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Note-a-Cause Program Raises Money and Awareness for Charities
September 9, 2009 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment
Queensland personal card specialist Noteable Designs has launched a community-minded program to raise money and awareness for small charities called Note-a-Cause.
Noteable Designs offers three products that increase awareness of allergies and special needs – Allergy & Alert Cards, Family Contact Cards and the ID Me range. Sales of any of these products will result in a $2 donation to a worthy charity.
A different charity is selected to benefit each month, with Backpacks 4 Aussie Kids chosen to kick off the Note-a-Cause program in September. Backpacks 4 Aussie Kids is a non-profit volunteer group, which donates and collects items to fill backpacks and nappy bags for children going into foster and kinship care.
Noteable Designs director Maree Evans said children often had no time to collect belongings when taken into care, so Backpacks 4 Aussie Kids provided a bag for them.
"It can be extremely traumatic for a child to be taken into care, often without any notice, so it's nice for them to have a backpack of clothes, a blanket and a soft toy to help them cope in a difficult time," Ms Evans said.
The Note-a-Cause program was developed to build awareness of the community-minded products Noteable Designs sells and to raise money for small charities at the same time.
"Each of these products serves an important purpose and offer a quick and convenient way to convey important information. Having such information available in an easy-to-read format could make all the difference during an anaphylactic allergic reaction, or if a child was lost at the Easter Show, for instance," Ms Evans said.
"It is not unusual for children to have an allergy or specific need, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, where they would need assistance, however it would be impossible for people to know the correct response for every potential situation. Our cards give parents confidence knowing the important information a teacher, police officer, paramedic or friend's mother would need to help their child is available," she explained.
Noteable Designs' Allergy & Alert Cards details the child's medical information and important details on a business-sized card. These cards can be used as a quick reference whenever the child is away from their parents, such as at day care or sleeping over at a friend's house.
The ID Me range of identification cards are personalised for each child and designed to be worn on a lanyard or attached to clothing or backpacks with a retractable zinger. Cards include information that would be needed in an emergency, such as name, address, parent contact details and special needs.
Family Contact Cards are business-sized cards displaying all contact and important details, such as phone numbers, address, email, birth dates or medical information, in one place.
Noteable Designs is looking for further charities to support for Note-a-Cause and invites the public to tell them of suitable worthy causes, no matter how small.
"We will support each cause for a month to ensure we cover a diverse range of charities. We aim not only to raise money for these causes, but also to raise awareness through our support," Ms Evans said.
"To do this effectively we need the public's help in spreading the word about Note-a-Cause and the charities we support throughout the program," she said.
For more information about Note-a-Cause or Noteable Designs visit www.noteabledesigns.com.au.
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Bank of Cyprus posts €30 million annual profit
The Bank of Cyprus posted an after-tax profit of €30 million and a profit after tax and before non-recurring items of €91 million in its financial results released on Monday.
"2021 saw a strong recovery in the Cypriot economy after a period of pandemic-related disruption, providing an improved backdrop against which the Bank performed well," Group CEO Panicos Nicolaou said.
"During the year we continued to support the country's return to growth, extending €1.8 bn of new loans, an increase of a third on the prior year and steadily recovering towards pre-pandemic levels," he added, saying the bank generated a profit despite incurring restructuring costs.
In terms of cost management, the bank reported total operating expenses of €347 million, remaining relatively stable from the previous year.
A similar trend was observed in the bank's cost-to-income ratio which is currently at 60%.
Regarding the Bank of Cyprus' capital position, its Total Capital ratio was 20.8%, while its CET1 ratio stood at 15.8%.
Crucially, the bank reported a reduced NPE (non-performing exposures) ratio of 7.5%, the result of the bank's successful implementation of its Helix 3 project, which involved the sale of NPEs worth €0.6 billion.
Furthermore, there was an organic NPE reduction of approximately €400 million during the 2021 fiscal year, while 96% of performing loans under expired payment deferrals with an instalment due by February 8, 2022, presented no arrears.
In terms of the bank's medium-term objectives, these include a ROTE (return on tangible equity) percentage greater than 10% by 2025, as well as reducing the NPE ratio to approximately 5% by the end of 2022 and to less than 3% by the end of 2025.
"Having reached the important milestone of single-digit NPEs we are now updating our medium-term targets with a focus on creating value for our shareholders, including increasing our return on tangible equity target from 7% to over 10%, providing the foundations for a return of dividend distributions, subject to performance and relevant approvals," Nicolaou explained.
Moreover, the bank also aims to announce its environmental, social and corporate governance targets (ESG), including going carbon neutral by 2030 and becoming a net-zero emissions bank by 2050.
In terms of the fourth quarter of 2021, the bank reported a total income of €154 million, 11% up from the third quarter.
Operating profit for the quarter stood at €55 million, 33% higher than the previous quarter.
There was also a small-scale targeted voluntary staff exit plan with a one-off cost of €16 million, resulting in gross annual savings of approximately 3%.
In addition, profit after tax at the end of the fourth quarter amounted to €10 million.
The bank explained that its strategy remains unchanged, revolving around growing revenues in a more capital-efficient way, improving its operating model through great efficiency, ensuring asset quality, and creating organisational resilience through a sustainable agenda.
"Our transformation plan will enable us to deliver on these strategic pillars whilst leveraging on our country-wide customer database," Nicolaou stated.
"We are also at an advanced stage in the development of a digital platform that will allow us to serve our customers beyond banking and create new revenue streams," he added.

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Can you do a tutorial for angular 7 custom scrollbar plugins, cant seem to find one.
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I use iMac. Love it.
I use PC for design & code.
Do you have your courses on Lynda.com too?
Hey Gary. Can you please make a sass tutorial?
I'm using Mac right now. I had a lot of troubles developing with pc and a few months ago i bought a 15 inch mid 2015 Macbook pro and it's been awesome. Just like on Linux but much more smoother, so now my pc is only for occasional gamming lol.
Great , thank you .
Designer/Coder on PC, Mac is just to simple for me.
Can you do a video on EasyTimer.js?
I use PC for coding. Great video by the way! Thanks!
I'm using a pc for both, my argument is that I'm broke and can't afford a pricey Mac.
I use Linux! Why didn't you mentioned it?
Manjaro Linux (Deepin Desktop) and Windows 10 dual boot.
Love your channel 😊 Alway watching your new videos. I've learned to code on my pc, but now at work I'm using laptop nad have ubuntu on it.
Awesome video as always, and spot on! Can U pls do some more Angular Animation. U'r Stagger one was just fantastic? Thx in advance.
Historically, I use a PC, both portable and desktop. Will have a Mac Pro by the end of this year. After W10, I'm satisfied with my PC.
I use Windows at Work and trying Deepin in my house, I also have a Mac but that is my wife's working machine.
I use pc with Ubuntu. Mac is too expensive. I don't like windows.
I have a dual boot with windows and linux, can't afford a Mac 😢 'cause i live in Brazil. I started designing on windows with Axure, and now i'm testing Adobe XD. I always been looking for a Mac just to have a experience with Sketch. What you guys think about Sketch? Adobe XD can replace it? BTW, i use linux for coding.
Pescovisck o Adobe XD não substitui o Sketch completamente pra mim. A prototipagem é melhor no XD, mas o sketch tem muitos plugins que agilizam o trabalho e os pontos de ancoragem são muuuuuuito úteis pra montar layouts responsivos.
I use a Mac. I like the terminal better on Mac. I find it similar to Linux. Most servers I interact with are Linux VMs in the cloud. Cmd and powershell just aren't for me.
I use a Mac with VMware Fusion and Run a Windows VM (and a Linux VM) in Fusion. Ifind myself working mostly in the Windows VM . The Windows VM running on the Mac Hardware is exceptional.
I personally use a Mac for coding and design purposes.


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United States v. Lopez
Filing Date: 04-02-2014
A "properly authenticated verification of removal is legally sufficient to support a finding of physical removal beyond a reasonable doubt"; and, the government is required to show physical removal but not to show that before removal of an alien an order of removal was issued.
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Estate of Saunders v. CIR
A claim can be deducted from an estate tax return if the estimated value is reasonably ascertainable and not if it is vague or uncertain. Post-death events are allowed for calculation purposes of a deduction when the claim is "disputed or contingent."
United States v. Tanke
Mailings sent "to avoid detection or responsibility for a fraudulent scheme," which were sent before the completion of a scheme, are within the mail fraud statute, and the perpetrator's scope of the fraudulent scheme should be used to figure out when a scheme has finished.
MediVas, LLC v. Marubeni Corp.
There is a rebuttable presumption that an order compelling arbitration but that does not explicitly dismiss the underlying claims stays the action as to those claims pending the completion of the arbitration and is an unappealable interlocutory order.
Appellate Procedure
Knapp v. Hogan
A dismissal after repeated violation of Rule 8(a)'s requirement, followed by leave to amend to meet the "short and plain statement" requirement, under §1915(g) constitutes a dismissal "for failure to state a claim."
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Evans v. Shoshone-Bannock LUPC
When a tribal court lacks jurisdiction, a nonmember to an Indian Tribe does not have to exhaust tribal remedies prior to filing a suit in federal court, and it is not within the Tribes' authority to regulate land owned in fee simple by a nonmember of the Tribe unless the land's intended use is considered to put the area of the surrounding reservation in jeopardy.
United States v. Kyle
When a court goes beyond providing reasons for rejecting the agreement presented and comments on the hypothetical agreements it would or would not accept, it crosses over the line established by Rule 11 and becomes involved in negotiations.
United States v. Cortes
A criminal defendant is entitled to present a sentencing entrapment defense to the jury when evidence shows that the result of the defense will be lowering the statutory sentencing range; the Hobbs Act makes robbery and extortion criminal even when contraband is the property at issue.
United States v. Elk Shoulder
The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act's registration requirements are not punitive in nature and therefore do not violate a person's constitutional rights.
United States v. Dunn
United States v. Colson is not clearly in conflict with Dillon v. United States because Dillon does not change Booker's reasonableness standard and it was not "closely on point" to the jurisdictional question at issue.
United States v. Thompson
Using a thermal lance tool that uses extreme heat to cut through metal does not constitute "using fire" under 18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(1) and does not warrant a penalty enhancement.
Stapley v. Pestalozzi
Prosecutors filing a federal civil racketeering suit are not entitled to absolute immunity when their actions were not "sufficiently analogous to those of a prosecutor" and when the suit is not "analogous to a criminal prosecution."
Shoemaker v. Taylor
An image "morphed" to depict children who appear to be engaging in sexual activity does not constitute protected speech.
United States v. Gonzalez-Villalobos
To satisfy 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d)(2), the defendant must show actual or constructive inability to seek judicial review, and the inability must be related to an alleged error in the deportation proceedings; denial of an evidentiary hearing does not satisfy this requirement.
United States v. Stoltz
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment is not implicated when a servicemember is given a nonjudicial punishment without a waiver of the servicemember's right to demand a court-martial instead.
United States v. Morgan
When an agent re-advises a suspect of their Miranda rights and does not question her or seek a waiver of her rights then these actions are not the functional equivalent of "interrogation" in violation of Miranda even if a picture is taken with the defendant and the contraband.
United States_v._McClendon
A defendant who walks away, refuses to comply with police officers' commands, and reaches into his waistband is not considered "seized" under the Fourth Amendment until he submits to the authority of the police.
Perez v. Nidek Co., LTD.
In order for a state-law claim to escape preemption by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ("FDCA"), the plaintiff must be suing for conduct that violates the FDCA, not suing because the conduct violates the FDCA.
United States v. King
The Fourth Amendment permits a suspicionless search of a probationer's residence when, as part of a probation agreement, the probationer has accepted a suspicionless-search condition.
United States v. May
Under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, a court may consider damages that arise as a result of prevention measures directed at an ongoing crime spree. Under the Mandatory Victim's Restitution Act, where a convicted act occurred after damages arose, the convicted act cannot be the basis for restitution of the damages.
Babb v. Lozowsky
In a petition for habeas corpus, where a court determines with reasonable certainty that a jury reached a general verdict of guilt upon a valid theory, an erroneous instruction relating to separate theory of guilt is a harmless error.
United States v. Keyser
The mailing of sugar packets labeled "Anthrax" constitutes a true threat and, therefore, is not protected by the First Amendment; likewise, hoax speech is not entitled to First Amendment protection, because "false and misleading information indicating an act of terrorism tends to incite a tangible negative response by law enforcement, emergency workers, and citizens."
Carrera v. Ayers
A claim for ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to make a Wheeler objection, in 1990, can only be met if the defendant shows that there was a prima facie case for unlawful discrimination and shows that "there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different."
Delgado-Hernandez v. Holder
Ordinary kidnapping under California Penal Code § 207(a) "is a crime of violence because it results in a substantial risk of force."
Sanders Cnty. Republican Cent. Comm. v. Bullock
Under the strict scrutiny standard, preventing political parties from endorsing a judicial candidate is not a necessary prerequisite to the compelling interest of maintaining a fair and independent judiciary.
Yeager v. Bowlin
Under California law, a statement is not "republished" on a website unless "the statement itself is substantively altered or added to" or "the website is directed to a new audience."
Sanchez-Avalos v. Holder
For purposes of assessing eligibility for waiver of inadmissibility, the "modified" categorical approach allows courts to consider only those facts upon which a defendant's conviction "necessarily rested."
Jones v. Ryan
A claim for prosecutorial misconduct will not succeed when the evidence is not material to the case, no prejudice results from inconsistencies of that evidence, and the evidence is just one piece of the mosaic of evidence against the petitioner.
Evon v. Law Offices of Mickell
A debt collector's practice of sending collection letters addressed to the debtor and in "care of" the debtor's employer without obtaining the debtor's prior consent constitutes a per se violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Nelson v. City of Davis
Pepperball projectiles, which combine pepper spray and concussive force, "merely combine two types of force that we have already recognized as unreasonable when aimed at individuals who pose no threat and have committed, at most, minor offenses."
United States v. Ramos-Medina
A sentencing court "may consider acceptance of responsibility separately in imposing a sentence, even if the court determined that the defendant did not qualify for a formal adjustment on those grounds" under the Sentencing Guidelines.
Vilchez v. Holder
Whether a particular video-conference hearing "violates due process must be determined on a case-by-case basis, depending on the degree of interference with the full and fair presentation of petitioner's case caused by the video conference and on the degree of prejudice suffered by the petitioner."
United States v. Perea-Rey
Under the Fourth Amendment's protections, agents do not need a warrant to observe inside the curtilage of the home but do need a warrant to enter into it. The "knock and talk" exception's constitutionality of curtilage entries is determined on whether "the officer's actions are consistent with an attempt to initiate consensual contact with the occupants of the home" and not the "officer's subjective intent."
SEC v. Jasper
A trial court may properly exclude hearsay statements that are admissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(1) where the "trial court simply considered it unfair to present a version of an unavailable witness's testimony without an opportunity to cross-examine directly."
Cross v. Sisto
A federal habeas corpus claim should not be found untimely when it is properly filed under California law and statutory tolling is correctly applied.
Peng v. Holder
Irrespective of whether an alien pleaded guilty or proceeded to trial, an alien convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude before the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act is eligible for waiver of deportation under § 212 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act.
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Senator Hawley Introduces Slave-Free Business Certification Act
Beveridge & DiamondLauren Hopkins, Kirstin Gruver, Megan Morgan
On July 20, 2020, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 2020 (Act), which would require certain large companies to investigate and report on forced labor within their supply chains.
The proposed Act has three major components: mandatory investigation and auditing, mandatory annual reporting to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that includes a CEO certification, and significant penalties for non-compliance. The DOL would be required to promulgate implementing regulations within 180 days of enactment.
Covered Business Entities
The Act would apply to any "issuer," as that term is defined in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)), with annual worldwide gross receipts exceeding $500 million.
Supply Chain Investigation and Auditing Requirements
Under the Act, a covered business entity would be required to "conduct an audit of its supply chain … to investigate the presence or use of forced labor" by the entity or its suppliers, including by direct suppliers, secondary suppliers, and on-site service providers.
The Act requires the investigation and auditing process to include:
Worker interviews,
Management interviews,
Document review,
Closing meetings with management, and
An audit report.
Annual Reporting Requirements
A covered business entity would also need to submit to the Secretary of Labor and post on its website a detailed report outlining the results of the investigation and audit, including the details of any instances of forced labor; the policies or procedures the covered business entity has in place to address forced labor issues in the supply chain; and a written certification, signed by the CEO, stating that the entity has complied with the requirements of the Act and either found no instances of forced labor or has disclosed every known instance of forced labor.
Penalties for Non-Compliance
The bill includes a significant enforcement mechanism that allows the Secretary of Labor to assess penalties for noncompliance. Specifically, the Secretary of Labor can assess civil damages up to $100 million and punitive damages up to $500 million for failure to comply with the Act's audit and reporting requirements.
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Q: Nothing happen when running git clone I try to run git clone on my server. But this is the only thing that is happen
root@ns304946:/var/www/html/poklid.tk/public_html# git clone https://github.com/brusselopole/Worldopole.git
Cloning into 'Worldopole'...

Nothing more. What can be wrong?

A: It's working on my PC. Maybe you'd want to check your route and /etc/resolv.conf

A: You can try to change the protocol used from https to git:
git clone git://github.com/brusselopole/Worldopole.git

A: You may be having proxy issues (I wouldn't know why they appeared "suddenly").
Diagnostic actions:

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*Post the output of
$ git config --global --list
$ git config --system --list
$ git config --local --list

(the latter will probably not apply).

*Try cloning another repo.

*Check the config files for the proxy settings. Remove the settings.

*Start git config "from scratch", i.e., removing all config files (back them up).

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This was my first Paleated Woodpecker. He was working a tree above "Bubba Pond," where bubba the giant alligator lives. I got lots of pictures that day wondering around the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, SC.


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Best of the Net 11/4-11/10
Lansing Builds The Car Of The Year
Michigan auto workers can still build a great car, and Motor Trend magazine agrees. Motor Trend has named the Cadillac CTS its 2014 Car of the Year. As reported by the Lansing State Journal, Cadillac revamped the CTS for 2014, and the remodeling has paid off.
Cadillac manufactures the CTS at its Lansing Grand River plant. The plant built its one-millionth car in September, which coincidentally was a 2014 CTS. The CTS previously won Motor Trend Car of the Year honors in 2008.
Detroit Housing Market Rebounds
Detroit's housing market may not be strong, but it is improving. MLive reports that Detroit led the nation's housing recovery for the third quarter according to a Realtor.com study. Detroit's home sale prices have been climbing at a double digit rate since March, although the median home price is still extremely low.
With Detroit's revitalized Downtown and Midtown, hopefully more people will move into the city and continue to improve home prices.
Marquette Tourism Has A Strong 2013
The Mining Journal reports that Marquette County tourism has been strong this year and that tourism spending in the Upper Peninsula increased 10 to 11 percent this summer. The article lists the many attractions in the U.P. that have contributed to the tourism growth, such as beaches, kayaking, biking, brew pubs, mining museums, waterfalls and fall foliage.
The U.P.'s close proximity to metro areas such as Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis also makes it a desirable and easy destination for a large number of travelers.
Giving Back In Grand Rapids
Nonprofits that rely on donations for operating costs may not have the funds or human capital to develop websites, databases or other important technology needs. GiveCamp, a nationwide group of technology professionals, tries to help these nonprofits who are struggling to keep up with evolving technology.
Grand Rapids nonprofits received donated technology services this past weekend through GiveCamp. The Grand Rapids Business Journal reports that this is the fourth year that GiveCamp has come to Grand Rapids. The program on average provides 150 volunteers to 20 nonprofits each year with total donated services of approximately $250,000.
Michigan Entrepreneurs Compete For Prize Money
This week, entrepreneurs from across the state will come to Detroit to participate in Accelerate Michigan. Michipreneur reports that the three day event at the Guardian Building, Westin Book Cadillac and Orchestra Hall will provide a total of $1 million in awards. The entrepreneurs in attendance will represent a diverse group of businesses, including entries from the manufacturing, technology and bio-medical fields.
Detroit Has Initiative
According to DBusiness magazine, Detroit is going to be a member of the 10,000 Small Business Initiative, which provides small business owners with more than 100 hours of intensive training from business experts. Detroit small business owners also will receive capital, mentorships, networking and education through the initiative.
Detroit will be the 17th city to join the 10,000 Small Business Initiative, which has provided tangible, positive results to small businesses throughout the country. A formal announcement of Detroit's acceptance into the program is scheduled for November 26 at Eastern Market.
Is The Roar Restored?
1957. The year the Detroit Lions last won an NFL Championship. Dwight Eisenhower was president, and the Super Bowl would not be played for another nine seasons. 1957 marked the Lions third NFL championship in the 1950s. Since then, Lions fans have watched their team fall far from its once great heights. The Lions rarely have come close to the mountaintop again.
Today the Lions are 6-3 and in sole possession of first place in the NFC north after their 21-19 victory over the Bears at Soldier Field and the Eagles victory over the Packers. Some might say it's too early to talk about another NFL championship in Detroit, but you cannot talk about "too early" when your city has waited more than 50 years for a football champion. This might not be the year, but let us Lions fans dream.
Anthony Bourdain, Friend or Fiend?
CNN's Anthony Bourdain featured Detroit in his show Parts Unknown last night. Twitter was full of comments about the show. Some people hated the ruin porn and felt that Downtown and Midtown should have been featured more. Others, including myself, felt the ruins of Detroit were handled with respect (unlike the recent 60 Minutes feature) and enjoyed Bourdain's visits to restaurants and locales that are not part of mainstream Detroit...the show is called "Parts Unknown" after all, not "Parts We All Know About Already."
In the end, Bourdain enjoyed his time in Detroit, and had some truly wonderful things to say about our great American city. He sums up the pain, heart and soul of the city here. Seems like Detroit has a new friend.
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How does your solution solve the buyer's problems?
An Executive Summary is like a mini-proposal, so when you respond to an RFP (request for proposal) you will have the opportunity to answer the first two questions in more depth. So in your proposal section "Our understanding of your requirement" you can demonstrate your understanding (the need or problem) of the client's business issues. Only when this is identified and clarified can you go onto present a solution to the problem. This is the real "sales document" part of your proposal where you set out how you will meet the requirement and solve client problems.
The way you structure this section and write your tender or bid (and it's sub-sections) depends on the kind of product or service you are providing and also the way that the RFP requires you to respond. However, whatever the specific content, the key to writing winning proposals is to ensure your solution focuses on how you solve the client's business need.
The aim is to present a solution so compelling that the client believes that you are uniquely capable of delivering the contract. It's not enough to say 'we can do it' – this is the time to say 'we can do it', 'this is how' we do it and 'this is what makes our solution different, and better, than the competition'. This is the time to present and expand on your win themes developed in your Bid Capture Plan or Account Management Strategy.
Use win themes to present your differentiators within the context of your solution and back them up with evidence.
In many cases a table of compliance can be included. This useful when there are detailed and specific requirements listed in the RFP and it provides a visual reference to the buyer that they can refer to.
Remember that non-compliance can often lead to an early exit from the procurement process. If you are thinking of submitting a non-compliant bid, then first talk with the client and ask them if they will be happy to accept it.


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«Під сузір'ям Близнюків» (, ) — український радянський художній фільм 1979 року кінорежисера Бориса Івченка. Фільм знятий за мотивами повісті Ігоря Росоховатського «Гість» (1978). Консультантом фільму був двічі Герой Радянського Союзу, льотчик-космонавт Георгій Гречко.

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Уночі двоє міліціонерів зауважують дивну постать у вікні одного НДІ, але нікого стороннього не знаходять. Невдовзі стається незвичайна аварія, водій вантажівки наїжджає на чоловіка, що раптово виник на дорозі. Судячи зі слідів, вантажівка втаранилася в чоловіка, не заподіявши йому шкоди. Наступного дня хтось випускає тварин з зоопарку на вулиці, хоча всі замки на вольєрах цілі. Крім того всі книги в міському книгосховищі виявляються переплутані.
Під час наради правоохоронців надходить повідомлення про зникнення дослідного зразка з інституту еволюційного моделювання. Полковник міліції Семен Тарнов вважає, що всі ці події пов'язані. Йому й доручають розслідувати хто за цим стоїть.

Семен вирушає в НДІ, де референт Тетяна розповідає про викрадення зразка, проте відмовляється сказати що саме зникло. Відповідь неохоче дає академік Олександр Яворовський — в НДІ розробляли штучну живу матерію. Проєкт був міжнародним, але кожен залучений дослідник займався окремим його аспектом. Семен дізнається ще деталей — уночі хтось перехопив контроль над лабораторними роботами та викрав ампули з бактеріями.

Олександр має версію що сталося, проте довго не зізнається, бо вважає цю версію надто неймовірною. Коли деталь зниклого робота виявляють на невідомому літальному апараті, що намагався проникнути на космодром, Олександр вирушає туди. Збитий апарат складений дуже дивно, ніби конструктор не розумів як з'єднуються деталі. Робот, перетворений на керівний вузол, не дає чітких відповідей хто віддавав йому накази. Коли Олександр задає навідні питання, хтось дистанційно спалює робота.

Біля моря з'являється невідомий чоловік, який зустрічає жінку Марію з її хворою на лейкоз дочкою. Марія працює над ліками від лейкозу, незнайомець швидко називає формулу ліків і вона виявляється дієвою. Марія знайомить його зі своїм колегою. За його допомоги незнайомець зустрічає хворого сейсмолога, якого обіцяє вилікувати «потоками ліо», які він відкрив. Незнайомець захоплює керування дослідним обладнанням і зачиняє за собою двері. Про це дізнається Семен і вирушає в лікарню.

Сейсмолог видужує, а незнайомець зникає. Вдається скласти фоторобот підозрюваного та зібрати відбитки пальців. Семен визначає, що це та сама особа, котра була в НДІ. Незабаром підозрюваного знаходять, але він засліплює міліціонерів спалахом. Олександр запевняє, що ця особа не завдасть шкоди, але не хоче розповідати хто це.

Незнайомець надсилає урядам кількох держав повідомлення, в якому попереджає про два землетруси, що стануться невдовзі. Він називає точні координати й час. Олександр зізнається, що незнайомець — це сигом (синтетичний homo), штучний мозок, створений для досліджень космосу. Сигом зумів захопити контроль над роботами, виростив собі людиноподібне тіло та втік, щоб виконати своє завдання. Отож, його мета — вирушити до сузір'я Близнюків, куди його планували послати.

Олександр зустрічається з сигомом, який розповідає, що хотів накопичити якомога більше знань. Але сповна зрозуміти всесвіт можна, тільки поглянувши на нього ззовні.

Під час титрів звучать команди про запуск сигома в космос.

Актори

 Всеволод Гаврилов — академік Олександр Яворський
 Геннадій Шкуратов — сигом
 Борис Бєлов — покловник міліції Семен Тарнов
 Гульбустан Ташбаєва — лікар Марія
 Олександр Павлов — командир літака
 Іван Миколайчук — член екіпажу літака
 Ярослав Гаврилюк — охоронець НДІ
 Земфіра Цахілова — референт Тетяна
 В'ячеслав Жолобов — спеціаліст з робототехніки

Знімальна група
 Режисер-постановник: Борис Івченко
 Сценаристи: Іван Миколайчук, Ігор Росоховатський
 Оператор-постановник: Сергій Стасенко
 Художник-постановник: Микола Рєзник
 Звукооператор: Юрій Горецький
 Режисер: Т. Воробйова
 Оператори: М. Бердичевський, І. Джеломанов
 Костюми: Л. Леонідової
 Грим: Тетяна Маляревич
 Декорації до фільму: Євген Пітенін
 Монтаж: Тамара Сердюк
 Редактор: Катерина Шандибіна
 Асистенти оператора: Ігор Чепусов, Андрій Бандровський
 Художник-декоратор: Євген Пітенін
 Майстер світлотехніки: А. Красний
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 оператор: Тетяна Чернишова
 художник: Володимир Дубровський
 Директор картини: Тетяна Кульчицька

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Фільми СРСР 1979
Фантастичні фільми 1979
Науково-фантастичні фільми Української РСР
Фільми Бориса Івченка
Фільми кіностудії імені Олександра Довженка
Екранізації українських літературних творів
Екранізації науково-фантастичних літературних творів

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PARSIPPANY — Forcing school children to take standardized tests this year would be an unnecessary burden heaped on students, parents and teachers, says Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, a member of the Joint Committee on Public Schools.
"I don't know what of value would be gained by forcing students to take standardized tests when their class schedules have been disrupted for the past year and will continue to be disrupted because of the Covid-19 virus," said DeCroce (R- Morris).
DeCroce joins state Sen. Declan O'Scanlon (R-Monmouth) who is supporting the New Jersey Education Association's call for Gov. Phil Murphy to cancel standardized testing this year.
"I agree with Senator O'Scanlon's position and that of the NJEA," said DeCroce. "The stress and disruption that normally accompanies standardized tests is an unnecessary burden for all involved at this time. I don't see a valid reason to put parents, students and teachers through the rigors of standardized test that is likely of little or no value."
DeCroce said the time and energy put into conducting standardized tests should be directed to developing a statewide plan to reopen schools safely.
"We owe the students the quality education that they are guaranteed under our state constitution. We owe their parents the leadership and concern to deliver quality education in these extraordinary times," added DeCroce.
The assemblywoman, who has served nine years on the joint education committee, said the state needs to show more leadership on developing a workable plan to get children back in the classrooms.
"Every year we hear people in the administration and elected officials in the legislature tell us how important education is. We need to put meaning to those words and work now to build a framework that will shape the reopening of schools in a safe and effective way," added DeCroce.
The assemblywoman says she supports teachers being a priority for Covid-19 vaccinations.
"Teachers need to be protected if we expect them to go back to the classrooms," said DeCroce. "Vaccinations are a first step in an overall school reopening plan that so far has not materialized."
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Prep boys basketball: Mavericks use big second half to upend Royals
Lynnwood's Jerry Boston (20) and Meadowdale's Nick Buckley tip off the game.
Jerry Boston with the jumper from the baseline.
Royals guard Jordan Glover hits the 3.
Lynnwood's Gabe Newson scores underneath.
The Royals' Jayden Acosta-Newsome goes up hard against the Maverick's Nick Buckley.
Maverick Nick Buckley (5) reaches back for a block on the Royals Jerry Boston.
Kade Styles with one of his three 3-pointers.
Nick Buckley scores in the paint.
Meadowdale's Ray Free goes up with the right hand for two .
Mavs' head coach Roger O'Neill talks to Hunter Moen (25) during a free throw.
Hunter Moen eyes a 3.
Cole Nelson pushes the ball up court on the break.
The Meadowdale Mavericks boys basketball team welcomed the Lynnwood Royals to The Stable at Meadowdale High School on Wednesday night in a battle of teams jockeying for 3A Wesco postseason play position.
In a tale of two halves, the visiting Royals outscored the Mavericks 20-9 in the second quarter to take an 11-point lead into halftime.
The second half saw senior forward Nick Buckley and his fellow Mavs dominate the game inside, scoring 47 second-half points on their way to a 67-59 conference victory, and securing their place in at least a play-in game for the post season District tournament.
Buckley, who only had three field goal attempts in the first half, finished the game with a game-high 20 points, six rebounds and four blocks.
"We thought we had an advantage inside if we could get the ball in the paint, but we didn't do a good enough of a job of that in the first half," said Meadowdale head coach Roger O'Neill after the game.
"In the second half, we committed to getting ball inside, playing inside out, and you can see with what Buckley finished with, we were able to do that," he added.
"My teammates were finding me when they were driving," Buckley said of his second-half heroics. "Dump it off to me, I'll finish it."
Also key to the victory was Kade Styles, who pitched in with a 19-point effort that included three 3-pointers and a perfect 6 for 6 from the free throw line.
"He came to our school last year after the basketball season from Billings, Montana, so he was able to play with our guys this summer," O'Neill said about his senior guard. "We knew we had an asset for sure. He's been a great fit with the guys."
Styles was out sick last week, "and his first half tonight was not his greatest performance, but what I love about him is he is fearless," O'Neill continued. "He keeps going and making plays."
The Royals were led by Jerry Boston, who finished the game with 19 points, and Jayden Acosta-Newsome with 14.
Each team has just two regular-season games remaining.
Lynnwood's next game will be Friday night, Feb. 1, when they host Archbishop Murphy at Lynnwood High School beginning at 7:15 p.m.
Meadowdale's next contest will also be Friday night, when they welcome Mountlake Terrace to Meadowdale High School with a 7:15 tip-off.
Wesco 3A Boys Basketball: Lynnwood at Meadowdale, January 31, 201
Lynnwood 11 20 12 16 —59
Meadowdale 11 9 23 24 —67
Lynnwood scoring: Jerry Boston 19, Jayden Acosta-Newsome 14, Jordan Glover 11, Timmy Taing 6, Gabe Newson 5, Josh Siscar 4, Anthony Williams 0, Edgar Bernabe 0, Carson Speegle 0
Meadowdale scoring: Nick Buckley 20, Kade Styles 19, Cole Nelson 15, Hunter Moen 6, Ray Free 6, Mason Vaughn 1, Tyler Emard 0
Records: Lynnwood 6-6 Conference, 7-11 overall; Meadowdale 6-6 Conference, 10-8 overall
Lynnwood's next game: versus Archbishop Murphy, February 1, 7;15 p.m. at Lynnwood High School
Meadowdale's next game: versus Mountlake Terrace, February 1, 7;15 p.m. at Meadowdale High School
— Story and photos by Scott Williams
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Standing before the Committee, a man claims to be the reincarnation of the notorious sixteenth century magician Cornelius Agrippa. In making his appeal, Agrippa brings them back in time to tell of his former life and his other defence: the only time in recorded history where an accused witch went before the Inquisition…and the defence won.
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The Reincarnation of Cornelius Agrippa is Wilderland Production's first project which unfortunately had to be postponed owing to Covid. However thanks to the generosity and good care of the Civic Theatre in Tallaght Dublin, space was provided in which to record an audio script reading on their main stage last July.
At the same time, the Irish arts sector has been plunged into crisis with many performers and artists left crippled financially. Despite recent announcements concerning funding, theatre/performance spaces and those who rely on them remain disproportionately affected. The continuing closure of venues in the lead up to Christmas has only exacerbated the situation.
As a consequence of all this, Wilderland Productions has decided to release the script reading of The Reincarnation of Cornelius Agrippa in its entirety for fifty people at the price of ten Euros each. The first 50 donations of 10 euro (or more!) will receive download links from December 16th 2020. All the money raised by this campaign will be going DIRECTLY to some of the worst affected. This will be via The Civic's Artist Emergency Relief Fund in time for the Christmas holidays.
Your support for this will be greatly appreciated!
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In a push to deliver even more content for you to mindlessly browse through for several hours before settling on old episodes of Parks and Recreation, Netflix is bringing you five new unscripted shows. Among them is a cooking competition series that sounds a lot like an international version of Top Chef, and we're absolutely here for it.
The Final Table brings together 12 teams of two talented chefs from around the world who will compete for a seat at the proverbial table alongside nine elite culinary icons. Each episode will focus on a different country and their cuisine, taking viewers on a culinary journey through Mexico, Spain, England, Brazil, France, Japan, the U.S., Italy and India. Whatever country is the focus that episode will see native celebrity ambassadors, food critics and that country's greatest chef eliminating the teams all the way up until the finale.At the end of the competition, only one chef will find themselves in the same company as those celebrity culinary legends.
The series comes from MasterChef and MasterChef Junior creator Robin Ashbrook, who will executive produce alongside Yasmin Shackleton (MasterChef, MasterChef Junior). Sadly, despite all the MasterChef connections, Gordon Ramsay is not among those culinary icons seated at the elite table.
Other unscripted Netflix shows headed your way include Death By Magic, in which British magician Drummond Money-Coutts investigates the deaths of magicians who died while performing dangerous stunts; Sunderland Till I Die, which follows the Sunderland Association Football Club; Flinch, an action comedy game show with one rule: don't flinch; and Derren Brown: Sacrifice, which finds the psychological illusionist placing participants in stressful scenarios to see if they're willing to put their life on the line for a total stranger.
Which show are you most looking forward to?


A down week, but an up month and a great quarter—maybe not a bad tradeoff.
September ended the way it began—with a pullback, although last week's downturn was much milder than the one that started the month.
Although it may have looked like more downside was in store, the SPX managed to escape with a gain on Thursday despite pulling back significantly from its high. On Friday, the market appeared to be cautious pending a resolution of the Senate proceedings involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the SPX ended the day unchanged. The Nasdaq 100 (NDX), which was the weakest US index on Friday, was the only one to notch a gain for the week.
Sector action: The top-performing S&P 500 sectors last week were telecom services (+1%), health care (+0.9%), and information technology (+0.8%). The worst-performing sectors were materials (-4.5%), financials (-4.1%), and consumer staples real (-2.1%).
Highlight reel: Nike (NKE) fell more than 3% intraday on Wednesday after releasing earnings, but rallied a similar amount the remainder of the week to close near its pre-earnings level.
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) went on an even wilder ride. After hitting a new high of $36.94 on Wednesday, the stock fell more than 10% on Thursday (despite topping its headline earning numbers), but turned around and rallied nearly 11% on Friday.
Futures action: After playing possum for most of last week, on Friday November WTI crude oil (CLX8) broke out to the upside, topping $73/barrel.
Breakdown or bear trap? On Thursday December gold (GCZ8) broke out of its tight, nearly perfectly horizontal trading range with a down day, but immediately reversed the move on Friday to close a little below $1,200/ounce.
●Since 1928 October has been an up month for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) 61% of the time, and has had an average return of 0.34%.
●Since 1988, October was actually the fourth-best month for the Dow in terms of average return (+1.7%), and it closed higher 67% of the time.
●Since 1998, October had the highest average return of any month (+2.49%) and closed up 75% of the time.
The bottom line: Despite the nasty drops that have sometimes occurred, October has also been the launching pad of many high-momentum rallies. In short, it's often a volatile month. But for all the pain it has occasionally caused, the traders who may have made out the best in the long run are those who saw October sell-offs as opportunities to go long rather than a reason to sell.
You only have to go back to 2014 for an illustration. The Dow fell more almost 1,200 points in the first two weeks of October (a 7% loss), but then rallied more than 1,500 points (nearly 10%) in the final two weeks for a 2% gain on the month.


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LG N1T1 NAS with DVD ReWrite review: LG N1T1 NAS with DVD ReWrite
LG N1T1 NAS with DVD ReWrite
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June 21, 2010 9:38 p.m. PT
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The LG 1TB 1-Bay N1T1 is the first of its kind we've seen. The device is a NAS server, an external hard drive, and an external DVD burner all in one, with each of these roles able to hold their own.
The LG 1TB 1-Bay N1T1 Network Storage with DVD ReWriter offers an all-in-one solution for external storage. It has good network storage performance, a decent feature set, and can be quickly switched among a NAS server, an external hard drive, and an external DVD burner at any given time. The device also supports Apple's Time Machine.
The LG N1T1's external hard-drive performance could be better. It also comes with just one nonremovable hard drive, and offers limited storage space.
The LG N1T1 is an excellent device for those who need a flexible external storage device without demanding much in regard to storage capacity.
On the down side, however, the LG is lacking in terms of capacity. It has only one built-in hard drive and no other way to add more storage and you can't replace the hard drive yourself. In our testing, the speed of the device when used as an external hard drive could also use some improvement.
Priced at around $200 with 1TB of storage included, the LG N1T1 is an ideal backup device for those who don't need lots of storage. If you don't care for flexibility and want the ability to add more storage, however, we'd recommend the HP MediaSmart EX195.
Design and setup
Considering the three aforementioned roles, the LG N1T1 is a lot more compact than one would expect, thanks to its slot-load design for the built-in DVD burner. The device's internal storage includes a 1TB SATA hard drive. LG says it will also sell a 2TB version in the near future. We certainly hope so, as the device is not built to allow users to service the internal hard drive on their own.
The device is designed to work in the vertical position and comes with a detachable base that helps to keep it from toppling. On the back is the Gigabit Ethernet port (for the NAS function) and an USB A female port.
Unlike other USB A female ports, such as those found on the back of a computer, this port can be used both in the A female and B female roles.
When using the LG as a NAS server, you can connect a printer to this USB port, when using it as an external hard drive/DVD burner, you can use the USB port to connect the device to a computer using the included "A male to A male" USB cable. This is rather unusual; most regular USB devices include a B female port to be used with regular A male to B male USB cable. That said, make sure you keep this included USB cable around as it might be hard to find a replacement.
Unfortunately, the LG's USB port can't be used to host an external storage device, meaning there's no way to add more storage to the device.
Also on the back, there's the power button and a switch that quickly changes the role of the LG N1T1 among a NAS server, an external hard drive, or an external DVD burner. You can do this even when the device is powered on but of course you should only perform this switch when the device is idle.
The slot-load DVD drive of the LG is on the front, next to the Eject and Backup buttons. The Backup button allows for quickly backing up the data on the device's built-in storage, onto a DVD disc.
It's easy to set up the LG N1T1. When the device is used as an external hard drive or DVD burner, just connect it to a computer via the USB connection and turn it on. The computer then recognizes the external hard drive or the external DVD drive automatically and you can use the newly added drive the same as the internal drives included in your computer.
When used as a NAS server, the LG N1T1 comes with a software utility that helps detect the device from the network and launch its Web interface, which is similar to most other NAS servers. The LG's Web interface is well-organized, self-explanatory, and responsive, allowing you to further customize the functionality of the device as a NAS server.
The LG N1T1 is a single-volume device. This means you should use it to host noncritical data or as the backup destination of important data with the original stored on another computer.
The device's internal hard drive is formatted into two separate partitions; the first in Linux, the other in the NTFS (Windows) file system. The former is to be used only with the device's NAS functionality and only the latter is accessible when the device works as an external hard drive.
You can change the size these two partitions, but the NTFS one can't be larger than 40 percent of the internal hard drive's total amount of storage. Data stored on the Linux partition is not available when the device is used as an external hard drive. However, data stored on the NTFS partition is available even when the device is used as a NAS drive. When used as an external DVD burner, the device's internal storage is not accessible at all.
With this design, the LG N1T1 is best used as a NAS server when all of its internal storage is available to the users. The DVD burner is best used to back up the NAS's internal data.
The LG NAS server supports both Windows and Mac platforms. You can browse its share folders using a network browser, such as Windows Explorer. On a Mac, the NAS server will automatically appear in Finder. As a NAS server, the LG supports Time Machine and you can turn on this support using the storage space on either of the partitions. Once turned on, a Mac running OS 10.4 or later can immediately use storage space on the NAS server as a destination for its Time Machine backup feature.
The LG N1T1 NAS server supports multiple user accounts with the admin user able to assign access privileges of each user to any particular share folders. The server also has a file browser that allows for accessing its share folders via a Web browser; thus making it simple to accessing its data over the Internet.
The NAS server's special features include support for DLNA media streaming protocol and iTunes. It also supports BitTorrent downloads.
The LG N1T1 performed well in our test as a NAS server. The device registered 243.8Mbps and 387.5Mbps in the write and read tests, respectively, meaning that among single-volume NAS servers, it was about average on the write test and the fastest on the read test. For comparison, the HP MediaSmart LX195, which earned our Editors' Choice award thanks to its great performance, scored 279.6Mbps and 380.4Mbps for the write and read tests, respectively.
The LG didn't do as well when working as an external hard drive. At 17.6MBps and 24.8MBps for the write and read test, respectively, it was the slowest among recently reviewed external drives. To make up for this, the LG N1T1 worked very quietly during our testing and remained cool, even during heavy loads.
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Rob Ford promises to 'bore, bore' bore' subways — without a tax increase
By Betsy PowellCourts Reporter
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Rob Ford says his campaign promise to build 32 kilometres of subway tunnels beneath Toronto streets — paid for with funding "options" not taxes — is a "viable and realistic" plan. Critics say it is just the opposite.
The first phase of Ford's plan recalls his previous campaign for mayor — an extension of the Sheppard subway east from Don Mills Station. That would replace the current plan to build a Sheppard LRT on the road to McCowan. The Sheppard subway extension would connect with the council-approved Scarborough subway, which extends the Bloor-Danforth line northeast from Kennedy Station.
Ford is also promising that if he's re-elected mayor on Oct. 27, he would build a "relief" line" linking Queen St. to Pape Ave., bury the already-in-progress Eglinton Crosstown LRT along the above-ground portion from Laird to Kennedy Rd. and connect the future Finch West station to Humber College.
On mobile? Click here to see a map of Rob Ford and other candidates subway plans
These 32 kilometres of new subway lines would cost $9 billion, he told a news conference Wednesday at his Etobicoke campaign headquarters.
"You bore, bore, bore until the cows come home," the mayor said referring to the machines used to dig proposed routes.
"This is a bold and ambitious vision for years to come — for your kids, for your grandkids."
Ford's funding claims were met with widespread skepticism.
"I don't know how on Earth with a straight face he can promise 32 kilometres of subway construction for $9 billion," said Murtaza Haider, associate dean at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management
He noted that Metrolinx, the Crown agency that manages transportation in the GTA, estimated a proposed 13-kilometre Downtown Relief Line alone would cost $7.4 billion in 2014 dollars.
Ford's proposed plan "would cost at least double that amount, probably more," Haider said.
Without an accurate cost estimate, there's no point in evaluating Ford's proposed funding options, he said. They include partnerships with senior levels of government, development charges, the sale of assets along the proposed transit corridors, air rights above subway stations and the reallocation of $2 billion by cancelling the Sheppard and Finch LRTs.
York University political professor Roger Keil, who has studied transit issues, said Ford's plan "doesn't make any sense at all." He can't imagine any credible transit expert endorsing it.
"This has to be treated as a little melody that the Pied Piper plays and he is attempting for people to follow him," said Keil.
"It is an incredibly deceptive document and it's also quite childish, to be honest … back-of-the-envelope kind of representation."
Keil is worried the residents most underserved by transit, in north Scarborough and Etobicoke, will buy in to the idea that subways are the only solution, when "these people would be much better served with the LRTs that were on the books."
He, and others, argue Toronto's congestion problems can't wait for subway construction and that there needs to be a range of transit options, including buses, streetcars and LRTS.
Andy Manahan, executive director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario, said Ford's proposal to bury more of the Eglinton Crosstown than currently planned is at odds with his claim of having "respect for taxpayers."
"It's really, really costly to change plans in mid-stream," Manahan said.
Nor is he impressed with Ford's various funding schemes. "In my opinion this is like, in football terms, the Hail Mary play," Manahan said, using a Fordesque analogy.


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PEOPLE: Founder Gym Program Director Paige Hendrix Buckner Talks About You are Who You Hang Out With
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Startup Grind's National HQ's recent homage to black leaders in tech saw Paige Hendrix Buckner speak about the importance of building strong entrepreneurial communities and Networks. Buckner is the program director of Founder Gym in Portland, which has trained over 500 entrepreneurs in more than 23 countries and has raised more than $57 million. People from all over the world reach out to learn new and exciting ways to run fundraisers, increase revenue for businesses and how to connect with other entrepreneurs.
Founder Gym is an online program training under-represented founders on how to build successful startups.Trainers are among Silicon Valley's most successful investors, including Partners at Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and First Round Capital. Founder Gym is supported by leading organizations in the startup ecosystem, including Google for Startups, Microsoft for Startups, Shopify, AnitaB.org, Kapor Center for Social Impact, and Silicon Valley Bank.
Buckner discussed three main topics: why it's so important to connect with others and create good relationships to help your business grow; why we should connect and the secrets to finding that answer; and tips for budding entrepreneurs.
She spoke about empathy and how it plays a key role in connecting with others. When you share the same feelings and goals as other people, you experience the same struggles such as the challenges of the hiring process, creating a business model and creating the right team. Connecting with someone gives off the "I care about you" effect which leads to mentorship, capital, experience, and customer channel access. Creating this teamwork doesn't only make for aligned employees, but ideally, customers as well.
Next, she gave an example on why we should connect and reach out to others. The CEO of VictimsVoice, Sheri Kurdakul, and the creator of Halo App, Taylor Simpson, came together to strengthen their companies and help out one another. VictimsVoice has the goal of simplifying the process of collecting evidence of domestic violence by trying to make it easier for victims to document what's really needed, help prosecutors increase convictions and hold abusers accountable for a safer society. The Halo App is a private, peer lending community that connects people for loans up to $1,000.
Both shared the same empathy and wanted to join forces to make a better world. Looking for happier lives and justice for those who were done wrong, together they have paved a way for accusers to be held more accountable for their actions.
Together they have created a donation fund where they can help those in life-or-death needs. The VictimsVoice Halo Fund ensures that a person in need has the opportunity to document their abuse, the evidence needed to get protection and seek legal justice while aiding the justice system in holding abusers accountable, then use the cash for whatever they need to feel safe.
Buckner offered tips for those looking for building stronger entrepreneurial communities. Connecting with your community around you is a fantastic start. You want to see where you can help and hopefully fill in the gaps. Don't be afraid to ask for help. You won't be able to do everything on your own so reaching out to those who may have experience can really benefit you. As you strive to build networks, you want to go for diversity. Age, gender, race, ethnicity, and religion shouldn't hold you back when reaching out and connecting with others. Everyone has different ideas and views, and creating a diverse group like that can make your company stronger.
Buckner shared a story about how her father would always tell her, "You are who hang out with." What is a simple parenting phrase still sticks with her today. She is so passionate to share her experiences and her knowledge, that she goes out of her way to connect with those and explain her "secrets."
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Ambassador Tran Duc Mau 23:05, 2021/05/30
Only by overcoming their bilateral disputes, Russia and the US could reach some breakthrough in the direction towards normalization and improvement of their relationships.
The news has been expected for a quite long time but is still a little bit spectacular: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will encounter in Switzerland's Geneva on June 16 on the conclusion of Biden's first foreign trip since assuming office as the 46th US President succeeding Donald Trump and right after his attendances at this year's annual summit of G7 in London (Britain) and of NATO in Brussels (Belgium) as well as his meeting with EU leadership also in Brussels.
This photo was taken when Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Joe Biden as the US Vice President. Photo: AFP/VNA
In the past, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin had met many times with each other but in Geneva next will be their first one as heads of state.
The relation between the US and Russia is now at their unprecedented low and therefore expectations are high that the first US - Russian summit with Biden and Putin would facilitate the return of this relationship to normalization and improvement and further deteriorations would be stopped.
Some days ago, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with each other in Iceland's capital Reykjavik. Their talk brought no notable results but the knowledge that they disagreed where they have had disagreed until now and reached consensus only on issues where Russia and the US have to cooperate with each other.
The same result would most possibly be for the coming encounter between Biden and Putin in Geneva. They will certainly find common interests and approach to deal with dossiers like nuclear disarmament, fighting against climate change and coronavirus pandemic, Iran's and North Korea's nuclear programs, maybe airspace or arktis.
But they will continue to be on the two sides of one front in issues like Ukraine and China, human rights, democracy and rules of law, Belarus, Afghanistan, Syria, NATO, Nord Stream 2, and cyber-attacks.
The gap between them in these issues is too big to be quickly and easily over-bridged, the interest conflicts are still too fundamental. Only by overcoming their bilateral disputes, Russia and the US could reach some breakthroughs in the direction towards normalization and improvement of their relationships.
Despite that fact, the coming US - Russia event in Geneva happens because both sides are aware of the need of preserving real possibilities to work with each other when and on issues, they can't afford to cooperate with each other and because they have to try to find out ways and means, approach and mechanism to deal with each other under circumstances that all or most of their now existing bilateral disputes and interest conflicts remain.
Therefore, no breakthrough in Geneva doesn't imply anything. This event is positive and encouraging.
Disclaimer: The views expressed by Ambassador Tran Duc Mau are of his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hanoitimes.
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Steve March-Tormé (born January 29, 1953) is an American singer/actor/songwriter and radio host. He is the son of the singer Mel Tormé and actress Candy Toxton. They divorced and Toxton married actor/comedian Hal March who became Steve's stepfather.

Apart from his father, March-Tormé's early musical influences include The Four Seasons, Nat King Cole, The Temptations, Ricky Nelson, and Gene Pitney. Later influences include Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, and The Beatles.

Biography

Early life
Steve Tormé was born on January 29, 1953, in New York City to Mel Tormé and the former model Candy Toxton. His parents divorced in 1956. He has a half-sister, Daisy, an actress/singer, and a half-brother, James, a singer, through Mel Tormé's marriage to British actress Janette Scott. He has another half brother Tracy, a writer through Mel's marriage to Arlene Miles. In 1956, Candy Toxton married actor/comedian Hal March, who was the host of The $64,000 Question game show, and starred in Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn on Broadway. Hal March became stepfather to Steve and Melissa, who changed her surname to Tormé-March. Steve eventually welcomed three more half siblings: Peter, Jeffrey and Tori March.

Steve March-Tormé spent much of his childhood playing baseball and listening to New York Yankees games on the radio. After games he would turn to Top 40 music stations and sing with The Four Seasons, Nat King Cole, The Temptations, Ricky Nelson, Gene Pitney, and The Beatles. At 13 he led his first band.

After March and Toxton moved to Beverly Hills, California, March-Tormé formed friendships with Desi Arnaz Jr., Dean Martin Jr., Miguel Ferrer, Carrie Fisher, and Liza Minnelli while attending high school. During this time, he continued to develop as a musician and his influences grew to include Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Todd Rundgren and Steely Dan, all of whom March-Tormé pays homage to on his 2009 album Inside/Out. After his stepfather's death in 1970, March-Tormé rekindled his relationship with his father Mel Tormé, who occasionally recorded and appeared with March-Tormé in concert until his death in 1999.

Career
In the late 1970s, March-Tormé recorded his first LP, Lucky, for United Artists Records. The album included Arthur Adams, Wilton Felder and Wayne Henderson of the Jazz Crusaders, Fred Tackett and Paul Barrere of Little Feat, Jimmy Gordon from Derek and the Dominos, Max Bennett, Chuck Findley, Victor Feldman, Plas Johnson, and Pete Christlieb. After returning to California, he produced and sang on Liza Minnelli's album Tropical Nights.

March-Tormé was the lead male singer on the syndicated game show The $100,000 Name That Tune from 1978 to 1981. His audition consisted of singing Elton John's "Daniel" and Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amor" for the producers, who hired March-Tormé the next day. The new version of the show was more of a game show/variety musical hybrid, with two bands playing the notes or songs the contestants would have to guess. One was a big band led by Stan Worth and the second was a rock band led by March-Tormé and dubbed Dan Sawyer and the Sound System. March-Tormé hosted the Los Angeles TV program Cinemattractions in 1989, which became Box Office America in 1990. He also hosted Video 22 from 1985–1986.

In 1982, March-Tormé was invited by jazz critic Leonard Feather to audition for a vocal group started by his daughter Lorraine Feather and her friend Charlotte Crossley. When told that recommendation had come from Quincy Jones (who had seen March-Tormé perform at a tribute show to Henry Mancini at the Hollywood Bowl) and that the album would be produced by Richard Perry, March-Tormé went to the offices of Planet Records to sing "Serenade in Blue" and "Blue Suede Shoes" for Richard and his partner, movie producer Joel Silver. He was hired as the solo male voice in the trio 'Full Swing'. After the debut album Full Swing was recorded at Planet Records in Hollywood, it was followed by tours of Brazil and Japan. Full Swing included Paulinho Da Costa, Paul Jackson Jr., Victor Feldman, Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Dick "Slide" Hyde, Tom Scott, David Benoit, Jerry Hey, Conte Candoli, Lew McCreary, Richard Tee, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Russ Kunkel. Four musicians from this recording (Gary Herbig, Ira Newborn, Joel Peskin, and Pete Christlieb) would later work with March-Tormé on his solo albums. As a member of 'Full Swing', he sang with his father at the Kool Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall.

After Richard Perry sold Planet Records in 1983, March-Tormé pursued a solo career. He played the male lead in the Italian TV musical-drama Molly O for RAI Television. During the 1990s he performed in clubs and theaters in the U.S., including Catalina's, Feinstein's, At My Place, and The Jazz Bakery. He also went on tour in Canada. In 2000 he performed at Feinstein's in New York City, the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, and the Hollywood Bowl, where he paid tribute to his father. In 2001 he performed with the Palm Beach Pops in Florida and at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival in Boise, Idaho. In 2006 AIX Records released the CD and DVD Tormé Sings Tormé, which won Best Vocal Dual Disc at the EMX DVD Awards show in Los Angeles.

In 2009, March-Tormé recorded his album Inside/Out for the Go Daddy label. This was his first pop album since Lucky. Music and lyrics were written by March-Tormé and features him playing keyboards and guitar for the first time since Lucky. He has worked often with pianist Steve Rawlins, who accompanies him on stage and has played piano and arranged songs for Tormé's recordings. They have co-written many of the songs on Torme's jazz albums.

March-Tormé tours worldwide in a jazz trio, a big band, a dek-tette titled 'Tormé Sings Tormé', and a symphony for a show titled 'From Broadway to Bernstein, From Mercer to Mel'. He has performed in 46 of the 50 states in addition to Australia, Canada, Japan, Brazil, England, and Italy. For the last ten years, he has hosted three separate radio shows on 91.1 FM. In 2011 he performed with the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra. He performed at the Detroit Jazz Festival in 2014. He also performs in the holiday concert FOR KIDS FROM 1 TO 92, where he's sung his father's THE CHRISTMAS SONG with his own daughters, Ruby and Sunny March-Tormé.

Sports
March-Tormé is a two-time gold medal winner in the Maccabiah Games in 1985 and 1989 in fast pitch softball. The Maccabiah Games are the Olympics for Jewish athletes worldwide. The games are held every four years in Tel Aviv, Israel and are staggered against the global Olympic Games so they never fall on the same year. March-Tormé was the starting center-fielder on the 1985 team and was one of two starting pitchers in the 1989 games, in which he shut out Panama 13–0 in his first outing and bested Venezuela 6–4 in the other. The U.S.A. fast-pitch team won gold medals both years, beating Canada in both title games.

In 2007, he participated in the New York Yankees baseball fantasy camp, Heroes in Pinstripes, in Jupiter, Florida, and won the MVP Award. He has been a member of the USTA since 2006 and in October 2014, played in the Men's 4.0, 18 and over National Championships in Tucson, Arizona, with his team from Appleton, Wisconsin.

Discography
 Lucky (United Artists, 1977)
 Tropical Nights (Liza Minnelli album on Columbia Records, 1977. Producer, Arranger and guest Vocalist.)
 The Good Times Are Back (as the male vocal of the "Full Swing" trio) (Planet Records, 1982)
 Swingin' at the Blue Moon Bar and Grill (Frozen Rope, 1999)
 The Night I Fell for You (Frozen Rope, 2000)
 The Essence of Love (Frozen Rope, 2003)
 Tormé Sings Tormé (AIX Records, 2006)
 So Far (Steve March-Tormé, 2007)
 Inside/Out (Go Daddy Music, 2009)

References

External links
 Official site

1953 births
Living people
Musicians from New York City
American people of Russian-Jewish descent
Jewish American musicians
Jewish singers
Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
21st-century American Jews