I've been at the pool most of the weekend with my girlfriend reading, relaxing, and listening to some great books so I apologize for the lack of new posts. While there is a tremendous amount of information to cover, I have found other sources that can get you up to speed until I am back in action starting tomorrow.
The following is an article titled Greece - The End of The Beginning. In it the author describes the two choices Greece now faces and where we go under both scenarios. It is a fantastic read.
The reason I enjoyed the interview is because while the world is focused on Europe they forget that there is a far greater crisis developing within the United States. I also agree with almost 100% of his outlook over the long term. (Including his current investment strategies: Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Gold, and Silver) It is a rather lengthy interview so I have highlighted the most important points for you, and I added a chart showing current m2 and m3 contraction.
The Gold Report: John, last December you stated, "The U.S. economic and systemic crisis of the past of the past two years are just precursors to a great collapse," or what you call a "hyper-inflationary great depression." Is this prediction unique to the U.S., or do you feel that other economies face the same fate?
John Williams: The hyper-inflationary portion largely will be unique to the U.S. If the U.S. falls into a great depression, there's no way the rest of the world cannot have some negative economic impact.
TGR: How will the United States' decreased economic power impact global economies? Will the rest of the world survive?
JW: People will find to their happy surprise that they'll be able to survive. Most businesses are pretty creative. The thing is, the U.S. economic activity accounts for roughly half that of the globe. There's no way that the U.S. economy can turn down severely without there being an equivalent, at least a parallel downturn outside the U.S. with its major trading partners.
When I talk about a great depression in the United States, it is coincident with a hyper-inflation. We're already in the deepest and longest economic contraction seen since the Great Depression. If you look at the timing as set by the National Bureau of Economic Research, which is the arbiter of U.S. recessions, as to whether or not we have one, they've refused to call an end to this one, so far. But assuming you called an end to it back in the middle of 2009, it would still be the longest recession seen since the first down-leg of the Great Depression.
In terms of depth, year-to-year decline in the gross domestic product, or GDP, as reported in the third quarter of 2009, was the steepest annual decline ever reported in that series, which goes back to the late '40s on a quarterly basis. Other than for the shutdown of war production at the end of World War II, which usually is not counted as a normal business cycle, the full annual decline in 2009 GDP was the deepest since the Great Depression. There's strong evidence that we're going to see an intensified downturn ahead, but it won't become a great depression until a hyper-inflation kicks in. That is because hyper-inflation will be very disruptive to the normal flow of commerce and will take you to really low levels of activity that we haven't seen probably in the history of the Republic.
Let me define what I mean by depression and great depression, because there's no formal definition out there that matches the common expectation. Before World War II, economic downturns commonly were referred to as depressions. If you drew a graph of the level of activity in a depression over time, it would show a dip in the economy, and you'd go down and then up. The down part was referred to as recession and the up part as recovery. The Great Depression was one that was so severe that in the post-World War II era, those looking at economic cycles tried to come up with a euphemism for "depression." They didn't want to create the image of or remind people of the 1930s. Basically, they called economic downturns recessions, and most people think of a depression now as a severe recession.
I've talked with people in the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Bureau of Economic Research in terms of developing a formal depression definition. The traditional definition of recession—that of two consecutive quarters of inflation-adjusted contraction in GDP—still is a solid one, despite recent refinements. Although there's no official consensus on this, generally, a depression would be considered a recession where peak-to-trough contraction in the economy was more than 10%; a great depression would be a recession where the peak-to-trough contraction was more than 25%.
We're borderline depression in terms of where we're going to be here before I think the hyper-inflation kicks in. You've certainly seen depression-like numbers in things such as retail sales, industrial production and new orders for durable goods, where you're down more than 10% from peak-to-trough. In terms of housing, you're down more than 75%, and that certainly would be in the great depression category. With hyper-inflation, you have disruption to the normal flow of commerce and that will slow things down very remarkably from where we are now.
TGR: After a period of recession, isn't inflation considered a good sign?
JW: There are a couple of things that drive inflation. The one that you're describing is the relatively happy event where strong economic demand is exceeding production, and that's pushing prices higher, as well as interest rates. That's a relatively healthy circumstance. You can also have inflation, which is driven by factors other than strong economic activity. That's what we've been seeing in the last couple of years. It's been largely dominated by swings in oil prices. That hasn't been due really to oil demand, as much as it has been due to the value of the U.S. dollar. Oil is denominated in U.S. dollars. Big swings in the U.S. dollar get reflected in oil pricing. If the dollar weakens, oil rises. That's what you saw if you go back to the 1973-1975 recession, for example. That was an inflationary recession.
Indeed, the counterpart to what you were suggesting earlier about the strong demand and higher inflation is that usually in a recession you see low inflation. The '73 to '75 experience, however, was an inflationary recession because of the problem with oil prices. That's what we were seeing early in this cycle, where a weakening dollar rallied oil prices, and then the dollar reversed sharply and oil prices collapsed. We have passed through a brief period of shallow year-to-year deflation in the consumer price index, but, as oil prices bottomed out and headed higher since the end of 2009, we're now seeing higher inflation, again.
I'm looking at hyper-inflation, which is a rather drastic forecast. This has been in place as an ultimate fate for the system for a number of years. Back in the '70s, the then Big 10 accounting firms got together and approached the government and said, "Hey guys, you know you need to keep your books the way a big corporation does. You're the largest financial operator on earth." The government then, as well as today, operates on a cash basis with no accrual accounting and such. Yet, over a period of 30 years, the accountants and government put together generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, accounting for the federal government and introduced formal financial statements on that basis in 2002, which supplement the annual cash-based accounting.
If you look at those GAAP-based statements and include in the deficit the year-to-year change in the net present value of the unfunded liabilities for Social Security and Medicare, what you'll find is that the annual operating shortfall is running between $4 and $5 trillion; not $500 billion as we saw before the crisis or the $1.4 trillion that they announced for fiscal 2009. Now to put that into perspective, if the government wanted to balance its deficit on a GAAP basis for a year, and it seized all personal income and corporate profits, taxing everything 100%, it would still be in deficit. It can't raise taxes enough to contain this. On the other side, if it cut all government spending except for Social Security and Medicare, it still would be in deficit. With no political will to contain the spending, eventually the government meets its obligations by revving up the currency printing press.
TGR: With all this new paper money coming into the system, wouldn't we see a bigger bubble than we've ever seen prior to a hyper-inflationary great depression?
JW: No, in fact, it's a very unusual circumstance that we have now. Put yourself in Mr. Bernanke's situation—he had to prevent a collapse of the banking system. He was afraid of a severe deflation as was seen in the Great Depression, when a lot of banks went out of business. The depositors lost funds and the money supply just collapsed. He wanted to prevent a collapse of the money supply and keep the depository institutions afloat. Generally, that has happened. The FDIC expanded its coverage and everything that had to be done to keep the system from imploding was done. The effects eventually will be inflationary.
In the process, what Mr. Bernanke did was to expand the monetary base extraordinarily, more than doubling it over a period of a year. The monetary base is money currently in circulation plus bank reserves. If you go back to before September 2008, the bank reserves were in the $50 to $60 billion range. Where the currency was maybe $800 billion, we've gone over $2 trillion in total reserves. Most of that is in excess reserves and not required reserves that banks have to keep to support their deposits. Normally banks would take their excess reserves and lend them out into the regular stream of commerce, and in doing so, that would create money supply. Instead they're leaving the excess reserves on deposit with the Fed. Money supply and credit are now generally contracting. We're going to see an intensified downturn in the near future. I specialize in looking at leading indicators that have very successful track records in terms of predicting economic or financial turns. One such indicator is the broad money supply.
Whenever the broad money supply–adjusted for inflation–has turned negative year over year, the economy has gone into recession, or if it already was in a recession, the downturn intensified. It's happened four times before now, in modern reporting. You saw it in the terrible downturn of '73 to '75, the early '80s and again in the early '90s. In December of 2009, annual growth in real M3 turned negative. It's now at a record low in terms of decline, down more than 6% year over year. What that suggests is that in the immediate future you're going to see renewed downturn in economic activity.
In all the prior instances that I mentioned, this event led recessions, except for '73 to '75. That's when you had the oil spike and a recession that came from that. When the money supply turned down in that recession, the economy accelerated in its decline. We're going to see something along those lines, now, with about a six-month lead time. You're going to have negative economic growth this year. The implications for that are extraordinary, because the projections on the federal budget deficit, a number of the state deficits, and the solvency and stress tests for the banking system all were structured assuming positive economic growth in the 2% to 3% range for 2010. Instead it's going to be negative. Many states are going to be in greater difficulty than they thought. Most likely, you're going to have federal bailouts there. The banks are going to have more troubles. All this means more government support, more government spending, greater deficits and greater funding needs for the U.S. Treasury. We have a global market that already is increasingly reluctant to hold the dollars and U.S. Treasuries.
TGR: The U.S. dollar is still the reserve currency, and it's holding its value while the euro struggles. Wouldn't decoupling precede hyper-inflation?
JW: I don't know if it will decouple from being the reserve currency formally, but it will de facto. The reserve status is the reason the dollar didn't collapse per se a year and a half ago during the September '08 panic. The movement is already afoot, however, to try to relegate the dollar to some status other than a reserve currency. For example, OPEC purportedly is looking to price oil in something other than U.S. dollars. The pressure is there to change the status.
Again, if you start to see a great depreciation of the U.S. currency or a tremendous increase in lack of confidence in the soundness of the government's fiscal condition, there is a problem. You mentioned Greece, for example. The sovereign solvency issues there are minuscule compared to what we have with the United States, which is the elephant in the bathtub. The markets know it's there. The central bankers know it's there. Again, with the downturn in the economy, all the issues are going to be brought to a head. As they come to a head, there will be that effort to dump the dollar. I would expect that, indeed, it will be decoupled from its reserve status, although it could follow after the fact as opposed to before the fact.
TGR: Major economic indicators suggest significant improvement; even the IMF has stated that we've averted a global depression. What are you seeing that these governing bodies are not?
JW: What I'm using is a leading indicator of economic activity: year-to-year change in inflation-adjusted broad money supply. We're now seeing a very sharp year-over-year decline, which has not been seen since the 1990 recession. This indicator does not work always in the upside; it doesn't necessarily give you a signal for a rising economy. It is, however, basic. If you strangle liquidity you can always contract an economy. Deliberately or not, liquidity's being strangled. You're seeing very sharp declines in consumer credit, commercial and industrial loans and commercial paper outstanding.
You are getting happy news from governments, central banks, financial markets, Wall Street analysts and the popular media, which does tend to cater to Wall Street. Such is standard practice. Happy news is what sells and you don't want to discourage people. The Obama administration, interestingly, started talking-down the economy when it wanted to get its stimulus package in place. As soon as that was done, it started talking-up the economy. Everything was just fine and dandy again. This is the most extraordinary downturn most people living today have ever seen. In terms of modern economic reporting, which basically started after World War II, we've never had a downturn as long or as severe. Perversely, the extreme nature of the downturn actually has warped recent reporting of seasonally-adjusted data to the upside.
TGR: Earlier you mentioned that business around the world will survive in the event of a depression. Aren't there sustainable businesses in the U.S. as well? Won't an influx of printed currency and green-tech job creation offer some value? At some point, doesn't stimulus money become real cash producing real goods? Surely the economy would be viable at some level?
JW: Not without income growth. There's nothing there that you've described to me that is growing, aside from inflation. To have sustainable growth in the economy, you have to income growth, net of inflation. That is not happening, and there is nothing in existing government stimulus that will cause real income growth.
Beyond income issues, the problem with the hyper-inflation is that very quickly the use of cash will cease. Let me contrast our circumstance here with a very popularly followed hyper-inflation case that's now run its course in Zimbabwe. There you had probably the worst hyper-inflation that anyone's ever seen. After devaluation upon devaluation, they successively lopped the zeros off the bills. If you took a $2 bill that they first issued back in the '80s and then tried to come up with the equivalent of a $2 bill in the last form of the currency, it would be very difficult to do because it was so worthless. If you put a pile of those together to equal the original $2 bill, it would actually stretch from the earth to the Andromeda Galaxy. We're talking light years. There are not enough trees on earth to print them. Yet the Zimbabwe economy survived and functioned. They had a lot of problems, but they operated. The reason they functioned was because they had a back-up system, which was a black market in U.S. dollars. People switched out of the Zimbabwe dollar to U.S. dollars. They could live with that. In the U.S., we don't have a back-up system.
TGR: You mentioned in a recent interview with CNN that you're recommending individuals move into both cash and gold. With the euro and the dollar in jeopardy, where does that leave us?
JW: I don't like the euro. I don't think that's going to hold together, and I've thought so for some time. If it should break up and you have a new German currency, a new mark or something like that might be a strong one option. At the moment I like the Canadian dollar, the Australian dollar and the Swiss franc. For anyone living in the United States, rather than looking at the short-term volatility in the markets and trying to make money off of that, this is the time to batten down the hatches and to look to preserve your wealth and assets.
In terms of preserving the purchasing power of your assets, the best thing I can think of is physical gold. That's worked over the millennia. I'm not per se a gold bug. It just happens to be a circumstance in which it's the cleanest asset around for that. You don't need to put all your assets into gold, but hold some. Hold some silver. I'd look to get some assets out of the U.S. dollar and look to get some assets out of the U.S. When I say outside of the U.S. dollar, again, I look at the Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Swiss franc in particular. I think they will tend to do particularly well, whereas the U.S. dollar is going to become effectively worthless.
As the dollar breaks down, you'll also likely see disruptions in supply chains, including shipments of food to grocery stores. People should consider maintaining stockpiles of basic goods needed for living, much as they would for a natural disaster. I sit on the Hayward fault in California. I have a supply of goods and basic necessities in case something terrible happens—natural or man-made—that will carry me for a couple of months. It may take that long for a barter system to evolve, which I think is what you're going to end up with; at least until a new currency system is reorganized and you get a government that's able to bring its fiscal house into order. No currency system in the U.S. is going to work unless the fiscal conditions that drove it into oblivion are also addressed.
On a global basis, where the dollar is the world's reserve currency, 80% of currency transactions involve the U.S. dollar. There's going to have to be an overhaul of the global currency system. To gain credibility with the public, the powers that be likely will design a system that has some kind of a tie to gold, but that's purely speculative.
TGR: From a personal investment point of view, you emphasized that this is a time to conserve assets, including gold and other currencies. How else can investors protect themselves?
JW: I like physical gold and silver. I look to gold as a primary hedge. If you can come out of this holding gold, you'll be in a position where you'll be able to take advantage of some extraordinary investment opportunities that will follow. With inflation, real estate is usually a pretty good bet. It tends to hold its value over time. There may be periods of illiquidity, though, and it's not portable. Neither of those limitations is an issue with gold. Maybe gold will become the black market to support U.S. economic activity. It certainly would be the area that people will try to transfer their assets to as time goes along.
You see people now as gold gets to a new high saying, "Oh my goodness, I bought at $200, and I can sell out at $1,100 making a good profit." What people don't realize is that they haven't made a real profit. What they've done is retained the purchasing power of the dollars that they invested in gold, and they've lost proportionately the purchasing power of the amounts left in dollar-denominated paper assets over the same time. Gold is a long-term wealth preserver. Again, where many people are used to an investment environment where they can buy a stock, make a quick profit and then sell, with gold you need to hold on for the long haul as an insurance policy, not as a quick investment.
TGR: Thank you very much for your time.


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Algorithmic Studies
JWTC Launch
Critical Survey
Algorithmic Discussions
Algorithmic Studies: A (Brief) Critical Survey
By Jamie Macdonald
Data, and the algorithms which define their usage, manipulation, and categorization are everywhere in the 21st-century: Kitchin and Dodge capture the omnipresence of the algorithm when they propose that software-driven entities 'actively shape people's daily interactions and transactions, and mediate all manner of practices in entertainment, communication, and mobilities' (2011, p.9). Despite the considerable influence such programs have on society, politics, and culture, there has been relatively little analysis of the algorithms which underpin these pieces of software in the social sciences and the humanities (Beer, 2013, p.68). The first forays into the study of algorithms have been made by the field of Software Studies, as launched by Lev Manovich in The Language of New Media (2001) with the proposal that
To understand the logic of new media, we need to turn to computer science. It is there that we may expect to find the new terms, categories, and operations that characterize media that became programmable. From media studies, we move to something that can be called "software studies"—from media theory to software theory. (p.48)
Manovich clarified this definition in his 2013 book Software Takes Command by proposing that 'Software Studies has to investigate the role of software in contemporary culture, and the cultural and social forces that are shaping the development of software itself' (2013a, p.10). The need for the study of the 'lives' of algorithms more specifically was proposed by Kitchin and Dodge in their 2011 book Code/Space: they call for an area of study 'that carefully unpicks the ways in which algorithms are products of knowledge about the world and how they produce knowledge that is then applied, altering the world in a recursive fashion' (p.248).
Much of the work on algorithms to date has focused on the influence such code has had on modern culture. For instance, one common subject of analysis has been a competition the popular film and television streaming service Netflix ran between 2006 and 2009 (Beer, 2013, p.63; Hallinan and Striphas, 2014). Netflix's recommendation algorithm suggests content to users that they might like to watch, and the competition invited individuals to submit ways of improving this algorithm by 10%. Beer argues that this recommendation algorithm reveals that the prediction of taste can be represented by a numerical value (2013, p.64). He then uses the Netflix competition to propose that 'contemporary popular culture is being defined and shaped by these underlying collections of algorithms' (2013, p.64). Hallinan and Striphas concur, arguing that despite its status as a competition 'the Netflix Prize […] was equally an effort to reinterpret what culture is—how it is evaluated, by whom, and to what ends' (2014, p.3); they see the contest as an example of the development of 'algorithmic culture', a concept Striphas defines as 'the enfolding of human thought, conduct, organization and expression into the logic of big data and large scale computation, a move that alters how the category culture has long been practiced, experienced and understood' (2015, p.396).
This re-ordering and re-evaluation of culture by algorithmic processes is a concept which Beer also highlights in relation to Google's PageRank algorithm, which is used to determine the ordering of web pages displayed during an internet search: he suggests that 'By making judgements about relevance this algorithm, by prioritising content, is shaping our encounters with information' (2013, p.66). As organisations have become more familiar with the rules which drive these judgements, they have optimised their sites specifically to appeal to PageRank. Astrid Mager has explored this phenomenon, and suggests that such optimisations can result in what she calls 'a commercialization of organic search results' owing to the fact that wealthy organisations are able to optimise their websites more effectively than less wealthy organisations (2012, p.777). Alexander Halavais' research in Search Engine Society (2012) arrived at similar conclusions; Halavais argues that while one might think searching the web would expose users to a diverse range of content, the way search engine algorithms sort content means that 'search engines as they exist today represent a largely conservative force, increasing the attention paid to those people, institutions, and ideas that have traditionally held sway' (p.85).
While Mager suggests that search algorithms were originally created with the intention of becoming the most technologically advanced solution to users' search queries, she argues that in recent years 'the techno-fundamentalist ideology got more and more aligned with and overshadowed by the capitalist ideology' (2012, p.776). The capitalist logic of search engine providers, she argues, is reflected in the algorithms which are implemented (2012, p.776). Tarleton Gillespie's analysis of Twitter's 'Trends' feature captures the multifaceted objectives of search engine algorithms, which are 'designed to take a range of criteria into account so as to serve up results that satisfy, not just the user, but the aims of the provider, their vision of relevance or newsworthiness or public import, and the particular demands of their business model' (2011). The profit-generating quality of search engines is based in part on their ability to track the browsing habits of individual users online, and make predictions about their habits. John Cheney-Lippold argues that in in order to do so such algorithms assign users a
"new algorithmic identity", an identity formation that works through mathematical algorithms to infer categories of identity on otherwise anonymous beings. It uses statistical commonality models to determine one's gender, class, or race in an automatic manner at the same time as it defines the actual meaning of gender, class, or race themselves. Ultimately, it moves the practice of identification into an entirely digital, and thus measurable, plane. (2011, p.165)
Algorithms work only when the data they process is measurable, as in Cheney-Lippold's identification example. To achieve this goal, aspects of human identity are frequently reduced to data points by algorithms; 'Software algorithms code people, places and their data in interrelated systems that are then used to profile and drive decision making systems' (Beer, 2013, p.75). Kitchin and Dodge suggest that this data-ification is widespread in the 21st-century, and that 'most people in Western nations are living in a machine-readable and coded world—that is, a world where information is routinely collected, processed, and acted on by software' (2011, p.10).
Such algorithms are often created with the intention of being not only autonomous, but unpredictable; as Manovich notes, 'many popular software services use machine-learning technology that often results in "black box" solutions (While the software achieves desired results, we don't know the rules it follows)' (2013b). These unpredictable rulesets can then redefine agency in our algorithmic society; 'An algorithm selects and reinforces one ordering at the expense of others. Agency, therefore, is contested in and through algorithms. They affect what can be said and done' (Mackenzie, 2006, p.44). Scott Lash argues that the agency defined by algorithms arises from their creation of 'generative rules', and situates these rules as integral to power structures in the post-hegemonic order (2007, p.71). These restrictions are, according to Lash, 'compressed and hidden', and are 'becoming more and more pervasive in our social and cultural life' (2007, p.71). Beer reflects on the ways in which algorithms are hidden from sight, proposing that there is a critical consensus surrounding the invisibility of algorithms and the lack of public awareness of their operation (2013, p.70). Gillespie argues in his analysis of algorithmically composed lists that in actuality this invisibility is welcomed by consumers: algorithms curate 'a list whose legitimacy is based on the presumption that it has not been curated. And we want them to feel that way, even to the point that we are unwilling to ask about the choices and implications of the algorithms we use every day' (2011). Critics have explored the definition of power relations in the modern world through algorithms, but the parameters of these algorithms remain obfuscated.
The final dominant trend in discussion surrounding the study of algorithms is consideration of the consequences of the operation of algorithms without human influence. Jordan Candrall, for instance, notes that 'The history of tracking is rooted in the figure of the surveillant […] Yet tracking practices have developed in ways that complicate this centralization of human agency. They have come to rely, increasingly, on algorithmic procedures and automated systems' (2011 , p.69). The consequences of the use of algorithms which are able to act independently of human control are touched on by Kitchin and Dodge during the opening of Code/Space:
Although software is not sentient and conscious, it can exhibit some of the characteristics of being alive. […] The property of being alive is significant because it means code can make things do work in the world in an autonomous fashion—that is, it can receive capta and process information, evaluate situations, make decisions, and, most significant, act without human oversight or authorization. (2011, p.5)
Marc Lenglet characterises algorithms which trade stocks as 'entities in their own right' (2011, p.47), Beer challenges the assumption that algorithms are 'neutral decision-makers' (2013, p.88), and to Luciana Parisi algorithms are 'performing entities' (2013, ix). Not only do algorithms react to flows of data autonomously, but as parts of larger systems they interact with this data and change the conditions of the system itself. Lenglet's analysis of the increasingly algorithmic nature of the stock market illustrates the conditions in which this phenomenon can occur:
As a text, the algorithm is a definitional device that makes the financial world different each time it "decides" to fire an order into the market. When describing the trading pattern it follows and making it fit into the market, algorithms get involved in the shaping of markets: not only because they belong to and co-constitute the marketplace, but also because, in so doing, they open and close possibilities to render the market adequate (or inadequate) to the patterns of action they embody. (2011, p.47)
This algorithmic influence is not merely the preserve of digital systems, but can also effect change in real-world contexts. Kitchin and Dodge describe the example of computational weather and climate change prediction models, noting that while the models are built upon recursive analysis of global climate systems, these models can then affect the real-world systems they represent through the influence they have on 'individual and institutional responses to measured and predicted change' (2011, p.30). Algorithms are characterised in the 21st-century not merely as predictable sets of rules implemented to accomplish specific tasks, but as actors within larger systems themselves.
Jamie Macdonald is an Interactive Media student at the University of York. His interests span criticism of literature, cinema, videogames and comic books. He recently completed work on the graphic design of a pedagogical board game, and his MA dissertation was written on the geopolitical relevance of Japanese and American giant monster cinema.
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Instagram could be creating a standalone e-commerce app
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Instagram's parent company, Facebook, is planning to make moves into online shopping.
Instagram is apparently quietly working away on a new standalone app entirely dedicated to shopping, according to The Verge.
The move makes sense, considering the photo-sharing app is in prime position already. Millions of businesses advertise on Instagram and many of its users are making purchases via links posted on the app.
As more and more users shift away from the Facebook platform towards Instagram for general social media activity, it's a logical step for the company to take.
Instagram steps into shopping
Instagram also has a large quantity of data, which it could use for trend forecasting, giving it a major advantage over other e-commerce platforms. More tools may be introduced to the app, creating a direct challenge for firms such as Shopify. Using the data, recommendations based on what accounts users are following and the purchases they make could create a serious level of industry insight.
Some businesses already sell tools to allow businesses to make Instagram more shoppable, but its own features could prove tempting to retailers. The company is already testing a feature to make Instagram Stories shoppable, demonstrating a clear interest in weaving e-commerce more directly into the platform.
The potential is massive
According to the platform itself, 80pc of people who use the app follow a business account, which gives you an idea of how disruptive shopping tools from the firm would actually be. Reports say the app, which is still in development, could be dubbed IG Shopping, similar to the company's IGTV vertical video feature.
In 2016, the company introduced a range of new features that made it easier for people to find, track and evaluate certain products on Instagram. Even then, it was using language such as "immersive" to describe the features, so it's clear that shopping has been an arena it has had its eye on for some time now.
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Birth Outcomes in Mothers Presenting in First Stage Compared to Second Stage of Labour at Kakamega County General Hospital
Wilfrida Bore, Mary Kipmerewo, John Arudo
Maternal mortality is unacceptably high. About 830 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications around the world every day. It was estimated that in 2015, roughly 303 000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low-resource settings, and most could have been prevented. Admission of women in second stage of labour is often associated with poor maternal and fetal outcomes. These outcomes include: postpartum haemorrhage, obstructed labour and ruptured uterus. This study aimed to compare the birth outcomes among mothers presenting in Second Stage of labour with those who presented in First Stage of labour at Kakamega County Referral hospital. Specifically, it examined maternal outcomes and reasons why mothers presented in Second Stage of labour. A cross-sectional study using mixed methods approach was conducted in the study area. Systematic sampling technique was used to recruit the participants. Data was collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire administered to 320 women who presented in second stage and another 320 who were admitted in first stage of labour. Two focus group discussions were also conducted in groups of six mothers. Quantitative data were coded and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were employed in the analysis. A p < 0.05 was considered significant at 95% confidence interval. Null hypothesis was tested at 5% significance level. A significantly higher proportion of mothers in second stage 90.9% (291/320) were housewives with the majority having attained primary education (98.4%) (p < 0.0001). Prolonged/obstructed labour (11.9%) and primary PPH (9.7%) were the leading complications recorded in mothers who reported in second stage compared to 3.1% and 0.3% respectively, among those who reported in first stage. The study revealed that mothers presenting in first stage of labour had higher chances of normal labour compared to those presenting in second stage of labour (df=1, χ2 =46, p<0.0001). Mothers who reported in Second Stage (28.1%) had delayed at home because progress of labour was too fast while 26.3% presented in Second Stage because the husband was not at home.In conclusion, the study found out that most of mothers presenting in second stage of labour had either no formal education or were primary school leavers with the majority being housewives with no formal employment. It was also noted that mothers who attended ANC and completed the 4-visits presented early in labour. In regard to maternal complications, prolonged/obstructed labour and postpartum haemorrhage were most prevalent among mothers who reported in second stage of labour. For the wellbeing of the neonates and mothers, labour needs to be monitored and delivery conducted by skilled personnel. Therefore, male involvement and sensitising mothers during antenatal visits on birth preparedness would encourage them to present early in the hospital during labour.
Keywords: First Stage of labour, second stage, and factors for presentation in first and second stage, Term pregnancy.
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Smith pointed out that a lot of people's livelihoods depend on professional sports, and lockouts hurt them even more than they hurt players. But there's a bigger question raised by this issue – and one that highlights a conflict deep at the heart of American cultural beliefs. Who has a moral right (not the legal right or the logistical need, but the moral right) to the proceeds of an enterprise — the people who do the work or the people who front the money? We say we value hard work, but do we really value it more than the right of people who already have money to make even more?
Labor disputes in other industries can't raise this question in such a basic way because the demands of workers are often couched in terms of what workers need, not what they deserve, or even their rights as workers. In professional sports that's not as much of an issue. It's true some players don't make much, but in the popular imagination (and often in reality) professional athletes are making a bundle.
A few years back a colleague and I did a small qualitative study of people's attitudes towards players and owners after another strike in professional sports (this time in baseball). What emerged was interesting. People would comment negatively on the vast salaries of players, but when it came to owners few disputed their right to make money – lots of it.
Why? Players are the ones people want to watch, who possess the amazing, jaw-dropping skills and play the heart-stopping baseball and football and basketball that fans love so much. Given how much people love their teams, it seems clear that someone is going to be getting money — shouldn't it be the players?
My colleague and I did our survey during Los Angeles' boom times. Now, having been hammered by plummeting housing prices, unemployment, a credit squeeze and with Occupy movements all over the country, have our attitudes changed?
I hope the answer is "Yes!" I'd like to live in a society where we really do value hard work, where having money to start with isn't an automatic justification for getting more, and where the first question that's asked about a labor dispute is why someone who isn't doing the work is getting any money at all.


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Manchester Unity, The Forces Of Jose Mourinho's Manchester United Combined With Those Of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City
Posted: September 8, 2016 in European Football, Football, Manchester City, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
Tags: Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Sam Allardyce, The Guardian, The Manchester Evening News
Yes folks, it's that time of the season again. Football journalists have barely had time to get settled back into their routine when the Premier League fixture list throws up a big game.
Starved of meaningful matches to report on and, shock horror, having to give Sam Allardyce a reasonable press because England won, in a competitive game, away from home, it is time to return to what they do worst.
Whenever there is a break in the season the 4th estate generally runs out of routine reporting material pretty quickly. When this happens it is a sure-fire bet that they will resort to childish games in order to try and keep their editors and the general public in a state of mild amusement and, more importantly, addiction to their rag, until something more relevant comes along.
One game which has grown in popularity for some unknown reason is picking a team. It may be a combined team or just guessing the team for the next match. It is a complete irrelevance as these people will never be in a position to select the actual team about which they are writing, but it seems to keep the masses in good humour for a while.
Not one to be left out, WSA has decided that it is about time a world-beating team was selected. Manchester's United and City could, between themselves, field a decent team to represent Manchester. A combination of the two names gives us the word "Unity," so that is the name of the team. Now, who would get into this elite team?
I think either manager would pick David De Gea. Great shot-stopper and good in the air to please Mourinho, he is also good with his distribution and footwork which would please Guardiola. Bravo is far too new to be considered just yet.
Right full backs are a bit of a puzzle. Sagna, Zabaleta and Valencia are all reasonably good going forward but only Sagna seems to have any real defensive qualities, so he gets the nod.
The two centre backs would have to be Bailly and Stones on current form, although I would expect Kompany to get in the side when fully fit.
Left back has to be Luke Shaw, no contest. Clichy and Kolarov are also pretty good going forward but quite often completely forget that they are supposed to go backwards as well.
Now for the first controversial selection. A holding midfielder to sit just in front of the centre backs. My choice for this position would be Daley Blind. He has hardly put a foot wrong for United so far and is virtually playing this position now, albeit from a slightly deeper central role.
A midfield three consisting of David Silva, Paul Pogba and Kevin De Bruyne would play just behind the front two. The two strikers don't need much thinking about. Zlatan Ibrahimović and Sergio Agüero would have to be the first choice partnership.
So here's the team:
1. David De Gea
2. Bacary Sagna
3. Luke Shaw
4. Eric Bailly
5. John Stones
6. Daley Blind
7. Kevin De Bruyne
8. Paul Pogba
9. Zlatan Ibrahimović
10. Sergio Agüero
11. David Silva
It would also be quite an impressive bench with the likes of Bravo, Otamendi, Iheanacho, Rashford, Herrera, Mata, Sané, Nolito, Mkhitaryan, Gundogan, Clichy, Kolarov, Valencia, Sterling and others. In fact a fairly decent second eleven could be selected from the leftovers! (Much as it goes against the grain I suppose I should include Smalling and Rooney on the bench, even though they wouldn't get on the pitch!)
So that's the game played by all the press nowadays. All the wannabe managers who were never quite good enough to be in a position to select a real team now do so through the media. It's no wonder that Fantasy Football and the Football Manager PC games are so popular. Everybody's at it!
Based on those facts an attempt at team selection is just a harmless bit of fun enjoyed by millions so who's to knock it? And who knows, maybe Pep or José will read your choice and agree with it although, for some reason, I doubt it.
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An Aurivo plant in Northern Ireland has been issued with an animal medicines improvement notice by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).
Issued this morning (Tuesday, February 12), the notice was issued to the Northern Irish branch of the north-west dairy giant.
According to the veterinary authority, the firm contravened the Veterinary Medicines Regulation (VMR) 2013 at its plant in Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
By this, Aurivo apparently failed to "keep proper records for the supply of veterinary medicinal products classified as POM-VPS, contrary to Regulation 23 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013", according to the VMD.
"All POM-VPS supplies must be prescribed by a suitably qualified person and full records kept of purchaser, product, date of supply, quantity and batch number.
"Records must be maintained for at least five years," the VMD added.
In addition, an animal medicines improvement notice has also been issued to APG Supplies and Services, based in Co. Fermanagh.
According to the VMD, the firm contravened the Veterinary Medicines Regulation (VMR) 2013 by advertising and placing on the market an unauthorised veterinary medicine – Parakill – both online and instore, contrary to Regulation 4 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
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OpenGov's New Open Data Solution Is Up And Running in Denton, Texas
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At the Code for America Summit, OpenGov announces Dallas-Fort Worth suburb as first customer to implement company's new OpenGov Open Data tool
OAKLAND, Calif – At the 2016 Code for America Summit, OpenGov, the world's first complete cloud solution for public sector budgeting, reporting and open data, announced Denton, Texas as the first city in the country to fully implement the OpenGov Open Data solution. Integrated with OpenGov's other offerings, OpenGov Open Data is allowing Denton to increase public trust, facilitate civic action, and embrace the future of the smart government.
"It's vital to our community and to the growth of Denton that anyone can easily access government information to enable civic developers and lay-users alike to gain value from public data," said Justin Mercier, data system architect for the City of Denton. "The new open data platform works seamlessly, whether you want to run a hackathon or run a business, the data is easily usable and allows us to get vital city information quickly and efficiently."
In addition to Denton, a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb with a population just over 100,000, several other cities and states across the country are looking to OpenGov Open Data to bring greater collaboration, transparency and innovation to governance. The tool is designed to work for governments of all sizes, and these additional governments – both big and small – will be implementing the solution in the coming months.
"Open access to government information is critical to the health of our states, cities and towns," said OpenGov CEO and Co-Founder Zac Bookman. "Data is a foundation on which to build stronger and more sustainable governments. Leveraging OpenGov's many tools, including Open Data, Denton and other cities can better understand trends, coordinate budgets, empower their citizens, and present a holistic view of the state of the city."
Denton had previously released its data in PDFs and other formats that were hard to read and repurpose. As a result, the city's tech community could not build applications; residents could not easily access a central location to search for data; and potential businesses could not quickly assess Denton's economic condition The Open Data tool builds trust and shows elected officials and citizens how government agencies are performing in real-time. Open Data can also empower journalists with instant access to the data they need to tell accurate stories.
Working with OpenGov's open data experts, Denton has uploaded numerous datasets that span a wide array of metrics to its data portal. Today, the city empowers residents and businesses with 71 machine-readable datasets, that range from the city's demographic indicators to its upcoming building projects.
OpenGov Open Data is powered by CKAN, the industry open source standard for open data used by the federal government, the European Union, and hundreds of other agencies around the world. Earlier this year, OpenGov acquired Ontodia, the leading provider of open data and performance management solutions using CKAN, which allows governments of all sizes including cities like Denton to use OpenGov to connect budget and performance data with Census data, FBI crime data, and financial data from over 3,000 counties and 36,000 cities. In other words, it simplifies the ability to collaborate with other governments and agencies.
"Denton is leading the way in embracing the power of technology to improve our cities," said Bookman. "We look forward to working with more cities across the country to make governments more transparent, accessible, and efficient through our toolkit of invaluable solutions."
OpenGov's Smart Government Platform is the world's first integrated cloud solution for public sector budgeting, reporting, and open data. Used by over 1,200 public agencies in the rapidly growing OpenGov Network™, OpenGov's industry-leading technology streamlines the budget process, improves outcomes, and builds trust with the public. Founded in 2012 with headquarters in Silicon Valley, OpenGov works with leading governments of all sizes including the State Treasurer of Ohio, Minneapolis, MN; Maricopa County, AZ; and Washington, DC. OpenGov is backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, and Thrive Capital. Learn more at www.opengov.com.
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EL SEGUNDO – Sheldon Rempal was trying to stay cool, keeping his smiles small. But it was easy to tell he wanted to shout out to the world that he had been recalled by the Kings.
Rempal was tearing it up with the Ontario Reign – the Kings' AHL affiliate – with a team-high eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in four games. He was leading all AHL rookies in points.
"I mean, it was pretty cool getting the phone call yesterday, this early in the season," Rempal, a forward, said following practice Wednesday. "So, yeah, I was pretty ecstatic. Really couldn't sit down throughout the day.
The good news came from Reign general manager Richard Seeley.
"He gave me the call and basically just sent me all the information I needed to be ready for today," Rempal, 23, said.
Rempal, from Canada, played the past two seasons at Clarkson University. He had 23 points in 39 games in 2016-17 and 46 points in 39 games in '17-'18. He gets rave reviews from Kings coach John Stevens, whose team is averaging a measly 2.00 goals per game and has not scored in 21 power-play opportunities.
"Well, he's obviously played really well down there," Stevens said of Rempal's work down on the farm. "I think he's been really competitive and I think we describe him as … we use the word dynamic. And he's put up numbers down there right away.
Rempal was signed by the Kings to a two-year, entry-level contract in late March. He was in training camp, but did not make the cut. He used that as motivation when he started the season in Ontario.
"Yeah, absolutely," he said. "I mean, I don't think anybody will ever be too excited when they get sent down. You want to play to the best to your abilities at all times.
Rempal could make his NHL debut Thursday when the Kings (2-3-1, 5 points) host the New York Islanders at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center. He's thought about what that moment might be like.
"Yeah, I guess a little bit after getting that phone call yesterday," he said. "It kind of goes through your head, just to think back through your whole life. And, obviously, I think I was a little bit of a late bloomer, so a little bit of a longer path for myself.
Dustin Brown (broken finger) has missed the first six games of the regular season. He scored nine of his 28 goals this past season on the power-play, so Stevens was asked how much the lack of a power-play goal has to do with Brown being out.
"Well, I think Brownie's a big part of it," Stevens said. "I think when he establishes himself at net front, it kind of creates space on the perimeter for everybody else. But having said that, I still think there's ways to make it better without Brownie there.
Brown, injured Sept. 29 in the team's final exhibition game, is on long-term injured reserve and must sit out at least 24 days and 10 games. He practiced in a red jersey Wednesday. He skated and handled the puck well.
Goalie Jonathan Quick (lower-body) practiced Wednesday and is close to returning. … The Kings shook up all their lines Wednesday. Among the changes were Tyler Toffoli moving up the top line with Anze Kopitar and Alex Iafallo and Ilya Kovalchuk moving down to a line with Michael Amadio and Jeff Carter.


Expedia.com has just selected The Martin Agency as their new advertising agency of record. The firm will be working with the travel site on a number of promotional campaigns, though they are not to handle public or media relations.
Expedia is well known online as the site to go to for travel deals. They have been in business for longer than most other online travel sites and are considered to be the leading travel site on the web. However, over the past few years, more and more competition has sprung up, making it necessary for the travel site to step up their game.
"We chose from a field of exceptionally talented and capable agencies. The Martin Agency is the best fit for Expedia.com based on the breadth and depth of their creative capabilities, strong cultural fit, and focus on delivering business results. This has been an exciting process for us, and we are delighted to have The Martin Agency as our new partner," said Paul Leonard, Vice President-Brand Marketing of Expedia.com.
It took 5 months of sorting through qualified applicants for the company to choose The Martin Agency, a full service promotional agency.
The company offers a wide range of services, including digital brand marketing, radio and television ads, branded content, event planning, direct response and data analytics, among others. They will be providing branding and advertising management services for Expedia.com.
PR firms for Expedia.com continue to include HL Group & Golin-Harris.


Location Last Seen: Kael was last seen on 2/15/13 at approximately at approximately 2 a.m., inside a 7-11 convenience store. He was driving a silver 2004 Dodge Ram truck bearing NC tags (AAX2312).
Circumstances of Disappearance: Kael's truck was recovered 2/28/13 at Wetlands Park, 7050 Wetlands Park Nature Preserve.


The Milano series is an extension of an electric guitar that I designed for my friend and amazing musician, Kevin Breit. His electric, the Stella Bella Strada, was inspired by electric guitars that were produced in Europe, especially in Italy in the 60's. Guitar brands like Wandre, Goya, Eko, Galanti, etc.. provided a path that led me to designing the Milano series. These curious Euro electrics made a strong visual statement using plastic, metal, sparkle lacquer, and celluloid pearl in ways that American guitar manufacturers hadn't considered. Kevin called me up to see if I would be interested in making him an electric to use on a new recording project he was working on. Initially he asked if I could build him a version of an old Premier electric. He called back a few days later and decided he would rather have me build him an electric using my established body shape. He had three requests, the first was to the have the body made from solid mahogany, my electrics have been hollow for years so I was looking forward to doing a solid version. The second idea was to have the scale length 25-1/2", and lastly, he wanted to use Mojo Dual Foils, Marc Ransley's take on what a gold foil style pickup would be like when two gold foil coils were wired side by side into a Humbucking format. For the bridge I chose A Mastery M-1, one of the most functional, beautiful pieces of bridge hardware available anywhere.
The Milano is a limited edition of ten instruments. All ten will share the same specs, the difference between the instruments will be the lacquer finishes. Each in the series will have a different color sparkle top cap over either Jet Black back, sides and neck, or Mascarpone Cream as pictured on the copper top version.
Body and neck – Honduras mahogany.
Fingerboard – Black ebony or Macassar ebony – 12" R.
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Just a quick question, what colour and strength rechargable batteries are best for soalr lights.
I think a bit more information is needed eg which lights, what power, how many, what solar panel or are you repairing old solar lights that have batteries built in.
You can usually stick nicad's (ni-cd) or ni-mh in the ones with three batteries, some have a one-battery slot as well for lithium which is a bit more dangerous to replace but only one compartment has metal contacts so you don't get to choose.
I presume they are AA cells, poundworld used to sell some cheap ni-mh batteries which were half decent.
There is usually no proper control of the discharge or charge in solar lights, it will kill the batteries so its not worth putting something decent in unless you are feeling flush.
Any claim of 3000mah ni-mh batteries are usually false, about 2500mah is the limit.
Colour doesn't matter, higher capacity doesn't matter but it must be ni-cd or ni-mh if that is what the batteries were that you took out.


Check what they call perfect pixel. Some allow for a quantity around the edge of the screen and still be "perfect" also if it covers stuck ones only or dead and stuck ones.
I didn't bother with one of the pixel perfect ones and my one had no dead pixels and no noticeable backlight bleed so it's mostly just luck of the draw.
It did stop working recently though, potentially related to a power cut I had, but no idea.
If it has an external powerbrick, try another source of 12v. The one that came with my friends one was a total piece of crap and we replaced it with a less crap ebay one. Was so noisy that it made hooking the PC to a stereo not worth trying.
Kind of liking something like this, theres a bunch these sorts/brands of monitor on ebay for around this price.
For those of you that have bought these monitors from ebay is tehre something in particular I should be looking for? Asides from pixel perfect options?
Pixel Perfect helps but you can still get panels with a bit of backlight bleed, so be aware you might need to pop it open to sus that out with a bit of tape. As for what to look for? If you want to over clock it (run at frequencies over 60hz) your best bet is to look for a panel that only takes dual-link dvi. The other thing is to go for a matte screen over glossy. By and large the matte units have better panels than the glossy units. Also if you want a bit more detail, over clock.net has some pretty in depth discussion on the different units. Worth a look.
It seems defects in the gloss panels is quite a common reason that the panels get into those monitors. In a dark room with no reflections not an issue, but the banded distorted reflections my friends one has are aweful with things to reflect. Panel itself is fine, just that coating on it. If you are not happy and want to return the shipping back to Korea was going to be about NZ$90 so yeah, bit of a gamble.


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Texas RINOs Are Stampeding with Democrats On Gun Rights
The recent shootings in Midland-Odessa, El Paso, and Dayton predictably got the anti-gun media and politicians riled up again. This time though, Lt. Gov Dan Patrick (R-TX) appears to have gotten swept up in the moral panic. In a recent interview, Patrick got on the air with KYFO's Chad Hasty to explain his push for background checks for private firearm purchases.
To summarize, Mr. Patrick seems to believe that being able to purchase a used firearm from someone you don't know poses a high risk of being used by criminals, although he doesn't give any specifics as to why. You may have heard this number before, under the name "gun show loophole" or "universal background check" from a Democrat near you. Listening to the broadcast, it's clear that the Lt. Governor is very aware of the fact that his argument is a frequent Democrat talking point as well. He spent a few minutes claiming a pro-2A resume and a list of laws recently passed that incrementally improved some aspects of gun rights for Texans. What he did not mention in his litany of accolades was the fact that the single most important piece of firearms legislation on the Texas legislative docket, HB 357 (constitutional carry), was allowed to die in committee earlier this year.
In simpler terms, it looks like Dan Patrick, Dennis Bonnen, and other RINO ilk are tossing Texas gun owners scraps while trying to downplay the potential impact of a major policy shift they are pushing.
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The reason that this probably sounds familiar is that it should sound familiar to anyone with a stake in the war for our natural rights. Mass shootings have everything to do with the media; the shooters want fame, the left wants control over the population, and like clockwork every time one happens, the opportunists on the left push their agenda. Regardless of his past work, as one Houston Chronicle writer puts it, "Patrick is willing to pivot when the public mood shifts, especially if it's in his political interest." And listening to him today, it sounds like he believes that it is in his political interest to push for universal background checks, even going so far as to say that only one person has told him that they believe he's doing the wrong thing.
Most importantly, what is being proposed is a non-starter. While the Lt. Governor claims that a background check on private transactions would not result in a gun registry, even the NRA (who has supported every single gun control law on the books since 1934) knows better than he does - that simply is not realistic.
In order for a law to have any teeth it must have penalties and an enforcement mechanism, necessitating a paper trail that includes information about both the owner and purchaser, tied to make, model, and serial number. There's simply no other way to trace the sale of a firearm, and without it no way to enforce compliance with the law.
The stated goal of these machinations, regardless of how realistic they are, is to make Texans safer, and we haven't seen any evidence of this either. None of the legal roadblocks being suggested right now would have stopped the Walmart shooting in El Paso. As far as anyone else and the law were aware, he was a normal person - red flag laws wouldn't have helped here either. It's dubious that Midland would have gone any differently either, and the Gilroy Garlic Festival shootings proved that even the draconian gun laws of California will not stop a determined shooter.
All this aside, on any given day you're 685 times more likely to die from a doctor's mistake than from a rifle, but let's not let facts get in the way of the spread of fear-based propaganda. After all, we cannot let a good crisis go to waste, can we?
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Long-Expected BlackBerry PlayBook with 4G LTE Could Debut Next Week
A version of RIM's tablet with 4G LTE is reportedly going to launch in just a few days. The price for this version of the BlackBerry PlayBook might be higher than many would like, however.
This device has been talked about since 2011, and RIM's new CEO confirmed its existence at his company's developer meeting this spring.
According to information that has leaked out, the PlayBook with 4G LTE is finally going to launch on July 31. It will supposedly sell for $550.
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Based on unofficial images, this new version is expected to greatly resemble the current WiFi-only ones. It will reportedly have a 7-inch, 1024 x 600 touchscreen, and run BlackBerry OS 2.0 on a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. The only version is going to have 32GB of internal storage and 1GB of RAM.
In addition to 4G LTE, it will also supposedly include 4G HSPA+. NFC, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are also considered likely. Additional features are going to include a 5MP rear-facing camera with support for 1080p HD videos, a 3MP front-facing camera, and a 4800 mAh battery.


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The focus for our Grade 11's is on voluntary mission trips. This year 16 of our grade 11's participated in a mission trip to Xai-Xai. The genuine impact in their lives has been humbling to see. We were hosted by Mark Harper at Bethel Centre. This is a Youth for Christ centre that is being developed on the outskirts of Xai-Xai. We were engaged in various aspects of the daily programme of a number of pre-schools in villages in the area. We also offered support to the Youth for Christ programme they are running in Xai-Xai for teenagers from the community. We worked for 5 days and had the Sunday off after a morning service.
We served a Christian mission in Beit Bridge town and Sukwe (a rural village) in Zimbabwe. This work has been on-going for a number of years. We camped at a campsite just across the border in Beit Bridge and worked at the mission orphanage close by. We assisted in erecting a solid wall on two sides to complete the security of the orphanage. The team also prepared and developed a vegetable garden which is used to feed the orphans. While part of the team worked the other team members played constructive gross motor games with the children after school. We then travelled to Sukwe for a night where we engaged with a local primary school and also an adult literacy program. This is rural Zimbabwe and we camped in a local resident's homestead.
Earlier in 2012, on the 29th of June, we departed from Johannesburg. We took two days to get to our destination, crossed three borders (Botswana, Namibia and into Zambia via the Katima Mulilo border post) and returned 8 July 2012. For more on our trip please click on the video link.
The Grade 11's have the opportunity to go on a local mission trip to Ntsika in the Easter Cape. This trip includes outreach activities in schools that are in need of better facilities. The students spend their time fixing classrooms, blackboards, tables and bathrooms. They also socialize with the students of the school and help them with school projects and homework.


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Six Killed in Quebec Floatplane Crash
Beaver went down in good weather.
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Five passengers and a pilot on a sightseeing flight were killed on Monday when their floatplane crashed in rugged terrain north of Quebec City. The de Havilland Beaver crashed into a mountainside near Quebec's Lac Saint-Jean in good weather, according to crash investigators.
The passengers included four British nationals and one woman from France. A picture of the crash scene on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's website shows the red and white aircraft wreckage on a rock outcrop surrounded by dense woodland.
There are conflicting reports about whether the pilot radioed a distress call before the crash. The Beaver was operated by Air Saguenay.
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Preview: Vertigo's The Invisible shines light on brave female spies
Louis B. Hobson
Imagine a musical about Britain's MI6 spy agency in which Miss Moneypenny gets top billing and James Bond is a character talked about rather than seen.
That's essentially what Jonathan Christenson has done in his musical The Invisible: Age of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which has its official world premiere at Vertigo Theatre May 11 to June 9.
Christenson and his Edmonton company Catalyst Theatre collaborated with Vertigo Theatre in 2011 on Nevermore, an homage to Edgar Allan Poe, which became an international hit.
Invisible is Christenson's tribute to Vera Atkins, a British Intelligence employee whose job during the Second World World was to recruit 50 women from Allied countries to act as agents in cities occupied by Nazi Germany, particularly in France.
The idea for this musical came as Christenson began researching the career of William Stephenson, the Canadian intelligence officer whose book The Man They Called Intrepid detailed his role in spying on the Nazis.
"I thought a show about a Canadian from Winnipeg who became a key player in the war of sabotage, propaganda and espionage during World War Two would have international appeal. After all, he has often been suggested as one of the influences for James Bond," says Christenson, whose research uncovered the real Vera Atkins, an assistant to the head of Churchill's Special Operations Executive.
It was Atkin's job to recruit and train the women sent to France to work behind enemy lines.
"These women were meant to be invisible. If they were captured, they had nowhere to turn. Many of them simply disappeared. After the war, Vera went into France to find out what happened to each of them — those who survived and those who disappeared," said Christenson.
Christenson says though Invisible is inspired by facts it is basically fiction.
"For Invisible, I wanted to create our own characters and our own story but, if people are excited about what they see on stage, there is so much they can read and learn about the real women as I did."
For Invisible, Christenson has written 15 songs. During its Vertigo run, the show will use pre-recorded music but Christenson envisions using live musicians at some point.
"I drew on the music of the period, which means there is a lot of swing influence, French folk music and German cabaret, but then I layer those with a lot of contemporary pop and rock."
Christenson's longtime collaborator, Laura Krewski, created the choreography and Bretta Gerecke designed the show.
Melissa MacPherson plays Evelyn Ash (modelled after Vera) with Hailey Gillis, Kristi Hansen, Kaitlyn Semple, Melanie Piatocha, Amanda Trapp and Justine Wesby as six of the intrepid agents she recruits and trains.
"The men are only talked about because I want this piece to be tightly focused on the women. I want it to be their voices."
Christenson workshopped the play in Fort McMurray, as he did with other Catalyst shows such as Frankenstein, Nevermore and Hunchback.
"Working up in Fort McMurray is a great way to get the show up on its feet and to solve problems that are bound to arise. We have such incredible support from the local community. They feel a sense of pride because these shows are created on their doorstep. They also feel a sense of ownership.
"For us, it means the show will be in much better shape when it opens in Calgary."
Invisible: Age of Ungentlemanly Warfare is the final play of Vertigo's 2018/2019 season. It has previews on May 11, 12, 14 and 15 before it opens officially on May 16. Tickets are available by phone at 403-221-3708 or online at vertigotheatre.com.
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Performer: Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Title: Blinded By The Light
Style: Prog Rock, Classic Rock
Category: Rock / Pop
Other formats: WMA APE DTS AIFF VQF MMF AC3
Manfred Mann's Earth Band Prog Rock Classic Rock 1976 US
Produced by Manfred Mann & Earth Band. Album The Roaring Silence. Blinded by the Light Lyrics. Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night. Madman drummers bummers Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat With a boulder on my shoulder Feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round.
But she was blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night. Some silicone sister With her manager mister Told me I got what it takes She said, I'll turn you on sonny to something strong Play the song with the funky break And go-kart Mozart Was checking out the weather chart To see if it was safe outside And little Early Pearly Came by in his curly-wurly And asked me if. I needed a ride Asked me if I needed a ride. But what can I say, the public spoke. Manfred Mann's cover is the only Bruce Springsteen song to top the Billboard Hot 100. AZLyrics. M. Manfred Mann's Earth Band Lyrics. album: "The Roaring Silence" (1976). Blinded By The Light Singing The Dolphin Through The Road To Babylon This Side Of Paradise Starbird Questions.
Manfred Mann – keyboards, backing vocals Colin Pattenden – bass Dave Flett – lead guitar Chris Hamlet Thompson – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Chris Slade – drums, backing vocals, percussion.
Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on his 1973 debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, . A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada. It has also been covered by The Eagles of Death Metal which was in the movie Super Troopers 2.
Blinded By The Light - Radio Cut Lyrics. 2. Blinded By The Light - Club Mix Lyrics. 3. Manfred Mann's Earth Band Lyrics provided by SongLyrics. All Music News . Popular Michael Mind Feat.
Artist: Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Album: The Roaring Silence (1976). Translations: German. Blinded by the Light. Revved up like a deuce. Another runner in the night. Madman drummer bummers. Indians in the summer. Cause she was blinded by the light. Revved up like a deuce, Another runner in the night. She got down but she never got tight. She's gonna make it to the night. With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round. With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground).
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Charted: 6 1. Get the Sheet Music License This Song. This is Manfred Mann's cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded By The Light," though you'd hardly recognize Springsteen's version after being familiar with this one. And familiar you must be - it has gotten monster airplay on radio stations throughout the English-speaking world, and continues to be played daily. It is one of the most triumphant covers ever recorded
A Blinded By The Light
Written-By – Bruce Springsteen
B Starbird No. 2
Written-By – Slade*, Thompson*, Pattenden*, Flett*, Mann*
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
Published By – Laurel Canyon Music Ltd.
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Producer – Manfred Mann And Earth Band*
Label is identical to Blinded By The Light but different pressing plant.
℗ 1976 Bronze Records Limited
Side A: Laurel Canyon Music, Ltd. - ASCAP
Side B: WB Music Corp. - ASCAP
Taken from the album The Roaring Silence.
The track "Blinded By The Light" is an edited version of the album track on "The Roaring Silence". The track "Starbird No.2" is identical to the track "Starbird" on the same album.
Pressing Plant ID: WW
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): (UAA 7187)VI S
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): (UAA 7192)S
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A etched): WBS-8252 UAA-7187 VI-S WW I #5 —◁
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B etched): WBS-8252 UAA-7192-S WW I —◁
WBS 8252 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded By The Light (7", Single, Ter) Warner Bros. Records, Bronze WBS 8252 US 1976
BRO 29 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded By The Light (7", Single, Kno) Bronze BRO 29 UK 1976
WBS 8252 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded By The Light (7", Single, Pin) Warner Bros. Records, Bronze WBS 8252 US 1976
BRO 29 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded By The Light (7") Bronze BRO 29 Italy 1976
WBS 8252 Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded By The Light (7", Promo) Warner Bros. Records, Bronze WBS 8252 US 1976
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DENVER — Colorado voters will decide this fall whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use when the state becomes the second in the nation to put such a proposal on ballots this year.
SACRAMENTO, CA - Medical marijuana supporters hold weekly vigils in front of federal buildings throughout California to protest the Obama Administration's recent raids on dispensaries.
State medical boards have disciplined two doctors who improperly recommended medical marijuana to hundreds of patients.
San Francisco's medical cannabis dispensary program resumed licensing and inspecting medical marijuana collectives, Department of Public Health officials announced Monday. The move comes after the agency said last week that the application process was suspended.