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Business | Samsung
The soft succession
As he gradually takes the reins of the South Korean conglomerate, Lee Jae-yong will have an even tougher job than his father did when he took over 28 years ago
WHEN Lee Kun-hee took the helm at Samsung just two weeks after the death of his father, the firm's founder, in 1987, he set himself a seemingly unachievable goal: turning a middling South Korean conglomerate into a global giant in the mould of IBM or General Electric. He had a clear vision of how to climb that mountain: making big bets on emerging technologies and going for scale at almost any price. And he had the sort of management style that would have made Zeus proud. Every few years he hurled lightning bolts into the group's headquarters in Seoul, where he would otherwise rarely show up. In 1993, for instance, he ordered all his senior managers to drop everything and fly immediately to Frankfurt, where he gave them a speech that lasted three days.
Today, nearly 30 years later, Samsung boasts annual revenues of more than $300 billion. It is now the world's largest electronics manufacturer, with two-thirds of the group's revenues coming from smartphones, semiconductor chips and assorted other components. The rest comes from a grab-bag of lower-tech offerings, from washing machines and container ships to theme parks and life assurance.
Once again, the colossus is in the midst of a dynastic succession. Mr Lee, now 73 years old, suffered a heart attack last year. It is said that his physical condition has stabilised but that he cannot communicate, and is not expected to return to work. Gradually, his only son, Lee Jae-yong, 46 (who calls himself Jay), has been stepping towards the limelight. On May 15th it was announced that he would become chairman of two family foundations. These hold some of the various small stakes in Samsung companies that allow the Lees to control the group despite owning only a few percent of it. The foundations are also seen in South Korea as the family's public face: they support good causes, such as child-care centres for poor families, and the stunning Leeum museum in Seoul.
Taking charge at the charities will help cement the younger Mr Lee's image as a softer, more reflective leader than his father. It is also seen as one of the final steps before he ascends to the corporate throne. He is expected to take a leadership role at the group's most important division, Samsung Electronics, in the coming months.
Until recently, precious little was known about the group's new boss. Articles about him, especially in Western news media, have tended to repeat the same few points: that he is more soft-spoken than his father, that he was involved in a disastrous e-commerce venture during the late-1990s dotcom bubble and that analysts regard his managerial abilities as unproved.
Indeed, when 50 fund managers, stockmarket analysts and other experts were recently polled about 11 heirs to the chaebol, South Korea's dominant business conglomerates, Mr Lee ranked seventh on leadership ability and last on legitimacy to inherit his father's wealth. South Koreans as a whole have become less tolerant of corporate "princelings", but in Samsung's case at least it helps that the family's third generation—Lee Jae-yong and his two sisters, who already run smaller bits of the empire—are seen as having clean hands. The younger Mr Lee gained credit for pushing the company, a year ago, to apologise swiftly to employees who had apparently contracted leukaemia while working in its semiconductor plants.
Quietly passionate
Those who have met Mr Lee say he is indeed low-key and even a bit shy, but that he can also be insightful, funny and even passionate—for instance when he talks about Samsung's plans to become a big contract manufacturer for drug companies, a project he has been known to describe as his "baby". And although he does not (yet) sit on the board of Samsung Electronics and has only the rank of vice-chairman at the firm, it would be naive to assume that he had no say in the firm's recent big moves.
One example is the release earlier this year of the Galaxy S6 smartphone. It does not seem to be selling much better than its predecessor, which received poor reviews, prompting a fall in Samsung's market share (see chart 1). When the S6 was launched, Korean news media called it the "Lee Jae-yong phone"—an echo of the "Lee Kun-hee phone", the SGH-T100, which the older Mr Lee launched in 2002 and which became Samsung's first big hit, selling more than 10m units.
Although he is unlikely to subject his staff to three-day speeches, the younger Mr Lee will probably emulate his father in another respect, by keeping out of day-to-day matters to concentrate on broad, strategic issues. In a number of ways, those issues raise far tougher questions than the ones his father faced from 1987. Although Mr Lee senior's path to greatness was steep, at least it was relatively clear. Now, besides having to oversee a far larger group—consisting of around 80 firms, with almost half a million employees around the world—the new boss will have to manage three simultaneous balancing acts: between competition and co-operation, between hardware and software and, most importantly, between Samsung's Korean roots and its global present and future.
In electronics and other technology-based industries these days, one of the most important skills a boss needs is managing a complex relationship with rivals that is part competition, part co-operation (see Schumpeter). Apple is not just Samsung's biggest rival in selling smartphones, it is also the biggest customer for Samsung's semiconductors. Samsung's smartphones run on Google's Android operating system, making those two firms partners. But Samsung continues to invest heavily in Tizen, an operating system of its own, that powers its simpler handsets and other devices—a weapon that could be deployed more widely if the need arose.
As Samsung's "chief customer officer", a job created for him, the younger Mr Lee has already been in charge of such tricky relations for several years, says Shaun Cochran of CLSA, a stockbroker. Somewhere along the line Mr Lee, a graduate of both Keio University in Tokyo and Harvard Business School, seems to have acquired the knack of managing them. He got along well with Steve Jobs, Apple's abrasive former boss, and was even invited to his memorial service. His good rapport with Tim Cook, Jobs's more emollient successor, has helped the two firms repair their relationship following a bitter legal row over patents. Apple won an award of nearly $1 billion after it convinced the jury that Samsung's Galaxy smartphones copied several aspects of the iPhone.
It is less clear how well Mr Lee will handle his second big balancing act: making Samsung better fit for an age in which more and more profits are generated by software and online services, despite the fact that hardware is the firm's forte. It now employs thousands of programmers, but its culture is still dominated by hardware engineers—making it tough, for instance, to compete with Xiaomi, an upstart smartphone-maker which has taken a lot of market share from Samsung in China. Xiaomi is often likened to Apple. But a better comparison is Google: the Chinese firm's devices are essentially loss leaders; its plan is to make most of its money using them to peddle services, content and advertising.
Under the elder Mr Lee, Samsung would have tried to develop the necessary software skills entirely in-house. His son seems open to acquiring expertise. In recent months Samsung has bought two startups: SmartThings, which makes software for the "internet of things" (wirelessly connected appliances), and LoopPay, a mobile-payments service.
To be more plugged into the world of startups, the group has also started to open innovation labs at important tech hubs around the world, notably in Silicon Valley, where Samsung is building fancy new facilities, complete with a clean room for chipmaking and a gym for employees. But all this may not be enough to turn it into a successful software firm. For that, Samsung may have to become more forceful in establishing its own "platform"—like Android, or Apple's iOS operating system—on top of which other firms can build a variety of services. So far, for all its investment in Tizen, Samsung has seemed hesitant to use it more widely.
Perhaps the most difficult balancing act will be the third one: between staying true to the Korean roots that have served Samsung so well, and becoming truly global. Samsung's greatest strength has been the discipline and loyalty it instils in its workforce. Once the leader has set the goal, employees march in lockstep to achieve it. That culture was easy to maintain while Samsung was still a Korean company full of Korean engineers. But it now employs a far wider variety of people from all backgrounds. It needs to become a more open-minded organisation, and to accept that creativity carries expectations of freedom.
At least Korean corporate culture is not as conformist as Japan's, where dissent is always discouraged, says Mark Newman, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, a research firm, and formerly a Samsung employee. "At certain times, before the goals are set, speaking up is actually valued," he says. In other words, giving free-spirited software coders a bit of licence to speak their minds would not be completely alien to Samsung's management. And the younger Mr Lee, with his part-Western education, should understand better than his father why a culture change is needed.
However the group's new boss manages all these tensions, he will ultimately be judged on the numbers he delivers. Samsung may not be as profitable as Apple, but at least it remains way ahead of its main domestic rival, LG (see chart 2). That said, most of Samsung's current money-makers—displays, memory chips and even smartphones—are maturing. To ensure future growth, Samsung is having to make not just one big bet, but several—in the knowledge that it cannot predict which technology will win.
One of its bets is on next-generation batteries; another is on medical equipment. But the most interesting may be the younger Mr Lee's plan for Samsung to become a giant contract manufacturer for biotech drugs. It has figured out that growing proteins in animal cells, at massive scale in ultra-clean plants with extremely high standards of quality control, is quite similar to "growing" circuits on silicon wafers under similar conditions. By concentrating on this bit of the pharmaceutical business and leaving other firms to design and market the drugs, just as with its microchip "foundries", it could become as dominant in drugmaking as it is in the chipmaking industry.
That is a long-term project. In the short term Mr Lee may try to please investors through a further untangling of the conglomerate's Byzantine structure. Already, two of its main companies have gone public, and some non-core businesses, in defence and chemicals, have been sold. Turning Samsung from a corporate hairball into an investor-friendly group with a proper holding company is a work in progress. Some early moves on this will help convince shareholders that Samsung's leader is heading in the right direction.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "The soft succession"
Business May 23rd 2015
Burned again
Arevaderci
Knock 'em down, build 'em up
Kiwis as guinea pigs
Managing partners
From the May 23rd 2015 edition
The curse of the corporate headshot
A strangely pervasive custom of odd poses and forced smiles
Can Amazon deliver again?
The pioneering e-commerce giant battles soaring costs and a stagnating legacy business
Elliott and fellow activist investors take on big tech
Languishing Silicon Valley stocks attract Wall Street's mischief-makers


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PlayStation and business networks will be combined in a new company: Sony Interactive Entertainment
By elTGxY	/ February 4, 2016	/ Technology News	/ No Comments
Sony has decided that the network business must go hand PlayStation, so creating a new company to be called Sony Interactive Entertainment. Two of his most powerful divisions come together to make services better for customers.
The news just now made official, but as usual in this type of movement, it will not be a reality until a few months, specifically April 1. For which and lost, the names of the companies are combining Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment (SCE and SNEI).
The president of this new initiative, we could start naming as SIE will be Andrew House. He also will serve as CEO, so we will see him at events and presentations, as is currently the head of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI), one of the companies to merge.
"A company dedicated to improving the service users over the next twenty years of life of PlayStation"
The new company will be based in the United States, specifically in San Mateo (California). Although the business carried to America, there are two important offices in London and Tokyo.
The idea of bringing together hardware, software, and network services in one place makes sense, since it is a tough business to be sold separately, and all energies must go in the same direction, with rapid and synchronized decisions. The two main parts of this game will be PS4 and PlayStation VR.
Looking back, we have to SCE been founded in 1993 to give support to the booming business of PlayStation. As for SNEI, he is younger; the networking business dates from 2010.
Sony, a company changing
In a company like Sony is not surprising so much movement in its main divisions, we have recently experienced a reorganization of the company to pump up business where they get profitability, and are leaders: image and video games. Since 2012 already they expressed their intention to unify business and make concessions if necessary.
Other divisions, such as those responsible for the TVs or phones, still alive, but appear in the background and you never know when it will be negative about news. We saw what happened with VAIO, the company that created the fantastic and portable computers.
There are changes to be highlighted in the hierarchy of the new company. For example, Shawn Layden, who commanded in SCE America, now is the boss in Worldwide Studios. The previous person in charge of this department was Shuhei Yoshida, now it depends on the US.
© 2011 Reward Price

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Andreas spoke a few words of apology to those standing nearest to them, and a young goldsmith at once courteously made way, so that Melissa, who had taken a place behind a column, might see better. And in a few minutes there was that to see which made every one forget the intruders.
Georg Ebers - A Thorny Path — Volume 03
But amidst this triumph he thought of his dear Tyrolese, and dispatched from the battle-field a courier who was to bring to me the news and his order to tell his dear Tyrolese that he defeated the French yesterday." Andreas Hofer, overjoyed and with his countenance full of sunshine and happiness, galloped down the long line of his sharpshooters.
L. (Luise) Mühlbach - Andreas Hofer
But let us for the moment turn from the sick chamber of Rosabella, and visit the dwellings of the conspirators, who were now advancing with rapid strides towards the execution of their plans; and who, with every hour that passed over their heads, became more numerous, more powerful, and more dangerous to Andreas and his beloved Republic.
Heinrich Zschokke - The Bravo of Venice; a romance
Gottfried became quiet and Agnes happy. "Good-night!" cried the Goose Man, "now I am again myself, and you are you." He nodded kindly and disappeared. That same evening six of Daniel's pupils came in. They had heard that he had been removed from his position at the conservatory. It was not a mere rumour. Andreas Döderlein had had him discharged. He was also relieved of his post as organist at St.
Jakob Wassermann - The Goose Man
He would have died then very willingly; and it was very unwillingly the fierce pain leaving him as suddenly as it had come that he returned to life. Whatever may be said for or against the probability of broken hearts, there can be no question as to the verity of broken lives. That day, assuredly, the life of Andreas Stoffel was broken, and it never wholly mended again.
Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) Janvier - An Idyl Of The East Side
What he first wrote was: 'Andreas Ammonius Erasmo Roterodamo S.D., but afterwards he scratched out Ammonius' name and wrote in 'Guilhelmus Montioius'. In a sense, of course, he was correct; for the letter was written in Mountjoy's name. But he cannot have been unaware that in an age which valued elegant Latinity so highly, his patron would be gratified by the ascription.
P. S. (Percy Stafford) Allen - The Age of Erasmus
Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London
Not till they reached a quiet lane in Rhakotis, where they could advance without let or hindrance, did she open her eyes. But a strange, heavy pain oppressed her that she had never felt before, and her head burned so that she could scarcely see Andreas and the two slaves, who, strong in the joy of knowing that their young lord was alive, carried Diodoros steadily along in the litter.
Georg Ebers - A Thorny Path — Complete
Entering the house he demanded money of his aged mother, who indignantly refused him he seems to have been a bad lot altogether and as he threatened to take it by force, she hurriedly called in the village kmet, or mayor, to protect her. But the kmet was also aged and infirm, and brought a young man with him. This young man remonstrated with Andreas, who was breaking open the chest, and said
Gerald Prance - The Land of the Black Mountain
The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro
I have to deliver something to Anthony Wallner-Aichberger; I must speak with him." The men willingly stood aside. Now be was close behind Wallner, and, interrupting him in his speech, he whispered to him: "I come from Andreas Hofer; he sends you his greetings and this paper. I have run all night to bring it to you."
They were, of course, but ill received by these, since they naturally found themselves in front of the foremost rank; but the stalwart frame and determined face of Andreas, and the exceptional beauty of his young companion, over whose pretty head most of the gazers could easily see, protected her from rough treatment.
Georg Ebers - Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works
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Q: Is it possible to remove "Login as other user" permission for system administrator profile? Is it possible to remove "Login as other user" permission for system administrator profile?
I thought to clone sys admin profile and give delegated administrator access, but i dont want to create a new profile.
Is it possible?

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Costa Rica Money Laundering Investigation Results in 35 Raids
The Organization of Judicial Investigations (OIJ) launched 35 simultaneous raids early this morning as a part of a case of an alleged large scale...
OIJ searching for missing Canadian in Costa Rica
Alejandro Zúñiga - August 25, 2021
Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) are searching for Jaclyn Naomi Smith.
Homicide rate steady in Costa Rica, but July was safer
Alejandro Zúñiga - August 3, 2021
Costa Rica recorded 327 homicides so far this year, an equaling the number over the same span in 2020, according to official figures.
Costa Rica the latest Latin American country facing corruption scandal
Costa Rican authorities on Monday raided the Presidential House and various state agencies
'Indignation, anger and fury' in response to Costa Rica corruption probe
Alejandro Zúñiga - June 15, 2021
Anti-corruption operation results in arrests, raids at Casa Presidencial
Costa Rican lawmakers met with accused drug traffickers, reports say
The Tico Times - May 28, 2021
President Carlos Alvarado met with other Costa Rican leaders on Thursday night to discuss the apparent ties between lawmakers and alleged narcotraffickers.
Costa Rica registered slight increase in homicides during 2020
The Tico Times - January 4, 2021
Costa Rica registered 569 homicides in 2020, representing a slight increase over the previous year, according to preliminary data provided by Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ).
In 2020, assaults decreased and fraud increased in Costa Rica
Costa Rica projects to close the year with 80,000 criminal complaints, a lower number than that registered in 2019, which accounted for more than 100,000.
OIJ CR Safe app provides safety advice for tourists
Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) have released a mobile phone application that helps tourists stay safe when visiting the Central American country.


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Q: NGINX Proxy picture disappears perhaps someone can help me with this issue.
I am redirecting a website over nginx with --with-http_sub_module.
So its working fine on many sites, except one picture on one of the websites.
The strange thing is that I have another Site redirected, there is a picture which is working... I have no clue for that..
Picture with chunked_encoding fehler: 59.6 kB
Picture which is working fine: 43.3 kB
I can see the picture that it is there, but only for a few milliseconds and then I get the Error: net::ERR_INCOMPLETE_CHUNKED_ENCODING
First of all my NGINX.conf:
user www-data;
worker_processes 4;
pid /var/run/nginx.pid;

events {
    worker_connections 768;
    # multi_accept on;
}

http {

    ##
    # Basic Settings
    ##

    sendfile on;
    tcp_nopush on;
    tcp_nodelay on;
    keepalive_timeout 65;
    types_hash_max_size 2048;
    # server_tokens off;

    # server_names_hash_bucket_size 64;
    # server_name_in_redirect off;

    include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
    default_type application/octet-stream;

    ##
    # Logging Settings
    ##

    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;

    ##
    # Gzip Settings
    ##

    gzip on;
    gzip_disable "msie6";

    # gzip_vary on;
    # gzip_proxied any;
    # gzip_comp_level 6;
    # gzip_buffers 16 8k;
    # gzip_http_version 1.1;
    # gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/x-javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;

    ##
    # nginx-naxsi config
    ##
    # Uncomment it if you installed nginx-naxsi
    ##

    #include /etc/nginx/naxsi_core.rules;

    ##
    # nginx-passenger config
    ##
    # Uncomment it if you installed nginx-passenger
    ##

    #passenger_root /usr;
    #passenger_ruby /usr/bin/ruby;

    ##
    # Virtual Host Configs
    ##

    #proxy_set_header        X-Real-IP       $remote_addr;

    include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
    include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;
}

So my Proxy_config is:
{
    proxy_buffering             off;
    proxy_buffers            8  24k;
    proxy_buffer_size           2k;

    proxy_http_version          1.1;
    proxy_headers_hash_max_size 1024;
    proxy_headers_hash_bucket_size 128;
    sub_filter_types            *;
    access_log                  off;

    proxy_redirect              http                    https;
    proxy_set_header            Host                    $host;

    proxy_set_header            Upgrade                 $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header            Connection              close;

    proxy_set_header            Accept-Encoding         "";
    proxy_set_header            X-Forwarded-Proto       $scheme;
    proxy_set_header            X-Real-IP               $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header            X-Forwarded-Host        $host;
    proxy_set_header            X-Forwarded-Server      $host;
    proxy_set_header            X-Forwarded-For         $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;}

Do you know something about this??
I've tried every Option from the --with-http_sub_module site, but nothing seems to work.


This entry was posted in Just Life, Poetry and tagged Biking, National Poetry Writing Month, Path, poetry.
how many names do these demons have?
I have my own demons, as we each carry them through our lives, leaving some behind and finding new ones all along the way. The latest shooting at Ft. Hood put a shadow over me, yesterday. It stirred my demons. We like the heroes in our comic books and stories to destroy whole armies, to fight and kill, to slaughter the bad guys and gals by the dozen, and to face down all the enemies they find… but in real life we are much more fragile than the characters of our fantasies. I pray that we take ever more seriously the price we pay for sending our women and men into conflict after conflict, and that we take seriously the price they pay. The men and women who serve us are too great a treasure to take for granted or to leave to the demons.
Yesterday, just to show my age, it was John Denver who helped sing my demons back into the shadows.
This entry was posted in Just Life, Poetry and tagged Demons, Ft. Hood Shooting, NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month, Pain, poetry, Prayer.


The Quality Improvement Agency for Lifelong Learning (QIA) polled delegates at its summer conferences last month with the aim of finding out their hopes for the sector and what they considered the most important and pressing challenges for the new secretary of state.
The survey found that there is optimism across further education particularly in relation to major forthcoming reforms. Almost half (41%) felt more confident about the continuing success of the system compared with 12 months ago, ahead of the introduction of the Framework for Excellence, developments in the 14-19 education reform agenda and the introduction of diplomas in the year to come.
Commenting on the findings and the recent changes to the machinery of government introduced by the prime minister, QIA chief executive Andrew Thomson said: "Creating two new departments out of the former Department for Education and Skills is a bold decision and clearly shows the central place that skills, higher and further education hold in the Prime Minister's vision for the future of the country.
"QIA will ensure that the new structure continues to enhance and support the further education system in meeting the learning needs of England . That's why we're looking forward to working with the new Secretary of State as we develop our existing programme of support as well as introducing four new services in 2007 – Support for Excellence, the Excellence Gateway, High Quality Managers and the expanded Improvement Adviser Service."
Bill Rammell MP, minister of state for lifelong learning, further and higher education, welcomed the views of the conference delegates, saying: "Our sweeping further education reforms and creation of a system geared to meeting employer needs will help us realise Lord Leitch's vision for skills.
"Quality of teaching and learning is improving across the board along with success rates, thanks to the professionalism and hard work of both practitioners and leaders. Along with our record investment we now have in place a powerful support package for FE. The services offered through the QIA, such as its Improvement Advisers and the Excellence Gateway, can really help colleges and providers offer students and employers the quality learning and skills programmes they need."
The Quality Improvement Agency for Lifelong Learning (QIA) was established in April 2006. It was set up by the government to with aim of speeding up quality improvement, increasing participation and raising standards and achievement in further education.


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Home Horse Racing
How Kentucky Keeps Horse Racing Deaths Secret
in Horse Racing
Last year, a mean of 10 horses per week died at U.S. Racetracks. That's according to a racing industry organization known as The Jockey Club. Typically, statistics approximately those deaths – who owned or trained the horses-are public. That's real California tracks like Santa Anita, which has witnessed a spate of deaths, records in New York in which the Belmont Stakes is administered tonight. It's now not genuine, although, of Kentucky, horse racing's domestic nation. Caitlin McGlade with the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting appeared into why this is.
CAITLIN McGlade, BYLINE: It's weeks after the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs – the first race of the day.
UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: They're within the gate, and they're off.
MCGLADE:
It is also the primary race ever for Kinley Karole, a three-yr-old filly. She pulls out sluggish and trails ways at the back of p.C… When she starts to catch up, her back leg snaps. The announcer would not point it out. The Daily Racing chart says that she went incorrect. But Kinley Karole becomes euthanized. And even during a large country full conversation approximately horse racing deaths at one of the greatest storied racetracks, she never made headlines. Many states remember the identities of horses that died, as well as in which and after they died, to be public file. But in Kentucky, the pony racing capital of the arena, officials say open statistics regulation protects the commercial enterprise interests of horse running shoes and proprietors.
Racing deaths had been on the upward thrust nationally. Kentucky said 38 race fatalities last 12 months. The kingdom has particular statistics about horses dying and trains them, but it's now not a public document. Amye Bensenhaver with the Kentucky Open Government Coalition says this makes it harder to preserve accountable some of the racing enterprise's most significant gamers.
AMYE BENSENHAVER:
Establishing those impediments to get entry to they may be tipping the stability in the enterprise's desire in preference to the general public's right to know.
Kentucky's equine clinical director told me there aren't any public statistics identifying useless horses, and she failed to reply to other questions. So I asked to look at necropsies filed by using veterinarians. Officials said they might give the ones but with a huge caveat – they'd redact the horse's name, in which and while it died, who owned it, and only any records to discover the horse. Why? They argued that country regulation permits them to withhold that info because they may be commonly considered private, and sharing them would place running shoes and owners at an aggressive downside.
JAMES GAGLIANO:
I query the understanding of a declaration like that.
That's James Gagliano. He's the president of The Jockey Club, the thoroughbred breed registry for the US and Canada. And his business enterprise encourages tracks to publish harm and death records. Churchill Downs does now not – every other reason that horse deaths in Kentucky have been shrouded in secrecy for so long.
GAGLIANO:
These are records, and there's not anything wrong with reporting data.
So I knew as around to different states. New Jersey, domestic of the Haskell Invitational Stakes – it's now not personal there. California – Racing Board spokesman Mike Martin had a listing from Santa Anita Park on hand.
MIKE MARTIN:
Yes. Yeah. I am probably capable of the ship that to you within the subsequent minute if you requested me for it. Yeah.
That song suspended racing after a spate of fatalities. He said I ought to find out approximately deaths at other tracks thru a public facts request. Maryland's Racing Commission emailed me a statewide list after a quick telephone name the Monday after Preakness. And Illinois…
MICKEY EZZO:
Sure, sure.
That's Mickey Ezzo of the Illinois Racing Board. He says competitive disadvantage does not seem to be a problem there.
EZZO:
I've been doing this for two decades and by no means have gotten any complaints from riders when that data changed into released to the public.
Talking Horses: Wild Illusion can shine on Irish Derby eve at Curragh


You are about to begin a tour of some of the strangest real estate ever placed on the market: The Castles of Dr. Creep.
Your goal: to complete your tour alive. Your visit to each of the 13 castles will be timed, so don' t dawdle.
You can enter the castles alone. But you may find it a bit more comforting to have a friend along. With two players this be-comes a game where cooperation, not competition, is what counts.


A Briton who lived in Mazarrón, in southwest Spain, and claimed that being penniless and homeless had left him no choice but to make a fraudulent claim for benefit has been handed two suspended prison sentences and ordered to repay in full the wrongfully claimed cash.
69-year-old Michael Dugdale from Preston failed to declare that he owned 50% of a property in Mazarrón, Murcia when making a claim for Pension Credit in 2007. An important detail which he again omitted on a review claim form 3 years later, in 2010.
Thanks to an anonymous tip-off via the Benefit Fraud Hotline, DWP fraud teams based in the UK and Spain launched an investigation into his claim to uncover the truth. Despite initially denying any wrongdoing, Dugdale was finally forced to admit to the fraud when presented with the Spanish property documents clearly showing that he owned 50% of the Spanish property with his ex-partner.
Dugdale stated that his dire economic situation on his return to the UK from Spain in 2007 had left him no choice but to make a bogus claim for a benefit he knew he was not entitled to.
He pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to two charges of benefit fraud totalling over £35,000 and was given two 8-month suspended prison sentences for each charge and ordered to repay the stolen funds in full or face imprisonment.
Income-related benefits such as Pension Credit or Income Support cannot be claimed if you live outside of the UK. And if you do live in the UK and make a claim, you must declare any property you own abroad as well as any in the UK. Not doing so is considered to be a criminal offence.


A split ring for your pendants in durable stainless steel. It is a standard piece in many of our necklace-pendant sets. The ring is easily openable so the pendant can be slipped onto it.
Open and close it sideways, rather than through pulling the ends apart. The ring comes in two sizes. Make sure that the ring is wide enough for the top part of your pendant. The 30 mm ring is usually the best choice.


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Q: How to share data between two components declared in lazy loaded different modules - Angular 4 I want to implement a way to share data using common service between two components . Components are declared in two different module which loads in lazy manner.
For Example:
 {
     path: 'user-profile',
     loadChildren:'./user-profile/user-profile.module#UserProfileModule
 },
 {
     path: 'login',
     loadChildren:'./login/login.module#LoginModule',
 },

Here is my scenario. I'm fetching user profile related data upon login. I want to reuse those details in User Profile component. I don't want to make an API request to fetch the details as i return required detail on Login response.
I have a common data service in which i'm storing the detail.
@Injectable()
export class DataBusService {
public _userDetail:any = [];

  constructor() {
  }

  get userDetail() {
    return this._userDetail;
  }

  set userProfile(userDetail:UserDetail){
    _userDetail= userDetail;
  }
}

In this case, I set _userDetail from LoginComponent and get it in UserProfileComponent.
Below are the solutions I tried.

*

*Added DataBusService as a provider in both the Login & UserProfile modules.

*Created separate module for DataBusService and imported it in Login &
UserProfile modules.

*Declared DataBusService as "providedIn: 'root'".

None of the above solution worked because every time the new instance of DataBusService is created for the module.
I want to create a Singleton instance of DataBusService and use it in both Login and UserProfile components.
Any help would be appreciated!

A: if you want your service to be singleton, please define and  provide it in your app's root module.

A: I suggest you should use cookie or localstorage to store the data otherwise you will lose the data in page reload or service instance
eg. using localstorage
in LoginComponent
localstroage.setItem('item_id',item);

in UserProfileComponent
var data =localstorage.getitem('item_id');


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package com.wen.bangumi.greenDAO;

import android.database.Cursor;
import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteStatement;

import org.greenrobot.greendao.AbstractDao;
import org.greenrobot.greendao.Property;
import org.greenrobot.greendao.internal.DaoConfig;
import org.greenrobot.greendao.database.Database;
import org.greenrobot.greendao.database.DatabaseStatement;

// THIS CODE IS GENERATED BY greenDAO, DO NOT EDIT.
/**
 * DAO for table "BANGUMI_ITEM".
*/
public class BangumiItemDao extends AbstractDao<BangumiItem, Long> {

    public static final String TABLENAME = "BANGUMI_ITEM";

    /**
     * Properties of entity BangumiItem.<br/>
     * Can be used for QueryBuilder and for referencing column names.
     */
    public static class Properties {
        public final static Property Id = new Property(0, Long.class, "id", true, "_id");
        public final static Property Bangumi_id = new Property(1, int.class, "bangumi_id", false, "BANGUMI_ID");
        public final static Property Name_cn = new Property(2, String.class, "name_cn", false, "NAME_CN");
        public final static Property Air_weekday = new Property(3, Integer.class, "air_weekday", false, "AIR_WEEKDAY");
        public final static Property Large_image = new Property(4, String.class, "large_image", false, "LARGE_IMAGE");
    }

    public BangumiItemDao(DaoConfig config) {
        super(config);
    }

    public BangumiItemDao(DaoConfig config, DaoSession daoSession) {
        super(config, daoSession);
    }

    /** Creates the underlying database table. */
    public static void createTable(Database db, boolean ifNotExists) {
        String constraint = ifNotExists? "IF NOT EXISTS ": "";
        db.execSQL("CREATE TABLE " + constraint + "\"BANGUMI_ITEM\" (" + //
                "\"_id\" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY ," + // 0: id
                "\"BANGUMI_ID\" INTEGER NOT NULL ," + // 1: bangumi_id
                "\"NAME_CN\" TEXT," + // 2: name_cn
                "\"AIR_WEEKDAY\" INTEGER," + // 3: air_weekday
                "\"LARGE_IMAGE\" TEXT);"); // 4: large_image
    }

    /** Drops the underlying database table. */
    public static void dropTable(Database db, boolean ifExists) {
        String sql = "DROP TABLE " + (ifExists ? "IF EXISTS " : "") + "\"BANGUMI_ITEM\"";
        db.execSQL(sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected final void bindValues(DatabaseStatement stmt, BangumiItem entity) {
        stmt.clearBindings();

        Long id = entity.getId();
        if (id != null) {
            stmt.bindLong(1, id);
        }
        stmt.bindLong(2, entity.getBangumi_id());

        String name_cn = entity.getName_cn();
        if (name_cn != null) {
            stmt.bindString(3, name_cn);
        }

        Integer air_weekday = entity.getAir_weekday();
        if (air_weekday != null) {
            stmt.bindLong(4, air_weekday);
        }

        String large_image = entity.getLarge_image();
        if (large_image != null) {
            stmt.bindString(5, large_image);
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected final void bindValues(SQLiteStatement stmt, BangumiItem entity) {
        stmt.clearBindings();

        Long id = entity.getId();
        if (id != null) {
            stmt.bindLong(1, id);
        }
        stmt.bindLong(2, entity.getBangumi_id());

        String name_cn = entity.getName_cn();
        if (name_cn != null) {
            stmt.bindString(3, name_cn);
        }

        Integer air_weekday = entity.getAir_weekday();
        if (air_weekday != null) {
            stmt.bindLong(4, air_weekday);
        }

        String large_image = entity.getLarge_image();
        if (large_image != null) {
            stmt.bindString(5, large_image);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public Long readKey(Cursor cursor, int offset) {
        return cursor.isNull(offset + 0) ? null : cursor.getLong(offset + 0);
    }

    @Override
    public BangumiItem readEntity(Cursor cursor, int offset) {
        BangumiItem entity = new BangumiItem( //
            cursor.isNull(offset + 0) ? null : cursor.getLong(offset + 0), // id
            cursor.getInt(offset + 1), // bangumi_id
            cursor.isNull(offset + 2) ? null : cursor.getString(offset + 2), // name_cn
            cursor.isNull(offset + 3) ? null : cursor.getInt(offset + 3), // air_weekday
            cursor.isNull(offset + 4) ? null : cursor.getString(offset + 4) // large_image
        );
        return entity;
    }

    @Override
    public void readEntity(Cursor cursor, BangumiItem entity, int offset) {
        entity.setId(cursor.isNull(offset + 0) ? null : cursor.getLong(offset + 0));
        entity.setBangumi_id(cursor.getInt(offset + 1));
        entity.setName_cn(cursor.isNull(offset + 2) ? null : cursor.getString(offset + 2));
        entity.setAir_weekday(cursor.isNull(offset + 3) ? null : cursor.getInt(offset + 3));
        entity.setLarge_image(cursor.isNull(offset + 4) ? null : cursor.getString(offset + 4));
     }

    @Override
    protected final Long updateKeyAfterInsert(BangumiItem entity, long rowId) {
        entity.setId(rowId);
        return rowId;
    }

    @Override
    public Long getKey(BangumiItem entity) {
        if(entity != null) {
            return entity.getId();
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public boolean hasKey(BangumiItem entity) {
        return entity.getId() != null;
    }

    @Override
    protected final boolean isEntityUpdateable() {
        return true;
    }

}

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ΑρχικήConstitutional violations that have occurred recently in Greece
Constitutional violations that have occurred recently in Greece
3 Απριλίου, 2012 3 Απριλίου, 2012 Fenrir News in Englishagreement,appointment,cancellation,compensation,constitutional,debt,demands,Eurozone,forced,G. Papakonstantinou,Germany,Greece,group,have,illegal,IMF,loan,Lucas Papademos,Memorandum,occurred,recently,rights,statement,Support Greece,unconstitutional,violation,violations,WWII
The following constitutional violations have occurred during the last years in Greece of the economic crisis:
1. Contrary to the constitution, the voting of the Memorandum of passage 1 and the illegal signing of the first loan agreement by Mr. G. Papakonstantinou, under no legitimacy and in secrecy by the Greek people and the parliament. In violation of the constitution, under Memorandum 2, the assignment of sovereignty and control of the Greek state in which foreign powers have no legitimacy to intervene in the internal affairs of Greece but they are committed to safeguard the interests of questionable lenders and not to violate the rights of Greek people.
2. From the November 11, 2011, the illegal and unconstitutional appointment, against the will of the Greek people as prime minister of Mr Lucas Papademos and the cooperation with the party leaders of PASOK, ND and LAOS and unlike the popular will to move forward the plans of foreign forces, ignoring the popular rights that have to respect.
3. In violation of Article 1 § 2 «the foundation of government is popular sovereignty» and paragraph «All powers emanate from the people, are existing for the Nation and are exercised as stipulated by the Constitution»- violation of popular will.
4. In violation of Article 2 para 1 «The Respect and protection of human dignity constitute the primary obligations of the state» in Article 4 para 1 «All Greeks are equal before the law» Paragraph 2 «Greek men and women have equal rights and obligations «and paragraph 5» Greek citizens contribute without distinction to public charges in proportion to their means «- Leading people of Greece to indignity and National inequality.
5. In violation of Article 5 § 2 «everyone within the Greek territory shall enjoy full protection of life, honor and freedom …» Fri, the 3rd
«Personal liberty is inviolable. No one is persecuted, arrested, imprisoned or otherwise confined … «, Article 7 paragraph 2» Torture, any bodily injury, impairment of health
or psychological violence, and any other offense against human dignity are prohibited and punished » and Article 11, paragraph 1 «the Greeks have the right to assemble peaceably and without arms» use force by police arbitrariness and repression in order to prevent the free expression of the Greek people, derived by the Constitution. In violation of Article 22 paragraph 1 «Work is a right protected by the State, which provides for the creation of conditions of employment for all citizens and for the moral and material advancement of the rural and urban population» – breaking up any legal protection for workers and lawmaking at the behest and for the benefit of creditors and against the national interest.
6. In violation of Article 28 para.3 «Greece shall freely proceed by law passed by an absolute majority of the total number of members, restrictions on the exercise of national sovereignty, insofar as this is dictated by important national interest, does not affect the human rights and the foundations of democratic government and is based on the principles of equality and under the condition of reciprocity «- a consensus implementation and adoption of the new memorandum (known as the» Memorandum 2 «) and the signing of the new loan agreement, pointing the attention on the sovereignty of Greece without even the absolute majority of the total number of members (300).
7. The constitutional and international law guarantees respect and protection of national sovereignty are affected in addition: (a) By repeating-as in the Loan Facility Agreement of 05/10/2010, the clause waiving the immunity of sovereignty, (b) overloaning the country and the immediate denial of satisfaction of basic needs of the Greek people and decent living conditions of Greek citizens, (c) the cumulation «burdensome» debt and (d) the application of English law rather than public international law governing international conventions of states. Therefore, the text called the House to vote violates the core constitutional guarantees of sovereignty, the popular will.
8. The measures in the text of the memorandum and imposed on the Greek people violate principles of equal weights, the social state of law (Article 4 § 5 and 25 § 1 of the Constitution) and the guarantees of social rights of the Greeks (Articles 22 and 23 of the Constitution). Also violate fundamental guarantees of the Treaty of Lisbon (the Charter of Fundamental Rights) and international law, and guarantees of international law.
The list above is a part of the «STATEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS VIOLATION AND DEMANDS» that was published by the «Support Greece» group. In this statement the members of the group demand:
1.Cancellation of the loan agreement Greece / Member Eurozone / IMF, Memorandum and all laws and administrative acts issued
2.Cancellation of contemptible debt amounting to at least 2/3 of total debt and deep cut of the remaining debt.
3. Immediate and effective compensation claim of German and occupation of the forced loan and the other Greek claims against Germany
4. Fair distribution of social wealth produced, production protection of public goods and the welfare state and return to growth.
5. Adoption of a new Constitution based on the principles of popular sovereignty and direct democracy.
6. Ensurance of National independence.
7. Repeal of constitutional violations and non-repetition in the future.
8. Attribution of responsibility to those responsible.
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To be eligible to race every rider is required to hold a valid race membership with Mountain Bike Australia, either an Annual Race Membership or Race Licence.
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For more information about coverage please view the Mountain Bike Australia web page.
Open Male: Male riders aged 15 to 39 as of the 8 August, 2019.
Open Female: Female riders aged 15 to 39 as of the 8 August, 2019.
Masters Male: Female riders aged 40 or over as of the 8 August, 2019. Masters is broken down into Masters 1 (40-49), Masters 2 (50-59) and Masters 3 (60+) for both Male and Female.
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*Please note that participants under the age of 18 are welcome to register and compete in the Reef to Reef, but are required to compete with a parent/guardian. Minimum age is 15 years as at 8 August, 2019.
*Please note: E-bikes are not permitted in Reef to Reef.
Minimum age is 15 years at 8th August 2019.
A daily awards ceremony is held at the end of each stage at the Finish Venue. This will include the awarding of the 'leaders jersey' in each Solo and Teams age category. In addition to this, prizes will be awarded for daily stage winners in each Team and Solo category.
The Final Awards will be held end of Stage 4, and prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each age category and the below prize money will be awarded to the overall team winners.
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Cormack views December 6th as a "reminder that we need to resolve to end violence against women"
EDMONTON - The AFL will commemorate December 6th by holding an annual workshop to strategize concrete actions to eliminate violence against women.
This year will mark the 11th anniversary of the massacre of 14 women at L'ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. The women, all engineering students, were killed by a gunman on December 6, 1989.
"It is important that we honor these young women. Their deaths now symbolize the experience of so many women whose lives have been shattered by gender-based violence," says AFL President, Audrey Cormack.
"Each year, this day serves as a reminder that we need to resolve to end violence against women," says Cormack.
Cormack adds, "when 51% of Canadian women are victims of violence, it sends a clear message that there is still a lot of work to be done."
Since 1990, the Alberta Federation of Labour's Women's Committee has made a commitment to holding annual workshops to develop practical strategies that address the problem of violence against women. This year's workshop, "Action and Healing: It Starts With You" will be held on December 7th in Calgary.
"By bringing men and women together in these workshops to look at ways to end this violence, we are creating change. We are, in effect, giving people the tools they need to actively fight violence against women," says Cormack.
"It is through education, activism and collective action that we can begin to make some inroads - for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women," says Cormack.
Audrey M. Cormack, President @ 499-6530 (cell) / 483-3021 (wk) / 428-9367 (hm)
Human Rights Press Release violence against women


"Whether those things were so"
Our Apostle Paul instructs us to have a ready mind. Acts chapter 17 mentions the Bereans who received the word and then did the appropriate thing which was to search the scriptures daily whether those things were so. Did you notice the effort implied in this verse is daily? Reminds me of Paul's words to Timothy to study to show himself "approved unto God." Teaching adults at a professional level requires you to understand the scientific side of learning. Dr. Benjamin Bloom started teaching his Bloom's Taxonomy of Knowledge in 1956, and his understanding of learning has been used and proven reliable ever since. You might have learned Bloom's principles in school, or even noticed your children learning these principles. This learning hierarchy basically puts our learning into a logical order. (see the image at the bottom) At the bottom of Bloom's chart is remembering the information that is learned, which is a challenge in and of itself. We forget the majority of everything we learn in a very short period of time. You must remember the information before you begin understanding the information. This step takes a willingness to focus on what is being taught and some repetition to help the neural pathways start connecting. Once you remember enough of the information, it can start making sense. Once you have some understanding of the information, you can then start applying it to your own personal situations and experience. At the top of this learning hierarchy is when Evaluating and Analyzing can happen. Christianity today has made sure that this well-known and proven concept does not happen. We are conditioned to jump to evaluating the instant we hear anything different than our demomination teaches. By skipping understanding, and any practical application, there is no chance to properly evaluate the teaching. Skipping the first three steps results in the instant critique, judgement, and defense against the Biblical teaching of the Bible rightly divided as taught by our apostle Paul. A Berean seeks to understand what is being taught by comparing it to what the Bible says. There are very few Bereans today. Dispensationalism is small compared to the popular denominations not because it is wrong or unbiblical, but because denominational teaching focuses on making sure that Christians do not seek to understand or apply anything not taught by their group. Bloom's scientific theory shows you cannot evaluate or analyze something you do not understand or have applied it in some way to test its accuracy. A Berean listens with a ready mind and compares what is taught to scripture. Bloom is credited with showing us the scientific side of what Paul knew hundreds of years ago. Evaluating something as wrong because it is different than what you currently believe to be correct is not only wrong scripturally, it is also wrong scientifically. We might not take Dr. Blooms advice as truth, but we must follow Paul's to be pleasing to our Savior Jesus Christ.


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Le château du Lébous est un village fortifié préhistorique situé sur la commune française de Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers, dans le département de l'Hérault.

Protection
Le site a été classé au titre des monuments historiques en 1965. Situé sur un terrain privé, les vestiges ne sont pas accessibles au public.

Le site
Il a été découvert en 1954 par le docteur Jean Arnal. L'édifice, dont il ne reste aujourd'hui que quelques vestiges pris dans la végétation locale aurait été construit en 2400 avant J.C, ce qui en fait une des constructions préhistoriques de ce type les plus anciennes de France. L'espace est délimité par une enceinte comportant dix tours rondes.

Le site semble avoir été habité pendant de nombreux siècles, notamment au Néolithique final par des habitants rattachés à la culture de Fontbouisse.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Liste des monuments historiques de l'Hérault

Liens externes

Lebous
Lebous
Monument historique dans l'Hérault
Monument historique classé en 1965
Château monument historique (France)

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Q: Increasing redis key expiry on fetching that key data from redis cache We all know that redis cache has ttl timeouts for the cache. I would like to know if there is a provision in redis cache to increase the ttl for every key based on fetch of the data .
That means if the data is fetched from the redis for a key then automatically the ttl is increased.
Pls help me to get some info on that.

A: You can achieve that with Lua scripting: get val and TTL (in millisecond), increment TTL, set new TTL:
local key = KEYS[1]
local pttl_incr = ARGV[1]

local val = redis.call("get", key)
if not val then return nil end

local pttl = redis.call("pttl", key)
pttl = pttl + pttl_incr

redis.call("expire", key, pttl)

return val


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package com.jrjackson;

import org.jruby.Ruby;
import org.jruby.RubyClass;
import org.jruby.anno.JRubyMethod;
import org.jruby.anno.JRubyModule;
import org.jruby.runtime.ThreadContext;
import org.jruby.runtime.builtin.IRubyObject;

import org.jruby.exceptions.RaiseException;

@JRubyModule(name = "JrJacksonSaj")
public class JrJacksonSaj extends JrJacksonBase {

    public JrJacksonSaj(Ruby ruby, RubyClass metaclass) {
        super(ruby, metaclass);
    }

    // deserialize
    @JRubyMethod(module = true, name = {"parse", "load"}, required = 3)
    public static IRubyObject parse(ThreadContext context, IRubyObject self, IRubyObject handler, IRubyObject arg, IRubyObject opts)
            throws RaiseException {
        StreamParse sp = new SajParse(context, handler);
        return _sjcparse(context, handler, arg, opts, sp);
    }
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Modern Art 101
SUN 9/21
The prints of these modern art masterpieces are everywhere. Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night, with its swirling stellar landscape, hangs in dorm rooms across the country. Claude Monet's Water Lilies can be found in any shopping mall, on everything from coffee mugs to toilet seat covers. The drooping clocks of Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory have tickled stoners and literati alike for years, and they have the T-shirts to prove it. Considering postmodernism's emphasis on imitation and its playful hollowing out of cultural icons, its seems like the hyenas of the later movement might have had the last laugh at the expense of these quintessential works of modern art. Now we can reclaim these modern classics in all their lumpy glory at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's new exhibition, "The Heroic Century: The Museum of Modern Art Masterpieces." The show presents 208 pieces from the MoMA in New York and covers virtually every significant art movement of the 20th century. The feast of modern art favorites includes seminal works by van Gogh, Munch, Matisse, Braque, Monet, Picasso, Chagall, Mondrian, O'Keeffe, Dalí, Rodin, Pollock and Rothko. Many of the works are instantly recognizable from ad campaigns and postcard prints, but they regain most of their original dignity within the white walls and hushed sighs of the museum space. A film series and an array of public programs will accompany this monumental exhibit, which runs from Sunday, September 21, through Sunday, January 4. 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-639-7300 or visit www.mfah.org. $5 to $12.50. -- Keith Plocek
Rappers couldn't rap without a proper beat, yet a producer's job is often outshined by all the bling-bling that rhyming brings. If you can drop a beat like Dre but can't match his dollars, join Carol Guess at Saturday's "Guess Session," an intimate roundtable discussion with hot H-town producers Sean Blaze (50 Cent, Juvenile), James "Beat Assassin" Dennis (Ginuwine), John Broussard (Beyoncé) and Kevin "Kavy" Reeves (Devin, Eightball & MJG). 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 20. Doubletree Post Oak Hotel, 2001 Post Oak Boulevard. Online registration ends Friday, September 19, at 2 p.m. For information, call 713-660-7003 or visit www.guessfirm.com. $30 presale, $40 at the door; cash only. Student discounts available. -- Felicia Johnson-LeBlanc
Give a Dam
One woman can make a difference. The documentary film DAM/AGE chronicles writer Arundhati Roy's controversial campaign against the Narmada dam project in India, a fight that eventually led India's Supreme Court to convict her of contempt. Roy fought to show "how power shines the light, and what it chooses to illuminate and what it chooses to leave in the darkness." The film follows the activist in the days leading to her conviction, focusing on her bold struggle for political and personal justice. The screening of DAM/AGE, presented by Voices Breaking Boundaries, will be followed by a discussion with the film's producer. In Roy's words, "The only thing worth globalizing is dissent." 7 p.m. Saturday, September 20. DiverseWorks, 1117 East Freeway. For information, call 713-228-2052 or visit www.voicesbreakingboundaries.org. $7 -- Keith Plocek
Forget L.A.
The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival draws independent filmmakers to Nassau Bay
Down here on the other other coast, we've got a lot to offer the entertainment industry. The Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival will draw independent filmmakers to Nassau Bay in an effort to sell the area as a cheap but talent-rich location. The films are stacked up pretty tight, so plan ahead to catch the interesting ones, including The Ninjews, a five-minute claymation piece about, well, take a wild guess. Barry Corbin will receive a lifetime achievement award at a dinner Saturday, September 20. The festival opens with a wine and cheese mixer at 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 19. Films screen from Friday, September 19, to Sunday, September 21. Clear Creek Country Theatre in Nassau Bay, 18091 Upper Bay Road. For information and a complete schedule, call 281-333-5804 or visit www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com. Three-day pass $50. -- Lisa Simon
Body Music
Physicians are trained to recognize patterns in the human condition. We give them the symptoms, they figure out the diagnosis. Combine that skill with a talent for language and it is no surprise to find poetry at the end of that equation. C. Dale Young (MD, MFA) will read from his debut collection of poems, The Day Underneath the Day, at Brazos Bookstore. Jennifer Grotz will join him with a reading from her first poetry collection, Cusp. 7 p.m. Friday, September 19. 2421 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-523-0701 or visit www.brazosbookstore.com. Free. -- Lisa Simon
Welcome to the Neighborhood: New Asiatown
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
By Holly Beretto
"John Biggers: MAAME"
By Susie Tommaney


The changing colors, the leaves falling from the trees and hiding the sidewalks as they gather throughout the day, the omnipresent chestnut stands – it is unquestionable what season it is here in Zürich. In my opinion, the most exciting place to see the arrival of autumn is at the market. Tables full of bright summer berries, juicy peaches and nectarines have been replaced by a panoply of root vegetables and a dozen varieties of apples. Pumpkins and funny shaped squash take center stage. The colors are just as vibrant, the produce just as fresh, a new selection simply exciting as ever. Restaurants are posting their new fall menus, and home cooks are taking advantage of the new fruits and vegetables available.
First stop for me was the stand with all those enticing carrots. I asked my market guy if the flavor or texture differed from one color to the next. I could tell he didn't want to disappoint me, but he let me know that the red and yellow carrots were not nearly as sweet as the orange ones, almost lacking in flavor in comparison. Nevertheless, I bought 1 handful of each of the yellow and the red carrots, along with 2 handfuls of the orange, plus a big handful of (white) parsnips. I could already see myself serving a dish of beautifully roasted carrots, tender and slightly browned at the edges, all the different colors mixed together. And that's what I did with them, roasted ever so simply in a hot oven – peeled, sliced and tossed together with some olive oil and kosher salt. Nothing more. I love cooking carrots (see below for recipes), and I tend to add honey, maple syrup or butter when roasting, or even braise them with vanilla beans. This time, with carrots as fresh as these, I wanted the flavor of the orange ones to stand on their own.
Cut the carrots in half lengthwise if thick; otherwise, leave them whole. Carrots will shrink while cooking, so don't cut them too small, leave the pieces at least 2 inches long. Toss them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Transfer to a baking sheet or dish, and spread out in one layer. Roast for about 30 minutes, until browned and tender. Mix 1 or 2 times during that time to assure even browning, and taste to make sure carrots don't get too soft.
Put carrots in a saucepan with butter and honey and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low. Let simmer until all the water has evaporated and you are left with tender carrots in a slightly sticky sauce. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Season to taste.
Eventhough Zurich is so far away from New York, the colors of the flowers in the marketplace and all the gords make it seen just like home.
These pictures are incredible. So beautiful. I would love to come and visit one day!


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"Sioux," like "Iroquois," is a derogatory name conferred on the group by unfriendly neighbors. The word comes from "Nadouwesou," an Ojibway word for little snakes. The Sioux call themselves Lakota, Dakota or Nakota, which all mean "allies," but they also use the word Sioux. The three main tribes -- Teton, Yankton and Santee -- have a rich cultural legacy with seven principal ceremonies that express their reverence for and dependance on Great Spirit.
A diversity of bands make up the Sioux nation, but they all share a belief in an all-pervading mystery they call Wakan Tanka, or Great Spirit. They display reverence for Wakan Tanka by honoring the four directions, as well as the sun, the moon and all humanity. The Sioux believe that their culture and ceremonies were given to them by a being they call White Buffalo Calf Woman. After teaching these ceremonies, White Buffalo Calf Woman gave the people a sacred pipe, and generation after generation of Sioux have appointed someone to keep it.
According to Sioux tradition, White Buffalo Calf Woman was a supernatural being who promised to return, and some see the birth of a white buffalo calf in 1994 as a sign of that return. Derived partly from her teachings, and partly from the visions of shamans and wise elders, the Sioux consider seven ceremonies particularly sacred. Among these are the sweat lodge, which is a purification ceremony. In this ceremony, people gather inside a dome covered with hide or canvas. They sit in a circle around a pit in which they place hot rocks. They pour water on the rocks to create steam, and remain for an extended period singing and praying together.
Some believe that the Sun Dance Ceremony came from White Buffalo Calf Woman, while others believe it originated with other Plains tribes. Either way, the Sioux consider it one of their most sacred ceremonies, in which they reaffirm their connectedness with "mitakuye oyasin," or "all my relations." It is a sacrificial ceremony; those who partake do so because of a dream or vision, and for the greater good of the people. In the ceremony, which can last for a week, participants are connected to a pole by a rope attached to pegs pierced through their flesh. They dance back and forth until, with the encouragement of the onlookers, they are able to break free.
Other sacred ceremonies include a vision-seeking quest, which marks the passage of boyhood into manhood, and the hunka or adoption ceremony, in which an older man takes a younger man under his protection. The female coming-of-age ceremony, which isn't practiced much today because of changing gender expectations, was the Buffalo Sing. Young women were isolated at first menses, their hair was braided and the part was colored red, and they were taught by elder women. A spirit-keeping ceremony is conducted for a deceased member of the tribe one year after his or her death. The passing-the-ball ceremony is a healing ritual for the tribe. As the ball is passed from person to person, the participants emphatically remind each other that everyone is related.


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2016 Fountain of Youth Stakes Results & Race Replay - Mohaymen
Mohaymen Wins Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park
The $400,000 Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes was contested at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on Saturday, February 27 - a 1 1/16 mile dirt test for some of the best three year olds in the land. Shadwell Stable's undefeated 2-5 favorite Mohaymen proved why he is regarded as one of the ones to beat in the Kentucky Derby when he took down the field of six by a relatively easy 2 1/4 lengths. With the win Mohaymen earned 50 qualifying points toward the Run for the Roses and vaulted himself into top spot in the standings with 71. Todd Pletcher trained 4-1 second choice Zulu finished second and earned 20 points with Fellowship getting third and 10 qualifying points at 22-1 odds. Awesome Speed claimed the last of the qualifying points in fourth while Awesome Banner and Golden Ray completed the order of finish.
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2016 Fountain of Youth Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
6 Mohaymen Junior Alvarado 2.80 2.10 2.10
2 Zulu John R. Velazquez 3.20 2.60
1 Fellowship Jose Lezcano 3.40
Payoffs:
$2 Exacta (6-2) Paid: $9.20
$1 Trifecta (6-2-1) Paid: $15.10
$1 Superfecta (6-2-1-4) Paid: $38.10
$2 Daily Double (11/6) Paid: $12.00
$2 Pick 3 (5/11/6) Paid: $59.20


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Ukraine's War with Russia Has Nothing To Do With Freedom
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Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared before a joint session of Congress to plead for more billions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer money to help Ukraine in its war with Russia.
One particular sentence in Zelensky's address caught my attention: "We Ukrainians will also go through our war of independence and freedom with dignity and success." The sentence prompted an enormous applause from the members of Congress.
There is one big problem with Zelensky's statement, however. The war between Ukraine and Russia has nothing to do with freedom. Instead, it has everything to do with NATO, the old Cold War dinosaur that ginned up the crisis that led to this highly deadly and destructive war.
Operating through NATO, the Pentagon was insistent on incorporating Ukraine into NATO. Zelensky too wanted Ukraine to join NATO. For at least the last 25 years, Russia has made it clear that Ukraine's joining NATO was a "red line" for Russia. The last thing Russia wanted was Pentagon bases and nuclear missiles installed on Russia's border, just as the last thing that the Pentagon would want is Russian bases and nuclear missiles stationed in Cuba. Russia consistently made it clear that if Ukraine crossed that "red line," Russia would invade Ukraine to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO.
Thus, everyone knew what the stakes were if the Pentagon, NATO, and Ukraine persisted in making Ukraine a member of NATO. They knew that if they persisted, Russia would end up invading Ukraine.
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Today in Supreme Court History: December 24, 1798 The Businessman and the Holy Family


Shomolele is an Afro pop song by X3M Music act Praiz which features fast rising label mate Dapo.
mix of variety of the contemporary African rhythm which will definitely make you groove and dance.
The song was produced by Yungwillis, and is definately a banger!


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Jennifer LeBlanc Chosen as One of The Top 25 Women Redefining Success™
In 2007, Jennifer LeBlanc was chosen as one of the The Top 25 Women Redefining Success™ by Flexperience, a Bay Area talent-on-demand consulting firm. The winners of this award were chosen for their accomplishments "creating a new era in making flexible career strategies work for themselves and for others."
The Top 25 Women included corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals at every level who were admired and respected by their peers, colleagues and families for how they have designed their life to include both a career and a family.
"This award has deep personal significance for me as I have always tried to create an atmosphere of flexibility at ThinkResults Marketing," says Jennifer LeBlanc, CEO and Founder of ThinkResults Marketing. "I believe we can do our very best work for clients and meet their every need when we are very focused on them because our own very real needs have already been met."
Jennifer accepted the award in front of a sold-out crowd at Flexperience's New Formulas For Success in San Francisco on October 18, 2007. The event was led by keynote Leslie Morgan Steiner from the Washington Post.


Birthday parties are really big these days, but it is still quite difficult to find the right birthday party host, or special theme parties. With the right information, you can be your own party planner. I will give you some birthday party ideas, children's party ideas and event leaders. This will help you find a good party idea. Some people find their children entertaining parties through their party rental companies, DJ services, party planners, event planning services, and entertainment agencies. Party planning is done by wedding DJ companies.
Wedding djs provide wedding music as well as entertainers, but seek to pay alittle more. A wedding disc jockey is an intermediary, so they will add fees, which will make entertainment much more expensive. Wedding disc jockeys usually specialize in weddings only. A cool idea is jukebox rental, it's a great idea for 16 people. Party djs also offer music, but be prepared to pay more. Disc jockeys also offer dancers, party music, karaoke, party games and fun gifts for children. The dj's have festive favours like funny hats, guitars, giant glasses and shining necklaces.
Sometimes you can save money by providing your own party supplies. A disc jockey can also customize your event with the music you want to play. Djs work well with very big parties, some perform as live djs and are actually club djs. Some are not a mobile DJ, and work on the nightlife of the party. On-site work in a club, a place of celebration and dining rooms. An interesting change is to hire female djs for the holidays.
When renting a DJ party, you can find a wide range of prices and talents. Disc jockey services must be able to choose from a wide variety of music. A disc jockey can cost up to $8,500, but it is much more reasonable than an alliance. Famous djs can also get a premium rate for an event. The lowest price for a disc jockey is $400.00. The best alliances can cost up to $10,000 for wedding receptions in New York. The cost will be even higher if you work with an event planner. Party bands are also fun, they play more in bars or clubs. The cover strips are ideal for picnics or outdoor events. When it comes to a children's party, you need to do some research. A party supply store has some ideas for interesting holiday themes. You can also go to the websites to find ideas on a festive theme for your party. You can even create a theme for your festive dishes. Spend time on the party decorations, everyone will feel part of the party atmosphere. The invitations that guests receive to the party also set the themes of the party. Event planners can also add significant fees for birthday hosts. Holiday clowns are very popular, but at a children's party, I think they scare some little children. During a child's birthday or birthday, clowns can keep the children busy. Some of the festive activities a clown offers include magic, make-up, juggling, jokes, waders and balloons. A bouncy castle is fun for a child's birthday party. Most inflatables can be rented for the day. Job party characters like Elmo are good ideas for grandchildren. Make sure that the party agency offers Polaroids with the costumed character. Little girls love princess parties and other themed parties.
Most children's entertainers, such as clowns, require a deposit to book a date. Birthday party clowns have short parties that are only half an hour long. If you want the birthday clown to do all the activities they offer for a children's party, you will need more time. At a children's party, a clown is the most popular holiday entertainment, but these are other good birthday party ideas for children. A party clown is a good value for most children's birthday parties and can range from $75.00 per hour to $200.00 per hour.


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Hamza Abbasi proud of Zhalay Sarhadi
KARACHI: Pakistan's renowned actor Hamza Ali Abbasi showered praise on actress cum model Zhalay Sarhadi after watching her act and dance in the recently released local crime drama movie 'Jalaibee', ARY News reported.
Abbasi who is famous for putting everything he feels on his facebook page, in a recent update praised the actress Zhalay Sarhadi for not showing off her skin in the movie to get cheap word of mouth for the film.
Hamza said "I am tremendously proud of Zahalay Sarhadi for not taking her clothes off in her performance in the film"
The actor was so impressed by the movie's reliance on quality work for success and promotion that he did not forget to give credit to the film's director Yasir Jaswal.
The 'Pyare Afzal' actor further lauded Yasir Jaswal for "not going along with the emerging trend of revealing "item numbers" in Pakistan films"
Zhalay Sarhadi has a small but important role in the movie with the song 'Jawani' filmed on her dance.
It must be noted that 'Jalaibee' has already dominated Pakistan box office with a dream opening of 10 million rupees on its premiere.
The 'Jawani' Song featuring Zhalay Sarhadi.
Post by ARY Films.


Any reader of the Old Testament is struck by the prominence given to the prophets who worked for God over centuries of history. The written messages left by some occupy a large part of Scripture, and are worthy of close study. The chart which follows lists these prophets, some of whom are actually called "prophets", and some of whom are called "seers", which is a title given to those who prophesied before the word "prophet" came into general use (1 Sam 9.9). A few, although given neither of these titles, did prophesy and are therefore included in the list.
It is noteworthy that the only man called a prophet in Genesis is Abraham, and it is his role as an intercessor that is mentioned. Clearly, however, he did receive communications from God and passed them on to his family.
Often prophecy is regarded as being the foretelling of future events. That was, for some of them, part of their work, but their mandate was wider than that. The purpose of a prophet was to receive communications from God and to bring these before specific individuals or before the population at large. Some of these messages were passed on verbally, as with Elijah and Elisha who did not leave a written record of prophecies, and some were passed on verbally and then written down, as happened with Jeremiah in some cases. There were others, such as Obadiah, who received a revelation and wrote it down, although there is no record of them delivering it verbally.
Prophets came from all sectors of society. Daniel was a prince (Dan 1.3); Amos was a "herdman, and gatherer of sycomore fruit" (Amos 7.14); Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Zechariah were priests (Jer 1.1; Ezek 1.3; Zechariah was head of a priestly course, Neh 12.12-16); and Elisha came from a farming background (1 Kings 19.19). Of many of them little is known apart from the record of their work as prophets. A number of women are designated prophets and their details are printed in italics on the chart.
Some of them are well known names, but the names of many would hardly be recognised. Who could respond when asked to describe the work of Micaiah, Hanani, Iddo or Shemaiah? Little known they may be, but they made their mark for God in their generations, and they teach us that it is not only the well known who can serve the Lord usefully and faithfully.
It is not possible to consider prophets and omit referring to Moses. He was a unique prophet and was described so by the Lord during the sad episode when Aaron and Miriam spoke against him, complaining that the Lord had spoken by them as well as by Moses. The Lord clearly declared that with Moses he spoke "mouth to mouth" and also "the similitude of the Lord" appeared to him (Num 12.6ff). The Lord spoke to no other prophet in such a direct manner and, in addition to that, no one mediated on behalf of Israel as effectively as Moses.
False prophets set themselves up with the purpose of deceiving the people. These men had a message which had not come from God, it was their own; they were not commissioned by the Lord and their purpose was to make the people forget the Lord (Jer 23.16, 21-27). Such men were even found amongst the captives in Babylon during the ministry of Jeremiah (Jer 29); their names are recorded as Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, and Shemaiah the Nehelamite (v.21,24). It is also sad to note one prophetess, named Noadiah, who has not been included in the chart for, although not called a false prophet, she erred badly in siding with Tobiah and Sanballat in seeking to strike fear into the heart of Nehemiah (Neh 6.14). It should also be noted, however, that she was not alone in that Nehemiah speaks of "the rest of the prophets" who did likewise, but it may be that the mention of her name indicates that she was one of the leaders of this group. This is the only reference to this prophetess.
The specific ministries of each of these prophets differed greatly, but were always fitted to the times in which they lived. Popularity was not one of their goals; rather it was to deliver their message faithfully. They condemned sin, urged righteousness, warned of judgment, and taught of things that were yet to come to pass. Study their life and work, for rich lessons can be learned in how to live for God in difficult days.