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COP21: How to Ramp Down Fossil Fuels Fast—Without Leaving People Behind
In just a few months at the beginning of WWII, the U.S. auto industry converted to a war machine. We need that kind of rapid, driven transition to get away from fossil fuels. Here's the just way to do it.
Global March for Climate. Madrid, November 29. Photo by Jose Antonio Moreno Cabezudo
Kate Aronoff posted Dec 04, 2015
Throw a stick at COP 21 and you're likely to hit something bearing the word "renewable," written in one language or another. The expansive Climate Generations Area, an official portion of the La Bourget compound open to the general public, is somewhere between an Ikea and a high-production-value science fair. Flanked by booths hosted by a spread of global organizations—from the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance to the Surfrider Foundation—the conference center is full of corporate-sponsored solutions and borderline gimmicky items like bike-powered "power stations" for charging cell phones.
But how can those following the talks start to parse out genuine from greenwashed solutions at COP21? At the Trade Union Forum on Climate and Jobs on Dec. 3, an unlikely international group of greens—trade unionists—came together to make their pitch for one option: energy democracy.
The concept of energy democracy is rooted in calls for democratic rights, a well-funded public sphere, and renewable energy. According to the International Labor Organization, a just transition away from fossil fuels and toward a greener economy means the process must include all stakeholders: The inevitable impacts on society and jobs must be shared by all of us.
Peter Knowlton, general president of the United Electrical Workers (UE) and a veteran of the anti-nuclear movement, likened the coming transition away from fossil fuels to the periods before and after the Second World War.
"When the U.S. entered into the war, within a period of three months they had completely transformed the auto industry into a war machine," he said, noting that just 150 cars were produced in the United States from 1942 through 1945. "An entire industry was transformed overnight, from one of producing peacetime vehicles into a war machine. From our perspective, this is the kind of effort that is going to be required in the United States and elsewhere in order to save ourselves from ourselves."
Where the "just" came in, though, was after the war. Federal funding spurred creation of a peacetime economy reliant on high-paying, unionized work. Toward the end of the Vietnam War years later, unions including the UE came together to demand a "Peace Dividend," diverting military spending post-war into federal benefits and job-creation programs. Then chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee John Stennis (D-Miss.) argued that as much as $10 billion could be reallocated from the defense budget "as soon as the shooting stops."
Today, the transition from a fossil-fuel based economy to one based on renewables is already underway. Although they may disagree on terms and timelines, even more conservative factions at this year's climate talks agree on the need to collectively wean ourselves off fossil fuels. This week, France pledged to back renewables in Africa to the tune of $2 billion, and the Breakthrough Energy Coalition—convened by billionaires Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson—is looking to start a "new economic revolution" toward wind, solar, and other alternative fuel sources. Big business especially is scrambling to account for the potential $6 trillion loss markets could face from the burst of the carbon bubble; it's part of the reason corporations are footing 20 percent of the COP21 bill.
Advocates of energy democracy, however, are skeptical of such top-down, market-friendly approaches to phasing out fossil fuels—no less so than of those eager to crowd out unions. Moderator Sean Sweeney, of the international coalition Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, cited a quote from the Thatcherite Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), established by the Iron Lady herself in 1974. "It's impossible to integrate large amounts of intermittent renewables into a private sector system and still expect it to function as such," a recent CPS report states, concluding that "you can have renewables, or you can have the market. You cannot have both. If renewables are a must have, then nationalization is the answer."
More than a specific transition program, Sweeney emphasized, energy democracy is "a principle of public and democratic control" that will vary from country to country and region to region. It's also about more than simply ensuring that jobs in the renewable sector are unionized. Yuna Song, of South Korea's KPTU-Public Policy Institute for People, stated that she considers energy cooperatives a "dangerous" option, advocating instead for a "nationally owned, but democratically operated" energy system involving a range of stakeholders to oversee not just individual utilities, but national energy policy.
In the United States, meanwhile, Sweeney and Knowlton agreed that energy municipalization and community ownership, where towns and cities buy out their utilities, have been some of the most hopeful forces driving a just transition forward; Boulder, Colorado, and California's Local Clean Energy Alliance provide two noteworthy examples. At the behest of campaigners, even larger-scale, government-supported efforts for locally owned renewables are underway in Germany.
One thing all the panelists agreed on was the importance of bolstering both union and broader democratic rights, which are under threat from privatization and repression in Europe, Asia, and North America alike. As Song said, "In order for us to have real social, democratic control of our energy system, we have to…strengthen our unions and create a spot for ourselves at the table."
When I spoke to Knowlton for a few minutes after the panel, he emphasized the need to protect energy workers as their current jobs are necessarily shuttered—and how excited members of his own union were to take action on climate change. "I don't know a coal miner," he said, "who would prefer to work underground as opposed to above ground. The problem is that in the states of Kentucky and West Virginia there are no other jobs."
Circumventing the old trope of jobs versus the environment, the energy democracy framework treats the climate crisis as a chance to create better jobs and rebuild the public sphere in places wracked by austerity. "It's not that [workers] are going to be losing a job. They're just going to be losing this type of job and take another that is safer for them; that is more healthy for the planet and for their families, and pays the same wages and has the same benefits," Knowlton said. "What worker would not want to make that transition?"
Still, calls for energy democracy remain politically and geographically distant from Le Bourget's Blue Zone, where diplomats have been working late into the night to hammer out the draft text of a potential deal. Hopeful solutions may not abound in the depths of Le Bourget, but the panelists and crowd yesterday put more stock in the ongoing work of movements and civil society groups happening outside.
"What we may come out with from Paris is civilizational surrender to what is happening to the climate [and] to a system of growth, accumulation, and profit that will condemn future generations to a life of misery," Sweeney reflected on COP21. "And we have to be clear that there is no solution except for, in key sectors, to assert public and democratic control."
Kate Aronoff wrote this article for YES! Magazine. Kate is an organizer and freelance writer based in Philadelphia, whose writing has been published in Waging Nonviolence, Dissent Magazine, AlterNet, and The New York Times. Find her on Twitter at @katearonoff.
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HomeNewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Mired in crises, North Korea's Kim to open big party meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Mired in crises, North Korea's Kim to open big party meeting
ram December 29, 2020
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Coronavirus restrictions that have significantly limited his public appearances. Warning signals for an economy battered by pandemic-related border closings and natural disasters. The impending departure of a U.S. president who said he "fell in love" with him.
As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un grapples with the toughest challenges of his nine-year rule, he's set to open a massive ruling Workers' Party congress next month to try to muster stronger public loyalty to him and lay out new economic and foreign policies.
As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un grapples with the toughest challenges of his nine-year rule, he's set to open a massive ruling Workers' Party congress next month to try to muster stronger public loyalty to him and lay out new economic and foreign policies.While few question Kim's grip on power, there is still room for things to get worse, especially if the world fails to find a quick way out of the COVID-19 crisis. That would prolong North Korea's self-imposed lockdown and could possibly set conditions for an economic perfect storm that destabilize food and exchange markets and triggers panic among the public.
The congress, the first in five years, is the ruling party's top decision-making body. At the 2016 congress, Kim put himself in front, reaffirming his commitment to developing nuclear weapons and announcing an ambitious economic development plan. Five years later, experts say Kim doesn't have many options other than to further squeeze his populace for more patience and labor.
"When we get into the specifics, there's really nothing new the North could present at the congress in terms of developing its economy," said Hong Min, an analyst at Seoul's Korea Institute for National Unification. "The country will continue to close its borders as long as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the international sanctions will persist, so there's no visible room for a breakthrough."
Kim entered this year with a declaration of "frontal breakthrough" against punishing U.N. sanctions after his high-stakes diplomacy with President Donald Trump fell apart in 2019 over a U.S. refusal to offer extensive sanctions relief in return for limited denuclearization measures.
But Kim's drive faced an immediate setback. Later in January, North Korea was forced to seal off its international borders, including one with China — its biggest trading partner and aid benefactor — after COVID-19 emerged there.
As a result of the border closure, North Korea's trade volume with China in the first 10 months of this year fell by 75%. That led to a shortage of raw materials that plunged the North's factory operation rate to its lowest level since Kim took power in late 2011, and a four-fold price increase of imported foods like sugar and seasonings, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers recently.
For several months, North Korea also restricted the use of U.S. dollars at markets, only to make its local currency, the won, appreciate sharply, triggering mounting public complaints. Authorities executed a high-profile currency trader in Pyongyang in October as a scapegoat, according to Ha Tae-keung, one of the lawmakers who was briefed by South Korea's National Intelligence Service, or NIS.
Lim Soo-ho, an analyst at an NIS-run think tank, said North Korea likely aimed to reassert government control over markets amid the pandemic. He said such a step is doomed to fail because people are likely to exchange only a portion of their foreign currency savings for won in anticipation that the clampdown will eventually end.
Lim said if the COVID-19 pandemic continues for most of 2021, the North's economy could face a crisis unseen since a devastating famine that killed hundreds of thousands of North Koreans in the 1990s.
During next month's congress, North Korea will likely call for another "frontal breakthrough" to bolster its internal strength and build up a more self-reliant economy. But as long as the pandemic continues, the North will have to settle for modest economic goals while focusing on its anti-virus efforts, the Seoul-based Institute for Far Eastern Studies said in a report.
North Korea has steadfastly claimed to be coronavirus-free, though it said it has intensified what it called "maximum" anti-epidemic steps. Outside experts are highly skeptical of the North's zero-virus case claim but agree the country hasn't experienced a widespread outbreak.
"Why did they raise their anti-epidemic steps if they really haven't had any patients? It doesn't make any sense," said Kim Sin-gon, a professor at Korea University College of Medicine in Seoul. "But they've imposed a higher level of anti-virus steps than any other country, so it's likely that there aren't many patients there."North Korea's public healthcare infrastructure remains in shambles, with many hospitals still using equipment built in the 1960s and 1970s. This keeps North Korean officials vigilant because "they know they'll suffer tremendous damage if they lower their guard even little bit," said Kang Young-sil, an analyst at Seoul University of North Korean Studies.
Since the pandemic began, North Korea has isolated people with suspected coronavirus symptoms, flown out foreign nationals and reportedly locked down one region after another. In some extreme measures detected by Seoul, the North banned fishing at sea, executed an official for violating regulations on the entrance of goods from abroad, and fatally shot and burned a South Korean official found floating on an object in waters near the Koreas' disputed western maritime border.
"North Korea is very sensitive and nervous amid the pandemic, and it's making irrational, bizarre moves," said Nam Sung-wook, a professor at South Korea's Korea University.
Kim Jong Un, 36, has been hunkering down. He's appeared in public 53 times this year to observe weapons tests, visit areas hit by typhoons and preside over high-level meetings, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry, compared to an average of 103 appearances over the past four years.
Despite the deadlocked nuclear talks, North Korea likely hoped for the reelection of Trump, who met with Kim three times, giving him his long-desired legitimacy on a global stage. Trump once said he exchanged "love letters" with Kim and that "we fell in love."
Instead of the top-down summitry used by Kim and Trump, President-elect Joe Biden will likely want working-level negotiators to sort out details and confirm North Korea's denuclearization commitment before he would meet with Kim. North Korea also is probably not an overriding priority for Biden, who faces several pressing domestic issues such as the coronavirus, an economy hammered by the pandemic, and racial disparities.
Some experts say that North Korea has given the U.S. Has opted for its time-honored strategy to test missiles, as it did during the previous presidential transition period in Washington. Others hope the North can reduce the possibility for early talks with the Biden administration to avoid major provocations.
Satellite imagery provided by Maxar, a Colorado-based satellite imagery company, shows thousands of people assembled in formation at Pyongyang's main square on Saturday, likely rehearsing for upcoming celebrations. South Korea's spy agency earlier said North Korea would hold a military parade in January in a demonstration of its military strength targeting the Biden administration.
Kim's government has acknowledged that the sanctions, the pandemic, and the typhoons and summer floods that wiped out crops have created "multiple crises." But experts say China will help North Korea because it won't likely let its neighbor suffer a humanitarian disaster that could cause a refugee influx over their border.
"Kim has been battered by a one-two punch — the U.N. sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic," Nam said. "But China is by his side and supporting him."

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Tearfund calls on churches around the world to pray for an end to extreme poverty
International relief and development charity Tearfund is encouraging churches across the globe to pray for an end to extreme poverty. On Sunday 27th May churches around the world will be encouraged to pray a new prayer written by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, for Tearfund's 50th anniversary.
This year marks 50 years of Tearfund and the charity chose the date because it's the closest Sunday to the day Tearfund began (29 May 1968).
Research commissioned by the charity earlier this year found that one in two adults (51%) in the UK pray, according to a nationwide poll by ComRes1. When it comes to the most popular topics of prayer among the 27 million2 of UK adults who say they pray, worldwide issues, such as praying for global poverty or natural disasters, rank seventh on the list (24%), highlighting the challenge for Tearfund to encourage more people to pray for issues of extreme poverty.
Tearfund CEO, Nigel Harris, says: "Prayer is central to everything we do and has underpinned our work for the last 50 years. At Tearfund, we believe in the power of prayer but we also understand it's not always easy to engage in the complex issues surrounding global poverty. We can often feel overwhelmed with the vastness of our world and detached from circumstances so different from our own. Wherever you are on the day, we hope the Archbishop of Canterbury's prayer will help equip and unite us in praying for an end to extreme poverty."
Tearfund will also be inviting Big Church Day Out festival-goers to join in the global prayer moment, which will be led by Tearfund Ambassador and best-selling author Pete Greig.
The annual music festival brings together more than 20,000 Christians from around the UK and Europe for one of the biggest events on the church calendar, featuring contemporary Christian bands and entertainment for the whole family.
Pete Greig, founder of the 24/7 Prayer movement shares: "Ending poverty is achievable. It's a battle we can win if enough people like you and me do our bit, and especially if we pray. The bible shows that there is something incredibly powerful about standing together in unity to intercede in the name of Jesus for a broken world."
Tearfund currently works in over 50 countries around the world to help communities overcome the worst effects of poverty and disasters through a network of local partners and churches. The charity has set an aim to see one million prayers raised throughout the year to help end extreme poverty.
For further information or interview requests call Jennie Taylor on 0208 3906 3120 or Tearfund Media Team on 0208 3906 3131. For out of hours media enquiries please call 07710 573749.
Poll methodology: ComRes interviewed 2,069 adults aged 18+ in the UK between 1st and 3rd December 2017. Data were weighted to be representative of all UK adults aged 18+ by age, gender, region and socio-economic grade. ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
According to ONS data there were an estimated 52,095,025 UK adults aged 18+ in 2017. Research showed that 51% (26,672,652) of UK adults identified as having prayed.
Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency and a member of the Disasters' Emergency Committee. Founded in 1968, Tearfund has been working around the world for 50 years responding to disasters and helping lift communities out of poverty. For more information about the work of Tearfund, please visit www.tearfund.org.
Praying with Tearfund
To find out more about Tearfund's global prayer moment on the 27th of May or to download supporting resources, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby 50th anniversary prayer go to: https://www.tearfund.org/en/2018/04/pray_with_us_on_27_may/
THE PRAYER
A prayer by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Gracious and generous God, you became poor so that we might be enriched by your love, and you gave the world's wealth and resources as a common inheritance of all human beings.
We pray you would strengthen your church to be a beacon of hospitality for the poor.
We pray that, seeing the light of Christ's love, the nations and peoples of the world may fight not to kill, but to outdo one another in care for the poor, and in actions of gracious generosity.
Through him who for our sakes did not grasp the wealth of heaven, but instead gave all to live for us as a slave, and die for us in pain, Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.


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Indian Wells: Roger Federer sets up final with Thiem after Rafael Nadal withdraws due to knee injury
Dominic Thiem, ranked eighth in the world, was rock-solid in a 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 victory over 14th-ranked Canadian Milos Raonic.
Mar 17, 2019 · 08:05 am Updated Mar 17, 2019 · 08:55 am
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The 39th match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal failed to materialise on Saturday as the world No. 2 Spaniard hobbled out of Indian Wells to send Federer into a title clash with Dominic Thiem.
Nadal, whose longstanding right knee trouble flared up in his quarter-final victory over Karen Khachanov, couldn't take the court for the blockbuster semi-final with Swiss great Federer.
"I wanted to try my best to be competitive today," a dejected Nadal said. "I warmed up today in the morning, and I felt that my knee was not enough good to compete at the level that I need to compete, to play semi-finals match of this event."
Federer, seeded fourth as he pursues a record sixth title in the California desert, will battle 25-year-old Austrian Thiem, who is seeking his first title in one of the ATP's prestigious Masters 1000 events.
Thiem, ranked eighth in the world, was rock-solid in a 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 victory over 14th-ranked Canadian Milos Raonic.
Thiem, who advanced to the semis on a walkover when Gael Monfils withdrew with a Achilles tendon inflammation, was locked-in from the start, firing 10 winners without an unforced error in the opening set.
He couldn't convert his only break point against Raonic in the second, and the Canadian managed to seize the tiebreaker aided by a favorable net cord bounce for a 5-3 lead.
Thiem then gained the first break of the match for a 3-2 lead in the third and after saving the only break point he faced all day as he served for the match wrapped it up with a sparkling backhand volley.
"It was an amazing day," said Thiem, who will be playing in his third Masters 1,000 final. "His serve is just unreal so even though I played amazing it was so close the first two sets."
The Austrian said it would "mean the world" to break through for a Masters crown, but noted it would be a tall order against 20-time Grand Slam winner Federer – who is coming off a remarkable 100th career title in Dubai last month.
"It's not going to be easy," said Thiem, who has split four prior meetings with Federer 2-2.
Hopefully not our last chance, says Federer
Federer was looking forward to the match and the chance to break out of a tie with Novak Djokovic for most Indian Wells titles, but was sorry to miss a meeting with Nadal.
Their rivalry stretches back 15 years, and Federer couldn't help wondering how many more chances they might have.
"We've had so many epic battles," Federer, 38, said. "I know that every one that we have now could be our last. So was this our chance at a last one – I hope not and I believe at the level he's playing and the level I'm still going there's definitely going to be more."
The injury was devastating news for Nadal, whose run to the Australian Open final in January marked a return to competition for the first time since similar knee trouble forced him out of his US Open semi-final against Juan Martin del Potro in September.
He had ankle surgery in November, and only returned to training in December.
"For me it's not about only today. It's about what it means for me to have to pull out in a tournament that I love so much like this one, and in the semi-finals after playing well during the whole tournament," Nadal said. "You can imagine that I can't be happy."
Nadal confirmed he would also skip the upcoming Miami Masters and aim to recover and prepare for the claycourt season, targeting a return at Monte Carlo April 14-21.
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Een irisscanner is een apparaat dat mensen kan herkennen aan de hand van hun iris.

De irisscanner controleert de biometrische eigenschappen van de iris. Aan de basis van deze ontwikkeling staat het werk van de Amerikaanse oogartsen Leonard Flom en Aran Safir. In 1985 ontdekten zij dat de unieke textuur van de iris kon worden gebruikt om mensen te herkennen. Uit deze ontdekking ontstond het zogenaamde Flom-patent dat in 2006 wereldwijd is afgelopen. Op basis van dit patent ontwikkelde Professor John Daugman van de Universiteit van Cambridge een algoritme dat in veel irisscanners gebruikt wordt.

Net zoals de vingerafdruk, vertoont elke iris een uniek patroon, zelfs bij eeneiige tweelingen. Het irispatroon is echter stabieler gedurende de levensloop van een mens dan de vingerafdruk. Moderne irisscanners zijn maar moeilijk om de tuin te leiden met kunstogen, contactlenzen of foto's van irissen.

Op de luchthaven Schiphol kunnen reizigers met een speciale kaart zich identificeren met behulp van een irisscan.

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At it's very heart, Queensberry began out of a desire to design and make beautiful things. In 1969, in Auckland New Zealand, with no money but plenty of enthusiasm, a young Heather Baugh decided that she'd like to make her mother a leather handbag.
Coming from a family of artists and designers, creativity was in her DNA, and she soon discovered an affinity for leather that led her to start her own handcraft leather business.
Heather made albums from the start, and as the family business continued to grow Queensberry's partnership with photographers created a strong foundation. Today, every product and service under the Queensberry brand must stand up to the test of making life for the professional photographer simpler, more profitable and more fun, from beautiful products and presentation, to online hosting and e-commerce.
At the same time we never forget Heather's insight that we, with our photographer partners, are here to serve those "strangers in the viewfinder" by crafting their memories into treasured possessions that tell their unique stories.
Ian graduated with an arts degree so long ago he prefers not to remember. After teaching history for a few years he got involved in small boat design and construction, which led him to a foreign aid project building pole-and-line tuna fishing boats in the Solomon Islands.
Strangely enough it was there that someone asked if he'd heard of a little company called "Apple" making "computers". His first purchases were an Apple IIe and a Morrow, which he loved because when it crashed he could go in and re-balance the books manually. In the early 80s he joined Heather in Queensberry, where these days he focuses on marketing and finance. Ian continues to believe you should do what you love for a living, and is happy to leave software development and herding cats to Stephen.
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Adrienne's first role in Queensberry was making gold edge pin hinge pages while in junior high to pay her own way to Australia for a holiday, and she has never let her parents forget it.
She graduated from Auckland University with a B.Sc. in Zoology and for a few years pursued her love of animals by working with one of New Zealand's foremost animal trainers. She still wrangles animals for the occasional film shoot, and her dogs are famous in her neighbourhood for their geniality and good manners.
In Queensberry Adrienne has worked throughout the finance, production and HR teams. She has a passion for team building and personal development, and honestly doesn't mind taking direction from her brother.
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Sonya was born and raised in Queensland, Australia. She met Stephen when she was working in early childhood care and he was working for Xerox in Brisbane.
Sonya and Stephen returned to NZ in 1996 to join Queensberry and loved it so much that along with Adrienne they became part owners of the family business. They have two daughters, Alexandria and Charlotte. Sonya is a keen amateur photographer, and has a great passion for recording family images, and a vast album collection to prove it.
Besides running our sales and support team, Sonya has worked in production and despatch. She does mind taking direction from Stephen, but occasionally lets him have his own way.
From his high school days Stephen has loved business and computers. After university he worked briefly in Queensberry, where his biggest achievement was a big corporate sale that still figures in company legend.
Starting in 1990 Stephen spent seven years in corporate sales with Fuji Xerox in Brisbane where he developed a pioneering CRM package to help him manage a large, widespread territory. Not content in the corporate world, he returned to Queensberry in 1996 after marrying Sonya and persuading her to leave Brisbane's sun for Auckland's occasional showers.
With over 20 years IT experience Stephen is the driving force behind all our IT systems and software, all of which have been developed in-house. To keep up with his sister, Stephen is still trying to teach his cats to wave.
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Adhering to the motto of "The Goodway to improve your living", Goodway is devoted to improving people's living through its product innovation and advanced design. Our household appliances are imbued with indigenous sentiments and Goodway is a brand of Hong Kong people – Dr Choi Lung ai, Managing Director of Goodway Electrical Enterprise Limited.
Goodway Electrical Enterprise Limited is a well-established manufacturer with...
Goodway Electrical Enterprise Limited is a well-established manufacturer with over 20 years experience in producing household appliances, and it has a stroung sales network covering over 50 countries in the world. By dint of strong capabilities of quality control and assurance, the manufacturing facility has attained "ISO 9001" certification since 1997 and its products have obtained China's "Great Wall Mark". The Company was also the first among its peers to be accredited with the "Hong Kong Safety Mark".
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Founded in 1995, Goodway was awarded "Hong Kong Top Brand" in 2000 by virtue of its superior quality, safety guarantee and brand awareness; and it was honored with "Hong Kong Premier Brand" in 2014 and "Hong Kong Top Brand Ten Year Achievement Award" in 2015. Owing to its persistent commitment to quality, service and innovation, Goodway and its staff members were awarded "Hong Kong Distinguished Enterprise Pilgrimage" and "Excellent Front Line Employees" in 2006, "Prime Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility" in 2009, "Greater China Super Brands Award" in 2010 as well as "Hong Kong Top Ten SME Excellence Award" in 2013.
Goodway is always dedicated to providing innovative and diversified products for customers and makes every endeavor to strive for excellence in product design and function, such that it captivates the young generation pursuing high-quality living.
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Dakota Access Pipeline Shot Down
While it's heartening to hear that Barack Obama, via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, just denied a permit for Energy Transfer Partners LP to commence construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock, North Dakota. This was because of efforts by organizations like Move On and The Wilderness Society to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in protesting ETP's attempt to steal their land to drill for and transport oil. Had a number of veterans not stepped in with their full dress uniforms on, it's very likely that the issue would have not ended in the the Sioux's favor.
Just as an update, ELP has made it clear that they're going to build the pipeline under the Missouri River right by the Sioux's tribal land regardless if it has the permit or not. This is just little more than a clear display of the arrogance that's been on display from many of the largest of corporate titans.
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package de.undercouch.bson4jackson.serializers;

import java.io.IOException;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerationException;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonSerializer;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;

import de.undercouch.bson4jackson.BsonGenerator;

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public abstract class BsonSerializer<T> extends JsonSerializer<T> {
	@Override
	public void serialize(T t, JsonGenerator jsonGenerator, SerializerProvider serializerProvider) throws IOException, JsonProcessingException {
		if (!(jsonGenerator instanceof BsonGenerator)) {
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	public abstract void serialize(T t, BsonGenerator bsonGenerator, SerializerProvider serializerProvider)
			throws IOException, JsonProcessingException;
}

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Al-Quran Institute is an international organisation dedicated to teaching the Holy Quran in accordance with the proper rules of Tajweed. Tajweed refers to the manner in which the Quran is read, down to the pronunciation of each letter, so we may recite as the Prophet (saw) recited. Learning how to read the Quran correctly is an obligation for all Muslims.
The ideal way in which to learn how to read with Tajweed is under the guidance of a qualified teacher so mistakes may be corrected and recitation improved and beautified. All teachers at the Institute are fluent speakers of English, graduates and more importantly, Huffaaz of the Quran (those who have memorised the Holy Quran) and have Ijaza (licence) to teach. We have both male and female teachers.
Here at the Institute we recognize the value and necessity of well qualified teachers to guide, advise and impart knowledge upon students. We therefore ensure all teachers go through a rigorous recruitment process before being appointed. They must also agree to the Institute's child protection policy and are further trained after appointment to ensure they are equipped to teach at the Institute's extremely high standards.
We offer online classes for brothers and for sisters in small, intimate groups, so each student can benefit from individual attention from teachers. The attentive and friendly environment these classes provide offer students the opportunity to not only improve their reading and appreciation of the holy Quran, but to integrate into the Muslim and non-Muslim community.


By now you've probably heard me talk about a billion times, I am completely obsessed with fall fashion. Lately all of my favorite stores have been releasing their new arrivals so I wanted to share some of my favorites of J.Crew Factory new arrivals with you!
I am absolutely loving the cobalt and raspberry shade this fall. They are both still vibrant colors but a little more muted than your typical bright summer colors. I have the city mini in a million different colors and love styling it with puffer vests, oxfords and riding boots during the fall time and might need to add this color to my ever growing collection, no shame in my game. Leopard and tortoise are my winter prints of choice as well and I've been dying for a pair of leopard print loafers so these may be making their way to my closet soon. Seeing all of these fall clothes is making me so excited for the weather to cool down a little. Fall can you please hurry?
Have you browsed J.Crew Factory's new arrivals yet? What are you loving for the upcoming fall season? Let me know down in the comments.
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Ukrainians brave bad weather at McCartney benefit concert
Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 08:45 PM
Tens of thousands of people braved heavy rain and thunder tonight to see Paul McCartney perform a charity concert in Kiev's central Independence Square.
The outdoor show, the first in Ukraine for the former Beatle, was billed as the biggest concert yet in the former Soviet republic.
It was also broadcast live on national television and on giant screens set up in five other Ukrainian cities.
After a half-hour delay because of the weather, McCartney came out on the stage and greeted the crowd in Ukrainian, before diving into the Beatles hit 'Drive My Car'.
"I'm really looking forward to it. Every time I speak to someone who has been to Kiev before they keep telling me what a great place it is with lots of history," McCartney, who turns 66 next week, said in an interview posted on a concert website before the show.
Before the concert, fans in five Ukraine cities sang Beatles songs in a live TV link-up with the capital.
The square where McCartney played was the site of the Orange Revolution in 2004, when peaceful mass protests overturned a fraudulent election and brought a pro-Western opposition leader to power.
Organisers said the money raised would be spent on diagnostic equipment for the children's department of Ukraine's National Cancer Institute. Many children now seek treatment abroad because Ukraine lacks the necessary equipment.
The concert was free but the organisers asked for donations from Ukrainian businessmen and others. More than 500 people contributed a total of about 3 million Ukrainian hryvna (€381,000) and donations were continuing to come in, said Tatyana Overina, spokeswoman for the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, which organised the concert.
Pinchuk, a billionaire businessman and Ukraine's richest man, established the foundation in 2006 with the stated goal of contributing to the modernisation of Ukraine and bringing forward a new generation of Ukrainian leaders.
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US National Parks Travel Guide
National Parks, National Monuments, BLM, Forest Service, NOS, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USACE, US DoT and State Parks
From the east coast to the west coast, north or south, the United States has an abundance of spectacular National Parks to visit.
Explore Road Trip options around the America's National Parks
It's all about the geologic features for our National Parks.
Discover great places to view wildlife, enjoy the Fall colors of America's Parks or where the wildflowers burst to life.
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National Parks of Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks
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Embraces a spectacular tract of mountain-and-valley scenery in the Sierra Nevada.
Find places to stay in or near National Parks.
A unique destination full of spires, buttes, arches, rivers and most spectacular of all, vast canyons.
From Chipmunks to Moose, Bison and Bears, National Parks are home to many mammals.
Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation.
Discover the different types of reptiles you might see in National Parks.
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North Cascades National Park includes jagged peaks, deep valleys, cascading waterfalls and hundreds glaciers.
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European Tour announces multi-year partnership with Zoom
The European Tour has today announced a multi-year partnership with Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
As the European Tour's Official Unified Communications Partner, Zoom will provide comprehensive communications services including virtual and collaborative experiences for media, commercial partners, hospitality guests and the Tour's global fanbase, through exclusive live-sport experiences.
Zoom will deliver virtual press conferences and facilitate key stakeholder activities at tournaments via the new Zoom Media Centre launched at this week's Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett at The Belfry, whilst also providing its services to the European Challenge Tour and Legends Tour.
In doing so, Zoom will assist the European Tour to achieve its sustainability goals moving forward, specifically contributing to its remote operations including tournament planning, which will reduce its carbon emissions by using its virtual communications services and enhanced collaboration services in the future.
Guests of Zoom and the European Tour will also be offered the chance to join the Virtual Clubhouse through Zoom at select events to experience a range of innovative spectator engagements.
The European Tour and @Zoom have entered a multi-year partnership 💻 🎥 pic.twitter.com/irJaCRY8P0
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) May 11, 2021
Guy Kinnings, Deputy CEO European Tour, Ryder Cup Director and Chief Commercial Officer, said: "We are delighted to welcome Zoom as the Official Unified Communications platform of the European Tour. The way each of us interacts has changed considerably over the past 12 to 18 months and we are excited to fully leverage the broad capabilities and services of Zoom to our wider business, creating innovative solutions for driving future engagement with players, media, partners and our fans."
Michael Cole, Chief Technology Officer at the European Tour, added: "Leveraging the cloud-based and unified communications of Zoom will enable the European Tour to become even more agile as an organisation and provide unparalleled levels of collaboration in the delivery of our world-class global tournaments."
Janine Pelosi, Chief Marketing Officer at Zoom, said: "We are thrilled to enter a multi-year partnership with the European Tour. Through a combination of virtual and on-site activations we will provide a seamless hybrid and collaborative model shaping the future of sports events for all stakeholders involved including media, commercial partners, hospitality guests and the fans."
Zoom joins Rolex, BMW, Callaway, DP World, Emirates and Workday as Official Partners of the European Tour.
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Home » Topics » Governance, Risk and Compliance » Seven things you need to know about the Windows 10 privacy trade-off before your business upgrades
Seven things you need to know about the Windows 10 privacy trade-off before your business upgrades
by Ben Rossi 11 September 2015
It's been a month since the release of Windows 10 and 75 million users have already taken advantage of the free upgrade that's on offer for the first year.
Ultimately the success or failure of the new OS will largely come down to whether it regains the trust of users following the negative reception to Windows 8 in 2012, but many of those who have upgraded will be blissfully unaware of how Microsoft is using their data.
Much has been made in the media of Microsoft's approach to privacy with Windows 10, but as we have seen with Google, Apple and Facebook, privacy is rarely guaranteed when using the latest technology.
> See also: Windows 10 automatically shares your Wi-Fi password, blowing a hole in enterprise security, experts warn
People want personalised services and the price they pay for this is handing over more data. However, there are a number of default settings that Microsoft does not make obvious and that security-conscious users should be aware of. Let's take a look at these and explore how organisations can upgrade to Windows 10 more securely.
Microsoft privacy statement
When installing new applications or software, most of us don't bother reading through the pages of terms and conditions, and simply click 'agree' without much thought. When upgrading to Windows 10, it's worth taking the time to look over the privacy policy in which Microsoft sets out how it uses personal data.
For example, it states that Microsoft uses data 'to operate our business and provide… the services we offer' – in other words, certain applications require information such as your location in order to operate.
In addition Microsoft collects data when certain applications crash, so if a Windows application crashes while you're using it, they may be collecting information that you don't necessarily want to disclose.
Microsoft also uses personal data for communications and advertising, and shares this with third-party partners. You can disable personalised ads but this does not prevent data collection nor does it prevent you from receiving the ads.
One of the most important areas of online privacy is location tracking, and Windows 10 offers a far more extensive range of options than its predecessors. The default setting leaves location tracking on, so if you don't like the idea of large corporations knowing where you are, it's a good idea to customise your settings accordingly to prevent this.
Unlike the previous version of the OS, you can now turn off location tracking for all accounts on the device or for individual accounts. You can also select which apps have access to your location.
Hey Cortana!
Cortana is Microsoft's answer to Siri, but it wants to use as much personal information about you as possible in order to give you a more customised user experience. You can stop Cortana gathering information on you by heading to the 'Speech, inking & typing' tab on the privacy menu and clicking 'Stop getting to know me'.
However, be aware that this also means disabling Cortana and dictation, so if you want to use the personal assistant you'll have to put up with the privacy invasion.
The default settings allow your apps to automatically share and sync with wireless devices that haven't been explicitly paired with the PC, tablet or phone. This is a key setting to disable, not so much for privacy but to preserve the integrity of your security across the network.
Failing to do so could expose devices to hackers and give them a backdoor into your network.
Feedback & diagnostics
You can also set how often Windows asks for your feedback and the quality of data that your device sends to Microsoft. You can set the feedback frequency to 'never' but with 'diagnostics and usage data', there is no opt-out, unlike previous versions.
There are three options (basic, enhanced and full) and of course, 'full' is the default setting, but it's recommended to reduce this to 'enhanced' or 'basic' to help protect your privacy.
When installing Windows 10 you'll be asked to set up a Microsoft account, but if you want to protect your privacy further you may want to skip this step.
By doing so you will keep your activity and information local to your individual computer, although you will lose access to some of Microsoft's cloud services such as Skydrive via the integrated operating system components.
WiFi Sense
One of the new features of Windows 10, WiFi Sense automatically connects you to nearby Wi-Fi networks and, more interestingly, allows you to share password-protected network access with your Outlook, Skype and Facebook contacts.
> See also: Windows 10 is coming – 10 things you need to know
Microsoft insists the feature is safe but there are concerns relating to the storage of this data in Microsoft servers and the risk of exposing your network information. In the Wi-Fi settings area, you can completely turn WiFi Sense off or choose which groups of contacts you share your network with.
While Windows 10 brings a number of enhancements and improvements for the enterprise, it does appear to share a lot more out of the box in order to create a more personalised user experience.
Users and businesses who are concerned about their privacy should take the time to go through the settings and choose exactly what they want to share with Microsoft to ensure they don't inadvertently leave themselves vulnerable.
Sourced from Luke Potter, operations manager for SureCloud
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Katy Perry has waded into the Twitter war of words between Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj following the MTV Video Music Award nominations.
The whole drama started when Swift's song "Bad Blood" was nominated for Video of the Year but Minaj's hit "Anaconda" was overlooked.
Minaj reacted to the slight by posting on Twitter.
Swift, who apparently took Minaj's tweet personally, fired back.
Swift then attempted to clear the air.
Meantime, Entertainment Weekly is apologizing after coming under fire for posting a picture of Swift and Minaj with a story about the feud.
In the photo, Swift looked angelic and Minaj looked a bit bizarre making a strange facial expression. Fans of the "Starships" singer lashed out calling the magazine "rude" and "biased."
An earlier version of our post on Taylor & Nicki used an insensitive juxtaposition of photos. It was a hasty choice—we sincerely apologize.


At Forest and Sandridge, we recognise that using the internet is becoming as commonplace as using the telephone or TV, and its effective use is an essential life-skill for all our children. However, unmediated internet access brings with it the possibility of placing our pupils in potentially embarrassing, inappropriate, and even dangerous situations.
We believe in ensuring our children are able to use the internet to its best advantage and to know and recognise the situations where they may potentially find themselves in difficulty.
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I got a Hot Chcolate as it was a cold windy day, there was a nice dollop of cream in the hot chocolate and the foam was nice and creamy. When I got down to the actual hot chocolate... it was a different story... it was extremely watered down and didn't taste too nice overall.
My Partnered ordered a Caramel Milkshake, the first couple of sips were ok... I honestly think they put yogurt in this shake, it was slightly sour?! Again, I wouldn't order this again.
My partnered ordered from their lunch special. Salmon avo crepe with creamy sauce. I really disliked the salmon crepe, it possessed a off taste. the white sauce was flavourless. Chips were really average, they weren't crunch and lacked salt. Salad was nice, but you can't go wrong with garden salad.
ServiceNot too bad, we were immmediately greeted our orders were taken promptly. We did however get the wrong drink delivered to our table, but that's ok we're all human and we make mistakes.
Unfortunately for me, I won't be returning. The food was just not up to scratch.


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Rooted in history: The Haitian influence on New Orleans cuisine
Todd A. Price, Southern Correspondent, USA TODAY Network
Ricardo Jean-Baptiste was born in Haiti. In the United States, he became a chef. He moved to New Orleans in 2015 for a job at a large hotel that caters to tourists and conventioneers.
"When I came here the first day, I'm almost crying because everything looks similar," Jean-Baptiste said. "It was like memories, memories running through my head."
The shotgun houses, those narrow blocks that form many New Orleans neighborhoods, were just like houses in Haiti, down to the exact dimensions. The bright colors on buildings edged with Victorian frills were reminiscent of the vivid hues that decorate Caribbean homes. The second line parades through New Orleans streets were like the rara. And the food of New Orleans took Jean-Baptiste back to his childhood in Haiti.
"The gumbo, so flavorful. Reminds me of home," he said. "We do something similar to gumbo, except we don't use roux."
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Before he first ate in the city, Jean-Baptiste was already familiar with the taste of New Orleans' Monday staple of red beans and rice, the starchy but bland mirlitons, also called chayotes, and the many ways Louisianans cook okra (except for pickled okra, that was new for him). Each dish had an analog in his native Haiti.
The city of New Orleans, citing the latest census data, puts the local Haitian population at 1,500. Members of that community, however, think it might be as large as 6,000 or 7,000, having grown since the massive earthquake in 2010 that devastated Haiti.
Since New Orleans was founded three centuries ago many people have added layers to its culture. But the wave of immigrants at the turn of the 19th century, fleeing the revolution that created Haiti, transformed New Orleans from a minor outpost to a major city. That influence has not always been recognized.
Those refugees doubled New Orleans' population. They found a place where French was spoken, and as Americans poured in after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, they bolstered the city's French identity. They came to a land that, like the colony they left, had free people of color. In the United States, they also found a place, like Haiti before its revolution, where enslaved blacks still worked the land.
They brought their experience and skills farming lucrative sugarcane to Louisiana and "helped reduce the risk of failure in a nascent industry that required large capital outlays and production on a massive scale," according to Alfred N. Hunt's "Haiti's Influence on Antebellum America: Slumbering Volcano in the Caribbean." Here, white people and free black people from the colony the French called Saint-Dominique succeeded as bakers, shop owners, musicians, cabinet makers and engineers. They added sidewalks and installed streetlights in New Orleans. They founded newspapers, opened schools and created theaters.
The flavors they introduced to New Orleans are harder to trace than their businesses that left behind buildings and logs of taxes paid and profits made. And cooking, in the time before global transportation, was forced to adapt to different ingredients when the cooks moved to new lands. Two centuries later, though, the familiar flavors that Jean-Baptiste and other recent Haitian immigrants taste in New Orleans prove the depth of that influence.
Chef Donald Link, who grew up in Cajun Country and runs the celebrated New Orleans restaurants Herbsaint, Cochon, Gianna and Pêche Seafood Grill, noticed the same culinary kinship. The more he traveled across the Caribbean, the more he found "mirror dishes" for what he knew from Louisiana and the South.
"In looking at the history of this food and the Caribbean, this food really exists solely in the Caribbean for 200, 300 years before it ever shows its face in the United States of America," Link said.
Stewed beans. Collard greens. Thick stews like gumbo. Rice dishes that looked like the ancestor of Louisiana's jambalaya.
"That's the one thing I can say throughout the Caribbean with compared to here," he said, "is the salt level and the heat level are almost identical between Creole, Cajun, soul food and Southern food."
The arrival of the refugees from Saint-Domingue kept those flavors strong at the moment when Americans brought blander palates to Louisiana.
"When we talk about the influence of the islands in general, especially Haiti, we cannot help but think that they've formed the cooking styles of the Africans that eventually made their way into the kitchens of New Orleans," said John Folse, chef and culinary historian.
Folse said the "black pot cooking" of Louisiana, where gumbos, gravies and vegetables simmer slowly in cast iron, has its roots in the Caribbean and before that in West Africa.
"Everything we start with, we nearly burn it before we get to the next thing," said Charly Pierre, who runs the Haitian stall Fritai inside New Orleans' St. Roch Market. "We really pull out the flavors."
Pierre, who was born in Massachusetts to parents from Haiti, clearly sees the influence of the island nation in New Orleans, even if that connection at times gets concealed.
"The food and all, it's still here. It's just that people don't know about it," he said. "The history, New Orleans has never allowed us to speak for it. I always think about how come there's no Haitian plaque? Well, because it's a Confederate statue in the place of that."
This summer, Jean-Baptiste partnered with other New Orleanians from Haiti to opened Rendez-Vous Creole on the West Bank, across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans. It's the neighborhood where most Haitians now live.
Decorated in a bold patchwork of colorful murals, Rendez-Vous Creole restaurant houses a pool table, DJ booth and a small stage. It's somewhat the unofficial clubhouse for the Haitian-American community. It is also a place to teach New Orleans about a cuisine that may be foreign but not unfamiliar.
Jean-Baptiste wants the city to know about epis, the blend of garlic, peppers and herbs at the foundation of so many Haitian dishes. He wants them to taste conch simmered in Creole sauce, the sharply spicy slaw pikliz, the starchy, smashed plantains called bannan fri and gratine, a mac and cheese he makes with ground beef.
Jean-Baptiste hopes the city will come to crave griot, the chunks of pork washed with lime, braised until tender and then fried crisp. It's the national dish of Haiti, he said. He will serve it at Rendez-Vous Creole on a plate with rice and fried plantains or, in a nod to his new home, on a loaf of soft French bread as a po-boy, the local sandwich of New Orleans. He is building new bridges between the two cuisines.
Rendez-Vous Creole: 3402 Gen. Collins Ave., New Orleans, 954.934.4055
Fritai at St. Roch Market: 2381 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans