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Honti Béla, eredetileg Hornyák (Miskolc, 1905. június 26. – Miskolc, 1987) jogász, Miskolc polgármestere.

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Hornyák Béla Pál néven született Miskolcon görögkatolikus családba. Apja Hornyák Mihály, parnói származású jól menő kerék- és kocsigyártó mester volt, anyja Csupina Mária Gálszécsen született, a Szeles utcán laktak. Tanulmányait a római katolikus népiskolában kezdte, majd 1915-től a katolikus főgimnáziumban folytatta és fejezte be 1924-ben.

1925 őszétől katona volt a Magyar Királyi 7. Honvéd "Szondy György" Tüzérosztálynál, tüzérhadnagyként szerelt le 1930-ban. A katonaság alatt jogi tanulmányokat folytatott, és 1929-ben a pécsi M. Kir. Erzsébet Tudományegyetemen szerzett államtudományi doktorátust. Leszerelése után Miskolc város jegyzője, később főjegyzője lett, katonai tapasztalatai okán különösen sokat foglalkoztatták katonai kérdésekben.

1934. november 10-én megnősült, felesége Halmay Margit, a város polgármester-helyettesének, majd polgármesterének, Halmay Bélának a lánya volt. A hivatali összeférhetetlenség alig merült fel (persze voltak irigyek is), annyira korrekt volt a munkakapcsolat apósával, rátermettsége és szorgalma pedig mindenki előtt nyilvánvaló volt, és szakmailag is továbbképezte magát. A Hornyák családnevét 1939 elején változtatta Hontira. 1943. június 8-án, Szlávy László polgármestersége idején – kormánykinevezéssel – polgármester-helyettes lett, majd 1944 májusában, miután Szlávy távozott, ideiglenesen – polgármester-helyettesként – ellátta a polgármesteri feladatokat is.

Három hónapos ténykedése idején súlyos gondokkal kellett szembenéznie. Ekkor történt a második világháború során a Miskolcot ért első bombatámadás (1944. június 2.), amelyben olaszországi repülőterekről felszállt 101 amerikai liberátor vett részt. A támadásban 2068 tonna robbanóanyagot szórtak le, szándékuk szerint a Tiszai pályaudvarra, de a jelként használt füstsáv elsodródott, és ezért főleg a Zsolcai kapu környéke szenvedett nagy károkat, de más részek is sérültek. A város 160 lakóépület kapott telitalálatot és 600 további szenvedett sérüléseket, 206 polgári személy halt meg (köztük gyerekek is), további 80 súlyosan megsérült. A területen súlyos károkat szenvedtek ipari üzemek, a vásárcsarnok, a városi élelmiszerraktár, de katonai laktanyák is, és 29 katona halt meg. A polgármester irányításával azonnal megkezdték a mentési és helyreállítási munkálatokat. Az áldozatok koporsóját a Tetemvár téren (ma Petőfi tér) ravatalozták fel, mindegyiken elhelyezték a város vörös–sárga szalagos koszorúját, innen indult a több napig tartó temetés. A város fekete zászlódíszbe öltözött, a halottakat tizenötezer polgár búcsúztatta.

Alig pár nappal ezután kezdődött meg – még teljes egészében Szlávy László polgármester előkészítésében – a miskolci zsidóságnak az Arany János utca környékén való gettósítása. Honti Béla – amennyire lehetett – igyekezett a gettó életét nyitottá tenni, például engedélyezte, hogy az ott lévők kijárhassanak vásárolni. A zsidóságot ezután a Téglagyár mellett gyűjtötték össze, és június 10. és 15. között öt halálszerelvénnyel elszállították őket. A Miskolcról elhurcolt zsidó emberek létszámát 8000 főre becsülték (írásbeli anyaga megsemmisült).

Miután Gálffy Imrét augusztus 7-én polgármesterré nevezték ki, ő – 1945. augusztus 27-éig – továbbra is megtartotta polgármester-helyettesi funkcióját. A Szálasi-időszak alatt a nyilasok Mahócára (Varbó mellé) internálták, csak felesége könyörgésére (Szálasi Ferencnél járt) engedték szabadon néhány hét múltán. 1945. november 5. és 1946. március 5. között betegszabadságon volt, ezalatt elbocsátották állásából, mert 1944-ben "uszító" beszédet mondott, valójában Szlávy – aki nem tudott jelen lenni az eseményen –  megbízásából olvasta fel az ő beszédét.

Honti közigazgatási pályája lezárult, és ezután gazdálkodásból és fuvarozásból tartotta el családját. 1949-ben államosították ingatlanjaikat, 1951-ben pedig kilakoltatták őket a Széchenyi utca 64. szám alatti lakásukból. Elhelyezésükről maguknak kellett gondoskodni, így a Szeles utca 11. szám alatti házba, Honti Béla szülőházába költöztek (apósával, Halmay Bélával együtt), ahol édesanyja és nővére lakott. 1952. július 25-én feleségével és két gyermekével (Éva 14 éves, Béla 7 éves volt), valamint apósával, a már idős és beteg Halmay Bélával, a korábbi polgármesterrel együtt kitelepítették a hortobágyi Borsós-tanyára, ahonnan 1953-ban – közben elhunyt apósa nélkül – térhettek vissza, de nem Miskolcra, mert innen ki voltak tiltva, hanem Sajószentpéterre. A házaspár onnan járt be Miskolcra dolgozni  a Belspedhez: dr. Honti Béla bognársegéd volt. 1954-ben született harmadik gyermekük, Judit. A hatvanas években költözhettek vissza Miskolcra, a Szeles utcai szülőházában kaptak egy mosókonyhát, majd később a Bajcsy-Zsilinszky utca 36. szám alatt kaptak megfelelő lakást. Ekkor már a gyógyszertári központban dolgozott raktárosként. 1987-ben halt meg, a Mindszenti temetőben nyugszik.

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Források

 Dobrossy István – Eszenyi Miklós – Zahuczky László: Miskolci életrajzi lexikon. Miskolc, 2008.
 Dobrossy István szerk.: Miskolc írásban és képekben 2. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megyei Levéltár, Miskolc, 1995.
 Kapusi Krisztián: Keresztezett életutak. Halmay Béla és Honti Béla miskolci polgármesterek. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megyei Levéltár, Miskolc, 2005.
 Miskolc, a nyitott kapuk városa – Védett sírok, Javaslat. Hozzáférés:2009. szeptember 17.
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Cuba and Latin America Converge: Political Use of the Military On the Rise
What does it mean when a member of GAESA, the powerful Cuban military/business conglomerate, assumes the state's second-highest post?
Rut Diamint Laura Tedesco
Buenos Aires 08 Ene 2020 - 18:04 CET
The appointment of Manuel Marrero as Prime Minister of Cuba. REUTERS
In the final months of 2019 we bore witness to an unexpected wave of popular discontent against presidents accused of manipulating democratic discourse and trampling the people's rights. In all these cases presidents who came to power through democratic elections ended up calling on the military or police to quell the protests and guarantee their continuation in office.
Actually, this did not start last October. A quick look back and we see the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, taking office in January of 2016 surrounded by military brass. Also, in January of this year former Army captain Jair Bolsonaro assumed the presidency of Brazil. His rhetoric containing religious overtones and an apology of the dictatorships of the 70s, he went on to buttress his power by appointing more than 140 officers to government posts.
In the most recent events Iván Duque, the president of Colombia, lost popular support due to his repression of protests in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and Barranquilla, sparked by increase in the price of basic groceries.
Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno, meanwhile, announced a series of economic measures that triggered protests of such a magnitude in Quito that the ruler had to take refuge in Guayaquil, and withdraw them. Finally, he called for reconciliation, but surrounded by police and military.
In early October Peru's President Martín Vizcarra, along with the heads of the Armed Forces and the Police, appealed to the people after dissolving the Congress; and in Chile Sebastián Piñera put police on the streets and decreed a curfew in response to protests against the increase in public transport prices.
Governments considered progressive also resorted to the military to ensure their survival. In Bolivia, Evo Morales went to great lengths to win over the military, who went from considering him a traitor to his country, to an architect of political and economic stability. These allied forces, however, quickly accommodated the authorities and agreed to repress the people. In Venezuela the Armed Forces are the cornerstone of the "Bolivarian Project". With a model that closely resembles the Cuban one, the military there controls the economy, finance and illegal businesses.
A few days ago the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, appointed the former coronel Manuel Marrero as Prime Minister. Marrero has not exactly stood out for his military career, as he has been head of the technical investment group, deputy director and general manager of the Rio de Luna hotel, and deputy delegate of the Gaviota military company for the eastern provinces.
Marrero, however, combines the economic and political strengths of post-Castroism: he has worked in the military apparatus that controls the vital Tourism sector. In 1999 he became vice-president of the Gaviota Tourism Group and, in 2001, its president. In 2017 he received the Tourism Excellence Award. From 2004 to 2019 he was Minister of Tourism.
Tourism is key in the economic sphere, and the Armed Forces are essential in the political realm, and control the tourism business.
Marrero's appointment surprised many, since he was a little-known official and not one of the candidates who were envisaged as the president's second-in-command. 594 deputies of the National Assembly of Cuba, however, ratified him.
Díaz-Canel also appointed Brigadier General José Amado Cabrera Guerra –a confidante of Raúl Castro, who assigned him these duties in 2009– as Secretary of the Council of Ministers, making him a virtual chief of staff.
Cuba's Council of Ministers has other officers too: the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), and Army General Leopoldo Cintra Frías; and Vice Admiral Julio César Gandarilla Bermejo, as Minister of the Interior. They are joined by members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, including Army General Álvaro López Miera, who is also the First Deputy Minister of the FAR and Chief of the General Staff; and Army General Ramón Espinosa Martín, deputy minister of the FAR, among others, all this evidencing the military's influence on political decisions.
The photo of Marrero's designation as prime minister speaks for itself, pointing to a reality that many scorn, others do not know, and some seek to hide: in Cuba, the military no longer prepares for combat, but rather to control the economy and protect the president . Is it any coincidence that a member of GAESA, the powerful business conglomerate that manages much of the Cuban economy, has been tapped for the state's second highest post?
This is open to two possible interpretations. On the one hand, skeptics only detect a mirage of power distribution, and are convinced that nothing is changing. Most Cubans, meanwhile, have still not expressed their opinions about this designation, whether out of fear, complacency, fatigue, or because its is irrelevant to their daily struggles.
Even more than this investiture of a relatively obscure official, it is surprising that, although the military is still one of the institutions that calls the shots on the island, little is really known about the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
In Latin America, the spread of democracy once managed to confine the military to its barracks. In recent years, however, the Armed Forces have become more engaged in politics, and meddled more in decision making. Concern about democratic, civilian control of the armed forces is waning. In regimes of doubtful democratic legitimacy, this concept of civil control, widely debated in the literature, is disparaged. Perhaps in this regard Argentina may be an exception, as democratic governments' human rights policies there have greatly discredited the military.
However, both for Cuba and for the other countries in the region, this biased and gradual rise of the military's participation in society and the state has dire consequences. An institution that maintains a monopoly on the use of public force poses a potential threat to human rights, and constitutes a possible source of institutional imbalance.
In most Latin American countries certain sectors of society bitterly recall the ineptitude, corruption, and, especially, the repression and violence instituted by the military. They are aware that armed forces should be created and trained to protect a country and all its citizens – not government regimes. This is an ongoing issue, one which the press, intellectuals, and social and political groups must constantly monitor.
Unfortunately, in 2019 democratic countries like Chile, Ecuador, Brazil and Colombia saw a greater militarization of their politics, as in Cuba and Venezuela. Instead of democratic progress, the region is being militarized.
Cuba, and also Venezuela, empower the military as sentinels of their regimes, assigning them privileged functions. The paradox is that, at the same time, they corrode their political systems and frustrate any progress towards these regimes' professed revolutionary aims.
Only active engagement by civil society, at the national and regional levels, can curb this intensification of military functions, which damages the lives of citizens.
On the authors:
Rut Diamint: Principal Investigator, Conicet, Professor at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Laura Tedesco: Vice-Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saint Louis University / Madrid Campus
Manuel Marrero
GAESA
Cuba y América Latina: confluencia en el uso político de los militares

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WA hooks in to shark cull for safety
In Western Australia, peoples' right to swim in the ocean has trumped sharks' right to live.
There has been outrage over a Western Australian government announcement that it would allow a catch-and-kill approach to its shark population, following concerns from those who swim in known shark habitats.
The WA Government will use baited drum lines to catch sharks on floating hooks. It will also create two monitored zones in popular swimming areas, wherein commercial fishers will be hired to catch and kill sharks longer than three metres.
Tourism operators are thrilled by the move, many residents are not.
"It was hurting our lifestyle, killing our tourism industry. And what people don't really realise is we've been wiping hundreds of millions off our tourism industry," said the owner of a surf school at Redgate Beach.
"I think over a period of time hopefully these fatal attacks lessen and this will become a distant memory and it'll be business as normal for our tourism industry."
One resident who lives and surfs at Perth's City Beach says she knows the risk of entering shark habitats.
"I'm going into their home and I know that I would never want to kill them for it," she said.
"I'm always aware of them... that's the risk you take when you go in the water. You know that's their home and you can't take that away from them."
Meanwhile in New South Wales, the State Government is having a look at the idea of using flying drones to scan the ocean for shark activity.
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Football Creditors Rule held to be lawful
By Dan Chapman
The 'Football Creditors Rule' is an all encompassing title referring to the various (and controversial) provisions which regulate professional football and provide that for a Premier League or Football League club to exit administration and retain their league status, they must first of all pay in full their "football creditors".
Football creditors tend to be monies owed to players and other football clubs (in respect of transfer fees).
The Rule has often resulted in the HMRC, and other creditors which might include local businesses and public bodies, receiving a fraction of what they are owed whereas the football creditors are pain in full. A recent example of this would be at Crystal Palace where the non football creditors were paid less than a penny in respect of each pound they were owed, but all football creditors were indeed paid substantial sums in full.
The HMRC have at various times in the past sought to challenge the legal validity of the 'Football Creditors Rule' and their latest challenge, most notably following the administrations of Wimbledon (2004), Leeds United (2007) and Portsmouth(2010). Having been unsuccessful on each occasion, the HMRC launched legal action against the Football League (with the Premier League being joined to the proceedings as an interested party, since any judgement against the Football League would have set precedent for future action against the Premier League).
The High Court have now handed down their judgment after a five day trial in late 2011, and Mr Justice David Richards concluded that he had to decide whether the Football Creditors Rule actually breaches insolvency law as it is drafted by statute, not make a moral judgment on how it affects creditors: "These proceedings are not concerned with whether giving priority to football creditors is socially or morally justified. The issue is one purely of law." Broadening insolvency's legal principles to outlaw the Football Creditors Rule as HMRC argued he should would, the judge said, "require statutory intervention".
Welcoming the judgment, the Football League said it recognised that "Some regard the application of these rules as being imperfect. However, they remain an essential part of football's approach to handing insolvent clubs."
HMRC say they are considering an appeal, and indeed leave to appeal has been granted, but the view of Full Contact is that they are unlikely to be successful. After multiple failures to challenge the Football Creditors Rule over the years, it seems clear to us that only legislative change will come to their (and other non football creditors) aid and that, with the advent of Financial Fair Play, it may well be that there will be sufficient parliamentary and political will to see that change in the law brought about.
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January 20, 2015 | Karan Tripathi
The Suzuki Swift sold in India last received an update a few months ago, where it is now sold with revised styling for the bumper, an engine that sips 10% less fuel and a new design for the alloy wheels. For that matter, even the Germans have been treated almost similarly. The Suzuki Swift X-TRA edition in Germany will now be sold with a new grille that sports twin, horizontal chrome slats in place of the earlier honeycomb look. Other changes on the outside include 16″ Alloys and X-TRA badging on the sides.
The Swift X-TRA gets heated front seats, a sporty steering wheel with purple stitching, and the same is carried over to the seats. Mechanically, it remains unchanged and continues to be powered by a 1.2-litre petrol motor that develops 94 hp at 6,000 rpm and 118 Nm of torque at 4,800 rpm. No matter what, just goes on to prove that cosmetics do have a global appeal.


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It is wonderful that you chose to return to St Elmo Court in Salcombe for your holiday and we are very glad you fully appreciated the facilities on offer at these apartments, as well as the views! We really hope to welcome you back to Salcombe again soon.
Roomy and with everything you need for a really good holiday. Also excellent position.
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Having stayed in Salcombe on numerous previous occasions prior to staying at the property, would not now stay anywhere else. A location that can't be beaten, easy parking, and a fantastically well appointed flat that enjoys a mobile phone signal and wifi (a rarity). Incredibly and deceptively spacious with a master bedroom that is a real treat. Book with confidence.
The only way it could be bettered is to have a direct sea view but that would mean chopping down a few trees!
Set within a secluded and private setting in sub-tropical gardens, 17 St Elmo Court is well-presented, 4 Star Gold VisitEngland, first floor apartment with superb views over the valley and the mouth of Salcombe Estuary.
Ideal for a family break, the light, open plan living space includes a sitting area furnished with a large sofa and arm chairs, plus a dining table with seating for six guests.
French doors from the living room lead out to a sheltered, furnished balcony, ideal for taking in the countryside views and relaxing after a day on the beach.
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St. Elmo residents enjoy exclusive use of a superb, private outdoor heated swimming pool which is available from early May to late September each year. Second large bedroom with twin 3' single beds (these can be linked to create a super king bed - this must be requested at the time of booking).


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There will be risks and benefits to moving data to the cloud, or even moving cloud providers, so it's essential that the business be both fully invested in the success of the migration process, and prepared for the changes that will happen.
Once the provider has established the business's unique requirements, it should perform a risk analysis and begin the project management process.
What are the main elements that could go wrong during the migration process? What backup plans do the business and provider have in place?
How will the business be able to maintain its services while the migration process takes place?
The execution stage of the migration process can last anywhere up to six months depending on the scale and complexity of the project.
Limited downtime is essential to minimise service disruption for the business's customers, and there must be a way to safely roll-back changes. At this stage, the business should have a full project plan so that applications are switched over at a time that minimises the impact on the business and its services.
In this final stage, the business should expect its provider to be focusing on maintaining a strong and reliable managed services solution. Support should be available 24/7, and the provider should have an improvement programme in progress to continually simplify the service and improve efficiency.
Businesses need to select a provider that understands the pressures of its industry and has extensive experience in managing migrations across sectors and in different countries. It needs to have a secure and reliable service, but also have one that allows the business to be agile and continue to innovate.
The success of a migration process depends not just on the experience and skill of, and collaboration between, the client and provider, but also on the importance that the provider places on client experience. The support process must be as frictionless as possible for the migration process to succeed.
Businesses continue to migrate their services to the cloud due to the clear benefits that cloud offers. There's often a cost-reduction in making the switch, and you can't ignore the scalability and flexibility that cloud services provide. Operating services in the cloud allows businesses the flexibility to keep up with new trends and become innovators in their sector.
However, these benefits are all dependant on a successful cloud migration process. While it's a complicated and often lengthy process, the cloud service provider should be there to guide the business through each stage of the migration.
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Last night's passage was fortunately less lively than we'd be warned it might be - though it was still pretty bouncy and most of us spent some time awake in the darkness braced against being flung out of bed. Now we're at the Big Island (so called because its official name is also Hawaii, and it's twice as big as all the other islands put together).
The pattern was different today: lunch was lighter, and after some down-time (during which some of the gamer passengers tried SUP in less than ideal conditions, generously supplying the rest of us with exactly the shots we were hoping for) we assembled again for a very early dinner of Caesar salad at 4.30pm. That was followed by a presentation by Ian, a manta ray expert who, impossibly, was even more enthusiastic about his pet subject than Dai Mar. Using Blanca, a ray hand puppet, he taught us more about mantas than we had ever imagined knowing, and got us whipped up into a fine frenzy about swimming with them tonight. We had a 90% chance of seeing one, he told us - but, "like a nightclub in Vegas" they could touch us, but not vice versa.
We got all togged up in wetsuits and goggles (UnCruise is very well equipped and organised for all this kind of thing) and buzzed out into the bay where the 'campfire' had been lit: underwater lights to attract the plankton the rays hoover up. It was a smooth operation: we hung onto surf boards that also had lights, and were towed into place. Nothing happened for a while, apart from lots of glittering Hawaiian flagtail fish flicking about, and divers creeping along the sea floor about four metres below, their bubbles fizzing up around us like silver baubles.
Then a ray came swooping into sight, over the light, around and back - and then he was gone. Honestly? It was a bit disappointing. But of course that's nature for you, and at least we weren't one of the 10%. And later, after a hot shower and over our belated dessert at the bar, we all agreed we would rather have had that glimpse than stay on the boat and see nothing.


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Parris Island celebrates 100 years of making marines
Tori Simkovic
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (WJCL)- Parris Island is celebrating 100 years of making marines.The festivities included a speech by Commandant of the Marines, Gen. Robert Neller. Families came to celebrate 600 new graduates. Guest speakers gave lectures on the hundred-year history of Parris Island."This is such a huge historical event," said Neal Pugliese, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training. "As you take a look around here today, you're going to see five to six thousand visitors, many of which served here, went through Parris Island almost 60 years ago. So the transformation that Parris Island has taken, 100 years ago to today, you're having folks that have been here almost 60 years ago witness that transformation," Pugliese said.Through that transition, what's at the heart of the Marine Corps has stayed the same. "One of the top priorities of the Marine Corps is to make marines to fight and win our nation's battles," said Greg Carroll, Public Affairs Officer."There's one thing that's for certain, the marines that were made 100 years ago are really no different than the marines that are made today: strong sense of community, very very patriotic, and they want to do something that gives back to their country," Pugliese said.Parris Island gives back to the local economy too."Parris Island is so instrumental in the Lowcountry's economy. The Marine Corps and the military installations that we have here in Beaufort County have a $1.498 billion impact," said Blakely Williams of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.The appreciation is mutual."So much of what it is that we are today is linked to Beaufort County and specifically Port Royal and the city of Beaufort. They have been integral in making marines," Pugliese said.
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (WJCL)- Parris Island is celebrating 100 years of making marines.
The festivities included a speech by Commandant of the Marines, Gen. Robert Neller. Families came to celebrate 600 new graduates. Guest speakers gave lectures on the hundred-year history of Parris Island.
"This is such a huge historical event," said Neal Pugliese, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training.
"As you take a look around here today, you're going to see five to six thousand visitors, many of which served here, went through Parris Island almost 60 years ago. So the transformation that Parris Island has taken, 100 years ago to today, you're having folks that have been here almost 60 years ago witness that transformation," Pugliese said.
Through that transition, what's at the heart of the Marine Corps has stayed the same.
"One of the top priorities of the Marine Corps is to make marines to fight and win our nation's battles," said Greg Carroll, Public Affairs Officer.
"There's one thing that's for certain, the marines that were made 100 years ago are really no different than the marines that are made today: strong sense of community, very very patriotic, and they want to do something that gives back to their country," Pugliese said.
Parris Island gives back to the local economy too.
"Parris Island is so instrumental in the Lowcountry's economy. The Marine Corps and the military installations that we have here in Beaufort County have a $1.498 billion impact," said Blakely Williams of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.
The appreciation is mutual.
"So much of what it is that we are today is linked to Beaufort County and specifically Port Royal and the city of Beaufort. They have been integral in making marines," Pugliese said.


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Lessons in Innovation from the Biographer of Jobs, Einstein & Franklin
Walter Isaacson has written the biographies for some of the greatest inventors of the last 300 years in Ben Franklin, Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein. He spoke at the National Book Festival in Washington DC and I serendipitously stumbled upon his speech on CSPAN2. It was so amazing, I wanted to share it all with you as I found it is on Youtube here:
I highly encourage you to watch the whole thing, but I wanted to highlight two things that stood out to me.
Simplicity is a spiritual quest.
Especially in the tech scene and product world, we talk about simplicity like a Holy Grail of sorts and with good reason; a truly simple product has many advantages in the market and a strong likelihood of success. I think Isaacson captured this very well in his talk when he said,
Often I find myself getting caught up in building something that is infinitely flexible and covers a million use cases and it makes me forget the essence of what I'm trying to build.
Spirituality comes into play because this requires faith; I have to believe that by sticking to the core of what I'm doing and ignoring some attractive features, I'm building the right product. It also reminds me of the effort required to get there; the first few iterations are unlikely to get to perfection. Instead, it is the dogged pursuit of simplicity that helps find the essence of what I'm really trying to create.
Tying these concepts together, and sharing how Einstein and Franklin thought about simplicity in addition to Jobs is a fascinating insight only the biographer of all 3 could do.
You have to be YOU.
After a question from the audience at the very end of the video, Isaacson covers the most important lesson I think we all need to remember as we read all the tech blogs and study successful people:
"Don't try to just copy any one of them. Biography is understanding our world, our values and how you might apply them in your life."
No matter who I'm studying or learning from, I try to see what I should learn from them to build on who I am, not try to be them. I will never pull off the design instincts and asshole of Steve Jobs nor the curiosity and mathematical brilliance of Einstein, but I know I can learn skills and approaches from them that will make the best version of me.
Posted By: Jason Evanish	Category: Books, Inspirational, Personal	Tags: apple, ben frankling, einstein, leadership, learning, life, product, self improvement, simplicity, steve jobs
Connecting the Dots: How a Boston Connector Landed at an SF Startup
"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." – Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech, May 2005
One of the most common questions I've heard over the past few weeks from younger members of our community, especially students, is how to build a career in startups. Unlike climbing the corporate ladder, it's not a straight forward, linear process. As I just made a major move in my career to join KISSmetrics, I'd like to share how I ended up going from Boston startup connector to SF Product Manager. This will also help answer questions I know some of you have about how I landed this job.
Connecting the Dots – The unorthodox journey of one startuper
To really begin this story, you have to go back to my days at oneforty. When I joined oneforty, I was given the title of Customer Development Manager and asked to help make oneforty a Lean Startup. Since I had only spent a few months working part time with John Prendergast as his cust dev intern, I really had very little experience. Laura Fitton, oneforty's founder, took a leap of faith I could learn it, but she also was wise enough to know I could not do it alone. That's why she set me up to have mentors from day 1.
Immediately upon starting at oneforty, Laura connected me with two Valley Lean experts she got to know while she was out west raising money for oneforty and Pivotal Labs worked to build V1.0 of the site. These people were internet mentor legends, Dan Martell and Hiten Shah. Once a month I seemed to find myself on the phone getting what I would happily call an "ass-kicking" from Dan helping me realize all the things I was doing wrong and most importantly, could do to improve my custdev methods. Roughly every other month I would have a similar discussion with Hiten.
These discussions were priceless in my career development. I would take copious amounts of notes and seriously reflect upon what Hiten and Dan discussed with me each time. I would also share these notes with Laura to make sure I truly understood them and to force myself to teach someone what I learned (a great tool for deepening your understanding).
A Chance Meeting
Fast forward 12 months at oneforty and it is April 2011. I've learned a ton about customer development and lean startups, enough that Trevor Owens, founder of Lean Startup Machine (which was just getting off the ground at the time) invited me to be a mentor at the Lean Startup Machine event in New York City. As destiny/fate/karma would have it, Hiten Shah was also one of the mentors for the weekend.
Being a mentor traveling in from another city is very different from mentoring in your home city. When you're in your city, you likely only stop by for a brief period of time that fits your schedule. But, when you go to another city, you find you spend the vast majority of your time there…which both Hiten and I did in New York City.
After Saturday's activities wrapped up, all the mentors went out for drinks. This turned into an audition and test for me.
With Hiten Shah to my right and Patrick Vlaskovits (co-author of the awesome Lean book at custdev.com) grilling me on all sorts of topics from lean startups, to lessons learned at my first real startup job to topics on psychology and body language. At the time I was dead set on leaving oneforty to start my own company so all Hiten said was, "if you raise money for your idea, come out west and I'll give you some intros." He also encouraged me to quit ASAP to start doing my own thing if that's what I was passionate about. Coincidentally I did just that on Monday back in Boston.
Out on my own, but on the Radar
After leaving oneforty, I set out to start my company I've always dreamed of. After spinning my tires for 6 months though, I found myself pretty empty handed and a bit discouraged. After a meeting with Sim Simeonov, I refocused my efforts on the lean startups movement. After a month of interviews and discussions, I published the results, which caught Hiten's eye when they were tweeted out.
Hiten DM'd me after my first post and we had a call to discuss my findings, which confirmed his suspicious: Lean as a concept is far ahead of actual solid execution of it in the startup world. At the end of the chat, I mentioned that I was planning a trip out to the Valley in early December and asked if we could meet while I was in town. He agreed.
Meeting in SF and an Offer
When I met with Hiten in December during my Valley trip, we barely talked about KISSmetrics or my potentially working there. The vast majority of our one hour chat was about my strengths and weaknesses and where I was at in my startup career.
Hiten tried to sell me on the idea that coming to the Valley would solve many of my problems, but I presented a series of challenges that I felt prevented it from being the right decision for me. He countered I could come work for him and it would resolve many of them. I noted the offer, and it did intrigue me, but it mostly sat just sat in the back of my mind.
By the end of the trip, I was much more interested, thinking it may be the next logical step in my career. On the flight back, I emailed Hiten expressing great interest in the role, especially as I discovered I could potentially be filling the shoes of the departed Cindy Alvarez (who just weeks before my visit had left KISSmetrics to join Yammer).
Getting Serious
With the holidays fast approaching, Hiten and I took things slowly, talking about the the potential first in loose terms then in much more specifics. After one phone call where Hiten lifted the proverbial kimono on everything I wanted to ask regarding KISSmetrics as a business, all that was left was an answer to the question, "When can you come meet more of my team for an interview?"
With that, I booked tickets to take a quiet trip to SF for the interview in early February.
Sealing the Deal
With an interview scheduled and a focus on landing this job, I employed my proven job acquisition system that requires me to produce, insightful, valuable content for KISSmetrics. I happened to be reading a psychology book at the time and so I produced a massive document on different ways KISSmetrics could improve their site based on the principles I found in the book. I also aggregated all my lean learnings in one place so the rest of the team could see the credibility in Lean that Hiten knew I had.
I wasn't sure what to expect in the interview. All I had were the names of the people I would be talking to and a vague idea that we'd talk about the KISSmetrics product. Most of the interview turned out to be focused on implementation: how would you do this, what's wrong with that, what would you do in this circumstance.
Despite not really preparing for such questions, I was able to crush the interview for one simple reason: the last startup idea I had worked on was a Lean Product Management tool. While the idea didn't pan out, it led to me talking to 40 people who run product at companies. Through this, I picked up on many best practices and common mistakes. I was armed with more than enough fodder for the interview and believe I'm really armed to take on my first full time product role.
Conclusion – You Never Know…
Whether it's lessons learned in a failed startup idea's customer development interviews or an event you're randomly invited to in another city, you never know what will lead to the next great opportunity in your career. Startups are all about embracing serendipity. Embrace the machine and you never know where you'll end up.
Do you have an example of unrelated events that looking back were instrumental in a step or moment in your career?
Posted By: Jason Evanish	Category: Entrepreneurship, Lean Startups, Personal, Thoughts	Tags: careers, connecting the dots, fate, jobs, life, serendipity, steve jobs
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21. How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (12.31.19)
20. ……. (12.27.19)
19. Permanent Record by Edward Snowden (11.30.19)
18. The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky (11.14.19)
17. … (10.30.19)
16. Alchemy by Rory Sutherland (9.20.19)
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14. When Coffee Competes with Kale by Alan Klement (8.16.19)
13. Obviously Awesome by April Dunford (7.31.19)
12. Reboot:Leadership & the Art of Growing Up by Jerry Colonna (7.19.19)
11. The 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy by Hamilton Helmer (7.9.19)
10. The Relaxation Revolution: The Science & Genetics of Mind Body Healing by Benson & Proctor (6.23.19)
9. .. (6.13.19)
8. Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt, et al (5.15.19)
7. Not Caring What Other People Think is a SuperPower by Ed Latimore (4.28.19)
6. … (4.20.19)
5. The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie (4.10.19)
4. . (3.30.19)
2. Atomic Habits by James Clear (1.28.19)
1. Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process by Ken Kocienda (1.5.18)
26. High Growth Handbook by Elad Gil (12.18.18)
22. Lincoln the Unknown by Dale Carnegie (9.30.18)
21. The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale (9.10.18)
19. The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal (8.18.18)
18. …. (7.22.18)
16. The Systems Bible by John Gall (7.18.18)
15. On Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century by Timothy Snyder (6.30.18)
14. Non Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg (6.22.18)
13. The Collection by Florence Scovel Shinn (6.16.18)
12. Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb (6.3.18)
11. Powerful: Building a culture of freedom & responsibility by Patty McCord (5.4.18)
10. ….. (4.22.18)
9. *The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (4.13.18)
8. *How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (4.3.18)
7. On the Shortness of Life by Seneca (3.13.18)
6. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson (3.11.18)
4. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight (2.16.18)
1. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine Benyus (1.5.18)
23. Win Bigly by Scott Adams (11.26.17)
21. The Captain Class by Sam Walker (11.10.17)
20. Deep Work by Cal Newport (10.19.17)
19. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday (9.28.17)
18. How to Become a Rainmaker by Jeffrey Fox (9.15.17)
17. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss (9.5.17)
16. The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier (8.13.17)
15. Wooden: A lifetime of reflections on and off the court by Wooden & Jamison (7.28.17)
14. Grit by Angela Duckworth (7.15.17)
13. *Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff (6.23.17)
11. Team of Teams by Ret General Stanley McChrystal (5.31.17)
10. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss (5.11.17)
9. *The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz (4.27.17)
8. Essentialism: the disciplined pursuit of less by Greg McKeown (4.12.17)
7. Play Bigger by Peterson, et al (4.1.17)
6. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman (3.25.17)
5. The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up by Burlingham & Brodsky (3.19.17)
4. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (2.28.17)
3. The Advantage: Why Organizational Help Trumps Everything Else by Patrick Lencioni (2.20.17)
2. Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt (1.29.17)
1. *How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (1.21.17)
//// end 2016 -> 159 Total
15. Pre-suasion by Robert Cialdini (12.21.16)
14. Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff (11.15.16)
13. You can't teach a kid to ride a bicycle at a seminar by David Sandler (10.8.16)
12. First, break all the rules: What the world's best managers do differently by Gallup & Marcus Buckingham (9.17.16)
11. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry (8.29.16)
10. Only the Paranoid Survive by Andy Grove (8.14.16)
9. Second Wind: Memoirs of an Opinionated Man by Bill Russell (7.31.16)
8. Impossible to Ignore by Carmen Simon (7.23.16)
7. Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton (6.17.16)
6. From Impossible to Inevitable by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin (5.19.16)
5. The Last Word on Power by Tracy Goss (4.29.16)
4. Lead from the Heart by Mark C Crowley (4.10.16)
3. Drive by Dan Pink (3.21.16)
2. The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution by C.L.R. James (2.15.16)
1. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Ries & Trout (1.5.16)
20. Selling to Big Companies by Jill Konrath (12.31.15)
19. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari (12.31.15)
18. Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by Ret. Capt. L. David Marquet (11.27.15)
17. Pitching Hacks by Venture Hacks (11.3.15)
16. How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big By Scott Adams (10.30.15)
15. Principles by Ray Dalio (10.25.15)
14. The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million by Mark Roberge (9.26.15)
13. Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Feld & Mendelson (9.16.15)
12. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher & Ury (9.5.15)
11. A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer (8.25.15)
10. *The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh (8.14.15)
9. Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Googleby Laszlo Bock (7.19.15)
8. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd by YoungMe Moon (7.4.15)
7. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C Maxwell (6.21.15)
6. It's All About Who You Hire, How They Lead by Mort Mandel (5.24.15)
5. Good Strategy, Bad Strategyby Richard Rumelt (5.9.15)
4. How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (4.19.15)
3. Hacking Leadership by Mike Myatt (3.20.15)
2. The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation by Dixon & Adamson (2.20.15)
1. Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks (1.16.15)
24. The No Asshole Rule by Robert Sutton (12.31.14)
23. Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of Salesforce.com by Marc Benioff (12.16.14)
22. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull (12.6.14)
21. High Output Management by Andy Grove (11.14.14)
20. To Sell Is Human by Dan Pink (10.19.14)
19. SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham (10.10.14)
18. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (9.27.14)
17. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel (9.22.14)
16. The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes (8.31.14)
15. The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism by Olivia Cabane (8.9.14)
14. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger (7.11.14)
13. The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age by Hoffman, Yeh, & Casnocha (7.3.14)
12. The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker (6.14.14)
11. Own the Room: Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage, and Get Results by Booth, Shames, & Desberg (5.31.14)
10. The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz (5.18.14)
9. The Founder's Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman (5.11.14)
8. The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months by Moran & Lennington (4.12.14)
7. Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica by Ana Smiljanic (3.30.14)
6. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (3.17.14)
5. The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Burger & Starbird (3.12.14)
4. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson (2.28.14)
2. So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport (2.8.14)
1. Tested Advertising Methods by Caples & Hahn (1.20.14)
25. Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind by Ries & Trout (12.27.13)
24. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nicholas Taleb (12.19.13)
23. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck (12.19.13)
22. Rework* by Jason Fried & DHH (11.17.13)
21. The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Clayton Christensen (11.12.13)
20. How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christensen (11.4.13)
19. Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore (10.13.13)
18. Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Freiberger & Swaine (10.5.13)
17. Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire by Wallace & Erickson (9.8.13)
16. The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen (9.2.13)
15. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (8.18.13)
14. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (7.26.13)
13. Decoded by Jay-Z (7.26.13)
12. Bossypants by Tina Fey (6.10.13)
11. Lean Startup Marketing by Sean Ellis (5.29.13)
10. Who: The A Method for Hiring by Smart and Street (5.20.13)
9. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Pressfield & Coyne (5.7.13)
8. Predictable Revenue: The $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce by Ross & Tyler (4.30.13)
7. What Got You Here Won't Get You Thereby Marshall Goldsmith (4.6.13)
6. Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds by Scott Berkun (4.3.13)
5. Sweet Potato Power by Tudor (3.18.13)
4. The Lean Entrepreneur by Brant Cooper & Patrick Vlaskovits (2.26.13)
3. Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott (2.8.13)
1. The 7 Deadly Sins of Style by Antonio Centeno (1.9.13)
//// end 2012 -> 75 Total
28. "Blue Ocean Strategy" by Kim & Mauborgne (12.21.12)
27. "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki (12.8.12)
26. "The Happiness Hypothesis" Haidt (11.21.12)
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Senator Rice Calls On Community Affairs Commissioner To Appear Before Senate Committee
Says Concerns Over Weatherization Program Have to Be Addressed
TRENTON – State Senator Ronald L. Rice, D-Essex, the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, today requested that Senator Jeff Van Drew, the Chair of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, call on Community Affairs Commissioner Lori Grifa to appear before the Committee to answer questions about the State's weatherization program.
"It's long past time that the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs answer policymakers' questions regarding the State's Weatherization Assistance Program," said Senator Rice, D-Essex, and Vice Chair of the Community and Urban Affairs Committee. "We have legitimate concerns that the Department has not shown the progress needed in terms of training and placing workers and helping low- and middle-income families make weatherization and energy efficient home improvements. Despite reaching out to the Department months ago through the Legislative Black Caucus, those concerns and questions still persist."
Senator Rice noted that the Community, Consumers and Commerce Affairs Subcommittee of the Legislative Black Caucus held a hearing on December 29 regarding issues with the State weatherization program. On January 4, the Caucus sent a letter to Commissioner Grifa seeking answers to a number of questions that were raised during the course of the Subcommittee's hearing. On April 6, Senator Rice sent a follow-up letter to Commissioner Grifa, reminding her that answers had not yet been provided to the Caucus. To date, Senator Rice has not received a response from the Department, either as a legislator or as the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus.
"The Commissioner's continued silence does not make our concerns go away," said Senator Rice. "As legislators who represent a substantial portion of the population that need the services provided by the State's weatherization program, we have a legitimate interest in the success of this program. However, I'm disturbed that, after more than three months time, the Commissioner and her staff have been completely unresponsive to our request for information.
"Whether I'm asking as a legislator, as the Chair of a minority caucus, or as a resident of the State of New Jersey, I deserve to know something about the State's weatherization program," added Senator Rice. "Not only have we not received answers, but we haven't even heard whether or not the Department will be providing answers at some point in the future."
Senator Rice said that he hopes Commissioner Grifa is more responsive when invited to appear before the Community Affairs Committee by Senator Van Drew.
"The Department has a responsibility to answer our questions, whether it's in the form of a formal public hearing, or a letter to a concerned legislator," said Senator Rice. "I hope we can get answers to the serious questions about the implementation of the State's weatherization program sooner rather than later, so we can start putting qualified, trained people to work to help homeowners in need improve their homes."


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Protest pandemonium as mob descends on Times Square
By Georgett Roberts
October 15, 2011 | 5:24pm
HANDS ON: A cop grabs a protester during a tense moment in Times Square. Angel Chevresst
The "Crossroads of the World" were jammed when thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters brought their party to Times Square, creating pandemonium as chanting masses collided with tourists and theatergoers and resulting in over 40 arrests.
Shouting, "This is what democracy looks like," throngs of protesters energized by yesterday's victory in the face of possible eviction from their Zuccotti Park shantytown formed inside metal police barricades.
Police, some in riot gear and mounted on horses, tried to push them out of the square and onto the sidewalks in an attempt to funnel the crowds away.
Sandy Peterson of Salt Lake City, who was in Times Square after seeing "The Book of Mormon" musical on Broadway, got caught up in the disorder.
"We're getting out of here before this gets ugly," she said.
PHOTOS: PROTESTERS TAKE TIMES SQ.
Sandra Fox, 69, of Baton Rouge, La., stood, confused, on 46th Street with a ticket for "Anything Goes" in her hand as riot police pushed a knot of about 200 shouting protesters toward her.
"I think it's horrible what they're doing," she said of the protesters. "These people need to go get jobs."
Police arrested 42 protesters at Times Square, but cops appeared eager to avoid a confrontation.
One group of police officers massed on a side street that had been blocked by protesters entering Times Square — some on motorcycles and others on foot armed with batons and plastic handcuffs. But just as the officers began to force their way into the crowd, a group of senior officers arrived and appeared to tell the cops to fall back. The police retreated and allowed protesters on the sidewalks to fill another portion of the street.
Protesters chanted "police are the 99%" and "this is a nonviolent protest" during the near-confrontation.
Earlier, 24 protesters were arrested when a mob stormed a LaGuardia Place Citibank and shouted slogans as two demonstrators closed their bank accounts in protest just after 2 p.m.
"[The protesters] all went in a big flash mob to close their accounts," said Adrielle Slaugh,a 24-year-old office manager who saw the clash. "There were about 30 of them. They were screaming and chanting while they were going in. Security told them to leave, but they didn't. They stood in a group chanting things to the tellers. There were locked in, and then they were taken away."
Occupy Wall Street participants try to push trough police barricade as the authorities try and stop them from entering Times Square (AFP/Getty Images)
An occupy wall street protester gets arrested while marching up Sixth Avenue to Times Square. (EPA)
Demonstrators associated with the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement protest in Times Square. (Getty Images)
An estimated 5,000 protesters flooded Times Square. (Getty Images)
A demonstrators climbs on top a traffic light as steam billows around him in Times Square. (Getty Images)
She said when they were locked inside, they were "pressing on the door — you could see them banging on the glass."
Protester Hillary Caldwell, 27, a graduate student from Harlem, said demonstrators were complaining about their student loans when they were locked inside and arrested.
"We went into the bank to peacefully protest," she said. "People were standing in the bank giving testimonials, speaking about their student debt, some of which is held by Citibank and a few undercover police officers came into the bank"
She said she left and about 5 minutes later, one protester ran out and announced police were "locking the doors. They let a few customers out and then tons of police were converging on the bank."
Elswehere, the mood was more peaceful.
After donning the donated duds at the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park, protesters strode to JP Morgan Chase bank buildings in the financial district, banging drums and chanting, "We got sold out, banks got bailed out."
"Today is going to be a good day," said Alita Edgar, 31, a costume designer from Brooklyn, was part of a team offering free tailoring and haircuts for protesters.
"It is a friendly atmosphere. I am excited that the people's voices are being heard. There has been a lot of frustration."
The bank facilities were closed for the most part, keeping protesters outside for short rallies before they plodded onto other facilities on their way to Greenwich Village for a rally at Washington Square.
"I'm taking all my money out of Chase," railed Franky Lopez, 32, a graphic designer.
"I had my assets frozen by them a few weeks ago, and when they unfroze them, they issued me a whole bunch of fees."
He said he paid $559 annually in fees to the bank, including late charges.
"I've been wanting to move my money for awhile. But this opened my eyes," he said of his experiences. "I'm going to use a community-based bank for my funds."
Marchers were energized by officials' backing off on Friday from efforts to empty Zuccotti Park for a formal cleaning — and then preventing protesters from returning with any sleeping bags or other survival supplies.
The protesters have been encamped at the private park since Sept. 17.
But even after the victory, there were tense clashes with cops as some protesters took to the streets in the financial district on Friday morning.
This morning, Commissioner Ray Kelly remarked that pictures of officers wrestling with those marchers didn't tell the whole story.
"When you see a picture you have to look at the whole sequence of events," he said. "Obviously, this was a very disruptive situation, and they were trying to make arrests at that time. Sometimes force is used. The police are authorized to use force. Sometimes these are not neat situations — they can get tumultuous."
Protesters said they do not have any police permits.
"It's not every day that you get to be at the most significant uprising in a generation," Occupy Wall Street said on its Facebook page.
The protesters are upset that the billions of dollars in bank bailouts doled out during the recession allowed banks to resume earning huge profits while average Americans have had no relief from high unemployment and job insecurity.
They also believe the richest 1 percent of Americans do not pay their fair share in taxes.
"I'm 59 — I'm in the middle class," said one suburban mom who brought her teenage daughter to the protest. She said she works a "corporate" job.
"I have a 401K, but it's been slowly depleted to the point that I can't retire,and if I lose my job, I don't think I'll be able to find another one," she said.
"I brought my 16-year-old daughter with me because I'm scared for her future. What does she have to look forward to? No jobs, no savings. People have cheated and screwed up, and now we have to help them. I don't want to."
Another protester said he thought the message was having an effect.
"These protests are already making a difference," said Jordan Smith, 25, a former substance abuse counselor from San Francisco, who has been at the New York park for 10 days. "The dialogue is now happening all over the world."
Charlie Myers, 20, from Little Rock, Ark., left college a week ago to join protest and admitted sleeping out in the park was tough "but it's worth it."
"This everything humanity has ever strived for," Myers said.
Additional reporting by Cathy Burke and Post Wires
georgette.roberts@nypost.com
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«Учитель магии воды» () — восемнадцатый эпизод первого сезона американского мультсериала «Аватар: Легенда об Аанге».

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Команда Аватара добирается до Северного полюса и сталкивается с северным племенем Воды. Адмирал Джао планирует вторжение на их территорию. Аанг, Катара и Сокка осматривают новые локации, и внимание Сокки привлекает принцесса Юи. Вечером дядя Айро поёт песню про любовь, и к нему на судно является Джао. Вождь северного племени Воды устраивает празднование в честь визита Аватара, а также 16-летия принцессы Юи. На представлении выступает учитель Пакку со своими учениками. Сокка общается с принцессой. После вождь велит Пакку обучать Аватара магии воды, и сенсей говорит Аангу прибыть на рассвете. Дядя Айро заводит адмирала Джао к своему племяннику Зуко, и военачальник говорит, что забирает его людей для поимки Аватара. Джао также замечает у Зуко палаши, которые использовал Синяя маска, и он понял, что Синяя маска и Зуко — один и тот же человек, но принц врёт, что это старинные декорации.

Утром Катара и Аанг приходят к учителю Пакку, но он отказывается учить девушку из-за их правил и традиций. Мастер говорит ей учиться целительству. В знак протеста Аанг тоже хочет отказаться от учёбы, но Катара просит его этого не делать, и Аватар приступает к урокам. Сокка снова общается с принцессой, и они договариваются встретиться вечером на мосту. Адмирал Джао нанимает пиратов, которые ранее сталкивались с принцем Зуко, чтобы те разобрались с ним. Катара обучается врачеванию, а Аанг — магии воды. После урока Катара говорит с учительницей, и та видит у девушки ожерелье, которое когда-то принадлежало Пра-пра. Учительница рассказывает, что бабушка Катары родилась на этой земле, и они были подругами. Ожерелье ей подарил жених, но потом она внезапно уехала, ни с кем не попрощавшись. Вечером корабельная команда Зуко покидает принца, и дядя Айро предлагает племяннику прогуляться, но тот остаётся в каюте. Дядя уходит, и на судно пробираются пираты. Они оставляют бочки со взрывной смолой и поджигают их, затем покидая корабль. Зуко, услышав посторонние звуки, осматривает судно, и оно взрывается. Дядя возвращается к берегу и скорбит по племяннику.

Сокка встречается с принцессой Юи на мосту и дарит ей рукодельное изделие, но она внезапно убегает, говоря, что совершила ошибку. В хижине Сокка рассказывает об этом сестре и Аватару. Аанг и Катара решают, что первый будет обучать девушку после занятий с учителем. Они идут тренироваться, но мастер Пакку их замечает и говорит, что Аанг больше не является его учеником. Затем они беседуют с вождём, уговаривая его заставить Пакку снова взяться за Аватара, но они просят извиниться. Катара не делает этого и вызывает Пакку на поединок. Айро рассказывает Джао о случившемся с племянником и принимает его предложение, присоединяясь к экспедиции на Север. Когда приходит время боя, Пакку отказывается драться, отправляя Катару врачевать, но она бьёт его в спину, и тогда поединок начинается. Дети болеют за Катару, и она неплохо держится. Учитель это подмечает, но все ровно не хочет её учить. В ходе битвы ожерелье падает с Катары, и учитель одерживает верх. После он замечает украшение, вспоминая, что сделал его для своей возлюбленной. Катара узнаёт, что Пакку — бывший жених Пра-пра. На корабле Джао дядя Айро встречается с выжившим Зуко, который под прикрытием вступает в ряды адмирала, чтобы поймать Аватара на Северном полюсе. Пакку говорит, что любил бабушку Катары, но девушка отвечает, что это было не взаимно, и брак должен был быть по расчёту. Услышав их слова, принцесса Юи в слезах убегает, а Сокка следует за ней. Они говорят на мосту, и Сокка думает, что принцесса не хочет быть с ним, потому что он простолюдин, но та целует его и отвечает, что парень нравится ей, однако она помолвлена и убегает. На следующий день Аанг тренируется магии воды, и к нему присоединяется Катара, которую Пакку всё же согласился учить. Тем временем флот адмирала Джао приближается к Северному полюсу.

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Тори Айрленд Мелл из IGN поставил серии оценку 9,5 из 10 и написал, что «безусловно, это один из лучших эпизодов на сегодняшний день», похвалив «захватывающее повествование, отличную озвучку, несколько замечательных персонажей и некоторые хорошо сделанные отсылки к двум прошлым сериям». Рецензент отметил сцену, в которой адмирал Джао увидел мечи на стене у Зуко, написав, что она «была сделана идеально» и «дала нам некоторое предзнаменование грядущего». В конце критик повторил, что «от начала до конца в этом эпизоде было всё необходимое, чтобы заработать почти идеальную оценку».

Хайден Чайлдс из The A.V. Club задавался вопросом, «насколько велико население нации Огня на самом деле», отмечая, что «похоже, у них бесконечные ресурсы, а войска, корабли и провизия готовы за считанные дни по прихоти адмирала присоединиться к его военному флоту». Критик написал, что город северного племени Воды — «это застывшая Венеция с элементами индийской архитектуры во дворце». Рецензент отметил финальные кадры, в которых «армада Джао подплывает к Северному полюсу», предвещая «хорошее продолжение».

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If I wanted a lemongrass room spray, I would have ordered it. The description sounded wonderful, but the only smell is lemongrass, and supposedly there isn't even any in this.
Sorry about that. There must be a mix up somewhere. This sounds strange. I think the best way is to return the product to Amazon and re-order it and see if it still smells like lemongrass.
It really works without compromising the air! Great for work area at shop!!
They must love you at work! Thanks for the 5-star rating!
The cinnamon didn't really come through. Very disappointed. Put the other can in my closet for "Emergency Gifts"!
Safe, essential oil product has many uses.
Wow. Just the best in quality, multiple purposes. Lovely blend of safe ingredients.
Thanks for the 5-star rating, Veronica! Smell ya later!
Works great and smells great. It's nice to have a safe deodorizer. Great company.
Thanks for the 5-star rating! Really appreciate your kind words.
I was expecting Spa Bora Bora to be a good patchouli scent for my bathroom and bedroom, but this spray doesn't have a pleasant odor. I've been to a spa in Bora Bora, and this product doesn't evoke the slightest memory of it! Fortunately, the odor only lasts for a couple of minutes, so I didn't have to worry about it taking over the rooms before I threw it out.
Sorry you feel this way. Obviously, scents can be subjective. Our air spray is formulated to be lingering but not overpowering. Please contact us to get a refund if you're eligible.
I absolutely love it. It smells great. Does not choke you in a cloud of aerosol gas. Best air refreshener on the market and I am serious!
Thanks for the 5-star rating, Marti!
Thanks for the 5-star review, Nick!
I love the product, my 1/2 bath is just of the kitchen and this works perfect.
Thanks for the 5-star review, Mary!
I was hoping to find a natural spray as good as, if not better than, poo-pourri. This leaves me a little disappointed. It's a pleasant scent, it just doesn't cover poo very well.
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This product is not made with natural essential oils nor it's the smell Spanish lemon nor even lemon. Its disinfecting wipes smell and it doesnt go away at all :( .
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Thanks for the 5-star rating, Suzanne!
Delivered fast and the spray Smells good! It's more of an earthy scent.
Yaaaas! Thanks for the 5-star rating, Greenthumbalina!
Yesss! Glad you like it! Thanks for the 5-star rating, Crystal.
it's a very concerntrated scent good because you don't have to use too much it'a s bit strong for me, but the seller was quick and professional and product is good!
Really good natural option to air fresheners. Love this product.
Thanks for the 5-star rating, Rokwing! Love back at ya!


Rory McIlroy believes he is yet to hit top gear in pursuit of a first win of the year after setting up a weekend battle with Masters champion Danny Willett in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
McIlroy had missed the cut in his home event for the last three years but added a second round of 70 to his opening 67 at The K Club to finish just a shot behind Willett and Scotland's Marc Warren.
Warren surged through the field with a superb 66 to join Willett on eight under par, the world number nine carding five birdies and four bogeys in a 71 in his second tournament since claiming a maiden major title at Augusta.
McIlroy is the only member of the world's top five without a win in 2016 and admitted he was frustrated at what he felt was "negative spin" being put on his results, which include six top-10 finishes in 10 events.
"I knew I was coming in here playing pretty well so I never thought the cut was going to be an issue. I'm excited to be up there with a chance to win," said the world number three, who has slipped more than four points behind number one Jason Day in the rankings after the Australian's seventh win in his last 17 events in the Players Championship.
"The Irish Open is one of the most important tournaments of my year and I'd dearly love to win it one day. I feel like I've given myself a great chance."
Asked if he could find another gear over the weekend, the tournament host added: "I do. There's definitely more in there. Whether I get to show that could depend on the conditions, but I just feel like there's something waiting there to click and when it does, I could be off and running and that could be the catapult or the momentum that I need to have another great summer."
Willett beat the scoring average for the field by an incredible 8.9 shots with an opening 65, but struggled to reproduce that form despite again getting the best of the weather conditions.
"It wasn't bad, a little bit scrappy," the 28-year-old said. "It was windy at times and there were a couple of sneakier flags out there as well so you can't come off being joint leader and be too unhappy."
Asked what he can go on to achieve in his career, Willett added: "I have no idea. I really don't. You practice, you work hard and you do what I've already done and it's just now more of the same.
"You kind of re-evaluate things and make sure you don't get too complacent. We've worked very hard to get where we've got, so don't stop working hard and hopefully you can rack up a few more.
"Other people think you're able to come out and win every week because you won a major, but we know that doesn't happen."
Warren has yet to record a top-10 finish on the European Tour this season and had missed the cut in five of his last seven starts, but hopes a run of events will help him recapture the form which took him into the world's top 50 last year.
"I felt in the last three events as if I was close to some decent form," said the 35-year-old from Glasgow.


Back in the day, if your flight was cancelled or delayed because of the airline, it was required to offer you transportation on another airline if that flight would get you to your destination quicker. Only a force majeure, an unforeseeable circumstance or act of God, limited the airline's liability. This regulation, known as Rule 240, has not been compulsory since airline deregulation in 1978. So what can you do when the airline cancels your flight because of equipment failure, or you miss your connection because the airline didn't have staff for the flight?
Only three airlines still have Rule 240 – Alaska, Frontier, and United. These airlines will put you on another carrier if that airline can get you to your destination more quickly. Alaska even has language stating they will upgrade you to a first class seat if that is all that is available. United's language of Rule 240 would indicate that a shortage of labor is an unforeseen circumstance. Given that there are fewer flights than before, and, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 83.4% of the seats are full; Rule 240 may not help you. If you've missed a flight because of airline error, more likely than not, others are in the same position, and they will be vying for the same seat you are.
If you are concerned about an airlines policies, check Airfare Watchdog , which has deciphered the rules of a number of airlines. Some airlines offer refunds, meal vouchers, hotel voucher and assistance on other flights by the same carrier.
at next flight to Maui, it will cover the cost of hotel and food up to the limits of the plan. If the flight you get on costs more that the original ticket, and you are responsible, trip insurance may cover that additional expense.


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Q: Test Angular Service that Returns a $q Promise in Jasmine 2.0 Asynchronously I have a spec which tests the result of a promise.
The promise resolves, but the then, catch, and finally handlers never seem to fire, and call done();
As a result, the spec times out and fails (see screen shot of Chrome Developer Console).
Jasmine suite and spec
describe("promise suite", function () {
        var someMethod = function() {
            var deferred = $q.defer();
            setTimeout(function() {
                console.log('All done calling resolve');
                deferred.resolve('all done');
            }, 500);
            return deferred.promise;
        }
        iit("promise spec", function (done) {
            someMethod()
                .then(function(message) {
                    console.log('promise method resolved, running expectation');
                    expect(message).toBe('all done');
                    done();
                })
                .catch(function(error) {
                    console.log('promise was rejected ', error);
                    done();
                })
                .finally(function() {
                    console.log('calling done from finally');
                    done();
                });
        });
    });

A: $q promises are resolved on the next digest... so you need to trigger a digest:
$rootScope.$digest();

A: Tried your code in plunkr and it's working, see the console output.
Since there's no app to bootstrap in the example I'm using https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/function/angular.injector with the ng module to get the $q service
http://plnkr.co/edit/pIZ8LVtlyERXVxQB9HI2?p=preview

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