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Australian Regulators Weekly Wrap – 19 December 2022
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Finder (ASIC): ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Finder Wallet Pty Ltd, for allegedly providing unlicensed financial services, breaching product disclosure
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American express (ASIC): ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Amex, in ASIC's first civil penalty case alleging breaches of design and distribution obligations.
Australian regulators weekly wrap Monday 13 December 2021
Payments system (Treasury):Treasury isplanning to legislatethe largest reforms to our payments systems in a quarter of a century. The overhaul of the payments system will provide protections for consumers who make purchases on their mobile phones, use buy now, pay later platforms, and invest in cryptocurrency…
Litigation funding (Parliament):the report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services intoLitigation funding and the regulation of the class action industryhas been released. A scathing report, which agreed that the current regulatory overlay of the sector is too light, it contains some major recommendations…
Insolvency laws (Treasury):the major insolvency law changes proposed as part of the Federal Budget have passed Parliament. The legislation introduces a new, simplified debt restructuring process that can be accessed by small businesses experiencing distress. This process draws on key features of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Australian regulators weekly wrap Monday 7 December 2020
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Consumer remediation (ASIC):ASIC has released a consultation paper on proposed updates toRegulatory Guide 256:Client review and remediation conducted by advice licensees. Consultation Paper 335Consumer Remediation: Update to RG 256(CP 335) includes clarification of RG 256s application to all financial services licensees…
PIP / DDO (ASIC):ASIC has issued aconsultation paper CP 325on the forthcoming guidance for the new financial product design and distribution obligations which come into effect on April 2021. It is a very useful paper summarising to whom the regime applies (page 13) and their obligations (pages 1416)…
BEAR & Westpac (APRA):APRAhas confirmedthat it is investigating Westpac for breaches of theBanking Act 1959(Cth) including the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) or contraventions of APRAs prudential standards. The investigation centres on AUSTRACs allegations that Westpac breached AML / CTF laws 23…
Modern slavery (legislation):the Morrison Government will establish a Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group comprised of representatives from business, academia and elsewhere to provide advice on key issues and strengthen business engagement to effectively implement the new laws…
Class actions (High Court):in a decision with massive implications for the class actions industry, theHigh Court rejected5:2 the joint decisions of the NSW Court of Appeal and Full Federal Court of Appeal that courts have the power to make common fund orders (CFOs). CFOs are essentially an order by the court that…
Westpac AML action (ASIC):following AUSTRACs application to the Federal Court for civil penalty orders against Westpac relating to systemic non-compliance with theAML/CTF Act 2006(Cth) (Act) on over 23 million occasions, and as anticipated (see last weeks wraphere), ASIC and APRA have separately announced investigations into the matter…


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'The Spy Who Dumped Me' Trailer Is Here & Mila Kunis & Kate McKinnon Are Perfection
By Dylan Kickham
Doesn't it suck when you get dumped... and then find out that you are at being targeted by a group of criminal assassins? What a bummer, right? That's exactly what happens to Mila Kunis in her new action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, which just dropped its first trailer and already looks like it is going to be the funniest movie of the year. The first The Spy Who Dumped Me trailer shows Kunis and Kate McKinnon playing best friends who are suddenly forced to become secret agents... and are hilariously terrible at their dangerous new gig.
The Spy Who Dumped Me stars Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon as best friends Audrey and Morgan (respectively), who unexpectedly find themselves thrust into an international espionage operation after Audrey's ex-boyfriend (played by Justin Theroux) reveals that he is in the CIA and now his deadly enemies are also after them. The trailer shows Audrey and Morgan freaking out over killing someone, selling out each other's secrets after being tortured by a sadistic gymnast, and failing to steal a car after both realizing they don't know how to operate a stick shift. Check out the full trailer for The Spy Who Dumped Me below:
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The idea for the big, summer, blockbuster comedy was "Broad City meets Bourne," director Susanna Fogel told Entertainment Weekly. Fogel said that she wanted to make a big, action-packed spy movie that starred real, normal women that would remind viewers of their own friends, rather than the superhuman-seeming male characters that usually helm spy movies like James Bond and Jason Bourne.
Both Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon are veterans of major summer comedy movies at this point. Kunis stars in the raunchy Bad Moms franchise of films, and McKinnon's breakout on Saturday Night Live has launched her into the Ghostbusters remake and last year's ensemble comedy Rough Night. Though they have been starring in similar movies recently, Kunis and McKinnon had not worked together before. McKinnon has worked with director Susanna Fogel once before in the 2014 romantic comedy Life Partners, and was the first actor cast in the new movie. Kunis was later cast after Fogel met her and guessed that she and McKinnon would have a great comedic rapport.
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The Spy Who Dumped Me also stars Justin Theroux as the titular spy, who ends his relationship with Audrey by ghosting her and then reveals he is a CIA agent. Outlander star Sam Heughan also stars as a fellow CIA agent named Sebastian Henshaw, who appears to help Audrey and Morgan avoid the assassins that are after them. Also cast in undisclosed roles are The Daily Show star Hasan Minhaj and The X-File's Agent Scully herself, Gillian Anderson.
Female-led action comedies have exploded into a major summer blockbuster staple genre in recent years, partially thanks to the success of recent Paul Feig films such as The Heat and Ghostbusters. But obviously, the movie that The Spy Who Dumped Me seems to share the most in common with is Feig's 2015 film Spy, which starred his frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy as a CIA office worker who ventures out on a dangerous espionage adventure of her own when a secret agent gets captured. The main difference between the premises of Spy and The Spy Who Dumped Me, it seems, is that McCarthy's character was a trained secret agent who had just not gotten to show off her skills, whereas Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon's characters in the new movie have absolutely no spy training at all.
The Spy Who Dumped Me will slide into movie theaters worldwide this summer, on Aug. 3, 2018.

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How to try out Ubuntu 21.04 early
by Derrik Diener
Can't wait for April 2021 to try out Ubuntu 21.04? Lucky for you, Ubuntu daily images are being posted of the new release. These images are not very stable, so they're a bit buggy. However, if you're dying to get your hands on Ubuntu Hirsuite Hippo (21.04) early, this is the way to do it.
In this guide, we'll go over what Ubuntu daily builds are, how to download the latest 21.04 images, and how to install the new release. To get started, ensure you have a 4 GB (or larger) USB flash drive, as well as a decent internet connection.
What are Ubuntu daily builds?
Ubuntu daily builds are images that Canonical releases every day as a snapshot of the operating system during development. Using the daily images means being able to try out new releases early. It also allows members of the community to help with bug reports and even contribute code.
The daily builds for Ubuntu 21.04 have started to show up ever since Ubuntu 20.10's release. It is a signal that work on the next release has begun. If you want to take Ubuntu 21.04 for a spin early before April, the daily builds are your best bet.
Please note that the Ubuntu daily builds are aimed towards intermediate Linux users. Only install Ubuntu 21.04 before release if you are familiar with how Ubuntu works and know how to fix something if it goes wrong!
Downloading the latest 21.04 daily build
Ubuntu 21.04 daily build images are available on the Ubuntu official "CD Images" page. On that page, you'll find a direct HTTPS link to 21.04, as well as various other files, like the SHA256 checksum file and others.
To download the latest early build of Ubuntu 21.04, head over to the Ubuntu CD images page. Once on the page, look for the "daily-live" link, and select it. Then, click on the "current" folder to access the latest image files.
Once inside of the "current" folder, scroll through to find "hirsute-desktop-amd64.iso". This file is the official Ubuntu 21.04 ISO file. When you've found it, click on it with the mouse to start the downloading process.
Don't want to download the latest 21.04 ISO file with your web browser? Open up a terminal window and use the wget command to download the latest Ubuntu 21.04 ISO image directly to your Linux PC.
wget http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/hirsute-desktop-amd64.iso -O ~/Downloads/hirsute-desktop-amd64.iso
The ISO file is 3.0 GB in size, so it should take a couple of minutes to complete. When the process is done, move on to the next section of the guide to create a live USB installer.
Creating the 21.04 USB installer
You will need a USB installer to set up Ubuntu 21.04 on your Linux PC. To create a USB installer, follow the step-by-step instructions outlined below.
Step 1: Head over to Etcher.io, download, and install the latest version of the USB/SD flashing tool. Then, open it up on your computer.
Step 2: Find the "Flash from file" button in Etcher, and select it with the mouse. Then, browse for the Ubuntu 21.04 ISO file.
Step 3: Locate the "Flash!" button, and click on it to flash Ubuntu to your USB flash drive. When the process is done, reboot into your PC's BIOS to boot from USB.
Installing Ubuntu 21.04 early
When the Ubuntu 21.04 installer starts up, you will see a welcome message. In this welcome message, there will be two buttons. Select the button that says "Install Ubuntu" to begin the installer. Then, follow the step-by-step instructions below.
Step 1: After clicking on the "Install Ubuntu" button, you will need to select your keyboard layout. To do that, look through the list of keyboard options for the language you prefer. Then, click "Continue."
Step 2: On the "Updates and other software" page, select the checkboxes that reflect how you wish Ubuntu 21.04 to be. Then, click on the "Continue" button.
Step 3: On the "Installation" type page, there are only two options to choose from, instead of 3 like in stable releases of Ubuntu. For best results, select the "Erase disk and install Ubuntu" button.
This option will clear your hard drive and install the early build of Ubuntu 21.04. Only select the "Something else" button if you are an expert and understand how to manually partition your Ubuntu drive.
Step 4: After selecting your installation type, a world map will appear. Using this map, choose the location in which you live so that Ubuntu can assign a timezone to the new installation. Click "Continue" when done.
Step 5: You must now set up your user account, password, and computer name. Using the UI, configure your account information. Then, click "Continue" to move to the next page.
After setting up your username, timezone, and all that, Ubuntu 21.04 will finish the installation onto your computer. It shouldn't take any more than 20 minutes. When the process is complete, you will get a notification that the installation is complete!
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The Director of the Choir, Robert Quinney, talks about all aspects of chorister life, and answers questions parents frequently ask. Watch the choristers in rehearsal in chapel, and discover how new probationers are transformed into fully fledged choristers.
Parents often ask how choristers are selected, and how they fit their music into their school life. Headmaster of New College School, Dr Matthew Jenkinson, and chorister tutor, Isobel Rose, share their insights into managing the choir and school timetables.
Choristerships in New College
Boy trebles have sung in New College Chapel since the college's foundation in 1379. The choir recruits boys aged between 7 and 13 from the local area, who attend New College School - a day school near the college. As full members of the choir they sing services in chapel and perform in concerts and tours at home and abroad, as well as making recordings. They enjoy substantial bursaries at New College School, and the musical education they receive lasts a lifetime, almost invariably leading to music awards at their secondary schools.
Parents interested in choristerships are encouraged to contact the director, Robert Quinney. Auditions are held each January for boys in school Year 2 (aged between six and seven), for entry as probationers in Year 3.
For more information, please download the PDF booklet on choristerships at the bottom of this page. If you have any further questions, please get in touch with the Choir Administrator.
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Chorister Auditions - Tuesday 10 January 2023


The first thing that you should understand is that there are many different types of cramps, and they can be experienced for a variety of reasons. Cramps are the process in which various muscles experience a spasm that is involuntary. Cramps can result from various changes throughout the body, atmospheric conditions, heavy exercise, and even serious medical conditions and diseases. If you experience a cramp during soccer training, it is essential to try to determine the underlying cause of the cramp. This will help you to better prevent this issue from occurring in the future.
The second thing that you should do when attempting to avoid cramps during soccer training is to avoid large meals prior to engaging in physical activities. Not only can this lead to cramps, but it can make you very sick – especially if the weather is warm. You should eat lightly prior to engaging in soccer practice. Once the training session is complete, you may then eat a large meal as long as you are cooled down and relaxed.
The third thing that you can do to prevent the onset of cramps during soccer practice is to make sure that your clothing and soccer equipment fits properly. The first places to start are the shoes that you wear during soccer training. It is important that they are cushioned and flexible. These shoes should also fit you perfectly. Having shoes that are too large or too small can result in your experiencing cramps during soccer training. You should also ensure that the socks that you wear are not too thick, and not too thin. This can result in cramping if they affect the way that your shoes fit.
The fourth thing that you should do to ensure that you are not experiencing issues with cramping during soccer training is to make sure that your diet contains a lot of vitamins and other important nutrients. Many times, cramps are a direct result of a person not having enough of a key nutrient in their body. You may wish to purchase a multivitamin to ensure that you are getting what you need, when you need it.
The fifth thing that you can do to avoid cramps during soccer training is to be certain that you are stretching prior to your training session. This is often referred to as a "warm up session". This will help to ensure that muscles are loose and ready for the flexibility that is required during soccer training. If you attempt to participate in soccer training without getting your muscles ready for the physical activities, you stand a high risk of developing cramps and many serious injuries on the soccer field.
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"A person's 'Way Of Being' is what is going on with them internally. It is made up of some combination of that person's mental state (their attitude or state of mind), emotional state (their feelings or emotions), bodily state (their bodily sensations), [and] thoughts and thought processes (and that includes memories [and decisions] that might be present). In other words, a person's 'Way Of Being' is what is going on with them internally in a given moment or in a given situation."
Simply put, our Way Of Being is a function of our internal states. All too often, who we are for ourselves is our internal states. We mostly say "I am confused", "I am sad" (or happy), "I am tired", "I think", "I remember", and "I decided" ("I made up my mind"). We mostly don't say "there is confusion", "there is sadness" (or happiness), "there is tiredness", "there are thoughts", "there are memories", or "there are decisions".
In a different context, rather than saying "I am confused", "I am sad" (or happy), "I am tired", "I think", "I remember", and "I decided" ("I made up my mind"), we say "I have confusion", "I have sadness" (or happiness), "I have tiredness", "I have thoughts", "I have memories", and "I have decisions".
This "I have ..." isn't strictly accurate. What's closer to the truth is "confusion has me", "sadness has me" (or happiness), "tiredness has me", "thoughts have me", "memories have me", and "decisions have me".
But that's a subject for another conversation on another occasion. In this conversation, saying "there are thoughts" and not "thoughts have me" (rather than "I have thoughts") etc, is appropriate.
For the most part, and particularly prior to the onset of transformation, our internal states dominate our lives. Indeed, for the most part, and particularly prior to the onset of transformation, our internal states are who we are for ourselves. When who we are for ourselves is no longer our internal states ie when who we are for ourselves isn't given by our internal states ie when our internal states simply aren't present for us (in other words when we cease being preoccupied with our internal states), something else becomes possible. That something else is the miracle of being.
Everyone knows (somewhere on the spectrum between subliminal intuition and overt certainty) that when our mental state doesn't dominate ie when our attitudes aren't distracting, something else becomes possible - like a freedom to be. Whatever attitudes are prevalent, whatever state of mind is ongoing, as soon as they're no longer imposing, something else wonderful becomes possible. Similarly with our emotional state: as long as our feelings and emotions aren't front and center stage demanding the limelight, we're free to be and to create - with choice over the volume at which our emotions play. Our body state (ie one or more bodily sensations) registers almost all the time. Yet as long as it's not calling urgently for attention, we're free to be and to create. Furthermore when we're not thrown to living from unexamined memories or being run by unexamined age-old decisions, we can be open to the possibility of being free and creating something new.
It's inherent in our nature to be attracted to becoming freer and to being free, and to investigate ways of becoming free. So it's a smart conclusion to draw (and we've been drawing it not just for decades but for centuries) that if our internal states weren't dominant or if they could somehow be held in check (we talk about "quieting the mind", "taming the mind" etc, and we've invented disciplines which have been in place for thousands of years which seek to do just that), we'd have an easier time of being free to be and free to create. The question has become: how can our internal states best be rendered subordinate ie how are they best held in check, leaving us free to be and free to create? I propose whatever we've done to render our internal states subordinate ie whatever we've done to hold them in check has actually reinforced their dominance ie has added significance to them ie has made them more present, impairing our possibility of being free to be and free to create.
The practice of simply distinguishing internal states, is an access to being free to be and free to create. When who I am for myself isn't given by my internal states, the miracle of being becomes possible. Trying to render your internal states subordinate ie trying to keep your internal states in check, is as unclear on the concept as trying to render your hands subordinate, or trying to keep your feet in check. Simply distinguishing internal states as internal states restores power to who you are. In the matter of distinguishing internal states as internal states, who I am is the distinguisher. So in the moment of making the distinction, who I am for myself is not my internal states. In this moment, for the most part my internal states aren't present for me. What's present instead is who I am, the distinguisher, the miracle of being.
I'm not my attitude: there is an attitude. I'm not my state of mind: there is a state of mind. I'm not my feelings: there are feelings. I'm not my emotions: there are emotions. I'm not my bodily sensations: there are bodily sensations. I'm not my thoughts or my memories or my decisions: there are thoughts and memories and decisions. In other words, I'm not my internal states: there are internal states.
Watch: "I'm not my internal states: there are internal states" is an essential distinction. When I distinguish my internal states as internal states and not as who I am, what's then available is the miracle of being out-here with my internal states not present for me, the possibility of being free to be and free to create something new.
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Паоло Борселино () е италиански следовател и съдия, известен със своята борба с мафията.

Убит от бомба на мафията, 2 месеца след като неговият близък колега и антимафиот Джовани Фалконе загива в подобен атентат.

Завършва юридическо образование с отличие в Университета на Палермо през 1962 г. След смъртта на баща му през 1963 г. става съдия.

Убит от мафията на 19 юли 1992 г. посредством кола-бомба, оставена пред дома на майка му, която той посещава всяка неделя. Бомбата е заложена в автомобил "ФИАТ 126". От взрива загиват още полицаите охранители Аугустино Каталано, Виченцо Ли Мули, Валтер Кузини, Клаудио Треина и първата жена-бодигард в Италия Емануела Лои. Организатор на убийството му е Салваторе Риина.

В чест на Паоло Борселино и неговия колега Джовани Фалконе, убит от мафията през същата година, е наречено международното летище в Палермо.

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This South African Perfumer Smells a Rat in Synthetic Ingredients
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Tammy Frazer is making high-end fragrances, candles and soaps that are 100 percent natural and non-toxic.
The year, 2007; the place, Sydney. Life is good for South African-born Tammy Frazer. She has a marketing job at a forward-thinking bank, a mentorship that's opened her eyes to the world of agribusiness and (almost) a master's degree in communications. One Sunday a conversation with friends turns to perfume. The group moves on, but Frazer fixates. Unable to sleep that night, she fires up her laptop and slips through the looking glass into the nascent world of natural fragrances. The next morning, she quits her job.
Frazer Parfum, the company Frazer founded in 2008, is one of a handful of perfumers turning up their noses at the synthetic ingredients used by the biggest names in the business, choosing instead to make scents from nature. Relying on distillation innovations like CO2 extraction, the company turns roots, resins, flowers, leaves and citrus into all-natural essential oil fragrances. It's still early days ("Most perfume shops don't know what a natural fragrance is," she says), but Frazer has captured the attention of New York Fashion Week, the Smithsonian Museum of African Art and model-turned-writer Sophie Dahl (who touted Frazer's Rose & Tuberose in British Vogue).
The natural fragrance category has evolved "in tandem with the emphasis on healthier lifestyles," says Jack Corley, president of the Natural Fragrance Division at Custom Essence in New Jersey. While the U.S. fragrance market dropped from over $4 billion in 2012 to $3.8 billion in 2018 — due to oversaturation, sameness and boredom with celebrity products — natural fragrances "have grown at an average of 8 percent per annum over the last five years," Corley notes. With the overall natural/organic personal care market valued at $16.6 billion last year — 3.6 percent of which is spent on fragrances — natural aromas like Frazer's represent a $540 million market. On the flip side, however, natural perfumes don't last as long as their synthetic competition, they tend to cost more and are crafted from only 600 ingredients — compared to 3,600 used in regular perfumes.
Humans may be sophisticated creatures, says Frazer, "but we are still very clumsy in how we engage with smell."
With four collections under her belt, Frazer, 40, is expanding her business from scenting people to scenting spaces as well. She's devoted the last couple of years to developing room sprays, linen sprays and a range of 36 aromatherapy candles with names like Sleepyhead and Gardener's Lawn — all designed to make a room smell not like a specific ingredient (à la Diptyque candles) but rather to evoke a particular emotion. Humans may be sophisticated creatures, says Frazer, "but we are still very clumsy in how we engage with smell."
Clumsy is precisely how I feel when we meet in the heady laboratory above her home in Cape Town. Seated at a stainless-steel countertop and flanked by functional flasks on one side (production) and hand-blown glass and porcelain on the other (packaging), Frazer lifts the lid on a complex world I had never so much as sniffed. Example: Redheads, she informs me, have "this really fatty scent" that fights with most perfumes but "works amazingly with orange blossom and ambrette seed."
Granted, Fraser had a head start on the rest of us. Her grandfather, Graham Wulff, invented Oil of Olay in 1952, and her dad worked for Swiss fragrance house Givaudan. While the Olay connection helped Frazer secure her first contract — with Harrods, no less — she's since moved on because of the legendary department store's "old-fashioned" brand, in Frazer's telling, and increasingly high-cost shelf space.
Her first move was meeting the dean of ISIPCA, the international perfumery school in Versailles, France, for postgraduate studies in perfume. But with a curriculum offering just a one-week course on natural scents, she knew it wouldn't provide the education she was after. So, "I decided to follow the farmers." She started in Grasse, aka the world's perfume capital, and connected with as many people as possible who could teach her about the ingredients and how they are used in fragrance making. From there, Frazer was introduced to mentors from Switzerland to Belgium, and soon she had built her debut fragrance collection.
For her second collection, she was the first to showcase natural resins found only on the African continent. Next up was Bok — which coincided with the birth of her first child and features a kids' perfume, room spray and bar soap. INR, the company's fourth collection, celebrates the importance of self. "We have come a long way since women wore perfume purely for others, namely men," says Frazer. INR is "about how you feel. … It is about your memories, your tears, your smiles and overcoming the little daily fears that hold you back." She's also spent time putting together Skin Portraits, the first and only "scent novella" to be displayed by the Smithsonian that consists of photographs, essays and fragrances that capture nine notable South Africans.
More recently, Frazer partnered with Nandipha Mntambo, a visual artist known for using natural materials to explore female identity and the human body, to design "a scent that would evoke the smell and the feel of … cowhide," as Mntambo puts it. Design consultant Gary Cotterell, who has known Frazer for years and oversaw the collaboration, was impressed by Frazer's commitment to hand-crafting a beautiful product that's 100 percent natural ("It's much harder than it looks," he says).
Silvana Bottega, a South African wine marketer who worked with Frazer to create a "parfum du vin" — a scent inspired by wine with hints of rose petals, splashes of ripe berries, light vanilla and the smoky essence of the barrels — praises "the depth of [her] sensory vocabulary" and her refusal to compromise.
Despite her success to date, "Tammy is still quite under the radar," says Cotterell. "She doesn't have a flashy personality," and she's so involved in every aspect of her business that there's a self-imposed ceiling on how much she can achieve.
Ten years in, Frazer Parfum is only sold online, but Frazer is determined to crack the mainstream market — despite the substantial challenges inherent in her more expensive, harder-to-source products. She's talking to a luxury South African homeware brand about stocking her aromatherapy candles, she recently created a fragrance for a South African clothing chain, and she's planning a concept store in California, chosen because residents there "already live and breathe wellness." She admits it's been a steep learning curve, but the former marketing exec knows that producing at higher volumes is the key to reducing prices and extending her brand's reach.
But she'd never sell out — would she?
"I'd love to 'sell out'!" she exclaims, saying it would be "incredible" if a "bigger, knowledgeable industry powerhouse" were to purchase and grow the Frazer brand. That, it seems, would be the smell of success.
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Finding the Here-ness of Letters: A Proposal
By: David Shields
…or A presentation of work that is not quite done, for a place I don't yet fully understand
The presentation at DesignInquiry 2010 (Marfa) was intended as the start of a process rather than its culmination. The framing of an open-ended intention rather than showing finished work, it was to act as a proposal for building a typeface for Marfa, Texas. The proposal cited historical precedence to define parameters of the project. These examples illustrated work that embodied three interrelated characteristics pertinent to the proposed Marfa project: site-specific, place-reflective and position-oriented typography.
Typographic works that specifically required the presence of unique data from a physical site to create an integration with the location were identified as site-specific. Examples included Stefan Sagmeister's Casa de Musica (2005) a fluid, malleable identity system that fixed placed-ness in typography through extractions of the visual elements from the museum's existing architecture and archives; Optimo's Detroit (1998) a typeface as response to place, an homage to the Motor City's almost infinite range of decaying/softening structural details programmed as a Multiple Master font comprised of a range of details from hard edge to softly rounded; and Letterror's Twin (2002) an expansive typographic system that reflected the broad range of daily environmental conditions in Minneapolis/St Paul and incorporated them in the letter forms.
Place-reflective work encompassed pervasive systems that responded to a location, or represented an aspect of the place as subject. Examples included the 1968 Mexico City Olympics visual identity, by Pedro Vázquez, Alfonso Sorio, Lance Wyman and Edwardo Terrazas, which manifested flexible articulations of the visual characteristics of indigenous/local culture. Another example shown was the Mexico City subway system developed by Lance Wyman in 1969, a signage system that employed non-textual visual cues to facilitate spacial navigation of the transportation system by the large non-literate indigenous population as well as benefiting non-Spanish speaking visitors.
Work that predicated the necessity of inhabiting a place, or a particular perspective, to decode the intended meaning was described as position-oriented. Andrew Byrom's Letter-Box-Kites (2008) letter forms built as kites needing to be flown to achieve legibility as well as the steel letters of his project St Julian (2009) whose forms were only visually completed as the viewer changed their own physical orientation in relation to the mounted letters. Another example was Catherine Griffith's Wellington Writers Walk (2002), dimensional text sculptures installed around Wellington, New Zealand's waterfront with visibility dependent on the ocean tides, and Ponatahi House (2003) a domicile wrapped in it's own poem only readable from the inside by the viewer/inhabiter moving about the house.
The quality of modularity was introduced out out my own personal proclivity toward recombinable systems. The idea being that the project would entail a fixed system of elements that could be recombined to produce an expansive set of visually related type forms. Historical examples of modularity included Mathew Carter's flexible serif system of the Walker typeface (1995), the Hamilton Mfg Co's Unit Gothic (c.1915) a family of proportionally related sans serif typefaces and the modular compositional-type forms from Petibon's Nouvèua Caractere Allongé, Gravé et Fondu (Paris, 1842).
Finally, conditions from the site itself provided the most obvious components of the project proposal: Gothic letters and sun light. A san serif style letter appeared appropriate for the typeface proposal because of the predominance and ubiquity of early 20th century gothic letter forms in Marfa's commercial and architectural signage. Most importantly, the quality of atmospheric light specific to Marfa, Texas. How this light seemed to physically fill up the space struck me, metaphorically, as an occupation, or the presence of an absence. Put another way, this light seemed to be a positive negative.
Building on historical precedence and the site's own conditions it became apparent that the proposal would be to develop a modular sans serif typeface(s) intended to register and fix Marfa, Texas, as a place and would be designed with a particular physical perspective needed for viewing. Light (and shadow) would be active agents, requiring a particular orientation in time and space to visually complete the type, affording legibility.
Image Citations
1 Stefan Sagmeister, Casa de Musica (2005)
2 Letterror, Twin (2002)
3 Optimo, Detroit (1998)
Stephane Delgado, Gilles Gavillet, David Rust, "Detroit"
Whereishere (Ginko Press, 1998) pp 140–141.
4 Andrew Byrom, Letter-Box-Kites (2008)
5 Catherine Griffith, Wellington Writers Walk (2002)
6 Catherine Griffith, Ponatahi House (2003)
7 1968 Mexico City Olympics visual identity
Carolina Rivas and Daoud Sarhandi, "This is 1968…This is Mexico" Eye magazine, No 56 (Summer 2005). Eduardo Terrazas and Beatrice Trueblood, "Letters Eye 59: This is not Mexico" Eye magazine, No 59 (Spring 2006).
8 Mathew Carter's Walker (1995)
9 Petibon, compositional letters (1842)
Petibon, Nouvèua Caractere Allongé, Gravé et Fondu (Paris, 1842)
10 Hamilton Mfg. Co, Unit Gothic (c.1915)
The Hamilton Mfg. Co., Specimens of Unit Gothics and Roman Flame Borders (Two Rivers, c.1915)
Thanks to Emily Luce for use of her two Marfa images on this panel.
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Crown Holdings, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2017 Results
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017.
Loss per share of $0.67 for the quarter, including non-cash charge of $1.32 per share for impact of U.S. tax reform
Adjusted earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter; $4.03 full year versus $3.93 in 2016
Full year cash flow from operations of $760 million; adjusted free cash flow of $503 million
Beverage can volumes grew 4.5% in quarter
Entered into agreement to acquire Signode Industrial Group
Net sales in the fourth quarter increased to $2,168 million compared to $1,923 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, reflecting increased global beverage and food can volumes, the pass through of higher raw material costs, and $83 million of favorable currency translation.
Income from operations was $222 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Segment income improved to $245 million in the quarter over the $236 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, including an $11 million benefit from currency translation.
Commenting on the quarter, Timothy J. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our solid fourth quarter and full year operating results were in line with expectations and reflect strong performances throughout the Company's global businesses. We exceeded our adjusted free cash flow projections due to another year of excellent working capital performance. Global beverage can volumes advanced three percent for the full year with particularly robust shipments in Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia.
"In January 2018, ahead of schedule, the new glass facility in Chihuahua, Mexico commenced operations to serve the expanding beer market in the northern part of the country. Additional growth projects completed in 2017 included the start-up of a two-line beverage can plant in Nichols, New York, the conversion of a second beverage can line in Custines, France from steel to aluminum, a beverage can capacity expansion in Colombia, the commencement of a one-line beverage can facility in Jakarta, Indonesia and the addition of a second production line to our Danang, Vietnam beverage can plant. In 2018, we expect to begin production at our new one-line beverage can plant in Yangon, Myanmar during the second quarter and our new two-line beverage can facility in Valencia, Spain during the fourth quarter. The Valencia plant will commence our conversion from steel to aluminum for beverage cans in the growing Spanish market. Additionally, we will construct a third beverage can line at our existing plant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. These initiatives reflect that the can continues to become the increasingly preferred package of beverage marketers and consumers around the world.
"In December 2017, Crown announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Signode Industrial Group, a leading global provider of transit packaging systems and solutions, from The Carlyle Group for cash consideration of $3.91 billion. With this acquisition, Crown adds a portfolio of premier transit and protective packaging franchises to its existing metal packaging businesses, further broadening and diversifying our customer base and significantly increasing cash flow. Signode's products supply critical in-transit protection to high value, high volume goods across a number of end-markets, including metals, food and beverage, corrugated, construction and agriculture, among others. Combined with its highly engineered equipment and service business, Signode's geographic and product mix will provide a strong platform for value creation."
Interest expense was $65 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to $62 million in 2016 primarily due to an increase in average borrowing rates.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a tax charge of $177 million to recognize the estimated impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"). The charge primarily includes an adjustment to write down the Company's existing U.S. net deferred tax assets to account for a reduction in the U.S. statutory rate from 35% to 21%, and provisional adjustments principally for the estimated impact of deemed repatriation of foreign earnings. The provisional elements of the charge represent a reasonable estimate of the impact of certain requirements of the Act and will be updated as new information becomes available during the measurement period, which concludes in December 2018. The Company does not expect these charges to result in the payment of cash due to its anticipated use of existing tax attributes to offset any tax payments that would otherwise be owed.
The net loss attributable to Crown Holdings in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $89 million compared to income of $65 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. The reported loss per share was $0.67 in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.47 in the prior year quarter. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.79 compared to $0.71 in the fourth quarter of 2016.
A reconciliation from net income and diluted earnings per share to adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share is provided below.
In connection with the Signode transaction discussed above, in January of this year the Company, through its subsidiaries, issued €335 million principal amount of 2.25% senior unsecured notes due 2023, and €500 million principal amount of 2.875% senior unsecured notes and $875 million principal amount of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due 2026. The Company also entered into agreements with lenders for €750 million and $1.25 billion of Term Loan B borrowings to be drawn at the closing of the acquisition.
On January 3, 2018, the Company issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) announcing its intention to close the Lawrence, Massachusetts beverage can manufacturing facility. The facility consists of two production lines with a capacity of 1.6 billion 12-ounce beverage cans per year and employs approximately 100 people.
Full Year Results
Net sales for the full year were $8,698 million compared to $8,284 million in 2016, primarily due to increased global beverage and food can volumes, the pass through of higher raw material costs, and $19 million of favorable currency translation.
Income from operations was $1,077 million in 2017. Segment income improved to $1,128 million over the $1,078 million in 2016, including a benefit of $5 million from currency translation.
Interest expense was $252 million in 2017 compared to $243 million in the prior year primarily due to an increase in average borrowing rates. .
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings for 2017 was $323 million compared to $496 million in 2016. Reported diluted earnings per share were $2.38 compared to $3.56 in 2016. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $4.03 compared to $3.93 in 2016.
During 2017, the Company purchased 6.2 million shares of its common stock for $339 million.
Excluding the impact of the Signode acquisition discussed above, the Company currently expects first quarter and full year 2018 adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in the ranges of $0.75 to $0.85 per share and $4.30 to $4.50 per share, respectively. Also excluding the impact of the acquisition, the Company currently expects a full year 2018 adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 26%, cash provided by operating activities (before the impact of new accounting guidance discussed below) of approximately $925 million, and capital expenditures of approximately $425 million.
Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements in 2018
As previously disclosed in each of the Company's filings on Form 10-Q for 2017, three recently issued accounting standards are expected to have an impact on the Company's reporting and disclosure in 2018.
Under new guidance, only the service cost component of pension and postretirement benefit costs will be presented with other compensation costs as a deduction in arriving at income from operations. The remaining components will be reported outside income from operations as a separate line item. The expected impact of this guidance on the Company's 2018 results will be a reduction in income from operations of approximately $67 million as compared to what would have been reported under the previous guidance, with an offsetting gain reported below income from operations and no impact on net income or earnings per share. Prior period results will be restated to reflect the new guidance.
The Company expects that new guidance related to the classification of certain cash receipts and payments associated with its receivables securitization programs will result in a change to the classification of these payments on the statement of cash flows. Specifically, the Company expects that certain cash receipts that were previously reported as cash from operating activities will now be reported as cash from investing activities. The Company intends to revise its definition of adjusted free cash flow in 2018 to include those receipts that were previously reported in operating activities and will now be reported as investing activities. The change in classification will have no impact on cash available for debt payment or other uses. Prior period cash flow statements will be restated to reflect the new guidance.
The Company expects that new revenue recognition rules will accelerate the timing of revenue recognized on certain of its products. The new rules are not expected to materially impact the amount of revenue recognized over the full year of 2018 when compared to the previous accounting guidance, but could have an impact on the amounts recognized on a quarterly basis. Upon adoption of the standard on January 1, 2018, the Company will record unbilled receivables, representing revenue that is accelerated as of that date under the new guidance, with offsets to reduce inventory and record net profit directly in equity. The new guidance will have no impact on cash flow from operations or free cash flow. Prior period results will not be restated to reflect the new guidance.
Non-GAAP Measures
Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted earnings per share, and the information presented excluding the impact of currency translation are not defined terms under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures). Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, income per diluted share, effective tax rates or cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies.
The Company views segment income as the principal measure of the performance of its operations and adjusted free cash flow as the principal measure of its liquidity. The Company considers both of these measures in the allocation of resources. Adjusted free cash flow has certain limitations, however, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements, are not deducted from the measure. The amount of mandatory versus discretionary expenditures can vary significantly between periods. The Company believes that adjusted net income, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and information excluding the impact of currency translation are useful in evaluating the Company's operations as these measures are adjusted for items that affect comparability between periods. Reconciliations of estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share for the first quarter and full year of 2018 to estimated diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis are not provided in this release due to the unavailability of estimates of the following, the timing and magnitude of which the Company is unable to reliably forecast without unreasonable efforts, which are excluded from estimated adjusted diluted earnings per share and could have a significant impact on earnings per share on a GAAP basis: gains or losses on the sale of businesses or other assets, restructuring costs, asset impairment charges, acquisition related costs including fair value adjustments to inventory, asbestos-related charges, losses from early extinguishment of debt, the tax impact of the items above, and the impact of tax law changes or other tax matters. The Company believes that adjusted free cash flow provides a meaningful measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing the Company's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt repayments, share repurchases or possible future dividends. Segment income, adjusted free cash flow, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and information excluding the impact of currency translation are derived from the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets, as applicable, and reconciliations to segment income, adjusted free cash flow, the adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and information unadjusted for currency translation can be found within this release.
The Company will hold a conference call tomorrow, February 8, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss this news release. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed on the conference call. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are (630) 395-0227 or toll-free (888) 606-8412 and the access passcode is "packaging". A live webcast of the call will be made available to the public on the internet at the Company's web site, www.crowncork.com. A replay of the conference call will be available for a one-week period ending at midnight on February 15. The telephone numbers for the replay are (203) 369-3622 or toll free (888) 566-0708.
Except for historical information, all other information in this press release consists of forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the future impact of currency translation; the continuation of performance trends in 2018; the Company's ability to successfully complete and begin production at capacity expansion projects within expected timelines and budgets in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Spain; continued performance improvements at new plants and capacity expansions in Colombia, France, Indonesia, Mexico and New York; continued global beverage, food and aerosol can growth; customer and consumer preference for beverage cans; the Company's ability to close the Signode transaction on the anticipated timeframe or at all, including whether the transaction will be approved by competition authorities in relevant jurisdictions; whether the operations of Signode can be successfully integrated in the Company's operations; the Company's ability to generate expected earnings and cash flow provided by operating activities in 2018 while maintaining capital expenditures at forecasted levels; the timing and amount of future adjustments, if any, to the provisional tax charges recorded as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; the cash tax impact of the Act and the impact of new accounting pronouncements on the Company's reporting and disclosure in 2018 that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the statements made in this press release or the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ are discussed under the caption "Forward Looking Statements" in the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2016 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date hereof. The Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.
Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (215) 698-5341
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720
Ed Bisno, Bisno Communications, (212) 717-7578
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Segment Information and Supplemental Data follow.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in millions, except share and per share data)
Selling and administrative expense
Provision for asbestos
Restructuring and other
Income from operations (1)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt
Net income/(loss)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income/(loss) attributable to Crown Holdings
$(89)
Earnings/(loss) per share attributable to Crown
Holdings common shareholders:
$(0.67)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Actual common shares outstanding
(1) A reconciliation from income from operations to segment income follows.
Consolidated Supplemental Financial Data (Unaudited)
Reconciliation from Income from Operations to Segment Income and Constant Currency Segment Income
The Company views segment income, as defined below, as a principal measure of performance of its operations and for the allocation of resources. Segment income is defined by the Company as income from operations adjusted to add back provisions for asbestos and restructuring and other, and the timing impact of hedge ineffectiveness.
Provision for restructuring and other
Impact of hedge ineffectiveness (1)
Segment income
Foreign currency translation (2)
Constant currency segment income
(1) Included in cost of products sold
Three Months Ended December 31,
2017 at
2016 rates (2)
Americas Beverage
North America Food
European Beverage
Total reportable segments
Non-reportable segments
Total net sales
Corporate and other unallocated items
Total segment income
Information presented for 2017 at 2016 rates represents financial results assuming constant foreign currency exchange rates used for translation based on the rates in effect for the comparable prior year period. In order to compute constant currency results, the Company multiplies or divides, as appropriate, the current year U.S. dollar results by the current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiplies or divides, as appropriate, those amounts by the applicable prior year average foreign exchange rates.
Consolidated Supplemental Data (Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data)
Reconciliation from Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share
Net income/diluted earnings per share
attributable to Crown Holdings, as reported
Provision for asbestos (1)
Restructuring and other(2)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt (3)
(.01)
Income taxes (5)
Adjusted net income/diluted earnings per share
Effective tax rate as reported
Adjusted effective tax rate (6)
In the fourth quarters of 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded charges of $3 million ($2 million net of tax) and $21 million ($13 million net of tax) to increase its reserves for asbestos related liabilities.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $13 million ($11 million net of tax) primarily due to costs related to the planned closures of a U.S. beverage can facility and a promotional packaging facility in Europe. For the full year of 2017, the Company recorded charges of $36 million ($29 million net of tax) that additionally included costs to settle a litigation matter related to Mivisa that arose prior to its acquisition by Crown in 2014. In the fourth quarter and full year of 2016, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $8 million ($7 million net of tax) and $30 million ($24 million net of tax) including pension settlement charges.
In the fourth quarter and full year of 2017, the Company recorded charges of $9 million ($7 million net of tax) and $12 million ($11 million net of tax) for asset sales and impairments primarily due to the closure of a beverage can plant in China and planned closures of a U.S. beverage can plant in the U.S. and a promotional packaging facility in Europe. In the fourth quarter and full year of 2016, the Company recorded charges of $17 million ($13 million net of tax) and $14 million ($12 million net of tax).
In the second quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a charge of $7 million ($5 million net of tax) for the write off of deferred financing fees in connection with the refinancing of its term loan and revolving credit facilities. In the first quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a charge of $27 million ($17 million net of tax) for premiums paid and the write off of deferred financing fees in connection with the redemption of its $700 million notes due 2021. In the third quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a charge of $10 million ($7 million net of tax) for the write off of deferred financing fees in connection with the early repayment of a portion of its Term Loan A borrowings.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a benefit of $2 million ($2 million net of tax) in cost of products sold related to the timing impact of hedge ineffectiveness caused primarily by volatility in the metal premium component of aluminum prices. There was no impact for the full year of 2017. In the fourth quarter and full year of 2016, the Company recorded benefits of $2 million ($1 million net of tax) and $8 million ($6 million net of tax).
In the fourth quarter and full year of 2017, the Company recorded income tax benefits of $5 million and $11 million related to the items described above. Also in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a charge of $177 million to recognize the impact of the "Tax Cut and Jobs Act". In the fourth quarter and full year of 2016, the Company recorded income tax benefits of $12 million and $27 million related to the items described above. Also in the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded charges of $2 million due to tax law changes in France. In the third quarter of 2016, the Company recorded charges of $13 million in connection with tax contingencies related to the Mivisa acquisition and a corporate restructuring, and benefits of $31 million to reverse tax valuation allowances in Canada.
Income tax effects on adjusted net income were calculated using the applicable tax rates of the underlying jurisdictions.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Condensed & Unaudited)
Goodwill and intangible assets
Other non-current assets
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
Other non-current liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Condensed & Unaudited)
Pension expense
Stock-based compensation
Working capital changes and other
Net cash provided by operating activities (1)
Net cash used for investing activities
Net change in debt
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
Common stock repurchased
Debt issue costs
Net cash used for financing activities
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31
Adjusted free cash flow is defined by the Company as net cash from operating activities less capital expenditures and certain other items. A reconciliation from net cash from operating activities to adjusted free cash flow for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 follows:
Net cash from operating activities
Pension prefunding (2)
Premiums paid to retire debt early
Adjusted free cash flow
Net cash from operating activities for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017 includes the impact of a voluntary prefunding contribution to the Company's U.K. defined benefit pension plan that will reduce future contributions that would otherwise be made.
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By Shahbaz M
The day the trailer of Halal Love Story came out, one of my friends hit me up with a genuine query: "What's halal? Isn't that supposed to be something about meat in your community?"
It's true, for the general public, "Pothu Samooham" as the movie puts it, the word 'Halal' basically is a scale with which Muslims evaluate meat. To the more informed, it's when the flesh has been taken from an animal slaughtered in a way that adheres to Islamic sentiments. And I know the mere mention of the word 'Islamic' might have people slowly backing out. If you're one of those people, I cannot recommend this movie enough.
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Halal Love Story is Zakariya Mohammed's sophomore attempt after his brilliant debut – Sudani from Nigeria. While Sudani from Nigeria dealt with bringing forth a cultural statement while deconstructing fractured identities, Halal Love Story pits Islamic teachings and values at the forefront of its satirical content, but surprisingly veers into a beautiful deconstruction of the system of relationships – between friends, man and wife, man and God.
The movie is set in the mid-2000s. It brushes on matters around 9/11 and its aftermath, and briefly mentions the "Shakeela Tharangam" that caught hold of Kerala at the time.
The art wing of a "Prasthanam" decide to make a movie to quench their passion for filmmaking, while also trying to ensure that there is a proper representation of Islam in cinema. But there's a catch: the movie has to be an "acceptable" form of entertainment – from dialogues to drinks served on set must be lawful as per the Quran. And of course, confusion and hilarity ensue.
The movie follows Rahim Sahib (Nazar Karutheny), a committee member, and Taufeeq Sahib (Sharaf U Dheen), a school-teacher, who hire an experienced movie AD, Siraj (Joju George) to direct the telefilm. They hire artists from their street plays to be actors in the movie.
They find their leads in Shareef (Indrajith Sukumaran) and his wife Suhara (Grace Anthony) since Rahim Sahib and Taufeeq wanted real couples to play reel ones. While Siraj struggles to make a movie worth his vision while also battling marital woes, Shareef and Suhara re-examine their own marriage. Add cameos from Soubin Shahir as the bilingual sound engineer and Parvathy as the pleasant acting coach, and we get a well-rounded cast.
The performances from everyone, including the main cast and the heartwarming extras who just wanted to be a part of the movie are excellent. Grace Antony steals every scene she is in, while Sharaf U Dheen and Nazar give earnest performances.
Ajay Menon is a photographer who I've been following for over a decade now, and so it feels great to see him helm the camera for this movie. Editing by Saiju Sreedharan exudes quality. Music by Shahbaz Aman, Rex Vijayan, Neha-Yakzen, and Bijibal fit the film like a glove.
There were some aspect ratio issues I faced while watching the movie, which was later revealed to be a technical error at Amazon's end and I'm told it will be resolved soon.
While I have many good things to say about the movie, I do realise that there are issues with it. On the surface, the movie seems to be a film about filmmaking but it takes a very satirical approach in many instances. There are several scenes in the movie that, I feel, someone outside of Malabar or outside of the Muslim community might not find funny or relatable.
It's not that Halal Love Story forgets what it was supposed to be about. Zakariya and Muhsin frequently ridicule the pertinacity of the followers of the religion while attempting to push the idea of progressiveness. However, the positives definitely outweigh my concerns, as I was beaming when the credits rolled.
Halal Love Story is a respectable follow-up to Sudani from Nigeria. It deals with the subject matter with a lot of heart, sensitivity, and a frequent dose of humour—definitely recommended for your weekend watch!
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module Azure::Web::Mgmt::V2018_02_01
  module Models
    #
    # Description of a Virtual Network that is useable for private site access.
    #
    class PrivateAccessVirtualNetwork

      include MsRestAzure

      # @return [String] The name of the Virtual Network.
      attr_accessor :name

      # @return [Integer] The key (ID) of the Virtual Network.
      attr_accessor :key

      # @return [String] The ARM uri of the Virtual Network
      attr_accessor :resource_id

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                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'resourceId',
                type: {
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              subnets: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'subnets',
                type: {
                  name: 'Sequence',
                  element: {
                      client_side_validation: true,
                      required: false,
                      serialized_name: 'PrivateAccessSubnetElementType',
                      type: {
                        name: 'Composite',
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                      }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      end
    end
  end
end

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Kayah State Legislature Drafting New Law on Agricultural Loans
The law aims to solve the problem of farmers who can't borrow money because they lack legal ownership of their land.
The Kayah (Karenni) State legislature is working on draft legislation that would ease the way for farmers to access agricultural loans, according to the head of a civil society organization (CSO) involved in the process.
"To solve the problems of farmers, we have been working on this since 2018. We have already drawn up a plan, and this year we started our research," said KyawWunna Aung, the director of Law Home, a group that advises on legal issues.
Many farmers who need to borrow money lack proof of land ownership. Without a Form 7 to show that the land they are farming legally belongs to them, however, it is almost impossible for them to get an agricultural loan from the government.
To address this problem,the state parliament and CSOs have been working together on draft legislation that is still at its earliest stages.
"It's still a zero-level draft," KyawWunna Aung told Kantarawaddy Times. As part of the effort to draft the law, a "Zero-level Agriculture Savings and Loan Law-drafting Workshop" was held in the state capital Loikaw on July 10-11, attended by state government officials, MPs, and members of parliamentary working committees, as well as representatives of CSOs and non-governmental organizations.MP ThaeReh said that the law would likely benefit farmers, but only if they can find a market for their produce.
"I think that farmers can always find a way to get government loans even without a Form 7. But they will get caught in a vicious cycle of borrowing and repaying money unless they have somewhere to sell what they produce.
In my opinion, there is an even greater need to finda market for farm products," ThaeReh, theMP for HprusoTownship, told Kantarawaddy Times.
Regarding the drafting of the law, Law Home and responsible officials will meet with local people at the State Hall in Loikaw onJuly 26.


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Nissan will be showing this tank-treaded, 332-horsepower V6, convertible snow machine at the appropriately snowy Chicago Auto Show later this month. Outside of some minor adaptations to make the car fit the treads on the back and the skis on the front, the roadster has been optimized for the high ride height, the drivetrain mounts have been modified, and the car has received a bright and eye-catchy vinyl wrap. The majority of the car remains stock, though a skid plate has been fitted.
Does this project signal anything for the future of Nissan or the Z-car? Not really. Is this car cool as hell and something I want to get behind the wheel of? You bet it is.


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Invictus Games Toronto 2017 kicks off with Flag Raising Ceremony
Prince Harry, Trudeau to attend Invictus Games opening ceremony in Toronto
Prince Harry, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a host of other dignitaries will be on hand for tonight's opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto. Harry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 as a way to inspire and motivate wounded soldiers on their paths to recovery.
Prince Harry , The Canadian Press
TORONTO — The Invictus Games got off to a rollicking start Saturday as scores of war-wounded athletes marched, limped or wheeled their way to thumping martial music, dazzling lights and supportive cheers into a downtown Toronto arena, where they heard Prince Harry praise them for the courage that had brought them to the event he co-founded.
The prince, who earlier in the day wowed a crowd of well-wishers across from a mental-health facility he was visiting, drew sustained applause as he helped open the week-long Games.
Harry, who served in Afghanistan with the British army for about two months, said he wanted to use his platform "to help the world understand and be inspired by the spirit of those who wear the uniform."
"In a world where so many have reasons to feel cyncial and apathetic, I wanted to find a way for veterans to be a beacon of light and show that us all that we have a role to play — that we all win when we respect our friends, neighbours and communities," he said.
"That's why we created Invictus — not only to help veterans recover from their physical and mental wounds, but also to inspire people to follow their example of resilience, optimism and service in their own lives."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the athletes and coaches after the 17-country "Parade of Nations" that saw host Canada enter last to thunderous applause and cheering. Trudeau called them all an inspiration to others as he spoke of their sacrifices and dedication to helping others.
"No matter what challenges life has set before them, they continue to do what they do best: serve their countries, with passion and integrity," Trudeau said to cheers. "You're not only here to inspire, you're also here to win."
Trudeau added, "We know that no one leaves a battlefield unchanged, and that not all scars can be seen. Asking for help when you have physical and mental injuries, that's hard for everyone. But it's especially tough for people like you who have dedicated your lives to helping others."
A star-studded show featuring performances by Sarah McLachlan, Alessia Cara and a speech from actor Mike Myers entertained the appreciative crowd, who filled the arena for an opening ceremonies that included the national anthem sung by the Tenors and a Games flag-raising.
About 550 competitors from countries as far-flung as Afghanistan, Italy, Ukraine and New Zealand are taking part in 12 sports in the annual event, which was created by Prince Harry and aims to help the war wounded, many grievously, with their recovery.
American first lady Melania Trump was among dignitaries who watched as proud flag-bearers sported huge grins while comrades waved or flashed victory signs.
Harry's girlfriend, actress Meghan Markle, was also among those in the crowd although she was not seated next to the prince.
The Games had created a "real buzz around Toronto,'' Harry told Trudeau at an earlier meeting Saturday at which they shared laughs and pleasantries. Trudeau thanked the royal visitor for founding the Games and creating opportunities for veterans.
The number of well-wishers who gathered outside the room where Trudeau and the prince met paled in comparison to the several hundred who stood behind a barricade in unseasonably blazing heat earlier in the day as the prince toured one of Canada's premier mental-health facilities.
The crowd whooped as they glimpsed him entering the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and clamoured for his attention when he emerged more than hour later. The prince did not disappoint, crossing the road to talk to children, meet a pup, and shake outstretched hands.
"Oh, my goodness, I'm so happy, he shook my hand," said a dazzled Robinowe Bukirwa, who wondered if she was dreaming even as the prince faded into the distance. "I don't think I'm going to wash my hand today. I'm so very excited."
The prince's tour of the centre included two roundtables — one with nine senior staff members focused on research, the other on dealing with youth coping with mental illness.
Describing the complex issue as one requiring a "massive team effort," Harry listened attentively to staff discuss their work, and anecdotes from patients who had sought treatment for mental-health and addiction struggles at the facility in downtown Toronto.
The prince stressed the importance of mental-health research and treatment — a topic he has championed. There is no "silver bullet" when it comes to dealing with the problem, he said.
"You need options," he said at one roundtable.
One person in attendance told Harry she still cherished a visit decades before from his mother, the late Diana, the Princess of Wales. The prince also met privately with teenaged inpatients of the mental health facility.
Harry's busy schedule Saturday, which followed meetings with Games athletes on Friday, included a short get-together with Gov. Gen. David Johnston.
"Welcome to our humble country," Johnston told the prince.
"It's fantastic to be back," Harry answered. "Always, a pleasure to be in Canada, my home away from home."
The inaugural Games were held in London in 2014 and next year's will be in Sydney.


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Voyce Health Monitor Dog Collar: image via voyce.comA new, patented, electronic collar, developed by biomedical engineers and members of the Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine, can now monitor your dog's health and activity levels and keep you informed in very detailed, easy to understand, information and graphics on your electronic devices. It's called, appropriately, Voyce, for it tells you everything your dog would tell you if he could.
The Voyce Health Monitor tracks your pet's activity and level of intensity, quality of sleep, resting heart and respiratory rates, calories burned, and distance traveled. You can retrieve this information on the Voyce Dashboard, a website accessible on your computer or mobile device. Since the Voyce collar is a 24/7 monitor, the data is compiled continuously, so you can view it by day, week, month... or whatever period of time you want.
The Voyce system also interprets the data, giving you possible causes for rapid breathing or irregular heartbeat, for example. The more data you input about your pet, such as her breed, weight, age, diet, and known medical conditions, the more precise your feedback becomes. Your pet's medical records can be uploaded to the Dashboard, as well as your goals for her exercise and diet. All this information will enhance Voyce's evaluation of a health problem or need, and your dog's daily vitals will reflect whether she is reaching the goals you set for her.
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Carl Rangel von Post, född den 21 april 1811 på Hagbyholm i Irsta socken, död den 23 januari 1876 på Frösåker i Kärrbo socken, Västmanlands län, var en svensk militär och godsägare.

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Efter studier i Uppsala tog von Post teologiexamen 1826. Han slog dock in på den militära banan och blev 1828 sergeant. Von Post avlade officersexamen 1829 och blev samma år fänrik vid livregementets grenadjärkår. Han blev löjtnant 1836 och begärde avsked år 1848. År 1854 erhöll von Post kaptens namn heder och värdighet.

Von Post blev 1847 medlem av centralstyrelsen för Mälarprovinsernas enskilda bank. Under perioden 1849–1866 var han medlem av Västmanlands läns hushållssällskaps förvaltningsutskott. Von Post var hushållssällskapets vice ordförande 1871–1875.

Även om von Post i grunden var militär kom hans livsgärning att domineras av rollen som godsförvaltare och godsägare – något han började med redan i 25-årsåldern i samband med giftermålet 1836 med friherrinnan Betty Cronstedt. När Betty Cronstedts syster Ottiliana Lewenhaupt avled 1835, och i väntan på att hennes son fideikommissarien Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt skulle bli myndig, arrenderade von Post fideikommissegendomarna Geddeholm och Aggarö fram till 1845. Giftermålet med Betty Cronstedt medförde också att von Post även blev brukare av hennes ärvda egendom Kusta. Betty och Carl von Post bosatte sig först på Geddeholm – där också de fyra första barnen föddes – men efter att von Post år 1843 hade köpt Frösåker bosatte de sig där. Frösåker hade tidigare ägts av Bettys kusin Nils Gyllenstierna av Lundholm och han sålde gården till von Post för 74 000 Riksdaler Banco.

Von Post var vid sin bortgång 1876 en förmögen man. Boets behållning värderades till 454 705 kr. Tillgångarna utgjordes i huvudsak av gårdarna Frösåker och Sångsta i Kärrbo socken; Kusta, Urby, Apalla, Marsta, Ytter Eneby, Klafsta och Olsbotorp i Irsta socken samt Hormesta, Kattbo, Garn, Wrå och Söderby i Biskopskulla socken.

Eftersom hustrun Betty hade avlidit 1875 var det de sex barnen som ärvde fadern. Av dessa barn fanns tre söner som tillskiftades flertalet av gårdarna, bl.a. Frösåker, Kusta och Söderby. För att lösa ut systrarna fick bröderna ta lån där räntebördan i kombination med dåliga tider m.m. – bl.a. beroende på fri import av spannmål från USA – medförde att bröderna år 1893 gick i konkurs och flera av gårdarna, bl.a. Frösåker och Kusta, såldes.

Von Post är tillsammans med sin fru begraven i familjen von Posts familjegrav på Kärrbo kyrkogård.

Utmärkelser

 Riddare av Nordstjärneorden, 1872.

Familj
Von Post är son till Olof Jakob von Post, adlad och adopterad von Post, och hans hustru Hedvig (Hedda) Ulrika Gustava von Post (1783–1840).

Von Post gifte sig 1836 med friherrinnan Elisabet (Betty) Cronstedt, född 1813 på Gäddeholm, död 1875 på Frösåker.

De hade tillsammans sex barn:

 Carl Jakob (1837–1900), ogift,
 Hedvig (1838–1899), gift med generalmajoren Gustaf Toll (1831–1912),
 Eva (1840–1912), gift med landshövdingen Gustaf Jakob Edelstam (1831–1892),
 Ernst (1844–1907), gift med grevinnan Adéle Sparre af Söfdeborg (1849–1892),
 Augusta (1851–1921), gift med generalen Gustaf Uggla (1846–1924),
 Nils (1858–1919), ogift.

Källor

 Anrep, Svenska adelns ättar-taflor, vol 3, Stockholm 1862, s. 251.
 Gustaf Elgenstierna, Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor, del VI, Stockholm 1931, s. 46.
 Olle von Post, Den adliga ätten von Post, Karlstad 2008, s. 131 f.
 Bouppteckning från Siende häradsrätt, Siende häradsrätt (U) FII:22 (1871-1882) Bild 4870 / sid 480 (AID: v150628.b4870.s480, NAD: SE/ULA/11317)
 Irsta socken, utg. av Irsta hembygdsförening, Västerås 2018, s. 60, 164 ff.

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Födda 1811
Avlidna 1876
Riddare av Nordstjärneorden
Svenska militärer under 1800-talet
Svenska godsägare under 1800-talet
Personer från Irsta socken


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