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Start the morning by passing the northern edges of Tiananmen Square and coming face to face with the former home of Ming and Qing Emperors, the Forbidden City. Stare in amazement at the grand scale of the Imperial Palaces, and the intricate detail that comes with every part. After visiting the political centre of the former Chinese Emperors, be transported to the Summer Palace, the main relaxation centre of the Qing Emperors. Stare in amazement at the lavish design of this summer retreat which lies peacefully at the side of the tranquil Kunming Lake. After lunch at the Summer Palace, be taken back to your hotel.
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In this lesson I'm going to demonstrate how to get set up in Live, whether you have an audio interface or just your computer. We'll also look at saving and submitting your sessions, devices, MIDI drums, and MIDI synths.
finally switch over to the other side of the software, which is Arrangement view.
which has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
be arranged into a sharable and listenable form.
be creative and just go wherever my ears take me.
organizational side of making music with a computer.
what we're about to do a little bit better.
Sessio view is something that is really unique, and is special to Ableton Live.
apart from other traditional digital audio workstations.
they've never seen it before, which is why I wanted to start there.
is going to be more technical and will consist of copying and pasting.
and that's the transport up here, right at the top.
we'll be using the transport commands to accomplish this.
Record commands which really only apply to the timeline in the Arrangement view.
So first of all, we're going to save the session.
were previously launching but we're hearing what we do want to launch.
which is this square located in the master.
which is going to bring the session back to measure one, beat one, note one.
And you'll see that number reflected here at the left of the transport.
This is going to bring the cursor back to the beginning of the timeline.
So, now I'm going to press Tab to flip back into Arrangement view.
And now, I'm going to press Record on the transport.
the cursor is running along the timeline.
forth between the two sections, [SOUND] views.
pressing tab again we can see that.
The drum midi is being late and up top here and here's the base sound.
Flipping back now I'm going to launch the verse.
NCO live is recording our every move.
Now we've got all five running.
I'm going to touch the intro one last time.
I'm going to stop this drum, right up here.
And I'm going to press spacebar to stop playback.
we are looking at many clips that are currently grayed out.
it's an orange button with a triangle and some small lines in it.
first of all it's going to disappear, which I, is a little confusing at first.
what's happening in the Arrangement.
So, if I was going to go back to Session view and start launching some clips.
That's going to allow us to launch whatever we want at any given time.
you can see that it's just kind of ignoring what's happening.
want to be in any given time.
then we're seeing everything without the grey veil covering it.
get as much space of the timeline as I can.
we are looking at everything a little bit clearer.
So, at this point we can do a lot of editing.
I can drag it, I can extend it, I can copy it, I can paste it.
in similar to the way we did with the drum, the MIDI drum programing.
So, let's say I want to grab this grand piano part.
I'm clicking and holding, and pressing Tab.
And then I'm just placing it wherever I want to, I'm going to let go now.
And it's going to live right there.
dropping things into the arrangement make, might make more sense to certain people.
And again, both ways are really very valid.
us to export everything into a sharable audio file.
I'm going to highlight back to wherever I want the song to start.
So, I like to think about this as highlighting text.
pasted and then in this instance, exported.
choose Export Audio Video from the drop down menu that appears.
And then here we've got the Export pop up window.
a wave file, 441 Sample Rate, 16 Bit Depth, No Dither.
You're going to click Export.
also choose where you want to place it.
save it inside of the project folder.
Assignment 1 Project which is the project folder.
So, I am going to press Save.
Live is going to launch into action here.
I'm going to minimize Live for a moment and look again at the project folder.
If I open it, here you can find the preview that we just exported.


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Commons: 6 September 2010
Oral Answers to Questions
Home Department
Wheel-clamping
Volume 515: debated on Monday 6 September 2010
Diana R. Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
4. When she plans to bring into force existing powers to curb the activities of private sector wheel-clampers. (13085)
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Lynne Featherstone)
I announced on 17 August the Government's intention to ban wheel-clamping and towing on private land. The ban will be included in the freedom Bill, which is due to be introduced this autumn. Sections 42 and 44 of the Crime and Security Act 2010, which provide for the regulation of the vehicle immobilisation industry by way of business licensing, will be repealed.
In Hull, we know that the previous Government's legislation would have stopped overcharging by wheel-clamping companies, and it was widely consulted on. Why cannot the hon. Lady introduce that provision while she waits for the legislation to go through Parliament to introduce the changes that she wishes to see?
Lynne Featherstone
Because all the previous Government's legislation, despite their very good intentions, would have been complex and expensive to introduce. When we looked again at the results of the consultation, we decided that precisely because of the abuses that take place, banning was the best option. That will be brought forward this autumn, which is not that long to wait.
Bob Russell
(Colchester) (LD)
When the Minister made her announcement, had she consulted the industry? Bearing in mind that there are some genuine, law-abiding firms that provide an enforcement service where parking abuse takes place, would it not have been better to deal with the cowboy wheel-clampers rather than legitimate businesses? What compensation will legitimate businesses get?
I thank my hon. Friend for that question. Yes, the industry was consulted, and of course there are probably a number of people in the industry who are not cowboys, but unfortunately, given the vast number that were cowboys, the industry brought the change upon itself. That is why we have had to take this action rather than bring in more and more regulations that would not be enforced. Such regulations would put burdens on the police to enforce something that was never truly enforceable, and abuses would continue.
We will not pay any compensation, but the vast majority of clamping companies are already using ticketing. When the ban comes in, the others will be able to transfer to ticketing if they are any good, and private landowners will be able to protect their property anyway.
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North) (Lab)
This very week, private wheel-clampers are in operation in my constituency, extorting vast sums of money from my constituents. May I urge the Minister to go further and abolish private wheel-clamping altogether, and hand it over only to local authorities and police forces so that it can be publicly accountable?
I am pleased to be able to inform the hon. Gentleman that wheel-clamping is being abolished altogether on private land. Local authorities will still carry out wheel-clamping on public land.

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So You're Planning a Fishing Trip?
Last week, my wife decided she wanted to go to Cuba for the week. She wanted a break from the Canadian winter weather, so I was quick to comply. She found this awesome last minute deal and we were to leave the next morning. I hastily packed what I could, and then she reminded me we were only allowed one check-in bag and one carry-on each, otherwise the airline would charge us substantially more. This meant I couldn't bring all of my fishing rod cases. I would have to pack a telescopic rod. Luckily, my Streamside Deluxe Telescopic rod fit nicely in my suitcase. I threw in two Streamside Shot Gun reels (one with 6-pound test and the other with 20-pound test), some #10, #6 and #3/0 hooks, some split shot sinkers as well as larger 1-ounce bell sinkers. I was good to go!
Most anglers (including myself) go to these resorts with the intention on chartering a boat and doing some deep sea fishing. But what do you do if the weather does not cooperate when you get there and chartered boats don't go out? That's why it's a good idea to pack some gear to keep you occupied from shore in case you need a quick fishing fix. Good thing I packed the telescopic rod and other gear. Most resorts have access to jetties, piers or some kind of rocky outcrop from which locals and tourists can fish off of. Or at least there is usually something nearby that is easily accessible. This is why I always pack the telescopic rod and such. The idea being I use the smaller hooks and line to catch baitfish, then I use the bigger hooks for the baitfish in order to cast far out and try for bigger game like snapper or barracuda. I also pack something like Berkley Power Bait in case I cannot find any shrimp from the buffet to catch baitfish.
My original plan was to either charter a boat for some deep sea fishing or take a kayak out for some inshore kayak fishing. Unfortunately, when we got to Cayo Coco, the winds were nearly hurricane force coming straight from offshore. So no boats were going out, nor could I take out a kayak because the red flags were out. This went on all week, but that didn't mean I couldn't try my luck from shore. The locals informed me that I would be wasting my time with the North East wind, but I tried every day anyway to no avail. I did; however, notice a nice little calm stream that lead into a lagoon next to our beach. I thought I'd try my luck there. I noticed the winds somehow enticed some yellow snapper and barracuda into the small stream that dumped into the lagoon, which provided me with some fun entertainment regardless of the lack of offshore fishing. My daughter also had a blast catching all kinds of baitfish, including some puffer fish which were quite entertaining. I even had a blast catching tons of needle-nosed garfish, like the one in the picture.
The moral of this story? Always prepare a back-up plan in case your fishing expectations don't quite end up going according to plan. In my case, an inexpensive packable rod and reel setup saved my week.


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For those that know me, know I love to host and have people over for dinner. I also love going to someone's house where we all bring a side dish (I guess like a potluck) because I love finding new recipes and trying out people's favorite meals. Whether you're headed to a tailgate, having a large group gathering, or just looking for a healthy munchy for your kids after school, I partnered up with Chobani to give you an AMAZING healthy dip that only needs three ingredients! Let's be honest, we all want to make something that tastes great, is not only easy time wise, but with as little ingredients as possible....and healthy can't leave that part out!
Thaw frozen spinach and rinse in a colander. Squeeze out all excess water.Put all ingredients in a bowl and thoroughly mix.
Just as a random note....As I'm typing this blog I keep singing that one song to myself "when I dip, you dip, we dip." ya I know that's weird.
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28K ACTUAL MILES, CLEAN CARFAX, SOUTHERN CADDY, GREAT CONDITION, RECENT SERVICE!
Cadillac's luxury coupe, the Eldorado, has been through a dozen iterations over the years, but the concept of luxury and performance in a 2-door hasn't vanished. And if you want what is arguably the pinnacle of Eldorado development, this 1999 Cadillac Eldorado with Northstar V8 power certainly delivers the message loud and clear: yes you can have your cake and eat it, too.
Beautifully preserved and showcasing GM's top-of-the-line car, this Cadillac offers a huge amount of luxury and performance for pennies on the dollar. The subtle Pewter Metallic paint was one of GM's best colors of the period, looking subtle but vibrant and works well on the sleek Eldo coupe. The look is familiar and by 1999, the end was in sight for the Eldorado, but there was no need to change much because the initial design was so right. A clean front end kept the familial resemblance and the cool fastback roof line gives it a sporting attitude. Finish quality is extremely good, which you should expect in a car that cost more than $60,000 when it was new. It has never been hit or wrecked and with only 28,628 original miles, it shouldn't be a surprise to learn that it's never really been subject to the daily grind. ... Please ask for the full description.
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Beautifully preserved and showcasing GM's top-of-the-line car, this Cadillac offers a huge amount of luxury and performance for pennies on the dollar. The subtle Pewter Metallic paint was one of GM's best colors of the period, looking subtle but vibrant and works well on the sleek Eldo coupe. The look is familiar and by 1999, the end was in sight for the Eldorado, but there was no need to change much because the initial design was so right. A clean front end kept the familial resemblance and the cool fastback roof line gives it a sporting attitude. Finish quality is extremely good, which you should expect in a car that cost more than $60,000 when it was new. It has never been hit or wrecked and with only 28,628 original miles, it shouldn't be a surprise to learn that it's never really been subject to the daily grind. Doors fit well, the glass and weather seals are in excellent shape, and there's a deep gloss to the finish that makes it sparkle like a nearly new car. There's also plenty of chrome (this is a Cadillac, after all) and all of it is in great condition.
The tan leather interior is simply beautifully preserved, almost like new. Sure, there might be a wrinkle or two on the driver's seat, but beyond that, it's just like it would have been on the showroom floor. Cadillac had their act together when this car was built, offering a proper driver's environment with supportive but not constrictive seats, a thick steering wheel, and a great-looking instrument panel with proper analog dials, not the digital nonsense they were playing with a few years earlier. Carpets, door panels, and headliner are all in fantastic condition and yes, that's real Zebrano wood wrapping around the dash, an upscale touch that tells you Cadillac was serious. Everything you can imagine was standard equipment and all of it works, including the trip computer that offers helpful information scrolling along the bottom of the instrument panel. Bose supplied the AM/FM/CD stereo system, so it sounds awesome, and the trunk is big enough for plenty of gear, making this a fantastic grand touring machine.
Cadillac's 4.6 liter 32-valve Northstar V8 is beyond impressive, especially for the period. Smooth, torquey, and always on its toes, it moves the big Eldo like a muscle car. It starts easily and the last 20 years have taught us that these 4-cam V8s are virtually indestructible, so this low-mileage example should last for years to come. There's plenty of evidence of proper maintenance and it does run and drive like a Cadillac should. The 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission snaps off rifle-quick shots when you're hustling but they're all but imperceptible in traffic, and the all-independent suspension never puts a foot wrong. Traction control, ABS, and all the other electronic driving aids are standard and the big 4-wheel discs look like they belong on a Corvette, not a Cadillac. The dual exhaust system offers a pleasant V8 bark that I'm sure Cadillac engineers designed on purpose, and those 16-inch alloy wheels are some of Cadillac's most attractive, now wrapped in 225/60/16 performance radials.
We'll admit that we under-estimated this car when it arrived, but one drive convinced us that this Eldorado might just offer the biggest bang for the buck in our showroom. Call today!
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United thump toothless Fulham
Manchester United kept the pressure up at the top of Barclays Premier League by thrashing a woeful Fulham at Craven Cottage.
The dominant 12-time Premier League champions waltzed into a three-goal lead before half-time with Nani proving instrumental as his assists for Danny Welbeck and Ryan Giggs sandwiched his own flicked header.
The hosts fought back in the second period, but Wayne Rooney's thumping finish, and Dimitar Berbatov's classy flick completed the comprehensive win over Martin Jol's side.
Attempting to keep the pressure on leaders Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, United started the contest with Fulham, a historically tricky trip for the reigning champions, from where they left off against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday, taking the lead after just five minutes
Chris Baird gave Nani too much room to manufacture a cross from the left, which found an unmarked Welbeck, with the England international making the full-back pay as he duly converted.
Nani soon turned goalscorer after his header evaded David Stockdale, and the outstretched boot of Rooney, before the 25-year-old fed Giggs, whose shot deflected off Phillipe Senderos and looped in for United's third.
Fulham improved on their first half showing after the interval, and should have notched a consolation when Clint Dempsey headed straight at Anders Lindegaard.
Lndegaard then had to be alert to keep out Andrew Johnson, while the Danish stopper kept his clean sheet intact with a low stop from the ex-Crystal Palace front-man late on.
But it was United who had the last word in the closing minutes, with Rooney smashing home from 30 yards, before the most audacious of flicks from Berbatov crowned a comfortable win for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.


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Are You a Master at Work but a Disaster at Love?
I've always been successful in my work life, but my love life has been a challenge.
December 17, 2022 by Jed Diamond Ph.D Leave a Comment
Sigmund Freud said,
Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.
I've always been successful in my work life, but my love life has been a challenge. I had my first job when I was eight years old. I recognized that everyone I knew sent out Christmas or holiday cards in December and I figured that I could make some money selling cards to my neighbors. I found a company that sent me a book of sample cards that people could choose from, fill in the personalized greeting they wanted, and pay me for the quantity of cards they wanted. I sent half the money to the card company and got to keep the other half. I made enough money to buy presents for family and friends and have a little left over to start the new year off right.
That led to bigger and better jobs, first as a paperboy and later I learned that I could make money buying and selling coins. At age nine I took the bus from our home in the San Fernando Valley into Hollywood to go to coin shows. When I learned that coin dealers at the shows got a discount buying coins from other dealers, I had business cards printed. "Jed Diamond, Dealer in Rare Coins" and demanded my dealer discount when I attended the next coin show.
I could go on and on about my business ventures including becoming a successful marriage and family therapist and author of seventeen books on various aspects of relationship health including international best-sellers such as Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Overcoming Romantic and Sexual Addictions, my first widely read book that spoke to problems I had gone through in my personal life and what I had learned that would help others.
In Looking for Love, I said:
When we find that our romantic relationships are a series of disappointments yet we continue to pursue them, we are looking for love in all the wrong places. When we are overwhelmed by our physical attraction to a new person, when the chemistry feels 'fantastic,' and we are sure that this time we have found someone who will make us whole, we are looking for love in all the wrong places. When we are in a committed relationship but find ourselves constantly attracted to others, we are looking for love in all the wrong places. When our desire for more sex, different sex, or hotter sex, keeps us looking on-line for our latest fix, we are looking for love in all the wrong places.
Like many of you, I did my share of looking for love in all the wrong places. I even developed a mathematical representation of it. We often view marriage as a way to make us whole and complete. The formula is ½ to ½ = 1. But I learned that trying to get another person to complete you actually creates a formula for disaster: ½ x ½ = ¼.
When you visit my website you'll see my introductory video, "Confessions of a Twice-Divorced Marriage Counselor." I share what I went through with a first marriage and couldn't survive the stresses of raising children and attempting to stimulate our flagging sex lives by exploring the world of polyamory and open marriage. My second marriage was to a woman who slept with a gun under her pillow…"to protect myself from men," she told me, should have been a tip off to run the other way. But when you become addicted to the rush of excitement and danger, we become like confused homing pigeons flying headlong in the opposite direction and soon crash.
The 5 Stages of Love and Why Too Many Relationships Crash at Stage 3
Rather than follow my old pattern of going through the grief of an ending, burying myself in my work, eventually getting lonely, and going out looking for love again; I tried something new. I decided to do some serious reflecting on my love life. I found a good therapist, attended a number of retreats on trauma, healing, and how we can find real lasting love, and took the time I needed to sort things out.
Looking back, I realize I had taken the skills that allowed me to be successful at work—Learning from experts, engaging what I learned, getting support, and creating a new way of looking at my life—and applying them to my love life. I'm more than happy to report that "the third time was the charm." Carlin and I have been together for 42 wonderful years. I wrote about what we learned in my book, The Enlightened Marriage: The 5 Transformative Stages of Relationships and Why the Best is Still to Come.
We all want real, lasting love, whether we are in our 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, or beyond. Yet too many marriages fall apart and most people don't know why. They mistakenly believe that they have chosen the wrong partner. After going through the grieving process, they start looking again. But after more than forty years as a marriage and family counselor I have found that most people are looking for love in all the wrong places. They don't understand that Stage 3 is not the end, but the real beginning for achieving real, lasting love:
Stage 1: Falling In Love
Stage 2: Becoming a Couple
Stage 3: Disillusionment
Stage 4: Creating Real, Lasting Love
Stage 5: Using the Power of Two to Change the World
Like many people I grew up thinking that love and marriage were easy and straightforward. You had fun dating until you met that special someone and magically fell in love. You became a couple and lived happily ever after. Clearly, real-life wasn't like that. After a certain amount of time, we become disillusioned with our partner and the way we are in the relationship, eventually become more distant, and eventually things break down.
Yet, it doesn't have to be that way.
A Retreat for Men Who Have Gone Through a Breakup, But Want to Learn the Secrets of Real Lasting Love
For years, I offered counseling for men who had gone through a breakup and wanted to come through the grieving process with new understandings about what went wrong and what they could do to create a better future. I also counseled women, but I seemed to attract many men. They were mostly over 40 and pretty successful in their work lives but were struggling in their love lives.
I also offered retreats for guys who wanted to give themselves a true gift of love: Learning from one who has been there the secrets of creating an intimate partnership that not only lasts through the years but becomes better and better.
Then Covid came to visit our world and we couldn't do our retreats. Now, for the first time in a while, I will be offering a retreat for a small group of men. And I will be joined by two experienced colleagues, one male and one female, to give the men an experience they have never had, in a beautiful, and relaxed setting where they can learn the skills they will need to have the relationship they've always dreamed of having.
The retreat will take place March 16-19, 2023 and will be for men who:
Have been through a breakup, which could be recent, or sometime in the past.
May still be going through the disorientation, pain, and confusion or may be coming through to the other side.
Are starting to reach out again or may even be in a new relationship.
What you have in common is that you still believe in love, but don't have a lot of time to waste.
This post was previously published on Menalive.com and republished on Medium.
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About Jed Diamond Ph.D
Jed Diamond, Ph.D., is the Founder and Director of the MenAlive, a health program that helps men live long and well. Though focused on men's health, MenAlive is also for women who care about the health of the men in their lives. Jed is the author of 17 books including his memoir, "My Distant Dad: Healing the Family Father Wound" (Lasting Impact Press, 2018). Jed's previous books include: The Enlightened Marriage: The 5 Transformative Stages of Relationships and Why the Best is Still to Come. Since its inception in 1992, he has been on the Board of Advisors of the Men's Health Network. He is also a member of the International Society of Men's Health and a founding member of the American Society of Men's Health. He blogs for the ThirdAge, Huffington Post, BeliefNet, Scribd, and other venues. He is the only male columnist who blogs for the National Association of Baby Boomer Women.His homepage is MenAlive.com.
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GAC and Chery Form Alliance: Open and Happy Cooperation "Not a Small Account"
The most concerned domestic first car enterprise strategic alliance was finally unveiled in Beijing the day before yesterday. GAC Group and Chery Automobile formally signed a strategic alliance cooperation agreement. The two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in various fields such as R&D of complete vehicles, core components and new energy, and system capacity building.
This has also become an "ice-breaking journey" for domestic car companies to cooperate with the technology alliance. Industry analysts also believe that under the background of increasingly fierce competition from domestic brands with domestic brands, GAC and Chery have created a new model of self-development through market-based alliances, which will accelerate the competitiveness of their own brands.
"Chery has firmly studied with GAC. It is not a small account. It does not hide its eyes and open up its cooperation." At the signing ceremony, Yin Tongyue, Chairman of Chery Automobile, described the newly-built cooperation relationship between the two parties.
According to an announcement released by Guangzhou Automobile Group yesterday, the two parties signed the "Strategic Alliance Cooperation Framework Agreement" and "Technology Cooperation and Research and Development Resources Sharing Cooperation Agreement" and "Powertrain Support and Resource Sharing Cooperation Agreement". The main contents of the "Strategic Alliance Cooperation Framework Agreement" include: "Co-planning, co-development, and communication in vehicle development, powertrain, parts and components, R&D resources, energy-saving and new energy vehicles, international operations, and manufacturing management. shared."
The main contents of the "Technology Cooperation and R&D Resources Sharing Cooperation Agreement" include: "To share and integrate R&D resources such as vehicle platform and key component technologies and experimental tests; to carry out technical exchanges and exchanges in energy-saving and new energy vehicles, and to help each other "Development of Powertrain Support and Resource Sharing Cooperation Agreement" mainly includes: "In cooperation with parts and components resources, including the engine and gearbox; to open up complementary resources; to share the results of platform components."
The announcement also showed that the cooperation agreement between the parties will be valid for three years.
Among the contents of the cooperation between the two parties is the core content of the joint development of the vehicle, the sharing of powertrains, and the integration of key component industrial chains. The cooperation and sharing on core technical resources shows that the two sides are deeply "electric shocked."
As the largest-selling auto brand car company, Chery has owned independent research and development capabilities, independent intellectual property rights and core technologies for complete vehicles, engines and some key components. GAC, through its Alfa Romeo platform technology, has developed a medium-to-high-class vehicle and has developed a series of engine products that have reached international advanced level in production and manufacturing. Therefore, there is a lot of complementary space between the two parties. In particular, the sharing of engine technologies will reduce the investment in the research and development of power technologies.
GAC will launch its own brand passenger car export strategy from next year and is expected to leverage Chery's overseas resources. GAC, which is proficient in manufacturing and operations, will also help boost Chery's overall operating standards.
Since Chery has more research and development accumulation in the low-end sedan segment, the industry expects that the next-generation A-car series products that Guangzhou Automobile will launch may be introduced into the Chery platform, and through the integration of both supply chains, it will reduce the development and manufacturing costs.
The most important significance of the cooperation between Guangzhou Automobile and Chery is therefore to open up new ideas for accelerating the development of self-owned brand cars and to respond to unprecedented fierce domestic market competition.
Zhang Fangyou, chairman of GAC Group, stated that at present, China's auto industry has entered a steady growth phase, and China's auto industry is undergoing profound adjustments and changes, coupled with the slowdown in macroeconomic growth and the relative development of transportation infrastructure. With the constraints of lags and other factors, major domestic automobile groups are facing the pressure of industrial restructuring and transformation and upgrading.
The domestic automobile industry has entered the stage of "micro-growth" since last year, and the market share of its own-brand passenger cars has been declining in the fierce competition. Chery, the boss of its own brand sales, faces a situation of declining domestic sales; the launch of high-end self-owned brand products soon The Guangzhou Automobile Group has also encountered tremendous pressure. Industry analysts believe that the full cooperation between the two parties will, in particular, help reduce the huge cost of R&D and accelerate the pace of new products and new technologies being put on the market.
Liu Tie-nan, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, pointed out that large-scale enterprise groups have established various strategic alliances such as joint technological development and joint procurement, forming powerful complementary advantages and resource sharing, and enhancing overall competitiveness, and have become a strategic adjustment for the international automotive industry. the trend of. With the integration of the global economy and the internationalization of the domestic market, in the face of fierce market competition, the strengthening of strategic cooperation among domestic auto companies is an inevitable choice for companies and independent brand products to continue to grow.
"We hope that both sides will take advantage of the alliance, explore cooperation models and market-oriented mechanisms, and make contributions to the market players in order to become stronger," said Liu Tienan.


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Brexit: PM deemed 'reckless' after #Yellowhammer dossier leaked
Ben Ibson	 Sunday, 18 August 2019 - 20:12
Boris Johnson's approach to Brexit is 'reckless' according to Sinn Féin, the Irish republican political party, after a leaked dossier warned of a hard border and food shortages if there is no deal.
What does the #Yellowhammer dossier mean?
The report was leaked and published by The Sunday Times. 'Yellowhammer' is 'worst-case scenario' as Britain faces shortages of fuel, food and medicine in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit and a hard border with Ireland.
A number 10 source told Sky News the report was 'deliberately' leaked by a former minster adding it 'is from when minsters were blocking what needed to be done to get ready to leave and the funds were not available'.
Mr Gove, who is responsible for no-deal preparation, claims the document was old and Brexit planning had accelerated since Boris Johnson became PM.
Gove says there will be some 'bumps in the road' if the UK leaves the EU without a deal but the country is more prepared now than in the past and some concerns about a 'no-deal' Brexit have been exaggerated.
Mr Johnson is to meet European leaders later this week and the prime minister will insist there must be a new Brexit deal when he holds talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron.
According to the actual leaked document, Operation Yellowhammer, the UK could face months of disruption at its ports after a no-deal Brexit. Plans to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are unlikely to prove sustainable, it adds.
The dossier says leaving the EU without a deal could cause the following consequences:
Fresh food being less available and prices rising.
Fuel shortages.
A hard-Irish border after plans to avoid checks fail, sparking protests.
2,000 jobs being lost if the government sets petrol import tariffs 0%, potentially causing two oil refineries to close.
UK patients having to wait longer for medicines, including insulin and flu vaccines.
Freight disruption at ports
A rise in public disorder resulting from a shortage of food and drugs.
Passengers facing delays at EU airports, Eurotunnel and Dover.
The Irish party's deputy leader, Michelle O'Neill accused the prime minister of treating the Northern Ireland peace process as 'a commodity' in EU talks, in response to the leaked document.
But Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster said she believes the leaked dossier is 'outdated'.
"It comes from a time before Boris Johnson was prime minister, that's the first thing to say.
"Secondly, it's been leaked with the idea really to undermine the prime minister before he goes out to Europe and meets European leaders this week".
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79-year-old blind bicyclist to pedal 100 miles for charity
Jennifer Eberbach
Jim Healy lost his sight but not his sense of adventure.
Healy, 79, will bike 100 miles this weekend from Brighton High School and back again.
"I did quite a bit of cycling before I lost my vision," Healy said.
The Mid-Michigan Rdee for the Cure on Saturday will raise funds for the Susan G. Koman breast cancer foundation. There are multiple routes cyclists can take ranging from 15 miles to the 100-mile "century" loop that Healy will trek.
Healy will be pedaling the back half of a tandem mountain bike with his nephew, Tim Saari, 42, at the handlebars up front on the blue two-person bicycle — maybe you will spot them along the route after they start their ride around 7 a.m.
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"We worked out ways to communicate with each other when crossing roads, starting and stopping, when to keep pedaling, and when to stop," said Healy, who hails from Benton Harbor.
The pair did a test ride in May to see if it would work. They did a 26-mile ride from Rochester Hills to Stoney Creek Metropark and back again.
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"Tim being the navigator, of course," Healy said.
"He's the leader. He has to be the one to let me know what to do," he said. "I'm very thankful for Tim for taking this on. It's a challenge for him, too," he said.
Saari, who competes in bicycle races, was inspired to get into cycling by his uncle.
"Uncle Jim rode across Michigan several times raising money and awareness for the fight against cancer," Saari said in an email.
"I bought my first road bike with the intention to join my uncle on one of his long-haul, cancer-fighting cycling trips. Unfortunately, we were never able to ride together as we had hoped," he said.
Healy lost sight in both eyes due to nonischemic optic neuropathy, which he described as "a stroke of the optic nerve."
He said it took about 10 years to lose sight in his left eye after one such stroke in 1998. He lost sight in his right eye about a month after another stroke in 2012.
Saari said his uncle's "positive, can-do attitude is so refreshing."
They were inspired to participate in the Mid-Michigan Ride for the Cure in honor of several family members who have battled cancer, including Saari's father, Carl, who passed away this year. Healy's wife, Felicia, and niece, Ellie Casari, are cancer survivors.
"We thought it would be a beautiful way to pay tribute to them and raise funds to help the cause," Healy said.
He said it was important for him to stay active after losing his sight. He is an active member of the South Shore Health and Racquet Club in St. Joseph, where he takes spinning classes multiple times a week and does other forms of exercise.
Find out more on Healy's and Saari's fund-raising pages.
Contact Livingston Daily county and townships reporter Jennifer Eberbach at 517-548-7148 or at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com.


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Sweeping surveillance programs tread fine line between privacy and counter-terrorism
This photograph made Thursday, July 6, 2013 in Washington shows a copy of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order requiring Verizon on an "ongoing, daily basis," to give the National Security Administration (NSA) information on all landline and mobile telephone calls of Verizon Business in its systems, both within the U.S. and between the U.S. and other countries.
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TECHNOLOGY REPORTER
Bombshell revelations this week about two sweeping surveillance programs in the United States are shining a light on just how much information U.S. intelligence agencies are gathering on foreigners and American citizens.
According to The Guardian newspaper, intelligence agencies have been collecting information about all phone calls passing through Verizon servers since the issuing of a top-secret court order in late April. As part of another program, dubbed Prism, those agencies have been gathering data about users from nine of the biggest technology companies in the world, including Apple, Google and Microsoft. The agencies collected this information by tapping directly into the companies' servers.
Prism appears to be an extension of a similar program put in place during the last days of the George W. Bush presidency. According to classified presentation slides obtained by The Washington Post and The Guardian, Microsoft was the first of the major companies to be included in the program, back in late 2007, followed by Yahoo in 2008, Google, Facebook and PalTalk in 2009, YouTube in 2010, and Skype and AOL in 2011. Most recently, Apple was added in October of 2012. On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama defended the surveillance, saying it was approved by Congress and subject to judicial oversight.
The companies respond
Many of the technology companies have denied involvement with the Prism project. In a statement sent to The Globe by a Microsoft spokesman, the company said, "We provide customer data only when we receive a legally binding order or subpoena to do so, and never on a voluntary basis. In addition we only ever comply with orders for requests about specific accounts or identifiers. If the government has a broader voluntary national security program to gather customer data we don't participate in it."
Google echoed the statement, saying: "We disclose user data to government in accordance with the law, and we review all such requests carefully. From time to time, people allege that we have created a government 'back door' into our systems, but Google does not have a 'back door' for any government to access private user data."
The most vehement denial came from Apple: "We have never heard of Prism. We do not provide any government agency with direct access to our servers, and any government agency requesting data must get a government order."
All three companies have reason to worry about the implications of being seen to co-operate with Prism, in large part because cloud computing is a lucrative revenue generator. Should customers start to worry that their data is being made available wholesale to U.S. intelligence agencies, many may opt to ditch cloud-computing services altogether.
What was collected?
In the case of the Verizon warrants, the information gathered is referred to as "metadata," or information about information. Intelligence agencies did not collect the content of the conversations between callers – "Nobody is listening to your telephone calls," Mr. Obama said Friday in assuring Americans – but did gather almost everything else, including both incoming and outgoing numbers and location.
In many cases, metadata can be more informative than the content itself, in part because it allows for the building of relationship networks. For example, some insurance companies have automated computer systems that try to pinpoint fraud by looking at the connections between customers and claims for unusual patterns, such as a link between unrelated parties and the same home or car. With Prism, the names of the callers were not disclosed, but it isn't hard to determine an identity once in possession of a phone number.
It appears that intelligence agencies had access to a massive trove of data from Prism, including everything from e-mails to chat logs to documents. Mr. Obama said the data collected from the program did not apply to U.S. citizens or people living in the United States. The data was allegedly obtained directly from the servers of the nine companies, including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Yahoo and multiple services owned by those companies. Asked by The Globe if they intended to go to court or use other measures to find out if their servers had been accessed without consent, Microsoft, Google and Apple would not comment.
Were Canadians targeted?
The possibility that Canadians were caught up in one or more of the surveillance programs appears to be very high. In the case of the Verizon warrant, calls between Canada and the U.S. would have been subject to collection. With Prism, many of the cloud services offered to Canadians by the technology companies in question are built on servers that are physically located in the United States.
The Canadian government would not say Friday whether its eavesdropping agency has access to the massive databanks of information that U.S. intelligence agencies have gathered from cellphone and Internet companies. The Guardian reported that Britain's signals-intelligence agency has access to the information. But Ottawa did not answer questions about whether the Canadian counterpart, the Communications Security Establishment, also has access to the data. The U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are part of a "five-eyes" intelligence-sharing arrangement.
"The revelations of the past two days are stunning and raise huge concerns about Canadian participation in such surveillance efforts as well as the prospect that Canadian communications are being swept up as part of U.S. surveillance efforts," said Michael Geist, a law professor and Canadian privacy-law expert.
"Indeed, when the U.S. says only non-U.S. citizens are targeted in some instances, that certainly suggests that Canadians are a potential target."
With a report from Campbell Clark in Ottawa
Washington knows what you do online – and Canadians aren't above it
With NSA's Internet surveillance, we Americans got what we asked for – unfortunately
Big Brother not Chinese, but closer to home
Why Canadians should fear clandestine U.S. snooping program
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When you're gardening, you want to make the process as easy as possible, right? You may find yourself lugging tools, soil, and plants around, which isn't good news for your back or your energy level.
A garden cart, also sometimes referred to as a utility cart, can be the perfect solution for your gardening needs, and many gardeners can benefit from using one.
What is the Difference Between a Wheelbarrow and a Garden Cart?
People sometimes use the terms "wheelbarrow" and "garden cart" interchangeably, but they are different pieces of equipment. The one you choose depends on your needs and preferences.
The main difference between the two is in their designs. A wheelbarrow usually has just one wheel in the front, or sometimes two together if it's designed for heavier loads. It also has two handles in the back for you to hold and push, and two legs to rest the wheelbarrow when not in use.
In contrast, a garden cart is designed more like a wagon. Garden carts usually have four wheels, or two wheels spread out in the front, to distribute weight evenly and one handle to pull the cart with. For commercial gardening, larger garden carts can be hooked up to a tractor and pulled from behind.
Each piece of equipment has its pros and cons, depending on what you use them for. A garden cart is often more stable because of its 4-wheel design. However, a wheelbarrow tends to offer more maneuverability for tight spaces. Garden carts, because of their functionality and strength, are usually more expensive than wheelbarrows (source).
What Can You Do with a Garden Cart?
Removing, adding, or transporting soil, compost, etc. The best garden cart can carry a high weight limit, making them helpful in transporting heavy soil and compost to a garden area, or disposing of old soil.
Disposing debris. Tote a garden cart around your garden to help hold plant debris, branches, and anything else you need to dispose of from your garden.
Transporting garden tools and plants. Garden tools and equipment can be heavy and put a strain on your back. Large potted plants can also be difficult to transport across large gardens. Garden carts make the transporting process much easier on you.
Storing and transporting harvested produce. As you harvest your fresh produce from your garden, use your utility cart to hold your harvested produce and gardening tools and help transport them inside.
Moving landscaping items from one area to another. Landscaping items, like bricks, trellises, pots, and wood, can be much easier to transport around the garden with a garden cart (source).
Folding or space-saving ability. If storage space for gardening equipment is an issue, you may want to consider a garden cart that's fully or partially foldable.
Wheel size and type. Depending on the terrain you'll be using your garden cart on, some wheel sizes and types may not do the trick. Small wheels could get stuck in loosened soil, making it difficult for you to pull the cart through your garden.
Weight capacity. You'll want to make sure your garden cart can handle the loads you need it to carry. Smaller garden carts may not be able to lug large amounts of soil or gardening tools.
Durability. Will you be using your garden cart frequently? If so, you'll want to make sure it lasts. A hard plastic or steel frame may be the best choice for gardeners who will frequently lug heavy loads (source).
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Toward a Reference Architecture for Traceability in SBVR-based Systems
L.W. Rutledge, R.H.J. (Rudy) Italiaander
Research Line Process research (part of AIS program)
Research Line Strategic design research (part of AIS program)
Department of Information Science
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Article in proceeding › Academic › peer-review
We present an initial reference architecture for traceability in SBVR-based systems. It facilitates rule-based development that lets end users trace interface behavior back to the human decision points that lead to it. This closes a feedback loop, which facilitates agile development. The architecture is based on Web standards to generalize comparison and implementation. It begins with the human process of linking document excerpts to the SBVR code that defines them. The next step transforms SBVR into computer code that implements it. Reasoners then form conclusions by applying the rules to data. They can also provide rudimentary explanations for these conclusions. The system then provides an end-user interface to all this rulederived information. The core challenge here is maintaining the data needed to trace back through these layers, so end-user feedback can improve the entire development proces.
Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on Controlled Natural Language
CNL 2020/21
Special Interest Group on Controlled Natural Language
Seventh International Workshop on Controlled Natural Language - Hybrid, Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.sigcnl.org/cnl2020.html
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Rutledge, L. W., & Italiaander, R. H. J. (2021). Toward a Reference Architecture for Traceability in SBVR-based Systems. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on Controlled Natural Language: CNL 2020/21 Special Interest Group on Controlled Natural Language. https://aclanthology.org/2021.cnl-1.13
Rutledge, L.W. ; Italiaander, R.H.J. (Rudy) . / Toward a Reference Architecture for Traceability in SBVR-based Systems. Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on Controlled Natural Language: CNL 2020/21. Special Interest Group on Controlled Natural Language, 2021.
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O'Hare Airport Won't Let PETA's Ad Fly
Published July 1, 2011 by PETA. Last Updated August 8, 2017.
Chicago's O'Hare said "Oh, no!" to PETA when we offered to buy one of the airport's new high-tech mirror ads. Our ad would have filled a bathroom mirror, then shrunk to the corner when someone approached, and it would have warned them about McDonald's cruelty to chickens.
The airport rejected our ad on the grounds that it "targeted a specific airport advertiser." Apparently, O'Hare was afraid that letting people know that McDonald's suppliers scald live chickens in steaming-hot defeathering tanks would anger the Chicago-based fast-food giant.
Once again, big money talks, but you can talk back. Let McDonald's know that you want it to switch to the less cruel slaughter method recommended by PETA, which would eliminate the worst slaughterhouse abuses.
Written by Michelle Sherrow


Day 2! Today, the mountains of the Zillertal are cloud-veiled and the regular rain does not make it easier to get up from bed. The weather forecast predicts snowfall up to 1300 metres. We have an extensive and tasty breakfast and, dressed with raingear, we motivadely start in direction to the south hoping the weather will get better.
Our first stage desination is Mayrhofen at the end off the Zillertal. The place is located at a height of 640 metres and due to the 1,3 million overnight stays there, it is the second biggest tourist place of Tyrol. The respective infrastructure in the trade, business and service sector is connected to that. The tourism started to develop in the year 1879, when the Hut of Berlin was openend, and soon, more rifugios followed in the Alps of Zillertal. Another impulse was provided by the Zillertal railway that was inaugurated in the year 1902. The later building of the penken and Ahorn cable made Mayrhofen develop to an internationally renowed holiday resort.
Once arrived in Mayrhofen, we choose one of the little nice coffee bars of the pedestrian area. There, we ger refreshed with a cappucino and some huge pieces of cake, and after reading the map and getting changed, we continue - without any rain!- in direction to Hochsteg/Ginzling. This is a total of 8 km and 300 altitude metres. From there, we continue to the ascend in direction to the Schlegeis reservoir and to the Dominikus hut, at 1805 metres, to our destination of the day. From mayrhofen to the dam crest of the Schlegeis reservoir at the back Zillertal, the stretch offers a very diversified profile. At the limit of Mayrhofen, we stay on the federal highway B 169 in southern direction, at the kilometre 31, the ascend with an incline of 10 - 12% begins. After some few hundred metres, the main road turns to the left and leads up through a tunnel.
But we have the old connection road across an impressive canyon with partly overhinging rock faces. Slowly, we increasingly gain altitude until we get after 5 km back to the main road that leads to the mountaineer's place Ginzling with only a little incline. Ginzling is the last bigger settlement located at the back Zillertal at a height of 990m and is also the starting point for hiking tours to numerous huts and mountain pastures, as also to countless mountain- and ski tours up to the glacier regions.
From Ginzling there are approximately seven kilometres with some alternating flat and steep passages up to the tollgate at the guesthouse Breitlahner. Here, one has again the possibility to have an extensive break. But we continue cycling to our actual destination, the Dominikus hut. After some narrow serpentine roads and two sufficiently illuminated tunnels we rapidly gain some altitude.
The destination is already in a deceiving visual range, but apart from the way up to the dam, there are still four final hairpin bend with an incline of approximately 13% waiting for us. The Schlegeis reservoir is a popular destination for excursions, this is why the street has to be shared with buses and cars. Specially during the descent, one has to be very careful!
The Dominikus hut is located at the south-east declivity of the Olperer and beautifully located right at the reservoir. The toll road leads from Ginzling up to shortly before the hut. This road has been created by the Tauern power houses, was required for the building of the reservoir and is called "Alpenstrasse Schlegeis". by the end of the 60ies, the Tauern power houses corporation started with the building of the dam of the Schlegeis-reservoir.
The old hut had to be given up as otherwise it would have sunk in the reservoir. On July 15th of the year 1970, the partial damming was started and the complete damming was completed in the year 1973. As a replacement for the old hut, the Tauern power houses built a considerably bigger two-floored building at a higher level. The name of the Dominikus hut was kept, although the new house rather deserved the name guesthouse. The private Dominikus hut is the initial point for visiting the Olperer hut, the Pfitscherjoch house and the Furtschagl house as also the surrounding mountains.
We are very happy to stand in fornt of the hut and having arrived savely after 1300 altitude metres and almost 50 km.We get accommodated on the second floor and after an extensive shower and washing our clothes we go downstairs in order to have dinner.


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What Good Would A Con-Con Do?
Published on March 15, 2015 April 15, 2015 by Stephen Dunham
According to the Freedom Index, found in the New American magazine, our federal elected representatives have a long way to go toward voting for legislation, based on the Constitution.
The Freedom Index chooses the 40 most important pieces of legislation and determines how each congressman votes for or against the Constitution on each of those bills.
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In the 113th Congress which went from 2013 thru 2014 the House of Representatives had 245 members out of 534 voting 50% or less, when comparing their votes to the constitutionality of the bill.
In the State of Idaho Rep. Labrador had a 92% rating and Rep. Simpson had a 52% rating. In comparison, of the ten representatives from the state of Washington 8 voted under 50% and Cathy McMorris Rodgers had a 59% rating. The best rating in the House was 100% shared by Rep. Broun of Georgia and Clawson of Florida. During those same two years, the Senate had 58 members out of 100 voting 50% or less, 46 members voting 10% or less, when comparing their votes to the constitutionality of the bill.
From the state of Idaho Senator Crapo had an 85% rating and Senator Risch had an 87% rating. Over in Washington Senator Murray had a 3% rating and Senator Cantwell had a 5% rating. The best rating in the Senate was 95% by Senator Lee from Utah.
Please examine how your own Representative and Senator voted on these bills and commend them for their Constitutional votes and urge improvement where needed. Sending some of them a copy of the Constitution would probably be a good idea also. It is quite obvious from the Freedom Index that the great majority of these people don't honor their oath of office now, to obey the Constitution, or the 27 amendments we have now.
So do we really need to call a Constitutional Convention or add any more Amendments to the Constitution?
Why would they obey a new Constitution or more new amendments any more than they are doing now? Of course they wouldn't! The answer is we need to concentrate our efforts on studying and understanding the Constitution ourselves, so we can elect people who will support the Constitution we have now. Encourage people to study and share the Freedom Index and oppose any calls for a Constitutional Convention. An online version of the Freedom Index is available here.
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Success for David Harrison in getting the John Lennon Scholarship!
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David Harrison has been awarded the John Lennon Scholarship which means that he will be joining us in 2015/16. With a strong background in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic language (BA Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Leeds), David's main research interests relate to interculturality and cross-fertilisation of cultures. David has also studied Mandarin in China (Dalian University of Foreign Languages) and teaches basic Mandarin in primary schools across Merseyside. He is particularly interested in the multi-religious and multi-ethnic period of Islamic Iberia, or convivencia, which saw a flourishing of Jewish and Muslim communities up until 1492. The importance of these communities has been downplayed to a large extent in traditional historical narratives, and as part of his MRes research David will conduct more thorough investigation in order to gain an insight into the historical attitudes of the period as well as how this relates to Spain's current relations with the Middle East.
David also maintains that the idealisation of al-Andalus as a time of perfect harmony between Spaniards, Christians, Muslim and Jewish communities is another area that would benefit from a more nuanced study in order to learn how fragmented or cohesive the communities of this period of Spanish history truly were and the extent of cross-fertilisation between them.
This is a post cross-posted from the Digital Latin American Cultures Network page.
We're delighted to announce that Prof Claire Taylor's Latin(o) American Digital Art Project has been invited to participate in the Digital Design Weekend 2015, to be held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The culmination of the London Design Festival, the Digital Design Weekend is held from Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September 2015 , 10.30 –17.00, and is a weekend of events celebrating contemporary digital art and design, including interactive installations, demonstrations of robotics, tinkering and inventive electronics, workshops, family activities and more.
The Latin(o) American Digital Art Project will be presenting This Too Shall Pass// Affective Cartographies, the multimedia art work developed by their Artist in Residence, Brian Mackern, during his residency in Liverpool in 2014, as part of the Cities in Dialogue series of interventions.
The intervention includes a showing of the artwork This Too Shall Pass across multiple screens, with sound and interactive features for audience intervention. For this artwork, Brian reworked the footage obtained through his dérives (a series of unplanned journeys along an urbanscape) in Liverpool. That gathering of information and recording of sound and visual material is then remixed in this artwork by different parameters (volume levels, transparencies, zooms, fragmentations, crossfadings, speeds of timelines, etc.) controlled by Liverpool's "socio economic historic curve" of the last century.
As well as the digital artwork itself, printed postcards are also provided as part of the installation, and form a way of continuing the dialogues across the cities. The public is encouraged to take away one of the postcards and send it to another city, or to post it into our low-tech postbox to provide feedback on the project and communicate with the artist.
There is also the opportunity to vote for images, and share your own images of your own city, using Twitter, through the project's Twitter galleries. There will be the opportunity to share in the debate on Twitter curation, and the project will also be sharing their Policy Document, which arises from the findings of the project.
For more information on the Digital Design Weekend, including programme and venues, see the V&A event page.
We hope that many of our readers will be able to join us there!
Lisa Shaw published an article in The Guardian on Carmen Miranda's legacy. 60 years after Miranda's death, Shaw reflects on her clothes, style, career and that accent.
Read more here and, of course, for an in-depth study, you can read more in Shaw's book (click here for further details).


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Leadership, Startup News
A four-way win: Why newly listed Booktopia gifted $1,000 of shares to 250 employees, amid $43 million float
Booktopia co-founders Tony Nash and Steve Traurig ringing the ASX bell. Source: supplied.
When Booktopia went public last week, more than 250 employees received $1,000 in shares in the business. And, while that was a rewarding step to take, it was also part of Tony Nash's four-part foundation for building a sustainable business.
Thursday's $43.1 million ASX debut saw all employees who had been with Booktopia for more than 12 months gifted shares in the newly listed company.
It was, of course, a way of giving back to those people who helped build the business, Nash tells SmartCompany.
"That's the kind of two-way bond you want to have."
Up until the very last day, the HR team was chasing people who hadn't signed off on the paperwork, he explains.
In the end, "we got everyone across the line".
But, this also plays into Nash's leadership style. We've all heard of a win-win situation — he strives for a four-way win.
First, the company has to win. If the business isn't making profit, it may well go out of business, which benefits no one, he explains.
Then, customers have to win — in this case, getting a good price on products, and fast delivery.
Thirdly, suppliers have to be in a position to win.
"You can't be screwing your suppliers, so they're able to continue to build their business," Nash says.
Finally, the employees need to win too.
"That's the key," he says.
If you're missing one of those 'wins' then it's not a sustainable model.
Nash's comments follow Booktopia's launch on the ASX last week, with a share price of $2.30.
On Friday, the share price hit $3, and at the time of writing, the share price is sitting at $2.99.
The founder likens the experience to a wedding day.
"Your cheeks are sore from smiling … You spend months planning it, you're exhausted."
Then, the next day, when it's all over, "the marriage starts", he says.
"You've got full disclosure, you've got to keep your integrity, you have to keep your word, and it's all before you.
"The IPO is a great experience, but it's just a milestone along the way of the journey of your business."
$500 million revenues ahead
Nash says he's always known the company was going to be big. But, now was the time to capitalise on a swell in e-commerce activity.
The original plan was to list in late-2021, he adds. But, the pandemic has shone a spotlight on e-commerce as a growth sector, meaning the team could expect a "pretty reasonable" valuation.
"The appetite was there."
And, this isn't a trend he sees abating any time soon.
"It's not a tsunami inundation where it goes all the way in and then slowly recedes back again," he says.
"Because it's gone on for so long, Australians have had a chance to explore and try shopping online.
"It's going to hold its course."
In the US, e-commerce is expected to account for about 12.4% of all retail for 2020, according to Statista. In Europe, that's projected to be more than 16%.
Australia has been "lagging behind", Nash says.
So, growth here was always on the horizon, it was just a matter of time.
One of the main reasons this market was trailing was that retailers in other parts of the world had to level up much earlier, in order to compete with the likes of Amazon.
But also, the traditional retail leaders in Australia simply haven't come from digital backgrounds, Nash explains. There wasn't necessarily an understanding of the opportunity at hand.
Post-COVID-19, that's all changing, and Nash is "very confident" about 2021.
"We're not expecting to smash it out of the park like we have done for the past 10 months," he says.
"But, we expect it to be pretty strong."
According to Booktopia's prospectus, the business has seen compound annual revenue growth of 26.4% since 2015.
In the last financial year, it saw revenues of $165.8 million. For 2021, that's projected to hit $204.5 million.
Nash isn't able to elaborate on his predictions for the next year or so, but he does say the business is in good stead to continue its growth trajectory, hitting revenues of between $300 million and $500 million within the next three to five years.
"It's a 2.5 billion industry in Australia," he says.
"I'm confident we can get to those levels as we continue to invest in stock, automation, software, our team.
"It's all there for the taking if we put in the effort."
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As of 11am this morning, Sydney-based tradie marketplace startup Hipages is live on the ASX, with a market cap of $318.5 million.
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Online beauty retailer Adore Beauty will today list on the Australian Securities Exchange, 20 years after co-founder Kate Morris started the business in her garage.
Interesting that the headline of the story was about employees, but they appear last on Nash's list of most important things! Order is important… Simon Sinek speaks of this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yrmopm5Npc)
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