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I have decided to switch up my posting schedule to once a week, rather than twice. Simply put, I can't keep up with my current workload, while also producing the kind of quality content I would like. I really want to improve on my photography skills and spend more time styling outfits and scouting good locations. I will also be entering my final year as a vet student, and it will be extremely hectic. My plan, however, is to post weekly outfit posts and occasionally if I want to post something else (e.g.: travel, collage inspiration, etc), it will be a bonus. Hopefully you will continue to enjoy this blog as much as I do.


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Wired For Success
Entrepreneurs reap the rewards of the technology revolution.
Heather Page
Magazine Contributor
May 1, 1997 13 min read
This story appears in the May 1997 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Years ago, Pink Jeep Tours, a Sedona, Arizona, company that offers guided Jeep tours through nearby red-rock formations, booked tours by entering basic customer information into a DOS-based program and then scheduling and organizing tour lengths and party sizes on magnetic boards. Unfortunately, if someone brushed up against the boards, magnets would come tumbling off, tour guides wouldn't have a clue which parties were scheduled when, and chaos would ensue--that is, until the company installed a new Windows-based reservation system that electronically schedules each day's tours.
A retailer of fine wine, food and gift baskets with six locations, Merchant of Vino Corp. juggles immense quantities of inventory. The Southfield, Michigan-based company used to run out of customers' favorite wines. But thanks to a new bar-coding system and a customized software program to capture detailed purchasing information, wine connoisseurs nearly always find what they want.
The Las Vegas owner of Gotcha Covered Wholesale notices he's spending far too much time re-entering invoices into his home computer for products purchased right off his truck--and too little time on the road getting orders for his cut flower business. The solution? By using a laptop computer, he slashed his invoicing time in half.
These are just a few examples of the small businesses reaping the rewards of the technology revolution, from higher productivity and improved customer service to increased sales, a better image and greater professionalism.
Twenty years ago, far fewer technologies were available for small businesses. And those that wanted technology had to pay dearly for it. Today, however, most small-business owners wouldn't dream of opening their doors without a computer, voice-mail system and fax machine. Indeed, the last two decades have seen a metamorphosis of the small business from a low-tech enterprise into a lean, mean, high-tech machine--and the future promises only more of the same.
Taking The High-Tech Road
Behind all the fancy packaging and snazzy sales pitches, what most technologies promise small business is simply the ability to get more work done in less time. In a 1996 study by KeyCorp, a Cleveland-based banking firm, 45 percent of those surveyed said technology has allowed their small businesses to perform faster and more efficiently.
Pink Jeep Tours is a prime example of how a technology investment can spur productivity. In the old days, its reservation staff had to navigate software with multiple screens, entering customer data with much difficulty, and tours were frequently overbooked--and underbooked--because employees didn't schedule them efficiently on the magnetic board. The new software installed two years ago, which has a more user-friendly interface and automatically schedules tours at maximum occupancies, has cut the average time it takes to book a reservation from five minutes to one. "We were able to drastically increase the efficiency and accuracy of our bookings," says company president Shawn Wendell.
Customer service is another area that benefits from technology. By implementing a new voice-mail system, database or fax-back service, small businesses can score big points in customer satisfaction. "[Technology] has increased our customer service tremendously because we don't run out of stock as often," says Merchant of Vino's president, Marc Jonna. "Our customers are delighted because we're more in tune with their buying habits."
Some technologies, particularly the Internet, have transformed small businesses from local ventures into global operations. In other instances, however, technology has had the opposite effect: It's allowed businesses to stay small. Whether entrepreneurs are doing the books themselves with accounting software or cutting back on customer support staff, technology is playing a big part in keeping the "small" in small business. "Technology has helped me keep the quality and customer service high while keeping my business small," marvels Gotcha Covered Wholesale's co-owner Courtney Young, who has done it all himself since 1992 with the help of a notebook computer, portable printer, pager and cellular phone.
A less tangible--but important--impact is the creation of a more nimble, competitive entrepreneur, thanks to recent advancements in mobile technology. The introduction of portable computers, cellular phones, pagers and, more recently, wireless communication has given small companies greater freedom, flexibility and efficiency when on the road, severing the cords that traditionally tied them to the office.
Barriers Come Tumbling Down
Anyone who has invested time or money in technology has a horror story or two to tell. Software wouldn't load correctly, costly equipment had to be replaced six months later because it was already outdated, employees couldn't get a grip on the newfangled system--these are all frustrating side effects of the growing presence of technology in business.
For cost-conscious entrepreneurs, the biggest downside associated with technology is the high price tag. According to KeyCorp's survey, 38 percent of the respondents said cost is a barrier to technological advancement.
"The investment was much heavier than we anticipated," admits Pink Jeep's Wendell, who spent $200,000 in hardware and software upgrades alone over the past two years. "We had to rebudget our long-term expenses and really tighten our belts."
Even so, Wendell, like a growing number of entrepreneurs, understands the value technology brings to a business. "While [small businesses] view cost as a barrier, many are realizing the benefits they can get, and, in certain instances, they're able to [bite the bullet] and pay for it," says Robert Straus, a small-business analyst at IDC/Link, a technology research firm in New York City.
Meanwhile, industry forces have made it easier for entrepreneurs to open their wallets. Prices, particularly for personal computers, have dropped dramatically, while performance has continued to improve. As a result, says Straus, the payoffs have become much more attractive for entrepreneurs than in years past.
Another common complaint is difficulty in learning to use the high-tech equipment that's supposed to make life easier. About 23 percent of small-business owners surveyed by KeyCorp said learning to use technology was a major problem. The trend toward "plug and play" features, which promise to considerably reduce setup time and offer more friendly interfaces, has quieted some complaints. However, many say what's really making a difference is the recent wave of small-business computers, servers and software boasting few setup requirements, customized software, and fewer bells and whistles than their corporate counterparts. "Because products are being specifically designed for the [small-business] segment, use is much greater than in the past," says Straus.
The movement toward small-business technology has also aided entrepreneurs in finding the exact technology they need--something that was difficult for about 8 percent of KeyCorp's survey respondents. Also easing the pain is the fact that, for many high-tech buyers, it's not their first time around the technological block. Says Straus, "Because [small businesses] are going through the purchasing cycle for the second or third time, they've gotten a lot smarter in acquiring [technology]."
Look Into My Crystal Ball . . .
Joe Entrepreneur sits at his computer reading through the day's e-mail. When he's done reading a message, he simply waves his hand, and the software automatically scrolls down to the next one. The phone rings. It's his accountant, and she wants his latest financial information--right away. With a click of the mouse, the entire month's finances are condensed into a coherent, one-page summary that he fires off via e-mail. Then, because he realizes it's just two days before his business trip, Joe goes online with a high-speed ADSL connection, views a hotel property, then books a reservation without leaving a credit card number because his computer has the latest "smart card" technology.
Welcome to the small business of the not-too-distant future. These high-tech tools are just some of the exciting advances industry insiders predict small businesses will be using in the next three to five years. Many of the technologies are already here; they're just being fine-tuned.
Central to these upcoming products, say technology executives, are the enhancement and development of communications tools. As we enter what some are calling the "era of communication," we will see not only the proliferation of technologies like desktop videoconferencing, corporate Intranets, and paging and wireless communications but also the emergence of new ways of interacting, resulting from the merger of computing and communication.
Consequently, industry insiders believe small businesses can expect to use more efficient communication channels, particularly the Internet. "Clearly, the Internet is going to become more pervasive in the next few years," says Jacques Clay, general manager of Hewlett Packard's extended desktop business unit. "Small businesses will use it to communicate with customers, sell products via their Web pages, and create very targeted advertising for local, regional or international audiences."
Sam Jadallah, Microsoft's vice president of small and medium-sized business sales and marketing, envisions enhanced business-to-business communication as well. "Small businesses will find suppliers on the Internet, bid for business or submit offers to suppliers," he says. "There will be a huge movement to empower [entrepreneurs] to communicate more effectively."
Another trend, say experts, will be the development of smarter, more intuitive software that interprets and reacts to body language. They also anticipate the evolution of applications that don't just store information but format and analyze it in a fashion that's easier for small businesses to act on.
"The emphasis will be on turning information into knowledge you can use," explains Richard LeFaivre, vice president of Apple Computer's technology group. "That means software will be able to analyze documents, do intelligent searches, extract relevant information and simplify it. Future software growth will be centered around knowledge manipulation and access technologies."
As we move into the next century, experts agree that technology and small business will undoubtedly become synonymous. As more entrepreneurs harness technology's power to lower costs, increase productivity and level the playing field, there will be far fewer technology have-nots and far more tech-savvy entrepreneurs and employees. Consequently, the experts challenge entrepreneurs to embrace technology, if they haven't already, and to prepare for the future.
"Right now, there are 20th-century entrepreneurs and 21st-century entrepreneurs. It's a mind-set," says Daniel Burrus, a technology forecaster and author of Technotrends: How to Use Technology to Go Beyond Your Competition (HarperBusiness). "Those becoming 21st-century entrepreneurs are beginning to look at using technology to compete on a new plane and to use the tools to change the rules of the game."
What technologies will prevail in the next 20 years, and how will you be using them? Predicting what will be around is anyone's guess because, in technology years, 20 years is an eternity. However, industry experts offer these best guesses--and far-out predictions--for technologies small business will use in the year 2017.
Intelligent agents: These software programs can be set up to retrieve detailed information or perform specific tasks automatically. While you're tending to your business, intelligent agents will be behind the scenes booking your airplane flight, scanning articles for precise information or monitoring changes in world oil prices.
Virtual reality: This includes both two-dimensional and three-dimensional virtual reality experiences. A Web site could contain your 3-D virtual store, which customers with computers, virtual reality gloves and goggles could "enter." Specialized software would simulate experiences as if customers were walking around the store, picking up the merchandise and sampling it.
Supercomputers: Expect very powerful computers that handle virtual reality, text-to-speech capabilities (such as turning a faxed document into a speech message retrieved via telephone), and speech-to-text capabilities (such as dictating a letter over the phone). Computers already in development have rudimentary text-to-speech capabilities; in the near future, this technology will become far more advanced.
Sophisticated presentation tools: Thin, flat-panel displays similar to TV screens could be used to display advertisements; holographic images could be projected in midair to help an audience visualize your product.
Advanced expert systems: These software programs capture people's expertise, convert it into a set of rules, and apply those rules to problem solving. Industry experts could clone their knowledge and make it available to others to solve dilemmas or improve processes without an on-site consultant.
Of course, while these future technologies sound intriguing, what's truly exciting are the changes they'll likely bring to your business. Suffice it to say, technology companies, small businesses and industry experts alike are bubbling over with optimism about the benefits technology will bring down the road. Perhaps Straus puts it best: "I'm bullish on technology and all it will do for small business in the future."
Merchant of Vino Corp.
With its fully automated sales process, Merchant of Vino in Southfield, Michigan, is the toast of the town. At each store location, ergonomically designed customer checkout terminals reduce cashier fatigue and provide better customer service, while its managers' workstations contain powerful software to analyze the sales performance of each product. The equipment lineup:
1 3.12 Novell 25-user network
1 Hewlett Packard 5 laser printer
8 National Cash Register (NCR) 7452 Pentium cash registers with Dynakey units (combination cashier display/keyboard) and NCR Scanmaster Software (customer checkout software)
8 NCR 7870 bar-code scanner/scale units
10 Hewlett Packard terminals for managers' workstations running Software 4 (extensive sales reporting program)
2 Norand RT1000 FM radio-frequency handheld terminals (instant pricing updates from aisles)
Pink Jeep Tours
The Sedona, Arizona, company's employees have shifted into high gear, thanks to a multiple-server system that allows for faster communication among employees. A customized reservation program captures all necessary tour information and alerts users if expeditions are overbooked. Pink Jeep's equipment:
1 Compaq Proliant 1500 Dual P166 file server running Windows NT Server 4.0 software
7 NEC P100/P120 Workstations running Windows 95 and NT Workstation 4.0
Jeep Expedition and Tours Software (customized reservation application)
7 ViewSonic P815 20-inch monitors
1 Lexmark Optra Rn+ laser printer with Ethernet card
1 NetWorth 16-port 10MBps HUB (workstation connector)
1 Cisco 16-port 100MBps HUB with fiber- optic up link
1 Cisco 2501 Router (transfers data to LANs)
1 NEC Neax 2000 PBX (phone system)
Gotcha Covered Wholesale
A true road warrior, Courtney Young practically runs his entire Las Vegas flower business from his combination truck/trailer. When clients page Young, he returns the call via cellular phone, pulls up a custom-made template on his notebook computer, then faxes the order to a supplier. Clients are also impressed with how Young can furnish accurate (and legible) invoices on the spot. His equipment:
1 Toshiba 115CS notebook computer with Microsoft Office 97 and Floral Accounting System software (for invoicing)
1 Hewlett Packard portable DeskJet 340 printer
1 Iomega Zip drive (100MB memory storage)
1 NEC pager
1 Motorola Ultra Classic II cellular phone
Contact Sources
Apple Computer Inc., Apple Technology Group, (408) 974-7800;
Burrus Research Associates, (800) 827-6770, (414) 786-2308, (http://www.burrus.com);
Checkfree Corp., 4411 E. Jones Bridge Rd., Norcross, GA 30092, (770) 734-3404;
Gotcha Covered Wholesale, 4132 S. Rainbow Blvd., #189, Las Vegas, NV 89103, gcovered@juno.com;
Hewlett Packard, (800) 752-0900, (http://www.hp.com);
IDC/Link, 2 Park Ave., #1420, New York, NY 10016, (http://www.idcresearch.com);
KeyCorp, 127 Public Sq., #84, Cleveland, OH 44114, (216) 689-4489;
Merchant of Vino Corp., 254 W. Maple Dr., Birmingham, MI 48009, (810) 540-9640;
Pink Jeep Tours Inc., P.O. Box 1447, Sedona, AZ 86339, (520) 282-5000.

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Q: Hibernate criteria Using GROUP BY and RETURN ENTITY LIST I'm trying to use GROUP BY in my criteria. I need to do this:
SELECT b FROM Book b GROUP BY volumeCode;

I have following code:
    Criteria c = s.createCriteria(Book.class);
    c.setProjection(Projections.projectionList().add(Projections.groupProperty("volumeCode")));
    List<Book> result = c.list();

But this criteria returns only volumeCodes (a list of Strings). I need to get a list of Books. So I tried to use Transformers:
    Criteria c = s.createCriteria(Book.class);
    c.setProjection(Projections.projectionList().add(Projections.groupProperty("volumeCode")));
    c.setResultTransformer(Transformers.aliasToBean(Book.class));
    List<Book> result = c.list();

This code returns list of null values. Is it possible to do that with criteria?

A: First of all, the projecton filters the amount of data retrieved, if you want more data, you should add those properties to the projection too.
Example:
c.setProjection( Projections.projectionList()
    .add( Projections.property("id").as("id") )
    .add( Projections.property("descripction").as("description") )
    .add( Projections.groupProperty("volumeCode").as("volumeCode") ));

Now, the transformer does what it says "Alias to Bean", it does an alias match with the properties of your java bean "Book.java".
Edit:
Without the transformer, if the projection has more than one property, the result comes out like this:
for(Object[] item:criteria.list()){
    System.out.println( (String)item[0] ); //ID
    System.out.println( (String)item[1] ); //Description
    System.out.println( (String)item[2] ); //Volume code
}

Thats why you were getting the cast exception, about the transformer, try to match every alias with the property name of your java bean.

A: cz_Nesh.
sorry about my first answer.
i read Hibernate api and read some Hibernate source code i find that.
if you use this code
session.createCriteria(EmpUserImpl.class).list();

it will return List EmpUserImpl.
if you use this code
        criteria.setProjection(Projections.projectionList()
            .add(Projections.groupProperty("company").as("company"))
            .add(Projections.property("name").as("name"))
            .add(Projections.property("company").as("company")));
        List list = criteria.list();

it will return List ,is not List EmpUserImpl   why?
i see the criterion's parent class CriteriaSpecification i find that .
public interface CriteriaSpecification {

/**
 * The alias that refers to the "root" entity of the criteria query.
 */
public static final String ROOT_ALIAS = "this";

/**
 * Each row of results is a <tt>Map</tt> from alias to entity instance
 */
public static final ResultTransformer ALIAS_TO_ENTITY_MAP = AliasToEntityMapResultTransformer.INSTANCE;

/**
 * Each row of results is an instance of the root entity
 */
public static final ResultTransformer ROOT_ENTITY = RootEntityResultTransformer.INSTANCE;

/**
 * Each row of results is a distinct instance of the root entity
 */
public static final ResultTransformer DISTINCT_ROOT_ENTITY = DistinctRootEntityResultTransformer.INSTANCE;

/**
 * This result transformer is selected implicitly by calling <tt>setProjection()</tt>
 */
public static final ResultTransformer PROJECTION = PassThroughResultTransformer.INSTANCE;

/**
 * Specifies joining to an entity based on an inner join.
 *
 * @deprecated use {@link org.hibernate.sql.JoinType#INNER_JOIN}
 */
@Deprecated
public static final int INNER_JOIN = JoinType.INNER_JOIN.getJoinTypeValue();

/**
 * Specifies joining to an entity based on a full join.
 *
 * @deprecated use {@link org.hibernate.sql.JoinType#FULL_JOIN}
 */
@Deprecated
public static final int FULL_JOIN = JoinType.FULL_JOIN.getJoinTypeValue();

/**
 * Specifies joining to an entity based on a left outer join.
 *
 * @deprecated use {@link org.hibernate.sql.JoinType#LEFT_OUTER_JOIN}
 */
@Deprecated
public static final int LEFT_JOIN = JoinType.LEFT_OUTER_JOIN.getJoinTypeValue();

}
can you see the public static final ResultTransformer PROJECTION  ? it say that This result transformer is selected implicitly by calling setProjection()
is mean when you use criteria.setProjection,the result will not List EmpUserImpl,because ResultTransformer is change to "PROJECTION" from "ROOT_ENTITY".it will packaging by Projection(like select name,oid .. ).
so, if you want to return List EmpUserImpl you need set Projections.property("name").as("name").,(if you need name just set name).
this is my code .
        Criteria criteria = session.createCriteria(EmpUserImpl.class);
    criteria.setProjection(Projections.projectionList()
            .add(Projections.groupProperty("company").as("company"))
            .add(Projections.property("name").as("name"))
            .add(Projections.property("company").as("company")));
    criteria.setResultTransformer(Transformers.aliasToBean(EmpUserImpl.class));
    List<EmpUserImpl> list = criteria.list();
    for (EmpUserImpl empUserImpl : list) {
        System.out.println(empUserImpl.getName());
    }

it can work .  i hope it can help you.

A: I think you can use : criteria.setResultTransformer(Criteria.DISTINCT_ROOT_ENTITY);

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void RegisterDrivePrefs(PrefRegistrySimple* pref_registry) {
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Why Are Writers Fleeing Substack for Ghost?
Illustration: WIRED; Getty Images
Kate Knibbs
The publishing platform is gaining traction as a newsletter alternative. But the comparison isn't so simple.
This past March, poet and critic Yanyi was very busy. Between teaching at Dartmouth, editing a literary journal, preparing a forthcoming book, and running a creative advice newsletter called "The Reading," his schedule was stuffed. Still, he decided to add one more task: pull "The Reading" off of Substack by the end of the month. "It was right before the Trans Day of Visibility," he says, "and I thought it was important for me to make the switch that day."
Yanyi had agonized over the decision to leave the newsletter publishing startup. Substack's platform was easy to use, and he'd been granted an advance as part of the company's fellowship program, allowing him to grow a healthy, engaged audience. But he was too unhappy with Substack's moderation to stay. The platform had permitted content from writer Graham Linehan that Yanyi saw as anti-trans and in violation of Substack's policy. He wasn't the only unhappy one; other high-profile Substackers announced their decisions to leave for this reason around the same time. Many in the exodus had a similar destination: Ghost, a nonprofit publishing platform that bills itself as "the independent Substack alternative."
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Frankly, this designation is a bit odd. Even though Ghost has been openly courting defectors—the company has a concierge service to entice writers looking to switch—it's not exactly a one-to-one Substack substitute. Newsletters are Substack's core product. Not so for Ghost, which was originally envisioned as a snazzier version of WordPress when it was funded through a Kickstarter campaign in 2013. Unlike the VC-fueled Substack, Ghost is a bootstrapped affair, with a lean staff of two dozen scattered around the globe.
The business models of Substack and Ghost are also completely different. Rather than take a cut of subscriber revenue like Substack, Ghost's paid hosting service, Ghost Pro, takes a fee, starting at $9 a month. (The figure varies depending on how many readers a publication has.) Its free-spirited CEO and cofounder John O'Nolan, who uploaded videos of his nomadic lifestyle to YouTube for many years, is currently camped out in Florida. With no investors, he feels no pressure to scale up quickly. Ghost has definitely grown since 2013—its paying customers include Tinder and OkCupid, so there's a chance you could get ghosted on a dating app that uses Ghost, and its software has been installed more than 2.5 million times—but the nonprofit simply isn't trying to operate with the same never-stop-scaling! mindset that guides so many digital-media startups flush with Silicon Valley cash.
Also, Ghost is open source, which means anyone, anywhere can use it how they see fit, provided they know how to host their own website. While Ghost Pro does have a content-moderation policy (basic stuff—no porn or phishing schemes allowed), the vast majority of Ghost users go the free route, leaving them thoroughly unmoderated. Basically, Ghost could be home to the exact same content driving people off Substack. Or worse. "We have absolutely no ability to control how Ghost is used," O'Nolan says.
Why, then, did Ghost become the go-to for people looking to abandon Substack? When asked, writers who made the switch had a few answers for why no-moderation Ghost is seen as more virtuous than light-moderation Substack. For starters, Ghost's nonprofit status gives its reputation a squeaky-clean shine. But more important, Ghost knows what it is and what it is not—and it's not a publication.
Why Velma Is the Internet's New Punching Bag
Amos Barshad
One of the main reasons Substack has received so much blowback is because of Substack Pro, its program that pays well-known writers eye-popping sums to create newsletters. To be clear, Linehan is not one of these writers. Still, the existence of this program suggests to many critics that Substack, whether it will admit it or not, is a publisher as well as a platform. Paying writers is, after all, an editorial choice. "Substack has staked out a stance on moderation," says progressive political consultant Aaron Huertas, who recently moved his writing from Medium to Ghost. "If you're going to have a policy, you should actually enforce it." (Asked to comment, a Substack spokesperson said, "Advances have nothing to do with particular viewpoints or moderation decisions. We're strong supporters of a free press and the open exchange of ideas, so we don't influence anyone's writing and we take a light touch with moderation.")
Ghost, which does not pay any of its writers or attempt curation, doesn't occupy the same gray area between platform and publisher that Substack does. So new converts don't necessarily expect it to behave in the same way they wanted Substack to behave. "The way Ghost works is different from the way that Substack works," Yanyi says.
Ghost's cofounder agrees. O'Nolan sees Substack as much closer in spirit to the publishing platform Medium. Since launching in 2012, the company has served as both a blog host and a home to its own publications and stable of authors. By paying writers, O'Nolan sees Substack as following Medium's playbook. "I think it very strongly changes the position you can take on neutrality and content moderation when you're funding certain content, and particularly when you're hosting it on one single website, which of course they are doing."
While the Substack moderation controversy ended up raising Ghost's profile, plenty of writers are now switching to Ghost for other reasons. Like financial ones. Uri Bram, the publisher of popular newsletter "The Browser," says Ghost has a "better product for 10 times less money" than Substack. For writers who want more control, Ghost's customizability is key to its appeal. Isabelle Roughol, another recent Substack-to-Ghost migrant, likes how Ghost allows her more control over the finished product for her podcast and website Borderline. Using Ghost "requires a bit more technical know-how but is totally manageable," she says. "I built a self-hosted WordPress site in the glory days of blogging, and it's pretty similar."
But it's important to emphasize the need for some know-how. Again: What Substack offers and what Ghost offers just aren't all that comparable. Another member of Yanyi's Substack Fellows class, the college-sports reporter Matt Brown, recently moved his newsletter "Extra Points" from Substack to Ghost, using Ghost Pro. He has found the migration process a bit more challenging, calling it a "mixed bag" so far. He has hopes it'll all be worth it in the end but hasn't found the switch as seamless as he'd imagined. "The best way to describe it, I think, would be like switching from Mac to Linux," he says. "If you know what you're doing, Linux could do anything, but the command line is scary, you know?"
A number of new Ghost-adjacent services have recently cropped up to help people who like the idea of Ghost but who don't necessarily want to take up coding. For example, Outpost, which was created by former WIRED editor Ryan Singel, is a media co-op built on top of Ghost, offering hand-holding for writers and publishers who like the idea of Ghost but not the whole DIY element. According to veteran investigative journalist David Sirota, this type of service can still save money. After he migrated his indie newsroom The Daily Poster from Substack to Ghost using Outpost, he found paying for both services was the better financial choice than Substack's revenue-sharing model. "We have substantially reduced our overhead costs to the tune of at least 50 percent," he says.
Controversies fade, but Ghost has a promising future even if it runs out of Substack writers to convert. The nature of its slow-and-steady, independent project means that it stands an especially strong chance of being around the next time another publishing startup pisses people off. And by studiously avoiding any behavior that could get it pegged as a publisher, it may be able to sidestep future debates about moderation. Also, the appeal of durability in digital publishing cannot be overstated—most of us who have been on the internet for decades know how often one-time big-shot platforms fade away and shutter, leaving their users scrambling to preserve a record. Although it's named after a single phantom, Ghost's real appeal lies in the fact that it has not yet disappeared.
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Rosalind Franklin vs. Watson & Crick – Science History Rap Battle
Watch this class of school kids rappin' out the story of Rosalind Franklin vs. Watson & Crick in the race to discovering the structure of DNA.
Watson and Crick were making progress on the structure of DNA, racing Linus Pauling for the Nobel Prize, but they needed accurate X-ray crystallographic data. Rosalind Franklin had gotten the X-ray picture, and somehow, it made its way to Watson & Crick. Franklin died before the prize was given; it's generally said that she would have been given a share, perhaps of the Chemistry prize. Here's a class of school kids rappin' out the story (easy to guess whose side they're on!)
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Our culture has defined beauty as the thin ideal and countless times we strive to meet our society's unrealistic standards which only leaves us more depressed and more preoccupied with food.
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On Black Friday, Here's How Holiday Shoppers Feel About Inflation, the Supply Chain and Inventory
By Ian Thomas, CNBC	• Published November 26, 2021 • Updated on November 26, 2021 at 11:42 am
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52% of Americans said they won't go shopping on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or Cyber Monday, while 59% said they are not excited to go shopping on any of the three days, according to a new CNBC/Momentive survey.
While the number of people expected to shop over the holiday weekend is expected to increase year-over-year, the projections are down from 2019.
Still, holiday shopping spending is expected to increase.
Despite high sales expectations for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, just over half of American consumers don't plan to shop on some of the biggest days for deals during the holiday season.
Fifty-two percent of Americans said they won't go shopping on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or Cyber Monday, while 59% said they are not excited to go shopping on any of the three days, according to a CNBC/Momentive Small Business Survey for Small Business Saturday. The survey was conductive by Momentive from Nov. 10 to Nov. 12 and included 2,744 respondents.
An estimated 158.3 million people will shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, an increase of 2 million people compared to 2020, according to the National Retail Federation. However, that would be down 4.2% compared to the number of people that shopped over that period in 2019.
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Amid a holiday shopping season noticeably different than previous years impacted by pandemic trends and new habits like curbside pickup, labor shortages, and supply chain issues, here is what Americans are saying about how they plan to shop on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday.
Cyber Monday grows as online shopping does
Of the people who plan to go shopping over the holiday weekend, 20% say they are expecting to spend the most money on Cyber Monday, up from 16% in 2019. In comparison, fewer people say they will spend the most money on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday in 2021 compared to 2019.
Forty-six percent of people said they generally prefer to do their shopping online, compared to 39% in 2019, according to the survey.
"The pandemic might firmly establish a new dynamic that we have been moving towards for the past few years: Cyber Monday is the new Black Friday, with more people searching for deals online rather than waiting in line outside a big box retailer," Laura Wronski, senior manager of research science at Momentive, wrote in an email.
Online spending is expected to top $200 billion over the holiday season for the first time this year, according to data from Adobe Analytics, growing 10% year-over-year to $207 billion.
Inflation and supply chain concerns
Worries about getting gifts and how much you'll have to pay for them are weighing on the minds of shoppers.
Seventy-two percent of Americans polled said they have seen higher prices in the last three months, while 62% said they have seen low or out-of-stock inventory. Overall, 43% said they were worried that supply chain issues will hurt their ability to get what they want during the holiday shopping season.
With more retailers pushing out holiday deals earlier in the season as well as stressing buying early to avoid shipping or inventory issues, it appears shoppers have followed that guidance. Sixty-one percent of shoppers say they already started shopping at the start of November, and 46% said they started earlier this year, according to the NRF. Twenty-eight percent of people even said they completed their shopping by early November, according to the NRF.
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While other age groups have seemingly moved away from Black Friday, Gen Z has leaned in.
Forty-one percent of the Gen Z respondents to the CNBC/Momentive survey said they were most excited to shop on Black Friday, far ahead of any other generation, according to Wronski, while 34% said they expected to spend the most money on Black Friday, which outpaced other generations.
"They might have less buying power than older adults, but they're the most eager to spend their money," Wronski said. "Gen Z might be the reason enthusiasm for in-person shopping has recovered post-pandemic."
Perhaps unsurprisingly, younger shoppers are expected to use non-traditional payment methods compared to older generations. Among survey respondents aged 18-34, 26% said they were going to use digital or mobile wallets like Paypal, Apple Pay, or Venmo, 12% said they would use "buy now, pay later" options offered by companies like Affirm and Klarna, and 5% said they would use cryptocurrency. In comparison, among those aged 35-64, just 18% said they would use digital or mobile wallets, 6% said they would use BNPL services and 2% said they would use cryptocurrency.
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Workers Walk Out in Korean Shipyards
South Korea's troubled shipyards are dealing with yet another blow: striking workers.
After reporting record losses in the second quarter—a combined $4.8 trillion won (US $4.1 billion)—Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) pointed the finger at a poorly timed move into offshore markets.
Now, workers at three of the country's nine shipbuilding companies are pointing the blame at them with calls of poor management, lack of job security and flat salaries.
Workers Walk Out
The three companies currently affected by the worker strikes are HHI, DMSE and Samho Heavy Industries. According to Korea JoongAng Daily, a partial strike began Sept. 9 with 28,000 workers walking off the job for four hours each day and planning to continue to do so for one week.
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Workers at three of South Korea's nine shipbuilding companies are striking because of of poor management, lack of job security and flat salaries; more unions are expected to join the walkout.
This follows earlier walkout activity at HHI on Aug. 26 and Sept. 4, during which production was halted at its Ulstan yard, IHS Maritime 360 reported. It also indicated that staff in HHI's business departments is planning a partial strike from Sept. 10 through Sept. 16.
HHI has the most active union membership with 16,000 workers involved, according to the Hellenic Shipping News.
Meanwhile, other shipyards, including SHI and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, are in negotiations regarding next year's wages and voting on whether to join the strike.
Hanjin Heavy Industries workers are not participating in the strike activity.
In its pre-strike report, the Shipping News indicated that STX Offshore & Shipbuilding had already negotiated a deal on wage increases and also would not participate in the walkouts.
Union representatives told JoongAng that if management doesn't respond in a timely manner, a longer strike will be instituted Thursday (Sept. 17).
The unions have voiced concern that management appears to rely on layoffs and its own recovery plan rather than communicating with the union.
Workers at DSME are taking it another step, threatening a hunger strike as part of a plea for the company's creditor, Korea Development Bank, to come to the rescue with additional funds for the company.
The shipyards are not the only South Korean industry entangled in strike talks; Hyundai Motor union workers are similarly displeased with pay and benefits offered by management.
They also vote Thursday whether the 48,000 union members will strike, The Korea Herald reported. This would be the fourth year in a row the autoworkers have called a strike.
Call for Change
According to JoongAng, the union is displeased that management appears to rely on layoffs and its own recovery plan rather than communicating with the union.
A wage freeze was enacted after the Q2 losses were reported and the companies are asking the workers to recognize the companies' financial situation. However, the Coalition of Shipbuilders' Labor Unions is asking management to raise the workers' base salaries by approximately 120,000 won ($100) a month, the Shipping News reported.
The Maritime Executive reported that the union feels the companies are punishing the workforce for the financial losses rather than holding management responsible.
However, the news site indicates that cuts have occurred in the upper ranks as well. Thirteen DSME executives resigned in response to the Q2 losses, and another 1,300 senior management positions are to be released before year's end. Similarly, about 30 percent of its senior staff has been dismissed by HHI since 2014, and 25 executives were replaced in July.
Still, Jeong Byung-mo, head of HHI's labor union, sees room for negotiation. He told the Shipping News that the unions are aware that their protests are viewed negatively in light of the industry hardships. However, the workers feel those hardships should be offset by the executives who still bring in the high salaries.
"What we are asking from the company is to use the money it earned from 2003 to 2009, when the industry was booming, the money the company said in the past it would use if it fell into trouble in the future," Jeong said.
Management is being asked to raise the workers' base salaries by approximately 120,000 won ($100) a month.
"The company and its two affiliates in the shipbuilding business have 18 trillion won in reserves total, but they keep saying we should tighten our belts."
A recent editorial in the Herald criticizes the striking workers for selfishness, claiming they are "well paid and protected" and so their actions show a "total disregard for the worst slump in global shipbuilding business in years."
Head researcher in industry analysis for the Hyundai Research Institute Joo Won told JoongAng that the strikes threaten the other industry suppliers, the domestic economy and the chance for "positive structural change."
However, he said, "The shipbuilders are facing an acute crisis, and industry insiders are discussing industry-wide restructuring.
"In fact, there's not a lot the unions can get from strikes in this industry because the companies themselves are on the verge of extinction," he added.
Tagged categories: Asia Pacific; Business operations; Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.; EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa); Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.; Latin America; North America; Program/Project Management; Samsung Heavy Industries Co.; Shipyards; Unions; Workers


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Peter Krüger (* 17. Dezember 1935 in Eisenach; † 16. September 2011 in Marburg) war ein deutscher Historiker. Er lehrte von 1975 bis 2002 als Professor für Neuere Geschichte an der Universität Marburg. Krüger war einer der führenden Experten der deutschen Außenpolitik der Weimarer Republik.

Leben und Wirken
Nach dem Gymnasialbesuch in Goslar studierte Krüger ab 1956 Geschichte, Germanistik und Politik zunächst an der Philipps-Universität Marburg und wechselte ein Jahr später an die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, wo er zusätzlich noch Vorlesungen in Kunstgeschichte besuchte. An der Universität München wurde er 1962 bei Franz Schnabel promoviert mit einer Arbeit über die Außenpolitik im Zeitalter der Reformation.

Anschließend arbeitete Krüger vier Jahre in Bonn als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei der von Ernst Deuerlein betreuten Herausgabe der Dokumente zur Deutschlandpolitik. Im Jahr 1966 begann er eine Arbeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter beim Auswärtigen Amt. Dort beteiligte er sich zwischen 1966 und 1974 an der Herausgabe der Akten zur deutschen auswärtigen Politik 1918–1945.

Im Jahre 1972 habilitierte sich Krüger bei Erich Angermann an der Universität zu Köln in Mittlerer und Neuerer Geschichte. Seine Habilitationsschrift behandelte die Reparationsfrage nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Die Darstellung ist bis heute grundlegend. Krüger begann an der Universität eine Nebentätigkeit als Dozent. 1973 wurde er dort zum außerplanmäßigen Professor ernannt. Im selben Jahr übernahm er vertretungsweise den Lehrstuhl für Neuere Geschichte an der Universität Marburg. Seine Tätigkeit beim Auswärtigen Amt beendete er 1974. Im folgenden Jahr erfolgte seine Ernennung zum Professor für Neuere Geschichte an der Universität Marburg, wo er bis zu seiner Emeritierung 2002 lehrte. Im Jahr 1984 erhielt Krüger ein Stipendium des Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Washington, D.C., USA. 1993/94 war er Forschungsstipendiat des Historischen Kollegs München. Krüger war Mitglied der Gesellschaft für Geistesgeschichte, der Vereinigung für Verfassungsgeschichte oder dem Collegium Carolinum.

Er veröffentlichte 2006 eine Geschichte der europäischen Integration. In seinen letzten Lebensjahren arbeitete er an einer Edition der Schriften und einer Biographie von Carl von Schubert, Staatssekretär im Auswärtigen Amt, die beide postum 2017 erschienen. Die Biographie blieb unvollendet und reicht bis in den Sommer 1925. Auf über 800 Seiten werden in der Edition 285 Dokumente aus dem Zeitraum vom September 1914 bis zum Juli 1933 präsentiert.

Schriften (Auswahl)
Monographien
 Carl von Schubert. Außenpolitiker aus Leidenschaft. Sein Beitrag zur internationalen Politik und europäischen Ordnung in der Ära der Weimarer Republik (= Zeitgeschichtliche Forschungen. Bd. 51). Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-428-14950-6.
Wege und Widersprüche der europäischen Integration im 20. Jahrhundert (= Schriften des Historischen Kollegs. Vorträge. Bd. 45). Stiftung Historisches Kolleg, München 1995 (Digitalisat).
 Das unberechenbare Europa. Epochen des Integrationsprozesses vom späten 18. Jahrhundert bis zur Europäischen Union. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-17-016586-1.
 Versailles. Deutsche Außenpolitik zwischen Revisionismus und Friedenssicherung (= dtv. Bd. 4513). Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, München 1986, ISBN 3-423-04513-2.
 Die Außenpolitik der Republik von Weimar. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1985, ISBN 3-534-07250-2.
Deutschland und die Reparationen 1918/19. Die Genesis des Reparationsproblems in Deutschland zwischen Waffenstillstand und Versailler Friedensschluß (= Schriftenreihe der Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte. Bd. 25). Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-421-01620-8 (zugleich: Köln, Universität, Habilitations-Schrift, 1972).
 Die Beziehungen der Rheinischen Pfalz zu Westeuropa 1576–82. Die auswärtigen Beziehungen des Pfalzgrafen Johann Casimir 1576–82. Uni-Druck, München 1964 (zugleich: München, Universität, Dissertation, 1962).

Herausgeberschaften
 Carl von Schubert (1882–1947). Sein Beitrag zur internationalen Politik in der Ära der Weimarer Republik. Ausgewählte Dokumente. Mit einer biographischen Einleitung von Martin Kröger (= Deutsche Geschichtsquellen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Bd. 73). Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-428-15332-9.
 mit Anne Christine Nagel: Mechterstädt – 25.3.1920. Skandal und Krise in der Frühphase der Weimarer Republik (= Studien zur Geschichte der Weimarer Republik. Bd. 3). Lit, Münster 1997, ISBN 3-8258-3061-6.
 Das europäische Staatensystem im Wandel. Strukturelle Bedingungen und bewegende Kräfte seit der Frühen Neuzeit (= Schriften des Historischen Kollegs. Kolloquien. Bd. 35). Oldenbourg, München 1996, ISBN 3-486-56171-5 (Digitalisat).
 Deutschland, deutscher Staat, deutsche Nation. Historische Erkundungen eines Spannungsverhältnisses (= Marburger Studien zur neueren Geschichte. Bd. 2). Hitzeroth, Marburg 1993, ISBN 3-89398-129-2.

Literatur
 Gabriele Clemens (Hrsg.): Nation und Europa. Studien zum internationalen Staatensystem im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Festschrift für Peter Krüger zum 65. Geburtstag. Steiner, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-515-07790-1.
 Wolf D. Gruner: Nachruf Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Krüger 17.12.1935 (Eisenach) – 16.9.2011 (Marburg). In: Historische Mitteilungen. Bd. 25, 2012, , S. 3–6.
 Georges-Henri Soutou: Peter Krüger (1935–2011). In: Francia. Bd. 39, 2012, S. 555–557 (online).

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Mark Zuckerberg in a Suit. Seriously Big News.
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Mark Zuckerberg in a Suit. Big News Day.
When Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, arrived on Capitol Hill to testify in front of Congress about a monumental user data privacy concern journalists lost their collective minds. Not about the details of the data breach—about his suit! Or more clearly—the fact that he was wearing a suit at all! Because Mark Zuckerberg in a suit is kind of a big deal.
Anyone who hasn't been under a rock for the past 14 years has a visual image of Mark Zuckerberg in their mind. Boyish pale face. Gray tee shirt, basic jeans and a hoodie. That's his uniform. It's so he doesn't have to make decisions before he starts his day. It's true—he said that.
There are some mental images of him in a suit over the years. Like when he met President Obama and other heads of state, once when he gave a commencement speech at Harvard. Once when he testified in court on behalf of a tech company that he had a vested interest in. And of course at his own wedding. None of those occasions generated nearly as much negative publicity for obvious reasons. He screwed up this time. But this time a lot of the coverage was downright mean.
Journalists Join Forces to Speculate on Suit Motivation
A quick Google search for news about Mark Zuckerberg in a suit yielded a number of articles from popular media heavyweights that touched on the purpose of the congressional hearings. But mostly on the suit. The New York Times' story was entitled Mark Zuckerberg's I'm Sorry Suit. The New Yorker's was The Suit Wears Mark Zuckerberg. Both writers speculated on how calculated his appearance was and whether or not the appropriate amount of respect for the event was infused into his very on-brand dark blue suit with a Facebook-blue colored tie. There was a little discussion of the ethics issue too.
Fashion and lifestyle bloggers were much more brutal in their critiques, homing in on the poor fit of his jacket, the lousy knot in his tie, the slightly baggy shirt with an oddly fashionable collar style as if it were far too fashionable for this billionaire nerd. For example Fashionista posted Hey, Quick Question: Did Mark Zuckerberg wear a Suit Yesterday? which awesomely quoted a virtual library of other snarky articles about the Facebook CEO's less-than-stellar fashion sense.
The Suit Incident is Uncomfortable
The global Zuckerberg suit critique has me a little shaken up and I'm not exactly sure why. Is it because they are being mean to him? Maybe it's because they are focusing on the wrong problem? It could be because as a woman I'm conditioned to feel uncomfortable by the media's constant critique of women's fashion choices. (and bodies… and faces… and words… and actions… sigh) Am I genuinely worried that Billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg's self-esteem may be diminished? No. That's not it. For sure.
It may be because I really just want to weigh in on the whole topic. Maybe I just want to help. I sell suits—maybe I can help? Wait. It's too late to help this poor guy. Zuckerberg is at the mercy of the press and the politicians now. And let's not forget the public. He's doomed to never be a fashion icon. He'll probably have to rethink his whole "I don't want to grow up" Tech Disruptor uniform now too. Even that look has been trashed.
Zuckerberg in a Suit. Was it Even Necessary?
Let's tackle another question on everyone's lips. Why did he wear a suit? Did he even need to? I think he decided to wear a suit for the same reasons that most nerds don suits. To show respect for the event. He is respectful when it's serious. Zuckerberg's only crime (so far) is being a big nerd. He is a nerd and he wears a suit like a nerd. I mean that as a term of endearment. Anyone who has ever seen a Tech Awards show knows that. Adorable talented nerds who couldn't care less about whether their pants are falling down. We expect nerds to screw up style. We need them for the grading curve. At least he didn't wear a top-hat or something really weird. Zuckerberg could have hired a team of stylists and had a cool custom-made tailored suit for the hearings. Imagine the journalistic venom if he had gone that route! He couldn't win this.
My guess is that he spent about five more minutes thinking about that suit than the outfit he wears every day. The truth is that Zuckerberg could have never made a style choice that would have satisfied the media and his superior brain figured it out right away.The Facebook-blue tie was a no-brainer. Branding is a thing—lest we forget. It's not like it had a logo on it! It wasn't shameless promotion. In fact, it was kind of shameful promotion.
The Z-Suit Debacle In Conclusion
As of this writing, it is still a mystery how the Zuckerberg in a Suit Debacle happened. It's only a matter of time before the truth comes out judging by all the speculation before and during the hearings. I'll throw a hat into the ring and venture a few guesses on what prompted this unfortunate and extremely "newsworthy" fashion faux pas.
He grabbed the first suit, shirt and tie he saw in his little suit closet.
He grabbed the second suit, shirt and tie he saw but all the garments in his closet are exactly the same.
His wife, who is equally nerdy and cares even less what people think of his appearance, chose the outfit.
He consulted Barack Obama —also a "uniform" guy.
And finally, the most unfortunate of possible outcomes to this difficult situation…
5. He crowd-sourced the outfit through a sketchy quiz on Facebook!
Let's hope not.
I guess what I'm saying is this.
Mark, have your people reach out. We can help you with Facebook uniforms.
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The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday, June 25, that all airlines certified in the Philippines have been taken out from the European Union Air Safety List due the tight oversight being conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
Removed from the list were PAL Express (formerly Air Philippines Corporation), Cebu Pacific's Cebgo (formerly Tiger Airways Philippines and Southeast Asian Airlines); Air Asia Incorporated; Air Asia Zest; Island Aviation Incorporated; Magnum Air Incorporated (Skyjet); and South East Asian Airlines International Incorporated (Seair-I).
"After 5 years of hard work, we are finally able to release the airlines certified in the Philippines from the European Air Safety List. The Philippines is an important country with a sizeable and rapidly growing aviation sector," said Violeta Bulc, European Union commissioner for transport.
"Today's result can serve as an example for other countries which have difficulty to match their safety oversight capabilities with the growth of their industry," she said.
The lifting of the ban would allow and encourage Europeans to tap the services of the Philippine carriers when travelling to the Philippines or to other countries, said CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio.
The decision comes after a 5-man EU safety assessment team gave a positive review of the airlines following a series of inspections in April.
This led to the suspension of the operations of Skyjet and Seair last May 15 due to safety issues.
The suspension of Skyjet and Seair was lifted last June 7.
While the 7 carriers largely service only domestic and Asian routes, Apolonio said the EU decision will still benefit them.
Previously, European insurance companies would not cover people who flew on airlines on the EU Air Safety List, he said.
"European tourists will be encouraged to use low-cost carriers in the Philippines now," boosting the number of visitors who will want to fly around the archipelago, Apolonio told Agence France-Presse.
PAL now flies to London and is planning to add more European destinations, while Cebu Pacific is applying to fly to Italy.
Lubomir Frebort, EU chargè d' affaires, congratulated CAAP for overseeing the operations of airlines operating in the Philippines.


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Columnist: Ekow Arthur-Aidoo
A-G scandal: Kwaku Azar throws his hat into the ring, as Martin Amidu is found long in the tooth
Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare
Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare, aka Kwaku Azar, has sued the Attorney-General (AG), seeking to overturn President Akufo-Addo's "167 working days" accumulated leave directive on Daniel Yaw Domelevo, which began July 1, 2020.
Kwaku Azar, an accounting professor based in the U.S., cited Section 20(1) of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) which reads "Every worker is entitled to not less than fifteen working days leave with full pay in any calendar year of continuous service," then added section 31 which reads: "any agreement to forgo such leave is void".
He charged, "Even though disguised as a directive to take accumulated annual leave of 167 days, the directive is actually a suspension of the Auditor-General who is being asked to pay for the suspension by a forced debit to his accrued vacation account."
Prof Asare also averred that the acting Auditor-General, Johnson Asiedu Akuamoah has not taken the Oath of the Auditor-General, and prayed the court to stop him from acting as Auditor-General.
Kwaku Asare argued using Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution, that the work of the Auditor-General cannot be disturbed by Presidential directives, "whether couched as accumulated leave, involuntary leave, suspension, interdiction, temporary removal, disciplinary control, or however styled, and he may remain in office until he attains the compulsory retirement age of 60".
He wants an expedited hearing of the motion for injunction and the substantive cause, but is it feasible given the approaching legal vacation season, which runs until November, and the Coronavirus pandemic which has necessitated limited court sittings.
It is common in Ghana for judgements in such matters to be delivered long after the harm has been done.
Ask the NPP; Isaac Amoo, who was deprived of his rightfully won Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary seat for practically the entire effective period of 1997 to 2001; and the late Peter Ala Adjetey (may he rest in peace) lead counsel for Amoo, and they will tell you bitter tales.
By a letter signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, Secretary to the President, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, the Auditor-General was asked to proceed on an accumulated leave of 123 days covering the years 2017, 2018 and 2019. He responded with a protest letter, when upon Nana Bediatuo Asante replied that the president had added 44 more days covering 2020, and hence Domelevo should stay away for "167 working days"
The Auditor-General's work has clearly been "embarrassing" the NPP administration; he has surcharged Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Minister with the USD1 million paid to Kroll and Associates for purported building maintenance works with no proof of actual work done. That matter is being contested in court.
Last week, the Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES), for example, wrote a letter asking all staff who had been affected by the Auditor-General's payroll verification to submit some forms upon which some supervisors within the GES are to "manually" re-enter the names of the affected staff back onto the Government's payroll, and this is happening while Domelevo is away.
GES has the highest number of employers on Government payroll, covering about 230K persons and is the biggest source of the so-called ghost names on government payroll, a major source of corruption, which Daniel Yaw Domelevo is credited with addressing.
Apart from Kwaku Azar, a coalition of NGOs have also taken action in support of Domelevo by signing a petition asking President Akufo-Addo to reinstate him.
With less than five months to the December election and the Ghanaian middle class, widely in support of the work of the Auditor-General, the President risks losing any credibility left in their attempt to fight corruption.
President Akufo-Addo promised to introduce the Office of Special Prosecutor "within six months of being elected", during the 2016 campaign. By July 2017, he had gotten a law passed to that effect under a Certificate of Urgency in Parliament.
The nation has come three full years, and public trust in the highfalutin words of the President Akufo-Addo in fighting various scandals including the sale of excavators by anti-Galamsey committee members is gone.
The work of the Auditor-General largely only indicates after the event what has gone wrong; it does not usually cover current issues.
With the other so-called integrity institutions that check corruption such as the Serious Fraud Office fast asleep, and the Police CID and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, scandalously asking for a complainant before investigating anything, Ghana is steeply mired in corruption and the people are generally despondent.
All corruption perception surveys undertaken over the past three and a half years of the Akufo-Addo presidency show worsening perception of corruption and loss of hope in the president's ability to fight corruption.
Clearly, as the Bible says, the thief cometh but in the night…... to steal, kill and destroy.
That is exactly what has happened in the fight against corruption in Ghana. Whoever has ears, let them hear, and rise to the "cause of freedom and of right".
Tsooboi.
The author is a journalist, communications and media analyst and a writer. The views expressed are solely his and does not represent the organisation he works for.
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