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Sexual assault suspect arrested; other possible victims sought
South San Francisco man jailed after Sept. 2018 report to sheriff
By George Kelly | gkelly@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
MILLBRAE — Sheriff's officials are asking for the public's help in finding possible victims of a sexual assault suspect arrested last week on a felony warrant for multiple crimes, including sexual assault and burglary, authorities said.
In a statement Sunday, police said a woman spoke to San Mateo County sheriff's deputies on Sept. 4, 2018, to report she had been raped.
The victim, who has an intellectual disability, told investigators that she had been living in an apartment near her family's home.
At one point, the suspect, identified as Shon Chow, 29, of South San Francisco, took advantage of her disability to draw her to the apartment, where he then assaulted her before returning two days later to assault her again.
After telling her parents of the assault, the victim reported the assaults to deputies.
Investigators learned that Chow had been convicted of peeping into bathroom windows of unsuspecting females in 2009 and 2010 in San Mateo County, and detectives arrested Chow on May 3 near El Camino Real and Santa Inez Avenue in South San Francisco.
Chow was booked into Maple Street jail on suspicion of multiple charges and held on a combined $1,750,000 bail.
Anyone who has information on Chow or believes he may have victimized them should call San Mateo County sheriff's Det. Gaby Chaghouri at 650-363-4060.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.
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George Kelly is a breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group. Previously he worked as an online coordinator and, before that, a copy editor and page designer for Bay Area-based newspapers and magazines. Off work, he enjoys playing in bands, busking and karaoke. His first newspaper job was as a Washington Post paperboy.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) today announced it will participate in the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference being held Jan. 7-10, 2019, in San Francisco, California.
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Gallery websites - are they user-friendly?
Across the arts, digital expression now forms an integral part of mainstream art practice and web platforms have largely replaced promotional brochures and adverts. Interaction between publicly-funded galleries and what could be described as their 'audiences' extends way beyond physical visits. Whereas in the past, galleries just needed to have a nice looking website, today it's all about being optimised for mobile and being active in social media too to draw visitors to the site's content.
Commissioned for the Interpretation Matters website (http://interpretationmatters.com/?p=603), freelance writer and researcher Susan Jones offers a commentary on what makes up a good user experience. By sampling selected gallery websites, she has highlighted good examples, and at the end suggests some simple ways in which sites can be improved.
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Whether you decide to use a direct lender or a mortgage broker they all have to meet HUD's stringent standards. A mortgage broker, however, works with a number of different lenders which means you will have more options. Just like you would visit several dealers and explore different models in the search for a new car, shopping around for a reverse mortgage can help ensure you are getting the best rate, loan type and terms for your retirement.
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The FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) was first introduced in 1987 and as with most government programs it had a few bugs. Always keeping in mind the goal of the reverse mortgage program is to provide peace of mind for seniors during retirement many consumer protections, refinements and improvements have been added to the original program.
The New Reverse Mortgage offers a number of options that allow you to create a personalized retirement vehicle that will help you reach your retirement objectives. As a result there are variations within The New Reverse Mortgage that not all "specialists" are aware of.
How would you prefer to conduct business?
If you're OK working with a 20 something in a call center in Detroit or Charlotte, the "big box" lenders are there for you.
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The Lambeth Living Well Collaborative 's monthly breakfast meeting features in a film developed in partnership with ITN as part of the NHS 70th Birthday celebrations. The film reflects some of the fantastic work in the Borough.
It highlights the work of Lambeth Together as well as the new way in which adult mental health services will be working in the borough from 1st July, through the Living Well Network Alliance.
The film was launched at the NHS confederation conference in Manchester on 11th June. A two-minute version was shown as part of Simon Stevens' (Chief Executive NHS England) opening speech with the full film launched later in the conference, featuring four CCGs from across England, including Lambeth.
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THE PROMISE OF AUTOCEPHALY IN UKRAINE: WHAT'S AT STAKE? by Deacon Nicholas Denysenko
6 Comments April 25, 2018 The Editors
President Petro Poroshenko and Patriarch Bartholomew I (March 10, 2016)
Last week, news circulated that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is expected to issue a Tomos of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. This news appeared on the heels of a meeting that took place between Patriarch Bartholomew, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his delegation after Pascha on April 9, 2018. The discussions between the presidential delegation and President Poroshenko were reportedly lengthy, and Poroshenko formally requested the issuing of a Tomos that would be presented publicly on the occasion of the 1030th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus' in late July. The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's Parliament, voted to voice its support for the appeal for the Tomos, and the synods of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) and Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) issued letters voicing their support for the Tomos. The press office of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) claims that the actions of the President and parliament violate Ukrainian law, since offices of the state are interfering in Church affairs, and the UOC-MP is also arguing that all of the Orthodox Churches must agree to autocephaly, and that autocephaly is no longer only a prerogative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The mechanism for granting autocephaly is a canonical issue that was on the agenda of the Holy and Great Council in Crete of 2016, but which was not taken up by the Churches that participated in the Council. Furthermore, there is no clarity on the recipients of the Tomos: to whom will the Ecumenical Patriarch grant the Tomos, where would the inaugural Liturgy celebrating the Tomos be celebrated, which bishops would concelebrate with the Ecumenical Patriarch, and whose names and sees would be entered into the diptychs of global Orthodoxy?
In the remainder of this essay, I will reflect on what is at stake for the major players in Ukraine and for the rest of global Orthodoxy.
The State: The fervor of enmity among Orthodox in Ukraine continued to increase in its intensity. The volume of intrachurch anger and rejection of the other is manifest in numerous public incidents, the most recent being the refusal of the Zaporizhian eparchy (UOC-MP) to grant a funeral to a child baptized in the UOC-KP who died tragically. These disputes are particularly problematic when parishes decide to change their jurisdictional affiliation, changes in leadership that evoke public accusations, legal actions, and even violence. The ongoing war in Eastern Ukraine and the backdrop of Russian aggression against Ukraine is also deeply troublesome. The state's position is that Russia uses UOC-MP institutions and people as satellites for promoting its agenda. Legitimizing an Orthodox Church in Ukraine that was liberated from Russian control and influence (emphasis mine) would weaken the capacity of such satellites to divide and conquer the Ukrainian people. Recently, Poroshenko said that one canonical Church in Ukraine would cease the ongoing process of Russian colonization of Ukraine. Removing Muscovite influence from Ukrainian Church affairs has been a staple feature of the movement for autocephaly in Ukraine since 1917. State officials have always understood that religion is the proverbial "glue of the people," and have acted accordingly throughout Church history. In this vein, the appeals of Poroshenko and parliament fit the historical paradigm.
UOC-KP and UAOC: There have been large, autocephalous Orthodox Churches either in or outside of Ukraine since October 1921, when the first UAOC was born. None of these Churches received official recognition within global Orthodoxy and have carried stigmata of illegitimacy for several reasons, although the Ecumenical Patriarchate's reception of the Ukrainian Churches in Canada (1990) and the USA (1995) demonstrated that these stigmata were not obstacles to canonical normalization. The UOC-KP and UAOC are the Churches that bear the legacies of the autocephalist movement from its origins. They are both autocephalous, so a Tomos would be count as recognition of their "churchliness" and independence. For these Churches, a Tomos would normalize their relations within the Orthodox world and would also legitimize some of their traditions and priorities: the most important of these is Ukrainization, which includes using Ukrainian as the primary language of liturgy and restoring native Ukrainian liturgical customs that were muted during the synodal era of Church life. The UOC-KP has already offered to relinquish its patriarchal status in exchange for autocephaly: a Tomos could mark the inauguration of a new era of Church ministry in Ukraine. In the new situation, the UOC-KP and UAOC might attempt to claim property currently under the control of the UOC-MP – including the beloved Pecherska Lavra in Kyiv and Pochaiv monasteries. The state would have to monitor that situation with great care. One could anticipate this becoming a full-fledged crisis in Ukraine if plans are not made in advance to mitigate against forceful attempts to seize control of property. Furthermore, the new autocephalous body will have to navigate the reality that many parishes desiring autocephaly will reject Ukrainization. Imposing Ukrainization on parishes that prefer Church Slavonic will alienate people and result in accusations of the Church pursuing a nationalist agenda.
UOC-MP: The state has promised that all people, clergy, and parishes that wish to remain in the MP will have every legal right to do so. In all likelihood, some percentage of clergy and people will join the autocephalous body in Ukraine, so the UOC-MP will become smaller. Some critics have suggested that the UOC-MP change its name to "Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine," and while such an action might represent the true identity of this body, one can expect that the tactic of inscribing stigmata of illegitimacy on an entire Church would be imposed upon the UOC-MP, an unhappy outcome that would only perpetuate the current crisis in Ukraine. Finally, it would be naïve to believe that autocephaly will remove Russian influence in Ukraine through the Church. It would certainly decrease Russian power, but the shared history of the two countries means that there will always be Russian influence in Ukraine (and Ukrainian influence in Russia), for better or for worse. During the years of the war, the UOC-MP has claimed a martyr identity, referring to public incidents of parish changes in jurisdictional affiliation as evidence of a conspiracy to destroy the Church. Again, without proper care and management of parish registration and property management, the martyr identity will become a slogan of protest announced on the public sphere. The stakes for the MP itself seem obvious, but the greatest adjustment would be to its historical narrative. The Russian Orthodox Church reveres Kyiv as the mother of its ecclesial heritage, and the 1917-18 Moscow Council acted to honor Kyiv's prestige by granting the Kyivan Metropolia special privileges in self-government (autonomy) and the administration of the Church in Russia. Kyiv's permanent detachment from the Russian Church would decrease the MP's size and prestige, but would also challenge its narrative that Kyiv is the mother of Russian cities.
Ecumenical Patriarchate: Supporters of Ukrainian autocephaly have appealed to the Ecumenical Throne repeatedly for support, beginning in 1918. The EP's reception of the Canadian and American branches of the Church not only normalized their canonical standing in world Orthodoxy, but positioned the EP as the primary mediator of Ukrainian divisions. The reception of the Ukrainian Church in the USA in particular was vehemently opposed by the MP, but flaring tempers cooled somewhat, and there have been no prohibitions for the Ukrainian bodies of the EP in sharing the fullness of Church life with their sister Orthodox Churches. Granting a Tomos of autocephaly to Ukraine would land the EP a valuable and large ally in intrachurch politics: they would have good reason to feel confident that the Ukrainians would reward them for the Tomos. But a Tomos also risks a break in Communion with the MP: if the MP was willing to risk Orthodox solidarity to retain power in Estonia, one can only imagine how they will respond to EP patronage of Ukraine. That said, the abstinence of four Churches from the Council in Crete illumined the existing fissures within Orthodoxy – there may not be enough real solidarity left to keep the EP from risking icy relationships with Moscow for the sake of Ukraine. Supporters of Ukrainian autocephaly will hail the EP as the proverbial Cyrus they have long awaited.
Authors of the Narratives: Ranking no. 3 in the hierarchy of those who have the most at stake are the authors of the Ukrainian narrative. What texts are used to present the history of the Church in Ukraine in seminary and graduate school courses, and who wrote them? There is a vibrant literary corpus of scholarship on the Church in Ukraine that is virtually unknown by Orthodox people, who are woefully ignorant as they tend to read sources authored by non-Ukrainians written with polemical intent. Recognizing an autocephalous Church in Ukraine would legitimize not only the Church, but also free those who study the Church to learn its history from those who are actually living it, and permit Orthodox Ukrainians to assume control over their own public narrative.
Autocephaly and Church Ministry: the desire for autocephaly among some Ukrainians is so strong that it has attained an eschatological quality. Autocephaly does not guarantee excellence in evangelism and Church ministry: it should be issued in recognition of those marks already present in the Church, but it cannot be the source for an Orthodox Church confronting the twenty-first century. Some commentators have publicly asked, with some doubt, if a true turn in evangelism and theology would result from autocephaly. Or, will autocephaly simply perpetuate pre-modern Orthodoxy in Ukraine, keeping it frozen in the synodal period? An autocephaly that capacitates the formation and production of Church intelligentsia could be a force for much good in global Christianity. Others might wonder if now is a good time to rethink autocephaly as a mechanism for Church governance, since its modern variant seems to honor the notion of one Church for each nation-state. Would multinational regional structures that avoid imperialistic centers prove to be a better model for postmodern autocephaly? The Ukrainian question gives Orthodox theologians something serious to contemplate.
The Ukrainian People: My own research on autocephaly in Ukraine is that most of its people support it because they want to be themselves. The people themselves do not agree on the details: there are many who desire autocephaly, but have no interest in Ukrainization, because Church Slavonic has always been the language of worship in Ukraine. At the fundamental level of identity, autocephaly would honor the fullness of churchliness in those who confess their fidelity to Christ in an autocephalous Church. A Tomos has the capacity to accomplish two objectives: to recognize (not "grant") the fullness of Christian life of a Church, and to permit Orthodox Ukrainians to be themselves without requiring the approval or living under the supervision of external authorities.
Issuing a Tomos of autocephaly carries some risk, and the Ecumenical Patriarch will have to trust that Ukrainian Church leaders and state officials will act with the utmost prudence and charity. To date, no Tomos has been issued, and maintaining the status quo has sadly flamed the fire of enmity among Orthodox in Ukraine, while perpetuating the stigmata of illegitimacy on supporters of Ukrainian autocephaly. Perhaps, then, it is time for the Ecumenical Patriarch to act by issuing a Tomos, and for the leaders of the Orthodox Churches to offer sure hands of support to all Orthodox faithful in Ukraine, regardless of the temporal city in which their presiding bishop resides.
This article appeared yesterday on Public Orthodoxy. Cross-posted with permission.
Photo Credit: QHA Crimean News Agency.
Deacon Nicholas Denysenko is the Emil and Elfriede Jochum University Chair and Professor of Theology at Valparaiso University. He holds an MDiv from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary and a PhD from the Catholic University of America. His The Orthodox Church in Ukraine: A Century of Separation will be published by Northern Illinois University Press later this year. He is attached to Holy Trinity Cathedral (Orthodox Church in America) in Chicago IL.
For additional reading on the ecclesiastical situation in Ukraine see the following articles: Death of Small Child Reveals Split in Ukrainian Orthodox Church — When God Becomes the Weapon: Persecution Based on Religious Beliefs in the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine — Russia-Backed "Cossack" Fighters Take Oath in Moscow Patriarchate Church to Fight Against the Ukrainian "Enemy" — Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate under Investigation for Supporting Russia's War against Ukraine — Statement on Ukrainian Autocephaly.
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More on the economics of the DREAM Act: News. Politics. Media
The U.S. Senate this week will discuss the DREAM Act, a bill that would benefit up to 2.1 million young undocumented immigrants — including 160,000 who
The U.S. Senate this week will discuss the DREAM Act, a bill that would benefit up to 2.1 million young undocumented immigrants — including 160,000 who live in Florida.
High school graduates eligible for the DREAM Act would be required to serve in the uniformed services or enroll and graduate from an institute of higher education. Supporters of the bill have touted the DREAM Act's economic benefits.
Enterprise Florida is a public-private partnership dedicated to the creation and development of industries that can supply better-paying jobs for this state. Enterprise spokesman Stuart Doyle tells The Florida Independent, "It's going to be important to have the workforce that business wants for the future. We are for economic development for the state. To be more competitive, Florida needs more higher-wage jobs."
Doyle says that Enterprise neither supports nor endorses the DREAM Act because the decision is Congress', but emphasizes that the state and the nation need the talent base with the skillset and academic background to meet future economic goals.
According to a U.S Chamber of Commerce report (read in full below),
Jobs requiring a bachelor's degree are anticipated to grow at a faster rate than other occupations, yet occupations that only require short or moderate "on-the-job" training will account for about half of all jobs by 2016. Of the top 30 fastest-growing occupations, 18 are in professional and related occupations, and 10 are service occupations.
The Chamber concludes that
highly skilled immigrants tend to have an even greater impact on job creation. Immigrants come to the United States to fill available vacancies, not to take jobs from American workers.
A Research Institute for Social and Economic Policy (RISEP) study shows that from 2000 through 2005, immigrants represented about 23 percent of the workforce and that Florida's immigrant worker numbers grew significantly as a share of science, maintenance, and social service occupations.
RISEP data also indicates that in 2007-2008 Hispanics residing in Florida represented about 25 percent of the overall workforce, and about 20 percent were employed in professional, scientific, financial, and real estate occupations.
A Pew Hispanic Center 2006 study points out that immigration is the driving force behind the growth for Latinos while a September 2010 report by the Migration Policy Institute, MPI shows there is important growth of immigrant workers in the health, information technology, construction, and hospitality sectors, what the study calls middle-skilled family-sustaining wages.
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Responding to a Florida Independent report about a motion filed by the ACLU of Florida to join the state in defending Amendment 6, the office of newly inaugurated Attorney General Pam Bondi says it is still reviewing its options in the case, and will make its intentions known when it files a response early next week.
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The Carlisle Development Group writes to The Florida Independent today that the company is taking immediate and aggressive steps to address allegations by construction workers that they have not received wages for work done on the Northwest Gardens affordable housing project managed by Carlisle.


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NJBIA Finds Businesses Report Staffing Challenges, Increased Wages
Oroho says report indicates small businesses need more help
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) said three in four business owners in the Garden State reported they were challenged to find appropriate staffing in 2021.
That's according to NJBIA's 2022 Business Outlook Survey, which found 48% of business owners reported being considerably challenged by the current labor situation. Twenty-five percent said those challenges were manageable.
The report also found nearly the same amount of businesses raised wages, with some doing so considerably. According to the report, only 13% of New Jersey businesses increased hiring this year.
In contrast, 34% said their hiring decreased in 2021.
Oroho Calls for More Support
State Sen. Steve Oroho (R-24) noted the state must do more to help small businesses stay afloat during the pandemic, saying all of New Jersey should be worried about the NJBIA survey results.
"We should be extremely concerned when nearly 60% of business owners tell us they are ready or willing to shut their doors for good due to government mandates and restrictions, lower revenues, and other challenges related to operating in New Jersey during the pandemic," said Oroho.
Oroho positioned the report alongside a March NJBIA publication which found nearly a third of New Jersey businesses had ceased operations since the beginning of 2020.
"Instead of an effective and comprehensive relief plan, the administration is releasing little dribs and drabs of funding in a way that's not really helping anyone. Hopefully, the NJBIA survey is a wake-up call for the Murphy administration," he concluded.
Pandemic Challenges Change Outlooks
Post-pandemic challenges related to staffing, restrictions, and lower revenue have caused some business owners to re-evaluate how long they want to keep a hold on their enterprises.
Thirty-seven percent of respondents said they did no plan to change their future plans due to the challenges of the last 20 months, but 28% said they would look to sell or cease their business sooner than anticipated.
A full 31% noted they are still determining whether their plans will change.
"When nearly 60% of employers are either looking to end their businesses sooner, or considering it, due to these continued obstacles, it should be a red flag for our policymakers who might consider more mandates or policies that make it more costly to do business in New Jersey," said NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka.
Some Numbers
Following are some other results from the survey:
57% reported available staff was more stressed or burnt out
24% reduced hours/days open
26% had candidates who said childcare challenges impacted their ability to return to work
All totaled, 72% increased wages this year – compared to 54% who raised pay in 2020. Businesses expect that upward trend to continue in 2022 with 22% saying they'll increase wages more than 5%. A year ago, only 9% said they would increase pay more than 5%.
79% said they were impacted by supply chain issues and delays more in 2021 than in previous years
43% claimed an increase in sales this year – compared to 19% that saw more sales in 2020 due to the pandemic
In 2022, 38% believe they will make a profit, compared to 26% who think they will lose money.
22% listed New Jersey as very good or good, while 30% described it as fair and 48% ranked it as poor.
The report is based on 601 valid responses. Most respondents were small businesses, with 73% employing 24 or fewer people.
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The American hangover
Trends in American leisure activities reflect a change - frugality and making do are in, gaudy consumerism is out.
by Naomi Wolf
Gardening, scrapbooking, knitting and cooking have all become newly shabbily chic in the US [GALLO/ GETTY]
New York, NY - As turmoil stalks the US financial markets and protests fill its streets, Americans' lifestyle choices are evolving in a telling way: Once seen by the rest of the world as an exuberant teenager - the globe's extrovert, exporter of rock 'n' roll and flashy Hollywood movies - Americans are now becoming decidedly withdrawn, or at least inward-looking. Trends in leisure activities reflect that change: Frugality and making do are in; gaudy consumerism is out.
This change is due to the fragile economy, of course, but I believe that it is also psychological. After two wars and a half-dozen undeclared conflicts in the past decade, the US has entered a period of unprecedented cultural hibernation.
Gardening, scrapbooking, knitting and cooking have all become newly shabbily chic. In the urban neighbourhoods to which the young and hip are moving, city garden plots and heirloom tomatoes grown in window boxes have replaced Lexuses and Priuses.
Other young hipsters have moved farther out into the country in search of an idyllic new narrative fantasy. The young couple - he with a beard and she in a sundress and rubber boots - are homesteading in the Hudson River Valley with a flock of chickens, or in New Mexico in an ecofriendly straw-bale house. They have replaced the young couple of five years ago - he with the hedge fund, she with interior decorators - in a McMansion in Westchester County.
The food sections of urban newspapers that, five years ago, would have covered the latest fusion cuisine, now run dreamy profiles of the guy with the Ivy League degree who has stepped off the grid, and done fine for himself by starting a line of homemade pickles. Farmers' markets, wood stoves, solar panels and Agway farm-supply stores are the new focus of aspirational dreams for people who not long ago were high on boundless credit, consuming luxury brands scaled down for the middle class, and fantasising about the kind of life on display in glossy magazines.
Even Hollywood storylines now echo this desire to escape to a "simpler life", with its aversion to excessive wealth and indulgence. In the soon-to-be-released We Bought a Zoo, a single father heals his family by moving to the country and homesteading with a menagerie of wild animals - shabby house and spectacular natural vistas guaranteeing a redemptive setting for domestic life.
Other films cast excess as nauseating. The blockbuster The Hangover Part II depicts three young male friends engaged in a night of carousing in Thailand, in which they are free to satisfy every appetite - from transsexual sex workers to drugs and chaos of all kinds. At the end, however, the lead character indulges his longing for marriage, family and the quiet life of a dentist. In a parallel plot aimed at women, the movie Bridesmaids features a bride-to-be who is about to get "everything" - in the guise of a dull, but extremely affluent groom - but flees the excess around her and escapes to her humble apartment.
After bank bailouts, Bernard Madoff-type financial scandals, and a housing bubble that left Americans high and dry, it is as if the collective unconscious is recasting life on yachts and perfectly manicured golf courses as distasteful and thrifty, often rural simplicity as a virtuously cleansing relief. Not surprisingly, the last time American culture had such a reversal of iconography was during the Great Depression, when films such as The Grapes of Wrath cast down-to-earth simplicity - versus the corruption of wealthy elites - as a shining virtue. ("Whenever there's a cop beating up a guy, I'll be there … wherever people are eatin' the stuff they raise and livin' in the houses they build, I'll be there, too," as Tom Joad said.)
Ronald Reagan asserted in 1980 that it was "morning in America", but in the US now, it is the morning after. This drive towards an off-the-grid, eat-what-you-raise, bike-there-on-your-own, solar-powered collective fantasy is inevitable: Americans were pumped full of hope that more consumption would make them happier, and instead were left with a pile of debt. They were asked to admire the top of the income pyramid, only to find that they were looking at a pyramid scheme.
It is no wonder, therefore, that a kind of survivalist chic has become the updated version of the radical, communal chic of the 1960s. Americans have lost their faith in those who, in the boom times, purred, "Trust us". The new American dream - a flock of chickens and a jar of pickles - represents the insight that the only people whom Americans can trust in a crisis are themselves.
Naomi Wolf is a political activist and social critic whose most recent book is Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries.
Follow Naomi Wolf on Twitter: @naomirwolf
A version of this article first appeared on Project Syndicate.
SOURCE: Project Syndicate
Naomi Wolf played a leading role in so-called "third-wave" feminism and as an advocate of "power feminism," which holds that women must assert themselves politically in order to achieve their goals. Her books include The Beauty Myth, The End of America and, most recently, Vagina: A Biography.


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The beautiful piece of advice Victoria Beckham gives her daughter Harper every morning.
Jessica Staveley
Senior News Writer
For mum-of-four Victoria Beckham, there's one inspiring piece of advice she likes to give her six-year-old daughter Harper every single day.
Speaking at the Forbes Women's Summit in New York last week, the fashion entrepreneur shared how she encourages her youngest child to chase her dreams.
According to Harpers Bazaar, Victoria shared: "I say, 'Harper, you're a girl, you can achieve anything. You can do anything that you want to do.'"
Victoria, who has long been a campaigner for women, went on to explain why she constantly shares this message with her daughter.
"She knows she can do everything and probably more than her brothers can. We talk about it a lot. She wants to be an inventor and she's very proud of that. She's a strong smart woman – little woman," she said.
As a strong supporter of UN Women, Victoria added: "Regarding girl power, I am still banging on that drum, and I'm not going to stop."
Love u baby girl x #VBAW18 #NYFW love u @davidbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham x kisses x VB
A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) on Feb 11, 2018 at 1:33pm PST
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Six-year-old Harper is David and Victoria Beckham's only daughter. She has three older brothers, 19-year-old Brooklyn, 15-year-old Romeo and Cruz, 13.
Victoria also opened up about how the fashion world didn't take her seriously at first – a factor which has moved her to constantly encourage her daughter to chase her dreams.
"I was a Spice Girl married to a footballer," she said. "But the clothes spoke for themselves."
44-year-old Victoria also laid to rest rumours that she has split with her husband of 19 years, footballer David Beckham, praising him for his constant support.
"I'm so lucky that I have the support of an incredible husband. He has always encouraged me to follow my dreams and passion," Victoria shared at the summit.
"We really are equal in everything we do at home with the children. He makes it possible."
The pair recently issued a statement, telling the world that they weren't getting a divorce after a false rumour that a divorce was in the works spread online.
Tags: celebrity , david-beckham , girl-power , harper-beckham , kids , victoria-beckham


Clyde E. B. Bernhardt is a jazz trombonist and blues singer. Sheldon Harris is a freelance jazz journalist and author.
Bernhardt's career has spanned almost the entire life of jazz. He began playing trombone in the 1920s, and played and sang during the 1930s and 1940s with King Oliver, Edgar Hayes, Jay McShann, and dozens of other groups. After semi-retirement in the 1960s, Bernhardt is again touring Europe and the United States. His is the story of many black musicians who spent hundreds of hours in buses to play dances throughout the country, and perfomed in Harlem clubs where they were barred from the audience. Count Basie's Good Morning Blues ( LJ 1/86) tells a similar story. Harris, author of Blues Who's Who , preserves Bernhardt's congeniality, humor, and colloquial speech in a portrait of a personality and an era. William Brockman, Drew Univ. Lib., Madison, N.J.


Yes, this blog post will essentially be a eulogy for my cat. If you are not a cat person, or not an animal person, then that's ok, I am very happy for you to pass over this blog post. I'm really writing it for myself.
My family had a dog adopt us once but essentially we are cat people. My parents have a cat, my brother has a cat, my sister has two and we had one up until today.
When DH and I decided that our family was complete and there were no new babies coming I really needed something small to cuddle. We jokingly told everyone that the offer was 'either another baby, or a cat' and DH chose the cat. He had never had a family pet before and he was willing to give it a try. Turns out, he's not a family pet kind of guy and he has graciously put up with the cat but she's really been my pet and not his.
I really REALLY wanted a cat. I was seeing a cat wandering around our house before we even got one. We went to the pet store and chose the food bowls and the litter tray and the collar and everything. Then we went to the cat home and found that it wasn't the right season and there were no kittens to be had. We put off the acquisition for a couple of months.
When we went again there were plenty of kittens. We sat in the little kitten room and tried to choose. There was an absolutely gorgeous kitten, just like the picture on a cat food box, but I was sure that one would find a home. I picked up a dark tortoiseshell kitten – all black and gold – and gave her a cuddle and she started to purr. Then when I put her down she just sat under my legs and continued to purr and purr and purr. She chose me. I couldn't say no to that!
DH says she was the ugliest one there and we called her Katisha after the daughter-in-law elect in the Mikado who was famed to have a right elbow that men would swoon over. Katisha neatly shortens to Kat, which we thought was sensible because cats don't come when you call anyway, do they? Well, Kat did. She came when you called, she came when you put your hand down to patting distance, she loved company.
When she first came into heat she loved company VERY much! She would coo her way up the hallway in the middle of the night. There was nothing we could do to stop it. And then the day came when we had guests over and a two year old boy was playing pretty roughly with her. Did she run away? Put out a claw? Not a bit! She shoved her bum up in the air, 'bring it on, I'm ready!' We took her to the vet.
At first she was an inside cat. I am totally on board with the amount of damage cats, domestic and feral, do to our Australian wildlife. We kept her indoors, except for the times when she slipped through our legs and out the door as fast as she could. Which was any time she saw the door open. DH had the job of running after her, scruffing her and bringing her home. She never learned, and DH never enjoyed the experience.
We mad her a cat yard, an enclosed space in the back yard that she could access through a little tunnel. It had a sandpit in it – that made life easier for me. But she much preferred the freedom of the great outdoors. We tried the whole 'cat on a leash' thing but as soon as we put the harness on she would flop down on her side. She just would not walk, not with that thing on.
One time she caught a bird in her little cat yard. I thought that was the silly bird's fault. Another time she caught a mouse, brought it inside, and lost interest. I can picture DH with Kat's head in his hands, pointing her at the mouse cowering under his desk. She eventually caught and dispatched the mouse.
She got better at mouse catching though. Once we moved to our new house she became an outdoors cat. We weren't prepared to do the work really, we were lazy. And she was older. But she became an amazing mouser and even caught rats. One time she brought a reasonably large rat in and dispatched it. We left her to it and went to bed. The next morning, no rat body was to be found. That was until DH put his jacket on and found that she had thrown the rat into his jacket pocket! (I'm maybe beginning to see why he didn't like her so much).
There was one story about Kat that DH likes to tell. It was the time when she was fighting another black cat outside and the fight came through the cat door. DH was jerked out of sleep to the squalling of fighting cats in the house. He got up to see what was going on and the cat-hurricane swept past him into the bedroom, clearing the whole of his bedside table and racing over the bed. DH decided to open the back door to allow them to go outside again but before he could get there a black cat shot past him, up the wall, somersaulted off the ceiling and came at him claws outstretched. He ducked. The cat (we're really not sure which one – two black cats in the dark) missed and DH opened the door and turned around and they had disappeared. No cats to be seen. DH pulled himself together and went upstairs. There was no noise. There was Kat, sitting on the step. They both weren't sure where the other cat was and they moved downstairs together, step by step, both of them relieved when the other cat didn't materialise. It took DH quite a while to calm back down to sleep that night. I'm not even sure that he did.
Kat loved company. She would sit patiently in the car port waiting for all of us to be home of a night before she went back inside. She would sit on my lap on the couch for a bit, then when she decided she'd had enough she would get up and let me know it was time for me to move – she wanted the warm couch. If I didn't move, she'd start to dig behind me to make me get up. It suited me actually – I'm not much of a long sitter – I fidget and I get up and fix things and make drinks and things. I liked the short cuddle and then the signal that it was time to move. When she was young and sitting on my lap she would stick a claw into my leg, just to make sure I didn't move. I'm glad we came to a more sensible arrangement.
At one stage it seemed that all of DD's friends were allergic to cats. They would come over and we would hand out the antihistamines like lollies. And of course we had the friends that we like a lot but that don't like cats. Cats are attracted to those people. Kat was no different. But we were pretty ruthless. "Kick her away" we'd say. People come before cats, that's just the way it is.
When DH got up to make a morning coffee for me and bring it down to bed, Kat would come too. She wasn't allowed in our bedroom, one time she accidentally came in while playing and when she realised where she was she exited backwards. It was hilarious! So she wouldn't come in to our room of a morning, she would sit outside the door and wait, looking longingly at me through the crack in the door. When I finally surfaced (after coffee magic had happened) she would ask for breakfast and I would have to go and feed her before anything else happened.
She would make a fair bit of noise in the mornings but most of the time, no matter what she was asking for, she wouldn't meow, she would just purr. She had a very loud purr. At one stage when she was keeping me company while I gave an online tutorial she was purring so loudly that one of the students asked, 'is that a cat?' Yep!
Even near the end she lay on the floor and just purred. No complaining, just a lovely purring.
She loved her food, but she loved ours even more. I guess every cat is like that – preferring steak and fish to tinned cat meat. It makes sense. All of us, especially DS, would give her scraps of whatever we were cooking. Bacon, steak, fish – oh and her reaction when a cooked chook was brought into the house!
She hated having her photo taken. DD tried to take selfies more than once, and Kat knew, she would change position, walk away. She loved to lie flat on her back on the floor but woe betide anyone who wanted to pat her tummy – she was not that kind of cat.
She was 14-ish years old. It's not a bad life for a cat. And it's a good long time to be a part of any family. I am very grateful to have spent that time with Kat.


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Q: Why do I get "PrehashSignature is not implemented for Signature" error when using k256 library? I simply tried to create a recoverable signature using the k256 crate documentation as a reference as follows, but for some reason I get a compile error regarding the sign method to create the signature.
use k256::ecdsa::{recoverable, signature::Signer, SigningKey};
use rand_core::OsRng;

fn main() {
    let signing_key = SigningKey::random(&mut OsRng);
    let verifying_key = signing_key.verifying_key();
    let message = b"ECDSA proves knowledge of a secret number in the context of a single message";

    let signature: recoverable::Signature = signing_key.sign(message);
}

error[E0277]: the trait bound `k256::ecdsa::recoverable::Signature: PrehashSignature` is not satisfied
 --> src/main.rs:9:57
  |
9 |     let signature: recoverable::Signature = signing_key.sign(message);
  |                                                         ^^^^ the trait `PrehashSignature` is not implemented for `k256::ecdsa::recoverable::Signature`
  |
  = help: the following other types implement trait `PrehashSignature`:
            ecdsa::Signature<C>
            ecdsa::der::Signature<C>
            k256::schnorr::Signature
  = note: required because of the requirements on the impl of `Signer<k256::ecdsa::recoverable::Signature>` for `k256::ecdsa::SigningKey`

I have enabled the "ecdsa" features as follows:
k256 = { version = "0.11.3", features = ["ecdsa"] }

Is there any other setting I need to do?

A: As @isaactfa mentioned at the comment, I need to enable BOTH "ecdsa" and "keccak256" features:
k256 = { version = "0.11.3", features = ["ecdsa", "keccak256"] }


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(Preface: What follows is a memoir which has taken me almost 40 years to put on paper/write. I make no claims to its "factuality (is that a…
Churchill in the Time of Coronavirus
"All wisdom," Winston Churchill said in 1936, "is not new wisdom." As the world confronts a great crisis, it would do well to consider…
Bless the Lake Down in Africa — The Story of "Simson's Circus"
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Journal #8 Leadership
Plutarch seems worried that readers won't take his stories about women seriously. Why might that be?
Historical Fiction Letter
A letter written to the students of San Marino High School's first period Honors U.S. History class.
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This book presents a timely examination of the practice of law enforcement, viewed from the vantage points of role definition, administration, and external/internal relations. The authors examine how the police and public define the law enforcement role, how police agencies are managed and evaluated, and how the police interface with each other and the citizenry.


Watch a video  about our Connecting the Regions visit to Dunedin.
Around 97 per cent of businesses in New Zealand employ fewer than 20 people and many of these small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are run by ethnic people. Their many connections and overseas experiences provide a huge amount of potential.
However there are also challenges and many ethnic business people find it difficult to understand the business culture and regulations within New Zealand. Many also have under-developed connections to the wider business community.
Our Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) project has been created to address these issues and involves a number of initiatives.
gain improved pathways to overseas markets by drawing upon the local and off-shore connections of ethnic SMEs in New Zealand.
The Ethnic People in Commerce in New Zealand project, started in 2010, focuses on creating international business connections through our existing local diversity. This booklet  (1.91mb PDF) or www.slideshare.com  provides small-medium businesses with a snap shot of the tools available from Office of Ethnic Affairs to help them, and some examples of businesses that are making the most of cultural diversity to help their business grow.
The website  is home to a free business matching database designed to connect ethnic businesses with those in the wider community in order to improve trade opportunities here and overseas.
The site helps match ethnic people, who have contacts and know-how from working in their home communities, with Kiwi businesses looking to expand their markets.
People with global experience who share their knowledge of local customs, language and contacts can offer real value to New Zealand-based businesses looking to trade overseas. In return, ethnic business people can benefit from new connections and opportunities.
Registering on the database is free and easy. Visit www.epicnz.co.nz  and click on the Register Now button.
By registering  you can find specific skills, experience and market opportunities.
Each year we hold a business-focused conference which aims to build connections within the small and medium sized enterprise sector. Our events page  has more details.
These visits are held in regions of New Zealand with strong growth potential and aim to connect ethnic business people with markets outside their immediate community.
In 2013 visits were arranged to Hawkes bay and Dunedin.
Watch a video  about the Dunedin visit.
In 2011-2012 visits were arranged to Nelson and the Bay of Plenty.
These workshops focus on helping ethnic business people start and run their businesses in New Zealand. They provide advice on setting up a business, information on trading and exporting, developing business infrastructure (such as IT systems) and connecting with non-migrant business communities.
The Office of Ethnic Affairs holds these workshops in partnership with Inland Revenue , Immigration and Labour at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment , and private sector institutions.


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HeadWatch puts a smartwatch on your ear
We knew wearable technology was going to get weird eventually, but we didn't expect it to get this weird, this fast. The HeadWatch is smartwatch design with a twist – a touchscreen body that pops off and doubles as a headset. Wearers get the usual smartwatch notifications, but they can also stick the watch in their ears to take calls. Read More
Redesign to improve safety and lethality of 120-mm mortar system for US Army
Mortars are one of the oldest forms of artillery, evolving from devices that fired stone projectiles a few hundred meters to become a mainstay of any modern army's arsenal. Benét Laboratories is continuing this evolution by tweaking the 120-mm mortar system currently used by the US Army to increase range, reduce weight, improve user safety and cut costs. Read More
Japanese rockstar Yoshiki engages in piano battle with hologram of himself
Following in the virtual footsteps of Tupac Shakur, at the SXSW festival last weekend Japanese musical icon Yoshiki used a hologram not just in an attempt to add a little flair to his performance, but to indulge those fans who can't quite get enough of him. Read More
Goodyear's new state-of-the-art airship makes its first flight
The Goodyear blimp may have been flying around for almost 90 years, but it still manages to turn heads. On Friday, there was another reason to look beyond nostalgia for the days of the great airships of old as Goodyear unveiled its new state-of-the-art blimp to the media, Goodyear associates and dealers at its Wingfoot Lake hangar in Suffield, Ohio. Built in partnership with the Zeppelin company, the new craft that replaces the 45-year old GZ-20 blimp fleet is not only larger and faster, it isn't even a blimp, but a semi-rigid airship. Read More
Frauscher 858 Fantom hits the water like a sports car of the sea
It becomes difficult for boats to stand out when they're stuffed into an expo center segmented into row after row of seafaring vessels and marine hardware. Even massive yachts and striking boat concepts can start to look alike after a few passes through a boat show. One boat that did grab our attention at the Boot Dusseldorf show earlier this year is the new Frauscher 858 Fantom, a V8-powered craft inspired by German and Italian sports cars. Read More
In pictures: The 2014 North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Ask someone to list off the world's most innovative bicycles, and chances are that they'll mention some mass-produced bikes made by big-name manufacturers. The fact is, though, it's more often the smaller, independent builders that are doing the real innovating. For the past 10 years, many of them have been showing off their latest builds at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS). We attended this year's event, which took place last weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here's a look at some of the things that really caught our eye. Read More
How to bypass country restrictions on video sites
By Stu Robarts
We're spoilt with high-quality film and television nowadays, and there are an increasing number of websites on which you can watch the content you're after. Sometimes, however, websites and content are restricted based on the country in which you live. This article explains how you can bypass these restrictions. Read More
More than just an RV: ESCAPE injects some style into the tiny house movement
Perhaps due to the fact that the challenge of designing viable tiny homes pushes architects to come up with creative space-saving solutions, the tiny house movement is bursting with great ideas. The latest such dwelling to come to our attention, dubbed ESCAPE, is a 37 sq m (400 sq ft) home that boasts a handsome design, lots of customizable options (including operating completely off-grid), and legal status as an RV. Read More
Panny carries your keys and protects your valuables
Keychains do the job they're meant to do perfectly adequately. But is there a better way of carrying keys and other small objects? Tamir Bar-Ilan and Kobi Hazum from Las Vegas believe there is, and that it comes in the form of Panny. Read More
Web app for writers channels the spirit of Hemingway
Hemingway is a simple web app designed to help writers write simpler copy. You can't save documents, share them, organize them or comment on them. You just paste in your text, follow its advice, and copy it to get it out again. But it's very effective. Read More


Ever since the Industrial Revolution, fossil fuels like coal and oil have been fueling innovation and society. In recent years, the damages to the environment that come from burning these fossil fuels have been thoroughly documented, and now many countries around the world are moving toward renewable energy as their primary source to fuel their infrastructure. As we enter a new year, be on the lookout for these trends and advancements in sustainable energy that will likely make the news.
As consumers are becoming more aware of the negative effects of fossil fuels, companies have been moving progressively toward renewable energy and this trend will likely continue moving forward. Companies like Netflix and the food company Mars have made significant changes to their company model to make their operations as sustainable and environmentally-friendly as possible. In 2018, it's fair to say that we will continue to see these positive changes in the private sector.
The wind has been used for thousands of years as a source of energy. At the end of 2016, there were nearly 350 thousand wind turbines in use that helped the earth keep over 637 million tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. While this technology has become more prevalent around the world, it still has room for improvement.
Last year, major innovations in solar energy were developed to make this kind of energy creation more effective and efficient to be used on a larger scale. For many countries, the upfront cost of solar energy for individual homes is sky-high making it an unpractical option for many people. As innovations in solar continue, it could pave the way for this energy source to become a viable source of energy for businesses and personal use.
In 2016, the United States had about 540,000 electric cars on the road, but considering there are approximately 250 million cars in the US, these electric cars account for a relatively small amount of cars for the population. This year will bring about new electric car models that have incredible performance standards and luxury components.


If you have been writing for many years now, then you might already have encountered various topics. Probably, some topics given to you are easy to write while others would really take a lot of your time. Additionally, subject may also come as generic as well as specific. Nevertheless, if you are committed to composing a content, you have to make sure that you will produce a 100% top quality written content no matter what the subject is. Discussed below are the guidelines on how to make a good article from a wide array of topics.
When you already have an idea what to compose, type in the certain keywords on the search field of a reputable search engine. But if in case that you don't have a clue to create no matter how you try to think, then it is good to type in the subject in the search box and visit the top ranking websites presented by the search engine.
Make the body of your article as engaging as it can be but be also versatile for your different target audience. If you need to incorporate your own idea, create it in a way that the reader can say, "he has a good point." And also, if you need to point out an official statement written or spoken by another person, do not take the credit and make sure you quote that person in your post.
You can look at this research plan All these anchor texts may not appear but there's a big chance that this will be and hyperlinked as well.


Welcome To The WakeMed Bariatric Specialists Bariatric Bistro!
As the diet progresses beyond clear and full liquids, many patients find themselves bored with their choices or unsure about what they can and cannot eat. We have compiled some recipes and foods that may help get you through the next few weeks and beyond. As always, please check with our office if you are unsure if you should be progressing your diet. Please call 919-234-4468 and ask for our dietitian if you have any nutritional concerns.
Also feel free to check out our Pinterest page for more recipe inspiration!
At Envision Nutricenter, we strive to be the most comprehensive weight loss center in North Carolina by providing excellent service including a non-surgical weight loss program and products for surgical weight loss patients. We also offer services to individuals interested in improving health through diet.


Quickly discover addresses, contact information and opening hours of the best Toyota dealer in your neighborhood.
Whether you're looking for the best deal on a new SUV or want to schedule regular service on your current Toyota, Toyota dealers in your neighborhood have you covered.
Financing a new car is a huge investment, which is why you should like to try before you buy. Get in touch with a certified Toyota dealership to organized a test drive and get to see your ideal Toyota in action.
If you're scheduling maintenance or scheduling a test drive, Toyota dealers in your area are ready to help you find what you need, hassle-free.
Choosing between selling your old car and trading it in? Find out more about your trade-in possibilities at a Toyota dealer near you.
Dont stress, put the fun back in your car buying experience. With great service, competitive value and top quality performance, your community Toyota dealerships will always work to make you happy.
Toyota dealerships in Sodus, New York are stocked with certified Toyota parts to keep your Toyota running like brand-new.
Give your car the attention it deserves. From scheduled service appointments to more serious solutions, you can trust our certified mechanics at our area's Toyota dealership to provide the highest level of quality certified Toyota car maintenance close by.
Don't risk your car's health. If it's the right time for your car's next scheduled maintenance, be sure to expect exceptional Toyota car service from the qualified technicians at your community Toyota dealers.


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Basically, all of us are using the internet in some way or another. The majority seems to be using Google to find information on almost anything from buying movie tickets to selling products to checking the weather and much more. Other popular search engines include Microsoft's Bing, Yahoo, and Yandex. Have you ever stopped and wondered just exactly how Google or any other search engine does it? My previous encounter with Google got me thinking and I ended up finding this interactive infographic from Quick Sprout.
This is by far the most entertaining and probably easiest way ever to understand what Google does and how they are able to deliver search results to you and me in mere seconds. If you've ever wondered how they do it, this will answer most of your questions or at least make you curious enough to do more research.


Led by Hindi cinema's megastar Amitabh Bachchan, top stars attended the premiere of Jab Tak hai Jaan or, As Long As I Am Alive.
Chopra was known as the "King of Romance" for creating classic love stories that were immensely popular. He died last month days after finishing the film.
Bachchan, who acted in several of Chopra's blockbusters, said the entire industry was celebrating the film.
"I think Yash Chopra would have liked it. Despite his death, the whole industry is celebrating his movie, and I am very anxious to see it," he said.
Chopra's wife Pamela said the premiere was their way of celebrating Chopra's illustrious life rather than mourning his absence.
The film stars Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in a love triangle with two leading ladies, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.
The story of the film has not been made public, though promotional clips show Khan as both a musician and an army officer.
Monday's red-carpet event in India's entertainment capital, Mumbai, was attended by Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and several Bollywood actresses from Chopra's earlier movies, including Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi and Priety Zinta.
The opening date coincided with the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, and the timing was not without controversy.
Film producers consider a Diwali premiere date to be lucky, but it meant the movie ran into the release of yet another potential box-office blockbuster, Ajay Devgn's Son of Sardar.


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package cb

import (
	"errors"
	"net/url"
)

type OrgListResponse struct {
	*OrgList `json:"data"`
	Metadata interface{} `json:"metadata"`
}

type OrgList struct {
	List []*OrgEntry `json:"items"`
	Page `json:"paging"`
}

type OrgEntry struct {
	Name    string `json:"name"`
	Path    string `json:"path"`
	Type    string `json"type"`
	Created int64  `json:"created_at"`
	Updated int64  `json:"updated_at"`
}

func (c *Client) GetOrganizations(params *url.Values) (*OrgList, error) {
	var data *OrgListResponse
	err := c.Call("/organizations", params, &data)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return data.OrgList, nil
}

func (ol *OrgList) Next() (*OrgList, error) {
	if ol.Page.Current >= ol.Page.TotalPages {
		return nil, errors.New("Next page out of range")
	}

	u, err := url.Parse(ol.Page.NextURL)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	c := GetClient()
	params := u.Query()
	return c.GetOrganizations(&params)
}

func (ol *OrgList) Prev() (*OrgList, error) {
	if ol.Page.Current <= 1 {
		return nil, errors.New("Previous page out of range")
	}

	u, err := url.Parse(ol.Page.PrevURL)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	c := GetClient()
	params := u.Query()
	return c.GetOrganizations(&params)
}


It's not a very good idea to get a lifted pickup—primarily because it's a rather unattractive thing to do to a truck. But secondarily because if you ever try to crawl up into one while drunk, you'll look even dumber than usual.
There is a lot to like about this video, including the fact that this guy is wearing a high-visibility vest, as if his actions weren't already making him plenty visible. We're also genuinely impressed at his ability to, in spite of his apparently profound inebriation, swing the door shut without slamming it on his fingers or hitting his head on the roof.
Our only real criticism of the video is that it was filmed vertically instead of horizontally, robbing this three-minute masterpiece of the cinematic widescreen format it deserves.
We are hoping, though, that the reason this video ends so abruptly is because the smartphone's owner stopped filming and ran outside to prevent the man in question from driving while intoxicated. A drunk guy crawling all over a lifted pickup truck is very funny, until he actually makes his way into the driver's seat, at which point it can quickly turn from comedy to tragedy.


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Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – 'In the Key of the Universe' (2019)
Posted on: 03.01.19 | Category: Reviews
Here is what magically happens when you cross spiritual soul-jazz with bluesy soul-jazz.
For his latest album, Joey DeFrancesco chose to name it In the Key of the Universe, which is a very Pharoah Sanders type of title. Perhaps that's because the iconic saxophonist himself is on this record: the de facto heir to the legacy of Jimmy Smith features the de facto heir to late-period John Coltrane mysticism.
Sanders — like Ornette Coleman in his latter years — is enjoying long-overdue appreciation for the artistic peaks he climbed in the 60s and 70s even as he has all but ceased to record any new music for a long while. The Creator Has a Master Plan from 2003 is the last official studio record under his own name (though it was a recycling of his old tunes), and sideman recording gigs since then are few and far between. So any new appearance of the old master is good news.
The even better news is that Sanders inspires Joey DeFrancesco to raise his game further. And his combo is already star-studded: you have Billy Hart on drums, Sammy Figueroa on percussion and another ace sax player — Troy Roberts — to complete a roster of players brimming with quality.
The title song is where Sanders is first heard, but Roberts stays put, treating us to a double tenor sax attack. Sanders solos first, showing no worn edges from his pointed articulation, and DeFrancesco afterwards does his quicksilver thing. Then there's a cover of Sanders' signature song, the majestic epic "The Creator Has A Master Plan." Pared down to a 'mere' eleven minutes, the creator of "Creator" is as mystical as ever on his tenor horn, and instead of Leon Thomas' unforgettable chant, it's Sanders himself singing those uplifting lines. But the song's original drummer — who happens to be Hart — is present, and Roberts moves over to acoustic bass. DeFrancesco of course is on organ but also piano to maintain that vintage vibe.
A well-done remake of that iconic song is hard to beat, but "And So It Is" does its best, with DeFrancesco playing muted trumpet on this soul ballad to harmonize and trade solos with the old master. Ironically, it's here where just a little of the ol' abrasive side of Sanders comes out, as the B3 maestro comps on a comfy electric piano.
Sanders may only appear on three of these ten cuts but his influence is felt on some of the other tracks as well. "Inner Being" is an uplifting melody made more so by Roberts's joyful soprano sax. A tabla ushers in "Vibrations in Blue" and reappears throughout, though the song quickly settles into a blues groove and leading to one of DeFranscesco's technically astounding B3 solos.
Other tracks are pure Joey DeFrancesco. "Awake and Blissed" and "It Swung Wide Open" are hot bop numbers, pared down to the DeFrancesco/Roberts/Hart trio with the former including a surprise turn by the leader on electric piano and both featuring the supple tenor sax of Roberts. The soprano and tenor saxes that grace the sensuous "Soul Perspective" are both Roberts', but the highlight comes at the end when his bigger sax exchanges remarks with DeFrancesco's Hammond. Roberts employs both horns for the introspective ballad "A Path Through The Noise," but this time is joined by DeFrancesco on trumpet.
Can both transcendental and earthly jazz coexist on the same record? With In the Key of the Universe Joey DeFrancesco answers with an emphatic "yes."
In the Key of the Universe goes on sale March 1, 2019 through Mack Avenue Records.
Read the full piece from: Something Else! Reviews
In The Key Of The Universe
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Cloud computing services are likely to have a profound effect on the manner in which IT professionals conduct business, it has been claimed.
The Information Week Analytics 2010 Cloud Computing and IT Staffing Survey states that individuals who are in a position to influence company policy relating to the technology have to "juggle weighty considerations".
The cost-saving benefits of the service have to be considered alongside the risks that moving data to an outside provider will inevitably bring, Information Week states.
"Three-fifths of these pros responding to our survey say their companies have either adopted cloud services or plan to within the next 24 months," the article added.
"By contrast, only about one-third of IT staff say this is the case."
According to an article by Yomiuri, the uptake of cloud computing among large enterprises and government agencies is likely to become even more popular, as individuals look to take advantage of its cost-saving and efficient nature.
However, a number of organizations remain concerned that storing information on external servers brings with it a large amount of risk regarding the security of data.


Jeff Lemire and Kim Jacinto are launching a brand new The Sentry ongoing series as part of Marvel's "Fresh Start" relaunch. This comes after the Sentry's recent return in Doctor Strange.
Of course, with the Sentry comes his dark side, The Void, who will still have a role to play in the new series.
The series will be set some time after Sentry's reappearance in Doctor Strange, with Bob Reynolds having already reintegrated in the Marvel Universe a bit.
The Sentry is the latest title to be announced as part of Marvel's "Fresh Start." Other titles that were announced include Tony Stark: Iron Man, Captain America and Thor.
The Sentry #1 will launch on June.