A: You could use NullBooleanField for preferred_vendor, and unique_together for preferred_vendor and good. Use True for the one preferred vendor and NULL instead of False for all others.
This will allow you to have multiple pair of (good, NULL) and only one pair with (good,True). The drawback is you will be able to also have only one pair (good,False), but this shouldn't be a problem.
E.g.:
class PurchaseOptions(models.Model):
    preferred_vendor = models.NullBooleanField()
    vendor = models.ForeignKey(Vendors)
    good = models.ForeignKey(Goods)

    class Meta:
        unique_together = ("preferred_vendor", "good")

then:
  Vendor | Product | Preferred
  V_01   | Good_01 | True
  V_02   | Good_01 | NULL
  V_03   | Good_01 | NULL
  V_02   | Good_02 | True
  V_04   | Good_02 | NULL


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Although the Alzheimer's Tea Day is on May 9th, this year it was held in Ruan Community Centre on Wed. May 8th.
It will also be held in Toonagh Hall on Thurs. next, 16th May, from 9.30a.m. to 12.30p.m., when the support of the local community will be welcomed to partake of home baking, tea and coffee, with the proceeds from both Tea Days in the parish going to the Clare branch of Alzheimer's Association.
Crowning of Our Lady's Statue.
The Crowning of Our Lady's Statue at the Grotto in Fountain will be held on Wed. next, 15th May, at 8.30p.m. The Rosary will be recited and hymns sung in honour of Our Lady. The Rosary is recited every evening, for the month of May, at the Grotto at 8.30p.m.
It is also recited in Ruan Church every evening for the month, at 7.00p.m.
Last Friday night in Toonagh Hall saw the very popular Kitchen Sessions come to a close for the summer. For the last two Friday nights, Kevin Keane attended the Sessions, teaching the Caledonian Set, which was very much enjoyed by all who attended.
The Ennis Singers Club which meets in Cois na hAbhna this Fri. night, 10th May, at 9.00p.m., will feature Den.