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If Detroit Pistons win NBA draft lottery, which player should they take? Tankathon 2.0
Omari Sankofa II
This is the second edition of the Free Press' weekly Tankathon series, where Omari Sankofa II projects the top 10 of the 2020 NBA draft based on a single spin of the tankathon.com lottery simulator. The Pistons have the fifth-best lottery odds, with a 42.1% chance at jumping into the top four and a 10.5% shot at the No. 1 pick.
In the history of the NBA draft lottery, the Pistons have been unlucky.
The organization has entered the lottery 13 times since the format was introduced for the 1985 draft. The Pistons have never moved up. They maintained their position eight times and moved down a spot nine times.
The 2003 selection of Darko Milicic, taken No. 2 overall, was a Grizzlies draft pick that conveyed to Detroit thanks to a prior trade.
So it's encouraging — or concerning — that the Pistons have moved up in each of the first two editions of the Free Press' Tankathon mock draft. Last week, Detroit moved up two spots to No. 3 overall.
Tankathon 1.0:Pistons move up in NBA draft lottery, hit home run with LaMelo Ball
The case against Ball:Pistons a bad fit for LaMelo Ball? One national writer thinks so
Looking back, forward:What we learned from Pistons' 2019-20 season
This week, the Pistons won the lottery. While I can't promise they will replicate this success whenever the lottery ends up happening this year, it's a good omen and makes this exercise more fun. Let's get to it.
1. Detroit Pistons — Anthony Edwards, G, Georgia
Having the No. 1 pick in this draft would put Detroit in a unique situation beyond the general fanfare that comes with winning the lottery. There isn't a consensus best talent, meaning that the team's evaluation and need could be the most important factors in determining the top pick.
The Pistons don't have one particular hole to fill. They could go with the best center, James Wiseman, and immediately find their Andre Drummond replacement. They could also take LaMelo Ball, the best point guard (and most famous name) in the draft.
Instead, Edwards is likely the best pick here. He's a powerfully built shooting guard who might be the best shot-maker in the draft. He prefers to get to the rim, but also has upside as a shooter.
Georgia asked him to do a lot — his 30.4% usage rate was the second-highest in the SEC. He took plenty of less-than-optimal shots and had fewer clean looks generated for him. It impacted his efficiency, as he shot 40.2% from the floor and 29.4% from behind the arc.
With better spacing in the NBA, he should be able to play to his strengths more. A healthy Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose, assuming they're on the roster at the start of next season, would take significant pressure off Edwards. At 6-foot-5 with a 6-foot-9 wingspan, he has the size and tools to emerge as the best two-way guard in the draft.
A strong argument can be made that Ball is the best pick here. He's a special passer who also happens to be 6-foot-7. He's also inferior as an athlete and scorer to Edwards. Either way, the franchise would add a potential star to its backcourt.
2. Atlanta Hawks — LaMelo Ball, G, Illawarra
Ball does not appear to be a good fit next to Trae Young, the Hawks' emerging superstar point guard. They're both lead guards who thrive with the ball in their hands, and Young already has the keys to the franchise. But Ball is the best available talent, so Atlanta's best bet here is taking Ball and figuring out a plan after.
This isn't a great draft position for the Hawks. They have a franchise player in Young at point guard and recently traded for Clint Capela to be their starting center, which makes it tough for them to justify taking former Memphis center James Wiseman. They could reach for a wing, but there aren't any wings in this draft who would justify it.
Moving down in the draft would make the most sense.
3. Cleveland Cavaliers — Tyrese Haliburton, G, Iowa State
Cleveland has used its previous two lottery picks to draft point guards, taking former Vanderbilt's Darius Garland fifth overall in 2019 and Alabama's Collin Sexton eighth overall in 2018.
Taking a third guard makes sense. Haliburton is one of my favorite players in the draft, and his playmaking and shooting would nicely compliment Sexton, who further established himself as a score-first guard this season. Haliburton might be the second-best passer in the lottery, is a good shooter and has great size, standing 6-foot-5 with a 7-foot wingspan.
Neither Sexton or Garland are above-average passers at this stage in their careers, so Haliburton fills an obvious need while also potentially being the best available player here.
4. Minnesota Timberwolves — James Wiseman, C, Memphis
Karl-Anthony Towns is the T'Wolves' franchise center, so this is another talent-based pick. Wiseman is an elite athlete with elite size and could be a high-level big in the league for a long time. Minnesota would be in position to bring him on slowly and make fit-related decisions later.
5. Golden State Warriors — Onyeka Okongwu, C, USC
The Warriors are the biggest loser in this week's mock draft, after successfully capitalizing on having the best odds last week. With Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all projected to be healthy next season, Golden State can afford to take the best overall player here. Okongwu was an elite athlete and post defender at USC and has offensive upside, both as a scorer and passer. He's a perfect fit.
6. New York Knicks — Killian Hayes, G, Ulm
This is a home run for New York, which has long failed to find a point guard. Hayes is a versatile 6-foot-5 guard with a developing offensive game. His lack of athleticism and extreme left-hand dominance are reasons for concern, but he's still only 18 and has excelled against international competition. He would solidify New York's backcourt alongside last year's No. 3 overall pick, R.J. Barrett.
7. Chicago Bulls — Isaac Okoro, G, Auburn
Possibly the best wing defender in the draft, Okoro would boost Chicago's defense. The key to Okoro's NBA success could be his development as a shooter, as he only hit 28.6% of his 3s last season.
8. Charlotte Hornets — Obi Toppin, F, Dayton
Toppin is coming off a monster season that saw him win numerous player of the year awards. While he's a bit older (22) than most lottery picks, he has the potential to be a highly efficient, versatile offensive player.
9. Washington Wizards — Devin Vassell, G/F, Florida State
Vassell has few holes in his game. He's a strong defender, both on and off the ball, an above-average shooter and a solid passer. Given the lack of wings in this draft, it's possible we'll see him go higher. He would be a great addition to Washington's wing rotation.
10. Phoenix Suns — Tyrese Maxey, G, Kentucky
With Ricky Rubio as their starting point guard, the Suns can afford to take a guard who can eventually succeed Rubio. Maxey could fit the bill as a strong defender who likes to attack on offense. He's more of a combo guard at this stage of his career, and making strides as a playmaker would make it easier for teams to put the ball in his hands.
Contact Omari Sankofa II at osankofa@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @omarisankofa. Read more on the Detroit Pistons and sign up for our Pistons newsletter.


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"""Heat API exception subclasses - maps API response errors to AWS Errors."""

from oslo_utils import reflection
import six
import webob.exc

from heat.common.i18n import _
from heat.common import serializers

class HeatAPIException(webob.exc.HTTPError):

    """webob HTTPError subclass that creates a serialized body.

    Subclass webob HTTPError so we can correctly serialize the wsgi response
    into the http response body, using the format specified by the request.
    Note this should not be used directly, instead use the subclasses
    defined below which map to AWS API errors.
    """

    code = 400
    title = "HeatAPIException"
    explanation = _("Generic HeatAPIException, please use specific "
                    "subclasses!")
    err_type = "Sender"

    def __init__(self, detail=None):
        """Overload HTTPError constructor to create a default serialized body.

        This is required because not all error responses are processed
        by the wsgi controller (such as auth errors), which are further up the
        paste pipeline.  We serialize in XML by default (as AWS does).
        """
        webob.exc.HTTPError.__init__(self, detail=detail)
        serializer = serializers.XMLResponseSerializer()
        serializer.default(self, self.get_unserialized_body())

    def get_unserialized_body(self):
        """Return a dict suitable for serialization in the wsgi controller.

        This wraps the exception details in a format which maps to the
        expected format for the AWS API.
        """
        # Note the aws response format specifies a "Code" element which is not
        # the html response code, but the AWS API error code, e.g self.title
        if self.detail:
            message = ":".join([self.explanation, self.detail])
        else:
            message = self.explanation
        return {'ErrorResponse': {'Error': {'Type': self.err_type,
                'Code': self.title, 'Message': message}}}

# Common Error Subclasses:

class HeatIncompleteSignatureError(HeatAPIException):

    """The request signature does not conform to AWS standards."""

    code = 400
    title = "IncompleteSignature"
    explanation = _("The request signature does not conform to AWS standards")

class HeatInternalFailureError(HeatAPIException):

    """The request processing has failed due to some unknown error."""

    code = 500
    title = "InternalFailure"
    explanation = _("The request processing has failed due to an "
                    "internal error")
    err_type = "Server"

class HeatInvalidActionError(HeatAPIException):

    """The action or operation requested is invalid."""

    code = 400
    title = "InvalidAction"
    explanation = _("The action or operation requested is invalid")

class HeatInvalidClientTokenIdError(HeatAPIException):

    """The X.509 certificate or AWS Access Key ID provided does not exist."""

    code = 403
    title = "InvalidClientTokenId"
    explanation = _("The certificate or AWS Key ID provided does not exist")

class HeatInvalidParameterCombinationError(HeatAPIException):

    """Parameters that must not be used together were used together."""

    code = 400
    title = "InvalidParameterCombination"
    explanation = _("Incompatible parameters were used together")

class HeatInvalidParameterValueError(HeatAPIException):

    """A bad or out-of-range value was supplied for the input parameter."""

    code = 400
    title = "InvalidParameterValue"
    explanation = _("A bad or out-of-range value was supplied")

class HeatInvalidQueryParameterError(HeatAPIException):

    """AWS query string is malformed, does not adhere to AWS standards."""

    code = 400
    title = "InvalidQueryParameter"
    explanation = _("AWS query string is malformed, does not adhere to "
                    "AWS spec")

class HeatMalformedQueryStringError(HeatAPIException):

    """The query string is malformed."""

    code = 404
    title = "MalformedQueryString"
    explanation = _("The query string is malformed")

class HeatMissingActionError(HeatAPIException):

    """The request is missing an action or operation parameter."""

    code = 400
    title = "MissingAction"
    explanation = _("The request is missing an action or operation parameter")

class HeatMissingAuthenticationTokenError(HeatAPIException):

    """Does not contain a valid AWS Access Key or certificate.

    Request must contain either a valid (registered) AWS Access Key ID
    or X.509 certificate.
    """

    code = 403
    title = "MissingAuthenticationToken"
    explanation = _("Does not contain a valid AWS Access Key or certificate")

class HeatMissingParameterError(HeatAPIException):

    """A mandatory input parameter is missing.

    An input parameter that is mandatory for processing the request is missing.
    """

    code = 400
    title = "MissingParameter"
    explanation = _("A mandatory input parameter is missing")

class HeatOptInRequiredError(HeatAPIException):

    """The AWS Access Key ID needs a subscription for the service."""

    code = 403
    title = "OptInRequired"
    explanation = _("The AWS Access Key ID needs a subscription for the "
                    "service")

class HeatRequestExpiredError(HeatAPIException):

    """Request expired or more than 15 minutes in the future.

    Request is past expires date or the request date (either with 15 minute
    padding), or the request date occurs more than 15 minutes in the future.
    """

    code = 400
    title = "RequestExpired"
    explanation = _("Request expired or more than 15mins in the future")

class HeatServiceUnavailableError(HeatAPIException):

    """The request has failed due to a temporary failure of the server."""

    code = 503
    title = "ServiceUnavailable"
    explanation = _("Service temporarily unavailable")
    err_type = "Server"

class HeatThrottlingError(HeatAPIException):

    """Request was denied due to request throttling."""

    code = 400
    title = "Throttling"
    explanation = _("Request was denied due to request throttling")

class AlreadyExistsError(HeatAPIException):

    """Resource with the name requested already exists."""

    code = 400
    title = 'AlreadyExists'
    explanation = _("Resource with the name requested already exists")

# Not documented in the AWS docs, authentication failure errors
class HeatAccessDeniedError(HeatAPIException):

    """Authentication fails due to user IAM group memberships.

    This is the response given when authentication fails due to user
    IAM group memberships meaning we deny access.
    """

    code = 403
    title = "AccessDenied"
    explanation = _("User is not authorized to perform action")

class HeatSignatureError(HeatAPIException):

    """Authentication fails due to a bad signature."""

    code = 403
    title = "SignatureDoesNotMatch"
    explanation = _("The request signature we calculated does not match the "
                    "signature you provided")

# Heat-specific errors
class HeatAPINotImplementedError(HeatAPIException):

    """API action is not yet implemented."""

    code = 500
    title = "APINotImplemented"
    explanation = _("The requested action is not yet implemented")
    err_type = "Server"

class HeatActionInProgressError(HeatAPIException):

    """Cannot perform action on stack in its current state."""

    code = 400
    title = 'InvalidAction'
    explanation = ("Cannot perform action on stack while other actions are " +
                   "in progress")

class HeatRequestLimitExceeded(HeatAPIException):

    """Payload size of the request exceeds maximum allowed size."""

    code = 400
    title = 'RequestLimitExceeded'
    explanation = _("Payload exceeds maximum allowed size")

def map_remote_error(ex):
    """Map rpc_common.RemoteError exceptions to HeatAPIException subclasses.

    Map rpc_common.RemoteError exceptions returned by the engine
    to HeatAPIException subclasses which can be used to return
    properly formatted AWS error responses.
    """
    inval_param_errors = (
        'AttributeError',
        'ValueError',
        'InvalidTenant',
        'EntityNotFound',
        'ResourceActionNotSupported',
        'ResourceNotFound',
        'ResourceNotAvailable',
        'WatchRuleNotFound',
        'StackValidationFailed',
        'InvalidSchemaError',
        'InvalidTemplateReference',
        'InvalidTemplateVersion',
        'InvalidTemplateSection',
        'UnknownUserParameter',
        'UserParameterMissing',
        'MissingCredentialError',
        'ResourcePropertyConflict',
        'PropertyUnspecifiedError',
        'NotSupported',
        'InvalidBreakPointHook',
    )
    denied_errors = ('Forbidden', 'NotAuthorized')
    already_exists_errors = ('StackExists')
    invalid_action_errors = ('ActionInProgress',)
    request_limit_exceeded = ('RequestLimitExceeded')

    ex_type = reflection.get_class_name(ex, fully_qualified=False)

    if ex_type.endswith('_Remote'):
        ex_type = ex_type[:-len('_Remote')]

    if ex_type in inval_param_errors:
        return HeatInvalidParameterValueError(detail=six.text_type(ex))
    elif ex_type in denied_errors:
        return HeatAccessDeniedError(detail=six.text_type(ex))
    elif ex_type in already_exists_errors:
        return AlreadyExistsError(detail=six.text_type(ex))
    elif ex_type in invalid_action_errors:
        return HeatActionInProgressError(detail=six.text_type(ex))
    elif ex_type in request_limit_exceeded:
        return HeatRequestLimitExceeded(detail=six.text_type(ex))
    else:
        # Map everything else to internal server error for now
        return HeatInternalFailureError(detail=six.text_type(ex))

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The worldwide market for Endoscope Washer-Disinfectors is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 7.4% over the next five years, will reach 430 million US$ in 2024, from 280 million US$ in 2019, according to a new GIR (Global Info Research) study.
Chapter 1, to describe Endoscope Washer-Disinfectors product scope, market overview, market opportunities, market driving force and market risks.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Endoscope Washer-Disinfectors, with price, sales, revenue and global market share of Endoscope Washer-Disinfectors in 2017 and 2018.
Chapter 3, the Endoscope Washer-Disinfectors competitive situation, sales, revenue and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Endoscope Washer-Disinfectors breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales, revenue and growth by regions, from 2014 to 2019.
Chapter 12, Endoscope Washer-Disinfectors market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2019 to 2024.
Chapter 13, 14 and 15, to describe Endoscope Washer-Disinfectors sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion, appendix and data source.


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A solution for five million descendants from Arab refugees from 1948…who still dwell in 59 UNRWA refugee camps
UNRWA's ties with an affiliate of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (March 2019)
Advocating for Israel at the US Congress and any other legislative body
08/05 Links Pt1: Shocking Ethics Report Proves Trump Was Right To Defund UNRWA; Gaza 'Victim' Exposed With His AK-47; Daily Mail Fawns Over Bashar...
Norwegian coverage of the UNRWA summer camp for weapons instruction
Greenblatt calls for probe into UNRWA ethical abuses
Elad Benari
US Special Representative for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, responded on Monday to the publication of a UN ethics report which found mismanagement and abuses of authority at the highest levels of UNRWA, the UN...
David Bedein discusses UNRWA Reform on Australian radio
Omny Studio
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Israel Support Committee of Central NJ (ISC) Hosts 'The UNRWA Reform Initiative'
Center for Near East Policy Research
The Israel Support Committee of Central NJ (ISC) hosted a special event with The Center for Near East Policy Research on March 24, 2019 - inviting experts to present their research for the 'UNRWA...
UNRWA's Fake Students, Curriculum and Shortfall
FirstOneThrough
The first day of school was a wonderful opportunity for the 70 year-old temporary United Nations agency to show pictures of children and ask for money. Students attend their first day of the 2019-2020 school...
The head of UNRWA's employees' union in the Gaza Strip is a fairly anonymous Hamas official who has been placed by the terror organization inside the agency as a "sleeper" who can use the...
Full study of school books now used by UNRWA & the Palestinian Authority
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No recognition of the existence of the State of Israel: the map of the countries of the Arab homeland as it appears in a PA textbook published in 2017. Palestine appears on the map...
Debate on UNRWA that took place in the Swedish parliament earlier this week
Perspektiv På Israel
Debate on UNRWA that took place in the Swedish parliament earlier this week. It has been translated to English in the following video clip.
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Unprecedented Official Call to close UNRWA – Now for Follow Up
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told foreign ambassadors and diplomats on Tuesday that UNRWAshould be shut down. "Israel's policy is to close UNRWA. They are the problem, not the solution. Over the years,...
RESPONSE TO UNRWA ATTACKS ON OUR FILM, UNRWA UPRISING
UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness has charged that the film "is a catalogue of misrepresentation." He charges that, "There is no evidence whatsoever to substantiate the claim that UNRWA supported the so called "Great March",...

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Estate planning – the basics
07 Feb Estate planning – the basics
Posted at 07:44h in Estate Planning, Family, Financial planning	by	Charles Wood
Photo by Tierra Mallorca on Unsplash
Whether you're starting to think about your wealth and inheritance tax (IHT) or possibly trying to assist older relatives in this process, before you or they make any big decisions it's worth reminding yourself of the basics.
The first £325,000 of a person's estate is not subject to IHT, and this is known as the nil rate band.
From April this year, an additional £175,000 (as opposed to £150,000 currently) of nil rate band is available for property owners who pass their main residence, or a share of the property, on death to direct descendants. This is known as the residential nil rate band (RNRB). The rules around this are highly complex and the additional relief is withdrawn at a rate of £1 for every £2 by which the estate's value exceeds £2m. In 2020/21 this additional RNRB will not apply to estates over £2.35m.
Married couples and civil partners may carry forward their deceased spouse or civil partner's unused nil rate band, with the amount of the nil rate band determined by the exemption applicable at the time of the second death. So, even if the deceased spouse/partner died when the nil rate band was lower than the £325,000 it is today, if none was used on first death a total of £650,000 would be available on second death. This carry forward also applies to the RNRB. In a similar way it is the unused percentage of the RNRB from the estate of the first to die which can then be claimed on the second death.
Everyone has an annual gift exemption of £3,000 which is immediately exempt from IHT, plus £3,000 if not used from the previous tax year. Any unused exemption can be carried forward for one year but it must be used after the £3,000 exemption for that year. So if these have not been used before, a couple can gift £12,000 in the first tax year and then £6,000 each tax year thereafter.
Gifts in consideration of marriage are immediately exempt from the donor's estate: from parents £5,000, from grandparents £2,500 and from anyone else £1,000.
Outright small gifts of up to £250 in total per gift to any number of people in one year are exempt from IHT. Not much but as one supermarket chain likes to say 'every little helps'.
Regular gifts which meet, or are intended to meet, the definition of being from 'normal expenditure out of income' are immediately exempt, whether they are paid to a trust or an individual. These should be documented at outset in case the donor does not survive beyond the first gift.
The estates of members of the armed forces whose death can be attributed to, or was hastened by, injury or illness suffered whilst on active service or other service of a warlike nature are exempt from IHT. This exemption has also been extended to members of the emergency services and humanitarian aid workers responding to 'emergency circumstances'. However, it is the responsibility of the deceased's estate to make such a claim. It is important to note that the injury or illness may have occurred many years prior to death.
There is also an exemption for medals and other decorations awarded to armed forces or emergency services personnel for valour or gallantry, and also to awards made by the Crown for achievements and service in public life, provided that they have not been purchased by the owner.
Qualifying business or agricultural assets benefit from business or agricultural relief (BR or AR) and are exempt at the rate of either 50% or 100%.
Loans are deductible from the deceased's estate for IHT calculation purposes as long as they are actually repaid on death and have not been used to acquire, enhance or maintain excluded property (property situated outside the UK and held by a non-UK domiciled person or settled into a trust by such a person) or for loans taken out after 6th April 2013 (or whose terms have changed after that date) where they were used to acquire assets already subject to IHT relief (such as BR or AR).
Gifts made to registered charities or qualifying political parties in lifetime or via a will are immediately exempt from IHT. If at least 10% of an individual's taxable estate is left to a registered charity via their will, then the residual IHT liability is reduced by 10%, i.e. from 40% to 36%.
So before you rush into an IHT based scheme or package IHT solution, remember to consider the basics first and think about the straight forward use of all these exemptions and reliefs. If you still have a potential IHT problem or just want to start considering wealth transfer my advice would be to speak to a financial planner.
You can find further details on estate planning in our Guide to Estate Planning which is free to download at – http://www.bloomsburywealth.co.uk/guide-to-estate-planning/


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From Refreshing Newcomers to Very Important Drama, Here's an Early Look at This Year's Contenders for the Emmy Nominations
July 10, 2017 | By Alex Strachan | 1 comment
There are just two things you need to know about the Emmys this year.
There will be a new winner of outstanding drama series — arguably the Emmys' most high-profile award — as Game of Thrones is ineligible for consideration this year.
Secondly, the whole issue of eligibility is likely to confuse even more casual viewers than it normally does.
Shows you might think are eligible are not. And others you thought you were eligible last year are eligible this year instead.
In a time when it's hard to know when the TV season begins and ends — let alone the emergence of streaming services that release entire seasons on one day — Emmy confusion rules supreme.
Here's just one example. One of the summer's most talked about conversation starters, Twin Peaks: The Return (left), is ineligible for this season's awards because — get this — Showtime would have had to release more than half Twin Peaks' 18 episodes before May 31. That would have been a nifty trick, as David Lynch's trippy, deliberately obtuse drama didn't debut until May 21.
On the other hand, HBO's The Night Of is eligible — and deservedly so, at least from a creative point-of-view — even though most viewers who saw it may have forgotten it by now. The Night Of aired so long ago — it ran from June 24 last year to July 10 — that most viewers probably have a hard time separating it from The People v. O.J. Simpson.
Didn't The People v. O.J. Simpson, win last year, viewers might well be asking themselves. Well, yes it did, as a matter of fact. It may be hard to remember now, but FX aired The People v. O.J. from February through April last year; The Night Of bowed on HBO mere weeks after O.J. ended.
Meanwhile, the summer's other much-talked-about conversation starter, The Handmaid's Tale, is eligible, albeit in the crowded drama series category, rather than limited series. To-mayto, to-mahto.
Confusion over what is and is not eligible is understandable, if annoying, because the TV Academy established its eligibility rules back in the days of black-and-white TV and live variety telethons. The system was based on the traditional September-to-May TV season.
TV has changed dramatically in the past ten years, though, not just with the advent of cable and shortened seasons but with streaming services' one-day/one-season release.
The Emmy telecast has become ratings-challenged in recent years — a fancy way of saying fewer viewers are tuning in — in part because it's so hard to follow. It's still the big show on the night but the days when "TV's biggest night" was one of the TV events of the year are long passed. When more casual viewers are familiar with, say, The Big Bang Theory than, say, Transparent, is it any wonder the Emmys have lost their sheen?
Future TV historians will still look back at the Emmys — for now — as being the gold standard of any given era. The great TV dramas of both the distant and not-so-distant past have been recorded for Emmy posterity, after all — everything from Hill Street Blues and ER to The West Wing (above) and The Sopranos.
As audiences continue to splinter and viewing options continue to multiply, it becomes increasingly hard for the big one-size-fits-all award ceremonies to keep up. That's one reason why the Peabodys, which aren't tied down by any hard-wired set of rules of what's eligible and what isn't, are arguably gaining in influence, while interest in the Emmys wanes.
As TV's picture becomes messier and harder to follow, even for industry insiders, the Emmys are torn between keeping it simple and keeping up with changing times.
That said, there are still reasons to watch — for now. With Game of Thrones out of the game this time, this is one year when you won't hear the same old complaining that the same shows keep winning.
Here, then, are the major talking points in the key categories of drama, comedy and limited series.
The nominations will be announced early Thursday. The award ceremony itself is Sept. 17 (CBS), with awards in technical categories handed out over the previous weekend.
Emmy Predictions 2017: Outstanding Drama Series
What a year! The Americans and Better Call Saul are richly deserving of the attention that otherwise escaped them in the relentless wave of plaudits for Game of Thrones. Both Americans and Saul will be nominated, and they deserve to be.
Forced to choose between them — a decision Emmy voters will have to make for Sept. 17 — I would go with Saul, if only because it had an outstanding, series-defining season, thanks to a tour-de-force performance by Michael McKean, whereas Americans, which I've much admired in the past, had a slightly off season, for me.
That's just me, though; I know some viewers who feel just as strongly that The Americans featured some of its finest hours this past season.
What's truly remarkable about the year's drama contenders, though, is the heady list of deserving newcomers. The Handmaid's Tale, Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why, This Is Us, Westworld, even The Good Fight could argue the case for an entire category of their own — outstanding new drama series.
Of these, it's hard to escape the feeling that Handmaid's Tale will be the big story, though, if only because it's managed to escape the burden — and it is a burden — of wearing the label of Very Important Drama.
Game of Thrones' absence this year means there will be many more contenders from other dramas in the creative, technical categories. That can only be good for the industry, as there is some truly creative, refined work being done in terms of cinematography, costumes, editing, set design, sound, music, visual effects and any number of other technical categories that only add to the audience's enjoyment of TV dramas.
Likely nominees:
In with an outside chance:
Emmy Predictions 2017: Outstanding Comedy Series
The big talking point is likely to be a tussle between rap-happy newcomer Atlanta and Emmy perennial Veep, two very different and hard-to-compare comedies that reflect very different comic sensibilities.
The political satire Veep had to deal with the intrusion of real-life politics — don't you just hate it when that happens? — and somehow try to remain relevant, and still be funny, while actual real-world politics threatened to redefine the true meaning of the word satire.
Veep is popular with Emmy voters, and recent history tells us that can be a deal breaker where actual awards are concerned. Veep is the safe pick, and it's hard to pick apart a series that improved on its previous season — a season in which it still won the Emmy.
Newcomer Atlanta (left) is a breath of fresh air, however. Just a few short years ago Donald Glover's witty, sharp-round-the-edges look at Atlanta's rap scene would've been a tough sell even to make it to air, let alone win plaudits — Atlanta already won this year's Golden Globe for comedy series — and audience admirers.
There may be a sense among Emmy voters that Veep has been fêted enough, in which case Atlanta ticks all the boxes of being a contender Emmy voters can rally around and be seen to be hip and culturally aware at the same time.
Emmy Predictions 2017: Outstanding Limited Series
How much has quality TV changed in just the past ten years? Consider: In both 2009 and '10 just two miniseries were nominated. The lack of decent candidates prompted the TV Academy to merge miniseries and TV movie into a single category, which caused no end of confusion, especially in acting categories. Thankfully, like lame spinoffs of Friends, that trend didn't last.
If the recent past means anything — and it doesn't always, in this category — expect to see American Horror Story rack up the lion's share of nominations Thursday, thanks to the technical categories, but not actually win much when the awards are handed out on Sept. 17.
That's because of a strong field of contenders that features both socially conscious stories and genuinely dazzling creativity. Fargo (above) managed to be both whimsical and charming while remaining heartfelt and profound. The Night Of, on the other hand, was both timely and topical, and downright harrowing at times. And ABC's American Crime once again proved that the commercial broadcast networks don't necessarily have to troll in stupidity and the lowest common denominator to appeal to a broad-minded audience.
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From Our TBR Pile Manga & Light Novels Throwback Thursday
#Throwback Thursday Review: Buso Renkin Vol. 1 by Watsuki Nobuhiro
Buso Renkin, Vol. 1
By: Watsuki Nobuhiro
Release Date: August 1, 2006 (English); 2004 (Original Japanese)
Publisher: VIZ Media: Shonen Jump
Series: Buso Renkin #1
If there is one genre of manga and anime I love above all else it's shonen. Recently, I began Buso Renkin, Vol. 1 by Watsuki Nobuhiro, a series I know through the anime but have never read.
The story begins with Kazuki Mutou being mortally wounded when saving Tokiko, a teenage girl he's never seen before, from a monster. He's granted a new life by Tokiko with the power of an alchemically made object. Now, Kazuki finds himself in Tokiko's world – fighting homunculi and able to use a Buso Renkin, a great alchemical weapon that's uniquely his own.
The anime follows the manga pretty closely, something that can't always be said about adaptations. Volume 1 portrays what happens in the first several episodes more or less exactly. I can't say yet if this will continue through the entire series, but, thus far, the anime has proved to be a rather exact adaptation.
What makes this manga a bit hard to get into isn't the plot, necessarily, but the terminology used. Alchemy and homunculi don't follow traditional, conventional paths. This can lead to some initial confusion. Everything is fully explained, though these sections can border on being info-dumpy. However, everything is explained.
Despite certain sections having a bit of an info-dump, the plot moves fast. A lot is gotten through in only a few chapters. There isn't fighting all the time. Kazuki is shown in quieter moments with his friends in the dormitories or in school. However, the plot gets moving along right away – a very good thing for those who don't like slower first volumes.
The art is clearly Watsuki's. Character designs are varied, weapons are very unique and quite interesting. Tokiko can sometimes look a little too much like Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin, something the mangaka comically mentions in a bit of a self-depreciating author's note. However, some of the fighting scenes were not quite as clear as they could have been. What exactly was happening was muddled in some places, with the action being a bit unclear.
I will definitely be continuing with this series. While I enjoy the story, I'm glad I watched the anime first, as I feel I would have gotten just a little bit lost in certain sections otherwise. Still, if you enjoy shonen manga, Buso Renkin Vol. 1 by Watsuki Nobuhiro may be one to read if you have time and subscribe to Shonen Jump.
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Kate writes things, reads things, and writes about things she reads. She's had a few short stories published, and works as a freelance editor. Favorite genres include epic & high fantasy, science fiction, time travel stories, video game related tales, light novels, and manga.


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To collect feedback on prototypes in an orderly way.
Students should have a prototype ready for testing coming into this activity.
This is a quick exercise to teach designers to hear feedback and see feedback as a gift towards bigger and better ideas. The quadrants mean what did the user like (upper left), dislike (upper right), what new questions do we have (bottom left), what new ideas do we have (bottom right).
It is important to value feedback and to seek it out as an integral part of one's work as a designer.
You are introducing this tool for organizing feedback. This is a chance for students to show their prototypes, receive feedback, organize it in an orderly way, and determine what they would do next.
Model a testing situation for the students. Ask the students to pay attention to what the person receiving the prototype says and does in response to the prototype. Have a student introduce a prototype to another student, stressing that the 'host' students should not over-explain the prototype and rather should let the other student do most of the talking. Once the 'test' is over (this should be only 1 or 2 minutes), ask the students what they noticed. Invite them to contribute post-its to the chart above in each of the four quadrants (what did the user like in the upper left, not like in the upper right, new questions that came up in the bottom left, and new ideas in the bottom right).
Have students work on filling in their 4 quadrant sheet in their project teams, based on the feedback they just received about their prototype. If they have yet to do a test, have someone (either a class guest or a student from another group) test the group's prototype. One student serves as 'host' for the prototype, and the other students take notes based on the quadrants in the chart (likes, dislikes, new questions, new ideas). Groups then work on internally sharing and posting feedback on their 4 quadrant chart.
How did testing go? What did you learn?
How did your team do in working together?
Given the feedback you received, what would you do next?


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WARREN, Mich. – Rapid urbanization, aging populations and more demand for personal mobility globally present challenges today's vehicles will be hard-pressed to meet. Envisioning what that future will need gave birth to the Electric Networked Vehicle, or EN-V.
"In megacities like London, New York, Beijing, Singapore and New Delhi, the sheer number of vehicles on the road has become unsustainable," says Chris Borroni-Bird, General Motors director of Advanced Technology Vehicle Concepts.
Following completion of the Chevrolet Sequel fuel cell vehicle program in 2007, Borroni-Bird began working on what became the EN-V program. The first concepts debuted at the recent 2010 Expo Shanghai, where they wowed crowds and collected awards.
The EN-V concepts take advantage of enabling technologies developed within GM, including powertrain electrification, sensing, automation and Telematics.
Combining vehicle-to-infrastructure communications technology pioneered by OnStar and vehicle-to-vehicle communications, EN-V users could benefit from real-time rerouting to avoid congestion while advanced sensing technology could allow autonomous operation privately or as part of vehicle-sharing programs.
As part of a public sharing network, a user could summon an autonomous vehicle to his or her location using a smartphone application and then sit back and relax while they are whisked off to a destination. Without the need to drive, passengers are able to take advantage of OnStar communications technology to work or play while safely riding.
The sensing technology, derived from the winning vehicle in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge allows EN-V to detect other vehicles, obstacles and pedestrians, virtually eliminating crashes.
For those that prefer to drive, the light and nimble, fun-to-drive EN-V offers full manual control while its autonomous mode can provide a new degree of independence to the young, old and physically challenged.
The EN-V was demonstated at the International Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, which ran from 6 to 9 January 2011. Visit the Planet Ark website for more information and a video on GM's electric concept car.


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Guest Opinion: Elizabeth Warren has won me over
UI Senior Herbert Meisner writes on why Elizabeth Warren won him over for the Democratic Primaries.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks during a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, IA, on Sunday, February 10, 2019.
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I was excited when Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announced her presidential exploratory committee on New Year's Eve, but I wasn't persuaded yet.
I loved that the first major candidate to throw a hat in the ring was a smart, progressive woman with a story to tell about how to rebuild the middle class and end the corruption that has captured our government. But I also knew a whole bunch of qualified candidates were certain to jump into the race after her, and each would bring something to the table for me to review and consider before making a decision.
Well, now it's May, the field has grown to 20 [-plus] candidates, and I know exactly where I stand: I'm backing Warren for president.
What got me there? It started with Warren's wealth tax — the plan she rolled out in January to levy a new 2 percent tax on fortunes of more than $50 million. The tax would ask the 75,000 wealthiest families in the United States to give just a little more back to the country that has given them so much. This would provide a huge resource to pay for high-quality, affordable, universal child care, universal free public higher education, and broad-based student-debt cancellation. And even with all those proposals fully paid, the wealth tax would still generate another $1 trillion for funding meaningful programs and services to ensure opportunity for everyone.
So, the wealth tax got my attention and persuaded me I needed to listen closely to what Warren had to say. I had the privilege of meeting many candidates in the field, and during her visit to Iowa City, I met Warren in person, and that's what won me over.
Warren is a real person (I call her "Elizabeth"), and she has devoted her life to the issues she's fighting for now as a candidate for president. She's kind, she's genuine, she listens, she cares, and she's smart as hell. She grew up in a middle-class family in Oklahoma, built her life with grit, determination, and public education. She then became a special-education teacher, a law professor, a U.S. senator, and she's now one of the strongest, most inspiring candidates for president that I've ever seen.
She came to electoral politics under a decade ago. In the Senate, she has built a strong record of defending the middle class, holding the powerful accountable and working across the aisle when she can. Already in this nomination race, she's distinguished herself as the candidate with progressive plans that would make a real difference in people's lives.
Warren knows why she's in this fight. The problems she wants to solve are problems she has experienced firsthand. The opportunity she wants to provide are opportunities that she received and that helped her get where she is today.
I wasn't planning on putting my money, effort, and time into one candidate this early in the primary. But after watching the way Warren has run her campaign — on substance, empathy, and policy — I know she's the best candidate for students, for Americans facing economic hardship, for people with marginalized identities, and for those who care about the moral future of the United States. She checks every box.
I'm committed. I'm all in for Warren. I think we all should be.
— Herbert Meisner, UI senior
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Entering the zone of uncomfortable debate is a necessary step when working with a coachee to achieve a courageous goal. However, if we move too quickly to challenge, we may neglect building an important foundation of trust and rapport.
The diagram below shows the ZOUD model representing a typical conversation between two people. We enter the conversation through the zone of comfortable debate. This is an easy, sociable conversation catching up on news, sharing personal stories such as weekend activities, sports interests, or family events. To be more than a social conversation and to get to the heart of the matter when working with a coachee we must move into the zone of uncomfortable debate. This is when tension rises as the metaphorical mirror is held up to the coachee, challenging feedback is provided, and habits questioned. In Challenging Coaching, there is a focus on the ZOUD, which may have downplayed the importance of the zone of comfortable debate. As you can see from the diagram, the concentric circles show a linear path from the outer layer to the inner. If we rush too quickly to the ZOUD, then the impact of the challenge will be diminished.
This was highlighted in a recent virtual workshop with leaders from across the globe. The workshop participants were practicing getting to the heart of the matter in a role-play scenario with an actor playing the role of a direct report not committed to a new strategic direction. After one participant said a few words of welcome, he then said "so is this an issue of you or your team not committing to the goal?" This was a fantastic example of moving straight into ZOUD and speaking your truth. This very direct approach was admirable, and I could see that the actor playing the role of the direct report was on his back foot and lost for words. If this happened outside of a role-play situation, I can imagine the impact of such a direct approach.
The balance of support and challenge is important, too much or too little is ineffective. The support built in the zone of comfortable debate gives us time to make a personal connection, to understand the coachee and for them to understand us as a coach. Through this support we build credibility and the right to challenge.
In the role-play example above, there was a time pressure to resolve the matter within the limits of the exercise that might have forced premature progression into the ZOUD. We may still experience either time or other pressures when coaching. Although we may have 1.5 hours to work with the coachee, there may be the pressure to "deliver the goods" within that time. When moving into the ZOUD have we earned the right to challenge through a strong foundation of support to build trust? Alternatively, do we spend too long building rapport without challenging and moving into the ZOUD and so have cosy club conversations?
Challenge and support is the yin and yang, as is the ZOUD and the zone of comfortable debate. One cannot exist without the other, but the balance is crucial.
(Tao Te Ching, verse 36).


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Jodi Anasta is joining Ramsay Street!
Six years after her departure from Home and Away, Aussie beauty Jodi Anasta is joining the cast of Neighbours.
Apr 29, 2016 9:52am
From Summer Bay to Ramsay Street!
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the Australian actress revealed she has signed on to join the cast of channel Ten's long-running soap, Neighbours.
Celeb NewsEXCLUSIVE: Jodi and Braith Anasta marriage shock - it's over!
Celeb NewsJodi Gordon and Braith Anasta play happy families for Aleeia's second birthday
"As an actor in Australia, I am thrilled to be working," the brunette beauty said to the publication during a break from filming.
"The biggest hurdle for me right now is will my brain fit all these scripts in and will I deliver," she pondered.
"Literally all I've been doing is sitting in my hotel room, learning my scripts, learning my lines and trying to get back into the motion of TV script learning."
When she's not busy filming, the 31-year-old loves spending time with her darling daughter, Aleeia.
Australia fell in love with the mother-of-one when she portrayed Martha MacKenzie on Home and Away from 2005 – 2010.
Fast forward six years, and it is believed that she's signed on to Neighbours for three years, and will soon hit the small screen as school teacher, Elly Conway, in July.
"Elly is the fun, feisty unpredictable niece of Susan and Karl Kennedy," the 31-year-old said of her character.
"She is an English teacher, which is amazing because I get to play out one of my childhood dreams of being a teacher and I get to have fun and be a little bit naughty."
The brunette beauty, pictured with her ex Braith, will be splitting her time between Sydney and Melbourne as she films the show.
To accommodate for her new role, the Logie-award winner will split her time between Sydney and Melbourne.
While her two-year-old daughter remains her number one priority, the Myer ambassador is thankful for Neighbours' support of her work-life balance.
"They understand that Aleeia is my priority, which says a lot about their family values and how they operate with their actors."
"I find it so incredible that they are allowing me to fulfil a dream but they're also letting me be the best mum I can."
The model muma and her then-husband, Braith Anasta, split in December last year.
Despite the differences that drew them apart, both parties have decided to remain friends for the sake of their darling daughter.
At the time of their breakup, the pair said, "We are going to continue to support each other and remain best of friends, we only want the best for each other and more importantly our amazing daughter Aleeia."
With their spokesman adding, "They have had challenges like all married couples and despite best efforts to make things work they have agreed that a trial separation is best for them and their precious daughter."
Congratulations on the new role, Jodi! We can't wait to meet Elly.
Jodi and the NRL star split in late 2015.
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Video game review: Mass Effect 3
Posted on October 12, 2015 by R.J. Southworth
In Mass Effect 3, the dreaded moment that Commander Shepard has fought against for two games has finally arrived: the ancient machine race known as the Reapers have made their way back to the galaxy. Now they are beginning their mission of exterminating all advanced life forms, and each planet's military is powerless to stop them. Taking command of the Normandy and its crew once again, Shepard sets off on his most crucial mission yet: both to convince the different races of the galaxy to co-operate against the Reapers, and to help build the Crucible, a gigantic weapon that may hold the key to ending the war.
It's taken me a little while to get through Mass Effect 3. When playing Mass Effect 1 and 2, I would play at least a little bit on most days, but I had several breaks in the process of getting through this one. This was partly because I kept running into difficult areas where I would get stuck, and partly because it wasn't really inspiring the same passion in me as the other two.
There are certainly some differences in combat. Most of your enemies fall into two camps: soldiers working for Cerberus, or the twisted monsters created and controlled by the Reapers. And the enemies are much smarter this time around: they'll move around a lot more to make themselves more difficult to shoot at, they'll throw grenades at you while you're hiding in cover, and some can even use smoke screens. There are also giant armoured enemies which are particularly hard to take down in the earlier stages of the game. But otherwise, it's just the same shooting your way through an area as the other two games, and I sometimes felt impatient with it.
Ultimately, this made me realise that what I was really here for was the story and the characters. That's not something you hear very often in video games, but the Mass Effect has to be one of the best examples of video game storytelling ever. I was impatient to get through the combat parts precisely because I wanted to get to the next chapter of the story – what would Shepard do next; how was the war progressing? Between missions, I would always send Shepard wandering around the ship, talking to his crew members, checking whether Liara had any new information or the artificial intelligence EDI – who gets a new humanoid body for herself – had any new questions about being human. There are endless opportunities for casual conversation, and many lead to truly heartfelt scenes, given that the characters are in the middle of a gigantic war and have no idea if they'll see tomorrow. At least some of them will indeed be lost along the way, depending on how you play. Along with that, the world of the game remains truly alive: the galaxy hub, the Citadel, is filled with refugees and frightened civilians talking in the background about the problems they're facing.
(Spoilers below)
And in the case of this review, I feel I have to talk about the ending. If I'm counting the ending as starting from when Shepard gets back to Earth, much of it is handled extremely well. The combat against the Reaper forces became so intense that it left me breathless. The extended breather scene that allows Shepard to share some final words with all his crewmates made me feel more emotional than any video game I've played before – I really love these characters.
But the real conclusion….well, I'd heard bad things about it, so I downloaded the extended cut from the Playstation Store a while ago. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, it didn't seem to take. So I was faced with the incredibly abrupt, unsatisfying scene of the Reapers being defeated and the Normandy crashing, with very little indication of what the future holds for this world I've been so fascinated with. Not only that, but the game failed to properly clarify the route needed for whatever ending you wanted to choose, so I ended up selecting 'destroy' when I wanted 'synthesis'. I was not happy.
That said, I don't mind so much about the many choices made throughout the game having no real impact on this final conclusion, as many other gamers have complained. What those choices really affected was Shepard's journey to that point – and that, after all, was the meat of the story that so hooked me in. In addition, the very last scene with the man (voiced by Buzz Aldrin!) and child standing on an unknown world, talking about 'the Shepard', does have a simple beauty to it; the idea that the hero had achieved such immortality got me feeling a bit emotional again.
(Spoilers end)
So, mixed feelings about the ending, but I have very much enjoyed playing through the Mass Effect saga. I was just as sucked into the world and its characters as with a good book, and one day, I will go back to it, to send another Shepard on another journey. Rating: 4.5/5.
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Waters Edge Log Cabiniis a newer contemporary 1 bedroom 1 bath log cabin located on a private ridge that offers both privacy and convenience to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. This private log cabin is perfect to come home to and relax together on the lower deck beside the lake. Be one with nature in your outdoor hot tub as the sound of the waterfalls below take you into complete sedation. This is a great honeymooner and what a better way to relax for that special occasion by the waters edge.
Relax and unwind after a day of hiking, shopping or site seeing and enjoy the outdoor views in the living room while warming by the fireplace or step outside onto the deck to enjoy the quiet peaceful setting this cabin offers. This cabin includes two decks, one open with a very private 4-person Hot Tub and rocking chairs. When the day is done enjoy a romantic evening in the private jacuzzi tub in the master bedroom then stretch out on the big King size log bed.
Other features include a private jacuzzi tub to soak away, relax and play.
Unwind in your private hot tub on the upper deck while listening to the sedating sounds of the flowing waterfall just below.
This cabin is perfect for those romantic weekend get aways or honeymoon and anniversary stays.


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Wüstungen:
 Stechlin (Wüstung), bei Rheinsberg, Land Brandenburg
 Stechlin, bei Greifenhagen in Hinterpommern, seit 1945 Steklno pow Gryfino

Seen:
 Großer Stechlinsee, Land Brandenburg
 Kleiner Stechlinsee, Land Brandenburg (verlandet)

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Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) was established in 1992 with a group of lawyers with the broad objective of promoting environmental justice and contributing to the development of sound environmental jurisprudence.
Environment and natural resources support the lives and livelihood of majority of the people in Bangladesh in numerous invaluable ways. Two thirds of the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) come from agriculture whereas sixty percent of the people have their only protein intake from the rich sweet water fishery of the country.
Bangladesh has the largest unbroken coastline of the world and shares with India the largest mangrove forest of the world. The country has an extensive network of about 300 rivers with a flow of 25,000 kilometers. The hill areas of Bangladesh are known for their rich biodiversity and cultural diversity.
While Bangladesh could have been globally recognized for its rivers, coastal area, forests, biodiversity and diverse cultures, the country has instead been commonly portrayed as a land of dense population, natural disasters and political unrests.
This has been primarily due to faulty development priorities, myopic policy approaches and poor governance that have resulted in the over-exploitation and degradation of resources in complete disregard for the dependence of the vast majority of people on the same. This has been compounded by the abuse of power by vested interest groups with economic and political clout.
The rule of law has eroded due to slack or/and absence of implementation of laws which has essentially created a strong culture of impunity in the society. In addition to the governance challenges on the domestic front, the environment of Bangladesh is also faced with external threats. For example, it has long-standing problem with India over the sharing of waters of the common rivers.
Many of the important rivers in Bangladesh have dried up due to arbitrary withdrawal of waters by upstream India. Bangladesh is listed as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change that threatens the country, amongst others, with loss of territory, increased natural disasters, loss of potable water sources and reduced food production. Due to poor environmental governance, the country is also vulnerable to international trade in hazardous wastes.
Against this backdrop, BELA started its mission as an advocacy group of young lawyers developing legal techniques and strategies to protect the environment and defend rights of communities dependent on nature and natural resources.
Founded by Dr. Mohiuddin Farooque, the organization has paved the way for environmental legal activism in the country and has been the pioneer of public interest litigation in Bangladesh. BELA has adopted various means to create awareness amongst the major actors and the common people about their environmental rights and duties. BELA has published books and other awareness materials, all having relevance to the concept of environmental protection and justice.
It is also active in promoting people's right to information and the concept of participatory law-making in the country. BELA is a member of Friends of the Earth International, IUCN-the World Conservation Union, Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW), the NGO Platform on Ship-breaking and the South Asian Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE).
In 2003, BELA has received the Global 500 Role of Honors of the United Nations for its contribution to the promotion of environmental justice. In 2008, BELA was one of first four recipients of the Environment Award given by the Department of Environment of the Government of Bangladesh.
The Chief Executive of BELA has received the Goldman Environment Award (2009), known as the Noble Prize in the environment sector for her successful legal battles in regulating deadly ship breaking industry in Bangladesh. She has also received the Ramon Magsaysay Award (2012) which is widely respected as the Noble Prize for Asia for her uncompromising courage and impassioned leadership in a campaign of judicial activism in Bangladesh that affirms the people's right to a good environment as nothing less than their right to dignity and life..
Friends of the Earth Bangladesh / Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association
Address: House no. 15/A Road no. 3 Dhanmondi R/A
1205 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Web: www.belabangla.org/
Contact: Friends of the Earth Bangladesh / Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association


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CMS' policies and procedures to ensure that Medicare payments are not made for services rendered to deceased people are largely effective, with more than 99.9 percent of Medicare Part A and Part B claims being correctly processed during the three years studied, according to an audit by HHS's Office of Inspector General (OIG). The audit recommends that CMS continue to work with Medicare contractors to collect any improper payments made but still unrecovered (OIG Report, No. A-07-16-05089, October 7, 2016).
CMS procedures. CMS maintains an Enrollment Database, which contains personal and demographic information on every beneficiary ever enrolled in Medicare. CMS collects Medicare beneficiary date-of-death information from the Social Security Administration, from the Railroad Retirement Board, and from a variety of institutional providers, including inpatient hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospices, and home health agencies. This information is used to update the date-of-date field on a beneficiary's record in the Enrollment Database. Once the Enrollment Database is updated, CMS updates its Common Working File, which is used to process all CMS claims. Both the Enrollment Database and the Common Working File are updated daily.
Once a valid date of death has been established, CMS uses the information to prevent improper payments for services rendered after the date of death. If CMS receives an updated date of death after the claim has been processed, CMS sends a notice to the Medicare contractor to adjust the claim to reflect the date of death and to recoup any payments made for services rendered after the death.
OIG audit. The OIG audit was conducted pursuant to requirements contained in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The OIG evaluated CMS's policies, procedures, and results for the calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015. It found that 427 Medicare claims were improperly made, for a total of $426,519 improperly paid. It also found that another 1,047 Medicare claims were potentially improperly made, for a total of $1,480,913 potentially improperly paid. Although the figures may sound high, they represent only 0.0002 percent of all Parts A and B payments made during the three years studied.
In response to the audit, CMS agreed that 332 of the 427 claims—totaling $415,069—were improper. The other 95 claims, totaling $11,450, had been recouped by Medicare contractors according to CMS. The 1,047 claims involving potentially improper payments, CMS said, were the result of conflicting date-of-death information between the Common Working File and the Enrollment Database and may well have been properly paid.
Audit recommendations. The OIG audit concluded that CMS has in place effective policies and procedures for avoiding payments to deceased individuals. It also has in place effective policies and procedures for identifying and recouping improper payments where the date of death is entered after the claim has been processed and paid. The OIG made three recommendations. First, that CMS direct Medicare contractors to recoup the 427 claims that OIG and CMS agreed were improperly paid. Second, that CMS confirm that the 95 claims thought to be recouped had actually been recouped. Third, that CMS determine which of the 1,047 potential claims were improper payments and that CMS direct Medicare contractors to recoup those payments.


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An exploration of relative health stock in advanced cancer patients.
OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to empirically test whether relative health stock, a measure of patients' sense of loss in their health due to illness, influences the treatment decisions of patients facing life-threatening conditions. Specifically, they estimated the effect of relative health stock on advanced cancer patients' decisions to participate in phase I clinical trials. METHOD: A multicenter study was conducted to survey 328 advanced cancer patients who were offered the opportunity to participate in phase I trials. The authors asked patients to estimate the probabilities of therapeutic benefits and toxicity, their relative health stock, risk preference, and the importance of quality of life. RESULTS: Controlling for health-related quality of life, an increase in relative health stock by 10 percentage points reduced the odds of choosing to participate in a phase I trial by 16% (odds ratio = 0.84, 95% confidence interval = 0.72, 0.97). CONCLUSION: Relative health stock affects advanced cancer patients' treatment decisions.


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Q: Add Select Option in converted UL list I'm using a script to convert a UL to a select drop down box:
$(function() {
$('ul.cat-nav').each(function() {
    var $select = $('<select id="category" />');
    $(this).find('a').each(function() {
        var $option = $('<option />');
        $option.attr('value', $(this).attr('href')).html($(this).html());
        $select.append($option);
    });
    $(this).replaceWith($select);
    });
});

This works great, but I would like to add an initial option of "Choose One" as the first option. When I add this code to the above, it does not add the initial option:
$("#category").html("<option value='#'>Choose One</option>");

Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

A: The solution is to add the "Choose One" <option> before you add the rest of the options.
Change your code to include the added line:
$(function() {
$('ul.cat-nav').each(function() {
    var $select = $('<select id="category" />');

    $select.append("<option value='#'>Choose One</option>");

    $(this).find('a').each(function() {
        var $option = $('<option />');
        $option.attr('value', $(this).attr('href')).html($(this).html());
        $select.append($option);
    });
    $(this).replaceWith($select);
    });
});

See this jsfiddle for example.

A: try using
$("#category").prepend("<option value='#'>Choose One</option>");

A: replace
var $select = $('<select id="category" />');

with
var $select = $('<select id="category"><option value="#">Choose One</option></select>');

A: Pedro is indeed correct, just to add the reason why which is that you need to use a different JQuery method.
.html() will replace the contents of the HTML object selected whereas .prepened() will add data before the item selected (which is what you want).
http://api.jquery.com/html/
http://api.jquery.com/prepend/

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KBO: The Thieves Takes 4th Victory Lap (08/17-08/19, 2012)
The Thieves Takes 4th Victory Lap
Title Release Date Market Share Weekend Total Screens
1 The Thieves 7/25/12 26.80% 835,299 11,127,705 621
2 The Grand Heist 8/8/12 25.80% 823,796 3,178,770 582
3 Total Recall (us) 8/15/12 14.10% 432,185 782,718 448
4 R2B: Return to Base 8/14/12 12.60% 394,774 726,844 540
5 Step Up 4 (us) 8/15/12 6.80% 201,256 371,553 281
6 Sammy's Adventures 2 (be) 8/1/12 4.60% 146,002 1,290,233 296
7 I Am a King 8/8/12 2.50% 82,214 723,960 222
8 The Dark Knight Rises (us) 7/19/12 2.50% 72,094 6,293,588 182
9 Ice Age 4 (us) 7/25/12 1.70% 57,516 1,591,314 167
10 Animals United (gr) 8/8/12 1.30% 43,965 225,967 131
As we near the end of the summer season, the box office take is still enormous. Once again the local market cracked the 3 million ticket market, coming in at 3.1, while the market share powered to a dominant 70%. Both of these figures compared favorably to last year's already impressive mid-August frame which had 2.7 million and 58%.
For the 4th straight weekend, The Thieves was crowned king of the box office as it scored another 835,299. The big difference now is that it has become only the 7th film in history to crack the 10 million viewer mark at the Korean box office. It has already crossed Silmido (2003) to take over the number 6 slot and should overtake Haeundae (2009) before next weekend and a week from now may well have jumped over Taegukgi (2004) and The King and the Clown (2005) to occupy no. 3 on the all time chart. That would leave it with Korean king The Host (2006) and overall champ Avatar (2009). While not guaranteed it should pass both of those within the next 2 to 3 weeks.
Coming in a strong number 2 after a very slight 15% slide was the period comedy The Grand Heist which pulled in another 823,796 as it crossed the 3 million mark. While completely overshadowed by The Thieves, these are some very impressive numbers. 4 million looks certain and it stands a great shot of crossing the 5 million barrier as well.
Hollywood remake Total Recall had a decent start with 432,185, with less and less US fare to choose from, viewers were not spoilt for choice. The Rain-starring blockbuster R2B: Return to Base had a disastrous start with only 394,774. Given the 10 billion won budget, this looks to be a bomb. Word of mouth won't save it either, so far it's been close to toxic. Step Up 4 rolled out wide for 201,256 to round out the Top 5.
The only release next week with any chance of cracking the top 3 is the local ensemble thriller Neighbors which has had an effective marketing campaign. People seem curious so it should perform reasonably well but there is a lot of local competition at the moment.
Source: kobis.or.kr
The Korean Box Office Update is a weekly feature which provides detailed analysis of film box office sales over the Friday to Sunday period in Korea. It appears every Sunday night (Korean Standard Time) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at Korean Cinema News and the Weekly Korean Reviews. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
Labels: 2012, Box office, korea, Korean cinema, neighbors, r2b, the grand heist, the thieves


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Q: Firebase-functions deploy error "Error: EACCES: permission denied, open '/root/.config/configstore/firebase-tools.json'" I was trying to implement some new features to my firebase project but when trying to deploy it I got this exception...
I am new to Linux world and I couldn't fix this error :(
I tried with root permissions but I couldn't get anything to work...

A: I solved it by disabling the proxy in the user settings!


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