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Direct marketers are ideally always looking for ways to reach a target in as many channels as they have budget for. Powering that possibility requires resolving identity (aka identity resolution) for the same individual with many different identifiers using what is called an identity graph.
The average consumer uses four devices each day. Every activity on those devices has a digital footprint leaving behind data. When that data is sewn together accurately, it becomes extremely valuable and useful to marketers. The accuracy is powered best by using deterministic data, and it's what we use for direct marketing campaigns for our clients.
Deterministic matching is when you match the profiles with 100% certainty using identifiers like hashed email, phone or logged in username.
Probabilistic matching is not 100% certain and relies on identifiers like IP address, device type, browsers and operating system.
The underlying technology that ingests both types of data is a family of databases called identity graph databases. The databases are designed to manage connections between billions of identities with millisecond latencies which is necessary when consumers along with their devices are "on the go" and connecting to different data sources.
Since direct marketing programs and campaigns always start with an audience, we always start using deterministic data, and if there are enough records to craft a campaign, we leave it at that. If we need to beef up an audience, then we add in "look-alike" records, which are individuals who share similar characteristics of our target audience. This biggest mistake marketers make is layering in probabilistic data, which tends to target individuals with less accuracy and could serve impressions to the wrong individuals. The best example of this mistake is trying to market to the head of household, but the teenager is served an ad on Facebook instead.
Why does this matter in 2021?
With diminishing browser support for third-party cookies over the last year, advertisers pivoted to using mobile ad IDs (MAIDS) to identify an individual. Then Apple announced that apps on Apple devices will have to get explicit user consent in order to use its Identifier For Advertisers (IDFA) which is a device ID used for tracking. That trend is a step toward reducing use of MAIDS. Moral of the story: If identity resolution relied on one method of resolving identity, it would cease to exist, therefore it has no choice but to evolve … constantly.
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In a release by the company, James Burks has announced his resignation as president of Senninger Irrigation to attend to family needs. He had dedicated 22 years to the agricultural irrigation manufacturing company and will be missed.
Steve Abernethy will assume the role of president on September 28, 2018. Abernethy was hired as vice president of global sales for Senninger in April, where he previously served as the vice president of global sales for landscape irrigation and outdoor lighting for the Hunter Industries Company. Senninger acquired Hunter Industries in 2016.
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Hergest Ridge är ett musikalbum av Mike Oldfield. Albumet spelades in i The Manor våren 1974 och släpptes samma år. Namnet på albumet kommer från en plats i England som Oldfield kunde se från sitt hus medan albumet skrevs.

Låtlista
"Part One" - 21:40
"Part Two" - 18:51

Medverkande

 Mike Oldfield - de flesta instrument
 Terry Oldfield - Mikes bror, spelade träblåsinstrument
 June Whiting - Oboe
 Lindsay Cooper - Oboe (ej att förväxlas med den manlige Lindsay Cooper som spelade kontrabas på Tubular Bells)
 Ted Hobart - Trumpetare med klassisk bakgrund.
 Sally Oldfield - Sång
 Clodagh Simmonds - Sång

Externa länkar
 Tubular.net - Hergest Ridge

Musikalbum 1974
Album av Mike Oldfield

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How bad is McLaren's post-Honda era so far?
McLaren has got rid of Honda, but is having another troubled winter - while Toro Rosso seems to be getting on just fine with the engines McLaren dumped. But is it that simple?
The narrative is almost irresistible. A once-great team, McLaren, ditches troublesome engine partner Honda and then struggles again pre-season with Renault propulsion while Toro Rosso thrives with Japanese power.
And when the McLaren causes two red flags on the opening day of the second test and has another problem in the pitlane, all a week after Fernando Alonso's car became a candidate to be used as a metaphor by shedding a wheel on the first day of running, on top of visible adaptations being made to the bodywork because of cooling problems, it's too easy to open the laptop and churn out explanations of why the team is in crisis.


Happy New Year foodies, it is good to be back! The Christmas tree may have been packed away and the holidays all but over, but summer is still in full swing so let's keep that festive feeling going for a little bit longer shall we? My first new recipe of the year is a fruity sangria with a white wine twist, the perfect thing to sip on a warm evening. I'll raise my glass to that!
I wanted white wine to be the hero in this simple sangria recipe to give it a light, summery twist. I used Pinot Grigio in my version but your favourite white wine will do. I also found the sangria sweet enough with the berries and did not find it necessary to add additional sugar. Delish!
The recipe can be halved if you aren't serving a crowd.
1.) Place the lime slices, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries in a large jug. Add the white wine and Cointreau and stir.
2.) Add the soda water and stir again. Leave the jug in the fridge for 2-4 hours to chill.
3.) Serve over ice. Best enjoyed within 24 hours.
I'm defo going to try this out, sounds amazing!


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Is homework just busy work? Is it something that the teacher gives you to keep you out of trouble after school? What is the reason behind having homework?
Homework can be a beneficial tool to help a student apply certain concepts that they have learned. However, since they may not have someone sitting next to them or working through it to make sure that it is correct; they could just be practicing bad habits and learning how to do problems the wrong way. Perfect practice is the only way to ensure that students are learning the right concepts. If they are doing it wrong, then it isn't helping and is actually making things worse. Parents today learned how to do many of these concepts so long ago that they may not be able to assist their children in their homework. That leaves the student to fend for himself.
Students sit in school all day and barely get any exercise. When they get home, they have to sit some more and do their homework. By the time they are done, it is time to get ready for bed. Where is the time for activity? Where is the time for exercise? The fact is that there is no time. During the school week and sometimes on the weekends, the student is busy doing work and school and homework at home. They don't have time to play sports and if they do then they are rushing through their homework anyways.
It is another thing to grade and most of the time it doesn't even show how well a student understands a concept. Homework can be an improper tool to test a student's abilities. If you have your classmate do your homework for you, then it looks like you really understand topics that you don't really understand. You can give your teacher the improper information. If you do the homework yourself and just rush through it, you can make careless mistakes and that will lead to incorrect information being given to your teacher as well.
All and all, the whole constitution of homework needs to be revised. There is seriously got to be another way to help students understand the different topics. If the reasons behind homework are to give the kids some solid hands-on experience, then maybe they should just do this in class instead of sending it home for them to do all by themselves.


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Reidy – architect of both Forest goals
Nottingham Forest – 2
Burnley – 0
I must admit that at half-time I was quietly resigning myself to a draw – whilst we saw a much improved performance from Forest, they were struggling to convert some nice passages of play into meaningful chances before the break, but some subtle changes in approach helped us to unlock Burnley and snag the win.
Much to the delight of the callers to Matchtalk, I'm sure, Sean opted for two up front – with Dexter returning to the starting eleven along with a surprise start for Lewis McGugan – and the excellent news that Majewski and Ayala were fit enough to take places on the bench, resulting in Forest lining up something like this:
Hutton Ward Collins Harding
Lansbury Gillett McGugan Reid
Blackstock Sharp
In reality the midfield was inevitably narrow, as Gillett sat deep whilst Reid and McGugan roamed – with the full-backs clearly having the brief to get forward when the opportunity arose. The tricky with this was when Burnley attacked our fullbacks, as ever, were exposed – Harding was usually on his own, whilst even when Lansbury was back to assist Hutton the Clarets would often have three attacking down there.
The first half I'd say we rode our luck a bit. Dyche's side had great movement in and around our box which pulled our defenders all over the place and created some real opportunities. Their first chance came through a mistake, though – Ward totally mis-timed a header and the ball fell to Charlie Austin.
The 21-goal striker is probably the last person you'd want to end up clean through with the ball dropping to him – luckily for us he rushed his shot from the edge of the area putting it off target when there looked to be ample time to have controlled and got a bit closer to make sure of getting the ball past Lee Camp. A definite let off early doors.
Paterson was the next to spurn an opportunity, putting his effort just wide after a cross from the right from Trippier. Whilst Forest were, at times, passing the ball neatly we didn't fashion much to bother Lee Grant. A low freekick from McGugan was close but just wide having picked up a deflection, whilst Dex couldn't get a header from Hutton's cross on target.
The strikers were isolated from midfield somewhat, so it was often them heading out wide to get the ball – Sharp did this and was picked out by Reid for a pass, he crossed well towards Blackstock but he wasn't able to get any real power on his header which was straight at the 'keeper.
Burnley looked dangerous on the break – and a counter-attack culminating in a cracking throughball from Dean Marney put Chris McCann clear of the Reds offside trap but mercifully for us he was unable to convert. Paterson was given aeons of time to pick out a shot that Camp saved as the half came to a close, he spilled the shot though but Harding was able to get it clear.
Whilst there was no obvious change post-half-time, the fullbacks were a little more disciplined and the 'wingers' were a little more likely to be found in wide positions, and whilst initially we weren't exactly creating a plethora of chances we did at least appear to have nullified the very real threat that Burnley had been posing in the first half.
A Reid cross from the left found Blackstock, his header fell for McGugan in the area who elected for a volley comfortably over when perhaps there was time to control it and do something more productive. I don't suppose we'd be complaining if he'd leathered one into the top corner though, so maybe we shouldn't be too critical when ambitious efforts don't quite come off.
With the hour mark coming up Lansbury was withdrawn for Cohen, and he proved a lucky omen as moments later we were ahead. Reidy – who many had been chuntering about (self-included) demonstrated his value, playing in a deep cross that found Blackstock in the area who looped his header perfectly into the 'net beyond the despairing grasp of Lee Grant.
I must admit I was surprised to see it not disallowed as Dex was definitely climbing on the defender, and the referee had given every challenge as a foul against him for much of the game – but well, we'll take that, thankyouverymuchindeed! Certainly Sean 'Stonecold Steve Austin' Dyche wasn't happy about it, and I can see why.
The goal got Burnley going again, and Camp made a decent save from Austin to maintain the Reds lead, the top marksman cutting inside having been fed the ball from Lafferty before unleashing a powerful strike. Substitute Sam Vokes spurned a good chance by heading wide from close range shortly after being introduced.
O'Driscoll replaced Gillett with Moussi in the defensive midfield role, and the big fella was involved from the off with some decent touches and passes (whilst always maintaining that uniquely Moussi-like ability to not look in full control of his limbs!). Guedioura replaced McGugan a few minutes later and immediately injected more urgency into proceedings with an eye-catching performance.
With the Burnley central-defence standing flat-footed in a line, Reid slotted through a lovely pass to find the arcing run of Billy Sharp – he got through one on one with Lee Grant and, just as the defender was catching him up, came up with a composed finish to double the Reds lead and effectively put the game to bed.
Sean definitely knows best – I'd have been tempted to take Reidy off before he assisted both the goals that enabled us to win the match!
A good result, and a very good second half performance in particular. The first half wasn't bad as such, but we were limited in the opportunities we created – it's good to see that some minor adjustments gave us enough options to get a result against a decent side. It's true we rode our luck defensively in the first half, and I'd definitely say that 2-0 is flattering to us.
This was a 1-0 either way or draw type game on balance of play, I thought. But, with players coming back from injury and illness, and hopefully some improved confidence from players and fans alike after a good result perhaps we can look forward to some more convincing displays.
Oh yeah, and if you hadn't summarily dismissed the ridiculous rumours about impending financial meltdown anyway – then you should do so. Apparently there was an issue with BACS payments to Forest staff, which of course was jumped upon with glee by desperate fans of a certain other club. So yeah, nothing to see here.
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George A, on 9 December, 2012 at 10:19 pm said:
Yes a much needed win indeed. Not because of all this doom and gloom shite but because winning is a habit we need to start forming.
I have to say the tension in the ground felt palpable to me and it seems to transmit itself onto the pitch. The players looked nervous and i think that reflected in their play.Certainly in the first half anyway.
Great goal from Dex – with a ladder borrowed from BnQ I hasten to add!!! Still made up for some other shocking decisions – I mean Cohen's booking was a joke! And when Sharp goes one on one, you can usually predict the outcome.
Job done, not perfect but we move on.
Ian Hall, on 9 December, 2012 at 10:47 pm said:
McGugan back in side… 3 points. "Not rocket"
cide hamete benengeli, on 10 December, 2012 at 10:03 am said:
guedioura was much better and more effective than mcgugan when he came on, to the above poster. of course lewis deserves a chance, like all the players, but i don't think on saturday he was some kind of lynchpin as you seem to be sugesting.
and to the article writer, reid was man of the match! but also worth a mention was our defensive performance. harding got forward to good effect and put some good challenges in. one ball swung back post had him stationary, with two big burnley strikers (vokes and austin?) bearing down on him, and he managed to get the header away. also a real captain's performance by collins, who got his head, leg, or whatever other part of his anatomy was available on the end of everything! ward and hutton were also solid.
lots to be optimistic about after this performance. we have the personnel, it's just choosing the right set-up. i think we should be less reactionary in our tactics and play our own game, give the other team something to think about, rather than responding to the opposition's tactical nuances with shifts in our own set-up.
not to single out, but i'll also say that maybe gillett needs a break for a few games to take stock. he had a great first half of season, but in the last few ames his form has noticeably dipped. i think moussi (or maybe even a jenas or cohen could play there) might give us a bit more impetus playing the ball out from the back.
Ravinreg t'owd pongo, on 10 December, 2012 at 10:46 am said:
Reid was MOM last week……..for what? Billy MOM this week and although he put in a shift wasn't MOM. Reidy did play better this week and his two passes, for the goals were magnificent.
Mcgugan…….oh dear oh dear. Rumours are he's off to some dull yaarrkshire team in January.
Much better on Saturday.
To the 1865 bloggers Rahoul and Rish, don't let the bastards drive you away……your better than that!!!!
agreed….. i already miss that blog. it's nice to have different forest point of forest reference in the blogosphere. it's a loss to intelligent and thoughtful forest fans everywhere!
oh, and – more tea, vicar?
Murphy, on 10 December, 2012 at 11:43 am said:
wasn't at the game on Saturday so cant comment on Mcgugan performance, but Lewis has had a lot of opportunities in the past and hasn't become an automatic choice
Ian Hall, on 10 December, 2012 at 11:55 am said:
Completely agree with the comment that Forest 'should be less reactionary in our tactics and play our own game, give the other team something to think about, rather than responding to the opposition's tactical nuances with shifts in our own set-up'. Completely correct! It's embarrassing that SO'D is apparently currently making a big play of shifting tactics to combat the mighty Hull City, especially when the Hull game was a home match. No wonder the players often seem confused. Football is a simple game, ruined by tactical overload. Teamtalks at this level (below top flight) should be little more than 'here's the ball, it's your friend – go and enjoy'. Cheers.
TC (@slownews), on 11 December, 2012 at 8:55 am said:
Not sure that's true. The teams to go up and stay up all have a very strong tactical identity. It might not be the pass and moves of Swansea and WBA, maybe focussing around a couple of big lumps and slowly adapting, Norwich, or being a strong physical team who tend to play direct, Wet Hams. Unless you try and shortcut this and just spend your way up, but ultimately you have to be careful as it can engender a mercenary sense at the club, QPR.
Maybe I'm wrong and this'll pass, but i think it's the right way to go to establish a strong, sustainable club.
Timmy Pope, on 10 December, 2012 at 12:58 pm said:
Not the prettiest, but a worthy win on saturday. See the llink below from a Burnley fan blog
http://nonaynever.net/13737/match-report-forest-2-0-burnley/
Strange how others view a game so differently?
Ryan Brice, on 10 December, 2012 at 1:13 pm said:
Wow, he's down on his team isn't he? I think if that were a review of the second half then fair enough – but Burnley impressed me in the first half.
He's harsh on Sharp too, he bust his balls all game and had the composure to take his chance when it finally came.
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Deputation of employees to subsidiaries not chargeable to service tax
Manager 7 years ago 3 min read
The Hon'ble Gujarat High Court in the case of Commissioner of Service Tax vs. Arvind Mills Ltd., 2014 (4) TMI 132, has held that a company deputing some of its staff to work in a company which is under its control and there is no profit involved in it, shall not be liable to pay service tax for "manpower recruitment and supply services". It cannot be said that the company is included within the scope of the definition of "Manpower Recruitment and supply Agency" and it shall not attract Service Tax.
The Hon'ble Gujarat High Court relied upon the judgment delivered in the case of Paramount Communication Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Jaipur, 2013-TIOL 37, where it was held that a company which deputes its employees to work in its subsidiary company and collect salaries would not be liable to pay service tax under "manpower recruitment and supply services", if it is not engaged in recruitment or supply of manpower. The appeal was decided against Revenue.
Facts of the case:
The Respondent, Arvind Mills Ltd. was engaged in manufacturing of fabrics and garments. The respondent deputed some members of its staff to its subsidiaries engaged in similar businesses for some time.
The Revenue considered the respondent as a "Manpower Recruitment & Supply agency" rendering services relating to manpower supply. The respondent moved before the Tribunal.
The Tribunal rejected the contention of the Revenue on the basis of the fact that the employees of the respondent worked under the supervision of the respondent. Furthermore, the deputed employees were sent back to the respondent after completing their job. The Tribunal held that the Respondent does not come within the purview of Manpower Recruitment or supply agency Services.
The Revenue preferred an appeal before the Hon'ble Gujarat High Court.
Issue Involved in the case:
The most important issue appearing before the Gujarat High Court was whether the activity of the company in deputation of employees to its subsidiary company having no profit comes within the definition of "Manpower Recruitment Agency" as stated in section 65 of the Finance Act 1994.
Provisions contained in section 65 of the Finance Act 1994:
As per section 65 of the Finance Act 1994, "manpower recruitment or supply agency" refers to any person involved in providing any service by any means for recruitment or supply of manpower, to any other person.
The judgment:
The High Court upheld the decision of the Tribunal. It was observed that as per Section 65(68) of the Finance Act, 1994, "Manpower Recruitment or Supply agency" denotes any concern engaged in providing any service for recruitment or supply of manpower, whether temporary or not to a client.
In the instant case, it was found that the respondent deputed some of its staff to its subsidiaries. It was not engaged in providing recruitment or supply of manpower. For the said reasons the respondent cannot be considered to be a commercial company providing services to its client.
The employees worked in the subsidiaries for limited period under the total control of the respondent and not under the supervision or control of the subsidiary companies. The cost incurred by the respondent towards the salary of the staff members was reimbursed by the subsidiaries. As such, there was no financial gain to the respondent. The subsidiary companies were not the clients of the respondent. The object of deputation of the employees was only to protect the interest of the company. There was no relation of agency and client between the company and its subsidiaries.
The Gujarat High Court held that the respondent was not a "Manpower Recruitment or Supply agency" providing manpower supply services and therefore, was not liable to pay service tax.
In view of the above the appeal preferred by the Revenue was dismissed.
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2 men with ties to Giuliani arrested on campaign finance charges, bond set at $1M
A federal judge ordered Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman to surrender their passports.
ByAlexander Mallin, Soo Rin Kim, and Aaron Katersky
President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani with Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2019.
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Two men who reportedly have assisted Rudy Giuliani in his efforts to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's family have been arrested and were charged Thursday in connection with an alleged scheme to circumvent federal laws against foreign campaign donations.
The two men were arrested Wednesday night at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, just outside Washington, as they attempted to leave the country "one-way tickets," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman said at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
The two men made an initial appearance in federal court in Virginia shortly afterward where prosecutors expressed concern they were a "flight risk." A judge set bond at $1 million each and ordered them held in custody until all conditions were met, including surrendering their passports.
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Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Soviet-born businessmen based in Florida, have been charged with four counts, including conspiracy to commit campaign finance fraud, false statements to the Federal Election Commission, and falsification of records. Both Parnas and Fruman have been tied to the work done by the president's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, in Ukraine where Giuliani has had significant business interests.
Lev Parnas was arrested Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, on campaign fiance-related charges.
Two associates of Parnas and Fruman, David Correira and Andrey Kukushkin, were indicted along with Parnas and Fruman on Thursday. William Sweeney, FBI assistant director in charge of the New York Field office, said at the news conference that Kukushkin was taken into custody in San Francisco, while Correia had yet to be arrested.
Berman said the investigation is ongoing.
The indictment outlines a "foreign national donor scheme" alleging the men "conspired to circumvent the federal law against foreign influence by engaging in a scheme to funnel foreign money to candidates …." The indictment, details how the four defendants allegedly funneled "$1-2 million" from a Russian donor into the U.S. political system between June 2018 and April of this year.
"The defendants, and others known and unknown, conspired to make political donations - funded by Foreign National-1 - to politicians and candidates for federal and state office to gain influence with candidates as to policies that would benefit a future business venture," the indictment says.
The group partnered in this effort by concealing the origins of their money and laundering the Russian national's funds through a recreational marijuana business. According to Kukushkin's words quoted in the indictment, the group wanted to hide the source of the money due to "his Russian roots and current political paranoia about it."
Additionally, Parnas and Fruman allegedly made a series of illegal straw donations that included a $325,000 donation to the pro-Trump Super PAC America First Action, and prosecutors allege that the two violated the law by falsely reporting the origin of those funds as under the name of "Global Energy Producers."
In his first reaction to the indictments, President Donald Trump said he doesn't know the associates of Rudy Giuliani -- even though he's a photo with one of them.
"I don't know those gentleman. That is possible I have a picture with them because I have a picture with everybody--I have a picture with everybody here. But somebody said there may be a picture with --at a fundraiser or somewhere so, but I have pictures with everybody. I don't know if there's anybody I don't have pictures with. I don't know them," Trump said.
"You have to ask Rudy. I just don't know," Trump told reporters as he departed the White House on his way to a political rally in Minnesota.
Asked by a reporter about the possibility of Giuliani being indicted as well, the president said he hoped that wouldn't happen but again claimed total ignorance of the Giuliani associates and the indictments, which he said he has not discussed with Giuliani.
"Well, I hope not," Trump said. "I just don't know, I haven't spoken to Rudy about it. I will say this, is from what I heard, I just heard about this they said we have nothing to do with it."
That donation was initially the subject of a Federal Election Commission complaint last year accusing the two of making an illegal straw donation by disguising the original source of the contribution.
This Facebook screen shot provided by The Campaign Legal Center, shows President Donald Trump standing with Lev Parnas, top left photo, at the White House in Washington, posted on May 1, 2018.
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In the indictment, prosecutors also outline an alleged scheme by Parnas and Fruman to raise $20,000 for a "then-sitting U.S. Congressman," who "had also been the beneficiary of approximately $3 million" from America First Action during the 2018 midterms. According to the indictment, Parnas allegedly met with the congressman and sought his "assistance in causing the U.S. government to remove or recall the then-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine," Marie Yovanovitch.
The indictment doesn't name the congressman, but the description matches ABC News' reporting that Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, had benefited from $3 million in backing from the super PAC during the 2018 cycle, and that during the same month that Parnas raised funds for Sessions, Sessions wrote a letter calling for Yovanovitch's immediate removal.
"These contributions were made for the purpose of gaining influence with politicians so as to advance their own personal financial interests and the political interests of Ukrainian government officials, including at least one Ukrainian government official with whom they were working," the indictment said.
This Facebook screen shot provided by The Campaign Legal Center, shows from left, Lev Parnas with former Rep. Pete Sessions. In the right photo, Lev Parnas, former Rep. Pete Sessions, and David Correia, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., posted on May 9, 2018.
Sessions, in a statement on Thursday, stopped short of confirming that he is the "Congressman-1" in the indictment, but added that if he is indeed the congressman in question, he would not have any knowledge of the campaign finance scheme the indictment alleges.
Sessions also defended his push against the former Ukraine ambassador saying "his entire motivation for sending the letter was that I believe that political appointees should not be disparaging the President, especially while serving overseas."
"I was first approached by these individuals for a meeting about the strategic need for Ukraine to become energy independent," Sessions said. "There was no request in that meeting and I took no action. Over time, I recall that there were a couple additional meetings. Again, at no time did I take any official action after these meetings. Separately, after several congressional colleagues reported to me that the current US Ambassador to Ukraine was disparaging President Trump to others as part of those official duties, I wrote a letter to the Secretary of State to refer this matter directly."
At the news conference, the FBI's Sweeney underscored why campaign finance laws exist in the first place, and the overall importance of deterring foreign interference in U.S. elections.
"The American people expect and deserve an election process that has not been corrupted by the influence of foreign interests and the public has a right to know the true source of campaign contributions," "Laws make up the fabric of who we are as a nation. These allegations are not about some technicality, civil violation or an error on a form. This investigation is about corrupt behavior, deliberate law breaking."
The super PAC, America First Action, wrote in a statement to ABC News that it takes its legal obligations seriously, and has not used the $325,000 donation in question because it is involved in a separate case.
"In May 2018, America First Action received a $325,000 contribution and donor form from Global Energy Producers. In July 2018, a complaint was filed with the Federal Election Commission concerning this contribution," The statement reads. "There is also separate litigation pending in Florida that concerns these funds. Accordingly, America First Action placed that contribution in a segregated bank account, it has not been used it for any purpose and the funds will remain in this segregated account until these matters are resolved. We take our legal obligations seriously and scrupulously comply with the law and any suggestion otherwise is false."
According to the Associated Press, Parnas and Fruman also sought to replace Andriy Kobolyev, the CEO of Naftogaz, a Ukrainian state-owned energy company, with another senior executive at the Ukrainian company, Andrew Favorov. According to the AP, their goal was to partner up with Favorov in a lucrative deal to export up to 100 tanker shipments a year of U.S. liquefied gas to Ukraine.
According to a court document in a separate case filed by an investor in Global Energy Producers, the investor's legal team wrote that Parnas and Fruman had bragged to him about their close relationships with key allies of the president, including Giuliani, former Trump-aide-turned Washington lobbyist Brian Ballard and Nick Ayers, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence.
Parnas and Fruman, who have been sent a letter from House Democrats last week requesting documents and deposition, along with Giuliani, recently hired President Trump's former lawyer John Dowd. Dowd earlier this week announced in a statement that his clients won't be able to comply with House Democrats' request for documents and deposition, which are due this week.
Attempts to reach Dowd Thursday for comment were not immediately successful. The news of the arrests was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Jordyn Phelps, Ali Pecorin and Pierre Thomas contributed to this report.


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Desnudo (Naked) is eight studio album recorded by Mexican performer Emmanuel. It was released by RCA Ariola in 1986 (see 1986 in music). The album was also released in the United States under the title Solo with different cover art, and this version was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance.

The album included his cover of the Italian pop song, "Tutta la vita," retitled "Toda la vida." The song was Emmanuel's biggest hit of the 1980s, and still remains one of his most popular songs, as well as one of his personal favorites. When it went to #1, it had the distinction of nudging another Spanish version of the song by Cuban singer Franco out of the top spot. He also had a lesser hit with the song "No Te Quites la Ropa."

Track listing
 "Con Que Derecho"
 "No Te Quites La Ropa"
 "Mujer De Tantos Hombres"
 "Luces De Bohemia Para Elisa"
 "Toda La Vida"
 "Es Mi Mujer"
 "Enfrentarnos De Nuevo A La Vida"
 "Rayo De Luna"
 "Solo"
 "Que Largo Fin De Semana"

See also
 List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Albums from the 1980s

References

1986 albums
Emmanuel (singer) albums
Spanish-language albums
RCA Records albums
Albums produced by Juan Carlos Calderón


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China issued an updated management guideline to regulate its pollutant emission permit system, making sure every emission into the air, water and soil is supervised, the top environment authority said on Wednesday.
The central government released a revamped pollutant emission policy in November 2016, requiring all stationary sources of pollution to be licensed by 2020 to curb emissions.
The ministry then issued a provisional document to promote this policy in December 2016, "which has played a positive role in helping issue permits to companies and motivate the reform", an unnamed official said in a Ministry of Environmental Protection statement on Wednesday.
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"We have assessed the basic situation in these industries in terms of emissions, which will lay a solid base for further controls," the ministry said.
In Hebei province, a major national hub for iron and steel production, 1,106 companies from the 15 major industries received permits, meaning they have permission to discharge pollutants, while 461 companies were rejected.
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Based on the provisional document in December 2016 to promote the permit system, the ministry issued the updated guideline, the Pollutants Discharging Permit Management Guideline, to the public on Wednesday.
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We're hours away from finally learning just how positive those "positive" data are on Biogen and Eisai's BAN2401, a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The companies will present their results today at 4:30 p.m. ET, and we'll have the details up on the STAT homepage shortly thereafter.
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Sanofi's and Merck's venture funds have both invested in digital therapeutics companies, and Novartis' Sandoz division will be partnering with another to bring their FDA-cleared app for substance abuse to market.
Digital therapeutics companies are similar to many other drug companies. They've got pipelines. They're running pivotal clinical trials on their lead candidates. Many have their data evaluated by the FDA. And though no prescriptions have been filled yet—or even written—the CEO of one company told STAT's Kate Sheridan that he hopes his company's app will have a price tag that reflects its value, "just like a drug."
Gene therapy's great. How do we pay for it?
The idea of a one-time shot that literally cures a debilitating disease is no longer the stuff of science fiction. And, in keeping with that, figuring out how society should deal with its attendant one-time cost is no longer an economic thought experiment.
But that's starting to change, according to Dr. Robert Dubois, the executive vice president and chief science officer of the National Pharmaceutical Council. Writing in STAT, Dubois points out that the powers that be have begun to wrap their heads around the complex concept of paying a large up-front payment for a therapy with lifetime effects.
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How to spot red flags when you hear about blockchain in health care
In the past year, hundreds of millions of dollars have flowed into projects using blockchain in biomedicine and other areas of health care. But, uh, how do you tell if these projects are any good?
To try to figure that out, Andy Coravos of the startup Elektra Labs and Noah Zimmerman of Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine launched a database tracking all sorts of metrics, from fundraising to function. In a new First Opinion piece, they point to a few things they look for in analyzing these much-hyped digital ledgers. Among the giveaways that a blockchain might be suspect: Explanatory white papers that don't provide technical backing. And no publicly available code base.
Biogen rare-disease drug bounces back with strong sales in the second quarter. (STAT)
For scientists racing to cure Alzheimer's, the math is getting ugly (New York Times)
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CHICAGO, March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The average tenure for chief marketing officers of leading U.S. consumer brand companies dropped from 44 months to 42 months, according to the 13th annual CMO tenure study by leadership consulting firm Spencer Stuart. This represents a two-year decline of six months, or 13%, over the last two years.
The study also looked at median tenure, which unlike the "average" tenure saw a very slight uptick from 26.5 months in 2015 to 27 for 2016. The CMO tenure data set is based on an analysis of the tenures of CMOs from 100 of the top U.S. most advertised brands as of December 31, 2016.
Nearly half (48%) of CMOs have been in the role for two years or less, consistent with 2015. However, there was a decline in the number of CMOs who have been in the role for three or more years, 34% in 2016 versus 41% in 2015 and 49% in 2014.
Who Are The New CMOs?
The 16 new CMOs for 2016 are somewhat less likely to be a first-time CMO or diverse than last year, but more likely to be female or promoted from within than the overall group of 98 sitting CMOs. Ten of new CMOs (63%) moved into the top marketing job for the first time versus 70% of the overall CMO group. Only one of the new CMOs (6%) represents a diverse background, compared with 9% of all CMOs included in the study. By contrast, five of the new CMOs (31%) are female, compared with 23% of all CMOs. Eleven (69%) of the new CMOs were promoted from within, versus 61% of all CMOs.
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Hey, I know an autistic kid. My best friends sister, actually.
I think if the person is in physical pain, they should be put down.
AWOL Wrote: Things like Down Syndrome and Autism. There is no excuse for keeping them alive.
Maybe we shouldn't keep you alive? After all, you don't want to contribute to society, want everyone dead etc etc. Sounds like retards are less of a strain on society than you are.
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So, AWOL, if someone isn't physically and mentally perfect they deserve to die?
(11-27-2011 01:00 PM)psychopath Wrote:
(11-27-2011 10:52 AM)Efs Wrote: Our Army is more professional than Amerika.
Except ours isn't allowed to have guns
CrayolaColours Wrote: That post owned. TDF wins post of the year.
Faby Wrote:
krissy Wrote: dessert fox
Mmm, flambéed vulpine.
"There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand."
If that was true then everyone should di-... Wait... Yes, everyone should die, but no that's not my point. No one's perfect. But these people are fucked up beyond reason and should die.
Psychopath, obviously you don't understand what unnatural selection is. It's people going 'right, you die, you die, you die... You're good to go, come on over to the good side'. Evolution is incredibly slow and ineffective, especially considering that since humanity is now so diverse that we get a new species with every single birth.
Again, life isn't about surviving. It's about living. It's called "living life" for a goddamn reason.
Quote: But these people are fucked up beyond reason and should die.
So you believe in a higher power? Or you think somehow are qualified to choose who lives? Wtf is this "should die" crap?
AWOL Wrote: Psychopath, obviously you don't understand what unnatural selection is. It's people going 'right, you die, you die, you die... You're good to go, come on over to the good side'. Evolution is incredibly slow and ineffective, especially considering that since humanity is now so diverse that we get a new species with every single birth.
Let me tell you something. A secret. There is no such thing as unnatural selection. There is only natural selection. When a baby is born it is looked after by its parents. If it wasn't it would die. Would you call that "unnatural selection"?
If a retard is born into a society that has technology and prosperity, then it is sufficiently adapted to its environment to survive. The retard might not survive elsewhere, but that's a different environment. Just like some plants only survive in some climates.
A retard can be more adapted than you are, given the right environment. A retard can be superior to you. Because it's all dependent on the environment. If an environment favoured those with an IQ below 20, then the retards would survive and you wouldn't, they would be "superior" to you.
Maybe those retards would be dead if nobody looked after them, but PEOPLE DO LOOK AFTER THEM. So whine all you like about retards but if they're alive then that means they're fit enough to survive. There's no but's and if's and should's.
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In the future we may live in a world where a large percentage of people are mentally retarded; being retarded is no longer disadvantageous.
Raikuron
I have Asperger's. Does that mean I should die? Don't get me wrong, I agree with you, but...
Raikuron Wrote: I have Asperger's. Does that mean I should die? Don't get me wrong, I agree with you, but...
Wait, so you believe you should die?
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Whilst I agree, I'd probably get flamed for just 'if you get in an accident and damage your spine, go die in a fire'. At the very least, the people who are fucked up from birth are a pain to everybody and don't have a tragic story along with it. Oh, you had a third foot protruding from your head since birth? That's so sad! Fuck that. You're a freak. Die.[/quote]
How is being fucked up from birth not a tragic story?
Who decides? What is a deformity that deserves death?
Physical deformities? Mental Deformities?
What about a predisposition to some disease? If we found out that gene, should we kill those who have it?
What about skin color? People of different skin tone are not necessary now-we can monitor our environment. And it just causes social tension- so death.
Homosexuality- the majority don't agree with it. It causes more social tension. Abort all babies with "the gay gene."
Gender- are there now too many females or males? Only allow the other gender to live.
Welcome the master race- genetically engineered to benefit society in the way the government believes necessary. The slippery slope may be just that, an illogical fear. But when you think about who'd have the power to end these peoples' lives-most likely the government- I think that's actually something to be avoided.
I think for now, it's better for us to avoid killing 'undesirables'. Yes, having a severely disabled child can take things away from the parents' lives, but not from society overall, AND ITS STILL THEIR CHIlD. Unless you're looking at it pragmatically and soullessly, with humans as mere products for society to gain from. In that case, there's a great manual called A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley- might want to look it up.
Did some mentally retarded child beat you up in elementary school?
An it Harm None, Do What Ye Will
An it Harm, Do Only What Ye Must
Lighten up! This life was made for experimenting, making mistakes, falling on our faces, and standing up to do it all over again.
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Carla Franklin may be a whore. She may be a wonderful, kind, moral woman. Seeing as I don't know her personally, I cannot know for sure. However, I find her actions (suing Google, requesting the personal info of her critics, getting angry over random internet idiocy that she should ignore and be bigger than, trying to get this site in trouble because of a few users' commentary on the situation, etc.) pretty ridiculous and unwarranted. If she didn't want people to to be talking about/judging her, well 1. that's impossible, she's a human, and 2. she shouldn't have been a model or agreed to be on film. AND 3. she DEFINITELY shouldn't have sued Google and made all this fuss over a few random idiots whom she probably won't ever know expressing their opinion. Mmkay? MMKAY.
NowhereWoman Wrote:
AWOL Wrote: Whilst I agree, I'd probably get flamed for just 'if you get in an accident and damage your spine, go die in a fire'. At the very least, the people who are fucked up from birth are a pain to everybody and don't have a tragic story along with it. Oh, you had a third foot protruding from your head since birth? That's so sad! Fuck that. You're a freak. Die.
BobManPerson Wrote: In the future we may live in a world where a large percentage of people are mentally retarded; being retarded is no longer disadvantageous.
Yeah, actually, it still is.
Because it's genetic, or some fuck up on the parent's part. If it's the latter, let them decide.
Who decides? What is a deformity that deserves death? Scientists. Anything genetic.
Physical deformities? Mental Deformities? 'Anything genetic'
What about a predisposition to some disease? If we found out that gene, should we kill those who have it? Yes.
What about skin color? People of different skin tone are not necessary now-we can monitor our environment. And it just causes social tension- so death. Lolwat? Race doesn't mean jack shit. There's slight differences throughout all the races, but nothing nearly so major. They all have the same potential, some just have a lower natural minimum.
Homosexuality- the majority don't agree with it. It causes more social tension. Abort all babies with "the gay gene." You're a moron. The 'gay gene'? No one, and I mean no one, has made any advancement into the 'nature vs. nurture' argument in this one.
Gender- are there now too many females or males? Only allow the other gender to live. This is just fucking moronic and I'm not going to answer it.
Welcome the master race- genetically engineered to benefit society in the way the government believes necessary. The slippery slope may be just that, an illogical fear. But when you think about who'd have the power to end these peoples' lives-most likely the government- I think that's actually something to be avoided. Based on science, you jackass. Not the government.
I think for now, it's better for us to avoid killing 'undesirables'. Yes, having a severely disabled child can take things away from the parents' lives, but not from society overall, AND ITS STILL THEIR CHIlD. Unless you're looking at it pragmatically and soullessly, with humans as mere products for society to gain from. In that case, there's a great manual called A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley- might want to look it up. Souls do not exist. I've read Brave New World. That's an entirely different story. We're not scientifically producing beneficial humans, we're killing off humans who have genetic diseases.


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Leon S. Siriwardhana, Alicia K. Yee, Dwayne L. Mann, Shrinkhala Dawadi, Gillian M. Nixon, Flora Y. Wong, Bradley A. Edwards, Rosemary S.C. Horne
Health Systems Services & Policy
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital
Background: Periodic breathing (PB) is common in preterm infants. We aimed to characterize the contribution of ventilatory control instability to the presence and persistence of PB longitudinally. Methods: Infants born between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation were studied using daytime polysomnography at: 32–36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) (N = 32), 36–40 weeks PMA (N = 20), 3 months corrected age (CA) (N = 18) and 6 months CA (N = 19). Loop gain, a measure of sensitivity of the ventilatory control system, was estimated by fitting a mathematical model to ventilatory patterns associated with spontaneous sighs. Results: The time spent in PB decreased from 32–36 weeks PMA to 6 months CA (P = 0.005). Across all studies, studies with PB (N = 62) were associated with higher loop gain compared to those without PB (N = 23) (estimated marginal mean ± SEM: 0.445 ± 0.01 vs 0.388 ± 0.02; P = 0.020). A threshold of loop gain >0.415 (measured at 32–36 weeks PMA) provided a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 75% to detect the presence of PB at 6 months CA. Conclusions: The course of PB in preterm infants is related to changes in loop gain. Higher loop gain at 32–36 weeks PMA was associated with a greater risk of persistent PB at 6 months CA. Impact: The developmental trajectory of periodic breathing and its relationship to ventilatory control instability is currently unclear.Unstable ventilatory control is a determinant of periodic breathing in preterm infants up to 6 months corrected age.Infants who display greater ventilatory control instability at 32–36 weeks postmenstrual age may be at increased risk of persistent periodic breathing at 6 months corrected age.Assessment of ventilatory control stability may assist in the early identification of infants at risk of persistent periodic breathing and its potential adverse effects.
Pediatric Research
Accepted/In press - Oct 2021
Horne, R.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
Improving the treatment efficacy and cardiovascular burden of obstructive sleep apnoea through the development of clinically predictive tools based on the underlying physiology
Edwards, B.
Heart Foundation
Siriwardhana, L. S., Yee, A. K., Mann, D. L., Dawadi, S., Nixon, G. M., Wong, F. Y., Edwards, B. A., & Horne, R. S. C. (Accepted/In press). Ventilatory control instability as a predictor of persistent periodic breathing in preterm infants. Pediatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01816-9
Siriwardhana, Leon S. ; Yee, Alicia K. ; Mann, Dwayne L. et al. / Ventilatory control instability as a predictor of persistent periodic breathing in preterm infants. In: Pediatric Research. 2021.
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Siriwardhana LS, Yee AK, Mann DL, Dawadi S, Nixon GM, Wong FY et al. Ventilatory control instability as a predictor of persistent periodic breathing in preterm infants. Pediatric Research. 2021 Oct. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01816-9


Matatu owners have threatened to raise fares by between KShs 10 and KShs 30 depending on the route if government implements VAT on fuel prices in September.
Implementation of the tax will see a litter of petrol rise to KShs 130 in Nairobi and even KShs 150 per litre in some towns.
Minimum peak fares on most routes will be above KShs 100 one way. Kenya fuel taxes are possibly the highest in the world with current tax at KShs 39 per litre of petrol.
To raise the taxes to almost KShs 50 per litre is not economically feasible. The government hopes to raise KShs 71 Billion from the VAT on fuel.
This is shortsighted as raising tax rates will not necessarily translate to higher revenues. The impact on an already weak economy will be devastating. Fuel is a production input not a luxury.
The government must do away with this idea immediately. Parliament must stop it. We must RESIST the madness. COTU should call a nationwide strike within seven days of implementation of the tax.
If the government is broke, let it pursue those who stole public money.